Fire and temperatures report from Cedar Rapids area
A fragmented report records temperatures for several cities and notes several fires. The items include a bed clothes attic fire at 1606 K Avenue NE started by Earl Holsapple, a garage fire at 218 Eleventh Street NW attributed to a bonfire by Agnes F. Edgar, and a grass fire at Shaver Park with a still alarm from Co. No. 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Avenue NE
Earl Holsapple
Eleventh Street
Agnes F. Edgar
Shaver Park
Speeding Fines Trim Village Roads
John H Nie of Mechanicsville was fined $25 and costs for speeding. Jerry Merta of route 2 Cedar Rapids received a $10 fine plus costs for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H,. Nie
Mechanicsville
Jerry Merta
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Birth Announcements From Local Hospitals
George J. Bishop and Mary Maxine Walker of Cedar Rapids. Richard P. Danshill and Henritta Stark, Cedar Rapids. Mercy hospital Mr. and Mrs. Edward Troxel Fairfax a son Oct 30. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Strain 412 First Street SW a daughter Oct 30. St. Luke's hospital Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Tanner 146 Thirty Third Street Drive SE a son Oct 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Bishop
Mary Maxine Walker
Cedar Rapids
Richard P. Danshill
Henritta Stark
Mercy Hospital
Edward Troxel
Fairfax
Norman Strain
First Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Robert E. Tanner
Thirty Third Street Drive
Death notices for Cumley King Stuart reported
Mrs. W. H. Cumley aged 40 died at 7:08 a.m. Friday at 1304 First Avenue Northwest. Mrs. Lucile M. King aged 36 died Friday at Oakdale Sanatorium. Charles Harry Stuart aged 64 died at his desk at 11 a.m. Friday in the O.R.C. building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Cumley
First Avenue NW
Lucile M. King
Oakdale Sanatorium
Charles Harry Stuart
O.R.C
Unified wartime command debated in Senate and House
Senators and representatives discussed creating a single coordinated fighting force by merging army navy and marine corps under one commander. A congressional high command and a federal war mobilization office were proposed to cut red tape and speed war action. Rep Maas urged immediate legislation for amalgamation as support grew. a Oklahoma senator called for unified supreme command with one minister of warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Congressional “High Command
Rep
Maas
R-Minn
House Naval Committee
Army, Navy
Senate
Guadalcanal Losses Estimated in Solomon Islands War
U S Marine and Navy pilots report Japanese losses in ships and warplanes in the Solomon Islands war zone amounting to at least 184 million dollars over 50 days. From Aug 21 to Oct 10, 174 million in Japanese surface craft were sunk or damaged, and 200 enemy planes were destroyed worth over 10 million dollars. They note many losses not counted, including ground losses and two large troop transports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
U.S. Navy
Solomons
Estimated Losses From Carrier Based Attacks Exceed Ship Damage
The report estimates costs from the destruction of several scores of Japanese planes by U S naval aircraft and anti aircraft fire, noting that many aircraft were destroyed but excluding some incursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Pioneer Farmer Stephen Moubry Dies at 83 in Shellsburg
Stephen Arnold Moubry 83 of Shellsburg died at home after a 10 week illness. He farmed in Fayette township Linn county until 1906 retirement. Survived by widow, son Clifford near Urbana daughter Della Beatty near Atkins, sister Mrs. E G Oliphant, nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 pm Palo Methodist Church. Burial Palo cemetery. Friends may call Scott chapel Vinton 7 pm Thurs to Sat noon and at home after 4 pm Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shellsburg
Stephen Arnold Moubry
Franklin
Priscilla Moubry
Fayette Township
Linn County
Clifford
Urbana
Della Beatty
Atkins
E. G. Oliphant
Center Point
Palo Methodist Church
C. F. Bryden
Palo Cemetery
Scott Chapel
Vinton
Tornado Strikes Berryville as Residents Describe Aftermath
Eyewitness accounts detail mangled bodies and shattered buildings after a tornado. E G Guise, 31, a high school vocational agriculture teacher, survived by rolling under a mattress and was taken to Harrison hospital. Ambulances and doctors were overwhelmed at the depot where a late train crowd awaited rescue amid cries for a missing baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Guise
Harrison
Higgins to Build Big Cargo Planes in New Orleans
Andrew J. Higgins, a New Orleans boat builder, said the army will award a contract to build 1,200 large cargo airplanes in New Orleans. Production will start as soon as possible. Col. John H. Jouett resigned as president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America to lead Higgins' aircraft building activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrew J. Higgins
New Orleans
Army
Higgins
John H. Jouett
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Trade Association For the American Aircraft Manufacturing Industry
Higgins’ Aircraft Building Activities
Another Merchant Ship Is Torpedoed
The navy said a small Panamanian merchant ship torpedoed in the Atlantic off the northern coast of South America sank in under a minute. Eight crew members died. 27 survived. The attack happened in broad daylight and the submarine was not sighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
South America
One Food We All May Hoard
United States officials urge consumers to hoard wheat flour as storage space for abundant wheat supplies becomes scarce. Farmers face difficulty finding room for surplus grain amid ample production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Falsifying liquor permit claim leads to arraignment
William Rimmer, 18, of 1006 Seventh Street SE, was arraigned in Judge G K Thompson's court and given until November 2 to enter a plea on a charge of falsifying a statement in a liquor permit application related to his age. Merle Syler, 29, sentenced to a year in Linn County jail with six months suspended, faced arson from a building in the daytime. his address was listed as 1211 Fifth Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rimmer
Seventh Street SE
G. K. Thompson
Merle Syler
Linn County
Fifth Avenue SE
Chehak divorce sought over cruel and inhuman treatment
Irene Chehak seeks a divorce from Charles Chehak citing cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple married June 29 1939 in Kahoka Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Chehak
Charles Chehak
Kahoka, Mo
Lawsuit Filed Over $188 Damages in Local Crash
Harold J. Ross sues Cleveland V. Morris and Mrs Irene Morris in district court for judgment of 188 dollars over damages from the Ross van accident three miles north of Mario on highway 151.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Ross
District Court
Cleveland
Death of Cedar Rapids O R C chief cashier Charles H Stuart
Charles Harry Stuart chief cashier of the Order of Railway Conductors Cedar Rapids died at 11 am Friday at his desk in the O R C building after a brief illness. Born January 4 1878 in Toronto he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1899 and spent his career with O R C He is survived by his wife Edith L Wolf two nieces and a sister in law Funeral services and wake arrangements will be announced by Turner chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harry Stuart
Order of
Cedar Rapids
Mr Stuart
First Avenue E
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Edith L. Wolf
Stuart
Lodge of Perfection of the
Mt. Hermon No
The
Elks and Pickwick Club
Turner Chapel
Death notice for Vera Cumley longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Vera Ione Cumley, wife of W H Cumley, died at 1304 First Avenue NW at 7 08 am Friday after a long illness. Born in Cedar Rapids March 13 1902 to Sherman and Adelia Freeman she lived here all her life. She attended the Free Methodist church and is survived by her husband a son Billie a daughter Shirley her mother three brothers Leo Lloyd Ira Freeman and two sisters Neva Low and Freeda Martin. Funeral plans pending with Moen chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Ione Cumley
W. H. Cumley
First Avenue NW
Sherman
Adelia Freeman
Cedar Rapids
Free Methodist Church
Billie
Shirley
Leo A
Lloyd
Ira Freeman
Neva Low
Denver
Colo
Freeda Martin
Moen Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Hanna to be held in Turner chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Han nah Almeda Hanna widow of Henry M. Hanna who died in a local hospital Wednesday will be held in the Turner chapel at 1 p.m. Saturday in charge of Rev. Dr. Marion H. Williams and the Pythian Sisters. Burial will be in the Masonic cemetery at Tipton with brief services at the grave at 3:15 p.m. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Almeda Hanna
Henry M. Hanna
Turner Chapel
Marion H. Williams
Pythian Sisters
Masonic Cemetery
Tipton
Mrs. Lucile King Dies After Long Illness in Mason City
Former Cedar Rapids resident Mrs. Lucile King died early Friday at Oakdale sanatorium after a long illness. Born August 14, 1906 in Cedar Rapids she spent recent years in Mason City. The body is at Barta funeral home with funeral announcements to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile King
Cedar Rapids
Oakdale Sanatorium
Mason City
Barta Funeral Home
American Legion Opens Membership to All U S Service Members
President Roosevelt signed legislation allowing members of the armed forces in the present World War to join the American Legion. Eligible also are American citizens serving with allied countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
American Legion
United States
Brazilian Envoys in SOS for Coffee
The Brazilian consulate in New York begged a wholesale coffee house for two pounds when Brazil ran out of store coffee. The supplier delivered the limited supply, solving the immediate shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brazil
New Zealand Army Placed Under U S Command
New Zealand Defense Minister Fred Jones says the New Zealand army in the Pacific is placed under United States command. New Zealand air force squadrons will operate with Americans in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Wellington
New Zealand
Fred Jones
Pacific
United States
South Pacific
Cedar Rapids Teachers to Attend Iowa Session
Seven Cedar Rapids educators will represent the Cedar Rapids Classroom Teachers Association and the Principals and Supervisors Club at the Iowa State Teachers Association meeting in Des Moines next week. Delegates include Harry Kelley, Jeanette Williams, Belle Campbell, Norma Dietrich, Erma Oberg, Dr. Deeds, and Harold Templeman with additional supervisors and teachers attending sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Classroom Teachers Association
Principals and Supervisors Club
Iowa State Teachers Association
Des Moines
Arthur Deamer
Deamer
Harry Kelley
Jeanette Williams
Belle Campbell
Norma Dietrich
Tyler School
Erma Oberg
Dr. Deeds
Harold Templeman
Franklin School
City Briefs Local notices from Cedar Rapids and beyond
Miss Alice K Page of the Coe faculty is called to Grand Rapids Michigan by her brother Herbert Page s death. Ronald Daubenmier eight months old son of Derrell and Mrs Daubenmier of Marion is a Mercy hospital patient. Mrs Lillian Hart is called to Monti cello by Ed Eilers death. Cedar Rapids members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen hold a 10 am Sunday meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. Dr Wendell Henline speaks at Shueyville United Brethren church at 930 worship hour on The Kingdom Now at Hand. Sunday school meets at 1030 and Christian Endeavor at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice K. Page
Coe
Grand Rapids, Mich
Herbert Page
Ronald Daubenmier
Derrell Daubenmier
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Lillian Hart
Third Avenue SE
Monticello
Ed Eilers
Cedar Rapids
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Roosevelt Hotel
Wendell Henline
Shueyville
Five Chickens Stolen From Home Chicken House
John Barlow reported to police that five chickens were stolen Wednesday night from the chicken house at the rear of his home on 2190 Country Club Parkway SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barlow
Country Club Parkway SE
Boy, 12, Hurt After Bicycle Hits Truck
John Dunn of 1551 Seventh avenue SE suffered a chest cut when his bicycle collided with a pickup truck driven by Charles E. Loomis of 1430 A avenue NE on Second avenue between Thirtieth and Thirty-second streets SE. Loomis said he was traveling west as the boy rode from a parking lot into the truck’s rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dunn
Seventh Avenue
Charles E. Loomis
Second Avenue
Thirtieth
Thirty-second Streets
Loomis
McKinley Students Urged to Join Junior Red Cross
Frances Kacerovsky, a McKinley senior guidance class member, urged fellow students Friday to join the Junior Red Cross this year saying the need is greater than ever. She noted junior members can aid soldiers and sailors wherever stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Senior High
Frances Kacerovsky
Red Cross
Goebbels Named as Champion Pro Liar
The Burlington Liars' club honors Nazi Germany's Paul Joseph Goebbels as top professional liar in a ceremony. In his absence the award was given to an old talking machine amid Axis propaganda reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goebbels
Burlington
Wis
Burlington Liars’ Club
Nazi Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Coe Students Stage Homecoming Parade Before Grinnell Clash
Coe college students stage a spirited homecoming parade featuring horse drawn floats and hayracks in a wartime mood. ROTC band leads about 400 participants along First and Third avenues as alumni and faculty listen to Chanters and speeches at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Grinnell College
R.O.T C
First Avenue
Third Avenue
Coe
Harris A. Lamb
Sugar Shortage Slashes Output Of Illegal Rum
Sugar rationing slashes the moon shiner's output and boosts penalties for sugar bootlegging. The alcohol tax administration reports nearly halving still seizures and liquor-law arrests in July September, with 1,536 stills seized and 2,833 arrests in 1942 quarter compared to 1941. Regional data show reduced activity across Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alcohol Tax Administration
Tax Administration
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Mrs Leiter Dies Widow of Noted Capitalist
Mrs Joseph Leiter, 54, widow of a prominent capitalist and sportsman, died early Friday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Leiter
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Cedar Rapids Public Hearing on Linwood Line Route Change
The Cedar Rapids City Lines petitions to alter the Linwood Line route and schedule from Third Avenue and Second Street Southwest west to Fourth Street Southwest and south along Fourth Street to continue the existing path. A hearing is set for November 12, 1942 at 10 a.m. in City Hall Council Chambers for interested parties to object. Published October 30 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
Linwood
Third Avenue
Second Street
Fourth Street
Maudem
Krebs
Cedar Rapids
White House Replies To Sick Girl Letter From Boston
Thirteen year old Shirley Marston in a hospital with pneumonia received a White House letter thanking her for her thoughtful note to President Roosevelt. Shirley wrote about her Navy father and brothers, war stamps, and hope the war would end soon with the flag standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Roosevelt
White House
Shirley Marston
Shirley
Missing Sailor’s Family Rails Against Fate
The report notes Shirley Marston’s recovery progress as her father Walter Marston, who enlisted in the navy last April, sends his best wishes. The article frames the family’s hopeful stance amid medical updates and wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley
Walter Marston
Navy
Cedar Rapids Ships Another Car of Cans
City Finance Commissioner L. D. Burgus announced Cedar Rapids sent a second car of processed tin cans to the East Chicago plant. He said the city has contributed 70,500 pounds so far with 5 to 8 tons more ready for shipment and noted a possible compulsory salvage program for all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Burgus
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Ind
Burgus
Heart Attack Fatal to Mrs. Shofstahl in Toledo
Mrs. Glenn Shofstahl about 30 was found dead on the floor of her Toledo home Thursday evening. She suffered a heart attack. Former Mildred Ackerman, she was the daughter of Phil Ackerman of Toledo. Funeral arrangements await word from her husband, who is working on a defense project at Salina, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Toledo
Glenn Shofstahl
Mildred Ackerman
Phil Ackerman
Salina
Kan
Men and Women In The Service Of Their Country
Francis A Halda son of Mr and Mrs F A Halda 813 Tenth Street SE was commissioned Friday in the U S N R upon completion of a three months V 7 training course at Abbott Hall U S N R midshipmen school in Chicago Ensign Halda will report for duty W A Koffron specialist first class former Cedar Rapids police officer has completed training at Great Lakes naval training station and is visiting his wife Elmer T Smith Jr transferred from Fort Devens Mass to Fort Dix N J assigned to the quartermaster corps promoted from corporal to technical sergeant his parents are Mr and Mrs Elmer T Smith 3229 Carlyle Street NE Sergt Glenn W Smith son of Mr and Mrs L D Smith 512 Knollwood Drive SE entered the army about a year ago and has been stationed at Cayey Porto Rico and has entered the officer candidate school at Fort Riley Kan on successful completion of a three month course there he is to be commissioned a second lieutenant in the cavalry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Halda
F. A. Halda
Tenth Street SE
U.S.N.R
Abbott Hall
W. A. Koffron
Cedar Rapids
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Maple Drive
Elmer T. Smith, Jr
Fort Devens
Mass
Fort Dix
N. J
Quartermaster Corps
Elmer T. Smith
Carlyle Street
Glenn W. Smith
L. D. Smith
Knollwood Drive
Army
Cayey
Porto Rico
Fort Riley
Kan
Cavalry
Barnhart Brothers Enter Military Service
Ralston Barnhart son of Mr and Mrs R C Barnhart 239 Thirty fifth Street Drive SE is inducted into the medical corps and stationed at Camp Barkeley Texas His brother Corp Dale Barnhart in service 20 months is stationed in Chile South America
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston Barnhart
R. C. Barnhart
Thirty-fifth Street Drive
Medical Corps
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Corp. Dale Barnhart
Chile
South America
Aviation Cadet Rigg to be Graduated at Roswell School
Norman C. Rigg, former Cedar Rapids resident and Linn County Airways employee, will graduate from the Roswell Army Flying school in Roswell New Mexico on Saturday and be commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Rigg
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Airways
Roswell Army Flying School
Roswell
N. M
Army Air Corps
Cedar Rapids man graduates honor man at Great Lakes training
Bruce Thenhaus formerly of Cedar Rapids graduated from recruit training at the Great Lakes naval station as honor man of his company. He is spending a nine day leave with his wife at 1441 Second Avenue SE. Thenhaus attended Franklin high school where he played basketball and baseball and was active in M. and J. league baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Thenhaus
Cedar Rapids
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Second Avenue SE
Thenhaus
Quaker Oats
Franklin High School
Local Servicemen News From Home Ward Records
Corp Jack Russell formerly of 2133 Forty-ninth street NE has arrived safely somewhere in England according to word to his parents Mr and Mrs John Russel of Buckingham Private Harold Pearce son of Mr and Mrs L E Ward Lewis and husband of Mrs Pearce 721 Fourth street NW left Thursday for Camp Barkeley Texas after a 10 day leave Mr and Mrs E N Weber of Walker report their son Joseph Weber pharmacist mate third class has been transferred from Portsmouth Va to a laboratory school at Quantico Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Russell
Forty-ninth Street
John Russell
Buckingham
England
Harold Pearce
L. E. Ward, Lewis
Pearce
Fourth Street
Camp Barkeley
Texas
E. N. Weber
Walker
Joseph Weber
Portsmouth
Quantico
Pisarik son commissions second lieutenant at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Mr and Mrs Joseph F Pisarik of 1416 C street SW announce their son Charles J Pisarik has earned a commission as second lieutenant and is posted in the post office department at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. Private August Schulte son of Mr and Mrs Joe F Schulte of Norway has returned home on a 16 day furlough after serving with the medical corps at Camp Crooke California. Allan C Himmel son of Mr and Mrs C B Himmel, 1627 Washington avenue SE, has reported to Great Lakes naval training station for recruit training as an apprentice seaman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Pisarik
C Street
Charles J. Pisarik
Lieut. Pisarik
Post Office
Aberdeen Proving Ground
August Schulte
Joe F. Schulte
Norway
Medical Corps
Camp Crooke
Calif
Allan C. Himmel
C. B. Himmel
Washington Avenue
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Adams Boy Graduates Foster Field in Texas in 1941
Lieut. Adams completed training in Foster Field Texas on December 12 1941 after earlier graduation from Randolph Field and the Franklin High School class of 1936 He later served in North and South Carolina and at Newark airport before heading to Africa He met Wendell Willkie in the desert during a World War II assignment He is engaged to Elizabeth Pela of Victoria Texas and is the son of a Libby executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Field
Texas
Foster Field
Victoria
Adams
North Carolina
South Carolina
Newark
N. J
Africa
Willkie
Libby, McNeil and Libby
Lieut
Franklin High School
Elizabeth Pela
Stalingrad Thon on Northwestern and Kalinin Battle Lines
A brief wartime note describes actions along the northwestern and Kalinin fronts near Stalingrad. Reports indicate skirmishes and shifting positions as Soviet and German forces contest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalinin
Russians mass for winter offensive west of Moscow
German reports from Berlin indicate Russian forces are assembling powerful shock armies in the Rzhev Toropets area with aviation and armor for a possible winter push to encircle Velikie Luki and reach the Dvina near Vitebsk, while another wing aims toward Smolensk to join with the northern force. Heavy bombardment and rail disruption are being used to forestall the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Vitebsk-Smolensk
Moscow
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Rzhev- Toropets
Rzhev
Velikie Luki
Dvina
Vitebsk
Vyazma
Smolensk
Rzheve Toropets
Kalinin
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Daily Record
Chiceszo
Davenport
Bell City
Congress
Geselle Company
Stephen Moubry
Berryville
William Leibl
Charles H. Stuart
Hanna Services
U.S
City Briefs
Lamb
Marines
Lawrence Trotter
Irene Bishop
Grieg
Ainsworth
Ben H. Peterson
Charles A. Anderson
Robert Cornell
Grinnell
Roosevelt Ote
Mrs. Leiter
Shofstahl
Halda
Smith
Barnhart
Riggs
New Mexico
Russell
H G Fussell
Okinow
Pisarik
Craemer’s
Teen’s
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