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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1943
Page
13
Clair Ho Elva of Center Point and Edita Sanders of Cedar Rapids listed for marriage licenses. Mrs Anna Larimer dies at home 1116 K Street SW. Sam Kusner dies in a Cedar Rapids hospital.
Police court records list Harry Lee Nelson failure to stop and identify, dismissed costs. Carlos F Tong overtime parking, $1 and costs. Iverson, disturbing the police, $25 and costs. Births reported at Mercy Hospital include children of Leslie Giblin, George E Van Slyke, Francis Stallman, plus two households at St Luke's Key. Fire and false alarm events: lumber pile burning at Collins Radio. grass fires on Meadowbrook and Forest drives. tar kettle overheated. Leonard Costello home false alarm. chimney fire at Palmer residence.
Virginia Miller seeks divorce from Marvin Miller and Wilma Mikesell from Elvin zZedrick Mikesell. court records note finalized decrees in the matter.
Sanders outlines a 100 person Washington staff and use of crop buyers under fiduciary duty to place government contracts. Senate military committee calls a 1943 crop target almost hopeless and seeks deferment of essential farm workers into 1943 to avoid a tragic shortage amid red tape in program administration.
At New London Connecticut three submarine officers and an enlisted radioman were awarded the Navy Cross and Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism in submarines credited with sinking 83 200 tons of enemy shipping. Their ships damaged a converted aircraft carrier and a Kong o class battleship, sank a patrol vessel and probably sank a freighter.
In Chicago a groves report notes a spice shortage rekindling demand for traditional pantry scents as shoppers turn to grandma style flavors. The AP dispatch highlights rising sales of classic, homey spices amid current supply constraints.
Surviving officers report the cargo passenger liner sank in 25 minutes after a torpedo struck amidships in the North Atlantic. Only 185 of 750 passengers, mostly soldiers, survived along with 28 of 130 merchant crew and 13 of 24 navy gun crew. Survivors described orderly evacuations and a calm, disciplined scene despite frigid waters.
A federal grand jury indicted the National Association of Retail Druggists of Chicago, 10 New York state druggist associations, and 17 individuals on charges of conspiring to fix and raise retail drug margins. They allegedly pressured producers to set fixed retail prices, used lawsuits in New York state courts under the fair trade act to target undercutters, and operated a spy system to monitor cut-rate stores.
Spanish authorities at Tangier Morocco seized the French postal and telegraph office after all day negotiations. A Reuters dispatch from Tangier reports the move occurred Thursday night amid tensions between the two nations over colonial post and telegraph facilities.
The Maryland Office of Price Administration abandoned the checking of canned goods stocks in private homes after protests from Baltimore residents.
London reports ninth night of Royal Air Force raids on western Germany and northern France. British ministry says major targets hit including German rail yards at Hamm and bridges near Le Mans while dock areas at Rotterdam and other ports faced bombing.
The article explains OPA pork ceilings for 1942 retail cuts, noting zone variations, price drops from black market curbs, and the need for posted ceiling prices on 66 cuts. It covers shopper remedies under the Emergency Price Control Act, store display rules, and exclusions like sausage and canned pork.
A proposal outlines national zoning for retail pork pricing. Each zone hosts two price sets for 68 principal cuts and 230 classifications. Independent stores and chains would share fixed price rules within zones, aiming to curb price disparities across grocers.
The Office of Price Administration divides the country into zones for pork pricing with Zone 4A covering most of Iowa except eight counties: Dubuque Jackson Clinton Scott Muscatine Louisa Des Moines and Lee, which belong to Zone 5 with Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis and other cities. Zone prices list per pound rates for sliced bacon ham and pork chops for different store types. Descriptions from the OPA sent by AP outline zone boundaries and pricing tables.
In a Lords reply Lord Bruntisfield lists Britain's naval losses totaling 416 ships including submarines capital ships aircraft carriers cruisers and destroyers. Alexander says Royal Navy is stronger than a year ago while Strabolgi remarks on the heavy toll and nation’s naval sacrifice.
AP report from London notes 28 Americans among over 1,000 Allied officers held at a POW camp in Italy. Included are Eagle Squadron members and Larry Allen AP reporter captured at Tobruk. Lieut. R. M. Adams of Cedar Rapids is listed as a prisoner, previously identified as downing a Nazi Messerschmitt in North Africa.
The scene centers on a letter reading where Lanham defends soldiers and criticizes attacks by opponents. He says Roosevelt fights the enemy, not lawmakers, urging Congress to support troops and avoid partisan harm while on duty. Applause follows from both parties after his remarks.
Texas's James V. Allred told a senate judiciary subcommittee that Lieut. Col Elliott Roosevelt promised to intercede with his father to win Allred's appointment to the Fifth circuit court of appeals in New Orleans. Alfred denied having any deal with the President regarding the job if he lost the Texas primary in 1942.
Captain Henry J. MacDonald of San Francisco, shot in the shoulder during gunnery practice, remained conscious for 20 minutes and landed his damaged Flying Fortress plane with his left hand and chin. Despite a five inch shoulder wound and a flat tire, he steered to a safe field landing, with doctors optimistic about arm recovery.
Mrs Anna Larimer widow of Frank Nate Larimer died at her home 1116 K street SW at 4 45 p m Thursday after a brief illness She was born near Prague Czechoslovakia Jan 4 1861 came to the United States in 1867 and lived in the community since She married Frank Larimer Sept 13 1886 Mr Larimer died Sept 10 1927 Surviving four children Mrs Albert Shaffer and George Larimer Cedar Rapids Robert Oklahoma City Okla and Ralph Chicago six grandchildren three sisters Mrs William Blaski Mrs Chris Stuart Cedar Rapids and Mrs George Denter Bule Neb three brothers John Stirsky Alburnett William and Anton Stirsky Cedar Rapids Services at Kuba chapel Sunday time to be announced Friends may call
Mrs Verna Hill died suddenly at her home 1113 Second avenue SE. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Turner chapel Cedar Rapids with Dr Marion H Williams in charge. Burial follows at Oakland cemetery Manchester with Crescent Rebekah lodge directing grave services. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for former Ely resident Joseph C. Dvorak are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Janeba chapel with Theodore B. Hlubucek and Ely lodge No. 581 I O O F in charge. Burial will follow at Bohemian National cemetery with visitation at the chapel prior to the service.
Sam Kushner, a retired businessman, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 1 a.m. Friday after a sudden illness. He was a member of Beth Jacob synagogue. Surviving are five sons, three in the service. Friends may call at the Moen chapel.
The House erupted in applause as Rep Rankin denounced Capt Eddie Hickenbacker and labor racketeers. The Mississippi congressman argued the aviator earned praise for risking his life in the Pacific, just as Rep Cel ler accused him and defended the pilot against criticism from New York lawmakers.
The House approved a 381 million dollar supplemental naval appropriation to fund the navy through June 30, sending the bill to the Senate. The only change was removing a Booz, Fry, Allen and Hamilton survey of navy department administration.
Washington AP report notes the Food Distribution administration weighs reversing an order that bans bakers from selling pre sliced loaves Rep Harness of Indiana says he received notice of a reconsideration He has criticized the rule arguing home slicing wastes about 500000 pounds of bread daily
A London subway shelter disaster during an air alert left 178 dead and many injured after a woman with a baby tripped on a stair landing causing a deadly crush. The incident occurred as hundreds crowded into the shelter with no panic or nearby bombing. Diol Corbett, former bantamweight boxing champion, was among the dead.
Weather notes predict colder conditions tonight with a drop from near 40 degrees on Thursday afternoon to a low around the mid 20s by Friday. Light rain had cleared earlier, and humidity readings hovered near ten percent as the outlook extended into Saturday.
Washington reports American planes attacked four Japanese air bases in the Solomons while Japan conducted an ineffective raid on Guadalcanal. Curtiss fighters hit targets at Kiska in the Aleutians and Guadalcanal saw no casualties or damage from the enemy attack. Munda faced U S planes for the 82nd time on Thursday starting four fires. Other Solomons bases bombed included Buin Kahili on Bougainville and Ballale in the Shortlands.
In San Juan Puerto Rico the coalitionists captured the territorial house of representatives by one vote after ousting Popular Democrat Speaker Samuel Quinones and naming Socialist Dr Rafael Torens as speaker. The shift ends Rexford Tugwell era opposition.
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