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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1946
Page
15
The page lists temperatures for major cities and a police theft report. James O Rieley sought his brown camel hair overcoat after a YMCA party. It also records several birth announcements from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns with dates in late December and early January.
Three teenagers were taken to Mercy hospital after a head on collision on Third avenue between Third and Fourth streets SE shortly after midnight Tuesday. JoAnn Coburn 16 Ralph Merck 17 and Ricard Maher 16 sustained facial and head injuries with varying cuts and lacerations. Witnesses said the other driver William Jenkins 21 was on the wrong side of the street. no charges yet filed as investigation continues.
Fiorello LaGuardia ends his 12 year mayoralty at midnight as William O’Dwyer takes over. The 63 year old will pursue radio commentary on two programs, write a PM column and paid advertising pieces, craft an autobiography, and join a New York store newspaper column.
Paul Vifian of 809 Shaver Road NE was struck by a truck on Second Avenue near Seventh Street SE shortly before midnight Monday and suffered a cut above the left ear. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital by Ambulance Service. The truck driver was Guy Abernathy of 616 Fifteenth Street SE. No charges were filed.
Michigan State police say a 27 year old civilian was taken into custody in Jackson for questioning in the brutal Detroit slaying of Gladys Marsden a 40 year old Army ordnance clerk. Police say the suspect matched the last known companion and admitted wearing an army uniform occasionally. Marsden's battered body was found in a school yard hours after leaving a tavern with a man in a soldier's uniform.
Iowa officials report 1945 tax take from liquor and 13 special taxes reached 80 million dollars, up 9 million from 1944 and 7.5 million above the 1942 peak. Sales tax totaled 25 million, up 2.5 million, with gains in gasoline tax liquor revenue income tax and other sources boosting total.
Earl Nowlin, 45, who feared death and stayed with his dog Okie, died of exhaustion while digging his pet’s grave in the Nevada desert. He had been missing since Saturday and was found across the shovel, his widow said. He had influenza and believed he would die soon.
Police reported a calm New Year’s Eve with only one intoxication and one family disturbance. A 5 year old girl Patty Hill was found wandering after a movie and escorted home. A hitchhiker, a soldier, and James R Null caused incidents, with Sandry injury from Null a serious early morning arrest. Several accidents due to slick streets caused mainly property damage. Night Captain Stolba signed off with a typed New Year greeting.
Des Moines will gain at least 600 to 700 new homes in 1946, the Chamber of Commerce estimated from figures supplied by nine contractors. Secretary John D. Adams said the number helps but cannot fully solve the housing shortage. The city issued 115 building permits in 1945 with about 40 houses under construction or completed.
France Soir reported Adolf Hitlers body was found and identified by the Russian high command on December 19, with American officers hearing December 18 that the charred body was hidden in an armored garden shelter near the chancellery. Officials later inspected the site but found no entrance.
Mrs. Alice G. Sykes of Cedar Rapids died after a long illness in a local hospital at 5 20 p m Monday. She leaves a husband Benjamin P Sykes a daughter Adora Jones a sister Harriett Kimbro a brother Charles Lang and her mother Mary Tugow. Funeral plans will be announced. Miss Luetta Mae Zisko of Cedar Rapids died in Oakdale hospital Monday at 3 15 p m after a long illness. She was born March 20 1914 and survived by her father two brothers Edward and Charles Zisko Jr and several uncles and aunts. Services will be in Turner chapel at a later time.
Services set for Paul Hart son of Davenport formerly of Cedar Rapids at Turner chapel 1:30 p.m. Wednesday with Veterans of Foreign Wars. burial Linwood cemetery. Elmer Bracy 1218 Lake avenue NE dies Sunday rites 11 a.m. Thursday Beatty chapel. church services at St Peter's Westgate 2 p.m. Burial Lutheran cemetery Westgate. viewing after 5 p.m. Tuesday.
John Oscar Norberg died Sunday at his son Charles O Norberg’s home 527 Dunreath Drive NE. Services will be at Beatty chapel at 10 30 am Wednesday with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel. A sister Helen Christofferson Resch died in May 1933.
Services for Mrs Hessie Williams of 955 L Street SW are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt Zion Baptist Church officiated by Rev. D. QO Bell. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery with viewing at Rice Funeral Home.
Donald G Kriz of 2124 Mt Ver non avenue SE is recovering from an appendectomy at St Luke s hospital and expects release later this week. David Roy of 1428 Fourth avenue SE is in Mercy hospital with pneumonia and visitors are not allowed. Mrs M J Griffin of 2501 Meadowbrook drive SE travels to Milwaukee Wisconsin after her father John Kirchmayer died Sunday in a Milwaukee hospital.
The War Labor board directed a wage hike averaging 12 cents an hour for CIO and AFL workers at Western Union Telegraph, retroactive in part to 1943 and 1944, to avert a threatened Jan 7 strike by 50,000 AFL employees. The decision came as the board prepared to wind down its operations.
Short testified that a November 27 1941 conference with Admiral Kimmel failed to prompt a defense alert for a Pearl Harbor attack. He asserted Washington and Marshall did not expect a Japanese strike, and that the navy made no distant reconnaissance requests before December 6. Short remains hospitalized at Walter Reed.
Edward and Alven Seifert of Calmar township collected a bounty on 15 foxes Monday. They said the pelts bring about four dollars each on the market.
Farmingdale New York United Press reports Republic Aviation with Army approval unveiled a massive aerial photo reconnaissance plane the XF-12 nearly 100 feet long with 129 foot wingspan. Four Pratt and Whitney Wasp Major engines deliver 3 000 horsepower each. Test flights expected in weeks.
Howard M. Cole of Guam earns pharmacist mate (2/c) promotion as parents Mr and Mrs Leo Gray of 424 Thirtieth street NE report. Harold Andrews receives honorable discharge after 61 months in the army air forces and two years at O'Reilly General Hospital. wife Bettie discharged from the Waves at Great Lakes. Rusty Powers transfers to Washington medical center personnel office. Lois A Locke visits from Camp Lejeune. Earl J Cassidy discharged after 38 months overseas in New Guinea and the Philippines. wife and son Steven reside at 1117 Hubbard avenue NE.
Washington based Red Cross reports relief aided 261 disasters nationwide in 1945 and set a domestic service high for armed forces members. Hurricanes in Texas and Southern Florida, tornadoes, floods and fires included. Nurse aides logged 14,736,326 hours in 2,596 civilian hospitals while motor corps drove 24,766,000 miles aiding crippled children the blind and others.
Washington AP report notes a GI serving in the Pacific writes to the Veterans Administration about wives, college funding, and the GI bill. He suggests collecting extra payments for multiple wives and asks if wives can work and if the benefits differ for a bachelor versus a married student.
In Winneshiek county 1945 births favored males with 186 boys to 143 girls. Deaths numbered 256 in 1945 and 285 in 1944. Marriage records show 175 marriages in 1945 and 139 in 1944, with 21 divorces in 1945 and 17 in 1944.
City council sent Emil E. Swatosh's land purchase offer between First and Second streets SW to the city engineer. They granted pool hall and cigarette licenses to Chamberlain, issued cigarette permits to several residents, accepted surrender of two class B beer permits with refunds, approved transfers to the memorial fund, and issued class B and C permits to McGowan and Stodola while noting surrender of a class C permit by Rathje.
Stars and Stripes reports Gen Draga Mihailovic leading 60000 to 70000 Chetniks loyal to King Peter II planning to overthrow Marshal Tito. Milhailovitch and followers hide in mountains south of Belgrade awaiting spring to revolt, with women and youths among the armed but primitive camp.
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