Weather and municipal scores from the Daily Record April 3, 1939
Sunday high and low temperatures in Cedar Rapids and other cities shown with scattered scores and weather notes. Monday sunshine drove temperatures up from a chilly morning low while readings at 7 p.m. and midnight were recorded by the Chambers Inskeep company recorder.
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Iowa
Washington
Mount Ayr
Tampa
Sioux City
New Orleans
Oearies City
Los Angeles
S Moines
San Francisco
Seattle
Ieee
New York
Chicago
Cedars Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Linn County Republican Women's Club Dinner Meeting
Dinner and meeting sponsored by Linn County Republican Women’s Club at 6 30 p m in the Crystal room Montrose hotel. Mrs H C Houghton Jr of Red Oak past president Iowa Federation of Women’s clubs to speak.
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Linn County Republican Women’s Club
Crystal Room
Montrose Hotel
H. C. Houghton, Jr
Red Oak
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Local fines for intoxication and speeding issued
Joseph R Forrestal 22 of 599 Cobban court SE fined 50 dollars and costs for intoxication. Vilas Sandboe 25 of 606 avenue NW given 30 day floater for intoxicated disturbance. Homer Wagner 31 of the Plaza hotel fined 25 dollars and costs for intoxicated while seated in a parked car. Several others including Ralph Holmes Anamosa Ralph Schooley Onslow Fred Minor Cedar Rapids Maxine Williams Iowa City William Pel ton 94 Third avenue SE R H Stuff 1900 Washington avenue SE and Mrs D W Cook 353 Garden drive SE were each fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding. Harry Beal 1518 Seventeenth avenue SE fined 2 dollars and costs for following a fire truck at under 300 feet.
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Joseph R. Forrestal
Cobban Court SE
Vilas Sandboe
Avenue NW
Homer Wagner
Plaza Hotel
Ralph Holmes
Anamosa
Ralph Schooley
Onslow
Fred Minor
Cedar Rapids
Maxine Williams
Iowa City
William Pelton
Third Avenue SE
R. H. Stuff
Washington Avenue
D. W. Cook
Garden Drive
Harry Beal
Seventeenth Avenue
Fires Break Out Across City This Weekend
Sunday at 11 18 a.m. a roof fire reported at 212 Fourth avenue SW with general alarm. Monday at 7 50 a.m. hot ashes near 1210 Lincoln avenue NE causing charred sidewall with general alarm. Later roof fires at 1206 Fifth avenue SE 12 05 p.m. and 811 Division street SE 12 54 p.m. Grass fires at 938 Fifteenth avenue SW 12 03 p.m. 620 Twelfth avenue SW 2 24 p.m. and at Eighteenth street and E avenue NW by company No 2 and No 5.
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Fourth Avenue
I. M. Lobenstein
Lincoln Avenue
F. C. McDonald
Fifth Avenue
Frank E. Ehrenberger
Division Street
Harry Swalley
Fifteenth Avenue
Twelfth Avenue
Eighteenth Street
E Avenue NW
Two Newborns Reported at St Luke's and Mercy Hospitals
At St Luke's hospital a son was born to Mr and Mrs Frank McManus of 1636 First Avenue on April 2. A son followed for Mr and Mrs Karl Reinhardt of Luzerne on April 2. At Mercy hospital a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Alfred Stanek of 521 Tenth Avenue SE on April 2.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Frank McManus
First Avenue
Karl Reinhardt
Luzerne
Mercy Hospital
Alfred Stanek
Tenth Avenue SE
Obituary notes for two local residents
Joseph Trachta aged 85 died Sunday morning at his daughter Mrs. Joseph Faltis home 925 Twentieth Street SE. Lavenia Boner aged 73 died at her home 108 Sixth Avenue SW at 7 20 a m Monday.
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Joseph Trachta
Joseph Faltis
Twentieth Street
Lavenia Boner
Sixth Avenue
Marriage Licenses Granted for Wilcox and Knapp
Paul D. Wilcox and Garnett R. Knapp, both residents of Central City, received marriage licenses.
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Paul D. Wilcox and
Garnett R. Knapp
Central City
John Kennedy Fined for Assault and Battery
John Red Kennedy, 29, of 518 First Avenue West, fined $10 and costs by Justice H R Churchill for assault and battery. Wilda Owens, 1400 Second Avenue East, acted as the complainant.
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John “Red” Kennedy
First Avenue W
H. R. Churchill
Wilda Owens
Second Avenue E
Coe College Band Delights 2800 at Orchestra Hall Chicago
A crowd of 2800 packed Orchestra Hall to hear the touring Coe college band. Conducted by Prof. Paul S. Ray the musicians opened with a Bach chorale and accompanied trombonist Joseph Bejcek in The Psalms and Come Soothing Death. The program ended with Bach chorales as conductor Stan Vesely earned applause. The band continues its tour with performances at area high schools and Elgin, Illinois, before returning home.
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Chicago
Coe College
Bach. Chorale
Paul S. Ray
Coe Music Department
Joseph Bejcek
Joseph Kitchin
Stan Vesely
Elgin
Ill
Oleomargarine Tax Law Tightened By Action In House
In Des Moines the Iowa House passed a bill 89 to 9 tightening oleomargarine tax law to include evaders. The measure, now headed to the Senate, defines spread for bread as imitation butter and bans terms like butter and creamery in ads for substitutes. The state taxes oleomargarine at five cents a pound amid claims a company evades the tax by selling colorable shortening.
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DES Moines
Iowa House
Senate
Iowa
Dean W. Peisen
Eldora
TVA inquiry ends with majority exoneration
Six of nine members of the joint congressional committee report TVA management is economical and efficient. They dismiss former chairman A E Morgan’s charges as unfounded and say pre‑1938 accounting was unsatisfactory but reorganized now. A Republican minority calls the probe a whitewash and urges TVA reorganizing including expanding the board and shifting river control to the army and agriculture departments.
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Washington
Joint Congressional Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
A. E. Morgan
Dr. Morgan
Roosevelt
David E. Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
Jenkins
Congress
Minority Report
Federal Power Commission
Army Engineers
Department of Agriculture
James J. Davis
Charles A. Wolverton
N. J
Vic Donahey
Lynn J. Frazier
N. D
Harry H. Schwartz
Wyo
James M. Mead
Britain pledges to defend Poland amid European tensions
Chamberlain signals a shift in policy after Czechoslovakia’s destruction and pledges Britain will aid Poland. Britain considers rearmament loans to Roumania while Halifax denies encirclement claims by Germany as Berlin doubts a Britain France bloc.
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Poland
Chamberlain
Roumania
J. R. A. Butler
Foreign Affairs
Britain
Forein
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
France
Reich
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Skoda
Germany
Bucharest
Chamber Of Commerce Showcases Cedar Rapids Growth
Clare Marshall outlines the chamber's 1935 onward impact before Cedar Rapids Real Estate board at the Y M C A. Six new industries located here and none left, with focus on the retail bureau, Dollar days, Bargain days, Christmas lighting and Santa visit. The All Iowa fair gains support and Hawkeye Downs improvements are shown. Winners in an ad writing contest are noted, with a sale linked to Frank Nissen's entry.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Clare Marshall
Des Moines
Waterloo
Davenport
Dubuque
Marshall
Iowa
Mr. Marshall
Hawkeye Downs
Speakers Bureau
Floyd Knapp
Glenn Strickland
W. Roy Harger
Frank Nissen
Not in position to brief on European situation
The official said he was not in a position to make a full statement on the European situation as consultations with other governments continued.
Mother smothers infant and injures self in Pittsburgh tragedy
Blanche M. Brown, 22, smothered her ten week old son with a pillow then stabbed herself after believing the child was deformed. Harold Brown Jr. died within an hour. police found a farewell note. Autopsy said the baby appeared normal.
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Pittsburgh
Blanche M. Brown
Harold
Harold, Jr
Brown
City Briefs and Personals Highlight Local Meetings
The city play commission will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in city hall. Maj C S Myers infantry executive officer for the northeast Iowa army reserve district will speak on National Defense at a Canopus club meeting Tuesday noon at the Roosevelt hotel. The Woman's Relief corps will meet Thursday at the Memorial building after a noon dinner and program observing Army day there will be a business meeting at 2 p.m. Lee Osborn 929 Hull avenue SE reports two grown rabbits valued at 10 dollars stolen from their hutch Saturday night.
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City Play Commission
C. S. Myers
Iowa
Woman's Relief Corps
Memorial Building
Lee Osborn
Hull Avenue
Thieves Seize Four Classic Cars Valued Under $100 Each
Detectives pursued weekend thefts of four old model cars. Two vehicles, belonging to O A Knapp of Marion and T H Davidson of 608 First Avenue E, were recovered by Monday noon, with Davidson's car found. Cars owned by Max L Mudd of 1006 Tenth Street NE and Robert Taft of 713 Seventh Avenue SW were also stolen Sunday night, with Mudd's car recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Knapp
Marion
T. H. Davidson
First Avenue E
Davidson
Max L. Mudd
Tenth Street
Robert Taft
Seventh Avenue
Mudd
New Streamliner Locomotive Passes Beverly for UP
A new double unit steam electric streamliner built in Schenectady passed Beverly on the North Western line at 10 12 a m Monday destined for the Union Pacific at Council Bluffs. It uses coal to generate steam for the generators instead of oil for combustion.
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Streamliner
Beverly
North Western
Union Pacific Railway
Council Bluffs
Schenectady
N. Y
Cedar Rapids Camera Club Meeting Demonstrates New Photo Paper
The Cedar Rapids Camera club will meet at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in the Light company bungalow. Floyd Finson will demonstrate a new graphic paper enabling printing without a dark room, with Fred H. Pitzer showing sequence movie scenes and baby-picture style films. The meeting ends with exhibition and judging of the monthly contest on the subject "Smoke."
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Camera Club
Cedar Rapids Camera Club
Light Company
Floyd Finson
Fred H. Pitzer
Jennings Crawfords To Erect New Residence
Dr and Mrs Jennings Crawford plan to start construction within two weeks on a new Dutch colonial home at 525 Vernon drive SE. The three bedroom two bath house has a contract with Frank Whitters. They will reside at the Commonwealth until completion after selling their English bungalow at 232 Twenty-fifth street drive SE to Mr and Mrs Ray Horton.
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Jennings Crawford
Vernon Drive
Frank Whitters
Crawford
Commonwealth
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Ray Horton
Washington Avenue SE
Pinball Machine Bill Passes House
The Iowa House approved the Hoegh amendment by a 68 to 31 vote. Hoegh defended pinball as non gambling, proposed licensing by the state department of agriculture with 5 percent administrative receipts, and argued the change would aid revenue for pensions and help small merchants.
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Hoegh
John H. Mitchell
Supreme Court
United States
State Department of Agriculture
John S. Heffner
Webster City
Polk County
Iowa
Des Moines
Bowers
Firemen Attend School to Save Property Values
Cedar Rapids fire chief E P Kohout outlined a daily education program to standardize firefighting and conserve property. Training covers hydraulics, chemistry of fire, hose operation, knots and ladder work, with $300000 department equipment. He noted five losses cut by half in six years and 1938 as the lowest loss in 20 years. Future plans include a workshop funded from past budget savings. Rotary directors for 1938 39 were named H N Boyson J Rayner Harper Rudolph Novak Leo P Peiffer Henry R Peters Eugene M Pinney James F Plumb.
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E. P. Kohout
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Kohout
H. N. Boyson
J. Rayner Harper
Rudolph Novak
Leo P. Peiffer
Henry R. Peters
Eugene M. Pinney
James F. Plumb
Holy Week Services Begin at State Theater with Dr. Graham
Dr. Graham of Oberlin College opens a five day Holy Week series at the State Theater noon service. Events include musical numbers by Mrs. Ruthbling Massey and Mrs. Otto Ambh 27, a 12:30 p.m. talk, and a Y M C A dinner tonight for men under 35.
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Trews. Graham
Oberlin College
Kn. O
Rehigsiication Committee
Rapids
Ruthbling Massey
Otto Ambh
Gishare
Graham Wil
FBI Publishes 14-Volume Bund Report On German Influence
Washington AP Frank Murphy released a 14 volume FBI report from 1937 detailing the German American Bund. It describes origin, activities and a 657 member local structure with Fritz Kuhn claiming 8299 total. The report includes 175 photos and exhibits and notes no legal action recommended. The Justice Department outlines an eleven point program stressing loyalty to US law and German friendship. Summer camps teach German language and indoctrination, but no evidence of violence is shown.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Bund
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dies
Tex
House Committee On un-American Activities
Justice Department
Department
Fritz Kuhn
United States
Germany
America
Des Moines Senate Passes Tax Exemption Bill for Six Horses
The Des Moines AP report states the senate approved a bill exempting up to six horses from tax, aiming to aid small farmers and tenant farmers. The measure, pending action in the other house, targets livestock used in farming operations.
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Des Moines
Senate
Iowa House Delays Vote on Office Building Plan
Iowa House Republicans delay final action on a 1.3 million dollar state office building bill to allow caucus deliberation. Speaker John Irwin keeps the measure on the calendar as leaders discuss financing and broader state costs, including pension increases and patient support.
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DES Moines
Iowa
John Irwin
House
Déan W. Peisen
Eldora
Harry F. Weichman
Newhall
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Group
Luther picks Anderson and Hougard as 1940 team captains
Decorah Iowa Luther College names Les Anderson and Clayton Hougard as co captains for the 1940 basketball season. Both players come from Albert Lea Minnesota. The announcement came at an athletic banquet where Stan Kvam of Cresco received a letter and was named the most valuable player, with George Bursik of Brookfield also honored.
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Decorah
INL
Luther College
Les Anderson
Clayton Hougard
Albert Lea
Minn
Stan Kvam
Cresco
George Bursik
Brookfield
Names Listed for Team Members and Manager
The article lists individuals including John Ingvoldstad of Chicago Robert Lounsberry of McCalls burg Dale Tanberg of Spring Valley Wis Robert Thompson of Onalaska Wis Curt Jacobson of Canton Minn Gay Arness of Alexandria Minn Clyde McDonald of St Peter Minn and Manager Paulus Heist of Waverly.
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John Ingvoldstad
Chicago
Robert Lounsberry
McCallsburg
Dale Tanberg
Spring Valley
Wis
Robert Thompson
Onalaska
Curt Jacobson
Canton
Minn
Gay Arness
Alexandria
Clyde McDonald
St. Peter
Paulus Heist
Waverly
Three Nurses Hurt In Accident Near Dubuque
Three Mercy hospital nurses Harriet McDonald Geraldine Hasbrouck and Twila Price were hurt Sunday on highway No 20 fifteen miles west of Dubuque when their car sideswiped a vehicle driven by Louis Carpigni. The accident sent their car 150 feet through a ditch struck a culvert and flipped. They were treated at Mercy hospital and described as not seriously injured. The other driver was R F McDonald of Independence.
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Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Harriet McDonald
Geraldine Hasbrouck
Twila Price
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