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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1940
Page
8
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra performs at Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids for Community Concerts at 8 15 p m. The program features a full symphonic set led by its conductor in a public concert evening.
Mercy hospital records list a son for Mr. and Mrs. George Kurth on Feb 20 at 1500 Fifth Street NW. Feb 20 also sees a son for Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Payton of Mount Vernon and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reed of 204 Second Avenue SW on Feb 21. St Luke's hospital notes a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. William Naylor on Feb 20 at 823 Fourth Avenue SE. A son born Feb 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Morrow of 1915 Eighth Street SW. Mrs. Naylor is Betty Jean Kruse. Another birth: a son Feb 19 to Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Miller of Albuquerque, NM. Miller is Mary Moore's husband, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Moore, 428 First Ave W.
Ted McNabb aged 22 of 309 I ave nue NV was fined 16 dollars plus costs for fishing without a license and 25 dollars plus costs for taking catfish out of season. He will serve consecutive three and eight day jail terms in county jail in lieu of a fine in Justice H R Churchill's court.
Jack Kazebeer age 22 of 623 Sixth Street SE fined 25 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace by peeping in windows. Fine suspended during good behavior.
Mrs. Mary Jirouch aged 73 of 1420 J street SW died at her daughter Mrs. Rudy Martinek home 1120 K street SW at 10 45 p m Tuesday in the capital city.
Allen Hunsaker Jr and Annie James of Washington Iowa along with Floyd Decious and Myra J Scott of Mount Vernon are identified in the public notices. The record lists their names and hometowns for a local legal or civil matter.
William Turek aged 38 with no address and Alton Steele aged 29 of Lohrtille waived hearing to the grand jury on vagrancy charges. Bond set at $100 for each in Justice H R Churchill's court.
Des Moines AP Byron Allen 38 former Iowa legislator and ex independent elected to the state house, appears set to win the Sixth district Democratic nomination after former State Senator Jim Gillespie withdraws. Robert K. Goodwin is the Republican nominee at 35. The Polk delegation holds 90 of 150 district delegates, giving Allen strong support though the Polk caucus did not pledge before adjournment.
In Los Angeles James Roosevelt eldest son of the president and a film executive filed a general denial to his wife Betsey C. Roosevelt's cruelty and desertion cross-claim. She answered the original accusations and the pair move toward a divorce trial.
The average automobile contains 45 pounds of copper with most of it in the radiator core.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to prevent constipation and aid bile flow. It promotes water, fruit and vegetables, claims 20 years of use by Dr F M Edwards, and lists prices 15 30 and 60 cents with a call to buy at druggists.
The Roosevelt Hotel company board authorized remodeling and new equipment valued at over 80 thousand dollars to begin immediately. Changes include enlarging the Piccadilly tavern and Pickwick club rooms, redecorating the ballroom, upgrading kitchens and bathrooms, and refurnishing more than 200 rooms with tile work and new mirrors. The barber shop will move to the first floor near First Avenue.
The 1940 county budget increases slightly from 1939 levels with a total of 275 179.22 for last year and 223 660 for the general fund. Secondary road maintenance rises to 204 877 while court expense is 47 755. The poor fund shows a 91 186.35 overdraft and public aid expenditures total 313 535.50. Election expenses listed at 11 265 plus district funds for schools and services are itemized across departments.
Northrup confessed to striking the caretaker with a beer bottle at about 1 a.m. and robbing Rhoda after visiting the armory. Police tied fragments of glass on Rhoda to glass from the armory floor. Rhoda was taken to St Luke's hospital with head cuts and shock. condition listed as fairly good.
Oliver Holden of the American Press Society urged Congress to amend the Wagner Act to ban closed shop contracts for newsroom workers. He argued such contracts infringe freedom of opinion and affiliation and would prevent coercion in newsrooms. Holden, linked to The New York Times, stressed the society is non union but not anti union. He compared the amendment to embedding the Bill of Rights in the Constitution.
The Work Projects Administration reported February 14 enrollment at 2,305,893, up 18,086 from the prior week.
Richard Wise of 328 Second Avenue SW saved a mongrel dog near First Avenue Bridge after it fell twice from ice near the river. Mrs. Ada Crook witnessed the act and reported it to The Gazette. Wise lost a $17 pair of glasses during the rescue. patrolman F J Mullin learned of the wet trousers and the dog’s plunge from the ice.
The article notes Mrs. Barnes seeking divorce and child custody last September while her husband Barnes admitted theft. His prior case, closed after he found work last September, shows relief not sought until February 14 when a visitor would investigate. The relief office described him as insistent and profane during summer aid requests.
Court filings quicken as Friday deadline nears. Siepman seeks severance of Cedar Rapids real estate from Cedar Rapids corporate territory claiming Marion serves the property. disputes involve tax use and public service. Other cases include note suit, partition decree, and several divorce cruelty actions with custody and property claims.
Sheriff Jim Smith authorized by Judge H C Ring to incur expense to return Fred Wyatt from Lakeland Florida to Cedar Rapids to face larceny by embezzlement of mortgaged property charge. Wyatt allegedly disappeared last fall with a bank mortgaged automobile with George Oxley of Marion as guarantor.
A Cedar Rapids hearing before Judge C J Haas considered Carl Misbach’s certiorari action to overturn a six month suspension by the civil service commission and seek reinstatement. The commission had suspended Misbach on grounds of misconduct neglect of duty and failure to perform duties. The proceeding centered on arguments by attorney David Bleakley for Misbach and City Attorney Don Hines for the commission.
Bleakley argues the record shows only an investigation with no charges and contends the commission had no original jurisdiction. The plaintiff’s attorney says the matter concerns how quasi-judicial bodies proceed and their power. The commission insists Misbach as a Civil Service employee remains under its jurisdiction.
A six month jail term with four months suspended was given to Paul Morehouse 36 Waterloo for breaking and entering the Hubbard Ice company building. He was found in the office Tuesday morning by night watchman Emil Serovy 1220 L street SW and was taken into custody with facial lacerations. The sentence was handed down Wednesday by Judge H C Ring in district court.
Linn county supervisors on Tuesday authorize the County Attorney’s office to file a supreme court appeal of a district court decision dated Dec 14 1939. The ruling held the Robert V Cooper estate not subject to a 656.75 tax levy for 1939 and exempt from future levies, with assets vested in educational religious and benevolent institutions as sole beneficiaries.
Judge H C Ring authorizes Louis Nilles father to settle at 100 any claims arising from injuries to Louis Nilles Jr 10 received Feb 13 when his sled hit an auto owned by Burton H Day and Corn Belt Equipment of Cedar Rapids driven by Ruth Day in the alley behind the Nilles home 1914 Grande avenue SE.
Justice A. R. Hoffman of Maine township and Constable Clayton Nesley of Franklin township filed their 1939 reports. Elizabeth Doyle died Feb 11 and her will, made March 2 1939, names Myrtle Bicknell RC Doyle and JC Doyle as legatees with RC Doyle and JC Doyle as executors. Lenore A Goodwin awarded 50 per month for 12 months in Carl Goodwin estate. Bert Rice 59 of 1232 First Street NW jailed six months for indecent exposure.
George R. Chyba 43 of Galion Ohio a former Cedar Rapids resident drowned February 12 after his car went off a guard rail and 55 feet onto the ice of the Scioto river near Delaware Ohio. The car broke through and sank unseen until two farmers spotted the vehicle. Chyba known for work with Gledhill Road Machinery and the American Crushed Rock company served 25 months in the World War and was an Elks member. He was married October 5 1935 to Lois Becki and leaves siblings three sisters two brothers four children and a nephew in Cedar Rapids. The service was in Galion with burial in Fairview Mausoleum.
Mrs Mary Jirouch of 1420 J street Cedar Rapids died after a two week illness. She was born in Bohemia August 2 1866 and moved to Cedar Rapids at age 18. Her husband Paul Jirouch died December 23. Surviving are three daughters Rudy Martinek Ira Mann and Charles Vaughn a son Joseph a son George and stepson Frank Jirouch all of Cedar Rapids along with a sister in Bohemia.
The obituary notes Mrs. Kouch beloved by eleven grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed dancing and once taught Bohemian dances. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday in Polansky chapel conducted by T. B. Hlubacek. Burial at Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may visit after 2 p.m. Thursday.
Katherine Smejkal wife of Joseph Smejkal former Cedar Rapids resident died at her Santa Ana California home after a long illness Survivors include her husband two daughters Mrs Frank Charipar Cedar Rapids Mrs Lucille Rubecker Santa Ana three sons Joseph and Ed Smejkal both of Santa Ana and George of Chicago The body will be brought to the Barta chapel here Friday funeral arrangements to follow
Joe Dvorak of La Crosse Wisconsin died in a La Crosse hospital at 5 a.m. Tuesday. He was unmarried and survived by three sisters Mrs Frank Bartosh Palo Wisconsin Mrs James Hartman and Mrs George Rushek both of Solon Iowa. The body will arrive in Cedar Rapids Wednesday evening with services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Brush chapel and Roger's Grove cemetery.
Edward Swift, a Spanish American War veteran from Hampton, died at the Des Moines Veterans hospital. Funeral services were held at Beatty chapel at 1 30 p m on Wednesday conducted by Rev Oliver Smith with military rites at Cedar Memorial cemetery.
Funeral services for August Fink who died at his home 1320 Ellis Boulevard NW will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Rohn chapel in charge of Rev. T. C. Collister Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery Calls may be made at the chapel Wednesday evening.
Funeral services for George A Walsh who died at his home 416 G avenue NW will be held at St Patrick s church at 9 am Thursday The Rev D J Lenihan will conduct the service Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery The Rosary will be recited by Father Lenihan at 8 pm Wednesday in the Brady mortuary where friends may call
Five players survived eliminations to reach the finals of the Iowa State Checker Tournament at the YMCA. Contenders include Walter Popeko and Bobby Martin along with Victor Davis Will Cook and Al Graettinger. In Class B Forest and Loren Lamb tied for first and second, with Bob Killian taking third.
Cedar Rapids couple W. S. Hunsaker and Mildred Newcomb married Monday by Justice H. R. Churchill. Robert Burchard, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Burchard, begins an eight week textiles course at the American Institute of Laundering in Joliet Illinois, per an Associated Press dispatch.
The Gazette reports a train hit a truck driven by Virle Augustine near Palo on Monday. Augustine was delivering lunches for REA workers, though he has no REA connection. He worked for Laird Construction, which is laying lines for Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative.
Moscow radio keyed to Sumner Welles European tour calling it a prelude to U S entry into the European war. The announcer claimed his mission would seek compensation from the Anglo French war bloc for American participation and said U S rulers oppose the will of the American people in shaping postwar Europe.
A Michigan referee ruled that about 3 million in unemployment compensation should be paid to 27 000 Chrysler workers out of more than 50 000 laid off by a prolonged October labor dispute. The decision excludes roughly 23 000 employees at three Chrysler plants where strikes were found.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh argues in the Atlantic Monthly that the United States should remain out of the European war to preserve western civilization and curb Russian and Japanese conquests. He says the conflict lacks a moral right and calls for a shared global future.
A woman with auburn hair was found slain Tuesday beside bushes near a lover’s lane in the San Mateo hills. Her skull was crushed and she had been shot. No suspects named in initial report.
Alva Aldridge testified in his suit to be reinstated as interviewer for the Charles City Iowa employment service. Edwin R. Herbert said Aldridge was discharged for constant aggravation, while Aldridge claimed he reported irregularities. Herbert and H J Eberhardt were later indicted for perjury related to the case.
Lumbr Tisney 19, son of Mr and Mrs Adolph Tisney from route 3, fractured pelvic bone when the car he attempted to crank ran over him on the A L Killian farm. He was brought by Ambulance to Mercy hospital in fair condition.
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