Local births list from Mercy and St Luke’s hospitals
Mercy hospital reports a son born to Mr and Mrs Elmer Shebetka of Fairfax on January 7. St Luke’s hospital records a son for Mr and Mrs Frank Vrba of 403 Eighth Avenue SW on January 8. Mr and Mrs David Stookey at 1030 Seventeenth Street NE welcome a son on January 7. Mr and Mrs Clarence J Noel at 376 Fifteenth Street NE have a daughter born January 7. Mr and Mrs Harold Still of Vernon welcome a son January 7.
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Mercy Hospital
Elmer Shebetka
Fairfax
St. Luke's Hospital
Frank Vrba
Eighth Avenue
David Stookey
Seventeenth Street
Clarence J. Noel
Fifteenth Street
Harold Still
Vernon
Bus manifold fire after oil filter leak on city lines
At 6 44 a m a leak in the oil filter caused a fire on the manifold of a City Lines bus at Knobwood drive and Mt. Vernon road SE Company No 6 at 8 05 am Steam escaping from a leak in a heating system caused general alarm at 181 Fifteenth avenue SW Mrs Adelaide McAllister no fire
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City Lines
Knobwood Drive
Mt. Vernon Road SE
Company No. 6
Fifteenth Avenue
Adelaide McAllister
Names From Cedar Rapids and Nearby Areas Listed
Irene McNally and Lloyd C. Glessner of Cedar Rapids. Beatrice Bacon of Galesburg and McCrea Cook of Oneida.
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Irene McNally
Lioyrd C. Glessner
Cedar Rapids
Beatrice Bacon
Galesburgee
McCrea Cook
Oneida
Divorces and Custody Grants Across Multiple Cases
Esther Hartman, wife of Arthur Hartman, faces cruel and inhuman treatment. marriage dated August 30 1934. title to the home and old goods restored to Esther Hepker maiden name. Judge G K Thompson. Delos Leroy Seaton, husband of Dora Seaton, accused of cruelty. marriage July 27 1940. plaintiff granted custody of a minor child. Dora Lee McCalley restored. Oranne Tarvin, married Luella I Tarvin on No 30 1937. desertion. Judge G K Thompson.
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Esther Hartman
Arthur Hartman
Houseold Goods
Esther Hepker
G. K. Thompson
Delos Leroy Seaton
Dore the Seaton
Dora Lee McCalley
Oranne Tarvin
Luella I Tarvin
Local residents die in area hospitals
Mrs. Glenn PD Berryhill, 30, of near Beverly, died in a local hospital at 7 55 pm Wednesday. Mrs Anna Flach, 75, of 510 F Avenue NW, died in University hospital Iowa Civ at 1 20 am Thursday.
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Glenn PD. Berryhill
Beverly
Anna Flach
F Avenue NW
University Hospital, Iowa
Three Of Gang Nabbed Here Taken To Kansas City To Face Charges
An inspector and three detectives from Kansas City depart Cedar Rapids with three of four Negroes arrested Tuesday in a series of holdups across Missouri Kansas and Nebraska and a murder in Kansas City. Gene Taylor and Thomas Smith face murder charges. Billy Lawson will be charged with armed robbery. Otis Luster, who confessed participation in a Cedar Rapids robbery, is also detained. Harris confessed to the Chanowith murder during a Kansas City stopover. The Kansas City team praised Cedar Rapids for its work and efficiency.
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Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Gene “Spongey Boy
Taylor
Thomas Smith
E. L Willoughby
Billy “Soup” Lawson
Carl Ryder
Nebraska City
Neb
Otis
Otis” Luster
Luster
Smith
Jackie Harris
Frank Chenowith
Harris
Chenowith
E. L. Willoughby
Willoughby
Asia Houses Over Half World Population
A study highlights that more than half of humanity resides in Asia, with dense populations across nations, regions, and major cities. The finding underscores Asia’s demographic dominance and implications for global economics, culture, and policy.
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Asia
Soviets Threaten German Crimean Army On All Fronts
London AP reports Soviet forces threaten the surviving German army in Crimea with Sevastopol as a forward offensive hub. A northern push extends toward the main Mozhaisk defense line as Meshchevek is reached and the southern arm advances. Moscow claims destruction of five Nazi companies on the southwestern front.
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London
Crimea
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Kerch
Gasoline rationing not in cards yet says Ickes
Interior Secretary Ickes told reporters there is no immediate prospect of wartime gasoline rationing. He proposed a 40 mph national limit in national parks to save rubber and fuel, warning rubber shortages could avert rationing. Aides estimate rationing might cut civilian gasoline use by 35 percent in 1942.
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Washington
Ickes
Army Enlistments in December Set All Time Record
Washington reported that December enlistments reached an all time high with 56 000 joining the army and final estimates may exceed 60 000. The prior record 39 589 volunteers was in May 1917. McCloy cited growing spirit to serve and noted RO TC units in colleges may expand to produce more officers.
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Washington
INS
John J. McCloy
Stimson
McCloy
Cold snap description and forecast across Iowa
The article notes temperatures at and below zero across Iowa with readings from multiple cities. It cites a New Year blizzard contrast and forecasts 10 below in northeastern Iowa with five below northwest and zero in the southern half. Winds are 15 to 20 mph and record highs hit zero at Sioux City. Several cities report subzero temps overnight including Ames -23 and Des Moines area -15.
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Iowa
Northwest
Sioux City
Ames
Iowa City
Charles City
Story City
Temperature Drops Reach 27 Below Near Decorah
Readings Thursday at the government station two miles south of Decorah showed 27 below. Officials noted unofficial thermometers in Decorah at 20 below.
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Ganette Decorah
Government Station
Decorah
Eperia! to The Gaesetic Leader Cold Thursday Morning
The minimum temperature Thursday morning dropped to 26 degrees below zero. The report notes extreme cold conditions with a bitter start to the day.
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Gaesetic Eleader
Allied Accord Reached on Pacific War Defense
Prime Minister John Curtin and Lieutenant Governor Hubertus van Mook agreed on key defense proposals to ensure close cooperation in the Pacific war. Both leaders pledged stronger coordination with Allied forces and Dutch East Indies authorities amid ongoing hostilities.
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Canberra
Australia
John Curtin
Hubertus van Mook
Dutch East Indies
Advanced Red Cross First Aid Courses Start Next Week
The Cedar Rapids sessions run Jan 12 14 and 16 for teaching first aid with details to follow. An additional lay instructors course Jan 19 to 23 will be led by a Midwestern branch physician from St Louis, for those who completed the advanced course and hold current certificates.
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Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Attlee Outlines World War II War Aims And Far East Policy
The premier describes Allied lines and progress across Asia and Africa. He cites Wavell’s Burma reach and a north Australia boundary, plus a Malay peninsula line. He notes Russian gains, Libyan actions, and UK airfield defense plans. Grigg says scorched earth policy remains in force in the Far East with limited food for Malaya.
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Wavell
Australia
India
Burma
Philippines
Malay Archipelago
Attlee
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Hitler
Libya
Agedabie
Halfaya Solum
United Kingdom
Edward Grigg
Far East
Malaya
Denmark Repudiates Tie to United Nations Pact
STOCKHOLM reports Denmark has issued an official protest over Denmark’s inclusion in the United Nations fight against Nazism. The protest repudiates Henrik de Kauffmann’s pledge to the Washington pact signed by 26 nations.
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Stockholm
INS
Mark
United Nations
Copenhagen
Henrik de Kauffmann
United States
Denmark
Washington
Tax plan targets large borrowing and higher taxes
The government expects to borrow over 33 billion dollars in the coming year through defense savings. Treasury projections show debt rising above 110 billion despite new taxes. Individual income tax could start at 10 percent rising to 79 percent for high earners, with some proposals at 25 percent bottom rate. The plan aims to lift next year’s revenue to at least twice any prior year, while current year taxes reach about 12.8 billion and next year’s taxes would be 13 times 1933 levels.
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Treasury
Monastic Tax Proposal Voted in Spanish Province
A proposal for a bachelor tax targeting members of monastic orders was approved in one Spanish province setting a fiscal precedent. The measure aims to fund regional needs and could influence church state relations across the region.
Automobile Committee Deadlocked over War Production Plan
Washington reports a deadlock between management and labor on converting the automobile industry to war materials. The Office of Production Management replaces the dissolved committee with a joint labor-government subcommittee to pool resources, drawing criticism from CIO UAW leaders and support from C. E. Wilson of Motors. The new panel, equally balanced, will be led by an OPM official. personnel details await.
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Washington
OPM
C. E. Wilson
Motors
R. J. Thomas
United Auto Orkers
CIO
Congress
Clare E. Hoffman
R-Mich
House
UAW
OFM
Lindbergh Arrives in Washington for Talks on Duty
Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Washington from Boston to meet war department officials about a potential return to duty in the army air corps. He stepped from the train with dark glasses, was spotted by reporters, and declined to discuss his purpose.
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Washington
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Boston
War Department
Army Air Corps
Paris
Lindbergh
Freight wreck detours Milwaukee Hiawathas near Vining
A 69 car freight derailment near Vining derailed cars and tore up 50 to 60 feet of track on the Milwaukee line. Passenger and freight trains were rerouted via the North Western line between Clinton and Tama through Cedar Rapids. The derailment disrupted schedules until late Wednesday as a derrick cleared the site and investigators, led by W G Bowen, probed the cause. East and west Hiawathas ran about an hour and a half late after rerouting.
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Milwaukee
Vining
North Western
Clinton
Tama
Cedar Rapids
Perry
W. G. Bowen
Marion
Hiawathas
Cedar
County adjusts civilian defense office amid tire orders
Lowe's office handles increasing Washington tire orders. The tire rationing office stays on City Hall third floor and may move to Court Room 6 after a month of busy operations. A county committee backs underwriting the civilian defense office though staff cannot be county employees. Lowe may submit monthly claims for approval by the supervisors.
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Lowe
Washington Place
Civilian Defense
City Hall
Eea
C. L. Beeson
Beeson
Jap Changsha Losses Continue To Mount
CHUNGKING Thursday INS reports Chinese troops encircle a Japanese force of 30 000 north of Changsha after adding 5 000 casualties. Total Japanese losses in theChangsha battle reach about 41 000 of 100 000 sent, as Tokhe communique admits a withdrawal after destroying the city.
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Chungking
Changsha
Naval Enlistments Soar After Pearl Harbor Surge
The navy reports December enlistments exceeded 40 000, about four times the usual monthly total. Enlistments the day after Pearl Harbor and the days following rose to near record levels as recruitment surged nationwide. Earlier declines after Kearny and Reuben James torpedoings reversed with Secretary Knox hinting at possible drafting.
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Washington
Navy
Japan
Pearl Harbor
U.S.S
Kearny
Reuben James
Atlantic
Frank Knox
The Modern Automobile Air Usage Fact
A statement claims the modern automobile uses 11 000 gallons of air for every gallon of gasoline, illustrating the vast air displaced or needed in engine processes.
Mine Planter Sinks Off New Hampshire Coast
Eight men drowned when the Arnold a mine planter sank twenty miles off the Isles of Shoals while towed to shore. Only survivor was the Arnold master William H Chasteen of Waterford Conn. Army plane aided search and a minesweeper began tow of both vessels, but the Arnold sprang a leak amid heavy seas.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Constitution
Atlantic
Isles of Shoals
Arnold
William H. Chasteen
Waterford
Conn
Nazis Move to Foil Overthrow With Gun Posts
London reports reckless preemptive measures by the Nazi regime after Hitler’s purge of generals. Secret details claim machine guns are being installed in key German cities and manned by SS units to deter a possible army coup and protect Hitler’s leadership.
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London
INS
Berlin
London Daily Express
Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Hitler
Schutzstafel) Corps
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McCoy
Hawaii
R. O. TC
A. W. Peterson CO
Maytag
Second Avenue SF
Pal
Ruthiessir
British Borneo
Automobile Committee
Lindy
Capital
Cedar Nv
Savanna
Til
Tokle
Poppy Hats
Itholon
Lee
Fortuna
New Hampshire
Craemer’s
Suzette
Craemer
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