Lehman moves toward senate bid reshapes New York race
In Albany, Governor Herbert H. Lehman signaled acceptance of a senatorial nomination to replace the late Royal S. Copeland, triggering a rapid scramble for the governorship as Attorney General John Bennett jumps in. The move splits party lines, with reformers and potential drafts weighing Lehman, Bennett, Dewey, and La Guardia amid 1940 election suspense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
United States
Senate
John J. Bennett
Lehman
Roosevelt
Royal S. Copeland
Bennett
Robert F Wagner
Washington Students of Politics
William S. Murray
Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
Tammany Hall
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
George Gordon Battle
Tammany
Fiorello la Guardia
Copeland
Lone Raider Sinks Two British Ships
A lone raider sank two British ships in a deliberate attack at sea. The attacker could not be identified. Goater, a Seattle resident for ten years and friend of John Boettiger, said he joined Thorpeness a week ago for a large bonus.
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Goater
Seattle
John Boettiger
Roosevelt
Iowa PWA grants total 213000 for seven projects
Des Moines AP The first 1938 PWA allotments will pour 213 258 into Iowa for seven projects announced by Howard A Gray assistant PWA administrator The Linn county grant funds five bridges part of a 62950 project including two 150 by 20 foot spans over Monroe township streams and a 300 by 20 foot continuous beam Matsell bridge replacement over the Wapsie river Buffalo township Plans for three bridges are ready for early work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
PWA
Iowa
Washington
Howard A. Gray
Bancroft
Clarinda Hospital
Dickinson County
Fairfield
Iowa City
Linn County
Monroe Township
Marion
College
Wapsie River
Buffalo Township
Deaths Charles William Sims dies after work train fall
Charles William Sims 52 Sixth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids bridge carpenter for Rock Island railroad died after a pneumonia complication following a fall from a moving work train near Washburn on June 15. Born July 11 1868 he had lived in Cedar Rapids 25 years. Survived by Grace McLaughlin wife one son Erskin Sims three grandchildren Glen Norma Charles Sims Clinton and Corinne Sims Cedar Rapids four brothers Will James Sims Riverside John Sims Illinois and Claude Sims Los Angeles. Funeral at Riverside Methodist church Friday at 3 pm with Masonic graveside rites in Riverside cemetery. Friends may call Turner chapel until 11 30 am Friday.
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Charles William Sims
Sixth Avenue SE
Rock Island Railroad
Washburn
Presbyterian Hospital
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Washington County
Grace McLaughlin
Erskin Sims
Glen
Norma
Charles Sims
Clinton
Corinne Sims
Will
James Sims
Riverside
John Sims
Illinois
Claude Sims
Los Angeles
Calif
Riverside Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Mrs Adelia Hutchinson Dies at 86 in Cedar Rapids
Adelia Hutchinson died at 9 45 am Wednesday at her daughter Mrs Fo A Gilberts home 121 Sixth Street SW after ill health since March 17 Born Milwaukee May 17 1852 she lived in Cedar Rapids since 1922 Survived by daughter Mrs Gilbert son Meville Dee Hutchinson Two sons Howard and Clifford Ray and daughter Mrs Millie Oaks preceded her in death Funeral services set for Friday at 2 pm in the Rohn chapel with burial in Linwood Cemetery
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Adelia Hutchinson
Fo A Gilbert
Sixth Street
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids
Gilbert
Meville Dee Hutchinson
Howard
Clifford Ray
Millie Oaks
Rohn Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Late Cedar Rapids notices list three local deaths
Elenore S Roth 48 wife of Ray Roth of 1445 A avenue NE died at 4 55 a m after a short illness born in Kansas married Sept 3 1912 at Wayland moved to Cedar Rapids 1927 survived by husband two sons Don and Howard, sister Mrs F J Conrad, brother P P Schowalter Funeral in Beatty chapel, time to be announced. Mert Dye 66 switchman for Illinois Central died at 318 Fourteenth street NE after three weeks illness survived by wife four daughters and four sons. Christine Toeller 67 daughter of late Mr and Mrs Martin Toeller died in Chicago to be brought to Cedar Rapids, service at Mount Calvary cemetery 9 a m Thursday conducted by Msgr John Molloy.
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Elenore S Roth
Ray Roth
Avenue
Kansas
Wayland
Cedar Rapids
Don
Howard
F. J. Conrad
P. P. Schowalter
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Beatty Chapel
Mert Dye
Illinois Central Railroad
Fourteenth Street
Ruth Larchar
Chicago
Edith Elson
Hampton
Clara Mackey
Catherine Dye
George
Charles
Waterloo
Marion
William
Monahan Funeral Home
Christine Toeller
Martin Toeller
J. J. Toeller
Sue Toeller
Margaret Lee
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Msgr
John Molloy
Infant Terrance Klinger dies. funeral set
Terrance S. Klinger infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Klinger of 524 Fourth Street SW died at a local hospital at 7 a.m. Wednesday. Funeral from Monahan Funeral Home at 4 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Also reported death of Mrs. Nathaniel H. Martin in Parker South Dakota. Burial planned in Oak Hill Cemetery after body arrival Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrance S. Klinger
Clarence Klinger
Fourth Street
Monahan Funeral Home
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Nathaniel H. Martin
Parker
S. D
Charles F. Hackett
Oak Hill Cemetery
Angus Stock Brings Total Of 91955 At Sale
Special to The Gazette Maquoketa more fancy prices were paid on the closing day of the Congdon and Battles Angus sale totaling 91955 averaging 480 per sale. The 155 females brought 76470 average 493 while the 61 bulls sold for 25485 average 419. Top price 2500 was paid for a cow Black Cat of Rosemere 112 by A B Hagner of Warrentown Va. The highest price for a bull 2000 was Prizemere 387 to Dr George Laughlin of Kirksville Mo. More than one fourth of stock went to Maryland, the rest to 16 other states including Ontario and Alberta Canada.
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Maquoketa
Rosemere
A. B. Hagner
Warrentown
George Laughlin
Kirksville
Maryland
Ontario
Alberta
Canada
Corelli First Violinist to Try Stradivarius
Arcangelo Corelli became the first violinist known to perform on a Stradivarius violin. He described the instrument as worthy of a trial and recommended it for further exploration by players seeking new tonal possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcangelo Corelli
Two men jailed after Victor robbery and Mount Vernon plan
Victor burglary suspects Perrigo and Woolery confessed to planning a safe cracking job in Mount Vernon using tools found with stolen Chandler car. They admitted stealing vehicles and clothing, and a carton of cigarettes bought by a carnival worker revealed illicit profits. Police tied past convictions to the pair, while a driving demonstration by Lynch and Jo Jo the clown entertained during the investigation.
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Charles W. Boegel
First Avenue
Perrigo
Chandler
Mount Vernon
Stanley
Woolery
G. Bondurant
Eighteenth Street
Bondurant
M. H. Collins
Fairview Drive
Collins
Drahos
Victor
McNeill Federal Prison
Anamosa Reformatory
Bailey
Wilson
Anamosa
Eastern
Ellis Boulevard
Linn County
Stearns and
Mullin
Condon
Kudina
Frank Hrabetin
Clinton Man Named State Commander of Foreign Wars Vets
Maines as department surgeon and W. J. Blink of Burlington named judge advocate. Delegates settled encampment invitation with Council Bluffs for 1939. Burlington also invited. Post election appointments listed for year. resolutions urge Congress to curb subversive fascist, Nazi and communist groups. James I. Dolliver of American Legion pledges cooperation with VFW.
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Maines
W. J. Blink
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Long
Howard Etheridge
Decorah
Ray Echternacht
Monticello
R. J. Brunner
Des Moines
J. W. Radda
Washington
Charles Diehl
H. M. “Dad” Bellman
O. H. Barnes
Frank Wilson
Clifford Dawson
Davenport
Congress
United States
Cedar Rapids
James I. Dolliver
American Legion
Legion
V.F.W
Foreign Service Veterans
Lynch Demonstration Dazzles Hawkeye Downs Crowd
Nearly 1,000 spectators watched Jimmy Lynch of the Death Dodgers perform a ramp jump preview at city hall. The stunt driver showcased stock sedan jumps from 18 to 42 inches, promising a 52-inch ascent Sunday at Hawkeye Downs in a two hour Circus of Death charity show by Iowa State Policemen's association Local No 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch
Jo- Jo
Hawkeye Downs
Jimmy Lynch
Iowa State Policemen’s Association
Kraschel Wins Repeal Of Rule Barring Jobs To Those Below Grade
DES MOINES AP Gov Nelson Kraschel announced the repeal of an Iowa unemployment compensation commission rule that barred compensation unit employees from applying to administrative jobs if their written merit scores fell below 60 percent. He criticized the exam system noting the highest grade was 78 percent and urged revaluation to a 100 percent standard. Over 4,000 took the written test with about 280 jobs affected, 177 of them new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Social Security Board
Washington
Commission
City Briefs and Personal News Highlights
The report notes Charles M. Brabbitt and eight judges omitted from a Veterans of Foreign Wars drum and bugle contest. C Callahan reports a duck dinner theft of six ducks from a shed. Duck truck driver Herbert Locher fined $2 plus costs for parking a poultry truck on a street. Howard Mitchell of Mount Vernon fined $10 for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Brabbitt
Avenue NW
Popeye the Sailor
C. Callahan
First Street
Callahan
Herbert Locher
New Ulm
Minn
Locher
First Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Howard Mitchell
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids men fined for driving without license
Robert Moes and Robert Blah nik of Cedar Rapids drew fines of 5 dollars and costs and 3 dollars and costs respectively in Judge H R Churchill's court on Wednesday for operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license. Martin Zarenbricker of Bonne Iil forfeited 7 dollars end after failing to appear on a charge of passing a car on a curve in a 35 mile per hour zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moes
Robert Blahnik
Cedar Rapids
H. R. Churchill
Martin Zarenbricker
Bonne
Iil
Union Pacific By Income Falls in May Report
New York AP reports Union Pacific railroad shows May net operating income of 378,812 compared with 569,133 a year earlier. May gross revenue drops to 10,519,961 from 12,420,781 the previous May.
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NEW York
Union Pacific Railroad
President outlines public works plan and PWA funding
President Roosevelt announced rapid start on public works using 350 million of the 965 million PWA fund as Congress passes the recovery bill. He stressed partnership with state and local agencies and noted national income up 69.8 billion in 1937 with living costs down 15 percent from 1929. He cited Kennedy story contrasting English and American reactions to economic strain.
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Congress
Public Works Administration
PWA
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Kennedy
New York
England
Long Island
Roosevelt
Prospero Year Seen For National Economy Says Commerce
Washington AP reports the commerce department, which backed Roosevelt with a 60 billion dollar income estimate, forecasts this year at least one third more prosperous than the 1933 depression low. Officials indicate wage declines in 1934 may fall 10 to 14 percent from last year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Roosevelt
Dan Turner Heads Iowa Republican Platform Builders
Des Moines AP Dan Turner of Corning was named to head a committee to draft a state party platform for submission to the July convention. A farm program will be a major plank as Turner argued the New Deal is failing farmers and must be opposed. He noted Senator Guy Gillette backed more New Deal bills than Wearin.
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Dan Turner
Iowa
Republican
Des Moines
Corning
Turner
Guy Gillette
Wearin
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Waterloo Hospital
Adela Hutchinson
Elenore S. Roth
Nathaniel Martin
Angus
Foreign Wars
Kraschel
Union Pacific By
Morris Plan
A. Morris
Craemer's
Craemer
Craemer’s
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