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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1941
Page
1
Britain faces a pilot shortage as winter flying conditions raise crash rates. An empire training scheme mobilizes 200000 youths, 16 to 18, across 189 local squadrons and 371 school units, with Canadians aiding final training for front lines. The Air Training Corps grows to cadet status, while injured veterans slowly regain flight readiness.
Instructions on turning leaves and plant residues into a garden compost heap using board forms, moisture, and fertilizing additions. Also notes on air force youth training, navigation education, and practical home gardening tasks for autumn and early winter with plant care tips and disease control.
Funeral services were held Saturday for William A. Frisbie a former Des Moines Iowa native who rose to prominent work in Minneapolis and St Paul newspapers.
F A Winfrey of St. Louis, acting Midwest Red Cross manager, said disaster relief committees in all 99 Iowa counties are crafting civilian defense plans. He called for a state Red Cross membership goal of 424000 with a deadline of November 30.
Clem Weidenfeller 26 son of Mr and Mrs Tony Weidenfeller Le Mars was killed in action with the Royal Canadian Air Force over England Tuesday. A former Hawarden football and basketball star he enlisted in 1940 while at the University of Iowa. Survived by his parents four brothers and two sisters.
Marengo students perform The Mikado in the high school auditorium with Richard Denzler and Flora Maas singing tenor and soprano. Lydia Thiedeman and Chester Webb direct music and speech, Marion Cook accompanies, and many students participate in the production.
Dr. J. E. Berney of Davenport was named president of the Davenport District Dental Society, succeeding Dr. M. A. Dalchow of Maquoketa. Officers elected include F. Benson of DeWitt as vice president, Dr. James P. Leonard as treasurer, and Dr. W. Scott as trustee for three years. The district covers Scott, Clinton, Muscatine and Jackson counties.
DES MOINES AP The Iowaliquor control commission reports wine sales rise in October with 6 000 cases sold versus about 4 000 in prior period and total cash volume up to 1 334 000 dollars due to higher prices from a federal tax increase. The agency issued a booklet on wine varieties and usage and kept tax changes in wine to blunt hard liquor consumption.
The Parsons company of Newton and local 1116 CIO union workers reached a wage and grievance settlement after weeks of negotiation. The pact covers 70 workers with a 2 percent to five cent raise retroactive to Oct 12, plus arbitration limits, seniority rights, and a week of paid vacation.
Decorah Luther College students will present a one act Norwegian play Til Saeters on Friday November 28. The romantic idyll by C P Riis portrays Norway as a homeland during America fever. Directed by E V Rolvaag the cast includes Olaf Borge Styrk Orwell Gail Haaland Phylis Knudsen Paul Borge Stuart Lloyd Ruid Walter Nordby and Henry Hagen with organ background by me Hanson.
Bennie E. Sween pled guilty before Judge T H Goheen to uttering a false check in a nine head cattle sale. Sentence to be set later. Judge Goheen also denied Mary A Leibold’s divorce petition against Arthur Leibold for cruelty and inhuman treatment. Independent county Christmas Seal sale chaired by Mrs Lewis Main with Catherine Breidenbach as secretary. Buchanan county school board members attended the extension on Ways and Means of Equalizing School Costs and Ed.
The House delayed debate on price control legislation to allow administration leaders to seek revisions of a Banking Committee approved bill. Proposals include dropping a 1919 29 price ceiling prohibition, restoring a tool to buy sell or use commodities, and extending control to wages per the Chamber of Commerce urging direct action on prices living costs and wage levels.
Washington reported that President Roosevelt canceled a scheduled appearance at the National Press Club dinner due to persistent frontal sinus trouble from a cold. White House physician Rear Admiral McIntyre advised avoidance of crowds and the event.
Charlotte Michigan AP report notes D Dickinson age 82 or 81 faced repeated marriage proposals from admirers calling him a former governor. He previously described similar wooing when aged 81. The piece portrays ongoing unsolicited proposals and public interest in his personal life.
The navy recruiting station disclosed that 16 gunners will be assigned to each gun aboard an American merchant vessel. Each crew will be commanded by a chief petty officer in the new arrangement announced in New Haven Connecticut.
American Minister MacVeagh and General Bonesteel met Premier Hermann Jonasson in Reykjavik to express U S regret over the death of an Iceland civilian caused by two U S Marines. They pledged severe punishment for the guilty and assured action.
The Chamber of Commerce retail merchants bureau in Chammdile announces plans for Santa’s arrival on November 28 to inaugurate the Christmas shopping season. A parade with Santa, reindeer, costumed children, carts, and floats will precede downtown chimes from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The decorations budget tops $3,000 with civic groups contributing.
William E. Sweet of 954 Twentieth Avenue SW is receiving neck treatment at St. Luke's hospital after an on the job injury last week. Cedar Rapids division No. 30 BARE plans a turkey dinner and dance for members and wives on Tuesday evening in November. The Cedar Rapids Stamp Club meets at the Montrose hotel Monday at 8 p.m. Millard Barnett and O. W. Jenista lead the program. members should bring a collector friend. Royal H. Holbrook, 1420 Second Avenue SE, recently returned from tours in Franklin County schools and Armistice day talks. this week he travels to Des Moines for the Iowa Farm Bureau event.
R T Horak of Horak Drug Store reports to police that between noon and 1 45 p m a drawer at the postal sub station inside the store on Third Avenue Southwest was robbed of twelve dollars.
Charles Dolezal of 728 Second Avenue SW shows satisfactory improvement two weeks after his Mercy hospital operation. Mr. and Mrs. John Dolezal of California and their son John rushed to Cedar Rapids for the illness, visiting relatives in Marion and Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Edgar Nott of Stockbridge Michigan returned home after a short stay with her father.
Captain William Henry Wheeler retired U S Army who fought against the Comanches in Texas and the southwest and against the Sioux and Cheyennes in Montana and North Dakota died Saturday at age 89 in Larchmont New York.
Cedar Falls police report John Lemmer head of a local insurance company found his own office burglarized Friday night. Thieves stole two metal boxes containing cash totaling 11 dollars.
Frank Rodman, 80, a retired farmer from Glenwood, died after stepping into the path of an automobile on the highway near his home. The driver was Mrs. Bessie Warne of Villisca, per police reports.
Iowa fans in Cedar Rapids celebrate after a game loss, praising the Hawkeyes and criticizing Minnesota’s reserves. Hotels run full, streets filled with revelers, and shops report high crowds as locals recall the season and discuss possible comeback next.
The War Department General Staff reportedly studies a major reorganization to grow the triangular division beyond its current strength of about 16 000 officers and men. Proposals aim to increase staying power by absorbing heavier losses, drawing on Russo German and British observations, and field commander input from U S war games.
Washington officials reported exploratory talks on Russia's winter and spring food needs as part of lease lend discussions. A substantial portion of the $1 billion Soviet credit may be allocated for farm products, especially wheat and sugar, while U S reserves and overseas shipments to Britain continue.
Union Pacific official says Iowa office of the Interstate Commerce Commission will send a representative to investigate a deadly train wreck in Council Bluffs. Conductor W L Goodwin of Lincoln, 59, died when a Union Pacific switch engine collided with a Burlington caboose in the yards.
Premier Mussolini dismissed General Francesco Piccolo as head of the air force and named Rino Corso Fougier to lead aviation. Pricolo, a five year air force veteran, shifts to other duties as undersecretary and chief of staff for aviation.
DECORAH The petition of Clarence Thayer administrator of the estate of William Thayer against Elmer Bergstrom seeking 15 000 damages for the death of William Thayer was filed in Winneshiek district court Friday. The petition says Thayer was run down by a car driven by Bergstrom on the night of Dec 3 1939 and died from his injuries.
Des Moines report says John For sen aged 69 of Albia died Saturday from injuries after being struck by an automobile Wednesday night.
Sigourney farmer Rollin Brown, 55, died in a Sigourney hospital at 9 45 p m Saturday, two hours after being struck near his home by a car driven by 21 year old Charles Lown Jr of Webster. Lown was questioned by Reynolds County authorities. Brown survived by wife a Bureau district commit a son Bill at Iowa State College a daughter Betty Ellen at Iowa State Teachers College his mother Mrs Rezin Brown a sister Miss Alta Brown and two brothers Frank and Sherman Brown all of Sigourney.
New Orleans Sigma Delta Chi awarded honors for distinguished service in foreign general editorial writing, radio news writing and journalism research at its 26th annual convention banquet. Recipients include Allen Drury for editorial writing and Cecil Brown for radio news writing.
An authoritative source reports that every member of the 35th division is issued full field equipment. Maj. Gen. William H. Simpson, commander, scheduled a press conference to discuss the rumored transfer and provide details on the emergency measures.
New York dispatch reports Japan's far envoy to Washington So Kurusu rushed back to Tokyo to tend his dying brother and miss his daughter's wedding. He disclosed this while in New York en route to Washington. The article notes Kurusu married Alice Little of Chicago years ago.
Chicago commission merchants report Thanksgiving turkeys cost more this season than in a decade. Fancy young hens range 32 to 35 cents per pound with toms about a cent cheaper. Ducks sell 23 to 28 cents per pound and geese 22 to 24 cents. Thanksgiving comes next Thursday in Illinois.
In Champaign and Urbana the 86 printers end a strike that shut down three daily papers after representatives of the papers and the International Typographers' union signed a wage increase agreement.
CENTER POINT Velma Wright of Palo resigns from Green's Grove district south of Center Point to accept a position at Preston Iowa. Mrs. Leola Palmer of Center Point will teach at Green's Grove.
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