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Forecast issued at 9 a m Friday warns shippers to protect shipments over the next 24 to 36 hours as temperatures drop to 15 to 25 degrees in the north and east and 20 to 30 degrees in the south and west.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1941
Page
12
Address by Dr Albion R King at Roosevelt High School
Dr Albion R King of Cornell College delivers an address in the Roosevelt High School auditorium at 8 pm. Sponsored by the Parent Teacher Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion R King
Cornell College
Roosevelt High School
Parent-Teacher Council
Police Court and Public Notices Summary
Charles Nelson of Marion fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. Marriage licenses issued for Clarence Oldeen of Exeland Wisconsin and Georgia Oldeen of Cedar Rapids. Fire calls report roof and chimney incidents at several addresses. Obituaries list George Martin Johnson and Perry Melvin Davis deaths. Births announced at St Luke's Mercy hospitals and in homes. multiple Mar dates for newborns. Notable names include Alfred Stanek Ruth Coon J Lindley Coon and D R Steninger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Hospital
Howard Kimball
Johnson Avenue
Milton Chadima
Fairfax
W.J Blin
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Frank W. Michalec
Eighteenth Avenue
Harry C. Cook
Thirty-third Avenue
Alfred Stanek
First Street
Iowa City
D. R Steninger
Wellman
Steninger
Ruth Coon
J. Lindley Coon
Bever Avenue
Weather Outlook for Chicago and Upper Midwest
Forecast for March 7 to March 12 calls for above normal temperatures with a rising trend early, then little change. Light precipitation expected with little rainfall after the first day in Illinois and eastern Iowa. Light snow in Wisconsin and Minnesota at the start, then light rain or snow on the final two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Zeithamel Drives Borrowed Car Into Pole With No License
Emil Zeithamel of 128 Second Avenue SE guided a borrowed car into a light pole at the Union station north platform at 10 p.m. Thursday. A patroling officer witnessed the incident and Zeithamel was found to have no driver's license and was booked to appear in justice court on the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Zeithamel
Second Avenue SE
Union Station
Zeithamel
Justice Court
Bullitt Appeals for Funds to Restore St Louis Church Vessels
Former ambassador William C. Bullitt urged public donations Thursday night to restore holy vessels and other articles stolen from the Catholic church of St Louis in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William C. Bullitt
Russia
France
St Louis
Rigid limits on political outlays urged as reform
A legislative committee report urges strict caps on national committee spending and individual contributions under the Hatch Act. It highlights a mushrooming of independent committees, lavish family gifts to party groups, and calls for curbs on false campaign literature, corporate coercion, bank and utility involvement, and use of surplus commodities for political ends. The document notes the two national committees stayed within the proposed $3 million cap and discusses the role of advertising agencies and complex intercommittee money transfers. Data compare Democratic and Republican national and state committee expenditures and infer much state-level spending supports national tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Ponts
Pew
Rockefellers
al_o
G Roups
Proposals Pour In to Wed Czech Skater in Deportation Case
About 2500 American men offer marriage to Vera Hruba a 19 year old Czechoslovak skating star to prevent deportation after her passport as an entertainer expired. Hruba said the volume of proposals followed publicity of her plight. She faces departure unless a legal solution is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Vera Hruba
Sixteen German Planes Downed Over Malta
Cairo reports Royal Air Force Middle East command says sixteen of more than one hundred German planes bombing Malta on Wednesday were shot down. Only one British fighter plane was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Malta
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Oldest Past Master Of Crescent Lodge Dies At 92
George Martin Johnson 92 prominent Mason and oldest past master of Crescent Masonic Lodge died at his daughter’s home at 3 p m after a brief illness. Born May 12 1848 in Trondheim Norway he came to the United States at 15 settling in 1872 in Waukon later moving to Cedar Rapids. A skilled shoemaker he served many York Rite bodies and received 40 and 50 year memberships from Crescent Lodge. Survived by two daughters Mrs T P McDonald and Mrs Marion Oram a son George M Johnson 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral set at Moon chapel with Crescent Lodge and a Masonic escort assisting. Burial Linwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Martin Johnson
Crescent Masonic Lodge
T. P. McDonald
Mr Johnson
Trondheim
Norway
Waukon
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Trowel
R A
Palestine Council
R and S M
Apollo Commandery
K. T
Cedar Chapter
O. E S
Gethsemane White Shrine
Cedar Rapids High Twelve Club
el Kahir Shrine
Ottumwa
Moon Chapel
Crescent Indge
Linwood
Masonic Hall
Rumor of British Russian Accord Ties Balkan Front Fears
Rumor says Britain and Russia near accord would move quickly after George W. Rendel and staff depart Sofia probably Monday. Turkish observers fear a Balkan front opens with a German attack on Greece and British air strikes on Nazi targets in Bulgaria and Romania oilfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Rendel
Sofia
Balkan
Greece
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia Pressured on Axis Ties After Berchtesgaden Visit
Regent Prince Paul met Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden on February 14 with Premier Dragisha Cvetkovic and Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar-Markovic. They discussed Yugoslavia's stance toward the Rome Berlin Tokyo axis, with officials predicting a statement reaffirming neutrality while signaling closer axis ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Prince Paul
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Berchtesgaden
Dragisha Cvetkovic
Alesander Cincarmarkovic
Hitler
Axis
Britain
Man Sentenced 10 Years for Bogus Check
R L Northcraft 35 of Town Falls pleaded guilty to forgery after attempting to pass a 134 dollar check at Hamilton Seed and Coal company. He was sentenced to 10 years in the state pen at Fort Madison. Police nabbed him Saturday after a purchase of 129 dollars in seed raised suspicion by detective work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R L. Northcraft
Town Falls
Hamilton Seed and Coal Company
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
J. E. Helserman
Northcraft
Fred Machen
Hamilton
Local man pleads in two prior term case
The suspect admitted serving two terms previously in Fort Madison after a tip to authorities. A check signed "D Vee Huisen" was involved and an appeal bond was set at $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Vee Huisen
Fort Madison
Senate vetoes two troop bans amid war aid debate
The Senate rejected two amendments to ban troop actions amid pressure over the British aid bill. President Roosevelt said delays in the bill could affect later war material deliveries while noting uncertain immediate impact. A group of 250 clergy urged immediate passage of the aid measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde L. Herring
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
America
Deaths A L Windenburgh Funeral Held
Alvah L. Windenburgh died Wednesday evening in his Central block room. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Monahan funeral home conducted by Rev Clarence Oelfke. Burial is in Lamont cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvah L. Windenburgh
Monahan
Clarence Oelfke
Lamont
Funeral services set for Mrs Louise Krug in Atkins
Funeral services for Mrs Louise Krug widow of Henry Krug and longtime Atkins resident will be held at St Stephen's church in Atkins at 2 p.m. Sunday with a private home service at 1 p.m. Burial follows in St Stephen's Cemetery. Turner chapel and Rinderknecht home visitation details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Krug
Henry Krug
Atkins
John Rinderknecht
L Street
St. Stephen's Church
Rickels of
Rinderknecht
S J. Stephen's
Turner Chapel
Solon Man Warren C Hess Dies After Illness
Warren C. Hess of Solon died in a local hospital at 2 25 am Friday after a three month illness. He was born October 7, 1875 in Solon and lived there most of his life. A painter and former town marshal, he married Albcia Popelka in Minneapolis on October 14, 1915. Survived by a daughter Mrs Arnold Anderson, a son Frank in the U S Navy at Mare Island, California, and a brother Ralph Hess of Kenneth, Minnesota. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery, Solon, with services at the Solon Methodist Church. Friends may call at the Brosh Funeral Home in Solon Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren C. Hess
Warren Christian Hess
Solon
Minneapolis
Albcia Popelka
Cedar Rapids
Arnold Anderson
Frank
Perry M. Davis Rites Set After Lingering Illness
Perry Melvin Davis retired farmer died in a local hospital at 655 p.m. Thursday after a lingering illness. Born December 25, 1862 in College township Linn county he moved to Cedar Rapids four years ago. He married Millie Stepanek in 1895 and is survived by two sons, Lloyd and George, a brother L L Davis, three sisters Minnie Davis Maude Cook and Kate Fuller. Funeral services will be held in the Moon chapel at 3 p.m. Saturday conducted by Rev. Grant Anderson with burial at Linat chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry M. Davis
Perry Melvin Davis
Nineteenth Street
Pell Davis
College Township
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Millie Stepanek
Lloyd
George
L. L. Davis
Minnie Davis
Cedar Rapide
Maude Cook
Minneapolis
Kate Fuller
Bingham Lake
Minn
Moon Chapel
Grant Anderson
Linwood Cemetery
Richard W. Chambers Funeral Services Scheduled
Funeral services for Richard Watson Chambers aged at home 1955 Bever avenue SE will be held in the Moon chapel at 11 a.m. Saturday led by Rev. Dr. Charles J. Bready and Crescent lodge No 25 A F and A M. Master Masons urged to meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Masonic hall to attend in a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Chambers
Richard Watson Chambers
Bever Avenue SE
Moon Chapel
Charles J. Bready
Crescent Lodge
Masonic Hall
Ed Miller Pleads Guilty to DWI in Marion Court
Ed Miller of Marion pled guilty to driving while intoxicated before Judge J. E. Heiserman. He received a $300 fine with permission to pay $100 upfront and the rest in $25 monthly installments. Miller was arrested by Marion police on December 25 after a collision involving a companion and a machine driven by Robert A. Scott of Cedar Rapids. He was indicted by the January grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Miller
Marion
J. E. Heiserman
Miller
Robert A. Scott
Cedar Rapids
Man Receives Suspended Term For Crops Sold With Landlord Lien
Kenneth Lehew, 22, of near Mount Vernon, pled guilty to selling crops encumbered by a landlord lien. Judge J E Heiserman imposed a six months suspended sentence in the county jail. Lehew, a tenant of J F Van Tasell and Luella Van Tasell, was indicted by the March term grand jury. Restitution was made to the landlords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Lehew
Mount Vernon
J. E Hceiserman Lehew
J. F. van Tasell
Luella van Tasell
Properties Involved In Pusateri Suit Sold To Perpetual For $39,300
The Perpetual Savings and Loan Association bought twelve Cedar Rapids properties Friday for 39300 in execution of a 42615.28 secured note judgment against Anton and Mary Pusateri. The total with interest stands at 43544.93 and after rentals and prior sales the purchase price reached 42652.08. Charles Siegfried named receiver by Judge John T. Moffit, effective if the execution sale fails to satisfy the judgment. defense likely to appeal to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Cedar Rapids
John T Moffit
Anton
Mary Pusateri
Charles Siegfried
Moffit
Supreme Court
Proudfit Pleads Not Guilty in DWI Case
Donald Proudfit, 23, of Washington, pled not guilty to DWI charges when arraigned before Judge J. E. Heisman Heiser on Thursday. He was arrested after a car he drove allegedly struck a machine operated by R. R. Mayberry of 1413 First Avenue W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Proudfit
Washington
J. E. Heiserman
Proudfit
R. R. Mayberry
First Avenue W
Dismissals in District Court Docket Thursday
Norman E. Foster was dismissed before Judge C. J. Haas from his $1,474.97 suit against W. L. Spahn doing business as the Home Specialty Store. The action was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman E. Foster
C. J. Haas
W. L. Spahn
Eleven Annual Winter Rabbit Show Attracts 316 Entries
Rabbit lovers from 21 states bring 316 entries to Cedar Rapids Small Stock Association show at Sawyer Biscuit Co display loft. 71 breeders, including one from Vermont, compete across 17 breeds judged by Karl E Sautters of Canton Ohio under American Rabbit and Davy Breeders rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Parker Butler
Cedar Rapids Small Stock Association
Vermont
Sawyer Biscuit Company
First Street NW
Karl E Sautters
Canton
Slife and Buehler Actions Dismissed in Contract and Divorce Suits
N. C. Slife and Mrs. Slife dismissed their specific performance suit against Fred and Pearl Bishop. Velma E. Buehler dismissed her divorce suit against George M. Buehler without prejudice. The divorce action was filed on August 11, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Slife
Fred H. Bishop
Pearl A. Bishop
Velma E. Buehler
George M. Buehler
Judge orders contempt citation in Ford divorce case
Judge H C Ring directed a contempt citation to be issued against Ralph W Ford, defendant in a divorce action by Ena R Ford, for nonpayment of temporary alimony and child support. The citation rests on alleged disregard of a court order to pay back sums by March 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
Ralph W. Ford
Ena R. Ford
Appeal Stems From Workers Comp Reversals for Newell Firm
H R Eveland files notice to appeal to the supreme court challenging Judge J E Heiserman's Jan 6 ruling reversing a work mens compensation award against Charles E Newell personally. The award stands affirmed against Newell Construction and Machinery Co and the company appeals that portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Eveland
Supreme Court
J. E. Heiserman
Charles E. Newell
Newell Construction and Machinery Company
Vagrancy charge against Oliver White dismissed
The vagrancy case against Oliver White was dismissed by Judge J. E. Heiserman on motion by County Attorney W. W. Crissman due to lack of evidence. The Feb 26 charge involved a bogus telegram signed Dr. James Kirk that lured Al Ross from Bozeman to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver White
J. E. Heiserman
W. W. Crissman
White
al Ross
Bozeman
Mont
Chicago
James Kirk
Bequest, probate, and real estate suits loom in Linn County
Sam Allick of 342 Fifth Avenue SW dies February 11 leaving a $200 bequest to a Cedar Rapids Moslem temple and naming Alma Allick executrix without bond. Remainder goes to Alma Allick and as trustee for son Emil Allick. Defendants James Martin and Calvin Martin face suit from Berty Clark over Linn County real estate, claiming a lease dated March 11 1940 expired March 1 this year. Judge Moffit grants default judgments in two accounts for Mount Mercy junior college. A $550 judgment is entered against Charles W Hanley, Delia M Hanley, and Helen Hanley, and a $418.75 judgment against Charles W Hanley Delia M Hanley and Catherine Ward. Otto Fisher reports a 650 pound Hereford steer valued at $66 strayed or stolen from a farm six miles north of Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Sam Allick
Fifth Avenue
Alma Allick
Allick
Emil Allick
James Martin
Calvin Martin
Berty Clark
Linn County Real Estate
Clark
John T. Moffit
L. Shoemaker
Mount Mercy Junior College and Academy
Charles W. Hanley
Delia M. Hanley
Helen Hanley
Della M. Hanley
Catherine Ward
Otto Fisher
Jim Smith
Mount Vernon
Private James Davis Receives Mysterious Camp Letter
At Camp Shelby Mississippi Private James Davis in training got a letter misaddressed to "National Guard Training Camp, Somewhere in Mississippi." The upper left corner warned if not delivered in five days to try on the sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Shelby
Miss
James Davis
National Guard
Mississippi
Navy Official Says Auxiliaries May Aid Britain Setup
Rear Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll told the House Naval Committee that part of a 200000 ton request for naval auxiliaries could be used in a British aid program. He stressed no definite allocation exists and no navy funds to replace or acquire new tankers. Admiral Robinson added the measure predates the lend lease bill and is unrelated to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Royal E. Ingersoll
Congress
Ingersoll
House Naval Committee
Vinson
Maritime Commission
Britain
Samuel M. Robinson
Bureau of Ships
Turkish cabinet snubs Nazi film invitation in Ankara
Turkish officials refused an invitation from German Ambassador Franz von Papen to attend a screening of the war film Victory in the West. The showing drew prominent Turks and neutral diplomats, but not U S representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Franz von Papen
West
United States
State liquor stores close in Cedar Rapids for school election
City briefs note Cedar Rapids liquor stores will be closed Monday March 10 due to the school election. Other items include haircuts for 25c and a McKinley Barber Shop ad, a senior high fun night at the YWCA with live orchestra, and local notices about church services Moose Lodge planning for a September state conference, and Navy enlistments for Stanwood youths Jimmie Murdock and Robert Rhoads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Worker struck by cable at Quaker Oats plant dies not stated
Ynciencio Cortez, 60, of 1118 Twelfth avenue SE, suffered a severe scalp wound when a cable broke and struck him while he worked at the Quaker Oats plant. He was taken to St. Luke's hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ynciencio Cortez
Twelfth Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Two Local Youths Enlist in Marine Corps During Emergency
Harold A. Reimer 20 son of Mr and Mrs Henry Reimer Ele kader and Albert R. Spangler son of Mr and Mrs Albert E Spangler Washington enlisted in the marine corps this week. Sergt Edward A Krajewski local recruiting station says Marines accept men to serve through the emergency with potential advancement and honorable discharges after the emergency ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Burgess
Lucian D. Burgess
Robert Rhoads
Russell J. Rhoads
Navy
Stanwood
Harold A. Reimer
Henry Reimer
Elekader
Albert R. Spangler
Albert E. Spangler
Washington
Marine Corps
Edward A. Krajewski
Krajewski
They Get Around
Farland Robbins faced a Graves circuit court civil suit with four witnesses missing. One was jailed in Mayfield, one in Paducah, one serving a Missouri prison sentence, and the fourth with the Kentucky national guard at Camp Shelby Mississippi.
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