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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1945
Page
2
The issue lists various public notices and legal matters including divorce decrees Ursula L Abbott from Ware L Abbott Diane Cullen Baty from Mark L Baty and multiple marriage announcements. It also records fines for Harold J Miller and parking violations for E W a Plante and Bill Wiley. Additional notices include license and stamp validity details and several births announced in St Luke's Mercy and local addresses.
In testimony before CAB examiners, executives from Collins Radio Penick and Ford and Black company heads pressed for direct air service to Cedar Rapids to speed equipment shipments and facilitate frequent visits by engineers and executives. They cited Collins 3000 employees and $50 million annual business and noted reliance on air transport for international and government clients. Executives warned delays hinder project progress and stressed the city’s potential for expansion if air service improved. Six to nine months are typical for CAB recommendations.
Coe College honored Dr LeRoy D Weld a veteran physics faculty member at a chapel and honors convocation Tuesday. Dr Weld will retire March 24 at term end. Guest speaker Dr Myron E Graber of Morningside College praised Welds scholarship and life of faith.
Theaters will host Red Cross collections starting tonight at the State theater and the Paramount Iowa and Times theaters tomorrow. The drive runs a week to allow missed donors to contribute. Audits show $81,700 of $135,000 quota. men's division reports $2,000 of $1,500.
A woman died after being found in an elevator shaft while Mrs. Dodge died soon after hospital release. The shaft entrances were guarded by inadequate gates and boards that could be slipped or fallen beneath. Names connected include Nulty seventeen Dixie twelve Rita three Dwight fifteen and siblings Mrs Alice Lyons 1542 Bever Avenue SE and Walter Higgenbottom 468 Fourth Avenue SE.
Manila report credits Melvin Miller Blackwell as the fastest amphibious rider. An Eleventh Airborne division assault landed at Saipan Isle mouth of the Maragondon river in Manila Bay. Miller hit the beach and jumped the island skirting across water. Landing described as unopposed.
Mrs Addie Belle McCalley 82 of Linn County died at 11 35 a m Monday at the home of her son Carl R McCalley Alburnett after a brief illness She was born June 25 1862 in Troy Pa and married Al den C McCalley Jan 12 1882 in Marion Surviving two sons four daughters ten grandchildren six great grandchildren and a host of relatives The service will be at 2 30 p m Wednesday in the Walker Christian Church with burial in Walker Cemetery Pallbearers are Fred Gaasch Earl Williams Chester Murphy Leo Pigott Dan Arnold and Fred Zimpher Friends may call at the Moon chapel until noon Wednesday and at the Janeba chapel Wednesday afternoon and evening
Dorcas Louisa Allen 74 Cedar Rapids resident for two years died in a local hospital after a long illness. Born June 10 1870 in Allamakee county she married Marcus N. Allen October 31 1894 in Sioux Falls. Survived by two sons two sisters and three grandchildren. Services set in Sioux Falls at Miller funeral home Friday at 1 30 p.m. No Cedar Rapids service.
Mrs John Vesecky 60 of 1724 Hamilton St SW Cedar Rapids died Tuesday at 2 40 am in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness. Born February 4 1884 in Grabrov Potok Croatia she came to the United States in 1913. She lived in Cedar Rapids since 1921 and was a member of Viastenky Praha Rebekah lodges and the Czech Reading society. Surviving are her husband a son Antone Vesecky Lyons IL and three grandchildren Lillian Russell and John Vesecky. Services Thursday at 2 pm at the Janeba chapel with T B Hlubucek officiating. friends may call Wednesday evening.
Joseph Wes Novak 66 longtime Middle Amana resident died at his home at 5 a.m. Tuesday after immigrating from Czechoslovakia 43 years ago. He leaves brothers Edward H. Novak Frank and Ben, sister Mrs John Rose and several nieces and nephews. Services in Polansky chapel to be announced.
Jackson County judge George S. Montgomery admitted he hired a crew of monkeys to clean the courthouse air ducts, a plan mocked by critics. Contractor Bob Ely said a missing crew leader named Peter delayed work as monkeys arrived from Terre Haute Indiana. Public skepticism grew as the story spread through the courthouse.
Herman Henry Kiehl 65 died at home in Mechanicsville after a brief illness. Born in Harrisville Wisconsin April 5 1859 he married Lot tie Plenty in Sioux Falls South Dakota May 29 1900. Surviving wife two daughters Mrs John Eggert and Mrs Ernest Sipe two sons Walter and Albert. Funeral Wednesday at Horner funeral home Mechanicsville at 10:36 a.m. by Rev Bernard Kemper to be at Spring Valley.
Joseph Swann of 509 Fifth Avenue SE died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Sunday. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Turner Chapel with Rev. D A Loferski of St John’s Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Leota Madge Hickman age 1022 Eighth Street NW died Sunday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at Beatty chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. George A. Stauffacher leading. Burial is planned at Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty's.
Allied heavy bombers pounded the communications hub of Barmen on the Ruhr fringe after raids on Dortmund and Essen. Simultaneously US 15th Air Force Fortresses and Italian-based Liberators bombed Regensburg, 90 miles northeast of Munich, a center of aircraft production.
Mrs. Frank Meli char, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died in Long Beach California on March 9. Services will be held at Polansky chapel at 2 p.m. A daughter Mrs Mollie Jamotsky of Beach and sister Mrs Anna Svoboda of 816 C avenue NW are named along with brother Henry Ferr of Garner. Friends may call at Polansky chapel Tuesday evening.
RHINEBECK New York AP reports Fala becomes father of twins Margaret Luckiey Fala and the two daughters Meggy and Peggy were sent home with their newborns.
Services for Mrs Anna Cecelia Collins 24 wife of Cpl Kenneth Collins who died Month later. The body accompanied by Cpl Collins was to arrive in Cedar... Mrs Collins born Dec 16.
The Cedar Rapids school election drew 520 voters with two uncontested races. Incumbents E. F. Moorman and Dr. Myron Koenig were reelected to three year terms with 490 and 493 votes, no write ins recorded. Precinct turnout varied from 8 to 47 votes, costing about $700 despite the unopposed slate.
Joseph Samuel Wilson aged 54 was found dead by hanging from his back porch rafters in Marion on Sunday night. Coroner reports death likely by his own action with a note dated March 11 found inside the home. He lived alone, survived by four children and two siblings, with services set for Wednesday at Yocom funeral home.
Detectives led by Kudina name Breakins suspects as Olson Pennnington Philipp Pavlicek Olson and Pennington confessed. Robberies spanned November to February at Amana Solen Center Point Walford Coralville Cedar Rapids and Iowa counties sites. Loot included cash tires jackets gas stamps tools and a typewriter with hundreds in coupons recovered from the group.
American forces under Major General Jens A Doe’s 41st Infantry Division overran Japanese positions to seize Zamboanga civic center and an airfield near San Roque on Mindanao. MacArthur said near doubling their gains, with air and naval support targeting Basilan and Jolo.
A Navy Mothers card party will be held in the Sokol hall Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. A representative of the Office will be there Wednesday for consultation. Mrs. S. E. Matthew of Ottumwa and Mrs. James Myron of 1246 Fourth Avenue SE attended the Clinton funeral of their aunt Mrs. Thomas Gobble, 86, said to be Iowa's oldest native resident.
The personnel manager of the Chamber of Commerce manufacturers bureau will meet Wednesday at noon at the Roosevelt hotel. Maj. S. F. Radford and Lt. John K. Valentine will discuss selective service regulations.
Prof. Paul S. Ray, head of the Coe music department, will continue leadership as the department advances its programs. Details on forthcoming concerts and curriculum updates were not disclosed in the fragment.
Irvine Wennemark, 43, of 277 Twentieth Avenue SW, sustained a fractured left arm and injuries to his left leg and head when his car collided with another vehicle. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital by ambulance for treatment.
The Office of Price Administration says repair shops must issue detailed bills showing exact charges and methods used. If a discrepancy arises, enforcement actions will follow. Prices for repairs are frozen at the highest March 1942 levels.
Hollywood productions resumed after a one day near paralysis caused by a jurisdictional union walkout. MGM and Paramount led a return to work as cameras rolled on every major lot despite union claims that about 14 950 workers were idle.
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