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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1941

Page

2

Overheated motor of ice box sparks incident on Second Avenue

Daily Record notes a overheated motor on an electric ice box at 1845 Second Avenue SE. Joe Lotiner and Elizabeth Annette Sramek linked to a cruel and inhuman treatment case with Paul L. Sramek. Local obituaries list Mrs Julia Hauskins 65 and de A Barnes 61. multiple traffic fines issued for reckless driving speeding faulty brakes and a vagrancy sentence for Jack Kuhel.

Second Avenue SE Joe Lotiner Company No Elizabeth Annette Sramek Paul L. Sramek Cadet Rapids Julia Hauskins Sixth Street de A Barnes Second Street Mariendorf Paul Loup Fourth Avenue SE Jack Kuhel Glendale Calif

Monticello Sends Aluminum to Concentration Center

Monticello shipped 500 pounds of aluminum to a concentration center in Cedar Rapids. The load, collected from cities up to 120 miles away, was received by the city civil defense on Sunday under supervision of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Chairman E. E Lowe said storage space must be found until the Government orders it.

Cedar Rapids Civil Defense Monticello E. E Lowe The Defense Council

Heifetz Donates Aluminum Violin to Defense Drive

Jascha Heifetz, renowned violinist, donated his aluminum violin to New York’s aluminum for defense drive. The instrument was used during dry conditions to protect his more valuable violins from moisture and humidity damage.

Heifetz New York Ins Jascha Heifetz F. H

Eastern Iowa Entries In Music Festival Wednesday

Detroit based Ford Caledonian bagpipe band will arrive Tuesday for the Eastern Iowa Music Festival. Competitions at Coe College Wednesday precede a 7 30 pm program featuring winners and a massed band in fall regalia. Box seats 60 cents general 35 cents, tickets via Beck’s and the Chamber of Commerce.

Eastern Iowa Hin Park Ford Caledonian Bagpipe Band Detroit Loop Coe College John Beck Coe Howard Stube Chi Aps Beck’s Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau

Public Welfare bureau to meet at Montrose Hotel Tuesday

City briefs report the Public Welfare bureau meeting at noon Tuesday in the Mont rose hotel. Also noted are a sunflower height of 11 feet 8% inches and Crescent Lodge 25 A F and A O planning a 7 30 p m meeting with first degree work and refreshments. A paving project for Twelfth Street NW from 1A to B avenues approved by the city council. Land deed accepted to extend Thirty ninth Street NE 50 feet. Camp Waubeek closed Sunday at 3 p m ending five weeks of operation with future use for Boy Scout weekend camping trips.

Public Welfare Bureau Montrose Hotel Crescent Lodge No A. F A. O Masonic Twelfth Street NW Thirty-ninth Street B Avenue Hartcourt Camp Waubeek Boy Scout

Weekend Carvers Cause Small City Parade Of Crashes

The report notes multiple traffic incidents with injuries in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. James Noell-ae, 26, of 613 Ninth Avenue SE, was rained unconscious after a car overturned. Earl Geneva, 44, driving on Third Avenue SW, struck by Darlene Misner 5, who ran into First Street. Mrs Frank Hanzel backed over Evan Morrison 42, of Cedar Rapids, near 124 First Avenue E, Morrison injured. The events occurred Sunday early morning. several patients treated at Mercy and St Luke's hospitals.

James Noell Janey Kelly Noell Isaac Sramek B. Smith Cedar Rapids Tion Weing Earl Geneva Fil Twelfth Street Third Avenue Darlene Misner Hazel Misner First Street Mercy Hospital Frank Hanzel Nye Avenue Evan Morrison First Avenue Morrison St. Luke's

Panic in Tokio Trading Amid Government Support

Panic spread among traders on the Tokio stock exchange as the government ordered the official securities company to advance funds to stabilize tumbling prices. The move quieted fears and prices recovered about five to six yen, with the yen valued at roughly 24 cents.

TOKIO Tokio Stock Exchange Securities Company

Penick and Ford Plant Returns to Normal Operations

Penick and Ford plant resumes full operation after a week’s shutdown due to a factional dispute in Federal Labor union No. 18619, an A F L affiliate. Workers reported at 7 a.m. and shifts resume on a 24 hour cycle.

Penick and Ford Federal A. F. of L

Miss Hargrave At Home After Injury From Fall

Winifred Hargrave 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs F M Hargrave, 2424 Bever Avenue SE, who suffered a broken back and fractures after falling from a horse July 3, was removed from St Luke's hospital to her home Saturday afternoon and can receive visitors. Skeetacy Shee council meeting discusses Maplewood drive and Sixteenth street NE paving project. B L Wick and Royal H Holbrook returned from St Peter Minnesota after attending the Minnesota Historical Society summer meeting where four historic spots were highlighted. Gov H E Stassen addressed the group in the Traverse des Sioux state park.

Miss Hargrave Winifred Hargrave Seventeenth Street Skeette Cy 5Hee Council Occa Tecce Maplewood Drive Sixteenth Street I Avenue Green Avenue Eiaaetel Minnesota B. L. Wick Royal H. Holbrook St. Peter Minn Minnesota Historical Society H. E. Stassen Traverse Des Sioux

Tama Boy Wins Model Airplane Meet in Ottumwa

Kenneth Heckart of Ottumwa held his model airplane aloft for 18 minutes to take first place in the midwest contest. About contestants entered. In class B Ny Hackenburg of Kansas City won with 15 minutes 19 seconds. Charles Lamb of Tama, Indiana, led class A with seven minutes.

Ottumwa Kenneth Heckart Heckart

Wheeler Defends Senator in Treason Debate

Senator Wheeler faces charges of treason as senators and the public defend his right to petition the President and free speech. Senator Vandenberg lauds Wheeler as a beacon of democracy. Vice President Wallace calms the gallery after applause erupts. House and Senate committees debate wartime measures and a national emergency while Mothers of the U.S.A. and other groups press witnesses for policy change.

Vandenberg Mich Sen. Wheeler Wallace Johnson Wheeler Gare Montana Senate House Military Affairs Committee

Marion man fined for operating vehicle while intoxicated

Walter Larsen, 51, of Marion Route was fined 300 dollars for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He paid 100 dollars down and was released to pay the remainder. The offense occurred June 20 in Passon, observed by Policemen Gene Miller and Jacobs after an erratic drive. A bench warrant brought him to court Saturday once chemical-test results were known.

Walter Larsen Marion

Marvin Law Pleads Not Guilty To Theft Of Car

Marvin Law 29 of 820 B avenue NE pleads innocent to a stolen automobile charge before Judge Charles J. Haas. He is jailed in Linn county awaiting trial in September with a $1000 bond. The alleged theft involved Kadlee Brothers Auto and a vehicle used by Frank Sebelke at 920 Sixteenth avenue SE while Sebelke’s car was being repaired. Law previously faced prior convictions for grand larceny and car operation without owner consent.

Charles J. Haas Marvin Law B Avenue NE Linn County Law Frank Sebelke Sixteenth Avenue SE Kadlee Brothers Auto Company Sebelka Anamosa Reformatory

Estate Administrators Report Additional Compensation

The court approved an extra $100 for work after the final report, on top of $750 already allowed June 11. Helen Guess as administratrix of A M Ritchie’s estate was discharged after her final report. Frank G Dvorak’s kin and Louise F Machek appear among heirs. bond for Mary Machek’s estate set at $1,000.

Leroy Jacobson Hiteo C.J. Haas Lillian A. Nelson Jacobson Karl Drake Jennie McIntosh Drake Helen Guess A. M. Ritchie C. J. Haas F. Machek Mary Machek

Officials Probe Cause Of Three Fires In Garage

Police and fire officials investigated incendiarism as a possibility after three fires broke out simultaneously in a garage behind 1034 First Avenue NE around 2 20 PM. Firefighters quenched the flames, garage owned by J W Bike. Neighbors reported the fires and alerted authorities.

First Avenue NE 3. W. Bike DL Morkieey

Anti-Nazi Loyalty Group Formed By German Americans

New York AP report says educators and labor leaders formed the Loyal Americans of German Descent in New York headquarters with charter members in 18 states. Robert F. Wagner Jr. was elected president and Dr. George N. Shuster chair of the board. The group warns against Hitler agents and pledges loyalty to the United States amid rising German aggression overseas.

New York Fromin Robert F. Wagner, Jr New York State United States George N. Shuster Hunter College Hitler

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Daily Record Hoemiig Gerald Edieman A Avenue NW Charles R. Bulicek Eleventh Avenue SE Sundar Concentration Center Gesing Dertann Noell Improvin Tama Boy Guaranty Bank Guaranty Bank & Trust Co Third Street Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Andrew J. May Dewey Short Rosa M. Farber Man of Mothers of the Frank Murray South Bend National Parents of Sectees, Inc Stuart Benge Cincinnati Benge California Mary L Sineimnal Mothers ‘Sons Forum Son Srvice Reynolds Robert R. Reynolds N. C Senate Military Affairs Committee Congress Craemer’s Amana Romance King Green Peach Dubonnet Norwood Amane Court House News Grimm, Elliott, Shuttleworth Frank G. Dvorak Louise Chine Department of Ae Ergscow Uns Germany Adolf Hitler Gedar Rapids Gazette Sesee
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