Ration notices and court records from Central City and Cedar Rapids
Daily records list ration stamps valid through 1945 for meat fuel and footwear plus a series of court notices naming individuals in Beulah Bremer Esther Bolton J. G. Cook and others with fines for drunkenness reckless driving speeding and overtime parking. It notes beaming alarms and hospital births including Alfred Jones daughter and Lloyd Jones son with Cedar Rapids residents mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Bremer
Central City
Esther Bolton
Donald Cook
Y.M.C.A
J. G. Cook
H Avenue NW
John McLaughlin
K Avenue NW
James B. Wyckoff
Fifth Avenue SE
Brokaw Daughter Named in Public Notice
Ana Brokaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Brokaw, 2501 Mt. Vernon Avenue SE.
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Ana Brokaw
Mrs
O. L. Brokaw
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Reds press Baltic front as 15 German divisions cut off
Moscow reports a major Soviet push through the Baltic front threatening Memel and advancing within 72 miles of Budapest. Russian forces claim to have destroyed hundreds of German tanks and self propelled guns while forcing a Tisza crossing. In Yugoslavia Soviet and Partisan units reach Belgrade’s southern approaches as German evacuation signals arise.
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Moscow
Memel
Romania
Budapest
Tisza
Hungary
Siauliai
Lithuania
East Prussia
Pravda
Niemen River
Berlin
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Paris
Allies Press Aachen Advance Amid Growing German Resistance
Reuters notes a potential 1,500 elite SS troops defending Aachen as American forces mount a major assault. The Third Army drives a 20 mile front between Metz and Nancy, capturing towns and narrowing the fortress of Fort Driant while German counterattacks limit gains. Patrols thin near the Luxembourg border.
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Aachen
Charlemagne
Germany
Nashville
Tenn
Hartford
Donn
United States Third Army
Metz
Nancy
Clemery
Lixieres
Serrieres
Jean Delaincourt
Moivrons
Fessieux
Ajoncourt
Arraye Et Han
Third Army
Fort Driant
Echternach
Grevenmacher
Wormeldange
Industrialist Urges Plain Postwar Planning at Rotary Lunch
E Carl Sorby vice president of George D Sorby Rockford Illinois urged Rotarians to stop dreaming about postwar planning and focus on practical near term industry. He called for concrete programs for one man industries and for returning service members and emphasized avoiding glamor hype that delays delivery.
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E. Carl Sorby
George D. R Cation
Rockford
Roosevelt Hotel
Sorby
Death Notices for Mrs Daniel Van Voltenburg and Mayo Clinic patient
Mrs Daisy May Van Voltenburg, 8204 B avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, died at 10 53 am Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a short illness. Born April 13 1896 in Morley she married Daniel F Van Voltenburg Sept 30 1913 in Austin Minnesota and lived in Cedar Rapids 29 years. Surviving are husband five sons two brothers two sisters and a stepfather. Funeral 3 30 pm Tuesday at Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial with Brady mortuary handling arrangements. A Mayo Clinic patient born in Cedar Rapids on April 10 1929 attended Roosevelt High School. funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Daisy May van Voltenburg
Daniel F. van Voltenburg
Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Morley
Nathaniel and
Mary McMurrin
Austin
Minn
Lyle
Carl
Dean
Dean van Voltenburg
Milo E. van Voltenburg
Scottfield
William MecMurrin
Glenn McMurrin
Elven McMurrin
Central City
Albert McMurrin
Walbridge
Ohio
Neil Townsend
Milton McGuire
Anamosa
C. W. Townsend
Frederick Mastin
McCausland
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Brady Mortuary
Mayo Clinic
Roosevelt High School
Widow Elizabeth Vanek Dies After Brief Illness
Elizabeth Vanek widow of Frank Vanek of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 4:20 a.m. Sunday after a brief illness. Born June 10, 1872, in Cedar Rapids, she married Frank Vanek on August 18, 1891. Surviving are two daughters, a son in Honolulu, five grandchildren, a sister in Cedar Rapids, and a twin sister in Saratoga. Services will be at Turner chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial in Cedar Memorial park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Vanek
Frank Vanek
Sixteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
J. L. McCurley
J. M. Critton, Jr
Madison
Wis
Milo Vanek
Honolulu
T. H
Mary Novak
Barbara Mitwalsky
Saratoga
Wyo
Turner Chapel
W. A. Jacobs
Cedar Memorial Park
Obituary: Laura Jane Lowther of Cedar Rapids
Laura Jane Lowther, a former Cedar Rapids resident, died at her Independence home Sunday morning. Survived by brother George LeHew of Cedar Rapids. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home Independence, burial in Linwood Cemetery Cedar Rapids at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Jane Lowther
Cedar Rapids
Independence
George LeHew
Peoples Funeral Home
Linwood
Death of 15 year old Jack Foster Brown at St Marys Rochester Minn
Jack Foster Brown, age 15, son of Mr and Mrs Marvin F Brown of 129 Thirteenth Street NW, died at 1130 p m Sunday at St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota during medical examination.
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Jack Foster Brown
Marvin F. Brown
Thirteenth Street NW
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Mrs Sylvia Lee Sudden Death in St Louis
Word reached Cedar Rapids friends of the sudden death of Mrs Sylvia Lee wife of Sam G Lee a former Cedar Rapids jeweler Sunday at 430 am at the Lee home in St Louis Death attributed to a heart attack The Lees moved to St Louis six years ago and in Cedar Rapids they attended St Matthews church Services will be in St Louis Tuesday morning
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Cedar Rapids
Sylvia Lee
Sam G. Lee
Lee
St. Louis
Lees
Blake Terrace
St.Matthew’s Church
Jane Boyd
King’s Daughters
B. of R. T
Services for Margrito Gonzales in Immaculate Conception Church
Funeral services for Margrito Gonzales, employee of the North Western Railroad, who died in a local hospital Saturday, will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Immaculate Conception Church. Rt. Rev. Msgr. John M. Molloy will preside. Burial follows at Shiloh Cemetery in Louisa. Friends may call at Turner Chapel.
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Margrito Gonzales
North Western Railroad
Immaculate Conception Church
John M. Molloy
Shiloh
Louisa
Turner Chapel
Services for Frank A. Taylor Held at Beatty Chapel
Frank A. Taylor 81 of 1631 Bever avenue SE died suddenly Saturday afternoon. Services will be at Beatty chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. O. C. Weigel officiating. Burial follows in the Cedar Memorial cemetery family lot. Friends may call at Beatty's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Taylor
Bever Avenue SE
Beatty Chapel
O. C. Weigel
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Beatty's
Browns Take 1-0 Lead in Sixth Game
Browns lead 1-0 after Laabs triple and McQuinn single in the third inning. Potter faces Lanier as Card pitching battles Potter in Game Six at Sportsmans Park Saint Louis with no further scoring through three innings.
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Browns
Sportsman’s Park
St. Louis
Chet Laabs
George McQuinn
Billy Southworth
Cards
Lanier
Nelson Potter
Stephens
Laabs
McQuihn
Christman
Hopp
Hayworth
Cardinals
W. Cooper
Sanders
Gutteridge
Kurowski
Potter
Meinn
Pottter
Peace Plan for United Nations Structure and Powers
The proposed framework outlines an 18 nation economic and social council under the General Assembly to address global issues. It envisions a Security Council with permanent Big Four seats and France, plus non permanent members, and a Military Staff Committee directing armed forces. An international court, a secretariat, and air force contingents are also proposed to enable rapid collective action.
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Economic and Social Council
General Assembly
United Nations
Security Council
Military Staff Committee
Organization
National Air Force
General Assembly of All Nations
Assembly
France
Russia
China
Cient
Old League
Permanent Court For International Justice
International Jurists
Vatican backs fascism says War and the Working Class
Moscow based War and the Working Class charges the Vatican supports fascism in Europe and that Pope Pius XII seeks a peace for a defeated Germany. The journal claims the papal state promoted a Britain France Germany Italy Poland alliance in 1939 and aided Hitler rise.
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Moscow
Vatican
Europe
Prus XII
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
Italy
Poland
Hitler
Private Services Held for Infant Allen James Fields
Private services were held Monday afternoon at Brosh chapel for Allen James Fields infant son of Mr and Mrs Rich E Fields of 702 Third Street SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen James Fields
Rich E. Fields
Third Street
Brosh Chapel
Holdoegel Shows No Improvement After Illness
Donald D. Holdoegel, 43, enforcement attorney for the Des Moines district OPA, remained about the same at Broadlawns hospital Monday morning. He was taken Thursday after being stricken with infantile paralysis and placed in a respirator Saturday as his condition was critical. Attendants said he is holding his own with only slight possible improvement.
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DES Moines (Ap
Donald D. Holdoegel
Des Moines
OPA
Broadlawns Contagious Hospital
Holdoegel
Tea Drinking Habits Feed Decline of English Porcelain
The article notes tea drinking as a major factor in the decline of fine English porcelain, linking consumer habits to reduced demand and shifts in production. It mentions social customs and economic pressures shaping the decline.
Allies Blast 25 More Jap Ships
Allied bomber and fighter units destroyed or damaged 25 Japanese ships and five planes in attacks on the southern Philippines and the Dutch East Indies. Mitchell medium bombers and Lightning fighters hit 23 coastal vessels in a 34 ton raid on Ceram area airfields barracks and docks. Fighter-bombers set a freighter and a coastal vessel afire off Djabolo Halmahera Moluccas.
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Allied
HDQ
S.W. Pacific
Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Ceram
Dutch New Guinea
Djabolo
Halmahera
Moluccas
Bomb raid hits Zamboanga seaplane base in Mindanao
A Saturday attack on Wolfe field and the Zamboanga seaplane base at the southwestern tip of Mindanao in the Philippines saw a single navy Liberator destroy four Japanese seaplanes and damage a bomber.1,000-pound bombs supported the raid, targeting Kaoe air drome.
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Kaoe
Wolfe Field
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Philippines
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William Fay Miller
Clyde E. Hurst
Margaret Hurst
Loretta Berryhill
Dale Berryhill
Darrell Dake
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Merle F. Hennessey
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Welcom Reams
Dows
Joe Stolba
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H. C. Werner
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Sunshine Food Market
First Avenue
Harold Neel
Marshalltown
Dorothy Lindstrom
Robert L. Michel
Helen Mae Beltz
Charles Zeleny
Jeanne Walter
Mercy
Alfred Jones
Fifth Street
St. Luke’s
Lloyd Jones
Center Point
Gene Babbitt
Third Avenue
John Schloeman
Tenth Street
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