Britain launches drive for joint action in Far East
Britain begins a broad propaganda push to win U.S. support for a joint Anglo American response to Japanese aggression in China. Officials seek Roosevelt approval, with Lindsay instructed to offer Britain’s aid and to threaten stronger naval forces if Tokyo resists.
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Ronald Lindsay
Washington
Britain
China
United States
Far
Japan
Tokio
Far Eastern
Times of London
Far East
U. S
21 UAW Members Nabbed In Picket Attempt At Ford
Kansas City report states 21 UAW members were arrested during a picket attempt at the Ford plant. Local authorities, led by Capt Hueh Dearherty, posted bonds of under $100 each for those charged with trespass as police maintained order. The plant operated normally with police on duty despite the incident.
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UAW
Ford
Kansas
Hueh Dearherty
Dougherty
Welch taxable estate totals 195205 in Iowa case
Inheritance tax of 7368 was collected at Des Moines on the 195205.63 dollar taxable estate of Alice M. Welch of Cedar Rapids. Mrs Welch, widow of A Welch of the Welch Cook Bi company, died in October 194? at Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago. Her home earlier was Cedar Rapids, though she had moved to Chicago before death.
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Des Moines
Alice M. Welch
Cedar Rapids
Len J. Wegman
Welch
A Welch
Welch-Cook-Bi :Company
Presbyterian Hospital i
Chicago
Board Grants Three Petitions Denies Four Tables One
More than twenty spectators attended the Monday city hall meeting of the board of adjustment. Rude Auto Co sought a public garage at 3102 Mount Vernon Ave SE and the petition was tabled. Other actions included permissions for Twentieth Century Manufacturing at 528 First St SE, H K Igram at 814 Sixth St NW, and Dan J Elgas at 2221 C St SW. Denials were issued for Dan J Elgas barber shop at 216 Fourth St NW and Grace Dougherty beauty parlor at 1113 Nineteenth St SE. Mrs Joseph Prucha for commercial use at 3702 First Ave E was denied, as was Commonwealth Apartments neon sign on Fourteenth St. Zoning remained residential.
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Board of Adjustment
Rude Auto Company
Mount Vernon Avernue SE
Agnes Kubusa
Joe Estes
Twentieth Century Manufacturing Company
First Street SE
H. K. Igram
Sixth Street
Joseph Steyskal
C Street
Dan J. Elgas
Fourth Street
Grace Dougherty
Nineteenth Street
Joseph Prucha
First Avenue E
Commonwealth Apartments
Fourteenth Street
Police Radio Equipment Moves to New City Jail Station
Work on the new city jail and police station continues with finishing touches. Radio equipment, including an auxiliary Collins transmitter, was moved by Radio Engineer Henry J. Nemec to the new building to allow tuning for potential use next Monday. The police department may move in this week if the structure is accepted by the architect and city council and by the PWA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thas
Henry J. Nemec
Collins Radio Company
Nemec
PWA
Robert Vlach
Girl Tarzan Indicted on Two Slaying Counts
Philadelphia report says Mary Jeenan O Connor 19, co ed athlete, was indicted on murder and both voluntary and involuntary manslaughter charges for the death of Nancy Glenn. An unsigned statement quotes O Connor claiming self defense though the victim died after a struggle. The case, linked to Labor Day events, names local authorities and underscores the pending legal action.
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Philadelphia
INS
Mary Jeenan O'Connor
Nancy Glenn
Miss Connor
Jocike
Radodner
Pete
Italy to Await U S Action Before Any Stand
Italy will defer decisions on taking a stand until Washington acts. The report notes Rome’s caution and its expectation of U S policy signals before committing to reply, amid broader debate over allied strategy and regional tensions.
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Italy
U.S
Aviator Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Plane Crash
Wallin Pret, 27, a North Bergen pilot, was charged with manslaughter after an air crash at Bendix Airport that killed 41 year old John Dis Ann of New York. The incident damaged a second aircraft and prompted an official investigation. Picone surrendered to authorities and was released in his own recognizance.
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Hackensack
Wallin
Picone
Pole
City School Bus Bids Opened for 48-Seat Purchase
Cedar Rapids school board opened bids at 10 am on a new 48-seat bus to replace the 1929 Graham vehicle. Firms submitted varied chassis and body combinations with trade-in, tire options, and booster brake add-ons. White Indiana Truck Sales stood alone in presenting in-person bid at opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C D. Hedberg
Cedar Rapids
Beck-Hawkeye Company
Stone’s Truck Service Company
General Motors
Wayne
Superior
Bender
Beck
Rude Auto Company
International Harvester
Reo-Jones Company
Reo
Handler Motor Company
Dodge
White
Indiana Truck Sales Company
Wayne Morris and Priscilla Lane announce engagement
Hollywood stars Wayne Morris and Priscilla Lane defused marriage rumors by revealing their engagement. They joked about a possible elopement while confirming plans, noting Priscilla is from Indianola, Iowa, as the Lane sisters’ background is highlighted.
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Hollywood
INS
Wayne Morris
Priscilla Lane
Priscilla
Lane Sisters
Indianola
Eye donation lets New Orleans patient see light again
In New Orleans AP reports Frank Chabina, 19, regained light through the left eye grafted from 67 year old hospital companion John Amos. Dr George Hak said the corneal transfer appears promising after bandage removal Monday night. The bandage will be reapplied and removed again within three days.
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New Orleans
Frank Chabina
John Amos
George Hak
Amos
Chabina
Hink
Chabinas
Bound To Support Unborn Child Of His Divorced Wife
In Chicago an unusual court decree binds Alfred W Sims 46 to financially support his unborn child of his divorced wife until maturity. Mrs Suns 26 secured an uncontested decree on cruelty grounds. Sims, an electrical engineer, agreed to pay $20 monthly for five years after birth by April and increasing amounts thereafter until age 21. Lawyers noted no precedent found in English or U S statutes.
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Chicago
INS
Alfred W .Sims
Suns
Sims
England
Othe
United States
CAW to Attempt Distribution in Prohibited Area
The United Automobile Workers of America announced an attempt to distribute union papers at the gates of Ford Motor Beige plant in a Dearborn area barred by a tariff ordinance. No warrants were issued for 60 union members arrested and released after a recent demonstration as the union tests constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
IAP
United Watoamobile Workers of America
Ford Motor Company
Beige
Peggy Joyce Hurt in Hollywood Fall Dislocates Shoulder
Peggy Joyce Hurt, a Hollywood performer, slipped while walking in the rain and dislocated her shoulder. The accident occurred during an ordinary stroll, ending with medical attention for the injury.
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Hollywoon
INS
Peasy Hopkins
Joyce
United States protest note to Japan over attacks on ships
Washington reports the U S note protesting the bombing and sinking of American vessels Panay and three steamers Meiping Meian and Meisian by Japanese planes on the Yangtze. It asserts the ships flew the U S flag and were engaged in lawful activity while seeking to avoid danger. The note demands formal regret indemnification and assurances that future American lives property and interests in China will be protected.
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America
Britain
Japan
Tokio
Ledda
Trerg
Miikoate
Ty Prasadent
Roosevelt
Sonia
U. S
Washington
United States
WU. S. S. Panay
Yangtze River
Shanghai
U.S.S. Panay
China
Suspect Captured in Wounding of Federal Officer
Federal agents captured Woodrow Wilson Price of Independence Missouri, alleged to have shot and critically wounded federal justice operative Harry Snow during an attempted extortion in Independence earlier this month. Snow remains in an Independence hospital as investigators say Price confessed to the assault and the extortion attempt.
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Washington
INS
Harry Snow
Federal Justice
Independence
Woodrow Wilson Price
Snow
Deaths and funeral notices in Cedar Rapids area
Deaths include Sam Shafer 98 year old Cedar Rapids resident with funeral at Barta chapel and burial at Oak Hill cemetery with military rites. Other obituaries note J A Petty from Cedar Rapids died in Elizabethville Pennsylvania after wintering with his daughter. Gemese Ferris 70 of Sioux City died at University Hospital Town Cedar. Mary Niemeier Cedar Rapids died after stroke. multiple relatives listed. Services scheduled at Neff Funeral home Mount Vernon and Neff and Barta chapels with arrangements pending.
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Sam Shafer
Cedar Rapids
Barta Chapel
Grant F. Anderson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sam Shafter, Jr
Herbert R. Shafer
Parker Shafer
Herbert L. Shafer
Howard Staves
Sb, Johnson
J .A Petty
L Street
Glenn H. Kepler
Elizabethville
Petty
Mr. Petty
Springville
Nebraska
Mount Vernon
Verhe Heald
Maud Metzgar
Montgomery
Ethel Petty
Washington, D.C
Mabel Kepler
Edna Watson
Ed Person
Marion
Clair Petty
Viola
Olive Tower
Rene McMickle
Will Armstrong
Whittier
Gemese Ferris
Sioux City
University Hospital
Town
Civ
Delia
John David
Frank James
Julia Ferris
Barta
M M . Vanney
St Thomas Syrian Orthodox Church
Mary Niemeier
Rudolph W Niemeier
D Avenue
Maury Petranek
Leonard Bohac
Oliver Carlston
Joplin
Mary Petranek
Bingham Undergoes Surgery at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore AP reports Ambassador to England Robert W. Bingham was operated on Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Hospital to determine the exact cause of his illness.
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Baltimore
Robert W Bingham
England
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Real Estate Contract Made By Cedar Rapids Man Is Declared Valid
The Iowa supreme court ordered Equitable Life Assurance Society to honor a contract to sell 410 acres in Johnson County to Ed F. Hotz for 47500 dollars. Cedar Rapids dealer R J Harrison acted as agent. the down payment was 3000 dollars. The check was misdated and banked, the court said the contract stands and the insurer incurs no loss. The company holds many farms in eastern Iowa. The ruling upheld a Linn County circuit court decision.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Johnson County
Ed F. Hotz
R. J. Harrison
Cedar Rapids
Hotz
Iowa
John T. Moffit
Linn District Court
Penick And Ford Set Quarterly Dividend For 1937
Penick and Ford Ltd Inc announces last quarterly dividends for 1937 will be received in Cedar Rapids Wednesday by holders of common stock. The year’s dividend is 1 dollar total, or 25 cents a quarter, down from 3 dollars per share in 1936.
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Cedar Rapids
Penick and Ford Ltd. Inc
Britain Sundered by Bitter Winter Weather Toll Rises
London AP reports Britain faces freezing conditions with nine deaths. Snowdrifts up to twelve feet blanket Scotland and northern England as fog ice and floods disrupt transport and communications across the British Isles.
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London
British Isles
Scotland
England
Do You Make Plum Pudding
A small classified notice advertises plum pudding and related home made goods. It directs readers with ducks turkeys geese chickens popcorn cider and home butchered meat to place ads in the Gazette Want Ad section Classification 33 and to dial 2-1121 to place their notice.
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Gazette
May Adopt Angle Parking On Third Avenue Downtown
Public safety head W C Benesh considers switching Third Avenue SE from parallel to angle parking on both sides to create more downtown parking spaces. He notes the avenue is wide enough for angle parking with traffic still flowing, but middle street parking elsewhere would raise safety concerns for children and drivers.
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Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Public Safety Department
W. C. Benesh
First Avenue
Benesh
Cedar Rapids Cub Packs Recruit 52 Boys In Three Units
In Cedar Rapids the Scout council formed three new Cub packs enrolling a total of 52 boys. Pack 5 at Central Park Presbyterian Church lists Cubmaster Paul C. Hunter and committee members Hubert E. Paxton W. L. Albright and Victor Holec. Pack 25 at Arthur P. T. A led by Cubmaster Paul R. Geyer with Ralph E. Weley as assistant and committee members I R. Brooks Peter Funcke and Claude Krebs. Westminster Presbyterian sponsors Pack 29 with 17 boys led by J. C. Young and committee members R. J. Pollock Ben H. Peterson John Skien the Rev J. Hi acne Jr. and D. I. Rol and.
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Cedar Rapids
Chinese Soldier Slays Missionary From Iowa
Gar land Leonard, a Pentecostal missionary from Yale Iowa, was shot and killed by Chinese soldiers at Yuanping in North Shansi on October 7. A Domei report via Taiyuanfu said Mrs Leonard was safe at Taiyuanfu. Yale is in Guthrie County.
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Peiping
China
Garland Leonard
Yale
Yuanping
Shansi Province
British “Baptist Hospital
Taiyuanfu
Domei
Leonard
Guthrie County
Foreign policy fire risk and missionary protection stance
Albert Kremers of Grand Hotel, City argues that continued US intervention abroad to protect missionaries and expand business ventures risks lives and could trigger a world conflagration. He urges abandoning entangling commitments and accepting consequences of any missionary or economic presence abroad.
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the Gazette
State Department
Sam
Albert Kremers
Grand Hotel
City
Luckman Convicted Of Drukman Charges
In Brooklyn Supreme Court a blue ribbon jury found Louis Luckman guilty of perjury in the first degree tied to the Drukman murder case. Luckman, 50, remains held on $4,000 bail to be sentenced before Judge Erskine C. Rogers on Thursday. his brother and uncle are imprisoned for the same crime.
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New York
INS
Mercy
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Louis Luckman
Drukman
Sam Drukman
Sing Sing
Liberty
Erskine C. Rogers
Fires Two Shots Into Floor Of Home Disturbance
Jim Zearing a 28 year old resident of 1633 C avenue NW fired two bullets from a .44 revolver into his home floor during a Monday night disturbance driving his wife and mother from the house. He was arrested for intoxication and disturbing the peace, fined 25 dollars plus costs in police court. The incident involved police officers entering after he placed the weapon near a chair. no charges over threats were filed and his wife did not want prosecution.
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Jim Zearing
C Avenue NW
Zearing
George Connell
Harley Simon
Troops 21 and 16 Tie For First In Rally
Troops 21 and 16 tied for first in a district 1 Scout rally at Immaculate Conception school with Troop 15 second and Troops 27 and 11 tied for third. More than 200 Scouts attended as Dr. M. D. Marr oversaw the event with Kiwanian Sea Scout crew members assisting.
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Star of the West Lodge
Knights of Pythias
First Christian Church
Immaculate Conception School
M. D. Marr
James Maloney
James Gurren
William Stewart
Lee S. Coy
George Gohman
Home Remedy Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief and Savings
A promoted at home cough syrup recipe claims rapid relief from cold coughs. It mixes 2 cups sugar with 1 cup water, then adds 244 ounces Pinex to a pint bottle, creating a full pint medicine that allegedly eases coughing, loosens phlegm, and soothes inflamed membranes, with a money back guarantee.
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Rakot
O.K
Tarzan
Rome
Cretomane
Mont 1
Peggy Joyce Hurt
J. A. Petty
George Ferris
Mrs
Bingham
Penick and Ford
People’s Forum
Luckman
Streamline
Hallerfelt
Psi
Tug Taylor
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