Divorce Decrees and Notable Deaths Reported
Angeline M. Dvorak and Judy Kay Kramer are involved in divorce actions. A 21 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank N Kramer dies in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Charles A Laurance president of Laurance Press dies in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Temperatures show varied readings across cities including Cedar Rapids and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Kay Kramer
Frank N. Kramer
Eighteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Charles A. Laurance
Laurance Press Company
Cedar Rapids Residents Named in Local Notice
Everett Dee Dixon and Maxine Burke of Cedar Rapids, Donald Mathers and Marlene Smith of Cedar Rapids, James W. Sulek and Mildred Cole of Cedar Rapids identified in the public notice listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Dee Dixon
Maxine Burke
Cedar Rapids
Donald Mathers
Marlene Smith
James W. Sulek
Mildred Cole
Multiple Traffic Violations Listed for Local Residents
Claude A Kahley of Archer Avenue SW faces improper registration with $5 costs. Harry Collins of Omaha is cited for speeding with $10 costs. Louis Zamstil of Fairfax also speeds with $10 costs. Lewis Strammel of Sixth Avenue SE is charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license with $5 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Kahley
Archer Avenue
Harry Collins
Omaha
Louis Zamstil
Fairfax
Lewis Strammel
Sixth Avenue SE
Local Driving Citations And Birth Announcements
A list shows individuals in Anamosa facing traffic citations for reckless driving overtime parking and other violations with fines. Separately, multiple entries report births at St. Luke's and Mercy with names and parental details, all dated May 20.
Yank Brother’s Bombsight Postholder Missing in Duchess Crew
Lieut. Mark Mathis from San Angelo Texas is missing with the bomber Duchess crew. He had taken his dead brother Jack’s place at the bombsight after Jack died over Vegesack during a Kiel raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Mathis
San Angelo
Texas
Duchess
Jack Mathis
Vegesack
Kiel
Mark
Jack
Beveridge Visits F D R to Discuss British Plan
Sir William Beveridge and Lady Beveridge met with President Roosevelt in Washington on Friday. Beveridge declined to reveal whether their talk included his British social security plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Beveridge
Britain
Roosevelt
Beveridge
Joseph B Clyde New Minister of Bethany Church
The Rev Joseph Brown Clyde has become the new minister of Bethany Congregational Church at L avenue and Sixth street NW. He and his wife and children Robert William and Helen Jane live at 1236 Eighth street NW. He holds BA and MA degrees from the University of Iowa and pursued PhD work in psychology and education there. He has served at Parkersburg Methodist church and Prairie Chapel in Marion for four years. He was an associate at Grand Avenue temple in Kansas City for three years and taught college psychology and education before entering the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Brown Clyde
Bethany Congregational Church
L Avenue
Sixth Street
Robert
William
Helen Jane
Eighth Street
Clyde
University of Iowa
Parkersburg Methodist Church
Prairie Chapel
Marion
Grand Avenue Temple
Kansas City
Yamamoto: From Tsushima Hero to Navy Reverses
The article recounts Admiral Yamamoto's career from commanding the flagship in Tsushima to torpedoing the London naval conference and earning vice admiral rank. It notes Emperor Hirohito's praise for his Pacific operations and the sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, amid later set backs at Coral Sea and midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miral
Togo
Tsushima
Yamamoto
Hirohito
Philippines
Coral Sea
Midway
America
Washington
Yamamoto death seen as pivotal in Pacific war
New York dispatch notes Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a top Japanese strategist, died affecting Japans Pacific plans. The report suggests his loss could delay any major offensive and shift momentum to the United States in the Aleutians and beyond. Roosevelt reacts with a brief, astonished remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Isoraku Yamamoto
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Tojo
Yamamoto
Pearl Harbor
America
Pacific
Harakiri
MacArthur
Philippines
Aleutians
Midway
War Manpower Steady Rise in Women Workers Reported
Washington observers say 15,200,000 women were in the labor force as of March, up 1,900,000 from March 1942. A survey of 8,000 establishments shows total employment rose 17 percent, with women increasing 52 percent. Munitions led with a 69 percent rise for women and aircraft parts up 184 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Coal Strikes in East Taper Off
In western Pennsylvania bituminous coalfields strikes tapered off as miners heeded government and United Mine Workers appeals. By Monday most operations expected to be normal. 1,100 workers returned Thursday and another 1,100 voted back Friday across several mines and a coke plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Eastern Ohio coal strike expands to three large mines
In St. Clairsville Ohio UP reports 2500 United Mine Workers members walk out in eastern Ohio coalfields seeking a contract. The walkout hits three of the state’s largest mines as the labor action escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Clairsville
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Pioneer Cedar Rapids printer Laurance dies at 87
Laurance founded a Cedar Rapids printing firm in 1888 later named Laurance Press. He traveled the world, authored Pioneer Days in Cedar Rapids, and shaped local trade associations. He died after a long career linked to St. Paul’s Church and Malta OES. He was born October 28, 1855 near Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo Commandery
el Kabir Shrine Temple
High Twelve Club
Elks Club
Laurance
Atlantic
Mexico
Alaska
Pearl Harbor
National Trade Association
Cedar Rapids
Alexander Laurance
Rochester
N. Y
North Western Railroad
Jennie C. Price
Ayers and McClelland
Weekly Times
Greene
Opera House
Midwest
Roosevelt calls Japan "our particular foe" in warn of empire aims
Beverly Hills Calif AP Lieut Col James Roosevelt recovering at home from illness says Japan is our particular foe and only hard fighting and total victory can stop Nipponese empire dreams. He just returned from the Orient and speaks of widespread coast understanding of the danger. He is treated at Long Beach Naval Hospital for a stomach disorder not malaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
James Roosevelt
Marine Corps
Orient
Pacific
Long Beach
Naval Hospital
Astor Divorce Suit Filed in Reno
Mrs. John Jacob Astor seeks divorce from her New York socialite husband in Reno. Custody of their seven year old son Billie to be shared. settlement terms reportedly include 1 million dollars with relinquishment of other claims. The couple wed in Newport on June 30, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astors
Newport
R. I
Marine Recruiter Seeks Specialists to Enlist
Marine recruiter Sergt. Lionel T. Taylor, in charge at Cedar Rapids, urges young men 17 and men over 38 who are specialists in civilian life to enlist. Interested individuals should contact Sergt. Taylor at the recruiting station in the post office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Lionel T. Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Sergt. Taylor
Relief Department Records Sharp 54 Percent Drop in Linn County
The Linn county relief department reports last month 409 cases, down from 884 in April 1942. Expenditures fell to 12088.90 from 21643.11 with 186 family and 119 single cases plus 103 medical only cases. Eight hundred nineteen children in 43 schools joined hot lunch programs funded by schools and the Food Distribution administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Relief Department
Food Distribution Administration
Couple Deny Holding Children in Unpaid Board Dispute
Charles and Mabel Williams of a Mt. Vernon area farm deny they are unlawfully restraining Delores 9 and James 5 over an unpaid board bill. Mrs Nellie Frasher seeks a habeas corpus writ. hearing set for Tuesday at 9 a.m. Also noted are executors named for wills of Mary Mentzer Hollingsworth and Ernest B. Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Mabel Williams
Mt. Vernon
Nellie Frasher
Conspiracy on Carrier Rates Charged by Federal Indictment
Washington AP reports Attorney General Biddle announced a federal indictment in Denver charging seven organizations and 200 individuals with conspiring to block independent rate making by motor carriers through intimidation and coercive acts. The case targets practices that deprived the shipping public of low cost truck freight in 14 states including Iowa and Missouri. Defendants include Donald R. Wigton of Des Moines Iowa, former assistant general manager of the Midwest Motor Freight Bureau, Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Biddle Friday
Denver
Towa
Donald R. Wigton
Des Moines
Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau
Kansas City
Confiscation of Bikes Delayed Until Monday
Police Chief Tom Condon announced that confiscation of unlicensed bikes is postponed through the weekend due to weather. Bicycles must display 1943 license tags, be in good condition, and have a bell reflector and lights for night use. confiscation starts Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Condon
Army brass hats confirm WAAC role in war effort
Washington officials acknowledge the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps will play a key wartime role. The 375 000 member organization has just celebrated its first birthday, surpassing 60 000 and seeking to reach 150 000 by July 1 as part of the 1944 War Department appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
War Department
Death notices for Joseph T. Ziskov and Judy Kay Kramer
Joseph T. Ziskov sky 87 of 2500 Johnson Ave NW died early Thursday and funeral services by Rev D J Lenihan at St Patrick s Church at 9 15 a m Saturday burial Linwood Cemetery Rosary at Brady Mortuary 8 p m Friday. Judy Kay Kramer 21 months daughter of Frank N Kramer of 923 Eighteenth Ave SW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 4 a m Friday after a short illness born Aug 26 1941 in Cedar Rapids. Surviving parents brother and grandparents listed. Services Beatty Chapel time to be announced burial Linwood Cemetery friends may call after 5 p m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. Ziskovsky
Johnson Avenue NW
D. J. Lenihan
St. Patrick’s Church
Linwood Cemetery
Brady Mortuary
Judy Kay Kramer
Frank N. Kramer
Eighteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Frank Eugene
William T. Kramer
Howard Douglass
Beatty Chapel
Four Applicants In Running for Playground Job
Cedar Rapids playground commission reviewed four applications for the superintendent position after Judd Dean resigned last August 7 to join the army. Three were rejected, leaving a Lincoln Nebraska candidate, now a city assistant recreation director, to be interviewed. if not acceptable, the commission will seek National Recreation Association help to publicize the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National Recreation Association
Lincoln Man
Strategic Plans After Attu and Kiska Leaders Discuss Kurile Route
The commander notes Kiska defense could delay operations and weather may complicate tasks. He warns a direct push to Paramushiro 700 miles away across open water would face heavy losses and might wait until forces are sufficient. Afterwards, focus shifts to fortifying positions and limited air strikes on the Kuriles and northern Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiska
Attu
Kuriles
Tokio
Paramushiro
North Pacific
Japan
Lend Lease Shipments Outline Soviet Focus and 1943 Plans
Stettinius testified on lend lease logistics noting plans to send more food to the Soviet Union than Britain as 1943 aims to ship about 10 percent of U S production under lend lease. He said U boats had sunk under 5 percent of lend lease cargo through February 1943 and that no abnormal port accumulations exist besides steel held for Russia due to convoy conditions.
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Great Britain
Russia
America
Lendlease
Stettinius
Davy Jones’ Locker
China
India
Roosevelt Praises Boy Scouts at 33rd National Council
President Roosevelt as honorary president sends a message to Walter W. Head at the Boy Scouts of America annual meeting in New York. He praises the Scouts for services on both battlefronts and on the home front during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
National Council Meeting
Boy Scouts of America
New York
Lewis in Surprise Trip to Washington
United Mine Workers officials said President John L. Lewis would travel to Washington during the day and the union headquarters in New York would close immediately. No reason was given and there was no indication Lewis would consult the War Labor Board, which he has ignored since the soft coal wage dispute was referred weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Washington
Lewis
War Labor Board
Senate House Tax Parleys Bog Down
Confer ences on pay as you go taxes bogged down Friday for lack of definite information on what type of bill President Roosevelt would sign. The optimism from Thursday’s first day faded as conferees admitted they were stalemated in a one hour session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Two Months Recess Sought by Congress Leaders
Democratic and Republican leaders tentatively agree to a recess from July 1 to September 1. The plan aims to pause congressional duties amid ongoing policy debates and legislative weariness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Bitter Struggle Against Nazis by Baltic Peoples
Refugees report Baltic nations resist German attempts to nazify under Nazi occupation. Lithuania Latvia and Estonia face German officials, labor mobilization, deportations, and a push to colonize farms with German settlers while Soviet ties fade and fear of Russia grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Hitler
Baltic States
Russia
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Germany
Kaunas
Vilna
U S Bombers Strike Jap Installations in Arakan Burma
American air forces delivered their heaviest Bur mese campaign blows with more than 125 tons of bombs on six Japanese sites in the Arakan region of northwest Burma. The raids involved Tenth U S Air Force B 25 Mitchells and Liberator bombers targeting Lan gwa Singu and Magne, igniting multiple fires visible from 80 miles away and over 10 000 feet of smoke as the formations departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Arakan
Burma
Tenth
U. S. Air Force
R.A.F
Langwa
Singu
Magne
Greeting Cards Hit By War Production Board Curbs
The War Production Board ordered a reduction in greeting card designs and paper use. About 100 publishers must stop producing more than 60 percent of 1942 designs or more than 80 percent of their plates for the duration of 1943 and beyond due to paper shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
Lyons Assumes Command of Antilles Air Task Force
Brig. Gen. Edwin B. Lyons arrived in San Juan to take over command of the Antilles air task force, succeeding Maj. Gen. Edwin J. House. Lyons previously led an American bombardment group in the Canal Zone.
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San Juan, P. R
INS
Edwin B. Lyons
San Juan
Antilles
Edwin J. House
Lyons
Canal Zone
Subscription Rates By Garriers per Week and Year
Rates listed for weeklies and longer terms with Mail editions and local carrier service rules. Advertising representation details include ALLEX-KLAPP COMPANY with addresses in Chicago New York and Detroit.
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Garriers
Towa
U.S
Allex-Klapp Company
Michigan Avenue
Chicao
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Center Bilde
Detroit
Media Records
A.N.P.A. Bureau of Advertising
Ever Normal Granary Talk Shifts at World Food Conference
At Hot Springs Virginia AP report British delegate Richard K Law urged an international price stability policy and surplus crop storage to prevent price swings. American official Paul Appleby cautioned postwar shortages and said the US must plan to continue rationing and big food aid to Europe after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
United Nations Food Conference
Richard K. Law
Paul H. Appleby
United States
Europe
Davies Delivers Roosevelt Letter to Stalin in Kremlin
U S special envoy Joseph E Davies met with Vyacheslav Molotov and Josef Stalin in Moscow after a formal call at the Soviet Foreign Commissariat. Davies handed Stalin a personal, sealed Roosevelt letter following a reception at the American embassy.
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Moscow
Joseph E. Davies
Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Kremlin
Davies
Stalin
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
U. S
William S. Standley
Des Moines Man Pleads Innocent In Lottery Case
William F. D. Clevinger a 53 year old Des Moines post office employee pled innocent before U S Commissioner W A Sigler to an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud by interstate transportation of lottery tickets He posted a 500 appearance bond and must report to the federal district court in Chicago June 2 The Des Moines man was one of 14 Iowans indicted in connection with the Lucky Strike Co lottery sale involving bets on baseball runs treasury figures and horse race prices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
William F. D. Clevinger
Des Moines Post Office
United States
W. A. Sigler
Clevinger
Federal District Court
Chicago
Des Moines Mol
Lucky Strike Co
Cigaret
Lottery Concern
United States Treasury
Senate Confirms Gen Lear Amid Clark Protest
The Senate approved President Roosevelt's promotion of Ben Lear to temporary lieutenant general despite Senator Clark of Missouri denouncing Lear for punishing a Thirty fifth division truck train detachment for a golf course incident in Memphis where soldiers yelled at girls. Democratic Leader Barkley defended the move noting merit aside from the conduct. Senator McKellar praised Lear as a vigorous and worthwhile officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clark
D-Mo
Senate
Roosevelt
Ben Lear
Lear
Memphis
Tenn
Barkley
McKellar
D-Tenn
Pacific Council Receives Broad War Briefing From Allies
Washington report notes President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill briefed the Pacific war council for 90 minutes on the global war, with no immediate plans disclosed for an assault on Japan. Churchill said Allies remain focused on beating Hitler first while maintaining the broader war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Pacific War Council
Japan
W. L. Mackenzie King
Churchill
Congress
Hitler
Netherlands
Loudon
T V. Soong
Pacific
Lord Halifax
Murderer of Iowa Officer's Wife Ends Life in Tennessee
George Slim Johnson, sought for the slaying of Mrs. Norma Faye Scogin, 19, wife of Lieut. George L. Scogin, killed herself at Nashville after police trapped him at a bus station. Coroner's jury found murder and assault. Johnson admitted shooting Mrs. Scogin and beating her with a pistol butt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tullahoma, Tenn
Nashville
Tullahoma
Camp Forrest
George “Slim” Johnson
Norma Faye Scogin
George L. Scogin
Des Moines
Iowa
Johnson
J. J. Jackson
State Highway Patrol
Scogin
Des Moines Holds Centennial Rites
Des Moines celebrated its 100th birthday with a ceremony at city hall. The event recalls May 20, 1843 when Capt. James Allen and 52 cavalrymen arrived to establish Fort Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
James Allen
Fort Des Moines
Marine Candidates To Be Called July 1
The navy announced that marine officer candidates who are college students on inactive status will be called to active duty on July 1 and ordered to the colleges where they are assigned for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
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Daily Record
Aren Pray
York
Avenport
Sioux City
Moines
Angeline M. Dvorak
Myhron Dvorak
Justice Court
Fred Hasler
Anamosa
Maurice E. Wilson
First Avenue NW
Harry T. Frebert
Avenue NE
Paul Kiecksee
Seventh Avenue SW
Keith Stark
Rthur Benn
Second Stree SE
J. A. Nelson
Eighteenth Street SE
Henry Harris
Hillside Drive NW
Edward Kuba
Second Street
St. Luke's
Marvin Bailey
Herald Hoffmeyer
Gordon Inman
David Edwards
Mechanicsville
T. C. Jackson
C Avenue NE
James L. Johnson
I Avenue NW
At Mercy
Robert Maddigan
Fourth Avenue SE
Louis Underwood
Yank
Feeusemda
Omers
Peg Iul
Joseph B. Clyde
Bethany Church
Robert Bellaire
WMC
Amite Litter
East
John J. Astor
Marine
Merchants National Bank
Mary Mentzer Hollingsworth
Ernest B. Cameron
Evangeline Cutler Cameron
Florence Cameron Moyer
Gertrude Cameron Adams
Wacks
Emmameden Co
Seeaeaggge
Ziskovsky Services
Clark Lee
Boy Scouts
Antilles Air Lead
Cedar Rapide
Gazette Company
John L. Miller
Harry Boyd
C. Hoyt
Post Office Ag
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
Molotov
Gen
Daddy
Aunt Sally
Ginsberg's
Jewel Box Distributors of
Longines
Second
Pacific Council
Manuel Quezon
Herbert Evatt
Krebs Flower Shop
Third Avenue SE
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