Daily Record notices and births and local penalties
A series of tax stamps and coupons are listed with validity dates for meat gasoline sugar fuel oil and airplane shoes and penalties for drunkenness speeding parking and overtime parking. Local births are announced including twins and multiple new arrivals at St Luke's Mercy and Kansas City with names and dates. The notices note former Cedar Rapids residents Joe L Nelson and Sharon Lew born June 1 in Kansas City and Cedar Rapids area families.
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St. Luke’s
Woodrow White
First Avenue
Leslie Stickley
Eighth Street
Miles Kirchner
J Avenue NW
Russell Chism
First Avenue NW
Cyrus Thomas
Springville
Mercy
Donald Reed
Third Street
John Bales
M Avenue
Kansas City
Joe L. Nelson
Independence
Sharon Lew
Cedar Rapids
Pope warns Rome's history justifies respect and aid
The pope recalls Rome's past perils from the sixteenth century onward and cites efforts to shelter refugees, provide food, and seek sea deliveries amid wartime disruption. He urges a just new world order and warns against separatist religious movements eroding unity.
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Rome
Peter
Christian Church
Explosion Kills Six Ft. Knox Soldiers
Six Ft. Knox soldiers were killed and 15 injured when ten pounds of nitro starch exploded during a training maneuver at the post. An inquiry board was ordered by Maj Gen Charles L. Scott, commandant of the armored replacement training center.
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Ft, Knox
Ft. Knox
Armored Center Public Relations Office
Charles L. Scott
Armored Replacement Training Center
Corncobs Drive Postwar Synthetic Rubber and Gasoline Uses
Chicago engineer Murray G. Clay announced corncobs will fuel postwar industries including synthetic rubber gasoline and plastics. He said corncobs can replace crude oil in some rubbers and should yield about four dollars per ton to farmers, totaling roughly eight hundred dollars more income per farm annually.
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Chicago
Murray G. Clay
Beardsley and Pipe Company
Clay
Deaths Mrs Bliss and Mary Hrdlicka listed in Cedar Rapids area
Obituary notices report Mrs N E Bliss 58 of Cedar Rapids died May 28 in Portage Wisconsin. She is survived by a husband a sister Mrs W B Ives and a brother Henry Preussner. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Park with a grave side service by Dr Charles Bready. Mary Hrdlicka 65 wife of Leo Hrdlicka died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a six month illness. Born in Bohemia she came to the United States 40 years ago and lived in Cedar Rapids most of that time. Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Marie Parkan and nine grandchildren plus several stepchildren sisters and brothers. Services set for Tuesday 2 pm at Brosh funeral home with burial in Bohemian National cemetery.
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N. E. Bliss
Cedar Rapids
Portage
Wis
W. B Ives
Henry Preussner
Delaware County
Cedar Memorial Park
Charles Bready
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Mary Hasek Hrdlicka
Leo Hrdlicka
Thirteenth Avenue SE
Bohemia
United States
Marie Parkan
San Francisco
M. Reinhardt
Vermillion
Chris Sahi
Wagener
S. D
Pauline Johnson
Wagner
Frank Hrdlicka
William
Los Angeles
Louis Harran
Center Point
Brosh Funeral Home
Bohemian National Cemetery
Mrs Matilda Arola Dies After Brief Illness in Brooklyn
Mrs Matilda S Arola of Brooklyn died at her daughter Mrs D W Lehti's home at 1932 Fifth Avenue SE at 12 30 pm Thursday following a brief illness Born October 26 1859 in Oulu Finland she came to the United States in 1889 Married John Arola in 1890 and lived in Brooklyn for 55 years Surviving are two daughters Mrs D Lehti Cedar Rapids and Mrs Ina Jarvis Los Angeles a son Walter in Brooklyn a sister Mrs W Nikander Hancock Michigan a brother Join M Into Miami Florida and four grandchildren The body was taken Friday to Brooklyn for services and burial Saturday
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Matilda S. Arola
Brooklyn
D. W. Lehti
Fifth Avenue SE
Oulu
Finland
United States
John Arola
D . Lehti
Cedar Rapids
Ina Jarvis
Los Angeles
Calif
Walter
W. Nikander
Hancock
Mich
M Into
Miami
Flo
Longtime Cedar Rapids resident Joseph Menz dies at 76
Local man Joseph Menz 76 died at a Cedar Rapids hospital at 4 20 p m after a long illness. He lived at 718 Fourth Street NW and worked 29 years for Ford Paving before retiring 19 years ago. He married Julian Mefford in 1897 and is survived by his wife, a daughter Mrs James Maloney, two grandsons Evan Maloney and Cpl Donald Maloney, and a great grandson James Evan Maloney. Services are at Turner chapel Saturday at 2 p m with burial in Linwood Cemetery.
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Joseph Menz
Fourth Street
Ford Paving Company
Cedar Rapids
Julian Mefford
James Maloney
Evan Maloney
Sioux Falls
Army Air Base
Amphibious Move To Start Soon Declared By Briton
London reports Admiral Sir William James said the Allied amphibious invasion of western Europe would begin soon. He stated the navy would transport the army to enemy shores to attack targets as air operations already slow the foe. Civilians were urged to form small trusted groups to avoid betraying plans. Swedish and Danish dispatches noted German forces in Norway and Denmark, with withdrawals toward Italy discussed.
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London
Europe
William James
James
Supreme Headquarters
Scandinavia
Norway
Denmark
Stockholm
Rome Front Advances Extend to Key Axis Positions
Allied forces push toward Valmontone and Velletri with American troops entering Velletri at 5:15 p.m. Thursday. British and French gains tighten the coastal flank, with Ponte Di Morolo captured and naval guns aiding near Ardea. Germans defend Mont Artemisio and other strongholds as operations continue along the Via Casilina toward Rome.
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Artena
Valmontone
Ponte di Morolo
Frosinone
Rome
Ardea
United States
Velletri
Town Square
Associated Press
Daniel de Luce
de Luce
Lanuvio
Campoleone
Eighth Army
Via Casilina
Ferentino
Valmontone-Velletri
Monte Artemisio
Germans Rally at 25 Mile Front as Parachute Units Identified
Allied reports say German defense stiffening from Valmontone to the sea with paratroops seen near Veilletri. Nazis allegedly use non combatant labor for support roles as heavy fighting persists along the Rome front.
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Valmontone
Veilletri
Rome
Montevarchi
Arezzo-Florence
Szolnok
Budapest
Government Plans To House Refugees In Army Camps
President Roosevelt said the government may use unneeded army camps to house foreign refugees during the war. He noted not all refugees should come here or go elsewhere, emphasizing common sense. He discussed the plan with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and War Refugee Board director Pehle.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
John W Pehle
The
War Refugee Board
Flyers sheltered by French patriots ambushed by Nazis
Reports from Andorra say 34 American and Allied flyers guiding to the Spanish frontier were ambushed by German border guards. Only two Americans and one French aviator escaped alive into Spain after being sheltered by French families in peasant clothes with false papers.
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Barcelona
Spain
Andorra
Pyrenees
France
Car Hits Bridge. Two Injured Near Decorah
Lillian Smith of Cresco and Norbert Beaver of Elma were hospitalized in Decorah after a car struck the bridge superstructure a mile west of town at 3 a.m. Thursday. The car was demolished and bridge damaged as doctors awaited X rays. skull fractures suspected and Smith possibly jaw fracture.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Lillian Smith
Cresco
Norbert Beaver
Elma
Decorah Hospital
Here
Miss Smith
Bombers Hit Pas de Calais in Heavy Allied Raid
Allied air forces hammered the Pas de Calais coast in a massive assault using more than 750 bombers Liberators Fortresses and fighters unseen in the war to strike 2000 miles of air routes from Scandinavia to France and Hungary to Crete. The raid targeted rail yards near Saumur and key French port and coastal areas while British and American planes reported enemy losses and cargo disruptions in the ongoing battle of communications.
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London
United States Air Force
West Wall
French
Pas-de-Calais
Scandinavia
France
Hungary
Crete
Channel
Engand
Eisenhower
Department
French Interior
Calais
Boulogne
le Touquet
Cape Griz Nez
R.A.F
Saumur
Paris
Budapest
Szolnok
Denmark
Middle East
Cairo
Aegean Sea
Germany
R.C.A.F
Vichy Radio
British
Air Ministry
Seine River
Dr Hugh B Logan of Logan College Dies in St Louis
Dr Hugh B Logan aged 68 president of the Logan College of Chiropractic in St Louis died there on Wednesday. He was well known among Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa chiropractors and had taught more than 100 Iowa chiropractors who studied under him. He formerly resided in Clinton.
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Hugh B. Logan
Logan College of Chiropractic
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa
Iowa
Logan
Clinton
Allied Bombing Drastically Disrupts German Rail Repair
The report notes traffic jams stretching for miles as strategic bombings destroy Nazi factories crucial for motor vehicle production. The enemy’s capacity to repair blasted rail lines has been swamped, with heavy British assaults forcing a shift from restoring all yards to fixing only main through lines.
Iowa Manpower Plan Enforces Employment Ceilings Statewide
Des Moines officials report a May 4 effective Iowa Manpower Stabilization Plan sweeping all male workers in retail, wholesale, and industrial sectors into USES referrals. Haskell says the regulation targets essential industries, with 8,000 positions needed in Iowa for food supplies and military equipment.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
George D. Haskell
Haskell
Des Moines
Labor Shortages Hit Iowa Factories As War Demands Grow
Iowa faces acute manpower losses with 10 000 workers needed by Oct 1 to process this year’s crop. Industrial employment rose to 205 000 in Dec 1943 from 242 000 in 1940, while 239 000 selective service withdrawals occurred. Cedar Rapids group II indicates long shortages, with women filling roles but many jobs require men. House to house survey aims to find 2 000 available workers citywide through YMB and Office of Civilian Defense cooperation.
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Iowa
Haskell
Cedar Rapids
WMC
Young Men’s Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
YMB
Office of Civilian Defense
Tack Spitter Seeks Job Change Over Teeth Breaking Work
Asheboro North Carolina AP reports a workman asked the employment service for permission to change work claiming his current upholstery plant task as a tack spitter was breaking his teeth.
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Asheboro
N. C
Employment Service Office
Johnson County panel list for rationing and price control
Iowa City Johnson county board seeks 48 members for new panels under Acting Director Walter D. Kline. Phelps and McCann, reappointed after dismissal, lead the effort with local businessmen and a May 18 meeting. Horace Stuck would chair all price panels. five rationing panels set. Kline to decide next week.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
Walter D. Kline
Des Moines
OPA
Kline
R. J. Phelps
C. R. McCann
James L. Records
J. W. Anderson
Phelps and
McCann
Ledger Yoder
Price Panel
General Board
Horace Stuck
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Ralph A Millis
Erma Millis
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Jack Hathaway
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Marie Hanna
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Dan Christensen
Sixth Street
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