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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1940

Page

14

Local births and incidents logged in Evening notices

A string of late day and overnight notes record home visits in Chim rey SE and MW Spencer areas, a bakery alarm and smoke filling a room at Fourth Avenue SE, plus multiple entries announcing births in Springville and nearby addresses with names like George Clark Ken neth Ulrich Guttenberg John Phipps Liercke and Brines. The page lists dates in March and addresses across SE and NE regions with no notable injuries.

Chimrey Younkers Vty Avenue Chimreye Spencer Tereth Avenue Basemert Standard Arto A C Detsen Fourth Avenue St Luke's Hospital George Clark Springville Kenneth Ulrich Guttenberg Milford Emerson John Phipps Avenue NE Deep DD .Johnson Sixth Avenue Mareh Td Mer M. Eas Brines Eighth Avenue Mie Edward Liercke McKale Street

Death notices for five residents across city homes

Mrs Fea Mel Wibben aged 3 died at her home 832 Sixth avenue SE at 11 pm Thursday. Mrs Viola Pirkes aged 74 died at her home 385 Fifteenth Street SE on Friday. James Vo Bredle aged 77 died at 1354 Mount Vernon Avenue SE at 3.50 am Friday. Mrs Woauneta Marie Karhan aged 45 died at 621 Second Street SW at 11.05 am Friday.

Fea Mel Wibben Sixth Avenue Thorsday Viola Pirkes Fifteenth Street James Vo Bredle Mount Vernon Avenue Woauneta Marie Karhan Second Street

Len Hall Receives 30 Day Floater in Court

Kenneth Gleason fined one dollar and costs for intoxication. Edwin J Prochaska of 1701 T street SW fined two dollars and costs for driving without a license. All actions held in Justice H R Churchill's court.

Len Hall Kenneth Gleason Edwin J Prochaska T Street H. R. Churchill

Marriage Licenses Published for Beatty and Goodwin

Cedar Rapids resident C L Beatty and Perry born Gail Goodwin obtained a marriage license as recorded in the local notices. The pairing marks a new union between the Cedar Rapids man and Perry native, with official filings dated in the current period.

L. Beatty Cedar Rapids Gail Goodwin Perry

Three Injured In Collision Of Autos

Three people were slightly injured after a car driven by Margery York 21 Tipton hit the rear of a car driven by William Lenk 26 New York City on Mount Vernon avenue between Twenty seventh and Twenty eighth streets SE. York suffered a cut on her right knee a passenger in her car a 28 Tipton with a cut over his left eye and a cut on his right hand. Lenk reported a skinned left leg. York said she was driving east and struck Lenk’s car as it halted. Lenk said he was preparing to turn right into a driveway and signaled the turn.

Margery York Tipton William Lenk New York City Mount Vernon Avenue Twenty-seventh Twenty Eighth Streets

Haste urged in Cedar County Bank settlement dispute

A Iowa bank liquidation dispute centers on Judge John T Moffit's unpaid notes and alleged improprieties in court orders. Attorney claims actions were in good faith for depositors while denying responsibility for documents not prepared by him.

Mr. Hamel the Gazette Judge Moffit Yoo Cedar County Gazette

Judge Questions Order Preparation Over Fee Disputes

A judge, aided by a friend, questions the October 5 1935 and July 7 1937 orders in a receivership case. Hamiel is accused of procuring the enrolled order fixing hearing time and notice, with a fee list dated August 3 1937 claiming services for the Oct 5 1935 order.

Moffit D W Bates Cedar County State Bank of Tipton Iowa John T Moffit Evelyn Hamiel Hamiel Hamid Hamuel

Jackson names aide to study arrest case in Detroit

Attorney General Jackson announced that Henry Schweinhaut will study the Detroit arrest of individuals indicted for aiding enlistment of soldiers for the Spanish loyalist army. Senator Norris had denounced FBI conduct and asked for a review. Jackson will release a detailed statement after Schweinhaut reports.

Washington Jackson Henry Schweinhaut Justice Department Civil Liberties Unit Detroit Norris Ind Neb Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI J. Edgar Hoover Schweinhaut

Finns Withdraw From Front North Of Lieksa Amid War Drain

Finnish forces begin a staged withdrawal along the front north of Lieksa as Soviet casualties fill the frozen ground. The move follows a protocol pace of seven kilometers daily with Russians to maintain a constant interval until all lines are vacated, amid a winter retreat that marks a decisive shift in the Karelia region.

Gulf of Finland Arctic Lieks Russia Hanko Petsamo Viipuri Finland Viiolahti Viipuri Bay Aaso Viipur Taipale Maannerheim Lake Ladoga Suivanto

Ceded Finnish Territory Urged as Autonomous Soviet State

Moscow AP reports immediate organization of ceded Finnish territory into an autonomous Soviet state republic is the principal task for the USSR supreme soviet meeting set for March 29. Observers foresee rapid moves to establish communist rule after the peace treaty ratification, with the Karelian isthmus to be integrated by the Leningrad district and the rest of the ceded lands redefined.

Lake Ladoga Finland Moscow Supreme Soviet Izvestia Karelian Warlost Leningrad

Passenger killed after plane fight at Floyd Bennett field

An instructor from Standard Flying school at Floyd Bennett airport Brooklyn described a student who asked for a lesson then tried to fly the plane over New York. The aircraft dived near Prospect Park and Governor's Island, dipping into water as the passenger allegedly pushed the control stick during the dual flight. The plane was retrieved with one man rescued aboard the tug Osprey and the other presumed dead in the water.

Standard Floyd Bennett Airport Brooklyn Robson Joe New York Prospect Park Rabson Governor's Island Rosemarin Drewen Osprey Harry Pahlke Hghter Ruth

Speeding Yale star Clint Frank faces fine in Evanston

Chicago dispatch reports Clint Frank, Yale football standout, earned All American honors but faced a municipal court fine in Evanston after speeding arrest last month. He was fined one dollar plus one dollar costs.

Chicago INS Clint Frank Yale Evanston Frank

Census debate over income questions sparks partisan clash

The article reports Hopkins defending income data in the census amid Republican opposition. Rep Reed accuses regulation of overreach, arguing the 1929 act restricts inquiry to non income subjects. Hopkins warns that political resistance could undermine the census efficacy and mass data on low income groups.

Zens Treasury

Churchill Secret Paris Visit Reported by Soir

Soir reported Churchill flew secretly to Paris on Wednesday conferred with notable figures, and returned to London the same day to discuss with Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles.

Paris Soir Winston Churchill Admiralty London Sumner Welles

Man Caught In Cinder Cavern On River Bank

Donald Cain, 22, of 910 Tenth avenue SE, suffered two back vertebrae injuries Thursday when a cinder and gravel pile collapsed while he worked shoveling cinders along the river bank near the Wilson packing plant. Attendants said his condition was fairly good on Friday. Cain, an NYA employee, was preparing material to fill holes in Bever park.

Donald Cain Tenth Avenue SE St. Luke's Hospital Cain NYA Wilson Packing Bever Park

Foreign nations and states aid American car production

Fifty seven foreign countries and all fifty states supply materials for American automobile manufacturing, reflecting broad national and international participation in the industry.

Union Americcan

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Daily Record Tampa Mount Ayr New Orleans Galveston Omaha Justice OF Peace Courts Iamiecl Townsend Bruce Townsend Des Moines Cedar County State Bank Fie Schmidt Vers Trais Sours MCU EH Marion C. Hamiel Hamiel Qoullines Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank Jude Moffit Matfit Fev. de Tre Moftit W . Bates Ring Ellison Lober Lobel Hamid Fee Bill Sala Aide Olene Great Lake Tadoga Paramount F.D.R Hopkins Congress Daniel A Reed N.Y Tobey Reeds Churchill Craemer Aemer’s
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