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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1942
Page
2
Cedar Rapids Pair Named
Jesse A. Arenas and Grace M. Rodriguez, both of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse A. Arenas and
Grace M. Rodriguez
Cedar Rapids
Grass Fire and Chimney Fire Reported in City
At 4 23 p m Wednesday a grass fire broke out at the rear of 1314 M avenue NE No 6 while at 1 52 p m a chimney fire at 387 Sixteenth street triggered a general alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Avenue NE
Y No
Sixteenth Street
J.B. McCreary
Custody Granted and Support Ordered in Thomp son Case
Jane Roadenizer of Paul Roadenizer faced a divorce action with findings of cruel and inhuman treatment. The court granted custody of the minor child to the plaintiff and ordered the defendant to pay $5 weekly support under Judge G. K. Thomp son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Roadenizer
Paul Roadenizer
G. K. Thompson
Gaines and Coons Ippincott Forfeited Bonds in Speeding Truck Case
George W. Gaines and others were fined on speeding charges. Illard F. Coons and Robert L. Ippincott of North Platte Nebraska each forfeited a $15 bond. Vermon route No fined $5 and costs for running a stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Gaines
Vernon
Sonning
Glenn High
Route No
Illard F. Coons
Robert L. Ippincott
North Platte
Neb
Local Notices of Two Infant and Adult Deaths
Perry Lee Dunahugh two day old infant of Mr and Mrs William Dunahugh died in a local hospital at 2 10 am Thursday. Mrs George aan 45 died at her home 312 Twelfth avenue SE at 6 15 pm Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Lee Dunahugh
William Dunahugh
Seventeenth Street
George Aan
Twelfth Avenue
Local speeding fines and a refuse disposal violation listed
Antone Thompson of 163 Twenty ninth street drive SE and Dora La Frantz of 1444 C avenue NE are fined 19 dollars and costs for speeding. George Hennessey of 1544 B avenue NE and Homer C. Carrier of Montrose hotel are fined 2 dollars and costs for failing to have car under control after accidents. Chester Jones of 209 Fifth avenue SW is fined 5 dollars and costs for violating ordinance No 57 on refuse disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antone Thompson
Twenty Ninth Street Drive
Dora la Frantz
C Avenue NE
George Hennessey
B Avenue NE
Homer C. Carrier
Montrose Hotel
Chester Jones
Fifth Avenue SW
Local Birth Announcements From Mercy and St Luke’s
Mercy hospital reports a son born to Mr and Mrs Walter Tekippe at 1114 First Street SW on March 25. Alvin E Wilkenson and wife at 1012 7 Street SE welcome a daughter born March 25. St Luke’s hospital notes a daughter for Mr and Mrs Pearl Ramson of Marion on March 25 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Marvin A Edison of Marion on March 25. Mr and Mrs John Silhanek of Dysart welcomed a daughter born March 26. Lieutenant and Mrs A Cooke Anderson of Victoria Texas welcomed a son on March 21. Ontie 6 son of Gazette Farmitor and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Walter Tekippe
First Street
Alvin E. Wilkenson
7 Street
St. Luke's H Tal
Pearl Ramson
Marion
Marvin A. Edison
John Silhanek
Dysart
A. Cooke Anderson
Victoria
Tex
Ontie
Gazette Farmitor
North Carolina Hosts Youth Hostels for Hikers and Cyclists
North Carolina operates 17 youth hostels guided by chaperones for hikers and bicyclists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Light British Warships Rout Italian Naval Force At Malta
Alexandria AP reports a bold light British squadron and destroyers charged a vastly superior Italian fleet in the central Mediterranean. The action protected a Malta convoy, credited with driving off the Italian battleship and damaging two cruisers while all British ships remained afloat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Malta
Mediterranean
Richard American Mowrer
Chicago News
Saarey T
Eoomet
Ajax
Exeter
Achilles
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Uruguay
Aerial Battle Amid Smoke Over Italian Convoy
In a dusk clash, British forces engaged Italian ships at close range with battleships and destroyers firing through smoke. Torpedo exchanges, damaged ships, and the convoy’s retreat toward Alexandria and Malta are described as bombs and shells hit near the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eece
Mussolini
Alexandria
Malta
Death notice for child in Cedar Rapids area
A child died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 2 10 a.m. Thursday. Survived by parents a brother Gary and grandparents Walter Dunahugh Cedar Rapids Joseph Irish Shellsburg and Mrs Walter Usher Cedar Rapids. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday in Beatty chapel with Rev J M Vander Meulen. Burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Lee Dunahugh
William Dunahugh
Seventeenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Gary
Walter Dunahugh
Joseph Irish
Shellsburg
Walter Usher
Beatty Chapel
J. M. Vander Meulen
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mrs George Mark Dies After Illness In Cedar Rapids
Mrs George Mark died at 6 15 p m Wednesday at her home 312 Twelfth avenue SE after a long illness Born in Breslau Germany on May 18 1896 she came to Cedar Rapids in 1915 and had resided there since Survived by husband three daughters Virginia Evelyn Mary Katherine and John all of Cedar Rapids a son also of Cedar Rapids her father Otto Zdera sister Emma and two brothers John and Joseph in Germany Funeral services will be at Kuba funeral home Saturday at 2 p m Burial in St Johns cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mark
Twelfth Avenue SE
Breslau
Cedar Rapids
Georginia
Evelyn
Mary Katherine
John
Cedar. Rapids
Otto Zdera
Emma
Joseph
Germany
Kuba
St. John's Cemetery
Funeral services for George F Nixon Friday in Rohn chapel
Funeral services for George F Nixon of 517 Third street SW will be held Friday at 2 30 p m in the Rohn chapel conducted by the Rev Ward. Burial will be in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Nixon
Third Street
Rohn Chapel
Ward
Rat
Shiloh
State tax office extends hours for late returns
The state income tax office at 629 Guaranty Bank Building will stay open until 6 p m Monday and Tuesday to handle late filings. The deadline for penalty free returns is Tuesday March 31. Kenneth A Schreiner and Clarence W Sparrowgrove both of Belle Plaine enlisted in the U S naval reserve Thursday per Cedar Rapids navy recruiting sub station. Ivan Matteson son of Mrs Ida Kramer 1105 Eighth street SE is home on a 10 day leave from his station as aviation radio man at Fla naval air station. David E Horn and Valda Johnson both of River Forest Ill were married Wednesday by Justice H R Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Income Tax Office
Guaranty Bank Building
Kenneth A. Schreiner
Clarence W. Sparrowgrove
Belle Plaine
United States Naval Reserve
Cedar Rapids
Ivan Matteson
Ida Kramer
Eighth Street
Fla., Naval Air Station
David E. Horn
Valda Johnson
River Forest, Ill
Justice H. R. Churchill
Enemy Loses 4 Planes in Corregidor Raid
The War Department said 54 heavy Japanese bombers attacked Corregidor in a six hour raid concentrating on the island forts at Manila Bay. Anti aircraft batteries shot down four planes amid skirmishes with patrols along the Bataan front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Bataan
Corregidor Survives Major Japanese Air Assault
Corregidor withstood a two hour Japanese attack as 60 planes bombed the fortress island in Manila Bay. American anti air batteries answered while reconnaissance planes circled to gauge damage. The assault followed Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright's decision to ignore Tokyo's surrender ultimatum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sewlett
Wainrights
Philippines
Corregidor
America
Manila Bay
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Debt Limit Boost Bill Sent to White House
Washington report states the House passed and sent to the White House a Senate approved bill raising the national debt limit to 125000000000 dollars. The move aligns with fiscal policy goals set in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
INL
House
Senate
Pilot Induction To Start At SUI May 26
Washington AP reports Navy plans a one month indoctrination pilot training for cadets at Annapolis and four college centers. About 30 000 cadet pilots will undergo preliminary training at reserve bases before entering Pensacola Jacksonville or Corpus Christi for advanced instruction. The Navy will add 600 coaches and athletes to toughen flyers as space allows at Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Knox Hag
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Fla
Corpus Christi
Texas
Annapolis
Rubber and chemical case outlines synthetic rubber push
Walter C. , W. S. Farish and Frank A.ard were fined for anti trust actions. The ruling cited thousands of patents opening synthetic rubber and gasoline production to U S firms. Two methods Buna process or hydrogenation of coal and the butyl process were deemed cheaper. Arnold urged the case be seen as a broader critique of industrial practices that limit market competition. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey did not contest the charges, citing war work as priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C
W. S. Farish
Frank A.ard
Ubed
America
Arnold
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Japanese seize Nicobar islands near Andamans report says
London authorities believe Japan has followed its occupation of the Andaman Islands by taking the Nicobar group in the Bay of Bengal. The Nicobars offer a land locked harbor at Nancowry and good anchorages, aiding Japanese naval reach in the Indian Ocean. The Daily Express reporter Morley Richards notes the Nicobars would be indefensible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INL
Andaman Islands
Nicobar Islands
Bay of Bengal
Nancowry
Nicobar
Bay of Gal
Indian Ocean
Morely
Richards
The
Daily Express
Nicobars
Reds Could End War This Year Says Mull at Lions Club
Col Mull told the Lions club luncheon that if Russia defeats Hitler this summer the war could end in Europe. He warned that loss of oil from the Caucasus and Iran would be a catastrophe and argued Germany learned from World War I to build a more efficient fighting force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Lions Club
Germany
United Nations
Russia
Asia Minor
Col
Mull
Japan
Java
Axis
Britain
Caucasus
Iran
Col. Mull
Europe
Far East
Marne
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Helena Sea
Metropolitania
Justice OF Peace Court
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Grover i
Geneva
Preston Grover
Cuip Aitmark
Norway
Schmitt
Crete
Creece
Mowrer
David Prosser
Toman
Toman Rronist
Third Avenue
Dia
Newman’s
Fleer
George Nixon
City Briefs
Sui Mey
Ge & Gammber
Ferustine
Buna
I. G
Sosee Es
I. G. Farben
Craemer’s
Isles
Andamans
Lye
Craemer
Wow St. Es Paloma
Mary Hull
Daniel Heyes
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