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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1944

Page

7

Calender of stamps and weather notes from Cedar Rapids

Daily Record lists Meat B B V W X stamps values and validity through Feb 26 and Mar 20, gas and fuel coupons for book 3 4, and sugar canning through Mar 31. Weather for Cedar Rapids: cloudy, warmer Monday night with temps 26 to 40, Sunday 41, plus a Cedar Rapids forecast. Also reports divorces petitions and a string of local fines for traffic and occupancy violations, plus recent birth notices and hospital reports.

Cedar Rapids Mercury

City Briefs from Cedar Rapids Community Calendar

Local notices list free cooking class at 2 15 p m in the Glow room Gas Company. Lodges and clubs schedule meetings and picnics while city officials grant a beverage permit to Vincent Lastavka. Residents note travel, funerals, and enlistment updates across several addresses and families.

Vincent F. Lastavka Sixteenth Avenue

Cler k Engle Returns to Federal Court Office

Miss Bessie G Engle returns to duty in room 316 of the federal building after a six week leave. Lt Betty Baur of the Spars coast guard will address the Canopus club at the Roosevelt hotel Tuesday noon. Baur before joining the Spars worked with Holland-America Steamship line in Europe and is now with the St Louis Spar recruiting office visiting Cedar Rapids for two weeks to promote enlistments.

Bessie G. Engle United States District Court Federal Building Betty Baur Spars Coast Guard Canopus Club Roosevelt Hotel St. Baur College Department Holland-America Steamship Line Europe St. Louis Spar Cedar Rapids

New Drive by Reds in White Russia Nazis

Moscow reported 114 villages captured near Pskov as Red forces pushed toward the Baltic gateway. Berlin claimed 100,000 reinforcements in a new push toward Minsk while fighting around Dno and areas by Lake Peipus. In the Dnieper bend area, Krivoi Rog saw renewed Soviet assaults and encirclement claims around Korsun with heavy German losses.

London Baltic Pskov Berlin Minsk Russia Dno Lake Peipus Moscow Ukraine Krivoi Rog Dnieper Ernst von Hammer DNB Korsun Dnieper River Zashkov

Willkie Draws Iowa Support More Attention to Dewey

Wilkie promotes Republican unity in Iowa tours praising Dewey while urging open minded delegation. He notes gains in House and Senate seats and calls Landon’s Lincoln Day address constructive. Conservatives visit his suite, praising his chances to win and questioning him in candid Q A sessions.

House Senate Congress Thomas E. Dewey Willkie Kirksville Alf M. Landon Iowa Cake Chicago

City Council Transfers Funds for January Gasoline Purchases

The city council approved moving 539.81 from seven city funds to the rotary fund to cover January gasoline purchases. Charges were allocated as 204.41 to Public Improvements, 10.04 to Building, 151.78 to Parks, 106.60 to Garbage Disposal, 9.52 to Sewer Rental, 19.24 to Playgrounds, and 38.22 to Waterworks.

Rotary Fund Parks Department

University of Iowa Psychiatrist to speak at Linn County meeting

Dr. Wilbur R. Miller head of the University of Iowa psychiatry department will address the Linn County Medical Society on Recognition of Psychiatric Disorders in General Practice. Dr. H. L. Van Winkle of Cedar Rapids will lead the discussion at the Montrose hotel Thursday night.

Wilbur R. Miller Iowa City University of Iowa Linn County Medical Society Montrose Hotel H. L. van Winkle Cedar Rapids

Paper Drive Reaches Into Offices Nationwide

The scrap drive will extend to business offices starting Feb 28, organized by the National Association of Building Owners and Managers. It spans 2 500 member real estate firms after two tests found surplus paper in offices.

Chicago INS National Association of Building Owners and Managers

Deaths Mrs Laura Taschner longtime Cedar Rapids resident

Mrs Laura A Taschner widow of Gotlieb Taschner died at 9 15 p m Saturday at the home of her grandson Clarence J Paulsen 927 Ninth street SE after a brief illness Born July 13 1860 in Mineral Point Wisconsin she came to Iowa at seven and lived in Newhall before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1938 Surviving include two sons Albert Taschner and Elmer Taschner two step daughters three step sons a sister and a brother numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren She was a Concordia Lutheran Church member Services will be at the Lutheran church in Newhall at 2 p m Wednesday Burial in St Johns Cemetery Newhall

Laura A. Taschner Gotlieb Taschner Clarence J. Paulsen Ninth Street Mineral Point Wis Iowa Newhall Cedar Rapids Albert Rudolph] Bachman Vinton Ada Durland Atkins Harold Paulsen Clarence Paulsen Hazel Brunsman Raymond Taschner Willow Lake S. D Harvey Taschner Washington State Kenneth Taschner Esther Nordlund de Smet Clement Paulsen Great Falls Mont J.g Vernal Taschner Navy Concordia Lutheran Church St. Johns Cemetery Turner Chapel

Valliere and Hallenbeck Death Notices, Cedar Rapids

Obituaries for Joseph Henry Valliere of Cedar Rapids who died at 10:10 a.m. after a two week illness, and Harris A. Hallenbeck of Janesville Wisconsin who died at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday. Valliere’s funeral arrangements include a Rosary and Mass at St. Patrick's Church with burial at Mt Calvary. Hallenbeck, a World War I veteran, will be honored by the American Legion with burial in Janesville.

Ray Murphy American Legion Iowa Willkie Murphy Legion Roosevelt

Death of Elizabeth Noeller in Cedar Rapids

Elizabeth Anna Noeller 38 wife of Richard T Noeller died at home 807 Fourth Street SW at 1 28 p m Sunday after a long illness Born in Czechoslovakia Feb 19 1906 she came to the United States and Cedar Rapids 35 years ago Surviving husband daughter Vivian Lucille father Frank Teply two sisters Mrs Louis Schultz and Mrs Ernest Rejsa a brother Frank Teply Jr all of Cedar Rapids and a brother Milo Teply in the army at Los Angeles Services will be conducted by Rev Rodney Gould in the Janeba chapel at 2 p m Wednesday Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the Janeba funeral home

Elizabeth Anna Noeller Richard T. Noeller Fourth Street Czechoslovakia United States Cedar Rapids Vivian Lucille Frank Teply Louis Schultz Ernest Rejsa

Obituary of Patrick F. O'Brien Retired Iowa Farmer

Patrick Frank O'Brien died at his home in Cedar Rapids at 7:30 p.m. Sunday after a long illness. Born October 18, 1864 in Luzerne, he married Elizabeth Jacobi January 7, 1891 at Holy Cross church Keystone. The couple farmed in Benton county before moving to Marengo in 1924 and to Cedar Rapids in 1943. He belonged to Immaculate Conception church and the Holy Name society as the last of triplets with brother Simon and sister Kath.

Patrick Frank O’brien Tenth Street Luzerne Holy Cross Church Keystone Elizabeth Jacobi Benton County Marengo Cedar Rapids O'Brien Immaculate Conception Church Holy Name Society Simon Kath

Last Ryn dies. services planned at Immaculate Conception

Survived by wife and three sons Edward Clinton Clarence and Frank Cedar Rapids three daughters Helen Cedar Rapids Mrs Lipsius Williamsburg and Mrs J Willis Cedar Rapids two sisters Mrs Donohue San Francisco and Mrs Maher Van Horne 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services at Immaculate Conception Church Wednesday with Rt Rev Msgr J M Molloy Rosary at 8 p m. Body to be taken from Barta chapel to family home for calling.

Bernard Collins Barta

William W Roy 58 Dies After Brief Illness In Cedar Rapids

William W Roy age 58 of 213 Sixteenth Street SE died at 3 am Monday after a brief illness. A foreman at Iowa Steel and Tron Works, he was born in Helena Montana and lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years. He is survived by his wife Nanny three daughters seven grandchildren and several siblings. Body to Monahan funeral home with arrangements to follow.

William W. Roy Sixteenth Street Iowa Steel and Tron Works Helena Mont Cedar Rapids Nanny Larry Thompson Wellsville Kan Melvil Taylor Grand Forks N.D Walter Ragsdale Kansas City William Stem

William Spratte 74 Dies After Brief Illness in Cedar Rapids

William Leroy Spratte 74 of 633 A Avenue NW Cedar Rapids died at 4 30 p m Sunday after a brief illness in a local hospital. Born in Germany January 27 1870 he came to the U S in 1962. Survived by wife Theresa four sons John Mt Auburn Leroy and Henry Cedar Rapids Joseph William Newhall two daughters Mrs Louis Pieper Rose Creek Minnesota and Mrs Elizabeth Hausman Cedar Rapids 18 grandchildren. He was a member of St Patrick's church and the Modern Woodmen of America. Friends may call at Teahen funeral chapel Tuesday.

Joseph Henry Valliere Eighteenth Avenue Cedar Rapids Potsdam N. Y Boone, Ta Nora Landers Margaret Valliere Mable Walsh Modern Woodmen of America Emmett Lyzette Herman Merlin Eleanor Valliere Mary Jocile Chicago Leo Walter Clarence Anna Cunningham John Rodgers Lathrop Calif Albert James Frank Valliere California Brady Mortuary Valliere Women Catholic Order of Foresters Court D. J. Lenihan Rosary Society of St. Patrick’s Church Father Lenihan Mt. Calvary William Leroy Spratte A Avenue NW Germany Theresa Bigge John Mt. Auburn Leroy Henry Joseph William Newhall Louis Pieper Rose Creek Minn Elizabeth Hausman Teahen

Mrs Alice LeDuc Dies In Cedar Rapids At 7 a.m.

Widow of Joseph H. LeDuc dies after long illness at daughter Mrs Fred J Payneer's home 2238 Mount Vernon Ave SE Born January 28 1853 in Rochester New York came to Cedar Rapids from Kalamazoo Michigan in 1936 Survived by daughter and 10 grandchildren Member of First Church of Christ Scientist Private services at Turner Chapel Tuesday at 4 p.m. conducted by a reader of the church No flowers. Friends may call at the chapel.

Alice Elizabeth LeDuc Joseph H. LeDuc Fred J. Payneer Mount Vernon Avenue Rochester N. Y Cedar Rapids Kalamazoo Mich First Church of Christ, Scientist Turner Chapel First Church of Christ, Scientist

Services for Frank Bartosh Arranged at Brosh Chapel

Funeral services for Frank Bartosh who died Saturday will be held Tuesday at 8 30 a m at the Brosh chapel and at 9 a m at St Wenceslaus church with Rt Rev Msgr August Vojacek officiating Burial is planned at St Johns cemetery Friends may call at the Brosh chapel The Knights of Columbus will recite the Rosary at 8 p m Monday at the Brosh chapel

Frank Bartosh Edward F. Bartosh F Avenue NW Brosh

Forest H Underhill dies in Kansas City hospital

Forest H Underhill of Kansas City Missouri died in a hospital Sunday at 1 pm He formerly lived in Cedar Rapids Survived by wife Fay a daughter Dorothy his parents Mr and Mrs H C Underhill Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs W A Wolgemuth Iowa Falls two step brothers Glen M Rickhoff Kansas City and Clarence C Rickhoff Waterloo Services set for 2 pm Wednesday in Kansas City

Forest H. Underhill Kansas City Cedar Rapids Fay Dorothy H. C. Underhill W. A. Wolgemuth Iowa Falls Glen M. Rickhoff Clarence C. Rickhoff Waterloo

Obituary for John R. Lotridge

Services for retired farmer John R. Lotridge were held in Turner chapel at 3 p.m. Monday led by Rev. George Stauffacher. The body then went to Centerville for 11 a.m. Tuesday services at Hugh Johnson mortuary followed by burial at Oakland cemetery.

John R. Lotridge Sixth Avenue SW Turner Chapel George Stauffacher Centerville Hugh Johnson Oakland Cemetery

Services for Joe Daniels at Bethel AME Church

Funeral services for Joe Daniels of 710 Ninth Avenue SE will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethel AME Church conducted by Rev. A L Parks. Friends may call at Rice Funeral Home after his death following a lingering illness.

Joe Daniels Ninth Avenue SE Bethel Ame A. L. Parks Rice Funeral Home

Biddle Attacks Franco Falangist Party in United States

Attorney General Francis Biddle brands the Falangist movement led by General Franco as a Spanish Nazism prototype. He announces denaturalization proceedings against Isidro Conde Fernandez, a 40 year old Porto Rican member, the first such action against a Falangist.

Washington Francis Biddle Francisco Franco United States Biddle Isidro Conde Fernandez Justice Department

Lonergan murder trial set after postponement denial

Judge John Freshi denied a defense bid to delay the trial of Wayne Thomas Lon erg an until March 15. Lon erg an, a former RCA F cadet, will be bailed into court Wednesday to face first degree murder charges in the death of his wife Patricia Lon erg an in their upscale New York apartment last October.

New York INS Lonergan John Freshi Wayne Thomas Lonergan R.C.A.F. Cadet Pretty Patricia Lonergan Swank

Distinguished Service Cross Presentations for Capt Merkel

The DSC awarded last fall to Capt Howard W Merkel of Marion for heroism in Dutch New Guinea is presented to his father C A Merkel by Major James D McWilliams at a Cedar Rapids ceremony on the Coe College field at 3 p m The pilot and Liberator crew fought to complete a bombing run despite interceptors and in-flight explosions with four crew members parachuting to safety

Howard W. Merkel Marion C. A. Merkel James D. McWilliams Coe College Merkel Douglas MacArthur Babo Dutch New Guinea Maxwell Field Ala Canal Zone Australia Cedar Rapids Coe

New and Heavier Attack on London

London suffers a major German raid in two waves, with hundreds of fires across more than 50 areas. Casualties rise in schools, homes, and shops, while nuns battle a convent fire and American soldiers aid in containment as the blaze lights the night sky.

London

Coast Guardsmen Wives Eligible to Join Spars

Des Moines native Mildred Sprague, niece of the Henrys, becomes the first wife to join the Spars under the new rule. Yeomen Mary L. Leffler and Caroline E. Kerr will recruit Cedar Rapids area women at the Spars booth and Roosevelts hotel room 409 for evening appointments.

Coast Guardsmen Spars Coast Guard Des Moines Mildred Sprague John M. Henry Meadowbrook Drive Miss Sprague Donald Combs Pearl Harbor Palm Beach Fla Yeomen Mary L. Leffler Caroline E. Kerr Spar Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel

Five Prisoners Escape City Jail In St Louis

Police hunted five inmates who overpowered a guard and escaped the city jail Sunday night. Three of the escapees were convicted robbers awaiting transfer to prison.

ST. Louis

Also Mentioned on This Page

Daily Record Florence F. Dailey Merle W. Dailey Izora Boone George Rowe Boone Cecil Moritz Eighth Avenue George Duncan Conrad Orville Giblin Third Avenue Glenn Bickford Sixth Street Bert Scott Bavenue First Avenue Bridge J P. Conway First Street At Mercy James Bedra G Avenue NW Raymond C. Kortun Stanwood Richard Blood Second Street Donald Henningsen Fourteenth Street William White, Jr Matt Macek Forty-second Street St. Luke’s George Olmstead Seventh Avenue Alvin Albers Milo Stransky Mercy Hospital Michael Calabret Eleventh Street Ralph B. Sheldon Thirty-first Street J Linsley R. E. Smith Thirty-fifth Street H. R. van Slyke Crescent Street J. Shepard First Avenue NE City Briefs Cedar Rebekah Lodge K. of P. Hall Loyal Workers Class The United Brethren Church H. A. Meeker H Avenue NW Lee Turney Willl Townsend Clubs Townsend Hall Walter Erwin Thirty- First Street Robert Decious Santa Ana Garfield School Louis Sommerhauser Fifth Avenue SE Huntington W. Va James Victorine Second Avenue SE United States Naval Reserve Betty Stourne Twentyfirst Avenue Jean Berry Pasadena Leo Sedore Gilbert Morningstar Mrs. Sedore Ottumwa C. J. Driscoll S.E. Driscoll Third Street Ralph R. Driscoll Raymond Driscoll Seaman Miss Engle Lt. Baur White Franklin Roosevelt Fort Des Moines Press of Iowa A. Democrat Ralph Cake Portland Ore Wyoming Gov Dewey Dr. Miller Moen Laura Taschner Harris A. Hallenbeck Florence Hallenbeck Janesville Hallenbeck France Chevrolet Motor Company Harry E. Hallenbeck John Hallenbeck Camp Howze Texas George Hallenbeck Fort Benning Louise Hallenbeck Minneapolis William L. Spratte Alice E. LeDuc Bartosh Services Lotridge Services Norito Orito Wat Toman Franco Party Howard Merkel Moroline Second Avenue Natex People’s Furniture CO First Avenue East
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