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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
2
A weather column reports Cedar Rapids area conditions with a cloudless Cedar ids today and scattered showers expected Friday forenoon. The Cham bers Inskeep graph shows a 2 30 p.m. temperature of 69 degrees with yesterday reaching 60. Overnight lows near 52 and 45 earlier. Humidity around 40 percent.
Mrs. Price McPeak of 1611 L Street SW died Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Mary Ann Wawro, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wawro, died Wednesday at the family home 385 Seventeenth Street SE.
Alfred L. Kurth of Marengo and Phyllis Ione Peet of Ely, James A. Endsley and Kathryn M. Storm of Cedar Rapids, Thedeus M. Lukasik and Mary Pabian of Detroit Michigan, William W. Bull of Palo and Amnadean Dennis of Center Point, Raymond George Kaufman of Guernsey and Dagmar Margar ette Steensgaard of Cedar Rapids.
Docket includes M. J. Raftis 220 Second avenue SE fined $1 and costs for overtime parking. M. Feder and sons 1211 avenue NE assessed $2 and costs for overtime parking (2). R. M. Ferguson 1432 Fifth avenue SE fined $1 and costs for double parking. J. R. Hash 225 Twenty fifth street drive SE fined $1 and costs for overtime parking. William Cisler 1914 Second street SW dismissed on payment of costs for failure to yield right of way.
At Mercy hospital and St Luke's a series of births are recorded. Names include Mr and Mrs Charles Gall Lloyd Dennis John W Weal Max Ely Albert Stark Philip Bowen and Charles Cassady with births on May 26 and May 27. A son or daughter is listed for each couple at their respective addresses in SE NW NW SW and SW districts.
Bertha Wilson sues Dewey Wilson and Ada Elaine Sisco sues Raymond E. Sisco in separate civil actions. Details label the parties and indicate pending filings in the same docket. The notices reflect parallel family law style disputes over estates or support.
London AP reports Brig. Gen. James C. Crockett, a leading American expert on the German army, was assigned to the general staff of the U.S. Army's European headquarters as Allied preparations for an invasion of Europe progress another step.
Reports describe Fortresses dropping fragmentation bombs on Comiso Biscari and Ponte Oliva airfields as Allied forces continue operations in Sicily. Observers note fierce winds hindered visibility during Wednesday raids while enemy air resources appear limited for now.
Cairo report says Royal Air Force light bombers attacked Axis shipping off southern Greece on Wednesday. One ship with deck cargo including fuel was sunk, another left sinking, a third set on fire, and a fourth abandoned by its crew. All RAF aircraft returned safely.
Shenandoah police search for a man possibly linked to the Petticoat robbery of Miss Jennie Maxwell. A $1 bill payment at a local store led to the man being reported by Bill Flynn, grocer at 629 Second Avenue SW. Investigators note the May 14 home invasion involved two men and a woman who bound Maxwell and removed a Petticoat containing between $22,000 and $30,000.
Rock throwing vandals were active in Cedar Rapids again Wednesday night. Mike Nassif at 601 Eighth Street SE reported rocks slammed his dining room window for a second time, narrowly missing his ill wife. C S Schwinn at 1592 Bever Avenue SE found eight garage panes shattered, while 11 panes at King Crown Plaster Co. 104 I Avenue NW were broken. Police promised to prosecute anyone caught in the act.
Chinese military officials report Japanese forces mass 70,000 to 80,000 along the Yangtze west of Ichang with 200 planes and 100 tanks moving from Shanghai to Ichang. The drive aims to seize forts and advance on Chungking, threatening the wartime capital as Chinese resistance stiffens in Hupeh province.
The Rev. R. R. Beltner of Burlington Iowa was reelected president of the Wartburg synod of the United Lutheran Church of America at the 68th annual meeting in Joliet Illinois. Other officers elected include Ernest Schmidt Chicago vice president William W. Roth Springfield secretary W E Kaitscheik Steeleville treasurer and John Goeken Joliet statistician. Five ministers to be ordained that night include August Binging North Lake IL A W Malin Lake Geneva WI Robert Aden Batesville IN David Dovenmijer Milwaukee and Victor Hockbarth Garnaville IA. The three day convention runs through Thursday with delegates from Illinois Indiana Iowa Wisconsin and Michigan.
C. C. Kaldenberg of Bailey Boot Shop is named chair man of the Linn County shoe advisory group. Bob Ford of Killian Shoe Co. is vice chair man and Sam Cohen of Big Shoe Store serves as secretary.
Miss Louise Morley daughter of Christopher Morley spoke to Cedar Rapids audiences on Anglo American cooperation, British youth work, and postwar duties. She contrasted British and Nazi youth, praised wartime schooling and women on farms, and urged hosting English families with cabbage and broccoli.
Shipsments and leaves for servicemen span the Caribbean, North Africa, and Pacific theaters with numerous family visits. Several Marines and Army personnel, including Merle M. Hanson and Harold Louvar, report furloughs and relocations to camps in Texas, California, and Oregon as others receive promotions and new postings.
Lou R. Maxon a Detroit advertising executive head of a local agency has served without pay as chief information officer of the Office of Price Information and is being considered for the new post of general manager at OPA. A sweeping management shakeup with fewer regulations amplified enforcement and broader price controls was expected to be announced within 48 hours.
Rates by mail are listed for six month and three month periods with single issues and territorial options. The notice references the Detroit building and media records group AMPA and mentions a postal distribution context without clear event detail.
Washington AP reports tables detailing the amount of income tax canceled and the remaining payment under compromise pay as you go provisions for single persons with no dependents. The tables illustrate the effect of partial abatement on the taxpayer’s burden in the abated year.
A petition to grade Twenty third Street SE in the Rompot addition was filed with the city council. Public Improvements Commissioner Dave Williams said the department cannot cover the paving costs.
Williams says no WPA rock crushing project exists now and the city cannot supply crushed rock. The department will do what it can to improve streets within material limits.
Rear Admiral Charlton, assigned as naval inspector at Chicago, oversees procurement and inspection for about 3000 manufacturers in the Chicago district extending to Denver. A seasoned engineer, he previously led Puget Sound navy yard and served with the U S Asiatic fleet.
Dr David I Berger professor of Bible at Coe college will deliver the commencement address at the University of Dubuque on Monday June 14 He is a university graduate and will speak on All We Are and All We Have.
The Cedar Rapids board of review adjourned after a May session with only three complaints addressed. City Assessor James Scolaro cited public cooperation and described the light workload as possibly a state record. One adjustment of 1000 dollars arose from an equipment and stock valuation dispute. another issue involved a downtown property not within the board’s power to change. a third concerned money and credits on corporate stock linked to a prior complaint. In total 33,500 personal-property assessments were recorded.
Britain lifts wartime ban on church bells once reserved for invasion alerts. Home Security Minister Herbert Morrison announced in the commons that bells may ring freely again after Dunkirk era restrictions. Last month the rule was relaxed to allow bells on Sundays Good Friday and Christmas.
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