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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1942
Page
2
Cedar Rapids civilian defense office urges residents to donate coat hangers and old wire to the war effort. Junk dealers in Cedar Rapids will handle bulky material, with VINCH and Henry Haegg directing salvage plans and negotiations.
A musical program for Cedar Rapids and out of town C S A lodges members is set for Sunday after noon Sept 27 at 2 pm in C S P S hall. Convention reports will be given and plans discussed for the fall and winter season. Refreshments after the business session.
The Bohemian Dramatic Association kicks off its 42nd season with the three act comedy Two Hearts in Green Paradise by Frank Lasek. Director Vaclav Picek leads a cast including Marie Bohac Ruza Dryml Frank Sykora Rose Bartunek Frank Chramosta Ann Kapoun Frank Janeba Joe Pazu r Vic Kubovek Charles Bohaty and T B Hlubucek. Makeup was by Frank Machovsky. Curtain rises at 7 30 p m. Czech school pupils and all men in uniform are admitted free to all plays.
An afternoon party will be given by the Czech National Alliance at the C S P S hall Oct 1 starting at 2 p.m. Czech women and friends are invited. For details call Mrs. Hermina Netolicky. Two Czech school classes opened and enrollment will continue next Saturday with school board secretary Mrs. Hermane Netolicky announced.
Jeanette Stastny was elected president of the newly organized S C A drill team at Thursday night's meeting. Henrietta Simanek Seabrooke was chosen vice president, Frances Habota secretary, and Ann Kapoun active captain. The team will function under the Central C S A committee sponsorship.
War Production Chief Donald Nelson announced Ferdinand Eberstadt will resign as chairman of the army and navy munitions board to become WPB vice chairman in charge of programs schedules and flow of war materials to manufacturers. He will chair the WPB requirements committee, a post previously held by James S. Knowlson.
H. E. Kepler, director of civilian defense schools, announced the new schedule. One class starts Tuesday at Franklin school and another Wednesday at Grant school. Two first aid sessions meet at the church, with a gas day at Grant and a fire defense class Friday at the YWCA. All classes begin at 7 30 p.m. Kepler noted rising civilian recruits in recent days.
Waterloo was named as the site of the one hundredth annual Iowa conference session of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ for 1943. The announcement came Saturday at the convention held in Waterloo.
Harold McGowan son of Mr and Mrs Lewis McGowan route 3 has completed the pre flight training course at Mexwell field Alabama and is now stationed at the Helena aero technical school Arkansas for primary training with the Men In Service Corp.
Cadet John Gilbert Bowne son of Mr and Mrs A G Bowne of 1526 J Avenue NE is named a cadet second petty officer at a pre flight school in Iowa City.
Jess Newman former Cedar Rapids barber now stationed in England has been promoted to corporal according to friends receiving word in Cedar Rapids.
Word reached Mrs. J. B. Schumacher that her brother Master Sergeant George J. McGrath has landed in England. McGrath was promoted July 1 from technical sergeant to master sergeant and serves in the Army Air Corps. He formerly lived with Mrs. Schumacher in Cedaroa.
First Lieut Paul G Scheible son of Mr and Mrs Edward P Scheible 826 Nineteenth street SE has been transferred from Augusta Georgia to Charlotte North Carolina where he serves as assistant operations officer of the Charlotte air base and sub depot Second Lieut Frank W Scheible brother of Paul is pursuing advanced training in multi engine planes at Victorville army flying school Victorville California Mrs Scheible formerly Betty Shafer of Cedar Rapids accompanies her husband in California
Bernard L. Scott and Herman H. Candler have enrolled in the naval Diesel school at the University of Illinois. After completing the eight week course they will be eligible for promotion to fireman third class and will be assigned to a ship or naval shore station.
Private Philip M. Naso will return Sunday to Barksdale field Shreveport Louisiana after spending a week with his mother Mrs. Nellie Naso 128% Third avenue SW Mrs. Naso will accompany him as far as Chicago.
Private Charles E. Brown moved from Camp Dodge to Fort Hancock New Jersey where he serves in coast artillery per information to his wife at 225 Crescent street SE. Private Clyde W. Gourley arrived at the finance replacement center Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana to begin basic training. Second Lieut. C L McGregor left for Fort Monmouth New Jersey after a 10 day home leave. he serves in the signal corps.
Chief Electrician Mate John Edward Flaherty arrived from Washington DC for a two day furlough to visit his sister Miss Gertrude Flaherty at 384 Fifteenth Street SE. He has 14 years in the navy and served at Pearl Harbor during the December 7 raid after training in March. he will return to Washington Sunday night.
About 40 members of the east central district of the Chiropractic Society of Iowa attend a district meet at the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids today. Dr. C. J. Christensen of DeWitt presides at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Lyle Sherman of Davenport speaks on radiology with a feature talk, and Dr. Walter Gingerich of Manchester discusses Legislation.
Actress Lynn Bari files for divorce from Walter Kane in Los Angeles citing cruelty. The couple, married in March 1939, began separation in 1940 and Bari says Kane will remain her agent despite the suit.
Last week in Linn county district court divorce decrees were granted. Lottie Elsie Taylor was awarded custody of a minor child and support from George Edward Taylor after a marriage on August 14 1936 in Winona Minnesota amid cruel and inhuman treatment. Velma Starnes was granted custody and support from Verle Starnes following a marriage on August 30 1928 in Nashua under cruel and inhuman treatment.
News reels capture Marion native and former Flying Tiger Bill Reed arriving home to his mother Mrs Mayme Reed. The footage includes a parade, a studio interview, and Bill’s remarks about returning home. The film screens at the Paramount through Tuesday, with Fox Movietone footage to follow.
City briefs note Monday Tuesday Wednesday bungalow cooking school with no Thursday class. Advertisement mislisted newborn Bizulis details. Mr Bizulis serves in Virginia. Townsend Club No 3 to meet Monday at 7 45 p m Memorial building. Mrs Breedlove returns to department sales role at Newman's millinery.
The Cedar Rapids Ministerial association will hold a Monday meeting at 10 a.m. in the First Presbyterian church chapel. A time change was made due to the opening of Coe College on September 28.
H L Nehis Jr Cedar Rapids attorney was toasted at a Saturday dinner at the Wurster tea room. He has been with Crissman and Bleakley and will leave Cedar Rapids for the war duration.
Five joint boards with officers from the army navy marines and coast guard will visit over 250 colleges in the Seventh service command area including Iowa starting Monday seeking student officer material. The tour will run through Armistice day and excludes only theological schools.
University of Iowa president Virgil Hancher announced William Lawrence Faith as full professor and head of the chemical engineering division in the chemistry department. Faith comes from Kansas State College where he held the same post, and he previously worked with US Industrial Chemical, the University of Illinois, and National Aluminate.
At Linn Grove church Dr Albion R King will speak during the third Sunday evening service. Earlier Rev Hugh Roth preaches at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt Vernon during morning worship.
A colonial-era garden column covers Austilia Australis as an ornamental perennial, notes hardy blue and yellow varieties, and suggests planting behind iris. It discusses wax plant care, asparagus cultivation, and the Rosa rugosa rose, highlighting hardiness, propagation, and disease resistance. Autumn crocuses are praised for replanting life in faded beds with fall bulb setup tips.
Red Cross nutrition corps plans a new rat feeding class led by Mrs. C Harve Geiger with Mrs Neil Montgomery as chairman. A second class directed by Mrs Lucy Simpson Mulqueen is in planning. The Southside center marks its first year with a noon luncheon and annual meeting September 23 in Z CBJ hall. Meetings and enrollments proceed for Gray Ladies and surgical dressings efforts at Dairy Dale church and Linn county center with volunteers and coordinators named.
The Women of the Moose held an evening meeting to congratulate surgical dressings volunteers in the Red Cross program. Mrs J F McRaith chairwoman of Gray Ladies thanked staff assistants and fifty volunteers who enrolled new corps members during a ten day period.
Mrs. Irvin L. Huffman, chair of the nurse’s aide corps, says local efforts progress satisfactorily and two classes are planned to begin October 6. The campaign runs through September with daily contact hours 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the YMCA volunteer services room.
Three young children arrived at the Cross office Friday with 1.25 dollars for the war effort. Genevieve and Johnny Robinson and Diane Hoskins of 606 and 603 Third Street NW described their dresses bearing Red Cross insignia and a sign on five year old Johnny reading Help the Red Cross. A nearby jar collected pennies from passersby totaling 1.25.
A home front appeal urges citizens to invest 10 percent of income in War Bonds to support servicemen and the national war effort. It stresses collective duty and patriotic sacrifice from readers.
In Cedar Rapids the art association hosts a Grant Wood Memorial display open to the public. Sister of Grant Wood attends as principal speaker with Florence and Russell Sicow. A bond show and free movie day offer at local theaters for war bond purchasers.
A fitness note urges women to improve their figure with simple routines. It describes routines like a side bend and circle sway to slim the waist and shape the bust line. A captioned exercise sequence promotes neatness and posture.
Describes a sequence of posture movements beginning with standing tall on tiptoe then relaxing and bending forward at the waist. Repeats the motion with arms and head drooping, guiding a flexible routine.
In Anamosa week actions seek judgments totaling several thousand dollars. Plaintiffs include C. R. Carpenter as administrator of Hollen Maine against Dan Worden and others for 3944.15. Mrs. H J Hedden sues J H and Alma Siebels for 1400. Mrs J D McAllister seeks 436 against C W and Mrs Rouse. Farmers Mutual Creamery requests 439.22. Eclipse Lumber sues John and Louisa Barrey for 117.69. R H Balster sues Rose Arduser for 109.25. Florence Cherry seeks 1245 against Clifford Cherry in a 1926 divorce contract dispute.
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