Veterans Can Get Priority But No Lumber
The Iowa FHA office will start Tuesday issuing veterans building material priorities and handle all Iowa priorities from Des Moines. Builders must limit housing unit cost to $10 000. lumber suppliers complain that materials remain unavailable with no clear restock date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Federal Housing Administration
Harold Weitz
Century Lumber Company
H. R. McBride
FHA
Insurance Exchange
Weather and local notices from Daily Record
Forecast shows colder trend across northern and southern Iowa with mostly cloudy skies and light snow flurries Tuesday night into Wednesday. Regional temps vary from 5 to 24 degrees. Police blotter includes multiple Larceny and Reckless Driving citations, plus several newborn announcements from St. Luke's and Mercy hospitals and a San Francisco birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Scurlock Attends National Strategy Meeting in Chicago
George Scurlock, chairman of Local 3 United Packing House Workers of America strategy committee, attends an extraordinary session of the national strategy committee at Chicago headquarters. Scurlock represents the Wilson chain on the national panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Scurlock
United Packing House Workers of America
Chicago
Scurlock
Wilson Chain
Shortage of building materials hits Cedar Rapids area
Distributors and financing institutions report forms for HH ratings to purchase scarce building materials had not been received. Dealers doubt relief for veterans aiming to build homes soon as stocks remain low. Lumber brick and other construction supplies are extremely scarce in Cedar Rapids while the clay sewer tile situation shows a small improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Housing Plan Aims to Supply Units as War Ends
The draft plan proposes property constructed for sale with rentals at 80 dollars monthly per unit and housing reserved for veterans during construction and for 30 days after. Builders and veterans must start within 30 days. Reports of a 50 percent materials set aside were unconfirmed and deemed potentially harmful to farmers seeking materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBride
Weitz
Iowa
FHA chief orders builders to push homes below ten thousand
Federal Housing Commissioner Raymond Foley told state and district FHA directors to urge builders to produce dwellings at price levels below the $10,000 maximum. If applications cluster near ten thousand, report to Washington for action. Priority forms will aid veterans and builders. reconversion housing can gain priority for scarce materials by meeting Civilian Production Administration standards. Priorities cover brick, sewer pipe, gypsum, lumber, and related materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raymond Foley
FHA
Civilian Production Administration
City Hall Notes on Permits and Resolutions
The council endorsed sending a fair employment practice resolution to congressional representatives. Three class C beer permits were granted to Gatto's Grocery and Drug Joe Gatto Mason and William Rossey. A cigaret permit went to Ernest A. McGowan. Parks Department may buy a tractor with mowers and a power sprayer from Globe Machinery for about 2125.50. The loading dock permit for Collins Radio was rescinded. dock to expire six months after hostilities end. City Attorney noted the dock is used for storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaroslava Holub
Congressional Council For A Fair Employment Practice Committee
Congress
Joe Gatto
Gatto’s Grocery and Drug
Fourth Avenue SE
M. H. Mason
E Avenue NW
William Rossey
Bowling Street
Parks Department
Globe Machinery and Supply Company
Collins Radio Company
Wagner
Third Avenue
Seventh Street SE
Don Hines
Two Way Elevator Advertised in Indianapolis
An Indianapolis company markets a one man portable elevator that can lift and lower heavy loads, claiming it rises and descends with ease. The device aims to move materials safely in tight spaces and offer a compact solution for vertical transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Neighbor Sought For Questioning In Degnan Crime
Chicago police pressed the Degnan kidnapping slaying probe seeking a neighbor with a sex offense record for questioning. Martin Silhanek, 39, held since Saturday, lived near the Degnan home and talked of the crime. Wilbur Phillips, 45, was cleared by lie detector tests and handed to Evanston police for unrelated sex crime inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Walter G. Storms
Martin Silhanek
Bensonville
Storms
Silhanek
Degnan
Wilbur Phillips
Phillips
Evanston
Worcester
Mass
Relaves
Clinton Candy Company Consolidation Planned
Clinton Iowa based Clinton Candy Company, a major corn product maker, plans to merge with its parent National Candy company of St Louis. If approved by stockholders on February 4 in Wilmington Delaware, the new firm will be Clinton Industries Inc and National Candy will exchange shares on a one for one basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Judge Rider Named Special Assistant for Eldora Prosecutions
Former District Judge Dwight G. Rider of Fort Dodge was named special assistant attorney general for the remaining Eldora cases. The appointment requires executive council approval and Rider will assist Special Prosecutor Jens Grothe while Harden County Attorney D W Dickinson’s status remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dwight G. Rider
Fort Dodge
Eldora
State Executive Council
Atty
John Rankin
Rider
Jens Grothe
Hardin County
D. W. Dickinson
Former Cedar Rapids Man Held in Arizona
Albert S. Kennedy formerly of Cedar Rapids is jailed in Safford Arizona for $130 in bogus checks written locally last month. He is also wanted in Denver and Los Angeles for rubber checks. Cedar Rapids police hold initial jurisdiction while extradition plans proceed despite Kennedy signaling he will contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
Safford
Ariz
W. J. Kudina
Kennedy
Denver
Los Angeles
Kudrna
Skeet Bowman
Argentine Business Lockout Paralyzes Nation Before Election
Argentina shuts down business life as 15 000 federal police vow to crush unrest. Factories, stores, bars and transportation face closures amid a government decree raising fees and mandating a one month wage bonus. The lockout ties to February 24 presidential election as Peron seeks labor votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Cordoba
Peron
British Use Sherman Tanks as Java Turmoil Rises
London Evening News reports British forces in Java deploy heavy Sherman tanks, artillery, and naval gunfire to stem the nationalist offensive near Batavia. Ambushes kill three British soldiers as the Java unrest widens beyond recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
London Evening News
Java
Batavia
Heart Mountain Relocation Center Closes After WWII Transit
Heart Mountain Wyoming closes following last train load of Japanese Americans to leave for the West Coast. Built in 1942 at a cost of several million dollars, the facility cost the federal government about five million dollars annually to maintain and operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Mountain
Wyo
Wyoming
West Coast
Carop
Peacock motif chair set pattern 761 from Cedar Rapids Gazette
A needlecraft pattern offers a peacock design for embroidery and crochet. Pattern 761 provides transfer of peacock bodies crochet directions and stitches. Send 15 cents and pattern number with name and address to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
West
Randolph Street
Chicago
Ill
Mrs. Josephine I Hamilton Dies After Brief Illness
Cedar Rapids resident Mrs. Josephine I Hamilton widow of William W Hamilton died at home Sunday morning after a brief illness. Born in Alton NL in 1857 she married W W Hamilton in 1881 at Bloomington IL and moved to Cedar Rapids from Mapleton IA. Survived by three daughters seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. funeral services set for 3 30 p m Tuesday in Turner chapel conducted by a Christian Science church reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine I. Hamilton
William Wallace Hamilton
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Alton
W W.W. Hamilton
Bloomington
Ill
Mapleton
Louise Hamilton Bolton
Steele Hamilton Wilcox
Niantic
Conn
Josephine Hamilton Hubbell
Buffalo
N. Y
Hamilton
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Wesleyan Academy
Bloomington, Ill
Turner Chapel
Christian Science Church
Rites Planned for Avery V. Wallace Confectionery Trader
Avery V. Wallace 57 Cedar Rapids resident since 1943 died at his home after a brief illness. Born February 14 1886 in Soldiers Grove Wisconsin he was longtime confectionery salesman and jobber in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Surviving are widow Pearl daughter Mildred Wallace three sisters all in Janesville Wisconsin. a brother and two sisters preceded him in death. Funeral and burial set for Neillsville Wisconsin with services at Schiller and Terhune chapel and burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery V. Wallace
Fifth Street
Acousticon
Cedar Rapids
Soldiers Grove
Wis
Mankato
Minn
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pearl
Mildred Wallace
Sarah Carpenter
Otto Stubbe
Jule Stubbe
Janesville
Wallace
First Presbyterian Church of
Masonic Blue Lodge No. 163
Neillsville
Fidelity Life Association
Schiller and Terhune
Monay
Death of Gertrude Margarite Lauber in Woodward
Gertrude Margarite Lauber died at 4 40 a m Sunday in a Woodward hospital. Born November 15 1905 in Buchanan county she lived with her parents in Buchanan Fayette and Linn counties until her mother’s July 1942 death. Survived by her father a sister Mrs Henry Bencke Cedar Rapids and several aunts and uncles. Moon chapel service at 2 p m Tuesday conducted by Rev Floyd Hinshaw burial Cedar Memorial Park friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Margarite Lauber
Henry Lauber
Oakland Drive
Woodward
Buchanan County
Buchanan
Fayette and Linn
Henry Bencke
Cedar Rapids
Death of Cedar Rapids man John King at 81
John King 81 of 222 First street SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 8 30 am Monday. Survived by several nieces and nephews. Wife Elizabeth died in 1936. Body at Beatty chapel. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John King
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth
Beatty Chapel
Courthouse Veteran Sentenced On Desertion Charge
Lloyd Smith, navy veteran, received a one year suspended sentence in county jail for desertion and abandonment of minor children. He was brought from Chicago by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder after leaving his Cedar Rapids family a year ago. Clyde Howery, 31, waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on a desertion of three minor children. A warrant had been issued for Howery and he surrendered at the county jail Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Smith
J. E. Heiserman
Smith
Chicago
Harlan Snyder
Cedar Rapids
Clyde Howery
H. R. Churchill
Howery
Bradshaw Faces Suit Over Gas and Oil Bills
Carl Bradshaw of Springville is named as defendant in a Deep Rock Oil Co. suit for 103.17 dollars. The company alleges he bought gas and oil while living in Osceola and did not pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bradshaw
Springville
Deep Rock Oil Company
Bradshaw
Osceola
Webb granted annulment to Dor ris Webb in Texas
Milo F. Webb received a decree of annulment Saturday from Dor ris Webb. The couple were married on Oct. 16, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas. The petition was filed last April by Judge Floyd Phil rick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo F. Webb
Dorris Webb
San Antonio
Texas
Floyd Philrick
Mary Bachkes Named Executrix In Cedar Rapids Will
Mrs. Mary Bachkes of 217 Tenth avenue SE is appointed executrix of the will of her husband Peter Bachkes who died June 21 1944 in Cedar Rapids. The will bears a date of July 20 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bachkes
Tenth Avenue SE
Peter Bachkes
Cedar Rapids
School board to join Cedar Rapids playground commission
Arthur Todd of the National Recreation Association urged permanent ties between the Cedar Rapids school system and the playground and recreation commission. He proposed ex officio school representation on the commission, with the superintendent or a board member serving terms aligning with two and three year arrangements. The council must study the proposal before action, with final decision by the council. Ambroz and Mrs. Evelyn Fillmore were reappointed to the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Todd
National Recreation Association
Todd
Playground and Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Playground and Recreation Co
Ambroz
Frank K. Hahn
Council
Es Ambroz
Evelyn Fillmore
Germany Not Licked Dr Van Walt Warns Rotary
Dr. Harry P. Van Walt of Peoria warns Rotarians that Germany is not licked, stressing mental disarmament alongside physical. recounts family tragedy under Nazi advance and predicts democracy for Japan while Germany’s supremacy belief runs deep. He favors dismembering Germany to unite Germans and proposes an international bank to fund reparations and victor costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Harry P. van Walt
Peoria
Til
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Dr. van Walt
Hitler
Netherlands
Greek Orthodox Church Holds Annual Banquet
The Hellenic Orthodox Church of St John the Baptist held its annual banquet naming William Haritakis president succeeding Louis Chipakas. New officers included John M Costas vice president Costas Giannidakos secretary Paul Costas treasurer and Mike G Bellas George Faches Christ Maggas Mike Pagomenos and Tom A Thomas as trustees. The Rev D Mittakos spoke briefly before a social hour with 115 members served by church youth. The event also celebrated St John Name day with John Lapes George Thomas Pappas Tzortzuodikis and Papazofiropoulos honored guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hellenic Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist
William Haritakis
Louis Chipakas
John M. Costas
Costas Giannidakos
Paul Costas
Mike G. Bellas
George Faches
Christ Maggas
Mike Pagomenos
Tom A. Thomas
D. Mittakos
Mike Thomas
Tom Panagos
Peter Chiafos
Jim Bellas
Mike Katsakos
St. John
John—Lapes
George, Thomas, Pappas
Tzortzuodikis
Papazofiropoulos
Radar lights Great Lakes navigation with shipboard radar
Kingston Ontario report on five months of radar testing aboard the Canadian lighthouse tender Grenville on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence river. Capt Murray Barry described radar as like noon daylight, enabling ships to see shore and water beyond visual range. Maximum range 34 miles, enlarged images to 6000 yards and small images to 30 000 yards, with limits at 250 yards. Antenna four feet wide rotates atop the foremast with control in a base compartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Ontario
Great Lakes
A. A. Wicks
Wicks
St. Lawrence River
Grenville
Murray Barry
Barry
Enjoined from Stopping Shipment to Case Plant
Three officers and the local 807 of the United Automobile Workers were barred from interfering with Burlington railroad shipments to the J. I. Case plant in Burlington. The injunction, sought in district court before Judge E. O. Newell, targets pickets alleged to block delivery and removal of plant supplies during a strike. Named individuals include Bernard Kraft George Flanten and Charles Fane, with the union local named as a unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
United Automobile Workers
CSO
Burlington Railroad
J. I. Case
E. O. Newell
Bernard Kraft
George Flanten
Charles Fane
Public Welfare Bureau Meeting At Montrose Hotel
The Chamber of Commerce public welfare bureau will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday at noon at the Montrose hotel. Elmer Young of 341 Fifth avenue SW and Hughie Lekin of 311 Fourth street NW returned Saturday from a vacation in Miami, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s
Leonard Albers
Belle Plaine
Pfc
Eldon Burr
Center Point
Kenneth Schmitt
Fifth Avenue
Vernon Sadelik
Bever Avenue
Fred Peterson
Sixteenth Street
Melvin Colbert
Lisbon
Mercy
Raymond J. Hey
Tenth Street
Elmer Krug
Atkins
Tech
John McDonald
Twenty Fourth Street Drive
San Francisco
E. T. Salveson
Thomas
Salveson
Lillian Majewski
Sam Sterenchuk
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Public Welfare Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Montrose Hotel
Elmer Young
Fifth Avenue SW
Hughie Lekin
Fourth Street
Miami, Fla
Reverend Trowbridge to Speak at Sunshine Mission
The Rev. L B Trowbridge, field representative of the American Tract Society, spoke Sunday at Central Park Presbyterian Church and Church of the Open Bible and will give a sermon Thursday evening at the Sunshine Mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Trowbridge
The
American Tract Society
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Church of the Open Bible
Sunshine Mission
Kremer Missed V E and V J Days Aboard Pickaway
Eugene D. Kremer served on the USS Pickaway and crossed the International Date Line twice during V E and V J days. The vessel marked two Easter Sundays but did not observe a Fourth of July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stapleton
Neb
Eugene D. Kremer
Jury Opens Murder Case Against Slaymaker in Linn County
Linn county grand jury began its investigation into Lawrence E. Slaymaker 33 charged with murder in the death of Charles E. McMullen. The seven man panel heard ten witnesses including Cedar Rapids officers and deliberates on evidence for possible trial. Foreman Otto Kohl led the session with Miss Evelyn Hamiel sworn as grand jury reporter and Fred C. Triebel as bailiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Grand Jury
Lawrence E. Slaymaker
Charles E. McMullen
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Heiserman
Evelyn Hamiel
Tipton
Fred C. Triebel
Slaymaker
Sixth Avenue SE
McMullen
St. Luke’s Hospital
Second
Third Avenues
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Otto A. Kohl
Seventh Street
Arthur Wall
Dolph van Sickle
Springville
Gary Railsback
Fayette
W. G. Stick
Grant
Jackson
Frank Skalsky, Jr. Putnam
Elmer Burr
Spring Grove
How Linseed Oil Is Made In Specialized Mills
The production of pure raw linseed oil involves crushing flaxseed between large steel rollers in mills built specifically for this purpose. The process emphasizes mechanical pressing to extract the oil efficiently.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Record
Bismarck
Miami
New York
Sioux City
Police Theft Report
Woodie Abodeely
Sixth Street
Betty Miene
Third Avenue Bridge
Cigaret
Don Macek
Fourth and
Justice Court
John D. Gatto
Mike Ayash
Fourteenth Avenue SE
W. A. Ball
Harold L. Osborn
Clinton Peacock
E Avenue NE
Frank Straub
Omaha
Lee Strait
B Avenue NE
Ead
Ben
Howard C. Burleson
Merchants Bank
City Hall
Ernest A. McGowan
Parkway Inn
Ellis Boulevard
Aa Beret Det
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Noo
Bill
Jim
Clinton Candy Company
Arizona
Felipe Urdapilleta
Gro
Filomeno Velazco
Food Distribution
Preen
Lapes
Florist
3Rd Ave
Gertrude Lauber
van Walt
Toman
Tomans
Third Ave
Beatrice Janeba
Cornelius Tuecke
First Avenue East
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!