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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1945
Page
8
Washington AP reports shoe manufacturers urge price hikes as production costs rise due to loss of military contracts and expected drop in demand for nonrationed types. OPA ends rationing at 12 01 am, Bowles notes production near prewar levels with 28 to 29 million pairs anticipated for Nov and Dec.
Red stamp validity extends Ai through Ei to Oct 31 Fi through Ki to Nov 30 Li through Qi to Dec 31 Ri through VL. Waste fat worth four red points per pound. consult price department and ration board on ceilings. Certificates required for used autos before title transfer. Ration Board in American building SW corner First Ave and Second St SE. A T Pleune chief clerk. Office hours Mon-Fri 10 am to 3 pm Closed Sat. Weather and local notices follow with divorces and recent events listed.
Report lists penalties for failing to stop at school and stop signs and parking in prohibited zones. Individuals named include Joe Kelly, Daryl Thompson, Henry Olson, Vicky Farmer, Milo Dietrich, and Fred Schirmer. Amounts stated are five dollar fines for most, with costs, and one dollar for a parking violation.
Former Brazilian president Ge tulio Vargas left Rio on a Brazilian air force plane after a bloodless revolution. He said he was free from worry and headed to his ranch for a well earned rest.
House Speaker Rayburn said on Wednesday that Congress would not adjourn by Thanksgiving and could not guarantee a closing date before Christmas. He noted the 79th Congress would face a January start for the second session, dampening earlier hopes for a preholiday adjournment.
The Iowa State Employment Security Commission announced that nearly all non federal public employees in Iowa must obtain federal social security numbers by January 1 for the administration of the new public pension system.
The Cedar Rapids shoe trade reports steady business on the rationing end date day. Dealers note higher demand for dressy styles while stock remains extremely scarce and replenishment uncertain. Some shops near normal due to good weather and fieldwork, others see tepid sales among farmers and working men. Buyers offer stamps despite rationing ending.
A 270000 member electrical workers strike in 22 states was averted after President Truman urged industrial peace. The CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America told Truman it would resume talks after wage increase demands of $2 a day were rejected, affecting General Electric Westinghouse and General Motors electrical divisions. The union urged immediate renewal of collective bargaining.
The bulk of Emperor Hirohito's personal fortune, about 106,041,000 dollars, will be used to meet Japanese reparations obligations. Edwin W. Pauley disclosed this after a White House conference with President Truman.
Paris AP reports a government ordinance sets up an Atomic Energy Commission to study nuclear research and keep France in the forefront of atomic science.
Mrs Estella M Chandler 81 widow of C H Chandler died Tuesday afternoon in an Orange California hospital from a heart attack. She moved from Cedar Rapids 18 months ago with sister Mrs William Beaver of Ida Grove. Born May 23 1864 in Toronto Ia she came to Cedar Rapids in 1892. Survived by five children 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Body to be brought to Turner chapel Cedar Rapids for burial in Linwood cemetery.
Julia Grosjean Wynn aged 83 a Cedar Rapids resident for 65 years died in a local hospital after a long illness. She was born March 27 1852 in Ohio married to Francis M Wynn in 1870 and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1880.
Antonie Hayek Kucera 59 died at home seven miles south of Fairfax after three weeks illness. Born near Amana April 17, 1886 she lived in the area all her life. Survived by husband Joseph three sons Milo C Joseph F Lumir E three grandchildren three sisters and two brothers. Services Thursday at 2 p m at Brosh chapel with burial in Casteketery near Swisher. Friends may call at Brosh chapel.
Cub Den Mothers meet Thursday at 1 30 p m at the Y M C A St Johns Episcopal church observes All Saints Day with Holy Communion at 7 30 a m Cedar Rapids Bottling Works closes for a week for vacation Har Mon Beverages ad notes Fred Winter to address the unnamed bureau Thursday at 6 15 p m at the Chamber of Commerce Dr and Mrs E Winslow Brown plan winter in St Petersburg Fla Shirley Mae Moran convalescing at Mercy hospital after pneumonia Franklin J Smith returns home from University hospital Iowa City after major operation Thomas R McDonald leaves to return to Milwaukee Wis to resume school after visiting his mother
Deere and Company directors announced a regular quarterly dividend of 35 cents a share on preferred stock. Payment date is December 1 to stockholders of record November 10.
The first fall Red Cross home nursing class met Wednesday in the Granby building. Mrs. Harold Miner led the session from 9 30 to 11 a.m. Enrollments for future classes are accepted by calling the Red Cross office.
Byron S. Hollinshead president of Coe College will discuss the Harvard Report General Education in a Free Society at the teachers education auditorium on Wednesday Nov 7 at 745 p.m. The public is invited.
Secretary Byrnes stated new navy documents show former Secretary of State Hull did not trigger the war with Japan. He cited seized papers on a Japanese cruiser detailing plans to attack Pearl Harbor on November 5 1941 and weeks later on November 7 1941, indicating the ultimatum was not the cause.
Rep. Thomas E. Martin urged a peacetime intelligence and counter intelligence system to keep the nation informed on world events. He, part of a new congressional committee, compared it to OSS wartime work and warned foreknowledge could prevent crises. He cited Germany’s Rhineland move as an example of vital, untapped information.
Des Moines reports F. L. Sawyers of Centerville named president of the Iowa Bankers association at the annual meeting. He will succeed R. R. Brubacher of Sioux City. Walter R. Sheldon of Osage was elected vice president and treasurer to replace N. P. Black of Perry. Frank Warner, longtime secretary, was expected to be re elected. He formerly lived at Waterloo.
Capt. Frank L. Higgs adulated as chief pilot of China National Aviation died in an October 20 airliner crash from Shanghai to Canton. His death was reported by his sister in Columbus, revealing a widow Diana Barrington Menzies and 20 other passengers perished in the disaster.
President Truman, at a press conference, said he has not given any thought to running in 1948 and that he will stand on his rights without testifying about the matter. He added he has been too busy with other duties to consider the question.
Fred Wilson, 48, of 816 Sixth Street SE, was sentenced to up to three years in Fort Madison prison by Judge M. C. Hamiel on his third drunken driving conviction. Wilson remains free on $1,000 bond for a week due to his returning son, arrested May 3 at Fourteenth Avenue and Third Street SE after prior release on bond.
Linn county board of supervisors accepts applications from disabled veterans to use court house space for a candy and beverage concession. Applications are to be acted on at an open meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the courthouse. Iowa law requires the space be allotted to the most deserving veteran for selling candy tobacco cold drinks coffee and cold sandwiches.
Marvin Charles Whalen 23 was taken to Linn county jail on a preliminary information in Justice H R Churchill s court charging him with uttering a forged check for 27 38 at a clothing store Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder filed the information after the incident on Tuesday at the hotel address listed in the report
Police faced a busy eve ning Tuesday with 25 calls about Halloween preview pranks. Two groups were summoned before Juvenile Officer Fred Carstens. one boy group denied breaking a door at 1606 K Street SW, while a girl group faced questions for placing a school stop sign at Sixteenth Avenue and Third Street SW.
Report describes actions including lanterns removed from Sixteenth Street NE barricades placed on avenue NW dirt tossed on a freshly painted porch a rope stretched across a street and a car pushed into a yard with no injuries noted.
Hermann and Julius Streicher named Hans Marx as defense counsel for their trial in Nuernberg. Marx, once jailed in 1934 for alleged Freemasonry and anti regime plotting, says Streicher remains anti Semitic yet remorseful about past mistreatment of him. Goering chose Otto Stahmer as co counsel. UN war crimes staff say all prosecution documents will be made available to defendants to prevent claims of unfair hearings.
The Linn county Red Cross chapter calls for volunteers to sew for children in liberated countries. Unfinished dresses and sweaters are available at rooms 309 and 312 in the Granby building, open Tue Wed Thu 9 am to 4 pm, with ample yarn and needs including hot water bottle covers for hospitals.
About 500 delegates will open a three day Iowa State Teachers association assembly in Des Moines with National Education Association official Dr. T. D. Martin and University of Denver chancellor Ben Cherrington as keynote speakers. Association president Charles F. Martin will preside. The full convention expects 5,000 Iowa teachers January 31 to February 2, last held in wartime 1938 when 12,500 registered.
Iowa records show a 25 percent rise in new business incorporations this year, with 406 firms thus far versus 328 last year. Most are new firms, some expanding from other states, and officials anticipate surpassing 500 by year end. August leads monthly filings with 61, followed by September 55 and May 54.
House Republicans booed Rep. Rabaut as a bitter clash over President Truman's domestic policies unfolded during debate on a bill to add 550 million dollars for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Allen led the GOP attack, criticizing Truman's handling of domestic reconversion.
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