Snow Blankets Cedar Rapids As City Cleans Streets
Morning clouds gave way to a five inch wet snow blanketing Cedar Rapids while crews expanded the force to clear bridges sidewalks and intersections. Main roads were reported travelable with caution and the cold snap lowered temps from 34 to 27 before rebounding. Coe College presents The Pursuit of Happiness at 8:15 PM in the college playhouse.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Coe Players
Coe College Playhouse
Two Newborn Daughters at Mercy Hospital and Local Homes
A son was born to Mr and Mrs John Delaney of Oxford on March 30. A daughter arrived to Mr and Mrs Wendl Kremenek of 1225 N Street SW on March 30. A daughter followed for Mr and Mrs Emil Lopata of 1825 Oakland Avenue NE on March 29.
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Mercy Hospital
John Delaney
Oxford
Wendl Kremenek
N Street
Emil Lopata
Oakland Avenue
William Snell Given 30 Day Float er Sentence
William Snell, 59, a resident of Fayette Missouri described as a Negro, received a 30 day reform sentence for panhandling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Snell
Fayette
Two Chimney and Auto Fires Reported by City Departments
Wednesday at 8 58 am a chimney fire at 1210 Tenth Street NW reported by John Young of company No 2 at 2 14 pm another chimney fire at 416 Fourth Avenue SW noted by Willis Morgan of company No 2 Thursday at 9 01 am a stove upset and firemen called to 146 Thirty six Street NE by F A O Kelly of company No 3 at 11 38 am an auto fire at Grande and Eighteenth SE involving Merle Patton who lives at 120642 Twentieth Avenue SW and company No 6
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Tenth Street
John Young
Company No
Fourth Avenue
Willis Morgan
Thirty-sixth Street
F. A. O'Kelly
Grande and
Eighteenth SE
Merle Patton
Twentieth Avenue SW
Company No. 6
Four Local Residents Die Thursday in Area Deaths
Mrs. Mattie Perkins aged 46 died at 3 a.m. in a local hospital. David L. Power aged 79 died at his son Harold Power’s home at 10:20 a.m. Isaac Jeffrey Augustine aged 76 died at his home on Adel Street SE at 10:50 a.m. Mrs. Anna Hogan aged 80 died at her home on G Avenue NW at 10:45 a.m. Thursday.
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Mattie Perkins
Eighth Avenue
David L. Power
Harold D. Power
Bever Avenue
Isaac Jeffrey Augustine
Adel Street
Anna Hogan
G Avenue NW
Senate Endorses Garner Candidacy Resolution
In Washington the Senate floor heard a resolution from Texas endorsing John Nance Garner for the 1940 Democratic nomination. Garner left the chair as Sen. Connally moved to have the TexasHouse resolution read, then vanished to the cloakroom while Sen. Sheppard voiced support. The measure credited Garner with tested statesmanship and grasp of national affairs.
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Senate
Morris Sheppard
Tex
Connally
John Nance Garner
Daladier speech tests Italian stance in Mediterranean
Rome reports Daladier's address heightens Franco Italian tension over Tunisia Suez and Djibouti while Mussolini tours Calabria. Fascists note no mobilization but expect first French offer. Paris press lauds Daladier while Italian expatriates protest near the frontier.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Mediterranean
Daladier
France
Il Resto del Carlino
Tunisia
Suez Canal
Djibouti
Il Duce
Michele Bianchi
Cosenza
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Grenoble
Ethiopia
France Leaders Stand Firm Against Territorial Cession
Paris reports Premier Dala dier declares France will not cede any land or rights to Italy. The strong stance drew broad political support from opponents and supporters, who agreed France would not yield territory while negotiations proceed.
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Paris
Daladier
France
Italy
Britain Plans Expanded Territorial Army For Continent War
Hints suggest Britain proposes to raise 38 divisions for a future continental war, up from 19, with $250 million required to equip, train, and house recruits. The cabinet reviews a four power anti aggression pledge amid Polish minister Beck’s London visit and Daladier’s vow to concede neither land nor rights in the Italy dispute.
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Britsh
Poland
Britain
War Office
London
Joseph Beck
Daladier
France
Italy
Robert Palmer Dies After Long Business Life in Cedar Rapids
Robert Palmer a longtime Cedar Rapids business figure and church supporter died aged 86. Born in Marlborough England he moved to the U S at 21 and later settled in Cedar Rapids. Survived by widow Kathryn Cowden Palmer six children eight grandchildren and a sister in England. Funeral arrangements pending at Turner's mortuary.
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Grace Episcopal Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Palmer
Union Club
Good Government Club
Cedar Rapids
Old People’s Reunion
Lombard, NL
W. L. Wright
Cleveland
B. A. Richards
Los Angeles
Mr. Palmer
Sarah Palmer
Marlborough
England
Turner's
Minister Who Told Of Al Capone Is Barred From Prison
SAN PEDRO Calif AP Reverend Silas A Thweat who preached at the terminal island federal prison on March 19 was barred from the prison pulpit by Warden E J Lloyd. The warden asked that his name be removed from the list of ministers conducting religious services and that ministers not disclose inmate information. Thweat had said Capone spoke up when asked if any inmates needed a saviour. Capone was the first of sixteen men to rise.
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Chicago
Truck and three cars plunge in washout
Continued rainfall threatens new flood dangers in Coldwater and Tallahatchie basins as storms move through Louisiana. Rain and electrical storms sweep the region with no deaths or serious property damage reported early Thursday. Alabama and Georgia experience heavy rain and wind, a windstorm in East Brewton Alabama destroys two houses and a store with several other structures damaged. Three persons are injured.
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Coldwater
Tallahatchie
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
East Brewton
Ala
Economy Bloc In Iowa House Defeats Two Crime Bills
In Des Moines the economy bloc in the Iowa House defeated two bills claimed to curb youth crime. A motion to reconsider the library levy bill failed 42 to 51, with the levy remaining at 4 to 12 mills, producing about 750000 dollars in extra annual taxes. The second bill by Curtis W. Gregory to appoint juvenile probation officers in districts lacking them also failed, noting 29 of 99 counties currently lack such officers. Gregory argued crime costs 16500000 yearly and focused on youth as the solution.
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Des Moines
House of Representatives
A. H. Avery
Spencer Republican
Robert D. Blue
Eagle Grove
Curtis W. Gregory
Adel Republican
Gregory
Closer Cooperation Between States Is Urged By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urged closer cooperation among states during visits to Auburn Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Tuskegee Institute. He challenged the South to create its own enterprises and noted Alabama and Georgia must hoe their own rows. Hopkins accompanied him en route to Warm Springs.
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Roosevelt
Auburn
Ala
INS
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Hock
Tuskegee
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Washington
Alabama
Georgia
Harry Hopkins
Warm Springs
Iowa Short Term Vacancy Bill Blocked By Debate
DES MOINES AP Rep Elmer A Johnson Cedar Rapids says the bill abolishing short term vacancies in Iowa elections is unconstitutional and the Iowa house sent the measure back to committee. The measure would have let appointees serve until end of the regular term, not the next general election.
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Des Moines
Elmer A. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa House
Iowa
Senate
Robert O'Brian
Alex Miller
John F. Wessels
Johnson
Lenten Services At St John S Episcopal And More
Lenten services are set for Friday at 7 30 p m at St John s Episcopal Church with the talk The Antiquity of the Church of England Lay speaker FE Don Bancroft from the Methodist general conference will address St James Methodist Church Saturday at 7 30 p m on N Ave and Ellis Blvd NW The women s auxiliary of St John s will hold a devotional and study class Friday at 2 p m at 314 Twenty fifth Street Drive SE.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Church of England
Don Bancroft
General Conference of the Methodist Church
St. James Methodist Church
N Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
C. V. Shepherd
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Lost Soil Conservation Check Reported in Walker
Joe Bingham of Walker reported to police on Wednesday that he lost a soil conservation check for 265 dollars between 1 30 and 1 40 pm near Second Avenue and Third Street SE, outlining where the loss occurred.
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Joe Bingham
Walker
Second Avenue
Third Street
Dow Jones Averages and Bond Losses Reported
Financial summary notes declines in bonds and railroad issues with minor percentage falls and overall market activity as illustrated by brief movements in listed securities. The data shows bonds down around 0.38 and higher grade rails down about 0.51, indicating a cautious trading day.
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DOW Jones
Police arrest man in molestation case in McKinley district
Detectives Condon and Bailey captured William Darwin Olmstead, 27, a baker's helper, after a district dragnet as six girls accused him of lewd acts with a child in the McKinley school area over two weeks. Four squad cars and ten men aided the operation. Olmstead confessed after being identified by three victims.
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McKinley
Condon and Bailey
William Darwin Olmstead
Eighth Street SE
Earl Stanley Olmstead
Olmstead
Bailey
Condon
Yankee Clipper completes second transatlantic leg to Lisbon
The 42 ton Yankee Clipper landed in Lisbon on Thursday marking the second leg of its first transatlantic journey. Captain Harold E. Gray led a crew of 11 and six U S observers after a six hour 58 minute flight from Horta Azores. The aircraft will proceed to Marseilles, then Southampton before heading to Foynes and returning to America.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Horta
Azores
Harold E. Gray
Clayton County
United States
Marseilles
France
Southampton
England
Foynes
Ireland
America
Pan American Clipper Makes Record Pacific Crossing to Honolulu
Pan American Airways giant Calif ornia Clipper lands in Honolulu after a 15 hour 24 minute flight from Treasure Island San Francisco. The maiden passenger flight aboard the super Clipper carried 25 passengers and a crew of 11.
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Honolulu
T. H
INS
Pacific
Pan- American Airways
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Atlantic Clipper Return Delayed by Bad Weather
New York report says Pan American Airways Atlantic Clipper No 20 postpones its Bermuda to New York return flight by 24 hours due to storms off the Atlantic coast. The craft carried a record 38 passengers to Bermuda on Wednesday and will resume Friday.
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New York
INS
Atlantic
Pan American Airways
Bermuda
Pan-American
City council delays insurance deal seeking higher bid
Council tabled bids for city insurance to pursue a more expensive package. Starting date shifts from April 1 to May 1. A retroactive rating option is discussed with a minimum premium of 75 percent and a potential 175 percent cap. Base bids range from 2181 to 3474.46 annually. Bidders include Elwood Jackson and Sprague for American Casualty and others for Anchor Casualty Iowa Mutual Employers Mutual Travelers Fidelity and Casualty.
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J. J. Shepard
Council
Elwood, Jackson and Sprague
American Casualty Company
L. H. Stubbs and Company
Anchor Casualty Company
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
O. B. McKinney Insurance Agency
Employers Mutual Casualty Company
H. J. Wieck
First Avenue E
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of
Wisconsin
George Cockburn and Son
Travelers Insurance Company
Shepard Insurance Agency
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
Rocket Ships Travel Faster in Vacuum Than Air
Statement notes rockets do not require atmosphere to fly and can reach higher speeds in a perfect vacuum.
Deaths NI J Augustine Dies After Short Illness
N I J Augustine died Thursday at 10 50 am after a brief illness. Born August 2 1862 in Mc Cutcheonville Ohio he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1900. He married Charlotte Johnson August 9 1886 and they celebrated their 52nd anniversary last August. He leaves wife son and daughter two sisters and a brother. Funeral Sunday 2 pm Beatty chapel with Rev Walter Howe officiating burial Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call.
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Isaac Jeffrey Augustine
Adel Street
McCutcheonville
Cedar Rapids
Charlotte Johnson
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Byron
Ruth
Frank
Kasson
Minn
Amanda Strachen
Rhoda Ward
Center Point
Beatty Chapel
Walter Howe
Nevada
Linwood Cemetery
Mrs. Mattie Perkins Dies After Illness in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Mattie Perkins wife of Fred Perkins of 817 Eighth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital at 3 a.m. Thursday after a lingering illness. Born January 4 1893 in Chillicothe Missouri she was a member of Mt Zion Baptist Church. Survived by husband son Fred Jr father Robert Alnutt three brothers Bruce Sam and Everett Alnutt two nieces and two nephews all of Cedar Rapids. Funeral service Sunday at 2 p.m. in Mt Zion Baptist Church conducted by Rev. A B Collins of Rock Island with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Rice Funeral Home.
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Mattie Perkins
Fred Perkins
Eighth Avenue SE
Chillicothe
Mt. Zion
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
A. B. Collins
Rock Island
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rice Funeral Home
Immigrant Farmer Died After Illness With Family in Iowa
An obituary notes the death of a 1860 born Irish immigrant who lived near Ryan for two decades before moving to Cedar Rapids to be with his son. Survived by wife? actually daughter Mrs John Walker Prairieburg. sons Harold D Cedar Rapids and Thomas E Delhi. brother John Portland Ore. sister Mrs Statia Quigley Billings Mont. Funeral at Immaculate Conception Church on Saturday at 9 am by Msgr John Molloy. Burial Catholic cemetery at Ryan. Body to Monahan after residence 1806 Bever Ave with Rosary at 8 pm Thursday and Friday.
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David L. Power
Harold D. Power
Bever Avenue SE
Ireland
Ryan
Cedar Rapids
John Walker
Prairieburg
Harold D
Thomas E
Delhi
John
Portland
Ore
Statia Quigley
Billings
Mont
Immaculate Conception
John Molloy
Monahan
Bever Avenue
Funeral services for Harry F Cabbert Held Friday
Funeral services for 40 year old salesman Harry F Cabbert killed in a Wednesday morning collision between his car and a train at a crossing south of Amana will be held Friday at 2 p m in a New London Iowa funeral home. Burial will follow in a cemetery near New London.
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Harry F. Cabbert
Amana
New London
Iowa
Mrs. Maude C Walker Funeral Services
Funeral services for Mrs Maude C Walker wife of Dr H L Walker will be held in the Turner chapel at 11 a.m Friday in charge of Dr Robert Little Burial will be made in Oak Hill cemetery
Obituary: Mrs Anna Hogan Dies After Illness at Cedar Rapids
Mrs Anna Hogan aged 87 died at her home 928 G avenue NW at 10 45 a m Thursday after a month long illness. Born in Bohemia on July 24 1858 she came to the United States at age five. She married Alfred Hogan July 22 1878 at Monticello and settled in Cedar Rapids in 1901. Surviving are five daughters Nellie Stuart Mae Snyder J B Coenen Floyd Mosburg all of Cedar Rapids Clara Bush Berkeley Calif two sons Frank L and Harry both of San Francisco. Her husband died May 9 last year.
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Anna Hogan
G Avenue
Bohemia
Monticello
Alfred Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Nellie Stuart
Mae Snyder
J. B. Coenen
Floyd Mosburg
Clara Bush
Berkeley
Calif
Frank L
Harry
San Francisco
Funeral notice for Frank Biss of Cable Wis
Brother Frank Biss of Cable Wisconsin survived by fifteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral announcement to be made later. Friends may call at the Moen chapel.
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Frank Biss
Cable
Wis
Moen Chapel
Dakota School Seeks Readmission to North Central
The North Central Association announced that North Dakota Agricultural College, dropped from the accredited list on April 6, 1938, has applied for readmission. H. M. Gage of Coe College said the executive committee discussed the readmission and would present recommendations to the membership. Gov. John Moses and Dr. Frank L. Eversall had appeared before the committee, but grounds for readmission were not disclosed.
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Chicago
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
North Dakota Agricultural College
H. M. Gage
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Commission of Institutions of Higher Education
Commission
John Moses
North Dakota
Frank L. Eversall
Gage
Accrediting Methods Defended By North Central Leader
Eugene B. Elliot of Lansing says the North Central Association uses arbitrary accrediting methods and urges revision to align with democratic ideals. He spoke at the 44th annual convention session in Chicago.
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Chicago
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Michigan
Eugene B. Elliot
Lansing
Mich
Association
One-Minute Washer Plan Wins Court Approval
DES MOINES AP Judge Charles A. Dewey approves a financial reorganization plan for the One-Minute Washer company of Newton. The plan provides for purchase and operation of the plant by Midwest Metal Stamping of Kellogg, Iowa, subject to confirmation by general unsecured creditors owed at least two thirds of the debts.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Newton
Midwest Metal Stamping Company
Kellogg
Former Judge Manton pleads not guilty in bribe case
New York United States District Judge Martin Manton pleaded not guilty to accepting ten thousand dollars in bribes from John L. Lotsch, a disbarred Brooklyn attorney. He faces trial on May 22 and will be indicted again on an omnibus charge before then, U S Attorney Cahill announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
U. S
Martin Manton
John L. Lotsch
Brooklyn
Cahill
Ban on Marijuana Approved by House
House approves a ban on marijuana in rough pasture land and river brush, calling it confiscatory for farmers. Rep. Herman Knudson warns of potential murder risk if gunmen hide in weed patches. Rep. Oscar Johnson says the bill would stop exporting weed for processing in external laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Knudson
Mason City
Oscar Johnson
Kanawha
Hitchhiker Kidwell Indicted in Des Moines Murder
Arraignment of Glen Ray Kidwell on a first degree murder charge was postponed until Saturday by Judge Lou Ladd. Kidwell, 17 year old hitchhiker, was indicted Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of W. L. Lowe a Des Moines motorist last Saturday.
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Des Moines
Glen Ray Kidwell
Kelley
Lou Ladd
Kidwell
W. L. Lowe
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