City’s 1940 Police Report To FBI Shows Fewer Burglaries
Edar Rapids police outlined a strong 1940 year with fewer burglaries and bike thefts. Bicycle thefts dropped from 221 in 1939 to 141 in 1940, with 136 of 141 recovered. burglaries fell from 96 to 75 with 28 arrests. autos thefts rose to 98 with 96 recoveries and 22 arrests. Police credited juvenile officer and licensing efforts, plus Merchants Protective association cooperation, for improvements.
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FBI
Scotty McLeod
Edar Rapids
Detective Bureau
Bureau of Identification
Earl Stanley
Fred Carstens
Stanley
Merchants Protective Association
Gold production sets record in 1940 nationwide
Washington AP reports domestic gold production reached a new high in 1940. Preliminary estimates by the Bureau of the Mint and the Bureau of Mines show 5,914,109 ounces worth 206,993,800 dollars at 35 dollars per ounce, surpassing 1939’s 5,611,171 ounces valued at 196,391,000 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Bureau of the Mint
Bureau of Mines
Army Listed Him Dead, He Lives To See Son Enlist
Wesley L. McCalley 17 in 1917 enlistment survived the Tuscania sinking February 5 1918 and a long fever period ending in paralysis. His son Harvey D. McCalley enlisted in the navy at age 17 years nine months. Three other locals Russell Crandall Oakdale Glenn Rogers Central City Russell Wright Lone Tree also joined the navy. Wesley recently returned from Des Moines veterans hospital after two months, and his son boarded for Great Lakes Illinois training station.
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Wesley L. McCalley
Twenty-first Avenue
Army
War Department
Harvey D. McCalley
Navy
Soldier McCalley
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Sailor McCalley
Great Lakes
Ill
Wes McCalley
Tuscania
McCalley
Russell D. Crandall
Oakdale
Glenn Rogers
Central City
Russell D. Wright
Lone Tree
Bomb Hidden In Childs Plaything Found Near Fort Lupton
In Fort Lupton Colorado a 50 pound metal ball used by farm children for weight lifting contained TNT. Ordnance officers dissolved it in smoke and flame, leaving a crater on an isolated ground nearby.
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Fort Lupton
Colo
INS
Denver
Lowry Field
Americans eat over one fifth of meals away from home
Twenty one percent of meals Americans eat occur outside the home. The statistic highlights growing reliance on dining out and food service options amid changing consumer habits.
Painters to Hold State Meeting Here in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids will host the Iowa state convention of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America this week. About 300 visitors are expected to attend sessions at the Montrose hotel Thursday through Saturday with public lectures and demonstrations. The program features talks on fluorescent lighting, paint styling, wallpaper, spray painting, time payment plans, and a convention banquet and ball in the Crystal ballroom Friday evening. Officers, committees, and the Ladies Auxiliary will be announced and entertained during the event.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
The
Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
Montrose Hotel
State Council of the
Organization
Fred S&s. Snyder
F. K Hahn
J W Newburgh
Dubuque
Herbert H. Ward
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Ben Peterson
Coe College
Harry Cristy
Mrs. Clifford and Kasner Families Named in Notice
A list of women including Mrs. L. W. Clifford Mrs. W. H. Clifford Mrs. C. Youtzy Mrs. G. Brim Mrs. Theodore Kasner and Mrs. Melvin Kasner jr appears in a local notice or roster.
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Ira Sacora
Harry L. Johnson
Charles Youtzy
Joseph Reindle
Charles Schwinn
Charles Nandel
J. E. Cameron
W. H. Clifford
Lyle Clifford
W. L. Leighton
Theodore Kasner
Walter J. French
Carl Reece
A. H. Wagner
Booth
Arthur Stitt
Arthur Neselhaus
L. W. Clifford
C. Youtzy
G. Brim
Melvin Kasner, Jr
Canadian United States Air Bases Planned
Ottawa reports a joint Canada United States defense plan to build a series of air bases between the U S border and Alaska. Canada will construct the bases for use by United States military planes traveling to or from the United States and Alaska as part of broader defense cooperation.
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Ottawa
United States
Alaska
Canada
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James H. Bailey
Son
Craemer
Craemer's
U. S
First
Second Avenue
Cotton Dress
First Avenue
Torraing
Charmant
GORE
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