Daily Record Local Fines and Death Notices November 17 1939
In H R Churchill court Mrs Susan Mehaffey 56 of 555 Tenth St SW fined 25 dollars with 15 dollar fine suspended for petty larceny Verle Melugin and Raymond Schultz Marble Rock each fined 10 dollars and costs for license overload Harlan Killian fined 10 dollars and costs speeding with a truck Sidney Smith 22 of 2301 Mount Vernon Rd SE fined 2 dollars and costs no valid driver’s license Lucy A E Mills 66 died at 715 am at 311 Sixth St SW Friday Miss Josephine Marhoul 73 of Chicago died at her daughter’s home 2430 Mount Vernon Ave SE 1015 am Friday Mrs Ralph Steffa 47 of 1807 Caenue NE found dead Thursday in her home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Mehaffey
Tenth Street
Verle Melugin
Raymond Schultz
Marble Rock
Harlan Killian
Sidney Smith
Mount Vernon Road
H. R. Churchill
Lucy A E Mills
Sixth Street
Josephine Marhoul
Chicago
A W. Navratil
Mount Vernon Avenue
Ralph RR Steffa
Wate
Enue
Marital Settlements and Birth Reported in Court Dockets
Lena Kohl of Clarence A Kohl and Elsie Steinke of Arthur Steinke appear before Judge J E Heiserman and Judge H C Ring on cruelty grounds with marriages in 1914 Marion and November 10 1935 Nashua respectively. A stipulation on property rights was approved by the court. St Lukes hospital reports Mr and Mrs O R Dorman at 1815 Grande Ave SE welcomed a son on November 17.
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Lena Kohl
Clarence A Kohl
J. E. Heiserman
Marion
Elsie Steinke
Arthur Steinke
H. C Ring
Nashua
St. Luke's Hospital
O. R. Dorman
Grande Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids Pair Advices in Property Transfer
James T. Runkle and Marguerite Richardson both of Cedar Rapids, along with John W. Engle and Eloyse Bittner, Cedar Rapids residents, are listed in a notice concerning property dealings and associated authorities.
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James T. Runkle
Marguerite Richardson
Cedar Rapids
John W. Engle
Eloyse Bittner
Leib Flays Unsound Industrial Policy At Cedar Rapids Talk
Prof Karl Leib of the University of Iowa criticizes a ten year old industrial policy he calls unsound and harmful to progress. He claims government officials back it and cites sitdown strikes as illegal. He notes ten million unemployed and daily losses of $75 to $100 per worker in motor industry. Raymond Koehn presided.
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Karl Leib
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Lafayette Club Room
Leib
United States
Raymond Koehn
Allies Draft Plans for Common Action
The text notes Allied plans for joint action against U boats and merchant convoys. It mentions an armed merchantman of about 10 000 tons and tanker crews escaping in lifeboats with the captain taken aboard a German ship. It cites French and British naval cooperation and says German pocket battleships have done little damage due to not risking action with Allied units. It also reports French information ministry hints at increased French naval contribution to strengthen Allied sea command.
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Ministry of Information
Pars
Deaths of Rev Bell and Cedar Rapids women
Obituary notices report the death of Rev L C Bell father of Dean Mary Bell at his Green Castle home in South Dakota after pneumonia. Also listed are the deaths of Miss Lucy A Mills Cedar Rapids at 66 with services in Beatty chapel and burial Shiloh cemetery and Mrs Anna L Peck near Central City with funeral plans pending Cedar Rapids and nearby towns are noted.
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Carmen Bell
Mary Bell
Coe College
Huron
Lucy AE. Mills
Sixth Street
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Alice Mills
Ben Drake
Palo
Chester W Mills
Trinity Methodist Church
Beatty Chapel
W Glenn Rowley
Shiloh
Mrs Josephine Marhoul Dies After Yearlong Illness
Mrs. Josephine Marhoul 73 wife of John Marhoul of Chicago died at her daughter’s home Mrs. A W Navratil at 2430 Mount Vernon SE after a yearlong illness. Funeral services will be at Janeba funeral home at a time to be announced later.
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Josephine Marhoul
John Marhoul
South Avers Avenue
Chicago
A.W. Navratil
Mount Vernon Avenue
Janeba Funeral Home
Duxbury dies at home. Wisconsin family survives
John T. Duxbury of Hixton Wisconsin and of Marion died Thursday at his home. He is survived by his widow and seven children all in Wisconsin. He was a frequent visitor in Cedar Rapids.
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John T. Duxbury
John ‘Ff Duxbury
Hixton
Wis
Hee
Duxbury
C Avenue
Vera Howard
Marion
Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt debt limits spark tax talk in Washington dialogue
A discussion captioned by sources in Congress centers on raising the federal debt limit toward fifty billion dollars and shifting toward taxes for armament funding. Reporters note unclear signals from President Roosevelt and treasury resistance while labor leaders rail at deficit spending and long term balance.
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Treasury
Congress
Belgian defenses fire on German plane near Ghent
Belgian air defense reported firing on a German aircraft about 18 000 feet over Ghent on Friday. The bomber was not believed hit and continued flight.
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Brussels
Ghent
Hospital Insurance Plan to Cover 21 Days Annually
A proposed hospital insurance plan outlines coverage for 21 days per year including bed and board up to four dollars daily and routine services. It excludes physicians, special nurses, X ray, and anesthesia but offers family enrollment at modest monthly rates with public representation on the board through elected nonprofessional policyholders.
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United States
Mrs. Ralph Steffa Takes Own Life
Mrs. Ralph Steffa, born August 12, 1891 in Chicago, died by self harm. She moved from Chicago to Mason City then Cedar Rapids, where she has lived ten years. Survived by husband, two sons Donald and Ralph Jr of Cedar Rapids, sister Nellie Curtin, and brothers A D J H and Thomas Curtin of Chicago. Funeral in Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday with Rev. C. H. Hook officiating.
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Anna L. Peck
Clay Peck
Central City
Wyoming
Olin
Miss Elsa Peck
Mary Louise Peck
Lyle Dwayne
Elmer Laker
Cedar Rapids
Steffa
Chicago
Mason City
Donald
Ralph, Jr
Nellie Curtin
A. D
J. H
Thomas Curtin
Boy Injured When He Steps Into Car's Path
Eight year old Richard Allison, son of Dale and Mrs. Allison, 844 Twelfth street NE, suffered a scalp wound behind his right ear at 4 10 p m Thursday after stepping into a car driven by Lottie I Kern, 52, of 1308 L avenue NE, on Center Point road between G and Lincoln avenues NE. Kern said she was driving north, began around a curve, saw the boy on the west curb, stopped as he started to back across the street, and struck her car just as she stopped, knocking her down.
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Richard Allison
Dale C. Allison
Twelfth Street
Lottie I Kern
L Avenue
Center Point Road
Lincoln Avenues
Miss Kerr
May face two charges in Cedar Rapids holdup case
W E Sampica of Cedar Rapids, captured near Dubuque after a robbery on Thursday, faced possible charges of robbery with aggravation and breaking and entering. Chief Earl Stanley said Sampica admitted breaking into a service station but denied the Carns holdup.
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W. EE. Sampica
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
F. R. Carns
Earl Stanley
Samaica
Carns
Sampica Denies Two Holdups But Admits Breakin
Sampica denied two holdups while admitting the oil station breakin. Carns identified Sampica as the man who robbed him at Idlewild grocery on 1626 Fifth avenue SE, taking $1. Detectives returned Sampica from Dubuque county jail. He admitted the breakin but denied other holdups. A vacuum cleaner tied to the Barnett Appliance theft was found in Sampica's possession. He faces larceny and likely robbery charges.
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Carns
Sampica
Joseph F. Pycha
Idlewild
Fifth Avenue SE
Pycha
Earl Stanley
Larry Condon
Dubuque
Eisbach
Waupun
Wis
O Ae
Wisconsin
Stanley
J. A. Stephan
Barnett Appliance Company
First Street SE
Herring And W C T U Attack Temperance Drive
Iowa figures clash over a temperance education campaign by the state liquor control commission. Senator Clyde L. Herring and W C T U president Harriette G. McCullough question spending, while Herring defends the liquor act’s social control and low prices. He adds the 60 40 patronage split is fair if official policy matches.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Harriette G. McCullough
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Liquor Commission
W. C. T. U. Head
Commission
Herring
Eastern railroads extend current passenger fare schedules
New York AP reports Eastern railroads voted to keep the existing passenger fare schedules in force for another nine months, extending current pricing arrangements across the region.
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NEW York
Eastern
Thanksgiving coal ad promising savings from City Fuel Co
UNKLE HANK urges readers to buy SENTRY COAL from City Fuel Company for proper firing and potential savings up to 50 percent versus other fuels. Advertisement notes phone Dia] 2-1151.
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City Fuel Company
Dia
Minnesota U Director Urges Inside Control of Subsidy
Minnesota university athletics director Frank G. McCormick told High Twelve club members that subsidization regulation must come from within the school and that amateur status offers long term benefit. He warned conferences cannot fix subsidies with rules alone and praised Dr. Eddie Anderson and the Iowa team for strong performance this season. He cautioned Minnesota to avoid overrating its own squad and commented on Iowa’s Kinnick and the team’s readiness for the Homecoming game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. McCormick
Minnesota University
High Twelve
McCormick
Minnesota
Southern
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
United States
Dr Anderson
Iowa City
Gophers
Pledges in Chest Drive Hit $62 040 and More
Friday's Chest Drive report shows totals by division with three standout pledges. Russell Knapp reported 605 from prospects, Robert O. Bickel 1 350 for life insurance, and Frank Stepanek 849 raised on an 840 quota. Msgr Molloy praised volunteers and urged momentum ahead of Saturday’s homecoming game.
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Russell Knapp
Robert O. Bickel
Frank Stepanek
Msgr
John M. Molloy
Immaculate Conception Church
Iowa
Msgr. Molloy
Europe
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