Weather Roundup and Rain Maps Iowa City to Seattle
The Daily Record notes steady rain across Cedar Rapids and nearby counties Sunday into Monday with 1.5 inches recorded by noon. A cold spell followed, mercury dropping to 34 by 2:30 p.m. Monday. Snow mixed with rain at times, and Sunday’s low was 41 with a high of 49 later.
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Cedar Rapids
Boston
Town Falls
Washington
Mount Ayr
Tampa
Sioux City
New Orleans
Omaha
Galveston
Charles City
Los Angeles
Des Moines
San Francisco
la Crosse
Seattle
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Havre
Davenport
Bismarck
Keokuk
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Widow Pheba Wright Dies at Home and Martha Elliott Passes
Pheba Ann Wright aged 73 died at 11 30 p m Sunday at her residence 114 E avenue NW Martha Ann Elliott aged 85 died at 11 p m Saturday at the home of her son Owen N Elliott 544 Vernon drive SE Definitive cause not listed in the notice and no funeral details provided.
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Pheba Ann Wright
E Avenue
Martha Ann Elliott
Owen N. Elliott
Vernon Drive
Recent Births at St Luke's and Mercy Hospitals
At St Luke's hospital a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Glenn Lange of Marion on April 15. A son arrived for Mr and Mrs Burdette Hanna of Marion on April 15. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Co M Fadness of 3910 Sherman St NE on April 195. At Mercy hospital a son to Mr and Mrs Charles Day of 219 B Avenue NE on April 15. A son to Mr and Mrs Charles Harbert of Marion on April 16. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Louis Kelsey of 1136 Sixteenth Avenue SW on April 16. A daughter was born at home to Mr and Mrs Robert Fritz of 105 B Avenue NE on April 15, at the home of Mrs Fritz's parents Mrs Hayes Henkle of Garrison. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Arthur White of Rompot addition on April 16.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Glenn Lange
Marion
Burdette Hanna
Co. M. Fadness
Sherman Street
Mercy Hospital
Charles Day
B Avenue NE
Charles Harbert
Louis Kelsey
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Robert Fritz
Avenue NE
Notable Named Residents Listed in Incomplete Notice
Milford C Hartung of Mount Vernon and Hollis P Booth of Cedar Rapids, Marcus Sheel Jr of Dysart and Leona Schild of Beile Plaine appear in a fragmentary notice listing local individuals.
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Milford C. Hartung
Mount Vernon
Hollis P. Booth
Cedar Rapids
Marcus Sheel, Jr
Dysart
Leona Schild
Beile Plaine
Local drivers fined for speeding as motorcyclists nabbed
L H Weissman of Chicago and Rus sell Hansen of Des Moines along with Harold De LaMater Milan Freese and Paul Shimek were fined ten dollars and costs for speeding. The last three were arrested while operating motorcycles.
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L. H. Weissman
Chicago
Russell Hansen
Des Moines
Harold de LaMater
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Milan Freese
Cold Stream Avenue
Paul Shimek
Ellis Boulevard NW
Hogher Named Public Safety Head
The attorney general appoints Hogher to lead public safety in a shift that moves the fire marshal from governor supervision. Fischer, a Benton county figure and former clerk of court, is noted for aviation service and Republican leadership with a family of six.
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Attorney General's Department
Fischer
Charles R. Fischer
Onawa
Iowa State Safety Council
Eagle Grove
Air Service
Twenty-fifth
Reed Landis
Army of Occupation
Rhine
Germany
Middle West
University of Iowa
Benton County
Republican Central Committee
Republican State Convention
American Legion
Billy Myers Injured Early In Reds Pirates Opener
Billy Myers, shortstop for Cincinnati, was rushed to a hospital with a possible brain concussion after being hit in the second inning of the opening game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds led 2 0 after the first frame.
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Cincinnati
Billy Myers
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Roosevelt orders fleet back to Pacific amid European war fears
Washington reports secret dispatches claim Hitler plans a new lightning war in Europe. The fleet move aims to counter a Japanese southward push while Britain and France fight in the Mediterranean and North Sea. The United States warns Germany and Italy of defended posture as Tokyo eyes Indo China and East Indies for oil and rubber.
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Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Pacific
Hitler
Atlantic
Japan
Europe
Indo- China
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
Mediterranean
North Sea
Southeastern
Asia
East Indies
State Department
White House
Mussolini
Albania
Danzig
Poland
England
France
Indo-China
The
America
Soviet Union
Reich
Britain
Germany
Hitler to Answer FDR in Reichstag amid diplomacy bust
News reports describe Hitler rushing to Munich to confer with Von Ribbentrop over Roosevelt’s dramatic message. Voelkischer Beobachter calls it a theatrical trick and Rome front page reads Rome also unmasks Roosevelt.
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Munich
von Ribbentrop
Roosevelt
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Rome
London
Paris
Germany
der Montag
White House
Danzig
Berlin
Poland
Reich
Great Britain
Tribunal Rules On Quotas And Aliens
The ruling considered if a non naturalized alien in the Communist party could be deported. A dissent urged upholding the deportation. The decision left open whether party membership equals advocacy of violent overthrow. The tribunal also upheld the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission rate plan for Edison Light and Power, meant to yield six percent on investments, while rejecting New Deal calls to reverse the 40 year old fair value yardstick. Justices Frankfurter and Black dissented.
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Communist Party
Strecker
Bridges
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Edison Light and Power Company
York
New Deal
Frankfurter
Black
Pan American Clipper Ready for Transatlantic Service
Pan American Airways moves toward regular transatlantic passenger service pending government approval. The Yankee Clipper completed an 11 017 mile Europe trip with 22 aboard and crew, landing in Baltimore after flawless performance and near forecast fuel use. Captain Harold E Gray marked his 34th birthday with passengers giving him a celebratory party on board.
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Baltimore
C. H. Schildhauer
Pan-American Airways
Pan- American
Europe
Schildhauer
Harold E. Gray
Atlantic
Gray
Pacific
Four Bills To Correct Evils At State Institutions
The Iowa senate board of control introduced four bills addressing evils at state institutions. Measures seek convict labor limits, uniform bookkeeping, misdemeanor for removing state wards without contracts, and rules on punishment and placement at several homes and schools. Violations could lead to dismissal. context cites past sex crimes by convicts at Davenport home.
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Des Moines
Senate Board of Control
Senate
Davenport
Toledo
Board of Control
Eldora
Mitchellville
State
A. J. Shaw
Pocahontas
John Berg
Cedar Falls
Parolee Confesses Brutal Attack in Kane County
Vivian Denton 17 surrendered to police after a friend sheltering him at a home near St. Charles recounted the assault on Metta Christensen 77. Denton admitted delivering four blows to her skull and was jailed in Kane County. If Christensen dies a murder charge looms. Forge of capture traced to William Ruf of Chicago who alerted authorities.
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Chicago
INS
Vivian Denton
St. Charles
Chris Christensen
Christensen
Metta
Kane County
Delton
William Ruf
Roosevelt peace proposal condemned by Spanish papers
In Burgos Spain newspapers labeled President Roosevelt’s peace plan grotesque and provocative, arguing it risks war and offers no real remedy.
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Burgos
Spain
Roosevelt
Wilson’s Vision of League Power Against Future Wars
The piece cites Woodrow Wilson’s warning that without a world guaranty of liberty, postwar order would fail. It contrasts Hitler and Mussolini pressuring Europe with the League of Nations, suggesting U S entry might have kept peace. It recalls a 1919 St Paul remark about making wars impossible.
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League of Nations
United States
League
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
St. Paul
Des Moines
Hitler
Versailles
World War III Fears and Poland Pact Loom in 1939 Debates
A 1939 synopsis argues Hitler aims to crush resistors and dominate Europe, with a three stage plan and a Pacific attack by Japan. The piece notes shifting Western policies after Munich and Roosevelts appeals, while Chamberlains stance shifts on appeasement. It also mentions soil conservation bill reconsideration and its party vote, amid looming global tensions.
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Senate
Soviet Russia in decisive stage of looming war pact
Paris reports say Britain France and Russia may formalize an air pact soon to back Poland and Romania with war munitions and air power. Russia could deploy 2.5 million troops while supplying tanks guns and aircraft to defend Poland and Romania.
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Poland
Rumania
Britain
France
Russia
Paris
Romania
Hitler
Daily Mail
Berlin
Daily Express
Esthenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Johaan Laidoner
Tallinn
Edward Smigly-Rydz
Last Rites Held for Earl Coughlin Gazette Editor
A large, out of town attendance joined Cedar Rapids mourners at St Matthew's Church to honor Earl Coughlin Gazette sports editor who died Friday. Clergy, Legionaires and colleagues from Des Moines Davenport Waterloo and Iowa City recalled his dedication and service. Messages from Ed Hasek and Leo Novak conveyed condolences to Mrs Coughlin and family.
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Earl Coughlin
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
St. Matthew’s Church
J. D. Kearn
Earl
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Mr. Coughlin
Leo Taylor
Bert McGrane
Tony Cordaro
Des Moines Register
John O’donnell
Davenport Democrat
Leo Kautz
Davenport Times
Edwin Moore, Jr
Waterloo Courier
Leyland Shelley
Associated Press
Des Moines
Eddie Anderson
University of Iowa
E. G. Schroeder
Glenn Devine
Jim Harris
Frank Carideo
George Bresnahan
Ted Swenson
Charles Kennett
Charles Galiher
Coe College
Moray Eby
Forest Rutgers
Willis Lamb
Fred Winter
Ed Hasek
Washington High School
Kansas City
Charles W. Boegel
House Reconsiders Iowa State Gymnasium Funding
The Iowa House voted 64 to 39 to reconsider a $1,566,000 capital package for state institutions, including a $300,000 gymnasium at Iowa State College and a $75,000 4 H building. Debate included criticism of gym funds while facilities for asylums were cited as needing care. Lawmakers argued economy and timing concerns amid fire damage to the gymnasium.
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Des Moines
Iowa State College
Iowa House
House
Philip Roan
Fort Madison
David A. Dancer
Lamont
J. A. Lucas
Bedford
Elmer A. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State
Roosevelt Attacks AMLIE Opponents in Debate
The article reports Roosevelt criticizing opponents who branded him a communist and anti Christ. He calls the attacks a belt blow aimed at the administration and says a reactionary press has turned hearings into a witchcraft trial. Amlie accuses the American Liberty League of controlling democracy and labels Jefferson, Franklin, and Lincoln as targets of branding.
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Senate
Amlie
American Liberty League
Thomas Jefferson
Reneee Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
Snowstorm Sweeps Eastward Into Iowa
A April snowstorm and freezing temperatures moved from the plains into Iowa on Monday. Estherville Cherokee and Forest City reported snow and the storm drove temperatures down to 30 degrees at Estherville. Iowa cities including Keokuk Burlington Dubuque and Davenport logged heavy rainfall with amounts from 1.23 to 1.90 inches.
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Des Moines
INS
Great Plains
Iowa
Estherville
Cherokee
Forest City
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Wyo
Burlington
Mercury
Keokuk
Dubuque
Davenport
Roosevelt Parole Speech Promised for National Conference
All radio networks will carry the important message by President Roosevelt to the national parole conference in Washington at 5 p.m. today. The two day conference of federal, state and local officials was called to coordinate prison parole systems.
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New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Rieke Truckers Strike Spreads to Cedar Rapids Drivers
Two Rieke transfer company truck drivers in Cedar Rapids joined a nationwide strike Monday. H W Rieke of Burlington said the firm is not attempting to operate. Union claims back pay under contract scale, which the company denies.
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Burlington
Washington
Chicago
Rieke Transfer Company
Cedar Rapids
Third Street
H. W. Rieke
Associated Press
Rieke
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