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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1942
Page
2
Waukon Iowa native Frederick O Riley told how he shot down one Jap bomber and helped attack a formation of 18 bombers and Zeros during a Darwin air raid. His Curtiss P 40 dive through the formation ended with fuel runs and a safe landing aided by an American plane that brought water.
Hart argues personal income tax offers the best potential to boost federal revenue. He cites the Canadian system as a model and urges full reporting from farmers and self employed earners, plus including non cash income like home rental value and food in farm households. He notes sales taxes face war time and admin challenges and could be less effective.
A. H. Blank reports Iowa starts the September war bond drive with 2.56 million dollars pledged. Key totals include Sioux City 330000 Ames 335000 Clinton 153900 Ottumwa 125000 Burlington 53525 Davenport 52000. Slater O’Hare notes nearly half of state theaters will be U S treasury agents enabling day night purchase.
Mrs. Fred share of pride after her son Lieut O R Riley earned commendation. His father and Vernon praised his accomplishments. O R Riley grew up in Waukon and attended the public school and junior college before enlisting in the Army Air Corps in March 1941.
Funeral notices from Delhi Strawberry Point Decorah Tipton North Liberty Riverside Cascade Earlville Kalona Parnell Tama and surrounding areas record multiple deaths and services. Names include Mrs Thomas Dehler Lois Lang John Jones Bernice Kieppe Shay Howard Billman Tressa Taylor A C Sleichter Louis Ward Ray Adams and others with details on ages birthplaces and burial sites across Iowa counties.
ARLINGTON reports the Duff and Dempster families held their thirteenth reunion with 95 attendees at the city park. The newsletter also notes a flower show at St John’s Lutheran in Arlington and a wide range of local school moves, staff changes, and public notices across Dysart Maynard Webster Conesville Oxford Junction Springville Monona Clermont Farmersburg Oelwein Volga City Hale Kalona and other communities. Several appointments, weddings, and travel updates are recorded, including a Plymouth NH post for a Dysart high school instructor and a Boeing School of Aeronautics training in California for a Clermont resident.
Albert S. Bushta a private from Fredericktown Pa stationed at Fort Des Moines bid 1500 in war bonds on a used tire auctioned during a bond drive Monday night He said he bid to show how to bid and then returned the tire and bonds The tire sold three more times at 1500 each and finally at 1000
Millersburg consolidated school opened Monday with Supt A H Bruhn and staff including Helen Riley and Iida Harrison. In high school the teachers are Vera Miller Eva Wilson Mrs Gayle Goodman Mrs Georgia Warner and Emma Montross. No replacement yet for Coach Joe Barker who enlisted in the army. Hack drivers are Ward.
Davenport police say Blackie the large curly haired mongrel caused Dorothy Whipka to die after a collision while chasing a car. A coroner's jury had recommended life impoundment but police chief Reed Phillips secured a gas chamber sentence for the animal.
Des Moines AP reports 21 Iowans killed and 153 injured in 1941 Labor Day weekend traffic. Patrol Chief C A Knee orders heightened patrols on Labor Day and Sept 8 to protect schoolchildren and prevent further fatalities as schools reopen across Iowa communities.
Warm weather continued in Iowa with a state high of 93 reached in Albia and Marshalltown. Des Moines area reports a Monday low of 65 at Iowa City. Scattered thundershowers were forecast for the northern portion.
Conesville mayor Wayne Singleton resigns and Elbert Snyder is named to complete the unexpired term as the city appoints a replacement.
DES MOINES AP Karl W Fischer state commissioner of public safety said Tuesday state patrolmen and local police statewide would begin a checkup soon of drivers who have ignored the law requiring reporting a change of address. The law gives ten days to register a change.
Council Bluffs will blackout for 10 minutes Tuesday night in a Civil Defense drill. At 10 o'clock lights go off citywide to simulate wartime darkness and reappear after the 10 minute period.
Wartime speedup in the College of Medicine creates the first year without freshman classes in medicine and the school of nursing at the University of Iowa. Freshman classes began in June, with the next class set to start February 22, 1943.
Volume of short notices from Volga City to Clayton county details alumni picnics school openings staff changes reunions and a federal court action. Notables include Columbus Junction reunions court petition for cash rent and WCTU event in Oelwein with several local officers named.
The Rev. B. H. Skahill marked his silver jubilee with a solemn anniversary mass at St. Martin's church Cascade. Officiants included Rev. Gerald Skahill Rev. Loras Watters and Rev. M. J. Farrelly. Acolytes Raymond and Richard Green Billy Cover and Jack McQuillen. Dr. Skahill a graduate of St. Martin's High School and Loras College has taught Greek and Latin at the Catholic University of America. A family reunion followed at the old homestead near Cascade.
Special to The Gazette reports Army nurse Second Lieut Bernice M Sebelien daughter of Louis Sebelien Iowa City on duty at Oklahoma City air depot hospital after nurse training at St Luke’s Davenport She entered the army Jan 21 1942 Johnson county American Legion and auxiliary hosted a Lake Macbride picnic with chicken for 200 plus contests Solon youth Lawrence Sueppel won top honors at the 4 H club show and at West Liberty fair Funeral services were held for Frank Patera 56 surviving wife a son Frank Jr and four daughters Debates set for 1942 43 on postwar world government by junior colleges and high schools Luella Kunkle and Robert Armentrout wed at Nashua Little Brown church Nashua two course wedding breakfast at the bride’s home Shellsburg pilots James Carr training in Lisbon to Tulsa transition pilot Van P Elson horseshoer course Fort Bragg to Camp Carson Chelsea school opens with staff listed
Byron W. Newberry, 89, longtime Iowa Republican figure and oldest living alumnus of Upper Iowa University, received letters and flowers from Gov. George Wilson, Lt. Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper, Rep. Henry O. Talle, and many state officials. A veteran of several state senate terms, he first opened practice in Strawberry Point in 1877 and helped educational causes. tributes came from teachers, judges, and park group colleagues. He recalled hearing Lincoln in 1860 as a boy and said he feels good while looking ahead.
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