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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1941

Page

5

Weather notes and small-town court fines and divorces

The record lists fines for parking and speeding in Monticello Anamosa and Cedar Rapids including Frank Eller William Moses J P Laz and Frank J Vrba. Divorces are granted for Veda Bingham from Teddy Bringham Bessie Mullin from Jerry Mullin and Helen Swore from Earl Swore with details on marriage dates locations and custody or support.

Frank Eller Monticello William Moses Eighth Street SE J. P Laz Anamosa Frank J Vrba B Avenue NE Veda C. Bingham Teddy Theodore Bringham Washington G K. Thompson Bessie Mullin Jerry J Mullin Cedar Rapids G. K. Thompson Helen Earl G K Thompson

Cedar Rapids area marriage licenses and local births

Marriage licenses listed for Nadine Patterson and Robert Colehour. Bernadine Boyle and Willard Hughes. Ada Vedder and Michael Rocca, all Cedar Rapids or nearby. Birth notices include twins at St. Luke's to Herbert Ellingson and wife. sons and daughters to Surovy, Trachta, Schantz, Hodge, Novotny, Ressler, Freese, and Rizzio, with dates and addresses. death notice for Marlyn Rose Rizzio, 4, daughter of George and Maria Rizzio.

Nadine Patterson Cedar Rapids Robert Colehour Springville Bernadine Catherine Boyle Willard James Hughes Ada Leona Vedder Michael J. Rocca St. Luke's Hospital Herbert Ellingson First Avenue W Jerry Surovy Eleventh Avenue SE Leonard Trachta Marion Carlton Schantz Walker Walter Hodge Dubuque Mercy

Cedar Rapids church appoints new pastor among Mesquakie fire recap

A Mesquakie block fire on Second avenue and Fourth street caused about $2,000 damage last evening. Rev E W Main of Waterloo will pastor United Brethren church in Cedar Rapids, succeeding Rev G W Emerson. Coe alumni office announces fifty year plates featuring campus scenes for anniversary celebration.

Mesquakie Second Avenue Fourth Street E. W Main Waterloo United Brethren Church Cedar Rapids G. W. Emerson Coe

Cedar Rapids tennis champion enters University of Iowa

Ted Swenson, city tennis champion and standout Cedar Rapids high school athlete, has entered the University of Iowa. Mrs. Walter D. Douglas is spending a few days at Brucemore before returning to Minneapolis and then sailing to San Francisco for a world orbiting trip. Misses Rosemary and Hester Smith depart for Greenwich, Connecticut to enter Rosemary Hall.

Ted Swenson Cedar Rapids University of Iowa Walter D. Douglas Brucemore Minneapolis San Francisco Rosemary Hester Smith Greenwich

Madame Sherry at Greene's Opera House and local races

On September 27 1911 Greene's opera house featured the musical show Madame Sherry. Younkers and Swett won first and second in Newton auto races while Chief Carl was asked to guard President Taft in Waterloo from 1 p.m. to midnight. A Addison appointed yardmaster for North Western in Cedar Rapids succeeding E Cunningham who moves to Clinton.

Madame Sherry Greene's Opera House Younkers and Swett Newton Carl Waterloo Taft A. Addison North Western Railroad Cedar Rapids E. E. Cunningham Clinton

Released Draftee Praises Army Discipline At Convention

George Montgomery, eight months after being drafted from a $4,000-a-year Houston sales job, spoke at a gas company convention from Fort Bliss where he and others over 28 were discharged. He recounted losing weight from 208 to 190 pounds, shedding a throat wheeze, and gaining appreciation for fellow man through army life.

Dallas George Montgomery Houston Fort Bliss

Five Men Burned In Des Moines Ordnance Plant Fire

Five men sustained injuries when a fire destroyed a 40 by 100 foot temporary warehouse at the Des Moines ordnance plant near Ankeny. An electrician, A. J. McFerrin, 22, was severely burned and rushed to Mercy hospital after plant doctors treated others at the on site infirmary. A plant board of army officers was ordered to determine the blaze’s damage and cause as the loss was pegged at 7500 dollars.

Ankeny Des Moines Here Ordnance Plant A. J. McFerrin Mercy Hospital W. L. Bell Army Roy C. Welch W. H. Granger Harold Cunningham Glen Chenoweth James Osborne

Humble Lessons From a College Professor in a Lobby Exchange

A speaker reflects on growth in psychology and sales, noting increased humanity in lectures. He asserts unchanged value, then recalls a boy offering a shine and a blunt insult about being crippled, highlighting resilience and perspective.

Kiev battle reshaping German drive toward Kharkov

German officials touted large enemy prisoner totals while admitting heavy Soviet minefields blocked advance in Ukraine. DNB reported Russians retreating under massive mine barriers with a pioneer battalion removing thousands of anti tank mines. Luftwaffe raids hit rail lines and armament plants as claims of progress persisted.

Ukraine DNB Kiev Moscow Kharkov Crimea Dnieper Leningrad High Command Berlin Donetz Fedor von Bock Karl von Runstedt Helsinki Ore Tula Adolf Hitler

Record Wheat Supply Reported Available For Marketing Year

The Agriculture Department reports a record 1.344 billion bushels of wheat available in the United States for the marketing year starting July 1. The carry over next July 1 is estimated at about 650 million bushels, roughly 260 million above last July’s supply.

Washington Agriculture Department United States Department

Custody Arranged for Minor James Wilcox by Court

Judge C J Haas ordered custody per stipulation between Eva Booth and Mrs Louise Wilcox. James Wilcox will live with his grandmother Mrs Wilcox from Sept 1 to June 1, except for one week in Christmas vacation, and stay with Eva Booth in June July August. He may visit either parent anytime. Guardianship rights remain with both parties.

C. J Haas James Wilcox Eva Booth Louise Wilcox

Judge Dismisses Personal Injury Suit In Highway 218 Crash

On petition of plaintiff Helen G Dunn Judge G K Thompson dismissed her $1,000 personal injury suit against Robert John and Betty Kutchera. Dunn alleged Betty Kutchera negligently drove and struck her car March 1 on Highway 218 about 12 miles south of the city.

G. K. Thompson Helen G Dunn Robert John Betty Kutchera Highway 218

Accident Case Settled Over Confession Judgment Offer

Phillip Crew offered to confess judgment for 1500 dollars after John Morrissey then a minor, represented by David Morrissey, petitioned Friday for 7500 dollars for personal injuries. Plaintiffs accepted before Judge J. E. Heiserman. The petition claims Crew drove the car that struck John Morrisey as he rode a bicycle on First Avenue East. In a default, Judge J. E. Meiserman issued a foreclosure decree granting Hedges Company judgment against Bernice C. Toms for 2 dollars.

Phillip Crew John Morrissey David Morrisey J. E. Heiserman Crew John Morrisey First Avenue E J. E. Meiserman Hedges Company Bernice C. Toms

Real estate receiver appointed with bond set at 500

Howard Helscher was appointed receiver for the real estate involved. His bond was set at 500. Ernest Worthen, charged in a true information filed June 21 with drunk driving, was granted a continuance to the November term by Judge John T. Moffit Friday. Edward Dennis, charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, was granted a continuance to the November term by Judge G. K Thompson Saturday. Foster Wells Baker pled guilty to vagrancy and was sentenced to six months in the county jail, suspended during good behavior. Appeal bond set at 1,000. Chandler company awarded judgment for 53,355 against Louis Melsha on default of the defendant on a promissory note.

Howard Helscher Ernest Worthen John T. Moffit Edward Dennis G. K Thompson Foster Wells Baker G. K. Thompson Chandler Company Louis Melsha

British to Build Military Docks at Turkish Port

London reports a British contracting firm will construct extensive dock facilities at Alexandria on the Turkish Mediterranean. The project signals Turkey’s non-belligerent stance and Britain’s assurance against Axis pressures. The contract rose $800,000 with a similar deal reported for Mersin, a Turkish army base.

London Alexandretta Britain Turkey Mersin

Funeral services for Mrs Emma Truhlar announced

Mrs Emma Truhlar who died Thursday at 616 Fifteenth Street SE will have funeral services Sunday at 3 pm in the Barta chapel conducted by Rev Grant Anderson. Burial will be in Rogers Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Saturday evening.

Emma Truhlar Fifteenth — Street SE Barta Chapel Grant Anderson Baria Roger's Grove Cemetery

Four year old Rizzio girl of Cedar Rapids dies

Marlyn Rose Rizzio daughter of Mr and Mrs George J Rizzio 1018 Tenth Street SW Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 940 pm Friday after a short illness She was born Sept 26 1937 in Cedar Rapids and lived here all her life Surviving are her parents a sister Dolores Mae a brother Joseph a grandmother Lena Pusateri Lincoln Neb and two grandfathers Joseph Rizzio Cedar Rapids Friends may call at the Brady chapel after 7 pm Saturday Funeral arrangements are pending.

Marlyn Rose Rizzio George J Rizzio Tenth Street Cedar Rapids Dolores Mae Joseph Lena Pusateri Lincoln Neb Joseph Rizzio Brady Chapel

Cedar Rapids lodge welcomes 250 new members in big class

Otto W Meyers regional director praised Cedar Rapids lodge for inaugurating a 250 member class, the largest in the state. He introduced distinguished guests and urged that the convention’s success is assured when a large new class starts it off.

Cedar Rapids Otto W. Meyers Meyers

Changsha Captured Amid Conflicting Reports

Shanghai dispatch notes the Japanese army claims full capture of Changsha as Chinese spokesmen in Chungking deny the city fell. The ongoing exchange centers on outskirts fighting near the Hunan capital, a key rice and wheat depot and railway junction.

Shanghai Changsha Hunan Canton-Hankow Chungking

Cudahy Claims State Dept Rejected His Hitler Report

Milwaukee broadcasts quote former ambassador John Cudahy alleging the State Department spurned his report on Hitler’s claim that invading the Americas was a military impossibility. He urges opposition to repealing the neutrality act and warns of war debt and a large U.S. army, citing 1940s politics and Roosevelt’s wartime assurances.

Cudahy State Dept Hitler Milwaukee John Cudahy United States Belgium State Department Adolf Hitler Americas CBS Congress America New York Sumner Welles Germany Roosevelt

Private funeral for Charles F. Luberger Jr.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in Oak Hill cemetery for Charles Frederick Luberger Jr. former Cedar Rapids resident who died Thursday at his Cincinnati home. Rev William J. Macaulay will officiate. He was a member of the University of Cincinnati law school faculty.

Charles Frederick Luberger, Jr Cedar Rapids Cincinnati Oak Hill Cemetery William J. Macaulay Luberger Law School University of Cincinnati

Trinity Methodist Rally Week Plans Service and Events

Trinity Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids announces Rally Week from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5 as part of Religious Education Week. Activities include a Sunday rally at Coe College, meetings for church teachers and officers, a religious education exhibit program, a reception for new members, a banquet at St Pauls church, a Friday board session, and Rally Sunday worship at 10 50 a m with a 530 fellowship supper for Three Leagues and Clear Lake Echoes.

Trinity Methodist Church Cedar Rapids Coe College Trinity Board of Education W. SC. S Brotherhood St. Paul’s Church Three Leagues Clear Lake Echoes

Sundberg Weekend Visit and Local Notices

Mr and Mrs Charles E Sundberg of Evanston plan a weekend with his mother Mrs A Sundberg at 408 Fourth Street Gideon members and wives are invited to a Sunshine Mission prayer service Sunday at 4 pm Mrs E K Beane of 1912 Mount Vernon Avenue and Mrs Hazel R Hromek of 1628 C Avenue NE returned Friday from a General American Life Insurance agency meeting in Des Moines John Edward Coakley son of Mrs Ruth May Coakley of North English enlisted in the U S Naval Reserve at the local recruiting office

Charles E. Sundberg Evanston Mrs A. Sundberg Fourth Street Gideon Organization Sunshine Mission E. K. Beane Mount Vernon Avenue Hazel R. Hromek C Avenue NE General American Life Insurance Company of Des Moines Naval Reserve John Edward Coakley Ruth May Coakley North English United States Naval Reserve Naval Recruiting Office

Elected Director for Trans Miss Philatelic Society

G W Borschel of 520 Fourth Street SW was elected a director at a Kansas City meeting of the Trans Miss Philatelic Society. Lloyd C Fell of Omaha was elected president.

G. W. Borschel Fourth Street Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Society Kansas City Lloyd C. Fell Omaha

Hladek in Fair Condition After Fall From Roof

Louis Hladek 20 remained in fair condition at hospital after a Friday three story fall from the Cedar Rapids Sheet Metal company roof. He had regained consciousness and his doctors said he has an even chance for recovery.

Hladek Louis Hladek Cedar Rapids

Y's Men's Club to hear Ray Coutts talk on telegraph work

Y's Men's Club will host Ray Coutts clerk to the county treasurer as speaker on his railroad telegraph operator experiences Monday night. Robert Moody will be master of ceremonies and Howard Cerney will supervise the social hour. Dinner is at 6 15 p m in the Y M C A club room.

New Cotton Subsidy Aims to Boost U S Exports to Canada

Agriculture department announced a direct subsidy of two and a half cents per pound on cotton exports to Canada to raise United States shipments. The program adds to a Canadian export initiative unveiled ten days earlier and may adjust daily.

Washington Agriculture Department Canada United States Department

Nazi ally Quisling may lead Norway within year

In Oslo Nazi envoy Josef Terboven marked the first anniversary of Vidkun Quisling's pro Nazi government by hinting that Hitler could place control of Norway in Quisling and his national council within the coming year.

Oslo INS Josef Terboven Vidkun Quisling Hitler Quisling National Council

France Will Not Seek Allied Help Says Deat

Marcel Deat, editor of L Oeuvre, argues in Paris that the United States holds three false beliefs about France. He says France wants no help, is not enslaved, and does not want others to rule its empire while outlining American misunderstandings and France’s plan to handle matters independently under Marshal Petain.

Paris Marcel Deat L'Oeuvre France Germany United States Pierre Laval America Britain Europe Dakar Syria Marshal Petain

Independence Drunk Driver Gets 3 Years

Three Independence men with prior records received sentences in district court. Bernard J. Kelley pled guilty to drunk driving and was given a three year term at the Anamosa reformatory. William Albert Cozad, 18, pled guilty to breaking and entering the Riverview barber shop and pool hall with intent to commit larceny and drew a 10 year term at Anamosa. he had earlier been sentenced to Eldora reformatory. Evan Hall Jr., 16, in juvenile court, pled guilty to entering the shop with Cozad and stealing several cartons of cigarettes. a prior Eldora commitment parole was revoked.

Independence A. B. Lovejoy Bernard J. Kelley Anamosa Reformatory William Albert Cozad Riverview Cozad Eldora Reformatory Evan Hall Jr Eldora

New Pastor Henline to Speak at United Brethren Service

Dr W Z Henline newly appointed pastor of the United Brethren church at Fourth avenue and Seventh street SE will preach Sunday on The Light That Shines Brightest Shines Farthest. He leads educational work in the denomination and serves on the Christian education board and as director.

W. Z. Henline Des Moines United Brethren Church Fourth Avenue Seventh Street Henline United Brethren Denomination Board of Christian Education United Brethren Cedar Falls York, Neb Meredythe Redge Seventh Street SE

British reports on Crimea fighting and Leningrad battles

British officials reported no new information on Crimea progress beyond a line that the German attack there continues Scholarly speculation suggested Germany would use airborne forces. Moscow dispatches described fierce fighting around Leningrad Len ingrad and Odessa with the Red Star claiming Russian victories and continued pressure near Novgorod and Lake Ilmen. The Russians reportedly held initiative around Leningrad and decimated enemy units including a Hamburg regiment and a 40 tank concentration was broken in one strike.

Switzerland New York Times London Reuters News Agency British Broadcasting Company Crimea United Press Bureau Moscow Leningrad Odessa Staraya Russa Lake Ilmen Novgorod Red Star The Hamburg

Yom Kippur Observed by Cedar Rapids Jewish Temples

Yom Kippur will be observed this week by Temple Juda and Beth Jacobs Synagogue in Cedar Rapids with services from Tuesday sundown to Wednesday sundown. Beth Jacobs timelines include 6 30 p.m. opening with Kol Nidre music, 7 p.m. address by Rabbi DeKoven, 8 a.m. Wednesday services, 11 a.m. memorial, 11 50 a.m. additional rites, and 4 30 p.m. Neilah. Temple Juda holds services Tuesday 8 p.m. led by Rabbi Schaalman, with music and sermons, Wednesday 10 a.m. service, 12 30 p.m. children’s service, 2 p.m. afternoon rites and memorial.

Temple Juda Beth Jacobs Synagogue Cedar Rapids Beth Jacobs Kol Nidre Greenberg Ray J. DeKoven Rzy DeKoven Neilah Congregation Temple Juda Joseph Kitchin Harold Kofron Ruth Massey Otto Ambroz Herman E. Schaalman

Red Army's Forest Tactics and Artillery Power

A war correspondent describes the Red Army on the central front, noting heavy artillery, cavalry use in dense Russian forests, and rapid integration of education and propaganda. He observes tanks, motorized units, and a vast 25 million volume library while highlighting frontline realities and uncertainty about other fronts.

United States Yelnya Russia Red Army Ibsen Heine Hhe

Apolonie Konecny II Granted Citizenship by Judge Johnson

Apolonie Konecny II of 725 Second Avenue SW was granted United States citizenship Saturday in Judge Harry S. Johnsons chambers. The hearing had been continued last Tuesday due to a witness absence. Miss Konecny, a native of Czechoslovakia, becomes a new citizen.

Apolonie Konecny Second Avenue United States Harry S. Johnson Miss Konecny Czechoslovakia

Social Security Notice on Work and Penalties

John W. Donnelly of the local social security board reminds that retirees must notify the office if they return to work. Earnings over 14.99 dollars monthly suspend checks. penalties include loss of two payments per overpaid month. Wives, children, widows, orphans and dependents also face suspension or penalties if they work and earn above the threshold.

Defense Industries John W. Donnelly Social Security Board Donnelly Mr. Donnelly Treasury Washington

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Daily Record Lowedar Rapids Awe Falls George J. Rizzio Iowa Court House Turkish Sea F. Luberger, JR City Briefs U. 3 Deat Dent Apolonie Konecny II
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