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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1943
Page
2
A fragmented report lists temperatures for Cedar Rapids and Davenport with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s in an unclear regional weather update. Other city names appear incomplete and unverified in the scattered data.
L. A. Buse of 339 Twenty-seventh street SE H. C. Burleson of 402 Twenty-first street SE and F. F. Brown of 1256 Twenty-second avenue SW were fined $1 and costs for overtime parking.
At 8:43 a.m. a two story frame barn on Thirty four street SE between Cottage Grove and Bever avenues burned to destruction. Cause undetermined. Ownership listed as C B Robbins. General alarm dispatched.
At St Luke's Mr and Mrs Herbert Taschner Atkins welcomed a daughter on May 14 and Mr and Mrs Harold Still of Mr Vernon welcomed a daughter on May 14. At Mercy Mr and Mrs Ben Hermsen 1624 D Avenue NE welcomed a Harlan Sailor Mr Vernon a daughter on May 14.
The notice lists three pairings Minnie Zeman against Albert Zeman, Helen Trimbley against Robert Trimbley, and Louella Joyce against Orville Joyce as separate divorce actions expected to progress in court proceedings.
A list names Donald E. Peterson of Duluth Lois Porteous of Hibbing Everett Reed of Adams City E Annette Thiebaut of Denver Steve Vicko and Genevieve Pisarik Cedar Rapids Arthur Hall of Marion and Isabel C Martin of Washington D C appear together in a referenced docket or public notice indicating parties or witnesses across multiple states.
Mildred Sparling of M. P. Sparling Dorothy Hruby of William C. Hruby and Elsie Pigman of Jesse L. Pigman are listed as heirs in an estate filing.
Cedar Rapids rationing volunteers may win a $25 war bond by naming a new state publication. A. T. Pleune says the paper will recognize student help in rationing offices. Eligible Cedar Rapids public and agency student volunteers may submit up to two names each by July 10 in Des Moines to Graydon F. Keeton.
Funeral services for a Cedar Rapids resident, a railway mail clerk and World War I veteran who died recently, will be at Immaculate Conception Church Monday at 9 am. Survived by his wife Marie and siblings Patrick, Francis, James, Mary, Marguerite, Ellen, with services and memorials arranged through Monahan funeral home.
A Friday gathering celebrated Amelia Mackey at 1431 Fourth Avenue SE on her ninety ninth birthday. Friends attended and presented gifts while Mackey, long a Cedar Rapids resident, lives with her daughter Maude Weed.
New rule requires all PD-1A priority rating applications be filed at the nearest WPB district office. William Ogden district mayor announces direct submission to Washington for processing. PD-1A aids ratings for capital equipment including machinery tools and metal products.
The War Labor Board directs United Mine Workers and bituminous operators to reopen negotiations next Monday. It censures mine owners for their hard line stance and signals a possible path to a compromise incorporating a six day work week with time and a half under wage stabilization.
The May 6 lodge meeting approved a resolution to promote a postwar rehabilitation fund in public service. Governor and Duster, both past exalted rulers, said the idea began in the governor’s office and aims to spread to other groups. National Elks War Fund donations total 400000 from lodges. war bonds sold reach 20000000 to 25000000. Iowa lodges report 593000 in war bond purchases.
London report states Tunis Bey Sidi Ahmed Bey, 81, was deposed by General Henri Giraud high commissioner for French North Africa for endangering Tunisia's security. He had reigned since July 1, 1929 and did not plead, with Roosevelt seeking passage of allied forces through Tunisia during the African campaign.
EL PASO Texas AP The public relations office at Biggs Field announced Friday that fifteen men were killed Thursday night in a collision of two army bombers. One man parachuted safely.
Des Moines AP report says Julius Bruner of Osage leads dairy groups objecting to a pamphlet praising margarine, published in a wartime policy series by Iowa State College. Protest seeks recall, dismissal of authors, and college repudiation. Bruner notes dairy farmers oppose pamphlet while defending butter’s industry stake.
Captain Clarence B. Day of the Iowa highway patrol was the sole nominee for commander of Hanford post No 5 American Legion. Other officers named include vice-commanders Roy W. Decker J Giles Joyce and Joseph G. Kofron adjutant H H Wage finance officer Max Bromwell historian Edwin Lundquist chaplain John E DeLong master at arms William G Dixon. Elections set for next meeting.
The First Army gears up for the final phase of the Tunisian push with 17,000 tons weekly moved through steep mountain roads and a single railroad. Despite bombing and weather hazards, Allied logistics kept tanks and 500 field guns fueled and supplied. Differences in gear between American and British units were managed, and cross allocation kept vital weapons flowing.
The article outlines tax proposals from the Robertson-Forand bill and alternative amendments. It details basic liability, withholding changes, exemptions for farmers and service members, and forgives portions of 1942 taxes for many earners. It also notes several defeated amendments from Senators George Ellenor Daugherty, O Daniel Connally Bankhead and others.
Special to The Gazette Anamosa reports Jones county ranks in the top ten Iowa counties for payroll deduction war bond purchases. Through March 1943 total county purchases reached 24803 dollars. Anamosa federal soils conservation office employees led at 12 percent, followed by Anamosa school staff at 11.5 percent. Other local firms pledging at least 10 percent include Reid National Corn, Reliance Manufacturing, Anamosa Poultry and Company, Northwestern Bell, A and P Tea, and Anamosa state liquor stores. Percentages of 100 percent in certain firms appear in Scotch Grove, Onslow, Junction, and Monticello areas.
Detectives hunted a 45 to 50 year old woman who opened a Merchants National Bank account under Mrs G H Buck at 607 Eight Avenue SE and deposited 17 dollars. She then spent 74.81 at Killians Armst and Newmans with three checks none covered by funds. only the first 10 dollar check cleared. She is described as about 5 feet 6 inches tall, 140 pounds with gray turning hair.
Use of steel-ringed timber connectors to reinforce wood joints reduced steel needs by 400,000 tons in 1942, signaling a wartime efficiency measure. Local industry reports credit the technique for strengthening structures while conserving critical materials during the year.
The playground commission will meet early next week at the request of Chairman Otto Ambroz to review applicants for the superintendent of playgrounds. Mayor Frank Hahn said several men have applied for the job, which has been vacant since Judd Dean resigned for a navy commission last August.
Roosevelt senior high school presented its annual spring concert in the school auditorium under Miss Margaret Porter. The program opened with the national anthem and featured the a cappella choir, solo numbers for piano violin and vocalists, and girls glee clubs. Accompanists included Mary Ellen Dennis Carol Holmquist Ruth Collister Alice Niebuhr Betty Mann and Eldine Curtis.
The Cedar Rapids area expects showers heavy at times with thunderstorms Saturday afternoon through Sunday fore noon. Temperature mild with light fluctuations. winds fresh to moderate. Rain totals reached 15 inches by 2:30 p m with additional rainfall possible. Atlantic and Council Bluffs reports show near one inch. Weather notes cite Denver fetlock mud from a western streamliner arrival and past temperatures ranging from 46 to 62 degrees with humidity near 80 percent.
Wendell R. Smith, senior price specialist in Des Moines, resigns to rejoin the State University of Iowa at Iowa City. After eight years as an assistant professor of economics he leaves his OPA post to become an instructor in geography for enlisted personnel, teaching meteorology and basic engineering.
Weather forced cancellation of WAAC first birthday events at Fort Des Moines. A parade of 7,000 workers and a sports program were scrubbed. officials said 10 events would be rescheduled for next week.
A soldier was arrested Friday afternoon on a charge of being AWOL from his post since April 21. He was taken into custody at his home on 420 Sixth Street SE. He told detectives his wife had been...
LaPlant Choate manufacturing and local 116 of the United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America signed a contract for the current year. The wage changes include a five cent night work bonus shift from two cents and a starting hourly rate rising from 67 to 70 cents. Advances require War Labor Board approval. The extended premium system for extra war work remains. Commissioner Bartlett of the US Conciliation Service aided the agreement.
DES MOINES AP A general cost of living salary raise is planned for about 1 000 state employees. Gov Bourke B Hickenlooper said executive council raises range from 10 to 25 dollars a month, mostly 10 to 15 dollars, effective May 1. Larger salaries above 2 500 dollars were mostly not raised.
Local families report promotions and postings of relatives in military service. E D Bartosh may be promoted to first lieutenant at Fort Knox Kentucky while Robert C Condran begins preflight training at Monmouth College Minnesota and other service members including Wendl Spinka Ralph T Bader and Robert E Dolan are on furloughs, overseas, or in training at Great Lakes Newark and camps from Indiana to Nebraska. The notes list spouses parents and hometowns across Cedar Rapids reflecting wartime mobilization.
A special NBC and WHO program Saturday at 6 p.m. commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of air mail with speakers including Gen. Henry H. Arnold and Jesse Jones. WMAQ rebroadcasts at 11 15 p.m. Originates from Washington and features other guests and music acts across NBC CBS and local stations.
Hour by hour listings show WMT WGN WHO EXEL KXEL and other stations scheduling church programs news sports and music. Entries include Gospel Hour Am Legion Parade Crusaders Air show Revival Hour and Morning Wor ship with times from 7:30 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. on May 15 1942.
Chicago police hunted two armed bandits who held up a currency exchange Friday night and escaped with 7300 in cash. The robbery occurred on an unspecified street, and investigators pursued leads as the case developed.
Winneshiek County auditor reports total hunting and fishing license receipts of 757 this year, down from 865 last year. The list includes residents aged 75 and older who bought licenses, such as Claude Eide, L. J. Hanson, Andrew Gilbertson, and others. Combination licenses were purchased by A. B. Meiners, R. I. Steele, and W. H. Young.
Washington AP The House Appropriations Committee approved a subcommittee finding Robert Lovett Virgin Islands secretary unfit for government service. The panel urged defunding Lovett along with Watson and Dodd, all cited by Chairman Dies for alleged subversive ties. Goldschmidt and Fahy were cleared.
Notice of will proceeding in Cedar River County states a hearing on the will and related proofs. The document mentions parties and locations, with references to a Cedar River area and related guardians or heirs.
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