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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
8
Local residents listed amid fire and birth notices
A sequence of names from Luzerne to Shawano appear in a public notice listing residents and incidents. Triggered alarms include a furnace fire on Madison Street and chimney fire on Seventeenth Street. Hospital birth announcements follow at St Luke's and Mercy hospitals with multiple newborns reported.
Speeding Fines Dictate Driver Sanctions Across City
George Hodge of 735 Thirty-third Street NE pays 10 dollars plus costs for speeding at 45 mph. Melvin Cooley of 1444 E Avenue NE surrenders his license for 10 days after speeding at 40 mph. William F. Elgas of 114 Tenth Street NW fined 25 dollars and costs for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hodge
Thirty-third Street
Melvin Cooley
E Avenue NE
William F. Elgas
Tenth Street
Taxi Driver Offenses Lead Local Fines
A list of local traffic and disorderly conduct penalties includes Gale Shada fined 25 plus costs for reckless driving at 52 mph, Willam Hinrichs 10 for speeding 48, Hi G Sliss 10 for 42, Earl Huron 10 for 45, Walter Hessenflow 10 for 45, Marvin Kroupa 10 for 42, Marion Williams 10 for 47 surrendering license for 15 days, Cecil Watters 10 for 48, Raymond Bonebrake surrendering 60 days, plus Pete Stechon 25 for drunkenness and disturbing family peace and George Haddad 2 for leaving accident scene, Robert McDowell 31 for leaving running car unattended, Fred Hansen 2 for running stop signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Shada
Arsenue NE
Willam Hinrichs
Waithamsburg
Hi G Sliss
Forest Drive SE
Earl Huron
Anamosa
Walter Hessenflow
Central City
Marvin Kroupa
Thirteenth Street
Marion Williams
Hamilton Street NW
Cecil Watters
Raymond Bonebrake
Fifth Street NW
Pete Stecheon
Twenty-ninth Avenue SW
George Haddad
Sixth Street SE
Leurst
Robert McDowell
Keota
Fred ‘Hansen
Casenne NW
Ten News Bits From 10 20 30 Years Ago
A digest of notable items includes John Shultz injured when hit by a car on highway 30 near Millersburg. Weather held steady at 33 degrees. Ray Stevenson elected president of Canopus club. Coe College students attend the quadrennial Volunteer convention in Buffalo New York. Joe Ribek breaks arm after being struck by a car with no lights on the wrong side of Fourth Avenue. Abbie S Abbott honored for 35 years as Washington high principal with a Christmas gift from Ernest R. Moore. Henry Rahn named Milwaukee Railroad baggagemaster succeeding G L Prior. Cedar Rapids Sokols earn spots on American Sokol team for Prague tournament. Frank Diasek Rudolph Novak and B O Hasek. Kinemacolor premiere at Greene's Opera House features King George coronation. C F Billau fractures arm after slipping on a path while getting water. Only about 35 skilled ventriloquists in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shultz
Millersburg
Ray Stevenson
Canopus
Mary Hughes
Nedra Arendts
Jean Grout
Taylor Dunlap
Coe College
Buffalo
N.Y
Joe Ribek
Fourth Avenue
Fifth Street
Washington High School
Abbie S Abbott
Ernest R. Moore
Henry
Rahn
Milwaukee Railroad
G L. Prior
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Prague
Frank Diasek
Rudolph Novak
B. O Hasek
West
King George
Greene
Opera House
C F
Billau
Marines Hold Out As Island Bombarded In Heavy Japanese Raids
The report details renewed high level air attacks by 20 to 30 two motor bombers and waves of Japanese fighters on the island. Marine air and ground crews repaired damaged shops while combatants downed multiple enemy planes and a submarine. By Dec 20 a lull followed a heavy bombing run and renewed raids continued with mounting destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dee 20
Gloria Vanderbilt Weds Actor's Agent Pasquale Di Cicco
Gloria Vanderbilt aged seventeen with a $4 million fortune heads to Mexico for a honeymoon with Pasquale Di Cicco Jr aged 32 son of Long Island’s bronconi king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Vanderbilt
Pasquale DI Cicco
Hollywood
Pasquale di Cicco, Jr
Long Island
Mexico
Deaths: Elsie Lindquist of Cedar Rapids
Miss Elsie Lindquist aged 67 of 859 Fifth Avenue SE died Sunday night at a local hospital after an eight week illness. Born March 25 1894 in Stanchfield Minnesota she lived in Cedar Rapids 29 years and worked at the Montrose and Roosevelt hotels and the New Process laundry. Survived by father Hans Lindquist two sisters and three brothers. funeral set for 7 pm Tuesday at Brady Mortuary with further services in St Paul Forest Cemetery Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Lindquist
Fifth Avenue SE
Stanchfield
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Montrose
Roosevelt
New Process Laundry
Hans Lindquist
Duluth
Lydia Voelker
Chicago
Victor Hecklin
Cambridge
Henry
Braham
Julien
Sisston
S. D
Delmar
Brady Mortuary
Frank Ward
St. Paul
Forest Cemetery
Endicott Ex-Cedar Rapids Resident Dies In Chicago
Allan W Endicott a former Cedar Rapids resident died at his Chicago home Saturday evening He was born in Cedar Rapids a Washington high school graduate and a World War I captain He lived in St Louis before moving to Chicago where he worked in the railway mail service He is survived by his wife a son John and a daughter Jean of Chicago Services and burial will be in Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan W. Endicott
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
W. Endicott
Washington High School
St. Louis
John
Jean
Masonic Lodge
Mike Smith Longtime Cedar Rapids Resident Dies After Illness
Walter John Smith known as Mike Smith, age ? death occurred at home after a long illness. Born June 5, 1867 in London Ontario, he lived in Cedar Rapids for six decades and belonged to the Masonic lodge and Knights of Pythias. A Wilson and Company employee for 24 years, he retired in 1930. Survived by two sons Robert M. Smith of Cedar Rapids and Walter John Smith Jr. of St Paul, Minn, two daughters Mrs Russell Reed of Springville and Bette Jane Smith of Cedar Rapids, three grandchildren Mary Kay Smith Meridith Ann and Linda Reed. Friends may call at Moon funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter John Smith
Mike Smith
First Avenue E
London
Ont
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Wilson and Company
Robert M. Smith
Walter John Smith, Jr
St. Paul, Minn
Funeral services for W. E. Old father at Rohn chapel
Funeral services for W. E. Old father of 834 Second Avenue SE will be conducted in the Rohn chapel Wednesday at 9 am by Rev. Elmer Dierks of Iowa City. Further services will be held at the Arlington Methodist church at 2 pm. Burial will be in the Tavinrville cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Monday and Tuesday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Oldfather
Second Avenue SE
Elmer Dierks
Iowa City
Arlington
Tavinrville
Children from Iowa Home see Dumbo with Gazette assist
Twenty nine youngsters from the Children’s Home visited The Gazette and Iowa theater manager Andy Talbot for a Dumbo screening. The group traveled by Cedar Rapids City Lines bus, escorted by a motorcycle police officer, their thrill rising as Dumbo flies. the film runs at the town through Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
The
Andy Talbot
Iowa Theater
Dumbo
Cedar Rapids
Navy warns of Japanese radio lies spreading panic
The U S navy says a powerful Japanese station interfered with KGEI to broadcast a false bombing report on San Francisco. Manila and Manila listeners heard echoes of the hoax as the navy cautioned the public to beware false reports during wartime broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific
Navy
KGEI
General Electric
KGBI
Manila
Golden Gate
Treasury plan praise for buy bond deductions at luncheon
Warin outlines a voluntary defense bond deduction plan funded by employer and worker collaborations. Treasury provides blank forms for record keeping and bond purchases. death or termination ends the contract. Ed Lowe presided. Roth and Clark missed the event. several businessmen requested forms for Monday meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Warin
Ed Lowe
Linn County
La Porte City Youth Held For Auto Theft
Raymond Moline 21 of LaPorte City charged with larceny of a motor vehicle. He admitted stealing a car owned by Jess Newman on Third Street, drove to Waterloo then LaPorte City, tried cashing a check, arraigned in district court pled not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Moline
LaPorte City
Henry Kruse
LaPorte
Moline
Bill Kudina
Jess Newman
First Avenue E
Third Street
Second Avenue SE
Kudman
Waterloo
President Praises Press And Radio On Voluntary Censorship
White House Press Secretary Stephen T Early, for President Roosevelt, honors newspapers and radio stations for voluntary censorship. The President praised how media did not disclose Churchill's Washington trip in advance, keeping it an open secret among news corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Stephen T Early
Roosevelt
Early
Churchill
Norway Raid Shows Allied Preparations For Invasion
A joint communique from the admiralty war office and air ministry described a raid as a complete success and a dress rehearsal for the day Allied forces strike Europe. Britain plans larger raids from the Arctic to France as Royal Air Force targeted Wilhelmshaven Emden Dunkirk and Dutch airfields while coastal and fighter commands hit ships and targets in France and Holland. Seven British planes were lost with eleven planes total reported. German losses were four planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
War Office
Air Ministry
Europe
Germaany
Britain
Arctic Circle
France
Bay of Biscay
Germany
Royal Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
Rhineland
Dunkerque
Holland
Coastal Command
Netherlands
Fighter Command
English Channel
Vangsoe-Manley
Manila Bay Bombardment Strikes Manila City and Forts
Japanese air raids on Manila and Calumpit prompted anti-aircraft defenses to claim downing nine planes with three more on Sunday. The treasury building Fort Santiago Santo Domingo church and Manila Herald plant suffered heavy damage in the attacks as Francis Sayre urged Manila residents that help is coming and invaders will be driven from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippine Treasury
Old Fort Santiago
U.S Army Engineers
Pasig River
Deletran College
Santo Domingo Church
Manila Herald
Luzon
New York
Francis B. Sayre
Filipino Chauffeur Fined for Restaurant Window Smash
Martin Mantizo a 29 year old Filipino chauffeur was fined $50 Sunday night for smashing the windows of a Japanese restaurant with billiard balls in revenge for the bombing of Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Martin Mantizo
Manila
Hitler Fear Roosevelt Drives German War Plan, Memoir Claim
In a memoir style excerpt the author argues Hitler fears Franklin D. Roosevelt and sees Britain under Churchill as politically vulnerable. The narrative describes walks with Hitler at Vienna’s Cafe Louvre and in forested paths, noting Hitler’s paranoia and strategic aims against the Allies.
War boosts OCD worker enlistments nationwide
War declaration spurs OCD recruitment from under one million to about five million volunteers. Since Pearl Harbor 4,000,000 more civilians joined as aid wardens police and rescue workers, with pilots, ground crews, and ported facilities expanding to support air defense and civil defense measures nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
Civil Air Patrol
Army
Navy
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Budget Bureau
Congress
Atlantic
Pacific
Bond Drive Aims to Support First U S Bombing Raid
Auburn New York UP reports Joseph Doran collected funds Monday for a defense bond to be presented to the crew of the first American plane to bomb Tokio a response to the Japanese bombing of Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Joseph Doran
Manila
Tokio
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