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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1942
Page
3
Fire reported Saturday at 4:29 am damages property and injures Charles Hamor at 19 Daniels Street NE near Third Street. Fire units respond, with authorities investigating cause and extent of damage.
Gerald Fickal and Paul J. Janda of 1119 and 1806 Third Street SW were fined $2 plus costs for blocking a sidewalk. F A Burchard of 1935 Mt Vernon Avenue SE was fined $10 and costs, with the tree trimming penalty suspended for lack of permit.
Mercy hospital announces a daughter for Mr and Mrs Anthony Dizulis of Marion with the father serving in the marines in West Virginia. Mr and Mrs William Bilsland welcome a son at 806 Ninth Street SE on September 19. St Luke's hospital records a son for Mr and Mrs Joseph E Sears at 1816 Bever Avenue SE on September 18. Mr and Mrs Russell E Spencer welcome a son at 1706 Eighth Avenue SE on September 19.
A series of Iowa divorces notes cruelty and inhuman treatment with marriages dated from 1924 to 1939. Several plaintiffs have former names restored, and custody awarded in multiple cases including two minor daughters and one son with visitation rights for the defendant.
Report details a five hour clash as Soviet troops counter attacked to regain positions near Stalingrad. Russian forces claimed hand grenade actions destroyed six German tanks while Sapre and others reportedly killed 170 enemy officers and men. German communiques mention burning river tankers and rail junction destruction near the lower Volga.
A car driven by Thomas Mason 50 of 825 Eighth Avenue SE skidded on wet pavement on Highway 30 two miles west of Mechanicsville and overturned down an embankment. Five people were injured none seriously including Mrs Mason Ernestine and two daughters. Mason lost control after a rear wheel locked. They were en route to the wedding of Thomas Mason Jr. and Marie Garcia at Davenport.
William M. Jeffers, newly named rubber administrator, pledged to direct all rubber toward essential needs. He told Bernard Baruch that the job is vast, will begin with a Washington headquarters next week, and will use advisers from industry and government. Essential uses will have first priority, followed by tires for war workers and farm vehicles.
Cedar Rapids has salvaged 250 tons of old street car rails since work began about a month ago, with rails cut into 12 foot lengths for possible sheet rolling. Officials note this is a small portion of expected salvage from the city streets and the Kosek building, where boilers and other equipment may also be scrapped.
Funeral services are set for Mrs Saidy Shaheen, former Cedar Rapids resident, who died Monday in Albert Lea Minnesota. The Most Rev Anthony Bashir will preside at St George Syrian Orthodox Church with local clergy assisting. Burial plans follow a Saturday from Barta chapel to the church and return for viewing before Sunday noon. She is survived by a brother Samuel Haddy of Ain Arab Syria.
Mrs Lucy Adell Lamb widow of Henry J. Lamb and longtime Cedar Rapids resident died at her home on Sec ond avenue SE after a long illness. Born December 12 1859 in Mt. Auburn she married Henry J. Lamb September 23 1878. She leaves two daughters Leeta A. Lamb and others and a son Lamb of LaPorte City. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. at St. Pauls Methodist with brief grave. Friends may call at the home.
Michael John Murray infant son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Murray 1115 Second Avenue SE died Friday at 6 50 AM at a local hospital. Survived by his parents grandmother Mrs John Ford of Plaine and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services held at 2 30 PM at the Monahan Funeral Home burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery.
A Ukrainian, Soviet or Russian military campaign near Finland was reported by an international agency. The attack was described as launched from the Lake Onega region toward areas north of Helsinki with force seen in the Baltic Sea vicinity.
Moscow reports cite letters from dead German soldiers showing dwindling Nazi morale as the Eastern front grinds on. War correspondence quotes soldiers expressing fear, fatigue, and attempts to endure through alcohol, while mothers and wives fear escalating casualties and Soviet air raids. The dispatch notes widespread disillusionment among German troops and classifies the letters as vivid, sobering evidence of the strain on the German war effort.
Washington moves to curb civilian costs as area rent directors gain temporary power to approve certain rent increases while final orders may revoke them and refunds may be issued. OPA delays a general foods price rise and aims to restore missing items. WPB cuts bulb production and restricts tubes and certain radio parts to prioritize top orders. Shoes face quality controls under a dual OPA order.
Patrick’s chicken dinner runs 11 45 to 2. Crescent lodge No 25 A F and A M meets Monday at 7 p m for second degrees. The Gideon society dedicates 43 Bibles Sunday at 4 p m at the Taft hotel as replacements.
J Dale Welsch of Coe College spoke Saturday at a Benton county rural school meeting held in Vinton. He discussed school programs and rural education initiatives.
The unreadable text fragment describes a crop ripening and a tree blooming again during the second crop. It mentions Mrs. A. W. Cleveland and a location on Ma NW, but details are garbled with missing words and punctuation.
A lien was filed Friday in the U S district clerk’s office in Cedar Rapids alleging unpaid employment taxes from April 1940 to December 1941 plus a penalty of 32 dollars. The case involves Coffman’s owner in that city.
SIGOURNEY James Williams 95, the last Civil War veteran in Keokuk County, died in Sigourney hospital after a short illness. A Indiana native, he enlisted June 1864 in the 139th Indiana volunteer infantry Com A K, served over 100 days guarding provisions to Louisville from Nashville and Kentucky bridges. He later worked as a rural mail carrier until 1920 and remained active recently. Services are set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Sigourney Methodist Church with burial in Sigourney West Cemetery.
Senate and House agriculture committees clash over wage controls and price parity under Roosevelt era bills. Both set differing levels and deadlines Aug 15 Sept 15 and a Nov 1 general order aim to stabilize wages and prices. The showdown looms as lawmakers push to meet the Oct 1 action deadline.
London dispatch reports giant four ton bombs devastate Karlsruhe and Dusseldorf during nine RAF raids this month. The blasts destroy steel works, factories, docks, and warehouses while damaged rail facilities and barracks amid destruction of the inland harbor at Karlsruhe.
General MacArthur announced heavy bomber and fighter assaults on three Japanese bases in the northeast Australian area. Fortresses bombed Rabaul New Britain and strikes affected Lae Salamaua and Bune New Guinea. Fires were seen from 50 miles away as supply lines and depots suffered. An Australian force held Timor while raids pressed toward Port Moresby.
AP reports Elmer Walker and Mrs. are involved in a fatal auto incident in Keokuk. authorities investigate the crash and identify the victim. details remain limited as officials release sparse information.
Two Cedar Rapids men Conger oe and Albert H. Kitzhaber join a 13 week intensive Russian course at the University of Iowa. Dr John Posin will teach the program the first Russian class offered at SUI. The cohort is one of five in the nation and the only west of the Mississippi selected for this instruction. The project is funded through the American Council of Learned Societies with a 100000 dollar appropriation. Students will later be assigned to radio work or frontline counters.
Washington voiced urgent questions to Tokyo after Japan refused to admit aid to American internees in the Far East. Secretary Hull notified via Switzerland that Japan must say if it will grant reciprocity for humane treatment and neutral relief shipments.
Federal Service Job rules eased to recruit department aids at 31 500 a year and staff dietitians at 1800 a year. The U S Civil Service Commission announces amendments to liberalize original limits. Applicants may qualify by a general test with no experience requirements or strict physical standards. No age limit for these stants. Classified laborers sought for Mare Island California and Hawthorne Nevada. For details contact Cedar Rapids post office windows.
Seven of 41 workers from Bensamensen company return to Honeymead after an unauthorized walkout. The employees planned a 1.03 hour pay increase demand and resumed work this week.
Howard Colson, stationed at the Sheffield Mich air base, arrived Friday to spend a 10 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs J Colson of 101 NE Street NE. He has been promoted to private first class.
Word reached Mr and Mrs John Allan of 317 Tenth Street NW that their son Melvin J Allan has been promoted to sergeant while stationed in Australia. Allan enlisted two years ago in the army.
Carl C Clark son of Mrs B P Ant 927 Eighteenth Avenue SW has been promoted from private to corporal at Camp Barkeley Texas and is home on a 10 day leave.
Charles W. Hubbard son of Mrs C M Hubbard of 305 Sixth street SW promoted from corporal to staff sergeant at Camp White Oregon.
Betty leaves 307 First Street before departing to officers training at Camp Croft South Carolina.
Washington says climate differences will shape oil rations with four zones and sub zones across 30 states set to begin next month. Joel Dean, fuel rationing chief, notes the plan aims for equal comfort for oil heated homes, though Florida homes will receive less than North Dakota homes due to winter severity. The system targets areas where oil furnaces have not been converted to coal, while overall shortages drive restrictions.
Dr. Padgett reported near miraculous results from a two daily spray treatment for burns at the Montrose hotel. He described using warm water to melt paraffin before application and stressed wet dressings to ready tissue for skin grafts, noting navy and army interest in burn care especially for airmen and sea incidents. The Linn County Medical Society also appointed Dr. James Smrha to run the venereal disease clinic retroactive to Aug. 1.
Quaker Oats says its Grand Island Nebraska munitions plant nears completion and production could begin in October to aid government war efforts. Chairman John Stuart told stockholders the company will do its part while maintaining a separate synthetic rubber program. Net income for the year ending June 30 reached $4,335,812 or $4.64 per share amid fiscal-year changes.
In August in Washington, Rep W S Jacobsen said Quaker Oats and Rubber Reserve negotiated a contract to boost Cedar Rapids furfural production to about 12 million pounds per year, up from 7 million. The plan aims to support synthetic rubber manufacture, with furfural produced from oat hulls. A second contract section referenced Mem, Tenn.
Senator Clark of Idaho said he would seek legislation to prevent the ban by James C Petrillo head of the American Federation of Musicians on music recordings or broadcasting. He told a commerce subcommittee the ban strikes at the heart of broadcasting.
Oakdale physician Dr. D. Lindberg was hit by a car at Third avenue and Third street SE around 3:45 am Saturday. He suffered a bruised left shoulder and was taken to Mercy hospital by ambulance. Des Moines resident John N. Turnis, the driver, was eastbound on Third and began a left turn into Third when the collision occurred.
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