Marriage Licenses Issued to George H. Clark and Jennie Webb
George H. Clark and Jennie Webb, both of Marion, have obtained marriage licenses.
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George H. Clark
Jennie Webb
Marion
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1943
Page
1
Potter divorce decrees filed in two cases
Marian Potter sues William Potter and Mary Alice Jones files for divorce from P Wesley Jones. The notices list the parties and impending court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Potter
William Potter
P. Wesley Jones
Mary Alice Jones
Police Court Update on George Dewey Hall Case
George Dewey Hall of 1018 Sixth Street NW faced a drunkenness charge in police court with a $25 fine plus costs. The brief entry notes the case status without further detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dewey
Sixth Street NW
Multiple Local Death Notices From Reed City Area
Obituaries report deaths at various home addresses including Mrs. Anton J. Novotny 1319 C Street SW Sunday and Dr. J. T. Grayston 413 Eighteenth Street NE Sunday evening. Also listed are Ross Beckner Houston 1903 Fourth Avenue SE and Mrs. Nellie Faulkner McKinley Street SE. John J. Wachal 1360 I Avenue NE Cedar Rapids hospital. and Mrs. Neil R. Wills 1339 A Avenue NE who died Monday at her niece’s home 214 Twelfth Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton J. Novotny
C Street
J. T. Grayston
Eighteenth Street
Ross Beckner Houston
Fourth Avenue
Nellie Faulkner
Twen- Francis
McKinley Street
John J. Wachal
I Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Neil R. Wills
A Avenue
Bruce Clauson
Twelfth Street
Fire incidents report Sunday roof and chimney causes
On Sunday morning a frame dwelling owned by E. Coghan at 1109 Tenth Ave suffered a roof fire caused by a chimney spark with general alarm. At 9:47 a.m. a roof fire at the railroad signal tower on Ninth Ave and Fourth St SE due to a defective stove pipe triggered still alarm. At 3:38 p.m. a one story frame home owned by James L. Graft at 1115 Center Point Road NE burned to the roof and ceiling from a defective chimney with general alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Coghan
Ninth Avenue
Fourth Street
James L. Graft
Center Point Road
General Arm
Births Reported Across Several Families on March 7 8
Mercy side births list daughters and sons born March 6 8 to couples including Burke Morrissey Heeren Schmit Fosdick Victor Palmer Lochner Clendening Shanvacher Hobel Babillus. Locations span SE NW Avenue NE Oakland road and Elmhurst drive with several parental names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Joseph Burke
Fifteenth Street
William Morrissey
Ryan
Henry Heeren
Second Street
Francis Schmit
Marion
Richard Fosdick
Avenue
St. Luke’s
Vernon F. Victor
First Avenue
Dale Palmer
Dysart
Frank Lochner
Karl Clendening
Oakland Road
Edward Shanvacher
John E. Hobel
Wilson Avenue
John Babillus
Elmhurst Drive
Stop Manufacture Of Electric Ranges
Washington AP report notes a directive to halt the manufacture of electric ranges. Details on agency, scope, and effective date are not provided in the fragment.
U.S. Bombers Continue Solomons Raids
The navy said American bombers attacked Japanese bases in the central and northern Solomons and struck an enemy cargo ship. No damage or results were observed from the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Navy
Solomons
U-Boat Sinkings Vanish From Eastern Seaboard
New York dispatch reports that since Sept. 3 no ship has been sunk by a submarine in the former First bomber command area off the eastern seaboard. The anti-submarine command notes improved air patrols and hints the U-boat threat may be turning, while cautioning that actual losses could be higher than disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Anti-Submarine Command
Army Air Forces
First Bomber Command
Bomber Command
Seaboard
United Nations
United States
Gulf of
Deaths Lewis Freese farmer and blacksmith obituary
Lewis Freese a farmer and blacksmith from Marion died Monday at 6 30 pm in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. He was born March 14 1891 in Brooklyn Iowa and lived in the area 22 years. He married Ada Freese March 16 1915 near Brooklyn and is survived by his wife two daughters Ozella and Beulah two sons Elwood Harold and Milan five sisters and four brothers plus four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Turner chapel with viewing at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Theopee
Marion
Harold
Cedar Rapids
Milan Freese
Lena Pyles
Grinnell
Anna Kelm
Malcom
Ida Eisele
Barnes City
Homer Melbourne
Brooklyn
Henry
Texas
Will
John
Des Moines
Frank
Belleville
Ill
Delmar Freese
Turner Chapel
Mrs Nellie Faulkner Dies After Hip Injury
Mrs Nellie Faulkner aged 86 of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital from injuries after a fall that broke her hip four weeks earlier. She was born Oct 8 1864 in Sabula Iowa and moved to Cedar Rapids from Marengo 17 years ago. She leaves three daughters Helen Rabe of Marengo Marguerite Faulkner Cedar Rapids three sisters and three brothers and three grandchildren. Services at St Matthew's Church with time to be announced. calling hours at Turner chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Faulkner
23Rd Street
Cedar Rapids
Faulkner
Sabula
Marengo
Daugters
Burg
Helen Rabe
Marguerite Faulkner
Margaret Murtha
Davenport
Carrie Lillie
Anna McDonald
T. J. McDonald
North English
W. J. McDonald
Victor
St. Matthew’s Church
Turner Chapel
Widow Anna Novotny Dies at 85 in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Anna Novotny age 85 widow of Anton J. Novotny died at her home 1319 C Street SW at 4 15 am Sunday after a brief illness Born in Czechoslovakia on November 16 1857 she came to this country and to Cedar Rapids 75 years ago Her husband died April 6 1917 Surviving are son Stanley B Novotny daughter Mrs An ton Stelcik and Dorothy Novotny A younger son Frank Tehel died July 19 1934 Theodore will officiate and burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Novotny
Anton J. Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Cedar Rapids
Lodge
Karel
Dorothy Novotny
Frank Tehel
Theodore
Ross Beckner Houston 81 Died at Home
Ross Beckner Houston 81 of 1903 Fourth avenue SE died at his home at midnight Sunday. He was born March 28, 186% in Marion and was a member of Star of the West lodge No. 1 K P Cedar a we S Ge Remote Fi ne. He is survived by a sister Mrs C D of Los Angeles. Services were held in the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Beckner Houston
Fourth Avenue SE
Mr. Houston
Marion
Star of the West Lodge No. 1
K. P
Cedar
C. D
Los Angeles
Death of John J Wachal in Cedar Rapids Hospital
John J. Wachal of Cedar Rapids died at 11 a.m. Monday after a brief illness in a local hospital. Born April 1, 1889 in Walker, he lived in Cedar Rapids 31 years and worked for Iowa Manufacturing Co. Surviving are wife Ella, sons Donald R. and Richard of Cedar Rapids, Gerald a student at Iowa State College, and brothers Jake of Troy Mills, Joseph and Wes of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Wachal
Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Walker
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Ella
Donald R
Richard
Gerald
Iowa State College
Jake
Troy Mills
Joseph
Wes
Unnamed closure for Wachal family remembers sisters Simenak and Tellin
Friends are told funeral arrangements are not yet set for Ley Wachal and two sisters Mrs Anna Simenak of Walker and Mrs Jerry Tellin of Cedar Rapids. Calling hours may be held at the Moen chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley Wachal
Anna Simenak
Walker
Jerry Tellin
Cedar Rapids
Moen
Funeral services for Frank Lorence in Solon
Frank Lorence 83 died at his Solon home at 9 15 a m Monday Born November 20 1859 in Bohemia he came to the United States at age 10 He is survived by his wife Mary three daughters nine grandchildren two great grandchildren two sisters and a brother Services will be held at the Brosh funeral home Solon at 2 p m Thursday with burial in the Bohemian National cemetery near Solon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lorence
Solon
Bohemia
United States
Lorence
Mary
Frank Metela
Cedar Rapids
James Barta
Leo Zenishek
San Francisco
Calif
Frank
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
George E Wean Dies in Dubuque Former Cedar Rapids Postman
George E Wean a former Cedar Rapids postal official died in Dubuque Monday He was a charter member of Niviatty Methodist church and Crescent lodge No 25 A F and A M Surviving are two sons Ernest G Wean Dubuque and Eber Wean Chicago a brother John Wean Chicago a nephew M H Snell and two nieces Mrs W C Young and Mrs Otto Anderson all of Cedar Rapids The body will be brought to the Moon chapel Tuesday for services at 2 Wednesday Friends may eat at the chapel Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Wean
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Monda
Niviatty Methodist Church
Crescent Lodge No. 25
A. F
A. M
Ernest G. Wean
Eber Wean
Chicago
John Wean
M. H. Snell
W. C. Young
Otto Anderson
Moon Chapel
Services for Horace G. Moore Held at Beatty Chapel
Horace G. Moore aged 62 died Saturday at his home 516 Twenty-seventh avenue SW. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday in Beatty chapel with burial in Linwood cemetery. Survived by wife Ella eight children Merle Schillings Helen Moore Charles C Moore Hillard Moore Richard Neil Moore Iona Vivian and Pauline Moore six sisters two brothers five grandchildren two great grandchildren. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace G. Moore
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Beatty Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Ella
Merle Schillings
Helen Moore
Stoughton
Wis
Charles Clifford Moore
Hillard Moore
Alameda
Calif
Richard Neil Moore
U.S. Army
Iona
Vivian
Pauline Moore
Infant Francis Kendall Dies in Des Moines Short Illness
Francis Vincent Kendall six months old son of Mr and Mrs Francis Kendall 522 McKinley street SE died Sunday afternoon in Des Moines after a short illness. Besides his parents he is survived Tuesday at 1 a m in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Vincent Kendall
Francis Kendall
McKinley Street
Des Moines
Mrs Nell Wills’s Body Transported After Death at Niece Home
Mrs Nell R Wills died at 1:45 p m at her niece Mrs Bruce Clauson’s home 214 Twelfth Street NW The body was taken to Turner chapel for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell R. Wills
Bruce Clauson
Twelfth Street NW
Turner Chapel
Mme Chiang Kai-shek Almost Collapses at Wellesley Return
Mme Chiang Kai-shek, Wellesley College alumna of 1917 and wife of China's leader, nearly collapses during a Sunday speech upon her emotional return after 25 years. Her nurse steadies her as she speaks over radio commentary, continuing with a message encouraging bold, exploratory thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley
Mass
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Red Drives Converge On Vyazma In Soviet Offensive
Russian columns surged toward Vyazma and Gzhatsk after discarding 114 settlements west of Moscow. Reports say 4,500 German dead, gains near Staraya Russa, and a northern thrust toward Bryansk-Kiev rail lines, with limited details from the Donets basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vyazma
Moscow
Gzhatsk
Oece
Olenino
Vyazma-Smolensk
Semeon Timoshenko
Lake Ilmen
Staraya Russa
Kharkov
Sevsk
Orel
Bryansk-Kiev
Donets
14 Soldiers Lost In Barge Mishap
The fourth service command in Atlanta reports a landing barge accident during maneuvers Friday night near Camp Gordon Johnston Florida. Only one body recovered. 13 soldiers missing believed drowned. Nineteen officers and men were aboard when the barge ran aground on a sand bar. three men and two officers were rescued. No Iowans among the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
INS
Fourth Service Command
Camp Gordon Johnston
Carrabelle
Fla
Tama Indian Missing In Action Report From The War Department
Tama Dewey Youngbear, son of Robert Youngbear once of the Tama Indian reservation, is reported missing in action in Africa by the war department. He enlisted in the national guard at Marshalltown at age 15, was sent to Camp Claiborne in 1941, and likely went overseas in 1942. His father resides at 116% First Street NE, Cedar Rapids, with his stepmother Lucy Youngbear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Dewey Youngbear
Robert Youngbear
Cedar Rapids
Africa
War Department
Dy Yenmaenr
National Guard
Marshalltown
Camp Claiborne
First Street
Lucy Youngbear
Donald Staab Held For Drunk Driving
Donald Staab, 34, of 1414 Bever Avenue SE, was arrested seven miles west of Cedar Rapids Sunday by Highway Patrolmen M. Swords and Charles M. Tou for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Staab was released on $500 bond and was to be arraigned in district court Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intoxico
Donald Staab
Bever Avenue
Cedar Rapids
M. Swords
Charles M. Tou. Staab
Japs Withdraw On Salween Front Reported
Chungking dispatch states Japanese withdrawal from the Salween river front in western Yunnan province is reported in progress. The move comes as Chinese forces push to gain positions along the Salween.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salween
Chungking
Salween River
Yunnan Province
Australians Warn Japs Still Strong In That District
Military brief notes Japanese shipping concentrations near Rabaul remain high with at least 60 vessels visible. Observers caution Japan could mount an offensive if Allied buildup lags. MacArthur reports a Saturday raid by nine bombers and 15 fighters on Vivigani, Goodenough island, causing no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Australia
John Curtin
United Nations
Rabaul
New Britain
Vivigani
Goodenough Island
New Guinea
Realtors Advocate Raising Park Levy Bill in Iowa
Cedar Rapids realtors urged passage of a state bill to lift park levy limits from a fraction of a mill to one mill. Horace G. Hedges introduced the resolution at a Y M C A luncheon. J R Leverett and A I Madden spoke for the Iowa and National Real Estate boards, outlining a 14 point program for city development and beautification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National Association of Real Estate
Governor Pleads for Red Cross War Fund Drive
DES MOINES Iowa Governor B B introduces the Red Cross campaign calling it a partner in the war effort. He urges citizens to support the current drive and backs nationwide relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
American Red Cross Ae
Gov. B. B
Promoted Capt Edward Cerny to Command Engineers Unit
Eduard A. Cerny promoted from first lieutenant to captain and reassigned from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri to Camp Phillips Kansas to lead an engineers company. His wife and two children will join him by April 1. Also listed are several servicemen with transfers, leaves, and training locations across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eduard A. Cerny
Seventeenth Street
Cerny
Fort Leonard Wood
Camp Phillips
Kan
British Air Raids Hit Plans and Berlin Broadcasts
Reports describe Berlin residents hearing a radio broadcast praising brave conduct. The piece notes considerable damage and efforts to rest as soon as possible. In daylight Sunday, 15 Focke Wulf 1990 fighter bombers attacked a southeast England coast town, killing about 12 people and causing damage. The German planes were shot down over the channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Focke Wulf 1990
England
Laborer Killed In Highway Crash Near Washington Iowa
Tom McAvoy age 57 a laborer at Armour yards was killed when his car collided head on with a west bound Burlington Trailways bus five miles east of Washington. Carried passenger Leo Bruty age 46 sustained head injuries and was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Washington
Tom McAvoy
Armour Yards
Burlington Trailway
Leo Bruty
McAvoy
Injuries Fatal To Decorah Man
Nathan D. Bregan a 29 year old Decorah resident died Sunday at Lutheran hospital in LaCrosse Wis from injuries and exposure from a car crash last Thursday. Survived by his wife two children his parents and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Decorah
Nathan D. Bregan
Lutheran Hospital
LaCrosse
Wis
Wallace urges democracy to counter totalitarianism
Wallace argues German education must avoid any dictatorship echoes and warns against Prussianism and Hitlerism. He says democracy must improve for the common man, extend aid to China and India, and be fair with Russia while proving democratic Christianity in practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ucation
Wallace
United Nations
China
Indias
Prussia
Russia
Portland Cemeteries Seek Wage Freeze Lift
Portland cemeteries petition the War Labor Board to lift the industries wage freeze amid caretaker shortages. One cemetery reports difficulty finding enough graveyard workers to manage operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Ore
Portland
War Labor Board
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F Avenue
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