Japs Demand Full Control Over Shanghai International Settlement
Shanghai authorities report a Japanese bid for direct rule over the foreign settlement the Japanese taking over radio stations and installing censors. Delegates pressed for Japanese control of city government while protests and bombing incidents heighten tensions with American British and other foreign interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shangha
Shanghai
United States
Goverarmert
Great Britain
Washington
London
International Settlement
Shanghai Municipal
C Ty
Mackay
RCA
Japanere
Veteran conductor J R McPartland dies at 79
J R McPartland a longtime railroad conductor died at his Cedar Rapids home at 1628 Second Avenue SE at 12 30 am Wednesday of a heart attack He served fifty two years with the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern and Rock Island railroads He married Mary Sexton in 1881 and was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors Surviving are his widow three sons Edward J Barney Fritz a daughter Mrs T E Ryan nine grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services will be at 9 am Friday at St Matthew’s church with burial at Mount Calvary cemetery Monahan funeral home in charge Friends may call Thursday at the residence Knights of Columbus will recite the Rosary Thursday at 8 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JR. McPartland
Second Avenue SE
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Burlington Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Burlington
Mary Sexton
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
McPartland
Order of Railway Conductors
Edward J. Barney
Fritz
T. E. Ryan
St. Matthew's Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Monahan Funeral Home
Knights of Columbus
Homestead tax refund to be paid in lump sum
Iowa homeowners who pay a full year’s taxes before March 31 will receive a full year homestead exemption refund. State Tax Board member David L. Murrow said the decision was made after a conference with Attorney General John H. Mitchell and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Board
David L. Murrow
John H. Mitchell
Murrow
Governor Seeks Tax Exemption for Homes in Mississippi
Governor Hugh L. White urged the Mississippi legislature to pursue a constitutional amendment to exempt homes from all taxes. He recommended lawmakers find means to lift state county district and municipal levies from the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tackson
Miss
Hugh L. White
Mississippi
Rail employment for October down from September
The Interstate Commerce Commission bureau of statistics reports October railroad employment across 141 class one carriers at 1,115,588, down 17,415 from September but up six percent from October 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Bureau of Statistics
Roosevelt explores planned industrial output in budget context
President Roosevelt disclosed he is studying a system of planned industrial production to align purchasing power with consumer needs while avoiding price pegging and antitrust violations. He warned no decision on industry government conferences, and delayed antitrust reform plans for two to three weeks as Congress reviews the budget amid unemployment probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Virgil Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
A. J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
House
Lampshade Hat Fails To Draw Notable Attention
Hollywood AP reports a bid to test outrageous millinery by Miss Marion McKenzie on Hollywood boulevards. She wore a gaudy lampshade plus ordinary items including a rubber band flowers a chain and a shoe but attracted only mundane comments from a laundry truck driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Milady
Marion McKenzie
New York
Jace
U.S. Public Debt per Capita Estimated at 273
Washington report states that if all Americans shared the nation debt of 38.5 billion dollars for 1939 equally, each person would owe about 273 dollars toward liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
LLP
United States
Ninety Die As Japanese Bomb Chinese Vessel
The Chinese motorship On Hing was attacked by Japanese planes in the West River between Waichow and Canton. Sixty passengers and thirty crew members perished, with twenty six survivors claiming machine gun fire as the ship sank. Japanese raids also hit Canton railway stations and other sites.
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London
INS
Hing
West River
Waichow
Canton
London Daily Telegraph
Hong Kong
City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Meetings
Rock Island Woman's club No 1 meets Friday at 2 pm in the YMCA for a business session. Linn Encampment No 149 I O O F meets Thursday at 8 pm at 838 First Ave E for installation of officers. Waltonian luncheon club gathers at the YMCA Thursday noon. Humane society head Joseph Sadowsky will speak on national humane work. Seaman F M Hendricks on thirty days furlough visiting sister in Marion. Mary Lou Markland fined $1 and costs for overtime parking. J N Nemecek fined for parking on the wrong side, fine suspended on costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Women's Club No. 1
Y. M.ca
Linn
First Avenue E
Waltonian
MCA
Joseph Sadowsky
Linn County Humane Society
F. M. Hendricks
U.S.S. Cincinnati
Paul Kruger
Seventeenth Street
Marion
Mary Lou Markland
J. N. Nemecek
Fourth Avenue SE
Nemecek
Mount Mercy alumnae luncheon set at Colonial Tea Room
Mount Mercy alumnae will attend a luncheon at Clara Robinson's Colonial Tea Room this Saturday at 12 30 p m. Reservations contact Mrs Richard Long, dial 6367. Police report a burglary on 200 Eighth Avenue SW between 6 and 8 p m Tuesday with items including cigarets a candy and a driver's license taken from a parked car. Eleven dollars stolen from C F Gulick's billfold at Roosevelt High gym Tuesday between 7 45 and 8 30 p m where his overcoat with the purse rested on a piano. A 1932 black Chevrolet sport sedan owned by Maurine Roskam was stolen while she was away December 27 to Monday, parked at Limback Lumber rear lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Mercy
Clara Robinson
Colonial Tea Room
Richard Long
Dial
W. D Bolton
Fifth Street
Eighth Avenue
Bolton
C F. Gulick
Seventh Street
Gulick
Roosevelt High School
Maurine Roskam
Delayan
Miss Roskam
Limback Lumber Company
Held After Telling He Struck Magazine Editor Found Dead
Chicago AP Patterson Harold L. Jr., 21, a clerk, was held in custody after telling police he struck Ralph W. Thompson, 31, editor, in self defense following a New Year’s tavern meeting. He appeared at the state's attorney’s office and said Thompson died later. no charges filed yet pending further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ralph W. Thompson
Harold L. Patterson, Jr
State’s Attorney's Office
Thompson
Dan Gilbert
Gilbert
Patterson
Woman Hurls Pepper At Labor Attorney During Broadcast
An unidentified woman gained entry as a reporter at WEVD and hurled pepper at labor lawyer Arthur Garfield Hays as he criticized Mayor Frank Hague for barring CIO organizers from Jersey City. The pepper hit his coat sleeve before the woman left the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Arthur Garfield Hays
WEVD
Hays
Frank Hague
CIO
Jersey City
Irene McLaughlin Demands New Heating Plant in Court
Irene Castle McLaughlin, estranged wife of Maj Frederic McLaughlin, threatens to sue unless a new heating plant is installed at her Lake Forest home as the current one fails to heat. She cites cold conditions for herself, her son, and her dogs while temporary alimony of 750 a month is being paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Lake Forest
Irene Castle McLaughlin
Maj
Frederic McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Live Wire Kills West Union Man At Elkader
ELKADER Tom Wright 32 of West Union was electrocuted at 11 am Wednesday at the Northeastern Iowa Power and Light substation. He touched a 13 000 volt line while surveying improvements and was thrown six feet to the floor. Wright’s shoulder burned. artificial respiration failed and he died at 1 15. He leaves a widow and two children. This is the second fatality at the same substation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Elkader
Tom Wright
West Union
Iowa Power and Light Corporation
Wright
Pete Cook
The
Power Company
W. J. McGrath
South Africa-bound? Teen canoeist rescued after misrouted voyage
Richard Heartley, 17, started from Bridgeport, Conn., in a canoe aiming for South America. Coast guards found him off Rocky Point, L I, four days after departure and returned him ashore, noting the course was wrong for a South American voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Heartley
South America
Coast Guards
Bridgeport
Deaths Mrs Sorensen Funeral in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Mrs Frances Buresh Sorensen who died at her home 1417 Fourth street NW will be held at the Barta chapel at 2 p m Thursday conducted by Rev Frank Helmich Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Wednesday evening Mrs Sorensen 81 is survived by her husband Sam three daughters Mrs Emma Ciha and Mrs Charles Nesetril both of Cedar Rapids Mrs Fannie O Connor Chicago two sons Charles Buresh and Emil Buresh Cedar Rapids eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Buresh Sorensen
Fourth Street
Barta Chapel
Frank Helmich
Bohemian National Cemetery
Sorensen
Sam
Emma Ciha
Charles Nesetril
Cedar Rapids
Fannie O’connor
Chicago
Charles Buresh
Emil Buresh
Death of Louis J. Johnson Former Center Point Resident
Louis J. Johnson 66 retired farmer formerly of Center Point and Cedar Rapids died suddenly at 12 15 p m Wednesday at his Marion home 583 Seventh Avenue He was born January 25 1871 in Lee NL and is survived by his wife Anna two daughters Esther L Larson Cedar Rapids and Grace M Henry Minneapolis and a brother Peter A Johnson Fort Dodge Funeral services will be held in the Beatty chapel at a time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Johnson
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Lee
Anna
Esther L. Larson
Grace M. Henry
Minneapolis
Peter A Johnson
Fort Dodge
Beatty Chapel
Ater
Aging Kittens Lose Mousing Instinct Without Early Experience
The observation notes that a kitten reaching two to three months with no exposure to mice may not develop a predatory mousing instinct. It emphasizes early interaction as key to instinct formation and suggests potential behavioral outcomes in adulthood.
Officers Installed by Kiwanis Official
Henry Kling was installed as president of the Cedar Rapids Kiwanis club by Howard Miller district lieutenant governor who also made his annual visit. Other officers and directors were named with a full slate and Miller delivered remarks on Kiwanis aims and the service focus for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kling
Cedar Rapids
Kiwanis Club
Detroit
Miller
Community group leaders and volunteers listed
The document lists several names associated with different roles: man, Ray Short, Harry Hedges, J. J. Shepard, Fred Kluss. reception chair Harry Pratt and committee members Robert Bickel, Weaver Fowler, Rev. Grant Anderson, Will Damour, Publicity. Herb Levin chair with Lyman Jones, Wally Lyon, William Quarton. vocational guidance chaired by Willis Mohn with Clark Beems, Clyde Sanborn, R. F. Carney, Fred Kluss. under privileged child chair Rev C H Hook with Dr Robert M. Chapman, L. A. Tyler, William Walker, Dr T F Lange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Short
Harry Hedges
J. J. Shepard
Fred Kluss
Harry Pratt
Robert Bickel
Weaver Fowler
Grant Anderson
Will Damour
Herb Levin
Lyman Jones
Wally Lyon
William Quarton
Willis Mohn
Clark Beems
Clyde Sanborn
R. F. Carney
C. H. Hook
Robert M. Chapman
Roosevelt to propose new naval building program soon
White House callers report President Roosevelt will send a special message to Congress proposing a new navy building program. Details on extent and vessel types are undecided and may require new legislation. Participants in the conference include Charles Edison Admiral William Leahy and congressional leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Charles Edison
the Navy
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Americans Counted Among Foreign Volunteers in Chinese Armies
Shanghai reports 450 foreign volunteers aiding Chinese forces including 152 Americans 124 French 115 Russians and 55 British. Most Americans believed to be aviators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Births in City Report Four New Babies Arrive
Born Jan 3 to Mr and Mrs An tone H Imhoff at 2424 6 avenue NW a daughter. Richard Cevnar of Fairfax greets a son Robert Richard born Dec 31. Ray Eldred of 334 Sixth avenue SW welcomes a daughter Jan 4 at Mercy Hospital. Joseph Oustin of 1626 Tenth street SE reports a son born Jan 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antone H Imhoff
6 Avenue NW
Richard Cevnar
Fairfax
Robert Richard
Ray Eldred
Sixth Avenue SW
Jan
Mercy Hospital
Joseph Oustin
Tenth Street SE
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Britain
Great Wall
China
J. R. M’partland
J. R. McPartland
MR. Roy Jones
Roy Jones
RJ Reree
Tobacco Company
Wineten
Salem, NC
Mount Mercy Alumnae
Pepper
Irene McLaughlin
Live Wire
Kiwanis
Howard Miller
Kiwanis International
C. S Foster
John Beck
R. Zimmerman
Joe Stenner
C. Ltenner
A. T. Pleune
George Hearn
Arthur Gertsen
Glenn Steffy
Willard Patty
Walter Schultz
Oscar Anderson
Walter Miller
Ervin Moen
Kenneth Bogaard
Claude Krebs
Elmer Johnson
Ora Lawrence
William Culver
Stanley Reeder
Hugh DeWees
Kenneth W. Farquhar
Robert Y. Netolicky
Arthur Poe
Harry Hansen
Charles Bode
Ed Clapp
Harry Sherry
Will Stahl
Sea Scouts
Harold Wies
Vernon Barta
Hugh Sliss
Keith Dunn
Robert Armstrong
Milo Sedlacek
Ira Gabel
John Munn
George Holcomb
Richard Bur~esh
David Lehti
Earl Nichols
A. T Pleune
O .H. Daniels
Leo Klinger
John Northington
Roy Zimmerman
Guy Bondurant
James Killian
W. L. Paxson
Waterloo
Davenport
Jender
Aan
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