Police Court Fine for Albert Swearingen Speeding
Albert J. Swearingen of 1206 Twentieth Avenue SW was fined $10 and costs for speeding 40 mph.
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Albert J. Swearingen
Twentieth Avenue SW
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1942
Page
4
Wilsons Case Details Custody and Support Order
Francis E. Wilson and Anne Jane Wilson appear in a custody and support action before Judge G. K. Thompson. The court grants the defendant custody of the minor child and orders the plaintiff to pay $25 monthly support until the child turns 18, with reduction to $15 monthly if the defendant remarries. The record notes cruel and inhuman treatment and cites a marriage date of September 9, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Wilson
Anne Jane Wilson
G. K. Thompson
Local Birth Announcements Include Sutliff Schmidt Underwood Peters Ammons
St Luke s tal Mr and Mrs Harold A Sutliff Mr Ver non a son April 30 Mr and Mrs Duane Schmidt Edgewood drive SW a son April 30 Mr and Mrs Hubert Underwood 1216 Nineteenth street SW a son April 30 Mr and Mrs John H Peters Keystone 2 son April 30 Mr and Mrs Harold Ammons 355 Twenty first street SE a daughter April 30 M hospital Mr and Mrs Jerry Uber 1635 Fourteenth Avenue SE a son May 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Tal
Harold A. Sutliff
Vernon
Duane Schmidt
Edgewood Drive
Hubert Underwood
Nineteenth Street
John H. Peters
Keystone
Harold Ammons
Twenty-first Street
M Hospital
Jerry Uber
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Obituaries for three local residents published
Russell Walker ten day old son of Mr and Mrs Russell Walker of 405 First avenue SW died in a Rapids hospital at 6 p m Frank Edward Ehrhardt 58 of 113 First avenue SW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 5 17 am Friday Mrs Everett A Martinson 37 of 1129 Tenth street NW died at home at 10 25 p m Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Walker
First Avenue
Rapids
Frank Edward Ehrhardt
Cedar Rapids
Everett A. Martinson
Tenth Street NW
Light Plane Missing With 7 Army Flyers
A four motor Army plane missing since April 22 with seven crew aboard was spotted from the air 15 miles southwest of Cimarron New Mexico. The craft disappeared on a routine training flight en route to Kansas City. The crew included Captain Robert O Redding Lieut Charles Co Jr Lieut Rowland L Jefferies Lieut J G Ruff Lieut G E Van Hoozer Corp Duance M Peterson and Corp Macomber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Cimarron
New Mexico
Albuque
Kansas City
Robert O. Redding
Minatare
Neb
Charles Co. , Jr
Hiram
Ohio
Rowland L. Jefferies
J. G. Ruff
San Jose
Calif
G. E. van Hoozer
Corp. Duance
Cedar Rapids Considers Bond Issue For Municipal Airport
The city discusses a bond election needing 60 percent yes votes if held. Petitions require 2 500 signatures and the council would not issue bonds until agreements are set. Aiming for June 1 primaries, the plan cites airport construction as boosting labor and business and aiding armed service members' families. Petitions available at banks factories and stores, call Mr Blaise at 526 Second Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Blaise
Cedar Rapids
Armed Services
Air Corps
Blaise
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
Second Avenue SE
Cork Tree Harvest Frequency Questioned
Experts suggest cork trees could be stripped only every nine or ten years, affecting harvesting schedules for cork producers and raising debate over optimal tapping intervals.
Excess Profits Tax Set at 94 Percent for Corporations
The House Ways and Means Committee set a flat 94 percent excess profits tax rate for corporations. They retained the 24 percent normal corporate tax for incomes over 25 000 and revised the excess profit credit on invested capital to 8 percent on the first 5 000 900, 7 percent on the second 5 000 900, 6 percent on the next 190 000 000, and 5 percent on the excess above 200 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
D-N.c
Cooper
Dtenn
Stalin Calls May Day Work Day To Support Front
Stalin states the war has unified front and rear in defense of Russia. He criticizes Hitler era leaders as bankers’ watchdogs and calls the German army an instrument of German bankers and barons. He argues Fascist Germany grew weaker after ten months of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Heinrich Himmler
Germany
Dust Storm Blows Out Higbee Shoe Store Window
High winds and a light morning shower gave Cedar Rapids a dust storm Friday. About 0.05 inch of rain fell at 2:30 a.m. but failed to curb the dust. Two prism glass panes on Third avenue at Higbee’s shattered, the awning torn, and a car damaged without injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
Higbee Shoe
G. W. Higbee
Chambers
Rattlesnake Killer Of Wife Is Hanged
In San Quentin California the man known as the rattlesnake murder case Robert S James 48 was executed by hanging for killing his sixth wife by stinging with reptiles and drowning her in a fish pond after a long conviction and appeal process
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Calif
Robert S. James
Hendrickson Family Noted From Cedar Rapids District
Private First Class Charles Hendrickson Jr. is identified as the son of Mr and Mrs Charlies Hendrickson and a resident living a half mile north of Cedar Rapids on the Rob ins road in Northern Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
Charles Hendrickson, Jr
Charlies Hendrickson
Cedar Rapids
Robins Road
Senate impeachment court since nation’s founding
The United States Senate has acted as a court in impeachment trials, handling twelve cases since the nation’s founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Senate
Eastern Iowans Place in State Music Festival
Eastern Iowans advance with multiple placings at the state music contest. Students from Oelwein Tipton Decorah Monticello Marion Traer and others earned national and class honors in brass, strings, woodwinds, solos, and ensembles across Friday and Thursday events at the state competition.
WPB Orders Power Use Cut in Shortage Areas
The War Production Board ordered curtailment of non essential electricity in shortage areas to conserve power for war industries. Residential use may be restricted during serious shortages while agencies and utilities work to avoid outages. The plan excludes hospitals schools transportation and war production plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
Washington
War Production Board
St. Louis
Alabama
Mississippi
South Rolina
Regional Vocal and Instrumental Honors Noted Across Iowa Schools
Listed are participants and placements in regional competitions across Iowa towns including Oelwein Cedar Falls Waterloo Decorah Anamosa Monticello Mt Vernon Tipton Mechanicsville and West Union. Notable entries include Mary Mazziotti Doris Zopet Henlen Knight and Mary Jo Gethmann with several solo and chorus performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corah
BCD
Waukon
Iowa Training School
Eldora
Independence
Mary Mazziotti
Oelwein
Doris Zopet
Easma Waterloo Marine Springer
Ceda Falls
Henlen Knight
Seaaveh
Aldys Schwab
Monona
Mary Jo Gethmann
Ees
Margaret Huebner
Postville
Bonnie Carey
Marion
Shirley Richards
Nan Hoover
Hopkinton
Elizabeth Hartman
Anamosa
Marille Matthiessen
Monticello
Peggy Maggee
Mt. Vernon
Ethel Debuhr
Phyllis Kadel
Tipton
Donna Dell Jackson
Mechanicsville
Darlene Smith
Grundy Center
Robert Thomas
Strawberry Point
Carlton Strand
Robert Traeger
West Union
Girls Sextet
AAA
Oclwein
Decorah
Cedar Falls
Eastern Iowa students win state high school contests
OSKALOOSA and surrounding districts report results from state high school events. Winners include Grinnell in National Honors piccolo solo and flute solo. Cath Erine Yerkes of Toledo and others from Kalona Williamsburg and Sigourney taking top honors. various leerlingen from Davenport Ottumwa and Burlington placing in BCD AA A classifications across solos, choirs, orchestra, bands, and glee activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Oskaloosa
Eastern Iowa
Grinnell
Catherine Yerkes
Toledo
Williamsburg
Marjorie Moore
van Horne
Kalona
A. Grinnell
Imogene Blythe
Margaret Lynch
Sigourney
George White
Burlington
Davenport
Burling
West Des Moines
Onnton
Ottumwa
Madrigal
Orchestra
Columbus Junction
Glee Club
Tama
Lashio as Rail Hub Seen Keeping Supply Lines Open
A plan cites two Kunming Burma rail routes with Lashio as a terminus. One major alternative completes this month and another within six months to route supplies via India. Officials say Lashio’s empty city shows Japanese stores were removed or destroyed, yet Japanese grip on southern communications may falter under heavy airfield losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kunming
Lashio
India
Japan
Senate Cuts Funds for Two Nonwar Agencies
The Senate voted 53 to 20 to cut the Office of Government Reports budget from 5 135 325 to 4 060 210 and reduced the National Resources Planning Board funds from 668 825 to 400 000. McKellar led the amendments, supported by Tydings, arguing activity duplication and wartime resource conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Senate
National Resources Planning Board
Office of Government Reports
Lowell Mellett
Planning Board
Frederic A. Delano
Sen. McKellar
D-Tenn
Independent Offices
Sen
Tydings
D-Md
Muscatine Man Held To Grand Jury On Murder Charge
Raymond E. Tracy aged 41 waived a preliminary hearing and was held to the grand jury without bond after arraignment in justice court for the first degree murder of a transient. Tracy admitted striking and killing him in a garage dispute over money. the body was found Monday night. Identification awaited social security records as a tattooed number on the victim’s arm. State agents and local authorities pursued motive details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Raymond E. Tracy
Justice of the Peace Court
Tracy
Brazilian President Getulio Vargas Injured in Car Crash
Rio de Janeiro AP reports Brazilian President Getulio Vargas was injured Friday in an automobile accident. Officials said the incident occurred while he was traveling in the capital and he received medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Mayor outlines federal rental controls for Cedar Rapids
Mayor Hahn explains Cedar Rapids falls under a wartime price administration order effective June 29. Landlords must register rentals as of March 1 1942 and only approved changes or improvements can trigger rent revisions. The action centralizes control to the price administrator with deputy in charge, while municipal or Iowa law cannot limit the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ie City Hall
Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Office of Price Administration
Harvester Company Agrees to Union Membership Order
International Harvester says it will comply with War Labor Board order to maintain union membership in eight Midwest plants. The decision follows a directors meeting and references the April 15 order by an 8 to 4 vote. About 25,000 employees on war orders are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Harvester Company
War Labor Board
Middlewest
Four Die as East Colorado Tornado Strikes Pine Flats
Four persons were killed by a tornado that swept through the Pine Flats farming area near Eads Colorado. The victims include Mrs. Charles Davis 36 Mrs. Max Mays 23 a filling station operator named Gilbert and Sam Castleman about 60. The storm struck around 330 a m and toppled the Davis and Mays farm houses while demolishing the Pine Flats school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EADS
Colo
Pine Flats
Colorado
Clara Koch
Kiowa County
Sheriff's Office
Charles Davis
Max Mays
Gilbert
Sam Castleman
Koch
Davis
Mays
Lee Keyser Announces Polk County Sheriff Bid
E Lee Keyser former Polk County commissioner and Des Moines basehall club president announced a run for Polk sheriff on the Democratic ticket. He served two terms as commissioner and led local baseball group with ties to the Western league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
E. Lee Keyser
Iis
Polk County
Keyser
Corregidor Guns Down Three Japanese Planes
Gen Douglas MacArthur said Corregidor’s guns shot down three enemy bombers and damaged two amid furious aerial and artillery attacks. Japanese planes launched 12 savage raids on Corregidor while other Philippine fronts showed no change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Headquarters
Australia
Corregidor
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Workers Stay at Posts as Plane Plant Burns
In Chicago the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Co. plant suffered a $50,000 fire blaze that halted war work. About 1,000 workers remained at their benches making airplane parts despite flames and smoke, to avoid delaying war orders, as tar spontaneous combustion sparked the fire and firefighting teams battled overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Bi Lingual Paper Barred from Mails in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Herald, a weekly bilingual newspaper, had its second class mailing privileges suspended by the post office department. The paper must show cause by May 14 why the suspension should not become permanent. The action, under the Espionage Act of 1917 and postal laws, follows a Justice Department investigation with Attorney General Biddle providing information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Philadelphia Herald
Iges
Philadelphia
William B. Graf
Buck and doe disrupt Bethlehem Steel mill chase
A buck and doe invaded Bethlehem Steel's Buffalo strip mill causing light chaos on Thursday. They darted through heavy traffic, the doe sniffed the hot air and left, while the buck led workers on a merry chase before getting stuck in a grease pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Bethlehem Steel Company
Thursda
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Bob Miller
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Betty Albert
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Lee Keyser
Polk
Craemer’s
Betty Barrett
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Second Avenue
Buck
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