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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1940
Page
2
Frederick B. Agnew and Erna A. Van Sien, both of Davenport, along with Herbert Bethurem and Emma Jean Allison, both of Rock Island, are cited as parties in the record.
Olaf Negaard of Deer River fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving with fine suspended on payment of costs. Albert Made son of Belmont Park NW fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 40. Myron Scott of Marion fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 42 with fine suspended on payment of costs and surrender of driver's license for 10 days.
Mrs. John Raftery aged 45 died at her home 1326 Burch avenue NW at 2 30 a.m. Saturday. Harry Ray Lutz aged 44 died at his home north of Cedar Rapids on Friday. Gladyce Viona Peterson aged 37 of 716 Ninth street NW died in a local hospital at 2 10 p.m. Friday.
Victor Johnson, 35, of 860 Fourteenth Street NE, gets 30 days in county jail for intoxication. Dwight Wilcox fined 25 dollars plus costs for axle and load overages. Both adjudicated in Justice H. R. Churchill's court.
At 2 28 a m Saturday grease burning in the motor of a Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern electric locomotive at H avenue and Tenth Street NE prompted an alarm that remained active for 42 minutes with crews on scene.
Doris Marie Grovier of Gordon and Edward Grovier were granted custody of two children by Judge H. C. Ring on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. Under stipulation Mrs. Grovier received property rights. The couple married at Washington Iowa on June 8 1936.
Mercy hospital records show Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Early of 110 First Avenue West welcomed a son on February 16. St Luke's hospital lists Mr. and Mrs. George L. Erwin of 835 Fourth Avenue Southeast with a daughter born February 16. Mr. and Mrs. John McAllister of 2015 Johnson Avenue Northwest welcomed a son on February 16. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Even of 2524 East Avenue Northeast welcomed a son on February 17.
Harry Lutz and Louisa Farmer were found shot to death in their home. The 1917 Waterloo marriage to Rose M. Blaski is noted along with survivors including two children and several relatives. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Turner chapel with calling hours.
Senator Tydings appeals for funds to aid Finland in its fight against Russia. He condemns Russia as barbarous and villainous, arguing the Finns defend religion, homes, women and children, free speech, press, democracy, and humanity.
About a thousand Waltonians and guests attended the Waltonians annual benefit fish fry and organization stay in the Memorial building. Lieut. Gov. B B Hickenlooper spoke praising A J Bert Smith as president since founding and urged continued citizen efforts toward conservation by smaller groups nationwide.
Karl Wilson music teacher bowed to a cheering audience on Friday from the school stage in Fruitland and prepared to perform a violin solo but realized he had left his violin in the dressing room.
A crowd celebrates a homecoming while survivors recount grim conditions aboard the Altmark. Frederick Thomas of Liverpool recalls 45 men crowded in a small compartment with no air and poor treatment, while William Curtis of the Doric Star criticizes the Germans for starvation and tyrannical behavior during ten weeks aboard.
The widow Louise Rolfe Gebardi Wiebrecht was freed in fel ony court on a disorderly conduct charge after she said she knew nothing of a pistol a robbery suspect left in her room. Edwin Rozelle admitted hiding the weapon. McGurn, linked to the St Valentine’s Day massacre, was later shown to have an alibi with Wiebrecht.
Berlin reports Friday night that German sea warfare against Great Britain is more effective than in 1914. Officials cited tanker attacks and higher tonnage sunk, noting 27 Allied oil tankers totaling 212,268 tons sent to bottom in about 50 months, with 1.5 million tons of combined British, French, and neutral shipping sunk in the current period.
Chief Vlach and Capt Clift planned to return Lloyd Carpenter of 622 Sixth Ave SE on a warrant charging larceny from a person. Carpenter, seen with wallet holder Joe Skala at a Twelfth Ave tavern, was found with a large sum of money and arrested on Thursday.
Governor Olson authorized Chicago authorities to extradite William Bioff the Hollywood film labor union leader on a 17 year old charge of failure to complete a sentence on a pandering conviction. Bioff had been sought since the original conviction and extradition was approved after legal review and inter state agreement.
Senator Tom Connally of Texas was taken to Walter Reed hospital after collapsing at a Reserve Officers Association banquet. Doctors said his condition did not appear serious but a definite diagnosis was unavailable due to his chronic heart condition.
Funeral services for Frank D. Denlinger vice president of the Perpetual Savings and Loan Association and lifelong city resident will be held at Turner chapel at 2 p m Sunday burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery Flowers requested omitted Honorary pallbearers from the association include W R Boyd S W Wilder W L Crissman F A Beals Sutherland Dows David Turner H H Bennett H E Hoadley B R Hynden John Breslin and C E Howe
Mrs Anna Erusha widow of Paul Erusha died at her home north of Oxford at 2 30 p m Friday after a lingering illness She was born in Bohemia December 4 1866 and came to Linn county with her parents at age five Surviving daughter Mrs Frank Grabin of Oxford and five grandchildren with a brother in Arizona and three sisters in California Also surviving are a son in law and a granddaughter Burial will be in Grabin cemetery with services at 2 p m Monday conducted by Rev Benjamin Paroulek The body will be removed to the home after 3 p m Sunday for friends to call
Gladyce Viona Peterson 716 Ninth Street NW interior decorator for Luberger died in a local hospital at 2 10 p m Friday after a brief illness She was born January 21 1903 in Alta Iowa and lived in Cedar Rapids 14 years coming from Holstein Iowa She left surviving her parents a sister and a brother also grandmother and two nieces Funeral services set for 3 30 p m Sunday at Turner chapel conducted by Dr C J Bready Burial Cedar Memorial Park cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
Mrs. John Raftery 45 died at home 1326 Burch avenue NW at 2 30 am Saturday after a lingering illness. Born Oct 12 1894 in Dubuque she was a daughter of W A and Mary Sanderson and lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years. She leaves husband John T Raftery three daughters Mary Lou Marguerite Phyllis Anne all of Cedar Rapids and three brothers W A Sanderson of Boone H M and J M Sanderson of Sioux City. She was a member of St Patrick s church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery. The body will be taken to the home Sunday morning from Brady mortuary. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Adolf Kvetensky who died Thursday at his home four and a half miles southeast of Fairfax will have funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. in Hus Memorial church conducted by Revs. Francis Pokorny Ludvik Burian and Benjamin Paroulek. Burial follows at Oak Hill cemetery with body at the Barta chapel where friends may call Saturday.
Funeral services for Miss Loret ta Joyce Houtz will be held in Moon chapel at 4 p.m. Sunday conducted by Rev. Grant F. Anderson. Cremation will follow. She died at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bates, 1631 Bever avenue SE. Friends may call at the chapel.
Funeral services for Mrs. William S. Cook who died at her home 1632 Center Street NE will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Monahan funeral home conducted by the Rev Rodney C. Gould of Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mrs Eva Elizabeth Nederhiser of northeast of Ely dies Wednesday in Monticello hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p m Sunday at Rogers Grove church with burial in Rogers Grove cemetery. No flowers requested.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lightner who died at her home 1614 C avenue NW will be held at 9 am Monday in St Patrick's church with Rev D J Lenihan presiding. Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery. Rosary sessions precede and follow at the family home with local Catholic orders leading prayer.
A committee for the Democratic meeting on July 13 lists members and ex officio officers from multiple states. The lineup includes Hamilton as ex officio chairman, Harold W. Mason, Ralph E. Williams, Henry P. Fletcher, Daniel E. Pomeroy, and others including Mrs. Ruth Baker Pratt and William F. Knowland.
In a roll call of 105 eligible votes on Friday Philadelphia won with 66 ballots to 30 for Chicago and 2 for Fargo. Iowa cast its vote for Chicago, designating Philadelphia as the 1940 Republican convention city.
British forces intercepted the Altmark off the Norwegian coast and freed between 300 and 400 British merchant seamen held aboard the vessel. Reports say the ship, used as a tender for the Graf Spee, faced heavy criticism for harsh conditions and confinement of prisoners. Norwegian escorts were involved, and British authorities cited violations of international law to justify the rescue.
An unofficial remark suggests Norway failed to secure neutrality of its waters and relies on the British fleet to assure it as iron ore to Germany could be intercepted through Norwegian routes. The claim frames Britain as enforcing maritime neutrality in opposition to German traffic.
The German government denounces the raid as a grave violation of international law and demands indemnity for dead and wounded. German captain recounts British planes near Stavangerfjord and Kristiansand, with British sailors allegedly firing on crew and boarding the Altmark before it was scuttled.
City Briefs report Fidelity lodge No. 106 will convene at the Sokol hall Friday at 8 p.m. The city council held its regular bi weekly payroll meeting Saturday. A federal tax lien for 49.60 alleging unjust enrichment in 1937 was filed against Carl Kruse of Lisbon. Milo Sedlacek announced the eastern Iowa census is 51 percent complete. The name Mrs. Fred P. sirmons was corrected to Mrs. Herb Simons in a recent accident story.
No injuries reported after a crash on a county road three miles north of Fairfax. Walter Burger aged 54 and Lyle Berianek aged 20, both of Fairfax, drove separate machines and collided near the hilltop. Burger filed the report with Sheriff Jim Smith's office.
Slavie Kubik a 17 year old Messenger of 1318 Third street sw sustained slight cuts and bruises when knocked from his bicycle by a car driven by R E Schoon Monti cello on Third street between Eighth and Ninth avenues se at 4 05 pm Friday Kubik said he rode north after stopping for a train and was struck from the rear about half a block from the crossing by the Schoon vehicle.
Virgil Harris and five other inmates at Fort Worth Texas jail offer to join Finnish relief by fighting for the country if released. They wrote to former President Hoover, director of the Finnish relief fund, asking for release. the offer was turned down.
The housing administration insures loans made by Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company enabling long term, low rate mortgages repaid monthly like rent. Loans avoid lump sum due dates and aim for secure, debt free home ownership. Inter-Ocean’s mortgage department, staffed by FHA trained men, handles all loan submission details.
Readers may submit advertising ideas for listed advertisers until 5 p.m. Wednesday. Enter by sending one idea per sheet to the Ad-Rite Editor at The Gazette. Prizes include weekly $25 best idea, 130 total prizes, and grand awards of 200, 100, and 50 dollars for top ideas.
Twenty seven Coe College women designated by Dean Mary Bell will staff lobbies at the Iowa State and Paramount theaters Saturday and Sunday to collect National Finnish Relief funds. Volunteers include Jean Schmidt, Betty Wood, Dora Jane Hamblin, Agnes Johnston, Elizabeth Colton and others with duties 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Bring contributions to support Hoover’s campaign.
Vic tor Johnson, 35, of 860 Fourteenth Street NE, was sentenced Saturday by Justice H R Churchill to 30 days in county jail after another drunkenness arrest at 7 15 p m. He has 28 prior drunkenness arrests since 1935, totaling 354 days served or pending, with $340 in fines.
An advertisement outlines that the average American family can afford a modern home through the FHA financing plan. It notes that in February 1938 amendments to the national housing act liberalized terms enabling easier access to mortgage funds.
Contractors profit from Inter Ocean liberal advances during construction. The policy favors contractor and material dealer requirements, and ad writers are urged to visit the Inter Ocean office for further information.
The New Process Laundry company, 49 years in business, offers bachelor and family wash plus Zoric dry cleaning. Ten red delivery trucks support prompt service and the firm urges customers to combine dry cleaning with laundry for one call, one delivery, and one account. The Zoric dry cleaning method is claimed to clean better, restore color brightness, and return fabrics to a near new look and feel.
Local Drug Company at 110 114 Third Avenue SW offers easy parking and a neighborhood store atmosphere under proprietor Wendl B. Gatto. A full drug line and a registered pharmacist are on duty. a lunch department seats 100 and serves meals from 6 AM to 11 PM.
National Life Insurance Company of Vermont promotes Purely Mutual policies established in 1850. Ad highlights a rural slogan 709 Cows Ride and provides a phone contact 851% for inquiries.
Six months insured guarantee against moth damage on all moth proof dry cleaning. Wall paper and paints Kodaks books toys office equipment social and business stationery greeting cards school supplies fountain pens. Sanford's.
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