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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1942
Page
1
Frank Edward Lundon and Velma Catherine Anderson both of Cedar Rapids received marriage licenses. Joe F. Hynek of Swisher and Evelyn Zakostelecky of North Liberty were issued licenses as a couple.
Lester A Novak of 1819 Washington avenue SE was fined $2 and costs for failure to have his car under control. Fred Taylor of 1206 Twentieth avenue SW fined $2 and costs with the right of way violation fine suspended. Robert Miloeta of 67 Severn avenue SW fined $2 and costs for operating a motor vehicle with brake defects.
St Luke's hospital records show a son for Mr and Mrs Robert Shedenhelm of 1841 Mallory street SW and a son for Mr and Mrs Gerhart Clemenson of 1725 D avenue NE both born Sept 3. Mercy hospital lists a son for Mr and Mrs Charles W Karban of 1248 Third avenue SE and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Richard Wolfe and Mr Vernon born Sept 3.
Mrs. A. W. Lownsbery formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Hollywood California August 30. Mrs. Joseph J. Wherry formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Boise Idaho Friday morning. Gustus Arthur Sanders 609 First street SW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 2 45 p.m. Thursday.
Sidney Davis of Chicago pled innocent at federal court as part of a $1,000,000 whisky mail fraud case. Edwin K. Walker set bond at $3,000 and the judge continued proceedings to September. Edward Mallon of Los Angeles planned to surrender Friday as part of the Cedar Rapids indictment charging 12 defendants with conspiracy and mail fraud affecting about 300 people since 1939.
Prime Minister John Curtin said Australia is receiving more American lend lease supplies including planes tanks guns and equipment. He noted the United States armed forces presence in Australia as crucial and cited Coral Sea Midway and Solomon Islands actions as vital to Australia. Curtin added Australia will reciprocate with services to the United States.
William G. Dechterman, 45, of 1613 Eighth Street SW, suffered a broken right shoulder and fractured ribs when his car left the road and crashed into a ditch. He was found unconscious about 10 pm by passing motorists who took him to Mercy Hospital. His condition Friday was listed as good. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon investigated the crash near a curved gravel road.
Report lists 170 Canadian fatalities from the Dieppe raid and notes air and commando operations. Authorities confirm casualties as part of the Friday dispatches from the theater in France.
London dispatch reports a light Royal Air Force raid over northwest Germany. Information is brief with no details on targets or results.
In Des Moines AP report, Ralph Harman says two Algona Kossuth county ration board members Phillips and Hawcett were arrested on extortion charges. Three women employees allege kickbacks totaling 475 dollars from semi monthly paychecks. arraignment set before US Commissioner Harlow Pratt in Fort Dodge. OPA administrator Robert Adams vows prosecution and notes Iowa's first such case.
George Grubich Jr son of George Grubich 1309 Eighth Street NW becomes the fourth family member to enlist in the navy He enters the naval reserve as a radio technician third class and is stationed at Great Lakes He belongs to Sigma Sigma fraternity and Cedar Rapids Radio and Rifle clubs His brothers Rudy Lee and William also joined the Navy
Mr and Mrs John Miller of 441 Eighth Avenue SW announce their son William John Miller has been promoted from private first class to corporal at Camp Barkeley Texas.
Private De Forest M. Olver son of Mr and Mrs O D Olver 3101 Westwood drive NW is now a cook with the headquarters company at Camp Edwards Mass He has been in the army since July 20.
Mr and Mrs Frank Jelinek of 129 6 avenue NW report their son William has been classified for pilot training in the army air corps He is stationed at Kelly Field Texas in the United States Army air forces training program.
Donald Heim of a medical detachment at Fort Ord California arrived home Friday on a 15 day furlough to visit his mother Mrs Esther Heim of 426 Ninth avenue SW.
Lieut. Robert Ward has finished his bombardier training in Midland Texas and is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs M C Ward at 224 Sixth Avenue SE.
Staff Sergeant Walter E Dennis of Camp Polk Louisiana and Mrs Dennis are visiting Mr and Mrs Robert Roseberry at 1630 Sixth Street Northwest for a 15 day furlough.
Third Class Petty Officer Mikota son of Mr and Mrs A A Mikota 727 Third Avenue is home on a 10 day leave from Portsmouth Virginia where he is stationed at a hospital.
Frank J. Dostal the son of Mr and Mrs John Dostal of Swisher has been promoted to private first class in his army unit stationed at Los Angeles California
Frosts in Sweden threaten early winter snow and ruin crops including grain potatoes and vegetables. Berlin dispatches indicate German authorities expect cold weather in affected countries and require dealers to deliver 25 percent of portable stock to officials while manufacturers must turn 10 percent of production to the state.
The fragmentary notice from The Gazette Company references EST 1883 and carrier service rates for various towns. Financial figures and a partial list of rates appear, but many words are garbled.
Robert Ray a Coe College junior from Davenport begins a tour speaking at 20 Iowa high schools on war related topics. He has previously served as president of the Pi Kappa Delta bureau which arranges engagements for Coe students and has appeared before Cedar Rapids groups.
American medium bombers with British and American escorts struck Axis motor transport in the eastern desert. Airfields were hit heavily with large fires as Nazi planes burned. Over 200 Allied sorties were flown with no bomber losses though 12 fighters were missing. 39 Axis tanks were found abandoned after shell and bomb attacks.
C F Clark spoke on Cedar Rapids in the 1870s at the Y M C A Old Timers meeting in the Commonwealth tea room. Elmer Runkle was toastmaster at a 7 p.m. dinner for about forty. David Turner shared facts about Grant Wood and described the Wood exhibit at the public library. B L Wick recounted experiences from a Canada trip.
City briefs note Dr A W Navratil of 2506 Mount Vernon Avenue SE left Friday to attend a convention and clinical study in Detroit. The item promotes Gazette Want ads urging landlords to advertise vacancies during the Labor Day weekend, highlighting three peak renting days and a seven day cancellation privilege.
The Lord's Supper will be observed at 9 30 a m during Sunday worship at Shueyville United Brethren Church. Dr Wendell Henline will deliver The Lord's Supper. Otterbein male quartet from Cedar Ra United Brethren Church will sing at Sunday school at 10 30 and Christian Endeavor meets at 8 p m.
Reported theft of a spare wheel from a location on 637 L Street Southwest. No suspect named. police alerted to the incident and investigation ongoing.
The city reports a 1941 assessment increase driven by new buildings and higher personal property values. Personal property assessed at 13,349,900 up from 7,593,400 in 1939, while intangible property is now taxed more equitably. Homestead exemptions received 421,709 from the state with 10,606 applications.
Albert Kinsella a 39 year old Chicago man was arrested in Cedar Rapids near midnight Thursday by Deputy Harlan Snyder and detectives Connell and Stusak of the Cedar Rapids police. He was arrested for uttering a false check and has a prior 1939 forgery sentence and Fort Madison penitentiary parole, with notifications sent to Mason City police the state parole board and the FBI.
Two new lawsuits allege damages from a July 8 collision on highway 150 near Walker. James Scott died in the crash. Ethel Scott Mowrey seeks 15309.45 as administratrix and Nora Baldwin seeks 15000 for injuries. O C Butterfield named as truck driver. A prior suit for 50000 was filed by Margaret E Greene.
Two maintenance petitions and two divorce petitions were filed at the county clerk’s office on Friday. Serena Dye versus Everett Dye cites cruel and inhuman treatment with their marriage on April 25, 1924 in Marion. Betty S. Bellon versus Howard S. Bellon cites non support and their marriage on July 6, 1942 in Kahoka. Lorraine Power versus Paul Power cites cruel and inhuman treatment and their marriage on May 20, 1940 in Tipton. Ervine W. Williamson versus Bertha E. Williamson cites cruel and inhuman treatment and their marriage on July 12, 1940 in Nashua.
In Chedgrave Norfolkshire villagers faced a frog flood after a heavy rain. Young frogs swarmed streets gardens and homes until flocks of geese were released to eat the amphibians, ending the menace.
The Office of Price Administration will soon require a unified licensing system for all meat packers and wholesalers to enforce price regulation nationwide. Effective Sept 8, OPA will license packers and custom slaughterers as a condition to selling meat products, with suspensions for violations. retailers are excluded as already licensed.
Federal Judge Charles E. Dewey set September 8 for a hearing on a petition for a temporary injunction against Bookey Packing Company and Des Moines Packing Company. The Office of Price Administration seeks to restrain the firms from violating price control regulations by upgrading beef and veal to secure higher prices than allowed.
The Navy announced that a small Latvian merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean around mid August. Survivors have been landed at a Gulf coast port.
Cedar Rapids born widow dies at home in Boise Idaho Friday morning. She is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs Laura Harper of Boise four sisters Mrs Forest L Hart Mrs Nell Schrader of Cedar Rapids Mrs Frank Newman of Center Point and Mrs S E Atherton of Des Moines a brother Harry Minehart of Cedar Rapids and one grandchild. Funeral services and burial will be at Boise.
Funeral services for Clarence E Hull 72 who died of a heart attack at a hotel on First Avenue SE will be held at 2 p m Saturday in the Barta chapel. The Rev W Z Henline will officiate with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Survivors include two sons Fred A and Charles E two daughters Mrs Lucille Love and Mrs Marie Clark two sisters Mrs Kate Kendall and Mrs Hallie Payne and a brother Dan Hull. Friends may call at the Barta chapel.
Friends report the death of Mrs. A W Lownsbery known as Martha Fisher in Hollywood California on August 30. Born in Ottawa Illinois she came to Cedar Rapids with her husband in 1889 and was active in local clubs and the Methodist church. The Lownsberys later joined by Mrs Dix and their daughter Helen left a business association with S B Dix.
James W. Bruner, in touch with many old Rapids friends in recent years. Mrs. Bruner has a son Paul of San Francisco, a daughter Mrs. Carl S. Clancy of Alexandria, Virginia, and a sister Mrs. A. J. Mitchel of Evanston, Illinois.
Gustus Arthur Sanders 61 of Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 2 35 p m after a months illness. Born December 19 1880 in Western he married Mary E Cook January 1 1907. Survivors include his wife two sons Frederick H at Fort Benning a brother Frank Cedar a sister Mrs De Melvin Ambridge Pa and another sister Mrs Kate Drew Cedar Rapids with four grandchildren. He was a Ben Hur lodge member. Funeral services by Rev I E Linkletter will be held at Turner chapel at 2 30 p m. Friends may call at the funeral home.
West Point Senate committee disclosed plans to shorten the four year course to three years to boost officer output from 450 to 900 annually. About 250 second lieutenants will graduate in January with aviation training, joining pilots among the class trained at Randolph and Stewart fields. The program includes continued air training before graduation for those who choose it.
Henry Doorly of the Omaha World-Herald warned the government faces issues in collecting sorting and transporting scrap metal. He explained the plan aims to mobilize emergency action while junk dealers in the Jersey City area report losses of about $8 per ton.
London reports Germany appoints General Friedrich Hirschauer as nationwide chief of anti aircraft defenses, replacing General Schroeder. British sources say the move signals Nazi alarm at the growing destructiveness of Allied air raids.
Police reported two dead and several injured after a gas blast at a sixth floor apartment in a 15 story Midtown building near the Waldorf Astoria. Firefighters battled flames and smoke as the blast tore through the high rise area.
Six Marines from the Navy pre flight school in Iowa City will attend the Wake Island premiere at the Iowa theatre next Tuesday night. The guest list includes Gunnery Sgt. Foote and five others with extensive service in China and France. Edward and Frances Dee will appear. the event features the Karla Masaryk chorus and an orchestra led by Prof. Kitchen. Police traffic control and guard units will manage crowds. admission is gained by purchasing war bonds ranging from 25 to 1000 dollars.
The noon communique notes renewed Soviet retreats northwest of Novorossisk and confirms German forces crossed the Terek River near Grozny. Soviet troops defended against a crossing by enemy units near Mozdok and seized one inhabited point on the northwestern front.
Francis L. Grady, 33, believed to have lost his temper, was indicted on murder charges after allegedly firing a revolver into a neighbor's home. The shot killed Mrs. Glenn Ballard, 26, mother of three, and Grady is jailed without bond awaiting trial.
Axis submarine attacked and damaged an Allied merchant vessel off the southeast coast of Australia. The ship reached port on an undisclosed date, per General MacArthur's headquarters.
Sioux Falls AP report says Larry Newton Cherokee Indiana, 60, brakeman died after two Illinois Central freight trains collided on a main line late Thursday. Other crew escaped. Newton was knocked unconscious and scalded by boiler steam. Officials probe cause as six car meat train met a three car local on a curve at low speed.
Frances Keran Steele a 44 year old Des Moines resident and mother of a sailor joins the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps as a cook. Born in Pella Ia she has worked in restaurants for years. Her son Albert Keran Steele 24 is a Navy cook stationed as second cook at Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
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