Fragmentary News Snippet Lists Cities and Values
A garbled OCR fragment mentions many U.S. cities including Washington Tampa New Orleans Des Moines Seattle Chicago Davenport and Dallas with scattered numbers and weather terms like DRY NIGHT LOW and Houston. The text is unreadable in places but preserves a city run and numeric scraps.
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Mishlow Cedar Raunds
Washington
Tampa
New Orleans
Stoun
Omaha
Los Angeles
San Francisca
Des Moines Wood
Seattle
LaCrosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Chieasnavon
Keokuk
Jo Pultabu
Ray New York
Dallas
Boston
Houston
Young Man Fined for Drunkenness and Disturbing Peace
Joseph Terllan aged 22 of 421 Seveneer h street SE was fined $25 and cast for drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
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Joseph Terllan
Steet SE
Multiple Local Notices Include Deaths Births and Citations
A jumble of local notices reports deaths and births in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Individuals named include Jonathan S Paul 35 of 209 Twelfth Avenue SE who died at a dam, and others at Mercy Hospital and St Luke's. Birth announcements record a daughter for Arlie Jons route No 3 and a son for Ernest Miller at 1241 Third Avenue SE. Justice court items list fines for improper passing without licenses and related traffic infractions in Davenport Cedar Rapids Ames and North Liberty.
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St Luke's Hospital
Arlie Jons
K Ol, Snyder
Thirty- Sifth Street
Mercy Hospital
Ernest Miller
Third Avenue
Eugene White
H Avenue
Paul Geedraw
West Opp
Wilmington
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Long Beach
Gondrow
Edna Serbuusek
E Ravenkranz
Davenport
F HO Callahan
San Sam Schminkel
Imrocooper
Foust
Ames
Hens Reid
Charles Keefer
North Liberty
Allies making quick strides in Norway
Reports say Allied bombers struck Stavanger and Aalborg airfields while Kristiansand faced raids. Britain claimed damage to German aircraft and ships with submarines sunk, as Sweden protested German incursions and Italy’s stance remained unclear amid Hitler-Hitler talks.
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Norway
Stavanger
Ministry
Aalborg
Germany
Denmark
Britain
Namsos
Andalsnes
Berlin
Sweden
Goteland
Balne
Italy
Europe
Hans-Georg Viktor von Mackensen
Adolf Hitler
Grapes of Wrath Scene Reenacted by Hitchhiking Couple
Cedar Rapids police questioned Gilbert and Lucille Stires of San Antonio after a resident reported a scene resembling Grapes of Wrath. Hungry and jobless, the couple simulated a baby to gain sympathy but were told non residents cannot receive relief. They received food and left for Chicago.
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Cedar Rapids
Gilbert
Lucille Stires
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Stires
Waterloo
Chicago
Steve Stolba
West Side
Stelba
Styp
Jim Bailey
West Liberty Doctor Nominated Rotary District Governor
Davenport conference nominates Dr. Lester A Rosal of West Liberty as governor for the 132nd Rotary district for the coming year Burlington named as next convention site Paul Harris founder Rotary International unable to speak in Davenport. Philly C Loveyny of Chicago will take his place as guest speaker.
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Davenport
INS
Lester A Rosal
West Liberty
Rotary
Burlington
Paul Harris
Rotary Internaal
Philly C Loveyny
Chicago
Rotary International
Clash Over Farm Bill Division Delays Senate Action
A month-long deadlock over a 1 billion farm bill centers on how to divide farm benefit payments between cotton growers and corn wheat tobacco and rice farmers. Senate leaders predict the joint panel cannot resolve differences and may require separate House votes. Provisions include 212 million for parity payments 85 million for surplus removals and 50 million in loans for tenancy plus financing for a stamp plan.
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Washington
Burns Prove Fatal To Mrs Marie Wavra
Mrs Marie Wavra 81 of 521 Sixteenth Avenue SE died Saturday at 330 pm from burns suffered April 9 when her clothing caught fire from a rubbish blaze in her yard She rolled on the ground to smother flames then returned indoors to extinguish them before calling a relative Funeral services set for 830 am Tuesday at Polansky chapel and 9 am at St Wenceslaus Church Rev Joseph Syrovy to officiate Burial in St John's Cemetery Rosary society and Christian Mothers will pray at 7 pm Monday and Sanctuary Guild at 730 pm Monday in the Polansky chapel where friends may call.
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Marie Wavra
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Polansky Chapel
St Wenceslaus Church
Joseph Syrovy
St. John's Cemetery
Rosary Society
Christian Mothers
Sanctuary Guild
Mrs Mary Heaton of Fairfax Dies at 77
Mary Heaton widow of Edwin Heaton and longtime Fairfax resident aged 77 died after a brief illness in a local hospital. Born June 14 1862 in Williamstown Vermont she moved from Bremer County Iowa to Stony Point in 1865. Survived by daughter Hazel M Sarde five sons two brothers nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Turner chapel with time to be announced and visitation Tuesday.
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Mary Heaton
Edwin Heaton
Fairfax
Heaton
Williamstown
Bremer County
Iowa
Stony Point
Hazel M. Sarde
Camden
Dela
John C. Heaton
Robert C. Heaton
Cedar Rapids
Charles E. Heaton
Ralph W. Heaton
Frank
Fred Pratt
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid
Elm Grove
Turner Chapel
Veteran Carl D Cassidy dies at Cedar Rapids home
Carl David Cassidy aged 53 a World War I veteran died suddenly at his Cedar Rapids home 1131 Sixteenth Street SE at 1 p m Saturday after a heart attack. He was born October 15 1886 in Marion and served as corporal in Casual Company 954 enlisting December 15 1917 at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. He was discharged July 7 1919. He is survived by his wife Florence and two brothers Jesse of Cedar Rapids and Harry of Rock Island. The Beatty chapel planned services at 1 30 p m Tuesday with burial in Oak Hill cemetery Legion lot. friends may call Monday evening.
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Carl David Cassidy
Sixteenth Street
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson Barracks
Florence
Jesse
Harry
Rock Island
Beatty Chapel
S. L. Barnhart
Legion
Oak Hill Cemetery
Death Notice for Jonathan S. Paul at 209 Service Station
Jonathan S. Paul aged 55 of 209 at his service station Cedar Rapids died of a heart attack at 840 am Sunday. Born January 15 1885 in Carmichael PA he lived in Cedar Rapids 21 years. Survived by wife Laura Edleman brother David Paul Whittier and sister Mrs Anna Ewart Springville. Funeral 330 pm Tuesday Beatty chapel with Rev Frank Ward burial Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Jonathan S. Paul
Twelfth Avenue
First Street
Carmichael
Cedar Rapids
Grande Avenue Presbyterian Church
Laura Edleman
David Paul
Whittier
Anna Ewart
Springville
Beatty Chapel
Frank Ward
Linwood Cemetery
Mrs George L Mentzer, 76, dies in Portland
Mrs George L Mentzer, 76, of Portland Oregon and former Cedar Rapids resident, died at home after a two month illness. She was the last of six Simpson siblings and is survived by her husband and a son Glen. Funeral services will be held in Portland Tuesday.
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George L. Mentzer
Portland
Ore
Cedar Rapids
Maude Krebs
Mentzer
H. B Simpson
Glen
W. M. Krebs
John L. Krebs
H. Jacobs
Will J Simpson
Charles J. Simpson
The
Baptist Church
Funeral Plans Changed for Gust Cringes
The former Cedar Rapids resident who died Thursday in Detroit will be brought to Clarence Illinois for funeral services and burial Tuesday at 2 30 p m Father Prodromides of the Greek church in Moline will conduct the services Mike Thomas president of the Local chapter of the Order of Ahepa was informed Monday of the change in plans.
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Gust Cringes
Cedar Rapids
Detroit
Clarence
Ila
Prodromides
Moline
Mike Thomas
Iocal
The
Order of Ahepa
Court action seeks stock and cash delivery in hotel purchase case
John D Randall asks the court to compel Perfection Building Co to deliver 100 shares of RCA stock and a $60 certified check to him as attorney for Ernest Engdahl in the Lincoln hotel property purchase suit. He cites a March 7 consent decree requiring delivery on return of Engdahl’s $2,000 certified check to the defendant. A hearing before Judge C J Haas is set for Wednesday at 9 am.
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John D. Randall
Lincoln Hotel
Ernest Engdahl
Perfection Building Company
Randall
RCA
Attorneys Confer On Modifying Strike Writ
Attorneys for William Tehel Bottling Co and the A F of L Teamsters union met Sunday to consider modifying a temporary injunction issued April 11. They agreed subject to court approval to clarify the injunction and drafted an order to be submitted after G P Linville returns, likely Wednesday. Eight Tehel employees are on strike.
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William Tehel Bottling Company
Teamsters and Truckers
F of L
G. P. Linville
Linville
Tehel
Tehel Company
Settlement Looms In Niedermayer Injury Suit
A Cedar Rapids district court trial for Christy Niedermayer, 20, against Iowa Electric Light and Power, was discharged as settlement negotiations near completion. Guardian Rose Niedermayer was appointed for his property with bond set at 4000, and the case stemmed from a September 2, 1938 injury on a high line while moving a boxcar. Also noted, Charles Badel and Alice Hyrkas were married by Judge Ring.
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J. E. Heiserman
Christy Neidermayer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Niedermayer
Rose Niedermayer
Unlocked hotel rooms targeted. several losses reported
Cedar Rapids guests faced thefts as four rooms were entered and $82.20 stolen from five billfolds while a separate car break in yielded $126.50 in goods. Detectives pursue leads after three more room break ins at Magnus and one at Montrose.
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Cedar Rapids
Magnus Hotel
Montrose
Ray Wagman
Ben Gettings
Magnus
A. H Adams
William F. Henniger
Claude A. Patterson
W. E. Leonard
Toledo
Hotel Roosevelt
First Avenue
Tenth Street
Pushes Her Son In Sea to End Murder Plot
Ella Canfield 29 of Culver City shoved 9 year old Robert from an Venice pier after quarrel with husband Homer. She fled for help crying her son was drowning but then sought aid as police rescued the boy. She was held on suspicion of attempted murder.
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Los Angeles
INS
Ella Canfield
Homer Canfield
Aircraft Company
Culver City
Maine Holds Unique Position Among U.S. States
Maine remains the only state in the United States that borders just one other state, highlighting its distinct geographic boundary.
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Union
Maine
Russia Eases Trade Pact Stance with Britain
Soviet Union agrees to prevent re export of British and neutral sea borne goods to Germany if Britain and Moscow sign a trade pact. Russia also avoids detailed talks on reducing its own exports to the Reich while offering to curb raw material shipments if Britain offers better prices. The Kremlin emphasizes neutrality and Balkan policy to reassure Britain and notes Yugoslav trade talks in Moscow may include political aims.
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London
INS
Soviet Union
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
International
Reich
England
Balkans
Turkey
Black Sea
Italy
Moscow
Woman Run Over by Backing Car Driven by Daughter
Mrs Hospers was struck when a backing auto hit her at a town intersection. Capt Hughes of the traffic division blamed crossing rules and noted both 1940 auto fatalities were pedestrians. He planned enforcement once new crosswalk lines are painted.
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Hospers
Gordon Hughes
Hughes
Not joining sides best for peace says LaGuardia
New York Mayor LaGuardia urges not taking sides to promote peace and tolerance by upholding the U S Constitution as the guiding example. Dewey warns US defenses are inadequate and should be strengthened to deter aggression. Farley argues to avoid involvement in European war by keeping friends on this side of the Atlantic and Pacific. Countess Barbara Hutton to sail to Honolulu for a rent free vacation as a guest.
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International News Service
New York
LaGuardia
Holy Name Society
United States
San Francisco
Thomas E Dewey
Boston
James A. Farley
Pacific Ocean
Barbara Hutton Haugitz-Revent- Jou
Honolulu
Christ R. Holmes
Mediterranean War Risk Rates Boosted By Lloyds
London Lloyds Monday raised Mediterranean and Black Sea war risk insurance rates by 10 shillings per hundred, about $2, effective Tuesday.
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London
MNS
Lloyds
Man Dies Racing Into Burning Home to Save Wife
Kansas City AP reports Austin Tucker a 55 year old WPA truck driver rushed into a burning house Sunday night to rescue his wife who he believed was inside. He perished in the blaze while his wife was away visiting a daughter.
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Kansas City
Austin Tucker
Cromwell Resigns US Ambassador Post for Senate Bid
James H. R. Cromwell announced he will resign as United States minister to Canada on May 21 to seek the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate from New Jersey.
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Ottawa
James H. R. Cromwell
United States
Canada
United States Senate
New Jersey
Belgian Army Leave Restored to Some Extent
London based Reuter dispatch from Brussels reports Belgian army leave partly restored possibly easing tensions in the Low Countries.
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London
Low Countries
Reuter
Brussels
Roosevelt Proposes Plan to Reclaim Big Surplus Funds
President Roosevelt submitted to the Senate a tentative plan to reclaim 700 million dollars of surplus funds held by 31 government corporations and place the money in the treasury general fund. The plan aims to keep the debt limit within 45 billion dollars and specifies withdrawals from savings and loan associations, federal banks, producers, and reconstruction finance entities.
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Washington
LLP
Roosevelt
Senate
Treasury
John N Garner
Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Intermediate Credit
Producetion
Federal Land Banks
Public Works Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Tragic Minnesota crash prompts youth road safety calls
A coroner’s jury links a Thanksgiving fatal crash near Slayton to reckless youth driving. Ten youths and motorists die as speed hits 80 mph. survivors face grave injuries. Authorities note the tragedy underscores need for parental guidance and safer driving campaigns statewide.
National Want Ad Week Promotes Spring Home Services
An advertisement announces National Want Ad Week offering a 20 percent discount on paid in advance want ads for spring repairing remodeling redecorating and cleaning and for ads ordered to run three days or more.
DeWitt Doctor, 74, Sentenced for Parole Violation
Dr Morton Lyon, 74, of DeWitt was ordered by Judge John Purcell in Clinton to serve five years in Fort Madison prison for attempting to produce an abortion and violating a 1935 parole. The sentence followed a recent similar offense despite pleas for mercy.
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Clinton
Morton Lyon
DeWitt
John E. Purcell
Fort Madison
Purcell
Lyon
If You're Always Tired It’s Fault Of Your Ancestors
Rochester Mayo Clinic doctor Dr WC Alvarez told physicians that fatigue is not due to blood pressure or abdomen but to ancestral genes. The AP report notes the expert’s view on inherited fatigue patterns.
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Rochester
Mina
WC. Alvarez
Mayo Clinic
Physicians
Nervous Tension Tied to Fatigue in Mayo Clinic Talk
At the Minnesota State Medical Association convention at Mayo Civic Auditorium Dr. Alvarez discussed a large group of tired patients with no obvious physical cause. He linked breakdowns to latent nervous-system tendencies inherited from unstable ancestry and urged careful examination when middle aged patients suddenly feel fatigued or weak.
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Minnesota State Medical Association
Mayo Civic Auditorium
Alvarez
Denies Jap U S Accord On Indies
Tokyo a foreign ministry spokesman denied on Monday that ambassador Kensuke Horiuchii and U.S. Secretary Cordell Hull had reached an understanding on the Netherlands Indies. He said Japan is not in a position to enter an agreement that might curtail Nippon expansion to the south.
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Daily Record
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Mer Simson
Jonathan S Paul
Staten
Sandy
Buik
Eleventh Street
Lake Avenue
James Burlingham
Justice OF Peace Court
Tomans
Srd Ave
Dial
En Norwermn
Kristiansand
Rotary Head
Oia Re
Pine
Ben Pollack
Artie Shaw
Jan Savitt
Glenn Miller
Benny Goodman
Stuff Smith
Buddy Freeman
College Inn
Hotel Sherman
Hotel Sherman Flandelph
Clark, Lake and le Salle
Anveeusur Eoe
Eee Rey Steine
Burns
Carl D. Cassidy
Court House News
Charles Badel
Alice Hyrkas
H C. Ring
Cromwell
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Minnesota
State
Ralph Potvin
George Larson
Jackson
Minn Carl Falk
Gordon Meyer
Leo Egge
Hollis Egge
Wayne Gamble
Hadley
Minn
Everett Johnson
Slayton
Harold Tyman
Lawrence
Irene Schwab
Folda
Raphael Fisher
Johnson
Bill Johnson
University of Minnesota
University
Murray County
Harold E. Stassen
Louis H. Sila
21St St. SE
U. S
Indies
Craemer’s
Owens Combination
Hickory
Aunt Sue Dry Cleaner
Tibet
Tampex
Netion
KOTEX
Second Avenue
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