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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1941
Page
14
A general alarm was triggered near 77927 Twenty-second Avenue SW in Vi lland after a report of a fire or incident as responders were dispatched. The event involved authorities issuing a general alarm to coordinate units and control the scene.
Margaret Hanson and Charles Fitzpatrek of Cedar Rapids were joined in marriage by Jare Barrett and James Franklin Stewart of Cedar Rapids. Rosemary Winsor and James Edgar Dye, residents of Mt. Vernon, also received marriage licenses.
Mercy hospital reports a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Wilfred G Pappenius at 2428 A Avenue NE on November 17. St Luke's hospital records a son for Mr and Mrs Glen Holm of Belle Plaine on November 18. Mr and Mrs Arthur Macrover welcomed a son at 823 Fourth Avenue SF on November 18. Mr and Mrs Jesse Judd of Robins Road NE noted a daughter on November 18. Mr and Mrs T J Laver of 308 N Avenue NW report a daughter born in early November.
Wilmer Werner of Center Point received 30 days in jail for uttering a false check. Sam A Granam of Denver forfeited a $15 bond for speeding with a truck. Mrs R R Roberts of Chicago forfeited a $15 bond for improper passing. George J Kunzman Jr, 34, of 3009 J Street SW posted a $50 bond on an assault and battery charge. Hearing set for Navy 26 before Justice H R Church.
Giesn Kirby at 1551 B avenue NE surrendered his driver’s license for 15 days and paid costs after speeding. Von Koepping, 90 Outlook SW, fined $2 and costs for breaking glass in the street. D H Roseberry, 36 Newhall. Art Preston, 61 Cedar Rapids. Kenneth Byers, 23 527 Sec ord street SW, each fined $25 and costs for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Mark Roseberry, 30 Center Point. Ray Edaburn, 30 Center Point. Walter Bates, 2 1114 Fifth street NW, each fined $25 and costs for disturbing the peace.
Earle G Nichols was elected president of the Kiwanis club to day, succeeding Robert O Bickel. The Misses Mary Kehoe and Jean Beyer of Cedar Rapids are among honorary cadet colonel candidates at Iowa university. An inter-club council has been formed by the Kiwanis Rotary Lions and Canopus clubs, with Robert O Bickel as head sponsor.
E E Parsons of Marion was reelected secretary of the State Firemens association at the meeting in Des Moines. He has held that position for 22 consecutive years. The local Sokol association has engaged Frank Machovsky, a leading European instructor and member of the international champier-rp team that recently visited Cedar Rapids. Miss Neva L Boyd, director of recreational training sensor of Chicago, began a series of lectures today on community problems.
Miss Mary Haight supervising cookery in Cedar Rapids schools was chosen chairman of the publicity committee of the Town Association of Home Economics Teachers at the state teachers convention in Des Moines. Robert Stark and his nephew Joe Stark depart for New York City to sail to Frankfurt on the Main, Germany, to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs R. Buser entertained at a farewell dinner for Mr and Mrs Isaac W Scott as they leave for California to make their home.
A small supply of blank forms to report jewelry furs and toilet preparations taxes manufacturers excise taxes telegraph and tele phone service and transportation taxes and admission and club dues taxes has been received at the internal revenue office at the federal building. Any of the above taxes converted during October 1941 are payable not later than the last day of November 1941. Three who have not received the necessary blanks are requested to call for them at the internal revenue office.
In Minneapolis Judge Joyce Teo ruled acquittals for five defendants named Walter Hagstrom Dorothy Schultz Rose Seler Nok Wagner and George Faz, denying a motion for acquittal for the remaining 23 defendants charged with membership in the Social Workers party.
London observers weighed a claimed Kerch breakthrough against stout Russian defenses. Analysts said crossing the Kerch Strait would need German air supremacy to neutralize surface ships and subs, with Takil Yenikale and the adjacent cliff defenses likely to slow any advance. The Caucasus meanders and swamps at the Taman Peninsula could anchor a stubborn stand, while Russian air power and Caucasus bases complicate a quick victory.
Sergt James P Penrod 24, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died in a Seattle hospital after an automobile crash while on weekend leave. He served with Headquarters battery, 66th field artillery brigade, Forty first division at Fort Lewis. He had been a national guardsman for years and joined when the president called the guard to service. Survivors include his mother Mrs Cora Penrod, a sister Mrs Leatha Herold, and a brother George L Penrod. Full military rites planned at Fort Lewis Friday, then body to Cedar Rapids for funeral services.
Mrs George Wilt former Cedar Rapids resident dies at her daughter Vera Hillsers home in Lincoln Nebraska after a lingering illness. She left Cedar Rapids two years ago and is survived by daughter Vera Hillier another daughter Dena Searle Billings a son William in California a brother John R Fillmore of Cedar Rapids and four sisters. Funeral services scheduled for Shellsburg at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Funeral services for Samuel J. Beck a Cedar Rapids Civil War survivor who died Sunday at his home 1144 Twenty second avenue SW will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at Moon chapel with Rev L T Olson and Hanford post American Legion officiating. Cremation committal follows and friends may call at the chapel.
Six grandsons will be pallbearers at the Polansky chapel service for Mrs Frances Kilberger who died at her daughter's home 218 Eighth Street NE. Pallbearers are Charles Hynek Edward Kilberger Louis Svec Lumir Kucera Emil Pospisil and W L Milligan. Burial will be at Fairfax cemetery.
Funeral services for Oscar Frisbie, heating engineer for Laird and Company of Louisville, who died Sunday at W V Childs home northeast of Manchester, will be held at Turner chapel at 3:30 pm Wednesday conducted by Rev Grant Anderson. Burial is in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
Japan's House of Peers and the lower chamber swiftly passed a 3.8 billion yen military appropriation as Tokyo presses toward a stronger Pacific posture. Shimada urged action over talk, pledging national sacrifice for empire goals while warning against U.S. hegemony. Reports note mixed international reaction and details on new armed forces deployments in Indo China with limited air strength.
Reports say Japan asked the Indo China government to allow 50 000 more Japanese troops in the French colony doubling the prior 40 000. French response pending Japanese commanders push troops into Hanoi. Observers foresee a major development before November possibly against China or Thailand. The 29 July defense pact allowed 40 000. current strength is about 45 000 with the new plan reaching roughly 100 000. Ships continue arriving at Hanoi and Saigon for transport and supply.
Mrs Gladys Patch widow of L A Patch is questioned by State Agent R F Gregson about her husband’s death found by the Sageville road early Wednesday. Autopsy says injuries from an automobile strike. Mrs Patch hospitalized after an overdose, and she says she had nothing to hide. Authorities report no new developments.
Under the revenue act of 1941 no tax exemptions can be granted for entertainments held on or after Oct 1 1941. John C Grinde, special deputy collector, announced that the new act taxes admissions at one cent per ten cents of the charge with no exemptions. October 1941 admission taxes are payable by November 30 1941. Questions on the tax should be directed to the local Revenue Bureau office.
Sheriff Larry Condon investigated the theft Monday night of a 40 pound 11 year old coon hound named Red from George Tehe of Central City. The dog has a one inch ear slit a black back gray face and a bump on the right foreleg. Hunters warned not to buy Red without investigation. Red was last seen with another hound a week earlier when Tehe and three hunters bagged six coons in three hours.
British flying cadet Jimmie Brown was held in Fort Myers Florida on a Tuesday charge that he attempted to assault a girl.
The Cedar Rapids superintendent argues for a prioritized approach to waterworks development, citing past main extensions into undeveloped areas. In 1940 the utility laid over four miles of mains. The city has an A-10 rating for maintenance materials like chlorine, but no priority rating for new construction materials.
About 200 workers moved into Birmingham as coal reserves for steel mills face only three weeks of operation left. Captive mines owned by steel companies supply mills, not the open market, and a broader sympathy strike could disrupt manufacturing and railways. UMW praised the first day of stoppage in captive pits while picket lines aimed to end non-union and union worker participation. Major steel firms plan to keep collieries running if possible and hope workers comply. Benjamin Fairless urged employees to produce coal for national defense, while steel reps reported to Roosevelt that union shop demands threaten agreement.
The piece questions Udet’s fitness for trusted leadership in America citing his alleged lack of business experience while noting his successful yet controversial role in the Nazi air force. It references a Shirer interview whose script was reportedly censored by Goering, reducing its impact.
Coe college gospel team to lead Sunshine Mission services at 7 30 tonight. Red Cross sewing rooms cancel surgical dressings as tables are used for cutting. Navy Mothers club to sponsor a card party Friday at 7 p.m. in the Glow room of the Gas company. Cedar Rapids Hairdressers Association reports 121 new members since October with a Christmas party planned. A roses bloom surprise at 1400 Third street SE signals early winter tastes. John W. Donnelly of the local social security office attends a regional meeting in Minneapolis, returning Friday. Miss Katherine Collins of the Community House to speak to Taylor school PTA Thursday at 2 30 p.m. Fifth grade mothers to serve tea at the meeting. Iowa Consistory fall meeting continues with the seventeenth degree Wednesday at 7 30 a.m. and the twentieth Wednesday evening. Grace Episcopal church to hold annual Thanksgiving turkey dinner and bazaar at the parish hall on A avenue and Sixth street NE Thursday at 5 p.m. Immaculate Conception church annual dinner and bazaar set for Wednesday and Thursday evenings November 19 and 20 in the school parlors 830 Fourth avenue SE. Men of the parish serve dinner Thursday 5 30 to 7 p.m.
Mrs Fred Elmer of 116 First Street NE suffered burns to her left arm chest and thigh when a coffee maker spilled hot liquid at about 6 30 p.m. Monday. She received treatment at St. Luke's hospital.
Sergt. Robert F Whitman of the army recruiting office announced six new recruits enlisted from the Cedar Rapids office. They are Donald R. Scott of 625 Fourth Avenue SE Lloyd H Paulsen of Newhall Alfred Kupka of Clutter Russell C Hagerman of Springville and Donald R Cook of Toddville assigned to the air corps and Harold A Smith of Hopkinton assigned to the quartermaster corps.
Thomas P. McDonald Jr. 28 of 4152 Sixth Avenue SW arraigned before Judge Haas on a charge of selling beer to a minor. County Attorney Crissman says McDonald, arrested Monday, sold two picnic bottles or let a minor buy beer at McDonald tavern 216 First Street SE on the night of Nov. 1. Witnesses will identify him as the seller. The tavern holds a class B beer permit.
Judge Haas directed verdict for defendants in contested will case. Jury earlier found the Jan 9 1940 probate instrument is the last will of John F. Listebarger. Defendants Ernest Marvin and James Listebarger were executors and Grace Listebarger is a defendant. plaintiff James Listebarger failed to prove it was not the last will.
Mrs Ed Athoff of a farm five miles southwest of Fairfax reported a house prowler entered between 8:30 and 10:30 am Monday, stole $9.50 from her purse and several bank receipts from her husband’s billfold. Deputy Larry Condon led the investigation.
The board of supervisors announced that the courthouse will be closed this Thursday and on November 27 as officers and employees observe two Thanksgiving holidays. County workers will follow holidays proclaimed by the President or the governor.
The bronze chandelier weighing nearly a ton was lowered to the first floor for maintenance. Bulbs were replaced after three years, circuits checked, cobwebs removed, and the lamp rehung with brighter candlepower and less dust.
President Roosevelt welcomed the International Brotherhood of Teamsters AFL action to submit the wages and hours dispute of 225000 over the road truck drivers to the national mediation board amid 30 days of talks with no settlement. Tobin telegraphed that a strike threatened and urged final settlement to ease national tensions. Roosevelt praised fair play and patriotism and urged other labor leaders to follow the example as a Thanksgiving spirit.
Wilmer Werner, 35, of Center Point, held on a false uttering of a check charge after giving Sheriff Jim Smith as a reference. He was in Belvidere, Mi, while Linn county authorities sought him since last June on bad check charges. Deputy Whittemore and Boone county Illinois checked by radio. Werner waived extradition and Justice H R Churchill imposed 30 days.
The Iowa section of the American Society of Civil Engineers will hold its 23rd annual meeting in Des Moines on Thursday November 20. Frank M. Swift of Cedar Rapids and vice president of the University of Iowa student chapter will discuss activities at the afternoon business meeting. E. E. Howard ASCE director will speak at the evening meeting. The fall board meeting of the Iowa Engineering Society representatives will be held in Des Moines.
Motion pictures of the 1940 Iowa Notre Dame football game were shown at the Canopus club luncheon Tuesday noon. Bill Gray announced next week’s program would feature Warden Foss Davis of the Anamosa reformatory and Cedar Rapids police chief Tom Condon.
William Lee, 51, of 719 H Street SW, Negro, was arrested Sunday in Cedar Rapids on marijuana trafficking charges. He pled not guilty at arraignment before Judge G. K. Thompson Monday afternoon. County Attorney W. W. Crissman filed the true information. Lee allegedly accepted a $5 bill from an operative under state agent L. V. Carter in exchange for marijuana.
Judge G K Thompson terminated a trust of 5406.44 created under Mina Phelps will. Paul Comley L H Phelps Albert Phelps and Bessie Brown filed the application. Trustees George and Edward Phelps were ordered to divide the trust equally among the four plaintiffs all now of legal age and the dissolution hinges on the time element.
Four Cedar Rapids hunters George Choosky Ed Vanous Les Moucka and Charles Balik were found with assembled shotguns in a car on a public highway east of Independence. They pled guilty before Justice W A Johnson and each was fined ten dollars plus costs, then released to pay.
A historical note explains that thunder is not heard clearly unless within about 20 miles of a lightning flash, outlining the typical sound range and implying the limits of audible thunder under certain atmospheric conditions.
Bishop Strikebroken and union leaders avoided blame for violence while confirming a settlement at the cafeteria. All 56 employees received pay increases and the 54 hour week stayed. old workers may be rehired as business absorbs demand. Park said the agreement should end recent tensions and restore normal operations. Frank Frost of the union was unavailable for comment.
Earl Walters of Des Moines, 45, was arrested on a Cedar Rapids warrant charging him with defrauding Hotel Taft of 3337 dollars by leaving town without paying his bill on October 18. Walters was taken into custody after visiting Inspector Castelline. he was released to his attorney to appear before a Cedar Rapids justice of the peace.
Representative Thomas says the War Department insists Air Associates Bendix New Jersey must discharge its management before the plant can be returned to its rightful owners. He warns if true, democracy is sacrificed to labor pressure as 1,500,000 troops defend a hollow cause.
An army spokesman said the proposed five state training march of 14,000 men from the motorized Sixth division, set to begin Tuesday, has been cancelled. The units will conduct training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri instead, with no further details provided.
The Credit Women's Breakfast club staged a skit at the Roosevelt hotel Monday night illustrating improper business language. Edith Lowe Dorothy Yates and Josephine Hexdall performed roles, and attendees discussed Christmas shopping credit terms with the meeting.
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