Birth announcements from Mercy and St Luke's hospitals
Mercy hospital reports a daughter for Mr and Mrs Harry Reichman Amana on Oct 3 and a son for Mr and Mrs Stuart F Dale 1126 First Avenue East on Oct 4. St Luke's hospital notes a daughter for Mr and Mrs L W Carley Mount Vernon on Oct 3 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Joe Arce 616 C Avenue NE on Oct 3.
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Mercy Hospital
Harry Reichman
Amana
Stuart F. Dale
First Avenue E
St. Luke's Hospital
L. W. Carley
Mount Vernon
Joe Arce
C Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Chicago residents named
A list of residents includes Donald S McCulloch and Harri ette V Struve of Cedar Rapids John A Hoel and Villetta B Bohn of Dubuque Milo Machek and Adelaide Jindrich of Cedar Rapids and John Hruska and Leonie C Speir of Chicago.
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Donald S McCulloch
Harriette V. Struve
Cedar Rapids
John A. Hoel
Villetta B. Bohn
Dubuque
Milo Machek
Adelaide Jindrich
John Hruska
Leonie C Speir
Chicago
Local Obituaries Notice of Three Residents
Mrs Elmer Sterns aged 46 died at her home on Memorial drive SE route 3 at 2 PM Tuesday. Mrs Mary Feyerabend aged 78 died at her home on 1123 K street SW at 12 05 AM Wednesday after a two week illness. Frank Marousek aged 70 died at his home 1711 C street SW at 5 30 PM Tuesday.
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Elmer Sterns
Route 3
Memorial Drive
Mary Feyerabend
K Street
Frank Marousek
C Street
Plan war cabinet of British domains plan
Plan outlines men from the Newfoundland fishing fleet to join a war cabinet formed by British colonies. The piece notes Southern Rhodesia mobilizing forces to offer officers and men for service beyond its borders. It also covers reactions to Lloyd George’s speech and rumors of Mussolini peace moves.
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Newfoundland
Southern
Rhodesia
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Germany
Chamberlain
Mackenzie King Names Crerar to London Conference
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced that Resources Minister T A Crerar will represent Canada at the London conference with Britain and the British commonwealth.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
T. A. Crerar
London
Britain
British Commonwealth of Nations
Sentner trial opens amid clashes at Montezuma
In Montezuma Iowa, sharp clashes between attorneys highlighted the opening of the William Sentner trial. Sentner, CIO vice president from St. Louis, faces charges of advocating criminal syndicalism linked to the Maytag strike in Newton Indiana last year. State witnesses included A H Taylor, R A Barber, Clayton Conrad, and Clarence Riley. County Attorney Luther Carr said many more witnesses would be called.
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Montezuma
William Sentner
St. Louis
CIO
Maytag Washing Machine Co
Newton
A. H Taylor
R. A. Barber
Clayton Conrad
Maytag
Clarence Riley
Luther Carr
Republican Women's Club Meeting Tonight at Montrose Hotel
All Republican men and women are invited to a meeting at 8 o clock in the French room of the Montrose hotel in Linn County. Speakers include Harrison E. Spangler, Republican national committeeman for Iowa, and B L Whey local: aletoeys tells ee.
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Montrose
Linn “County
Republican Women's Club
Harrison E. Spangler
Iowa
B. L. ‘Whey
Aletoeys Tells Ee
Cedar Rapids budget hearing questions legality and figures
Iowa state officials presided over a Cedar Rapids school budget hearing after a taxpayers committee protested the 1940 budget. The meeting debated signers of the protest, sinking fund use, and whether the district followed state law on budgeting and tax levies.
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Cedar Rapids
State Board of Appeal
Fred Porter
C B. Akers
W G. Bagley
J. B. McGladrey
Certified Public Accountant
C J Lynch
John Wagner
Lynch
State Board
Charles Penningroth
H. R Trewin
J. C. Blodgett
Ernest Kosek
Paul N Clark
Wagner
Horace G. Hedges
Fred Kubicek
Clark
Kubicek
Wingner
Penningroth
Long
E. E. Cornwall
Broadcasters move to curb Coughlin in public interest code
The code compliance committee led by Edgar Bill mandates advance scripts for controversial broadcasts to ensure fairness and prevent financial groups from monopolizing public debate. It allows free time for representative spokesmen and specifies that selling time for contentious issues is prohibited to protect neutrality and democracy.
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Edgar Bill
Congress
Yankees Edge Reds 2 1 In Opening Game
The New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds 2 to 1 in the opener with Ruffing earning the win. Derringer started strong for Cincinnati, but DiMaggio and Keller drove in the decisive run as Gordon, Dahlgren and Crosetti powered a sharp late rally.
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Gordon
Derringer
Ruffing
Crosetti
Myers
Dahlgren
Yankees
McCormick
Frey
Croscetti
Lombardi
Werber
REDS
Keller
Rolfe
Keiler
Goodman
Dickey
DiMaggio
Joe
Craft
Berger
Yankee
Selkirk
Toothbrush Surgery succeeds in removal for Fayder
Joseph Fayder aged 35 in Jersey City New Jersey underwent an operation Tuesday to remove a swallowed toothbrush after he tried cleaning his teeth.
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Jersey City
N. J
Joseph Fayder
Fireman Misbach Begs 45 Day Suspension Without Pay
Carl Misbach city fireman begins a 45 day disciplinary period for unruly conduct in a tavern and falsely reporting an alarm. He will work straight through with no pay, effectively a 90 day sanction, and will not appeal to the civil service commission.
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Carl Misbach
Misbach
Civil Service Commission
E. P. Kohout
Kohout
Herring and Gillette nominating two Iowa census managers
Washington AP report says Senator Clyde L. Herring names Ross Ewing of Des Moines and Nic Le Grand of Davenport IA as area managers for Iowa in the 1940 census. Senator Guy M. Gillette supports Le Grand. Controversy arose over unasked recommendations and bureau officials indicated openness to the senators' suggestions.
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Washington
Clyde L. Herring
Ross Ewing
Des Moines
Nic le Grand
Davenport
Iowa
Herring
Ewing
le Grand
Guy M. Gillette
Milo Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Wood
Hastings
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Hickenlooper cites payroll cuts saving taxpayers
Lt. Gov. Hickenlooper told the Cedar Rapids Woman’s club that state payroll reduced by 813 since Jan 1 yields more than 900000 in annual savings. He noted 375 fewer state workers and 438 fewer highway commission employees. He warned federal encroachment and urged preserving local control and curbing patronage.
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
State House
Hickenlooper
Highway Commission
Senators Clash On Neutrality In War Debate
Two U S senators argued over neutrality policy and embargo aims in a heated session. Vandenberg warned that entering war could threaten civil liberties and load the nation with huge debt, while Connally defended embargo controls as preventing German aggression and safeguarding American ships and cargo from belligerents.
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Vandenberg
Hitler Stand: Chamberlain's Reply Obscure
Berlin reports say Hitler expects a clear political reply to Moscow peace gestures and will delay Western front actions. Allies may gain two days for a response before a Reichstag address, with Hitler possibly heading to Warsaw after the speech. Officials note Turkey’s ties to Russia loom large and U S public statements are seen as neutral. Berlin papers publish only brief Chamberlain excerpts.
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Berlin
Hitler
Reichstag
Fuehrer
Warsaw
Russia
Italy
Poland
Krakow
Turkey
Britain
France
Panama
Germany
Europe
Reich
Soviet
Chamberlain
Negro Doctor Dies After Police Gun Battle in Des Moines
Dr. Hubert H. London a 46 year old Black physician died from bullet wounds after a two hour gun battle with Des Moines police who tried to serve traffic warrants at his home Monday.
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Des Moines
Hubert H. London
Fay Templeton Dies at 74 in San Francisco
Fay Templeton a famed Gilbert and Sullivan star and the toast of the gay nineties died Tuesday in San Francisco after several months illness at age 74.
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San Francisco
Fay Templeton
Townsend Progressive club set meeting this Thursday
City briefs report several community events and personal notices. The Townsend Progressive club meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Memorial coliseum, with other items noting Cub mothers gathering Friday at 1 30 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce and a benefit apron dance hosted by the Musketeer Drum and Bugle corps Thursday 2 to 5 p.m. at C S P S hall.
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New Townsend Progressive Club
Memorial Coliseum
Cub Mothers of the City
Chamber of Commerce
the Musketeer Drum and Bugle Corps
C. S. P. S. Hall
Joints of Time Topic Addressed by Cedar Rapids Principal
Fred J. Kluss Roosevelt high school principal spoke on the Joints of Time to 25 Strawberry Point Lions at a dinner meeting in the Hotel Franklin Monday evening.
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Fred J. Kluss
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Strawberry Point
Lions Club
Franklin
Exposition Hall Near Completion at Hawkeye Downs
City officials were advised that the exposition hall at Hawkeye Downs will be finished in two weeks with only the roof remaining. Frank Zobac and Sons serve as general contractors for the $30,000 structure to host exhibits at the All Iowa fair.
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Exposition Hall
Hawkeye Downs
Frank Zobac
Elk Point man arrested for speeding truck charge near Cedar Rapids
Donald Payne of Elk Point South Dakota was arrested by Cedar Rapids patrol on Highway 30 five miles west of Cedar Rapids Tuesday night. He posted 35 dollars bond and will appear before Justice H R Churchill Friday at 4 pm to answer a speeding charge. Payne was driving a large trailer truck at 50 miles per hour.
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Donald Payne
Elk Point
S. D
Cedar Rapids
H. R. Churchill
Payne
Post Office Declares National Letter Writing Week
The post office department proclaims this week as national Letter Writing Week to spur use of postal facilities. Postmaster Frank B. Baldwin announces this is the second such observance.
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Post Office Department
Frank B. Baldwin
Postal services public knowledge expanded by 1938 sponsorship
Baldwin notes a 1938 sponsorship widened awareness of postal services, marking a turning point in public understanding and outreach efforts.
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Baldwin
Break-in at J. E. DeFore cabin yields rifle and knives
Thieves broke a window and pried open a shutter at the J. E. DeFore cabin near Chain Lakes. They took a 1911 repeating rifle in .22 caliber and two hunting knives. Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder investigated Monday.
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J. E. DeFore
Chain Lakes
Harlan Snyder
McKinley High Elects Class Officers for Two Grades
Seniors at McKinley High School elect class officers for 12A and 12B. 12A picks Jean Hedberg as president, Bob Long as vice president, Paul Mueller as secretary, Wayne Mitter as treasurer. 12B selects Edward Kopecky as president, Lois Wessale as vice president, Rita Boyer as secretary, Charles Grittm as treasurer.
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McKinley High School
Jean Hedberg
Bob Long
Paul Mueller
Wayne Mitter
Edward Kopecky
Lois Wessale
Rita Boyer
Charles Griffitm
France expands blockade as Daladier backs Chamberlain stance
French cabinet tightens economic war on Germany with new blockade chief empowered to curb food imports and credit flows. Communique says measures to restrict arrivals and direct economic war efforts, amid reports of French artillery dominating several German industrial centers in the Saar and Palatinate frontier area.
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Germany
Reich
Lebrun
Finance Ministry
Saar
Palatinate
Bergzabern
Pirmasens
Zweibruecken
Saarbruecken
Louis
Merzig
May Transfer Patients To Linn County Home
Linn county officials led by Chairman Fred Stirm and the insanity commission visited Independence to consult with Dr R A Stewart about transferring suitable county supported patients from the state hospital to the Linn county home. About 15 potential transfers were discussed as mental cases at the county home total around 70.
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State
Independence
Linn County
Fred Stirm
R. A. Stewart
State Hospital
Stirm
Gore pleads innocent to murder charge in Illinois
Dr George W. Gore, noted southern Illinois surgeon, pleaded innocent to three counts on an indictment charging him with the murder of Carl Choisser, a newspaper publisher and attorney, in Benton Illinois.
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Benton, Ill
George W. Gore
Southern Illinois
Carl Choisser
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Second Christian Church
S. I. Rodibaugh
Seventh Avenue
Excelsior Springs
Carl E. Miller
E Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Charles M. Barnes
Pinney Coal Company
Jess L. Burgess
Third Avenue SE
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