Fascist Forces Press toward Madrid in Northwest Assault
Fascist units under General Franco push into Madrid from the northwest as they cross the Manzanares river and seize early positions in University City after a heavy air and artillery bombardment. Tanks lead the advance amid fierce fighting and bombardment of government positions in Parque del Oeste.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
University City
High Command
Manzanares
Parque del Oeste
Western Park
INS
Two Tanks in Death Duel in Madrid Warfront
White forces press into Madrid suburbs across the Manzanares as Russian tanks surge. One clash at Villaverde ends with a whippet tank destroying a larger Russian unit before both sides suffer losses.
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Villaverde
Mussolini Government Denies Court System Changes
Rome reports Mussolini's government issued an official communique denying radical changes to Italy's court system. The press minister stressed the document's official status and said Stefani news agency carried the denial in all Italian newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Violence at Tie land ends six lives in remote Alberta rail settlement
An inquest into a mass killing in Tie land north of Edmonton reports railway workers Carl Nelson and his wife and child Edward three killed. Section hand John Marciniuk and a man named Real were shot. Carl Sheits, once foreman, found dead near tracks. Police say the slaying happened early Saturday with a housemaid uncovering the scene Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
Tieland
Carl Nelson
Edward
John Marciniuk
Carl Sheits
Shelts
Nelson
Hondo
Joe Garry
Erna Ristock
Berlin and Tokyo Alliance Report In Prelude to Accord
Continued from page one the report notes the Privy Council will ratify treaties and details may be public by year end. Japanese Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita met with the cabinet signaling diplomatic action to mark a new era in Japan's foreign policy. The German ambassador returned to Berlin after talks with Hitler and new instructions, then met Premier Hirota in Tokyo. China’s potential response to these moves raises questions on alignment with Moscow to curb Japanese advances.
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Privy Council
Hachiro Arita
Tokio Yomiuri
Berlin
Hitler
Tokio
Koki Hirota
Far East
China
Moscow
Former Sioux City men sentenced in forged bond case
Federal Judge Albert L. Reeves sentenced Connie Curcio and Eddie Morris to seven years each in Leavenworth for their roles in the 101000 forged bond ring tied to the city of Omaha. Serena Lester got three years in Alderson plus two years on conspiracy with sentences concurrent. Patrick Fitzpatrick’s sentencing was deferred. William Egan received six months in jail on each count with concurrent runs. Vandeventer said appeals will follow.
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Springfield
Albert L. Reeves
Connie Curcio
Sioux City
Iowa
Eddie Morris
Leavenworth
Omaha
Serena Lester
California
Women’s Reformatory
Alderson
W. Va
William B. Egan
Henry County
Patrick C. Fitzpatrick
William L. Vandeventer
Heiress Prostrated By Death Plunge Of Mate David Brooks
New York report says heiress Mrs David Brooks, formerly Adelaide Moffett, was distraught after her husband David Brooks leaped 14 stories from their apartment near Roosevelt's town house. The man who died had married the Adel aide July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Brooks
New York
Adelaide Moffett
Standard Oil
Roosevelt
Jury hears $4,485.87 suit over Cedar Rapids truck crash
District court jurors, before Judge H. C. Ring, hear Charles E. Marvin vs Colonial Baking Co with Wesley Peverill driving the truck in a Feb. 24 crash near Strawberry Point. Judge A. B. Clark hears Goldie L. Potter vs Charles C. Schimberg for $2,024.21 plus $32.10 car damages as a taxi rear-end collision is alleged near First Avenue and Park Court E. dated Dec. 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
Charles E. Marvin
Colonial Baking Company
Cedar Rapids
Marvin
Wesley Peverill
Strawberry Point
A. B. Clark
Goldie L. Potter
Charles C. Schimberg
First Avenue
Park Court E
Chester S. Cornelius
Cornelius
Worley Sues Electric Light Power for Auto Streetcar Crash
Judge A B Clark awards Leslie O Worley 30 dollars for car damage and personal injury. Luther Worley receives 45 dollars in a related suit. Defendant is Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. collision occurred at First Street and Fourth Avenue SW on July 19 1935. Jury trial was waived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Clark
Leslie O. Worley
Luther Worley
Worley
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
First Street
Fourth Avenue
Court authorize Bates to join bondholders in Cedar Rapids Paper Box compromise
The court allowed D. W. Bates receiver of the Iowa State Savings Bank to join other bondholders in a compromise settlement of first mortgage bonds of the Cedar Rapids Paper Box Company. Bates holds 38000 of 48000 bonds and may turn holdings over to J. R. Drake as trustee for negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Clark
D. W. Bates
Iowa State Savings Bank
First Mortgage
Cedar Rapids Paper Box Company
Bates
J. R. Drake
Judge Grants Divorce in Cruel Treatment Case
A decree by Judge H. C. Ring grants Emma G. Franks a divorce from Alonzo Franks on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple married January 25, 1925, and the filing is in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
Emma G. Franks
Alonzo Franks
New Appeal Brought On Moratorium Act
A friend of the court brief will be filed in a case where Holyoke Water Power seeks 28774 from American Writing Paper. The dispute centers on a gold clause rental contract for water rights and its relation to 1933 congressional policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mass
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chaco
PWA
Public Utility Holding Company Act
Supreme Court
Electric Bond and Share Company
California
Associated Press
KVOS
Bellingham
Wash
the Press Association
Man Dies In Fire In Nova Scotia Town
A damaging early morning fire in Sydney Mines Cape Breton killed one man and caused about 300000 in damage. Firefighters fought the blaze for four hours and brought it under control. The Archibald and Canadian department stores were badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Sydney Mines
N. S
Cape Breton
Cedar Rapids High School Football Urged for Better Field
A Cedar Rapids Rotary Kiwanis event honored Franklin High School’s city champions and urged the city to fund a modern athletic field. Horace Hedges pressed for improved facilities, noting Hill Park’s poor seating and Coe Field's inadequacy, while praising local teams including Coe and Cornell.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Rotary Club
Kiwanis
Canopus
Lions Clubs
Franklin High
Inter-Service Club Council
Harry Fraser
Lions Club
Franklin
Horace “Cap” Hedges
Washington High School
Coe Field
Hill Park
Coe
Hedges
Cornell
Poe
Funeral Held for William H. Schrimper at Turner Chapel
More than 700 relatives, friends and business associates attended the funeral services for William H. Schrimper, a fourteen year salesman for the Rude Auto company. Rev. L. E. Crippen of Castalia conducted the service and burial followed at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Schrimper
Rude Auto Company
Mr. Schrimper
Turner Chapel
L. E. Crippen
Castalia
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Mrs. Jennie Hickman Dies at 69 in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Jennie Hickman 69 wife of Charles Hickman of 1500 Sixth Street NW Cedar Rapids died at home after a long illness. Born April 11 1867 in Johnson County she moved from Iowa City 35 years ago. Survived by husband three sons and four daughters a sister a niece a nephew eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday Beatty chapel with Rev. I E Linkletter. Burial Linwood Cemetery. Visitation 7 9 p.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Hickman
Charles Hickman
Sixth Street
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
William B. Myers
George G. Myers
Walter K. Hickman
Claude Brown
P. G. Watterson
Lester Kimm
Charles Strayer
Mae Figg
Gertrude Krause
Omaha
Thomas Burke
Beatty Chapel
I. E. Linkletter
Linwood Cemetery
Guy Smith Dies in Fremont After Cedar Rapids Move
Fremont Ohio resident Guy Smith, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday. Word of his death was received by Hugh Hil.
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Guy Smith
Fremont, O
Cedar Rapids
Fremont
Hugh Hil
Hillerege Family Attends Fremont Funeral
Mr Hillerege and his brother Kenneth Hillerege of Marion traveled to Fremont for a funeral this week. Mrs Smith, before her marriage, was Miss Anna Hillerege of this city. The two men are related through marriage to Mrs Smith.
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Lerege
Fourteenth Street
Smith
Anna Hillerege
Hillerege
Kenneth Hillerege
Marion
Fremont
Infant Wood Dies At Local Hospital
Baby Wood infant son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Wood of Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital at 5 p m Sunday He is survived by his parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs A A Wood and Mr and Mrs Carl Phelps all of Cedar Rapids Friends may call at the Turner chapel Cedar Rapids
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Baby Wood
Ernest Wood
Forty-second Street
A. A. Wood
Carl Phelps
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Former Cedar Rapids resident Omar Cole dies in California
Omar Cole formerly of Cedar Rapids died at his Pasadena home on November 2 after a heart attack. He once ran the King Cole pharmacy and captained Company C in the national guard while in Cedar Rapids. At death he ran Cole's Euclid pharmacy in Los Angeles.
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Omar Cole
Cedar Rapids
Pasadena
Calif
Mr. Cole
King Cole
Company C
National Guard
Cole
Euclid
Los Angeles
Mrs. Christie Simenton 79 Dies in Nebraska Home
Mrs. Christie Simenton aged 79 died Monday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. Sam Alton in Fairbury Nebraska. She lived here many years and leaves three grandchildren Eldridge Usher and Frederick and Tim Alton of Cedar Rapids.
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Christie Simenton
Cedar Rapids
Sam Alton
Fairbury
Neb
Eldridge Usher
Frederick and
Tim Alton
Funeral for Mrs Bain to be held Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Bain will be held in the Beatty chapel Tuesday at 10 30 a m conducted by the Rev A A Brooks Burial will be in Linwood cemetery
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Margaret Bain
Beatty Chapel
A. A. Brooks
Linwood Cemetery
City Briefs And Personals
All haircuts 25c at Hanna Barbers 322 Second Avenue. The Homecrafters club meets Tuesday night at G. T. McHardy 249 Johnson Avenue NW. Chicken supper bazaar 35c at First United Presbyterian Tuesday.
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Hanna Barbers
Second Avenue
Homecrafters Club
G. T. McHardy
Johnson Avenue NW
First United Presbyterian
John Lester Yuva Visits Parents From Naval Station
John Lester Yuva stationed at the United States Naval Training Station in San Diego arrived Friday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs John C Yuva at 2901 First Avenue SEKenwood Presbyterian bazaar features a chicken supper on Wednesday for 35 cents.
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John Lester Yuva
United States Naval Training Station
San Diego
Calif
John C. Yuva
First Avenue
City Transfers Water Works Funds to Sewage Rental
The Cedar Rapids city council moved 5513.37 from the water works fund to the sewage rental fund. The transfer covers October sewage rental collections by the waterworks department. Also approved was paving work on Fourteenth Street SE to connect with St. Paul’s Methodist boiler room. Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. received permission to proceed.
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Waterworks Department
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Fourteenth Street
Second
Third Avenues
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Hadad to Attend Chicago Auto Show and Dinner
M. H. Hadad of the Hadad Automobile company leaves Monday for Chicago to attend the thirty seventh annual Chicago Automobile show. He will also join a dinner hosted by J. W. Frazer vice president of the Chrysler sales corporation at the Blackstone hotel.
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M. H. Hadad
Hadad Automobile Company
Chicago
J. W. Frazer
Chrysler Sales Corporation
Blackstone Hotel
Preaching Mission at First Reformed Church
The Rev Samuel Ramaker will lead preaching mission services at First Reformed Church Eighth Avenue and L Street SW from Tuesday through Friday at 7 30 p m The talks include Seeing the Heavenly Father in His Son on Tuesday evening.
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First Reformed Church
Eighth Avenue
L Street
Samuel Ramaker
Canvass Reports Cedar Rapids Gas Franchise Victory
The city council filed the canvass of the general election vote on the Cedar Rapids Gas company franchise on Monday. The extension of the franchise by 25 years carried 5,509 to 1,821 and won every precinct in the city by a large margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Traffic Violators Fined In Police Court
Eugene Holmes of 510 Sixth Avenue SE was fined 5 dollars and costs for operating a motor vehicle without a proper muffler. R. E. Farley of 1323 First Avenue E and Harvey Meskinen of 500 Fifth Avenue SE were each fined 1 dollar and costs for parking in an alley. Florence Foster of 1061 Seventeenth Street NE paid 1 dollar and costs for parking in a prohibited zone. The following were fined 1 dollar and costs for overtime parking: Mrs. L. H. Strathman 2610 Country Club Parkway H. L. Harkness 1811 E Avenue NE Fred Oberfel t 1335 First Avenue E and Mrs. H. A. Daleske 907 C Avenue NW.
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Eugene Holmes
Sixth Avenue SE
R. E. Farley
First Avenue E
Harvey Meskinen
Fifth Avenue SE
Florence Foster
Seventeenth Street
L. H. Strathman
Country Club Parkway
H. L. Harkness
E Avenue NE
Fred Oberfelt
H. A Daleske
C Avenue NW
Roof Fires Hit Three Homes on Sunday in Cedar Rapids
Sparks from chimneys lit the roofs of three Cedar Rapids houses. Floyd Baker at 1216 Sixth Street SW saw his top floor ceiling burn after fire crews were alerted at 8 11 a m. Charles Urbani g n was burned at 623 Sixth Avenue SE, and R Howell and R A Van Yeast at 1305 B Avenue NE had a roof fire reported at 7 07 p m. Damage described as slight.
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Floyd Baker
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Railway
Twelfth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Sixth Avenue
Charles Urban
R. Howell
R. A. van Yeast
B Avenue NE
Green Invites C10 Unions Back To Fold
About 450 delegates gathered as the A F of L council debated social security and relief, endorsing the New Deal while seeking a long term plan. The convention discussed a constitutional amendment if needed, a shift of tax burden to employers, and an organizing drive amid labor strife and a CIO controversy.
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Federation
Green
Council
A. F. of L. Council
William Hutcheson
Carpenters’ International
A. F. of L
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
William Green
Lewis
Executive Council
Supreme Court
Congress
CIO
Next Time He Won't Hold Nail In Mouth
M. S. Johnson of 1021 Sixteenth Street NE attempted to hang curtain rods when a short nail placed in his mouth became lodged in his throat. He was rushed to St Luke's hospital at 4 15 p m and given a chaser to wash down the nail. He left the hospital shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Johnson
Sixteenth Street
Johnson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lose Hope Of Saving Two Trapped Miners
In Superior Montana rescue workers halted efforts as shifting mud hindered the Windfall placer mine shaft collapse. Miners Antone Gustafson and Oscar Gevart, trapped since Saturday night, were in a four foot shaft and rescuers feared they could not survive.
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Superior
Mont
Antone Gustafson
Oscar Gevart
A. G. Miles
Errol Flynn and Lili Damita Separate in Hollywood
Hollywood reports say Errol Flynn and wife Lili Damita have separated. Flynn plans to depart for Europe in about a week, and Damita is expected to seek divorce once he leaves.
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Hollywood
INS
Errol Flynn
Captain Blood
Light Brigade
Lili Damita
Flynn
Europe
Grange Reelects Gill to National Executive Committee
At the seventieth annual National Grange convention in Columbus Ohio delegates re elected Ray W. Gill of Portland Oregon to the national executive committee after endorsing crop insurance as national policy and heard a invitation to host the next Grange convention in Texas.
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Columbus
Ray W. Gill
Portland
Ore
Texas
German flying boat to dominate transatlantic service
A German built flying boat for trans Atlantic service will be twice as large as U S ships used for transpacific flights. It will feature two decks four propellers and eight diesel engines marking a major advance in early long range air travel.
CCC Camper Benesh’s Death Near Coggon Reported
Special to The Gazette. Franklin Benesh 23 CCC camper at Marion died by self inflicted gunshot in a barn on Tobe Poppe farm two miles southwest of Coggon Sunday around 11 am. Body found by Poppe. Coroner says death self inflicted. no inquest. Benesh had stayed at Poppe farm weekends. Family background noted.
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the Gazette
Coggon
Franklin Benesh
CCC
Marion
Tobe Poppe
Here
Benesh
Poppe
B. L. Knight
Linn
Larry Condon
Knight
Sedlacek
Omaha
Small wedding marks Roosevelts and du Ponts union
Miss Ethel du Pont, 21, accepts engagement to Franklin D. Roose velt Jr., 22, son of the President. Wedding likely next June at Christ Episcopal church in Christiana Hundred. Christiana Hundred, New Castle county, hosts long-time du Pont family ties to the church founded by Col. Henry A. du Pont.
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Greenville
Del
Roosevelts
du Ponts
Ethel du Pont
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Harvard
Eugene du Pont
New Castle County
du Pont
France
Delaware
Christiana
Hoeppels Lose Last Plea For Rehearing
Rep. John H. Hoeppel and his son Charles lost an appeal to the Supreme Court for rehearing of their petition for a writ of review. The decision ends their bid to avoid serving four months to a year in jail on conspiracy to sell a West Point appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
John H. Hoeppel
California
Charles
West Point
Monday
Supreme Court
Steel Firm Extends Raise To All Workers
Carnegie-Illinois Steel extends the general 10 percent wage increase to all workers. About 100000 employees already on the raise receive the same increase, including those who rejected the one-year contract. In the Pittsburgh district the move affects all but 15000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Firm
Pittsburg
INS
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Wood block supplies pulp for 24 page newspaper
A wooden block measuring two inches high three inches wide and four inches long is needed to provide the pulp for a 24 page newspaper.
Trial opens in Cornwell murder case with death penalty sought
County Attorney A H Borman declares the state will ask the death penalty for Albert Cornwell in the Dan Shine murder case. Defense argues lack of schooling and possible mental spells. Maynard Lenox accused of firing the fatal shot. First witness Sheriff Palas testifies to finding the body as courtroom fills slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Albert Cornwell
Dan Shine
A. H. Borman
Pearl Hines
Shine
James Taylor
Cornwell
Manchester
Maynard Lenox
L. J. Palas
Clayton County
Lenox
Five Siblings Die In Pa House Fire Tragedy
In Hahntown Pa five Gubanic siblings aged 5 11 13 21 7 perished in a second floor bedroom blaze. Neighbors and volunteer firefighters found the wreckage after high winds hampered rescue. Parents Mr and Mrs Gubanic escaped with assistance after warning from neighbor Mike Warco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahntown
John Guband
Mike Jr
Paul
Helen
Theresa
Steve Gubanic
Mike Warco
Gubanic
Warco
Chilren
Plane Crash in Snowstorm Claims Three Lives
A blinding snowstorm blamed for a crash near Marcellus in which three people died. Priscilla Murphy of Boston, 16, amateur pilot. Henry Nadeau, 45, of Nashua, N H, father ill at International Falls Inn. John H Shobe of Boston, airline owner, was critically injured in the Sunday night crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Priscilla Murphy
Boston
Henry Nadeau
Nashua
N. H
International Falls
Inn
John H. Shobe
Marcellus
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Manzanares River
H. R. Knickerbocker
Whippet
Rematorium
Red River Ohio
Reew
Avenue E
DIAL
Court House News
Cap” Hedges
Arthur Poe
Princeton
Arthur Deamer
Deamer
Orville Rust
Don Kinch
Fred Winter
Wm. H. Schrimper
Mrs
Kenwood Presbyterian Bazaar
Grange
Gill
Hoeppels
Bulletin
Dept. D4
Memphis
Tenn
Meropoers
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