March Weather Summary and Cedar Rapids Snow
The Cedar Rapids area enjoyed sunny skies and brisk March winds. Temperatures rose from 9 degrees above zero to 21 by early afternoon, with a high of 22 and a low of 11 by midnight. The Iowa River gauge stood at 7.4 feet Friday as snow flurries dusted homes and rooftops.
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Tampa
Galveston Eoos City
Desa Francisce
St Ok
Dubueue
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Births at St Luke's and Mercy hospitals
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Gerardi of 90142 Ninth Street SW on March 16 at St Luke's hospital. At Mercy hospital a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Becker of Watkins.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Mirs
E. A. Gerardi
Ninth Street
Mercy Hospital
Henry Becker
Watkins
Basement Fire at Wagner Motor Company
A basement blaze broke out at Wagner Motor Company located at 724 Third Avenue SE near Company No. 1 on Thursday night at 10 29 pm. Fire crews responded and controlled the flames. No injuries were reported and cause is under investigation.
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Third Avenue SE
Wagner Motor Company
Company No. 1
Traffic fines for multiple drivers filed in Cedar Rapids area
Theodore Kaduce of Thornton and Charles Sergent of Cedar Rapids each paid $10 and costs for overload on a truck and improper registration with Illinois plates. Edgar Bull of Grand Island Nebonna was fined $5 and costs for failure to stop for arterial highway. Hart C. Riggs of Cedar Rapids also paid $5 and costs for no driver's license.
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Theodore Kaduce
Thornton
Charles Sergent
Cedar Rapids
Edgar Bull
Grand Island
Neb
Hart C. Riggs
Speeding Fines For Klima And Glessner In City
R. C. Klima of 212 Fifth Avenue SW was fined 10 and costs for speeding. Harry Glessner of 317 Twenty second Street NE, driver for Harry's Delivery, was fined 10 and costs for speeding with a truck.
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R. C. Klima
Fifth Avenue
Harry Glessner
Harry
Barta and Sampica Marital Actions Recorded by Iowa Judges
Zofie B. Barta and Florence M. Sampica pursued relief on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. Zofie Barta wed Joseph Barta in Iowa City on March 2 1937 and Florence Sampica wed Fred Sampica in Cedar Rapids on October 20 1926. Florence M. Watertbury listed as restored name.
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Zofie B. Barta
Joseph Barta
H. C. Ring
Iowa City
Florence M. Sampica
Fred Joseph Sampica
J. E. Heiserman
Cedar Rapids
Florence M. Waterbury
Robert M. Carran and Dorothy C. Tudor Named in Notice
Robert M. Carran of West Branch and Dorothy C. Tudor of Iowa City appear in the public notice and are identified as involved parties. The brief item names their residences and their connection to the case or filing.
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Robert M. Carran
West Branch
Dorothy C. Tudor
Iowa City
Deputy Warden Clarence Langdon Dies in Anamosa
Anamosa Iowa AP Clarence Langdon deputy warden of the Iowa men's reformatory for five years died Friday afternoon from a heart ailment. He was a former state agent. Survived by wife daughter in California and two sons Joe of Clinton and Clarence in Anamosa. Body to be taken to Clinton Saturday for burial.
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Anamosa (Ap
Clarence Langdon
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
California
Joe
Clinton
Clarence
Daladier Seeks Free Hand to Gird Defenses in France
Paris Premier Daladier asks parliament for decree powers until November 30 to strengthen France’s defenses after Czechoslovakia’s collapse. Cabinet approves one article bill, debated in the chamber as Senate session rushes adoption. Daladier may travel to London with Lebrun for talks on joint military plans.
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Paris
Daladier
France
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Georges Bonnet
Lebrun
London
Neville Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
Great Britain
Bonnet
Britain recalls envoy to Reich over Czech crisis
Neville Chamberlain faces criticism for appeasement as Germany absorbs Czechoslovakia. Laborites insist they will not join a coalition while Chamberlain remains prime minister. Sir John Simon says London and Paris may lodge a formal protest with Berlin.
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Ister
Neville Chamberlain
Paris
Czechoslovakia
Engine Overheat Triggers Urgent Stop Requested
A report warns that costly damage may occur if a vehicle with an overheated engine continues to run. The engine begins to knock heavily, prompting calls for an immediate stop to prevent further harm.
Ousting Veterans From Relief Rolls Debated in Congress
Congress officials and WPA chief Harrington discussed rotating relief workers from those on relief to waiting list members. The plan aims to remove long-time relief users and is tied to Roosevelt’s $150 million supplementary relief fund for WPA operations through June. A final decision is delayed as hearings continue and funding votes loom.
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Washington
WPA
Harrington
House Appropriations
Roosevelt
Recall Harrington
Subcommittee
Senate
Eugene E. Cox
House
CIO
Congress
Czech unrest amid Nazi takeover reported in Prague
Reports describe crackdowns under German rule with arrests and restricting Jewish professionals in Prague. Czechs protest outside the British consulate while Hitler metalworks and officials face coercion. Prague silenced by DNB supervision and traffic reforms.
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Prague
Moravia
Czech Raci
Czechoslovak Press Bureau
DNB
Berlin
Hradcany
Hitler
Legislature Advances Beer Bill with Minor Labor Controls
The Iowa House debated the beer bill with provisions barring minors from serving or entertaining in class B taverns and prohibiting minors from reading materials there. An amendment by Rep Arch McFarlane allowed minors to work in kitchens or other non serving roles. Des Moines Mayor Mark Conkling urged liquor by the drink as a solution to the state’s liquor problem amid committee discussions.
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Arch McFarlane
Waterloo
Mark Conkling
Des Moines
Chamber
Hitler feared Britain could be stopped by U S fortifications
A 1939 report claims German plans relied on coast defense guns placed at Ceuta and Algeciras and on a powerful air force to threaten London. It credits U S defense bills totaling 1.8 billion and President Roosevelt's backing of France and Britain with war materiel as a possible deterrent.
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Ceuta
Algeciras
Germany
Britain
Holland
Belgium
Munich
London
Hitler
France
England
Great Britain
United States Congress
Roosevelt
Key West
Fla
Law School Admissions Testimony Bill Proposed in South Carolina
The Judiciary committee asked the state Senate to consider a bill requiring USC law school applicants to present testimonials of good moral character from two legislators.
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Columbia
S. C
Judiciary Committee
State Senate
University of South Carolina Law School
Gas Tax Proposal Aims State Vehicle Fuel Charge
Des Moines IA A bill from the senate tax revision committee would require a three cent state gasoline tax on fuel used by state owned vehicles. It targets ending exemptions for schools cities towns and counties arguing the state should pay its share. If approved about 200000 dollars annually would flow to state gas tax revenue though funds would simply shift between departments.
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Des Moines
Senate
Texas DPS cites excessive speed as main highway crash cause
Department of Public Safety statistics show speed as the leading factor in Texas highway accidents. The report highlights drivers exceeding limit or driving too fast for conditions, contributing to crashes and fatalities across the state.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
Benes Proclaims Czech Resistance Stance
Eduard Benes, ex president of Czechoslovakia, issues a public protest to major powers from his hotel in Chicago, declaring Czechs and Slovaks will not accept the dismemberment of their country and urging rejection of Munich regime violations. Jan Masaryk accuses former allies of selling out and warns of further defeats, urging the U.S. to keep its hands clean as he travels to California for a west coast tour.
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Washington
Moscow
Paris
London
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Europe
Eduard Benes
University of Chicago
E. B. Hitchcock
Benes
Chicago
Jan Masaryk
Masaryk
United States
New York
H. V. Kaltenborn
France
England
Creche
T. “Olow
America
California
Los Angeles
Woodring Seeks 277 Million For Panama Locks
Secretary Woodring urged Congress to approve immediately 277 million dollars for an additional set of Panama Canal locks. He forwarded Brigadier General Ridley’s report on feasibility of extra locks to handle Pacific Atlantic shipping, a measure Congress had requested.
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Washington
Woodring
Congress
Panama Canal
Senate
Clarence S. Ridley
Pacific
Atlantic
McKinley 9A Class Presents One Act Play The Pampered Darling
McKinley junior high School 9A class staged the one act play The Pampered Darling in the auditorium on Friday. Miss Marjorie Emerson directed with Yvonne Svo boda and Jane Watson among the cast and Wayne Mochal serving as announcer. The girls glee club sang under Miss Dorothy Dawson.
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McKinley Junior High School
Darling
McKinley Auditorium
Marjorie Emerson
Victor
Yvonne Svoboda
Connie Gibbons
Jane Watson
Janet Gibbons
Joan Locatell
Mrs. Perkins
Bob Zedick
Victor Gibbons
Hal Hale
Dudley Field
Justice Pierce Butler Observes Seventieth Third Birthday
Associate Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler marked his seventy third birthday with no special celebration planned. Court activities were paused as the court remains in recess.
Mayor and Council Debate Light Rate Cut
Cedar Rapids officials met in the mayor’s office from 9 a.m. to noon to discuss a proposal from Iowa Electric Light and Power to reduce rates. Mayor Frank Hahn said no decision was reached as E. G. Nichols of the power company detailed a potential annual savings of 75,000 dollars for users.
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Frank Hahn
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
E. G. Nichols
Power Company
Cedar Rapids
President hints at economic blockade to curb aggression
In a continuation of his Chicago speech theme the President outlines a plan to pressure aggressor nations through an economic blockade. He notes no change in U S diplomatic ties with Spain as yet and supports Guam harbor and river improvements in the Pacific region.
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Chicago
Europe
U. S
Spain
United States
Pacific
Guam
Iowa Farmers Plan Reduced Corn Planting in 1939
Iowa farmers expect to plant 9,997,000 acres to corn in 1939, down 3 percent from 1938, and 716,000 acres more than the current farm program allotment. Oats are forecast at 5,376,000 acres, down 10 percent, while soybeans barley and tame hay rise enough to partly offset corn and oats declines. The reduction spans all regions, yielding about an 8 percent drop from the 1929–38 average of 10,907,000 acres.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Agricultural Department
Leslie M. Carl
Federal
Carl
Gary Post Tribune Editors Arrested for Contempt
Gary Indiana editors H B Snyder and A Myron Harris were arrested on court orders for contempt after publishing an editorial critical of city court decisions. They were released on 1500 bond posted by Allen Naive, a blind reporter, as the judge denounced the piece as false and slanderous.
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Gary, Ind
H. B. Snyder
A. Myron Harris
Gary Post Tribune
William Fletcher
Post Tribune
Snyder
Harris
Alen Naive
Fletcher
J. R. Snyder
Florida
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Daily Record
Justice OF Peace Court
Anamosa
Govt
Reich
Meet Blaely
Craemer's
Craemer’s
Emil Hacha
Czechoslovak Republic
Adolf Hitler
Witkowitz Ironworks
Maerisch Ostrau
Beeson
Second Street
Panama
McKinley 9A
Justice Butler
Raya A
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