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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1941
Page
12
At 240 am a roof fire at 1801 Johnson avenue NW caused severe damage to a car and a garage. A general alarm was sounded. Ray Thomas of 1123 Eight Street NW reported the incident on Monday at 155 am.
Multiple Cedar Rapids and surrounding-area births and deaths listed with dates and locations. Entries include Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids births on Nov 23 24, St Luke's hospital births, and several deaths with ages and home addresses. Also notes sentences for Amos Plotz and J W Warner in Cedar Rapids for intoxication and driving respectively.
Sylvester Handley of Cedar Rapids was fined 25 dollars and costs for driving while license suspended. He also paid 10 dollars and costs for having a loaded gun in a car on the public highway, with the balance of the fine suspended. Nelson A Fleming of Alburnett was fined 5 dollars and costs for speeding in a restricted zone.
A list of individuals with fines and costs for reckless driving speeding and related offenses. Names include Milo Kennedy Dale French Harley Stone Eugene Haddy P W Towne William O Ross Hazel Hanson Vic Johnson James Boler Francis Ackley Lacey Gee Harvey Aldridge Lowell Smith Henry Feuss Charles E Meyer Joe Boyle with addresses and penalties ranging from 1 to 60 day license suspension for various infractions.
William Palmer, a motorman injured in an earlier accident, returns to hospital after a similar crash last night. A ten minute 12 degree temperature plunge ends recent rain, freezing temps bring snow flurries. Basil Irwin of Cedar Rapids High School wins the opening leg of the American scholastic cross country in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Marshal Foch tours Iowa, greets Hanford MacNider in Mason City, where a live pig is presented, with brief stops in Dubuque.
The Girl of My Dreams drew last night’s crowd at Greene's opera house. Luther Andrew Fuhrmeister was elected president of the Consistory class with Charles P Kinyon as vice president, Allen Henry Metcalf as secretary and treasurer, Elisha Avery Crary as orator, and John Franklin Anderson as historian. Crary hails from Grundy Center, others from Cedar Rapids. Charles J. Fox, longtime Cedar Rapids water works superintendent, was named superintendent and general manager of the Oskaloosa plant.
Washington AP reports the House Banking Committee reversed course on the admin price control bill, adding a licensing provision for commodities under price ceilings but exempting agricultural sales, radio time, newspapers, and periodicals. The panel, 14 to 9, may also revisit government buy_sell authority to stabilize prices at a later session.
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign office sent an urgent message to its Washington delegates as negotiations with the United States proceed. Domei cautions against premature optimism while Nichi Nichi notes Japan will attend the anti Comintern conference in Berlin without violating neutrality pact with Russia.
Dunning Nebraska. Mrs Fred Wegener wife of Blaine County sheriff listed in critical condition from self inflicted wounds. County Attorney Roy Blixt reports coroner's jury found Mrs Wegener killed her 11 year old son in a fit of temporary insanity.
Mrs Ellen G Woodward 89 the oldest member of the First Evangelical church died Sunday at 3 30 am at 532 Ninth street SW after a brief illness. Born in South Wales England Aug 8 1852 she came to the US at age 10 and settled in Illinois. She married George Woodward in 1872 and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1878 where the family home remains. Surviving are two sons William A Woodward and Charles S Woodward both of Cedar Rapids three grandchildren Lester A Woodward Detroit Mervyn Woodward New York City Perry D Woodward Chicago a sister Mrs A E Woodward Thawville Jr and a brother William H Henry DeSmet SD A daughter Harriett died in childhood A sister Mrs Mary Rollins Portland Ore died last December. Friends may call at the Turner chapel.
Harry C Kepler 1611 Ellis Boulevard died suddenly at Camp Schneider five miles southeast of Manchester at 12 30 p m Sunday. He was born June 29 1895 at Cedar Rapids and lived here all his life. He married Mable Gorton on June 21 1916. Surviving are three daughters and a grandson, three sisters, three brothers, and six nieces and two nephews. The body is at Turner chapel pending funeral announcements.
The body of Perry West, killed in an auto accident near Grenada Mississippi, was to arrive late Monday afternoon at the Turner chapel where friends may call. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until Mrs West recovers sufficiently to return to Cedar Rapids.
Clement W Fishburn of Crane Lake Minnesota died at 1515 Washington avenue at 2 15 am Monday after a long illness Born January 6 1906 in Normal he spent most of his life in Minnesota where he owned a summer resort at Lac la Croix He married Mildred Dantes July 15 1935 at Virginia Minnesota He is survived by sister Nina L Fishburn and stepfather Tom Glorious and step brother Donald Glorious Funeral plans call for no Cedar Rapids services and burial in Crane Lake with viewing at Turner chapel until 9 pm Monday
John W Good died at his home 113 E avenue NW. Funeral services will be held in Turner chapel at 1.30 p.m. on Saturday.
Tuesday details show Reverend W O Eckler officiating the service with burial at Monticello. Friends may call at the chapel to pay respects ahead of the ceremony.
Ellen Curran aged 83 of 326 Seventh Street NE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 11 30 a m Monday after a brief illness She was born in Aurora Illinois daughter of J C Curran and Mrs Curran She had lived in Cedar Rapids over 50 years Her husband John Curran preceded her in death Surviving: son John of Des Moines two daughters Mrs James Freeman of Omaha and Mrs J P Kennedy of Philadelphia a sister Mrs George Gorman of Waterloo The body at Teahen chapel pending funeral arrangements No flowers requested.
Albia Stepanek 49 living with her brother Frank Stepanek at 2039 Bever Ave SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital Monday about 1 45 p m after a month long illness. Born May 2 1892 in Cedar Rapids she was daughter of Joseph and Anna Stepanek. She leaves three brothers Joseph John Louis and a sister Mrs Sikora all of Cedar Rapids. Body sent to Polansky funeral home for final arrangements.
Pallbearers for Vaclav Vorlicky will be Joseph Klinsky W C Benesh John Rompotl V Kubovec Thomas Suchomel and Jan J Hrbek. Funeral services are at the Janeba funeral home Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Mrs Hattie Brody wife of Clark Brody a former Cedar Rapids resident died in Jackson Wyoming on Friday after a lingering illness Funeral services are set for Tuesday afternoon in Jackson
Horace G. Hedges spoke to the Optimist club about the Minnesota Wildcats game. He said officials acted after tips but did not collude, noting six Minnesota men on one side of the line and Higgins scoring the final touchdown. He compared similar pregame coach-official adjustments seen in games with Illini coach Bob Zuppke. He ended by stressing the value of mental relief through sports amid national crises.
The body of Mrs Mary F Jansen aged 49 from Miles Iowa was recovered from the Wapsie river Monday morning. She was found by her brother William Paarmann near DeWitt after farmers had searched the Brady street bridge vicinity since her car was located near the bridge last week.
Mrs Ada Rorah 60 of 123 Second Street NW died of a heart attack suffered in a taxicab about 4 a m Sunday after becoming ill on Third Street and First Avenue SE Patrolman Stanley Davis assisted her into the cab she entered it with help She was pronounced dead at Cedar Rapids hospital Born October 9 1881 at Olin she moved to Cedar Rapids from Walker five years ago Surviving are a daughter Gladys Petranek a son George Gordon Borah a brother John Gordon and three grandchildren Funeral services set for Tuesday at Moon funeral chapel with burial in Olin
City council accepted an engineering plan to widen a stretch of Thirty second Street SE south of Pioneer Avenue to a 60 foot width. Property owners, led by R. B. Heath, deed land to the city for the improvement, with the widening to be financed by the owners.
The average American worker in July 1941 labored about 7.4 hours fewer per week than in July 1929, reflecting a notable drop in weekly work hours over the intervening years.
Front reports describe four main Libyan battle axes with a potential fifth forming west of Tobruk. British and Allied forces push toward Tobruk and Rezegh while Italian dispatches claim new front lines. RAF and navy losses noted as German air reinforcements arrive, including ME109F fighters. a bottleneck road between Tobruk and Rezegh dictates possible breakout.
Officials of American Telephone and Telegraph and the Federation of Long Lines Workers accepted at least 3,000,000 annually and set up two boards to fix wage adjustments. In Chicago AFL teamsters dock workers voted to strike despite a mediation board recommendation. Representatives of 250,000 drivers and warehousemen and trucking firms in 12 Midwestern states agreed to submit a dispute to the National Defense Mediation Board, with a strike call withdrawn earlier and a hearing tentatively set for December 2. The carriers’ chairman denounced the strike as a direct violation of the agreement, signaling potential broad impact on over‑the‑road operations.
William Shirer’s Berlin Diary is being Braille transcribed and recorded as a talking book for the blind. The 32 discs fill 16 hours, with 125 copies pressed for distribution by the Library of Congress and American Foundation for the Blind. Amelia S. Jaskow of New Rochelle prepares the Braille edition for the American Red Cross, housed in a Braille library and lent by mail to blind readers.
London AP reports Yugoslav foreign minister Momtchilo Nincic says Germany killed 2000 hostages in four Yugoslav towns. He declined to name the towns. The item also notes New York City has had 103 mayors since 1665.
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