Cedar Rapids and Central City Social Notices
Edwin Navratil Margaret Niedermayer Carl Northrup Evelyn Dale Bernard Pratt Nellie Enabait Bob Lewis 29 of 303 Thirtieth Street Drive SE fined $25 for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Rex J Stewart 320 Seventh Street SE fined $2 for running a traffic signal. fine suspended. W R Watsabaugh 2321 Meadowbrook Drive SE fined $2 for stopping a sign. fine suspended. Mr and Mrs George Zach Fairfax welcomed a daughter October 4. Bruce Calder born to Mr and Mrs Jasper A Calder of Chicago. Mr Calder is son of Dr and Mrs J H Calder of Cedar Rapids. Mollie Simon 72 of 380 Seventeenth Avenue SW died in local hospital at 4 40 a m Friday.
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Edwin Navratil
Margaret Niedermayer
Cedar Rapids
Carl L. Northrup
Evelyn H. Dale
Bernard L. Pratt
Nellie Enabait
Central City
Bob Lewis
Thirtieth Street Drive
Rex. J. T. Stewart
Seventh Street
W. R. Watsabaugh
Meadowbrook Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
George Zach
Fairfax
Bruce
Jasper A Calder
Chicago
Calder
J. H Calder
Mollie Simon
Seventeenth Avenue
Waite Transport drivers fined for insurance and permit breaches
E. C Vaughn of Maquoketa and Glenn Smith of Waite Transportation Oxford Junction were each fined 50 dollars and costs for operating without proper insurance and commerce commission approval. Fines suspended if neither vehicle is used for hire until arrangements are made. Hal Lorden of Webster City fined 5 dollars and costs for speeding a truck. Justice H. R. Churchill presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C Vaughn
Maquoketa
Glenn Smith
Waite Transportation Company
Oxford Junction
Insurance and Commerce Commission
Hal Lorden
Webster City
Justice H. R. Churchill
King Custody Granted in Marital Agreement Case
Ruth King of Orland and Judge H C King decide on statutory grounds that a marital agreement entered March 15 1939 affects custody. Mrs King awarded custody of a daughter. Velma Blakely from Ohn appears in related matter.
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Ruth King
Orland King
H C King
Blakely Granted Custody After Desertion Ruling
Blakely age 24 was granted custody of his daughter by Judge H. C. Ring on desertion grounds. The pair had married in Kahoka Missouri on July 21 1937.
Dictators Meet in Rome as Axis Talks Signal U S Exit Hope
A Rome briefing described Hitler and Mussolini discussing measures to strengthen the Berlin Rome Tokyo pact and isolate the United States. The brief conference covered arms and alliance plans with secrecy until after they are set in motion, with both leaders returning to direct the next phase of conflict.
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Moscow
Rome
Spain
Russia
United States
Berlin
Hitler
Mussolini
Bremen
Il Duce
Italy
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Hans Georg Viktor On Mackensen
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Keitel
Great Britain
Betty Ann Day Named Anamosa Homecoming Queen
Anamosa high school senior Betty Ann Day was chosen by a student poll to serve as queen for the 1940 Homecoming celebration. After the Maquoketa game, she will be crowned by Lloyd Brickley with attendants Gloria Dolan Gail Mose ly Polly Steele Maxine Carroll Mae Zeuch and Margaret McCrea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Betty Ann Day
Anamosa High School
Anamosa- Maquoketa
Lloyd Brickley
Gloria Dolan
Gail Mosely
Polly Steele
Maxine Carroll
Mae Zeuch
Margaret McCrea
Japanese diplomat warns of action as war looms
Matsuoka says Japan will broadcast an appeal to the American people at the psychological moment to show the Far Eastern situation. He argues whether a European war becomes global is up to the United States in this moment.
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America
Japan
Matsuoka
United States
Konoye Threatens Fight to Finish If Axis Clash
Tokyo premier Prince Konoye called on the United States to cooperate with the Rome Berlin Tokyo axis and warned that any challenge to axis leadership would bring a fight to the finish. He said the Pacific peace or war decision rests with the United States and that the United States bears responsibility for any adjustment with Japan.
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TOKIO
Prince Konoye
United States
Pacific
Konoye
Domei
Japan
Iowa National Guard to Train in Texas and Louisiana
Iowa Adjutant General Charles H. Grahl said units will train at Camp Beauregard near Alexandria Louisiana and at Brownwood Texas for one year of federal service. All units except the 113th cavalry will train at Camp Beauregard with cavalry sent to Brownwood. The call is expected between January 3 and 19 1941. The War Department predicts a roughly 50 percent strength increase from 4779 to 7168 between the call and departure for camp.
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DES Moines
Charles H. Grahl
Iowa National Guard
Camp Beauregard
Brownwood
Tex
Grahl
Washington, D. C
113Th Cavalry
Alexandria
War Department
City Police Appointments Face Irregularity Claims
Haberle reveals irregularities in city police promotions including a temporary appointment and failed exams. A civil service finding shows he was not in the top certified 10 and failed a later exam. He will ride with a squad car this month and his patrolman pay is set at 150 with extra night duty pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
Haberle
Commission
Jim Bailey
Dan Kruidemier
Sergt George Connell
Peter Funcke
Frank Bukacek
Howard Walsh
John Manna
Ask Receiver For GM Affiliate On Low Breach Basis
The government asked a U S district court to appoint a receiver for General Motors Acceptance Corporation charging GMAC and its parent GM violated the Sherman act. The petition, filed by Thurman Arnold of the Justice Department, alleges coercion of dealers to finance GM sales via GMAC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
LLP
United States District Court
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
General Motors Corporation
GMAC
General Motors
Thurman Arnold
U. S. Department of Justice
Tiger Power Triumphs Over Redlegs 7-4
Detroit leads 3-1 after York a 350 foot homer. Greenberg triples then Campbell and Higgins homer for a 5-1 lead. Reds rally with three runs, but Detroit holds 7-4 win behind pitching changes and timely hits.
Cincinnati Defeats Pirates In Late Inning Finish
Ripple hit a single after a bad hop, Joost scored, and Baker advanced as Cincinnati pulled ahead. Higgins misplayed two balls leading to runs while other errors helped seal a 7 4 win as Bridges closed out with a strikeout.
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Cincinnati
Werber
Tebbetts
Bartell
M. McCormick
Goodman
McCormick
Gehringer
F. McCormick
Campbell
Detroit
Ripple
McCosky
Lombardi
York
Joost
Greenberg
Tigers
Higgins
McKechnie
Turner
Whitey Moore
Mike McCormick
Bridges
Myers
Myron McCormick
Myer
Frank McCormick
Baker
Lonnie Frey
Beggs
Frey
King George Narrow Escape Amid Shelter Plans
The night was unusually quiet as the home security ministry outlined a plan to curb subway shelter overcrowding by issuing admission tickets. Hammocks and bunks will be provided for those allowed to sleep in shelters. Britain's Royal Air Force carried out a surprise attack bombing military targets.
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Home Security Ministry
Britain
Royal Air Force
Bombing Campaigns Hit German Targets Despite Weather
The air ministry said German objectives were bombed by daylight raids on Thursday by British planes. Raids targeted shipping off Dunkerque Rotterdam harbor Maas river barges Wesel industrial plants near Cherbourg and rail and oil depots. Bad weather forced cancellation of Thursday night attacks.
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Germany
Gereman-occupied
Air Ministry
Dunkerque
Rotterdam
Maas River
Wesel
Cherbourg
German claims report heavy London raids and plane losses
Berlin says unfavorable weather reduced nightly air attacks on London and that 2,400 British planes have been shot down since mid August. Nazi sources also claim a heavy bombardment derailed a troop train near England.
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Berlin
London
England
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