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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1944
Page
1
Daily Record lists food stamp details and coupon rules, then reports a string of local fines for disturbances and speeding. It records births at multiple homes and hospitals, marriage licenses, and divorcees, with names and addresses in Cedar Rapids and nearby cities.
Helen Gray age 38 alias Helen Turner and Helen Davis of 101% Ninth Avenue SE pled guilty to larceny from a building in Judge Gompson's court. Sentencing set for 9 a.m. Friday after police arrested her last Wednesday night for theft from the home of Mrs. Hazel Huem mer at 1415 Fourth Street SE.
Cedar Rapids residents are urged that Russian relief drives are part of the Community War Chest campaign. No separate local solicitation is sanctioned, and the city’s 1944 quota for war relief has been included in the Community War Chest. Donors are advised they are not obligated to give again to other solicitors.
Dr E B Reuter chairman of the sociology division at the University of Iowa College of Commerce resigned to be effective August 5 thanking students for summer work. He cited opposition to current policies and practices, educational inaccuracy, and ethical concerns. He complained sociology lacked departmental status, drew from multiple colleges, was understaffed, and had a drab record.
England based dispatch reports Allied invasion forces on the northern France coast amid constant gunfire. Lt. Col. Frank Perego describes blackened beaches and heavy troop landings as fighter escorts and navy bombardments support the operation.
The Senate adopted a 59 to ban on food subsidy payments after June 30, 1945 unless congress authorizes continuation through direct appropriations. Senator Taft led the effort, tying the move to a provision on extending the wage stabilization act to December 31, 1945.
Fourteen year old Ellsworth Isecarver who eloped with Elaine Wisecarver left for an Oroville area farm under Juvenile Judge A A Scott order. The judge released him to live with his aunt on the farm after the pair separated with Isecarver stating I never want to see that woman again.
Mrs. Harger wife of G W Harger 1836 Hinksey avenue NW died in a Many Rapids hospital at 2 15 am Tuesday after a brief illness Burn Expt 38 1868 Benton county she married Mr Harger June 9 1390 in Vin ton They have lived in Cedar Rapids for 22 years She was a member of the Second Christian church and taught in Sunday school Surviving are three sons Grover D Cedar Rapids Homer C Moline IL Lloyd B Milwaukee two daughters Mrs Joseph Pellatrin Chicago and Mrs Virgil Andrew Cedar Rapids 10 grandchildren seven great grandchildren Funeral announced later Friends may call at Moon chapel
John Quincy Adams aged 70 of 2535 Ellis boulevard NW drowned Monday evening in Manhattan lake near his home. Coroner Frank T. Hersch said he fell while cutting willows along the beach about 7 30 p m. Mrs Adams and a neighbor found the body Tuesday morning about 15 feet from shore. He is survived by wife Mallie four sons Leon ard Earl John C and Richard E and a daughter Ada Adams. The body is at Beatty funeral home with funeral arrangements to be announced.
Bertha Elizabeth Williams a Cedar Rapids resident for twenty years died at 8 30 am Tuesday at her daughter Mrs H B Siesseger s home in North Liberty She was born June 25 1874 in Michigan Surviving are four daughters three sons and a step son along with three sisters and 13 grandchildren The body is at Brush chapel funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Albert R. Burleson died at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a lingering illness. Born October 13, 1884 in New York, he spent most of his life as a Webster City merchant and was a life member of BPOE. He lived in Cedar Rapids 12 years. Survived by two sons H. C. Burleson of Cedar Rapids and Randall Burleson of Chicago and a grandson Donald Burleson. Services at Beatty chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday, burial in Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at Beatty's.
Clark Lee continues a wartime diary describing junior crew on open deck LCTs during an amphibious assault. He notes cramped quarters, deck sleeping, and improvised galley meals by Army cooks Screven and Gee as vast mobilized fleets of LSTs and LCIs spread across the shore and sea.
Allied forces landed on the Normandy coast with 640 naval guns firing on fortified positions. Reconnaissance pilots saw beaches secured and inland advances as German accounts warned of parachute drops while acknowledging Allied troop landings near Arromanches.
The newspaper's extra edition hit Cedar Rapids streets at 6 a.m. Tuesday, limited to four pages on the Allied invasion and election. Newsies reported brisk sales despite a boypower shortage, with rapid distribution and a noon street edition for the business district.
Washington AP reports President Roosevelt wrote a long invasion prayer during the coast landings in France. He asks Americans to join in prayer for strength, faith, and success, urging continued sacrifice for victory and a lasting peace with allied nations.
Chilly weather spread across Iowa on Tuesday as sun fought heavy clouds and a brisk breeze. Inwood logged 40 degrees for the low after Monday night. Cedar Rapids hit 66 by 3 pm, Decorah reached 86 for a state high, and by 7 pm Cedar Rapids cooled to 60 with 56 at midnight. Tuesday morning’s low was 40s, while Hubbard Fuel and Ice reported 60 degrees later in the day.
Leland R. Murray, 42, of 117 Eighteenth Street NE, was fined $50 and costs by Police Judge Harry S. Johnson after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace by window. He was arrested by Patrolmen Jerry Carroll and John Kuba near 11 p.m. Monday at 204 Twelfth Street SE following a complaint from residents at 205 Twelfth Street SE.
London report cites Reuters that Adolf Hitler has assumed personal command of all German anti invasion operations. The dispatch notes the shift in overall military leadership as Allied forces press toward occupied Europe.
Republican Rep. Henry O. Talle of Decorah rallied from a troubled start to secure the nomination over Municipal Judge W. A. McCullough. Unofficial counts show Talle leading with 14,555 votes to 7,654, after strong gains in Linn and Buchanan counties and a decisive win in Winneshiek area, with Clinton and Jackson counties yielding mixed results. Claas gen faces Democratic rival George C. Claas gen in Cedar Rapids.
William E. Naughton, 23, of As First avenue, charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, pled innocent in Judge G K Thompson's court Sunday. Patrolmen Roy Walker and Eugene Morey reported the incident at Second avenue and Tenth street SE. He was released on $500 bond.
The war department announced temporary promotions of 15 Iowa soldiers. Arthur Edward Johnson of West Union and Melvin William Henry Witte of Williamsburg were elevated from captain to major.
Unofficial Linn county results show candidates in uncontested state offices with vote counts including Mitchell 644 for Governor, Johnson 635 for Lieutenant Governor, Nichols C for Secretary of State, Kies 617 for Auditor, McGreevy 623 for Agriculture, Garrett 636, Bell 634 for Attorney General. County offices list Bates 3,361 for Treasurer, Axmear for Clerk of Court, Jones 3,445 for Recorder, Smith 3,448 for Sheriff, Crisman 3,184 for County Attorney, Hersch 3,246 for Coroner. Board of Supervisors nominations Beeson 2,170 and Petty 444. Cedar Rapids justice of the peace race results: Ball 2,094 and Hammill 1,899 with a third candidate 400.
Lorence Stastny 74 of 67 Twenty-first avenue SW died by his own hand in a chicken coop behind his home. Police said the .38 revolver was used. The body was found by son Frank Stastny. Despondency over ill health was given as the cause by Linn County coroner Dr. T. Frank Hersch. Stastny, born in Czechoslovakia, came to the U.S. 53 years ago and lived in Cedar Rapids 41 years. He was retired from Rock Island shops and Penick and Ford and was a member of several fraternal lodges. Survived by wife, Barbara, a daughter, three sons, a brother, seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Services to be held at Polansky chapel.
Howard R Churchill and William A Rall incumbents for Cedar Rapids township justice of the peace won renomination in the Monday primary. Churchill received 2094 votes and Rall 1899, while J W Joe Hammill trailed with 409.
A garbled Cedar Rapids Gazette snippet lists address and publication details including Sunday delivery at 900 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It mentions second class matter status, standard wire service credits from Associated Press and United Press, and subscription rates though the text is incomplete and fragmented.
In Linn county Iowa the Republican nominating race for county auditor centered on Vernon Brockman and M Vesely. Brockman led unofficial returns with 1,341 votes vs Vesely’s 671 but would still miss the 10 percent write-in threshold to gain nomination. Officials expect final canvass June 16 while most incumbents sought re nomination with no opposition.
Washington based Office of War Information director Elmer Davis warned Americans that German broadcasts cannot be trusted for accuracy. He suggested the German announcement of the invasion was likely a ploy to boost credibility for future deception, noting Goebbels is pursuing his own health rather than American interests.
Gen Charles De Gaulle arrived in Britain and conferred with Prime Minister Churchill. The Allied invasion of France had just been announced, and De Gaulle discussed the status of the French Committee of National Liberation, which had named itself the provisional government of France.
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