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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1941
Page
5
Friday at 6 08 p.m. a roof fire broke out at 220 Thirty-fifth Street SE. R. L. Garnett issued the general alarm, signaling a city response to the blaze.
Forecast issued at 9am Saturday advises protecting shipments to all sections from 35 degree temperatures. Mrs Mattie Van Doren Steele 69, wife of Samuel L Steele, died at 7 am Saturday in Independence State Hospital.
St Luke's and Mercy hospitals announce new births on March 6 and 7. Delbert White of 1301 L Avenue NE, a daughter. Clarence Gregory of 1006 Tenth Street SE, a daughter. Virgil Houghton of 605 Dewey Avenue NE, a daughter. Dale Russell of Watkins, a son.
Don Abernathy of 328 Third Street SE fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Jae Dourt at Central Park Tavern fined 25 dollars and costs for maintaining a nuisance with 15 dollars suspended. Maurice Levh of Marion fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 45 on First Avenue E from 22nd Street to Crescent Street.
Friday through Saturday, several defendants from Reynolds II to Mechanicsville were fined varying amounts and costs for offenses including running a stop sign driving without a license and failure to yield. Matthew Bier of Janesville Wisconsin also faced penalties for improper highway passage and a front seat occupancy violation, with all cases heard before Justice H R Churchill.
Kathleen Horak and Helen Buchanan seek divorces citing cruel and inhuman treatment. Kathleen, daughter of Joseph Horak, married August 30, 1939 at Fort Des Moines before Judge H. C. Ring. Helen, daughter of John A. Buchanan, married August 19, 1931 in Oregon Illinois and resumes maiden name Helen Crosby before Judge H. C. Ring.
Marriage licenses issued to Eugene Irving Archer and Phyllis Jeanette Clemens of Cedar Rapids. John Charles Camp and Eva Minor of Palo. Fred C. Ford and Albena Ford of Cedar Rapids. William Thomas Maroney of Chicago and Catherine Jane Mote of Cedar Rapids.
Senate debate enters its seventeenth day as two administration-satisfying amendments pass. Clark of Missouri broadens presidential power to transfer defense articles while George of Georgia hails the strengthening proposal. A compromise amendment by Elielender of Washington state preserves existing law on land and naval force use for noncombatant purposes the act covers.
Frank Bane, head of the national defense councils division on state and local cooperation, told a Midwest conference rents near army camps and defense projects have skyrocketed. He urged action against rent profiteering as civilian defense work expands. states reported progress with planning, staffing, and funding efforts for defense programs.
A federal court jury in Chicago convicted William R. Skidmore of evading 295 648 in taxes on his 1938 income after hearing he sold protection to bookmakers. The verdict came on one indictment with the other case left undecided. The minimum penalty is five years and a 10 000 fine. Skidmore, a junk yard operator and country squire, faced a separate count alleging 210 117 in taxes for 1933–37. The jurors were instructed to continue deliberations.
Mexico would not hesitate to sign a military alliance with the United States if an emergency from the war required it. Foreign Minister Ezekiel Padilla told the senate that Mexico had no secret pacts and any bases would be built with American money, preserving sovereignty.
BERLIN UP dispatch from Bucharest says a strong earthquake struck the Buzau district damaging three hundred homes a church and a school at Cataischul. Casualties unknown. The area already endured a quake last November.
President Roosevelt signed a bill saving corporations an estimated 23 million dollars on the new excess profits tax. The measure aims to curb abnormally large taxes in select cases though many firms still face substantial bills on 1940 incomes.
The defense commission said a schedule of maximum scrap iron and steel prices will be established soon with all rates below 20 dollars a ton. Pittsburgh was named in the announcement.
Dr Albion R King of Cornell College urged a positive temperance method at a Roosevelt high school PTA meeting in Cedar Rapids. He said focus on effects and problem solving rather than donts, stressing high school level education and a new psychology of information to prevent alcohol misuse. The Cedar Rapids Mothersingers performed four numbers and PTA leaders outlined council membership and study groups. Funeral details for Dr King referenced in the same report note his long residence in Newhall and his family.
NEWHALL Adam Kranz 78 a retired farmer died suddenly at his home early Saturday after a period of failing health. He was born in Hessen Nassau Germany and later came to the area to farm.
German commentary Dienst aus Deutschland reported Friday that Roosevelt sought to keep Yugoslavia from joining the Axis. The Budapest Magyarsag story triggered German radio and DNB coverage, signaling the first direct German press focus on Rooseveltian diplomacy and European policy.
Belgrade officials avoided denying Hungarian press claims that the United States offered aid to Yugoslavia saying the whole matter is ridiculous and not worthy of comment.
London official announces Britain will complete 480 fighting ships in the year ending March 31, underscoring naval command and a continuous blockade. The vast sea lanes and blockade extend from Norway to the Mediterranean, keeping European overseas commerce confined.
The British navy strengthens ocean control to pressure enemy trade and bolster armed forces. The expanding fleet tightens the Atlantic and Mediterranean blockade while enhancing fighting capacity in the Orient, a factor shaping the war’s outcome.
City briefs report the Linn County Highway Safety Commission's 3 p.m. regular meeting in the courthouse board room. Also noted are local residents returning from Chicago events, hospital updates on patients and visitors, army air corps enlistment trips, a sacred India plant blooming at Mrs Chadima's home, and family plant history spanning 35 years.
More than 4000 employees at Midvale Steel vote two to one for a seven day week to speed a 32 million dollar defense order for anti aircraft guns. Union officials say the plan, driven by national defense needs, requires 56 hours weekly with time and a half after 40 hours.
President Roosevelt declared April 7 Army Day and urged all 48 state governors to issue similar proclamations. The announcement came from Washington via AP noting the national observance.
An interview discusses why people enjoy quizzes. It says many seek to show off knowledge to feel important, and even alone, aim to tell others of success. It argues math should teach thinking, not just calculation, to help on life problems like love, budgeting, and voting.
A slice of New York life and show business chatter with notes on Times Square, bookshops, Lindy pastries, and a youth pianist case in Carnegie Hall. Mentions of That Night in Rio and Meet John Doe, plus media figures and a Fort Devens cuss ban.
Maurice Kerns of Bertram died at a local hospital at noon Friday after a brief illness. He was born in Bertram and lived there all his life. Survived by brother James and sister Mrs Kate Dimprich of Cedar Rapids. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Friends may call at Moen chapel.
Mrs. Mattie Van Doren Steele, 55, wife of Samuel L. Steele, 826 Tenth Avenue SW, died at the state hospital in Independence at 7 am after a long illness. Born April 23, 1871 in Frankfort Indiana, she had lived here since her marriage on August 29, 1924. Survived by husband a sister Mrs. Orval Tainter of New York City and an aunt Mrs. Anna Pease of Frankfort. She belonged to Trinity Methodist church. Body is at Brosh chapel pending funeral arrangements.
Funeral services for Richard Kenneth McCune of 313 Thirty-second Street NE will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in Turner chapel. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery near Covington. Friends may call at the chapel.
A farmer hitchhiking on a rain day crawled into a coffin aboard a moving truck. He joked that the rain had stopped when he opened the lid. Two other men riding beside the coffin panicked, one died and the other was seriously injured when they leaped from the truck.
Senate Republicans decided to push for final adjournment of the 49th Iowa general assembly on April 10. Lieutenant Governor prepares to name a sitting committee for a Saturday session as the Senate plans a first Saturday meeting. The chamber aims to send remaining calendar items to a sifting committee Tuesday and considers four year terms for state and county officers as a Tuesday morning special order. The House adjourned for the weekend.
The Peoples Savings Bank Cedar Rapids Iowa announces the appointment of Deacon Sarrcent & Spangler as administrators of the estate of P A Wolff late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted must pay and those with claims file with Linn County Iowa District Court Clerk. Administrator Deacon Sarrcent & Spangler Attorneys.
The Cedar Rapids Small Stock Association hosted the eleventh annual winter rabbit show at 618 First Street NW. Rabits from St. Louis and Cincinnati placed, with many Cedar Rapids breeders among the winners in Flemish, New Zealand, Beverin, and Angora classes. Judging finished Saturday noon. public viewing continues Saturday night and Sunday until 4 pm.
London AP report says Britain suffered 789 civilian deaths in February air raids, including 91 children under 16. The total injured reached 1,068, with 383 men and 312 women killed and 598 men and 365 women injured. three killed were not classified.
Two Kempter brothers visiting relatives over the weekend include Harley C. Kempter under pilot officer instruction at No 1 Manning Depot Toronto and William D. Kempter in training at Randolph Field Texas. Their mother Mrs Frank Biva and sister Mrs Patricia Sullivan, both of the Commonwealth, accompany them.
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