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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1941
Page
4
Lloyd C. Peterson of Dysart and Dorothy A. Junge of Keystone received a marriage license, formalizing their union.
A daughter Rosemary May was born to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Beaty at Kanes on May 17. Mercy hospital reports a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson on May 21 at 913 Seventeenth Avenue Southeast.
In Iowa City H Barr was fined 2 dollars and costs for a stop sign incident. Boyd Clarahan, 28, of 1024 Second Avenue SE, received a 25 dollar fine plus costs for drunkenness.
Judge J E Heiserman seated in Tipton for May term returns to Cedar Rapids to deny LeRoy Low of Mount Vernon a new trial. Low sought $20000 against Ford Hopkins Drug Co over a fatal fall in December at the Hopkins store, jury verdict rendered April 5.
Marshall 23 of 1017 Fourth Street was fined 25 dollars by Justice of the Peace M H Sorenson on a charge of being drunk and disorderly and 10 dollars for failing to answer a summons. A Wilson and company employee was arrested at the plant at 3 30 p m Monday by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder on a warrant issued Thursday by Judge Sorenson. The Gazette listed Tharp's address as 716 Second Avenue SW.
Mentzer now resides in Chicago with daughter Marie Elien en, signaling a family relocation and new city ties.
Helen Lewis filed for divorce from E A Nev amid 1936 proceedings. The couple has no children. In a separate matter, Frank H Keyser's will, admitted to probate, names Maud M Keyser as sole heir and confirms her as executrix without bond.
A carbon shed near the city waterworks intake was destroyed by fire shortly after noon on Wednesday. The 12 by 12 foot structure contained carbon and treating equipment. total loss estimated at 500 dollars by H F Blomquist, water superintendent. Firemen reported carbon burned with great heat.
Don Condon of the Ambulance Service will demonstrate the use of an inhalator at 7 30 p m in the boys lobby of the Y in connection with the life saving institute being held at the Y.
Roger Hamilton Dinsmore, 1920 First Avenue NE, died at home after a brief illness. No local services. body to be taken to Sibley, Iowa for 2 p.m. Thursday services. Burial at an unknown location. Friends may visit Turner chapel from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
A series of rites for Dr Louis A Ling formerly of Cedar Rapids now in Spokane Washington will be conducted at Beatty chapel at 2 p m Thursday led by Rev George A Stauffacher Burial follows at Cedar Memorial cemetery The body arrives in Cedar Rapids at 245 am Thursday and friends may call at the chapel Thursday morning
Funeral services for Charles Wakefield Black will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Barta chapel conducted by Rev. Morton Hickman and the Knights of Pythias. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
David Herb, 70, died Wednesday at 1 15 a.m. at Linn County Home where he had been a patient since 1934. Formerly of Palo, relatives are asked to contact Yocom Funeral Home in Marion for information.
Inland contest honors announced with multiple photo entries from editors across states. Notable first place awards include Open Season by Jack Kennedy from Council Bluffs Iowa and Lullaby in a Ditch by Edward Harris Jr from Richmond Indiana. Other top picks include Stalking a Murderer by J W Bunker and Soldier’s Farewell by Harold Ja Times, with honorable mentions and regional shots in scenic and features sections.
Budapest dispatch says British general staff in Cairo ordered the arrest of 150 Egyptian army officers tied to the greenshirt wafdist group. The move comes as security concerns rise over anti government networks in the region.
Cedar Rapids schools dominated the national contest with multiple Division 1 ratings. McKinley sent six contestants to four events earning superior classifications. Franklin led with a large delegation in mixed clarinet quartet earning two Division 2 and two Division 3 awards. Roosevelt performers achieved several Division 1 and 2 honors among trumpet, bassoon, and violin entries. Franklin and McKinley claimed top honors across several categories and ensembles.
Linn County Humane Society officials vow legal steps to prevent cruelty at the four day Midwestern Champ rodeo starting May 29 at Wheye Downs. Miss Zick cites unnecessary cruelty after reviewing events and actions.
Louis Hecht sued Witwer Grocer for 768.28 under the Wagner act claiming wage-hour violations. Marshalltown judge L R Sheets granted the defendant’s motion, ruling the firm was not in interstate commerce and exempt from the wage-hour law. It marked the second such wage-hour decision in the state.
Jay A Countryman sales manager at Cedar Rapids Auto Supply died in a local fire. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel with Rev. D A Loferski officiating and burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the residence.
The article fragment describes a student government election scene with a disrupted vote and a torch parade by Tau Kappa Epsilon. It references campaign messaging urging support for Hank Moss and hints at coalition tactics and pork barrel influence.
An accident at 2 a.m. Wednesday on 25 First Avenue East involved George's car hitting a parked vehicle owned by Hubert Lyman. The force pushed the parked car 40 feet from its parking face. Police say George was exceeding the limit and fell asleep briefly at the wheel.
Grinnell high school junior Joan Evans Grinnell was in serious condition with a skull fracture after a picnic outing auto crash. The car was driven by her brother Max Evans. another student Gerry Phelps had a leg injury and four others were bruised.
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