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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1943
Page
4
Deaths list John W Sedenka dies Friday at home 1899 on C street SW. B Gable dies in Cedar Rapids hospital Saturday. Divorce decree Sylvia M Lawler vs Herbert Lawler issued.
The records list cases including Jeannette Ruggles against Warner C Ruggles and Charlotte Brooks against Dorothy Jean Waggener with addresses 4218 Mt. Vernon Avenue SE and Libbie M Siemer against George F Siemer, plus Douglas Brooks at 4218 Mt. Vernon Avenue SE. Charges include drunkenness with $25 and costs and Dick Wolf at 820 Second Street NW faces a double parking citation with $1 and costs.
Marriage licenses issued include Vonley Bryan Hall Jr and Margaret Mary Mersh Cedar Rapids Albert Schultz and Beth Stoner Central City Cedar Rapids Robert Balm Fort Dodge Helen Reed Cedar Rapids William J Anderson Caroline J Savage Cedar Rapids Wilbur Suhr Leona Anderle Cedar Rapids St Luke s Mr and Mrs Hubert Trimble Toddville a daughter March 5 Mr and Mrs Robert Winsor a son March 5 Mr and Mrs Harley R Simon 1501 B avenue NW a daughter March 6 Mercy hospital Mr and Mrs Calvin Moore Marion a daughter March 5 Mr and Mrs Eugene Garber 903 Oakland avenue NE a son March 5 Mr and Mrs Robert McGillicuddy FPar nell a daughter March 5 Fire report includes Friday 11 18 am one and one half story frame dwelling owned by Bessie Pilgrim 616 Twelfth avenue SW roof fire caused by chimney sparks damage confined to roof general alarm Friday 4 04 p m one and owned by Stella S Scott 512 Third avenue SW roof fire damage confined to same general Friday 10 22 p m two story frame dwelling owned by Mrs Mary Bys 710 Fifth avenue SE chimney fire confined to same general alarm Friday 11 52 p m grass fire at rear of 524 Forest drive SE still alarm
Wickard directed federally inspected slaughterers to reserve a percentage of production for direct war needs. He warned that even with price ceilings cattle and hoges should fetch good prices but not at Chicago Thursday levels, noting hogs at 16 dollars and choice steers at the highest March price in 24 years as proof of black markets.
London dispatch reports signs of a possible internal crisis in Spain after General Franco summoned the cortes following cabinet meetings to address rumors against state safety. German sources and Radio Paris note cabinet actions, while Valencia rounds up 40 British propagandists as Spain sits between Axis pressure and Allied diplomacy.
Dr. Charles A. Anderson, Coe College president, estimates the army will leave at least 100 men on campus after calling qualified students. The figure includes those under 18, pre professional students, and those rejected or deferred for physical reasons.
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration moved to raise corn price ceilings amid farm and livestock groups calling current levels deadly to meat milk and poultry. A new permanent ceiling is expected near five cents above the Jan 15 temporary level with parity around 90 cents to $1 a bushel on the farm. Groups told Marvin Jones that without action feed shortages threaten beef dairy eggs and poultry and warned of a national disaster if ceilings stay. They cited 2.34 billion bushels stored with no saleable feed and said mills will close unless prices rise immediately.
Secretary Knox announced a record surge in American shipbuilding, detailing a fleet of several hundred destroyer escorts designed to protect Atlantic convoys. February output included 150 warships and 1,400 aircraft, with nearly 1,000 warships and merchant vessels produced nationwide in a single month.
Paul Hennig a 61 year old transient taken into custody at Mt. Vernon was held in Cedar Rapids on a vagrancy charge and appeared before U S Commissioner R L Whelan on a charge of failing to register and be fingerprinted as an enemy alien The case was continued until his registration could be completed and he was committed to the Linn county jail Officers said Hennig told them he had registered during the last war and thought that took care of it.
Dr Charles A Anderson of Coe announced a site planning commission will visit to draw a contract for facilities and services for the air force training detachment. Four hundred reserves moved onto campus last week, but only a letter of intent from the army remains, though it acts as a temporary contract.
The United States Office of Strategic Services appears to be collecting traveler notes on foreign localities. The activity suggests intelligence gathering and open inquiry among overseas locations, highlighting wartime information collection methods and preservation of field observations for strategic analysis.
William and Robert Hughes both 17 year old Franklin high school seniors have been accepted by the naval flight cadet selection board in Minneapolis for the navy V-5 aviation program for 17 year olds. Under the deferred plan, accepted applicants begin training only after high school graduation.
Details of a pay-as-you-go system outlined by Cooper would require most income taxpayers to file quarterly estimates and pay quarterly taxes. The plan covers wages, salaries, and other income including business earnings, rents, and interest. Service members' pay abroad would be addressed by pending legislation. A 20 percent withholding on wages plus 3 percent or 17 percent brackets under exemptions would apply, with no change to existing tax rates or exemptions when returns are filed.
Fort Dodge Iowa Charles Larrabee 80 son of the late Gov William Larrabee of Clermont died at his home after a long illness Born in Clermont he attended Iowa State college He came here 40 years ago as an organizer of the Iowa Savings bank He was involved in packing lumber and clay products and with his brother Frederick bred Brown Swiss cattle He is survived by his wife three children Charles of Pan American Airways Uruguay Fred of Burlington and Mrs Charles Heileman of Connecticut
The War Department announced that men inducted into the army must surrender their ration books on entry. An exception allows keeping the basic A gasoline ration book if the soldier still owns a car and it will be used by an authorized person while he serves.
Cedar Rapids hosts a special naval officer selection board as applicants flood in. Most officers remain through Sunday to finish physicals. Capt. J T Norris and Sgt. John A. Simpson stay until Monday for marine officer prospect interviews and exams. About 12 of 25 applicants are expected to be sworn in. The process, described as a record-breaking session, drew some 50 applicants in four days.
Samuel Kushner 78 died Friday in a local hospital. Born in Odessa Russia in 1865 he came to Chicago at age 20 and lived in Cedar Rapids Independence and Oelwein before retiring in 1941 to Cedar Rapids. Surviving are five sons five grandchildren a nephew three nieces and a sister-in-law. Funeral announcements will be made later. Friends may call at the Moon chapel.
Members of the Odd Fellows order are asked to meet at Sokol hall at 215 Sunday to attend in a body the funeral of John W Sedenka Friends may call at the Janeba chapel after 6 o'clock this evening.
Mrs. Anna Larimer died Thursday at her home 1116 K Street SW. Funeral services will be conducted at Kuba funeral home at 230 p.m. Sunday by Rev. George A. Stauffacher. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Edward B Gable of 2900 Oakland avenue NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital early Saturday. Born December 28 1876 in Lost Nation he lived in Cedar Rapids since 1881. Survived by wife four sons John Robert Frederick all Cedar Rapids George in North Africa father John E Gable two brothers Frank Jewell Ia Otis Tipton and a grandson. Services at Turner chapel 2 pm Monday. Burial Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Washington AP says the Office of Price Administration approved small price increases for Texas and Arizona grapefruit growers. Texas grapefruit rose 11 cents per box and Arizona 9 cents per box, effective immediately.
An Allied Air Base report describes American fighter pilots and their easygoing takes while providing cover on low altitude flights to Gabes. Passengers, notably Lieut. Jack Ryan and Capt. Dick Watson, expressed nerves and urged gentler approaches as they critiqued maneuvers during a two hour Algerian leg, yet the landing proved flawless.
Willard J Bain, son of Mrs Gertrude Bain and brother of Mrs W W Crisman, advanced to lieutenant commander in the navy on March 2. Bain, a 1934 U S Naval Academy graduate, serves at Norfolk base. The report lists numerous Cedar Rapids men and their assignments from Norfolk to Fort Bragg and beyond, noting promotions, transfers, and furloughs.
Special to The Gazette. Navy personnel raised over 1628 for the Red Cross under Mrs M E Taylor. Victory garden officials named by Prof C E Cousins to aid gardeners. University of Iowa College of Medicine enrollment up to 317 with 90 freshmen added March 1. totals include 87 sophomores, 76 juniors, 64 seniors, and 20 women. Red Cross course March 15 to 27 to train first aid teachers and water safety instructors. instructors Edwin C Cram and Dr Chester Miller.
The Senate passed a Clark Walsh bill to train disabled World War II veterans for private sector jobs and help them find placements. Training would be through the Veterans Administration with pensions and allowances of 80 to 90 dollars monthly, plus child supplements. about 800 veterans await training.
Washington AP reports the Army Air Forces launched a program to train more than 10 000 weather specialists. The plan, alongside existing meteorology training, aims to triple weather officer staff in two years. Twenty seven colleges plus Grand Rapids school will run three program phases B and C start in March and May with thousands of volunteers. The University of Iowa will participate.
United States Rubber announces a new nylon aircraft tire described as 100 percent stronger than any prior type. It credits nylon reinforcement and notes the material in one medium tire could make 186 pairs of ladies' hose. The tires are reported in use on fighting fronts.
Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky introduced a concurrent resolution in the Senate urging punishment for those guilty of atrocities against Jews in Nazi occupied nations. The report notes the United States uses silica from New Jersey sandbanks for filter production.
The army will floor a large area of the Coe college gymnasium to serve as barracks for additional air force reserves assigned to the training detachment at the college. About 400 men will be accommodated, with Greene hall housing current troops and other campus rooms repurposed for training and support. Only the women’s gymnasium and Voorhees hall remain reserved for college use.
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey signed restraining orders Friday against two Iowa slaughterhouse operators Andy Fehd of Oskaloosa and A G Owens of Carlisle for alleged non quota slaughtering in violation of OPA limits. Holdoegel warned of health dangers from black market meat and urged retailers and consumers to ensure grading and stamping of products amid reports of unsanitary conditions in unauthorized facilities.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt said Elliott should not have written a letter defending his brothers' war records. She made the remark in Champaign during a war savings meeting and after inspecting two naval training establishments at the University of Illinois.
Washington officials announced 6000 enlisted marine reserves and 2500 civil life recruits for the marine corps phase of the navy college training program. Current reservists may enter subject to screening. last semester seniors may finish at their own expense or enlist. Active duty picks start training without a break.
Steubenville Ohio report states 57 year old miner George Solyn had three twenty five dollar war bonds but could not pay his 171 dollar income tax. He killed himself with a shotgun. Coroner Raymond Day investigated the case.
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