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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1944
Page
2
Ration book specifics list stamps for Meat Gasoline Foods Sugar and Fuel Oil with validity dates and quantities. Local fines include Disorderly Conduct Drunkenness Driving on Fire Hose and Parking offenses with names and amounts. birth notices from St Luke's Mercy and Baltimore announcements conclude the item.
In a front line dispatch the writer notes Montgomery showing two captured Rommel pictures and discusses Rommel’s fate. He recalls meetings with Eisenhower Bradley Spaatz Patton Hodges, and reports grim front line mood near Metz with no V-day plans. The piece also observes Paris and Brussels fashion, odd hats and wartime spectacle.
Margaret Mason of Webster City began duties as supervisor of the Northwest and Daniels Park library stations on Monday. She is a University of Iowa and University of Minnesota library school graduate with prior work at Maquoketa library, Duluth reference department, and Harvard Law Library cataloguing department.
Pvt Donald M Smith stationed at Fort Custer Mich transferred to Camp Joseph T Robinson Ark his mother Mrs Gussie Smith reports His wife and family remain in Battle Creek Mich Pvt Smith entered service April 25 Cpl Frank T Griffin son of Mr and Mrs J H Griffin visiting his parents after 30 months in the Southwest Pacific Pvt William V Burgess son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Burgess is with a quartermaster company of the Thirteenth Army Air Force in Southwest Pacific Overseas seven months and a brother Cpl Owen L Burgess serving in a medical detachment in England
Registrations for the November election surged with 1125 new registrations and 1095 address changes recorded by Registrar Maude Krebs on Monday morning in the city hall. Extra staff remained on duty and the office will stay open 8 am to 8 pm daily. Citizens showed heightened promptness under the permanent registration law.
Parents suspect a clerical error delayed notification about Sgt. O'Brien's promotion. They believe he may have traveled from Yugoslavia to Italy by mid August, possibly aided by Partisans, after which a wrong letter reached them from Gen. Twining. O'Brien, a Liberator tail gunner, wrote he now flies for revenge.
Distances to Berlin from major fronts listed by The Associated Press. Western front 305 miles from west of Kleve, Russian front 310 miles from Warsaw, Italian front 570 miles from south of Bologna.
Mrs Bernice Stransky cafe operator at Center Point reports a spare tire stolen from her car and two rear tires punctured. Deputy Larry Condon investigates. A collision on Highway 150 six miles north of Cedar Rapids injured no one. F E Fluegel dismisses district court suit for 185 20 against William G Deason. Alvin Brown dismisses divorce action against Zelda Brown filed Sept 1.
The jury trial of John Edgar Johnson, 32, of Waterloo, charged with larceny, began Monday in Judge M. C. Hamiel's court. Johnson is accused of taking $51 from the Montgomery Ward store cash register on June 29. He was arrested by police.
Iowa Democrats arrange local follow up after President FDR speaks in a half hour nationwide broadcast. Richard F Mitchell Fort Dodge Democrat and former Iowa Supreme Court member will speak on WMT Cedar Rapids after the President. Mitchell to arrive Thursday evening and may be joined by party leaders in Des Moines and Harlan.
Services for Mrs. Ben E Miller a former Cedar Rapids resident who died in La Jolla California on September 23 will be held at the Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday The Rev Paul Clark will officiate and burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel.
The Rev Paul Burton Close 27 pastor of St Luke's United Lutheran Fort Smith Ark drowned Saturday afternoon while fishing at Lee's creek Crawford county Arkansas. He was with two companions when they separated and he was missed two hours later his hat seen floating and after several hours search the body recovered. He leaves a wife Dorothy and a daughter. The Hemmer family will travel to Fort Smith for Tuesday services.
Anna M. Beck, 78, Solon postmaster 1914 to 1935, died at an Iowa City nursing home. widow of Jacob G. Beck and longtime Solon resident born July 26 1866. Survived by daughter Velma and sister Mrs Jah Andrews Lincoln Neb. Funeral arrangements pending. Body at Brosh funeral home Solon for calling hours.
Services for Joseph F. Horak who died Friday at his home route 1 Ely will be at 2 30 p m Tuesday in the Bohemian Re formed church west of Ely with Rev Ludvik Burian and Rev Francis Pokorny officiating Burial will be in Truhlar cemetery Friends may call at Janeba funeral home until noon Tuesday The family requests no flowers.
Leona Catherine Koval aged 26 wife of Michael Koval Jr of Cedar Rapids died at 6 a.m. Sunday in University Hospital Iowa City after an extended illness. Born in Norway Iowa August 21, 1918 she had lived in Cedar Rapids since 1932. Survived by her husband two children Shirley Ann and Joseph Michael two brothers O J Whalen and J W Whalen two sisters Mrs C W Kremish and Herbert Trapp services by Rev D J Lenihan at St Patrick's church at 9 30 a.m. Wednesday.
The Rosary will be recited by the Rev. D. G. Peters at the Janeba funeral home at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Anton Tony Jirkovsky 55 of 89 Twenty-second avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday at 6 p m in Hines Illinois Veterans Hospital He was born in Czechoslovakia came to the United States 39 years ago and worked for Penick and Ford He is survived by his wife Frances and daughter Barbara Rose One son George preceded him in death in 1928 He was a World War I veteran in the Rainbow division company B 168th Infantry spent 18 months overseas and earned the Purple Heart He belonged to the Rainbow Division Association Hanford Post American Legion and Disabled American Veterans The body will be taken to Janeba funeral home for services at a time to be announced later.
Berthine Kleppe widow of Aust in Kleppe died at the home of her son and daughter-in-law Birger Kleppe 733 First Avenue SW Cedar Rapids at 9 a.m. Monday after a lingering illness. Born in Norway December 20 1872 she came to Norway Iowa 47 years ago and had lived in Cedar Rapids seven years. Surviving are four sons Herman Victor Birger and Morris all of Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs Nellis Longfield Atkins 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A daughter Mrs Mina E Norris died April 6 1941. Services will be held at the Polansky funeral chapel at a time to be announced later.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Molloy will conduct services for Mrs. William F. Kepler of 1559 Fourth Avenue SE at Immaculate Conception Church at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The Rosary will be recited Monday by Msgr. Molloy and the Daughters of Isabella at the Brady mortuary. Burial follows in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers: George Usher, Robert Smith, Charles Bauman, Ernest Henecke, Joseph Mohrbacher, Herman Meis. Friends may call at Brady mortuary.
Mrs. Althea Muel ler Preston died at her daughter's Cumberland home Thursday. Services were in Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Monday with Dr. Charles J. Bready officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery. Born July 12 1884 in Tripoli Indiana she was widow of S E Preston who died in 1936.
Allied troops press a widening corridor from Oss to the Maas as British armor led by units once called the Desert Rat push east of Hertogenbosch. Patton's Third Army fights near Jallaucourt as German counter-attacks falter and Calais falls to Canadian forces.
Grocers report sharp butter rationing while coffee remains plentiful in Cedar Rapids. Stores saw heavy buying before an announced end to coffee rationing, with wholesalers claiming record stock and dairies preparing to redirect supplies to the public as manufacturing restraints ease this month.
Mrs Albina Kremenak of 1745 Twentieth Street NW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Friday. Services will be at 2 p m Tuesday in the Barta chapel conducted by Rev Milo Filipi. Burial will follow in Bohemian National Cemetery Barta chapel.
Linn county Republican headquarters were officially opened in Moray. Sheriff James H. Smith announced the county central committee chair. Mrs. Mollie Linville serves as secretary. The office will stay open until after the general election on November 7.
Washington officials announce that coffee rationing will not be resumed after assurances from Brazil that orders for United States importers will resume. A White House statement notes the consumer can expect continued coffee point pricing as imports proceed, despite reports of possible Brazilian export holds.
War mobilization chief Byrnes notes Brazil will supply one million bags of coffee monthly through normal channels. U.S. stocks for civilian use reach 670 million pounds, up from 201 million at rationing start and 487 million at its end. Runs on stores eased by ample wholesale and roaster supply, with four months’ supply now available.
The report notes President Roosevelt offering no plans for speeches beyond next Thursday and withholding full campaign announcements. It compares strategy to four years ago and cites his avoidance of a traditional campaign, including prior tours of national defense sites to reach voters away from Washington.
Full leased wire reports from Associated Press and United Press International are used. The AP retains exclusive rights to republication of credited news and local versions published herein.
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