Stamp and license notices and early morning fires reported
The notice lists validity dates for Meat Red Food and Sugar stamps in various book numbers and keeps, along with Gasoline and Fuel Oil coupons. It also records marriage licenses for Lloyd Spencer Parker and Lorane Katherine Rinderknecht, charges for several individuals including drunkenness and speeding, and parking violations with fines. Fire incidents include a grass fire at Thirty-eighth street and Eastern avenue NE and a shed fire at the J Young home with minimal damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-eighth Street
Eastern Avenue
LeFebvre Corporation
G Avenue
Oakland
J. Young
Ninth Street
Births and corrections listed for Fairfax and Washington area
Mercy Mr and Mrs Harry Nove Fairfax announce a son born March 13. Sgt and Mrs Hilman Stromley 1116 Seventh Street SE welcome a son born March 13. Mr and Mrs Dewayne Benner 94 Coldstream Avenue NE report a son born March 14. Correction: The Gazette listed a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Harvey Tritle 1008 B Avenue NW. the correct name is Mr and Mrs Harry Tritle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At Mercy
Harry Nove
Fairfax
Hilman Stromley
Seventh Street
Dewayne Benner
Coldstream Avenue
Gazette
Harvey Tritle
B Avenue NW
Harry Tritle
Ground Crew Sustained 36 Hour Shifts in Japan Bomb Runs
Authorities revealed ground crews at a Marianas base endured 36 hour shifts to support three major raids against Japan within a week. Lt Col Bremer noted sacrifice of food sleep and recreation, citing Saipan fuel use and oil figures, with four Superforts lost to enemy action over Tokyo Nagoya and Osaka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Japan
York
Robert Bremer
Marianas
Osaka
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Nagoya
40 Mile British Advance in Burma Pushes to Mayoyo
British and Indian troops of the 19th Daggar division report a two day drive 40 miles into Burma not from Mandalay capturing Mayoyo and severing the last Japanese escape route to the sea. Other units fight inside Mandalay confronting heavy resistance with Fort Dufferin still in Japanese hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
INS
19Th
Dagger
Mayoyo
Mandalay
Fort Dufferin
Do Not Worry If You Filed W-2 Tax Return
Taxpayers who already filed their W-2 returns need not worry about the March 15 deadline. If the return is filed by the 15th they will receive a bill from Des Moines before paying. Thursday is the deadline for filing all 1944 returns and 1945 estimated payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
Des Moines
Fourth Youth Under Arrest In Linn County Break-ins
Robert Pennington college employee arrested Tuesday in Burlington and returned to Cedar Rapids after being charged in a Linn county district court information with breaking and entering. Jerome Olson 17 and Clement Philipp 18 face arraignment after Tuesday afternoon hearings. Lumir Pavlicek 18 received bond and also arraigned on receiving stolen property. Police link the four to a string of breakins across Linn Johnson Iowa and Benton counties over the past four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pennington
Linn County
Burlington
Iown Ordnance Plant
Cedar Rapids
Larry Condon
Jerry Hanus
Pennington
Jerome Olson
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Clement Philipp
Third Street
Floyd Philbrick
Lumir Pavlicek
Olson
Pavlicek
Philipp
Linn
Johnson
Iowa
Benton
Penicillin Opens to Doctors Hospitals and Civilians
The War Production Board will release penicillin for general use by doctors, hospitals, and civilians for the first time. Mil Chehak said 20 companies will supply enough penicillin stored in 109,000 unit ampoules and it must be refrigerated. The drug is not yet for internal use and is limited to intravenous and intramuscular administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Mil
Chehak
Security Laboratories
Woman Seeks Portland House Receives War Zone Reply
Mrs Thelma Wilson of Spokane asked the Pettingills in Portland for a home. The reply describes acres of land with a mountain and ocean view, then olive drab canvas housing, foxholes with sky views, and caves with occupants to be removed by flame throwers. Signed Homer, noting the misaddressed letter went to Sgt H L Pettengill on a Pacific island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Dudley Wilson
H. L. Pettingill
Portland
Ore
Thelma
Homer
Truck Weight Bill Advances to Governor in Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate approved a wartime measure to permanent high truck weights. It would raise limits to 18,000 pounds per axle, up from 17,000 pounds for Iowa trucks and 6,000 pounds for out-of-state vehicles, and sent the bill to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Iawa
Hollywood Walkout Threatens National Movie Production
Hollywood reports three thousand office workers joined a film industry strike that could halt moviemaking within days. The walkout follows a dispute among AF of L unions over who should represent 79 set designers, with the threat that theater workers nationwide may be drawn in. Producers warn studios may close after finishing current sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
American Federation of Labor
International Brotherhood of Painters
Richard Walsh
International Alliance of Theatrict
New York City
Motion Picture Operators Union
Stage Hands Union
IATSE
Walsh
Cedar Rapids stage union dispute and local death notices
Dan Stewart reports Cedar Rapids stage hands union says they will remain at posts until orders, strike likely regional and centered on Twentieth Century Fox potentially closing area theaters. Deaths include Charles Edwin Heaton 56 of Fairfax a famed marksman with services in Turner chapel and burial in Fairfax. and a second obituary noting Navy service member with Beatty chapel services in Shiloh cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Walsh
Unio
Stewart
Twentieth Century-Fox
Charles Edwin Heaton
Fairfax
Turner Chapel
Donald Cummings
Norway
Fidelitas Lodge
A.F
A.M
Fairfax Cemetery
Heaton
Sheriff's Office
Mr. Heaton
Lyon County
Mildred Tamblyn
Marcia Lou Manville
Fairfax Methodist Church
Fidelitas Masonic Lodge
Fairest
O.E.S
Elks
el Kebir Shrine
Iowa
Gethsemane Shrine
Fairfax Town Council
Fairfax Cemetery Association
Iowa State Trapshooting Association
Fairfax School Board
Civilians Face Egg Shortage in Chicago Market
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports a severe egg shortage with production 8 percent below last year and demand surging due to higher purchasing power and meat scarcities. Daily arrivals are 10,000 cases versus 31,000 a year ago, with many earmarked for government needs. National stocks stand at 621,000 cases as of March 1, down from 2,808,000 a year ago when surpluses prompted public consumption increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Mercantile Exchange
Belgium sentences seven traitors to death in rapid courts-martial
In Brussels seven individuals were condemned to death within 24 hours as Belgian courts-martial intensified punishment of traitors and collaborators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Services for Mrs Anna Collins Held at Janeba Funeral Home
Mrs Anna Cecelia Collins wife of Cpl Kenneth Collins of 316 Seventh Street SW died Monday in a Kansas City hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday with Rev D J Lenihan at Janeba funeral home. Burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Cecelia Collins
Cpl
Kenneth Collins
Seventh Street
Kansas City
D. J. Lenihan
Janeba Funeral Home
Bohemian National Cemetery
Janeba Funeral
Death Notice of Louisa Landers McArtor
Louisa Landers McArtor, 72, of 501 Third avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, died in a local hospital at 2:35 a.m. Wednesday after a brief illness. Born July 22, 1872 in Delta, she married Woah Oscar McArtor on April 3, 1888. he died June 21, 1944. Surviving are seven daughters, five sons, and several daughters-in-law and sons-in-law, all listed as Cedar Rapids residents or nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Landers McArtor
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Delta
Woah Oscar McArtor
Idelphia M. Taylor
Castle Rock
Wash
Leah B. Nievas
Nettie B. Dvorak
Minnie Fern Griffith
Violet G. Mefford
Martha June Wheeldon
Helen A. Evans
Nickeron
Minn
John R
Loren C
Ralph E
The
Seabees
James O
House Votes Lend Lease Extension for War Use Only
Washington AP report notes the House approved a one-year extension of the lend-lease program with language restricting postwar relief and rehabilitation. The 354 to 28 vote keeps the program alive to June 30, 1946, through contracts to 1949, and moves the measure to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Senate
Iowa
Karl M. le Compte
Funeral for Mrs Geneva Dodge Set at Moen's Chapel
Services for Mrs Geneva Dodge of 1516 Tenth Street SE killed in an elevator accident will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Moen chapel with Rev J E DeLong officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery. Survivors include sister Mrs Clara Summers of Indianapolis and granddaughter Darla Jean McNulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Dodge
Tenth Street SE
Moen Chapel
J. E. DeLong
Trinity Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Clara Summers
Indianapolis
Darla Jean McNulty
Services for infant son of Wharton family held
Services for Lewis E. Wharton Jr. infant son of Seaman 2/c and Mrs. Lewis E. Wharton of Columbus Ohio were held at Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial followed in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Wharton, Jr
Seaman
Lewis E. Wharton
Columbus
Ohio
Turner Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Services for Joseph W Novak in Middle Amana
Joseph Wes Novak died early Tuesday at his home in Middle Amana. Services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Polansky chapel conducted by Rev. Milo Filipi. Burial is planned at Hale cemetery in Johnson county. Friends may visit at the Polansk y chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wes Novak
Middle Amana
Polansky Chapel
Milo Filipi
Hale Cemetery
Johnson County
Funeral services for Mrs. John Vesecky
Services for Mrs. John Vesecky of 1724 Hamilton Street SW will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Janeba funeral home conducted by Theodore B. Hlubucek and Praha Rebekah Lodge No. 5. Burial is at Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Janeba funeral home Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vesecky
Hamilton Street
Janeba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Praha Rebekah Lodge
Cedar Memorial Park
Cedar River Near Flood Stage Not Yet Alarmed
The Cedar River in Iowa is higher than normal but not at flood danger. Observers say the river stood at 5.30 feet Wednesday afternoon with flood stage at 13 feet. Meteorologist Walter Dick from the Davenport weather bureau cautioned of further rises if rainfall continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Walter Dick
United States Weather Bureau
Daven
Gazette
Sifting Committee Named to Weed Out Bills in Iowa House
Des Moines Iowa speaker Harold Felton named a 17 member sifting committee to screen all bills in the Iowa House. G E Whitehead of Perry was chosen as chair with members A J Neil sen Council Bluffs M F Bockwoldt Ida Grove J C Davis Oelwein W R Timmen Bloomfield Phillip Hedin Davenport Peter A Jessen Extra William Kruse Charles City Harvey J Long Clinton J F Miller Hurmboldt X T Prentis Mount Ayr Lawrence Putney Gladbrook Wilson Reed Des Moines W C Tyrrel Jr Belmont Henry W Wormley Kingsley and William M Tatum Logan on the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harold Felton
House
G. E. Whitehead
Perry
A. J. Neilsen
Council Bluffs
M. F. Bockwoldt
Ida Grove
J. C. Davis
Oelwein
W. R. Timmen
Bloomfield
Phillip Hedin
Davenport
Peter A. Jessen
Extra
William K
Allied Gunners Blanket Skies At Bridgehead
At Remagen Bridgehead in Germany Allied anti aircraft guns sweep the sky to defend the Rhine crossings. Pvt. Robert E. Neff of Elkhart Indiana says troops guard the bridge and would not trade places with the Nazis. Lightning fighters and Thunderbolts threaten the area as Doughboys man pistols and rifles in defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remagen
Germany
Rhine
Robert E. Neff
Elkhart
Ind
Giants of the Air Bomb Germany in 30th Day Blitz
British and American heavy bombers unleashed a mass raid on north west Germany with 22,000 pound bombs and attacks on railways oil refineries armament plants and submarine pens. The strike included 1 250 US bombers and 650 fighters crossing the North Sea targeting Weser river bridges Lohne Seelze Giessen Hannover Misburg Ninehagen Hildesden and the E boat yard at IJmuiden. Concurrent raids hit Hungary Austria and Berlin sector targets as part of a broad daylight offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
United States
Eighth Air Force
Italy
Hungary
Austria
Komarom
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
Britain
North Sea
Weser
Vietho
Bad Oeyey Tansen
Ruhr
Lohne
Seelze
Guterstoh
Giessen
Hannover
Misburg
Ninehagen
C“Jmuiden
Hildesden
Western Front
Berlin
Allied riverfront blitz advances near the Rhine
American forces push deeper into Germany with West Front Bombers and long range artillery including 346 mm railroad guns. The Ludendorff bridge is repeatedly repaired as German counter attacks fail to halt the advance. First and Third armies report large prisoner gains and extensive air superiority over a sprawling Eifel pocket and Rhine corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludendorff
Honnef
Ruhr- Frankfurt
Eifel
Germany
Seventh Army
Roer
Rhine
Ans
Eisenhower
Coblenz
Holland
Four Die In California Car Crash On Route 99
Four people died and two were injured in a head on collision 14 miles north of Bakersfield on Route 99. Victims include Charles E. Loop 58 and his wife Essie Loop of Long Beach. Pauline Holland of Des Moines Iowa. and David Clark 26 a sailor. Injured were Alexander V. Black 43 and Marie Reed 42 of South Pasadena. The Loop vehicle burned after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
INS
Charles E. Loop
Essie Loop
Long Beach
Pauline Holland
Des Moines
David Clark
Sones
Alexander V. Black
Marie Reed
South Pasadena
Food shipments clash over postwar rationing fears
Foreign claimants and military leaders clash over civilian food supplies as the War Mobilizer forms a special committee to vet foreign shipments. Officials warn reduced meat for civilians could endanger morale and rationing while the army aims to rebuild Japan war reserves before Germany falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Economic Administration
State Department
Army
Jones
White House
James F. Byrnes
Leo T. Crowley
London
San Francisco
Japan
Germany
WFA
Great Britain
Argentina
Bowles Pushes Price Ceilings On Movie and Amusement Tickets
U S officials report OPA chief Chester Bowles urged Congress to impose price ceilings on movie admissions and other amusements to curb rising costs. He cited a 38 percent rise in movie prices since 1941, and noted film charges paid by theaters have climbed 25 to 30 percent since the war began. Bowles argued controls should precede possible rollbacks and tied admission caps to film rental costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Congress
Bowles
Wagner
Roosevelt names Blaisdell to London economic mission
President Roosevelt named Thomas C. Blaisdell Jr. of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion as chief of mission for economic affairs in London with the rank of minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Thomas C. Blaisdell, Jr
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
London
Ceiling on 10 ton loads placed on Central City bridge
Linn county board of supervisors Tuesday ordered a 10 ton load limit for bridge No. 2450 in Central City including vehicles. County Engineer William Behrens to install warning signs near the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Central City
William Behrens
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Clarence J. Labarge
Bessie Labarge
Lloyd Spencer Parker
Vinton and
Lorane
Katherine Rinderknecht
Lumir Pfeifer
L Street
Charlies Anderson
W. J. Dawson
First Avenue
Belmont Willis
A Avenue
George Boyd
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Michael G. Nassif
B Avenue
Alonzo Folsom
D. M. Ink
Dunreath Drive
Inspector of
W. J. Kudina
Center Point
Walford
Amana
Coralville
Shueyville
Solon
Bristol
Novak Heating CO
DIAL
Third Ave
Twentieth
Paramount
Charles Heaton
Turner
Navy
Donald Carl
Honolulu
Second Christian Church
Women's Benefit Association
Navy Mothers
Beatty Chapel
Shiloh
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Essen
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Elber
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Rep
Rich
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Hoosevelt
Rep. Flood
D-Pat
Luther Johnson
Texas
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R-Minn
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Moen
Wharton
Novak Services
Vesecky Services
Bridgehead
Ann Stringer
California
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D-N.y
Senate Banking Committee
Blaisdell
Central City Bridge
John E. Lapes
Third Avenue SE
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S.S.S. Co
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