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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1940

Page

5

Local Notices Include Names From Cedar Rapids Area

Fragmentary list shows residents and relatives from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns tied to various notices. Names include Hesse, Pert, Wetter, Dekore, Hensel, Kohl, Neitzke, Stern, Edmond, Krazzern, Poester, Lee, Brown, Prasker, and Jure among others.

Artsar Were Lucille Hesse Pal Harr G Hermeen Wilmi I Murer Cedar Rapids Rosare H Pert Olave N Wetter Sprngviie Geratte Cod Chicago Cedi Rapids Helen I Cate Weer Rute Hensel Arthur Kohl Bernce Helen Neitzke Het Motes Frark Breez Ath VV Stern Hoth Ef Cen Rapids Richard Edmond Ceror Kathryn Elizabeta Kraztern Anf Roomington Ll Teria F Poester Leona F Lee van Heth Kewanee Moer Ceileen Brown Roth East Moline Wil Donald H Prasker Olve Jure Johnstook Freeport 1

Police Court Fines and Suspensions in City

Zimmerman, 27 of 418 Fosth ce was fined 350 and suspended on good behavior with payment of costs. Frank Jennings, 19 of 421 Telfth Street SE, fined 24 and driving fine suspended on payments of costs. Chicago Walle, 1212 Second Street NW, fined 1 and costs for running a stop sign.

Zmmerman Frank Jennings Telfth Street SE Ss Srense Second Street NW

Twin sons born to local families amid hospital notices

Mercy hospital reports Mr and Mrs Leo Slat of 1700 Eighth Street NW welcomed a son on August 23, with Mrs Slat formerly Miss Elaine Pailthorpe. In Stoutukes hospital a daughter arrived August 24 to Mr and Mrs Clifield Shearer of Marion. Another note records twins born Friday to Mr and Mrs Jane Vondracek near Mount Vernon Avenue and Thirtieth Street SE.

Mercy Hospital Leo Slat Eighth Street Ann Donald Wayne New York City Wayne Elaine Pailthorpe A W Pailthorpe Bever Avenue Sto Tukes Hospital Clifield Shearer Thirteenth Street Marion Jane Vondracek Mount Vernon Avenue Thirtieth Street

Adeline Weeks case on cruel treatment ends with home restoration

Judge H C Ring rules on cruel and inhuman treatment involving Adeline Weeks of Delmar Weeks with plaintiff restoring the right to Adeline Novak’s home. The couple married in Cedar Rapids on December 31, 1935, and the filing centers on the family residence.

Adeline Weeks Delmar Weeks H C Ring Adeline Novak Cedar Rapids

Two Local Men Sentenced In Toxication Case

Pat Manning aged 54 of 837 Fifth Avenue SE and John Broome aged 47 of 416 Fifth Street SE received 30 days in county jail with 20 days suspended during good behavior in Judge H. R. Churchill's court.

Pat Manning Fifth Avenue SE John Broome Fifth Street H. R. Churchills Court

Local residents Mrs Wilson and Mr Raftis Pass Away

Mrs Della Ilgenfritz Wilson aged 70 died at her home 1527 East Avenue NE at 5 15 am Saturday. George Raftis aged 48 died in a local hospital at 6 30 pm Friday.

Della Ilgenfritz Wilson E Avenue NE George Raftis Third Street

Jesse Jones Offered Hopkins Cabinet Post

A wartime letter suggests Jesse Jones contemplates resigning as secretary of commerce possibly to take a cabinet role under Hopkins while arguing national defense requires bold action and full economic mobilization. The message expresses loyalty to the Roosevelts but cites incomplete recovery of strength and a pending resignation.

Garmners America Roosevelt

Letter From Harry Resignation Ends Official Ties

A dated resignation letter references an August 22 communication and describes breaking official ties while preserving other implied connections. The writer acknowledges understanding both stated and unsaid points, outlining the nature of the severed formal relationship.

Harry

Resignation Accepted In Official Sense Enduring Friendship

A resignation is accepted only in its official sense and may take effect at a later date. The speaker emphasizes that friendship must continue despite office changes. Detectives plan to question Zimmerman about a tied chain incident involving a car and equipment brought to the station.

Zimmermans Zimmerman

Willkie Seeks Air Minister in Cabinet Amid Campaign

Willkie pressed plans to appoint an air minister as he defies poll projections. He conferred with Hurja on Saturday and scheduled a conference with Robert L. Vann of The Pittsburgh Courier, aiming to court the Negro vote.

Democratic National Committee Tinos Wallkie Willkie Hurja A. L Evans Lindsay Calif California South Robert L. Vann The Pittsburgh Courier Joseph F. Guffey Pennsylvania

Army enlistment and playground notices in Alta Vista

Donald Melvin Webb 18 son of Clyde and Mrs Webb enlisted in the army through the Cedar Rapids recruiting station Friday and is assigned to Fort Warren Wyoming. A 12 inch rubber ball belonging to the city playground department was lost by a picnic group Friday between Ellis Park and Eleventh Avenue SW. Nevin Nichols playground commissioner warned that produce in playground gardens belongs to the children who nurtured the plants and several gardens were plundered after the playground season ends this week. Gardeners may clear plots by Oct 1.

Donald Melvin Webb Clyde Webb Alta Vista Army Cedar Rapids Webb Fort Warren Wyo City Playground Ellis Park Eleventh Avenue Nevin Nichols Nichols

Girl Hurt In Collision On Rainy City Streets

A collision at Eighth avenue and Second street SE injured 4 year old Nancy Burnell of 1149 Twelfth street NE who suffered a forehead cut as her grandmother Irene Jacobs rode in a westbound nonoc car. The vehicle was struck by an auto driven south on Second street SE by A J Bowlus of Strawberries Point who said his windshield was clouded and he did not see the other car until impact.

Eighth Avenue Second Street SE Nancy Burnell Twelfth Street Nonoc Eychtn Arone SF Mrz Irene Jacobs Second Street J. Bowlus Strawberrs Point Bowlus

Music Educator Dr Frances Elliott Clark Visits Miss Inskeep

Dr Frances Elliott Clark 80 year old director emeritus of RCA Victor educational department and founder of the National Music Educators conference spent Friday at Miss Alice Inskeep's home. Clark, first president of the conference, helped introduce phonograph records in public school music during Milwaukee tenure nearly four decades ago.

Frances Elliott Clark Rca-Victor Educational Department Musical Education Authority Alice Inskeep Twenty-second Street Clark National Music Educators Conference Founders Association Milwaukee

Ed Zimmerman fined for intoxication after midnight incident

Ed Zimmerman twenty seven of 408 Eighth Avenue SE was fined fifty dollars and costs with the fine suspended during good behavior in police court Saturday after witnesses complained of fighting and a near midnight car incident near Union Station. Sergt. George Connell found him at Seventh Avenue and Third Street SE his shirt torn and his car nearby from which a full picnic bottle of beer and a tire were taken.

Ed Zimmerman Eighth Avenue SE Union Station George Connell Zimmerman Seventh Avenue Third Street SE Connell

Deserter Edward Clair Arrested at Fort Ord Lodging Stop

Edward Clair an 18 year old from Battle Creek Michigan was held on a deserter charge after seeking lodging at a police station in Fort Ord California. Clair wore an army uniform and admitted he was AWOL explaining he left last Sunday due to homesickness.

Edward Clair Battle Creek Mich Company B 32Nd Infantry Fort Ord Calif Vince Kofron Clair Hnamesick

Street light pole damaged in early morning collision

A street light pole at Third avenue and First street SE was damaged at 1 30 am Saturday in a two car collision involving George H Hammill 23 of 916 A avenue NW and H B Irvin 38 of 824 Fourth street NW. No injuries. Hammill says he swerved to avoid Irvin who he says failed to yield turning into First street. Irvin says Hammill drove without lights and came into his path.

Third Avenue First Street George H Hammill A Avenue NW H. B Irvin Fourth Street Hammill Irvin

Fish Life Would Be Ruined By Dam At Cedar River Hearing

Peyneer told a hearing the proposed dam would endanger fish life on the Cedar river. He and Hutton surveyed the area and warned spawning would be harmed when water dropped and pools exposed. Game fish could be trapped in tributaries. the conservation commission opposed the dam last winter.

Peyneer Cedar River Hutton Conservation Commission

State Fair Acrobat Suffers Back Injury

Des Moines AP report says a 28 year old acrobat Joe Saxon fell 20 feet during a balancing act at the Iowa State Fair. His brother John Saxon intercepted the fall by throwing himself under him to prevent worse injuries. The gusty wind caused the mishap before the grandstand Friday night.

DES Moines Joe Saxon John Saxon

Bugs Discourses On Theories That Aren't Practical

AP columnist Arthur Baer recounts a rancher Maxwell anecdote on impractical theories. He notes people resist change, cites soil erosion blamed on rats on the Santa Fe trail, and argues theories fail without real world application.

Bugs Maxwell

Dutch ship Kermes arrives Lisbon with hull damage after submarine attack

The Dutch steamship Kermes arrived in Lisbon harbor Saturday after sustaining a large hole in its hull from a submarine attack.

London INS Kermes Lisbon

Willkie Aides Hint On Farm Program Refinements

Bruce Hards, Willkie campaign adviser, says if elected the Republican nominee may soften compulsory elements of the AAA and stress soil conservation with subsidies. Proposals include paying farmers to rotate crops, renting marginal land to limit full crop growing, and giving county officials more program flexibility. A motion picture campaign will also be launched to reach farm communities before election day.

Chivagoq INS Wendell Willkie Ikoly Bruce Hards Indiana Hardy Agricultural Adjustment Administration AAA Willkie Charles L. McNary Willkie and McNary

Omaha Woman Seeks 25000 Judgment Over Voice Loss

Ruth Norsikian of Omaha asks for 25000 in the Nebraska workmen's compensation court claiming an auto crash left her unable to speak above a whisper and ending her singing career. Doctors testify to voluntary aphonia, while she contests examinations. She spoke only softly in court and declined a medical exam.

Omaha Neb (Ap Ruth Norsikian Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court Harry Stokes G . Alexander Young Young

Ireland Censorship Ties War News to Government Permission

Dublin officials enforce strict wartime censorship on Saturday requiring government approval before publishing any war news. The new rules prevent any report on conflicts without prior permission, signaling tighter state control of information.

Dublin Ireland

London Repulses 1 000 Nazi Planes In Two Thrusts

British defense repelled large Nazi bombing raids on Ramsgate and coastal Dover with intense anti aircraft fire and fighter sweeps. German raids caused fires and damage while Berlin claimed naval successes and merchant losses.

London Junkers Ramsgate Dover Messerchmitt Kent Fast Anglia Berlin

Funeral for Rev William H Kent Set for Sunday at Local Church

Funeral services for the Rev William H Kent longtime pastor of the Little Brown Church in the Vale will be held Sunday at the church. The Rev L F Hanscom will officiate with Mrs Maurice Greenfield and Miss Edna Cook singing. Burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery.

Nashua William H. Kent Little Brown the Vale L. F Hanscom Maurice Greenfield Edna Cook Kent Oak Hill Cemetery

ISU Second Summer Term Convocation Grants 80 Degrees

Dean H. Gas Kill of the science division at Iowa State College presided over the second summer term convocation delivering the address and presenting 80 diplomas. He awarded 36 bachelor of science, 42 master of science, and 3 doctor of philosophy degrees to graduates including Charles A. Kremenak Traer rural sociology Charles W. Kelso Winston agricultural journalism Theodore Silker Marion forestry Martha L. Pulver Keota home economics education Catherine Jewell Decorah home management and Helen Finney Washington.

Catherine Jewell Decorah Helen Finney Washington

Funeral set for Mrs Charles Butterfield 64

Funeral services for Alma M. Stauffer Butterfield will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church. She died Friday after a two week illness from a stroke. Surviving are her husband, her 89-year-old mother, four children, four grandchildren, and a sister.

Hazel Shaffer Troy Mills Iva Glass Winthrop Lawrence Butterfield Rowley Lawrence Newkirk

Italy threatens Greece as troops mass on frontier

Athens reports Italian columns occupying strategic passes in the Albanian mountains facing Greece amid tense rumors of war. Britain denies Crete and Corfu occupation, while Rome rejects any Italian ultimatum and Albania claims arms for terrorists.

Athens Greece George II Crete Italy United Press Corfu London Belgrade Great Britain Britain Rome New York

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