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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1943
Page
11
Coupons across food fuel and goods valid through specified end dates. Coffee and sugar coupons cover several pounds. gasoline four gallons. fuel oil eleven gallons. Shoes coupon valid for one pair. May end dates include May 30 May 31 and May 31. June end dates include June 7 June 15. July end dates include July 7 July 21.
Temperatures show Cedar Rapids 87 81 Des Moines 85 F Bismarck 104 57 New York 17 39 Chicago 79 62 Omaha 88 673 Davenport 85 63 Sioux City 90 74. Divorces listed Vivian Jeffords versus Wayne Jeffords with hearings Friday at 7 13 p m. Porch roof fire at M Calabret home 250 Eleventh Street NW general alarm. Friday at 40 p m short in wiring on a truck driven to Station No 2 by Charles Chyba.
William Robert White of Maquoketa and Dorothy Jane Plock of Cedar Rapids, John O Bartow and Edythe Lembaugh, both of Cedar Rapids, David I Hull and Cornelia Brooks, both of Mt Vernon, Burton D Neff and Ruth E Hickey, both of Battle Creek Michigan.
A daughter born May 28 to Mr and Mrs William Burmeister at 1237 Third Street NW. At St Luke's Hospital a son born May 28 to Mr and Mrs Richard Bressler of Marion. A daughter born May 28 to Rabbi and Mrs Herman Schaalman at 347 Nineteenth Street SE. A son born May 28 to Mr and Mrs Robert O Frederick of Boston Massachusetts. Mrs Frederick formerly Phoebe Jane Nemecek, daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Nemecek of 1739 Fourth Avenue SE. Mr Frederick a Coe College graduate, also a University of Iowa Law School graduate.
Harry Black 48 of 1004 Ninth Avenue SE charged with disorderly conduct with $100 fine. Cecile Biggs 41 of 627 Tenth Street SE charged with disorderly conduct with $100. Dean Stauffacher 906 American Building cited for overtime parking with $1. Russell Knapp 325 Merchants Bank Building cited for overtime parking with $1. George R. Moon 616 Fifth Avenue SE cited for overtime parking with $1. Ben Leventhal 1547 Bever Avenue SE charged with two overtime parking counts and one storage use count, $1 each. R C Montgomery 2336 Linden Drive SE cited for overtime parking with $1. H B Stansberry 223 Twelfth Street NW charged with speeding 40 mph on Third Avenue SE between Seventh and Thirteenth Streets SE, $10.
More than 1,000 canning sugar purchase certificates were processed and mailed Friday night to Linn county residents. A. T. Pleune said a volunteer staff of over 30 checked declarations and prepared certificates. The Memorial Day holiday means no extra work Monday, though staff will handle pending clerical cleanup and office doors will be closed to the public.
Jan Valtin, real name Richard Krebs, author of Out of the Night, was released on parole from Ellis Island. He had been arrested November 24 near Bethel Connecticut on two warrants: one for deportation to Germany as an undesirable alien and one for internment as an enemy alien.
Charles Chyba, 2116 C Avenue SW, directed his truck fire to Station No. 2 after a short in the wiring started a blaze on Friday night. He drove the truck to the firehouse to have the fire extinguished rather than calling the department to him.
Police records show two bicycle thefts reported Saturday. Dean Kragh of 808 Camburncourt reported his bicycle stolen from a garage rear area. Wheeler of 816 B Avenue NE reported a bicycle theft in front of the Rialto theater. Lat Gy
A fragment notes a figure of 906 children affected by poor rent conditions in Britain. The brief indicates housing hardship among families, hinting at economic strain and potential policy concern without specific dates or agencies.
Senator Wheeler of Montana warned in Chicago that Russia has not yet shown clear allegiance in the Pacific war or renounced imperial designs after the conflict. He urged prioritizing offensives against Japan, with Allied Europe actions delayed until Japan is defeated, and warned postwar Soviet gains could expand across Poland, the Baltic states, the Balkans, and influence in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
A civic ceremony in the Coliseum marks women joining the Navy Waves program. Capt Root speaks on female contribution to wartime manpower, followed by oaths for 23 recruits from Iowa and nearby towns, with Navy officials and auxiliary groups in attendance.
At the annual Battery E association meeting in the Memorial coliseum Dick Bruch was elected president and LeRoy Quinn reelected secretary treasurer. A committee was formed to arrange memorial sprays for the Memorial services Sunday with members meeting at the Elks club at 8 30 a.m. and visiting local cemeteries.
In a 1943 column Bugs Baer riffs on wartime gardens and farming quirks. He jokes about dented milk cans, underground cabbage, rabbits raiding beets, and wax beans as he notes common garden trials and wartime scarcity with playful irony.
A vivid battlefield portrait recounts a snowbound fight where fog shrouds vision to 100 yards. Dr Klein directs improvised caves as wards while food runs out and casualties mount. the Massacre group fights in a three-cornered trap to keep the Japanese out of the mountains.
Ray W McNamara, OPA hearing officer, ordered revocation of household driving gasoline for at least a year after Harry F Goecke of Council Bluffs faced charges of using an A card while his car was leased to John Day Rubber and Supply and using C coupons for the fleet in Omaha. McNamara said a written decision would follow, but Goecker was told no A gasoline for at least a year.
Ken neth Johnson a 30 year old Rockford man collapsed in a car ride home from Omaha. Sergt. F H Peek of Orlando Fla drove Johnson to Mt Vernon avenue scene where aid arrived at St Luke's hospital. Police Captain J H Walsh reported Johnson said he was bound for Rockford.
A pivotal wartime conference in Algiers awaits Gen Charles de Gaulle’s imminent arrival. He will meet Gen Henri Giraud, with Gen Georges Catroux aiding arrangements. It marks their first face to face talks since Casablanca.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said John Roy Horton a ship s radio operator was arrested in Savannah Georgia on charges of illegal possession of confidential convoy schedules Horton admitted removing the material from the ship and copying a naval code to draft a private port to port code for use after the war He is to be arraigned on federal espionage statute charges in Savannah.
Cecil Whitehurst 20 of West Des Moines and Howard Goebel of Knoxville, former Anamosa reformatory inmates, were charged with breaking and entering in Buchanan County for robbing the Rexall drug store in Independence. They allegedly took wrist and pocket watches and pen sets. Goebel was slated for induction. Whitehurst had Army service earlier.
Clyde W Whitney of West Union and Fayette County Lumber Co. vice president and manager died Saturday morning after a long illness. Whitney arrived in 1922 and was active in business civic and church life. Survived by wife Lyle Fitch of Waucoma a son Russell and brothers Russell of West Union and Clifford of Washington state. Funeral arrangements pending.
Washington AP reports the Office of Defense Transportation forbids buses trucks fire engines taxicabs and other commercial vehicles in Memorial Day parades and other events. Gasoline allocations for commercial use are limited to essential operations and any non essential parade use could reduce allotments accordingly.
Des Moines AP reports state public safety commissioner Fischer announced immediate installation of two way radios in highway patrol cars. Fourteen sets are due to arrive soon with more as war demands permit. Current radios receive police broadcasts. new equipment will allow two way communication with patrol stations and access to reports.
Alfred and Alice Johnson clash over a long divorce record dating back to 1919 with claims of arrests, hospitalizations, and domestic clashes. The couple recounts wild incidents including a turkey dinner misadventure and provocative acts amid a bitter dispute.
A batch of notices lists soldiers sailors and airmen and their families. Transfers include Jack K Onstott to Olympia air base and Erwin C Klohs to Fort Knox. Promotions follow for Vernon Jackson to corporal Leon W Holland to corporal and Wallace Tow to captain. Additional items mention training moves at Camp Kearns and Marfa Texas along with naval and coast guard assignments.
By virtue of a General Execution issued March 24 1943 Hazel Brown sues Thomas Kendall and Mrs Lovent Breen. The sheriff will auction at 942 Center Point Road NE Cedar Rapids Iowa on May 31 1943 at 2 00 PM the household furnishings and equipment at 041 Center Point Road NE Cedar Rapids to satisfy a debt of 1100 13 plus costs. Roy Radebaugh Deputy.
James William Milholin of Mt. Vernon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Milholin, died Friday at 3:55 p.m. in a Cedar Rapids hospital from encephalitis. A junior who excelled in football basketball track and the arts he lived on the Palisades road and was active in school plays chorus and the Chalkmark paper. Burial will be in Mt. Vernon cemetery with pallbearers his football teammates. Services Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian church.
Des Moines OPA urges car owners with new gasoline ration books to mail unused coupons from old books to local boards within five days of receipt. A B and C book holders may apply by mail for new rations before current allotment expires, listing the unused coupon count for board records.
CHICAGO AP Thomas Bartell 28 received 14 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the February death of his 20 month old daughter Linda. The mother Thelma Bartell 24 testified he slapped the child out of irritation over an accidental chair wetting. The judge denied probation.
A state suit to padlock Hi Way Gardens in Stanwood was continued until June 18 by Judge Marion C Hamiel. The pause allows Milroy Unzeitig to vacate the premises and surrender his lease while dances continue at the venue operated by Robert McClellan, an injunction defendant.
Des Moines AP reports a June quota of 652 certificates for new car purchases across 64 counties in the Des Moines district of the Office of Price Administration. The allotment is five cars higher than May. County quotas include Black Hawk 30 Linn 22 Johnson 23 Cerro Gordo 14 Polk 95.
Under a March 1943 general execution Hazel Brown sues Thomas Kendall. Levena Breen alias Levina Breen liable for $1100.13 plus costs. Property Lot 28 Block 24 College Park Addition Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa to be sold May 31 1943 at 10:00 AM at courthouse Cedar Rapids. James H. Smith Sheriff Linn County Iowa.
Soviet dispatches report sharp activity across five Russian fronts including Caucasus Rostov Donets Smolensk and Leningrad as a summer campaign nears. Red Star notes heavy air battles claiming 197 German planes down. Germans say Russians attack and suffer heavy losses. German Hamburg-139 planes used at night with mines and bombs on Black Sea shores.
Des Moines internal revenue collectors announced second installments of federal income tax are due on or before June 15. E H Birmingham warned no pending legislation relieves taxpayers from payment. Des Moines office and zone offices will stay open Monday.
Six indictments against Julius M. Klein of the St Louis Star Times were dismissed in court, his lawyers calling it a complete vindication of his conduct. Klein faced bribery charges for offering bribes to two witnesses in a murder case. he denied the accusations.
Fritz Kreisler the renowned violinist and Vera Zorina the Norwegian born dancer were naturalized in U S district court along with a large group. The ceremony granted them new American citizenship Friday in New York.
Two Army Air Corps officers from Romulus Michigan died when their cargo plane crashed and burned Friday in rugged terrain about 35 miles southwest of Denver. Neither served from Iowa.
Notice is given that on May 2, 1943 Merchants National Bank was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Mary Mentzer Hollingsworth of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly. Claims against the estate must be filed with the Clerk of the Linn County District Court.
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