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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1941
Page
2
Effie Matters from Arthur Mat ters faces desertion claims with marriage dated June 6 1917 at Davenport officiated by Judge H. c. the record notes in clipped form including names and jurisdiction.
Mercy hospital records show Mr and Mrs Frank Corsello at 422 First avenue NW welcomed a daughter on May 19. Mr and Mrs Myrie V Shover of 113 First avenue SW welcomed a daughter on May 20. St Luke's hospital reports Mr and Mrs Oliver Zahn of 1341 avenue NE welcomed a daughter on May 19.
Raymond Keiper Atkins Betty J. Lensch Fairfax Leslie Irwin Caldwell Chicago a Minshall Rapids Lynn Pratt Philadelphia Virginia Knox Cedar Rapids Marvin C. Nemecek Dorothy O. Allison Cedar Rapids T Kenneth Ely Dorothy Murphey Cedar Rapids all listed in a regional notice of interest and involvement.
Roger Hamilton Dinsmore, 51, died at his home on First Avenue E at 4 p.m. Monday. Mrs. J. Hamilton Bell, 37, died in a local hospital on Knollwood Drive SE at 11:30 p.m. Monday. Charlies Wakefield Black, 82, died at his home on Sixth Avenue SE at 2 a.m. Monday. Jay A. Countryman, 54, died at a local hospital on Second Avenue SE at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.
TRON MOUNTAIN Michigan INS reports James R. Young, IN S Far Eastern correspondent for 12 years, warned that Japan faces isolation and stalemate in China amid unprecedented economic and political upheaval. He noted China will not yield and peace talks are blocked until Japan withdraws its army.
Mirl Morrison, 42, received six months jail and a $1 fine with costs from Judge H. C. Ring after pleading guilty to daytime larceny from a building. On county attorney Crissman’s recommendation, the sentence was suspended if Morrison leaves the state. He is accused of taking 30 used storage batteries from Sam Estes’s garage on April 30. Loren Callahan and Charles Pierce, arrested with Morrison, were released by police.
Marshall Thorpe aged 23 of 716 Second Avenue SW was jailed Monday night on a warrant from Justice of the Peace M. H. Sorenson of Center Point alleging drunkenness fighting and disorderly conduct. He was arrested at the Wilson and Company plant at 3 30 p m by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder and the warrant was issued Thursday.
Oscar S. Busenbach as plaintiff and referee in a partition action sells five Mount Vernon lots to Mr. and Mrs. Neil A. Minor for Sa iperes Tuesday under Judge C. J. Haas. The property comes from the Nancy Flora estate, late June 24, 1939.
A $168 account action against F Lincoln and Corrine Lincoln was heard by Judge Hass on motion by Marathon Finance, tied to Dr. Weldhouse. Cross-petition in a divorce case by Clarence Schumaker accuses Hildred Schumaker of cruel treatment and seeks child custody. A farm theft report notes 200 White Rock chickens stolen from Edwin Benesh near Koenigsmark school. Helen Stew sues for desertion in a Nevada marriage from 1936 referencing Elko dates.
British reports detail German Italian forces pressing on Crete and Cyprus to control the Aegean and threaten Syria. Analysts say seizure of Crete and Cyprus would extend Axis air and sea reach, complicating Allied blockade and tying British manpower to longer routes.
Capt. Emil B. Taylor is named executive officer to Lieut. Col. Ralph G. Richards, a tenure zone army constructing quartermaster, in a Tuesday announcement from Omaha.
Mrs John Hamilton Bell 37 died Monday night in a local hospital after a life active in Dubuque social circles. She served as treasurer of the Junior League and chaired its nutrition center for two years. Survivors include husband two children a sister and two brothers. Services Wednesday at Linwood Cemetery Dubuque conducted by Rev C A Carrier.
Roger Hamilton Dinsmore 1890 1920 First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids died at his home Monday at 4 p m after a brief illness. Born January 9 1890 in Washington Iowa he lived most of his life in Sibley and moved to Cedar Rapids from Sioux City in 1939. He married Irene Tregilgus June 8 1915 at Sibley and is survived by his wife a daughter two grandchildren and a brother. He was a Presbyterian a member of the American Legion and the Masons. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. The body was taken to Turner mortuary.
Charles Wakefield Black 82 of Cedar Rapids died at 2 a.m. Tuesday after a long illness. Born April 17, 1859 in Fulton Iowa he lived in Cedar Rapids 49 years and worked as a carpenter for 30 years. He married Viola Shoaff on January 1 1884 in Fulton. Surviving are a son Louis F. of Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs Herbert Allen of Whittier California three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He belonged to Daniels Park Presbyterian church and the Knights of Pythias. The body is at the Barta chapel where friends may call. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Viola OConnell who died Sunday at her home 3016 Avenue NW will be held at Turner chapel at 2 pm Wednesday conducted by Rev R N Coolidge. Burial follows at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Report describes new civilian defense role under state and local cooperation with emergency management. Volunteers to learn sheltering, first aid, crowd control, and looting guard duties while protecting bridges and waterworks. Training will cover bomb shelter construction and price surveillance with a national warning network planned by June.
The department will provide the prosecutor with court records of motorists cited for careless driving to identify second and third offenders for punishment. Other meetings will be held. Captain Gordon Hughes praised the cooperative attitude of the new court official.
Rep. Sew ell Allen of Onawa was elected national committeeman by Iowa Young Democratic clubs on the fourth ballot with 163 votes to 111 for two opponents. Ruthler of Centerville named national committee woman with 187 to 75 for Billie Frazer. A first-term lawmaker, Allen had led a drive for a summary trial law for aliens charged with crimes against the government.
Federal authorities seized 27 cartons containing a heatless curling solution, a shampoo conditioner, and a neutralizing solution. Eleven cartons were found in one establishment and 16 at another, part of a nationwide drive to remove all outstanding cartons of the product. The curling solution is labeled a dangerous cosmetic under federal law.
Historical note reports about five million birds were killed each year in the United States to decorate women's hats, illustrating the era's fashion impact on wildlife.
Stefanie Marie Hohenlohe Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst known as Princess Stefanie Hohenlohe is released after deportation efforts failed due to passport issues. She had been held since March 8 in the San Francisco immigration station and has cooperated with the Department of Justice while asserting pro British pro American and anti Nazi views. She remains under government observation with ongoing cooperation arrangements.
Police warn residents after two or more locals buy 14 karat brass rings with glass settings from ringers. Dr. J W Pirie paid $1 for a ring after a sob story about a 12 year old, and Jack Frost of the Embassy club bought one from a man with a three inch beard. Rings cost about $2 a dozen, says acting detective chief L B Marshall.
B T Perrine assistant county attorney told Cedar Rapids Retail Credit members at Montrose hotel meeting that curbing installment buying could lead to saner credit. He said excess credit causes family hardship and urged reeducation toward a balanced policy between pay as you go and long term plans. He noted defense needs might spur curtailment of installments and called it an opportunity to promote sound credit. The association picnic at Marion Country Club is set for June 5 and the group will attend the national Retail Credit convention in New York June 16 to 19 with delegates Wilson Carpenter and F E Fluegel listed.
The United States nears the target of assembling two million tons of shipping for national defense and aid to Britain. Roosevelt's drive aims to mobilize 1.5 million tons in three weeks with about 460000 tons of refugee ships already tied up in American ports.
The Rev. Elton D. Wells spoke to the Canopus club at the Roosevelt hotel luncheon. He argued history repeats and optimism will prevail against totalitarianism, saying Hitler and Stalin seek world control yet would fail once their structures collapse if they cease fighting.
Hamilton New York AP report says William A Reid director of athletics at Colgate University expected higher taxes next year and thought he saved 200 by trading in his old car but spent 200 to enlarge his garage because the new car was too long.
Lawrenceburg Indiana sheriff announced Virginius Dink Carter 33, the son-in-law of the Johnson Agrue family, confessed to killing five members at their home Friday after police questioning since Saturday and a lie detector test Monday. No confession details were released.
Reports from Tokyo say the United States threatened retaliatory measures if Indo-China allied with the axis, while Hanoi dispatches note U S antipathy to Vichy policy and concern over Japanese-Indochinese ties. Ambassador Matsuoka hails the Russo-Japanese pact as a cornerstone for peace and cooperation with Russia.
In Rome Premier Mussolini ordered all grains cereals and beans to be delivered to the government with fixed prices. Private trading of these staples was forbidden. He also set premiums from 13 to 54 cents a bushel to stimulate early wheat deliveries by farmers.
Berlin says the Zamzam was a contraband carrier and its sinking followed international law. The German view underscores that any ship carrying contraband into enemy territory is subject to wartime regulations and that the incident occurred with strict regard for international rules.
Washington cabled Berlin for full details on the Zamzam sinking and the fate of American passengers described as safe in occupied territory. The United States expects possible release once status is set, with German care paid until then and Berlin possibly detaining to secure testimony.
Thomas Cook and Sons said their Cairo office sent a Tuesday morning message stating Captain Smith of the Zamzam is safe and they will advise further. The agency noted it uses captains’ names in messages, so the message likely means the Zamzam is safe.
Ellis Island long known as an entryway for thousands of immigrants hosted famous oyster dinners. Samuel Ellis, the proprietor, prepared and served the oysters to visitors and workers.
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