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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1944
Page
2
This item lists mixed notices including tax fuel and food coupons valid through late February and March, divorce decree, marriage licenses, drunkenness and disturbance citations, parking violations with fines, and local birth announcements with dates in February. Names and addresses reflect residents and places in multiple Iowa cities.
Seven German airfields shielding the invasion coast in north western France were attacked by United States heavy and medium bombers with RAF support. Operated from Evreux-Fauville Caen and nearby targets in Pas de Calais, missions combined Marauder and Thunderbolt air power. Seventeen German fighters were shot down while Allied losses included four American heavies one light bomber two fighter bombers and four fighters.
The Buffalo Courier-Express urged a bi party Roosevelt fourth term with a Republican running mate. The independent paper called for 1944 armistice and for Roosevelt to resign to lead the American peace conference delegation.
William W. Waterhouse 91 longtime Cedar Rapids booster and Coe College trustee died recently after a life in business and community service. Born August 21, 1852 in the Hawaiian Islands he helped form Cedar Rapids institutions and served as mayor of Pasadena 1905-06. He lived at 2222 First Avenue and spent years in California and Hawaii. He chaired YMCA activities and helped establish Central Park Presbyterian Church and local schools.
The cruiser Paramushiro led by Captain H L Gearing launched an early morning bombardment toward the Chkotsk coast. Lt Eli Hill reported from the director platform as star shells lit a snow white shore and a small merchant ship bore the blaze of fire and smoke while ships shelled and repositioned, with no other ships seen in the harbor.
The narrator recalls a naval action with red and yellow tracer shells lighting the shore and sea. Star shells glow against white mountains as task forces advance and stage fires burn, with one blaze continuing after the attack. A sailor remarks the operation seemed easy and questions why not seize the position.
AP reports Japanese ships harbored at Kurabu point on Paramushiro’s southern tip. An attack on the island’s east coast started fires and one enemy ship was hit and beached. coastal guns fired back. US forces suffered no damage. That night US aircraft bombed Paramushiro and Shimushu. all planes returned. Shimushu lies just north of Paramushiro.
A Tokyo dispatch reported by AP and the Yomiuri Hochi claimed American forces may attempt a spring landing on the Kurile islands. The report cited reinforced U S naval units in the Northern Pacific and formations of airborne troops, plus the appointment of Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher as North Pacific commander signaling strategic importance.
Rae E Walters new regional OPA director said no immediate action on consolidation of offices or reallocating districts in Iowa and Nebraska. He plans to focus on price control enforcement and protecting white collar and fixed income groups from inflation.
Cedar Rapids officer Charles Penningroth, commanding officer of Company L, promoted from captain to lieutenant colonel by order of Brig. Gen. Dee H. Grahl Iowa adjutant general. Penningroth assigned to the judge advocate general's department of the guard. No successor named for command committee noted.
Lt. Col. Durwood D. Moss commanding the Third Battalion will inspect company units in Cedar Falls. Adjunct Rep. Dewey Waterloo will accompany him and the public is invited to observe at the National Guard Armory Shrine Auditorium.
A German force is reported trapped with Hitler ordering last stand as Soviet forces push from Nikopol to Cherkassy. The Cherkasy pocket nears collapse with 12,000 dead, 2,000 captured, and 250 towns liberated as Malinovsky and Stormoviks advance. Farther west, Vatutin and Konev press toward Rovno from Cherkasy, while Govorov’s army clears the Narva region in Estonia.
John J Beacom 54 of 1544 First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 2 30 pm Sunday after a lingering illness Born in Manchester he spent 30 years in Cedar Rapids in real estate He was survived by his widow Mary two sisters Mrs Catherine Delay and Miss Grace Beacom eight nieces and nephews and several grand nieces and grand nephews Services will be held Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church Rev Msgr J M Molloy will officiate Rosary will be recited Monday at Monahan funeral home Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery Ryan Iowa He was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and Knights of Columbus
Services for Christine Marguerite Sellmer, month-old daughter of Lt. and Mrs. George P. Sellmer, will be at Turner chapel at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Grant F. Anderson. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. The child died Thursday at the grandparents’ home, 2409 Berverl avenue SE, where Mrs. Sellmer has resided pending foreign service transfer. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
Services for Harry Kushner of 2081 Linn boulevard SE were set for Saturday at 8 45 a m in Rochester Minnesota after a long illness. He was born October 20 1891 in Cedar Rapids and married Goldie Perowsky October 17 1922 in Davenport. Kushner lived 23 years in Emmetsburg Iowa where he was a merchant before returning to Cedar Rapids in 1943. He was a World War I veteran and belonged to Temple Judah Earnest lodge A F and A M and the American Legion at Emmetsburg. He is survived by his wife and a son William Frank Kushner, a naval air cadet stationed at Man-
Ann Phyl lis Kushner of Cedar Rapids is mourned, with services by Rabbi Herman Schaalman and Mrs. Herman. A. F. and A. M. lodge at Turner chapel and the Latter Day Legion conducted rites at Eben Israel cemetery, burial in Cedar Rapids area.
Mr and Mrs Martin J DeLacy of 01 Third street NW received word of the death of Mrs Schroeder. DeLacy’s father EB E i is mentioned with morning services to follow. Surviving relatives include another daughter Mrs Made eine Anderson of Gavenaiin Miss and a son Russell Schroeder of Hanford Wash. Services and burial will be in Webster City.
A one day old son of Mr and Mrs Paul Harrington died in Cedar Rapids at 1 45 pm Sunday. He is survived by his parents a sister Patricia and a brother John and the grandparents Mr and Mrs E J Keppel of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Margaret Harrington of Fairfax. The body was to be taken from Monahan funeral home to St Patrick's cemetery Fairfax for services and burial Monday afternoon.
Mrs John C Hinrichs of 128 Seventeenth Street SW died at home Friday. Services are set at Trinity Lutheran Church at 1 p.m. Tuesday conducted by Rev P L Bornhoeft. Additional rites will take place at St James Church in Victor at 3 p.m. Tuesday, with burial in I C O F Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner Chapel.
Cedar Rapids area forecasts call for partly cloudy and colder weather tonight and Tuesday with a low around 22 degrees. The weather bureau noted frigid temperatures in the state as highs reached the 50s in some towns and Cedar Rapids logged 9 to 38 degree swings with much of the day clear.
Bond drive details continue from page one with plans for helping sales and a scheduled start at 2 30 p m.
In Williamsburg Iowa a county wide contest crowns a bond queen during the fourth war loan drive. Each school named a candidate and investors credited investments made between January 31 and February 5 to their favorite contender. Supt. H C Messer originated the plan with several nominees listed including Shirley Van Howe Virginia Fontinel Victor Vera Primley and others.
The narrative traces Pearson between Red Cross relief work in the Balkans and teaching at the University of Pennsylvania then Columbia. It covers his world travels from 1922 aboard the S S President Madison to Asia Europe and Africa, his reporting for major papers, and his roles as foreign editor and author with Allen Brown.
Earl A. Hart, secretary to the Town real estate commissioner, urged legislation to earmark real estate license fees for real estate business use at a Cedar Rapids real estate board luncheon. He spoke on exclusive written lists, broker listings exchanges, and a continuous broker license law similar to Nebraska. The board plans its annual housing survey for the first weekend of April.
San Francisco delegates to the 1944 Democratic national convention unite to back President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a fourth term after a party conference. The 56 member delegation announced their commitment and support for the incumbent leader.
Marine trainees at Bucknell University adopted a stray collie named Queenie as mascot. Within hours Queenie gave birth to 12 puppies, adding a new element to campus lore.
Pvt. Gerald D. Berchenbriter returns to Lawrence Kansas after a seven day fur lough with his parents. Lt. Eugene D. Travis arrives overseas per word to his parents. Pvt. Joseph A. Vanous from Illinois listed as T.P. student. Clifford E. Cunningham enlists in the army air forces and heads to Camp Dodge then Keesler Field for basic training. William H. Seehusen transferred to Port Hueneme for overseas duty. Pfc. Lester C. Chittick spends furlough with wife and parents. he is with the medical corps in Nashville. Cpl. Virgil B. Dvorak returns to air corps radio school in Sioux Falls after a 72 hour pass with family. Pvt. Dick Farmer to begin marine training in San Diego. his brother Lt. Tom Farmer has been sent overseas. Cadet Allen D. Cisler transferred to Camp Mackall with army air transport command. WAC Pvt. Gladys L. Cisler on ten day fur lough from Indiantown Gap. Nathan Kazebeer, son of Mrs. Maude Kazebeer, stationed in Hollywood making records for overseas duty. former Jimmy Dorsey orchestra member.
P R Farris urged building trades unions to form state boards to aid postwar planning. The Iowa State Building Trades council opposed anti labor legislation and backed political action for labor. The group urged safety inspectors, opposed Japanese American labor in Iowa, and set Mascoutah City as next convention site May 6-7 with about 40 delegates.
Milton Schultz, 47, claimed to be from Minneapolis and was arrested by Patrolman Leland Nelson at the Union bus depot after spending three nights there. Police found $1,000 in war bonds and $50 in travelers checks on him along with many German sounding addresses. Schultz said he was headed to a new destination each time questioned.
Council members argued the proposed ordinance should be decided by the supreme court. Shipe urged legal action to settle the issue once and for all. Mayor Hahn noted the council waited for an official opinion before proceeding and warned of costly litigation ahead.
Patrolmen Morey and Navratil arrested William Nick McVesh at Second Avenue and Tenth Street SE for molesting a woman. He paid a $25 fine in Judge Harry E. Suinson’s court on a disorderly conduct charge.
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