Cedar Rapids Area Weather Forecast and Temperatures
Weather outlook shows little temperature change tonight and Sunday with scattered showers possible in Cedar Rapids area. Friday's high reached 74 degrees with 62 percent humidity. morning low around 56 and afternoon rose to 74. Local cities listed include New York Chicago Des Moines Omaha and Washington with highs from 63 to 87 and lows around 30 to 64.
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Cedar Rapids
New York
Bismarck
Omaha
Chicago
Mercury
Deaths and Obituary Notice for Michael J. Brick
John Howden Fraser Jr of Monticello and Janet Elizabeth Meyer of Cedar Rapids appear in a death notice. Michael J. Brick, 65, of 224 Fourth Street NW, died early Saturday at his home, with funeral plans to be announced.
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John Howden Fraser, Jr
Monticello
Janet Elizabeth Meyer
Cedar Rapids
Michael J. Brick
Fourth Street NW
Local Drivers Cited For Speeding And Drunken Driving
Raymond Turner of route 1 was fined $10 and costs for speeding while John Lovar of route 2 was fined $25 and costs for drunken driving.
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Raymond Turner
John Lovar
Fire Damage Damages Second Floor Bedroom at Larson Home
A 10:18 a.m. Friday fire damaged a two story frame house owned by Chris Larson at 5007 Center Point Road NE. Cause unknown but damage confined to a second floor bedroom with the residence occupied at the time.
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Chris Larson
Center Point Road
Local Births Reported From Mercy and Other Hospitals
Mercy hospital reports a son for Mr. and Mrs. Gale Kennon of Lisbon on Sept. 5. St. Luke's hospital records a son for Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lopata of Forest drive SE on Sept. 4, and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Nest of 213 Twenty fourth Street NE on Sept. 5. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Hanson of route 1 on Sept. 5. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bammert of 1234 Tenth Street SE on Sept. 3. At Southwestern Presbyterian hospital in Albuquerque a daughter named Lynette was born to Mr. and Mrs. J Ernest Corey on Sept. 4. Mrs. Corey is the former Mabel Magnusson of Cedar Rapids.
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Mercy Hospital
Gale Kennon
Lisbon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lester Lopata
Forest Drive
Harry E. Nest
Twenty Fourth Street
Howard E. Hanson
Fred Bammert
Tenth Street
J. Ernest Corey
Southwestern Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque
Lynette
Corey
Mabel Magnusson
Cedar Rapids
Navy selects Alvern Lunning for flight training
Alvern T. Lunning, 21, of 1726 Seventh Avenue SE, has been chosen by the naval aviation cadet selection board for flight training. He will report to the navy pre flight training school in December.
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Alvern T. Lunning
Seventh Avenue SE
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Lunning
Navy
Military promotions and assignments for Cedar Rapids area
Edward W. Serbousek from Route 2 Cedar Rapids earns corporal after mastering at Springfield motorcycle school and is stationed at Fort Custer. Benjamin T. Dwire of 117 Sixteenth Street SE trains at Fort Leonard Wood for armor roles. Dale Howard of 3309 First Ave SE sworn into naval aviation with training in Coe College and Naval Preflight at Iowa City. Clair J. Thomas of 701 First Ave SW assigned to Jefferson Barracks after electric work at Paulson Electric. Private Harold Davis of Fort Leonard Wood visits Cedar Rapids parents. Charles A. Strauser of Anamosa assigned to Jefferson Barracks in replacement tech training. Apple peel noted for high vitamin C content.
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Edward W. Serbousek
Route 2
Cedar Rapids
Springfield
Mass
Fort Custer
Benjamin T. Dwire
Ben T. Dwire
Sixteenth Street
Armored Force Recement
Seattine Center
Fort i
Dwire
Armored Force
Fort
Dale Howard
S. S. Howard
First Avenue
Naval Aviation Service
Minneapolis
Howard
Coecolege
Naval
Iowa City
Clair J. Thomas
Jefferson Barracks
Paulson Electric Company
Charles A. Strauser
Anamosa
Army Air Force Replacement Technical Training Command
Jefferson Barracks, Mo
Rickenbacker Praises U S Aircraft Progress in Tests
In Chicago Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI ace, praised the P-38 Lockheed and P-47 Thunderbolt as superior to the Focke Wulf 190 in tests. He said American planes have destroyed twice as many enemy planes as they have lost and outlined limits on Spitfire use and fuel capacity. He also criticized Kaiser cargo plans and noted production could rise 50 percent if materials were available.
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Chicago
E. W
Eddie” Rickenbacker
Germany
America
Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
NBC
Old Stevens
Army
Henry J. Kaiser
Rommel’s Countermoves in Early North Africa Campaign
British reports review Rommel’s first week of action in North Africa noting a failed attempt to lure Allied tanks into a minefield and a retreat after heavy bombardment. Allied artillery and air power shattered German armor as Rommel withdrew to regroup, with supply shortages cited as a key factor.
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Rommel
Desert
Alexander
Justifiable homicide ruled in Wenstrom double slaying
In Santa Barbara California Major Buell Hammett of the California home guard had charges dropped after a grand jury found the April 2 pistol duel a self defense incident. Hammett testified from a wheelchair about a quarrel over the guard’s role in the war and a fatal confrontation with Major William H. Wenstrom and his wife.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Buell Hammett
California Home Guard
William H. Wenstrom
Hammett
Wenstrom
Home Guard
National Guard
Guard
Wasted money is wasted lives says wartime plea
A fragmented wartime exhortation urges citizens to sacrifice money and resources for the war effort. The message emphasizes prudent spending and regular contributions, urging readers to allocate a portion of each paycheck toward support for wartime activities.
Health Check for 150 Autos On Cedar Rapids Bridge
More than 150 cars were inspected on the B avenue bridge Friday night for tire wear headlight and braking efficiency. The Friday test kicked off a weekly series organized by Cedar Rapids police with support from the Transportation committee and Iowa Highway Patrol.
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B Avenue
Gordon Hughes
Cedar Rapids Police Department
Cedar Rapids War Transportation Committee
Police Department
Iowa Highway Patrol
Cedar Rapids
B Avenue Bridge
Japs Occupying Additional Isles Near Timor
Japanese broadcasts via Axis radios report new landings from Timor to seize islands in the Lesser Sundra group extending west from Timor. Lomblen is named as occupied with other islands likely held or to be taken, strengthening Japan near the Netherlands East Indies while MacArthur notes ongoing Allied reconnaissance.
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Australia
Japan
Lesser Sundra
Timor
Lomblen
Tanimbar
Kai
Aroe
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Solomons
United States
Milne Bay
Netherlands East Indies
MacArthur
Allied bomber attack reports unknown results near New Guinea
Military bulletin notes an Allied medium bomber unit attacked a Japanese cruiser southeast of New Guinea with unknown results. Milne Bay area situation remains unchanged.
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New Guinea
Milne Bay
Sub Sinks British Vessel Near Cuba
The Axis U-boat torpedoed a British cargo ship in the Atlantic north of Cuba in the Bahama channel. The sinking in minutes left six sailors dead while forty-nine crew members survived, including eight British navy gunners.
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Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Cuba
Old Bahama Channel
Florida Straits
Fifty Years a Mason Dr Rum! Honored in Mount Hermon Lodge
Cedar Rapids physician Dr Wentzle Ruml, with more than 51 years of service, was honored by Mount Hermon lodge No 263 on Thursday evening with a 50 year Masonic certificate conferred by the Iowa Grand Lodge. Ruml joined Mount Hermon on August 10, 1892 and in 1941 was inducted into the Iowa State Medical Society Fifty Year Club.
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Wentzle Rum
Cedar Rapids
Mount Hermon Lodge
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
Dr. Ruml
Iowa State Medical Society
Death by own action reported after Nazi roundups in France
London based Fighting French headquarters reported a mid July Nazi roundup of Jews in occupied France caused 300 crisis reports in Paris and led to horrific scenes. Jews were dragged from homes and hospitals while French bystanders aided victims.
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London
Paris
Rothschild Hospital
Zoot Suit Here to Stay Hip Hounds Speak Out
Washington AP reports zoot suits provoke WPB fights over fabric use. Dealers shift to rayon and cotton for men while women’s styles face stricter rules. Hackles rise as hip-hoppers defend fashion against patriotic fabric limits, arguing waste and taxes.
Patterson Urges Plane Workers to Remain at Jobs
Under secretary of War Robert Patterson urged aircraft workers to stay in highly trained, productive roles rather than enlist. He said few enlistments would be accepted from 2-A, 2-B, and 3-B classes without draft board clearance, and that workers could aid the war effort more by remaining in production. The note followed reports of growing enlistments from draft plan changes.
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Los Angeles
Robert P. Patterson
Aircraft War Production Council
Patterson
Army
Southern California
CIO Protests Plant Closing On Labor Day
DETROIT AP CIO spokes men protested Friday against Labor day shutdowns of war plants ordered by Chrysler and Ford. Tracy M. Doll said he telegrammed Roosevelt and War Production Board officials that all Chrysler employees except those at the Detroit tank arsenal were told not to report for work Monday. A Chrysler spokesman said behind schedule departments would use the day to full advantage. United Automobile Workers CIO members posted outside Ford’s Lincoln plant a sign reading Monday we work for Hitler. A Ford group said Lincoln and Rouge workers on fixed price contracts were not being called in to work Monday because double time rates would prevail. about half the Lincoln force would work on cost-plus contracts. A WPB spokesman said the request to operate on the holiday applied only to vitally needed plant operations. Doll said his telegram protested any closing of war plants when materials are needed to defeat the Axis and noted a Labor Day parade planned for 5 p.m. to avoid interference with schedules. He said Detroit labor wants to work Monday.
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Detroit
CIO
Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Tracy M. Doll
Detroit Cio Council
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Chrysler
Detroit Tank Arsenal
United Automobile Workers
Ford
WPB
Donald Nelson
Doll
Nelson Studies Adverse Report on Kaiser Plan
Washington United Press report says Production Chief Donald M. Nelson reviewed an unfavorable committee finding on Henry J. Kaiser's plan to build 70 ton cargo planes. The panel, including Glenn Martin and Donald Douglas, questioned Kaiser's ability to produce flying boats timely and with material needs. Nelson will decide after a meeting with Kaiser next week. Senator McNary commented that aircraft manufacturers resist a dynamic constructor entering their field.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Henry J. Kaiser
WPB
Nelson
Kaiser
West Coast
Glenn Martin
Mars
Grover Loening
Donald Douglas
John Northrop
Senator McNary
R-Ore
Chiefs of Staff
Donald Nelson
McNary
Japanese Won't Let Neutral Ship Bring Prisoners Supplies
AP reports Tokyo refused the American Red Cross permission for a neutral ship to deliver goods to American prisoners of war, citing the need to prevent uninhibited U S information access in war zones. Tokio said American prisoners and internees were being treated fairly under international law and noted possible use of a second diplomatic exchange ship for prisoner supplies.
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Red Cross
Japan
Tokio
American Red Cross
International Red Cross Organization
Geneva
Switzerland
Damel
Officer Rank Means Little to Army Wife
CAMP BOWIE Texas INS reports a puzzled army wife who calls for her sergeant husband on a restricted line and ends up speaking with a major each time. The major promises to locate the sergeant, but she insists urgently that he call because supper is getting cold.
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Camp Bowie
Texas
INS
Fragment of battle narrative recalls brutal attacks and toll
The text describes forcing wounded soldiers to return to action, killing those who could rise but could not advance, conveying a harsh, relentless clash without graphic detail.
Stalingrad Fortress Tightens Grip as Battle Rages
German broadcasts describe Stalingrad as a vast fortress and Red Verdun scene. Soviet defenders fight to the last man, repelling multiple German assaults while constructing reinforced bunkers and rotating turrets. High commands compare the fight to Sevastopol and Rostov as meter by meter battles continue along the city’s fortifications.
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Berlin
Stalingrad
Verdun
Volga
Sevastopol
Rostov
Official Doubts Midwestern Gas Rationing Needed
Washington AP The petroleum coordinator's office doubts that Midwest gasoline rationing will relieve East shortages Deputy Ralph K Davies said in a letter to Senator Walsh The office favors reallocating tank cars and transport assets to the East rather than imposing rationing unless supplies are short or distribution equity demands it
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Washington
Midwest
East
Ralph K. Davies
Senator Walsh
D-Mass
Davies
President plans preface to address on farm price decree
Roosevelt teams with aides to explain a price decree moves to forestall farm bloc protests and defend executive action. The plan echoes 1940 destroyer deal as a report rather than a request for new legislation. Former Attorney General Jackson’s supporting view is cited, with justice department advisers shaping the anti inflation program and possible court challenges to executive authority.
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Congressional
Congress
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Jackson
Supreme Court
Biddle
Justice Department
Athens
Submarine Stoeborren Sunk Near Stockholm
The Swedish submarine Stoeborren was sunk off the coast after a collision with a merchant ship in shallow water. One crewman is reported missing.
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Stockholm
Stoeborren
Milk test reveals many dairies marked low quality
August city ordinance requires milk tests showing a count under 0.50 per cubic centimeter for labeling as low. A long list of dairy producers including East Brookside Dairy, Heights Farm, Cedar Valley Dairy, Davis Dairy, Dows Manit, East Lawn Dairy, Edgewood Dairy, Fry Dairy, Forest Grove, Krebs Dutch Girl, Leacox Dairy, McNulty Dairy, McRalith Dairy, Northwood Dairy, Petty Dairy, Sanitary Dairy, Searles Dairy, Stork's Dairy, Sunny Dale Dairy, Usher, Vondracek Dairy, Whiting Dairy and others are noted in the testing records with many labeled very low or raw. The ordinance aims to ensure proper marking and testing standards for consumer safety.
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Tor A. R. Menai
Bindler Roy
Bindler
Brookside
Brookside Dairy
Heights Farm
Ceights
Cedar Valley
Davis Dairy
East Lawn
Edgewood
Fry
Forest Grove
Ra Highland
Stork’s
Pastis Sunny Dale
Z. Usher
Otto
Lew Vondracek
Pass
Vondracek
Hi Whiting
Whiting
Metropolis raid nets fourteen aliens in large roundup
Federal agents in New York City arrested fourteen aliens in a large raid described as the second biggest roundup in the district since Pearl Harbor. The group included 116 Germans and 22 Italians among others, with one man found to possess maps of the Pacific coast and the area.
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New York
Foxworth
Ture
Fderal
Eden
Alfine
Belo York City
FBI
Pearl Harbor
Eigen
Erp Harbor
Pacific Coast
Esa
Chinese front reports mixed gains and heavy fighting
A Chinese communique says fighting on the outskirts of Hankow and Nanking sees the Chinese gaining ground while Japanese efforts to break Chinese lines are repulsed with heavy casualties. Reports claim Chinese forces inflicted heavy losses while recapturing Szelu-lou-shih in southern Chekiang.
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Americh
Ina Nara
Hef
Riep
Gerk
Joseph W. Stilwell
Canton
Hongkomd
Set
Szelu-lou-shih
Chekiang
Kosuth county rationing board member pleads not guilty
Clarence A. Phillips, chairman of the Kosuth county rationing board, pled not guilty and waived arraign ment on extortion charges. He was released under $1,000 bond and bound over to the federal grand jury meeting Nov. 2. George P. Hawcett, another board member, was released under temporary bond for a Saturday hearing before U S Court Commissioner H M Pratt.
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Fort Dodge
Clarence A. Phillips
Kossuth County Rationing Board
Federal Grand Jury
George P. Hawcett
U. S. Court
H. M. Pratt
Fayette Legion Hosts Farewell Party For Local Couple
The Fayette American Legion and auxiliary met on Thursday for a farewell party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McLease as they prepare to move to California. Mr. McLease is closing out his electrical appliances business.
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Fayette
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