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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1942
Page
2
Weather forecast for Cedar Rapids indicates a much warmer Tuesday night and Wednesday forenoon with rising temperatures. A Chambers Inskeep reading hit 59 near noon after peaking at 52 in the late afternoon with a midnight 41.
Dale Stanley Piersall and Laura C. Swenka, both of Cedar Rapids, have secured marriage licenses. The filing confirms the couple’s intention to wed in the local area.
A roof fire at 1426 First Avenue NE prompted a general alarm at 9 10 a.m. Later, a fire at the city garbage incinerator pit activated another general alarm at 12 16 p.m. E N Taylor noted as responding official.
Mrs Emma Linder wife of Fred H Linder died Tuesday morning at her home 1608 E avenue after a brief illness Mrs Laura E Hess died Monday night at her daughter Mrs James Nye home 1006 Ellis boulevard
In Gilmore City and surrounding addresses, defendants including Harry Sla aged 29 and Ernest Woods, 27, faced jail terms for intoxication with sentences ranging from 25 to 30 days, some suspended. George Kust, 39, received five days in jail with intoxication charges.
Mrs. and Mrs. Harry A. Schley of Bloomfield welcome a son Sept 27 at Ottumwa hospital. Schley, ex Cedar Rapids athlete, coaches Bloomfield High. Also Mr and Mrs Howard McLaughlin 1723 Bever Ave SE Iowa City gain a daughter Sept 28. Lyman Benton Davenport ex Cedar Rapids shows Sharon Kay born Sept 26. Benton’s wife Mildred Kalix. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cloxin 118 First Ave NW greet a son Sept 28 at St Luke’s. Center Point couple Mr and Mrs Paul Willer report a son Sept 29. Mercy hospital notes Mr and Mrs William Taylor 510 Sixteenth St SE share a son Sept 28.
London reports a fresh Nazi purge of field marshals after Moscow failure. Fedor von Beck is ousted at Stalingrad while Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb is replaced by Wilhelm List with Hermann von Hoth as second. Georg von Küchler may lead Leningrad front amid renewed Red counter attacks.
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 2.862 billion dollars in additional funds for the Navy to build airplanes deemed essential for the prosecution of the war, according to the budget bureau.
Mrs Laura E Hess 70 died Monday night at the Nye home 1006 Ellis Boulevard NW Cedar Rapids after a lingering illness. Born in Iowa City October 15 1871 she lived in Cedar Rapids 22 years and at the Nye home five. Survived by daughter five sons and daughters and by James Nye Jr John Hess Louis Hess died earlier. Funeral at St Patrick's Church with time to be announced. Friends may call at Teahen chapel.
Mrs. Emma Linder, 72, wife of Fred H. Linder, died at 5 15 a.m. Tuesday at her home 1608 E avenue NE after a brief illness. She lived in Cedar Rapids 15 years and is survived by four daughters Pearl Guy of Chicago Hazel Van Note Long Beach Calif Roy Woodruff Cedar Rapids Edith Robinson Reinbeck a son L D Nelson Oelwein two brothers and two sisters who preceded her in death. The body was moved from Turner chapel to Robinson chapel Reinbeck for funeral services and burial Friday.
The Turner chapel holds services at 2 p.m. Wednesday for Mrs Christy A Cameron widow of Simon P Cameron who died Monday at her home 1915 E Avenue NW Burial will follow in Linwood family lot Friends may call at the chapel.
The Rev W Z Henline will conduct services at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Moon chapel for Mrs Ithena Bailey a former Cedar Rapids resident who died Monday at University hospital Iowa City A cremation committal will follow Survivors include a niece Mrs Raye Shaffer Chicago a foster son Harlan Bailey in the navy and a foster daughter Harlene Bailey Cedar Rapids Friends may call at the Moen chapel
Mrs Emmet Murray 33 of 1115 Second Avenue SE died at 11 45 am Tuesday in a local hospital She was born March 4 at Tama Her husband serves.
Funeral services were held in the Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday for William Frederick Shaffer, 74, of 875 Oakland Avenue, who died Sunday. Burial was in Linwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Anna Kolar age 58 formerly of Cedar Rapids died at her Davenport home Tuesday morning. The body will be sent to the Barta chapel in Cedar Rapids for burial with funeral arrangements to be announced later.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue said that reasonable advertising expenses by businesses will continue to be deductible for tax purposes. The policy statement confirms ongoing tax treatment of marketing costs as deductible expenditures.
A youth recounts telling a bully his father could defend him, but then the father chooses not to intervene, leaving the boy to face public shame. The quote reflects fear and parental reluctance in a tense family confrontation.
Wickham reports seven drivers volunteered to collect scrap if the company provides the truck. Dr Pepper Bottling offers two trucks and four men for October Saturdays. Officials say lack of trucks and workers hampers collections. only one precinct will be canvassed Wednesday with limited trucks. Cedar Rapids Bottling drivers praise public support though some contribute tin cans for sanitation pickup.
Washington officials report the D A R reversed a 1939 stand and invited Marian Anderson the renowned Negro contralto to perform at Constitution Hall the DAR headquarters and home of descendant pioneers.
Evidence wrapped up Monday in Delaware county district court in the Sauerbry case. Judge Shannon B. Chariton presided as the Mancester sawmill operator faced larceny of a domestic animal charge. The jury was to hear deliberations Tuesday as details of a heifer butchered last May, said to belong to Ada Chrystal nearby, were reviewed. Albert Raymond of Manchester is serving a penitentiary sentence related to the incident.
Washington House Agriculture Committee will draft a bill to address farm labor shortages without awaiting administration recommendations. War Manpower Commission head McNutt warned that voluntary movement of workers is no longer feasible and urged action as crop losses inch up.
London reports on a Monday radio broadcast claiming a rumor of Heinrich Himmler’s death spreads through Germany. The Wilhelmstrasse allegedly seeks to quell panic as newspapers publish special pictures of Himmler touring bombed western Germany.
The Office of War Information reports Admiral William D. Leahy holds the top U S military post as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He acts as chief of staff to the commander in chief with peers including George C. Marshall Ernest J. King and Henry H. Arnold.
A dated diary recounts days of rain and fatigue as the writer hikes through forests. The narrator notes seeing emus and wallabies, finding shelter under logs and palms, and seeking strength to reach a hopeful valley while fearing exposure to the elements.
Wilmer J. Dean son of Mr and Mrs Bert Dean of Marion has graduated from Harlingen Texas largest aerial gunnery school and promoted to sergeant He earned silver gunner's wings for combat air duties and awaits orders to join a fighting unit or to serve as an instructor at Harlingen if retained there
R G McLean, son of Mr and Mrs G C McLean of 1802 Grande Ave SE, will graduate Wednesday as an assistant navigator with seaman first class rank at the Great Lakes naval training station. He returns to Cedar Rapids on a two day leave. Andrew G Smith, son of Mrs W B Smith of 1809 Sixth Ave SE, formerly of Camp Forrest Tenn, is chosen for pilot training and sent to Kelly Field San Antonio Texas. His brother James Smith joins the signal corps at Camp Kohler Sacramento Calif. Private Jack Lankow assigned to the finance department at Jingen Texas will receive special training. He is son of Mrs J A Rohrer of 1400 Ellis Blvd NW. Crew at Midway Island noted in a letter to his parents Mr and Mrs John Kulhavy. James V Bishop of 1056 Fifth Ave E and G G Grover of 1301 B Ave NE are home from Great Lakes naval station on nine day leaves.
Cadet R Dean Finnigan son of Mr and Mrs G D Finnigan of 421 Back of Marion completed three months at the Navy pre flight school in Iowa City and has been transferred to Glenview Naval Air Base Illinois for his primary flight course. Both Cadet Finnigan and Cadet Enck are former Coe College students.
Second a keepo son of Mr. Youtzy of 702 a street etew has been awarded a certificate of merit as a superior instructor in the infantry reserve training corps at Camp Robinson Arkansas. Lieut. Youtzy received the honor less than two months after he reported at the camp.
Russian report says a female fighter pilot nicknamed Red Woman disabled a German bomber with bursts from guns and machine guns. The enemy plane dived steeply to escape but Lieut Khomyakova pursued until it crashed.
Alvin H. Miller, stationed with the Army Air Corps at Wheeler Field Hawaii since 1939, has been promoted from corporal to sergeant. Information released by his father A A Miller of 1019 Fifth Avenue SE.
Robert O. Benecke son of Mrs. Gertrude Benecke now of 1011 First Avenue SW recently transferred from Camp Rucker Alabama to the Battery Officer's School at Fort Sill Oklahoma and has been promoted to first lieutenant.
Los Angeles morning papers Examiner and Times announced rate increases effective October 1. Weekly prices rise to 35 cents and monthly to 1.50, up from 30 cents weekly and 1.30 monthly, due to higher publication and transportation costs.
Lieut. Col. George Prazak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Prazak, visited his parents on Hamilton Street SW overnight while en route to Fort Leavenworth. Private Junior MP, son of Mrs. Clyde Striegel, left for Camp Barkeley Texas after a 14 day furlough with his mother. Gilbert R. Person seaman fourth class left for Norfolk Va after a 12 day leave with his parents at 1335 C Avenue NE.
A lone German raider dropped bombs on a western town damaging a fire station and killing at least six people. Two planes attacked a southeast coastal town with bombs and machine guns. One person was reported killed.
Washington discussion on extending mine work hours for war coal production was blocked by Secretary Lewis. Ickes urged meeting to consider his plan while Manley proposed an eight hour day six day week. Lewis called for a national conference October 28 to discuss recommendations.
A statement from Lewis suggests miners gathered by the UMW convention in Cincinnati next week would push for a seven hour day and expect to have ample coal if they maintain their pace. The remarks imply organized labor discussions on shift length and coal supply.
Wheatland resident Forrest Earl enlisted in the Navy at Cedar Rapids recruiting station. The enlistment marked the sole local service enrollment reported Tuesday.
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