Cedar Rapids Weather Reflection and Local Obituary
A drab day in Cedar Rapids with a grey sky and light rain as temperatures ranged from a 50 degree early low to a 76 degree afternoon peak at 3 30 pm. Alma Isabelle Roy 54 died at her home 1026 Twelfth Street NE Cedar Rapids. Mercy hospital reported a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Francis Stallman Blairstown on June 13.
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Cedar Rapids
Boston
Jewa Falls
Washington
Mount Ayr
Tampa
Sioux City
New Orleans
Omaha
Galveston
Charles City
Los Angeles
Des Moines
San
Chicago
Chambers
Alma Isabelle Roy
Twelfth Street
Mercy Hospital
Francis Stallman
Blairstown
Vagrant and traffic cases from Cedar Rapids area court docket
The record details multiple Cedar Rapids residents facing varying penalties. Petranek, Moore, Pals, Holsinger, Kabela, Vermus, Shaffer, Wilson, Morgan, Root, Bicknese, Ringer, Conatser, Larson, Fluegel, and Beechen are listed with charges including vagrancy reckless driving speeding and license suspensions. Fines range with suspended balances and costs due, reflecting court action on traffic and public nuisance matters.
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Emil J. Petranek, Jr
Georgia Moore
Cedar Rapids
Myron L. Pals
Thornton
Anna G. Holsinger
Charles Kabela
Stella Vermus
Chicago
Vermille D. Shaffer
F. Hazel Wilson
Harry P. Morgan
Lonella Root
Wilfried Henry Bicknese
Fairfield
Bernice Irene Ringer
Lisbon
Marshall Conatser
Oneida
Tenn
Sid Larson
Marion
Fred E. Fluegel, Jr
Grande Avenue SE
Abe Beechen
Second Avenue SE
Governor Calls Parley On Strike At Wisconsin Factory
At Allis-Chalmers largest Wisconsin plant Milwaukee strikers clashed with workers and police. CIO United Automobile Workers led about two thousand pickets hurling missiles as tear gas bombs dispersed the crowd. Sheriff Mitten ordered 250 officers to clear the street. several injured treated at County General hospital.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Allis-Chalmers
Julius P. Heil
Wisconsin
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Edward J. Mitten
Mile-Square
Notice of Will Inheritance Hearing in Cedar Rapids
The district court in Linn County Iowa sets a hearing for the probate of the last will of Frank Fen atermaker, deceased. The case seeks proof and admission of the will to share provisions, with a hearing date noted as June 12 in Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County
District Court
Fenatermaker
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cockroaches Infest Main's Machines Bought By Salesman
Testimony shows letters urged men to join a perpetual profit scheme. J. C. Francis and Senator Edward Breen said they handed the letters to post office authorities. A government witness claimed 120 percent profit within 18 months or money back. W. R. Grant, former Galveston resident now with the San Antonio Express, said the firm failed to deliver and similar machines operated in his territory.
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Main
J. C. Francis
Longview
Edward Breen
Fort Dodge
Iowa
W. R. Grant
Galveston
San Antonio Express
Grant
Women shoplifting duo tied to Kansas City gang
Police linked Mrs Love and Patricia Hughes to a professional shoplifting ring operating in Kansas City Des Moines and Omaha. Their records span Wichita Sioux City Lincoln Davenport and Minneapolis with multiple shoplifting and vagrancy arrests. They were arrested together in Lincoln July 21 1934 and held on charges as the car with merchandise was held as evidence.
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First Avenue
Fuzzy Ahring
Condon
Fourth Street
Ahring
A Avenue
Missouri
J. C. Penney
Killian
Kansas City
Des Moines
Omaha
Love
Wichita
Kan
Sioux City
Dayton
Tulsa
Lincoln
Neb
Davenport
Lillian Mary Hobson
Mary Miller
Lillian Miller
J. M. Love
Elizabeth White
Jesse Miller
Patricia Hughes
Helen Taylor
Patricia Talbot
Helen Burns
Patricia Miller
Minneapolis
Bob Vlach
Mrs. Love
Vlnch
Cedar Rapids
Julien Dubuque Hotel Boycotted At Iowa Labor Convention
The Iowa Federation of Labor opens its annual convention in Dubuque with a battle for state presidency between A. A. Couch of Des Moines and Leo Quinn. Delegates face room shortages as the Julien Dubuque Hotel is picketed by unions citing unfair labor practices. Other unions present report officers for Women’s Labor Bureau, Iowa Printing Trades Council, and Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railroad Employes of America.
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Federation
Women's Labor Bureau
Daisy White
Sioux City
Laura Row
Des Moines
Gwen McElroy
Boone
Laura Byrd
Marshalltown
Ruth Bogenstos
Waterloo
Ida Griebling
Mason City
Iowa Printing Trades Council
W. B. Kyd
R. C. Shelton
A. F. Schenk
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railroad Employes of America
C. BE. Howard
W. E
Hughes Progress Toward Full Recovery Reported
Washington based report states Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes is making splendid progress and is rapidly on the road to full recovery after a stomach ulcer illness ten days ago that stopped him from meeting King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Library group seeks veto of MacLeish nomination
The American Library Association asked the Senate on Tuesday to deny confirmation of Archibald MacLeish as Librarian of Congress, saying he lacks essential librarian qualifications.
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Chicago
American Library Association
Senate
Archibald MacLeish
Congress
Gerenuk Reaches High Leaves Beyond Most Animals
The African gerenuk easily reaches tree leaves high above the heads of most animals, with the giraffe being the sole exception. This tall browsing ability sets it apart in the savanna ecosystem, highlighting its slender neck and long legs as adaptive traits for foraging.
House Rejects 340000 Antarctic Expedition Fund
The House Appropriations Committee voted down President Roosevelt’s request for 340000 to fund an Antarctic expedition, a move Byrd said was needed to protect U.S. rights. The bill by Representative Woodrum was rejected. Only female ants among few species carry stingers.
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Washington, D. C
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Richard E. Byrd
Woodrum
Former Czech Army Men Enter Poland
The report outlines tensions between Poland and Germany over Danzig and Polish guards. It cites alleged Polish attacks on Germans near Graudenz and the arrest of Polish officials in Danzig. It notes Slovakia arrests, Czech resistance, and Nazi efforts to tighten control in the protectorate amid rising anti German sentiment.
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Poland
Moscow
Danzig
Trio
Graudenz
Diplomatische Politische Korrespondenz
Free City
Danziger Vorposten
Jan Henryk Lipinski
East Prussia
Lipinski
Slovakia
Protectorate
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
National Solidarity Party
Czech morale sinks under Nazi occupation in Bohemia Moravia
Reported Monday that morale among the Czech population in the Nazi protectorate of Bohemia Moravia is at an extremely low point. A large portion fear an imminent disaster including a major European war or internal turmoil.
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Prague
Bohemia-Moravia
Assailant of Royalty Faces Fresh Charges
London police court charged 45 year old Ledwedge Vincent Lawlor with firing a sawed off 32 caliber rifle at the Duchess of Kent and firing through a window at the Princess Royal home. He was committed for trial after pleading not guilty and reserving his defense. He said he carried the weapon for safety and that he wanted to see dukes and kings.
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London
Ledwedge
Vincent Lawlor
Westminster
Duchess of Kent
George
Princess Royal
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Lawlor
Duchess
Australia
Slayer Of Wife And Son Gets Life Term
Dr Norman Stewart 2nd 34 pled guilty to the murders of his first wife and namesake son in Pittsburgh. Judge Frank P Patterson sentenced him Monday to life imprisonment for killing his 4 year old son with a murder charge for Mrs Stewart suspended. The dentist dodged the law four years before returning and admitting the murders to ease his conscience.
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Pittsburgh
Norman Stewart
Frank P. Patterson
Stewart
Winning Gazette Carriers Entertained By Cedar Rapids Marion Winners
The Gazette’s circulation department hosted 60 carrier boys from Cedar Rapids and Marion for its fourth annual 100 day efficiency and route-building contest at Bishop's cafeteria. Prizes were awarded for service, subscriptions, and conduct on the route.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Bishop's Cafeteria
Elmer W. Wickham
The
W. W. Crissman
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Crissman
Dempsy Jones
Bobby Hinkin
Mr. Wickham
Miss Hagey Resigns After 29 Years as City Librarian
Miss E Joanna Hagey resigns as Cedar Rapids city librarian effective Sept 1 after twenty nine years of service. The library board lauded her devotion expanding sub branches and school outreach while highlighting improved circulation and community involvement.
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Miss Hagey
E. Joanna Hagey
Cedar Rapids
Hagey
University of Illinois
University of Nebraska
Beatrice
Neb
Lincoln
Community House
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke's Hospital
Quaker Oats Company
United States
County Officers Eye Cedar Rapids For 1940 Convention
Linn county officers attending the Iowa County Officers association in Des Moines from Wednesday to Friday plan to invite the group to hold its 1940 sessions in Cedar Rapids. Prominent figures include County Auditor Robert M. Vesely and Clerk of the District Court E W Lundquist who lead the state associations.
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Linn
Iowa County Officers Association
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Robert M. Vesely
E. W. Lundquist
State County Auditors
Eldred Gwen Gets Five Year Suspended Larceny Sentence
George Wesley Eldred, 35, of 913 Fifteenth Street SE, arrested after a September 20, 1936 theft, received an indeterminate five year term at Fort Madison penitentiary before Judge C J Haas. The sentence was suspended for good behavior on state recommendation. another man, Marvin Law, faced a similar term and Eldred Law previously sentenced February 1, 1937. Officials noted Eldred had been working in Minneapolis and had no prior trouble, visiting Cedar Rapids for the first time in over two years when arrested.
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George Wesley Eldred
Fifteenth Street
Fort Madison Penitentiary
C. J. Haas
Emil Chmelicek
Hull Avenue
Marvin Law
Anamosa Reformatory
Eldred Law
Eldred
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Delinquent Child Support Order Overturned in 1937 Decree
Barbara Kraus formerly Vileta was awarded a $160 judgment against Charles Vileta by Judge C J Haas on a May 26 1937 divorce decree and the request to cancel the provision for payments was denied. Anton Pipal sues Charles Landergott in a partition case seeking half ownership. file date Monday. Pavlish Valenta realty partition suit against Alma and Frank Pavlish dismissed with prejudice before Judge Haas. Government Printing Office payroll exceeds $12 million annually and product value reaches $20 million.
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Barbara Kraus
Barbara Vileta
Charles Vileta
C. J. Haas
Haas
Vileta
Anton Pipal
Charles Landergott
Monay
Bessie Pavlish
Woman Held For Violation Of Zoning Ordinance
Mrs. Sara Kegley of 2500 First Avenue E is held on $50 bond for alleged violation of city zoning ordinance Sec 42 of 1755 as amended by 1765. She allegedly leased part of her home to another family in a single family zone. Trial postponed after she sought to obtain counsel and entered a not guilty plea.
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Sara Kegley
First Avenue E
Otis Leefers
King George Thanks Roosevelt for American Cordiality
King George VI in a telegram to President Roosevelt expressed thanks for the cordial hospitality shown to him and Queen Elizabeth in the United States. The message, signed George RI, arrived in Philadelphia as Roosevelt’s train paused en route to Washington, where he returned at about 6 p.m. CST.
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Washington
George
England
Roosevelt
United States
George RI
Philadelphia
Wheat price fixed by Fascist Grain Guild in Rome
The Fascist Grain Guild meeting under Premier Mussolini ruled wheat prices for the coming season. Soft wheat set at 135 lire a quintal and hard wheat at 150. This equates to about 2 dollars per bushel.
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Rome
Fascist Grain Guild
Mussolini
Camp Good Health Fund aids low income children
The piece describes meals at Camp Good Health for physically handicapped children aged six to twelve from Cedar Rapids. It notes donations from Ernest Tales, J L Farmer Canning Company, and ten cases of canned tomatoes, with the camp run by the Public Health Nursing association and funded by voluntary contributions to the Camp Good Health Fund.
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Ernest Tales
Gazette
Ball Park
J. L. Farmer Canning Company
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Jersey City ACLU Wins Right to Open Air Assembly
The ACLU transferred protections to the CIO and unions after a mass meeting in Journal Square where Roger N. Baldwin praised freedom of assembly. Norman Thomas spoke to 10 000 to 15 000 supporters and was jeered as he left with Dorothy Bromley.
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Jersey City
N. J
American Civil Liberties Union
Frank Hague
CIO
Roger N. Baldwin
ACLU
Baldwin
Hague
Journal Square
Norman Thomas
National Democratic
Supreme Court
Thomas
Dorothy Bromley
New York
Sanford Kerr Improves After Bus Crash Injury
Sanford Kerr, retired Illinois Central agent, was reported considerably improved at St Luke's hospital after a coronary occlusion left him critical last Sunday. The accident at La Porte City June 3 when a bus wheel collapsed injured Kerr, causing a fractured vertebra. no visitors are allowed.
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Sanford Kerr
Illinois Central Railroad
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mr. Kerr
la Porte City
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Czechoslovak Republic
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la Roe
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