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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1944
Page
2
Daily record lists various food and fuel stamp values and expiry dates, parking fines for multiple individuals, lightning incidents with property damage, births, and divorce petitions. It also notes marriage licenses for C F Gowans and Hazel Eastman and includes a gardening quote from Gunn about hybrids.
DeKalb breeder C L Gunn told Cedar Rapids Farmers Club hybrids raised the national corn crop by about 630 million bushels last year. He described hybrids as manufactured, bred for higher yield and quality, and noted selection for climate, disease resistance, ear height, and other traits.
Filamena Breza Kucera 81 widow of Wesley Kucera died at her Solon home Monday at 11 p m after a brief illness Born August 6 1862 in Bohemia she came to the United States about 70 years ago and settled near Solon She is survived by three daughters Mrs John Drakos Solon Mrs Rose Reed Los Angeles Calif Mrs Otto Mara Russell Ill a son Edward G Kucera Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs Edward Reinhard Solon four grandchildren and one great granddaughter The body is at Brosh Funeral Home Solon Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Services for Mrs Nellie G Forbes who died Monday at 824 Third avenue SW will be at 2 p m Thursday in the Barta chapel with Rev I E Linkletter of the Second Christian church officiating Friends may call at the chapel Survivors include three grandsons Jack Forbes of Jacksonville Fla Thomas Forbes of Cedar Rapids and Billie Spoon of Philadelphia and a great grandson Larry Forbes of Cedar Rapids
Mrs Caroline Marie Huskey a former Cedar Rapids resident living in Springville died at her home at 4 30 a m Monday after a long illness Born October 6 1895 in Cedar Rapids she married Joseph W Huskey September 17 1924 She was a member of Evergreen Rebekah lodge Surviving is her brother John Horlivy of Cedar Rapids Funeral services will be at Barta chapel Wednesday at 2 p m with Rev C D Boggie of the Springville Methodist church burial in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at Barta s
Mrs. M Brown of 608 Eighth Avenue SE died Sunday. Funeral service at Monahan funeral home Thursday at 1 p.m. Rev J E DeLong will officiate. Burial will be in Lafayette Cemetery. Friends may call at Monahan's.
Mrs Winfield Moine aged 82 formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Pasadena California last Thursday. She left Cedar Rapids in 1920 and was living at 1432 Fifth Avenue SE before her departure.
Frank H. Mann, 78, died at his home at 306 Seventh Avenue SE at 11 15 a m Tuesday. The body is at the Brosh chapel where funeral arrangements will be announced.
Lt. C. W. Muilenburg arrives despite icy roads to interview men for navy commissions. The two day visit sets 9 am to 5 pm windows at the Cedar Rapids recruiting station with a last day on Wednesday.
The diplomatic exchange ship Gripsholm arrives in New York on Wednesday carrying repatriates from Germany and France.
Allied and German forces remained mudbound on the Italian front as ground stayed soft. Operations near Min Turno and Cassino continued with clashes while raiders probed Cisterna and Littoria and British units repelled a river crossing attempt. Allied air power intensifies with 1000 sorties and strikes on transports, rail and road hubs south of Rome.
Myra Dean Health meeting set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. Glow Room gas company advertisement. Tau Kappa Epsilon Mothers club to meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. for luncheon at Mrs. Marvin Selden's home 2114 Greenwood Drive SE. Enlistment of Alice M. Shipton 133 Thirty-fourth Street NE in the Waves reported by Cedar Rapids navy recruiting station. Society for the Hard of Hearing to hold social Friday at 7 p.m. 106% Second Avenue SE. All hard of hearing invited.
Fred Clymer 60 of Louisa was picked up at Elmer's tavern Monday night by police after suffering two badly lacerated fingers. He was treated at St. Luke's hospital then held overnight at the station as a drunken disorderly case. The Ladies auxiliary to Penick and Ford local No. 18,619 meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Labor temple to sew rugs for Soldier's Home and bring sewing equipment.
Hutchinson of the Mason City navy recruiting station is reassigned to Cedar Rapids to begin new duties Monday. A Decorah native, he served in Mason City for two years and his wife and family plan to join him in Cedar Rapids soon.
Harry C. Fulmer former Y M C A official in Cedar Rapids now general secretary of the Clinton Y M C A will speak at the annual father and son banquet at St. Paul’s Methodist. A basketball game between the church school junior and intermediate boys is also on the program. Cedar Chapter Order of Ahepa meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Hellenic Orthodox Church on Fifth Street and A Avenue NE.
James O Neale aged 39 of 612 Third Street NE was charged with soliciting and, after changing his plea from innocent to guilty, received a sentence not to exceed five years at Fort Madison state penitentiary. Hamiel presided noting over 90 days in Linn County jail and prior December police restraint.
United Air Lines contributed 250 dollars marking the largest corporate gift in the county’s 1944 Red Cross drive. Link-Belt Speeder workers exceeded their quota by 235 dollars, totaling 1435 to date. McKinley High faculty reached 100 percent of its 113.50 gift. Cub Scouts from Pack No 12 gave 1 dollar toward the county goal. Children performed a play and donated proceeds to a Red Cross worker.
Weatherday notes show ice conditions by region with Cedar Rapids at 19 degrees and a state high of 46 at Lamoni. Totals include Davenport .91 and Ames .35 inches of rain and sleet, while storm systems moved east after blizzards in the west. The governor discusses an Anamosa investigation and prison escape counts with a committee planning recommendations.
DES MOINES (UP) Gov Bourke B Hickenlooper said Tuesday the investigation of conditions at the men s reformatory at Anamosa should be completed this week He asked the investigating committee to file its report together with recommendations at the earliest possible date.
PY F Bezanson was elected vice president of the Young Men's Bureau Tuesday to succeed Gerald A Hiland whose resignation from the board of directors was accepted. Clarence E Heece was elected to the board to fill the vacancy left by Hiland's resignation.
In the school board election results three year term candidates Dwight Krumholtz 1337 votes George Kosek 1182 Harmon Taylor 1016 Mrs Arthur Norman 709. One year term E F Moorman 1271 R F Taft 1083 Moorman elected. For Treasurer Reginald Figge 1747 unopposed.
In the school board contest Harmon Taylor placed third with 1,016 votes, while Kosek led on the southwest side and Moorman defeated Mrs. R. F. Taft in heavy east side precincts. Moorman carried 188 vote margins. Mrs. Taft won southwest precincts and 12 of 23 overall. Mrs. Arthur Norman, Lou Locatell, and C. E. Barker trailed with 709, 395, and 208 votes respectively, carrying no precincts.
Vice President Wallace appointed a committee of six Democrats four Republicans and one Progressive to conduct a special senatorial investigation into United States oil policy.
Linn county Red Cross volunteers hear a plan to recruit trained nurse’s aides to assist in military hospitals due to nurse shortages. Cedar Rapids has 157 aides capped to date. largest class completes training and will begin hospital work.
A district court case arising from a default of Cedar Rapids Transfer and Storage company resulted in a Tuesday judgment against the defendant Judge Thompson on a National ties claim totaling 173.45 dollars. The replevin action was filed February 17 in district court.
Articles of incorporation filed for the Royal Atelier of Cedar Rapids naming Leo Feyerabend as administrator. The filing establishes the new firm as a corporate entity and assigns governance leadership to Feyerabend.
Secretary Knox announced the navy aims for 3,000,000 personnel by year end 1944, with about 500,000 additional recruits. He noted ship commissioning rising from 913 in 1942 to 4,167 in 1944 and an average of 11.7 ships commissioned daily this year.
British Indian forces pushed into Buthidaung as Allied columns crossed the Chindwin River north of Tamanthi. Jungle fighters moved east from the Mayu range to support the push against Japanese troops in northern Burma. Lord Mountbatten announced the crossing and consolidation of Buthidaung as a key objective.
The Dubuque Teachers association retirement plan was approved 2118 to 432 in the annual school election.
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