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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1940

Page

7

Franco Seeks Anti Red Bloc To Counter Soviet Russia

London reports Franco proposes a European Latin bloc with Mussolini to stop Soviet Russia by force if needed. The plan aims to win Latin American moral backing for a crusade against communism. Franco backed aid to Finland during the Soviet invasion efforts.

London INS Francisco Franco Mussolini Italy Russia Europe Central South America Franco Finland

Death notices in Cedar Rapids claim multiple lives

Mrs Eva McKibben aged 85, longtime Cedar Rapids resident, dies at 832 Sixth Avenue SE after 35 years in the city. Born Martinsville Ohio 1854, married 1873 to John McKibben. four children, two deceased, and three grandchildren plus a great-grandchild. Funeral in Beatty chapel at 2 pm Saturday. burial in New Vienna. Also named Waunets Marie Karban, 45, of 621 Second Street SW, died Friday after long illness. Survived by husband Charles W Karban Sr, two children, and extended Drake and Lane families. Services to be announced. Cedar Memorial park burial planned. James Vincent Bredle, 77, died at home 1554 Mount Vernon Avenue SE Friday morning after short illness. born in Nemcke Bohemia 1863. He came to the U.S. in 1877, first in Elgin, Illinois.

Eva McKibben Cedar Rapids Sixth Avenue SE Martinsville John Milton McKibben Clea Iea P. Ridge Guy T McKibben B . Johnson Arlington McKibben First Baptist Church Beatty Chapel Grant Anderson New Vienna Waunets Marie Karban Second Street Kimball S. C Charles W Karban Charles W., Jr Anna Louise Charles Drake Dorothy Lane Kimball, S. D George Drake Detroit Mich Trinity Methodist Church National Auxiliary of Letter Carriers Cedar Memorial Park James Vincent Bredle Mount Vernon Avenue Nemcke Bohemia Elgin. I Chathe Mount Vernon Ralph W Ames Gale A Des Moines Hazel Pirkey Joyce Ann Pirkes Shiloh

Flapper Fanny Sylvia Remains in Cedar Rapids Then Moves

The obituary outlines Sylvia Flapper Fanny remaining in Cedar Rapids until 1884 when he moved there. It notes his early hardware work, lime kiln operation, janitor stints at The Gazette and McKinles school, horticulture interest, and nature love. Surviving are wife Anna, two daughters Seldon Linderman and Henry H Van Loan, a son Louis, five grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and a Brush chapel funeral pending.

Cedar Rapids the Gazette McKinles Anna Starman Bredle Seldon Linderman Grey Bull Wye Henry H van Loan Holywood Calif Louis Mary Jane Jack Bozena Linderman Wyoming Alice Comstock James Bredle Cleveland Brush Chapel

Allies Suspend U. S. Plane Negotiations

New York AP reports that French and British talks to buy thousands of American warplanes were suddenly halted on Friday. The stoppage is tied to an upcoming congressional inquiry into weapons sales to European belligerents.

New York

City Briefs Local stocks wanted Henry Gundling ad

City briefs summarize local events including a marriage, church services, bicycle accident injuries, a delivery boy hospital treatment, a cadet earning the Marksman medal, and an evangelist series at the Church of God. It notes activities by Carl Pedigo Nadine Sturtz Henry Gundling Eugene Jacobsen Joe Podzimek and Rev A J Kindred with meeting dates and locations.

Ellis Boulevard Eugene Jacobsen Tenth Avenue SW Mercy Hospital

Question That Confronts America Today

God the Eternal Book keeper and The Greatest Sin of the Age appear as titles in a collection of editorial pieces. The items probe moral questions facing society, urging readers to reflect on national values, accountability, and spiritual priorities.

America

Local Labor Body Backs Move To Oust Aliens On U S Work

Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor adopted a plan at its semi monthly meeting to back a nationwide drive for legislation mandating American labor on skilled work in new Panama canal zone projects. The move aims to aid unemployment among American workers. The committee followed a suggestion from AF of I President William Cheen and contacted Senator Guy M. Nashville

Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor Panama Canal Zone William Cheen AF of I Guy M

Gillette Says Amendments Deserve Careful Consideration

Gillette stated that he would offer amendments to the bill, and that the changes warrant careful consideration before Congress acts, signaling a measured approach to the legislation.

Gillette Congress

Engineer Asks Wilson For Conference On Coralville Dam

DES MOINES Iowa July 12 Gar Wilson Friday declined comment on the state conservation commission opposition to the 86 million dollar Coralville dam project He said he had received a letter from Lieut Col Charles P Gress US Army district engineer asking for a conference next Monday The governor noted a recent Iowa City delegation urged dam construction and he said he was open to discussion

Des Moines Gar George A) Wilson State Conseration Commission Coralville Charles P Gress US Army Towa

CommissionSays Dam Project Inadvisable For Conservation

The commission adopted a resolution deeming the dam on the Towa river inadvisable due to conservation concerns. It would flood about 2,200 acres of bottom lands. The text notes the Dead Sea salt content is five times that of the ocean.

Commission Towa Dead Sea

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Wauneta M. Karban James V. Bredle Podzimek’s Drug Stores 2Nd Ave 16Th Ave Goa Souige Ny Raes Jergen Ny 13 Roth Drwests Flapper By Sylvia Viola Pirkey Fifteenth Street Tipton WA Pirkey Marion U. S By Dobbs Arrow and Mark Twain Danbury Kenmore Bedford Mark Twains New Arrow Beau Brummell Cadets Eton Boys' School of Ingre 2Nd Fleet the Syndicate Thorobred Don Richards Adler Rochester Marvel Clothes Wes City Briefs Henry Gundling Carl Pedigo Nadine Sturtz Vinton Jis R. Churchill Shueyville United Brathren Church Aim Senior Christian Endeavor Harry Ziskovsky Roy Hart Joe Podzimek Joseph Podzimek Sixth Street Missouri Military Academy A J Kindred Kansas City Church of God Lh Avenue Eighth Street NW Patra Wilson Coralville Dam St.Joseph Chau
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