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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1942
Page
15
Mrs Martha Miller wife of W H Miller died at 7 15 a m Friday at her home 427 Thirty second street Des Moines 66 grease from pan on stove set fire to curtain at 4 20 p m Thursday 1555 Sixth avenue SE D B Knowles raised the alarm
Samuel Albert Floren and Ada Leah Lightstone, both of Cedar Rapids. Louis H. Beulow Jr. of Vinton and Cornelia Beatrice Deardorff of Cedar Rapids.
BK Wheeler of 622 Fifteenth avenue SW fined $2 and costs for failing to stop for a crossing flagman and $2 and costs for faulty brakes. Mrs Dan Novak of 4810 Washington avenue SE fined $2 and costs for losing car control. Multiple births reported: at St Luke’s hospital Mr and Mrs Russell Myers, a son born Sept 10. Mr and Mrs Phillip Evans, a son born Sept 10. Mr and Mrs William H Long, a son born Sept 11. Mr and Mrs Carol Erland Atkins, a son born Sept 11. Mr and Mrs John Parks, a daughter born Sept 11. Mercy hospital records Mr and Mrs William Werning, a son born Sept 10. Mr and Mrs Lester Ream, a son born Sept 11. Mr and Mrs Russell Torgler, a son born Sept 11.
Chicago’s Flying Officer Jack I Brown, ex Coe College, appears in a scene toward the film’s end as part of the Eagle Squadron. He joined the RAF in 1941, first combat in July, shot down a German bomber in November, and was presented to the king and queen in April. He seeks transfer to an American unit after the U.S. entry.
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration shows a stockpile of about 210000 passenger automobiles available for rationing through February 1943. The initial stockpile was 402677 cars for release under the rationing program.
Philadelphia announces a de mechanized New Year parade with floats pulled by horse or hand to save gasoline and tires. The change affects the annual Mummers event and reflects fuel conservation measures.
The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics checks rents in Cedar Rapids for the Office of Price Administration. Seven trained workers survey several hundred units, reviewing rents since Jan 1 1942 as a routine fact finding measure in defense housing areas across about 300 cities. Results go to Washington for OPA with no recommendations. Cedar Rapids was set as a defense rental area April 28 1942 with March 1 as the maximum rent date.
Florence Luitweiler, a 21 year old Mt Vernon woman and mother, refused to give up on military service. After trying WAAC enlistment in New York and Canada, she passed the WAAC tests in Brookfield Ohio and began her return with her two year old son Richard, aided by a social agency when stranded. She declared her family fights to never give up.
Mrs Gilbert Voorhies and Miss Ruth Marie Hense announce bonds sold in Marion Saturday with a photograph and autograph of Bill Reed. Bond applications available 1 to 6 p.m. at Balster furniture and Home Building and Loan offices. Robert Mitchell W R C No 126 meets 1:30 p.m. Memorial hall. American Legion auxiliary to join parade at Seventh street and Seventh avenue at 1:30 p.m. Ceremonies in Marion aired by WMT 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey issued a preliminary injunction against the Des Moines and Bookey Packing companies for violating OPA price ceilings on beef and veal. After a two day trial he ruled they tried to bypass meat price controls by up grading meat.
Judge Gunnar Nordbye confirmed the sale of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad to the New York firm of Coverdale and Colpitts, ending the line's 19 years in receivership. The sale, made as reorganizers, followed a court sale on July 24, 1942.
Mr and Mrs Ed Nelson of 1331 Hinkley avenue NW received word that their son L L Dick Nelson has graduated from the army flying school at Waco Texas and has been sent to Fosterfield Victoria Texas for advanced training.
Aaron Hanks, formerly a private, has been promoted to corporal at Fort Ord California. The announcement reached his wife at 511 Sixth Street SE. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E B Hanks of 529 McKinley Street SE.
Clifford Geiger hospital apprentice first class seaman son of Mr and Mrs Chester W Geiger 1210 First Street NW has been moved from Mare Island San Francisco to the United States naval hospital at Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
Lieut jg David Hedges son of Horace and Mrs Hedges completed training at Dartmoth College and to teach there this fall. Seaman John Paul Pesina Jr returns from leave before departure to San Diego. Army Sgt Harold D Main left U S for foreign duty after indduction March 2. Pvt Don Henningsen transferred to Fort Benning for paratroop training. Two Cedar Rapids parachute troopers on leave are Sgt Charles Boyer and John J Marsh, both stationed at Fort Benning.
A search for the rapist slayer of two Wisconsin welfare workers moved into Minnesota after a trail of forged checks and a hitchhiker in a drunken soldier’s car. A 25 dollar Le Sueur check bore the same suspect description as earlier sightings of a 5 foot 10 inch man in uniform, matching victims Miss Neil Pietrangeli and Miss Dorothy Baun.
Cairo AP reports sandstorms curtailed actions on the Egyptian front while British batteries in the southern sector shelled Axis forces under Field Marshal Rommel as announced by British headquarters.
Firemen at the headquarters station in Topeka Kansas relaxed awaiting the next alarm. The next blaze broke out on their own station roof forcing rapid response and swift containment.
Concord Grapes advertise in The Gazette Want Ad pages to reach buyers directly. Dial 2-1121 for help wordings. up to eleven words for three days cost $1.00. Bring buyers to your door and save gas tires and time with good prices for your produce.
Senate allies of synthetic rubber from grain alcohol voiced restrained optimism over the Baruch committee findings while awaiting full study. Eastern governors praised mileage limits and vehicle-use ceilings, as agriculture committee weighs independent agency creation to produce rubber from farm products.
Mrs George C Marshall told women with husbands or sons in the service to back the government with thorough training for their men. She urged discipline, warned against easy admiration for charming officers, and advised wives to adapt when following husbands abroad.
Pravda quotes the Red Army victory as central front troops destroy 25 Nazi blockhouses and nine dugouts and move toward the outskirts of a major populated area. Red Star notes vast forces in play with more than 1,000,000 men across the two sides in earlier Moscow battle.
President Roosevelt recounted a personal driving test to show public support for a voluntary 35 mile per hour speed limit. He described traveling a 12 mile stretch with Secret Service escort, letting no car pass, and finding 22 cars behind him at the Hyde Park gate, all exceeding the limit.
The War Production Board moves to halt zoot suits made of wool and soon to ban all other materials. The clothing item faces a total ban due to loom shortages, not fabric scarcity, as WPB targets both manufacture and sale.
William Green, president of the AFL, commanded strikers at Western Cartridge in East Alton Illinois to return to work and accused the company of provoking the walkout. He warned the union charter could be revoked if compliance fails.
He urged lower driving speeds but said enforcement would rest with the rubber administrator. He noted Baruch committee findings criticizing officials over synthetic rubber production and expected further action Monday.
Mrs. Martha Miller 52 died at 7 15 a m Friday at home 427 Thirty second Street SE after a brief illness. Born Grand River Indiana May 23 1890 she lived in Cedar Rapids 23 years from Ladysmith Wisconsin Survived by husband two sons Eldon Fort Collins Colorado Wayne Ontario Oregon sister Esther Davis Osceola three brothers George Louthan Fort Collins Herbert Kimball Nebraska William H Coon Rapids Indiana and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call Monahan chapel Saturday evening Funeral arrangements pending.
Berlin reports German high command says troops pierced fortified Russian lines south of Stalingrad and reached the Volga below the city after bitter fighting. They claim enemy attempts to relieve the area were thwarted and add Luftwaffe bombings and bombardments around Stalingrad. The bulletin notes gains in the Caucasus near Novorossisk and along the Terek river toward Grozny oil fields, and local German successes around Rzhev despite renewed Soviet counterattacks near Leningrad and Lake Ladoga.
Funeral services will be held at 10 15 a m Saturday in St Patrick's church for Carl S Dorman who died at his home 507 B avenue NW Thursday morning Burial is in Mt Calvary cemetery Hanford Legion post will conduct graveside services The Rosary is to be recited at 8 30 p m Friday by the Rev D J Leni han and the Rosary society and Sacred Heart court Friends may call at the masher chapel Reverend Dr Marion H Williams will lead services in Turner chapel at 2 p m Saturday for Mrs Louis Roth who died early Thursday at 1956 Bever avenue SE Burial is in Linwood cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
The Rev. D J Lenihan will lead the funeral at 9 a m Saturday for Joseph Steven Schuckert who died Thursday at his home 611 Third Street NW The Rosary is recited at 8 p m Friday in Puenee chapel and friends may call there
Senator Gillette said a large midwestern grain alcohol and rubber industry could develop along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers if Baruch committee recommendations are adopted. He noted near source grain supply and water transport fit the plan and cited a possible 100 million gallon expansion and a 27 000 ton butadiene plant, with no confirmation on Muscatine reference.
City briefs note a chicken dinner at St Ludmila church Sunday. Advertisement items include moves of Mrs Dunkelbarger to the Roosevelt hotel and a shoplifting report by Harold Dorsey. A no parking zone on Twelfth street SE and a stop sign at Fifth street were added.
The Office of Price Administration raised the crude rubber available for taxi cab tire recaps, including new tires when recapping is inadvisable, due to Office of Defense Transportation restrictions. The goal is longer life for recaps and reduced need to lay up transportation units.
The Navy said two small Yugoslav merchant ships were attacked by enemy submarines in the Indian Ocean in early June. Survivors were landed at an eastern coast port in the United States.
Red Cross first aid instructors Willis Lamb and Mrs. Ella Mae Einen have received authorization cards to award certificates to class members who earned them. The certificates have been sent to Lamb and Mrs. Einen for distribution.
War Production Board said July scrap shipments to mills missed the 17 million ton six month quota by 483 thousand tons or 15 percent. Actual shipments reached 2.4 million of 2.833 million tons with concerns over inadequate stock for winter furnace operation.
Intercepted Axis broadcasts report five waves of planes raiding Budapest with alarms lasting over three hours. Hungary warns against parachutists and reporting them. In London observers see a coordinated Allied air pressure plan to stretch German defenses. Britain experiences a raid-free night with RAF and Spitfires fending off southeast coast bombers.
Brig. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, U S minister to New Zealand and former secretary of war, relaxes at his Santa Fe residence calling it the first rest in six months after being wounded by Japanese fire in the South Pacific. He travels back to the United States with Lieut. Gen. George H. Brett, U N air force commander in the South Pacific.
The city council on Thursday approved a $1 refund on a building permit for Home Oil and Gas and approved a $4,950.10 bond for Claire Morrow to cover sidewalk construction as contracted last month.
Senate finance committee members trimmed the new tax bill after approving income surtax revisions. They noted the $25 000 after tax cap, while showing that a 50 000 income would owe 26 636 in taxes and a 5 000 000 incomekeeper would be 349 806. Travel taxes rise to 15 percent for ordinary fares and 20 percent for reserved seats, with exemptions retained. Cooperative apartment owners gain deductibility of interest and real estate taxes similar to homeowners.
Vichy reports Exam ining Magistrate le Brasse assassinated and to receive a state funeral. The government blames terrorists, while British and German radios cite an attack on a Nantes court in which a presiding judge was killed and three men fled with a prisoner after overpowering guards.
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