Local Court Fines Levied for Disturbing the Peace and Speeding
Co B Tietz aged 31 of 416 Ninth Avenue SW and Christy Wieder meyer aged 20 of 1234 Lake Avenue NE fined 25 dollars and costs each for disturbing the peace by fighting with fines suspended on good behavior. Lawrence Welbes at 1813 Mallory Street SW fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Anthony Corselle of 420 First Avenue W fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding at 43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. B. Tietz
Ninth Avenue SW
Christy Wiedermeyer
Lake Avenue NE
Lawrence Welbes
Mallory Street
Anthony Corselle
First Avenue
Local Birth Announcements From St Luke's Mercy and Homes
Birth notices list several newborns with families including Schatz Atkins Deetz Kersey and Sylvester. Names given include Charles A. Sylvester Jr. and a daughter for Ora Pea at home. Locations cited include 1756 B avenue NE and 1036 Eleventh Street NE with Aug. 30 to Aug. 31 dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Hospital
H. G. Schatz
B Avenue
JT. F. Tobiason
Atkins
Mercy Hospital
George Deetz
Eleventh Street
Thomas Kersey
Fourteenth Avenue
Ora Peason
Charles A. Sylvester
M Avenue NW
Charles A., Jr
Justice court fines for assault and battery
Harry Fish of 860 Twelfth Street NE is fined $10 and costs for assault and battery with a fine suspended during good behavior. Belva Lazenby of 820 B Avenue NE and Nellie Wisehart of 816 B Avenue NE are each fined $25 and costs for assault and battery with fines suspended during good behavior. Justice Ball and Justice Churchill preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Fish
Twelfth Street
Justice Ball
Belva Lazenby
Avenue
Nellie Wisehart
B Avenue
Justice
Local Cedar Rapids Names in Partners and Spouses List
Ernest J. Sykora and Mary Frances Horak both of Cedar Rapids. George Barta and Mary Andrick both of Cedar Rapids. Clifford Davin and Lillian Repstien both of Cedar Rapids. Lumir C. Biderman of Cedar Rapids and Lenore A. Nezerka of Ely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest J. Sykora
Mary
Frances Horak
Cedar Rapids
George Barta
Mary Andrick
Clifford Davin
Lillian Repstien
Lumir C. Biderman
Lenore A. Nezerka
Ely
Musketeers Take Third in Junior VFW Drum Corps
The Musketeers Drum and Bugle corps of Cedar Rapids earned third place in the junior class at the VFW 40th encampment in Boston with a score of 89.05. Canton Ohio led with 96.20, Salem Massachusetts 93, while Des Moines placed fifth in senior open competition and Manchester Connecticut won the senior closed title and $1000 prize forRoyal Oak Michigan also held the national championship in the senior closed group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musketeers
Cedar Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boston
Canton
Ohio
Salem
Mass
Des Moines
Manchester
Drum and Bugle Corps of
Royal Oak
Mich
Three Children Missing From Cedar Rapids Family
Police in Iowa urge a statewide lookout for Ruth Elaine Janssen 17 Donald Janssen 14 and Robert Janssen 10 who left their Cedar Rapids home with a traveling bag. Father Edward Janssen suspects a trip to relatives in Ames Cedar Falls or Lanesboro before schools reopen next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Edward V. Janssen
Oaklard Avenue
Ruth Elaine
Donald
Robert
Anna Armstrong
Ames
Albert Janssen
Cedar Falls
J. W. Gruber
Lanesboro
Batavia Man Snows Tallest Corn At Fair
D. D. Hill of Batavia Iowa won the tall corn contest at the State fair with an 18 foot 2 1/4 inch stalk earning $100 cash a tractor plow and a gold trophy. Bert Pletcher of Clarion took second with 17 foot 8 1/4 inch stalk and W. P. Greimer of Keota earned third with 17 foot 4 inch. Don Radda was disqualified for missing a mature ear but received a $25 special award for a skyscraper stalk taller than any on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
D. D. Hill
Batavia
Bert Pletcher
Clarion
W. P. Greimer
Keota
Don Radda
Iowa Daily Press Association
Marshalltown
Washington
Beautiful but dumb job seeker lands five offers
Knoxville AP reports 19 year old Edna Bratcher advertised herself as beautiful but dumb undependable and unreliable seeking a high salary. Five job offers came in on Monday and by Wednesday she started work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville, Tenn
Edna Bratcher
Mobilization 15 Ordered by Britain in a Tense War Pulse
Britain initiates a large scale evacuation and mobilization as German Polish tensions sharpen. Britain and France seek aid from Turkey and hope for neutrals from Spain and Japan while Italy braces for a potential wide conflict.
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Britain
Great Britain
France
Turkey
Spain
Japan
Poland
Italy
Europe
Hitler
Paris
Arthur Greenwood
Labor Party
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
British Broadcasting Company
London Stock Exchange to Close for Evacuation
The London stock exchange will be closed on Friday due to evacuation problems for part of the population. No reopening date was set, though a government committee hoped trading could resume as soon as evacuation is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
LLP
The
Stock Exchange
British French Would Aim First Blow At North Italy
Northern Italy could see early decisive fighting as a French British army moves through Alpine passes toward Turin. Neutral observers say allies may strike through Mont Cenis and Mont Genevre to hit Italy’s industrial heart and disrupt German war aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Drew Middleton
London
Europe
Germany
Siegfried Line
France
Maginot Line
Belgium
Holland
Turin
Pietro Badoglio
Alps
Mont Cenis
Mont Genevre
Hannibal
Napoleon
Maritime Alps
Germany Proclaims Wartime Traitor Executions
Berlin issued a special military decree ordering execution by firing squad for traitors in wartime. Men found guilty will be shot by ten. women offenders face beheading. Exemptions apply to expectant mothers and demented persons as the decree aims to enforce harsh penalties during the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
INS
Roosevelt Family Returns From Europe On Washington
In New York 984 passengers arrived on the liner Washington from Europe including Mrs James Roosevelt the President’s mother who said she lay awake worrying about the crisis John Roosevelt and his wife Anne Lindsay Clark were also aboard the same voyage reporting a family reunion amid national concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York
Washington
Europe
James Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Social Security Tattoo Reveals Back Number
A state employment office applicant exposes his back tattooed social security number after receptionist Flora Bledsoe asks for it. The incident ends with surprise as the youth declines further revealing actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Flora Bledsoe
Miss Bledsoe
Poland fears negotiations may be broken over Danzig crisis
In Warsaw the government urged calm as conditions worsen since last April's crisis over Germany's demands for Danzig and the Polish Corridor. Britain nears breakdown with Hitler proposing cession of Danzig and corridor. Poland vows resistance and expects no concession.
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Hitler
Danzig
Germany
Poland
Britain
Nevile Henderson
Henderson
Bluecher
Wellington
Waterloo
Great Britain
Berlin
Warsaw
Slovakia
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Vatican City
Pope Pius
Spain
Far East
Adolf Hitler
France
Crosby Dives In River Heroic Rescue In Remidji
In Remidji Minnesota 14 year old Clarence Crosby received a hero’s welcome after he plunged into the Mississippi fully clothed to save nine year old Eugene McKenzie. The town of 7,000 proclaimed children’s day with a parade and a mayoral speech praising his courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remidji
Minn
Schedal
Clarence Crosby
Mississippi River
Clarence
Rapid River
Eugene McKenzie
Earl Bucklen
EgyptHides Relics King Tut Tomb Treasures
The sarcophagus of King Tut Ankh Amen and priceless jewels and furniture were removed from Egypts national museum on Thursday. They were packed in forty cases and hidden in bomb proof cellars thirty feet underground to shield them from potential wartime destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Cairo
Tut-Ankh- Amen
National Museum
Boy Killed by Truck in Street Near Third Avenue
Billy Kesler II aged 13 died when he darted across Third Street into a moving truck as his mother shopped nearby. Police reported brakes were in good condition. funeral plans pending at Moen mortuary. survivors include his parents a brother and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Third Street
Kesler
Penick and Ford Company
Primrose Selden
Greenwood Drive
Downing
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Carl, Jr
Alice
Moen Mortuary
King Tells F D R Of Italy Peace Efforts
King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy replied to President Roosevelt saying Italy is doing whatever is possible to bring about a peace with justice. He thanked Roosevelt for the interest and said the message was transmitted to his government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Italy
Washington
Vittorio Emanuele
Roosevelt
Death of Mrs. Eda Emma Dicken of Toddville
Mrs. Eda Emma Dicken aged 73, lifelong Toddville resident, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Christian church at Lafayette. Survived by son Walter, brother W C Wilson, sister Mrs. Margaret Matheny, all of Toddville. Husband Howard Dicken died seven years ago. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
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Toddville
Eda Emma Dickén
Christian Church
Lafayette
Walter
W. C. Wilson
Margaret Matheny
Howard Dicken
Church of Christ
Roosevelt says no peace plea for now from White House
President Roosevelt is advised to pursue watchful waiting as UK Germany talks continue. Officials note possible shifts in Europe’s crisis while Hitler’s Poland demands test resolve. Italy’s King Emanuele says Italy will act to seek peace with justice and transmitted Roosevelt’s appeal to his government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Health
Germany
Poland
Slovakia
Berlin
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Washington
Roosevelt
London
Great Britain
Hitler
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Crisis Costs World Business in War Era
Economists in Washington report billions of dollars of potential business losses worldwide due to the war crisis. Federal Reserve Board experts say European business, excluding armaments, faced a virtual standstill in the last week, marking a sharp economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Federal Reserve Board
Lilac Flower Myth Contradicted in New Hampshire Note
The statement asserts the lilac, New Hampshire’s state flower, is not native to the United States. It challenges common belief by noting lilacs originate from regions outside the U S while being culturally linked to New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire
The
United States
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Scotland
British Foreign Office
Rome
Bendix
Paul R. Kelly
Second Ave
Austria
Oxfords
Second Street
MAY
Edar Rapids
Billy Kesler, II
FD. R
Luberger
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