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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1944
Page
2
Daily Record items list gasoline N blue stamps A8 to Q8 and sugar coupons 30 31 in book No 4, coupon 40 for five pounds through Feb 1945. Airplane shoe stamps Nos 1 2 in book No 3 valid indefinitely. Various fines imposed for drunkenness parking and crossing offenses. Birth announcements include May births at several addresses and names.
John D Crippen files for divorce from Doris Jane Crippen. Petition seeks dissolution of marriage with potential ancillary relief in the court of record.
Leona Profit from Cornelius Profit and Velma Claudene Brown from Garry Blind Brown are identified in this notice. The pairing suggests a namesake change or related legal action involving two individuals and their respective guardians or references.
Tickets remain available for Kiss and Tell at the Iowa theater tonight at 8 15. The George Abbott comedy follows adolescents and parents with June Dayton Katherine Alexander and Jack Davis in leading roles reflected by prior stage and film work.
An ad claims TENEX provides effective relief for 14 years for itchy watery blisters scaling skin on hands feet and body and directs readers to May’s Drug Store to obtain TENEX.
An ad promoting FASTEETH powder to secure upper and lower dental plates for a firmer, more comfortable fit. Claims no pasty taste or sour feel, is alkaline, and free of a burning sensation. Available at drug stores.
London reports Allied radio instructions urging occupied peoples to gather precise local terrain details for invasion planning. The message outlines roads bridges rivers woods fords and landing sites and warns of possible German reprisals and fake Allied leaflets.
Moscow reports eight hundred Germans killed as Soviet forces repel Sunday assaults along the Dnestr front northwest of Tiraspol. German planes shot down total 28, with 52 down the day prior. Berlin claimed encirclement near Grigoriopol and 3,000 prisoners. other skirmishes near Stanislawow.
More than 175 delegates attend the forty third Iowa Knights of Columbus state convention at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids for the state deputy contest with four candidates. Archbishop Beckman presides at mass and delivers the sermon as major speakers include Bernard Kennedy and Dr Kerrigan.
Richard A. Fuller, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Fuller, graduates from Fort Benning officer candidate school and becomes a second lieutenant. He is among Coe College’s 22 cadets who trained together. after leave he reports to Camp Shelby Mississippi. Multiple service members, furloughs, and overseas duties are listed with home addresses and assigns.
The planting schedule for children enrolled in the victory garden program run by the playground and recreation commission was announced. Sites include Arthur High, Harrison and Franklin high schools, Daniels Park, Cleveland, and the Children’s Home with Mrs. garden supervisor directing planting days.
Fraser writes against a national service act and criticizes Navy and War officials urging its passage. He argues against regimentation of workers and cites railroad industry effort, asserting civilian workers will meet war needs through voluntary cooperation. ORC international HQ is Cedar Rapids.
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific reported the annihilation of Japanese troops on Inosei Island near the Wakde airstrip, with 111 enemy dead in a three day action raising total fatalities to 676. Dutch New Guinea coast battles added 436 more dead and 45 captures, while Allied air raids sank six coastal vessels and damaged a freighter and nine float planes.
A Liberator bomber from the Aleutians struck targets on Shimushiri and Ketoi islands 400 miles from the Japanese mainland, within 400 miles of Hokkaido. Navy planes burned airfields and phosphate works on Nauru, while attacks reached Ponape and Marshall Islands with carrier air support and Hellcat fighters.
Alice Calista Drake 83 widow of Francis E Drake died at her sister Effie Schroeder's home after a long illness. She lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years and leaves son Donald E Drake of Cedar Rapids and daughter Mrs Sherrer with eight great grandchildren and four sisters including Mrs Schroeder and Mrs Belle. A Gold Star mother, her son Niall died in France in World War I. She belonged to the American Legion auxiliary. Services at Beatty chapel 10:30 a.m. and Oakland Cemetery Manchester 12:15 p.m. Friends may call at Beatty's.
Funeral arrangements are set for Mrs Minnie M Grimm of 125 Fourth Avenue SW with services at the Keswick Methodist church at 2 30 Tuesday. A noon home service will precede. Rev George Stauffacher will officiate. Burial is in Community cemetery seven miles north of Keswick. Friends may call at the family home.
Funeral services for Pfc. Felix Saldana, son of Mr and Mrs Merced Saldana of 602 C avenue NE, who died in a bomber crash at Rapid City South Dakota, will be held at Immaculate Conception church at 9 a m Tuesday. Rt Rev J M Molloy will preside. Burial at Mt Calvary cemetery with Rosary at 8 p m Monday at the family home.
Dennis Martin 60 of 1965 Second Avenue SE died 8 p.m. Saturday at Oakdale after a long illness. Born in Iowa on September 27, 1884 he came to Cedar Rapids in 1913 from Missouri Valley. He worked for Link-Belt Speeder Manufacturing. Surviving are two sisters Miss Margaret Martiz and Mrs Grace King both of Cedar Rapids. two nieces and two nephews. Services at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception with Rt Rev Msgr J M Molloy officiating Rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Monahan chapel where friends may call.
Abraham L Diehl 80 lifelong Linn county resident died Sunday at 7 p m at his daughter Mrs A B Frentress route one Marion after a long illness He born April 26 1864 Cedar Rapids Survived by three daughters Mrs Frentress Mrs R T Burns of Boone and Mrs Nora White of Cedar Rapids a sister Miss Laura B Diehl Cedar Rapids three grandchildren three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews A son H E Diehl and his wife Matilda died earlier Services Tuesday at 4 p m Turner chapel with Rev H Le Ruthrauff officiating burial in Shiloh Cemetery Louisa Friends may call at the chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Jennie Rohn of Monticello will be held at 2 30 p m Tuesday at her home with the Rev Homer Barrymple officiating. Burial follows in Oakland cemetery Monticello. She is survived by a sister Mrs Frank Buxton Wheatland and other relatives.
Word reached Mrs. Will Kirwir of 1550 Fourth Avenue that her niece Mrs. Eastman of Long Beach California died Sunday. The Eastmans left Cedar Rapids about thirty years ago after Mr. Eastman found work with The Gazette and moved to Oklahoma City.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a relocation to Long Services with a time of 3 p.m. The readable text mentions individuals and a schedule, but details are unclear.
A memorial service for Mrs J H Rhinehart of Cedar Rapids 1649 Ellis Boulevard NW will be led by Rev F L Hinshaw at Brady Mortuary at 2 30 PM on Tuesday. Burial follows in Cedar Memorial cemetery family lot. Friends may call at Brady Mortuary.
Services for Mrs Mary Jane Gullidge mother of Mrs Fred Larson and sister of Mrs Emily Rowling of Compton Calif died at the Larson residence Saturday at 7 30 p m after a brief illness. The rites will be at Turner chapel Tuesday at 2 p m with a reader from the First Church of Christ Scientist in charge. Burial is Cedar Memorial park. Friends may call at the chapel.
The Woman's auxiliary of St. John's Episcopal church will meet for luncheon Friday at 1 p.m. in the Guild hall. Mrs. A. C. Ratner will chair the hostesses. There will be a Genii of Isabella meeting Wednesday as announced in Sunday's Gazette. Meetings will be held in June.
Marion Dingman of The Gazette’s mechanical department was elected to the executive board of the Iowa Daily Newspaper Mechanical conference at its annual meeting in Des Moines. The notice mentions a free cooking school in the Glow room at 2 15 p m Tuesday.
Cedar Rapids post office announced Monday openings for draftsmen to work on map poster graph and technical plans. Positions located in Washington and other parts of the country. Salaries range from 1752 to 3163 dollars a year.
The Civil Air Patrol weekly Theory of Flight class moves to Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the YMCA instead of the usual Wednesday night session. Officers announced the change for this week only.
A refresher course for all Red Cross home service workers in Linn county begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday and runs through Thursday at the Red Cross headquarters in the Granby building. Miss Eleanor Flynn of St. Louis, home service director for the territory, will teach.
The 28 member Coe College women's band conducted by Capt. Stanley Vesely gave a half hour program in the Red Cross building at Schick hospital in Clinton Sunday. Soloists included Ardis Goeken Joliet Ill with two marimba numbers and Mildred Kopecky Clear Lake a sophomore on baritone horn.
The Rev. Earl Barclay, 35, of Coggan, suffered a heart attack on Third avenue SE near Greene Square Monday after taking his wife to a Cedar Rapids train. Ambulance Service rushed him to St Luke's Hospital as he walked east from the station with Rev. I. E. Linkletter, pastor of the Second Christian church.
Rotary members honored W. R. Boyd at a Monday noon luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel. Boyd chairs the state board of education finance committee and serves as president of the Perpetual Savings and Loan association. Prof. Charles T. Hickok delivered congratulations as a sound film “Salute to the Navy” played.
Transportation networks remained disrupted as rivers rose and washouts closed lines. North Western and Milwaukee routes faced detours and slow trains near Tama, Chelsea, Des Moines, and Ames while the Rock Island rerouted services via Cedar Rapids and Osceola. The Newton area hosted a Red Cross canteen for about 1,200 travelers. Flood forecasts warned Des Moines crest near 24.5 feet midweek with extensive river spread and dozens of highway closures and evacuated farm families south of Iowa City.
Traffic south on Highway 218 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City was detoured Monday afternoon through Ely Mt Vernon and Solon as crews redirected flow.
Cedar Rapids received 1.23 inches of rain in the last 36 hours per Chambers Inskeep. A heavy 2:30 p.m. Sunday downpour flooded downtown parking with water about a foot deep while the east side residential district saw only a light sprinkle. Temperatures reached 73 degrees at 1 and 7 p.m., with a Sunday low of 65 from 3 to 9 a.m. Humidity stood at 35 percent and skies were clear at 2:30 p.m.
The OPA announced that starting Friday dealers and distributors may raise their stock of rationed heating and cooking stoves to meet the needs of their districts.
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