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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1946

Page

2

Weather and police log brief from Daily Record

Weather notes show snow and colder conditions likely late Monday into Tuesday with temperatures forecast in the 30s across Western and Eastern Iowa. Police reports list traffic violations and parking penalties, a sled theft, births in Marion and St Louis, several custody and divorce filings, a sprinkler alarm at Cargill in Cedar Rapids, and a general alarm from the company's 850 Tenth Street SW site.

Iowa Cargill Company Tenth Street

Army demobilization plan cites 400000 new regulars amid 1 550 000 July goal

The War Department outlines a phased discharge pace with about 3 000 000 men to be released in six months and a July active strength target of 1 550 000. Overseas European components shrink by 28 000 and Pacific by 25 000 as plans cut overall force and extend replacement efforts while many dependents are brought to the U S.

Collins War Department Europe Italy Eee Pacific Ganebone United States Pacific England

U S General Plans Lower European forces to 300000

General Joseph T. McNarney announced that American troops in the European theater would be cut from about 616,000 to roughly 300,000 by July and stay at that level indefinitely, while still commanding U S forces in the area.

Frankfurt Joseph T. McNarney McNarney United States

Occupation Force Plans Include Divisions and Tanks

The report outlines a U S occupation force with three infantry divisions totaling about 45 000 men an air arm of twelve light tank battalions and essential service and administration units a fragile postwar structure described in fragmentary terms.

United States Occu Air

Two Sailors Sentenced for Indecent Acts in Cedar Rapids

Judge G K Thompson ordered 30 day jail terms for Eugene Roberta and Brundidge both sailors visiting Cedar Rapids on leave after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of two 14 year old girls. Brundidge served 19 months aboard the New Jersey. Police arrested them Friday night. both were due to report to Minneapolis in January. A separate divorce petition by Jean Harrison against James Harrison was replaced, and later dismissed upon the plaintiffs request. Miss Etta Henson named executrix of her mother Almeda Henson's will dated February 26, 1943, which leaves the entire estate to her.

G. K. Thompson Eugene Robert A Aurora S. D Brundidge Laurent Cedar Rapids Thompson Smith Minneapolis Minn Pacific New Jersey Jean Harrison James Harrison Reformatory Anamosa Harrison Iowa City Alberta K. Evanoff Henry Evanoff Sylvia Henry Robert M. Henry Etta Henson Eighth Avenue SE Almeda Henson

Walter Walgert Freed on Own Recognizance Bond

Walter Walgert, 19, was released from the county jail Saturday on his own recognizance of 1000 dollars bond after pleading innocent to a desertion charge in justice court Thursday.

Walter Walgert Justice Court

Deaths A C Sayles 75 Former Cedar Rapids Resident

Services for A C Sayles 75 a former Cedar Rapids resident who died Monday were held Wednesday at West Branch Methodist Church with Dr Henke and Rev Charles Coggeshall officiating. Burial followed in West Branch cemetery. Survived by his widow Alice Parry seven children and ten grandchildren. He was a railway postal clerk on the Chicago Omaha fast mail and Cedar Rapids Sioux Falls line. He attended Trinity M E church in Cedar Rapids.

A. C. Sayles Cedar Rapids West Branch Methodist Church Henke Charles Coggeshall West Branch Cemetery Alice Parry Margaret Kiefer Jesup Burrell Sayles Bakersfield Calif Oliver E West Branch Ross Japan Florence Isabelle Linna Chicago L. E. Sayles Rowley Raymond L Los Angeles Chicago-Omaha

August Fritz long time Benton county resident dies

August L Fritz aged 79 died at his daughter M T Lensch Ely at 9 30 p m Friday after a long illness Born April 20 1864 he married Anna M Fox September 27 1884 She died in 1935 Surviving four daughters Mrs Lensch Ely Mrs Mary Stankee Garwin Ia Mrs Lena Hegewald Newhall and Mrs Emma Hegewald Cedar Rapids a son John H Fritz Cedar Rapids 13 grandchildren eight great grandchildren Services in Atkins Presbyterian church at 1 p m Monday Burial in Raetz cemetery Atkins Friends may call Turner chapel until 10 30 a m Monday

August L. Fritz Benton County Matilda Lensch Ely Anna M. Fox Lensch Mary Stankee Garwin Lena Hegewald Newhall Emma Hegewald Cedar Rapids John H. Fritz Presbyterian Church Atkins Raetz Turner Chapel

Mrs Ethel Nasinec Dies After Long Illness

Mrs Ethel K Nasinec widow of Rudolph Nasinec 703 Fifth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 5 am Saturday after a long illness Born July 1 1890 in Iowa City she married Rudolph Nasinec in 1909 and moved to Cedar Rapids In recent years she worked for the Cedar Rapids post office Surviving are daughter Mrs H L Crane son James Nasinec two sisters Mrs M E Simmons and Mrs Fred Wyman and several nieces and nephews Services will be conducted at Turner Chapel at 3 30 pm Monday by Rev John DeLong Burial will be in Linwood Friends may call at the.

Ethel Nasinec Ethel K. Nasinec Rudolph Nasinec Fifth Avenue Cedar Rapids Iowa City Post Office H. L. Crane James Nasinec M. E. Simmons Fred Wyman Bradenton Fla

Taft Attacks Truman Program as Overreach and Waste

Senator Taft charged President Truman seeks to force Congress to approve vast federal programs funding inflationary policies. He accused Truman of pressuring lawmakers, riding a wave of publicity, and opposing decisive labor reforms while pushing costly measures like military training and international loans.

Truman Congress Missouri United States Taft Ohioan

Service Men and Women Receive Air Medals and Discharges

James H. Franey son of Mr and Mrs J E Franey 1956 First Ave NE awarded another Air Medal by the Fifteenth Air Force commander. Formerly a second lieutenant in the air corps in Europe, he served 39 months and is separated. Lt Franey now works for Iowa Electric Light and Power in Marengo. Staff Sgt Charles G Suchan 1508 Third St SE discharged after 34 years service including 19 months overseas with Air Transport Command at Jorhat Assam India. He holds the Air Medal presidential unit citation Asiatic Pacific ribbon with three bronze stars American theater and Victory ribbons. Cpl Royal Charles Hughes returns to the States after two years in Europe and a 21-day furlough with his wife at 1008 First Ave NW and will report to Washington DC for continued duty with the OSS.

James H. Franey J. E. Franey First Avenue NE Fifteenth Air Force Air Corps Franey Des Moines Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Charles G. Suchan Third Street Army Air Forces Jefferson Barracks Air Transport Command Jorhat Assam India India-Burma Central Burma China Cpl Royal Charles Hughes States First Avenue NW Washington, D. C Office of Strategic Services

Jap Philippines M. P. Head Sentenced to Hang

Manila dispatch reports Lt. Col. Seiichi Ohta, chief of the Japanese military police in the Philippines, was sentenced to hang after being found responsible for numerous atrocities. The trial proceedings took place under martial law authority, with details of the verdict and sentencing outlined by Allied intelligence channels.

Philippines M. P. Head Manila INS Seiichi Ohta Phili

No effect on retail prices says OPA

Washington AP reports price factery will have no effects on retail prices according to the Office of Price Administration statement issued Saturday.

Washington (Ap OPA

Greek Elections Watch Gets American Supervisory Team

Washington AP reports W. M. Waymack of Des Moines to be named to the six man American supervisory commission overseeing forthcoming Greek elections. Baxter may hold a key position on the mission, with Henry F Grady heading observers including 500 to 600 army personnel. Waymack and Baxter plan to depart mid February, roster details expected midweek.

Washington Greece Waymack Baxter Py

Truck Strikers To Meet Sunday

A meeting of all over the road drivers of the Chauffeurs and Teamsters local No 238 Cedar Rapids is set for Sunday at 10 a.m. in the Labor temple. James White secretary treasurer says the union will review the operators proposed agreement rejected in Chicago this week. The Associated Press notes area operators proposed to cut mileage and wage rates below the expired contract with a five year pay freeze. The Central States Drivers age group rejected the proposal and urged higher pay. The truck drivers strike across Iowa and six other midwestern states is now 50 days old.

Chauffeurs and Teamsters Union Local No. 238 Cedar Rapids Labor Temple James White Chicago Associated Press Mississippi River Central States Iowa Midwestern States

Isaac DeWees Rites At Whittier Sunday

Springville services for Isaac T. DeWees 90 will be at Whittier Friends church Sunday at 2 p.m. A lifelong Whit tier Society of Friends member and Brown township resident he is survived by his wife Elizabeth married May 24 1881 six children Edgar DeWees Arcadia California Mrs H C Taylor and Mary DeWees Washington DC Clarence Marion and William DeWees Doylestown Pennsylvania 14 grandchildren seven great grandchildren two brothers Joseph and Barclay DeWees Whittier and a sister Mary Plummer Sebring Florida

Springville Isaac T. DeWees Whittier Friends Church Whittier Society of Friends Brown Township Elizabeth Edgar DeWees Arcadia Calif H. C. Taylor Mary de- Wees Washington, D. C Clarence Marion William de- Wees Doylestown Joseph Barclay DeWees Whittier Mary Plummer Sebring Fla

Iowa Seaplane Rules Discussed By Conservation Panel

Director Orcutt outlined pending federal funds for airport building projects though not for land purchases. Iowa regulators expect seaplane landings on large lakes and rivers, with licensing mirroring powerboat rules and exams, while landings on man made lakes in parks are barred. A Cedar River landing above Cedar Rapids requires zoning clearance first.

Iowa Orcutt Congress Minnesota Michigan Tennessee New York Roberts CAA Missouri Iowa Conservation Commission U. S. Army Conservation Commission Cedar River Cedar Rapids Zoning Commission

George N Peet Services Set in Springville Monday

George N. Peet 81 a rural letter carrier of Ely died Friday at a daughter’s home in Lone Tree. Funeral services will be Monday at 1 30 p.m. at Hunte funeral home Springville burial in Springville Cemetery. He leaves three daughters including Elizabeth Henn and Lulu Zerley among others.

Springville George N. Peet Lone Tree Hunte Peet Ely See See Elizabeth Henn Lulu Zerley Wellman

Tax Guide for Form 1040 Filers Fifth Installment

Taxpayers are guided to gather records and computations before using Form 1040 pages. Instructions cover splitting pensions and retirement pay between Schedule A and plain paper, calculating taxable portions, and comparing 3 percent and actual amounts to determine tax liability for 1945. Tomorrow: Rents and royalties.

Bureau of Internal Revenue Sion

Airport Plan Referred To City Zoning Panel

C A Hess former marine pilot asked Cedar Rapids zoning commission to approve a small commercial airport on a tract near 6th Avenue and Eleventh Street NW within city limits. He then plans state authorization. State aviation panel advised securing local approval first before applying for state rights.

Eleventh Street C. A. Hess Tenth Street Municipal Zoning Commission Iowa Aeronautics Commission Cedar Rapids Hess Ellis Park State Aeronautics Commission

Eldora Case Warrants Prosecution Says Blue

Des Moines AP Governor Blue says a decision on prosecuting Harold Nelson, former Eldora training school cottage manager, will be announced next week. The case, charged for assault with intent to do great bodily injury against Eldora inmate James Patrick Galvin, is scheduled to open Feb. 4.

DES Moines Harold Nelson Eldora Robert D. Blue John M. R. W. Nebergall State Bureau of Investigation

Troop Arrivals By The Associated Press

More than 35 000 service personnel were scheduled to arrive Saturday aboard at least 37 troop carrying ships at east and west coast ports. Ships and units arriving include New York Wasp from Southampton with 5630 troops and many navy personnel and at Newport News Han n is Taylor with 633 troops. Additional arrivals list Le Havre Le Havre Le Havre Antwerp and other ports with hundreds of troops and various depot and transport units.

Associated Press New York Wasp Southampton Navy Inf. ‘Reg Ord. Maint. Co Q.m. Co Q.m. Avn Ord G.m Black Calcutta Q.m Lehigh Victory le Havre Port Co Q.m. Stevedore Co Q.m. Truck Co Rushville Victory John Morehead Antwerp F.A. Ba F.A. Ba. of 100Th Inf. div Lucretia Moit G.m. Railhead Co E Topo Eng Walter E. Ranger Mona Island Cristobal Thomas F. Meagher London Rebecca Boone Marseilles James Miller James A. Crain Liverpool Abraham Clark Vernon S. Hood Newport News Hannis Taylor

Radio Program Schedule Fragments

Fragmentary listing shows times 10 15 p.m. 19 26 p.m. 16 45 p.m. with mentions of EXEL WON Poster. The readable items imply a rogue schedule outline and station labels without clear programs or destinations.

Poster

Vets Returning From Overseas Arrive on Queen Mary

Eastern Iowans aboard the Queen Mary report arrival in New York on Thursday. The list includes Pic. Robert T. Severn Cedar Rapids S/Sgt James P Buckner Anamosa Pic Merlin A Kuper Oelwein Pvt George A Strawser Grinnell Pvt Marvin L Schott West Union S/Sgt William S Strong Iowa City S/Sgt Eugene L Vogel Keota Pvt Joe A Goldsberry Cedar Rapids T/Sgt Forrest W Pierce Tipton Cpl Myron R Pence Cedar Rapids S/Sgt Leo Platz Cedar Rapids T/5 Robert W Crane Cedar Rapids T/5 Herbert K Bergloff Cedar Rapids Capt Marvin M Cuhn Calmar Cpl James H Puryear Cedar Rapids Pvt Clifford L Chamberlain Washington Sgt William Wells Cedar Rapids First Lt Arthur H Abel Anamosa Pfc James H Hoover Cedar Rapids T/5 Charles V Gress West Union T/5 Howard C Heaton Vinton Sgt Donald J Netolicky Cedar Rapids Pvt Glenn A McCreary Cedar Rapids Pvt Wallace C Steffen Oelwein S/Sgt Lloyd E Simpson Tipton

Associated Press Clifford L. Chamberlain Washington William Wells Cedar Rapids Arthur H. Abel Anamosa James H. Hoover Cédar Rapids Charles V. Gress West Union Howard C. Heaton Vinton Donald J. Netolicky Glenn A. McCreary Wallace C. Steffen

Tama County Man Ends Life with Rifle

Jo Edwin Frericks, 23, shot and killed himself with a rifle Friday. Deputy Sheriff John Reid said a note showed despondency over a love affair. Frericks was the son of Mr and Mrs Omas Frericks of three miles west of Gladbrook.

Tama

Springville e Inc Annual Meeting Notice

The annual meeting of the Springville company will be held at the office on Tuesday January 7 at 7 30 p m. Ralph etary. Iowa.

Springville E (Inc Ralph Etary Iowa

Notice of Will Probate in Grey County

Ambiguous OCR fragment mentions a will and probate action in Grey County with a probate court reference. The readable text includes names and a court heading, indicating a legal notice of will proceeding and related dates or parties.

Appointment of Administrator in Linn County Iowa

Notice announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of residents of Linn County Iowa. The clerk will issue the official order naming the administrator and related attorneys.

Linn Coun County Wuatitien Finn Coun Heauesieg Vine Lala Aesihat Linn County Iowa AL Dunshee Miliote Bhuttleworth

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