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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1941
Page
5
Iowa official Fischer discusses possible change to permit war clauses in policies. He notes a drafted soldier and family should not face war alone and says insurers might support the war effort, but labor and industry resist sacrifices while government allows defense orders and foreign trade.
Special to The Gazette WEST UNION A jury of 10 women and two men was sworn in Judge T H Goheen's court to hear a $10 000 damage suit by Mrs Mayme Wood Celwein against the city. She claims a compound fracture of the right ankle on Dec 26 1940 after stepping in ice and snow in an alley at Oelwein. She was in a wheelchair. She is a Fayette county Democrat active figure and extractor manufacturer. The panel includes Mrs H T Earl Bertha Lee Elsie Burd Helen Thompson Lola Reisner Frances Clara Schaefer Bessie Jellings Florence McCauley Marie Shippy Mabel Chicken Robert Loeb and Frank Guetzko.
Des Moines INS reports R E Ed Hill publisher of Oxford Junction Wyoming and Lost Nation will become secretary of the Republican state central committee on June 1. He won all 14 ballots cast while H A Tex Grantham moves to the Iowa state tax commission. Hill has served on the central committee since 1938.
Governor George A. Wilson returned from a Washington conference with defense officials and urged Iowa to play a key role in national defense. He cited Iowa's strategic location and strong agricultural output as vital to feeding allied armies and sustaining defense needs. Accompanying him were Edward A. Kimball and Rodney Q. Selby noted for promoting Iowa facilities to aid the defense program.
Four Iowa City residents were sentenced after pleading guilty to illegal gambling device possession and related charges. Jack Kennedy, Charles F. Smith, James Gwynne, and Harold Stangley got $300 fines and 90 days in jail with half suspended. three others had lesser counts resolved. several defendants pled not guilty and await trial June 9 in Johnson county district court.
E W Bauman of Cedar Rapids paid $24.65 after a hearing for violating state fish and game laws while fishing at Backbone state park 20 minutes before five on opening morning. Companions J E Benter and W C Dresserhouse had charges dismissed. Game Warden W J Mors encountered them as the season opened at 5 a.m. May 1.
Des Moines dispatch reports Mount Vernon high school student Jean Houstman won the statewide Poppy Day editorial contest. She receives the auxiliary traveling trophy for one year and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J Houstman. Poppy day sales are scheduled for Saturday.
A large crowd gathered in Shueyville for the alumni banquet honoring the class of 1941 and celebrating a 50 year milestone from the 1891 graduating class. The 1891 group included three graduates, two still living, with remarks from Inez Witousek and Joseph Novotny. Swisher couple announces daughter Lillian’s marriage to Robert Konasek on April 16 at John Huss church parsonage.
North Liberty Methodist Church observes its 100th anniversary with a four day program beginning Sunday at 10 45 a m led by Bishop Ralph Magee of Des Moines. The event includes a homecoming picnic, services of greetings from former members, sermons by visiting pastors, and special music. The church has seen 40 pastors and two different buildings since its 1841 Sunday school origin.
Des Moines AP State Public Safety Commissioner Karl W. Fischer said his department would aid Iowa men seeking refunds on Missouri automobile licenses bought while employed at Fort Leonard Wood. He noted residents who moved to Missouri would not get refunds, but believes several hundred Iowa residents still in Iowa were improperly charged. Fischer cited talks with Missouri officials and urged affected Iowans to report details to his office.
A Waterloo group led by Ed Moore Jr and John W Koch examined Cedar Rapids park improvement drawings at City Hall. Attending were Mrs Andrew Petersen Mrs Oscar Anderson of the Woman's Club civic committee, Mrs Robert Lubbock playground panel chair, and Nevin recreation superintendent, with architect Gail Gunartny outlining details at noon Saturday.
About 12 to 15 Piper Cub planes are due to land at Cedar Rapids airport Saturday at 11 15 a m for a Goodwill flight promoting the film I Wanted Wings to be shown at the Paramount theater for Memorial Day. The Des Moines group will continue to Iowa City with a deleg ation headed by Paramount.
Hanford unit announces Cedar Rapids winners in the Poppy Poster contest across senior and junior divisions. Maxine Charipar leads senior prizeees with Carolyn Solbrig and Vera Pyle following, plus honorable mention Betty Jean Dahl. Junior top prize goes to Jerry Cimburek with Earl Dennis and Mary Bergen taking second and third. Cash rewards of 3 2 and 1 dollars accompany the awards.
Grand Mound officials from the Commercial club and American Legion post fixed July 4 5 and 6 as the dates for a rodeo and home coming celebration at a joint meeting. It is planned.
Committees selected to run the large Grand Mound occasion include concessions by Ohrilein Chinein Campbell and Kent. advertising by Lichtenstein and Kelly. rodeo tickets by Jensen and Rockdance. grounds by Geronzin and Wolfe. booster by Ohrlein Lichtenstein Bousselot Ott. parade by Anderson Olfe Stotesberg Peckenschneider and Peterson.
Dr. Paul C. Greene, acting head of Coe College psychology, attends a drivers training seminar at Iowa State College this week. He will offer a summer course at Coe for high school teachers to qualify them to teach drivers training in high schools.
Mrs Alfred Ramos reported theft of a purse and an old check from a table in her home on Thursday between 8 a m and 2 p m The check dated in 1930 was made payable to her deceased father and was never recovered.
A program at the Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown is set for May 30 at 8:30 a.m. It will be held on a platform near the headquarters building if weather cooperates. otherwise it moves to the assembly hall.
A. L. Taylor, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, delivered the commencement speech to Mechanicsville high school’s senior class on Thursday night. His topic was What Young People Need Today for Success in Business. About 450 filled the school gym as the girls chorus and an eighth grade chorus performed.
Twenty residents petitioned the city council Thursday to address a nuisance allegedly caused by day and night operations of the Henderson School of Welding at 825 Fifth Avenue SE. The matter was referred to the public safety department.
Police received two reports of vehicle thefts on Friday. H. J. Wiley parked a panel truck on Third Avenue East between Fourth and Fifth Streets at about 9 a.m. Friday and found it missing at 10 a.m. Harry Kesser, staying at a trailer camp on Johnson Avenue Northwest, said his car was stolen from the camp around 10 p.m. Thursday.
The playground and recreation commission will lead a Saturday hike for children eight and older living in the northeast city section. Meet at Daniels Park at 9 a.m. hike to Indian Creek and return by 3 p.m. Each child brings lunch and may cook over an open fire. WPA recreation leaders Mrs. Nettie Rosenberg Norman Reid and Charles Filling supervise.
Dr. Erik M. Eriksson, 45, former head of Coe College history department and long-time California State professor, died Thursday in Pasadena. Born Odebolt, Iowa in 1886, he taught at Galesburg and Iowa, authored works on the Supreme Court and New Deal, and wrote a syndicated column. Survived by wife Minnie Louise and four children. Funeral services in Pasadena Saturday.
S. R. Hankins of the Y M C A warned the Council of Social Agencies at a luncheon that social agencies will endure tough times. He based his outlook on prewar experiences and suggested cooperation to weather anticipated cuts and reductions in support.
In police court Judge Harry S. Johnson found Robert Hennessey not guilty of reckless driving after prosecutors failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not exercise caution. The injured party was W. L. Crissman, with details reported from Third Avenue and Fifteenth Street SE.
Upper Iowa University in Fayette announces a week long graduation program from Tuesday May 27 to Monday June 2. Highlights include a commencement address by Dr. John Lewi Gillin of the University of Wisconsin at 10 30 a m, a baccalaureate sermon by Rev C Burnett White, senior class events and a vesper concert by the Upper Iowa singers.
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