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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1945
Page
7
Ottumwa AP reports William Allen an 80 year old Negro patient died after being removed from Sunnyslope sanatorium rambling main building destroyed by a Sunday night fire. Fire started in the basement amid near zero temperature poor water pressure and high wind. 25 patients were moved to safety and much property damaged though insured.
A Sunday blaze on the Logan Ogden farm five miles east of Fairfield destroyed a barn and stock shed. Damage was estimated at 7000 dollars. Three horses, twelve pigs and a calf perished in the fire.
Iowa records show war inspired baby names in 1944 with Victoriann, Sergeant, Faith Hope, Chalice, Freeman, Austria Aloma, Wava Joan and Loyd George. Parents also gave sons names from generals Dwight Eisenhower Douglas MacArthur and Mark Clark with one family naming its child Douglas Mac.
Donald Drievold aged 20 son of Mr and Mrs Carl Drievold of Hesper was reported missing in action somewhere in Europe by the war department. A machine gunner in the infantry he was inducted September 10 1943 at Camp Dodge and trained at Camp Gruber Ft Meade. He shipped overseas in May 1944 landed in England and then France where he was wounded in July and awarded the Purple Heart.
Genevieve Sullivan, 27, sister of the five Sullivan brothers who perished aboard the Juneau in 1942, is discharged from 21 months of Waves service under a law allowing the last surviving child to return home after family losses. She joined inspired by letters from her brothers about naval life.
Elmore Elder of Waterloo was held after allegedly confessing to the fatal shooting of Steve Nolan, a factory worker and father of three. Investigators questioned three others who, with Elder, reportedly pursued Nolan from his home to the street where he was shot twice in the side and once in the spine. Nolan died en route to a hospital. All four men had been drinking prior to the incident.
Marion L. Taylor of Oelwein once used the alias Sgt Richard O Leary faces a larceny charge for stealing 150 dollars worth of restaurant equipment in Waterloo. He previously led 35 youths from Eldora to Camp Dodge in 1941 claiming to recruit them for army service and served time for impersonating an officer.
Services were held for Mrs. Ralph Suter 31 at an Iowa City hospital. H. Cecil Lowe 54. services planned in Columbus Junction with multiple survivors listed. W. J. Rogers 89 prominent attorney and abstractor died in West Union. long service in law and local clubs noted. Mrs Ephraim Gabriel 82 funeral held with four stepsons named among survivors.
Fayette services were held Sunday for Mrs Lydia Easton Edmonds 85 who died Thursday at a Rochester Minnesota hospital. Surviving children include Byron of Glendale George of Strawberry Point and Frank of Randalia and daughters Mrs Mary Schlee Mrs Nels Sorenson of Rochester and Mrs E L Stewart of Louisburg.
The War Department announced on Monday that Staff Sgt. Charles E. Geiger of Mt. Auburn Iowa, a member of the Eighth Army Air Force, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in the war.
John Light, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Light, is a patient at Bruns General Hospital Santa Fe New Mexico after 32 months in the European theater. His mother Mrs Light travels to New Mexico for a two week visit to her son.
Olon E Zager owner of Rexall drug store buys the Ross building at Fourth and Cedar and plans remodeling in a month. The Ross block currently houses Mueller Feed and Cy Achey tavern. Zager moved to Tipton in April 1942 from S T Gordon who sold the drug store.
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