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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1943
Page
3
Severe flash floods roared through Johnson County washing out roads tracks and bridges. Home rescues saved families including the Freese and Latimer households as livestock perished and rail service halted while bridges and tracks along Rhine and Clear creeks suffered extensive damage.
Special to The Gazette. A barn a silo grain and harness valued at 4000 dollars were destroyed during a severe windstorm Tuesday on the Miles McDonald farm in Hazel Green township about 15 miles from Manchester.
Glenn Stalder 17 drowned near Kalona while swimming in the English river southeast of Kalona at 8 45 p.m. Tuesday. His friends could not rescue him as the current swept them back. His body was recovered at 7 a.m. Wednesday after an overnight search. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Emil Stalder of Kalona and eight siblings.
Lorraine Della Kruse aged two, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kruse of near Waucoma, was fatally crushed when she fell from a loaded gravel wagon and a rear wheel passed over her. She leaves her parents and two brothers. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Mabel Priest of Shenandoah learns her three sons served in North Africa. Bobby Priest was wounded May 6 in Tunisia. Lewis Priest and Worley Priest are prisoners of war after leaving Shenandoah with a national guard company and later transferring to other units. Olin high school alumni elected officers, including President Virginia Grafft and Treasurer C. J. Brickley.
Blairstown youth Howard William Rieke earned an ensign’s commission after graduating May 27 from the naval reserve midshipmen’s school at Notre Dame. A Blairstown High School star and cornet soloist, he finished the University of Iowa in 1939 and later worked for Standard Oil on an India expedition in 1940. He entered service last December and will depart soon for an unannounced destination.
Representative Charles B. Hoeven says government war spending runs about 241 million dollars daily and over 2 billion dollars daily in upcoming appropriations. He cites a 53 billion dollar war department estimate and notes the lend lease bill passed for 6.27 billion. The President seeks funds to aid state and local postwar public works planning.
Iowa State college will start its 1943-44 session on June 7 marking a second June opening under an accelerated program that allows graduation in three calendar years. New courses include map reading navigation mathematics and nursery school planning.
Private Byron M. Edgett of Des Moines, in a New Guinea army hospital, writes an open letter broadcast by Columbia to John L. Lewis. He warns the coal strike could cost thousands of lives and demands strict accountability from the miners' leader.
The war department announced six Iowa residents are prisoners of war held by Germany at Oflag 9 A Z. Capt. Robert P. Milligan of Jefferson and First Lieut. Edgar P. Moschel of West Union are among those interned, along with First Lieut. Francis J. Noonan of Des Moines, Capt. Lymund F. Wilcox of Jefferson, Capt. Donald L. Wilkinson of Atlantic, and Private John M. Tounshen deaux of Waterloo interned by Japan at an unstated camp. Next of kin have been notified.
Frank T. Nye reports that Ray E. Walters of Harlan is expected to succeed Robert B. Adams as administrator of the Des Moines district office of the price administration. Walters, a Tipton native, has a background in rendering, feed elevator business, and local public service, and is praised for his people skills to improve office relations and public access. Adams, noted as a strong administrator but poor with public relations, is resigning after an extended tenure marked by friction and limited press access.
Kenneth Diller of Sioux City reported two cars forced his Hi-Speed Motor Express truck off Route 34 between Lisle and Naperville Illinois. The hijackers took a cargo valued at 10000 dollars. Items included 330 cases of whisky 22 cases of groceries and canned goods and electrical equipment. Diller was held for 5 1 2 hours then released in Chicago.
Brigadier General Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa gave the bride away at the first marriage in New Guinea Tuesday night. First Lieut Dan Macer Evansville Indiana and Second Lieut Eugenia Andrews Minneapolis Minnesota Army nurse wed in a kerosene lit bamboo shack with a small officers and nurses audience. The couple met on a wartime convoy and became engaged in January planning the marriage at the hospital ship journeyed together from Australia to New Guinea.
FBI agent Hayne A Thompson files federal kidnaping complaint against Robert Gorley alias Henry Dunnison for forcing a taxicab driver at gunpoint to travel from Dakota City Nebraska to Rosalie Nebraska last Thursday night. Gorley was captured in Columbus Nebraska and will be returned to Sioux City.
Stanley W. Schember of Iowa City is commissioned an ensign in the U S naval reserve. Des Moines native Lawrence A Prusiner is named lieutenant (jg) in the same assignment.
Iowa druggists push quinine to the national pool with 6 504 9 grains shipped to Washington totals since January reach 32 702 2 grains. University of Iowa College of Pharmacy acts as state depository to support overseas troops in the south Pacific where quinine demand remains high.
Mr and Mrs J L Ehrie of Waukon marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a family dinner and a post noon reception at home. Both born near Waukon they lived on a Ludlow township farm before moving to Waukon over 40 years ago. They have three children H L Ehrie Mrs Thomas Gronna of Waukon and Mrs Helmer Lovstuen Winneshiek County, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Ehrie is 86 and his wife 84.
J Ralph Milroy age 60 city manager of Manchester before retirement died Tuesday after a long illness. Born in Hopkinton August 1 1882 he ran the Hopkinton electric light plant and moved to Manchester with wife Opal Mildred Joslin in 1916. Survived by his wife no children. Funeral at Shelly funeral home Thursday 2 pm conducted by Rev Walter E Schiel burial in Oakland cemetery.
The War Production Board reports the Midwestern region of Illinois Indiana Iowa and Wisconsin leads in war production with 18 percent of steel 25 percent of military radios 20 percent of metal products 20 percent of coal 20 percent of processed foods. Area contracts total about 10.7 billion with aircraft and engines a major share. Illinois tops four-state contracts near five billion, followed by Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa contributing sizable sums.
Washington AP reports the National Housing Agency authorized 300 family accommodations in Des Moines and 90 in Clinton via privately financed conversion of existing structures.
The copy claims Diamond Jim Brady would not have eaten so much if he suffered from stomach or ulcer pains and promotes Udea Tablets for indigestion gas heartburn and acidity. It offers a 2c box and promises double your money back if the first dose does not convince.
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