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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
3
British bombers attacked the port of Naples killing 14 and wounding 30. The raid came after an afternoon strike on Syracuse in Sicily. Earlier raids hit Palermo as part of a broader Mediterranean campaign.
Four German planes were shot down after raiding southeast Scotland, northern England, and East Anglia during a Wednesday night to Thursday morning attack. No casualties were reported, and British forces defended the coast successfully.
An official news agency dispatch reports two British raids on Lille in occupied northern France resulted in 19 killed and 60 wounded. Homes and a workshop were demolished according to the report. The exact timing of the raids was not specified.
Two organization meetings of the Iowa State Employment Service were held Wednesday. H. J. Eberhart, new Cedar Rapids office manager, announced Thursday. Carlos Stageberg of the worker analysis division in St. Paul and Benjamin W. Robinson of the Iowa service discussed protest methods.
A settlement of 55 damages was paid to Robert Wieneke Route 1 after a collision on U S Highway 30 five miles west of the city. A. Burk of San Francisco had his damaged car towed to Marshalltown for repairs. Sheriff Jim Smith required the driver of Burk’s car to file an accident report before release. William Lokey of Nashville Tennessee appeared to file the report.
Attorney L. D. Dennis was approved for 1258.39 in fees by Judge H. C. Ring for services to the Mary Hruska estate. Dennis defended the guardian ship of William Fahey before the supreme court, which upheld the district court ruling naming Fahey guardian. Fees to be paid from the estate.
Final report and discharge of Delbert Collicott as administrator of Effie Collicott’s estate was approved. The court ordered $10,281.71 to be transferred by Collicott to himself as heir under the estate and ordered appropriate actions to complete the transfer.
Carl Francois was brought before Judge Charles J. Haas on a statutory count and pled on Wednesday. The brief court appearance established the framework for further proceedings in the case.
A man was returned to the county jail on a $5,000 bond after being formally charged Monday with mistreating a youth in Shaver park. He was picked up by police Sunday and waited three days before entering a plea.
William H. Gillard is mentioned as Mr s Winne’s father in a date range from May 21, 1937 to July 4, 1938. The item records a familial link and a span of time without further events or actions.
Rebekah lodge No 5 meets at Sokol hall Friday to install officers. Townsend clubs Nos 2 and 4 hold an 8 45 p m dance at Odd Fellows hall. Mr and Mrs G Allesee celebrate at 111 Tenth Ave SW. Theodore Pettit 1113 Third St SE had an operation at Mercy hospital. visitors restricted for a week to ten days. Edwin Syphrit 219 Seventh St SE reports four rings two knives and a clock stolen from his room between 1 30 and 3 30 p m. Sergt Bert Jackson of the 185th field artillery battery G at Camp Claiborne La recently graduated from the motor mechanics school at Fort Sill. Jackson is the son of Mrs Bessie S Jackson 229 Eighth St SE. Army and is stationed at Francis E Warren Wyo.
Three new airmail stamps are issued with sale details in August. The 110-cent stamp debuts at the American Air Mail Society convention in Atlantic City on August 15. The 15-cent stamp posts in Baltimore on August 19 and Philadelphia at the Society of Philatelic Americans convention. Cancelations will note the convention name. Collectors should limit covers to ten each.
NO PRICE CONTROL WASHINGTON UP Price Control Administrator Leon Hentson to fix livestock and meat prices.
Private Ernest Telecky who has served in Spokane Washington returns home after a brief duty in the region. He is described as completing his post with duties in the area and is now stationed locally.
Russell Melborne, 33, of 1011 Ninth 5, suffered a scalp wound at the Honeymead plant. He was transported by Ambulance Service to St. Luke's Hospital for treatment.
VFW representative V. F. W. F. Shaner speaks for Cedar Rapids post, broadcasting details of post events and veteran services. Local veterans urged to attend upcoming meetings, support activities, and participate in community projects.
Shaner announced a 15 minute broadcast of the Speak Up for Service program to be carried by four hundred radio stations at 3:45 p.m. Friday. The national V F W initiative will be aired across the network to promote the service organization.
Kenwood playground sponsored a doll show on Wednesday with ribbon prizes for entries. Winners included Prettiest doll Jean Nelson oldest doll Joanne Rice most realistic June Waverka best Joanne Powers cutest Mary and Margaret Stephen Ian Robinson Lois niest Janet Martin smallest Catherine Ann Wightman doll with mother Patricia Yount doll with biggest mother Janet Robinson. Judges were Mrs. R. O. Bodell and Mrs. Oscar Daniels.
Uncertain OCR fragment references workers at a single airline and a city or incident, with few readable details on numbers, dates, or outcomes.
The M. C. A. Boys' Drum and Bugle Corps will represent Lions club of Iowa at the International convention of Lionism in New Orleans from July 22 to 25. The Cedar Rapids Lions club announced the lineup for the twenty fifth annual convention. August Visek, a blind Cedar Rapids youth at an osteopathy school in Missouri, spoke at a Lions luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel and performed an accordion number.
The city council on Thursday referred a petition for a sanitary sewer to Prairie streets to the engineering department for study and action.
A petition from the Inter-Club Council seeking an outdoor event at the Y for an ice cream social on August 7 was referred to the traffic department by the council on Thursday.
Oiling petitions on file at city hall Thursday include C avenue NE from Thirty-sixth to Thirty-seventh streets Eleventh street NW from J to K avenues and C avenue NW from Ellis boulevard to First street.
Lacy Jeffrey, 41, of Cedar Rapids, arrested on an assault warrant, faced Judge H R. If suspended he would pay a fine. he chose jail. He mentioned another pending case with Judge Ball and a $100 peace bond as his wife reconciled before a second Wednesday dispute.
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