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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1942
Page
6
In Cedar Rapids today the Iowa State College concert band performs at McKinley High School auditorium at 8 p.m. A dryer overheated at the Quaker Oats plant on C Avenue and Third Street NE triggered a general alarm at 3 29 p.m. with damage limited to the dryer.
Ruth Schorr of Fred R. Schorr case receives custody of the minor child. Defendant ordered to pay $40 monthly support until the child reaches age 21. Judge G. Thompson presided.
Garnet McLean fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving and Lloyd Furnace fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding with license suspension of 10 days. Merle Little fined 2 dollars and costs for failure to have car under control. Marjorie Allen fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving and 40 day license suspension. Herbert Olson fined 25 dollars and costs for drunkenness. A string of births and deaths follows including a son for Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Less on March 19 and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaw on March 20. Death notices include Joseph Bartunek at his sister's home and several others listed with addresses and relatives.
Jack Davies of the University of Iowa told the High Twelve club that Englishmen misjudge U S cities and the Midwest. He warned such views hinder war effort and urged better mutual understanding, joking about Cripps replacing Churchill.
In Lake Charles Louisiana AP report, Laurel and Hardy as first sergeants in the air corps inspired veteran Nelson G. Cockrum to mail cigars to the unit as per tradition. The spoiling of the gesture led to the cigars being loaded and distributed among the group.
The infant daughter of Senator and Mrs. William O. Smathers of New Jersey was named Fairfax after Fairfax County. Vice President Henry Wallace was godfather and Mrs. Hugo Black wife of Supreme Court Justice was a godmother, along with Mrs. Lister Hill wife of Senator from Alabama.
A War Production Board session in Chicago sparked heated exchanges as management consultant J C Aspley urged labor not to run the speedup program. Labor leaders protested while speakers defended joint labor management efforts backing $1.6 billion war contracts and asserting labor will carry the ball.
Atlanta police report 46 year old housewife Minnie Lee Griffin confessed to killing 22 year old Mildred Seymour Williams whose body was found in a trunk in Griffin’s basement after a dispute over Williams' relationship with Griffin’s son-in-law Kenneth Hubert. Griffin described striking Williams with a broom then a heavy object after Williams boarded to basement.
The Agriculture Department forecast that 1942 farmer income from wool would equal or exceed the 1918 record of 147 million dollars. Higher expected production, contracted clip prices about five cents a pound above last year, and a 3 percent larger sheep count support the estimate. Civilian wool use is being cut while military fabric demand remains high.
Major Kinzo Nakajima of the army press section told listeners that Japan has paused after early conquests but is ready to begin the real battle against the Allies. He warned against being dazzled by victories and urged preparedness for any eventuality while noting U S losses in the southwest Pacific do not prove capitulation.
Funeral services for Dr. Samuel B. Miller osteopathic physician of Cedar Rapids for 40 years who died Thursday at his home 1425 Third avenue SE will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Turner chapel with Rev. James H. Blackstone jr officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
The mission swallows returned to San Juan Capistrano on St. Joseph's day, inspecting nests then seeking food in the canyons. This year there was little interference from swifts and sparrows, and the swallows followed the long standing timing after years of later departures.
Leslie Corrigan 30 of Cedar Rapids, a Holdcroft Transportation driver, was critically injured when his semi trailer hit a cement bridge abutment four miles east of Utela. He suffered a fractured skull, broken leg, crushed chest and possible internal injuries. The egg laden truck was demolished, cases scattered 200 feet, and three state patrolmen had to extricate him. Cause under investigation.
The Tri City chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants sponsors a dinner meeting on priorities and material allocation March 26 at 6 30 p m at the LeClaire hotel Moline. Executives office managers auditors and purchasing agents from local industries invited. Edmund Eitel War Production Board priorities division assistant manager will speak and take questions Reservations with Guy E Sharpe Red Jacket Manufacturing Davenport president of the Tri City NAC A chapter.
Voter turnout for the municipal primary slumped from 11 340 in 1934 to 3 828 this year as candidates rally for March 30. City clerk records show gains in outreach as Ed Stefan and Charles Kosek vie for parks commissioner and Wes Benesh and RL Whelan contend for public safety.
War Production board will use WPA labor and trucks to collect scrap metal and rubber from farms. Lessing J. Rosenwald says rural areas are a vast potential source with about a quarter ton of idle metal per farm and many tires and tubes for reclaimed rubber.
Mrs Edna Schrafel of St. Louis field representative of the Red Cross visited Cedar Rapids Friday. Robert J. Dunlap of Anamosa enlisted in the naval reserve. An AP correction updates draft numbers noting serial No. 1184 and order No. 3256.
The Office of Price Administration asked bakers to halt bread slicing to save time labor and paper. The proposal, presented by OPA official Fred Thomas at a baking industry advisory committee meeting, aims to cut bakery costs and avoid price increases.
Aldo Forte, Chicago Bear guard at the Great Lakes Naval training station, awaits arrival of backfield teammate George McAfee from the Norfolk station.
Xenia Ohio, Morris Oglesbee owns and operates a Stanley Steamer from 1898 hailed as Ohio’s oldest licensed car. The boiler powered vehicle weighs 112 pounds with 309 tubes, about 20 horsepower, and uses a gallon of gasoline per 25 to 30 miles. He plans motorcycle tires to reach 30 mph. The 68 year old assembled it himself and has two others from 1900.
The Middle East high command reports enemy activity in the Libyan desert rising on Thursday. It notes considerable mechanical transport between Tmimi and Mekili, active artillery west of Gazala, British reconnaissance raids, fighter sweeps over forward areas, and relatively little enemy air activity against our troops.
British and Chinese armies form a front from Prome to Toungoo as Japan presses toward Mandalay to seize Burma oilfields. American Volunteer Group pilots unleash incendiaries to stampede elephants used for Japanese transport while civilians are evacuated from Aandtetey area.
Parachute jumper George Hopkins, a paratrooper at Fort Benning, proposed to Geraldine Howard of Fort Worth during a visit last week after his daring ascent up Devil's Tower in Wyoming and quick engagement.
Kurtz tells of brutal Pacific days with U S air corps from Clark to Port Darwin and Java. Flights 24 hours a day, secret bases, brave Dutch cooperation, and near constant danger as Japanese forces advance. He notes transformed airmen focused on winning the war, with no talks of home.
The missing Bever Park deer named Liberty was found in a pasture near Brucemore on First Avenue SE by Billy Volz, son of the park caretaker. He secured the animal overnight and returned it to Bever Park Friday morning.
The regular monthly Boy Scout board of review is held in Cedar Rapids Friday and Saturday for all Scouts preparing for the court of honor. The honor board reviews at 7 p.m. in Room 709 at the Dows building. The west side board meets at the police station Saturday and the east side board at First Baptist Church 1200 Second Avenue SE at 7 p.m.
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