Roof fires reported at three homes with short response times
At 2 31 p m Thursday a roof fire damaged Miss Winifred Robbie at 115 Twenty sixth Street Drive SE for 23 minutes with engine companies 3 6 and hook and ladder responding. At 3 p m a roof fire at Mrs Elizabeth Richwine's home 225 Eleventh Street NW took 12 minutes with engine companies 2 5 and hook and ladder. At 1011 a m a roof fire at Guy W Andrews 1418 Hamilton Street SW lasted 32 minutes with engine companies 4 5 and hook and ladder involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Robbie
Twenty-sixth Street
Elizabeth Richwine
Eleventh Street
Guy W. Andrews
Hamilton Street
Birth announced for Mina Darlene Waln in Los Angeles
Mrs Ed Sheffie of 1889 Ellis Boulevard Northwest reports the birth of a daughter Mina Darlene to Mr and Mrs Minard Waln formerly Cedar Rapids now living in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Sheffie
Ellis Boulevard
Mina Darlene
Minard Waln
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Speeding and Driving Charges In Local Court
Leo Klima of 1522 J street SW fined $10 and costs for speeding 48. Reckless driving charges against Hubert Wood of 1518 Sixth street NW were dismissed due to no witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Klima
J Street
Hubert Wood
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids residents named in notices
Louis J. Sojka and Helen A. Shulista both of Cedar Rapids. Walter B. Jones and Maurine Hal sey, both of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Sojka
Helen A. Shulista
Cedar Rapids
Walter B. Jones
Maurine Halsey
Local Obituaries Report Multiple Deaths This Week
Charles R. Kubik 24 of 813 Fifteenth Street SE died in a local hospital at 4 45 am Friday. Harry Lovell 44 of 812 Ninth Avenue SE died in a local hospital at 2 pm Thursday. David W. Wayland 59 died at his son Dr Byron Wayland 1719 Washington Avenue SE at 9 42 am Friday. Margaret Rooke 80 died at her daughter Mrs J F Currell 1214 Sixth Avenue SE at 6 30 am Friday. Mary Elizabeth Stewart 57 died at her home 411 Eighth Avenue SW at 11 10 pm Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Kubik
Fifteenth Street
Harry Lovell
Ninth Avenue
David W. Wayland
Byron Wayland
Washington Avenue
Margaret Rooke
J. F. Currell
Sixth Avenue
Mary Elizabeth Stewart
Eighth Avenue
Center Point trio waiver in malicious injury case
C Z Osborn 25 Charles Owen 21 and Bryan Mounce 33 all of Center Point waived hearing to grand jury on malicious injury to property. Bond set at 00 each in Justice H R Church ill s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Z. Osborn
Charles Owen
Bryan Mounce
Center Point
H. R. Churchill
Louisville Man Named An O R C Vice President
J. H. Rodgers of Louisville Kentucky was named the orders of railroad conductors vice president replacing the late E. J. Ellingson of San Diego California. R. O. Hughes of Milwaukee was elevated to the top post Rodgers vacated. Directors revising duties in session since Monday expected to finish by day’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rodgers
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Order of Railway
E. J. Ellingson
San Diego
Calif
R. O. Hughes
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Railroad
Rodgers
Youth Hostel Movement Spreads Across the Nation
Miss Dorothea Fox told a Council of Social Agencies luncheon at the Y M C A that Anamosa hosts a model youth hostel with 25 cent overnight shelter for members. She described European origins, east to midwest growth, rolling hostels in sparse western areas, and plans for hiking trips into Mexico and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Dorothea Fox
Council of Social Agencies
Europe
United States
Mexico
South America
Northfield
Mass
Midwest
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Wheeler appeals to F R to break silence on unity in 1940 race
The article reports Wheeler urging Franklin D Roosevelt to break silence and seek labor support, noting John L. Lewis’s split with Roosevelt. Wheeler reiterates a 1940 Senate reelection pledge against sending U.S. troops abroad and calls for a government-led program to restore employment, farm purchasing power, and industrial stability. Sen. Vandenberg is named as a likely Republican nominee and Wheeler says Lewis would back any democracy-preserving candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Senate
South America
Sen
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Lewis
Democratic Party
Polk Jury Trains Eye Illicit Liquor Probe In Des Moines
Polk county grand jurors hear two hours of testimony from Iowa Liquor Commissioner Dick Lane and plan further questioning after lunch. The probe may require nearly three weeks to cover 28 subpoenaed witnesses as the panel continues hearings in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk County
Iowa
Dick R. Lane
Lane
M. L. Curtis
Francis Kuble
Bernard E. Manley
Julius Jensen
Commission
Kuble
Public
Karl Fischer
Clyde L. Herring
Grand Jury
Leiser Gardens Fire Destroys Roadhouse North of Dubuque
A Friday blaze destroyed Leiser Gardens, a two story roadhouse on highway 52 five miles north of Dubuque. Officials suspect defective wiring caused the fire. The venue, owned by Mrs. Olive Leiser, hosted numerous political rallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
INS
Leiser
Highway 52
Olive Leiser
Americans in Sweden urged to return to United States
The American legation in Stockholm urged Americans in Sweden to return at their earliest convenience. About 600 to 700 Americans were reached, mainly tourists, with women and children advised to depart. Consul Hallett Johnson noted limited monthly sailings from Bergen and warned the future could be uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
United States
Hallett Johnson
Scandinavia
Bergen
City Briefs from Trinity Lutheran and Local Clubs
The Men's club of Trinity Lutheran will not meet tonight but gathers Monday January 29 at 7 45 p m. Alice Belle Eastburn Notary Public visits 309 Third Ave SE room 2 loop district. The Knights of Pythias Dancing club hosts a Saturday 9 p m to midnight dance for members and guests. Charles R White Cresco was sent by the local army recruiting office to Des Moines for infantry enlistment in Hawaii. Shueyville United Brethren worship Sunday at 9 30 a m with Sunday school at 10 30 a m Senior Christian Endeavor meets 7 30 at Mrs J E Bowers home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Alice Belle Eastburn
Notary Public
Third Ave. SE
Charles R. White
Cresco
Army
Des Moines
Hawaii
Shueyville United Brethren Church
Christian Endeavor
J. E. Bowersox
Cedar Rapids Census Chief Visits Local Area Office
Mrs. Ed Meskimer of 317 G Avenue NW was treated at St Luke's hospital for cuts to her right index finger after a glass she wiped broke. D K Hammack, regional census chief, spent Friday in Cedar Rapids with Area Manager Milo Sedlacek, coming from Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Meskimer
G Avenue NW
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
D. K Hammack
Washington
Milo Sedlacek
Mr. Hammack
Kansas City
Scrap Iron Carted From 620 Twelfth Ave SW
Henry Matyka of Konigsmark reported theft of one and a half tons of scrap iron from his back yard at 620 Twelfth avenue SW. He moved from the address in November and found the iron missing on Friday. The value was about $10, and he said the theft occurred before last week’s blizzard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twelfth Avenue
Henry Matyka
Konigsmark
Matyka
Labor, Industry Leaders Urge Calm And Unity In New Day
In brief comments from New York and Cleveland, Mayor La Guardia says labor leaders can lead without hell-raising for better conditions. H W Prentis Jr. cautions industry against demagogues and class tension. Dr Harold G Campbell promotes tolerance taught through love of Americanism in schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
F. H. la Guardia
Cleveland
H. W. Prentis, Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Harold G. Campbell
New York City
Vanderbilt Warns Against Intolerance Spread in America
Providence report quotes Gov William H Vanderbilt warning that intolerance is spreading in America and could undo centuries of progress in reason, the humanities, and growing tolerance, comparing it to a disease from continental Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
William H. Vanderbilt
Europe
America
Open U S Embargo On Japan Seen Possible In Era
Officials say a new treaty or stopgap to continue current commercial rules may be needed and Japan must act to forge a new accord. World events cited include Sino-Japanese war strains, Germany Italy alignments, Europe’s war impact, Japan’s Far East isolation, Chiang Kai-shek resistance, and rising U S naval strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
China
Europe
Far East
League of Nations
Chiang Kai-shek
Pacific
Japanese Press Demands Stricter Policy After Trade Treaty End
Tokyo papers blame the United States for the expiring Japanese American trade accord and urge a hard line against Great Britain over the Asama Maru seizure. Kokumin accuses a pro British cabinet bias, while Yomiuri warns against panic but insists on national honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKIO
United States
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Kokumin
Japan
Yomiuri
Pacific
China
Yukichiro Suma
Eugene H. Dooman
Seijiiro Yoshizawa
Britain
Mitsumasa Yonai
Admiral Yonai
Three Nabbed After Downtown Fracas with Broken Window
Three men were arrested for malicious injury after a downtown fracas left a window broken. Witnesses and police recovered a whisky bottle and scarf in the alley, while Owen alleged an earlier clash and named LeRoy Anderson as his assailant. Bond set at $200 each, all released after waiving hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony
Third Street
LeRoy Anderson
Owen
Osborn
Grand
Sed Churchill
Insurers Lobby Against Federal Takeover and Social Security Expansion
Col. Robbins memo argues the objective is to build a case for federal control and to strip private life insurers by expanding social security. It cites plans to abolish the agency sales system and denies calls to merge industrial insurance with Social Security. O Mahony refutes claims of an attack on the insurance business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Robbins
United States
Social Security Board
O’mahoney
O'Mahoney
Taylor
Suit Seeks 10000 From Pullman Over Train Dog Eviction
New York couple, Roi and Dulcie Osborne, seek 10000 damages from Pullman after alleging they were evicted from a drawing room with their Great Dane Denver on a trip to Atlanta. Osbornes claim mortification and mental distress. Pullman counters they brought the dog in violation of rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Roi Osborne
New York
Pullman Company
Pullman
Supreme Court
Osbornes
Osborne
Will Osborne
Dulcie
Manhattan
Atlanta
Washington
Denver
Deutschland Sunk? Britons Suspect Ship Loss
Navy officers floated the idea that the pocket battleship Deutschland may have been sunk and that Germany faked a name change to Luetzow. They cited submarine actions near the Elbe and parallel British submarine losses as possible corroboration while noting limited public confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Elbe
Seahorse
Starfish
Undine
Court awards funds in remodeling contract dispute
Judge C J Haas ruled in favor of Economy Lumber and contractor Art Wall in a dispute with William H Yates and Mae E Yates over a remodeling contract. Wall owes 575 61 dollars. Yateses must pay 430 90 toward the judgment and 22 20 to intervenor Louis Klima, with the contract deemed satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Yates
Mae E. Yates
Art Wall
C. J. Haas
Wall
Economy Lumber Company
Yateses
Gas leak kills two in Norway village and sends 26 to hospital
In Mjondalen Norway a leaking tank car released chlorine gas carried by wind into homes. Two residents died and 26 others including eight women and several children were hospitalized. Rescue squads with gas masks evacuated hundreds as air was cleared by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Mjondalen
Scouts Aid Rural Birds With Shelters And Food
In La Porte City troop No 80 began work to shelter and feed thousands of starving pheasants and quail in nearby rural districts. Scout Master Rev. G D Gaide leads the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
Boy Scouts
Rev
G. D. Gaide
Mother Of Dr. Bready Dies In Grand Rapids
The Rev. Dr. C. J. Bready pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church lost his mother in Grand Rapids Michigan late Thursday. He and his family drove there by car and the Sunday forenoon sermon will be given by Rev. Elton D. Wells district superintendent on the topic A Christian Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Bready
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bready
St. Paul's
Elton D. Wells
Ottsens Seek Dismissal of Death Claim Suits
The Ottsens ask dismissal of two $15,000 death claim suits filed by Louis Zmolek as administrator for Edward Zmolek age 17 and Milo Zmolek age 15. Defendants include Ottsen and Sons Oil Co J Ottsen Kenneth Ottsen and George M Ottsen deny responsibility for a Tama nee intersection crash on June 28 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Zmolek
Edward Zmolek
Milo Zmolek
Ottsen and Sons Oil Company
E J. Ottsen
Kenneth Ottsen
George M. Ottsen
Tamane
Roosevelt Hotel Company Sues Over 255 Rental Claim
The Roosevelt Hotel company files a case seeking 255 dollars in rent from H. Oraninsky and the New Boston shoe store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Hotel Company
H. Oraninsky
New Boston Shoe Store
Katherine Bokerney Sues A. E. Pearson Over Lease Claim
Katherine Bokerney files a suit against A. E. Pearson alleging a lease dispute involving two parties, with claimed amount of 317 dollars. The case names Katherine Pearson as a related party. The court action seeks redress for the alleged breach and recovery of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Bokerney
A. E. Pearson
Katherine Pearson
Cold Wave Persists With Subzero Readings Across Iowa
Eight below zero recorded at Mount Ayr and Keokuk reported eight below as the cold wave remained stubborn. Missouri logged colder readings while the Weather Bureau warned shippers to brace for ten below in western Iowa and five below elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Ayr
Keokuk
Iowa
Missouri
Bureau
Warmer weather expected despite deep south coal shortages
The U S weather bureau reported a warming trend in the Midwest with above freezing temperatures. Elsewhere a severe cold wave caused 12 below readings in Chattanooga and Nashville and halted Mississippi River traffic as ice floes threatened to drift toward the Gulf. Gov. Dixon allowed Birmingham coal mines to stay open to ease shortages. One man died from the cold in New Orleans where temperatures fell to 22 above zero and St Joseph Missouri recorded 28 below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Midwestern
South
Chattanooga
Nashville
Tenn
Mississippi
Greenville
Miss
Gulf of Mexico
Frank Dixon
Alabama
CIO
John L. Lewis
Birmingham
United Mine Workers Union
New Orleans
St. Joseph, Mo
Support Waning for Finn Loan
Washington reports that Senate support for a proposed Finland loan dwindles as lawmakers demand closing loopholes to prevent debt-defaulting nations from receiving similar aid. The Brown sponsored plan would boost the export import banks funds by 100 million dollars to back Finland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INL
United States
Great Britain
France
Uncle Sam
Senate
Finland
International
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Brown
Mich
U. S
Japan's Ainu Welcome In Odd Ritual Of Hand Rubbing Beards
A visitor report describes the Ainu people of Japan performing a greeting that involves rubbing hands together and stroking beards to welcome outsiders. The piece notes the peculiarity and cultural flavor of the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Lutheran Council Condemns Vatican Envoy Appointment
The National Lutheran council denounced President Roosevelt's choice to appoint a diplomatic representative at the Vatican as violating American traditions and church state separation. The resolution passed at the 22nd annual meeting, supported by about 7,900 Lutheran churches. Committee members included Drs. Knubel Long Boe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
Vatican
National Lutheran Council
United States
F. H. Knubel
H. Long
New York
Dr. L. W. Boe
Northfield, Minn
Rumor Move To Put Balkans In Anti-Red Tieup
Reuters report says Italy with Japan plans to extend the anti- Comintern pact to the Balkan states to block communism and pan Slavism. Germany reportedly supportive. Eiji Aman leads diplomacy. Vatican backing noted. The Balkan entente nations meet February 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Percy Winner
Rome
Ins
Japan
Italy
Balkan States
Soviet Union
Germany
Balkan
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Romania
Greece
Bucharest
Eiji Aman
Tokio
Budapest
Ankara
Belgrade
Athens
Galeazzo Ciano
Vatican
Europe
Donates His Blood For 901st Time
Philadelphia AP Ed ward Spike Howard, a 61 year old professional strongman, began his final stretch toward 1000 transfusions by giving blood for the 901st time. He donates free of charge to aid Mrs Louise Simons who is critically ill with an abdominal ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Edward
Spike” Howard
Louise Simons
Howard
Red Troops Learn Ski Tactics On Snow Battlegrounds
Helsinki AP reports Finnish officers say the Russian army is adopting skiing tactics and snow suits to camouflage dark uniforms in snow war. Finns note many Russians are inferior skiers and often abandon skis to run when startled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Japanese Shipping Refuses Belligerent Passenger Passage
Tokio reports that the Japanese government ordered all shipping companies to deny passage to belligerent nationals on active military lists. Nippon Yusen Kaisha officials in San Francisco were told to reject such bookings, aiming to block hundreds from the scuttled German liner Columbus crew from traveling to Germany via Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKIO
INS
Domei
Nippon Yusan Kaisha
San Francisco
Columbus
California
Germany
Japan
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Seachinstee
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Omaha
Charlies City
Seattle
I Havre
Bismarcs
Detroit
Justice OF Peace Courts
O.R.C
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Council of Youth Hostels
F. R
UMW
Liquor Board
Polk Jury
Leiser Gardens
BURNS
Ata
U.S
City Briefs
Knights of Pythias Dancing Club
Court House News
Dr. Bready
Ottsens
H. C. Ring Friday
Fred Farrell
W. A. Ball
Home Coal Company
Mary Moore
Stanley C. Moore, Jr
C. Ring Friday
Fred H. Steuber
Fred W. Steuber
Lutheran Council
OLD Glory
Brazil
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