Weather and life events in Dysart and surrounding areas
The item lists a weather update and local life events including a marriage license for Frank Kavaher and Ruth Simms of Dysart, a birth at Meres hospital, a fire at 823 Tenth Street SE, and the death of William E Dyson at Oakdale Sanatorium Tam Tuesday. It also notes court actions where Mr and Mrs Ed Vorham were fined for disturbing the peace with fines suspended on good behavior, and two divorces granted for Bernard F Lang and Mildred Pettit.
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William E Dyson
Sixth Street
Oakdale
Tam Tuesday
Ed Vorham
Twelfth Street
Bernard F Lang
Mintle Lang
Cedar Rapids
Mildred Pettit
Frank Pettit
Max
Morrison, Ill
HC Ring
Soviets Promise Aid to Turkey in Case of War
A Turkish Soviet communique says the USSR pledged full and comprehensive neutrality for Turkey if Germany attacks. It notes Soviet troops near the Caucasus and hints aid like Britain and China receive, with Turkey promising reciprocal neutrality and support in a 1925 non aggression pact context.
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Caucasus
Turkey
Russia
Dardanelles
Germany
Baltic
Franz von Papen
Ankara
Great Britain
Stafford Cripps
Ussr
U.s.sr
Wilson Co Plant 18 Picketed During Ongoing Strike
Report describes ongoing strike at Wilson Co Plant 18 with pickets covering shifts around the clock. PWOC reps from Chicago Kansas City and Omaha pledge support and meals, while officials seek a legal, peaceful stance and potential reiterator worker access to prevent spoilage. Company and union dispute over closed shop remains central, with both sides citing truce terms and multiple unresolved issues.
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Carstens
Sam Sponsetter
PWOC
Chicago
Spanselier
Shetts
Waoseup Kitenens
Pwoc Focals
Kansas City
Omuare
Albert Lee von
Wilson
Compans
Tna
James D Conney
CIO
James Coones
Union
Sponseller
CSPS
Four Cars Damaged When Motorist Avoids Wrong-Side Hit
At 12 30 am Tuesday in Miss Snyder Marion collided with a parked car owned by Ralph Miller at 620 First Avenue East in front of Miller's home. The parked car struck a second parked vehicle owned by Roy Radebaugh and a third hit a fourth owned by Clara Adnan. Snyder said she swerved to the curb to miss an eastbound car on the wrong side without lights. the other vehicle sped away.
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Tuesda
Mary A Snyder
Marion
Ralph Miller
First Avenue E
Miller
Roy Radebaugh
Clara Adnan
Town City
Miss Snyder
One Point Cleared In City Conference With Truck Drivers
City conference with truck drivers debated pay rates and union issues. Officials acknowledged errors on hourly rates and claimed non union trucks were hired while union trucks were idle. The union seeks a 44 hour week and concessions on working conditions as the street department negotiates the work plan.
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White
Williams
Pas
Merchants Asked to Sponsor Milwaukee Bike Safety Book
Two Milwaukee solicitors travel to Cedar Rapids to enlist merchants as patrons for a 32 page bicycle safety booklet sponsored by the police department. Police Capt Cordon Hughes says the aim is free distribution to children, with a single patron list page and no advertising. The plan lacks Chamber of Commerce retail merchants bureau approval but hopes for later endorsement. Each booklet costs 17 to 18 cents to print, with patrons paying 25 cents and the rest via commissions to the publishers.
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Cordon Hughes Hughes
Jim Bailey
Milwaukee
Joe Bradley
Ned Spines
Cedar Rapids
Hughes
Maughes
Milwaukee Company
Retail Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Plan Awtry Rites Held for Newton Businessman
Funeral service planned for Wednesday for Mary Awtry 62 a Newton businessman and nephew of I F L Mastag founder of the washing machine firm Awtry who died Saturday.
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Newton (Ap
Marry Awtry
Newton
IF LL. Mastag
Awtry
Yugoslavia Signs Axis Pact Breaking With Allies
Yugoslavia joins the three power pact pledging sovereignty and territorial integrity while Axis powers promise respect for Yugoslavia and no military movement through its territory. Axis notes reiterate intent to dovetail Yugoslavia's economy and end anti Axis influence.
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William J Donovan
Europe
Africa
Ireland
Britain
Axis
Balkan
Germany
Yugoslavia
Italy
Japan
Aegean Sea
Yugoshkivia
von Ribbentrop
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Hiroshi Oshima
Berlin
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia joins Axis at Vienna
Yugoslavia’s accession to the Berlin Rome Tokyo alliance prompts the resignation of Minister of Physical Education Pantie in protest. All military and police units are confined to barracks as protests spread nationwide. Anodic demonstrations rise after new extra editions announce the alliance. a car throws a dead hen with a tag as a symbolic protest.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Vienna
Pantie
Germany
Greece
Egg for Hitler headline notes calm after protest
A fragment states egging of Hitler did not trigger disorderly public anger as crowds remained orderly, with no sign of violent or chaotic reaction following the incident.
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Hitler
Trio Nabbed Near Canton After Theft Escapade
Police tracked huston barnett and mrs hayes after a theft spree near canton missouri. a highway patrolman spotted huston near the hideout and with marshals and a conservation agent raided the spot. huston was later ambushed and captured while others fled. officers recovered movie machines outboard motors typewriters field glasses and other stolen items from parked cars and the trio reportedly confessed.
Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison On Bad Check Charges
Henry Altman aged 40 from Benson Illinois was sentenced by Judge J E Heiserman to seven years at hard labor in Fort Madison penitentiary for false uttering of a check. He pled not guilty at arraignment March 15 on a true information alleging a $22.30 bogus check at Modern Laundry. He changed to guilty Monday. Altman formerly lived in Cedar Rapids as a salesman for a Charles City farm machinery concern.
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Henry Altman
Benson, Ill
J. E. Heiserman
Fort Madison
Altman
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Mason City Hold Yields Return From Detention
A man returned on March 13 from Mason City where authorities had been holding him. The brief notice indicates transfer or release actions by local authorities without further detail on charges or destination.
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Mason City
Halifax Address On Radio Tonight Dinner Speech Broadcasts
In New York, Lord Halifax, Britain's ambassador, will deliver the Pilgrims dinner address tonight. NBC Blue and MBS begin broadcasting at 9 Iowa time, with CBS joining at 9:15.
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New York
Lord Halifax
NBC Blue
MBS
Iowa
CBS
American motorists consume 638000000 gallons of gasoline in 1939
In 1939 American motorists used 638 million gallons of gasoline. The figure reflects broad national fuel consumption trends of the era, highlighting the scale of automobile use before World War II and the expanding reach of motor travel across the United States.
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