Soviets claim hold part of Viipuri in renewed attack
Soviet forces report capturing southern Viipuri including the railway station and surrounding the city from north and south. They say they seized Tammisuo I station north of Viipuri, Cape Kejha Ninemi, and Turkinsaari island, while Finnish communiques note a major Russian tank brigade trapped and destroyed northeast of Lake Ladoga.
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Viipuri
Red Army
Tammisuo I
Kejhasniemi
Turkinsaari
Finland
Lake Ladoga
ISU President Denies ROTC Breeds Militarism
Des Moines AP President Charles E Friley of Iowa State College says military training does not breed militarism at a banquet before a military ball He asserts his long RO TC association has shown no militaristic trace by any generally recognized definition of the term.
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DES Moines
Charles E. Friley
Iowa State College
Friley
ROTC
Deaths Herbert C Walker and Lydia Ann Frutchey
Funeral services for Herbert C Walker 65 of 3130 First avenue F will be at Beatty chapel 1 pm Monday with Rev Merton Green directing. Mrs Lydia Ann Frutchey who died in San Antonio Texas will be at Beatty chapel 2 30 pm Monday with Dr Marion Williams directing. Burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the Beatty chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Walker
Herbert C Walker
First Avenue F
Beatty Chapel
Merton Green
Lydia Ann Frutchey
San Antonio
Tex
Marion Williams
Oak Hill Cemetery
Nazis Claim Important Triumphs Thus Far
Berlin reports a German high command communique praising air, land, and sea triumphs in the first six months of World War II and noting heavy Allied losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Funeral services for Joseph Beuter retired Rock Island dispatcher
Funeral services for Joseph Beuter retired Rock Island train dispatcher who died at his home at 328 Sixth Street Southwest will be held in Turner chapel at 2 pm today with Prof. George W Bryant of Coe College officiating. Burial follows at Oakland cemetery in Iowa City friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Beuter
Rock Island
Sixth Street
Turner Chapel
George W Bryant
Coe College
Oakland Cemetery
Iowa City
British Officials Doubt German Sea Victory Claims
London reports a British official dismissing German high command claims of sea successes as absurd. If believed by Germany, there is little interest in correcting them. The true incidents of sea losses are listed in the weekly returns.
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Britisn
London
Funeral services for Emma Whittenbaugh at Turner chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Whittenbaugh wife of Charles Whittenbaugh who died at the family residence 1548 D avenue NE will be held in the Turner chapel at 2 pm Monday Dr E Winslow Brown will officiate and burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel. Funeral services for Thomas William Mackey of Ely route 1 who died in a local hospital at 230 pm Friday will be held in the Brush chapel at 815 am Tuesday and at 9 am in St Patrick's church conducted by Rev D J Lenihan Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery Father Lenihan will recite the Rosary at 8 pm Monday in the Brush chapel where friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Whittenbaugh
Charles Whittenbaugh
D Avenue NE
Turner Chapel
E. Winslow Brown
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thomas William Mackey
Ely
Brush Chapel
St. Patrick's Church
D J. Lenihan
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Father Lenihan
Funeral rites for E. F. Boland of Ottumwa at Parnell
Funeral services for E. F. Boland 41 of Ottumwa will be at St Joseph's church Parnell Iowa Monday at 930 am. Boland died in Detroit after an apoplexy during a business trip with his brother Dr J M Boland of Sigourney. He lived in Cedar Rapids years ago. He is survived by his wife a son Robert his parents Mr and Mrs J E Boland and two brothers.
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Boland
Ottumwa
St. Joseph's Church
Parnell
Cedar Rapids
Detroit
J. M Boland
Sigourney
John D. Boland
Seventh Avenue SE
J. E. Boland
Robert
Obituary: Wesley J. Netolicky Dies at 67 Near Western
Wesley J. Netolicky 67 died at his home near Western at 11 40 am Saturday after a lingering illness He was born in Johnson county and lived on a Western area farm Surviving wife Mary a daughter Mrs Wesley Cerveny Fairfax two sons Milroy and Stephen Salt Lake City Utah four brothers John Frank Anton Charles and two sisters Mrs Svo boda Swisher and Mrs Julia Novotny Solon Also three grandchildren Body at Brush chapel pending word from Salt Lake City
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Wesley J. Netolicky
Western
Johnson County
Mary
Wesley Cerveny
Fairfax
Milroy
Stephen
Salt Lake City
Utah
John
Frank
Anton
Solon
Charles
West Branch
Mary Svoboda, Swisher
Julia Novotny
Brush Chapel
Sharp Western Front Skirmish Reported
Paris dispatch says war communique No 362 reports a sharp Moselle sector clash on the western front. French reconnoitering detachment east of the Moselle was attacked by a numerically superior German force but the French successfully engaged and inflicted losses.
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Paris
Moselle
German war losses and naval claims in new communiqué
The report lists Allied and neutral shipping losses totaling 532 vessels sunk, with a total Allied tonnage of 1,904,013. Germany claims 203 Allied airplanes sunk and 335 merchant ships, while British and French accounts differ. The statement highlights Allied failure to breach German soil or approach the west wall fortifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
New York
United Press
Graf Spee
Inch
North Sea
Belgium
Holland
Manchester Woman Held On Shoplifting Charge
Mrs Florence Pierce 38 of Manchester Ta was arrested Saturday night by police after store clerks at Montgomery Ward said she lifted two men's shirts and a man's sweater. She was booked on petty larceny from a building at night and released on her own recognizance on Sheriff Carl R Anderson’s advice. She is to report at 9 am Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Pierce
Manchester
Montgomery Ward
Carl R. Anderson
Reform Urges Change In Iowa Jail Handling
Rev Charles Parsons head of the Iowa Society for the Friendless condemns county jail practices. He argues released prisoners are sent out unfit to cope without aid and calls each judge sheriff and jailer and citizen to oppose the current method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa County
Charles Parsons
Iowa Society For the Friendless
Society
Fury and fishing near Russell clan after deadly 1935 hurricane
A recount of the Russell family tragedy from Labor Day 1935 when a Florida Keys hurricane decimated them, leaving only six survivors. The piece details a fishing expedition with Captain John Russell, the Florida coast setting, and vivid scenes of boats returning with catches amid the wreckage of the storm.
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John Russell
Russell
Florida Keys
AAA Committeemen Warned To Shun All Political Activity
The Agriculture Department notified about 130000 former AAA committee members that they must not participate in presidential, state, congressional, or local campaigns. The Hatch Act guidance says they cannot solicit political contributions from other government employees and cannot run for federal, state, or major county office, with automatic discharge for violations. Approximately 70000 others in the department were also told to stay out of active politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
AAA
Wallace
Roosevelt
Department
Martin G. White
Agricultural Conservation Association
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Rumor of Naval Battle Off Brazilian Coast Circulates
Rumors of a naval battle off the southern coast of Brazil continued to circulate in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday despite official denials.
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Rumor
Brazilian Coast
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Jim Fox Paroled After Suspended Sentence in Worthless Check Case
In Mankato Minnesota Jim Fox of West Union Iowa received a two and a half year suspended sentence in district court on a worthless check charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato, Minn
ULP
Jim Fox
West Union
Report on New Deal factions battling in 1938 congress race
The piece outlines purges led by Thomas Corcoran against ten Democratic lawmakers in 1938 primaries, the smear campaigns against Garner Farley and Dies, and the anti Hoover push. It notes CIO head John L Lewis’s attack on a third term and a grand jury probe into communist influence as the White House pressures unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nance Garner
Farley
Thomas G. Corcoran
Congress
John J. O'Connor
New York City
Corcoran
Garner
Jim Farley
Democratic Party
Martin L
John L. Lewis
CIO Czar
Lewis
Canal policy sparks debate over taxes and defense
The article discusses Roosevelt's Panama Canal plans, noting potential tax and defense implications. It reports his stance against acquiring land for new bases and hints at political questions about a third term, with March 4th as his anniversary in office and April 1st as a speculative adjournment date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
House
Senate
General Drum To Receive Laetare Medal At Notre Dame
Lieut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum will be the 1940 Laetare Medal recipient, honoring a notable Catholic lay figure. Notre Dame President Rev. J Hugh O’Donnell said a presentation date is yet to be set, noting Drum’s gallantry in the Spanish American and World Wars and his wartime leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Hugh A. Drum
U. S. Army
University of Notre Dame
J. Hugh O'Donnell
General Drum
United States
Wayne Boland Receives I C C Appointment
Wayne C Boland Cedar Rapids attorney is named a special agent for the Interstate Commerce Commission in the division of motor carriers Porter Iowa member of the commission says Boland will likely be assigned away from Washington after a schooling period. Boland graduated from Iowa University law school in 1924 and worked with Maurice P Cahill before going solo. He is active in Democratic politics and once ran for state representative. His Cedar Rapids practice moves to the firm Elderkin and Locher in the American Trust building.
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Wayne C. Boland
Cedar Rapids
Interstate Commerce Commission
Motor Carriers
Washington
Claude R. Porter
Iowa
The
Gazette
Boland
Porter
Iowa University Law School
Maurice P. Cahill
Cahill
D. M. Elderkin
J. J. Locher, Jr
American Trust Building
Iowa and Carleton Top Forensic Meet
The University of Iowa and Carleton College won the eighth annual Iowa Invitational Forensic Tournament in Iowa City. Both teams were undefeated, with six debated wins each and top speakers led by William Rivkin of Davenport with a 4.6 rating. Carleton took high team honors with 10 of 12 debates. Creighton University, the University of Wichita, and Iowa claimed 9 debates to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Carleton College
William Rivkin
Town
Davenport
Rivkin
Leas Schwicker
Carleton
Marvin Chapman
David Sayre
Ames
Iowa
Creighton University
University of Wichita
Mud Pie Attack Leads to Day of Sunday School Service
In Durham North Carolina a 17 year old boy was sentenced by City Recorder A H Borland to attend Sunday school regularly for three years after striking a woman in the eye with a mud pie. He received a three year probation as part of the sentence.
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Durham
N. C
A. H. Borland
Pedestrian Hit By Car In Street Crossing
Charles Easker aged 67 from 107 Bowling Street SW was injured at about 8 p m Saturday when struck by a car driven by G W McElwain 27 of 49 Circle Drive at Sixteenth Avenue and C Street SW McElwain said Easker walked in front of the car while crossing with an empty beer bottle Easker was taken to the hospital with a cut to the left head and left side pain and remained for treatment
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Charles Easker
Bowling Street
G. W. McElwain
Circle Drive
Sixteenth Avenue
C Street
McElwain
Easker
Bankhead Endorses Roosevelt for Third Term at National Meet
House Speaker William Bankhead said if Roosevelt accepts a third term he can have it. He added his own candidacy won t oppose Roosevelt s nomination and noted 22 pledged Alabama delegates will attend the Democratic National Convention. Ohio Gov Sen Vic Donahey retires from public life after this term.
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Washington
INS
House
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Roosevelt
Bankhead
Vic” Donahey
Ohio
Buckeye
Ufe
Failure To Pay Dues Sparks $3000 Fire Loss
In St Louis a one story frame office building burned after Pine Lawn volunteer firemen refused to fight the flames because the owner did not pay $1.25 in dues. Damage was estimated at 3000 to 4000 dollars. The manager would not guarantee a $50 non member fee. Dozens of minutes after alarm the engine house was five blocks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Joseph Donahue
Pine Lawn
Broken Glass Starts Much Ado About Nothing
Patrolmen Stusak and Simon found glass broken at Neon Laboratories 802 Third Street SE around 10 p.m. Saturday. Herman Howard 1066 Sixth Street SE and Ralph Pence 611 Seventh Street SE were in the basement. Pence was working, Mrs Pence called him, and the glass shattered when she rattled the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stusak
Simon
Neon Laboratories
Third Street SE
Herman Howard
Sixth Street
Ralph Pence
Seventh Street
Pence
Howard
Milmont Park Firehouse Fire Delays Volunteers Efforts
Milmont Park volunteers faced a tough Saturday as their firehouse caught fire and they lacked a key. They broke down the door and called on three neighboring departments to help extinguish the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milmont Park, Pa
Milmont Park
Farm spokesmen press 707 million rise in benefits
Edward O Neal and Earl Smith of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged Congress to add 707 million to farm benefits and fund it with a new excise tax on manufacturers sales. They argued tariff burdens raise prices on goods farmers buy and proposed using defense budget room to approve the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Edward A. O'Neal
Earl Smith
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate Appropriations
Agriculture Department
House
O’neal
O'Neal
WPA'er Head In Slap At Roosevelt
JOPLIN Mo AP David Lasser national president of the WPA workers said if Roosevelt continues toward the right the Workers' Alliance will not support him for a third term. He spoke to interviewers Saturday in this report from Missouri.
Initiatory Degree to Be Conferred by Maine Lodge No 643
The initiatory degree will be conferred by Maine lodge No. 643 10 O F at its meeting Tuesday evening in Maine hall 838 First Avenue E. Mrs Mabel Levings has returned to her Ottumwa home after a three week Cedar Rapids visit. Lee Frederick 22 of Solon was jailed at 1230 a m Sunday charged with consuming liquor in a public place taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder at the Draport inn on highway No 218.
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Maine Lodge
Maine Hall
Mabel Levings
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Lee Frederick
Solon
Harlan Snyder
Draport Inn
Kokomo Youth Held on Vagrancy Charge After Night Stay
Leon Barton 22 of Kokomo Ind was booked on a vagrancy charge at 10 50 p m Saturday to permit fingerprint checks. He appeared seeking lodging and was held on Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon s suggestion after the deputy observed him casing local buildings for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Barton
Kokomo
Ind
Barton
Larry Condon
Sevral
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