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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1944

Page

2

Seat Held for Russian Govt on Air Council

Chicago AP report says 53 nations at the Civil Aviation conference approved a Latin American interim aviation assembly and kept a Russia seat on the 16 member executive council. Russia’s seat depends on accepting a consultative powers plan as the assembly would elect council members in a 5 4 5 split among operating powers, key routes, and customer comes. Canada and Britain reportedly soften push for a world air authority. Pettengill, former Democratic congressman from South Bend, noted for his remarks on wealth, teachers’ pay, and free enterprise.

Chicago Russia United States Pedro A. Chapa Mexico Luis Machado Cuba Chapa Machado United Press Assembly International Assembly Canada Britain The Teachers of America Pettengill South Bend Ind

War era ration and crime brief from Daily Record

Daily Record notes ration stamp validity through November and August 1945 extensions, shoe and airplane stamps, and see 8 S e 33 in book four. Police court canceled Saturday for holiday. Birth notices for Emil Meier and Richard Ward. At 9:15 a.m. Saturday a grease fire damaged a residence stove at 1507 Third Avenue SE.

Margaret Griffin Third Avenue SE

Armistice Day Raids on Reich

London reports Allied air power struck German oil and railway targets in the Ruhr and Rhineland on Armistice Day weekend. More than 450 American Fortresses and Liberators with about 370 fighters led raids on Gelsenkirchen Coblenz, dropping 1000 tons of bombs near Metz. Lancasters then hit a major Castroprauxel oil plant as return crews noted few German fighters.

London Ruhr Rhineland Gelsenkirchen Coblenz Metz Castroprauxel

New Income Tax Forms Available at Revenue Office

New income tax forms due to legal changes are now at the internal revenue office on the second floor of the Federal Building. The packet includes WT circulars with updated withholding tables, Your Withholding Exemptions, WT 4, and W 2 forms, all to be completed by employers in duplicate and may be used as an income tax return.

Internal Revenue Office Federal Ployers

Rev C W Harrop to Speak on God Is Greater Than Crisis

City briefs note sermons this Sunday at Pale Methodist and United Brethren Church Shueyville. Rev M B Canon to speak at United Brethren with church school at 10 30 a m and Christian Endeavor at 8 p m. Sunday school at Pale Methodist at 10 a m and 11 a m service featuring the sermon God is Greater Than Any Crisis.

C. W. Harrop Pale Methodist Church Men and Missions United Brethren Church Shueyville

Mother's Day origin tied to Anna Jarvis in Philadelphia

The article notes Mother's Day was established in 1907 by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, prompted by the death of her mother.

Mother's Day Anna Jarvis Philad

Pettengill Warns of Insidious National Socialism Rise

Pettengill criticizes the New Deal as peaking while warning government expansion toward national socialism. He cites federal influence, money flowing to Washington, and the political purge as dangerous trends, comparing to Hitler’s tactics and warning of insidious changes advancing silently.

America Hitler Berlin Washington Pettengill

Temperature Hits 52 Degrees Today

Temperatures rose above recent levels to 52 degrees at 2 30 p m with 55 percent humidity. Cedar Rapids had fluctuated within an eight degree range since Wednesday, while yesterday’s high reached 43 and later lows hovered around 41 42. Burlington peaked at 47 and Sioux City reported a low of 33 this morning. Weekend outlook kept temperatures above freezing.

Cedar Rapids Burlington Sioux City

Iowa Army Officer Shot by Detective, Companion Killed

In Reno Nevada an Army Air Corps lieutenant was shot to death and another officer wounded. Second Lt. Wilfred L. C. 28 from Washington DC died from a bullet to the chest. Flight Officer James Powell, 33, Chariton, Iowa, was shot in the heel. Hotel detective J C Ramsey, 58, was jailed for investigation. Capt. J L Kirkley of Reno police said Ramsey, who booked, said the officers tried to enter an occupied hotel room and were shot after being ordered away.

Reno Nev Army Air Corps Investigaon Wilfred L. C Wash D. C James Powell Chariton J. L. Kirkley J. C. Ramsey Kirkley Ried Ramsey Co Army Air Base

31 Given Year in Jail for Polygamy

Salt Lake City district judge M. J. Bronson sentenced 31 fundamentalists to a year in jail for conspiracy to practice polygamy. Defense requests for a new trial were denied. One defendant’s a childless woman among 11 sentenced. the others have 18 children total, while the group holds 310 children overall.

Salt Lake City M. J. Bronson

Turkish envoy Mehmet Munir Ertegun dies at 61

Ambassador Mehmet Munir Ertegun of Turkey, dean of the Washington diplomatic corps, died Saturday after suffering a heart attack 12 days earlier.

Washington Mehmet Munir Ertegun Turkey Washington Diplomatic Corps

City Lines Sued Over Bus Fall Injuries

Mrs Lois Parsons of 1133 Ninth Street NW sues City Lines for 10000 claiming injuries from a fall when the bus jerked forward as she tried to alight near K Avenue and Ellis Boulevard NW on April 29. She says the operator started the bus suddenly and she was thrown to the street.

Ing City Lines Lois Parsons Ninth Street NW

Coe College Homecoming Pep Rally and Snake Dance

Coe students packed Sinclair Memorial chapel for a Pep Meeting and led a downtown snake dance through Voorhees and Greene halls. A line over a block long with 300 students wound through First to Fifth avenues, Greene Square, and downtown streets before returning for another pep rally. Edward Beales presented a Coronet society trophy. homecoming tag sales raised $28.65 and total tags brought in $82.50.

Coe Sinclair Memorial Chapel Voorhees and Greene Halls First Avenue E Fifth Street Greene Square Third First Avenues Second Edward Beales Coronet Society

No New Sea-Hawk Battalion Under Altered Program

Iowa City navy pre flight school shifts from bi weekly to monthly battalion arrivals. First battalion under the 26 week schedule will report next Thursday. 157 student aviation pilots join 33 aviation cadets in the new training unit, with pilots drawn from the fleet and other navy branches after six months as enlisted personnel.

Iowa City Iowa Fleet Navy

Election Winnings Distributor Opens Chicago To Birmingham

An elderly civil engineer described Roosevelt backer who reportedly won about 10000 at the election and gave away 7000 to strangers in Atlanta's Terminal Station. He arrived in Birmingham needing to borrow taxi fare, resting at a friend's home, and said he shared winnings because others bet on Dewey and lost.

Birmingham Ala Roosevelt Atlanta Birmingham News the News Dewey

Three C.R. Men Attend Optimist Club Meeting

Wyatt Maupin Carl G. Helming and George Griffith from Cedar Rapids attend a regional Optimist clubs conference in Minneapolis with participants from Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota and Manitoba. Meetings began Friday and end Sunday with a Saturday night event marking the Minneapolis Optimist club’s twentieth anniversary.

Wyatt Maupin Country Club Parkway SE Carl G. Helming Park Terrace SE George Griffith Johnson Avenue NW Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota Manitoba Minneapolis Cedar Rapids

Bulk of Packard Workers on Job

Production in most departments resumed at Packard Motor Car company on Friday after a three day dispute. Only two departments remained closed and about 2,000 of the plant’s 39,000 employees had not returned. The two departments are scheduled to reopen Monday.

Detroit INS Packard Motor Car Company

Gospel Broadcast Invite for Church of Christ Service Schedule

Tune in on KSO at 9 36 a m Sunday for a gospel broadcast. Meet at Church of Christ located at 716 Eighth Avenue SW. Services are held at 10 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday. You are welcome.

KSO Church of Christ Eighth Avenue SW

Armistice Day Reflections at Arlington Cemetery

President Roosevelt kept a silent tribute as plans for a future world peace and a strong international organization loomed. At Arlington, Mrs. Roosevelt and aides joined the ceremony while American Legion Commander Edward Scheiberling warned against broken promises to Unknown Soldier and World War I comrades. He urged veterans to sit at the peace table to ensure victory is not betrayed by political convenience. Under God it shall not happen again.

Roosevelt Germany Japan World Organization Arlington Cemetery Edwin M. Watson Wilson Brown Edward N. Scheiberling American Legion Scheiberling America

Trapper Fined $500 in Anamosa Court

ANAMOSA Raymond Curley, 36, of Hale, charged with trapping furs out of season, was fined $500 and costs by Justice of the Peace R. D. McIntire. He failed to pay the fine and started a five on term in the Jones county air. Curley was arrested at his Hale home by Conservation Officer Ray Beckman, with five counts in the information. He was fined $100 on each count.

Raymond Curley Hale Justice of the Peace R. D. McIntire Jones County Curley Ray Beckman

Lt. Shive Receives Air Medal for 18 Missions Over Germany

Lt. Thomas M. Shive son of Major P. W. Shive of Rantoul Illinois and Mrs. Shive recently earned the Air Medal and one Bronze Oak cluster after completing 18 missions over Germany in a B 17 with the Fifteenth Army Air Force based in Italy He attended Iowa State College at Ames before entering service His father a May 1942 Army Air Corps/State highway commission veteran and local business men is noted Mas Shive is at Chanutefield Illinois and Mrs Shive resides in Cedar Rapids with their son Jimmy at Franklin High School.

Thomas M. Shive P. W. Shive Rantoul Shive Eighteenth Street Germany Italy Fifteenth Army Air Force Iowa State College Ames Army Air Corps State Highway Commission The Hall Manufacturing Company Howard R. Green Company Mas. Shive Chanutefield, Ill Mrs.Shive Cedar Rapids Jimmy Franklin High School

Slayer of Girl Ends Own Life

Salem police said Wilfred J. Marquis, 20, who on a date with a 14 year old girl allegedly killed her in a dark football stadium and later died by suicide in a cheap boarding house to escape the crime. He reclaimed the victim’s gold wrist watch from a brother-in-law shortly before his death, the watch found beside him. Marquis had a troubled history including army service and time in a corrective institution. He met Marie Rose Lacombe at a movie, then walked with her to the stadium where the girl’s body was found after he allegedly killed her.

Salem Mass Wilfred J. Marquis

Serviceman Held Under $5,000 Bond

John E. Love a pharmacist's mate at the navy Preflight school was bound over to the grand jury after waiving preliminary hearing on an alleged assault with intent to commit rape near the Iowa City library He was released under a $5 000 bond filed by Special to The Gazette.

The Gazette Iowa City John E. Love Navy Love

Men and Women In Service

Celestine Oates a storekeeper stationed at Ottumwa naval air station visits her uncle and aunt Frank and (Mrs.) Zachar at 925 Twenty sixth street SE. Several service members including Herbert F. Gallagher and his brother Howard M. Gallagher, Harry W. Herget, Richard J. Hampton, Earl J. Beck, Dick Brague, Pfc. Dave Peddycourt, Wilbur Collister, Pvt. William Kollman, Pfc. William Wayne McDowell, Seaman Dean Balhorn, and Orville L. Louvar are noted for arrivals, leave, transfers, or returns with family addresses in Iowa and nearby locales as their service details and destinations are listed.

Celestine Oates Ottumwa Naval Air Station Frank Zachar Twenty Sixth Street Cpl Herbert F. Gallagher England Pfe Howard M. M. Gallagher New Guinea Sixth Avenue Harry W. Herget North Africa Richard J. Hampton Seaman Great Lakes Ill Naval Training Center San Diego Calif C. Rampton Seventh Avenue Marion Dick Brague Fort Leavenworth Kan Fort Snelling Minn Arthur E. Brague First Avenue SE Dave Peddycourt Harry Peddycoart Mt. Vernon Avenue Wilbur Collister Yale University Technical School Eva Collister Ninth Street William “Bill” L. Kollman L. H. Kollman Johnson Avenue Camp Wolters Texas William Wayne McDowell Kingman Ariz

Robot barrage hits London as war shifts to new weapons

London reports an Armistice day attack by German robot bombs aimed at London and southern England. Reported use of V-2 rockets not disclosed due to censorship. The event marks a new phase in the bombardment strategy.

London England

Four East Iowans Commended By Air Force Leader

Four Iowa air base ground crews among fifteen men commended by Col. Murray A. Bywater of the Seventh Air Force for outstanding performance in campaigns across the Marshalls Carolines and Marianas. Named include Sgt. Jack L. Sherman of Greeley and Cpls. Carl L. Bohlken of Monticello Carter H. Johnson of Newhall and Sgt. Charles Damisch of Tama.

A.A.F Gilberts Iowa Marshalls Carolines Marianas Murray A. Bywater Salt Lake City Cpl Bywater Jack L. Sherman Greeley Carl L. Bohlken Monticello Carter H. Johnson Newhall Iand Charles Damisch Tama

Insurance Agents Elect New Offcers

In Des Moines AP reports John A Boege of Webster City was elected president of the Iowa Association of Insurance agents at the state convention. Co D Friday of Osceola became a state national director. Dick Bell Atlantic named vice president. Phil Jester Des Moines Howard C Burleson Cedar Rapids and William C Brunk Ottumwa joined the executive committee. John S Cutter Shenandoah was re elected secretary treasurer for the eleventh year.

Des Moines John A. Boege Webster City Iowa Association of Insurance Agents Co. D. Friday Osceola Dick Bell Atlantic Phil Jester Howard C. Burleson Cedar Rapids William C. Brunk Ottumwa John S. Cutter Shenandoah

Des Moines Bank sells Southern Surety Building site

DES MOINES AP The Des Moines Building Loan and Savings Association has purchased the Southern Surety building and site at the northwest corner of Sixth Avenue and Mulberry Street from Bankers Life Company, it was announced Friday.

DES Moines Des Moines Building-Loan and Savings Association Southern Surety Sixth Avenue and Mulberry Street Bankers Life Company

Patrick Nash Estate Valued at $173,514

Chicago AP reports Patrick A. Nash longtime Democratic leader in Chicago left an estate valued at 173514 on an inheritance tax return filed with Cook County. Nash, a partner in a construction business, died in 1943.

Chicago Patrick A. Nash Cook County Nash

This Is Our Challenge and Purity We Seek a Better World

The fragment asserts a call to action for creating a better world through collective effort and personal responsibility, emphasizing purity of intent and shared purpose. It lacks concrete names or events but frames a aspirational motto.

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