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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1944
Page
2
February daily record lists stamps and coupons with values and expiration dates for food fuel and shoes. It also notes penalties for drunkenness and lists individuals facing parking and overtime fines in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
The Senate, by voice vote, increased retail fluid milk prices by about one to one and a half cents a quart as an amendment to a bill aimed at killing subsidies. Regional price adjustments would occur every six months amid broader subsidy rides and debate limited to twenty minutes per senator.
The article details Chaplin and several associates held on $1000 bonds amid indictments in a high profile court scene led by Judge Griffin and Federal Judge Pierson Hall. It notes potential deportation for Chaplin if convicted, ongoing blood tests linked to Miss Barry's October baby, and revelations of Barry’s past abortions and relationships.
A June 10 list records newborns at St Luke s Mercy Clinton and Halloran General Hospital Staten Island. Names include Bennard Shinault Williams Eggers Becker Inskeep Stewart Fehling Jaruba Orton Riggs Flint Purvis Jenkins with dates February 9 to February 11 and addresses in Marion Clarence Clinton Cedar Rapids Staten Island and Cedar.
Soviet planes attacked Kotka on the Gulf of Finland Friday night after a Thursday raid. The communique reports heavy damage to many buildings and eight civilian deaths in the Finnish port city.
Washington officials said the War Production Board will allocate at least 25 percent more steel for civilian use in the second quarter than in the current quarter. The rise aims to boost consumer goods now permitted but scarce, without reviving prohibited civilian products.
John P. Marquand’s So Little Time and Wendell L. Willkie’s One World were named best fiction and non fiction of 1943 by Book of the Month Club critics. A 250-strong panel of newspaper and magazine critics ranked top picks including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Here is Your War.
Red Army spearheads push toward the Dniester line and trap Nazi garrisons around Korsun in a widening encirclement. Soviet dispatches report heavy fighting, high German casualties, and civilians seeking escape as the ring narrows to five miles by fifteen.
Allied air forces hammered Frankfort Germany with large bombardments for the second time in four days the fourth since January 29. Liberators struck Pas de Calais targets and Marauders attacked rocket gun sites in northern France as part of a 24 hour bombing cycle. Thursday raids on Brunswick and Gilze Rijen sparked major air battles with 84 enemy planes reportedly downed. No early American losses reported Friday though Thursday saw 29 bombers and eight fighters lost.
Mark H. Woodward of 1811 Third Avenue SE was involved in a Thursday afternoon crash with a police squad car at the Thirty-fifth Street and C Avenue NE intersection. The patrol car sustained only a minor dent while Woodward's vehicle was badly smashed.
Mrs Rose B Faires wife of Owen Faires 517 Fourteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids died at home after a long illness Born May 3 1872 in Parkersburg Illinois She married Owen Faires April 16 1890 Ashland Nebraska They moved from West Liberty to Cedar Rapids in 1913 Surviving husband a daughter two sons three sisters two brothers nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren Services at Turner chapel Monday 1 16 a m burial Oak Ridge cemetery West Liberty Public may call at chapel
Private Homer E. Buchan son of Mr and Mrs John R Buchan of 702 Second Avenue SW died in Woodrow Wilson Hospital Staunton Virginia. Funeral services set for 2 pm Saturday at Turner chapel with Rev D Keith Irwin of Olivet Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial in Cedar Memorial Park includes American Legion Hanford Post military rites at the grave. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur Buckner are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Moon chapel. Pallbearers include Emil Vohaska Louis F Stary William W White Fred Donisthorpe Ray Harbite and Otto Riggs. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel.
Ervin Bowser aged 53 of 1540 B Avenue NE was arrested on sodomy charges and waived to the grand jury. He could not meet a $4 000 bond set by Justice of the Peace Howard R Churchill and was jailed in Linn County. Detectives Gus Marshall and Fred Carstens made the arrest.
Weather reports describe massive snow drifts trapping vehicles in lower Michigan southern Wisconsin northern Illinois and northern and central Indiana amid a broad blizzard. Roads were blocked and stranded motorists faced hazardous travel conditions.
SHENANDOAH INS reports a second blizzard death as Ben Wertz aged 55 dies Thursday night while trying to free his car from a snow drift in the town.
The Midwest faced a severe blizzard with temperatures as low as 42 degrees below zero in Gelva North Dakota and widespread road closures. In Chicago area districts schools closed, while Lincon Nebraska reopened, and Duluth Minnesota saw 14 below. The Chicago Motor Club logged numerous stalled motorists as icy conditions lingered. Weather forecaster Downs called the heavy snowfall a million dollar boon for farmers.
Streets remained mostly unenforced except during heavy snows though over 200 signs marked parking restrictions in the loop district. Hotels and restaurants were warned before towing began. towed cars may be retrieved from the police lot by paying charges. Mrs Mable Alnuitt, 50, broke her hip at Third Street and Seventh Avenue SE and was treated at home then hospital. Railroads faced schedule disruption.
Through Cedar Rapids Friday trains faced delays as a freight derailment near Montour stalled a car truck jump, causing single tracking until about 10 o clock Friday morning. The City of Denver east and westbound trains ran late by 40 minutes to one hour 40 minutes.
Standard Oil of New Jersey, a major kerosene and fuel oil distributor, must switch from oil to coal heat at its Boston New England office after ration coupon supply was exhausted.
Pearl Harbor reporting that Navy Coronado bombers attacked Wake Island for the third time in 11 days. Admiral Nimitz said navy and army planes also bombed isolated Japanese bases in the Marshalls, supported by Pacific fleet guns. Bombers fanned out from unspecified bases and returned with no losses.
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