Local Residents Named in Drunken Driving and Disorderly Conduct Records
A series of small town court notices lists offenses including drunken disturbance, intoxication, and disorderly conduct with fines ranging from 10 to 100 dollars and costs. Names include Ivan E. Parsons Fay Ragan Gladys Ragan Laurence Kennedy and Earl Dunham among others. Hospitals report births with new daughters and sons at Mercy and St Luke’s, plus a Wisconsin birth for Mr and Mrs Blask.
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Mercy Hospital
Lyle Huss
Third Street
Ralph Barnard
Fairfax
St. Luke’s Hospital
E. D. Obrecht
Twenty Fourth Street
Harold Wright
Center Point Road
J. J. Blask
West Allis
Wis
Misericordia
Mrs Joseph Prochaska Dies at 64 in Local Hospital
Mrs Joseph Prochaska aged 64 of 1711 B street SW died in a local hospital at 11 32 a m Sunday.
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Joseph Prochaska
Man Fined For Speeding Truck Violations In Court
Guy T. Lee fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding with a truck plus 5 dollars and costs for defective brakes and 5 dollars and costs for no chauffeur's license. License revoked on condition he produce it. Justice H. R. Churchill's court.
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Guy T. Lee
H. R. Churchill
Fire noted at 1931 E Avenue NW and oil stove incident at 1138 Tenth Street SE
At 1 23 a m Monday a roof fire was reported at 1931 E Avenue NW with Charles Scolaro directing engine companies 2 and 5 and hook and ladder. At 12 45 p m Monday an overheated oil stove caused an incident at 1138 Tenth Street SE with Joe Holecek and engine companies 4 and 6 and hook and ladder.
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E Avenue NW
Charles Scolaro
Tenth Street SE
Joe Holecek
Marriage Licenses Issued To Four Couples In Cedar Rapids Area
John A. Kemp and Faye J. Johnson of Cedar Rapids. Frank H. Lavacek of Yonkers New York. Helen Mokrejs of Cedar Rapids obtained marriage licenses in the latest city notices.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Asi
New Orleans
Galveston
Los Angeles
Charlies City
San Francisco
Des Moines
Seciile la Crosse
Havre
Lubuaque
Be Marck
Davenport
Az Etroit
Keokuk
Chicago
New York Beston
Pittsburgh
John A. Kemp
Faye J. Johnson
Frank H. Lavacek
Yonkers, N. Y
Helen Mokrejs
Political Aide of Long 15 Indicted in 1936 37 Refunding Scheme
The government accuses Waguespack, on the board, of urging others to approve refunding operations claiming a $2,000,000 saving while the actual saving was about $729,000. The indictment targets alleged excessive 25 percent refunds as fees.
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Long 15
Ceive
Waguespack
Shushan
Oil Scandal Probe Intensifies After Louisiana Official's Death
Federal investigators press the Louisiana oil scandal as the grand jury reconvenes in New Orleans. Dr. J A Shaw, state oil official, died by suicide after a Dallas judge accused him in a hot oil scheme linked to interstate trade and Huey P Long era figures.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
J. A. Shaw
Nore
Richard Leche
Seymour Weiss
Huey P. Long
Shaw
Dallas
Germany pressures Poland as Hitler readies Tannenberg address
Berlin reports Germany intensifies pressure on Poland while Adolf Hitler plans a public address at Tannenberg to mark a victory anniversary. Rumors swirl about a Danzig visit, while Ribbentrop and Attolico hold talks and a Russia trade pact boosts economic ties amid growing tension.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Tannenberg
Hitler
Danzig
Koenigsberg
Reich
Free City
Vistula River
Elbing
Fuehrer
Russia
Nuremberg
Polish Silesia
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Berchtesgaden
Bernardo Attolico
Salzburg
Nevile Henderson
Ribbentrop
Pair Held In Council Bluffs To Be Brought Here For Car Looting
Detectives J. H. Bailey and Sheriff Jim Smith left for Council Bluffs to return Harold and Joe Skinner of Wichita Kansas who confessed to numerous thefts from cars parked in Ellis park last month. They admitted the thefts occurred in a town outside Cedar Rapids and the case is under Polk County police jurisdiction.
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J. H. Bailey
Jim Smith
Council Bluffs
Harold
Joe Skinner
Wichita
Kan
Earl Stanley
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Stanley
Japan Formulating New U S Policy on China
TORIO UP newspapers report Japan's foreign office drafting a tentative policy toward the United States. Retaliation against American interests in China would follow if the U S embargoes munition shipments to Japan. Japan might deem belligerent action and denounce the Nine Power Treaty safeguarding China's sovereignty.
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TORIO
Foreign Office
United States
China
Japan
Great Britain
Identity Confirmed of Boy Who Fled to Avoid Germany
Davenport AP report says 15-year-old Helmut Lawrence Weithen, detained as Lawrence Lorenz since Aug 11, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weithen of Chicago. He had claimed he ran away to avoid living in Germany.
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Germany
Davenport
Scott County
Lawrence Lorenz
Herman Weithen
Chicago
Helmut Lawrence Weithen
Five Arrested In Noisy Party Break Up
Neighbors complained of a loud gathering at 615 Seventeenth Street NE. At 5:05 a.m. Sunday, Fay Ragan 46 and her daughter Gladys 23 along with A E Mahanna 23 and C L Mahanna 22 and Laurence Kennedy 23 were arrested. Fay Ragan pled guilty to disorderly conduct with $100 fine and costs, $50 suspended on good behavior. Gladys Ragan and Kennedy fined $25 each. The Mahanna cases set for Thursday. Two squad cars transported the prisoners. Patrolmen Simon Stusak Burton and Kofron handled the call.
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Ivan E. Parsons
Seventh Avenue SE
Ignatz Kremendy
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Fay Ragan
Seventeenth Street NE
Gladys Ragan
Laurence Kennedy
Oklahoma
Earl Dunham
Third Street
Max M. Klemm
Carlisle Street
Seventeenth Street
Gladys
E. A. Mahanna
C. L. Mahanna
Cold Stream Avenue
Noted Nazi Pressure Aimed at University German Chair
Dr. Sherman testified that attacks on Dr. Kraus began in 1937 over language and claimed credentials. He said anti democratic sources fueled the campaigns, and that Tulane President Harris faced baron involvement and faculty concerns. The testimony suggested a goal to install a pro Nazi occupant in the German chair.
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Kraus
Sherman
Southern Association of Colleges
Memphis
Harris
Tulane
Professor Us
Dies
Texas
Hitler Hesitates War Move as Hungary Target Aims Rise
The report outlines Hitler's stance on delaying war while pressuring allies. It notes Ribbentrop's influence and a plan to push Hungary into the axis, potentially allowing German troops there. It cites Goebbels propaganda aims and allied morale remaining hard in Britain and France amid crisis.
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Hitler
Poland
Hungary
Paul Teleki
Warsaw
Britain
France
Danzig
Romania
Berlin
Nuremberg
Germany
Italy
Joseph Goebbels
German consul denies Nazi teaching plan at Tampa university
Baron Edgar Freiherr Spiegel von Eund Zupeickelsheim, German consul in New Orleans, on Monday denied attempting to introduce Nazi teachings at the University of Tampa, Florida. He said the charges were reported to the Germany embassy in April and dismissed as unfounded.
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New Orleans
INS
Baron Edgar Freiherr Spiegel von Eund Zupeickelsheim
University of Tampa
Tampa
Council Rejects Truckers Plea for Shorter Work Week
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters drivers sought a 44 hour week and paid vacation, but the city council rejected the proposal citing current pay levels 30 to 32.50 weekly plus overtime and a $18 000 annual cost to city-wide standards. The panel warned similar increases would apply to all city workers.
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Visitors Always Welcome sign puzzling Huntington official
Secretary W. H. Galienne questions whether Huntington Beach chamber of commerce overdid a Visitors Always Welcome sign. Eva Hardy learning to drive crashed through a plate glass window and sped toward his desk in a storefront incident.
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Huntington Beach
Calif
W. H. Galienne
Chamber of Commerce
Eva Hardy
Gallienne
Neptune Moon Size and Orbit Details
Neptune's satellite is described as roughly as large as Earth's Moon and completes its orbit around Neptune in just under six days. This highlights the moon's relative size and rapid orbital period compared with other satellites.
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Neptune
Ickes Appoints Raver to Bonneville Dam Power Post
Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes named Dr. Paul J. Raver, chairman of the Illinois commerce commission, as administrator of the Bonneville dam power project. The appointment was announced Monday in Washington.
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Washington
Secretary of
Harold L. Ickes
Paul J. Raver
Illinois Commerce Commission
Bonneville Dam
Kennedy boom seeks Kennedy as national leader in 1940
The article outlines a faction aligned with Kennedy aiming to make him national chairman and even push him toward a treasury post. It notes Kennedy’s long service, wealth of contributions to the Democratic Party, and a London posting that limits domestic leadership plans amid unsettled international conditions.
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Kennedy
Palace Guard
London
Farley
Hyde Park
Europe
Toddville Celebration Closes Money Games
Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder prompted the Toddville celebration operators to shut down two gambling games on Saturday night. Chuck o luck and a mouse in hole style were halted as authorities intervened.
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Toddville
Harlan Snyder
Great Rift Valley spans 5000 miles from Palestine to Natal
The Great Rift Valley in Africa stretches about 5000 miles from the northern region near Palestine to the southern area near Natal, earning its status as the world's largest valley.
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Great Rift of
Africa
Palestine
Natal
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