Weather outlook Cedar Rapids region clouds warm with light precip
Cedar Rapids and vicinity may see a warm spell with a chance of light rain or snow mixed clouds on Wednesday forenoon. Temperatures reached 46 degrees at 2 30 p m Tuesday with humidity at 5 percent. The day’s low was 20 degrees from 6 30 to 8 a m Monday. Monday’s high was 36 at 4 p m. By 7 p m the mercury fell to 29 and slid to a single degree at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
The
Mercury
Fire damages summer kitchen on Cottage Grove Avenue
At 12 50 p m Monday a fire of undetermined origin destroyed a summer kitchen at 3009 Cottage Grove Avenue SE. Fire Chief Robert North reported a general alarm and swift response to the blaze.
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Summer Kitchen
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
Robert Northrup
Cedar Rapids Residents Named in Four Party Filing
James Davenbaugh and Clara Jackson both of Cedar Rapids join Hubert Clyde Walker and June Eva Bishop of Cedar Rapids in a four party filing revealing ties among local residents and potential property or court related matters.
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James Davenbaugh
Clara Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Hubert Clyde Walker
June Eva Bishop
Police Court Fines In Marion For Reckless Driving
William Quaas of route 1 Marion fined 50 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Chester Gralund of 2209 D street SW Marion fined 2 dollars and costs for making a left turn out of an alley. Emhmer L Freeman of Marion fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding.
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William
Quaas
Marion
Chester Gralund
D Street
Emhmer L. Freeman
Daughters Born to Local Families This Week
St Luke s hospital reports a daughter for Mr and Mrs Paul Mahan at 1222 Fifth Avenue SE on Oct 26 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Charles Hanneman of Van Horne on Oct 27 Mercy hospital records a daughter for Mr and Mrs Edwin Andrie of Ely on Oct 26 all newborns listed by parents and city locations.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Paul Mahan
Fifth Avenue SE
Charles Hanneman
van Horne
Mercy Hospital
Edwin Andrie
Ely
Arrest Army Pilot Who Hit Airliner Near San Jacinto
Washington AP report says the war department placed the Army pilot who collided with a commercial airliner near San Jacinto California under arrest as an investigation continues. Twelve people perished in the crash.
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Washington
War Department
Army
San Jacinto
Calif
Clark Gable to Get Lieutenant's Bars
Clark Gable will be commissioned a second lieutenant Wednesday as a member of a Miami army air force officer candidate class completes 90 days of study. The former movie star will receive his lieutenant’s bars and report for active duty with the group.
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Miami, Fla
INS
Corp
Clark Gable
Miami
Funeral held for Mary Kellogg 95 in Mt. Vernon
Services were held at Neff chapel for Mary Elizabeth Kellogg 95 who died Friday at her daughter E G Hunt’s home in Mt. Vernon. A University of Iowa student at Lee's surrender and Lincoln’s assassination eras, she was born in Ohio and moved to Iowa as a child. She married Murray M. Kellogg in 1871, a Leon lawyer, who died in 1912. She leaves four children, Mrs. Hunt, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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MT. Vernon
Neff
Mary Elizabeth Kellogg
E. G. Hunt
Kellogg
University of Iowa
Lee
Lincoln
Ohio
Iowa
Murray M. Kellogg
Leon
Sar M. Kellogg
San Diego
Hunt
Linn county residents drawn for November district court jury
Courthouse jurors for the November term begin November 2 with a large list of Linn county residents from Cedar Rapids Center Point Marion and other towns to serve as petit jurors. The pool includes Raymond C. Allen Bessie Bachman Halford Barry and many others spanning Cedar Rapids Marion Mt. Vernon Springville Lisbon and Troy Mills.
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Petit
District Court
Linn County
Raymond C. Allen
Bessie L. Bachman
Halford T. Barry
William J. Baxter
H. J. Beals
J. C. Blodgett
Clara B. Bohlander
Andrew J. Charipar
Frank Charipar
Joseph Chihula
Carl C. Clark
Harold Dozois
Joseph Early
Wendl
Community named administrator for late Wefer brothers
Martin Hagen of Homestead is appointed administrator of the estates of the late J. D. Wefer and Henry W. Wefer. Ten Iowa nephews and nieces are heirs. Henry Wefer died Oct 6 1942 in St. Joseph Missouri and J D Wefer died Dec 27 1941 in St. Joseph. Inventories have not yet been filed.
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Martin Hagen
Homestead
J. D. Wefer
Henrry W. Wefer
Iowa County
Henry Wefer
St. Joseph
Coffey Seeks Divorce in Cruel and Inhuman Treatment Case
Shelby Coffey seeks divorce from Hannah M. Coffey, married in Kahoka Missouri on March 25, 1942. The defendant is charged with cruel and inhuman treatment.
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Shelby Coffey
Hannah M. Coffey
Kahoka
MacArthur’s Flyers Keep On Hammering
Allied warplanes attacked Koepang on Dutch Timor and targets in New Guinea including Lae Salamaua and Kokoda. The strikes hit enemy airfields and bases as General MacArthur’s Australian headquarters reported continued raids on Tuesday.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
Dutch Timor
Koepang
Lae
Salamaua
Kokoda
Buna
Port Moresby
Trainman killed in Missouri derailment
In Booneville Missouri an MKT double header passenger train derailed on a curve killing one trainman and injuring three others who were burned and scalded. The accident occurred Tuesday authorities said.
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Booneville, Mo
M. K
Wasp sunk by own destroyer after battle damage
The account describes the Wasp catching fire after torpedo strikes and explosions, with crew fighting fires amid fires and gas tank blasts. It notes casualties, including INS correspondent Jack Singer, and praises acts of heroism by Lieut. Laurize H. Tatum and Commander Michael H. Kernodle who aided wounded and guided men to safety.
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INS
Jack Singer
Singer
Laurize H. Tatum
Soni Corps
USNR
Michael H. Kernodle
Kernodle
Decorah Marine on New List of Navy Casualties
Washington AP reports a new casualty list for Oct 1 to Oct 15 includes Second Lieutenant Orvin H. Ramlo of the Marine Corps listed as wounded. Ramlo’s mother, Mrs Lena Ramilo, resides in Decorah, Iowa.
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Decorah Marine
Washington
Lowan
No Department
Orvin H. Ramlo
Marine Corps
Lena Ramilo
Decorah
Navy issues fifteenth casualty list of war
The navy reported 408 casualties in its fifteenth list including 194 dead 142 wounded and 72 missing. Most losses were due to combat. a few were from accidents at sea or in the air on duty connected with war operations. The tally covers navy and marine personnel only.
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Washington
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
RAF Attacks Burma Targets From New Delhi Report
New Delhi AP dispatch says two formations of fighter escorted RAF bombers attacked objectives Monday in the Akyab area of Japanese occupied Burma, according to a British communique issued Tuesday.
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New Delhi
India
Akyab
Burma
Jewels Stolen From Mrs Mickey Rooney
Mrs Ickey Rooney reported to police a burglary at her apartment. Jewelry valued at more than 1900 dollars was taken, including a platinum and diamond gift ring from Mickey Rooney valued at 1200 dollars. A 300 dollar gold wedding ring was also missing and plans for Mickey Rooney to return home followed.
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Ickey Rooney
Mickey
Mickeyey
British Mosquito Bombers Built Mainly of Wood
London reports the Mosquito bombers used over the continent are largely wooden. Air commentator Peter Masefield stated on a BBC broadcast that these aircraft are the fastest bombers yet.
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London
Peter Masefield
BBC
Guadalcanal battles deepen as Wasp sinks in Pacific
The long-anticipated Guadalcanal campaign intensifies as the aircraft carrier Wasp is sunk by a Japanese submarine after enduring three torpedoes. The loss brings to three the U S aircraft carriers sunk in the Pacific, including Lexington and Yorktown. The Porter also goes down in the ensuing engagement as US and Japanese forces clash for control of the southwest Pacific. President Roosevelt meets with Admiral Leahy and Admiral King to assess the crisis.
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Guadalcanal
Wasp
Malta
Mediterranean
U. S
Pacific
Lexington
Coral Sea
Yorktown
Midway
Solomons
Southwest Pacific
Australia
Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Ernest J. King
Roosevelt, Maas discuss Pacific war as Wasp sinks
President meets Rep. Melvin Maas who returns from Pacific duty as a marine colonel. Maas reports on his Pacific view while tied to reinforcements near Guadalcanal. The Wasp was sunk in the South Pacific with no nearby enemy ships, delaying official news to avoid alerting the enemy. Captain Forrest P. Sherman, believed among survivors, commanded the carrier.
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Roosevelt
Melvin J. Maas
Rminn
Pacific
Maas
Navy
Solomons
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Wasp
Forrest P. Sherman
Melrose
Mass
Naval clash near Santa Cruz islands claims massive Japanese losses
Berlin radio, citing Japanese imperial headquarters, reported a large naval engagement north of the Santa Cruz islands on Monday. It said Japan sank four aircraft carriers a battleship and an unidentified warship while inflicting heavy damage on three cruisers and a destroyer, with over 200 aircraft destroyed. Japanese losses included two carriers a cruiser lightly damaged and 40 planes missing.
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U. S
Guadalcanal
Florida Island
David G. Roberts
Flint, Mich
New York
Berlin Radio
Santa Cruz Islands
Solomon Islands
Berlin
Japanese Claim Naval Losses in Solomons Gridiron Battle
Tokyo reports Japanese naval losses between August 25 and October 25 in the Solomons totaling 17 ships sunk or damaged and 135 planes destroyed against 28 American ships sunk or damaged. The Wasp aircraft carrier and multiple U S vessels were listed among losses with American air force casualties.
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Tokio
Imperial Headquarters
Solomons
Wasp
United States
Shattuck Honors Eastern Iowans
Three Cedar Rapids boys and two from Iowa City are named in the honor student list for Shattuck's first grading period at Faribault Minn. Joseph Curray of Cedar Rapids wins the top scholastic award. Cedar Rapids youths Tom Pickford and Sutherland Dows earn high scholastic honors, as do John Dane and Lovell Adams of Iowa City. Dane and Adams receive high military honors.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Shattuck School
Faribault
Minn
Joseph Curray
Tom Pickford
Sutherland Dows
John Dane
Dane
Lovell Adams
Mary Bell Assigned to Duty at Seventh Service Command
Third Officer Mary Bell completed training in Washington D C and was assigned to duty in Omaha Nebraska at the Seventh Service Command headquarters. Miss Bell is the former dean of women at Coe College.
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Mary Bell
Washington, D. C
Ban Wele
Omaha
Neb
Seventh Service Command
Miss Bell
Coe College
Promotion at Camp Polk Corporal Aximear
Corporal promotion announced for Arthur Aximear son of County Clerk and Mrs. Arthur Aximear of 357 Twentieth Street NW. The family reports the Camp Polk, Louisiana advancement as received by mail.
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Sion
Camp Polk, la
Arthur Aximear
Twentieth Street NW
Woodland Promoted to Technical Corporal at Camp Crowder
A. R. Woodland, as relayed by his brother in law and sister and by Hrs. H. C. Pepin of 723 F Avenue NW, has been promoted to technical corporal in a signal corps unit at Camp Crowder.
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A. R. Woodland
Inlaw
H. C. Pepin
F Avenue NW
Signal Corps
Camp Crowder
Maloney Graduates From Aircraft School in Glendale
Donald Maloney son of Mr and Mrs J Maloney residing at 293 Johnson Avenue Northwest Glendale California graduates from the American School of Aircraft Instruments and is transferred to Pendleton Field Pendleton Oregon for duty or posting.
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Donald Maloney
J. Maloney
Johnson Avenue
American School of Aircraft Instruments
Glendale
Calif
Pendleton Field
Pendleton
Ore
Private George T. David Returns From Furlough in Washington
Private George T. David left Tuesday morning for Bolling Field Washington DC after a 10 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Edward Hidder 1206 Tenth Street SE.
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George T. David
Bollingfield
Washington, D. C
Edward Hidder
Tenth Street
Local Promotions and Transfers Highlight Military Families
Sheldon A. DeWees of Camp Polk Louisiana has been promoted to sergeant technician fourth grade from corporal technician fifth grade. Private Ray L. Jiruska, stationed at Scottfield Illinois, spent the weekend with his parents at Forty-fourth Street and Mt. Vernon Road. Private John L. Talley, brother of Mrs. Milo Hahn, has been transferred from Fort Francis E. Warren Wyoming to Camp Butner North Carolina.
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Sheldon A. DeWees
Camp Polk, la
B. C. DeWees
Whittier
Ray L. Jiruska
Radio Technical School
Scottfield, Ill
F. C. Jiruska
Forty-fourth Street
Mt. Vernon Road
John L. Talley
Milo Hahn
Ninth Street NW
Fort Francis E. Warren
Wyo
Camp Butner
N. C
Cedar Rapids Sought as Tire Collection Point by Civic Club
The South Side Civic club urged Cedar Rapids be designated a tire collection center for over five tires. Members formed a committee: Chester B. Myers, Harry Boyd, Roy Downer, and planned letters to Washington officials. Speakers included Bil Reed on AVG service and Frank Pratt’s film Target For Tonight. The club backed Lieut Gov B Hickenlooper for governor and thanked Herring and Jacobsen for Cedar Rapids airport work. New members joined and service flag stars were noted.
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South Side
Bil Reed
Marion
Burma
China
John C. Mullin
Frank Pratt
Germany
B. B. Hickenlooper
Clyde L. Herring
W. S. Jacobsen
Cedar Rapids
Charles Chadima
Sixteenth Avenue
A. W. Dou- Hach
Fud Schultschick
Jir
Sam Stoch
Steve Seme
Hanson wins wings path after pilot training exam
Preston B. Hanson, son of Mr and Mrs William F Hanson of 901 Tenth Street SW, has passed his pilot training entrance examination and will transfer to a Pacific coast elementary base. Upon completion of training he will receive his wings. Private Joseph V Collogan returns to Fort Leonard Wood after weekend with wife at 1508 Seventeenth Avenue SE.
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Preston B. Hanson
William F. Hanson
Tenth Street
Santa Ana, Calif. Army Air Base
Pacific Coast
Joseph V. Collogan
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Private William R. Sager Returns From Furlough
Private William R. Sager has returned to Camp Barkeley Texas after a 12 day furlough with his wife and his parents Mr and Mrs E W Sager of Rockford Road.
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William R. Sager
Camp Barkeley
Texas
E. W. Sager
Rockford Road
Recap Tire Quota For November Fixed
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration set a November quota of 1,090,206 recap tires or certificates for recap tires, up from October's 935,940. The OPA also raised grade 2 new tire quotas for war workers whose casings are non recappable from 98,755 to 134,470.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Jindrich Poisoned Self Identified by Jury
A coroner's jury in Iowa City ruled that Albert Jindrich 69 of Oxford died from self administered strychnine. He was found in bed at his son and daughter-in-law's home two and a half miles east of Oxford.
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Iowa City
Albert Jindrich
Oxford
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Daily Record
Fad Kane
Mary Kellogg
Linn
Petit Jury
Wefer Estate
Associated Press
Casein
Patek Toe
Cedar Rapids Paint Supply CO
Third Avenue
DIAL
Mickey Rooney
Ourette
Eee da Associated Sie
Ieee
Ere
Douglas
Dauntless
Okinow
Axmear
Maloney Graduated
David
DeWees
Dar
Guaranty Bank
Third Street
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jindrich
Craemer
Hirshmaur
Adah
By Hirshmale
Nant
Aou
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