Weather brief for several cities
Overnight low and daytime high figures for multiple cities listed including Cedar Rapids Washington Sioux City Miami Omaha New Orleans Charles City Bismarck Des Moines Chicago Davenport with highs ranging from 42 to 72 and lows from 10 to 65 across the region. The report provides a quick snapshot of expected temperatures for night Monday and Monday night.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Sioux City
Miami
Omaha
New Orleans
Charles City
Bismarck
Des Moines
Chicago
Davenport
Marriage Licenses Given to Fern Jensen and Marvin Hamilton
Fern Jensen and Marvin A. Hamilton, both of Cedar Rapids, are issued marriage licenses.
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Fern Jensen
Marvin A. Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
Juvenile and Adult Fines for Traffic and Drunkenness
William Jenkins age 17 of 216 Sixth street NE fined $2 and costs for running a stop sign and $5 and costs for faulty brakes. King Winfred age 27 of 225 Twelfth street NE fined $25 and costs for drunkenness in a parked car.
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William Jenkins
Sixth Street
King Winfred
Twelfth Street
Grass Fires Reported at Multiple Locations
At 1 30 p m Monday a grass fire was reported at G avenue and Thirty fourth street NE. A second blaze occurred at Madison street NE at 1 56 p m with company No 6 responding. A third grass fire at J street and Twenty second avenue SW was recorded at 2 27 p m by company No 5.
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G Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Madison Street
J Street
Local Obituaries and Births Chronicle Community Notices
Miss Susan Catherine Shaull 79 dies at home of niece Bessie Rumple 1948 B avenue NE at 1 30 a m Tuesday Minnie Usher 77 dies at Home for Aged Women in local hospital St Luke s hospital Mr and Mrs Beverly H Butters Central City a son March 24 Mr and Mrs Robert G Spulak 118 Eighth street NE a son March 24 Mr and Mrs Dale Johnston Lisbon a son March 24 Mercy hospital Mr and Mrs William Vozenilek 1127 Fourteenth avenue SE a daughter March 23 Mr and Mrs Jerome Sonka Newhall a daughter March 23 Mr and Mrs Ray Stumpff 1028 Sixth street SW twin daughters March 24 Born to Mr and Mrs Don A Mason Methodist hospital Hattiesburg Miss a son March 19 Mason son of Mr and Mrs F C Mason 1810 Sixth avenue SE stationed at Camp Shelby Miss
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Susan Catherine Shaull
Nice
Bessie Rumple
B Avenue NE
Minnie May. Usher
Home For
St. Luke's Hospital
Beverly H. Butters
Central City
Robert G Spulak
Eighth Street
Dale Johnston
Lisbon
Mercy Hospital
William Vozenilek
Fourteenth Avenue
Jerome Sonka
Newhall
Ray Stumpff
Sixth Street
Don A. Mason
Methodist Hospital
Hattiesburg
Miss
Mr. Mason
F. C. Mason
Sixth Avenue
Camp Shelby
Tire Gas Rations Highlight Iowa Vacation Prospects
Fred J. Poyneer of the state conservation board urged Canopus club members that gas and tire rationing could push Iowans to explore local options. He cited Iowa's 72 state parks and 65 public lakes as attractive venues and noted Linn county’s 120 miles of fishing streams.
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Payneer
Conservation Department
Sweden's 2.5 Million Bicycles In Use
Report notes more than 2,500,000 bicycles in Sweden and outlines roughly five bikes for every 12 residents, illustrating high urban cycling adoption and transportation habits.
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Sweden
Nazi Reserves Enter Russia as Front Rages Across Ukraine
Allied and Soviet reports describe renewed German troop withdrawals from Yugoslavia and Norway to reinforce the eastern front. Heavy fighting surrounds Leningrad and Moscow with 2,500 German casualties and a stranded Sixteenth Army in Staraya Russa. Soviet attacks in Donets basin threaten Kharkov, while Novgorod remains encircled by German forces.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Yugoslavia
Norway
Leningrad
Moscow
Staraya Russa
Hitler
Donets
Ukraine
Kharkov
Stockholm
London
Novgorod
Lake Ilmen
Minnie May Usher Dies After Lingering Illness
Minnie May Usher a retired nurse and resident of the Home for Aged Women died in a local hospital Monday night after a lingering illness. She was born April 28, 1864 near Pale, Iowa the only child of David and Hannah Usher. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday in Turner chapel conducted by Rev. I. E. Linkletter with burial in Evergreen cemetery, Vinton. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Minnie May Usher
Home For Aged Women
Miss Usher
David and
Hannah Donels Usher
Usher
Pale
Tilford Academy
Battle Creek
Mich
Vinton
Home For
Retirement era resident dies after brief illness
A retired resident died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at the home of her niece Bessie Rumple in Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Born September 16 1862 in Seneca county Ohio she lived in Marengo before moving to Cedar Rapids 35 years ago. Surviving: brothers W E Shaull of Marengo C C Shaull of Ladora sister Mrs E W Clark of Miami Fla and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at the Ohio church south of Ladora with time to be announced. call Turner chapel.
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Susan Catherine Shaull
Bessie Rumple
Seneca County
Ohio
Cedar Rapids
Marengo
W. E. Shaull
C. C. Shaull
Ladora
Funeral services for Mrs Anna R Lesinger announced
Funeral services for Mrs Anna R Lesinger who died Thursday at her home 218 Fourteenth avenue SE will be held at 8 30 a m Wednesday in Polansky chapel with Msgr A Vojacek Rev Joseph Syrovy and Rev R J Axen officiating Burial is at St Johns cemetery Pallbearers are Frank Barvinek Jr Edward Wesley and William Blinn Robert Roseberry and R M Wesley Rosary society and Christian Mothers will say the Rosary at 7 p m Tuesday at the chapel where friends may call
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Anna R. Lesinger
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Polansky Chapel
Msgr. A. Vojacek
Joseph Syrovy
R. J. Axen
St. John’s Cemetery
Frank Barvinek, Jr
Edward, Wesley
William Blinn
Robert Roseberry
R. M. Wesely
The
Rosary Society
Christian Mothers
Funeral services for James H. Gray
Funeral services for James H. Gray will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Rohn chapel conducted by Rev. Frank Ward. Burial is planned in Hopkinton cemetery.
Navy Recruiter Madson Assigned to Active Duty
M. C. Madson who led Cedar Rapids navy recruiting station since August 1940 receives a temporary appointment as warrant officer and will be transferred soon. He came to Cedar Rapids as a chief petty officer from San Diego and attended the navy recruiting school. He will go to Des Moines for active duty.
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M. C. Madson
Cedar Rapids
Madson
San Diego
Navy
Des Moines
Friends May Call at Chapel Tuesday Evening
The notice states that friends may call at the chapel Tuesday evening. It mentions that among the grandsons is Charles Lambert who is in military service.
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Charles Lambert
Funeral services for Mrs Irving Quinby
Funeral services for Mrs Irving Quinby of Toddville, who died at 614 First avenue NE Sunday, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Moon chapel conducted by Rev. W. C. Wilson. Burial will follow at Dunkard cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Irving Quinby
Toddville
First Avenue NE
Moon Chapel
W. C. Wilson
Dunkard
Funeral services for Mrs Samuel L Bear
Funeral services for Mrs Samuel L Bear of 2747 B Avenue NE are set for 3 p.m. Wednesday in a chapel led by the Rev. Walter Baker of Hayworth Til. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Samuel L. Bear
Avenue NE
Moon Chapel
Walter Baker
Hayworth, Til
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral services for George Chambers set for Wednesday
George Chambers died Sunday at his home 627 A avenue NW. Funeral services will be conducted at the family home at 2 30 p.m. Wednesday by Rev. W OO Eckler. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the home Tuesday evening.
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George Chambers
A Avenue NW
W OO. Eckler
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Del bert Petersen announced
Funeral services for Mrs Del bert Petersen of 626 Third Avenue SE will be held at the Moon church by Rev W Z Henline. Burial is set for Evergreen Cemetery in Jewell Indiana. Friends may call at the chapel for viewing.
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Delbert Petersen
Third Avenue SE
Moon Chapel
W. Z. Henline
Evergreen Cemetery
Jewell, In
Funeral services for Henry Schultz at Turner chapel
Funeral services for Henry William Schultz, who died Monday at his home 22234 First Street SE, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Turner chapel officiated by Rev. P. L. Bornhoeft. Burial is in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Henry William Schultz
First Street
Turner Chapel
P. L. Bornhoeft
Linwood Cemetery
Missing defendant flees courthouse amid bond forfeiture ruling
In Cedar Rapids the shoplifter case stalled when the defendant vanished after a conference with counsel. Police traced a Minnesota-plate car, and Judge Heiserman forfeited bond at 1:30 p.m. with a new bond set at 10 000. The defendant claimed she was to meet her attorney at a downtown hotel.
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Ing
William W. Crissman
Carl Hendrickson
Miss Myers
Grand
Grund
Dick Preston
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Kudina
L. B. Marshall
Frank O'Niel
Gazette
Marshall
O’niel
John Kuban
Minnesota
Heiserman
Halley's Comet Passes Earth at 14 Million Miles
On its closest approach Halley's comet came within 14,000,000 miles of Earth on May 20, 1910, a remarkable astronomical event noted by observers worldwide.
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Halley
MacArthur Narrowly Avoided Being Fired by Own Party
The official account details General MacArthur leading a four-boat breakout from the Philippines toward Australia. He and 19 soldiers plus Mrs MacArthur and their child endured storms, misidentifications, and a perilous sea journey, aided by a U.S. submarine and flying fortresses that finally carried them to Darwin on March 17.
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MacArthur
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine Islands
United States
Bataan
Philippines
John Duncan Bulkeley
Long Island City
Subic Bay
Corregidor
Darwin
Labor rally vows swift victory and wage battles shape policy
Nelson reports rally endorsing a wartime slogan to boost production for tanks and ships. In Dallas, Rayburn backs raising time and a half pay after 48 hours as part of a wage-hour reform. CLO backs higher wages and union-security provisions while denouncing a perceived anti labor campaign and calling for probes into alleged conspiracies in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Rayburn
Dallas
Tex
CLO
Texas
Oklahoma
Old Age Policy Offers Up To 100 Monthly at 65 to 85
Postal Life and Casualty introduces an accident policy for ages 65 to 85 with benefits up to 500 for death 100 per month for disability plus surgical and hospital coverage. It costs 1 cent per day and requires no medical exam. No money down, 10 days free inspection. send name address age and beneficiary details.
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Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Postal Life Building
Kansas City
Postal
Senate debates on war profits limit and arms industry strikes
In the senate discussion, Senator Herring of Iowa opposed forcing a union-mandated bill to floor considering the six percent cap on war profits. He argued the six percent limit could hinder small business conversion to war work while acknowledging profits should be curbed and expressing concerns about mandatory barriers.
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Senate
Herring
Iowa
Labor Committee
House
Quaker Oats Grants Five-Cent Wage Increase
Arthur Poe general manager announces a five-cent an hour raise for all hourly workers at Quaker Oats effective March 1. The raise was ratified by United Cereal Workers Local No. 1105 CIO and company management.
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Arthur Poe
Quaker Oats Company
United Cereal Workers Local No. 1105
CIO
Plan Greater Corn Acreage This Year
The agriculture department reports farmers intend to plant 91,348,000 acres of corn this year, up from 87,164,000 acres last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
One-man Picket On Times Theater By AFL Union
A solo protest outside the Times theater at 1415 First avenue SE continued for the eighth day. The AFL claims manager John Kubic discharged two union film projectionists before their contract ended and then operated the projector himself. Kubic declined to comment.
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Times
First Avenue SE
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Motion Picture Machine Operators
AFL
Daniel Stewart
Alliance
John Kubicc
Kubic
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Lesinger
James Gray Services
James H. Gray
Twenty-first Street
Rohn Chapel
Frank Ward
Hopkinton Cemetery
Moen
Moens
Moon’s
Mrs. Petersen
Schultz
Bulkeley
Fhore
Nelson
BLUE
Jay Bauer
Black Corn
America
Newman
Fine China
Newman’s
Ducks
Poppy Trail
Penguins
Quaker Oats
Hyde Park
Rnfield
Newman's
Ryman's
Cablery
Stackines Main
Carol Sue
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