Speeding and license actions in Marion and city cases
Francis A. Lyon and Edward I. Kramer of Marion were fined $10 and costs for speeding 44 and 46 respectively, Kramer surrendering his license for 30 days plus costs. Neal Weaver and George Nassif also fined $10 and costs for speeding 42 and 40 with license surrender. Yellow cab driver William Gorman pleads not guilty to failing to stop for a traffic signal. case set. Tom Callan pled not guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace. case set and he is released on own bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Lyon
Marion
Edward I. Kramer
Neal Weaver
First Avenue
George Nassif
Tenth Street SE
William Gorman
Ninth Street NW
Tom Callan
First Avenue E
Local births listed from St Luke's Mercy and homes
At St Luke's hospital Edwin D Wisnovsky and wife Fairfax welcomed a son on January 3. Leonard Costello and wife of 3808 First Avenue E welcomed a daughter on January 3. Mercy hospital saw William Popek and wife of 90 Fifteenth Avenue SW welcome a daughter on January 4, John F Hynes and wife Coggan welcomed a son on January 4. At home Fred Hagerman and wife of 920 Tenth Street NE welcomed a daughter on January 3. William F Miller and wife of 634 Nineteenth Avenue SW welcomed a son on January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Edwin D. Wisnovsky
Fairfax
Leonard Costello
First Avenue
Mercy Hospital
William Popek
Fifteenth Avenue
John F Hynes
Coggan
Fred Hagerman
Tenth Street
William F Miller
Nineteenth Avenue
Traffic fines set for three motorists in city court
F. M Vogel of 1722 First Avenue East paid 5 dollars plus costs for driving without a license. Robert Peck of 821 Second Avenue SE was fined 25 dollars and costs for failing to yield right of way. Floyd Primrose, 35, of 712 Eighth Avenue SE faced 25 dollars and costs for intoxication with suspension of all but 10 dollars and costs and 10 days jail time if the fine is not paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M Vogel
First Avenue E
Robert Peck
Second Avenue SE
Floyd Primrose
Eighth Avenue SE
Marriage Licenses Filed For Several Couples
Harold M Wallace of Oak Park Illinois and Leola M Ritenour of Chicago. John E Griffith and Ada Crook, Cedar Rapids. Dean C Feigh and Eva Secrist, Marion. Lester E Topp and Vada Rae Willits, Cedar Rapids. Lewis S Swanson of Minneapolis and Irene E Holmberg of Center City Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M Wallace
Oak Park
Ill
Leola M Ritenour
Chicago
John E Griffith
Ada Crook
Cedar Rapids
Dean C Feigh
Eva Secrist
Marion
Lester E. Topp
Vada Rae Willits
Lewis S. Swanson
Minneapolis
Irene E Holmberg
Center City
Minn
H. R. Churchill
Irene E. Holmberg
Justice Churchill
County Briefs and Local Notices
County Auditor Robert M Wesely enters Mercy hospital for treatment. His condition reported good. E A Hansen of Ameri can Legion will speak on the post broadcast over station WMT about As We Enter the New Year. Mrs H W Huff learns of Chicago aunt Blanche Paxton's death and plans to attend the funeral in Bloomington. Mrs Samuel B Miller undergoes emergency appendectomy at St Luke's. condition satisfactory. Lincoln County, Linn county CCC enrollments rise. includes financial provisions for dependents and worker fund in new regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M Wesely
B Avenue NE
Mercy Hospital
E A Hansen
Hanford
H W. Huff
Eleventh Street
Blanche Paxton
Chicago
Samuel B Miller
Washington Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Miller
A. C. Cherry
CCC
Linn County
Solon
Mildred Hunt
Social Welfare
France adopts Official Journal of the French State title
Vichy reporting that France on Saturday dropped its formal designation as a republic and issued the Official Journal under a new title. The publication now reads Official Journal of the French State replacing Official Journal of the French Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Republic
Congress Mulls Britain Aid and Policy Unity
Congress leaders urged united action on defense and aid to Britain while considering changes to loans for debt-defaulters and neutrality law tweaks. The House planned to adjourn for recess, then reconvene to count electoral ballots and receive the annual budget message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
America
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Andrew J May
Great Britain
Sol Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate may funding probe into Langer fitness for office
Senate committee chair Tom Connally said funds may be needed to investigate North Dakota senator William Langer's fitness after his controversial swearing in. Protests by the Petitioners allege past conspiracy conviction reversal, financial influence on judges, and alleged favors tied to a convict's release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom Connally
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
William Langer
North Dakota
Langer
Senate
Alben W Barkley
Chamber
North
Congress
Circuit Court of Appeals
James Mulloy
Minot
Court of Appeals
Verry
North Dakota State Agricultural College
Contributions Pile Up For No Foreign War Fund
Messages from readers in Roxbury Massachusetts Brooklyn and Houston Texas pledge support time funds and posters back the no foreign war effort and urge the President's fireside chat to rally Americans against war with signatures from locals and anonymous contributors noting concerns about British influence and democratic motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minn
Roxbury
Mass
America First
Chicago
Brooklyn
Kirkwood
England
Houston
Texas
Australians Break Through At Bardia In Final Assault
Australian troops led by heavy tanks punched into the innermost Bardia defenses near the end of a three week siege. More than 5,000 Italians were captured in the first assault, with heavy casualties reported among the defenders. The fall of Bardia would give the British empire forces a strategic base and harbor facilities for ships up to 4,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Bardia
Royal Air Force
Empire
Literary Society Of Rosedale Elects Officers At Mount Vernon Rd
The Literary Society of Rosedale School No 2 on Mount Vernon road SE elected officers Friday with Carolyn Tresnak as president Shirley Jungjohann as vice president Tommy Bena as secretary and Bobby Stolba as treasurer. News Flashes editors Agnes Knight and Betty Newton were chosen with story writers Jean Jungjohann and Olga Bena. Dar lene Dickson and Diana Hoagland joined the program committee. A surprise program featured the one act play Girl Wanted presented by eight McKinley high school pupils and a vocal duet by Betty Knight and Jean Jungjohann. The group will meet Monday to hear the President's speech over Marvin Moenck's radio Mintern Crew is teacher of the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Literary Society of
Rosedale School No. 2
Mount Vernon Road
Carolyn Tresnak
Shirley Jungjohann
Tommy Bena
Bobby Stolba
Agnes Knight
Betty Newton
Jean Jungjohann
Olga Bena
Darlene Dickson
Diana Hoagland
McKinley High School
Emilie Bena
Anna Lou Unzeitig
Shirley Frish
Mary Dickson
Corinne Dickson
Ruth Milligan
Clarence Krizek
Ernest Bena
Betty Knight
Marvin Moenck
Radio Mintern
Britain anticipates invasion by land and raiding plans
The article argues Britain is preparing to invade Germany if feasible, detailing raiding tactics to capture prisoners and gather intelligence. It cites British and neutral sources predicting aerial superiority with American help by mid 1941, and discusses potential invasion routes and the roles of armor, air power, and naval strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Amiens
Germany
England
Dover
Channel
Hitler
France
Fuehrer
Age of the Earth Measured in Billions of Years
Scientists estimate the Earth's age lies between three and four billion years. The figures reflect prevailing estimates from geology and planetary science, indicating a deep, ancient history for our planet.
Challenger Derailments Near Granger Wyoming Cause Minor Disruption
Two sections of the Union Pacific Los Angeles Challenger derailed at the same spot near Granger Wyoming early Saturday due to a low rail flange. No injuries were reported and only two trucks derailed, causing minimal inconvenience as trains continued after automatic signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Barkley Again Named Senate Leader and Hill as Whip
In a united Democratic caucus, Sen Alben W Barkley of Kentucky was re elected Senate leader while Sen Pat Harrison of Mississippi won the president pro tem post. Sen Lister Hill of Alabama was named party whip and assistant majority leader. Harrison seconded Barkley while Sen B Chandler backed Barkley in 1938 nomination fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Democrats
Alben W. Barkley
Pat Harrison
Miss
Lister Hill
Ala
Roosevelt
Chicago
Barkley
Harrison
Joseph T Robinson
Ark
Supreme Court
Alben” Jetter
Sen
Happy) Chandler
Chandler
Lane Sisters Expand Fame As Leota Marries Theater Official
Leota Lane, one of the Lane sisters, wed Edward J. Pitts a New York theater official in Mount Kisco New York. The former opera singer listed 26 and two prior marriages. Pitts 43 said his first wife died and his second marriage was annulled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Kisco
N. Y
Leota Lane
Lane
Edward J. Pitts
New York
Rosemary
Priscilla
Lola Lane
Pitts
Assessor's Office To Stay At City Hall In City County Pact
City hall will house the assessor's office at least until a pending lawsuit ousts Linn County Abstract from the courthouse basement. Linn County pays 40 dollars monthly for telephones light and janitor services, covering only utility costs. The agreement reflects county and city support for centralized access while law limits rent and equipment costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Abstract Company
Cedar Rapids
Jim Scolaro
Clarence Beeson
L. D. Burgus
Board of Supervisors
Greeks breach Italian lines drive toward Varona Berat Elbasani
In the central Albanian sector Greek forces breached Italian defenses and pressed toward Varona Berat and Elbasani marking an important development. Italian counterattacks in Klisura Tepeleni failed to stop the Greek advance as tanks reportedly went into headlong flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Albania
Varona
Berat
Elbasani
Klisura-Tepeleni
Gillette Demands Action Over Japanese Consular Drafting
Senator Guy M. Gillette says the Japanese consulate in Honolulu registered American citizens of Japanese descent for military service in Japan during Japan's 1940 census. He cites a Sino-Korean league letter claiming 89,500 registered, 3,800 sent to Manchukuo and other islands, with 12,000 ready for emergencies in Pacific coast states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guy M Gillette
State Department
Hawaii
Japan
Gillette
League
Pacific Coast
Taxi Driver Guilty Of Failing To Yield In Fatal Christmas Crash
Robert Peck of 821 Second Avenue SE pleaded guilty to failing to yield the right of way after a Christmas day collision with Marvin Lustick in Iowa City that killed 76 year old Agna Topinka. Justice H R Churchill fined Peck $25 plus costs and took the case under advisement before announcing a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peck
Second Avenue SE
Marvin Lustick
Iowa City
Agna Topinka
H. R. Churchill
Peck
Eighth Avenue
Second Street
Topinka
Churchill
French liner D Artagnan runs ashore near Shanghai
The 15,105 ton liner D Artagnan, sailing from Indo China, ran ashore at Shanghai after many crewmen deserted. The report aired Friday night via the British Broadcasting Corporation and was picked up by NBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
D’artagnan
Indo-China
Shanghai
NBC
Hitler Move Seen Through Bulgaria Despite Sofia S Scrutiny
Belgrade reports a Nazi plan to push toward Valona and Durazzo as a potential prelude to a broader Balkan surge. German force buildup in Romania and Bulgarian premier Filoff in Vienna heighten fears of a German strike across Bulgaria toward the Aegean and Salonika, with Sofia's consent hoped but not required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Germany
Valona
Durazzo
Bulgaria
Sofia
Aegean
Salonika
Balkan
Rumania
Jugoslavia
Bogdan Filoff
Vienna
Welfare Bureau Adds Two Members For Two-Year Terms
Howard Horan and Herbert Killian were named to the public welfare bureau for two-year terms by Harold J. Rowe president of the Chamber of Commerce. Sumner Quarton was also named to fill an unexpired term of one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A. Horan
Herbert Killian
Public Welfare Bureau
Harold J. Rowe
Chamber of Commerce
Rowe
Sumner Quarton
Bureau
Killian
Mercantile
Community Chest
Horan
A. L. Smulekoff
Herbert J. Beals
C. H. Geiger
M. H. Morrison
Mother of Chicago's First 1941 Baby
Mrs. Joan Stork mother of Chicago’s first 1941 baby, is a daughter of Mrs. John J. Wellner of 718 G avenue NW. An Associated Press photo of the mother and her New Year’s baby ran in The Gazette. John Wellner Jr. of Cedar Rapids went to Chicago for a brief visit with his in law and sister, planning to return Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Stork
Chicago
John J. Wellner
G Avenue
Associated Press
the Gazette
John Wellner
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