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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1944
Page
2
Daily Record items list five pound coupons for food and fuel through 1945, shoe stamps for one pair, and penalties for drunkenness and parking violations. Fire calls in Cedar Rapids and Anamosa births, and marriages noted. includes a Cedar Rapids address and local residents.
Elwood M. Miller of 1536 Washington Ave SE was among three Red Cross volunteers ashore with American troops during the Hollandia operation in Dutch New Guinea. Miller has served with the Red Cross since Jan 1944 and previously taught at Maquoketa as athletic director. He is a Coe College graduate and the son of J A Miller of Cedar Rapids.
Manager S Bergeson and his crew worked all Sunday night to keep water out of the creamery while streets before the post office and Watts hospital were flooded. Nearly every home has basement water, some 30 to 40 inches deep, forcing a few families to move out. The only real loss beyond washed gardens is 70 head of sheep owned by Oscar Mise near town as the river fell three inches Monday.
Special to The Gazette reports Highway 149 south of Sigourney was shut due to high water. The river runs a mile wide with water two to three feet deep over the pavement. Highway 92 toward Oskaloosa was also closed, leaving 149 north and 92 east as the only outlets from Sigourney.
State health officials urged residents in flood areas to boil any drinking water that could be contaminated, advising at least two minutes of boiling. Dr. W. L. Bierring emphasized caution as flood waters recede and wells remain at risk.
In Des Moines flood waters around River View amusement park rose Tuesday. Only the tallest horse and giraffe heads showed above water at the merry go round while the boat house was waterlogged to the roof and a canoe rental sign remained visible.
Officials urge thorough pumping to remove oil and water and subsequent disinfection. Typhoid inoculation clinics are set up in communities while the department issues instructions for treating canned fruits meats and vegetables stored in flooded basements.
A Red Cross official estimated at least 11 deaths from recent storms and property losses of about 2.345 million dollars across Iowa counties. The tally excludes livestock losses and some other categories. details from A. L. Gardner of Wash were unavailable.
A minor lightning flash struck a booster transformer cutout in the alley between First and Second Avenues at Thirteenth Street SE, Cedar Rapids. The blackout lasted a few minutes while workers made minor repairs on one circuit.
The Red Cross survey lists 35 houses destroyed, one destroyed, damaged, and 366 damaged in Iowa. Seven Red Cross workers operate under H E Suydam of St Louis with headquarters set up locally. Suydam expects at least one more worker Thursday and notes 2 to 12 more could be called as conditions develop.
The Cedar Rapids area reported new rainfall totaling 1.03 inches in the last 24 hours as skies stayed threatening. At 2 30 p.m. the temperature stood at 70 degrees with a high of 84 degrees reached earlier Monday.
George E. O'Malley of Des Moines was unanimously chosen state deputy at the Iowa Knights of Columbus convention in Cedar Rapids. Other officers re elected include Ray F. Conley state secretary J L Maineny state treasurer and Frank W Less state advocate. Delegates to the Toronto supreme convention were named along with Cedar Rapids council courtesy picks and Waterloo awarded 1945 convention.
Three men injured in an oil fumes explosion at Cedar Rapids Block Company, 1214 Ninth Street SW. Lyle Brown, William Faulkner, and Fenton Masterhan were treated at Mercy hospital for second degree burns to face neck hands and arms. all listed in good condition by Dr. R L Mantz.
German prisoners at Fort Custer Michigan sowed white clover seed in swastika shapes two to three feet wide along with grass seed. Capt A T Etcheson said the markings were discovered and the prisoners were placed under guard and ordered to replace the clover swastikas with grass seed.
In the San Leucio area German forces counter-attacked with many tanks but failed to break Allied lines. Monte San Leucio remains in Allied hands. The news agency compared the battles to Somme Verdun and Flanders clashes, while Allied air forces flew 2,150 sorties with material losses and five aircraft shot down.
American tanks and infantry launched a major attack from the Anzio beachhead under Lt. Gen. Mark Clark to break the German line guarding the Appian Way to Rome. The 6:30 a.m. assault involved Sherman tanks, heavy artillery, and air support aiming at Cisterna and the Alban hills, with German defenses and mine belts met by relentless fire and coordinating Allied forces.
AP reports R E Walters regional OPA administrator asked Washington for authority to end rationing in 36 Iowa counties to aid flood and tornado victims. The measure would divert food for evacuated residents and to assist insurance adjustments and rehabilitation. Officials note possible extension to four more counties: O'Brien Cherokee Buena Vista Sac. The list includes Clay Palo Alto Winnebago Worth Hancock Cerro Gordo Floyd Chickasaw Pocahontas Humboldt Wright Franklin Butler Bremer Calhoun Webster Hamilton Hardin Grundy Black Hawk Buchanan Carroll Greene Dallas Polk Jasper Poweshiek Iowa Johnson.
Mrs Jennie Emerson aged 70 longtime Cedar Rapids resident died Monday in her Hollywood California home after a long illness Burial is planned in California Her husband W Emerson a former Cedar Rapids druggist preceded her in death She is survived by sister in law Mrs H E Myers of Cedar Rapids
Ralph A. Ford of 911 C Avenue NW dies at his Cedar Rapids home after a lingering illness. He worked 42 years for Iowa Electric Light and Power and was a member of First Evangelical church. Survived by wife Florence, a son Stuart M. Ford, daughters Helen E. Ford and Irene A. Birchard, two grandsons and a granddaughter. Funeral arrangements pending. Friends may call at Moen chapel.
Thomas J. Looney 1873 1960 died at his Cedar Rapids home after a lingering illness. Born May 22 1873 in Freeman Missouri he married Susan Manning in Libertyville Iowa in 1899 and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1916. He was shop foreman at Link Belt Speeder for 19 years and a Brethren deacon. Surviving are his wife a daughter E L Luglan of Vinton four sons D M Looney Solon W M Looney Alaska W A Looney Navy and C D Looney Cedar Rapids two brothers Everett Tacoma David Eldon and Bert Humbolt two sisters Mrs Arthur Zuehlke Ottumwa and Mrs William Trout Eldon and eight grandchildren. Information on caller arrangements given later.
Max R Herrmann 70 died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Tuesday at 1 30 a m after a long illness He was a grinder at Iowa Steel and Iron Works formerly with Chandler Pump Co Born April 27 1880 in Cannes Miehl bei Saxaen Germany he moved to the Amanas at age 20 then to Cedar Rapids Surviving wife two sons Robert Claire Herrmann Des Moines Richard Max Herrmann Cedar Rapids and five grandchildren The body is at the Barta chapel Funeral announcement will be
Funeral services for Frank Jiroutek will be held at 2 Wednesday in the Brosh chapel at Ely Sun day. The Rev. Ludvik Burian will officiate. Friends may call at the chapel.
Washington reports the U S Public Health Service called for more instructors to train young women for military and civilian nursing. Surgeon General Parran urged graduate nurses to take on scholarships for courses in the extensive summer program of post graduate study in professional nursing.
Byron A. Barlow, charter member of the Cedar Rapids Life Underwriters association, received the first honorary membership at a luncheon in the Montrose hotel. The group elected Short as president and named officers and directors, with state meeting set for Des Moines May 26 and 27. Reed Nelson was commended as retiring secretary.
A Stockholm dispatch reported 47 British and Allied POWs were killed in a March massacre at MStalagluft III not in a clash but by guards who fired at prisoners across barracks courtyards and other areas. Eyewitness accounts deny escape attempts and cite guard breakdowns. Lord Beaverbrook’s Express called it mass murder with guards running wild for three days.
LaPlant Choate of Cedar Rapids Iowa faced damage suits in a Springfield federal court alleging infringement of bulldozer patents. Baker Manufacturing Garben and Industries and Contra Illinois Equipment hold the patents and filed the action. LaPlant claims no formal notice yet.
London dispatch says partisans report all enemy operations in eastern Bosnia collapsed with over 3,000 Germans killed and wounded in two months of fighting.
A reader praises Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle remedy for chronic constipation. The letter claims daily All-Bran relieves symptoms by supplying dietary fiber to improve bowel function and encourages regular intake with ample water.
Kansas City AP reports Capt Harry H Dreany assistant commandant of the United States maritime service announced a new uniform for the merchant marine. The dull blue suit, designed for year round use with lighter material for summer, will differ only by button color for officers and enlisted men.
German spy planes roamed the British coast overnight with claims of attacking Ports mouth in a strong Luftwaffe strike. About 100 German planes joined attacks on the south coast and East Anglia with port facilities damaged and several fires started. Six raiders were shot down and a coast town reported deaths and damage to a church and mission hall.
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