Births Reported at St Luke's and Mercy Hospitals
At St Luke's hospital a son to Mr and Mrs John Irwin Holt 1605 K avenue NE on January 14 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Dean Keith 1122 B avenue NW on January 14 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs John M Elliott 1128 B avenue NW on January 15 Mercy hospital reports a son to Mr and Mrs Roy Stepanek 402 Third avenue SW on January 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Hospital
John Irwin Holt
K Avenue NE
Dean Keith
B Avenue NW
John M. Elliott
Mercy Hospital
Roy Stepanek
Third Avenue SW
Byers Custody Awarded After Cruel Treatment Ruling
Clara Marguerite Byers, wife of Kenneth E. Byers, age 32, received a custody award from Judge H. C. Ring on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Three children awarded to Mrs. Byers with property rights settled. The couple were married in 1933 and remarried in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Marguerite Byers
Kenneth E. Byers
H. C. Ring
Notable Davenport and Cedar Rapids Names Listed
Armand E. Dickeson and Louise Grill of Davenport Marion Barger and Elizabeth Kehne of Cedar Rapids are named in the civic notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armand E. Dickeson
Louise Grill
Davenport
Marion Barger
Elizabeth Kehne
Cedar Rapids
Drunkenness fined for E L Andrews in city court
E L Andrews aged 27 of 1122 Second Avenue SW was fined $25 and costs for drunkenness in a city court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Andrews
Second Avenue
New Jap Chief Seeks Friendly Ties With U.S
Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai moved quickly to complete a cabinet to pursue friendlier relations with the United States and Great Britain. He named ten ministers and appointed Hachiro Arita as foreign minister who was expected to seek resumption of trade talks with the United States to replace the 1911 treaty expiring January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Mitsumasa Yonai
United States
Great Britain
Hirohito
Hachiro Arita
Arita
Joseph C. Grew
Accuse 17 Of Plot Against U. S. Govt Emerges In Briefing
Hoover said a group calling itself the Christian Front planned to establish a dictatorship like Hitler’s with 17 members linked to the German American Bund. They allegedly stole rifles from National Guard armories and planned attacks on Jewish and Communist target outlets. Leaders Cassidy and Bishop named as inner circle figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bund
Hitler
Hoover
Detroit
Father Coughlin
Christian Front
New York National Guard
Army
Navy
National Guard Armories
Sports Club
Narrowsburg
N. Y
Federal
Albany
Herbert H. Lehman
National Guard
F. H. LaGuardia
United States
Daily Forward
Daily Worker
Communist Party
Cameo
Russia
New York
John F. Cassidy
Brooklyn Edison Company
Brooklyn
William Bishop
Vienna
Belgium
Great Britain
Cassidy
Fuehrer
Snowdrifts Close Iowa Highways Amid Cleanup
A 20 man highway crew worked day and night to clear snowdrifts blocking routes in Iowa. The continued effort followed earlier reports on hazardous conditions and road closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Blizzard Closes Rural Schools and Roads in Vicinity
Special to The Gazette reports Lowden rural and town schools closed after Saturday blizzard. All side roads were snowblocked and Highway 30 remained open at Lowden but blocked at the Clinton county line between Lowden and Wheatland Monday morning. No eastbound traffic had moved since Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Lowden
Clinton County
Wheatland
Iowa City Reels From Wind, Snow Drifts Paralyze Travel
Police pull stalled motorists from deep drifts eight inches of snowfall. University and public schools opened Monday with many absences. West river taxi service remained unavailable and Chicago to Omaha air travel had not resumed since Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Iowa City
Chicago
Omaha
Snow Blocked Northwest Branch Line Near Stanwood
Snow blocked the Stanwood to Tipton line on Monday with a plow en route to clear the track. Highway 38 to Tipton remained closed at 11 a.m., a plow stalled at Ward, and Stanwood consolidated school closed likely until midweek. Highway 39 opened but traffic slow. a Cedar Rapids bread truck passed through early Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Stanwood
Tipton
Ward
Cedar Rapids
Rural Iowa Consolidated Schools Close For Snow
Linn county rural students enjoyed a day off as consolidated schools at Palo Alburnett Troy Mills Springville and Viola closed. Springville unlikely to reopen Tuesday and a snowplow cleared Viola by noon. Edgewood Nos. 1 2 3 remained closed while about 30 percent of rural schools were shut Monday per County Superintendent Walter A. Shupp.
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Linn County
Palo
Alburnett
Troy Mills
Springville
Viola
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood
Walter A. Shupp
Destructive Storm Drags Across Central And Eastern States
UNITED PRESS reports a severe storm sweeping the Midwest and East with snow and heavy rain. Wrecked power lines, unroofed houses, and drifted highways from Iowa to Michigan. Five ton Lake Erie ice cakes at Monroe endanger cottages while Alabama killings noted. Cold extends to Gulf and forecasts call for more snow and intensified cold through Tuesday.
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Seaboard
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Illinois
Monroe
Mich
Lake Erie
Galesburg
Pensacola
Fla
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
California
United States Weather
Plains
North Central States
Caught In The Snowdrifts Hits Cedar Rapids Route
Central City residents faced blocked R F D routes as heavy snow drifted roads Monday. A mail carrier used a Model 7T Ford with high clearance to reach Cedar Rapids post office while WPA work shifted to hauling snow from a quarry near Ellis Park. other county projects paused until crews return Wednesday.
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Ford
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
Brouj
Rapids
WPA
Ellis Park
Walter Myers
Mound Farm
Seventeenth Street
E Avenue
Mount Mercy Academy
West Highlands
First Avenue
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Streets
Sixteenth Avenue
Linwood
Sixth Street
Ninth Street
Nineteenth Street
Ellis
Ninth Street NW
E Avenue NW
Boat House
Kenwood Line
Marion Line
Marion
City Lines
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Linn County
O Hara Consecrated as Military Diocese Head
The Most Rev. John F. O Hara president of Notre Dame university was consecrated titular bishop of Milasa and auxiliary bishop of the army and navy becoming the ecclesiastical head of the Catholic military diocese in a ceremony in South Bend Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend, Ind
John F. O'Hara
Notre Dame University
Monday
Milasa
Army
Cop Is Found Not Guilty Of Girls Murder
Coronal Benjamin Franklin of the Pennsylvania state police was acquitted of the 14 year old Joan Stevens murder by a nine woman and three man jury after deliberating since Saturday evening. He still faces involuntary manslaughter charges. The judge released him on $2 500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauch Chunk
INS
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania State Police
Joan
Stevens
Samuel E. Shull
Franklin
Shull
Two Men Nabbed For Store Holdups
Police report two men linked to store robberies. Bowser, a house painter, allegedly persuaded Wharton, who worked for him, to join crimes planning. Bowser previously questioned in a 1930 bank robbery. loot totaled 1600 dollars. Bowser faced later lewd acts charges and disappeared from town under an informal deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Miller
Wilder Grain Company
Wharton
Bowser
Stanley
Bower
Walford Bank
R. Whelan
Benton Ceuinty
Carl Hendrickson
Towa
Pension law repeal fights Colorado financial crisis
A campaign to repeal Colorado’s $45 monthly old age pension law began after a district court ruling ordered full $45 payments to about 41,000 seniors, threatening state treasury insolvency. Judge Stanley Johnson said the 1937 amendment requires full pensions, restricting prorating even with limited funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver (Lp
Colorado
Charles Armstrong
Treasury
State Supreme Court
Stanley Johnson
Denver
Johnson
Welfare Board
Deaths Frank J. Cain 75 former Cedar Rapids resident
Frank J. Cain 75, a retired Rock Island conductor and former Cedar Rapids resident, died at his Atlanta home early Monday. Born in Iowa City, he worked for B. C. R. and N. and Rock Island railroads. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs. B. E. Newman and Miss Dorothy, and two grandchildren Anne and Ben Newman, all of Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Cain
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Atlanta
Paul Huston
Iowa City
B. E. Newman
Dorothy
Anne
Ben Newman
Funeral services for Fred W. Steuber
Funeral services for Fred W. Steuber will be held at Trinity Lutheran church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with family rites at 1 45 p.m. Burial follows in Linwood Cemetery. Rev. P. L. Bornhoeft will officiate. Friends may call at the family home after 5 p.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Steuber
A Avenue NW
Trinity Lutheran Church
P. L. Bornhoeft
Linwood Cemetery
Willis Wynn 93 Dies at Linn County Home
Willis Wynn aged 93 died at the Linn County home at 6 30 p m Saturday He resided in Cedar Rapids ten years his wife Margaret and son George preceded him in death There are no surviving relatives Funeral services will be held at Rice funeral home at 2 p m Tuesday conducted by Rev J W Collins Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Wynn
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Margaret
George
Rice Funeral Home
J. W. Collins
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral Services for Joseph R. Leedom Held in Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Joseph R. Leedom were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Turner chapel with Rev. Dr. Glenn Rochey and Mizpah lodge in charge. Committal services were postponed due to bad weather. friends may call at Turner chapel until 9 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Leedom
Turner Chapel
Glenn Rochey
Mizpah Lodge
Russia protests Sweden and Norway over neutrality policy
The Moscow comment accuses Norway and Sweden of failing to deny violations of neutrality and warns the two governments pose a danger by not resisting powers seeking to draw Sweden and Norway into war with the Soviet Union. Tass reports Hungarian minister denies Venice talks targeted the USSR. Finnish operations and recon flights are noted on the mid Finland front. Moscow says Russian conscripts aged 19 and 20 are called to service, including those previously exempted until 1941.
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Norway
Sweden
Europe
Tass
Vladimir Potemkin
Venice
Stephen Csaky
Galeazzo Ciano
Soviet Union
Mid- Finland
Lake Ladoga
Karelian
Moscow
Aid to Finland Surfaces Amid Russia Sweden Norway Protest
Reports from Copenhagen note that foreign aid to Finland has reached a significant level in response to Russia's protest over Sweden and Norway. Sweden protested the Sunday bombing of Kaila Island by eight Russian planes and identified the bombs as Russian. Local officials recovered fragments and Prince Gustav Adolf and the island governor confirmed the bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Finland
Russia
Sweden
Norway
Stockholm
Foreign Office
Moscow
Kaila
Lulena
Gulf of Bothnia
Kemi
Gulf
Gustav Adolf
Soviet air raids hit southern Finland amid cold snap
Russian planes swept over southern Finland in a campaign Finns called aimed at demoralizing civilians. Two air raid alarms sounded in Helsinki and explosions were heard to the north after Soviet aircraft were spotted. No bombs fell on the capital and business ground to a halt while the cold turned bitter. Front-line activity was limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Townsend Club No 3 Meets Tonight in City Hall
City Briefs report Townsend Club No 3 will assemble at 7 30 in the council chamber City Hall. The Barbers Auxiliary schedules a 1 PM luncheon Wednesday in the Florentine room at the Roosevelt hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club No. 3
Barbers’ Auxiliary
Florentine
Roosevelt Hotel
First meeting of public welfare bureau set for Tuesday
The entire public welfare bureau will hold its first meeting of the year on Tuesday at noon in the Montrose hotel for the full membership to gather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Welfare Bureau
Montrose Hotel
Mrs Frank Miller Undergoes Major Operation
Mrs Frank Miller of Clarence entered St Luke s hospital Saturday morning for a major operation. Her condition Monday was regarded as fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Clarence
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mrs P D Merveaux Recovers From Ice Fall Injuring Arm
Mrs P D Merveaux of 1731 Higley Avenue SE is recuperating at home after fracturing her right arm Friday night in an icy fall. She was treated at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Merveaux
Higley Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Nichols to Speak on Electrical Utilities at Luncheon
E. G. Nichols district manager for Iowa Electric Light and Power will discuss Electrical Utilities at the Campus club luncheon on Tuesday noon at the Roosevelt hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Nichols
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Canopus Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Newburger and Guests Headed for Two Week NYC Buying Trip
Mr and Mrs B J Newburger Mr and Mrs Charles Taylor Tom Brady and Miss Ethel Pirie of Newmans leave Sunday for a two weeks buying trip in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Newburger
Charles Taylor
Tom Brady
Ethel Pirie
Newman's
New York City
Winter temple No. 78 Pythian Sisters meet for initiation
Winter temple No 78 Pythian Sisters will hold an initiation Thursday at 7 39 p m The group will also sponsor a Wednesday card party at the Bungalow of the Light company with prizes and refreshments planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Temple No
Pythian Sisters
Bungalow of the Light Company
Moose lodge dance postponed by snow storm
Moose lodge officers postpone Sunday night dance to next Sunday after an oyster supper at Moose hall. Supper served at 6 30 p.m. plans for the event move with the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Salvation Army Officer to Address Cedar Rapids Home League
Col. A. E. Chesham of the Salvation Army, third in command of the 11 central states, will arrive in Cedar Rapids Monday. At 2:30 p.m. he is to address the home league in the Salvation Army hall at 1121 Third Street SE and speak to advisory board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Chesham
Salvation Army
Central States
Cedar Rapids
Home League
Third Street
Public meeting addresses set for evening at Army hall
The article notes two speaking appearances at a public meeting after a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel. Attendees will hear from speakers at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Army hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Hotel
Army Hall
Relatives Sought for Ruth Livingston at State Hospital
Frank H. Ward at the Sunshine Mission seeks relatives of Ruth Livingston, a patient at the state hospital at Woodward and former Cedar Rapids resident, to grant permission for an operation. Hospital authorities request contact to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Livingston
State Hospital
Woodward
Cedar Rapids
Frank H. Ward
Sunshine Mission
Miss Livingston
Ward
Local Man Pleads Guilty To Drunkenness After Midnight Warning
Andrews was arrested at 5 10 a m Sunday in his car stuck in a snowdrift and pled guilty in police court Monday to drunkenness. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs after police warned him not to drive around midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Andrews
Second Avenue
Andrews
Freshman Students Lead Toronto Christian Conference Service
William Green spoke at Coe chapel Monday morning about the Christian Student Volunteer conference in Toronto. Presiding was William Frahney, president of the freshman class, with Roger Huber delivering the invocation. The entire service was conducted by freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Green
Gerald Green
B Avenue NE
Coe Chapel
Toronto
Canada
William Frahney
Crescent Drive
Roger Huber
Clarksville
Threlkeld Earns All-Expense Miami Vacation Trophy
R M Threlkeld general agent for American Mutual Life Insurance is awarded an all expense vacation trip to Miami for top performance in the past year and a half. He will attend the company convention as one of fifty honored agents and receive the presidents traveling trophy. Mrs Threlkeld will accompany him as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Threlkeld
American Mutual Life Insurance Company
Miami
Geologist Stookey Named Texas Central District Chief
Donald G. Stookey formerly at University of Iowa and Iowa Geological Survey is appointed district geologist for central Texas by the Texas Oil Company. He will relocate with his family to Fort Worth. Stookey, son of Dr. S. W. Stookey of Coe College, earned a PhD in geology from Iowa and has worked for the Texas company since 1935 in West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Stookey
University of Iowa
Iowa Geological Survey
Central
Texas
Texas Oil Company
Fort Worth
Mr. Stookey
S. W. Stookey
Coe College
Coe
The
Texas Company
West Texas
Wichita Falls
Lowlands brace for possible German move
Reports say Germany may be bluffing to deter Allied aid to Finland while concentrating forces along the Low Countries. Observers note aerial reconnaissance of Belgian industrial and defense sites and an airman who landed in Belgium with photos, suggesting rising tensions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Belgium
British War Office Suspends Leaves for Forces in France
London reports say all leaves for officers and troops of the British expeditionary force in France and RAF are temporarily suspended. Newspapers view it as a gesture toward Germany and a sign of strategic sympathy with Belgium and Holland. A Stockholm dispatch predicts a German invasion of Holland within 24 hours and cites Hitler’s plan for a Balkan diversion blocked by Italy Hungary accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
British War Office
France
Royal Air Force
Germany
Belgium
Holland
London Evening News
Stockholm
London Daily Mail
Berlin
Mrs Lord’s Funeral Delayed By Snow Storm
Funeral services for Mrs Richard Lord were postponed from Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday at Central Park Presbyterian Church with Rev. C. H. Hook officiating. The body will be sent to Mantorville Minnesota for further services and burial after the church ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lord
Central Park Presbyterian Church
C. H. Hook
Mantorville
Minn
Manton seeks Supreme Court review of bench corruption conviction
Former Federal Circuit Judge Martin T. Manton petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday for review of his conviction on a charge of corruption on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Circuit
Martin T. Manton
Supreme Court
City Mops Up After Major Snowstorm Strands Traffic
Cedar Rapids area reports several main highways open with many blockades east of 218 and south of 10 still closed. City Lines buses ran extended routes to handle ridership as crews widen lanes and plow secondary roads. rail and interurban lines mostly clear with 10 minute delays on Cedar Rapids routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Line
Cedar Rapids Auto Club
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Iowa City
Dubuque
Davenport
Wisconsin
Madison
Monticello
Official Highway Commission
Ames
Mount Pleasant
Washington
Knoxville
Clinton County
Clinton
Cascade
Dyersville
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Northern
Cedar Rapids
Street Dept Gets Its Second Wind
Street department workers labored through the night and into Monday, after midnight Saturday, with five hours rest. Residents complained plows blocked driveways by piling snow, while officials defended the work as necessary to clear streets. Morday morning 110 extra shovelers were hired to augment regular crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Murphy Nomination Advances to Senate for Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Frank Murphy's nomination as associate justice of the Supreme Court and sent it to the full Senate. Murphy, former Michigan governor, appeared before the committee and exchanged handshakes with members. The panel also approved Robert H. Jackson for attorney general and Francis Biddle for solicitor general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Senate
Micheigan
Shott
Robert H. Jackson
U. S. Circuit Court
Francis Biddle
Black Confirmed as Farm Credit Governor
The senate on Monday confirmed Albert G. Black of Iowa to be governor of the Farm Credit Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Albert G. Black
Iowa
Farm Credit Administration
Old Age Insurance Policy Offers 1 Cent a Day
Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co introduces an accident policy for ages 65 to 85 offering up to 500 for death, 50 monthly disability, 25 monthly hospital care, with no medical exam and 10 days free inspection. No money due now. send name address age and beneficiary details. Limited time offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Postal Life Building
Kansas City
Postal
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Miss Mt. Mercy Loop
Marshall Miles
Waubeek
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Camp Waubeek
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Troop
O. J. Triebel
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