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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1941

Page

15

Missing Baby Found After Car Theft In Canton

A six month old girl named Judith was found unharmed in a parked car in Canton after her parents from Aliquippa reported her missing. John Joseph Quinn, 28, was held for questioning as police described him as an unintentional kidnapper, with a juvenile suspect Melvin Cruthers assisting police by tracing the vehicle from Imperial to Canton.

Canton Mn6 Imperial Raymond W. Hineman Judith John Joseph Quinn Stark County Aliquippa Quinn Hinemans Gnd Harrison

Fewer Selectees Drafted in Holiday Season

Washington reports a sharp cut in draft calls to avoid holiday disruption of training. Only 39,000 are slated for November and 19,000 for December, down from 45,000 and 89,000 in prior months. Inductions of December’s quota will occur in the first two weeks, easing homesickness and furlough costs.

Washington Selective Service Army

Widow and youth held in sailor murder case

State police seized a 51-year-old Charlestown widow and a 21-year-old married man on suspicion of being accessories in the death of Sir H B Kuchera a 30 year old Navy boatswain's mate. Investigators earlier varied on cause of death but now lean toward foul play possibly tied to robbery. Kuchera's wife visited from Nebraska and noted a duffle bag in the widow's apartment while police traced the body moved from an out of state location.

Boston Sir HB. Kuchera Rushville Neb Kuchera Alan R. Moritz Charlestown Nebraska

Watchman Drowned Off Ship in Ashland Wisconsin

Leo Spooner a watchman aboard the freighter W. C. Richardson fell from the vessel deck into iron ore cargo and drowned Saturday in Ashland Wisconsin officials said.

Ashland Wis Leo Spooner W. C. Richardson

Milady's Hats Parade Features 1836 Replicas

Cedar Rapids shop showcases millinery dating to 1636 through the 19th century. replicas inspired by European sources are displayed in Martin's window this week with contributions from local residents and a display curated by Lenora Wright and Mae Woodburn.

Milady Ann Tamarrel Cedar Rapids Martin Lenora Wright Third Avenue SE Central Europe Mae Woodburn L’histoire du Costume Feminin Mondial Paul Louis de Giafferri Elizabeth Travis Bever Avenue SE Nancy Green Forest Drive Franklin School Harry Hoyt Fourth Avenue SE Rose-Marie Doty First Avenue E Franklin W. H. Frick Patricia Marshall Knollwood Drive Coe College Bever Avenue

Court Refuses To Curb Anti-Block Booking Act

A district court in St Paul denies an injunction to Paramount Pictures Vitagraph United Artists RKO Radio Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox challenging Minnesota anti block booking law. Judge Hugo C Hanft held the law enforcible by Ramsey and Hennepin counties with appeal possible to the U S Supreme Court. The 1941 statute mirrors federal rules letting distributors cancel up to 20 percent of films.

ST. Paul, Minn INS United States Supreme Court Hugo C. Hanft Hanft Ramsey Hennepin Counties Paramount Pictures Vitagraph, Inc United Artists Corporation Rko-Radio Pictures, Inc Twentieth Century-Fox Pictures Corporation

General R. E. Truman Relieved Of Command

Maj. Gen. R. E. Truman, commander of the 35th Division since 1939 and a hero of the locale, is relieved of command at Camp Robinson Arkansas as part of a broader leadership change.

Argonne Officer Relieved to Head Army Reclassification Board

An Argonne offensive commander was relieved of field duties Saturday and appointed president of the Second Army reclassification board in Memphis. General Truman will turn 62 in 1942, the age limit for major generals with field command.

Argonne Second Army Memphis Truman

McCleary Clinic Offers Illustrated Book on Piles and Colon Ailments

The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri advertises a 122 page illustrated work on piles fistula stomach and colon disorders. Readers may request a copy by mail with a postcard or letter and check the chart for named ailments. No obligation to mail the chart.

McCleary Clinic Elms Blvd Excelsior Springs

East's Rains Highlight Drought Irony Across the East

Scanty rainfall amid one of the worst droughts on record exacerbates misery from Georgia to New England. Officials warn two years of normal rains needed to repair fields forests and water reserves while drought fuels reduced power drought and fire dangers. Infantile paralysis outbreaks linked to dust spread add to the concerns.

New York Georgia Tennessee Virginia Ohio Valley New England Maine

Woman Croesus Dies in Shanghai at 78

Mrs. Liza Hardoon, regarded as the city’s richest woman with a fortune around 40 million dollars, died Friday night in Shanghai at age 78.

Croesus Shanghai Plient Liza Hardoon

Archduke Otto Says Hitler's Grip On Europe Slipping

Archduke Otto, rival to the Hapsburg throne, told reporters in San Francisco that Hitler's hold on Europe is definitely slipping. The remark reflects growing concern over Nazi momentum as the war drags on.

Hitler San Francisco INS Archduke Otto Hapsburg Austria-Hungary Europe

Vitamin B And the Art Of Reduction In Obesity

Dr William Brady outlines a weight reduction case using a regulated submaintenance diet, fluid control, ductless gland hormones, and skin removal surgery over 18 months. He stresses vitamin B complex sufficiency to prevent deficiency and notes many overweight individuals are vitamin deficient from refined carbohydrate reliance and lack physician guidance.

Taxicabs Carry Over 780 Million U.S. Passengers Annualy

The article notes that taxicabs in the United States transport more than 780 million passengers each year, highlighting the scale of urban transportation and taxi service demand nationwide.

United States

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