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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1942
Page
2
Two representatives from the War Production Board Bureau of Field Operations will attend priority meetings at the chamber Thursday to discuss wartime production priorities and local industry needs.
Des Moines Iowa supreme court orders release of a man jailed for larceny after finding the sentencing judge did not properly consider prior convictions. The stay on the writ was deemed illegal but the court did not rule on the case merits.
Jeanne Rowe daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold J Rowe of 2232 Country Club Parkway SE and Lieut Robert E Farrell of Iowa City plan to marry July 4 at Camp Wheeler Georgia where Farrell is stationed A breakfast party at the Cedar Rapids Country Club honored Miss Rowe with gifts from hostesses Mrs George W Corey and her daughters Patricia Marianne and Mary Also mentions other social visits and travels of local residents.
Mrs. Imogen Emery president of the Cedar Revids Quota club departs Wednesday for Mackinac Island Michigan to serve as delegate at the twenty third annual Quota Club International convention at the Grand hotel on June 25 26 and 27 She will report on the committee on legislative discrimination against women.
Sunday evening at First Baptist church 175 members and friends honored Rev Grant F Anderson and his wife on the fifth anniversary of his pastorate. Miss Marjorie Walters acted as toastmaster and Miss Margaret Hindee with Miss Betty Wagner sang selections. Short talks were given by Ray Short Kiwanis James Manville Boy Scouts Harry Palmer Masonic Order Rev I E Link letter Cedar Rapids Ministerial association. Mrs Milo Wenger Reuben Johnson spoke for the church and Lucile Powell presented a gift from the group.
Sixty five family members and seven visitors attended the Heefner reunion at Daniels park. Officers elected were Ollie Heefner president, Mrs Melvin Heefner secretary treasurer, and Mrs L W Heefner, Mrs J S Heefner, and Mrs Harold Biiney on the program and arrangements committee.
A Cedar Rapids and Mechanicsville family marked three birthdays at a Sunday gathering at Fay Boyles home 1616 N street SW. Attendees included Mrs Boyles Jackson and the families of David Boyles Ottilie Marsh and Thomas Marsh with their children Nellie Shirley Norman Brenda Delores Donald Nancy Lee Lee and baby Lee.
Mrs Ruth Burger of 1113 Ellis Boulevard NW travels Monday for a two week stay in Indianapolis Indiana to visit her son Kenneth Burger his wife and her brother-in-law Milo Doerfler and his wife.
Mrs. Jerome L. Gearhart hosted a birthday party Tuesday afternoon at 1118 Twenty fifth Street SE for her daughter Judy’s second birthday. Guests included numerous mothers and children such as Mrs. Edward Breen with Carolyn, Mrs. Joseph Hindley Jr. with Joe and John, and Mrs. Ray Vernimont with Billy, among others.
Private William E. Claassen on furlough in Missouri visits home at 366 Woodland Drive SE with his parents Mr and Mrs George C Claassen and disputes reported with Mrs Claassen.
Mr and Mrs Ward Burks announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Louise to Burlin C Christenson in Kahoka Missouri on Saturday. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Christenson of Attending guests included Miss Jewell Burks and Clyde Mitchell. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids where Mr Christenson works for Century Oil Burner Company.
A linen shower for Lorraine Eckert is hosted by Mrs. Robert Glass at 208 Twenty-ninth Street NE. The event precedes Miss Eckert’s marriage to Corp. William Collier Bogle of Des Moines this Saturday. guests include Mrs. Harold Halstead, Cora Hampton, Bess Eckert and others.
Miss Loretta McAleer hosted a farewell dinner for Miss Mary Veronica Ryan who will leave Cedar Rapids for a secretarial post in Washington D C. Guests included Misses Dorothy mith, Patricia Doyle, Doreen O'Brien, Louise Lyness, Inny Masterson, cmanween Doyle and Lorra ine O'Brien.
A special meeting of the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Nature and Garden Department is scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. at the clubhouse.
The Daughters of Isabella will hold their annual picnic at 6 30 p m Wednesday at the river pavilion in Ellis Park. Reservations may be made with Mrs Erma Lindeken at 4238.
Private and Mrs. Carl Russell Smith left Monday afternoon for the East after visiting Private Smiths parents at 1509 Sixth street NW and Mrs. Smiths parents in Wilmington Del. Private Smith, who was on a new duty assignment, is stationed at Fort DuPont. The couple, Pat Patterson and Private Smith, were married January 19 in Wilmington Del.
Miss Joyce Bridges of 805 Eighteenth Avenue SW returned home Sunday evening after a weekend in St. Louis visiting Corp. D. R. Wombacher an instructor at Scottfield IL.
Miss Ardith Lorine Ebsen daughter of Mr and Mrs Hubert Ebsen 1709 First street SW and William Biederman Jr son of Mr and Mrs William Biederman 1132 Fifteenth avenue SE were married at 8 am Saturday in St Patrick's church Rev D J Lenihan officiated Miss Mildred Furgeson and Leo Carney attended The couple left for a two week Ozark Mountains trip and will live at 1611 Sixteenth avenue SW Mrs Biederman is Roosevelt high school graduate and Mr Biederman a McKinley school alumnus employed by Royal Typewriter.
A group hosts a birthday and farewell party for Miss Arlene Robison and other guests gathered Saturday evening. The event honors Arlene and marks her departure as a flying naval cadet with attendees including Miss Arvada and others.
Miss Mary Kay House to wed Durwood Grieg on June 28 was honored at a picnic and shower Monday evening. After dinner guests moved to 1526 Bever Avenue SE, where she received a gift. Attending were Jean Street Connie Smith Doris Salmonson Maxine Maxson Dorothy Johnstone Donna Kelly and Mrs. L C Gatzke. Katherine Peshek of Chicago also joined.
Members met Friday at 10 a.m. at Mrs. Kissinger's home 317 Memorial Drive for a breakfast and brief book discussions. The next gathering is set for July 21 in Thomas Park.
Mr and Mrs Carl S Weltch of 2908 Madison street NE and Mrs Mary Melichar along with Belle and St Clair avenues SW have returned home after a two week visit in Robison Illinois with Mrs Belle Drevik Drevikov stationed at Camp Claiborne.
Chico Marx arrives in Cedar Rapids for an Paramount appearance amid a sunny interview about his spare time. He cites bridge reading and golf as hobbies and praises Steinbeck and Joseph Davies Mos cow Mission. He notes playing bridge with champions including Culbertson, mentions an 18 year old daughter Maxine, and says his next stop is Kansas City after South Bend.
Police arrested C E Ralston on a charge of embezzlement by agent after a Monday night report. Ralston, 1635 A avenue NE, waived preliminary hearing and was unable to post a 1500 dollar bond, taken to county jail. He allegedly embezzled 351 93 in money and property from the National Household Distributors.
Four War Labor Board panels will convene at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids with CIO Farm Equipment Workers Committee involvement. Panel dates include June 29, July 13, and July 17, addressing contracts at LaPlant Choate Cedar Rapids, Hall Manufacturing, Barker Poultry Ottumwa, and Oliver Farm Equipment Charles City, with U S Conciliation Service officials and three panel members presiding.
Prospective Seabees should file applications before June 29 interviews with Lieut. R. E. Harrison in Des Moines. Forms available at the navy recruiting office in the federal building. Seabees will construct bases abroad and need plumbers, steamfitters, steel workers, dock workers and other construction personnel.
A jury found Joyd Lamb of La Porte guilty of stealing and selling items for 366 dollars. The case outlines theft and resale actions tied to Lamb.
Fourteen year old Keith Camizzi son of Mr and Mrs Michael 1312 Burch avenue NW won second prize in class B at the Tallcorn model airplane contest in Marshalltown Sunday. He is among the youngest winners and belongs to the Hawkeye Aeroneers Cedar Rapids model club which sent several entrants.
Army and navy recruiting offices in Cedar Rapids report the enlistment of 10 men. Eugene T. Standley of Boone is listed by the Navy. Delbert Wayne Petersen of Waterloo enlisted through the Army as a class A glider pilot and is sent to Jefferson Barracks Mo. Others joining as army regulars include Clarence W. Greening and Donald W. Lahman of Waterloo and Donald J. (last name truncated).
Names include Maloney 293 Johnson avenue NW George J. Shultz Jr Walford Edwin J Gustafson Jr Waterloo Charles C Gladwin Dubuque John H Kruse and Jack A Freeze both of Farley and Richard B Schott of Marquette.
Two men tied to Cedar Rapids police over 15 years were en route to Chester Illinois to serve 10 to 40 year terms for armed robbery. Larry Thomas and Arthur Cassidy along with Fred Dugan of Charles City had prior ar rests and convictions across multiple states.
The report notes a man who spent two years in Anamosa after being caught in Marion yards with a concealed weapon in July 1931. He was sentenced July 9, 1931 to ten years for a Cedar Rapids holdup and linked to a Lisbon fur theft years earlier. Cassidy was recently released from the penitentiary after a sentence for breaking into a drug store in western Iowa or eastern Nebraska.
City Assessor J F Scolaro warns homeowners that July 1 is the filing deadline for homestead tax exemption claims. The program offers a 25 mill tax credit with two eligibility paths for deeds and contracts, and owners must file a verified statement at the assessor’s office.
Automotive engineers predict postwar vehicles will feature increased use of plastic materials and reduced reliance on metal components. The shift aims to cut weight and costs while maintaining safety and performance standards.
Rationing Coordinator Sam Hawkins urges industrial and commercial sugar users to file applications by Friday June 26. Rationing offices will operate 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with staff accepting registrations and issuing forms.
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