Weather Highlights Hit Cedar Rapids With Gusty Winds
The sun dodged grey clouds as Cedar Rapids felt sharp gusty winds Friday afternoon. Temperatures rose to 48 at 2 40 p m after a 20 degree low at 7 30 a m. Earlier Thursday saw a 29 high at 3 p m with 26 at 7 p m and 22 at midnight.
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Boston
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Washington
Aite
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Tampa
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Charles City
Los Angeles
Des Moines
Alan Vraneisco
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Blamarck
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Labor temple address sermon and multiple city fires briefed
The Rev C C Webber of New York City spoke at Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor in the labor temple at 730 pm. A series of small fires occurred including a grocery store rear partition fire started by an overheated stove pipe at 9 38 am, grass fires at Memorial drive SE and Van Vochten park, foot walk sparks near Ninth Avenue bridge, and a roof fire on H avenue NW. Don Ashby fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding. In hospitals, a son was born to Maurice I Repp and a daughter to Kermit Byerly on April 6.
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C. C. Webber
New York City
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Labor Temple
J. Smid
Center Point Road
Memorial Drive
Ninth Avenue Bridge
Milwaukee Railroad
van Vochten Park
Northwestern Avenue SE
H Avenue NW
Ross Rhodes
Cedar Rapids pair sentenced for petty larceny and overload
Joseph Cortez and Manuel Cervantes of Cedar Rapids sentenced to 30 days in county jail for petty larceny. M J Gill of Waterloo fined 10 dollars and costs for overload on truck. Harold Cole of Norway fined 5 dollars and costs for overload on truck. I Richardson of Marshalltown fined 10 dollars and costs for no registration. George Slanson of Waterloo fined 10 dollars and costs for overload on truck.
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Joseph Cortez
Manuel Cervantes
Cedar Rapids
M. J Gill
Waterloo
Harold Cole
Norway
I. Richardson
Marshalltown
George Slanson
Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Names Listed in Record
A civil or social notice lists individuals including Bernard A. Hermsen Cath erine Robinson from Cedar Rapids Elmer Wardell from Elizabeth TH Mildred Graber from Woodbine HL Robert M. Smith Elizabeth J. Stauffer Charles W. Kriel Thelma L. Adams Leonard W. Sipe and Helen Mary Malatek Edward PD Doyle and Mary a Murphy with ties to Cedar Rapids Solon San Rafael California
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Bernard A. Hermsen
Catherine Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Wardell
Elizabeth, TH
Mildred Graber
Woodbine
Robert M. Smith
Elizabeth J. Stauffer
Charles W. Kriel
Thelma L. Adams
Leonard W. Sipe
Helen Mary Malatek
Solon
Edward PD. Doyle
Mary A Murphy
San Rafael
Alif
Winfrey Couple Wed in Tipton Ceremony
Bertha M Winfrey and Lloyd R Winfrey wed in Tipton on July 14 1937 officiated by Judge J E Heiser. The marriage records note the union occurred amid family and community recognition.
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Bertha M Winfrey
Lloyd R. Winfrey
J. E. Heiserman
Tipton
Valentine To Get U. S. Attorney Job
Senator Clyde Herring said the appointment of former Lieutenant Governor John Valentine as federal attorney for the southern district of Iowa will be sent to the Senate soon. Herring noted McGuire telephoned that the nomination would come "the latter part of the week" and that patronage in Iowa is split between Herring for the south and Gillette for the north.
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Gazette
Washington
John Valentine
Iowa
Senate
Clyde Herring
Herring
Valentine
M. F. McGuire
Fereral
Guy Gillette
Nazis Warn Britain France On Albania
German ob languages warn Britain and France over Albania and Poland as Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter condemns a Polish British defense alliance. Berlin signals two German aims: return of a small area and a route to East Prussia via the Polish Corridor and Memelland.
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Rome
Mussolini
Adolf Witler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Great Britain
Hitler
Germany
Danzig
League of Nations
East Prussia
Memelland
Diplomatisch- Politische Korrespondenz
Foreign Office
London
Joseph Beck
Berlin
Britain
Jury Awards Nolan After Long Linn County Deliberation
After a 31 hour deliberation, a Linn County jury awarded Charles D. Nolan 1199.48 against Armstrong Clothing Co of Cedar Rapids for a well drilling contract connected to an air conditioning system. Nolan sought 1517.25 and claimed the balance due on a 3017.25 job. The case involved a dispute over whether the contract limited water temperature to 56 degrees. Trial before Judge Heiserman lasted a full week. Armstrong sought 2076.82 in its counterclaim.
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Linn County
J. E. Heiserman
Charles D. Nolan
Armstrong Clothing Company
Cedar Rapids
Nolan
Armstrong
Heiserman
Boy Saved By Train Emergency Brakes
In Richmond California engineer C T Dalton applied brakes on the Santa Fe transcontinental streamliner when he spotted 2 year old Beverly Lewis on the tracks a block away. The train skidded that distance but Beverly was tossed into grass by the cow catcher and later returned to play unharmed.
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Richmond
Calif
C. T. Dalton
Beverly Lewis
Beverly
Funeral services held for Mrs Clinton Benn in Waterloo
Funeral services were held in Waterloo for Nettie Clark Benn born September 26 1880 in La Porte City a sister of Mrs John Abbott. Burial was at West View cemetery. She married Clinton Kenn February 23 1899 in La Porte City and later moved to Waterloo. Survived by husband two sons and a daughter all of Waterloo four grandchildren five brothers and four sisters.
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LA Porte City
Waterloo
Clinton Benn
John Abbott
West View Cemetery
Nettie Clark
James Clark
Clinton Kenn
Little Conger
Clifford J
Bryan
la Verne
Gifford
Alfred
Milford
Brandon
Walter
Ida Peterson
Hecla
S. D
Henry Lauzon
Fred Woolman
Snyder Named Northwestern U President to Succeed Scott
Northwestern University officials announce Dr Franklyn Bliss Snyder will become president next September when Dr Walter Dill Scott retires. Snyder, 54, is currently vice president and dean of faculties, has 30 years at the university, and holds degrees from Beloit Harvard and a PhD. He is married with two sons.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Franklyn Bliss Snyder
Walter Dill Scott
Snyder
Middletown
Conn
Beloit College
Harvard
Robert Burns
Scott
Radio super power vetoed by FCC trio
A three member FCC investigating committee vetoed the use of super power radio broadcasting and urged doubling license periods for standard stations from six months to one year to stabilize the industry without diluting FCC control. The panel warned that 24 mega watt stations could dominate national advertising, disadvantaging smaller stations.
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Washington
INS
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
General Administration
Norman Case
M. Craven
George Ho Payne
Radio committee proposes broad FCC reforms to expand band
The panel urges extending the broadcast band to 550 to 1600 kilocycles, adding three channel classes and four station classes, more power where possible, experimental authorizations, and duplicate transmitters. It cites $50,000,000 in current radio investment and $9,000,000 in network plant, plus 53 million sets sold over 15 years ending 1937 totaling $4 billion.
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FCC
America
U S and Britain Take Joint Control of Small Pacific Isles
Two coral atolls Canton and Enderbury in the Phoenix group near halfway between Hawaii and Australia came under joint U S British rule for 50 years. The islands will serve as air route way stations between California and Australia.
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Washington
Pacific
Canton
Enderbury
United States
Great Britain
California
Australia
Phoenix Group of
Coral Islands
Hawaii
Defense Wins 25000 Case Growing Out Of Lincoln Highway Crash
In Davenport Iowa district court Judge Charles Dewey directed a verdict in a 25000 damage suit brought by Theodore and Eva Fay administrators of Leroy T Fay. The case names John W Willard Sr and Jr of Iowa City and John M Dorow of Chicago in a collision on the Lincoln Highway near Mechanicsville in 1936. The judge ruled that Willard Jr was not reckless as he briefly fell asleep causing the crash, and there was no evidence Dorow acted recklessly.
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Davenport
John W Willard, Sr
John W. Willard, Jr
Iowa City
John M. Durow
Chicago
Theodore
Eva Fay
Leroy T. Fay
U. S. District Court
Charles Dewey
Dewey
Willard, Jr
Dorow
Willard
Doron
Lincoln Highway
Mechanics,ville
Dickson Death Attributed To Woman At Crime Scene
Federal agents killed Dickson after a gunfight ending a nationwide chase. The man, linked to robberies in South Dakota and multiple states, carried poetry opposing his crimes and a photo of Adolf Hitler. His wife and daughter were noted in early reports as part of his history.
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Dickson
Cambron
Dillinger
Norris
John Bush
Pierce Pratt
Louis Cochrane
South
Adolf Kitler
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Hlinvis
Michigan
Indiana
South Dakota
Dicksons
Topeka
Kan
Corn Exchange Bank of
Elkton
S. D
Respected Couple Member Flees Topeka High School in April
A respected couple member fled Topeka High School and joined him in April of last year. The brief note indicates a dramatic departure connected to the pair, with mention of a suspension and subsequent disappearance from the school environment.
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Topeka
Des Moines U S officers pursued Benny Dickson couple across Iowa
Iowa police and federal agents sought Benny Dickson and his wife Estelle after his killing in St Louis last fall. Investigators believed the couple traveled through Iowa while fleeing the law, but doubted any crimes in the state. Reports of sightings kept authorities alert for months with no recent leads.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Benny Dickson
St Louis
Desperado
Estelle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dicksons
Albania Under Italian Pressure Sparks Diplomatic Turmoil
Albania's southern neighbor watches closely as Italy presses an invasion that jeopardizes the Mediterranean status quo. Queen Geraldine reportedly fled with her newborn son toward safety in Greece, while Belgrade denies Yugoslav aid citing the Rome Berlin pact.
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Athens
Geraldine
Albania
Zog
Press Association
Italy
Mediterranean
Belgrade
London
Balkans
Dardanelles Strait
Mayer Tops 1937 U S Salary List
The 1937 salary rankings show Mayer at $183 708 topping the list. Hearst and General Motors president William S Knudsen follow in 1936 figures, with many stars and executives shifting in and out of the top ten. Notables include Gary Cooper Mae West Ronald Colman and others. Baseball figures Mickey Cochrane Lou Gehrig Dizzy Dean Hank Greenberg reach top sports salaries. Terry leads New York Giants as highest paid baseball manager with $30 000.
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Hearst
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Gary Cooper
Ronald Colman
Mae West
Eleanor Roosevelt
Charles Edison
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
Julius P Heil
Wisconsin
Heil Company
Milwaukee
AEC
Jesse H. Jones
Commerce Company
Houston
Tex
Thomas J. Penderfast
Kansas City
Charles Gates Dawes
City National Bank and Trust Company
Chicago
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Grover Whalen
Schenley Products Company
Robert I E. Wood
Secretary of
Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins
Sears
Roebuck Company
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Lou Gehrig
Dizzy Dean
Hank Greenberg
Terry
New York Giants
Army orders shift Major Hilliard to Iowa City
Army orders assign Major William G. Hilliard Jr of the Infantry from Manchester New Hampshire to Iowa City Iowa. The note indicates a standard personnel transfer within the service.
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Iowa City
Washington
William G. Hilliard, Jr
Inf
Manchester
N. 1
Confessions Of 4 Boys Clear Theft Of Six Automobiles
Four youths admit to stealing six cars over several Sundays and a Monday Easter vacation. They operated in Marion Maquoketa Norway and Conroy areas, taking vehicles from residents and businesses including Matus Mudd Taft Kramer and Will Kramer, with multiple incidents ending in mud bogs and a police arrest the next morning.
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Maquoketa
Marion
R. F. Matus
Memorial Drive
Max L. Mudd
Tenth Street
Trercy Hospital
Robert Taft
Seventh Avenue
Petersen Baking Company
Norway
Ed Stanerson
Conroy
Leader
Will Kramer
Eighteenth Avenue
Wilson,and Company
Marshall
Czech Consulate in New York Guarded by Police
New York police guard the Czechoslovak consulate after a request from the consulate and direction from Mayor LaGuardia. The step was disclosed Friday as protection is provided for the diplomatic mission.
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New York
LaGuardia
Want Ad Offer for Three Consecutive Days
An advertisement promotes saving 25 percent per day by placing a Want Ad for three consecutive days. The offer emphasizes cost reductions and longer notice exposure for readers seeking classified placement.
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Carmel
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Radio Super Power
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Robert E. Kane
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