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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1942
Page
9
Des Moines officer George W. Schane aged 27 was accidentally shot when his revolver dropped from his holster as he reached into a car. The weapon discharged, hitting the pavement and later pierced his chest. He died Monday after three blood transfusions at Broadlawns Hospital.
VINTON CIO strikers at the Vinton Produce plant face possible job loss if they are rehired. L. E. Whitcomb says workers won’t work with the strikers if they return. NLRB investigator James M. Shields had urged rehiring with an supervised election, which the company did not accept. Union organizers are under legal pressure as Laverne Schenk is jailed on a conspiracy charge.
Duncan Henry former Strawberry Point agricultural teacher and United Presbyterian minister in Ethiopia was held prisoner by Italians nine months and liberated by the British advance last September. His son’s toy radio parts led to suspicions and Henry was jailed.
Mabel Duniter retired May 1 from the Waukon post office after 38 years of service. She began in 1904 under Postmaster P S Narum and served under Edgar E Medary Boyd Smith and current postmaster Teresa Moroney. Hubert Dayton will become clerk in her place.
DES MOINES UP A list of selective service registrants classes issued by state director Charles H. Grahl outlines changes. Classes include 1-A available for general service and 1-A-O for non combatant conscientious objector, with other categories 1-B to 4-F detailing suitability, deferrals, and exemptions.
Fire department attended the Frank Stone residence in Columbus City after a chimney fire around 10 am Sunday. Tipton hosts spring formal for high school seniors from Tipton Clarence Stanwood Mechanicsville with 13 14 and 23 attendees respectively. Morley juniors banquet for seniors and faculty in Anamosa with toastmaster Duane Smith and a program featuring Edward Yeater Imogene Mpnimean Harold Hoppe Lorraine Bickerstaff Nelda Pulver Richard Smith and Supt Southard. A. W Kemmann appointed deputy Cedar county auditor. Cedar County teachers council elected officers for next year. Mary Knight chapter DAR elected officers in Strawberry Point. Oelwein garden department officers named. Coggon Ladies Literary and Social club officers named. Volga City draft registration roster lists 109 registrants. PLA meeting elected officers. Leon city camporee notes and Scouting opening in Dixon area. Wheatland band announces concert with Davenport Salo numbers. Toledo Mother's Home circle elects officers. Wapello Louisa county candidates filed for June primaries with several incumbents noted. M. F Hicklin announces run for state representative.
Daisy Gruss nine was killed when her brother Donald fourteen fired a .22 rifle while they played war in their farm home near Sibley. Donald said he did not know the gun was loaded. Sheriff J H Nicoll said the accident happened as parents Bert and Mrs Gruss were elsewhere on the farm.
An inventory filed in probate shows the George M. Snell estate in Decorah valued at 33958.60. Snell died February 27 after a life mostly spent farming in Winneshiek County except for two years in Canton Minnesota. He left eight children as heirs with Roy Snell named executor.
Frank James an 83 year old bachelor farmer living two miles northeast of Maquoketa was shot in the right hand by two bandits who knocked at his door Saturday night. He saved $608 from the house cash and the bandits fled without a search after assuming he was armed.
Delta News editor Hubert Garrett, 43, reenlisted in the Marine Corps and will serve as staff sergeant and rifle coach. He has prior service in both the Army and Marines, with World War II theater in France and postings at Pearl Harbor and the Philippines. His foster parents reside in Delta, while Mrs Garrett and son Arthur remain there.
Mrs Hanford MacNider announced that her husband Col Hanford MacNider is on duty with the army supply service in Australia. A former assistant secretary of war and American Legion national commander, he was named as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 1940.
Seven more highway fatalities in Iowa last week lift the 1942 toll to 147, down from 154 a year earlier. The latest victim was John Livesind, 64, of Arpyle, Wisconsin, killed in a head on collision on highway 6 near Des Moines.
Des Moines AP report says Iowa schools completed about 3500 model planes and likely sent them to the Naval Aeronautics Division. Navy had asked for 10,000 to aid pilot training. work continues on additional models. Deputy superintendent Joe Street notes the effort is serious and beyond a play project with models representing planes from enemy and allied nations as well as the United States.
In Fayette county no Democratic filings appeared for the county slate while three Republican races were contested. Names include Auditer Harvey T Fox and Sheriff A Wo Kutechat with incumbents Klarner and Muneean among others. Mrs Taylor Sterle marks eighty six years as she recalls moving to Tawa in 1873.
When blackout sirens scream towns prepare for safety with sound locators serving as ears for anti aircraft batteries. Communities buy one for matron safety at 25 000 each or the equivalent of 267 US war bonds every pay day and help meet county quotas.
Obituaries list John A Anderson 46 a Glenwood farmer with funeral at Haire church Canoe township conducted by Rev Carl Tosen. Survived by widow and children. Also notes Odelwein death of Mrs Wagner and a list of survivors including three stepsons and three stepdaughters. Further notices detail funeral services for Arelie To Methle and Hemts J Jehneen among others, with locations in Oelwein Worthington and Weening and arrangements led by local pastors.
Victor earned two firsts in the state high school music contest at Oskaloosa Saturday night, taking top honors in Boys Glee Club and Mixed Chorus as results from the event were announced. Additional listings include Victor in Orchestras and individual placements by D Wellman and Meenon, with other district cases noted in the Winnesnick county matter.
Obituary notices report the death of Brian Baird two and a half years old after a drowning at a farm cistern near Columbus Junction. Services were held at Richie chapel with burial in Columbus City cemetery. Also noted are deaths of Virginia Crozier and John F. Henderson with survivors listed, including spouses, children, and grandchildren.
Des Moines AP reports temperatures fell below freezing in at least four Iowa towns Sunday night with readings down to 29 degrees at Carroll Sioux City Lamoni and Atlantic.
DES MOINES UNS Dr Christiansen of DeWitt was named president of the Iowa State Chiropractic Association at its Des Moines annual convention. New officers include Dr J G Perkins of Anamosa and Dr George Blohm of Clinton as vice presidents. Dr A T Toening of Hampton as third vice president. Dr Esther Toreske of Biaiss town as secretary treasurer. Five new board members were named: Dr George Lammerlava Falls, Dr Robert Hender Katona, Dr Evshath Dubuque, Dr Burt Dubuque, and Dr Clare Clark of Waterloo.
A report details Olin students purchasing bonds and stamps totaling 3150 dollars. The event lists members including Sprois Dye Peurette and Slater Gon Cath as representatives of the class and student body.
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