Weather Xweek Cedar Rapids Area Forecast
Cedar Rapids and nearby expect slightly rising temperatures with Saturday afternoon and night showers. Gales that affected eastern towns eased by Saturday but winds remain, with clouds moving across the sky. Temperatures rose to 62 at 12:30 pm from a 53 low, Friday’s high near 73 and fell to 58 by midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fridat's
Cedar Rapids
New Orleans
Bismarck
New York
Charles City
Omaha
Chicago
Sioux City
Davenport Ts
Washington
Des Noines
Miami
Chambers
Topcoats Out Again in Des Moines Cold Spell
In Des Moines and western Iowa on Saturday morning temperatures fell to the chilly classification. Forecast called for somewhat warmer conditions by Saturday afternoon. State rainfall figures from the last 24 hours include Dubuque 62, Estherville 26, Inweed .25, Cherokee .15 and Alta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towans
Western
Iowa
Inweed
Dubuque
Estherville
Cherokee
Alta
Four Cedar Rapids Death Notices Include Four Local Residents
William I Sullivan age 64 died at home at 1426 A avenue NW at 4 p.m. Friday. Joann Edith O Neal infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph O Neal died at Cedar Rapids hospital at 3 30 a.m. Saturday. Frederick Charles Joss age 64 died at a Cedar Rapids hospital at 11 50 p.m. Friday. Dennis Joseph Stodola infant son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Stodola route 1 Ely died at a Cedar Rapids hospital at 6 18 a.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William I Sullivan
A Avenue NW
Joann Edith O'Neal
Joseph O'Neal
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Frederick Charles Joss
First Avenue E
Dennis Joseph Stodola
Joseph Stodola
Ely
Marriages and Alimony Clerks Report Cruel Treatment
Emma May Ford of Lyle M Pord wed November 28 1938 in Iowa City. Case cites cruel and inhuman treatment with plaintiff paying court costs. Judge G K Thompson. Mary Kanellis of Nicholas G Kanellis wed April 27 1930 at Meline NL. Alimony notables with defendant to pay costs. Judge G K Thompson. Mary G Hamer of Otto C Hamer with cruel and inhuman treatment. Married at Anamosa April 6 1922. Mrs Hamer to receive 15 dollars weekly alimony and half of defendant livestock and household goods. Judge G K Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma May Ford
Lyle M. Pord
Iowa City
G K. Thompson
Mary Kanellis
Nicholas G Kanellis
Meline
G. K. Thompson
Mary G. Hamer
Otto C. Hamer
Anamosa
Hamer
Police Court fines and suspended fine in Swisher and NE
William L. Serbousek of Swisher was fined $2 and costs with the stop sign violation fine suspended. Harold White of 1061 G avenue NW was fined $10 and costs for speeding 40. Paul Cerny of 132 Thirty-fifth Street NE was fined $10 and costs for speeding 43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Serbousek
Swisher
Harold White
G Avenue NW
Paul Cerny
Thirty-fifth Street
Births Reported at Mercy and St Luke's Hospitals
Mercy hospital records a daughter born May 1 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Kitts of 822 B avenue NE and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Eldred Schulte of Marengo also May 1. Everett Prior at 3232 Waveland drive NW welcomed a daughter May 2 and St Luke's hospital reports a daughter May 2 for Mr and Mrs Carles Long of 1207 Fourth street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Clarence Kitts
B Avenue
Eldred Schulte
Marengo
Everett Prior
Waveland Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
Carles Long
Fourth Street
Marriage Licenses Reported in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
Orr Greedy and Pauline Johnson of Cedar Rapids. Delmar A. Duvall and Virginia Wordehoff of Cedar Rapids. Clark H. Millikin and Gayle M. Gross of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orr Greedy
Pauline Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Delmar A. Duvall
Virginia Wordehoff
Clark H. Millikin
Gayle M. Gross
Iowa City
Gloria Vanderbilt Settles in Kansas Near Fort Riley
Gloria Vanderbilt, now Mrs Pasquale di Cicco, moved to Manhattan Kansas to be near Fort Riley where her husband is expected to be inducted. She leased a stucco English type house chosen from Arthur Peine with her former governess and a housekeeper. Manhattan, home to Kansas State College, sits about 120 miles west of Kansas City and 18 miles from Fort Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Pasquale di Cicco
Gloria Vanderbilt
Kansas College
Fort Riley
Kansas City
New York
di Cicco
Municipal Air Terminal
Arthur Peine
DiCicco
Kansas State College
U. S.army
Liner With Axis Diplomats to Sail For Lisbon Soon
The Drottningholm, flying 18 Swedish flags, is slated to sail from Jersey City to Lisbon next week with 750 Axis diplomats, their families and servants. The ship boarded Friday with 154 passengers from Gothenburg, including 114 Americans, though no diplomats were aboard. The 12 day crossing proceeded without incident and the voyage marks the first diplo mat exchange stage approved by German Italian and British officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Drottningholm
Lisbon
Hilmer Lundbeck
Swedish American Line
Gothenburg
Norway
Sweden
Navy Casualties Released With Local Publication Limits
Navy casualty totals cover the Atlantic and Pacific battles with 2,991 dead 2,495 missing and 907 wounded. Lists will be released by state and local areas May 5 for dead, with missing and wounded to follow two or three days later. Some missing may be prisoners or later accounted for. Publication limits restrict nationwide roundups. local outlets will publish names within their circulation areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Navy Department
United States Naval
Committee On War Information
Office of Facts and Figures
Milwaukee Roundhouse Workers Raise Flag in War Bond Drive
Milwaukee Roundhouse workers at Cedar Rapids celebrated a 100 percent payroll deduction sign up for the war bond drive. A 50 foot flag pole was raised atop the Milwaukee rail yard roundhouse as part of an Americanism ceremony. Foreman W. E. Cooper commended the men for purchasing the flag, and J. B. Dede from the railroad public relations department spoke after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Railroad
Cedar Rapids
W. E. Cooper
Roundhouse
J. B. Dede
Railroad Public Relations
U S Advances to Equal Britain in War Output
Washington reports the United States is now producing as much war material as Great Britain, a level not expected until midsummer. A British source credits close cooperation between Donald Nelson and Oliver Lyttelton for the rise, with large staffs in both countries to standardize equipment for the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Oliver Lyttelton
London
United Nations
Stark Forecasts Naval Superiority Ahead
LONDON AP Admiral Harold R. Stark, commander of U.S. naval forces in European waters, expressed confidence in his first press conference that Allied naval strength would rise steadily despite losses and overwhelm the Axis. This year will be tight, he said, but a time will come when we can strike and carry through despite losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harold R. Stark
U. S
U S
Deaths William Sullivan, railroader, 1878 1960
William Sullivan locomotive engineer died at 1426 Avenue NW after an illness of eleven days. Born April 14 1878 in Cedar Rapids he worked 48 years for Rock Island railroad. Survived by two sons John Edward and Robert William, a sister and other relatives. Funeral at St Patrick's church Monday 9 am with burial in Mount Calvary. Rosary at Brady mortuary Sunday 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William [. Sullivan
Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Michael
Sarah Sullivan
Rock Island Railroad
Albert Lea
Minn
Mary Agnes Ryan
Ruth
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Order of Foresters
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
St. Patrick's Church
Robert William Sullivan
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
John Edward Sullivan
Thomas M Sullivan
M. McCleer
San Francisco
Anna G Cleary
D. J Lenihan
St Patricks Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Brady Mortuary
Father Lenihan
Frederick C Joss Local Resident Dies in Cedar Rapids
Frederick C Joss of 1261 First Avenue East died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness at 11 50 pm Friday He was born July 23 1877 in Prague Czechoslovakia came to Cedar Rapids in 1913 He was a member of the Presbyterian church and longtime Sokol Society His hobbies included painting fishing and languages speaking seven languages Surviving are two sons Frederick and Charles a daughter Frieda and two grandchildren Dorothy and Charles Joss Funeral services will be held at the Moon chapel at 2 pm Monday with friends invited to call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Charles Joss
First Avenue E
Cedar Rapids
Prague
Czechoslovakia
The
Presbyterian Church
Sokal Society
Frederick
Charles
Frieda
Doroathy
Charles Joss
Moon Chapel
Dennis J Stodola obituary notice from Ely
Dennis J Stodola son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Stodola route 1 Ely died at a Cedar day He was born in Cedar Rapids April 17 1942 He is survived by grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph Rehak of Ely Private services will be conducted by Msgr August Vojacek in the Polansky chapel at 9 am Monday Burial will be in St John cemetery Friends may call at the chapel after 2 pm Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Joseph Stodola
Joseph Stodola
Route 1
Ely
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Rehak
Msgr
August Vojacek
Polansky Chapel
St. John Cemetery
Birth notice for Joann Edith O Neal in Cedar Rapids
Joann Edith ONeal daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph born in Cedar Rapids Apr 10 1942 and died after a brief illness in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 3 30 am Saturday She was an only child Survived by her parents and grandfather William Barr of Cedar Rapids Funeral services in Moon chapel at time to be announced Friends may call at the Moon chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joann Edith O'Neal
Joseph O'Neal
First Street
Cedar Rapids
William Barr
Moon Chapel
Cedar Rapids native F A Hinners dies in California
F A Hinners about 70 a Cedar Rapids resident until six years ago died Friday at his Santa Monica home Funeral services and burial will be held there Monday He was husband of Lydia Illen Hinners daughter of H F Ilten Cedar Rapids Hinners came to Cedar Rapids from St Louis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F A Hinners
Cedar Rapids
Santa Monica
Calif
Lydia Illen Hinners
H. F. Ilten
Mr. Hinners
St. Louis
Robert S Keely Dies In Illinois At 51
Robert S Keely formerly of Cedar Rapids died at age 51 in Galesburg Illinois where he had lived since leaving Cedar Rapids in 1938 He was formerly connected with Newman's store Funeral services will be held in Galesburg on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Keely
Cedar Rapids
Galesburg
Ill
Newman's
Maquoketa Librarian Heads Iowa District Meeting
Marjorie Mason of Maquoketa was named chairman of the sixth district of the Iowa Library association at the Cedar Rapids public library. The daylong meeting featured state president Evelyn Spencer Bray and speakers from Marshalltown Davenport and Toledo with discussions on defense cooperation and postwar library funding, attended by over 70 libraries and trustees from Benton Cedar Clinton Iowa Jackson Johnson Jones Linn Poweshiek Scott and Tama counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Mason
Maquoketa
Iowa Library Association
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Evelyn Spencer Bray
Grinnell
State Association
Helen Rex
Marshalltown
Edna Erickson
Cedar Rapids
Jessie Gordon
Iowa City
Edna Giesler
Davenport
Linn County Library Club
Coe College Library
Elizabeth Windsor
Coe Library
YMCA
Benton
Cedar
Clinton
Towa
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Poweshiek
Scott
Tama
Dean Beatty Addresses Wartime Student Classification
Dean Shelton Beatty of Grinnell college spoke at the Iowa deans of men meeting on wartime student classification. He urged counselors to weigh background, interests, military traits, and life goals to fit students for service and postwar work, advising math physics and typing skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton Beatty
Grinnell College
Deans of Men of Iowa Colleges
Coe College
Dean Beatty
Dr Robert F Vane Commissioned in Navy to Report in San Diego
Dr Robert F Vane a Cedar Rapids dentist and University of Iowa graduate has been commissioned lieutenant junior grade in the navy dental corps and will report in San Diego on May 18. He leaves Cedar Rapids May 9 and has practiced four years with his father Dr L Vane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Vane
Navy
San Diego
Grande Avenue SE
Navy Dental Corps
Cedar Rapids
Vane
University of Iowa
L . Vane
Eastern Iowans Shine In State Music Festival
Speriooth The Crs 2 to OELWEIN Cedar Rapids high schools were well represented with first and second ratings as the state high school music contests moved into their last hours here today. Readouts include Martyn Moat of McKinley Cedar Rapids taking first in the flute solo AAA class, and many other solo and group ratings across bands choirs and orchestras from Decorah Oelwein Vinton Traer Postville Maquoketa and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speriooth
Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Martyn Moat
McKinley
Val Jean Prather
Franklin
Ellen
Myvers Franklin
Richard Whitney Roosevelt
Elaine Norman
Roosevelt
Colleen Cosgrove
AAA
Jim Kemble Marton
BCD
Northeastern
Towa
Cresco
Traer
Oclwein
Postville
Vinton
Manchester
Anamosa
Kenneth Mimedahl
Decorah
George Triebel
Newhall
Marian Waldorf
Dorothy Males
Stanley
Glee Club
Grundy Center
Waukon
Marion
Independence
Guttenberg
Woodwin
Tipton
Palo
Center Point
Jesup
Maquoketa
Elkader
Oclwein I
Iowa state high school music contest results report
East Iowa students and schools ranked across multiple categories at the Iowa state high school music contest in Oskaloosa. The results list numerous solo, ensemble, and group performances with placements such as first and second honors for Alto sax, Tenor sax, Madrigal group, Band, and various instrument solos including Kalona, Sigourney, Toledo, Tama, West Liberty, Grinnell, and Keota among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Stanwood
Noreen Hart
Joan Downey
Sigourney
Keota
Delta
West Liberty
Clarence John
Brooklyn
Tama
Donna Montgomery
BCD
Kalona
Grinnell
Toledo
DeWitt
Columbus Junction
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Grinnaill
Mutesolo
Dorothy Edmondson
C. D—Toledo
Doris Cuthbertson
Don Darton
C. D— Toledo
Harry Cuthbertson
Arthur Hebron
Sola
C. D
Russell Green
Margaret Childressman
BC Belle Plaine
Cornet
High School Music Solo and Honor Entries Run Across Districts
A lengthy list details numerous solo performances across districts including Alto clarinet in Kalona and Tama, Soprano and Mezzo entries in Toledo and Williamsburg, with hard counts of first and second places. Also noted are National honor selections in Stanwood Montezuma Grinnell and Kalona with performers like John Mochel Edith Mason and Ralph Utterback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Marilyn Steart
Stanwood
Margaret Hauwsemeyer
Tama
John Mochel
Sigourney
Norman Bakehouse
Belle Plaine
Rick McElroy
Brooklyn
Gordon Heath
North English
Phyllis Smith
Keith Robert
Kenta
Kenneth Pepper
Toledo
Maryn Betts
Norman Brantley
BCD
Joy Hofer
Edith Mason
Williamsburg
Juanita Lorty
Delta
Carole Darneile
Zoe Kurdera
Columbus Junction
Beverly Allen
Ralph Utterback
Kalona
Robert Snyder
Catherine Yorks
J. Williamsburg
Betty Merger
Piann
Mar-jorie Monre
van Horne
Bobby Calston
Survivors Rescued From Torpedoed U S Ship Land at Coast
Twenty seven more survivors from a torpedoed American ship landed at Morehead City after ten days at sea aboard a crowded lifeboat. Captain Leonard Duke and First Mate Joseph Scully praised the crew and passenger for discipline amid hardship, detailing rationing and rescue conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Morehead City
Fifth Naval District
Leonard Duke
San Francisco
Navy
Joseph A. Scully
Rockland
Mass
Scully
Compulsory Military Training for 19 Year Olds Proposed
Senator Claude Pepper urged compulsory military training for 19 year olds as a preparatory step before induction at 20. He suggested training could fit into college curricula and opposed lowering the draft age from 20. Army officials have explored 18 as a minimum, but faced little encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Regular Army
Army
Congress
Mother tries to buy seat for son on sold out flight
Mrs Sadie Shapiro, wife of Morris Shapiro of Chicago, seeks to secure a seat for her son Private Marvin Shapiro on a fully booked United Air Lines flight so he can return from 10 days leave in California. The son was killed in the crash. listed passengers include Captain Donald W Brown and others from San Francisco and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airlines
California
Sadie Shapiro
Morris Shapiro
Morris Fisheries, Inc
Chicago
Marvin Shapiro
United Air Lines
San Francisco
Donald W Brown
Harold Miner
Neva Cantwell
Herman J. Frankenburg
U. S. Army
Wichita
Kan
A. Lloyd
J. A Lloyd, Jr
Burlingame
Calif. CA
Dreak
Fruitvale
Calif
M L. Patterson
New Jersey
F. B Vose
Boston
John G. Burrows
Uss.n
Washington
Claire Tucker
U.S.N
Seven Die In Bomber Crash Near Cimarron New Mexico
A cowboy reported Friday night that seven crew members on a four motor army bomber were killed when the aircraft crashed atop Trail peak, southwest of Cimarron, during a storm ten days earlier. The bodies of Capt. Robert O. Redding and the crew were to be recovered by ground parties as no further details were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cimarron
Trail Peak
Frank D. Hackett
Albuquerque
Robert O. Redding
Minatare
Neb
Garnavillo Bank President Charles Roggman Dies at 71
Charles J Roggman 71 longtime Garnavillo Savings Bank president died Friday at his home from a heart ailment after a short illness. Private services at 1 30 p m Monday, public service at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran at 2 Rev Alexander Meyer officiating. Roggman born on a farm near Garnaville to Frederick and Mrs Roggman, educated there, married Anna Kregel April 28 1897. He helped organize the bank in 1904, served as cashier until 1921, was president for 14 years, and since 1936 partnered in a Garnaville hardware business with A J Kregel. Survived by wife a son Arnold a daughter Mrs Carleton Fiete brother John and sisters Lucia and Amelia all of Garnavillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinzette
Garnavillo
Charles J Roggman
Garnavillo Savings Bank
St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Alexander Meyer
Roggman
Garnaville
Frederick Roggman
Anna Kregel
Clayton County
A. J Kregel
Kregel
St. Paul's Church
Arnold
Garnaville Savings Bank
Carleton Fiete
Chicago
John
Lucia
Amelia
Consumer loan decline in January 1942 notches $25.4 million
Consumer installment loans held by personal finance firms credit unions and industrial banks fell by 25.4 million dollars in January 1942 according to the department of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
U S Is Land Of Opportunity to Syrian Youth
Solem Rizk the Syrian born son of American naturalized parents told a Wilson high school youth conference audience that America remains a land of opportunity. He recalled arriving in 1927 and overcoming barriers through reading and work, noting democracy and education shaped his Americanization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Solem Rizk
Wilson High School
Mr Rizk
Readers Digest Association
Sioux City
Ames
United States
Iowa State College
Salem Rizk
Wasatch Mountains Site of Five Major Crashes
Salt Lake City report notes 61 airline passengers and crew killed since 1934 in the Wasatch. Over eight years the range witnessed five of the nation's worst wrecks, including the 1934 canyon crash near Salt Lake City and the 1942 Ensign Peak disaster, with several others near Alpine and Knight, Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
INS
Wasatch Mountains
Canyon
Alpine
Knight
Wyo
Wasatchi
Bountiful
Ensign Peak
United Air Lines
Western Express
Norway Defies Nazis Norse Crown Prince Says Fight Extends
CHICAGO AP Crown Prince Olav of Norway told a Norwegian consulate meeting that Norway resists Nazi tyranny through passive and active measures. He cited a 4,000,000 ton merchant fleet aiding Allies and ongoing guerrilla and commando raids, plus constant flow of fighters to South Africa camp in Canada. He noted Norwegians risk internment, sea crossings, and continued aid to the Allied cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Olav
Norway
Prince Olav
British Isles
Canda
Sweden
North Sea
Laundry Men and Dry Cleaners Debate Delivery Curtailment
Cedar Rapids laundry men and dry cleaners discussed government orders to curtail delivery service and cut mileage on pickup and delivery trucks at a Montrose hotel dinner. By May 15, mileage must drop at least 25 percent to conserve tires. one daily home delivery was ordered discontinued and only one stop per day permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Record
Kansas
Atlantic
Pacific
Java
Houston
Pope
Edsall
Pillsbury
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Milwaukee
Britain
Stark
Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Bruno Mussolini
Signora
Gina
Marina
Rome
Regia Aeronautica
Air Force
Portugal
William I. Sullivan
F. A. Hinners
Monticello
Maxnard
Waterville
Marlon
Bassoon Solo
Margaret Hansemeyer
Russell Kephart
Carolyn Fry
Montezuma
Patricia Bassett
Virginia Vogel
Hope Sancote
Shirley Flanders
Frank Lloyd Dehn
Denver
Colo
Deln
Pepper
Charles Roggman
Garnavillo Bank
U.S
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