Births Noted At Mercy St Luke Hospitals October 21 22 1941
Mercy hospital reports a twin born to Mr and Mrs Walter Votuubek 848 Sixth Avenue SE on Oct 21. St Luke's records a daughter for Mr and Mrs Ivan Bys Vernon on Oct 21 and a son for Mr and Mrs Edgar Williams 1028 Thirty-third Street NE on Oct 21. Other births: Mr and Mrs Joseph Cira Marion a daughter Oct 21. Mr and Mrs Joseph Halicek Thirty-third Avenue SE a daughter Oct 22. Mr and Mrs Robert A Burke 829 B Avenue NE a daughter Oct 22. Mr and Mrs Bernie Abney 1122 Twelfth Street NE a son Oct 22. Mr and Mrs Richard Butters 807 Ninth Street SW a son Oct 22. Mr and Mrs Charles D Clark Marion a son Oct 22. Mr and Mrs Myron A Hunter Sheldon a daughter Oct 17. Mrs Hunter is former Elizabeth Lady of Cedar Rapids. Born to Mr and Mrs R A Walser Marshalltown a son Oct 21. Walser is son of Mr and Mrs C W Walser 208 Parkcourt SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Walter Votuubek
Sixth Avenue SE
Joseph Cira
Marion
Joseph Halicek
Thirty-third Street
Bernie Abney
Twelfth Street
Richard Butters
Ninth Street
Charles D Clark
Myron
A Hunter
Sheldon
Hunter
Elizabeth Lady
George B
Cedar Rapids
R. A. Walser
Marshalltown
Walser
C. W. Walser
Parkcourt SE
Deaths: David Stewart 70 Dies at Brother's Home
David Stewart aged 70 died at his brother Jesse Stewart's residence 9320 Johnson Avenue NW at 11 15 p m Tuesday after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Stewart
Jesse Stewart
Johnson Avenue NW
Divorces Granted In Wellsburg Case
George Buchanan receives divorce from Dolores Buchanan on grounds of desertion. The marriage occurred March 4 1934 in Wellsburg West Virginia. Judge John T. Moffit presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Buchanan
Dolores Buchanan
Wellsburg
W. Va
John T. Moffit
Cedar Rapids couples obtain marriage licenses
Sara Mason of Town City and Henry Ross of Solon receive licenses. Milo Macek and Helen Smetana, both from Cedar Rapids, are also licensed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Mason
Town City
Henry Ross
Solon
Milo Macek
Helen Smetana
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids winners head to Davenport for WOC contest
The four Cedar Rapids winners Eunice Bentley Velma Tobin Carl Zbanek and George Turner left for Davenport today to participate in the sectional contest at Station WOC. Paul Engle of Coe College is among 17 Rhodes scholarship candidates for two years of study at Oxford. Ted Vesely, son of William Vesely, hurt his left leg in a noon collision at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Eunice Bentley
Velma Tobin
Carl Zbanek
George Turner
Davenport
WOC
Paul Engle
Coe College
Oxford University
England
Ted Vesely
William Vesely
Fourth Avnue
Fifth Street
Coe Men Earn High Masonic Honors and Evangelistic Leader Appointed
Arthur Hurtt and William Francis Hirst of Cedar Rapids are elected to the thirty third degree the highest Masonic honor. Charles A Laur ance Paul Newton Clark and Harry Ernest Myers of Cedar Rapids are elected Knights Commander of the Court of Honor. Cc C Mefford of Calvary Baptist and Moody Bible Institute Chicago is named associate evangelistic group leader in Chicago. At a Coe chapel pop meeting last night the largest crowd ever attended. Coach Eby was introduced and Steve Taber spoke on Coe having a stronger team than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hurtt
William Francis Hirst
Cedar Rapids
Charles A. Laurance
Paul Newton Clark
Harry Ernest Myers
Court of Honor
Cc. C. Mefford
Calvary Baptist Church
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Coe Chapel
Eby
Steve Taber
Coe
Fortune Hunter headlines Greene's Opera House event and racing
The Fortune Hunter played at Greene's Opera House today. Harry Younkers, a motorcycle racer from Sioux City, took second in the races and set a track record in an exhibition mile at 59. seconds. J A Wicke entered the fifth annual Chicago Motor Club reliability run spanning five states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene's Opera House
Harry Younkers
Sioux City
J .A. Wicke
Chicago Motor Club
Fight for Freedom of Press Never Ending Dr Mott Tells Kiwanis
Dr Frank Luther Mott, director of the school of journalism at the University of Iowa, told a Kiwanis luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel that the fight for freedom of the press is never ending. He traced its history, urged that every week is newspaper week in the United States, and said the newspaper is as essential as bread and weather in American life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Luther Mott
School of Journalism
University of Iowa
Kiwanis Club
Roosevelt Hotel
United States
Strike Spreads as Northwest Shipyards Hit by Walkout
Union welders at six Seattle area shipyards join a walkout over a charter fight with the AFL. Officials warn production halts and expand risk to Bremerton Tacoma and Puget Sound navy yard as 200 Seattle workers seek reinstatement after suspensions. In Alabama a CIO walkout endangers defense production and coal output amid mine closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle, Wash
Council of
Seattle Yards
Bremerton
Tacoma
Puget Sound Navy Yard
American Federation of Labor
Seattle
AFL Metal Trades Council
Birmingham
Ala
CIO United Mine
Alabama
CIO
United Mine
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Southern California rocked by quakes with minor damage
Two of the strongest earthquakes since 1933 jolted southern California late Tuesday night. They were felt seconds apart with similar intensity, causing scattered minor damage in Los Angeles and along a 75 by 20 mile fringe, with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Political letter slams neutrality policy by Republicans
A letter objects to the stance as aiding Hitler and undermining aid to Britain. Signers span Illinois to Iowa, including former officials such as James Douglas, L. J. Dickinson, David W Stewart, Dan Turner, and Willis C. Edson, plus party leaders Grace Reynolds and Irving Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Congress
Britain
Mllnois
James Douglas
the Treasury
Hoover
Indiana
Grace B Reynolds
Iowa
U. S
L. J. Dickinson
David W Stewart
Dan Turner
George Cosson
Robert Calflesh
Irving W. Myers
George Olmstead
George van Nostrand
The
Young Republicans
Supreme Court
Truman S. Stevens
Willis C. Edson
Iowa House of Representatives
A. B. Maxwell
Rail wage dispute extended report deadline to November
In Chicago attorneys for railroads urged rejecting wage hikes as fiscatory and backing the carriers emergency compensation plan before the Roosevel t fact finding board. The board agreed to a five day delay to November 5 to allow member Joseph H Willits to attend his son's funeral. The panel had been due to report October 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
Joseph H Willits
Clement
State Office Building Deferred Because of Defense Priorities
Washington AP reports Iowa will delay a 1.6 million dollar state office building in Des Moines until after the emergency due to defense material priorities. Senator Ray Emerson and Rodney Selby say it is prudent to finish plans now to start bids when allowed, creating a five to six month lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Des Moines
Ray Emerson
Creston
Office of Production Management
Emerson
Rodney Selby
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
Maury Maverick
OPM
Maverick
Community notices outline meetings and events in Cedar Rapids
City clubs and auxiliaries plan Thursday gatherings with leaders Mrs Fern Berry Mrs Ella Fisher and others. Mt Herman lodge and Crescent A F and A M hold degree work at Masonic hall with refreshments. Local events include a chicken supper at Olivet and talks by Louis H Straka on Current Events in Czechoslovakia at Waltonian YMCA. Sergt Ray Sell and Sergt Walter E Dennis on furlough. The Arthur school PTA carnival Friday 7 to 10 p.m. Lions club and civilian defense council announce talks at Cedar Rapids venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Herman
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
Louis H Straka
Czechoslovakia
YMCA
Linn County Medical Society Dinner Meeting Program
The Linn County Medical Society holds its annual dinner meeting Thursday night with a 7 p.m. gathering at Cc. B. J. hall. The business session begins at 5 p.m. and dinner is served at 6 p.m. A Kodachrome film show on pneumonia and post encephalitic Parkinson's syndrome follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Linn County Medical Society
Cc. B. J. Hall
Cubs pack 26 meeting includesWolf badge award and party plans
Eleven Cubs attended the Cub pack 26 meeting with seven parents and four visitors admitted. Richard Dougherty received the Wolf badge and Gold arrow. Arrangements were made for a Halloween party on October 31 for Cubs and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mortland
Richard Pospisil
Jack Lenecin
William Smart
Robert Reid
Richard Dougherty
Bartosh to face draft evasion charge in Sioux City
Kenneth Bartosh 22 was brought to Linn county Jail on draft evasion charges and will be taken to Sioux City for federal court. Deputy Marshal Petrus said Bartosh, indicted last September, will be moved Thursday as another man faces a similar charge in Omaha. Roy Edward Ritchie of North Platte is indicted for not notifying his draft board of an address change and questionnaire failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Bartosh
Linn County
Sioux City
U. S
Joseph A. Petrus
Bartosh
Marshal Petrus
Omaha
Roy Edward Ritchie
North Platte
Neb
Anamosa Reformatory
Ritchie
Reformatory
Petrus
Red Cross Roll Call Plans Mapped as Leaders Named
Organization outlines school and residential district plans for the annual Red Cross Roll Call. New plan assigns a captain and lieutenant to each of 23 precincts with a goal of doubling volunteers to reach 16 500. Leaders and assistants introduced, precinct captains named, and local support pledged by the American Legion auxiliary and the PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Yew. Co. A
Cedar Rapids
Paul Huston
Huston
Oscar Lundquist
West Side
E. K. Beane
East Side
Wayne J. Foster
Lundquist
Foster
A. L. Voggenthaler
Harry O. Cutler
Roll Call
Helen Hubbard
South Side
Roosevelt reports sinkings and armed ships debate
President Roosevelt described the sinking of the Lehigh near the Africa bulge and discussed the Kearny convoy duties amid piracy versus war in a tense White House press conference. He urged arming merchant ships and noted submarines refuel from various points while Senate committee hears opposing views on arming ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Donaldson
House
White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
David A. Reed
Hunt Pushed For Central City Girl Missing Since Oct 7
Norma Pollock a 16 year old Central City girl disappeared after leaving home October 7. Deputy Sheriff Fete Whittemore reports several leads proved groundless with last sighting in Marion wearing a pink dress and two tone shoes. The girl described as 5 feet 4 inches tall 129 pounds with light brown hair hazel eyes and a slight limp from infancy paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Pollock
Worley Pollock
Central City
Fete Whittemore
Marion
Quail Territory Is Same As Last Year
Iowa conservation commission announces quail hunting open from November 15 to December 15 in 26 southern and eastern counties. The list includes Ringgold, Madison, Warren, Marion, Mahaska, Keokuk, Scott, Cedar, Johnson, Washington, Clinton and 11 others. Open season runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a bag limit of eight birds and possession limit eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
Ringgold
Madison
Warren
Marion
Mahaska
Keokuk
Scott
Cedar
Johnson
Washington
Clinton
Lucas
Appanoose
Monroe
Wapello
Davis
van Buren
Jefferson
Henry, Lee
Louisa
Muscatine
Wayne
Decatur
Clarke
Iowa Farm Leader Proposes Postwar Agriculture Plan
The speaker, an Iowa farmer and former Iowa State College faculty member, argues for experienced agricultural leadership in Congress. He praises farm organizations and the AAA, cites parity gains, and urges unity among agriculture industry and labor. He criticizes isolationism and calls for efficient federal defense and support for invaded nations, endorsing GOP reform and responsible governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
Two Ordnance Plant Heads Are Promoted
DES MOINES AP Captain Oliver B Brown constructing quartermaster at the Des Moines ordnance plant and Captain W L Bell Jr commanding officer at the plant have been promoted to major it was announced here Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Oliver B. Brown
Des Moines Ordnance Plant
W. L. Bell, Jr
Stephenson Couple Celebrate 25th Anniversary in Alburnett
The twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Adlai Stephenson of Alburnett was celebrated at the Spencer Stephenson home Sunday. The surprise dinner served at noon gathered 23 guests. A gift from the children and Mr and Mrs A B Curtis of Cedar Rapids and a shower of silver coins were presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alburnett
Adlai Stephenson
Spencer Stephenson
A. B. Curtis
Cedar Rapids
Court House Petitioned For Dissolution Of Pla Mor Enterprises
M C Watson filed two petitions Tuesday one at law and one in equity over disputes with partners in Pla Mor Enterprises Inc The equity filing seeks dissolution of the partnership and an accounting of affairs to determine sums due defendants include Lawrence Nielson Joe R Albert Pla Mor Enterprises Inc Ralph Hayes and Arthur Hayes He alleges failure to provide monthly accounts and that profits were not shared equally plus withdrawals for personal use The two defendants allegedly sold the enterprise to Ralph and Arthur Hayes In the law petition he seeks 11000 plus interest against Nielson on a promissory note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Watson
Law
Equity
Pla-Mor Enterprises, Inc
Thornwood Dance All
Lawrence Nielson
Joe R. Albert
Ralph
Arthur Hayes
Two Marital Breaks Filed For Cruel Treatment
Dorothea Carl petitions for divorce from John Carl on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment alleging field labor and verbal abuse. She also seeks property in Central City and restoration of her maiden name Dorothea Erickson following their Toledo marriage on February 3 1925 and Desertion on June 5 1933. Ray Jones sues for divorce from Mabel Jones alleging chronic nagging and cruelty after their December 22 1936 Cedar Rapids marriage and wife left him May 28 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea Carl
John Carl
Central City
Dorothea Erickson
Toledo
Ray Jones
Mabel Jones
Cedar Rapids
Time To Plead With Viola Gallagher Forgery Warrant
Viola Gallagher was brought to the county jail by city police on a forgery warrant and given until Friday to plead by Judge John T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Gallagher
John T
Moffit arraigned on forged note charge. multiple judgments sought
Moffit faced a Tuesday arraignment on a true information filed by County Attorney Crissman accusing her of forging a $400 promissory note and chattel mortgage lacking the signers true signatures. Franks and Sons seek two district court judgments against Kamberling for $166.71 and Burroughs for $46.30. Chester Sherman received six months for vagrancy, suspended on leaving the county, and Kathryn Ragan seeks $200 plus interest on a note from Arthur Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffit
W. W. Crissman
P. H. Gallagher
W. J. Williams
Franks and Sons
Alva Kamberling
Ralph Burroughs
Chester Sherman
John T. Moffit
Sherman
Kathryn Ragan
Arthur Robinson
Missouri River stabilization cited as national benefit
A speech on the Missouri river navigation project under a flood control act highlighted lower waterway costs, land value gains, and protection for utilities. Col Besson and officials Bailey and A H Wieters urged national funding since waterways serve all users, noting past rail and bridge washout issues. A banquet followed the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souri River
Colonel Besson
Bailey
A H. Wieters
Iowa Division of Sanitary Engineering
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Daily Record
Tampa
New Orleans
Galveston
Charles Clus
Francisco
Dubuane
Bismarck
Detroit
New York
Beaton
Pittsburgh
DR. Mott
Strike
Northwest
United Frees
Pennsylvania
Virginias
PSU -Gid
John L. Lewis
Lewis
National Defense Mediation Board
NDMB
Shenango Furnace Company
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Ecorse
Mich
Willkie
City Briefs
Fern Berry
Second Street
Chester Ainsworth
Sunshine Mission
Central Park Church
Townsend
Ella Fisher
Center Point Road
Sergt Ray Sell
Fort Leonard Wood
Mrs
Ray Sell
D Avenue NE
Arthur School
Walter E. Dennis
Camp Claiborne
Effie Dennis
Fifth Avenue SE
Cliff Thoma
Fairfield
Lions Club
Cedar Rapids Lions Club
Ed Lowe
Civilian Defense Council For
Council of Social Agencies
Medical Society
New Cubs
North America
Voggenthaler
Gertrude Nixon
Buchanan
Emily Zezula
Franklin
O. J. Deeds
Faith McMurray
Rachel McIntyre
Mary Meyers
Ruth Martin
Garfield
Leah Spencer
Jackson
Merel Gray
Mildred Woodburn
Kenwood
Helen Arduser
McKinley Junior High
Esther Copp
Mildred Dei
John Avis
Emma Felter
Mary Laurence
George Arduser
R. Black
Merrell Smith
E S Wasta
Hazel R. Hromek
Howard Churchill
HE. Pfeiffer
Ninth
C. H. Lynch, Jr
Tenth
William C. Crawford
Eugene Pinney
Herbert Killian
Addison Ramsey
Leona Polansky
Josephine Pohorsky
C. H. Lisenbee
Cleveland
Bernice Wechsler
Fillmore
Bessie Maloney
Harrison
Lois Fetterman
Martha Balcar
Hayes
May Campbell
Lincoln
Bess Hodges
Ruth Trangsrud
Taylor
Laura Williamson
Armina Davis
Wilson
Mary Barrett
Grego Zacharias
W. &. Barnard
Frank Pospishil
Harry Serovy
L. J. Jiricek
Harold Minor
Julia Hynes
J. R. Erlacher
Irene Thompson
Victor Sundberg
Clyde C Hillhouse
Margret Young
Carolyn Hood
Jetta B. Gallagher
Margaret Stark
Pauline Gillen
Harley N. Steele
Dorothy Stark
Cordelia Miller
Kearney
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Connally
Tex
Kearny
Maritime Commission
Waterman Steamship Company
Mr. Roosevelt
Hull
Cuba
South Atlantic
France
Hunt
Thornburg
AAA
American Legion
Department of Agriculture
Republican Party
Ordnance Plant
Court House
Watson
Thornwood Business
Craemer’s
Silver Fox Stocking Sale
Sliver
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