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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1941
Page
16
At 11 48 am a roof fire at 1609 A Avenue NE triggered a general alarm. St Luke’s hospital reports Mr and Mrs Beryl Dickey of Marion welcomed a son on February 12. Mr and Mrs Jack McVay of Central City welcomed a son on February 11.
Bertram Elvin Day and Malinda O Connor of Cedar Rapids Kenneth Frank Wagner of Cedar Rapids and Darlene Mae Novotny of Victor are listed as parties in a local public notice.
Weather advisory issued at 9 am Wednesday urges protection of shipments as temperatures dip. Forecast ranges from 18 to 32 degrees across regions with colder readings in north and west and milder highs in south and east. Local obituaries note deaths of William L Curtis 66, infant son of Charles and Mary Murphy, Anton S Nilsson 42, Verdi Evans 61, George W Hensley 61, Theodore Morrison 39, and Ida Doubenmier 69.
At the statehouse a bill to stabilize teacher tenure is introduced along with a uniform trust receipts law and eight other measures. Senate file No. 25 provides rules of pleading and practice. The assembly passes minor motor carrier corrections. nine new bills arrive from house members and four senate-passed. Adjournments occur with committee reports adopted or rejected. actions include a governor signing a tax exemption for salaries of 3 000 or more.
Springfield report notes Abraham Lincoln penned a sharp rebuke to politics on the back of a May 13 1864 letter from Gov. Thomas Carney of Kansas. Lincoln’s reply, preserved by the Illinois State Historical Library, decries patronage driven rivalry and warns against politicizing troop raises.
Well-informed senators discussed restricting the aid to democracies to Great Britain Greece and China. Willkie met with Roosevelt about England's position and warned Britain could fall without US aid, potentially drawing the US into war within 30 to 60 days. He outlined the talks with Roosevelt and the broader international situation.
Secretary Morgenthau told a Senate finance subcommittee that the government can borrow only about 2.75 billion more, enough for four months, as a bill to raise the debt limit from 49 to 65 billion dollars moves forward. He urged expediency to ease financing for workers, farmers, bankers, and business interests.
Italian bombers attacked Athens and the nearby port of Piraeus at night for the first time in the war. The raid hit the tenement districts of Piraeus and buried civilians, while Athens escaped direct bombing. The attack followed two days of intensified fascist air raids on Greek towns as Mussolini retaliated for Albanian fronts defeats. Parachute flares were dropped on Athens at about 7 30 p m but no bombs fell and the streets remained darkened.
A fragmentary poem describes Lincoln era eyes as sad yet steadfast and courageous. It portrays eyes dark with tomorrow’s dread, worn by years, watching a united country from starry slopes, with visions of sieges and wars shaping resolve.
Twenty three Cedar Rapids and Marion druggists seek an injunction against May's Drug Stores Inc to stop selling trademarked products below contracted minimums. They filed 100 plus manufacturer contracts and 51 more trademarked items as violations under the Iowa fair trade act. The suit began Feb 23, 1940 with the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association as agent. association removed from the case on a defense ruling. Also named are individuals tied to the estate dispute and six Eggleston relatives barred from sharing. A separate divorce suit cites desertion. the couple wed June 11 1938 in Minneapolis and have no children. An account action involving Earl J. ONeill and Wayne Disterhoff was settled by stipulation. Harley Whitney appointed administrator of George P Whitney estate, value $1000, bond $2000.
Anton and Mary Pusateri file a motion for a new trial contending the verdict was contrary to law and evidence after Perpetual Savings and Loan won a $42,615 judgment in a secured notes action involving 16 Cedar Rapids business properties and a residential real estate. The suit rested on a trust agreement giving the plaintiff right to rents but no foreclosure.
Katolicky Delnik the Catholic Workman won a title dispute in Linn County. Judge H C Ring ruled the organization’s title from a 1934 sheriff sale supersedes claims by Katherine Shimon Mars Sennett St Ludmila's church and six others. Defendants have one year to repurchase the land.
Two automobile accident suits were filed in district court. W M Clark seeks 1000 against Fred Preston for a Marion collision on Feb 5. Jay Dynes 17 asks 500 in a suit by Lola Dye his mother naming Wagner Motor Co and Emma Moorcroft as defendants over a Nov 20 First Avenue East and Twenty Street crash.
Anne Omelik as guardian and Harold and Jack Chadima sue for partition of a Hull's addition lot. They seek a receiver to collect funds to redeem the property from sale to Linn County for delinquent taxes. Defendants are Frank Cmelik and John Chadima. Perpetual Savings and Loan sues Estalina H. Eggleston for 3117.83 on a June 2 1938 note with Bever Park security plus 9.75 costs of abstract.
Greek War Relief opens a local campaign Thursday at 304 Second Avenue SE to raise funds for homeless civilians. State Chairman Carl Weeks and John D Smith visited Cedar Rapids to plan. local officers include Guy P Linville, Paul M Costas, George Fabus, and John E Lapes. About $1,400 has been contributed so far.
The AFL executive council in Miami decided to survey labor conditions in Latin American countries with the aim of building a strong labor movement across the Americas.
Reports from London and Berne say Franco and Mussolini discussed endgame efforts as Britain vows to press on with operations unless a peace bid emerges Italy may seek to align with Pope Pius XII while Spain faces internal shortages and questions over axis base cooperation.
University of Chicago researchers reviewing the Dictionary of American English note that Abraham Lincoln’s sobriquet Honest Abe first appeared in print after his assassination. Albert D Richardson’s eight volume The Secret Service published in 1865 contains the earliest reference to the nickname.
Des Moines AP says the Iowa senate elections committee endorses a bill to nominate all state officials by party conventions except governor US senators and representatives and state legislators would still use primaries. Proponents argue major cost savings and shorter ballots.
The Royal Air Force seized 86 unserviceable Italian aircraft at Benghazi Libyan airport as British forces push deeper into Eritrea Italian Somaliland and Ethiopia. British mechanized units reach Armada in Italian Somaliland and advance toward Massawa while reports say Graziani returns to Rome and the Conte Rosso sinks after hitting a mine.
More than 250 attended the Beatty Funeral Home service for William Henry Bill Stepanek former Cedar Rapids mayor. Rev Evans Wortley of Iowa City likened his life to Abraham Lincoln noting Stepanek’s service as a civic promoter and public servant. Masonic rites by Crescent Lodge A F and A M preceded burial in Bohemian National Cemetery.
At a meeting of the Manufacturer's Representatives Association of Cedar Rapids officers for 1941 were elected. President H A Streeby, vice-president J M Afflerbaugh, secretary Harald Warnecke, treasurer Robert Hughes. The group plans a Valentine dance at the Roosevelt hotel on Friday evening February 14. Also notes Spanish moss is in the pineapple family and is not a parasite.
O Leary, detained in Linn County jail, claims Ireland birth and an emigrant past, but mixes towns and dates across Des Moines Oelwein and Elkow. He describes 21 years in the army with Alcatraz and Leavenworth stints, while denying theft accusations, and presses for cigarettes amid recruiting talk as authorities weigh federal action.
Washington report notes the House approved a $388.14 million deficiency bill to fund the Works Progress Administration from March 1 through June 30, continuing the program into the current fiscal year. The measure now goes to the Senate for action.
A Lincoln birthday broadcast airs 9 30 to 10 pm on WMT Cedar Rapids presented by the American Friends of Czechoslovakia. Zinka Milanos soprano and the National Opera orchestra coach Leon Barzin perform Smetana selections while messages from Dr Eduard Benes and Jan Masaryk are read. Barzin conducts readings from My Homeland Blanik and Als Havrila narrates Czech rebirth themes.
The Legion plans a registration drive for ex service men to assess eligibility for immediate or general service. The notice requests details on naturalization, dependents, education, current status, intelligence and language skills, interpreter experience, employment, and physical condition.
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