Local Birth Announcements From Mercy and St Luke’s
Mercy hospital reports a daughter born November 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Dale McRoberts of 1627 Seventh Avenue SE. St. Luke’s hospital lists a daughter November 30 for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright of Palo. Also noted are a daughter December 1 for Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Hauser of Springville and a daughter born November 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moss of 1414 Tenth Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Dale McRoberts
Seventh Avenue SE
Herbert Olmstead
Seventh Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Walter Wright
Palo
L. I. Hauser
Springville
Harold Moss
Tenth Street
Two Local Fatalities Reported in Des Moines Area
Adolph Nemec aged 61 died at his home 1302 Third Street SE at 2 30 p m Thursday. Waldo Kreutner aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs Walter Kreutner of 812 Seventh Street SW died at the Iowa State College Hospital in Ames at 3 a m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Nemec
Third Street
Waldo Kreutner
Walter Kreutner
Seventh Street
Iowa State College Hospital
Ames
Local Court Docket Reports Fines and Remands
Ed Crispin of Cedar Rapids sentenced to 30 days in the county jail for intoxication. George Moran found a vagrant and remanded to county jail for failing to furnish a $200 bond. Justice H. R. Church presiding. Sam Koury found guilty of assault and battery, dismissed on payment of costs. Justice W. A. Rall's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Crispin
Cedar Rapids
George Moran
H. R. Churchill
Sam Koury
W. A. Rall
Merle Van Fossen and Martha Bowers Noted Residents
Merle Van Fossen of Marion and Martha Bowers of Toddville appear in a local notice highlighting community figures and nearby affiliations. The brief mentions their names within a regional context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle van Fossen
Marion
Martha Bowers
Toddville
Local drivers fined for speed and signal violations
Adolph F. Boyson of 1400 Second Avenue SE received a $10 fine plus costs for speeding 40 mph. Charles Mathews of 1047 F Avenue NW was fined $2 and costs for failing to stop at a traffic signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph F. Boyson
Second Avenue SE
Charles Mathews
F Avenue NW
Roosevelt assails Russian invasion in plea for restraint
President Roosevelt denounces the Soviet invasion as Russian warplanes strike Helsingfors and nine other Finnish communities. He urges Russia and Finland to avoid civilian bombardment, noting widespread sympathy for Finland and anger at the attack. Officials await a response from Russia amid reports it operates thousands of military planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingfors
Finland
Procope
Russia
Baltic Republic
Germany
Copenhagen
Ekstradbladet
Hoagland
Calander
Kyoesti Kallio
United States
Drinks With Two Strangers End With Missing Forty Dollars
William Stoecker of Stanwood told police that during a Thursday night visit to Dutri's tavern at 72 Sixteenth Avenue SW he sat with a man about 25 and a woman 45 to 50. After beer he found $40 had been stolen from his pockets, with a $5 bill and singles missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutri
Sixteenth Avenue
William Stoecker
Stanwood
Stoecker
Couple Arrested In Hit And Run North Of Fulton
State police broadcast led to the arrest of Dean Witt 19 and Ruth Witt 18 of Draper Utah for a hit and run north of Fulton NL. They were held at the city jail awaiting sheriff instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cloud
Dean Witt
Ruth
Draper
Utah
Fulton
Russia to Dismantle Pavilion at New York World Fair
The Soviet Union announced it will dismantle its $3,000,000 pavilion and will not participate in the 1940 New York World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Soviet Union
Christmas Health Seal Sale Opens in Cedar Rapids
The Public Health Nursing association launched its thirty third Christmas Seal sale on Thanksgiving day to raise funds for tuberculosis control. About 8 000 letters with seals were mailed. residents pay a penny per seal to support health programs. The article outlines nursing services including home visits infant welfare clinics prenatal and postnatal care and camp health education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids
General Public Health Nursing Service
J. W. Ballard
Seal Sale
Oakdale
Soviet-Finnish War Escalates With Red Army Invasion
Reports describe a Soviet invasion of Finland by air land and sea after a Finnish attack. The piece notes a Finnish socialist manifesto seeking a Soviet aligned government and calls for disarmament and nationalization. Moscow radio and Pravda broadcasts frame the action as a red army victory with mass meetings backing the invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Army
United States
Lawrence Steinhardt
Riga
Latvia
Scandinavia
Finland
Russia
Kovoina
Lake Ladoga
Manssila
Karelian
Reasuli
Korkiamaki
Termolovo
Finland Forms New Government for Truce Effort
Reports say Finland establishes a new government seeking a truce with the Reds as heavy fighting and bombing roiled Helsingfors. Soviet air raids, anti-aircraft fire, and evacuations disrupted the city while Petsamo and Hango areas faced bombardment and destruction.
Editor R J Psenka Dies After Operation
R J Psenka chief editor of the Chicago Daily Svornost and long time editor of the Almanac Amerikan died in a Chicago hospital Wednesday morning after surgery. Born in Bohemia in 1875 he served in the Foreign Legion and later became a prominent Czech newspaper man with nationwide reach. His wife survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Psenka
Chicago
Svornost
Mr. Psenka
Jindrichov Hradec
Bohemia
Foreign Legion
Africa
Algiers
Morocco
Paris
Prague
August Geringer
Czechoslovakia
Panama
Cedar Rapids Man Adolph Nemec Dies After Illness
Adolph Nemec of Cedar Rapids died at his home 1302 Third Street SE at 2 30 p m Thursday after a lingering illness. Born June 20 1878 in Cedar Rapids he married Emma Stodola in 1903 who survives. He leaves a daughter Mrs D W Abernathy of Berwyn Illinois a son Edward of Chicago six grandchildren and four sisters Mrs Christina Swatosh Mrs Anthony Womacka Mrs Clarence Dixon all of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Joseph Pesek Oakland California The body is at Kuba funeral home pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Nemec
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Emma Stodola
D. W. Abernathy
Berwyn
Edward
Chicago
Christina Swatosh
Anthony Womacka
Clarence Dixon
Engineering student dies after short illness at Ames college hospital
Seventh street SW and an engineering student at Iowa State College Ames died in the college hospital at 3 a.m. Friday after a short illness. He was born at Boone and lived in Cedar Rapids about fifteen years. He was a Wilson high school graduate. Survived by parents, a brother Robert, and a sister Shirley at home. Body to Moon funeral home. friends may call Saturday. Funeral arrangements later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Kreutner
Walter Kreutner
Seventh Street
Iowa State College
Ames
Colege Hospital
Boone
Cedar Rapids
Wilson High School
Robert
Shirley
Moon Funeral
Mary Esther Sorenson Funeral Service Details
Funeral services for Mary Esther Sorenson, who died Tuesday at the Lutheran sanatorium in Wheat Ridge Colorado, will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church 2044 First Avenue at 10 a.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Esther Sorenson
Wheatridge
Colo
Bethany Lutheran Church
First Avenue
Satur
Burial in Morse Cemetery set by Rev Mark J Steege
Funeral details note burial in Morse cemetery with Rev Mark J Steege officiating. Friends may call at Bethany chapel from 7 to 9 a.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark J. Steege
Morse Cemetery
Morse
Bethany Chapel
Roy Church Funeral Services Planned at Janeba
Funeral services for Seth Le Roy Church known as Roy Church will be held at Janeba funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m. The Rev. V. C. Grant will officiate and burial follows in Oak Shade cemetery in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth LeRoy
Roy
Twentieth Avenue SW
Janeba
V. C. Grant
Oak Shade Cemetery
Marion
Died at Kalispell Residence Former Cedar Rapids Resident
A. E. Chessman former Cedar Rapids resident died at his daughter Mrs. Earl Derr’s home in Kalispell Montana. The body will be brought to Cedar Rapids and laid in the Moen chapel for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Chessman
Cedar Rapids
Earl Derr
Kalispell
Mont
Moen
Margaret Masterson Brown Dies in Colorado Springs
Margaret Masterson Brown formerly of Cedar Rapids and Waterloo died in Colorado Springs Colorado on November 27. She was the sister of Virgil Masterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Masterson Brown
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Colorado Springs
Colo
Virgil Masterson
Dreher Slaying Ends With Life Terms For Three
In Mason City Mrs Dreher welcomed life terms for Welsh Cooper and Ostenrieder for the killing of her husband John Dreher during a car robbery. Welsh claimed the gun fired by itself as Dreher tried to escape. Cooper was driving and Ostenrieder rode in front. The trio stole the car, a watch, $19 and a suitcase before the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Dreher
Keosauqua
Welsh
Cooper
Ostenrieder
Ladd
Derr and wife foreclose joint interest in Cedar Rapids lot
L Earl Derr and wife as joint tenants to A G Chessman convey property in Cedar Rapids, lot 19 block 9 Daniel's Third add. Subjta mortgage for $3,000 of record. Date 10-14-39. Amount $1.00 noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Earl Derr
A. G. Chessman
Daniel
Cedar Rapids
Andrew appoints Willett as judge advocate general
John E. Andrew of Quincy national commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic appoints James H. Willett of Tama Iowa as judge advocate general in Springfield Illinois AP report confirms the selection and positions Willett within the GAR leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
John E. Andrew
Quincy
Grand Army of the Republic
James H. Willett
Tama
Gundling Named Head of High Twelve Club
Ernest H. Gundling was elected president of the High Twelve club at a Friday noon meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. Other officers include Andrew Petersen as first vice president Walter Kahler as second vice president E B McConkie as treasurer Alex Sampson as executive secretary Ed Swan as international representative Cary T Ray as publicity secretary Harold Millhiser as sergeant at arms and Earl B Delzell retiring president named trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest H. Gundling
High Twelve Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Gundling
Andrew Petersen
Walter Kahler
E. B. McConkie
Alex Sampson
Ed Swan
Cary T. Ray
Harold Millhiser
Earl B. Delzell
Global Press Reacts to Soviet Actions in Finland War
International voices condemn Soviet assault on Finland, with alarm from Australia’s Age and sympathy in Tokyo. Reports from Transcontinental Press claim mass executions of Poles and church figures in occupied Polish territories, fueling anti Soviet sentiment worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Transcontinental Press
Lwow
Poland
Fires Burn Marks After Ill-Advised Pilot Light Attempt
Sisco, 42, of 85 Seventh Avenue, was hospitalized at St Luke's after burning both hands lighting a gas furnace pilot light. He sustained first degree burns over his right hand and minor burns on his left as flames burst when he threw a match into the furnace. He remained hospitalized at noon Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisco
Seventh Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Woman Slightly Hurt In Auto Collision Near Cedar Rapids
Clarence Smith 27 reports in Sheriff’s office that a car driven by a man named W. F. Kubik collided with his vehicle at a stop sign near old and new route 30 junction west of Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Clarence Smith sustained a shoulder sprain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Smith
Center Point Road
Sherif
Jim Smith
W. F. Kubik
Fifteenth Street
Smith
Cedar Rapids
Thanksgiving accident ends dinner with fatal collapse
In St Ansgar Iowa a shelf collapsed during a Thanksgiving meal injuring Augusta Albrecht and causing a clock to strike her head. Granddaughter Jean Falk fainted and guest Nels Millmen 74 died in his chair. The family halted the dinner as the Rev Elmer Vohr prayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Ansgar
Herman Falk
Augusta Albrecht
Jean Falk
Elmer Vohr
Nels Millmen
First Lady Promises Faith in Youth Amid Dies Committee Scrutiny
Washington AP Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt attended a luncheon with American Youth Congress leaders as Dies Committee probes labeled the group a red front. She later wrote in My Day supporting youth trust in democracy and criticizing the committee’s methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
American Youth Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dies Committee
Congress
Communist Party
Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
Starnes
Ala
Dies
Tex
New York
Kenneth Goff
William Hinckley
Hinckley
Cadden
Jack McMichael
Youth Congress
National Assembly
United States
Congressional Committee
Italian Slap At Reich Seen
In Rome, Telegrafo criticizes German territorial aims by calling the Russian invasion of Finland an hour of crisis for small nations. The article warns empires swallow or permit swallowing of small states and urges Italy to stay faithful to smaller nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
INS
Giovanni Ansaldo
Telegrafo
Finland
Galeazzo Ciano
Warrenton trio absolved in tar and feather attack on Cassini
Husky Ian Montgomery testifies that he alone acted to scare Washington Times-Herald columnist Count Igor Cassini in June near Warrenton. Colin Montgomery and Alexander Calvert corroborate his claim, saying they joined at his request but did not pour oil or actively harm Cassini who survived the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrenton
Husky Ian Montgomery
Colin
Alexander Calvert
Igor Cassini
Washington Times-Herald
Near Here
Ian
Fauquier Circuit
Cassini
Calvert
Hunt Country
United States
Ordinance To Ban Jitterbug Dancing Gets Two Readings
City commissioners held two readings on an ordinance banning jitterbugging in public ballrooms. Dancers urge passage while hall operators cite safety concerns and building liability fears. Violations carry up to a $100 fine or 30 days in jail.
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Iowa Falls
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Tampa
Sioux City
New Orleans
Galveston
Charles City
Los Angeles
Des Moines
San Francisco
Bismarck Seattle
Detroit
Davenport
Pittsburgh
Justice OF Peace Courts
N. Y. World's Fair
H. L. Hoffman
Minneapolis, Minn
Montrose
Lincoln Building
Popular Front
Finnish Communist Party
Outer Mongolia
Pravda
Friay
London
Moscow
Red Fleet
Kremlin
Supreme Command
Leningrad
Repola
Porosozero
Petrozavodsk
Lake
Suojarvi
Karelian Isthmus
Metsapirtti
Kuokkala
Terijeki
Viborg
Moscow Radio
Borgaa
Petsamo
Norway
Erkke
Patricia
Aatos
Denmark
Berlingske
Hango
Gulf of Finland
Polytechnic College
Mary Sorenson
Roy Church
Willett
E. H. Gundling
Australia
Melbourne
Age
Tokio
Nichi Nichi
Yomiuri
Japan
Hits Probers
Met
Reich
Danceland
Iowa
Don Lee
ORCH
Doc Lawson
Russ Morgan
Goodyear West Sport
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