Rationing notices and local life events from Cedar Rapids area
Ration stamps and gas coupons listed for Book Nos 3 and 4 with validity through January to March 1944. Divorces Petranek and Blount decrees noted. New marriages licenses for Almon S Heath and Helen Hanson. Several drunkenness fines and multiple births announced at St Luke's Mercy Milwaukee and local homes with dates in December 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almon S. Heath and
Helen Maurine Hanson
Cedar, Rapids
Local Court Fines and City Fire Alarms Record Weekend Toll
The list records multiple traffic fines issued to individuals in SE and surrounding areas for speeding failure to yield and driving without a license. It also notes numerous fire and alarm calls across the city from Saturday night through Sunday, including furnace back drafts, overheated oil tanks and burners, grass fires, bonfires, and fires at several residences and businesses with general or still alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Dahl
Fifth Avenue SE
H. V. Morgan
First Avenue
Paul Minor
Second Avenue
E Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Forest Drive
Mt. Vernon Road
Kenwood Park Fuel Company
Thirty-third Street
Avenue
Fifth Street
C. W. Freeman
Eighteenth Street
Burkhard
Fifth Avenue
Larceny Suspect Mary Riley Sentenced in Linn County Court
Mrs. Mary Riley pleaded guilty to larceny from a building in night hours. She received one year in Linn County jail with all but 30 days suspended and begins serving January 3, 1944, after detectives arrested her for stealing shoes and various other items from Cedar Rapids stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Riley
Avenue NW
Linn County
G. P Linville
Riley
Harley Simon
Leonard Stusak
Armstrong
Fifth Army battles in Death Valley siege near Liri valley
In a brutal 48 hour assault near San Pietro the Fifth Army presses toward the Liri valley. Texas officers Capt. Beacham and 2nd Lt. Bergman led counterattacks amid heavy German fire from cave fortifications and mine fields as they fought to hold and reclaim exposed slopes and peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Valley
Liri
San Pietro
Mt. Camino
Mt. Maggiore
Mignano
Charles Beacham
San Antonio
Texas
Eben C. Bergman Clifton
Samucro
Rufus Cleghorn
Waco
Cleghorn
William R. Lynch
Huntsville
Continued Fair Is Forecast for Cedar Rapids
Forecast calls for continued fair weather in Cedar Rapids and vicinity with a gradual drop in temperature. Tonight low near 15 degrees, little cloud change, and the state high reaching 43 degrees at several cities. Cedar Rapids saw a 16 degree low this morning with 40 degrees at 2:30 p.m. and humidity at 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Spencer
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Iowa City
Mason City
Chambers
Three Beer Permits Renewed by Council
The city council renewed three beer permits including a class C permit for Hammad's Food Shop at 1010 Second Avenue SW for Hammet who is under $1 000 bond on a minor selling charge. Moose Lodge and Dan Novak received class B permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housein Hammet
Hammet
G. K. Thompson
Hammad
Second Avenue
Moose Lodge
Third Street
Dan Novak
Joy of Christmas in Little Children at Rotary Luncheon
Rev. William A. Jacobs told Rotary Club members at the Roosevelt hotel that the abundance of Christmas joy lies in children. The McKinley high school glee club performed, directed by Maurine Hamblin, with the school orchestra led by Paul Anthony and Orville Rennie guiding community singing as Max Daehler played piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Jacobs
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Glee Club
McKinley High School
Maurine Hamblin
Paul Anthony
Orville Rennie
Max Daehler
Army renames Lt Candace Arsers Carman in formal title
The Army officially recognizes Lt Candace Arsers Carman Cedar Rapids WAC recruiter following her Sept 28 marriage to navy veteran Eldon Carman. Correspondence and mail procedures are updated to reflect the combined surname in her rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Candace B. Arsers
Cedar Rapids
WAC
Arsers
Eldon Carman
Hubby
Carman
Candace Arsers Carman
Verdict Favoring Defendant In Cedar Rapids Damage Suit
A Cedar Rapids jury found for defendant James G Arledge of Burlington in a personal injury and property damage case involving a June 20 collision two miles north of Center Point. The verdict included directed verdicts for Arledge on Renfer’s car damages and Renfer/Etzel counterclaims. Arledge sought $2924.25 for tractor trailer damages. The sealed verdict was opened Monday in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie R. Baker
Cedar Rapids
James G Arledge
Burlington
G . Linville
R. C Renfer
Irvine
Ernest H. Etzel
Harold
Arledge
Renfer
Center Point
Etzel
Yanks Near Airstrip on New Britain
American invasion forces on New Britain inch toward the Arawe airstrip six miles east of the cape as Japanese air attacks on the Sixth Army recede under strong Allied air support. Capture would provide a new base for air strikes on Rabaul, with ongoing Allied raids expanding from Bougainville to Empress Augusta Bay and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Headquarters
New Guinea
New Britain
Arawe
United States
Sixth Army
Rabaul
Solomons
William F
Thunderbolt
Bougainville
Strike influence on city labor talks with memo basis
Laborers refusing to pass picket lines set by truck drivers report to work while the council negotiates a new contract using a memo handed to Stark as a guiding basis. Stark plans a conference with City Attorney Don Hines to review working conditions and terms after weeks of union discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Don Hines
Hines
Genevieve Carringer
Council
Mrs Irene Morgan Baken dies in Detroit after long illness
Word arrives from Mr and Mrs George Krabbenhoft that Mrs Irene Morgan Baken formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Detroit at 6 40 am Monday after a long illness. Born July 4 1897 she lived in Detroit two years. Surviving husband Theodore L Baken married Kensett Iowa December 1918 a son Thomas in the navy two daughters Mrs Richard Swoone New York and Mrs Lloyd Gleason Randallia Ohio two sisters Miss Mabel Morgan Chicago and Mrs Krabbenhoff four brothers Harry V Morgan Erney Morgan Arthur Morgan Willard Morgan and three grandchildren. Body to be brought to Cedar Rapids services at Barta funeral home time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Krabbenhoft
Krabbenhoft
Irene Morgan Baken
Cedar Rapids
Detroit
First Lutheran Church
Theodore L. Baken
Kensett
Thomas Baken
Navy
Richard Swoone
New York
Lloyd Gleason
Randalia
Ohio
Mabel Morgan
Chicago
Krabbenhoff
Harry V. Morgan
Erney Morgan
Arthur Morgan
Willard Morigan
Barta
Obituaries: Catherine Quinn and Samuel Gorton
Catherine Jane Quinn widow of William F. Quinn died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Sunday at 10 25 a m after a long illness. She was born September 30 1900 near Belleville Pennsylvania and moved to Cedar Rapids from Hawkpoint Missouri last September. Surviving are a sister Mrs V L Laton and a brother Herbert C Bratton with several nieces and nephews. She was active in Methodist church work and funeral services are at Turner chapel at 4 p m Tuesday conducted by Rev Charles J Bready with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Samuel Gorton a retired carpenter of 1111 K Avenue NW died in a local hospital at 4 p m Sunday after a brief illness. He was born August 6 1861 in Dixon Illinois and came to Cedar Rapids 60 years ago with his wife predeceasing him last month. He was a charter member of the local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Jane Quinn
William F. Quinn
Fourth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Quinn
Belleville
Hawkpoint
V. L. Laton
Herbert C. Bratton
Marion
Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Charles J. Bready
Oak Hill Cemetery
Samuel Gorton
K Avenue NW
Dixon
Ill
Obituary for Local 308 Member Crescent Lodge
Survived by brother John of Cedar Rapids and four sisters in Illinois and Florida, the deceased was a member of District Council of Carpenters Local 308 and Crescent lodge No. 25 A F and A M. Services by Rev. Floyd L. Hinshaw and Crescent Lodge at Moon chapel 2 p.m. Tuesday. cremation committal. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Council of Carpenters
Crescent Lodge
A. F
A.M
John
Cedar Rapids
Charles Boyd
Frances Baltzley
Dixon, IL
Harry Bechtelheimer
Florida
Jesse Lewis
Floyd L. Hinshaw
Moon Chapel
Services for Mrs Hagenbush Held at Brady Mortuary
Mrs Jessie Virginia Hagenbush died at her daughter Mrs John Adams home in Beald Illinois. Funeral by Rev F L Hinshaw set for 3 pm Tuesday at Brady mortuary. Born April 7 1870 in Buffalo New York she lived in Cedar Rapids over 35 years. Survived by daughter two grandchildren one great grandchild a sister and four brothers. Husband died February 17 1922. She belonged to St James church. Friends may call at Brady mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Virginia Hagenbush
Third Street
John L. Adams
Beald
F. L. Hinshaw
Brady Mortuary
Hagenbush
Buffalo
N. Y
Cedar Rapids
Adams
H. H. Hosmer
Frank and
Myron Nye
Fred
Seattle
Wash
Elmer Nye
Chicago
Ill
St James Church
Obituaries for Adella Parmater and Eller McCoy
Mrs. Adella Parmater, 173, of 1018 Ninth street NW, died Friday after a three month illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday in Vinton with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. She was born February 12, 1870 and is survived by four children, 17 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Eller McCoy, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday in the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown born November 15, 1876. He is survived by a brother, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adella Parmater
Ninth Street NW
Cedar Rapids
Alcorn Funeral Home
Vinton
William Butler
Evergreen Cemetery
Parmater
Fred Jewell
Ed Hilpon
Tarl Parmater
Ray Parmater
LaPorte City
Eller McCoy
Marshalltown
F. R. McCoy
C .K. Esterly
Brusky
Services for Mrs. Averill to be held in Beatty chapel
Mrs. Fred R. Averill who died Friday December 17 will have services at Beatty chapel on Tuesday December 21 at 2 p.m. Dr Marion Williams will conduct and burial will follow in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice B. Lynch
C.J. Lynch
Nassau Street SE
Turner Chapel
J. van Horn
Oak Hill Cemetery
Fred R
Averill
A Avenue NE
Beatty Chapel
Marion Williams
Linwood Cemetery
Beatty’s
Death of Reinhardt Groth in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Reinhardt Groth aged 73 died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Sunday at 7:30 AM after a brief illness. A Cedar Rapids resident since 1884, Groth was born September 18, 1870, at 518 Seventh Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhardt Groth
Seventh ‘Street
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Groth
Funeral notices for Groth and Page in Cedar Rapids area
Cedarburg Wisconsin reports the sole survivor Max Groth brother in Cedar Rapids. Services at Turner chapel 10 30 a m Tuesday with burial in Shilo cemetery Louisa. Page Funeral Wednesday for William E Page 350 Eighth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids carpenter for more than 80 years died Saturday. Turner chapel services 7 p m Wednesday Rev Gra Anderson will officiate burial Central City cemetery. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedarburg
Wis
Max Groth
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Shilo
Louisa
Friends
William E. Page
Eighth Avenue
Gra F. Anderson
Cit
Motorist Fined For Drunk Driving
Francis Smith, 39, of 1722 Fir Avenue NE, pled guilty in Judge G P Linville's court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 300 dollars plus costs, allowed 50 dollars upfront, with the remainder payable in 25 monthly installments. Smith was arrested Saturday by Patrolmen Jerry Navrat and Roy Walker after their patrol noted his car stopping on First Street and First Avenue E and then weaving toward parked cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Smith
Fir Avenue NE
G. P. Linville
Smith
Jerry Navrat
Roy Walker
First Avenu
Tenth Street
First Street
First Avenue E
First Avenue
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Daily Record
Des Moines
Bismarck
Omeha
Davenport
Washington
Gladys M. Petranek
Lumir Petranek
Vera Blount
Albert R. Blount
Clifford Campbell
Chester Wenner
Charles Vizal
Thirteenth Avenue
Mc Vinton
St. Luke’s
Rudolph Brinkman
Seventh Street
John Schoen
Hazel Drive
Richard Little
Mechanicsville
Marion McAulay
Maplewood Drive
Charles F. Day
Linden Drive
Waldron Barton
Mercy
Richard Watson
Joseph Kopecky
Milwaukee
James J. Blask
James Francis
Blask
James F. Keevers
Twentieth Street
West Allis
Roy LaVerne Squires
Toddville
Helen
Moses
Eighth Istreet SE
Charles W. Smith
Tenth Street NE
R.D. Hunting
First Avenue NE
John J. Mitch
Sixth Street
Guy D. Kindley
C Avenue NE
S. C. Fulkerson
Third Avenue
Howard Blanchard
Central City
Guy O'Brien
W. L. Walker
Moen Rita
Fes eSears
Finland
Lithuania
Russia
Vologda
Nevel
Fifth Army
Joy of
Jacobs
L. D. Burgus
Irene Baken
Samuel H. Gorton
Florist
Jessie Hagenbush
Averill Services
Page
Italy
Pescara
Orton
Ak Mor
Chietig
FIFTH
Eighth Army
OPA
WPB
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