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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1944

Page

11

Daily Record June 23 1944 Me nt Red Gas Fuel and Divorce Notices

Me at red stamps A8 through W8 valid indefinitely in book four. Gasoline No 12 coupons in A book valid through Sept 21 three gallons each. Five gallon coupons B3 B4 C8 and C4. Foods blue stamps A8 through V8 10 points each indefinitely. Sugar coupons 80 31 and 32 in book 4 five pounds indefinitely. Coupon 40 five pounds canning through Feb 1945. Fuel oil No 4 and No 5 coupons through Sept 30. Shoes airplane stamps Nos 1 2 in book 3 indefinite. Divorce decrees William A Brown sr Iola Davis Brown F Rockwell Bingham Detroit Mich Rosemary Royce Grand Forks ND Leo H Meyers Jr Betty Jane Hansen Cedar Rapids. Drunkenness James Spillman Mt Carmel NJ George Forbes 318 Fourth Street SW each fined 10 dollars and costs. Traffic Court Failure to Yield Rights of Way Victor A Nebeck Omaha five dollars and costs. Overtime Parking Amy Reynolds 4813 Center Point Road NE one dollar and costs. Births St Luke's Edward Kilberger Fairfax a son June 22.

Victor A. Nebeck Omaha Amy Reynolds Center Point Road

Marianas chase ends with Japanese carrier loss lingering empty

A veteran account recalls carrier battles between American task forces and Japanese naval air forces near the Marianas. Air combat, torpedo and fighter attacks weave with dangerous night landings as the fleet presses the chase toward Japan.

Weather forecast and recent temperatures in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids and vicinity forecast fair tonight and Saturday with cooler conditions by Sunday. Today started warm with humidity dropping from 60 to 45 percent as temperature rose to 83 by 2 30 pm, after a 90 degree high yesterday. Nearby towns hit 95 degrees while Inwood rested at 61 for a cool morning. Rain fell Thursday night in northeast Iowa but cedar rapids saw no precipitation. Dubuque reported 0.27 inches, Waterloo 0.25, Decorah 0.23.

Cedar Rapids Keokuk Onawa Inwood Iowa Dubuque Waterloo Decorah

Funeral Saturday for Pvt Bernard H Coon

Services for Pvt. Bernard H. Coon of 1117 Tenth Street NW who died from injuries in a Camp Campbell training accident Ky will be led by Dr. Charles J. Bready and Mt Hermon lodge A F and A M in the Moon chapel at 2 p m Saturday The body then goes to Hamburg Iowa for further services and interment with military honors at the grave Master Masons will meet at the Masonic hall at 1 30 p m Saturday to attend the service in a body

Bernard H. Coon Tenth Street NW Camp Campbell Charles J. Bready Mt. Hermon Lodge A. M Moon ‘Chapel Hamburg Masonic Hall

Anthony Skalsky Services Planned for Je d Thursday

Anthony Skalsky, of 113 Ely Avenue SW, died Thursday. Funeral service set for Saturday at 2 pm at Kuba funeral home with Rev. Florian Burian officiating. Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery. Pallbearers include Frank Skalsky Leonard Skalsky Seeree Skalsky Milton Skalsky Frank Krall and Joseph G Cast e. Friends may call at the chapel.

Skalsky Anthony Skalsky Ely Avenue SW Kuba Florian Burian Bohemian’ National Cemetery Frank Skalsky Léonard ‘Skalsky Seeree Skalsky Milton Skalsky Frank Krall Joseph Gcastek

Obituaries Blast Cedar Rapids Area for Bowman and Vondra

Mrs Frank Bowman died at 2 45 a m Friday at 808 Second Avenue SW Cedar Rapids Born September 30 1864 in Kansas she lived in Cedar Rapids four and a half years her husband Frank Bowman died December 1939 She is survived by several nieces and nephews Services will be at 2 p m Sunday Beatty chapel Rev Louis Hepher to officiate Burial in Morrison cemetery Mrs Frances Vondra 68 of 1300 O Avenue NW died Friday morning after a lingering illness Born in Bohemia July 6 1875 She is survived by son Joseph Vondra brother Joseph Blaha and sister Antonie Stolba in Bohemia Her husband Wend Vondra died 21 years ago He was a member of space Ziskay Dub No 91 Z C B J Services will be at the Janeba

Frank Bowman Mary, Bowman Second ‘Avenue Kansas Cedar Rapids Beatty Chapel Louis Hépher Morrison Cemetery Friends May Éall Beatty Frances Vondra O Avenue NW Belle Plaine Bohemia Joseph’ Vondra Joseph Blaha Antonie Stolba Wendl Vondra AED Space Ziskay Z.c'b.j Janeba

Funeral home to host service Sunday afternoon

Funeral home will hold a service Sunday afternoon at a time to be announced. Friends may call at Janeba's.

Janeba’s

Services for Capt Forest O Brine Held in St Louis

Services for Capt. Forest O Brine, a veteran flyer killed in a plane crash in El Paso Texas, will be held Monday afternoon in St Louis. O Brine, formerly of Cedar Rapids, lay in state at the family home at 5803 Bartmer Avenue.

Forest O'Brine el Paso Texas St. Louis O’brine Cedar Rapids Bartmer Avenue

Ingham Brother of Ray Dies in Texas Heart Attack

H J Ingham age 52 brother of Ray Ingham of Cedar Rapids died Wednesday in Amarillo Texas after a heart attack. Surviving son Jay Ingham of Dallas. Services set for Monday at 2 30 pm at Anderson Funeral Home in Toledo. Burial there.

H. J. Ingham Ray Ingham First Avenue Cedar Rapids Amarillo Texas Jay Ingham Dallas Anderson Toledo Tery

Soviet Drive Deepens in Finland Front

London AP reports the Red army advancing 10 to 15 miles in 24 hours toward eastern Finland. Marshal Gogov’s forces captured Tali and pushed toward Lappänenranta, aiming to cut Finnish rail and highway links with Viipuri. Soviet air power reportedly destroyed numerous enemy aircraft and anti aircraft units.

London Red Army Finland Leningrad Murmansk Vailway Moscow An Helsinki Moscow Gogorov Sokine Lappéenranta Vil Imanstrand Viipuri Ladoga Onexhskoe Onega Varun Air Supane Ane

Cherbourg Front Report From Normandy Operations

A German agency report notes Allied airborne landings at Gavray near Granville in Normandy. Despite a major air assault with over 6000 sorties, German garrisons and militia defend Cherbourg harbor as American forces push a wedge south from Saint-Lô and Ourville.

ReWs Gavray Normandy Granville Peninsula Stalingrad Cherbourg St. “Lo-d'Ourville

Allied pushes in Normandy threaten German defenses near Cherbourg

Allied forces surged into Normandy as German counterattacks near Tilly-sur-Seulles failed and Caen area railways and steel works were bombed. Air power blocked reinforcements while supplies were unloaded amid improving weather. Don Whitehead reports U S forces storm Cherbourg amid heavy fighting and widespread destruction.

la Haye du Puits Penisula Tilly-sur-Seulles Caen Allied Normandy Associated ‘Press Don Whitehead Ameri

U S Subs Sink Sixteen Japanese Vessels in Pacific

American submarines added to their tally of Japanese losses with sixteen enemy ships sent to the bottom of the Pacific. The Navy disclosed the latest sinkings while keeping details of timing and location secret. The month total reaches fifty, with an average of more than one vessel per day. the latest haul includes eleven medium sized cruise ships, small cargo vessels, and a medium naval auxiliary.

Washington Pacific Navy Bette

Allied forces Press In Italy Central Sector Stiff Stand Ahead

Allied forces push along coastal sectors in Italy with a planned German stand between Lake Trasimeno and Lake Chiusi and north of Perugia. The Eighth Army reports strong resistance north of Perugia and near Trasimeno, while the Adriatic front nears Ancona as the Fifth Army advances toward Folonica from Livorno. Air action includes 2,300 Mediterranean sorties and rail yard and bridge strikes across Parma Modena Bologna and Rimini.

Rome Italy Lake Prasimeno Lake Chiusi Perugia Eighth Army Lake Trasimeno Algiers Adriatic Ancona Chienti Chisenti Angona Fifth Army Livorno Pisa Falonica Associated Press Sid Feder Giancarico Parma Modena Bologna Castel- Maggiore Fornovo Ferrera Rimini Treviso Tur Forli Vado Ligure

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Daily Record William A. Brown, Sr Iola Davis Brown F. Rockwell Bingham Detroit, Mich Rosemary Royce Grand Forks N. D Leo H. Meyers, Jr Betty Jane Hansen James Spillman Mt. Carmel George Forbes Fourth Street St. Luke’s Edward Kilberger Fairfax Spruance Guam Rota United States United Nations Nippon Marianas Philippines Tokyo Neha Wilkinson Syaters L. R Krebs Flower Shop 3Rd Ave Dial Bernard Coon Bernard H. Goon Sans H. SF Ingham Reds Cherbourgwest Toman Sia Mviian Rod Can U.S Irma Hill Geersucker
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