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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1942
Page
1
Adeline Sabotka and Walter L Bohm of Cedar Rapids. Vivian Ramsey of Mills and Carl Cress of Center Point are listed among residents referenced in the item.
Lenore M. Pitts is awarded the house at 1028 Ninth Street Southwest while Ralph C. Pitts receives the car and tools. Alimony of 50 dollars monthly is set for three years with a lump sum option of 1200 dollars within 14 months to satisfy the judgment, Judge John T. Moffit presiding.
John Miskovsky of 706 Third Street SW died suddenly at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Lowell F. Davis, 51, died at the family residence 1333 Sixth Street NW, at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday. Beryl Merrifield, 66, of near Norway, was struck by a car on First Avenue at Eighth Street FE early Wednesday.
On Tuesday several blazes and faults triggered alarms. At 1331 Third avenue SW a roof fire occurred, Earl Kirby reported. Later 616 Twelfth avenue SW saw a roof fire under R. H. Pilgrim. An overheated coal dust burn near Iowa Electric Light and Power caused a general alarm. A chimney fire at 1508 Second avenue SE was logged by George Victorine. Wednesday morning a defective chimney at 720 Sixth street SE prompted an alarm noted by Hazel Ramer. An overheated motor on a furnace blower at 329 Fifth avenue SW was reported by F. Janda.
A series of birth notices detail newborns across several locations. Notable entries include Jan 26 in Washington DC to Mr. and Mrs. Mickel. Jan 27 in Boone to Mr. and Mrs. Miller. Jan 27 at St Luke’s for Mr. and Mrs. Bickal. Jan 27 for Marion couple Johnson. Jan 28 for Carr and Beatty households. and Jan 27 for Nesselhaus and Wilson families with multiple locales represented.
Senator Clyde M. Reed introduces a wartime wage hour bill to raise the regular work week to 48 hours with no overtime pay for up to six months after the war. The measure would override the current 40 hour limit during the war and for a subsequent six months.
Washington report notes plans from industry and WPB to curb luxury fabrics for the next fall season. War production board officials say wool and other materials will be allocated, forcing many women to replace rayon dresses with simpler designs and plain hats. Major labels and stylish options shrink as shortages reshape wardrobes nationwide.
Secretary of the Navy Knox says critics misunderstood him as he frames the Pacific and Atlantic theaters as one war. He cites ships sunk and missions completed, urges increased U S naval strength to blunt Japanese gains and secure sea lanes to Britain. He warns the thief of the Pacific will face mighty battles as U S forces move to the South Pacific fronts.
A Nazi submarine is suspected in an attack on the 7,236 ton Pan-Maine owned by Pan-American. Navy officials said Pan-Maine sent a last message Tuesday afternoon and nothing since, while survivors from the Francis E. Powell reached Lewes Delaware and Chincoteague Virginia.
Thirty-three survivors of a torpedoed British tanker reached an East Coast Canadian port after spending 33 hours in an open lifeboat. The day marked a third submarine attack in the Atlantic off the Canadian coast within 24 hours, with 51 lives reportedly lost on two other ships.
Bighorn sheep prefer sweet mountain grasses and flowers and eat coarse food only when grasses are not available. The animals show selective foraging, favoring lush meadow flora whenever it occurs.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha said the century old Peru Ecuador border dispute is settled. Peruvian troops will withdraw immediately from disputed positions while final terms are worked out. The accord clears the way for Ecuador to sever relations with Germany Japan and Italy alongside 18 other American nations.
Officially, lend lease has reversed with supplies flowing from Britain and other nations to U S forces in North Ireland and the South Pacific. The move pools resources of the United Nations, especially the United States and Great Britain, while legally remaining lend lease. Returns may be in kind as proposed, but exact balance is uncertain.
President Getulio Vargas signed a decree severing Brazil's relations with Germany Italy and Japan following Inter-American conference guidance. The move aligns Brazil with Allied nations amid growing global tensions in the war era.
Mrs J J Runner of the University of Iowa told Kiwanis club members at a Roosevelt hotel luncheon that personality analysis can yield remarkable pattern changes. She said trivialities matter in analysis and that emotional relief can produce dramatic changes similar to lancing a boil.
Conferees backed a ceiling at 160 percent of parity, allowing about a 10 percent rise from rent levels. Wage regulation was excluded, with advocates arguing price control suffices. Senator Nye led opposition for omitting wages, warning farmers face a price straight jacket and criticizing unequal profits amid wartime.
Mrs Mary Netolicky Svoboda 80 died at 11 45 p m Tuesday at her daughter’s home two miles southeast of Shueyville after a short illness She had lived in the Ely area until her husband Joseph Svoboda died May 20 1939 She leaves seven daughters and several sons in law Funeral services will be in Brush chapel Friday at 2 pm Burial will be near Shueyville Friends may call at the chapel
Mrs Minnie May Davis wife of Lowell F Davis died at the family residence 1333 Sixth street NW at 815 am Wednesday after a brief illness Born June 14 1890 at Fredonia Kaw she lived there before moving to Cedar Rapids 45 years ago She married Lowell Davis on March 5 1913 in Cedar Rapids Survived by her husband five children Dorothy Kenneth Elmer and Robert all in Cedar Rapids and a sister
The Russian army reported capturing the rail town of Mey on the Festern front, part of a broader advance to disrupt German reserves. German forces were described as fleeing west while the Red Army pressed gains near Smolensk and at Velikiye Luki on the Northwest front with no definite new gains announced.
The report details a 18 to 20 mph car stop after impact near First Avenue where three pedestrians have died in similar after dark crossings over the past three years. Merrifield born December 28, 1874 in Iowa County, survived by son Lynn and brothers Morgan Lewis George. funeral at Teahen chapel Friday.
Senator Gillette Clown reports a Pacific coast Japanese newspaper translation claiming dead Japanese aviators wore American rings from Honolulu high school or the University of Oregon. He notes Japan’s denial that youths owe allegiance to the Rising Sun.
Charles Kotek a 32 year old Cedar Rapids man faced three felony counts after an arraignment before Judge C J Haas on charges including forging a check robbery and larceny. He requested time to plead and asked for court appointed counsel. The judge set 9 am Saturday for pleas and remanded him to the county jail. Kotek was escorted to the hearing after being brought to Iowa City by Iowa City ice from a Davenport bus.
The Los Angeles board of supervisors asked the federal government on Tuesday to move 13 000 alien Japanese from the Los Angeles area to inland points to safeguard defense industries and prevent fifth column activity.
Vinton notes that Wheaton College’s program was shaped by Prof H William Nordin who organized most of the music used.
British forces claim a major air blow on Rommel’s Libyan lines with American made planes aiding the Eighth Army. Dozens of desert battles left vehicles and troops stunned as Axis fighters were scarce and two enemy planes fell.
President Roosevelt nominated Brig. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley former secretary of war under Hoover as the first U S minister to New Zealand Early said Hurley has arrived in New Zealand and would take a special mission The move is unusual as American diplomats normally hold civilian ranks
Wilson principal Miss Jennie E. Post announced the donkey basketball game scheduled for February 4 has been canceled. The decision followed opposition from the buildings and grounds committee over potential gym damage from last summer and prior improvements including new stage drapes and other upgrades.
Police filed larceny charges against Carl Nebendahl 18 of Marion accused of stealing 70 dollars from Peoples Grocery. He admitted taking currency from an open safe after delivering groceries, was arrested after 2 pm and the money recovered at his Marion home. He had no prior record and was appointed counsel by Judge C J Haas.
Seattle The University of Washington named Pest Welch freshman coach as successor to James Phelan, ousted December 13. Welch, 35, a Purdue All American fullback in 1929, had joined Washington in 1930 with Phelan and was discharged with the staff last month, but the new appointment reinstates him amid six weeks of speculative candidates including Carl Snavely Dallas Ward Dr Jock Sutherland and several local high school coaches.
Bernard Butynski filed with the superior court to legally change his surname to de Groot amid friends teasing about his name. The action requests official approval of the new legal identity.
John M. Grimm was reelected by the Greater Cedar Rapids company. Also reelected as officers are Horace G. Hedges vice president Clare Marshall treasurer and A L Taylor secretary. Directors were reelected at the annual session held two weeks ago.
A federal grand jury indicted three Americans Ralph Townsend David Warren Ryder and Frederick Vincent Williams and three Japanese Tsutomu Obana K Takashi Takashi Hashi and S Tekeuchi for distributing hundreds of thousands of books and pamphlets for Japan while failing to register as agents of the Japanese government.
Repairs finished early Wednesday restoring operations at the Wilson and Quaker Oats plants after a power failure at the Iowa Electric Light and Power plant. Tubes blew in two boilers causing a shutdown. A coal pile atop a preheater caught fire at 6:40 p.m. but firemen limited damage to a confined area.
Des Moines Iowa Col P A Lainson outlined the Iowa state guard uniform plans A blue circle insignia with a gold map of Iowa and the words Iowa State Guard will identify the uniform The lapel shield on the blouse will read Iowa Equipment issued includes rifle bayonet first aid kit overcoat overseas cap shirt blouse trousers leggings underwear socks and shoes Officers receive 100 in state funds for uniforms and gear.
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