Mrs Wessale Hosts Past Matrons at Malta OES Dinner
Mrs Edward Wessale of 520 Knollwood Drive SE entertained Past Matrons of the Malta Chapter OES at a Tuesday dinner. Assisting hostesses were Mrs H E Kunz, Mrs C J Lynch, Mrs L P Davis, Mrs C C Hunt and Mrs H J Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wessale
Knollwood Drive
Matrons Association of Malta
H. E. Kunz
C. J. Lynch
L. P. Davis
C. C. Hunt
H. J. Williamson
Dessert luncheon honors Mrs. Warren Erbe at Montrose Hotel
Thirty three women from Wilson and Company hosted a dessert luncheon and shower for the bride Mrs. Warren Erbe at the Montrose hotel on Wednesday. Miss Grace Merrill and Mrs. Evelyn Cahill won game prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Erbe
Office of
Wilson and Company
Montrose Hotel
Grace Merrill
Evelyn Cahill
Trinity Methodist girls work committee meets at Shank home
The Trinity Methodist church girls work committee met Tuesday at Mrs. Stewart Shank’s home 1900 Johnson Avenue NW. Ten members attended. Mrs. John De Long joined as a new member. The group read the new constitution and heard a report on the West Side prison club. Shank announced Camp Fire groups sponsored by the committee and led devotions with Psalm 1. She closed by reading West Windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Methodist Church
Stewart Shank
Johnson Avenue
John de Long
Paul Colony
West Side
Prizon Club
Hayes P T A Holds Meeting Introduces Principal
Members of the Hayes school P T A met Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the school. Miss Gladys Roland the new principal was introduced and a first aid class was started. Enrollment inquiries should be directed to Mrs. R. D. Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Hayes School
Gladys Roland
R. D. Rock
Linn County firms exceed 100 percent in salary deduction drive
The Linn County war bond office reported Thursday that Limback Lumber and Smulekoff's Furniture Store both surpassed 100 percent in the 10 percent salary deduction campaign, marking a strong local participation surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County War Bond Office
Limback Lumber Company
Smulekoff
Credit Association to Open Season on Monday
The Cedar Rapids Retail Credit association will hold its first meeting of the new season Monday at 6 p.m. in the Florentine room of the Roosevelt hotel. R. E. Walker, secretary, said the session will cover wartime credit regulations and attendees are asked to bring questions addressing their own problems. Several retailers will share experiences and a buffet dinner precedes the business session. Reservations are by calling 2-1171.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association
Florentine
Roosevelt Hotel
R. E. Walker
Apa
Kenwood Fire Engine Priority Sought by City Council
Fire Chief E P Kohout asks the War Production board for priority on a 750 gallon pumping engine to serve a new Kenwood station. City officials push for rapid action as months may pass before delivery. Finance Commissioner L D Bur is to begin the formal application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Kohout
War Production Board
Kenwood
Kohout
Cedar Ioner
Finance
L. D. Bur
Building Inspector Asked to Probe Soot Issue
City council instructed Building Inspector J H Lily to collect samples from the National Oats plant and nearby areas after a council hearing with 11 housewives from Fourteenth Street and Oakland Avenue NE who claimed soot concerns. Vermeersch denied plant involvement while mayor Hahn urged cooperation to verify the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Street
Oakland Avenue
A. S. Vermeersch
National Oats Company
J. H. Lily
Vermeersch
National Oats
Frank Hahn
Davis Warns Petrillo Threatens Wartime Radio
Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Information, told a Senate committee that James C. Petrillo’s ban on musical records and transcriptions could halt records used by as many as 150 radio stations. He warned the policy jeopardizes the national system of communication and the war information effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Congressional
James C. Petrillo
Ben
Davis
Senate Interstate Commerce and
of War Information
Watch Found on C. R. Bus Traced to Kilgore Texas
Inspector of Detectives W J Kudrna traced a watch found on a city bus to Kilgore Texas after weeks of inquiry. The Kilgore jeweler had no record of the purchaser and Kudrna still hopes an owner will identify the timepiece. Fifteen inquiries yielded no identifying details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R
Kilgore
Texas
W. J. Kudrna
Tex
Kudina
Funeral services held for Christian W. Balsiger
Christian W. Balsiger 67 life long Monticello resident died Monday after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church by Rev. William J. Grossheim with burial in Oakwood cemetery. He was born in Richland township and married Anna Allen in 1898 who died in 1941. He is survived by five children, siblings, and a home in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Christian W. Balsiger
William J. Grossheim
Presbyterian Church
Balsiger
Richland Township
Anna Allen
Edna Abbey
Cedar Rapids
Alma
Lea
George Balsiger
Eugene Balsiger
U. S. Navy
Jacksonville
Fla
Elizabeth Egger
Lincoln, Neb
Lena Binggli
Hartford
S. D
Dora Caldwell
Sions Falls
Christina Arduser
Freda Semmert
Andrew Balsiger
Boise
Ida
Paul Balsiger
Portland Ore
Emil Balsiger
Wentworth
Will Balsiger
Oakwood Cemetery
Parnell
William Murrin
Mt. Pleasant
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Murrin
Bridget Rush Murrin
Matthew
Chicago
Joseph
Winifred Lavell
Margaret Murphy
James Murrin
Linn county relief department August aid totals drop
The Linn county relief department approved 573 cases in August, down 99 from July. Of these, 298 were family cases, 113 single persons, three hospital care cases, and 159 medical only. WPA employed 151 county workers. Medical care cases totaled 274, the food stamp office issued 5358.50 in blue stamps, and August expenses reached 14519.73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Relief Department
WPA
Food Stamp Office
Relief Department
Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty in Larceny Case
James O'Toole, 26, of Cedar Rapids pled guilty in district court to a larceny charge. He received a one year county jail sentence with three months served and the remainder suspended for good behavior after the theft of $9 from Leonard J. Ronnenberg in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O'Toole
Cedar Rapids
O'Toole
Leonard J. Ronnenberg
Two Local Servicemen Commissioned in Army Signal Corps
Franklin M. Pierce son of Mr and Mrs C F Pierce 1113 A avenue NE and C L MacGregor son of Mr and Mrs David MacGregor 808 Eighteenth Avenue SW were graduated from the officer candidate department at the Eastern Signal Corps School Fort Monmouth New Jersey last Saturday. They were commissioned as second lieutenants in the army and assigned to duty with the signal corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin M. Pierce
C. F. Pierce
A Avenue
C. L. MacGregor
David MacGregor
Eighteenth Avenue
Eastern Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Army
Signal Corps
Private John Turner Promoted at Camp Polk
Private John Turner son of Mr and Mrs Jack Turner of 1691 Eighth Avenue SW has been promoted to technician fifth grade at Camp Polk Louisiana. He serves in a maintenance battalion of the 11th Armored Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Turner
Jack Turner
Eighth Avenue SW
Camp Polk
11Th Armored Division
Private Serbousek Promoted to Corporal at Fort Belvoir
Private Pete Serbousek son of Mrs P N Serbousek of Cedar Rapids has been promoted to corporal. He left Wednesday for the officers training school at Fort Belvoir Va after a brief furlough at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Serbousek
P. N. Serbousek
Second Street
Officers Training School
Fort Bellair
Cedar Rapids
Fisher son promoted to aviation radioman third class
Mrs. Cora Fisher of 1224 First street SW reports her son Charlies A. Fisher has been promoted from seaman second class to aviation radioman third class and is stationed at Norfolk Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Fisher
First Street
Charlies A. Fisher
Norfolk, Va
Hamilton Enlists in Navy at 17
James Hamilton Jr. of 1132 Third Avenue SW enlisted in the navy last week at Clear Lake and was inducted at Des Moines on Monday. He celebrated his seventeenth birthday last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hamilton, Jr
Third Avenue
Navy
Clear Lake
Des Moines
Louvar Son Ern est J Louvar Chosen by Santa Ana Board
Word reached Solon residents Mr and Mrs John C Louvar that their son Aviation Cadet Ernest J Louvar has been selected by the classification board at Santa Ana air base in Santa Ana California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Louvar
Solon
Ernest J. Louvar
Santa Ana Air Base
Santa Ana
Soldier Leonard Modracek Home on 14-Day Furlough
Private Leonard Modracek son of Mr and Mrs Frank Modracek route 2 Cedar Rapids spends a 14 day furlough at home. He serves in the infantry at Camp Barkeley Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Modracek
Frank Modracek
Route 2
Cedar Rapids
Infantry
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Private Camizzi Stationed With Coast Artillery On East Coast
Private Francis John Camizzi, son of Mr and Mrs Michael Camizzi, 1312 Burch Avenue NW, is stationed with the coast artillery on the east coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis John Camizzi
Mrs
Michael Camizzi
Burch Avenue
Coast Artillery
Private Paul Lowy Transferred to Air Corps Finance
Private Paul R. Lowy son of Mr and Mrs R Lowy of 219 Sixth Avenue SW has been transferred from Fort Robinson Arkansas to the air corps finance department at Long Beach California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Lowy
R. Lowy
Sixth Avenue SW
Fort Robinson
Ark
Air Corps Finance Department
Long Beach
Calif
Private George W Krejci Stationed at Gowen Field Idaho
Private George W Krejci is stationed at Gowen Field Idaho in military listing. This brief item notes his assignment location and rank within the personnel roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Krejci
Gowen Field
Idaho
Not Bollenfield Named in Gazette Family Mention
The article identifies not Bollenfield as the son of Mrs. Antonie Krejci and records an address at 1623 A Street SW as part of the notice. It notes Wednesday's Gazette context and ties names to a local family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bollenfield
Antonie Krejci
Private Don K Chapman Listed as Family Addressed
Private Don K Chapman, son of Mrs. Della Marie Chapman of 217 Seventh Street SW, is now stationed at an unnamed location as of the latest military update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don K Chapman
Della Marie Chapman
Seventh Street
Sta
Treasury chief hints at plastics in coins amid war needs
Secretary Morgenthau told reporters that officials are exploring plastics as a substitute for metals in pennies but stressed no immediate change. He dismissed rumors of a paper currency for half dollars to pennies and said coins will remain in metal for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr Aeeee
INS
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Cox Assigned to London Post by Board of Economic Warfare
Hugh B. Cox, first assistant to Thurman Arnold and head of the antitrust wear frauds unit, is detailed to the Board of Economic Warfare for service in London. Tom C. Clark becomes Arnold's first assistant and retains wear frauds duties. David Podell takes over Clark's antitrust complaints section. Cox hails from Logan, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh B. Cox
Thurman Arnold
Board of Economic Warfare
London
Justice Department
Tom C. Clark
Arnold
Cox
David Podell
Clark
Logan
Private Borst Paid $350000 for Patent by Du Pont
Private Theodore E. Borst of Clinton New York received 350000 dollars from the Du Pont company for a patent in agricultural chemistry linked to his service with the 54th chemical company at Camp Rucker Alabama. The patent may become commercially useful after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery, Ala
Camp Rucker
Chemical Warfare
Theodore E. Borst
Clinton, N. Y
54Th Chemical Company
Commercial Chemical Company
du Pont
Borst
Emperor Hirohito Holds War Cabinet Session
Chongqing dispatch reports Emperor Hirohito conferred with Premier Hideki Tojo's war cabinet on vital issues. Observers note the emperor meets with the entire cabinet only on matters crucial to Japan's future, with talks touching on potential Japanese action in Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Siberia
Japan
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Marie Douglass
Third Avenue SE
P.T. A. Meetings
Cecil van Fleet
Prom Bonwit Tellier
New York
Fira Benenson
Petrillo
Iowa
Linn
Turner
Fisher Advanced
Hamilton
Jim
Cabinet
Canute Warter
Pete
Americas
Killian Company
Aan
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Teo
Beouy
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City and
Sutherland
Uume Sesh
Cai Parase
Seyaat
Peet & Custoss
Ofer & Ved
Monona
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