Daily Record May 9 1944 stamp and license notices
War time ration coupons and stamps listed for meat gas foods sugar and fuel oil with validity dates plus local fire and alarm reports. Births at St Lukes Mercy St Paul Minn and University Hospital Iowa City noted. Marriage license Warren Sperholtz and Virginia Morr and divorces Lora Eubanks Laura Monath and petitions Raymond Ireland Vivianne Dunford listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s
Franz Sieck
Marion
Adolph Novotny
Route 2
Howard Steinmetz
Fairfax
Edwin Davidson
Stanwood
Mercy
Gawain Elliott
505
Fifth Street SE
St. Paul
Minn
Maynard McHardy
McHardy
G. T. McHardy
Johnson Avenue
University Hospital
Iown City
Glenn J. Hruska
Hruska
Camp Carson
Colo
Warren W. Sperholtz
Melbourne
Virginia D. Morr
Cedar Rapids
Courthouse convict fined for illegal liquor sale
Frank Zid, 47, of 424 First Street SW, pled guilty to illegal sale of intoxicating liquor in Judge G K Thompson's court. He was fined 400 dollars and costs, with $50 and $25 monthly installments to pay, starting June 10, until 200 dollars remains suspended. Arrested March 15 by Deputy Sheriff P J Whittemore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Zid
First Street
G. K. Thompson
Zid
P. J. Whittemore
Briney Culver suit settles with $500 judgment
The case of W. J. Briney versus William C. Culver and Mary Culver doing business as Culver Motors was settled after a jury was impaneled. Judge G. K. Thompson approved the agreement. Briney awarded $500 and costs. The clash stemmed from a March 15, 1943 collision at F avenue and Ellis boulevard NW. Bertha West named administratrix for Eva S. West. Lucile Hamed seeks separate maintenance from Emmitt Hamed. Leonard and Leota Ruka default leads Judge Thompson to award Gatto $11,809 with 5 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Briney
William C. Culver
Mary Culver
Culver Motors
G. K. Thompson
Briney
Culver
Favenue
Ellis Boulevard NW
Leonard N Ruka
Leota F. Ruka
Wency Gatto
Rukas
Gatto
Record Freight Load Per Train Reaches 1116 Tons in 1943
The 1943 freight data show an average train load of 1,116 tons, the highest level on record. This benchmark reflects intensified war production and transportation demands across major rail networks.
National Oats Settlement of Price Violation Suit
National Oats Cedar Rapids mill agreed to pay the OPA 8773.28 in compromise of treble damages totaling 21055.89 for alleged overcharges on May 1 1943 to Feb 25 1944. The judgment was signed in Waterloo by Judge Henry N Graven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Oats Company
Cedar Rapids
H Avenue NE
OPA
Federal District Clerk’s Office
Waterloo
Henry N. Graven
Cedar Rapids Mill
Albers Milling Company
Seattle
National Oats Denies Price Ceiling Violations
The National Oats company states it never violated price ceilings in the OPA case settled by stipulation. It explains a 1941 cost-based contract with a West Coast miller and claims no rise could be passed to wholesalers or consumers. The firm notes voluntary cooperation with OPA audits and says the suit was compromised to avoid year-long litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Oats Company
OPA
Office of Price Administration
Pacific
Des Moines
Death of Fred Hoppe at 70 in Cedar Rapids
Fred Hoppe 70 of 112 Fourth Street NW Cedar Rapids died at his home at 3 55 am Tuesday after a lingering illness Born February 25 1874 in Middle Amana Iowa he lived in Cedar Rapids 44 years Retired from Quaker Oats after 22 years He belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church and Forests of America Surviving Edna L Hoppe Oakland John H Hoppe Cedar Rapids Pvt Edward C Hoppe in Italy and Mrs Marie VanDeVoorde Minneapolis Two grandchildren The body to Monahan funeral home friends may call Wednesday afternoon and evening Funeral announcement later
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hoppe
Fourth Street
Middle Amana
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Trinity Lutheran Church and Foresters of America
Edna L. Hoppe
Oakland
Calif
John H. Hoppe
Edward C. Hoppe
Italy
Marie VanDeVoorde
Minneapolis
Monahan
Obituary notices for Pearl Hertel and Joseph F Tuttle
Pearl Hertel 58 wife of Julius Hertel died in Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born December 15 1885 in LaPorte City she lived in Cedar Rapids over 50 years and is survived by her husband a daughter Amelia three brothers and a sister. Services Wednesday at Beatty chapel with burial in Shiloh cemetery. Joseph F Tuttle 87 died Tuesday at his daughter Nell J Tuttle s home after a long illness. Born June 6 1856 in Jersey City Ohio he lived 46 years in Cedar Rapids and was a retired architect. Survived by two daughters a son three sisters and a brother. Services Thursday at Beatty chapel with burial in Williamsburg cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Hertel
Julius Hertel
Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
LaPorte City
Amelia
William Evans
Ohio
Edwin Evans
South Dakota
Milton Evans
A. V. McGulpin
Rosemead
Calif
Beatty Chapel
Rodney C. Gould
Shiloh
Beatty’s
Joseph F. Tuttle
Nell J. Tuttle
Fourth Avenue SE
Jersey City
Nell Tuttle
T. J. Whitock
Arnold F Tuttle
Long Beach
Dairy Herd Reductions Feared Amid Feed Shortage
Carl E. Lee, Milwaukee agricultural consultant, warned Cedar Rapids farmers that the milk drive and feed shortage could shrink dairy herds. He urged improved feeding and management to raise production and profit and predicted postwar dehydration of farm roughage. Lee was introduced by A. L. Killian, Cedar Rapids merchant and farm owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Lee
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids Farmers’ Club
Lee
A. L. Killian
Cedar Rapids
Davenport DDT rep to attend Cedar Rapids meetings
A representative from the Davenport district DDT office will be at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce for conferences from 10 am to 5 pm on Wednesday. Evening surgical dressings classes are canceled Wednesdays and Thursdays until further notice. All Red Cross units making dressings will attend day classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport District Ddt
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Five Justice Reports Found Pigeonhole
Auditor Ray C. Coutts planned to present five justice of the peace reports to the Linn county board. The documents cover fines and fees totaling 250.55 from Sorensen Albem point Hoff man Walker Vernon Mitchell and Bunyan for 1941 1942 and 1943. Coutts notes misinterpretation of statutes caused some to file quarterly reports and others not while annuals were consistently sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Linn
Ray C. Coutts
Coutts
Robert M. Vesely
M. H. Sorensen
Center Point
Sorensen
County Auditor
Vesely
A. R. Hoffman
Alburnett
F. L. Brown
Walker
T. S. Mitchell
H. F. Bunyan
Coggan
OCD Pre-Induction Meeting Set For Friday May 12
Elmer J. Ferriter urges Linn county residents to attend a pre induction information meeting at the Chamber of Commerce building Friday May 12 at 8 p.m. The program by the Linn county Office of Civilian Defense includes expert panels on dependency allotments insurance taxes selective service and the induction process plus motion pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Armed Services
Elmer J. Ferriter
Chamber of Commerce
Ferriter
Linn County Office of Civilian Defense
Sinatra II with Throat Infection Claimed by Strep Tos
Frank Sinatra was admitted to Mt Sinai hospital in New York after a strep throat infection. Physicians reported his condition as good Monday night after a Saturday broadcast illness and a Sunday stay in his hotel suite. Sulfa drugs reduced his high fever to about 102.4 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Sinatra
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Sinatra
Need of Corn in War Goods Told Farmers by Veterans
In Des Moines IA three war veterans told farmers the corn is vital to war industry with over 30 priority materials depending on corn and by products. They cited butyl in engine fuels, corn by products in protective coverings for landing craft and penicillin production, urging continued speeches at Elkhart Carroll Manburn Boone Rockwell Guthrie City events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Florian J. Wurzer
Elkhart High School
Emerick F. Kaiser
Carroll High School
Pfc
Tom W. Matthews
Manburn High School
Germany
Pacific
Wurzer
Boone City Hall
Kaiser
Rockwell City High School
Matthews
Guthrie Center Town Hall
Monticello Flyer Receives Air Medal
Lt. Gen. George C. Kenny announces First Lt. Richard E. Thompson of Monticello is awarded the Air Medal for his service with Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific area. Thompson hails from 223 North Sycamore Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
George C. Kenny
Allied Air Forces
Southwest Pacific Area
Richard E. Thompson
North Sycamore Street
Monticello
Bomber Rips Off Tree Top and Continues Flight
A twin engine bomber clipped a tree top 40 miles southwest of Des Moines injuring flight surgeon Capt. M. Mueller and navigator Lt. J. Hutter. Pilot Lt. L. P. MacDonald landed the plane at Des Moines airport after debris injuries and multiple cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
M. “J. Mueller
Carlsbad
N. M
J. H. Hutter
Chicago
Mueller
Hutter
Fort Des Moines Army Hospital
Des Moines Lawyer Heads Iowa Alumni
The University of Iowa Alumni Association elected Walter Stewart of Des Moines as president for the coming year. Other Iowa officers include Sumner B. Chase of Fort Dodge as vice president and Mrs. Carl Seashore of Iowa City among the 16 new officers with Edward P. Donahue New Hopton Theodore Garfield Ames and Mrs. Harold Schranger Atlantic in district roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa Alumni Association
Walter Stewart
Des Moines
Nominating Committee Members Named in Board Letter
The notice lists rectors Shannon B Chariton Manchester J Franklin Jaqua Humboldt and Mrs H Mun Whiting as members of the nominating committee for the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon B Chariton
Manchester
J. Franklin Jaqua
Humboldt
Mrs
Co. H. Mun$on
Whiting
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
The District Court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will hear proof and admission of the will of John H. Pope, deceased, on the 15th day of May 1944 at 9 o clock, in the Cedar Rapids court house. Arthur Axmear, Clerk, and J A Yessler, Attorney, dated May 8, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Linn County
District Court
John H. Pope
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Arthur Axmear
J. A Yessler
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