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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1942

Page

9

Weather table for Cedar Rapids to New York

Readable weather table lists highs and lows for cities including Cedar Rapids Boston Sioux City Washington Omaha New Orleans Charles City Bismarck Des Moines Dubuque Chicago Davenport Pittsburgh New York with numbers for highs and lows. The data shows a mix of warm days and cool nights across several regional locations.

Cedar Rapids Boston Sioux City Washington Omahs New Orleans Charles City Bismarck Des Moines Detroit Dubuque Chicago Davenport Pittsburgh New York

Justice of Peace Count Sentences Foster in Eddyville

Aaron Foster of Eddyville was sentenced by Justice H R Churchill to 30 days in county jail for intoxication. The sentence was suspended for 30 days in December on a muttimus issued by the justice.

Aaron Foster Eddyville H. R. Churchill

Local Obituaries Report Three Deaths Nearby

William Murphy aged 77 died at his home five miles west of Cedar Rapids at 10 p.m. Saturday. Mrs Antonie Sova aged 68 died at her home 1744 Mt Vernon avenue SE at 4:05 a.m. Monday. Duane H Hughes aged 36 died at his home 716 Tenth street NW at 12:55 p.m. Monday.

William Murphy Cedar Rapids Antonie Sova Mt. Vernon Avenue Duane H Hughes Tenth Street

Fire incidents reported at multiple city locations

Sunday at 3:37 PM a roof fire on 1544 C Avenue NE Heald Bowser triggered a general alarm. A defective stove caused kitchen grease fire at 4th Street Eighth Avenue SW. Monday at 7:23 AM overheated carbon in a dryer caused a small fire at Penick and Ford plant. An 8:09 AM chimney fire occurred at 815 Second Avenue SW Frank Yancik Company No. 2.

C Avenue NE Heald Bowser Eighth Avenue E. H. Denison Penick and Ford Second Avenue Frank Yancik Company No. 2

Police Court Fines Hit Local Offenders in Disturbing the Peace

Miles Landis 49 of 516 Eighth Avenue SE fined 25 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace of his family. Melvin Daywitt 29 of Stanwood fined 25 dollars and costs for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Ted Kasner Jr 1414 Avenue NE fined 25 dollars and costs for drunkenness. Richard Wink 52 of 812 Daniels Street NE fined 25 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace of his family. Norbert Hemmer Monticello fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving. RV Buresh 217 Fifth Avenue SW fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 45. John Nedrow Marion surrendered license 25 days for speeding 44. Charles Booth Central hotel fined 1 dollar and costs for blocking a sidewalk with a truck.

Miles Landis Eighth Avenue SE Melvin Daywitt Stanwood Ted Kasner, Jr Avenue NE Richard Wink Daniels Street Norbert Hemmer Monticello RV. Buresh Fifth Avenue John Nedrow Marion Charles Booth Central Hotel

Local Hospital Births Include Multiple January Signings

Mercy hospital reports newborns for the Aldridges in 713 Third Ave SW and the Suchomels in 1922 E Street SW with Jan 25 dates, plus Card in Marion and Rinderknecht in Dubuque. St Luke's lists a son for Schamel in 1324 L Avenue NE and for Carlson at 879 Twelfth Street with Jan 24 dates.

Mercy L Avenue Leo Carlson Twelfth Street

Local Birth Announcements Many Daughters Reported

NE born Jan 24 to Mr and Mrs Harry Julsgard at 1569 First Avenue SE. A daughter born Jan 25 to Mr and Mrs Edward Kinzie of Robins. A daughter born Jan 25 to Mr and Mrs Prentiss Folag of Norway. A son born Jan 26 to Mr and Mrs Edwin Hunter Jr of Lansdowne Fa. Hunter is formerly Ann Douglass of Cedar Rapids.

Harry Julsgard First Avenue Edward Kinzie Robins Prentiss Folag Norway Edwin Hunter, Jr Lansdowne, Fa Hunter Ann Douglass Cedar Rapids

MacArthur repels Japanese assault at Bat an stronghold

MacArthur’s forces at Batan mount a counterattack on the Japanese left flank after a northeast push from Subic bay. 155 mm artillery concentrates fire, sending Japanese troops into disarray and leaving supplies and hundreds of dead on the battlefield. A remaining U.S. fighter force, including a Curtiss P-40, engages enemy aircraft despite limited air cover.

Subic Bay MacArthur Balanga Japan Frank Hewlett United Press Batan Hewlett

Urges Immediate Repeal Of New Auto Use Tax

The Keystone Automobile Club in Philadelphia calls for the immediate repeal of the new $5 automobile use tax. It denounces the levy as discriminatory and prone to abuse and warns it could pave the way for higher federal, state, and local automotive taxes.

Philadelphia Keystone Automobile Club Keystone

Batan Defenders Foil Jap Tricks With Password Test

US Army garrison at Batan peninsula repels Japanese ruses as sentry Passwords using L heavy sounds reveal impostors. Night firecrackers and flashless powder hinder detection, but American and Filipino troops stay unshaken amid heavy fighting and many dead on no mans land.

No Man’s Land

Beals Return From 10 Day New York City Visit

City brief notes Mr and Mrs Ray H Beals of 2012 Meadowbrook drive SE have returned home after a ten day stay in New York City. Also announced is a church Bible study at 8 p m Tuesday by the Seventh Day Adventist church 1208 First avenue NW with pictures on China to be shown. A Glow Room cooking school at 2 15 p m Tuesday by the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co formerly Cedar Rapids Gas Co. Also public notices that Train No 6 will depart Union Station at 1 am for Chicago with the Cedar Rapids sleeper ready for occupancy at 9 30 pm at the depot.

Ray H Beals Meadowbrook Drive New York City Seventh Day Adventist Church First Avenue NW China Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co Cedar Rapids Gas Co Union Station Chicago Chicago and North Western Railroad

Milwaukee executive to speak at Cedar Rapids life underwriters luncheon

John H. Jamieson of Milwaukee manager of field training for Northwestern Mutual Life and former vice president of the sales research bureau will address the Cedar Rapids Association of Life Underwriters at the Wednesday noon luncheon at the Montrose hotel.

John H. Jamieson Milwaukee Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Sales Research Bureau Cedar Rapids Association of Life Underwriters Montrose Hotel

Cub Pack 24 Hosts Regular Meeting at Garfield School

Cub Pack 24 holds its regular monthly meeting at Garfield School Wednesday evening with a 7:30 business meeting. A potluck supper is provided. families should bring sandwiches china silverware and one covered dish. Den 3 leads the entertainment. coffee served. All parents and friends invited.

Cub Pack 24 Garfield School Den 3

Tow Family On 10 Day Furlough From Camp Wheeler

Lieut. and Mrs. Keith Tow and their son Allen are on a 10 day furlough visiting relatives in Cedar Rapids Norway and Gar win. In Cedar Rapids they see Mrs. Tow's sisters Mrs. Wayne Stookey and Mrs. Harold Temple man. They plan to leave Wednesday for Camp Wheeler Macon Ga where Mr. Tow is stationed.

Keith Tow Allen Cedar Rapids Norway Garwin Tow Wayne Stookey Bayvenue Harold Templeman C Avenue Mr. Tow Camp Wheeler Macon

San Quentin Prison Orchestra Debuts Radio Series

The San Quentin, California, prison orchestra opened a run of weekly radio programs on Sunday night with their rendition of Time On My Hands.

San Quentin, Calif San Quentin Prison

Ship Sunk After Torpedo Attack Near Sea Isle City

Dr. Alexander Stuart says crew members saw three submarines near the U S vessel before the first torpedo hit. The ship sank after three torpedoes, with an internal explosion reported. Captain Karl Horne of Philadelphia said the ship belonged to the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission of New York.

Alexander Stuart Sea Isle City Navy Stuart Karl Horne Philadelphia Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission New York City

Norwegian tanker torpedoed sinks. 36 dead

In the Atlantic a Norwegian tanker was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine. On arrival at an Eastern Canadian port five survivors reported Sunday night that 36 men perished. The dead include 31 Norwegians, two Britons, one Canadian, and two Portuguese East Indians.

Atlantic

Mary Livingstone Faints On Benny Radio Show

Mary Livingstone wife of Jack Benny fainted at the end of the Sunday night program. She had been ill with a sinus infection for a week and was cared for by a physician after collapsing on stage while Benny finished the show.

Hollywood Mary Livingstone Jack Benny Benny

Red Cross Notes and College Club Aid Signals Community Help

McKinley junior high seventh graders budget income to fund yarn for refugee children. Red Cross pins by Malvina Hoffman gain popularity as coats display them. Hal Sheridan offers Paramount Theatre space for small groups. College club members assist with the Red Cross war fund, civilian defense reports 30 volunteers. Two new Clara Barton biographies appear in the public library, in high demand.

Red College Club Red Cross War Fund Clara Barton The Red Cross Jeanette Nolan Mildred Pace

Carole Lombard Bonds Proposed in Defense Fund Drive

Representative Ludlow of Indiana proposed naming a new issue of defense bonds the Carole Lombard victory bonds to honor the late actress for her work in promoting defense bond sales before her death in a plane crash.

Washington INS Ludlow D-Ind

Halligan Sees Halt Ahead for Voluntary Army Enlistments

Col. Frank B. Halligan, head of Iowa's selective service board, told a Rotary Club audience that voluntary enlistments would be halted to keep essential workers in industry and to place the right men where they aid the war effort most. He argued selective service offers a systematic, better organized path to building the army.

Frank B. Halligan Selective Service Board For Iowa Halligan Rotary Club Roosevelt Hotel

Deaths: Earle Murphy longtime county farmer at 10 p.m.

Earle Murphy died after a short illness at his Cedar Rapids area home five miles west of Cedar Rapids at 10 p.m Saturday. Born January 17 1865 in La Salle he lived in the county since boyhood. Survived by wife Margaret McNulty Murphy, several children, sister Miss Mary Murphy, 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St Patrick's Fairfax with burial in St Patrick's cemetery. Body at Brady chapel then home for visitation.

William Murphy Cedar Rapids la Salle Margaret McNulty Murphy Emmett Milo Krob Solon Forrest Jedlicka Tipton Fort Des Moines Bernard

Hughes Rites Pending For Cedar Rapids Man

Duane H. Hughes 36 died at 1 55 p m Monday after a two month illness. Born in Viola May 8 1905 he lived 13 years in Cedar Rapids and seven in Marion. He was a welder for Cherry Burrell and is survived by wife Marian L daughter Patricia Leon son John Robert mother Mrs Minnie Hughes Marion sister Mrs Earl Weaver Marion brother Wilbert Cedar Rapids three half brothers Ralph Walter Frank. Body at Janeba funeral home pending arrangements.

Duane H. Hughes Tenth Street Viola Cedar Rapids Marion Cherry-Burrell Company Marian L Patricia Leon John Robert Minnie Hughes Earl Weaver Wilbert Ralph Hughes Walter Hughes Alburnett Frank Little Janeba Funeral Home

Mrs Antonie Sova Dies After Long Illness in Cedar Rapids

Mrs Antonie Sova died at 4.05 a.m. Monday at her home 1744 Mt Vernon Ave SE after a long illness. Born in Bohemia on April 19, 1873, she lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years. Survived by four sons Joseph Rudolph James and Frank all of Cedar Rapids seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending. Friends may call at the Barta chapel.

Antonie Sova Mt. Vernon Avenue Bohemia Cedar Rapids Anton Mary Barta Joseph Rudolph James Frank Pomnenka Viasti Lodge Barta Chapel

Funeral services for Mrs George H Knauer

Mrs George H Knauer dies in local hospital Saturday. Funeral in Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday conducted by Rev Floyd H Weed and Rev Thomas C Collister. Burial in Linwood cemetery. Honorary pallbearers: Mark Daywilt William Hickman Joseph Kacer Charles Nelson Isaac Brown Fred Samak.

George H Knauer Turner Chapel Floyd H. Weed Methodist Church Decorah Thomas C. Collister Cedar Rapids Linwood Cemetery Mark Daywilt William Hickman Joseph Kacer Charles Nelson Isaac Brown Fred Samak

Joseph Novotny Funeral Planned in South Dakota

Funeral services for Joseph Novotny former Cedar Rapids resident who died near Castle Rock South Dakota will be conducted by Reverend Ludvik Burian. Burial at the Bohemian National Cemetery is scheduled for 2 30 p.m. Wednesday.

Joseph Novotny Cedar Rapids Castle Rock S. D Ludvik Burian Bohemian National Cemetery

Malta Shakeup as Leatham Appointed Flag Officer

Vice Admiral Ralph Leatham, commander in chief of Britain's East Indies station, was named flag officer in charge of Malta. He succeeds Vice Admiral Wilbraham T. R. Ford, who becomes admiral and commander in chief at Rosyth in the Firth of Forth.

London INS Ralph Leatham Britain East Indies Malta Wilbraham T. R. Ford Rosyth Firth of Forth

Record Bill Carries 17 Billion Navy Budget to House Floor

A $17,722,565,474 naval appropriation bill, largest in history, was approved by the House Appropriations Committee and sent to the House floor. It allocates $13,430,339,974 for 1943 and $4,292,225,500 in supplemental funds, with major increases in ships and sea power and aims at unquestioned supremacy of the seas. Admiral Stark testified the fleet must be ready and described the objectives to gain sea control, destroy enemy commerce, and support allied forces.

Washington United States House Appropriations Committee House Harold R. Stark Stark Bureau of Aeronautics Europe

Lend Lease Post to Lewis Douglas Rejoins Government

Lewis W. Douglas, Roosevelt budget chief and brain trust member, returns to government work as associate of Averell Harriman to speed war goods flow to London. He plans to join Harriman in London after familiarizing himself with the lend-lease setup here.

Washington INS Lewis W. Douglas Roosevelt W Averell Harriman London Douglas Life Insurance Harriman Brain Trust White House

Analysis of War Era Command Decisions in Critical Reports

Commentators from The Washington Times-Herald The Washington Post and The New York Times discussed a commission's report on wartime supply failures and the lack of preparation. Critics blamed Washington officials for negligence alongside criticized naval leaders for insufficient foresight and planning.

Washington Times-Herald Knox Stimson Washington Post Commission Washington The New York Times Kimmel Short New York Herald-Tribune

Jeanne Kavanaugh Signs Roosevelt Name on Documents Daily

Jeanne Kavanaugh signs President Roosevelt's name to hundreds of government documents each working day, according to the report. Her routine involves authenticating official papers as part of a daily clerical task connected to the administration.

Jeanne Kavanaugh President Roosevelt

Council Delays Action On Beer Permit Change

Safety Commissioner Wes Bend esh presented an application for the transfer of a class B beer permit to the city council. The request by Frank J. Krahk for a tavern transfer from 115 F avenue NW to 1100 First street SW was tabled until next Thursday. No objections to the transfer have been received.

Wes Bendesh Frank J. Krahk F Avenue NW Kralik First Street

Gillette opposes Hatch Act exemption for dollar a year men

Senator Gillette of Iowa warned in the senate that exempting dollar a year volunteers and non compensated federal officials from the Hatch Act would be a fatal mistake. He challenged a war powers bill provision defended by Senators O Mahoney and Austin that would waive the act restrictions for such volunteers.

Washington Gillette Iowa Senate Federa O'Mahoney Wyo Austin R-Vt

Congressmen Laud MacArthur's Work

Congress paused to honor Gen Douglas MacArthur on his sixty second birthday. Majority Leader McCormack praised his resolve and leadership in the Philippines and in his forces. Representative Fish commended the heroic stand of American and Filipino soldiers and sent congratulations and gratitude.

Washington INS Congress Douglas MacArthur Philippines McCormack House Fish R+N.Y

CIO Board Urges Raises Be Sought

The CIO executive board adopted a resolution urging affiliated CIO unions to demand a substantial wage increase in current negotiations. The move aims to offset rising living costs and higher taxes.

New York CIO

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