Local Driver Fines and Fire at Iowa Steel Plant
Sidney G Blence of 701 Eighteenth Street SE fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 43. Walter Smith of 3534 First Avenue E fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Mrs Kenneth Hallgreen of LaGrange Illinois fined 5 dollars and costs for failing to stop for a school sign. Monday at 10 27 p m an overheated core pen and chimney caused no damage at the Iowa Steel and Ironworks 400 Twelfth Avenue SE triggering a general alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney G. Blence
Eighteenth Street SE
Walter Smith
First Avenue E
Kenneth Hallgreen
LaGrange
Ill
Iowa Steel and Ironworks
Twelfth Avenue SE
E R Smith 83 Dies at Home on Avenue NE
E R Smith age 83 died at his home 620 B avenue NE late Monday.
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E R Smith
B Avenue NE
Births at St Luke’s Hospital Shared Names and Dates
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Leo T LeFebvre at St Luke’s on November 13. A daughter arrived to Mr and Mrs EJ Lamparek of Rockford Road SW on November 13. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Melvin Sebrecht of Marion on November 13.
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St Luke's Hospital
Leo T LeFebvre
Linden Terrace
EJ. Lamparek
Rockford Road
Melvin Sebrecht
Marion
Cedar Rapids Residents Named in Filing
James R Null and Gladys Stanek both of Cedar Rapids join Hugh J Daggett and Helen Bizulis, both Cedar Rapids residents, in a public notice filed in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R Null
Gladys Stanek
Cedar Rapids
Hugh J Daggett
Helen Bizulis
Williams Case Seeks Divorce for Cruelty Grounds
Mildred Louise Williams filed for divorce from James Williams on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. The petition was heard by Judge H. C Ring. The marriage occurred in Town City on October 23.
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Mildred Louise Williams
James Williams
H. C Ring
Town City
Salesman Robbed Of 25 000 In Jewels
Omaha police pursue possible jewel theft ring after David S. Hay a 54 year old Chicago gem salesman reported jewels valued at 25 000 to 30 000 lost just after midnight. Similar tactics were used in Oct last year when Edward L. Morse of New York reported 15 000 in gems stolen.
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Omaha
Neb
David S. Hay
Chicago
Edward L. Morse
New York
High Court Upholds State Powers To Curb Liquor Traffic
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states may use broad measures to restrict liquor traffic and that state authority is superior to federal interstate commerce rules. Justice McReynolds authored the decision upholding Kentucky’s 1938 ban on transporting liquor by unlicensed common carriers.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
McReynolds
Kentucky
Misunderstood Sentence Increases Dr Smith's Term
Dr James Monroe Smith facing 8 to 24 years on state charges prepared for Angola as confusion over a judge's notes led to a higher term. The judge later clarified the total as eight to twenty four years, with terms set as two three to nine years consecutively one three year term concurrently and a two to six year term consecutively.
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Baton Rouge
LLP
James Monroe Smith
Angola State Penitentiary
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Charles Holcombe
Holcombe
Dr. Smith
Supervisors and Grocers Back Food Stamp Plan in Cedar Rapids
County supervisors pledged full cooperation to create a revolving fund to implement a food stamp plan in Cedar Rapids pending federal approval. Supervisor C. L. Beeson announced the agreement at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Henry Jensen reported grocers would support the plan and corral independent stores. Wholesale suppliers and manufacturers have not been named in the fragment.
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County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
C. L. Beeson
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Jensen
Cedar Rapids plan gains bank backing and county approval
The Cedar Rapids banks and the Cedar Rapids Clearing House will honor stamp cards presented by merchants. The plan is referred to the Linn County Bankers association for county-wide approval. A petition with county supervisors’ letter and support from cooperating bodies will be sent to Washington once assurances are secured. Committee members include P. F. Keehn and A L Taylor among others.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Clearing House
Linn County Bankers Association
Frank Welch
County Board of Supervisors
Federal Commission
Washington
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
P. F. Keehn
C. L. Beeson
Henry Jensen
Chester Johnson
Williamb. Quarton
Stewart Holmes
John W. Beck
A L. Taylor
Woman Sculptor Loses Lifework to Financial Stress
Washington AP reports Adelaide Johnson, famed feminist sculptor, faces eviction for taxes and storage debts. Unable to sell works, she destroys pieces with a sledgehammer to avoid storage costs, while Congressman Bloom arranges heat and aid. Several statues damaged include Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. her Susan B. Anthony bust remains in the Met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adelaide Johnson
United States
World Merchant Trade Shifts Due to New Law
Washington officials predict a reshuffle of the world merchant fleet as American vessels under the neutrality law may be replaced on transatlantic routes by foreign ships. G H Helmbold says vacancies could be filled by displaced American vessels. Ireland seeks to reopen ports, a request likely to be declined.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
World Merchant Marine
Commission
G. H. Helmbold
Old Point Comfort
Helmbold
Irish Free State
State Department
Roosevelt
Visiting Night at McKinley School
Open house visiting night at McKinley junior and senior high school is set for Wednesday from 7 30 to 8 pm. The 8A and 9A groups and senior pupils plan next semester with advisers available to discuss registration and school matters.
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McKinley
Mrs. Dahl To Tour For Husband Aid In Spain Case
Mrs Harold Whitey Dahl arriving from Europe announced a lecture tour to raise funds for her husband the American flyer held for more than two years as a prisoner of the Spanish nationalists in Boston.
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Boston
Harold “Whitey” Dahl
Europe
Flyer
Building permits rise 14.2 percent in October U S cities
Dun & Bradstreet reports October building permits totaling 117 million dollars across 215 U S cities, up 14.2 percent from September and 21.4 percent higher than October 1938.
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U. S
New York
United States
Dun & Bradstreet
Three Hurt in Second Air Raid on Paris
Paris authorities report three people injured by shell fragments during a late Monday air raid. A 3 year old boy is among the wounded as French anti aircraft fire repelled the second German scouting raid of the day.
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Paris
Subdue Fears as German Army Remains at Border
Reports from Venlo say a fully equipped German army remains concentrated on the Dutch border near the Hague area. A United Press correspondent noted the force was in instant readiness, with Dutch observers fearing a lasting occupation even if no attack was imminent. German spokesmen called it overflow from the French front.
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Hague
Netherlands
Venlo
United Press
Belgium and Netherlands fend off German invasion risk
Brussels reports the Belgian government believes Belgium and the Netherlands have, for the time being, staved off any possibility of a German invasion. The assessment reflects wartime vigilance and concern over security in the Low Countries amidst ongoing conflict.
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Brussels
INS
Belgium
The
Netherlands
Roosevelt Request Spurs Dutch-Belgian Peace Move News
Dutch sources in Amsterdam quote German radio saying President Roosevelt urged keeping informed on the Dutch Belgian peace initiative. The Hague talks between Queen Wilhelmina and U S Minister George A Gordon were described as aligning with Roosevelt’s wish for updates.
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Berlin
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
United States
George A. Gordon
Hague
Roosevelt
Amsterdam
Wealth Found in Penniless Man Will Reveals Hidden Fortune
Chicago report details Frederick D. Michael a 75 year old man once thought penniless who left a will to a Greensboro nephew. Investigators traced deposits across banks totaling over 250000 and a Los Angeles safety deposit box held 17000 in securities and jewels with possible more assets in other cities.
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Chicago
INS
Frederick D. Michael
Michael
F. D. Michael
Greensboro
N. C
Public Administrator
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Snow Cruiser Safe On Ship At Last
Dr. Thomas Poulter of Mount Pleasant drove the U. S. Antarctic expedition snow cruiser aboard the motorship North Star in Boston. A platform on oil drums eased the 41,450-ton ship to allow the massive vehicle to be loaded onto the deck ahead of the South polar voyage. A navy tug braced the vessel against the dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Thomas Poulter
Mount Pleasant
North Star
South Polar
Wallace Assistant Says Resignation Reported
Washington AP reports Harry L. Brown assistant secretary of agriculture tendered his resignation to Secretary Wallace effective Wednesday. Brown, who joined in 1937 from Georgia, is said to be resigning though Wallace and Brown would not comment. A future plans statement was expected later in the week.
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Washington
Harry L. Brown
Wallace
Associates
Brown
Georgia
Agriculture Department
Secretary Steps Down for Personal Reasons
The assistant secretary has resigned citing personal reasons while remaining active in the department’s programs. He has focused on production control initiatives and exploring new applications for cotton in the department’s broader mission.
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Department
Death of E R Smith at 83 in Cedar Rapids home
E R Smith aged 83 was found dead in bed at 620 B avenue NE Cedar Rapids after retiring Sunday night. Coroner Dr L Knight says heart attack caused death. Survived by wife Kathryn Bernius, three children Arthur Cedar Rapids Charlotte Mil lian Pauline G. Smith and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Monahan funeral home.
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E. R. Smith
B Avenue NE
L. Knight
Mr. Smith
Emmetsburg
Nelson Seabrooke
Joshua Snouffer
Iowa
Rock Island
Kathryn Bernius
Arthur
Cedar Rapids
Charlotte Million
Pauline G. Smith
Washington, D. C
The
Elks
Moose
Monahan Funeral Home
Funeral services for Arthur J. Hovland held at Turner chapel
Funeral services for Arthur J. Hovland division manager of the P Lorillard company will be conducted at Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday by Rev James H Blackstone jr The body will be taken to Milaca Minnesota for burial Friends may call at the chapel.
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Arthur J. Hovland
P. Lorillard Company
Ridgeway Drive
Turner Chapel
James H Blackstone
Milaca
Minn
Death of Mrs. S A Moyer at Omaha home
Mrs. S A Moyer of Omaha died at her home Monday after a lingering illness. Her daughter Mrs H C Watson of 2123 Greenwood Drive SE was at her bedside the last week. Funeral services will be held in Omaha Wednesday.
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S. A. Moyer
Omaha
H. C Watson
Greenwood Drive
Watson
Fence Breaks Up Old Friendship In Buchanan County
A Iowa Supreme Court ruling in the Moore versus Short case highlights how a dispute over a division fence along Buffalo Creek led to the end of a long friendship. The court upheld a lower decision after a fence viewers' committee ruling and subsequent appeals.
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Buchanan County
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
James Moore
Joseph Short
Buffalo Creek
Moore
A. B. Lovejoy
Short
R. F. Mitchell
Litvinoff Named Chief of Russian Foreign Affairs Information Bureau
Moscow reports Maxim Litvinoff, former Soviet foreign minister once in political disfavor, has been appointed chief of the Russian foreign affairs information bureau. The announcement came on Tuesday and marks a return to a prominent information role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
INS
Maxim Litvinoff
Russian Foreign Affairs Information Bureau
Munich Beer Cellar Bomb Toll Climbs to Eight
The Munich blast in a beer cellar raised the death toll to eight with the death of Michael Schmeidl, authorities said Tuesday. The incident is under investigation by German police as the death count increases.
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Munich
Germany
Michael Schmeidl
Balloon death shocks Wytheville family
Nine year old Noreen Rash of Wytheville died after a deflating toy balloon slipped into her throat and suffocated her windpipe. Dr. H. H. Pope reported the cause of death to be suffocation. The girl was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Rash.
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Wytheville, Va
H. H. Pope
Noreen Rash
Robert Rash
Wytheville
Borah Presses GOP Dissent Over 1940 Nomination
Idaho Senator William E Borah challenged GOP leadership in Washington accusing party centrism of cor ruption and urging independent voters as the remedy. He noted his past refusals to back Landon Hoover and warned of a possible bolt or sitdown strike shaping the 1940 race.
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Washington
William E. Borah
Idaho
G.O.P
Borah
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Hamilton
National Committee
Alf M. Landon
Herbert C. Hoover
Republican Party
Hoover
G.O P
Roosevelt To Be Away From Capital For Several Weeks
President Roosevelt will leave Washington for Hyde Park this week and stay out most of the time through early December. He will attend cornerstone ceremonies for the Roosevelt Memorial library, then travel to Warm Springs for a week, with brief layovers in Asheville en route to visit Marvin H. McIntyre. The presidential special returns to Washington on November 29.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Asheville
N. C
Marvin H. McIntyre
Press
Army-Navy attendee to visit Hyde Park after trip to Washington
The article notes a person will travel to Philadelphia for the Army-Navy game then return to Hyde Park for an unspecified stay. Upcoming engagements in Washington include the National Press Club dinner on December 7 and the Gridiron dinner on December 9.
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Dent
Philadelphia
Hyde Park
Washington
National Press Club
British naval losses rise with sinking of destroyer and two ships
Describes survivors from a destroyer and two British ships brought ashore in oil slicks and cold conditions. Notes earlier losses including Courageous, Royal Oak, Oxley, and Northern Rover, with German subsubmarine action and a direct bombing hit on a submarine.
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Courageous
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow Bay
Oxley
Northern Rover
Al Smith Jr Wins City Council Seat Avoiding Tammany Tie
New York City councilman elect Al Smith Jr narrowly defeated Louis di Salvio after a recount dispute in the 165th regiment armory. Smith, son of former governor Al Smith, intervened to stop Tammany Hall opposition and secure the fifth council seat by a margin of 51,424 to 50,779 under proportional representation.
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New York
al Smith, Jr
Dad
Tammany Hall
Tammany
165Th Regiment
Smith
Louis di Salvio
Second Assembly District
di Salvio
Happy Warrior
Tammany Boys
Christopher Sullivan
N. Y
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