21 Nov 1941
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1941
Page
1
Vivian Martin Danberg of Cedar Rapids Robert Hammond of Newark Ruth Esther Mikulecky of Fairfax and Louis Vit Cerveny of Mount Vernon are identified in the notice.
Dewey Sparrowgrove aged 23 of Marengo paid a fine of 25 dollars and costs after being charged by Justice H R Churchill for leaving the scene of an accident without giving his identity.
Reve Remora received $50 and costs for reckless driving. Stanley Reid of 1834 First Avenue East was fined $25 and costs for violation of the city zoning ordinance for too many apartments in one building. Charles G. Eichacker of Homestead was fined $10 and costs for speeding 45 mph. Gene Davidson of Route 3 was fined $10 and costs for speeding 46 mph and surrendered his license for 10 days in lieu of the fine.
In separate filings Judge C. J. Haas and Judge J. E. Heiserman oversee cases involving Behrends and Dixon. Behrends petitions cruel and inhuman treatment with costs taxed to plaintiff. Dixon awarded custody after default of the defendant in a Dec 24 1937 Cedar Rapids marriage.
Mercy hospital records list births to Angela Oliver in 1259 Fourth Ave SE a son on Nov 20 Howard Dicus at 901 Fourth St SW a daughter on Nov 20 Walter Hale 3323 Southland SW a son on Nov 20 Albert Casner 1934 E Ave NW a daughter on Nov 21 Carlton Boler 251 Thirty Fourth St Drive SE a daughter on Nov 21 St Luke's hospital records show A A Keefner Coggon a daughter on Nov 21 Stanley Chesmore Covington a son on Nov 21.
Francis Stephen of 33000 Avenue NE pled guilty in Justice Howard R. Churchill's court Friday to shooting a pheasant out of season. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs for the offense, which occurred east of Alburnett on November 9.
A column recalling events from November 21 1931 notes Victor Blahnik injured by a bicycle crash on Mount Vernon avenue near field. It also mentions Mrs. Andrew Hollen’s son as chairman of the Jefferson County Society of Optometrists and Frank K Hahn seeking postmaster papers for Cedar. Fire at 123 Third avenue damages Star Printing company and Sanitary Meat market with losses in thousands. Coburn Players perform Macbeth at Greene’s Opera House. Dr B L Sheldon escapes injury after wagon collision. Local market prices for wheat corn oats rye barley hay straw and livestock listed across segments. The piece blends incidents, market data, and social notes from the era.
Marengo man Sparrowgrove admitted driving the truck found on the Fourth avenue bridge the night of Nov. 11. Judge Harry S Johnson fined him fifty dollars and costs for reckless driving after viewing accident photos. He also paid twenty five dollars and costs for leaving the scene of an accident. Goodman, also of Marengo, was not charged.
Josephine Phillips and Sailor Bill Langford wed in Garfield New City Hall with formal ceremony officiated by Mayor John, in a crowded council room. The couple, met weeks earlier in New York Central Park, exchanged vows in a brief service followed by a reception in the mayor's office and a planned honeymoon at Hotel New York in New York City.
RAPID CITY S D AP four te en years after granite first blasted from Mount Rushmore officials announce completion of work on the memorials great heads The last of 836000 federal funds for carving Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt has been expended and the final worker laid off The sculpture began in 1927 and Gutzon Borglum and son Toni led the project observers note the heads rise 465 feet and will erode less than a sixteenth inch per century
Washington The House Rules Committee on Friday approved a rule granting price control legislation the right of way in the House. Leaders announced the bill would be called up for debate Monday, barring anti strike riders while allowing wage control amendments. Debate is to run for two days.
City brief notes a Friday 7 30 p m meeting of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at the Roosevelt hotel. The Red Cross assembly Monday morning at Franklin school features Rev Grant F Anderson of First Baptist church as speaker. A dairy herd improvement two day conference ends at the Chamber of Commerce Friday. Advertising poultry ads in Want Ads urged with dial number provided.
The Shueyville United Brethren church holds morning worship at 9 30 with a sermon by Rev Dr Wendell Henline on Thanks giving Sacrifice The Sunday school meets at 10 30 and Christian Endeavor operates at 8 p m
City Assessor Jim Scolaro will address a school of instruction for assessors, county auditors and treasurers at Hotel Savery in Des Moines next Monday and Tuesday. He will lead on Personal Property as Gov George A Wilson speaks at the annual banquet Tuesday night.
Dr. C Ward Macy economist and Coe College professor will address the YMC A men’s club Monday night on What Can We Do About Inflation. Pat McNally leads the program and social hour after dinner at 6 15 p m in the YMCA club room.
The president of the Iowa Classroom Teachers Association will address the regional conference of the National Education Association at the University of Chicago on Saturday afternoon. He is asked to discuss Current Teachers' Salaries. Mr Templeman, an instructor of physical education at Franklin High School, will speak.
Ensign gives a group sing of the American's Creed and repeats a dramatic impersonation of Joseph. Rev S J Russell Ensign, missionary in South China and Thailand five years, and pastor of First Presbyterian church Huron Ohio since 1930, staged the act.
The sale of the remaining assets of Cedar Rapids Savings Bank, under receiver M W Ellis, brought 475 dollars. It includes 285 dollars in settlements on sale day and 191 dollars from sale proceeds. All but two pieces of real estate were disposed of, the receiver reports.
Weather notes continue from page one as a sharp drop in texture returns to freezing with a dark sky sending a few snowflakes. By midnight the temperature fell to 27 degrees on the red line.
A period from 6:30 p.m. Friday, November 21, to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 26, shows temperatures well below normal and then much below normal over the weekend. Expect moderate precipitation mainly as snow, with gradual warming afterward.
Iowa motorists will swap 1941 license plates for new ones starting December 1. A bin on the courthouse steps, supervised by County Treasurer Frank Bates, will receive old plates as part of a national defense initiative.
W C Jarnagin, Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune publisher, recalled telling Fat O Flaherty in Des Moines he would never make a news man. O Flaherty chose journalism anyway and rose to become managing editor of the Chicago Daily News.
Patterson testifies that Senator Connally’s measure would extend government power to prevent strikes in defense industries. Connally argues labor and unions should cooperate for national interests amid multiple fronts. Austin questions need for new law. Patterson says current actions lack a specific statute and that the bill would guide future government actions.
Nation grapples with soft coal shortages as the Senate subcommittee drafts anti strike measures. Overnight reports say troops near Camp Forrest could move into Pennsylvania coalfields, though the War Department denies orders. Production in captive mines has largely halted while sympathy strikes threaten remaining pits across several states.
The Iowa Council of Republican Women voted Thursday to assist national defense “in whatever way may be needed.” President Mrs. P. A. Lainson of Council Bluffs noted a local clubs song contest with a winner announced at a March board meeting. Marion Martin of Washington, D C, executive secretary of the National Federation of Republican Women, will speak at Council Bluffs.
The CIO convention adopted a resolution urging members to direct resentment at the hostility of the commercial press toward publishers, not reporters, praising reporters who toil honestly. It also condemned newspaper and radio station consolidation and urged support for genuinely independent newspapers.
Private advices say Marshal Petain and Vice Admiral Darlan will travel to occupied France next week to meet Reichsmarschall Goering and Adolf Hitler. The talks follow Vichy ouster of Gen. Weygand and mark Petain’s first departure from unoccupied France since Montoire. Fer nand de Brinon carried the invitation and Petain’s acceptance back to Paris.
Vichy France moves North Africa under direct control of Jean Darlan the pro Nazi vice premier after Weygand’s retirement as military commander in the region.
British and German actions in North Africa run parallel as Tobruk sits under siege since April 11. Churchill hints a decision could come quickly while observers see a potential push toward the Atlantic coast and possible clashes with French forces in Algeria and Morocco.
The passage warns that the claim could be used by Germany to justify troop movements into French West Africa and to defend Dakar, a key port. It notes Dakar’s strategic value as a base for raids on Britain’s supply routes and as a jumping-off point to South America.
Kansas Governor Payne Ratner urged eight Midwestern governors to meet and protest a proposed unemployment relief shift away from state control. He also wrote Kansas lawmakers asking them to fight for retaining state administration, arguing each state has unique needs. The governors contacted include Phillips Oklahoma Adkins Arkansas Griswold Nebraska Donnell Missouri Wilson Iowa Stassen Minnesota Moses North Dakota Bushfield South Dakota.
Chungking AP a Chinese army spokesman said intelligence reports show growing disaffection among Japanese forces and a general uprising could come if the war lasts. He cited the first antiwar group in Suh sien Anhwei led by Nishibashi, arrested and sent to Japan for court martial.
Wickard declared that in the postwar period the United States need never again endure an economic low mood. He urged planning so workers stay as busy producing peacetime goods as for defense on a Mutual Broadcasting System program.
Moscow dispatch cites official agency denial of a Domei report claiming Soviet soldiers violated the Manchukuo frontier on November 16. No further details provided by AP.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co the nation’s largest life insurer said it will cut the interest basis on reserves and cash values to 2 percent and raise premiums on newly written policies after year end. The average premium for ordinary life policies will rise about 10 percent while industrial life premiums will be slightly higher. Insurance experts called it a first move by a big firm to offset low investment income, noting others may follow.
A state funeral was held in Berlin for Col. Gen. Ernst Udet, World War I ace and air minister, with Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering in attendance. Goering praised Udet's work and character as reports from the Donau Zeitung in Belgrade noted he died while testing a new plane, not a firearm.
A Coffeyville Journal real estate ad describes a five room dwelling as run down and in need of a new roof floors paint and seven other repairs. It notes the home is well located and quotes a price though the amount is cut off in the snippet.
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