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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1941
Page
2
John E. omes of 724 E D local hospital Rose a and of 1635 Second avenue SE died in a local hospital at 10 35 p m Thursday.
John G. Wellman of 412 Second Street SW, aged 40, Glenn Mollenhauer of Marion, 46, and Homer Walker of 720 Seventh Avenue SE, 45, were clocked for speeding and each fined ten dollars plus costs.
Mercy hospital records list Mr and Mrs Ralph Reynolds of Shellsburg as having a baby on Sept 19. University hospital Iowa City notes Mr and Mrs James Gillick of 930 Sixteenth Ave SW welcoming a son on Sept 16. Little Company of Mary hospital reports a son Thomas Reynolds born Sept 18 to Mr and Mrs K T Rice of Chicago, son of Mrs Margaret Rice of 827 Tenth St SW.
Fines levied on multiple drivers including F. G. Hoppe of Wells for axle overload, Bombshell Amusement fined for faulty brakes with $15 suspended, Marvin Landis fined $10, L. Rosin $10 for speeding, William Symington $15 for axle overload, and C. Richardson $5 for no license. All cases before Justice H. R. in Wells, Minnesota.
The L. S. Kraut suffered injuries when the automobile she rode in collided with another vehicle on First Street at Eighth Avenue SW. Readings include market prices for wheat corn oats rye barley hay strew hens eggs calves lambs. Edgar Erk of Cedar Rapids and R. A. Pearson of Iowa State College were appointed by President Harding to advise on measures to restore normalcy and ease unemployment. Ralph Yuill has gone to Hanover New Hampshire for postgraduate work at the Peck.
Local markets report at Dartmouth College School of Commerce lists prices per unit for corn 43 cents, oats 30, rye 85, barley 60, hay 16, straw 8, hens 18, hogs 7.70, steers 8.50, lambs 7.00.
Mr and Mrs John S Davis have returned from a long visit at Mr Davis home in Pa he had not seen for years. The item also notes attendance at Geenes opera house as Three Twins and lists agricultural prices including corn hay and hogs with figures such as 80, 65, 70, 18, 6.75 and 7.
John E. Florang age 50 of 724 E avenue NW died at 10 a.m. after injuries from a bicycle collision with a taxi driven by Lyle Corbett 48 of 610 Third avenue SE. Corbett was questioned and held on possible charges. Florang survived by wife Eleanor two sons John and Glenn a daughter Nadine five sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements pending.
Ogg Rad 44 of 213 Eleventh Street NE suffered a fractured left side and numerous cuts when hit by a car at First Avenue and Eleventh Street E at 8 05 p m Thursday. He was taken to St Luke s Hospital by the Ambulance Service and reported in fairly good condition Friday. George Stang of 817 Third Street NW, the car driver, told police he had been cast onto the opposite curb during the accident.
The Dutch submarine in the Mediterranean has sunk a 6600 ton Italian supply ship and a 1200 ton Italian sailing vessel, the admiralty announced Friday.
The grand jury returned 33 no bills in beer cases and four cases continued. Indictments included John Newhall bound for Walla Walla on highway 149 last April 24 for failing to stop. Other names and charges cover malicious injury to motor vehicles and intoxication. The panel handled a decade’s largest docket with no bills in several cases and several unrelated notes were recorded.
The article recounts claims of Soviet resilience around Leningrad with defenders repelling a large Nazi assault and recapturing villages. It notes German advances threaten Russia’s industrial base and ponders how to supply the Soviet Union with arms swiftly as harsh weather lingers into another month of fighting.
Stoddard asserted it had conducted a nationwide survey of candidates dating back to 1939, implying a long term effort in evaluating political contenders.
A brief, unsigned statement issued by a supervising organization references schooling in New York state and mentions an educational cam. The text emphasizes oversight rather than direct operation by a specific institute.
Funeral services for Wa re who died Wednesday at 1 30 pm will be held Saturday. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery.
Polansky funeral chapel requests any relatives of Wilhamena Harnisch to notify them. The notice seeks contact to arrange services and settlement of matters related to the deceased.
Funeral services for Miss Lucy Ann Riley of 2205 Mt Vernon Avenue SE will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Walford church, with the Rev. Irving Arnold officiating. Burial will follow at Wood Cemetery in southwest Walford. Friends may call at Turner Chapel until Saturday noon.
In New York the aurora borealis caused a flood of calls to newspaper offices and the Hayden Planetarium as residents marveled at the sky and speculated on military tests and new tactics. Reports describe a bright display sweeping the northwestern sky and triggering interest across the city.
The grand jury reports a riot occurred on Sept 15 1941 and continues investigations. It urges county control over peace officers and necessary assistance for protection and handling of industrial disputes, with names of foreman and jurors listed.
Weather report notes consistent readings and mild temperatures across the evening into Friday. Skies show aurora activity described as novelty. mentions humidity at 23 percent and a steady red line on a temperature chart. Readings range from 67 degrees at 7 p.m. to a low around 4 degrees early morning.
President Roosevelt said at a Friday press conference that he does not know the exact time to sign the nation’s largest tax bill estimated at 3,083,400,000. He added the delay would not cost the government anything and spoke from his Hyde Park home.
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