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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1945
Page
1
Daily Record lists food and gas stamps valid dates in book No. 4 plus new issue No. 1 2 3 shoe stamps. Also includes names of locals with marriages births and several minor legal offenses and city incidents reported with dates Feb through Jan 27 1645.
Volga City airman Sgt. Sidney M. Page son of Mr and Mrs Walter Everitt has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters. A radio operator on a B 17 he has flown 30 missions over Europe. He entered service in November 1942 and is now at Miami Beach Florida awaiting reassignment. His wife Lorene York resides at Wyandotte Michigan.
Notice of appointment of executrix for the estate of Linn County Iowa, filed in the district court. The under named is appointed and qualified as executrix to administer and settle the estate, with duties to be performed under Iowa law.
The readable portion references a date in 1848 at 9 o clock and mentions a district attorney Dwight Krumboits. The text is incomplete but suggests a formal legal or court-related notice with a named official and location context.
The Rock Island Marine Dads club led a public protest over Italian war prisoners at the Rock Island arsenal. About 400 prisoners were said to have mingled with locals during Sunday visits, prompting complaints long in discussion. Army Capt. G R McIntyre confirmed eight prisoners were returned to POW camps for being deemed undesirable for arsenal duties.
In a wartime ruling Judge Sullivan holds the President cannot seize private property for war needs. He affirms constitutional rights are inviolable and not overridden by expediency. The decision draws lines between production and distribution while noting the need to avoid strikes during the conflict. Ward’s officials welcome the victory as upholding individual rights amid labor disputes.
B 29 Superfortresses bombed Tokyo causing fires in business districts lasting about four hours. Simultaneously, raids hit the Saigon Cholon area in French Indochina with reports of material damage and casualties. Tokyo acknowledged attacks on the capital, while Indo-China targets were labeled military installations. Saigon remains a major naval base on the China coast.
Linn county coroner Dr. T Frank Hersch said a note was found on the body of William Garrison 710 Eighth Avenue SE who shot himself with a .22 rifle at the Furnace refilling station Saturday and 13 The note did not change the status of the case and was turned over to police for their investigation
The War Production Board Office of War Utilities denied 13 small electric utilities appeals for exemption from the nationwide brownout set to start February 1. The decision affects municipal and other local providers as they face reduced power use under wartime limits.
Allied forces landed on Cheduba island 110 miles southeast of Akyab in the fifth amphibious hop on the Burma coast in two weeks. The move places Allied lines within 200 miles of Burma's southern tip and follows the capture of Myohaung by the 15th Indian corps.
Pfc Frank E Coufal 24 an infantryman has been missing in action since December 20 in Luxembourg. Parents Mr and Mrs Frank Coufal of Swisher were informed by the War Department. He joined service April 17 1944 and went overseas in September.
Private Charles C Moscoe of Company M 58th Infantry was killed in action in Belgium on January 14. He was 20, a Iowa City High School graduate who enlisted last March and arrived overseas in October. Survived by mother Eloise Moscoe of Iowa City, father Charles Moscoe of Coralville, two sisters, two half sisters, a half brother, and a grandmother.
The speaker desires recognition from a great man yet values true friends above status. They confess they would be glad to share company with a millionaire, but insist friendship has no degrees. The core belief is that a real friend matters most for loyalty and willingness to help.
Lieutenant Glen Trusedell flight engineer aboard a B 29 Superfortress is reported missing in action over Tokyo January 3 according to a report to his parents Mr and Mrs C F Trusedell from Greeley.
Sgt. Marvin D. Clark was seriously wounded in Belgium on January 1. His wife received word. Pvt. David Reader, brother of Mrs. Clark, was slightly wounded in France on January 6, according to his parents. Clark went overseas last September and Reader in November.
Pvt Ralph Utterback is hospitalized in Europe recovering from battle wounds in Germany. He is listed as the son of Mr and Mrs Wilford Utterback of Sigourney Iowa.
John Currell Jr., 28, listed missing by the war department via his wife in Hannibal Missouri and his parents of Traer. Currell had been in service a year and a half and was mistakenly reported missing November 12.
Pfc. Jack A. Messler, 26, of Monona, an armored infantryman, has been reported missing in action in Luxembourg since December 18. He enlisted in 1941, served three years in the U.S., and was sent overseas. his wife and son reside on a farm south of Monona with her mother. His two brothers are in service in England and the Philippines, and a sister lives in Merrimac.
IOWA CITY Pfc. Dewey Stoops 22 has been missing in action in Belgium since January 3. Stoops entered service in December 1942 and has served as a paratrooper in England France Holland and Belgium.
Wallace R. Blake, a U S Navy officer and former Marshall evangelist now at Farragut Idaho, will preach at two Church of Christ services at 118 A Avenue NW on Sunday. The 10 45 service will cover Sowing the Seed and the 745 p m talk is God or Mammon. Everyone is invited.
Mr and Mrs Harry Fletcher of Cairo report a letter from their son listed as a prisoner of war since June 1944 after being missing since January 4. The Luftpost postmark shows the letter dated December 3 1944 and sounding well.
Notice is given that J Hogan deceased in Linn County Iowa has appointed William P Hogan as Administrator. All indebted persons must settle promptly with the Clerk of Linn County Iowa. B L Wick attorney handles the estate proceedings.
The fragment indicates a legal notice in Linn County naming Emma J. Neal as Executrix. Carl F. Jordan is listed as Attorney with the document referencing under law. The text is sparse and reads as a court or estate filing excerpt.
Notice states on the 19th day of January Christine Langr has been appointed and qualified as deputy in the office of the pay clerk in Linn County Iowa. P. H. Kubicek, Attorney, represents the district court.
Olathe Navy base Clippers and the Iowa Preflight Sea Hawks basketball game was canceled due to bad flying weather. The Kansas team could not reach Iowa City for the scheduled Saturday night contest.
The Wallace nomination for secretary of commerce faced heavy opposition as the Senate commerce committee rejected the report without recommendation by 11 to 6. Senators debated whether to act on the George bill first, aiming to deny Wallace control of loan agencies if confirmed, while Morgenthau publicly endorsed him.
Cpl Jack C Simson 27 paratrooper grandson of Mr and Mrs Q B Clements 435 Forest Dr Simson West Lost. Pvt Charles Breneman son of Mrs Hazel White 10616 Ave NW awarded combat infantry badge for meritorious service overseas. Pvt Breneman assigned to Roswell NM POW camp after overseas service per army rotation. Staff Sgt Richard C Novak returned to McCook Neb airfield after visit with sister and mother-in-law. Mrs Novak staying with her mother. Staff Sgt Daniel A Janish missing in action over Germany since Dec 4 held in German prison camp per War Department notice to wife Des Moines. Sgt James R Van Antwerp 35 wounded in France Nov 11 now back in action. Purple Heart awarded. Former Penick and Ford employee Pvt Antwerp left NY on D-day. son Robert Van Antwerp in navy. Edward Mahnke water tender 3/c on 18 months in South Pacific on furlough in Cedar Rapids visiting mother Mrs Bess Mehnke 818 Fifth St SE and relatives. Pvt William H Hoffman son of Mr and Mrs John V Hoffman 1617 Second St SW transferred from Jefferson Barracks MO to Camp Hood Texas. brother John J Hoffman stationed New Guinea. Lt Col Alvin B Auerbach now in Burma awarded Bronze Star for meritorious achievement with engineers aviation battalion in India operations Feb 24–Sept 1 1944.
Dubuque AP report notes A D Lee Minneapolis secretary of the Upper Mississippi Waterway Association urged the bordering states to develop the river system. Speaking before the newly formed Upper Mississippi Valley Use council, he urged creation of a regional authority under federal government.
Secretary Ickes denounces Chicago tax reduction claims as a smear and low politics. County officials say he gained an $8,500 break via an erroneous affidavit, while Ickes defends his honesty and attacks rival charges from Bertie McCormick and the Chicago Tribune. Illinois prosecutors say they will investigate the accusation.
Six men left Thursday morning for Fort Snelling Minnesota for induction into the armed forces. They are Joseph H. O'Brien Mc Gregor Alois H Roth Gutten berg Arthur H Roth Gutten berg Donald R. Fields McGre gor Edward H. Winch Gutten Arthur Pfrommer Strawberry Point. Also in the group were two volunteers who have enlisted in the Seabees Clair G McDonnell Clayton and Carroll regor.
Lt. Neal Kemp of Wilton Judiction Iowa helped capture the battered German city of Brachelen on Friday guiding a scout patrol to guard against counter attacks during the operation.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers board at its annual meeting urged that school legislation receive priority in the current session. It cited the need for qualified teachers with adequate salaries tenure and annuity benefits on par with other states. The board noted Iowa has lost more teachers to industry since Pearl Harbor than any other state and urged conservative recommendations of the school code commission be enacted to finance a standard school program for all Iowa children.
MARSHALLTOWN IUP Rob ert A Rockhill Republican former Marshalltown city attorney was elected state senator from Marshall county to fill the vacancy left by the late B Whitehill. Rockhill won 1 783 votes to Democrat C E Wicklund 663. The retiring senator died of a heart attack.
Dr Anders Kristian Jensen former Methodist missionary in Korea now on furlough in the United States will speak at 7 30 p m Sunday in Trinity Methodist church on Third avenue at Fifth street SW He will discuss current Far East problems especially Korea and has observed world affairs in Japan North and South China Malaya Syria Palestine and Europe
Davenport AP reports the Rev J D Griffith bishop's vicar for the Episcopal diocese of Iowa resigns effective March 1 to devote full time to Episcopal churches at Boone and Newton, indicating a significant staffing shift within the Iowa ministry.
Fuel Administrator Harold L. Ickes ordered immediate restriction of coal deliveries across 17 East-Central states the District of Columbia and St. Louis Missouri. Areas with more than five days supply face bans while those with five days or less may receive enough for seven days. Officials urged curtailment in theaters, cinemas, bowling alleys, night clubs, libraries, museums and schools where feasible.
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration cut February new passenger car rationing to 2000, a third less than the prior four months. Estimated February supply around 12000, with about 10900 cars sold daily before rationing.
CBS and WMT air The FBI in Peace and War on hate merchants at 7 30 p m based on Frederick L Collins book. George Szell conducts the Metropolitan Opera with the Boston Symphony at 7 30 p m on Blue and KXEL. Detroit Symphony offers all Wagner at 7 30 p m on Mutual. William Murphy Iowa City attorney presents old song and violin pieces at 8 30 p m on WSUI. Jessica Dragonette performs Every Time We Say Goodbye at 8 45 p m on CBS and WETM. Andy Russell show with Connie Haynes Mel Torme and the Mellones on Blue and KXEL at 9 p m. H K Bennett outlines Iowa code programs at 10 30 p m on Tipton public schools channel.
Radio and theater listings outline a dense schedule with stations WMT WLS WHO WGN WEBM KXEL EXEL and others hosting acts including Danny Kaye Judy Canova and symphony performances. The fragment mentions Natl Barn Dance and Theater of Air plus a Detroit and Boston Symphony engagement hinting at a diverse evening of entertainment across networks.
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