Birth Announcements From St Luke's Mercy and Other Hospitals
July 1 1935 birth notices from St Luke's Mercy and nearby hospitals list a daughter for Roy Bowman Mount Vernon and a son for R E Karr Route 1 Marion both July 1. A son for George Shearer 2400 Ellis Blvd July 1. A son Clarence Marnell born June 30 to M M Fowler Peru Nebraska. Fowler formerly Gladys Cole Cedar Rapids. Maxine Mac Butterfield born June 28 Independence People’s Hospital. Twin sons born to M A Noblett Des Moines Sunday. Noblett son of A M Noblett 1824 Bever Ave SE.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Roy Bowman
Mount Vernon
R. E. Karr
Marion
Mercy Hospital
George Shearer
Ellis Boulevard
Clarence Marnell
M. M. Fowler
Peru
Neb
Carl Butterfield
Independence
Maxine Mac
People’s Hospital
Butterfield
Carlotta Weltch
Cedar Rapids
M. A. Noblett
Des Moines
Mr. Noblett
A. M. Noblett
Bever Avenue
Paul Ponggemoeller 25 in Centria ill 30 day floater vag rancy
Paul Ponggemoeller aged 25 of Centria Illinois is noted on a 30 day floater vag rancy record with unspecified details. Further information is not provided in the fragmented text.
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Paul Ponggemoeller
Centralia
Ill
Restaurant Roof Fire Claims Life in Fort Atkinson Area
At 1053 am Monday a restaurant at 307 Fifth Avenue SE suffered a roof fire. William J. Hurd, 63, died at his home 1549 Fifth Avenue SE at 7 am Sunday. Names listed include Kenneth Redendo Lyndon and Harriette Dykema Morrison among others.
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Kenneth Redendo
Lyndon
Harriette Dykema
Morrison, Ill
Walter
Tekippe
Fort Atkinson
Margaret M. Martin
Cedar Rapids
Adron O. Ingles
Leola A. Young
Earlville
James B. Mazzei
Oak Park
Ill
Helen G. Williams
Austin
Lloyd J. Mueller
Clarion E. Walter
Farmersburg
Donald Irving Deaton
Charlotte Turner
Iowa City
Paul Karvos
Fifth Avenue SE
William J. Hurd
Fire destroys 79-year-old brick home near Mount Vernon
Neighbors helped salvage most furniture and valuables from the nine-room Stuckslager estate home as fire gutted the structure. Firemen could not stop the blaze though they saved items from a second story bedroom before the roof collapsed. The estate plans immediate rebuilding and insurance partially covers losses.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Archie Minish
Stuckslager
Here
Minish
George
Stuckslanger
Iowa Allows Marriages Within Year After Out‑of‑State Divorces
Iowa officials rule that a district clerk may issue a marriage license to someone divorced within the previous year if the divorce was granted outside Iowa. The opinion follows requests from Fort Madison County Attorney and aims to ease cross‑border license filings amid neighboring state restrictions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jens Grothe
Robert W. Johnson
Fort Madison
Missouri
Illinois
McKinley Student Wins Honorable Mention in Youth Contest
Donald Youngman 12B, son of J E Youngman, 1520 Fifth Ave SE, receives honorable mention in the American Youth contest by American Magazine. His charcoal drawing portrays the Statue of Liberty guiding a youth away from Bolshevism and war, guided by instructor Miss Margaret Frederickson at McKinley School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Youngman
McKinley School
J. E. Youngman
Fifth Avenue SE
American Magazine
E. J Bruns
America
Youngman
Margaret Frederickson
Congress approves record federal spending for new fiscal year
Congress authorizes 13.11 billion dollars in federal expenditures for the coming fiscal year, a rise of 1.749 billion from last session. Increases cover permanent obligations like debt interest and military expansion, with defense and relief funding shaping the totals.
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Washington
Congress
F. D. R. Kaps
Roosevelt
Senate
Agriculture Department
Army
Air Corps
Des Moines Boy Killed By Truck In Front Of Residence
A three year old boy, William Fischer, son of R J Fischer a telephone company official, was struck and killed by a laundry truck as he ran from behind shrubs onto his home driveway in Des Moines. Driver Leonard Hickok said he could not stop in time. The accident occurred 75 feet from the street near the Fischer home entrance. Coroner A E Shaw and police opened an investigation.
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Des Moines
INS
William Fischer
R. J. Fischer
Telephone Company
Leonard Hickok
Fischer
A. E. Shaw
City Hall Notes Petitions Move Through Council Agenda
City council receives petitions to oil Fifteenth avenue SW and Sixth avenue SW and Fifth street SE. A street vacation request on Twenty-fifth street NE is referred to the city engineer. Beer permits and refunds are approved, a water main extension is set, and bids for Sinclair park comfort station planned. Police and gas tax reports shown. dance hall permit approved with building department OK.
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Fifteenth Avenue
First
Second
Sixth Avenue
Fourth
Sixth
Fifth Street
Ninth
Tenth
C. F. Clark
Twenty-fifth Street
E Avenue
Sinclair Park
Three Sisters Die After Arm In Arm Jump From Sinking Skiff
In West Newton Pennsylvania three Mirella sisters Elenore 18 Ann 20 and Louise 22 drowned after leaping arm in arm from a sinking boat on the Youghiogheny river. Margaret Skrlang 20, swept ashore by the current, survived and alerted authorities. Firemen searched throughout the night with no quick results.
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West Newton
Youghiogheny
Margaret Skrlang
Pennsylvania
Elenore Mirella
Ann
Louise
Collinsburg
Mirella
Margaret
Smith Case Sparks Louisiana Power Struggle Over Testimony
Two factions clash as Dr. Smith and wife flee to Canada amid charges of wheat market speculation with university funds. authorities seek surrender of papers, while Leche and Long era fallout complicates the case. Brockville jail arrangements and guarded hotel rooms mark the tense departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockville
Dr. Smith
Louisiana
Rice And Kelso Face Bankruptcy Proceedings
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings were served Saturday by U S deputy marshal against Claude Rice and L E Kelso doing business as Union Grain with offices in Dubuque. Clinton Lau Emmet Randall William A Wright and Clement E Hill claim 1298 38 and allege insolvency from June 15 to 25 1939 and an act of bankruptcy in negotiating corn purchases. They say Rice and Kelso sold corn in Chicago and have not paid.
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Joe Petrus
United States
Claude Rice
Sixth Avenue SE
L. E. Kelso
Central City
Union Grain Company
Dubuque
Clinton Lau
Emmet Randall
William A. Wright
Clement E. Hill
Fayette County
Rice
Kelso
Chicago
Second Organ Recital Series Presented by Miss Eleanor Taylor
The second in a series of summer evening organ recitals by Miss Eleanor Taylor the college organist will be given Monday at 7 30 p m in the First Presbyterian church The public is invited to attend The program includes pieces by Franck Thompson Bidwell Lemmens Clerambault Bach Guilmant and Reger among others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Taylor
Tne College
First Presbyterian Church
Heroique Franck
Thompson
Bidwell
Clerambault
Guilmant
Reger
Danzig Crisis Spurs Allied Resolve As Europe Stands Firm
Britain France and Poland vow to resist any attempt to incorporate Danzig into Germany. Danzig issues a decree for citizen labor for state needs while Albert Foerster asserts Danzigers’ willingness to sacrifice to join the Reich. Italy readies large scale Po valley maneuvers near the frontier as Jerzy Potocki heads to Warsaw to discuss U.S. stance. King George and Chamberlain champion National Service Volunteers amid fears of war and calls for unity to preserve peace.
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Britain
France
Danzig
United Press
Free City
Albert Foerster
Reich
Italy
Po Valley
Victor Emmanuel
Turin
Jerzy Potocki
Washington
Plymouth
England
Warsaw
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Poland
Germany
Chamberlain
National Service
George
Two Months Term On Bad Check Charge
Stanley Kolsto received two 30 day sentences for multiple bad check charges brought by Cedar Rapids merchants. Assistant County Attorney sought maximum penalty after witnesses testified Kolsto wrote checks in April that bounced for merchandise or cash. Kolsto pled not guilty and has over $600 bad checks outstanding.
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Stanley Kolsto
H. R. Churchill
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Ball
Carl Hendrickson
Kolsto
Eugene Dillon
Avenue NE
A. QO
Zahradnik
Bever Avenue
Kols
Miniature GM Building Display at Arm strong's Store
A 10 by 10 foot miniature of the General Motors building from the New York World's Fair, with 600 tiny moving chairs, will be shown for ten days in the Armstrong's clothing store window at Second avenue and Second street. The scale is one inch to ten feet and the display includes horizons of 1960 and two photos of the actual building. Arm strong's is the fourth store nationwide to feature the exhibit based on Carl G. Helming's notes.
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General Motors
Second Avenue
Second Street
Armstrong’s
Armstrong's
Carl G. Helming
Lindbergh Tours St Louis in Undeclared Visit
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, in a police scout car, rode around St. Louis for about two hours Saturday night with Maj. Albert Bond Lambert, president of the St. Louis board of police commissioners and backer of his New York to Paris flight. The exact purpose remained undisclosed, with inquiries noting possible rapid response to police calls and radio contact.
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ST. Louis
INL
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Albert Bond Lambert
Lambert
Lindbergh
Bee can recognize hive members among vast colonies
A bee can identify every other member of its hive, even in colonies that range from fifty to eighty thousand individuals. The finding highlights highly specific social recognition in eusocial insects.
Sea Scouts Rescue Girl During Cedar River Races
Sea Scouts halted races on the Cedar River Sunday to rescue a girl canoeist near drowning as Kingston Troop 80 beat Kiwanian Troop 90 in three of five events. Lifeguards aided another overturned canoe. Kingston crews included St Germain, Huff, Andrews, and Andrews among others.
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Cedar River
Kingston
Kiwanian
Troop 80
Harry St. Germain
Carl Huff
Eugene Irwin
Jack Downer
Bob Morris
Bill Watson
Bob Cray
Don Ford
Amos Thompson
Harold Andrews
Rotary Talk Highlights Singapore Life and Economy
W. Allen Eley of Singapore spoke to Rotarians at the Roosevelt hotel detailing Singapore’s scenery, business, and customs. He noted efficient refuse disposal with frequent collection, traced the city’s rise to the Suez Canal’s construction in 1869, and described a current surplus of 70 million dollars with exchange around three-fifths of a U S dollar.
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Singapore
W. Allen Eley
Straits Settlements
Roosevelt Hotel
Eley
Rotary International
Club
U. S
Court approves partition suit distributive shares
Judge Haas authorized referee J. E. Peyton to payout distributive shares in a real estate partition suit. The allocations include Harry J. Peyton $422.15 and several defendants including Charles J. Peyton $533.57, Hanna Oldridge $533.57, Margaret Snyder $488.20, and others ranging from $63.69 to $533.58 to be paid to various parties and heirs.
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J. E. Peyton
Harry J. Peyton
Charles Peyton
P. L. Peyton
C. J. Haas
Charles J. Peyton
Hanna Oldridge
Margaret Snyder
Elizabeth McKee
Nellie Peyton Balcar
Raymond Powell
Gerald Powell
Harry Powell
Willard Powell
Edwin L. Powell
Perez faces drunk driving charge after Saturday arrest
Augustine Perez, 35, of 1212 Fifteenth Street SE, was arrested Saturday on a drunk driving charge and arraigned Monday in district court with a Thursday plea deadline. He allegedly forced a car driven by U S Deputy Marshal Joe Petrus to the curb on Twelfth Avenue SE before a ten block pursuit by Patrolmen Stearns and Walsh. Lillie L. Mollenhauer was appointed administrator Monday of the estate of George A. Mollenhauer, who died June 1.
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Augustine Perez
Fifteenth Street
Twelfth Avenue
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Perez
United States
Joe Petrus
Petrus
Stearns and
Walsh
Mrs Roosevelt Presents Marian Anderson Medal
In Richmond Virginia on Monday Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt awarded Marian Anderson the Springarn medal for extraordinary achievement by a Negro. The presenting ceremony followed the Constitution Hall controversy after the D A R owned venue barred Anderson from performing. Mrs Roosevelt urged unity across races and creeds to understand and improve the environment for all people.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Marian Anderson
Richmond
INS
Constitution Hall
Washington
Miss Anderson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Daughters of the American Revolution
Light Company to Install Screen to Cut Soot Nuisance
City council hears building inspector Otis Leefers confirm soot complaints against Iowa Electric Light and Power. A new screen to abate the nuisance is promised within three weeks, with ongoing checks as residents report issues from Vernon Heights to near the Quaker Oats plant.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
East Side
Otis Leefers
Leeders
Leefers
Vernon Heights
Frontier Offensive By Jap Manchukuan Forces Is Expected
TOKIO UP Japanese Manchukuan forces report a large battle on the Mongolian Manchurian front with about thirty Russian tanks captured and many more disabled. Outer Mongolian Russian troops counterattacked with 300 tanks and air units, as fighting intensified after a surprise offensive begun late Saturday night or Sunday morning.
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TOKIO
Tatchukuo
Boy Wasn't Lost After All, Only Shut In Building
Johnny Bell aged two and a half was found after a 22 and a half hour search in an Omaha apartment building. He and sister Donna Lee, three, escaped a playpen Sunday morning. a door slam left him locked inside a vacant hall apartment where neighbors and police later located him. The boy called for his mother as his father William Bell and others scoured the area.
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Omaha
Johnny Bell
Donna Lee
Johnny
William Bell
Advertising gains 9.1 percent in 79 cities
Chicago report notes volume of newspaper advertising placed by retailers in 79 major American cities for the week ended June 24 was 9.1 percent higher than the same week in 1938. Newspapers carried 17,405,973 lines of retail display advertising that week.
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Chicago
INS
Advertising Age
Railway Mail Assn Meets in Cedar Rapids for 36th Convention
The Railway Mail Association sixth division covering Iowa and Illinois convenes at the Roosevelt hotel for its thirty sixth convention with about fifty delegates and a joint meeting of the association and its Woman's auxiliary. A Thursday tour of the Quaker Oats plant precedes a 6:30 p.m. banquet with over 200 attendees and a Friday session. Reservations are due by noon July 6.
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Iowa
Illinois
Railway Mail Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Woman's Auxiliary
C. A. Kepner
Melvin L. Welke
The
Peoples Church
LeRoy H. Long
Cedar Rapids
Kepner
W. V. Fiebig
Division
Irma Loomis
Frank K. Hahn
Frank B. Baldwin
C. M. Harvey
National R. M. A
Roy W. Dobbins
Railway Mail Service
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Deaths Louis Poetzinger mourned after railroad death near Westville
Funeral services for Louis Poetzinger, vice president and general manager of the Laurance Press, killed in a railroad crossing accident near Westville Indiana, were held in Moon chapel on Monday. Burial followed in Harlington cemetery at Waverly. He is survived by his son Floyd A. Poetzinger of Detroit, two brothers John of Defiance Ohio and Seifert of Lansing Michigan, a sister Miss Anna Poetzinger of Columbus Ohio, a cousin Mrs. Arthur E. Larson of Lincoln Nebraska, and several nieces and nephews. he was active in Mizpah lodge and many fraternal and civic organizations.
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Louis Poetzinger
Laurance Press Company
Westville
Ind
Moon Chapel
J. P. van Horn
Mizpah Lodge
A. F
A. M
Harlington
Waverly
Floyd A
Detroit
John
Defiance
Seifert
Lansing
Mich
Anna Poetzinger
Columbus
Arthur E. Larson
Lincoln
Neb
Trowel
Palestine Council
R. Ane S. M
Apollo Commandery
el Kahir Shrine
Ambar Grotto
Malta
High
the Elks
The
Executive Club
Cedar View Golf Club
Retirement accountant from North Western railroad dies in Cedar Rapids
Born in Rock Island Illinois on April 12 1876 he lived in Cedar Rapids 30 years dying after a lingering illness. Survived by wife Susan and sister Miss Jennie Hurd. Funeral at Immaculate Conception church Tuesday 9 am Msgr John Molloy to conduct. Body to Rock Island Calvary cemetery. rosary Monday 8 pm at Monahan funeral home residence.
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William J. Hurd
Fifth Avenue SE
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
North Western Railroad
Susan
Jennie Hurd
Immaculate Conception Church
John Molloy
Calvary Cemetery
Msgr. Molloy
St. Isabella Circle
Monahan Funeral Home
Obituary: Jerry Funda 62 former Cedar Rapids resident dies
Jerry Funda aged 62 died Monday in Jamestown North Carolina. He lived in Cedar Rapids previously working as a yardman and switchman for the Rock Island railroad. Survived by wife Nellie two sons and a daughter all of Jamestown. Also surviving two sisters Mrs Jennie Loughman Cedar Rapids and Mrs Nellie Rutan Described address, and a brother William Funda Casper Wyoming. His mother died two years ago and a brother Lodge died last month in Butte Montana.
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Jerry Funda
Cedar Rapids
Jamestown
N. C
Funda
Rock Island Railroad
Bohemia
Nellie
Jennie Loughman
Otisroad
Nellie Rutan
William Funda
Casper
Wyo
Lodge
Butte, Mont
Dr E G Rawson Appointed Reformatory Physician
Dr E G Rawson of Anamosa was named physician at the Anamosa reformatory by Warden Foss Davis. He succeeds Dr H F Dolan, who resigned.
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E.G. Rawson
Anamosa
E. G. Rawson
Anamosa Reformatory
Foss Davis
H. F. Dolan
Tension Delays Zogs Departure From Danzig
Exiled King Zog of Albania postpones his journey from Danzig to France due to ongoing tensions. The king and Queen Geraldine arrived in Danzig en route to a Turkish stopover before continuing to France.
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Bucharest
Free City of
Danzig
Zog
Albania
France
Geraldine
Proma
Turkey
Changes in Iowa Unemployment Insurance Law
The Iowa legislature enacted seven bills affecting unemployment insurance with new rules. Liability for contributions applies to employers with eight or more workers, with voluntary coverage for smaller firms. Termination of coverage may be sought if fewer than 15 weeks in the previous year employed eight or more workers. Senate file 104 shifts termination filings to February 15, easing end-year payroll reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission
Commission
Senate
Forty-eighth General Assembly
WPA Drives to Reduce Relief Rolls to 2 Million
The Works Progress Administration began a campaign to cut federal relief rolls to an average of 2,000,000. Harrington directed state administrators to meet July quotas as June rolls shrink from 2.6 million to 2.4 million by August. Plans foresee autumn reductions to 1.8 million, with winter slack to exceed 2,000,000, then dipping to 1.5 million by June 1940. Project work suspended through Wednesday due to the holiday and new WPA bill passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Works Projects Administration
Works Projects
F. C. Harrington
Holland Reclaims 900 Square Miles of Zuider Zee Land
Work on the Zuider Zee project in Holland has reclaimed about 900 square miles of land that had remained underwater for centuries. The undertaking marks a major shift in the region's geography and potential development.
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Holland
Zuider Zee
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