Weather data and obituaries from Cedar Rapids area
The notice lists high temperatures with city readings and records for New York Chicago and other places. It reports deaths of Maurice Shepherd 80 at 1331 D Avenue NE and William Roenig 76 at 1207 Sixth Street NW with times on Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids Ag
New York i Bismare Mans
Sioux City
Avenport
iWashington
Moines
Maurice
Shepherd
D Avenue NE
William Roeniig
Sixth Street NW
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Residents Named Pairs
Samuel Alfred Adland of Chicago and Opal Lillian Clause of Iowa City linked in a notice with Harold E. Stange and Margaret A. Freeman of Iowa City as well as Joseph T. Hadish and Thelma Connor of Cedar Rapids in a public record listing.
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Samuel Alfred Adland
Chicago
Opal Lillian Clause
Iowa City
Harold E. Stange
Margaret A. Freeman
Joseph T. Hadish
Thelma Connor
Cedar Rapids
Local Public Notices and Miscellaneous Offenses
Clarence Radecke, 44, of 1613 E avenue NE fined 100 dollars and costs for drunkenness. Mrs. N. Happel, 2704 J street SW fined 2 dollars and costs for entering an arterial highway without making a stop. Wednesday at 5:47 pm steam pipes set fire to soy beans in a bin at Iowa Milling Co. 411 Sixth Street NE, general alarm. Thursday at 8:17 am kerosene stove overflowed at 405 E avenue NW. Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman suffered burns to right arm and both legs, general alarm.
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Clarence Radecke
E Avenue NE
Iowa Milling Company
Sixth Street
E Avenue NW
Elizabeth Freeman
Marital changes and births listed in local notices
Irene G Bittner and Royal S Bittner separated with marriage 1941 and name restoration for Irene Patten. Custody awarded to Ernest W Curtin's minor child with dates 1931. Mercy and St Luke’s Hospitals report newborns and local couples welcome daughters and sons in July.
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Irene G. Bittner
Royal S. Bittner
Irene Patten
G. K. de Amuso
Mary Curtin
Ernest W. Curtin
G. K.thompson
Man folds war stamps after buying $50 in Stamps
In St. Joseph Missouri Gregory Lagos a Grecian born restaurant worker bought $50 in war stamps then folded and tore them up saying he would not receive repayment but would donate the amount to the government Lagos 49 has been a U S citizen for 35 years and previously tried to enlist in World War I.
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ST. Joseph
Gregory Lagos
Lagos
United States
Women’s Naval Reserve Voted to Create Auxiliary
Washington AP reports the Senate approved a bill to form a women's auxiliary naval reserve. It would take over many shore duties and free enlisted and commissioned men for sea duty, sending the measure to the House for action.
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Washington
Women’s ’ Auxiliary Naval Reserve
Fatal porch fall at wedding reception in Boston
A three story porch collapse killed Mrs Emma Radther 34 in Boston on Wednesday night as she showered confetti on newlyweds below. The railing gave way just as Thomas Dunlap of Worcester and his bride reached the house for a reception.
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Boston
Emma ‘Radther
Thomas Dunlap
Worcester
Fruit Prices Rise Under Universal Ceiling Break
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced a 15 percent rise in the 1942 canned and dried fruit pack prices, calling the move inflationary. He warned larger families would bear the burden and urged retailers not to raise current prices until the new pack arrives. He blamed Congress for limiting subsidies and said OPA faces staff shortages and possible rent control cuts if funds are not restored.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
OPA
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Senate Appropriations
Senate
Budget Bureau
House
Lemke Appears to Be North Dakota Primary Winner
In North Dakota primary returns from 2036 of 2261 precincts Rep. Asher Burdick led the field for congress with 55 681 votes while William Lemke trailed with 47 432 and Charles Robertson 44 503 The outcome for at large representative was not certain but Lemke appeared favored over Robertson The governor race showed Lieut Gov Oscar Hagen clinching the Republican nomination with John Moses unopposed on the Democratic ticket.
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Bismarck
N. D
Asher Burdick
Congress
Thursay
William Lemke
Charles Robertson
Burdick
Lemke
Robertson
W. M. Smart
Nonpartisan League
Smart
Oscar Hagen
John Moses
Cedar Rapids Names War Bond Sales Chairman
T Perrine Linn county chairman for United States war bonds announces David Turner as Cedar Rapids bond sale chairman. Turner will oversee all city sales with county coordination. Perrine says new quotas require intensified effort and a distinction between county and city workloads.
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T. Perrine
Linn
David Turner
Cedar Rapids
Woman Burned in Kerosene Mishap
Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman, 58, of 405 E avenue NW, suffered burns to her right arm and both legs about 8 am Thursday after she dragged a flaming kerosene stove from her kitchen. She rolled on wet grass outside to extinguish flames on her clothing, saying she had just refilled the tank and lit a burner before repositioning it. Cedar Rapids Fire Company No. 2 responded and gave first aid.
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Elizabeth Freeman
E Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids Fire Company
No. 2
Freeman
Budget Chief Urges Wage and Farm Price Stabilization
Budget Director Harold D. Smith urged immediate stabilization of farm prices and industrial wages to curb inflation. He warned Congress must act to implement anti inflation measures and outlined two key issues: funding for price control administration and sale of government grain surpluses at below parity with ceilings at parity rather than 110 percent.
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Washington (Lp
Harold D. Smith
Roosevelt
Congress
Smith
Order Numbers for 20 Year Olds to Be Assigned July 20
Des Moines AP towns draft boards meet July 20 to assign serial and order numbers to 20 year olds who registered Tuesday. They will learn their numbers a few days after assignment. No national drawing. numbers assigned by birthdate with oldest receiving the lowest serial.
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Des Moines
State Selective Service
General Wood to Lead Sears Roebuck as President
General Robert E. Wood, chairman of Sears, Roebuck and Co., will become president following the death of T. J. Carney. Wood will remain chairman. C. E. Hamm, secretary of the board, announced the change in Chicago.
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General Wood
Sears, Roebuck Head
Chicago
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck and Company
C. E. Hamm
T. J. Carney
Wood
Gibbons Estate in New York Final Accounting Filed
Floyd Gibbons wartime correspondent who died in 1939 left an estate worth 255,122 dollars according to a final accounting filed in the surrogate's court on Wednesday.
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New York
Floyd Gibbons
ODT Issues Special Permits For Trucking Amid War Efforts
The Office of Defense Transportation extends provisions for special and general permits to motor carriers to avoid public hardship. 75 percent return load rules delayed to July 15 due to material shortages. Applications for permits go to John H. Gillespie in Des Moines after manual review.
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Office of Defense Transportation
H. F. Sundberg
Chamber of Commerce Traffic Bureau
John H. Gillespie
Motor Transport Division
Crocker
Des Moines
Washington
ODT
Churchill Discusses Tobruk Debacle and North Africa Shift
Churchill tells Roosevelt there was strong allied will to strike the Axis in Libya. He notes Tobruk’s fall altered the Mediterranean balance, with British and Allied forces holding air superiority though losses were heavy. He cites American tank output and Malta’s strengthened air force as pivotal factors shaping 1942-43 operations.
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Tobruk
Libya
Egypt
Claude Auchinleck
Britain
Axis
Churchill
Auchinleck
North Africa
Mediterranean
Turkey
France
Spain
French North Africa
Roosevelt
Washington
Malta
Africa
War Cabinet
Churchill Defends War Strategy In Commons Speech
Churchill warned MPs that troop redeployments and equipment levels reflect necessity not grudging. He cited vast Allied numbers and noted criticisms from Hore-Belisha and Bevan as they debated Egypt, Libya, and the eastern voyage to sustain seapower and supply lines.
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Leslie Hore-Belisha
Egypt
Britain
Aneurin Bevan
Labor
Churchill
Bevan
Delavan Hotel Files for Bankruptcy in Delavan
The Delavan Hotel company filed bankruptcy schedules in federal court with liabilities of 9,261.98 and assets of 4,632.08. Roy Drake serves as trustee, with hearing held at the referee’s office. petition filed June 1. William L. Todd signed the petition. Delavan Realty owns the property, rented to the hotel. Warren Johnson is receiver. business to continue.
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Delavan Hotel
First Avenue NE
Bessie Engle
Federal Court
M. W. O'Reiley
Roy Drake
William L. Todd
Delavan Realty Company
Warren Johnson
Who Says a Wasp Can't Sting Twice
London AP reports Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the US carrier Wasp had rendered notable service more than once in replenishing Malta's air forces. He said, "Who says the Wasp cannot sting twice"?
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No 10 Downing Street
London
Churchill
United States
Malta
Libya
House of Commons
Abbott and Costello insured for breakup at Lloyds
Hollywood reports the comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello secured a breakup insurance policy worth 1 million dollars with Lloyds of London on Thursday.
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Hollywood
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Lloyds of London
Service Members and Local Addresses Update
Military and family notices list Kenneth Kirkland visiting his mother in Cedar Rapids at 1321 Lavenue NE and Lt Harold Krogh preparing for active duty at Fort McClellan. Harold Jack, LeRoy Hollan Jr, and Albert Kacere receive army air corps, signal corps training, and coast artillery postings respectively. Private Paul Ahles begins a 30 day furlough while his brother Sgt Vincent Ahles serves in Ireland with the AEF.
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Kenneth Kirkland
Navy
Eugenia Codling
Lavenue
Paul Ahles
Earl Robbins
Seventh Street
Ables
Camp Claiborne
Tilton General Hospital
Fort Dix
Ahles
Sergt
Vincent Ahles
Ireland
Ae.f
AT&T chief paid 1941 salary of 210350 in report
Philadelphia AP report states W S Gifford president of American Telephone and Telegraph earned 210350 in 1941. Other top salaries included C P Cooper 102499 and C M Bralden 90000. Additional executives across Standard Gas and Electric Merchants Beatrice Chrysler Western Union and Postal Telegraph listed with varying sums.
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Philadelphia
W. S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph
Securities and Exchange Commission
A. T. and
C. P. Cooper
C. M. Bracelen
Leo T. Crowley
Standard Gas and Electric
A Louis Flynn
R. B. White
Edwin F Chinlund
Postal Telegraph
Ellery W. Stone
21 Bodies Recovered From Army Transport Plane Crash
State police report 21 bodies recovered from a southbound army transport that crashed in flames after losing a wing at 500 feet near Premier village three miles from Welch. Army identified 17 victims in Dayton Ohio. The craft, a former American Airlines flagship, burned as wreckage and gear were pulled from the hull.
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Welch
W. Va
Army
American Airlines
Victory
Premier
Dayton
Ohio
Sergt
Salveston Barone
Morris
N Y
Russell A Carter
Meridan
Kan
Leon A. Olin
Bigtimber
Mont
H. M Dickson
Walter Baugh
Paris
Texas
Claudius Haywood
Ambler
Lester S. Erickson
Smith Ridge
Miss
Elma G. Edmonds
Payson
Anthony W. Belcher
Lea Colburn
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Edward F. Carr
Denver
Koppe
Columbus
Kermit Masters
Greenview
Elmer J. Campbell
Luray
Chester Petranski
Auburn
E. A. Harness
Laporte
Ind
Archie W Chamberlin
Leavenworth
Kaw
Birthday Card Wish From Pop to Dear Boy
A partly burned post card reads All that a birthday can hold of joy that I am wishing for my dear boy It is dated with a signature Pop indicating a familial message lost to fire.
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Pop
Subs Sink U S Brazilian Ships
The Atlantic waters near the United States saw another ship sink as 143 U S vessels and a Brazilian merchant ship were reported sunk since Pearl Harbor. All crewmen of the American ship were saved at an East coast port, and survivors from the Brazilian loss were landed at a West Indian port.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
United States
Pearl Harbor
Navy Department
South America
William R. Stewart
Rahway
N. J
United
Caribbean
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
South Amercia
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Mercy Hospital
Melbourne Koch
Fairfax
St. Luke's Hospital
Arthur Fisher
Amos Smith
Second Street
Harold Jepson
J Street
Harley Stone
Ninth Avenue SE
Glen Gillow
Portland, Ore
Gillow
R. B. Burch
Park Avenue SE
Women’s Naval Reserve Voted
North Dakota
Credit Guide
War Bond Sales
Mid-East
Middle East
India
British Isles
Empire
Russia
Ritchie
Eighth Army
Delavan
Breakup Insurance
Harold C. Krogh
H. P. Krogh
Eleventh Street
Fort McClellan
Harold Jack
Eldora
E. D. Jack
Higley Avenue
Army Air Corps
Albert G. Kacere
George Kacere
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Coast Artillery
San Francisco
LeRoy E. Hollan, Jr
LeRoy E. Hollan
Fourth Avenue SE
Signal Corps Radio Equipment School
A. T
T. Head
Craemer
Mercantile Bureau
Life IN
Our Town
Junior
Ist
W. Trimble
KR. Sturdivan
Maud Cline
City
Eugene Holmes
West Side Produce CO
C Avenue
Eighth Street
Dial
Lorraine
U. S
Craemer’s
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