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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1941
Page
1
Mrs. Sophia Basker aged 62 of 2000 Mallory Street SW died in a local hospital at 10 am Monday. Horace M. Pollock, 86, died Sunday at 1 40 am in a local hospital. Miss Harriett Ann Welch died Sunday at 1 55 pm at her home 324 Seventh Street SW.
At 9:50 am on Sunday a general alarm was caused by a fire at 1125 Sixth street SE linked to Osler. A short in a car wiring at 1506 First avenue E prompted another general alarm. At 5:36 pm a straw pile fire at 345 Thirtieth street SE near George Trow bridge also issued a general alarm.
Mercy hospital records a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. John Kopecky at 1900 K street SW on June 1 and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Leo Baxa Route 3 on June 2. St. Luke's hospital lists a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Hebert Bair Mount Vernon on May 31. Arthur Steinke at 1240 Ninth Street SE welcomed a son Arthur Jr. on June 1.
Coy B. Searles aged 44 of 213 Eleventh Street NE was fined 25 dollars plus costs for drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
Bruce Bendish of Springville fined 10 dollars and costs for failure to yield right of way. Robert Jerman of 1010 E Avenue NW fined 5 dollars and costs for improper license plates. Ed Spores 46 of 1113 and costs fined for intoxication. All cases heard before Justice H. R. Churchill.
Thelma Smith of Floyd L. Smith was married at Marion in September 1920 in a ceremony presided by Judge H. C. Ring.
Durward C. Sadler and Vera Maxine Wickham of Mount Vernon join with Thomas M. Connell and Lola Thatcher of Iowa City, and Don C. Cook with Marjorie Hungerford of Cedar Rapids as named couples in a regional wedding notice.
British Middle Eastern forces gain a strategic position as tensions rise in Iraq and Syria. Abdul Illah reenters Baghdad to restore his pro-British regime after an armistice with Iraqi dissidents. Feisal remains in Baghdad, with conflicting reports of Rashid Ali Beg Gailani’s influence. Americans and Britons in Baghdad endure a 33 day siege at the embassy and legation. News from Mosul signals oilfield activity, while Cairo expects heavy fighting and possible German movement from the Libyan frontier. Air Chief Marshal Middle East is replaced by A V Tedder as inspector general of the RAF. The London Telegraph calls for explanation after repeated setbacks in Europe. Blanche Countryman is named executrix of Jay A. Countryman’s will, dated 1924, with full estate to her.
The German high command says 3,000 more prisoners were taken in Crete final cleanup, totaling 13,000. A British destroyer was sunk in evacution operations. Tobruk harbor faced a heavy axis air raid with five ships sunk. Dublin bombs killed 35, wounded 65, 55 less seriously, provoking a protest to Berlin. Virginio Gayda cites 45,000 British losses in Crete.
Washington The House Appropriations Committee approved a 1.191 billion dollar supply bill for the Department of Labor and a federal security agency. It funds job training for over 4.6 million persons and includes large federal transfers to states for old age assistance and welfare programs. The panel cut civilian conservation corps funding by 23 million dollars amid looming floor battles.
J L Cooper of 1922 Grenway Drive SE was fined 300 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to illegal possession of liquor. Two state agents and detectives seized three cases of whisky bearing Minnesota seals at his home. The liquor, valued at 150 dollars, was ordered destroyed. 200 dollars of the fine suspended.
Vinton O. Lyon sues Wilson and company over injuries alleged in February 1939 while employed since 1919. Hearing in the third floor west courtroom before Deputy Industrial Commissioner Ralph A. Woodcock. Lyon cites bending over a salt box as the cause and seeks workmen’s compensation. the firm denies coverage and claims no notice of illness was given.
Judge C. J. Haas on Monday authorized Earl J. North executor of the John D. Mentzer estate to sell the property at 1237 Fourth street SW for 1600 dollars. The executor said a written offer to purchase the property for that amount had been received.
Honeymead Products on Monday declared its sixth consecutive quarterly dividend since 1937. The 12 cent per share payout will be payable June 30 to stockholders of record June 23.
World wide Christian Science meeting urges consecration to defend democracy and religious freedom as a sacred cause. John Randall Dunn elected president of The Mother Church. reports highlight spiritual renewal despite world conflict and expansion of branches. Church trust has spent over 6.9 million dollars since 1913 with minimal indebtedness.
The Supreme Court by a solemn ruling upheld the constitutional federal construction of the Denison dam spanning the Red River to generate power for sale and flood control. Justice Douglas announced no dissent and the decision centers on a $54 060 000 project taxed to supply electricity while defending regional flood management. Governor Leon C Phillips of Oklahoma challenged the plan as violating state rights by threatening lands and bridges, but the court rejected those claims as unfounded regarding the flood control objective.
Defense officials and Secretary Harold Ickes will meet with an Ican Petroleum Institute committee to inventory east coast rail and water transportation facilities and to discuss price increases. Olds will address the power shortage including potential rationing as drought and defense loads rise, with a warning of a historic shortage by year end.
A Roosevelt hotel meeting tonight at 7 30 addresses the July 2 excursion to Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Train departs Cedar Rapids 11 p m July 2 arrives Alexandria July 4 2 15 am return July 6 2 40 pm. Committee includes Paul V Smith and Mrs Charlotte McHugh with local members listed.
Berlin AP reports Reichsmarshall Hermann Goering said Nazi parachutists and airborne troops who occupied Crete proved the Fuehrer’s words that there are no unconquerable lands. In an order of the day he virtually stamped out ground for their future actions.
Mrs. Alice Frances Fanning 20 of Cedar Falls received up to five years in the Iowa women's reformatory for abandoning her 9 day old son in Des Moines. Judge Joseph E. Meyer stated he believed the defendant guilty after her plea on May 4. Her husband John 27 serves a 30 day sentence. the baby was found in an east Des Moines yard within an hour of the abandonment.
British evacuees describe grim Crete withdrawal under relentless Stuka attacks. They recall 30 mile mountains marches, 300 bombs in two hours, and aircraft strafing while Anzacs and Maori battle fiercely with bayonets amid heavy rain and bombardment.
The council closed the pool payment of 295 to rk Building co for curtains. It approved 755 feet of main for Rapids company along east parking of Fourteenth St SW and vacated part of Fifth St NE for Iowa Light and Power extension. Negotiations continue to buy land from Illinois Central RR to fence the line. the triangle may be purchased later. May police receipts totaled 791, with 425 from fines and 275 from court fees. A Y M C A drum corps tag day was approved. Streets cited include Avenue Fifth to Seventh. Seventh St SE Twelfth to Fourteenth Aves. Fourteenth Ave SE Seventh to Tenth St. J St SW Fourteenth to Fifteenth Aves. Ninth Ave SW Seventh to Eighth St. Fifth St SE Twelfth to Sixteenth Aves. Sixteenth Ave SE Fifth to Tenth St.
Miss Krebs advances to City Clerk while Bill Wage is named Deputy. The council praises long time civil servant Mr Storey for 33 years of service aiding immigrants, and notes Wage's 19 years as mayoral secretary and license clerk. No action on license clerk position. announcement signed by acting Mayor Burgos as Hahn is away in Baltimore.
A mixed list of rodeo prize money and participants from across the Southwest and Great Plains. Names include Jimmy Hazen, Kid Fletcher, Paul Bond, Bob Murray, Dan Wilder, and Slim Whaley, with earnings ranging from $3.33 to $60 and times listed for several steer events.
Lieutenant Governor B B Hickenlooper told a Rotary Club audience at the Roosevelt hotel that businessmen must involve themselves in politics or risk politics affecting them. He warned against avoiding public affairs while noting Iowa kept projected appropriations steady and cautioned about federal withdrawal from projects. He summarized recent legislative gains and hinted at plans for the 1942 gubernatorial race.
Funeral for L G Hall of Coggon set for Tuesday at Zion Church with burial in Coggan cemetery. Born 1863 near Lima Ohio, he lived in Linn County and held various civic roles including school board president and Mason. Surviving relatives listed. Also brief obituaries note a second death in Cedar Rapids area with services in Turner chapel and burial in Forest Cemetery, Omaha.
Harriett Ann Welch a Cedar Rapids public school teacher for 34 years died at home Sunday after a yearlong illness. Born in Johnson County she lived most of her life in the city teaching at Van Buren Taylor Fillmore Adams Harrison Roosevelt Junior High and retiring in 1940. Survived by sister Miss Mary A Welch, services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Turner Chapel with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Flowers declined.
Mrs Sophia Easker died in a local hospital at 10 a m Monday after a lingering illness. Born in Bohemia December 26 1878 she is survived by two sons Carl Klima Cedar Rapids and Louis Klima in military service at Fort Meade South Carolina two stepsons Charles L Easker and Fred E Easker both of Cedar Rapids a stepdaughter Mrs J G Springer Freeport Indiana four brothers Edward and John Benish Long Beach California Joseph Benish Solon Wesley Benish Red Wing Minnesota and Mrs William Saum St Paul eleven grandchildren. The funeral home Janeba is handling arrangements.
Horace M Pollock father of Claude Pollock of 927 Twenty fifth Street SE died in a local hospital.
Word has been received of the death of Joseph Sigmund at the Veterans hospital in Des Moines. He served with the 168th Infantry Rainbow division and spent 19 months overseas. Survived by his wife Fay and four brothers, John and ge Sigmund, both of Cedar Rapids. The body will be transported to Turner chapel for services to be announced.
Dave Simpson who died at his home 612 Fifteenth Avenue SE will have funeral services at 10 am Tuesday in the Rohn chapel conducted by Rev. Frank Ward Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Monday evening
Manchester Tenn UP reports the U S Army launches large scale maneuvers with 77 000 soldiers from the Second Army consolidating to defend the Tennessee valley during a three day exercise.
An eastbound crash on the highway left one man dead and seven injured. The Meves car and a second auto collided after a truck swerved to avoid a collision with Lee, who fled the scene. Debris and emergency crews gathered as a crowd watched the tense aftermath.
A four motor Consolidated bomber on a test flight for England crashed into San Diego Bay killing four of its five crew members. The ship named Liberator, built for war raids, took off from Lindbergh Field and dived after control jamming. An official suggested sabotage as a possible cause.
Mindanao accounts for about 37 000 square miles in area, ranking nineteenth among the world’s largest landmasses. The size figures are part of a geographic summary.
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