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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1942
Page
7
Readable fragments show temperatures by city with high and low figures. Mentioned locations include New York Omaha Sioux City Washington and Chicago with assorted high and low values. The text appears to be a broken weather or temperature chart.
Stanley Machacek and Paulyne Matheson of Cedar Rapids receive licenses. Gregory J. Peters of Harpers Ferry and Angela McCullon of Cedar Rapids listed in the marriage license notices.
Robert Dennis of 939 Daniels street NE and William Vowman of Tiffin each fined 25 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace by fighting. Lloyd W. Whiting of Palo fined 25 dollars and costs for speeding. Joseph Vondra of 13000 avenue NW fined 5 dollars and costs for leaving the scene of an accident without identifying himself.
William Frederick Shaffer 74 of 726 EE avenue NW died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Sunday afternoon. Mrs Christy A Cameron widow of Simon P Cameron died Monday morning at her home 1915 FE avenue NW. Mrs Marguerite Rosenbaum widow of A H Rosenbaum died early Monday at her son in law and daughter's home Dr and Mrs James R Flynn 1323 Third avenue SW. St Luke's hospitalMr and Mrs Carl Volesky 1410 Seventh avenue SE a daughter Sept 26. Mr and Mrs Paul W Gluesing Newhall a daughter Sept 28. Mr and Mrs George Hess Marion a daughter Sept 28. Mr and Mrs Eugene Brown 2037 Linn boulevard SE a daughter Sept 28. Mercy hospitalMr and Mrs Bernard Schulte Norway a daughter Sept 26. Mr Schulte stationed with army in Alaska. Mr and Mrs Arthur Baumgartel Amana a daughter Sept 26. The name of Mr and Mrs Elmer Ger ner Watkins who are the parents of a daughter born Sept 25 was improperly listed in the report from the hospital last Saturday.
German announcements via Associated Press say three troop transports and a destroyer were sunk, with two more damaged, in a U boat attack against a convoy from the United States to England. The report notes no confirmation and warns such claims are often exaggerated.
The Iowa State Building Trades council adjourned in Cedar Rapids after a two day session that prepared for the county conventions in Des Moines in October. J. C. Blodgett urged delegates that the convention is vital in war times and that union members must attend to keep an active voice in labor affairs. Prenton Farris was selected to attend the national convention in Toronto.
A Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce committee debated President Roosevelt's war relief appeal plan for 1943 drives. No action was taken, another meeting set for Thursday. The fund effort will be managed by the United War fund via the War Appeals Coordinating committee with Red Cross, labor, and welfare bureau participation.
Officials cite higher farm wages and labor scarcity as a major cause of reduced milk production. Many farmers sell cattle or leave farming for defense work, while weather, shifting opportunities, and UN force shipments widen shortages. Cedar Rapids noted as not acute but serious. measures may curb ice cream and specialty drinks and ration butter and cheese by area.
DES MOINES UP reports the Iowa state guard lowered the enlistment age from 18 to 50 to 17 to 55. Lieut. Col. John T. Lonsdale said the expansion compensates for guardsmen entering the regular army and notes many are 3-A. Draft boards may begin drafting them now that 1-A men are taken, with parental consent required for under 18 and waivers needed for those over 55 if physically fit.
Washington AP reports the U S government debt surpassed 90 billion dollars, up from 89.997 billion on Sept. 25 as war bond sales push the total higher. The debt grows about 4 billion monthly, with 13 billion borrowed since July 1 and a deficit near 11.63 billion after receipts of 3.73 billion.
London dispatch reports Germans have boosted submarine activity in the Atlantic, especially in convoy lanes, with ongoing wartime transports and strategic disruptions noted by observers.
A large sendoff at Union Station for 37 Cedar Rapids men from board No 1 en route to Camp Dodge. Mayor Hahn praised their wartime sacrifice as relatives and civic groups offered cigars, a New Testament, cookies, and sewing kits. Names listed include George M Ades and many others headed for induction.
Senator Gillette of Louisiana told the Senate that advocates for synthetic rubber from grain alcohol are working in full cooperation with William G. Jeffers the newly named rubber administrator. He said his agricultural subcommittee is holding conferences with Jeffers and promised an interesting statement to the Senate.
Workers from Cedar Rapids collect scrap metal from precincts nine twelve and fifteen using city trucks and a World War I cannon marks the growing pile on Third Avenue. Officials expect the lot to overflow after canvassing all precincts as more items like stoves wire and cabinets join the heap.
Reuters reports Berlin radio ceased referring to Haw Haw as Lord Haw Haw and now introduces him as William Royce formerly known as Lord Haw Haw. The broadcaster, linked to Nazi propaganda, faces a loss of his public title amid changes in German radio presentation.
Byron Price head of the Office of Censorship told the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association meeting that U S papers balance war news well but err in explaining why some information is withheld He urged patient explanations to build reader trust and cited the NYT quote that no story justifies risking an American life
Eastern Iowans listed as draft delinquents by Iowa selective service headquarters include Lester Forrest Bennett Clarence Crile Philip La Duke Homer Miller and Joseph Murphy among others. Major Oliver Bennett announced 137 Iowans were classified delinquent and noted they had been reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation with penalties up to five years in prison or a $10 000 fine for violations.
London reports that Adolf Hitler has sacked Field Marshal Fedor von Bock, commander of the Stalingrad offensive, with a Nazi correspondent in Stalingrad saying Col. Gen. Hermann von Hoth is receiving reports from his generals. Von Hoth led the Fourth Army near Stalingrad and the Third division in the Smolensk capture.
Coe college began its sixty second academic year with enrollment above 650, freshmen about 244, and final totals to rise later in the week. President Dr Charles A Anderson urged convictions and a God of freedom in a chapel vesper sermon, contrasting hoarding with investment in service to the nation.
Du buque's municipal airport and nearby lowlands were submerged as the Mississippi River rose to 15.9 feet, with a crest expected at 17.6 feet by Wednesday. Twenty planes were moved to Davenport. hangars will be guarded as water levels climb and fishermen are warned to stay 1,000 feet away.
Radio recruiting officers said experienced radio men can still enlist in the Army Air Corps for at least another month. They conducted interviews in Cedar Rapids on Saturday and Monday and noted positions remain open until further notice. Officers tour Iowa cities on a two day Cedar Rapids stop as part of the drive.
Two police department members, V. A. Kofron and Dan Kruidenier, were granted leaves by the city council to enter military service. Their seniority and civil service rights will be protected for the duration of the war. Kofron joined the regular navy while Kruidenier serves in the navy construction regiment.
The Boy Scout training program in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas will be studied by University of Iowa researchers with a $5,000 fund from the national organization. The project aims to assess whether the training covers essential subjects and yields measurable results. The study, expected to start in October, marks a new research approach for Scout leadership development.
Mount Pleasant AP reports Dr. A E Ponder veterinarian and Glen Folker die in a Sunday plane crash tied to a war bond sales drive. The event offered gift flights to bond buyers as Burlington civil air patrol flyers completed trips and a final purchase aimed to reach $500. Folker urged buyers to reach the goal before the fatal plunge into a cornfield.
City notes show the council approved the VFW Poppy sale for downtown Streets on Nov 7 and granted a cigarette permit to M M Simitz for Red Crown Bowling alleys. The Metal and Thermit Corporation of Chicago offered a $12 per ton contract for cleaned tin cans from the city salvage campaign, to be read a second time next week. The council also authorized a building permit refund to Clair Morrow.
Cedar Rapids readers answer a wartime appeal to boost morale for Iowa troops abroad. Letters from Lieut Ray Murdock and others list wants from cigarets to wind breaker lighters and wool sweaters as soldiers train hard awaiting winter and possible casualties. Home addresses and several names are given for correspondence and support.
Ensign Frederick L. Ellis, son of Mrs. W. N. Ellis, 385 Twenty first street SE, returns home for a 10 day leave. He recently completed naval architecture training at the U S Naval Academy and will proceed to Orange Texas to work in ship building supervision at Consolidated Steel Corporation as part of warship construction.
Staff Sergeant George B Sadilek of the Army Air Corps spent a 15 day furlough in Albuquerque New Mexico with his mother Mrs Mary Sadilek and family. He also visited his sister in Chicago and his wife’s sister in Milwaukee during the leave.
Edward C. Koutny son of Mr and Mrs Frank Koutny route No 1 Cedar Rapids is promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant and is stationed at Pendleton air base Pendleton Oregon
Shulgin receives silver wings and a second lieutenant commission at Williamsfield Arizona. Evan Maloney sails to Scott Field then St Louis University for Army Air Corps radio instruction. Sergt George Tribowsky returns from Ireland for Camp Croft officer candidate training. Frank G Stastny promoted to corporal in San Diego Marines. Private Charles Schwarz returns to Camp Barkeley Texas.
Adolf Hitler addressed 12,000 young officers and cadets at the Berlin Sports Palace, broadcast by Berlin radio via DNB, expressing his full confidence in Germany’s victory.
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