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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1942
Page
4
Iowa state tax figures show 5,015,153 dollars collected from 61,907 merchants for October through December, the highest three month total in levy history. Since July 1 the tax brought in 14,256,241 dollars, a 17 percent rise over 1940-41.
Des Moines reports Lieut Col John T Lonsdale announces athletics and entertainment for Iowa State guardsmen at Camp Dodge. Rev Zdenek Pauk of Cedar Rapids to lead entertainment with Lieut A Lange Clarinda heading another part. An amateur night is planned and a ball league may form indoors until outdoor play resumes. Des Moines civic clubs supply books and hymnals for off hours.
Judge C J Haas granted four divorces Friday. Roy Behrens divorces Florence Behrens with custody of two children. Roberta Butler, maiden Roberta Johnson, divorces Kenneth Iler. Lillian Judd divorces Jack Judd with her name restored to Lillian Spencer. Art Deal divorces Maud Deal. All couples married in Cedar Rapids Dubuque Mechanicsville Lancaster MO on specified dates.
William Rollinson 84 formerly of Postville died in Long Beach California after a life spent farming and railroad work. Funeral services are planned in Schutte chapel Postville with graveside rites by the local Masonic lodge. He had lived in Monona Mitchell and Postville and leaves a daughter a sister six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
U S engineers outline 4 2 million plan for Coralville reservoir and Dry Run diversion at Decorah to curb floods on the Iowa and Upper Iowa rivers. The Coralville works include an earth fill dam 1 400 feet long and 95 feet high with 400 000 acre feet storage, costing about 4 217 000 for construction and 1 790 000 for lands and damages. The Decorah Dry Run scheme diverts water to the Upper Iowa river, protecting 260 acres in Decorah, with federal cost 460 000 and local lands/damages 22 000.
Henry Dorseth of Decorah pled guilty to driving while intoxicated in district court and was fined 300 dollars with costs and three months jail, suspended on payment. Ruth Hansmeier and Leonard Miller wed at a Waukon home with two attendants. Waukon school board elected Dr. R. Jeffries president for a fourth term. Conesville hosts Red Cross first aid class at Grace Reformed church with lessons Sundays 2 to 4 pm. open to residents over 17. Nathan Ashbacher, a Navy survivor, was reported on furlough with parents. Dewey Andrews and Josephine Genisuski married in Corona, California. Tipton plans May 17 19 21 22 school events including baccalaureate, senior play, and commencement. La Porte City to start two day defense bond drive with a two minute blackout at 8 pm. Calamus notes honorable mention for an essay and held a public caucus nominating town officials.
LUAWNA Luana consolidated school presents the one act comedy Between Trains at a festival at Sumner high Tuesday. Cast includes Marilyn Miller Jean Ann Miller Donna Mae Krambeer Doris Himman directed by Miss Kathryn Grace. Other schools in festival Maynard Randalia Sumner.
In Marengo the estate of Lucille Thompson seeks 20000 for her death from a December 16 1941 railroad crossing accident near Ladora. Virgil Davis charged with reckless driving and his employer Singer Sewing Company are named defendants. The Foley estate seeks 15000 against Van der Ploeg Motor Company and A R Vander Ploeg for a May 20 1940 fatal collision on Highway 149 west of Parnell. John Foley also sues Vander Ploeg Motor Company.
The body of Sonoma Johnny Doyle was recovered from an abandoned cistern after an all night search. Missing since noon Saturday, the Oelwein youth drowned while playing in a vacant lot near his home. Scouts and neighbors helped led by Charles Rathgaber.
John E. Mulroney of Fort Dodge an Iowa assistant attorney general announces his candidacy for the Iowa Supreme Court. He is the third Republican to join Davenport and Emmetsburg in the race as the Republican convention will pick three candidates to replace Democratic judges whose terms expire. Mulroney, 46, helped secure about 1.5 million dollars for the state treasury from use tax and chain store tax cases. He is a 1922 University of Iowa Law School graduate and served in World War I with the Rainbow division under Gen. MacArthur.
McGregor residents suggest old river town beer caves could serve as air raid shelters in case of attack on the Upper Mississippi region. In the 1950s and 1960s breweries in Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota cooled lager in rock caves along the Mississippi hills. The McGregor caves of John Hagensick and Michael Klein extended hundreds of feet into white sand cliffs storing thousands of barrels before prohibition and Iowa’s dry era led to abandonment.
In district court Saturday Russell Schwitzer faced a bootlegging charge that was dismissed and a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor was substituted. Schwitzer pled guilty to the latter and was fined $100 and costs by Judge C. J. Haas.
Backstage column notes a Democratic gubernatorial contest brewing between A. E. Augustine and K. Kraschel with broad Des Moines headquarters. It also reports on the Iowa school for the Deaf calendar shift, comments on Secretary of State Miller and Lieutenant Governor Hickenlooper, and mentions state history events and conservation observations.
Waterloo AP reports Rabbi Albert Goldstein of Sioux City was elected president of Iowa chapters of the Zionist Organization of America at a two day conference. New officers include Mrs. Max Mayer Des Moines Mrs. N W Cohn Waterloo Minnie Offman Marshalltown Aaron Braverman Iowa City Sam Cohen Cedar Rapids Meyer Suckerman Dubuque Simon Fox Mason City Max Spilka Fort Dodge L Skalnick Centerville. The group endorsed a resolution to raise 25000 for land redemption in Palestine over three to five years.
Funeral services held Monday at Hohenschuh chapel Iowa City for Antonea 53 who died Friday at the Erusha farm Oxford township by shooting himself in the head with a .22 rifle. Coroner D Callahan cites despondency as motive. Burial in Brabin cemetery north of Oxford. survivors include mother Mrs Wesley Erusha two brothers Frank and Wesley and sister Mrs Charles Tomash.
Sioux City driven by Miss Mildred Pike reports 107,011 books contributed to the Victory Book campaign. In three months the national effort has reached 3,000,000 books toward a 10,000,000 goal. Campaign sponsored by the American Library Association the Red Cross and the USO.
Mrs. Ella Garbe 82 died in a hospital from burns after her dress ignited near a fireplace in her home. Mrs. Anna Ruhl suffered slight burns trying to help extinguish the flames. Coroner says they sat too close to the blaze and the chair burned. Garbe's body sent to Marshalltown for funeral services and burial beside her husband in the Soldiers home cemetery. services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Estes chapel.
Two states and Clayton County Sheriff E W Carlson raided the Rendezvous tavern in McGregor operated by Miss Margaret Schultz. The raid yielded liquor and 12 punch boards. About a dozen customers were present. Evidence was turned over to the county attorney's office.
The Iowa Young Democrats executive committee moved the state convention from Council Bluffs to Fort Dodge on May 16 and 17 to centralize the meeting due to rationing. Louis F. Thomann of Dayton was named chairman of arrangements.
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