Stamps and rate changes and city court dockets noted
Daily Record items list mixed wartime ration adjustments for meat foods and fuel plus car violations and births. It notes red and blue stamps sharing new monthly validity dates, specific stamp ranges and expiration dates, gasoline coupons and required mileage records, and oil shoe stamps schedules. It also lists fines for drunkenness curfew violations and speeding, addresses of offenders, and birth notices from local hospitals with several new arrivals on June 23 and 24.
New Anderson Powers Seen As Food Hope
Rex Conn, Gazette farm editor, told Cedar Rapids Real Estate board members at a noon YMCA lunch that Anderson’s new agriculture leadership should straighten out food policy. He cited wartime production gains, meat shortages due to policy and demand, and urged early 1946 pig crop goals with price supports, higher poultry ceilings, and gradual readjustment from wartime controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton P. Anderson
Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Y.M.C.A
Armed Services
Conn
Chicago
Howard Benninghoff
Maureen Hamblin
Peaceful Period Opens' Zhukov Declares Red Army Strengthening
Marshal Zhukov in Moscow declared a peaceful development era for the Soviet Union while urging stronger military and economic power. He spoke at the fourth anniversary of the German invasion, riding a white horse to Red Square with Stalin and officials. Flags of captured banners were presented at Lenin's tomb before the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
ZNS
Gregory K. Zhukov
Russia
Berlin
Zhukov
Red Square
Stalin
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Lenin
Chinese Expand Coast Foothold In Chekiang Province
CHUNGKING INS reports Chinese forces push along the Chekiang invasion coast driving Japanese back toward Shanghai and Hangchow defenses. Chinese reach Hwangyen about 175 miles south of Shanghai extending control to 230 miles along the coast west of Okinawa. US 14th Air Force Mustangs strike Canton area destroying Japanese shipping on the West River. In Indo China US bombers and fighters damage locomotives and a bridge span northeast of Langsun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
INS
Chekiang Province
Shanghai- Hangchow
Hwangyen
Shanghai
Okinawa
Wenchow
South China
United States
14Th Air Force
White Cloud
Canton
West River
Coe Langtsun Bridge
And
Deaths E B Zbanek Funeral Services Held
Edward B. Zbanek manager of the Merchants National Bank Building died after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Moon chapel at 4 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Carl L. Manfred officiating. Burial was in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Zbanek
C Avenue NE
Merchants National Bank
Moon Chapel
Carl L. Manfred
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Bohemian National Cemetery
Mrs. Mary Sedlacek 71 Dies at Daughter Home
Mrs. Mary Christie Sedlacek 71 lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died at her daughter Alma Mach’s home after a two week illness. Born July 4, 1873, she survived by four sons Col Leo B Sedlacek Lt William C Sedlacek Milo J Sedlacek Lumir F Sedlacek a daughter Mrs Mach eight grandchildren including Pvt Robert Mach killed in France three brothers Frank William Emil Christie and a sister or two. Services set for 4 p.m. Tuesday Brush chapel Rev W A Jacobs with burial in Bohemian National cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Christie Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
Alma Mach
Washington Avenue
Joseph B. Sedlacek
Leo B. Sedlacek
Marianas
J.g
Requiem Mass Tuesday For Lt Alfred Ellis
A requiem mass will be said Tuesday at 9 a.m. by Rev Paul L Clark of Grace Episcopal Church for the repose of the soul of First Lt Alfred R Ellis who was killed in an airplane crash in Africa on May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul L. Clark
Grace Episcopal Church
Alfred R. Ellis
Africa
Services for Frank B. Jansa Held in Brush Chapel
Death Saturday by own action as certified by Coroner Frank Hersch. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brush chapel conducted by Theodore B. Hlubacek. Burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Survived by wife Helen two daughters Mrs Albert Horsky Marion route 3 and Mrs Louis Melsa Cedar Rapids route 2 a son Lester near Cedar Rapids a stepson Robert Vrbicek Cedar Rapids a grandson Richard Allen Melsa and two sisters Mrs Wesley Klinger and Mrs Frank Vavra Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Jansa
First Street
Frank Hersch
Brush Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Helen
Albert Horsky
Marion
Louis Melsa
Cedar Rapids
Burns Rites Set After Boone Hospital Death
Robert T. Burns 61 long time Beverly native died in a Boone hospital at 9 30 p m Saturday. Survived by wife Blanche Diehl and two relatives a son Maj Kenneth E Burns in Germany and a grandson Thomas Robert Burns. Services at Pierce funeral home Boone at 2 p m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Burns
Boone
Beverly
Blanche Diehl
Cedar Rapids
Blanche
Maj
Kenneth E. Burns
Germany
Thomas Robert Burns
Pierce Funeral Home
Thefts Reported To Police In Local Notices
E. E. Stephens reports a 21 jewel watch valued at 75 dollars stolen from his room since Friday. Lloyd Goettel reports a camera and sunglasses stolen from his car parked near 394 Twenty fifth street SE. Mrs. Richard Novak reports a missing purse containing 24 dollars left at St. Patrick's church Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Stephens
Third Street
Lloyd Goettel
Fourth Avenue
Okinawa Falls To Allies as Japanese Losses Rise
Japanese casualties in the Okinawa campaign climbed as Tokyo acknowledged the island’s fall. Through Saturday 109,755 had been slain or taken prisoner since the invasion began on April 1, with 101,853 dead and 7,902 prisoners. The report notes final banzai charges, suicides, and the end of organized resistance, while Allied air and naval actions continued in Kyushu and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Okinawa
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
Civvies Evacuate Balikpapan Oil District
Balikpapan in Borneo reports civilian evacuation as Tokyo claims new invasion preparations around the oil center. MacArthur headquarters confirms a raid by over 150 Allied planes dropping more than 200 tons of bombs on the Balikpapan area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Radio Tokyo
Borneo
Balikpapan
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
U S Battles Nazi Economic Moves
The United Nations campaign to stop German economic spearheads spreads across neutral Europe and Latin America. Clayton cites Swiss, Spanish, Portuguese actions and progress in Sweden, with mixed results in Argentina Paraguay and Uruguay where most spearheads remain active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations
Senate
Clayton
Latin America
United States
Portugal
Actin
Sweden
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
Paraguuiy
Must Keep Isle Bases Arnold Says
General H H Arnold argues for unrestricted use of Pacific island bases after the war to ensure peace and airpower reach. He cites the need for a bridge across the Pacific and notes B 29s will operate from Okinawa and the Marianas alongside boosted airpower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isle
Arnold
Honolulu
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
United States
Pacific
Okinawa
Marianas
Iwo
Tokyo
Japan
Cascade Youth Dies In Wales Two Days Before Return Home
Sgt. Camille Devaney 37 son of Mr and Mrs J H Devaney of Cascade was killed in Wales on June 8. He had overseas service of two years and 33 months in the Army Air Force. Memorial mass set for 8 a m Tuesday at St Martin's Church Cascade. Survived by wife two sisters two brothers and his parents with a brother Dor rance who died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Devaney
J. H. Devany
Cascade
Wales
St. Martin’s Catholic Church
Devaney
Army Air Force
Orland
A. G. Cover
Imilda Devaney
Chicago
A. C. Devaney
Philadelphia
J. H. Devaney
Dorrance
K C Inducts Class of 31 in Cedar Rapids
Thirty one candidates from Van Horne Watkins Coggan Amana Walford and Norway joined the Knights of Columbus in Cedar Rapids on Sunday. The ceremony marked the fifth class this year, lifting the Cedar Rapids council to fourth among 74 Iowa councils with 850 members. First and second degrees were led by Cedar Rapids officers under Dr J M McEvoy, with Des Moines staff and John Borman. About 200 attended the initiation dinner, and the new members will be honored July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Horne
Watkins
Coggan
Amana
Walford
Norway
Knights of Columbus
Cedar Rapids
K. C
Iowa
J. M. McEvoy
Des Moines
John Bormann
Lend-Lease Aid to Reds Facing Japs
Washington reveals new Russian lend-lease policy with focus on Siberia. Crowley testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on a 1944 46 budget totaling 3.133 billion for war needs. No funds for Latin America North Africa or eastern Europe next year. France Belgium Netherlands aid ends by December 31. rehabilitation credit to be via Export Import Bank. Russia to receive continued aid until military advisers deem discontinuation. The program aims to pin down Japanese forces in Manchuria and aid Allied war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Siberia
Red Army
Manchurian
Leo T. Crowley
Russia
House Appropriations Committee
Crowley
Latin America
North Africa
Europe
Balkans
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Export-Import Bank
Japan
Manchuria
Asiatic
Maj. James J. Redmond Home on 30 Day Leave
Maj. James J. Redmond, commander of a medical clearing company in Gen. Hodges' First Army, arrives for a 30 day leave with his wife and son in Cedar Rapids. He has served overseas since February 1942 in Ireland, England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, with a transfer to Pilsen on V E Day. his brother Capt. Ralph Redmond is also in Germany. The family home is 1955 C avenue NE, with Redmond relatives in Monticello and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Redmond
Hodges
First Army
Tommy
Bever Avenue
Thomas Redmond
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Maj
Redmond
Ireland
England
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Pilsen
Czechoslovakia
Ralph Redmond
Sterling, Il
Train crash in Tehraw kills fifty in Iran
An AP report from Tehraw Iran says a south Persia train derailed Monday, killing over 59 people and injuring many as rescue teams work at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehraw
Iran
Persia
Russia to Send Two Delegates to War Crimes Talks
London based conference opens with delegates from the United States Britain France and Russia to plan procedures and dates for trials of Hermann Goering Joachim von Ribbentrop Rudolf Hess and more than a hundred other Nazi war criminals. US prosecutor Robert H. Jackson to represent the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Mon- Gay
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rudolph Hess
Robert H. Jackson
Supreme Court
Joyce pleads innocent in high treason case
William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw faces high treason charges in Britain. Defense hints at American birth as basis for innocence while a July Old Bailey trial is prepared. Prosecution cites his British subject claims, wartime German nationality, Nazi contract payments, and an Iron Cross award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Joyce
Old Bailey
Germany
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hitler
Germany's Red Party Legalized
A Moscow broadcast reported the Communist party in Germany has been reorganized in Berlin after 12 years underground. The party is now officially registered with Soviet military authorities in Berlin and with the German magistrates and has begun publishing a newspaper. It was unclear if any other party had been legalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Communist Party
Berlin
Communist Party of Germany
Germany
Belle Plaine Scout Becomes First Tribe Member
Nathan B. Williams Jr. 15, of Scout Troop 41 Belle Plaine, is named the first candidate for Tribe Wapisipinicon, an honorary camping society at Camp Waubeeck closing its first week. Initiation ceremonies set for October as 80 more boys attend. Jim Miller wins marksmanship merit badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan B. Williams, Jr
Scout Troop 41
Belle Plaine
Tribe Wapsipinicon
Camp Waubeek
Williams
Nathan B. Williams
New Tribe Council
Jim Miller
Bading Appeal Denied by State Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court denied the appeal of John Bading a 49 year old Coggan farmer in Linn County for receiving stolen property offense from a 1943 indictment. He admitted buying 50 hogs from William Preston Jess Eyerly and Fred Eyerly all of Cedar Rapids and Coggan. The Eyerlys received 10 and 5 year sentences for larceny in the nighttime. A jury found Bading guilty on Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bading
Coggan
Linn County
State Supreme Court
Bading
William S. Preston
Jess Eyerly
Cedar Rapids
Fred Eyerly
Eyerlys
Hog Buyer Named in OPA Petition at Conrad
Willie Franzenburg of Conrad, a hog buyer, is charged in a federal petition by the OPA for purchasing and receiving live hogs above price ceilings from Feb 10 to June 7, 1945. The OPA seeks a final injunction to restrain further violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
OPA
Willie Franzenburg
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Frank D. Green
Clydie Mae Davis
Willard J. Martin
Ruby Bruegge
John M. Powrie
Vernal Street
William J. Kennedy
Eleventh Street
George Gray
Loren S. Goddard
Thirty Second Street
Elmer J. Daly
Palo
Tony Sokal
Sixth Avenue
Leon Eckhart
George Walker
Fourth Street
John Pollet
310 Avenue
George Homsey
Eighth Avenue SE
Clark Huggins
Seventh Street SE
James R. Rucker
Tama
Don Minor
Fifth Street
Milton L. Ewing
Lucille G. Pogge
Gertrude¢ Ross
Robert A. Ratner
Wellington Street
G. A. Andreas
Twenty-fifth Street
Leona Meier
Nineteenth Street
E. J. Orsky
C. J. Gavin
Sixteenth Street
Mercy
Allen Kimball
Stanwood
St. Luke’s
George Verbrich
Tenth Street
Kenneth Rich
Eighth Avenue
J. Vernon Scollon
Sixth Street
Floyd Yeater
Springville
Manley Dolash
Sinclair Avenue
Glenn Struck
Central City
Anderson
WFA
Third Avenue
Uae
Edward Zbanek
E. B. Zbanek
Mary Sedlacek
Alfred Ellis
Jansa Services
Otoku
Minoru Ota
Ota
Mitsuru Ishijima
Chester W. Nimitz
Army Thunderbolt
Itazuki Field
Kyushu
Sakishima Islands
Tsushima Straits
Korea
Honshu
Shimushu
Kuriles
Tokyo Volunteer Transport Corps
U.S
First Avenue
Abnold
Agi
America
People’s Furniture
WE Who Dream
CBS
Red Party
Belle Plaine Scout First Tribe
Funeral Home
East
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
Wm. Tehel Bottling Co
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