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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
1
The May 24 945 issue lists stamp validity changes for red and blue ration stamps with dates through late summer, mentions gasoline and fuel oil coupon validity, and notes various local offenses with fines. It also records births at St Luke's Mercy and Omaha, plus several divorce and court items and a few vehicle-related violations.
President Truman accepted or noted resignations from Attorney General Biddle Labor Secretary Perkins Rural Electrification head Wickard and War Food Administration chief Jones. He praised Biddle and Perkins for service, affirmed Wickard’s impact on rural welfare, and supported merging War Food with Agriculture postwar. He also discussed Anderson’s critical reports and planned appointment.
Four Cedar Rapids men reported liberated from German camps. Lt. Francis E. Wilson of the B 17 crew was shot down over Germany January 11 1944 and had been missing in action. Lt. Leo W. Sweeney formerly of Cedar Rapids taught at the University of Iowa before service and was captured in France January 6. Set. George A. Chmelicek of the 34th division was captured in North Africa February 1943 and entered service April 1941. Lt. Robert M. Adams formerly with the British Eighth Army was prisoner since November 3 1942 and located at Stalag Luft 3 then 7 A.
Norwegian Attorney General Sven Arntzen said Quisling would be given a police court preliminary hearing this week. He refused to say the eventual charge or when the trial would begin.
Stars and Stripes cites a Hanover dateline report claiming U S soldiers face strict rules against fraternization. The piece describes a soldier joking about a passerby and a police call to mind the Harsh policy amid wartime discipline.
Milwaukee district judge F Ryan Duffy on Thursday upheld an order granting the Office of Price Administration the right to subpoena bank records for an ongoing investigation. Officials call it the first such federal court decision.
Senator Johnson urged Congress to cancel 11 billion dollars in 1918 war debts and grant a world wide financial reset. He argued private lenders cannot collect, while Secretary Clayton cautioned the State Department has not discussed such cancellation. Johnson faces GOP opposition as hearings hint broad committee support for repeal of the 10 year old default law.
The note highlights Raymond Olsen a featured vocalist with ties to Ben Bernie and Red Skelton shows. It mentions his New York study under Frank La Farge the mentor of Lawrence Tibbet. It also points to persons not regularly paying bond purchases.
Vice Admiral Alan G. Kirk commander U S naval forces in France warns that buying war bonds today supports immediate victory and future security. He says purchasing another bond strengthens America by striking at the enemy and rivets the rising national structure.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and mild temperatures tonight and Friday in Cedar Rapids and vicinity. Iowa expects scattered showers and mild temperatures over the next 24 hours with Cedar Rapids at 71 degrees at 2:30 pm and a 54 degree low since midnight. The state high Wednesday reached 82 at Burlington. overnight low was 50 at Mason City.
An 18 year old youth, Robert Wright of Riverton, drowned when his bicycle slipped into 13 feet of floodwater along highway 42 near Riverton. Across southwest Iowa, Nishnabotna River levels fell Thursday though Hamburg and Shenandoah areas faced lingering inundation from dike breaks and 20 year flood peaks.
Secretary Morgenthau asked the budget bureau and Congress for funds to recruit 5000 additional treasury field agents to accelerate a widening tax evasion probe. He cited a New York restaurant owner who voluntarily disclosed 2.2 million dollars in gross income over three years after Treasury agents began reviewing the books.
U S casualties rise to 996,089 as of May 14, reflecting ongoing fighting in Europe. Army losses total 886,525 with deaths, wounds, missing and prisoners. many wounded have returned to duty. Navy figures reach 109,564 including killed, wounded, missing and prisoners across services.
Chicago 6500 independent truck drivers end a week long strike after President Truman authorized the Office of Defense Transportation to seize trucking concerns. Regular drivers resume routes. unions seek wage increases from 42 to 56.50 for a 46 hour week, with WLB already granting eight cent increases.
Iowa state tax records show $5,641,194 collected in sales tax from 48,663 returns in the first quarter. Commissioner cashier M. L. Abrahamson cautioned the figure will rise by about $60,000 from 3,000 additional returns. He noted the trend of more money with fewer returns and predicted continued growth after the war. The 1944 fourth quarter totaled $6,604,403, about $963,000 more than this year's first quarter.
Joseph Munn 43 bound over to Miami criminal court on charges of man slaughter in the death of Mrs. Coretta M. Zinke from a pack of his pet terriers. Bond set at 5000 dollars after a five hour hearing Justice Henry L. Oppenborn ruled Munn knew the dogs’ vicious propensity and did not enclose them.
Regular freight truck service between Cedar Rapids and Chicago was resumed Thursday after striking Chicago drivers returned to work. All Chicago outbound lines had been halted for a week, with Chicago trucks carrying Cedar Rapids and western shipments due Thursday afternoon and evening. Some rigs were dispatched from Cedar Rapids late Wednesday night once local branch managers were informed the strike ended.
Paris AP reports seven of nine Doenitz cabinet ministers were arrested by Allied troops. Named detainees include Doenitz Schwerin von Krosigk Speer Backe Kiemm Wegener and Wagner. Dorpmuller located in Malente while Stuckart reportedly arrested. Rumor states von Friedeburg killed himself after arrest at Flensburg. HQ could not confirm.
Funeral services for Pfc Scott W Buchan 26 who died in Germany April 11 will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Olivet Presbyterian Church with Rev D Keith Irwin and the American Legion officiating. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John R Buchan 702 Second Avenue SW and his wife resides at 422 Avenue NW. An infantryman he served with the Seventh Army.
Memorial services for Pfc. War ren Carney, son of Mrs. Lpeatrice Narber of 529 Sixth Avenue E, will be held at 3 p.m. in Trinity Methodist Church. Carney, a paratrooper, was killed on D-Day June 6, 1944, and is survived by his wife and two children.
Anna B Owen 72 Cedar Rapids resident died at home 914 Washington Ave SE at 10 PM Wednesday after an extended illness She was born February 2 1873 near Weilan Washington County to Nancy and Ira Adams She married Thomas D Owen November 26 1895 He died September 22 1934 Surviving are two daughters Mrs F J Rubins Cedar Rapids and Mrs William A Castle Rippey two grandsons and four sisters She was a lifelong Methodist member St Pauls Church Cedar Rapids Services at Beatty chapel Saturday 2 PM conducted by Dr C J Bready Burial in Cedar Memorial Cemetery Friends may call at Beattys
Harrison Young of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 4 30 p m on Wednesday after a long illness He was born October 22 1870 in Coon Rapids and married Kathrina Baker December 20 1898 in Cedar Rapids He worked 37 years for the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co retiring in 1940 Surviving are his wife two sons Edward and Walter one daughter Emma Storm and Pearl Walters two sisters Mae Moore Nettie Vardenburg and Grace Johnson ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren Services will be held at Turner chapel at 2 p m Saturday with burial in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
Helen C Flanagan 74 died at her daughter Mrs A P Bordenave s home in St Paul Minn Funeral services were in St Paul and burial followed She was born near Richmond Ia Sept 3 1870 and married in Des Moines in 1898 to John Flanagan of Williamsburg Surviving are three daughters Mrs A P Bordenave Mrs James McEntee of Cleveland OH and Mrs C C Dawson of Minneapolis and two sons Matthew of Jacksonville Fla and John A with the First Army in Germany
Mrs Vera I Kingsbury wife of Robert K Kingsbury died at 11 a m Wednesday in her Magnus Hotel apartment after a brief illness due to an acute asthma attack Born June 1 1909 in Armstrong she lived here with her husband and was known in local circles.
A Cedar Rapids resident who attended the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis School of Music, moved from Mason City in 1929 and belonged to the Congregational church, is survived by her husband and two daughters Patricia Anne and Shirley Jean Mostak at home, her mother Mrs. Jennie B. Wood, two brothers Rhea D. Wood and Merton B. Wood, and burial planned in Iowa Falls after a Moon chapel service. Friends may call at the Magnus hotel.
Frank Lockridge 78 a lifelong North English resident died at home at 2 p m Wednesday after a long illness Surviving wife Addie son Walter Cedar Rapids daughter Mrs George Nemmers Cedar Rapids grandson granddaughter and several nieces and nephews Funeral at the Christian church North English at 2 30 p m Saturday Burial in North English.
George Pirnie, 57, long time Cedar Rapids resident, died at 3 30 p m Wednesday in the Stevens hotel Chicago after a brief illness. Brother John Pirnie of Water Point traveled to Chicago to bring the casket to Cedar Rapids. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Pirnie had worked as a truck gardener near Cedar Rapids and as an air conditioning engineer in Chicago for the Robert Berner company.
Levent Gardner Jr died May 7 in Riverside California. He is survived by his parents a sister Alma grandparents and an aunt. Burial is in Evergreen Cemetery Riverside.
United States air force headquarters said 40000 air and ground crew from 19 English heavy bomber bases will be flown back to the United States within 30 to 60 days with about 20000 more to follow by water. Some crews may head to the Pacific after home leaves and all returning personnel will rejoin their original units. Liberator groups named for immediate return include the 44th 93rd 389th 392nd 445th 446th 448th 453rd 458th 466th 467th and 491st. Fortress groups listed are the 61st 351st 381st 398th 401st 457th and 82nd.
Acting Secretary of War Patterson said at a press conference that sick and wounded American servicemen are being evacuated from Europe and the Mediterranean theaters at about 44,000 a month and will be brought home within the next 90 days.
Roy Olson of Collins Radio will speak to the Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce on frequency modulation and the future of radio. The meeting begins at 7 30 p m with dinner at 6 15.
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