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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1939

Page

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Daily Record Fines For Disturbing Peace And Speeding

John Hodges 32 of 822 Seventh avenue SE fined 100 dollars and costs fine suspended on good behavior. K T Franklin 34 Waterloo fined 10 dollars and costs disturbing the peace. Charles Williamsos 38 529 Fifth street SE fined 25 dollars and costs intoxication second offense within a week. Ray Lerch Ely fined 10 dollars and costs speeding 44. Robert A Scott 429 Seventh avenue SW fined 10 dollars and costs speeding 46 fine suspended on costs and surrender of license 15 days. At 6 10 p m Saturday backfire in Harold Stark 344 Eleventh street SW vehicle Third avenue and First street SW 18 minutes still alarm. At 6 49 p m Sunday short circuit in dome light of John Scorpis 1326 A avenue NW on Sixth street between Ninth and Tenth avenues SW 25 minutes still alarm.

John Hodges Seventh Avenue SE K. T. Franklin Waterloo Charles Williamsos Fifth Street SE Ray Lerch Ely Robert A. Scott Seventh Avenue Harold Stark Eleventh Street Third Avenue First Street John Scorpis A Avenue Sixth Street Ninth and Tenth Avenues

Ages and Homes Mark Trio of Local Deaths in Iowa City

Frank J. Fallis aged 61 of 110 Wilson avenue SW died at University hospital Iowa City at 2 a.m. Monday. Miss Wilma LaVerne Jordan aged 16 died at her aunt Mrs. Margaret Banks home 806 Ninth street SE at 3:30 a.m. Monday. Beverly Ann Hodges aged 6 daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert H Hodges 804 Second avenue SW died at University hospital Iowa City at 12:55 a.m. Monday.

Frank J. Fallis Wilson Avenue University Hospital Iowa City Wilma LaVerne Jordan Margaret Banks Ninth Street Beverly Ann Hodges Robert H. Hodges Second Avenue

Local Birth Announcements From Mercy and St Luke Hospitals

Birth notices list several newborns with parent names and addresses. Mercy hospital reports a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conrad on November 19. St. Luke's hospital notes a son for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Atherton on November 18. Other families cited include Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Shantz. Mr. and Mrs. James N. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Kelley. and births to Frank Krotz and Earl E. Adams, various dates in November.

Mercy Hospital Robert Conrad St. Luke's Hospital Ralph E. Atherton Thirty-fourth Street Carleton Shantz James N. Parker Twelfth Street D. M. Kelley Sixteenth Avenue Frank Krotz Second Street Earl E. Adams Fifth Street University Hospital Iowa City

Justice of Peace Court Sentences Issued

Frank Workman received 30 days in county jail for intoxication with sentence suspended if he leaves the city. Vic Johnson of 109 First Avenue East also 30 days in county jail for intoxication. Grant Hale fined $5 and costs for driving without a license.

Justice OF Peace Courts Frank Workman Vic Johnson First Avenue E Grant Hale

Iowa Students Celebrate Football Victory Parade

The Iowa student body honored the Hawkeye football squad with a postgame meeting featuring seniors, coaches, and both freshman and varsity teams. A parade through downtown led by decorated trucks concluded with a victory dance in the Iowa Union lounge from 3:15 to 5. Earl Harrington led campus music as Dick Bowlin served as emcee.

Senator Herring Anderson Kinnick Iowa Minnesota Rouser Northwestern Hawkeyes Iowa Union Earl Harrington Dick Bowlin Hawkeye Ossie Solem

Community Chest drive nears goal in Cedar Rapids

In Cedar Rapids a public welfare bureau reorganization and renewed Chest drive push progress. Bernard Jackson and Ray Mills report pledges toward their quotas while divisions tally totals, as Prague workers face no strike amid Nazi rule and Allied talks under way.

L. D. Burkhalter, Jr Bernard Jackson Ray J. Mills General Insurance Group Max Widmer Tolheim Company A and P Tea Company Prague Germany

Iowa City Hit‑and‑Run Driver Arrested After Weekend Crash

C R Sorenson of Cedar Rapids faced charges for leaving the scene after a head on collision at the highway 218 and Park street intersection in Iowa City. He and four Coe College students had been celebrating a win when the crash occurred about 5 30 p m Saturday. Sorenson was treated for scratches and bruises and later arraigned with attorney George Claassen of Cedar Rapids representing Claassen.

Pital Iowa City Sergi Claassen Sorenson Hallgren Parr Simon and Stusak Johnson County Harold Vestermark Sergeant Day George Claassen Cedar Rapids Bill Claassen

Youth Overdose Sleep Pills Treated At St Luke's

Robert Cozad twenty of 1024 Second Avenue SE was in fair condition at St Luke's hospital Monday after an overnight sleeping pill overdose. He was brought in unconscious by a friend at 9 pm Sunday and a stomach washout was performed. He had not regained consciousness by Monday afternoon. He had received treatment at 4 pm Saturday for a separate issue.

Robert Cozad Second Avenue SE St. Luke's Hospital Cozad

Local man escapes serious injury after ping pong table mishap

A man sustained a gash on his left wrist while fixing a ping pong table at home. Doctors found only a minor tendon nip, the wound was dressed, and he was released.

Cozad

Regular Mail Service For City On Nov 23

Cedar Rapids will have regular city mail service on Thursday November 23 with two city deliveries and windows open. There will be no rural deliveries that day. Thanksgiving November 30 will suspend window and delivery service though rural routes resume regular service.

Cedar Rapids Robert Lubbock Lubbock

Prague Rising Targets Hacha as Czech Rebellion Surges

Five police officers were shot in Prague as Austrian troops occupied key city positions. Attaches described outbreaks in Kladno and widespread shelling and sniper fire. Germans used field guns to clear rebels. ambulances filled with wounded and barricades remained. Friday saw shots aimed at Hacha injuring two Gestapo guards. Hacha escaped harm.

Prague Linz Kladno Hacha Gestapo

First Italian Victim Amid Sea Blitz Rumors

The report cites the Grazia as the first Italian merchantman casualty and notes the Simon Bolivar disaster may rival civilian losses since the war began. Survivors from the Netherlands liner recount harrowing explosions and sinking in shallow water with funnels visible.

Netherlands

First Tularemia Case Reported in Linn County

Cedar Rapids reports the first Linn County case of tularemia or rabbit fever. Patient Mrs. Jacob Slavik of 2007 J Street SW fell ill about two weeks after cleaning rabbits her husband shot. Her condition is described as serious by her physician.

Linn Cedar Rapids Tony Trusty Jacob Slavik J Street Trusty

Nine Die In Berlin Hamburg Express Wreck

A Berlin Hamburg express train collided with a local near Spanndau suburb killing nine and injuring twenty. One coach derailed and another caught fire.

Berlin

Deaths Frank J. Faltis 61 on Monday in Cedar Rapids

Frank J. Faltis 61 of 110 Wil a.m. died after two months illness. Born in Bohemia June 7 1878 he emigrated at six and lived on a farm near Cedar Rapids before moving to the city. Survived by Emma his wife a daughter Mrs Lester Jansa a son Emil his mother three sisters and three brothers. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Brush chapel burial Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call.

Frank J. Faltis Wilson Avenue University Hospital Iowa City Bohemia Cedar Rapids Emma Lester Jansa Fairfax Emil Theresa Faltis Anna Hubacek William Hubacek Tracy Ernest Krause Joseph Rudolph Faltis William Faltis Brush Chapel Bohemian National Cemetery

Miss Wilma Laverne Jordon Dies After Short Illness

Miss Wilma Laverne Jordon 16 dies at her aunt’s home 806 Ninth Street SE Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Jordon of Chicago she came to Cedar Rapids last July to attend McKinley High School. Survived by parents five sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements to be announced. friends may call at Rice Funeral Home.

Wilma Laverne Jordon Margaret Banks Ninth Street William Jordon Chicago Cedar Rapids McKinley High School Rice Funeral Home

Death of Mrs. Mary Harrington in Fairfax

Mrs. Mary Harrington of Fairfax widow of George Harrington died at her sister Mrs. Ella Harrington Fairfax at 1 50 am Sunday after a short illness. She had lived in Fairfax most of her life. Surviving are two sisters Mrs. Ella Harrington Fairfax and Mrs. Alice Sampson Wal.

Mary Harrington Fairfax George Harrington Ella Harrington Alice Sampson Wal

Moynihan Family Rites Held In Fairfax

Funeral services for Ford Moynihan and his relatives were scheduled in Fairfax. The service will be Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church conducted by Rev. J. J. Buzynski, with burial in St. Patrick Cemetery. Friends may call at the home for Rosary prayers by the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters at 8 p.m. and by Rev. Father Buzynski at 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Beverly Hodges 6 Dies After Brief Illness

Beverly Anne Hodges died at 12:55 a.m. Monday in University Hospital Iowa City after a brief illness. Born July 25, 1933 in Cedar Rapids she was a 1B Taylor school pupil and Calvary Baptist Sunday school member. Survived by parents, sister Mariene Joy, half-brother Robert of Mechanicsville, grandmother Mrs. Jennie Hodges and grandfather Charles Williams of Cedar Rapids, plus aunts and uncles. Friends may call at Moen chapel.

Beverly Anne Hodges Robert H. Hodges Second Avenue University Hospital Iowa City Cedar Rapids Taylor School Calvary Baptist Sunday School Mariene Joy Robert Mechanicsville Jennie Hodges Charles Williams Moen Chapel

A G Rebelski Fined For Reckless Driving In City Court

On a guilty plea in Justice H. R. Churchill's court A G Rebelski of 921 H avenue NW was fined 50 dollars plus costs for reckless driving after police observed weaving on highway 218 outside city limits. Passenger Leo Nicole of 1011 First avenue W received a 10 dollar fine for intoxication.

A. G. Rebelski H Avenue NW H. R. Churchill Rebelski James Clapp

Chrysler Step Revives Hopes Of Strike End

Detroit 60,000 Chrysler workers idle as wage talks resume after Federal Mediator James Dewey said Chrysler agreed to a substantial pay rate adjustment. The CIO Auto Workers seek a blanket wage increase. no agreement yet. The 47 day dispute is the longest in auto industry history.

Detroit SNS Chrysler Corporation James F. Dewey CIO Auto Workers Union Dewey Chrysler

Settlement talks collapse after two hours

Federal Labor Conciliator James F. Dewey called talks after it appeared a settlement was near, but negotiations collapsed following about two hours of discussion.

James F. Dewey

Kuhn Planned To Flee To Mexico, Testimony Reveals

Mil ton Schilback, called by the defense, testified Kuhn planned to flee to Mexico because he believed he would be convicted. The witness also discussed Kuhn’s bond increase to 50 000 before the grand larceny trial in New York.

New York Fritz Kuhn Mexico Milton Schilback Peter L. F. Sabbatino Kuhn

Injury suit against cab men goes to jury

A $2,850 personal injury suit by Alanson F. Morse of Passaic Mont against Lee Robinson and Bradley Carlton, Century Cab operators, was submitted to a district court jury for deliberation by Judge H C Ring. Morse alleges two Century cabs raced across Sixteenth avenue bridge Aug 16 1936 at over 40 mph before the cab he rode, driven by Claude Anderson, was hit. defense denies and cites 25 mph.

Alanson F. Morse Passaic Mont Lee Robinson Bradley Carlton Century Cab Company H. C. Ring Morse Century Sixteenth Avenue Bridge Claude Anderson Second Street Fourteenth Avenue SE

Old Age Policy Pays Up To 50 A Month

Postal Life and Casualty offers an accident policy for ages 65 to 85 with up to 500 for death, 50 monthly disability, 25 monthly hospital care, and other benefits. Cost is 1 cent per dep at 65 per year. No medical exam, no agents call, 10 days free option.

Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co Postal Life Kansas City Postal

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