Weather and births notice from Cedar Rapids and area
Temperature table lists highs and lows for several cities including Cedar Rapids New York Chicago Omaha Davenport and Des Moines with anomalous 301 and missing values. In births section Mr and Mrs Howard L Ross announce a son born May 11 at St Luke's. Joseph Stepanek 73 of 2621 Wilson Ave SW Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital at 6 15 p.m. Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
New York
Chicago
Omaha
Davenport
Sioux City
Des Moines
Washington
St Luke’s
Howard L. Ross
Second Street
Justice H R Churchill Sets City Case Docket
John Peterson of Clinton charged with larceny of a watch 30 days. Morarie 70 and Ray Morarie 40 of Central City charged with intoxication on a public highway fined 100 dollars each with 75 suspended. Warren Smith of Cedar Rapids charged with assault and battery 15 days suspended. All before Justice H R Churchill.
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John Peterson
Clinton
Morarie
Ray Morarie
Central City
Warren Smith
Cedar Rapids
H.R. Churchill
Town Notices of Traffic Offenses and Fines
A list of individuals with addresses and minor traffic violations. John H. Burns fined for drunkenness. Jerome Coffin fined for speeding. H. M. Miller and others cited for double and overtime parking. Several cases involve failure to yield or signaling with small fines.
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John H. Burns
Tenth Street
Jerome Coffin
Ottumwa
Thirty-eighth
Fortieth
First Avenue
H. M. Miller
Springville
Leland Strait
Eleventh Street
Ninth Avenue SE
William Creager
Fifth Street
Willis Martin
Thirty-second Street
Ethel Hart
Marion
Adah Ditzler
First Street
Fifth Avenue
Seventh Street
William Treptow
Second Street
Fifth Avenue SE
Nazis Broadcast U S Move on Martinique
The German Transocean agency reported that United States naval forces were moving to Martinique and Guadeloupe in the French West Indies and that a British detachment had embarked for Dominica. Washington and London officials declined to comment on the reports.
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United Press
Germany
United States
Martinique
Guadeloupe
French West Indies
Dominica Island
Washington
London
German Transocean Agency
Longtime Cedar Rapids Resident Stepanek Dies After Illness
Wilson avenue SW resident Mr. Stepanek died at Cedar Rapids hospital at 6 15 p m Tuesday after a long illness. Born near Ely December 28 1869 he is survived by wife Anna a daughter Mrs Gordon Delaney Cedar Rapids a son William six grandchildren six sisters Mrs Mary Bys Mrs Herbert Richley Mrs Edward Zbanek Mrs Edward Misak all of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Joseph Chalupsky Garrison. Body is at Brosh chapel pending funeral arrangements.
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Joseph Stepanek
Wilson Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Stepanek
Ely
Anna
Gordon Delaney
William
Mary Bys
Herbert Richley
Edward Zbanek
Edward Misak
Joseph Chalupsky
Garrison
Brosh Chapel
Services for John H. Kohl Held Thursday in Cedar Rapids
John H. Kohl of 3533 First avenue SE died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Tuesday. Services are at 2 p.m. Thursday in Turner chapel conducted by Rev. George Stauffacher. Burial will be at Mt. Vernon. Friends may call at the chapel.
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John H. Kohl
First Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
George Stauffacher
Mt. Vernon
Services for Mrs Walter L Leighton Planned at Moen Chapel
Mrs Walter L Leighton who died Monday at her home 2602 E avenue NE will have services conducted by Miss Mable Swanton a Unity Center leader in the Moen chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday Burial is in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the Moen chapel.
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Walter L. Leighton
E Avenue NE
Mable Swanton
Unity Center
Moen Chapel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Moen
Governor Hickenlooper called to bedside of mother
Des Moines dispatch reports Gov. Bourke B. Hickenlooper was summoned to the bedside of his mother after a relapse. She is in a Bedford nursing home with a heart ailment and little hope is held for recovery.
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Des Moines
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Bedford
Cedar Rapids council lauded by Office of Defense Transportation
The Cedar Rapids war transportation committee received official praise from regional ODT officials in Chicago for applying ODT policy to local traffic problems. The meeting at city hall also discussed staggered hours and advised against unilateral hour changes. National City Lines representatives accompanied the ODT team, as the firm operates bus lines in the area.
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Cedar Rapids
Keyes Committee
Knox
War Transportation Committee
DDT
Robert H. Farrell
E. Sam Davis
Chicago
National City Lines
ODT
Burlington
Ottumwa
United States
Surprise Offensive Ends Campaign In North Africa
Allied reports describe a rapid frontal assault that broke through to trap German forces in Tunisia. Prisoners from the Hermann Goering division pour in as a vast haul of equipment, including tanks and 88 mm guns, is seized amid renewed cleanup in Bizerte and Ferryville after brutal bombardment.
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Hermann Goering
Djebel Achkel
Mateur
Mediterranean
Bizerte
Ferryville
Bizerte Left in Ruins After Destruction
The harbor jetties quays and dockyards were destroyed and most waterfront buildings wrecked. Virtually every house in Bizerte was damaged as famous landmarks including the former French barracks the white domed municipalite and Grand hotel lie in ruins. The French plan rapid rebuilding promising a more beautiful city.
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Bizerte
Guadalcanal Veterans Face Long Road to Civilian Life
Doctors describe fatigue and war neurosis among Guadalcanal veterans as a uniform pattern despite varied backgrounds. Symptoms include headaches, hyperacusis, amnesia, sensory pains, muscle tenseness, tremors, and occasional palsies. Many fear being seen as cowards, though they are mentally sharp weeks after battle. Six months on the continent may restore most to civilian life, with limited duty for some, but many cannot return to previous combat roles.
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Smith
Widow Frances Skaisky ends life by hanging in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Frances Skaisky 60 of 1124 Ninth street SE Cedar Rapids died Tuesday afternoon by hanging herself from a metal pipe in a bathroom at that address. Police and coroner Dr R E Munden said she fashioned a noose from a dress belt, climbed a dresser, and stepped off. The body was found by neighbor Mrs Bessie Fisher. No note was left. Born in Bohemia May 15 1881 she came to the U S 54 years ago. She lived near Ely for years and has been a Cedar Rapids resident nine years. She belonged to the Z C B J lodge at Ely. Surviving are a daughter Velma Donnan Cedar Rapids four sons Leonard Ely Milton Skalsky Sheppardfield Texas Lester Skalsky in Australia Sergt George Skalsky somewhere in Africa three sisters Antoinette Sapousek Bessie Clark Annie Tomec Cedar Rapids and a nephew Joseph Cach Cedar Rapids. Services will be conducted at
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Frances Skaisky
Ninth Street
Cedar Rapids
R. E. Munden
Linn County
Bessie Fisher
Munden
Bohemia
Ely
Z. C. B. J. Lodge
Velma Donnan
Leonard
Milton Skalsky
Sheppardfield
Texas
Lester Skalsky
Australia
Sergt
George Skalsky
Africa
Antonette Sapousek
Bessie Clark
Annie Tomec
Arephets Joseph Cach
Burial Service at Brosh Chapel by Rev Burian
The service will be held at the Brosh chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday by the Rev Ludvik Burian. Burial will follow in the Bohemian National Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Brosh
Ludvik Burian
Bohemian National Cemetery
Lutheran Synod of Iowa Reelects its Officers
The United Lutheran Synod of Iowa reelected all officers at the Tuesday session in Cedar Rapids. Officers include President Dr. E A Piper and Vice President Dr R W Livers. The Synodical Missionary Society also elected its officers headed by President Mrs A G Heitman and Secretary Mrs C A Kent. The meetings closed Wednesday afternoon.
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United Lutheran Synod of Iowa
Synod
Synodical Missionary Society
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Piper
Fairfield
R. W. Livers
Council Bluffs
Ralph M Krueger
Iowa City
John L. Berger
M E. Lesher
Clinton
F. J Weertz
Des Moines
Einer P. Juel
Synodical Board of
A. G. Heitman
Sioux City
M. E. Redeen
Newton
C. Gousseff
C. A. Kent
N. M. Ostlund
Webster City
F. C. Maurer
Oxford Junction
Girl in 25th Day Of Sneezing Fit
Lorraine Rogers, 14, was hospitalized in Chicago as doctors try to halt a sneezing attack that began 24 days ago and has recurred twice. Specialists will study the cause, with sneezes occurring at one minute intervals. She has lost 18 pounds since the second attack began on April 18.
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Chicago
Lorraine Rogers
Lorraine
Germans surrender in North Africa after six day Allied drive
Allied forces capture large German columns in Tunisia with about 150000 prisoners marching toward prisons. Prisoners, including many decorated veterans, surrender without escorts as British and American troops liberate Tunis and seal a final collapse of Rommel's Africa corps.
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Iron Cross
Pour le Merite
Hitler
Rommel
Africa Corps
Arnim
Europe
Straggling Axis Troops Withdraw 90 Miles Toward Medjez el Bab
In pre-dawn darkness on Wednesday German and Italian soldiers moved 90 miles from Cap Bon to Medjez el Bab near Tunis. They traveled unescorted in varied vehicles, ignoring tanks, as Allied guards prepare to capture them.
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Daniel DE 1
Medjez EL Bab
Tunisia
Africa
Cap Bon
Tunis
Adolf Hitler
Meat Price Ceilings Relaxed by Zone Increases
The updated order lowers many stew meat prices from the April 15 levels while lamb and mutton saw some reductions. veal cuts and beef hamburger hold steady. New ceilings set by zone, with price displays to show grade differences, aiming to curb hidden hikes and aid enforcement. Pork in zone 4A, covering most Iowa counties, is also affected though with regional variations. Effective May 17 through June 1, followed by a planned 10 percent cut.
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OPA
Iowa
Clinton
Des Moines
Dubuque
Jackson, Lee
Muscatine
Scott Counties
Washington
Army to Buy 50 000 Books for Soldiers
The army plans to purchase 50 000 volumes through the Council on Books in Wartime. The special services division of the army service forces will handle buying and distributing the books to troops, due to shortfalls in voluntary donations from the victory book campaign.
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Washington
Council On Books
Special Services Division
Army Service Forces
Churchill and Roosevelt Plan Redirection of Allied Shipping
Churchill and Roosevelt discuss shifting naval resources and routes to save hundreds of thousands of tons of shipping space. Advisers include Brooke Pound Portal Leathers Cherwell Ismay Jacob, with Roosevelt’s top officers ready for ongoing talks and joint planning.
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Churchill
Alan Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Dudley Pound
Charles Portal
Lord Leathers
Lord Cherwell
Hastings L. Ismay
Defense
E. I. C. Jacob
War Cabinet
Roosevelt
America
Stephen Early
Mr Roosevelt
White House
Peace on Spiritual Values Stressed by Kiwanis Speaker
Arthur P. Black of Washington, executive secretary of the Lutheran Laymen’s Movement and former legislator, told the Kiwanis club to build peace on spiritual values. He warned that valuing material gains over spirit invites future war and condemned isolationism and belittling government achievements.
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Arthur P. Black
Washington
Lutheran Laymen’s Movement
Kiwanis Club
Black
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