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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1942
Page
4
Robert Hopker and Betty Smith Named in Local Notice
Robert Clair Hopker and Betty Jane Smith appear in a local registry notice. The document references Dono van Dietrich Van Horne and Nora Meinke in Cedar Este, indicating a civil matter or property record involving these individuals and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clair Hopker
Betty Jane Smith
Donovan Dietrich
van Horne
Nora Meinke
Cedar Este
Car Fire Report False Alarm on Fourteenth Ave
At 5:29 p.m. Monday a car fire alarm was reported on Fourteenth Avenue between First and Second Streets SE. Co. No. 4 responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Avenue
First
Second Streets
Co. No
Death Notice for Mrs Charles Sena in Iowa City
Mrs Charles Sena aged 25 of 2529 Wilson avenue SW died at University hospital Iowa City at 9 40 a m Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sena
Wilson Avenue
University Hospital
Iowa City
Newborn Daughters and Sons Reported at Local Hospitals
At St. W Laurie's hospital a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Hugh Daggett of 1322 Woodside Drive SW on June 22. Also a son born to Mr and Mrs John R White of 400 Third Avenue SW on June 23. At Mercy hospital a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Bevill of 904 Fifteenth Avenue SE on June 22 and a son born to Mr and Mrs Harold Peacock of Atkins on June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. W Laurie’s Hospital
Hugh Daggett
Woodside Drive
John R. White
Third Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Joseph Bevill
Fifteenth Avenue
Harold Peacock
Atkins
Divorces Granted With Custody Rulings And Alimony
Opal McCann receives custody of two minor children with visitation and costs awarded to defendant. case handled by Judge G. K. Son. Vona D Kelley awarded alimony of 25 monthly with five year term, $350 judgment and $75 attorney fees, real estate title to husband, visiting rights, costs, Judge C. J. Haas. Anne Hendryx cited for cruel treatment, marriage dated May 31 1941, Judge G. K. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal McCann
Charles McCann
G. K. Son
Vona D. Kelley
Ivan R. Kelley
C. J. Haas
Anne Hendryx
LeRoy Hendryx
G. K. Thompson
Rubber Reserve Committee Criticizes Shipping Controls
The RFC chairman Jesse Jones accuses the maritime commission and ship operators of delay and mismanagement in stockpiling strategic raw materials. The report criticizes nonconference tonnage use and calls for stronger cost accounting and audit systems to meet wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Jones
RFC
Rubber Reserve Company
Jones
Maritime Commission
Straits- New York
Far East
War Department
Oo Senet
Air Corps
Retailers Warned of Price Report Deadline
Authorities under the price control act require every seller of cost-of-living commodities to file with the local rationing board a statement of prices and article descriptions. Rationing boards receive copies of an OPA bulletin detailing the commodities and filing instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Cedar couple wed by Justice R. Churchill
Libbie Barta and Frank Jirouch of Cedar were married by Justice R. Churchill on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libbie Barta
Frank Jirouch
Cedar
Justice R. Churchill
Linn County Civilian Defense Plan Outlined by Henry
Henry, chairman of the Linn County Civilian Defense Council, outlined at the Conopus meeting how the county will organize its defenses to handle any eventuality and ensure readiness across agencies and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Henry
Linn County Civilian Defense, Council
Hat Winners Named in Dress Contest
Dorothy Rich won the oldest hat prize Roxanne Dyson took the prettiest hat award Dorothy Hughes earned the best-made hat and Jane Schindler received the cleverest hat prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Rich
Roxanne Dyson
Dorothy Hughes
Jane Schindler
Reed Park Dog Show Winners Crown Smallest and Largest
Diane Darragh and Floyd Davie won the annual Reed park playground dog show held Monday with over 100 spectators. Diane's entry was the smallest dog, while Floyd Davie's entry was the largest and best performer. Directors Joe Stodolav and Delores Wood planned the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Darragh
Floyd Davie
Reed Park Playground
Diane
Joe Stodolav
Delores Wood
Lincoln bicycle races honor obstacle and speed events
Tom placed second in the baseball race behind winner Jack. Directors at the playground were Martha Hubbard and Helen Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Tom
Jack
Martha Hubbard
Helen Anderson
Immigation official to hold July hearings in Cedar Rapids
Stephen Durisch of the U S immigration and naturalization service will be in Cedar Rapids July 6 to 10 for preliminary examinations on filing petitions for citizenship. Only those with written notification or verbal instructions in special cases should appear. Durisch will work in Miss Bessie Engle's office, deputy clerk of the federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Durisch
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Durisch
Bessie Engle
Local servicemen depart for training camps nationwide
Staff Sergeant Fred W. Lorenzen of 1124 Sixteenth Avenue SW leaves with a weeklong furlough to Camp Polk Louisiana. Private E Siver heads to Camp La after a 12 day visit with his parents. Lumir Pleshek of Cedar Ray, Iowa State College graduate, enlists at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Thomas Hughes of Cedar Rapids, an Iowa State alum, joins the Army and is stationed at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Lorenzen
Henry Lorenzen
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Camp Polk
E. Siver
Camp la
Homer Siver
H Avenue NW
Lumir Pleshek
Cedar Ray
Iowa State College
Wrightfield
Dayton
Pleshek
Thomas Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood Arsenal
Aberdeen
Ferring Heads to Pensacola After Training at Glenview Base
Jack Ferring a former Gazette reporter completed training at Glenview naval air base and was in Cedar Rapids Tuesday en route to Pensacola Florida for advanced flight training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ferring
the Gazette
Glenview
Naval Air Base
Cedar Raids
Pensacola
Fla
Cedar son Jack Caldwell noted in public notice
Jack Caldwell of Cedar, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T., residing at 127 Twenty-seventh Street, is identified in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Caldwell
Cedar
Mrs. L. T
Twenty-seventh Street
Lieut Hibbing Promoted After College Graduation
Hibbing, a 1939 Coe College graduate, receives a lieutenant promotion following graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. Hibbing
Delay Regular Gas Rationing in East
Regional authorities announce a postponement of regular gas rationing in the eastern area. Officials say the new timetable will affect drivers and fuel distribution plans while ongoing shortages are reassessed.
Fort Stevens shelling: nine inch rounds hit coast but caused no damage
Fort Stevens commander Col Carl Doney said nine inch shells landed offshore near the mouth of the Columbia River and did not hit buildings or cause casualties. The bombardment, lasting about 15 minutes, left only a damaged tree limb and scattered shell craters along a 1 mile beach area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Ore
Carl S. Doney
Fort Stevens
Doney
Columbia River
Oregon Coast
Estevan
Vancouver Island
Earrier
Estevan Point
Jta
Ottawa
Delauiia Beach Road
Western Defense Command
San Francisco
PWT
Mexico
Comet News Agency
Canada
Model Airplane Meet Set For Cedar Rapids July 12
Cedar Rapids to host its first major model airplane tournament July 12 staged by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at Cedar Rapids Airways. Prizes total 175 dollars in cash and equipment with entries 50 cents and spectator admission 25 cents. Milwaukee and Chicago builders expected to participate. A M A rules followed. Hawkeye Aeroneers assist. Ralph Groom chairs the Aeroneers committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Airways
United States
John Parlis
WMT
Milwaukee
Chicago
Ge Ago Designers and Mechanics
Army
Navy
Hawkeye Aeroneers
Cedar Rapids Model Builders Club
Ralph Groom
Aeroneers
War Bill Details Aviation Funding and Army Expansion
The bill outlines funding for chemical warfare training, a possible Alaska railroad survey, and an increase in West Point cadets from 1,807 to 2,440. It earmarks 12.7 billion for lead materials, with 30.12 billion for American forces and 11.32 billion for the air corps focused on aviation equipment. The report notes aircraft progress toward Roosevelt’s 1942 and 1943 production goals, including 23,550 aircraft and spares to meet the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
War Department
Alaska
West Point Cadet Corps
Air Corps
United States
Roosevelt
Comoye
Hopkins Confers on War Strategy With Churchill and Roosevelt
The White House released that Roosevelt and Churchill held an extended conference with Chinese foreign minister T. V. Soong in Washington on Monday. Hopkins defended Britain’s efforts, citing Malta and RAF defense as proof of Allied resolve while praising the Soviet entry as pivotal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Roosevelt
Churchill
T. V. Soong
China
Hopkins
Roosevelt-Churchill
Washington
Tobruk
Malta
R.A.F
Germany
British Isles
Soviet Union
Britain
Classroom Building At Pre-Flight Base Nears Finish
Iowa City AP reports work on the new preflight school near the university fieldhouse will be completed by July 26. The building will host 12 classrooms several offices and living quarters for the commanding officer and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University
Russian Spy Sentenced To Five Years In Prison
A Russian national pleaded guilty to espionage and received a five year prison term plus a $5000 fine. The case linked to efforts to benefit the Soviet regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
United States
Russia
U S Seeks Skilled Workers for Panama Canal Zone
The United States Civil Service Commission seeks skilled workers for the Panama Canal Zone. Openings include boatbuilders, machinists, riveters, pipefitters, shipfitters, wiremen and more with wages up to $1.74 hourly and overtime. Engineering draftsmen and mechanical/material engineers offered up to $270 monthly. Government transportation provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Panama Canal
Cedar Rapids
Senate Naval Plan Advances $8.5 Billion Expansion
The Senate naval committee approved the House backed bill authorizing a 1,900,000 ton enlargement of the fighting fleet and set up final congressional action on a large naval expansion program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Bucklin Infant Patrick Joseph Dies in Local Hospital
Infant Patrick Joseph Bucklin, son of Mr and Mrs Linn Bucklin of 28 M street SW, died in a local hospital Monday. He is survived by his parents a brother Michael Linn and grandparents Mrs Lara Sary. Burial will be in Mt Calvary cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Joseph Bucklin
Linn Bucklin
Michael Linn
Lara Sary
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Mrs Marian Lockwood Swearingen Dies in Iowa City
Mrs Marian Lockwood Swearingen widow of Charles Swearingen died at 9 40 a m Monday in University hospital Iowa City after a lingering illness She was born October 10 1916 near Central City and lived in Cedar Rapids since 1936 Survived by her husband her parents Mr and Mrs Howard Lockwood a sister Mrs Dorothy Kimes two brothers Cop Dest H Lockwood and Marvin P Lockwood and a grandmother Mrs Lockwood of Marion Funeral services planned at Trinity Methodist Church Cedar Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Lockwood Swearingen
Charles Swearingen
Wilson Avenue
University Hospital
Iowa City
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Howard Egype
Dorothy Kimes Ae
Lockwood
Marion
Trinity Methodist Church
Attlee Recaps North Africa Struggle and Tobruk Blow
Prime Minister Attlee described the North Africa campaign as difficult but not irreparable. He noted Rommel’s forces were exhausted at times, Tobruk’s fall as a heavy blow, and British ships and aircraft losses while reporting Axis losses and renewed efforts to reinforce Libya with a dress debate planned on Allied shipping losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attlee
Auchinleck
Eighth Army
Britain
Rommel
Libya
Tobruk
Mediterranean
Axis
aAxis
Malta
Alexandria
Carpenters Plumbers and Bricklayers Wanted for War Work
The Cedar Rapids office of the United States employment service seeks large numbers of carpenters bricklayers and plumbers for war construction in Iowa South Kota Washington state and at Provo Rapid City Sioux City and Walla Walla. Local officials note war plant or housing work and the Cedar Rapids office now operates as a unit of the federal employment service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
United States Employment Service
Iowa
South Kota
Washington State
Provo
Rapid Ci Ss. D
Sioux City
Walla Walla
Wash
Iowa State Employment Service
United States Easement Service
Hive Long
Kenney Assigned to Seattle Rail Terminal Supervisor Post
T Kenney, formerly Rock Island foreman and Cedar Rapids head, now serves in the Office of Defense Transportation as supervisor of Seattle rail terminals. He left Cedar Rapids a month ago and has prior experience with the Rock Island and Great Northern railroads in supervisory roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. T. Kenney
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Office of Defense Transportation
Seattle
Ain
Anna Ie Rt
Washington
Kenney
Sune Benes Minneapolis
The
Rock
Marshalltown Boy Killed by Train Near Ames
AMES AP Harry Keiler 17 of Marshalltown died in a hospital after being struck by an eastbound train near the North Western railroad tracks from Boone. He reportedly tried to board the train and was hit when he did not move out of its path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames (Ap
Harry Keiler
Marshalltown
Amesing
North Western Railroad
Boone
Kummer
Keller
Ramsgate Shelled by Nazi Naval Guns
The Berlin radio said Nazi guns shelled Ramsgate on England's Channel coast east of the Dover strait, Monday, reported by London AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Ramsgate
England
Dover Strait
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Record
Nayie Feis
Erjes
Justice OF Peace Court
NYU Sewing School
City Briefs
Conopus
Haegr
Reed Dog Show
Gaines
Ferring
Caldwell
Hibbing Is
Coe College
Realen
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Stephen Early
United Nations
U. S
Canal Zone
Senate
Marian Swearingen
MT As
ODT
Craemer’s
Sale
Lorraine
Gore
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