Daily Record and Public Notices Summary
Public notices list ration stamps validity for food fuel and shoes, court entries for drunkenness, marriages, divorces, traffic fines, and fires. Notable items include licenses for Clarence M Huff and Marcella Dvorsky Cedar Rapids and Roy Moody Scandia Minnesota with Evelyn Nygren Linstrom Minnesota, a divorce decree for Willam Roushar, and a marriage at St Luke's and Mercy hospital births. Reactions note a defective gas store fire at Louis Stone residence and family birth announcements May 4 at multiple addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence M. Huff
Marcella Dvorsky
Cedar Rapids
Roy Moody
Scandia
Minn
Evelyn Nygren
Linstrom
Russell Marion Ream
Loretta Alice Ream
Air Commandos Gliders Land Under Moonlight in Burma
Gliders carrying British assault troops landed on a rough Burmese field as night operations began. Major William H. Taylor piloted the first ship with Sgt. Perry Garten as co pilot, followed by 2nd Lt. Neal Blush and Cp1 John Kinner. Engineers built a new runway by 7 p.m. and troop transports began landing twenty five minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Taylor
St. Louis
Perry L. Garten
Kansas City
Neal Blush
Whitefish
Mont
John Kinner
Iron River
Mich
Jefferson Called Father Of Democracy Not Party
Prof. Harrison J. Thornton head of the University of Iowa history dept outlined Jefferson life at a High Twelve luncheon in the Roosevelt hotel. He said Jefferson should be credited as father of democracy not the Democratic party, while Jackson should be considered the father of the Democratic party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison J. Thornton
University of Iowa History Department
Thomas Jefferson
High Twelve Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Jefferson
Jackson
Notices Torn From Ward Bulletin Boards Spark Arrest
Government posters at the Montgomery Ward plant in Chicago were repeatedly torn from boards. Paul D. Sowell, a Ward official, was arrested after tearing down a poster. his attorney alleged high handed police action. Gouvernment grievances officer John D. Goodloe said posters have been removed and replaced, and warned against further interference under federal control rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Montgomery Ward
John D. Goodloe
Goodloe
Paul D. Sowell
Sowell
James Leaton
Leaton
United States
Lowell
William H. Holly
Holly
Fire Department Faces 18 Percent Manpower Shortage
A wartime report warns the fire department is 18 percent under normal manpower hindering adequate coverage. It proposes realigning shifts and redistributing personnel, noting that future improvements may wait due to war. Last year the department answered 649 alarms with total losses of $137,354.20 and operating costs of $156,660.66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohout
Lifetime Cedar Rapids resident John Pope dies at 80
John I. Pope, 80, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, died at his home 1212 Fourth Avenue SE after a long illness. He was born December 9, 1863 in Buchanon Mid and moved to Cedar Rapids as a child. He married Lucy Niles in 1896, had one son Barton Pope, and widowed in 1923. He remarried Clara Eddy in 1924. survived by Barton, two daughters in California, granddaughter Lucy Jane Pope, sister Emma Clark, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements pending Moen chapel. services to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. Pope
Cedar Rapids
Fourth Avenue SE
Buchanan
Mid
Lucy E. Niles
Wyoming
Clara J. Eddy
Barton
Margaret Johler
Jeanice Tudor
California
Lucy Jane Pope
Emma Clark
Independence
Pope
G. K. Barton
Barton Hobein
Bankers Life Company
United States
Fourth Avenue
Bever Park
Moen
Private services for Mrs J M Dinwiddie held at Turner Chapel
Private services for 86 year old Mrs J M Dinwiddie were held at 4 pm Friday in Turner Chapel with Dr Robert Little in charge. She died Thursday at her daughter’s home 2520 Country Club Parkway SE. The late Mr Dinwiddie was a former president of Cedar Rapids Savings Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Dinwiddie
Turner Chapel
Robert Little
Widow M Caughey Dies in Cedar Rapids Home
Katherine Montgomery Caughey widow of William Caughey died at her daughter Bessie Wetzel’s Cedar Rapids home at 9 p.m. Thursday after a brief illness. Born Feb 18, 1857 in Allegheny, Pa she moved from Pittsburgh to Iowa in 1914. Surviving: daughter Bessie Wetzel What Cheer sons W Earl Caughey What Cheer and E Chester Caughey Cedar Rapids two grandsons William and Chester Wetzel two granddaughters Lois Caughey What Cheer St Louis two great grandchildren. She was a member of Grande Avenue United Presbyterian Church Thornburg chapter No 154 O E S and a past worthy matron. Services 4 p.m. Saturday Turner chapel conducted by Rev H K Galloway burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Montgomery Caughey
William Caughey
Bessie C. Wetzel
Grande Avenue SE
Caughey
Allegheny
Iowa
Pittsburgh
Cedar Rapids
W. Earl Ca
Turner Chapel
H. K. Galloway
Linwood Cemetery
Deaths of Daniel McCune and R. G. Lewin in Cedar Rapids area
Daniel J. McCune aged 59 of 1909 EK Street SW died at 3 45 pm after a brief illness. He lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years worked 17 years for Rock Island railroad as crossing flagman and belonged to Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and St Ludmilla's church. Survived by wife and eight children, plus siblings. Funeral home in charge with services pending. R G Lewin a Port Arthur pharmacist died May 4 at his Port Arthur home. He was brother in law to Lillian Jessie and Elwood Hahn of Cedar Rapids and survived by wife and son Richman Jr of Lufkin Texas. Services set for 4 pm Saturday in Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Joseph McCune
EK Street
Williamsburg
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
St. Ludmilla’s Church
Daniel, Jr
Robert
Edna
Richard
Mary
Leo
Helen
Teresa
Sara Conner
James
Parnell
Peter
John
Michael
Missouri
Kuba
Funures
R. G. Lewin
Port Arthur
Texas
Lillian
Jessie
Elwood Hahn
Richman, Jr
Lufkin
Lewin
Cedar Rapids Man Henry P. Usher Dies After Illness
Henry P. Usher 1226 First Avenue NW a retired farmer and lifelong Cedar Rapids resident died at home Thursday at 3 10 p m after a long illness Born August 18 1867 in Iowa City he had lived in this vicinity for many years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Usher
First Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Usher
Obituary for Usher Married 1901 in Lisbon
Longtime Cedar Rapids resident Mr. Usher married Mary Doner on May 29 1901 in Lisbon He is survived by two daughters Miss Beulgh and Miss Florence Usher Cedar Rapids two sisters Mrs Alta Housman and Mrs Pearl Cole Cedar Rapids an aunt Mrs Dora Peabody of Los Angeles and several nieces and nephews He belonged to Trinity Methodist church Turner chapel service 2 p m Saturday led by Dr W Glenn Rowley Mt Vernon and Rev John DeLong Cedar Rapids Burial Cedar Memorial Park Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Doner
Lisbon
Miss Beulgh
Florence Usher
Cedar Rapids
Alta Housman
Pearl Cole
Dora Peabody
Los Angeles
Usher
Trinity Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
W. Glenn Rowley
Mt. Vernon
John DeLong
Cedar Memorial Park
Deaths of Thomas Smith and infant Judith Safranek in Cedar Rapids
Thomas Smith a Cedar Rapids resident since 1924 died in a local hospital after a long illness at 9 05 a m He was born in 1879 in New York City and leaves a wife Kathryn three sons including Pvt Dale Smith of Camp Roberts Calif two brothers and two sisters Grandchildren Funeral arrangements at Turner chapel were to be announced Judith Eileen Safranek seven day old daughter of Lt and Mrs John O Safranek died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 5 20 a m She was born April 28 and survived by her parents and two sets of grandparents Private services will be held at 1 p m Saturday at Bohemian National cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Smith
Fourth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Smith
New York City
Epworth
Kathryn
Jack Smith
Lee Smith
Pvt
Dale Smith
Camp Roberts
Calif
William Smith
Ames
Alfred Smith
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Carl
Rockford
Carrie Dunker
Hollywood
Smith
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Judith Eileen Safranek
John O. Safranek
Seventeenth Street
George H. Burrowes
Eee
Tufts
Rock Island
Til
Bohemian National Cemetery
Infant son of Sgt and Mrs Moncrief dies after birth
Private services for the infant son of Sgt and Mrs Chess Moncrief who died hours after birth on April 29 in San Diego will be held at Linwood cemetery grave at 10 a.m. Saturday. The body will arrive in Cedar Rapids Saturday and be taken to Turner chapel for burial in Cedar Memorial park. Byron Joseph Anderson of Cedar Rapids died at 7 10 am Friday after a brief illness. He was born June 15 1901 in Morris Illinois and lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years. He worked as a commercial traveler for Cedar Rapids Auto Supply 17 years and was married to Gertrude Mills in 1925. He leaves three daughters Betsy Jean Dorothy Mae and Mary Lou, his parents Ed and Mrs Anderson, three brothers Arthur Elmer and Ralph, two sisters Mrs C O Lanning and Mrs Paul Beach, and many nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial park after services at Turner chapel. Friends may call at the chapel Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chess Moncrief
San Diego
Calif
Linwood Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Byron Joseph Anderson
Cedar Rapids Auto Supply Company
Morris, Ill
Wallingford
Gertrude M. Mills
Betsy Jean
A. F
A. M
Trowel
Malta
Anderson
Goodfellows Club
Ambar Grotto
Cedar Memorial Park
Weather Updates From Iowa and Minnesota Regions
Thursday saw a 47 degree maximum in the area with Cedar Rapids at 37 by 7 p.m and 34 at midnight. Snow totals included Rochester Minnesota two inches Mason City and Inwood Iowa one inch Iowa Falls and Fort Dodge half inch. Des Moines river crest reached 16.82 feet at 3 p.m and was receding at Tracy Iowa with forecast fall for Ed dyville and Ottumwa as meteorologists predicted delays to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Rochester
Minn
Mason City
Inwood
Iowa Falls
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Tracy
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Charles D. Reed
Bond Posted For 16 Year Old Machovec In Murder Case
A $25,000 appeal bond was to be filed in Humboldt county district court for Dora Machovec 16 to secure release from Fort Madison penitentiary. Machovec already faces a life sentence for second degree murder of his stepfather Paul Voss. The bond authorizes appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court and funds were arranged by Maurice J Breen and James W Fay with help from Father E J Flanagan of Boys Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Humboldt County District Court
Dora Machovec
Fort Madison
Maurice J. Breen
Young Machovec
Paul Voss
G. W. Stillman
Breen
Iowa Supreme Court
James W. Fay
Emmetsburg
E. J. Flanagan
Boys Town
Humboldt
Machovec
Father Flanagan
Omaha
Fay
Supreme Court
Grain Industry Traffic Men Meet in Cedar Rapids
Traffic professionals from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo met at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce to review ODT conservation ideas for grain movement. Fred H. Keiser and assistant attended, with Sundberg noting full cooperation to cut shipment mileage and a follow up meeting planned next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sundberg
Wrist watch stolen during visit at friend's apartment
Mary Doyle of 1321 First Street SW reported to police that a wrist watch was stolen from a bathroom while she stayed at a friend's apartment on April 27. Mable Alnutt, recovering from a broken hip since February 10, has been moved from St Luke's Hospital to her home at 618 Seventh Avenue SE where she serves as an inspector for Century Ordnance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Doyle
First Street
Mable Alnutt
St. Luke's ‘Hospital
Seventh Avenue SE
Century Ordnance
Jury Verdict in Beauty Shop Suit Filed by Mrs Nichols
A Cedar Rapids jury foreman Charles E. Roberts led the panel to verdict at 11 30 a m Friday for Lovely Lady Beauty Shop in favor of defendant in a suit brought by Mrs June Nichols. The case started Tuesday in Judge G K Thompson court and adjourned Thursday afternoon. Nichols claimed 3000 in damages for injuries from a permanent wave on January 19 1943 at the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Roberts
Cedar Rapids
Lovely Lady Beauty Shop
June Nichols
G. K. Thompson
Nichols
Banks to canvass all customers in 5th War Loan
New York AP report outlines the Fifth War Loan drive from June 12 to July 8 in which bank staffs nationwide will canvas every customer. A L M Wiggins, president of the American Bankers Association, says the goal is 16 billion dollars with 6 billion from individual sales. One banker per state will lead the effort and banks should set local dollar targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. L. M. Wiggins
American Bankers Association
Wiggins
Wilson Hearing Begins on Representation Question at Cedar Rapids Plant
A National Labor Relations Board hearing opened at 10 am in Cedar Rapids with judge Stephen N. Reynolds presiding. The case covers three employee groups at Wilson and Company packing plant: police and watchmen about 18, plant clerks and sealers about 63, and wholesale market employees about 20. Management argues NLRB lacks jurisdiction over wholesale market workers as intra state commerce, while union members seek full amalgamation with production workers in a single unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W National Labor Relations Board
Wilson and Company Packing Plant
Cedar Rapids
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CIO
Federal Court Room
Stephen N. Reynolds
Minneapolis
NLRB
Reynolds
Sedition Defendant Elmer Garner Found Dead in Washington
Elmer J. Garner, 80, of Wichita Kansas, an editor of Publicity and a defendant in a 30 person sedition trial, was found dead in a Washington rooming house Thursday. He had appeared in court the day before and was said to be in good spirits by his lawyer Marvin F. Bischoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Elmer J. Garner
Wichita
Kan
Washington
Garner
Department of Justice
Publicity
Marvin F. Bischoff
Pastors Back Plan for D-Day Prayer Services
Rapids pastors unanimously back the Inter-Service Club Council plan to keep churches open on invasion day for prayer. The ministerial association will discuss the subject at its regular meeting Monday. Mayor Hahn issued a proclamation urging church prayer for Allied success and lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceda. Rapids
Inter- Service Club Council
Ministerial Association
F. K. Hahn
Hitler
C R Man in Pacific Wounded by Shrapnel
John W. Brown chief electrician's mate in the Seabees has been wounded by shrapnel and is receiving treatment at a base hospital in the South Pacific, according to his father Martin Brown of 1311 K Street SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Brown
Seabees
South Pacific
Martin Brown
K Street
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Willam R. Roushar
Milroy F Roushar
Ruth R Dose
First Avenue
H. D. Simons
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Louis Stone
E Avenue NE
St. Luke’s
Harold
Country Club Parkway
Charles Hill
Firth Street
Roger Conrad
C Avenue
Mercy
Frank Kellerhals
Tipton
Air Commandos
Father of Democracy
Hog. Fussell
Ward
John Pope
C. R
Joun Pope
Mrs. Dinwiddie
Daniel Joseph McCurne
Yan
Judith Safranek
Moncrief Services
Byron J. Anderson
C.R
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Beauty Shop
Oxford
Pacific
Krebs
3Rd Ave. SE
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