Noted Grass and Pole Fires Reported in City Areas
At 3:08 pm a grass fire occurred in the 2400 block Mount Vernon road SE with general alarm. A 3:37 pm grass fire on Twenty first avenue between Ninth and Eleventh streets SW. A 4:38 pm fire in two planks on the Ninth avenue railroad bridge by company No. 5. An 11:55 pm fire in a light pole at Elmhurst and Hazel drives NE with general alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon Road
Twenty-first Avenue
Ninth and
Eleventh Streets
Ninth Avenue
Elmhurst
Hazel Drives
Ralston Custody Granted After Cruel Treatment Suit
Libbie A. Ralston, 29, seeks divorce from Ralph Ralston on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds ruled by Judge H C Ring. Married Oct. 24 1921. Custody of a son awarded to Mrs Ralston with property rights and support payments settled under stipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libbie A. Ralston
Ralph Ralston
H. C. Ring
Speeding and Parking Fines Reported for Local Offenders
Victor Shepard of 520 Seventh Avenue SW and J. R. Ozias of 827 Third Avenue SW each fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding. John Mc Gowan of Gladbrook fined 5 dollars and costs for parking a dirty stock truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Shepard
Seventh Avenue
J. R. Ozias
Third Avenue
John McGowan
Gladbrook
Son born at Mercy Hospital to Mr and Mrs Frank Kepros
A son was born at Mercy hospital to Mr and Mrs Frank Kepros of Marion on October 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Frank Kepros
Marion
Marion pairs featured in local correspondence
Charles O. Stevenson and Zeta Archer of Marion are noted alongside Alfred Young of Conroy and Burnita Al corn of Edgewood in a terse regional notice outlining residents connected to a community matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Stevenson
Zeta Archer
Marion
Alfred Young
Conroy
Burnita Alcorn
Edgewood
Speeding with a Trailer Fined in Big Springs
Jerry R. Playster of Big Springs Texas was fined five dollars and costs by Justice H R Churchill for speeding with a trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry R. Playster
Big Springs
Tex
Justice H. R. Churchill
William McLean dies after lingering illness in Iowa City
William M. McLean aged 53 of 1105 C avenue NW died at 3 30 a m Thursday in an Iowa City hospital after a lingering illness.
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William M. McLean
C Avenue NW
Iowa City
Garner Calls for Neutrally Framed Special Session
Vice President Garner proposes limiting a special session to neutrality and tackling today’s problems now while postponing tomorrow’s. He emphasizes solving current issues and avoiding entanglement in future crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garner
Mrs Clark D Stearns Opposes Isolationism in Pan American League
Mrs Clark D Stearns, president of the Pan American League, denounces American isolationism. She warns that inaction could embolden aggressors and harm national courage and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clark D. Stearns
The
Pan- American League
United States
Bricker Says Free Speech Not Unlimited Threat to Government
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker asserts that freedom of speech has limits when speech aims to destroy the government rather than improve it. He emphasizes the state's right to curb such attacks on the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
New York University Chancellor Calls Americans to Strengthen Democracy
Chancellor Harry Woodburn Chase of New York University declares Americans must work at home to maintain and strengthen democracy within the United States. He emphasizes a domestic task tied to democratic preservation and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Woodburn Chase
New York University
Man Loses Hand in Corn Picker Accident Near Ladora
Audrey Porter, 22, lost his right hand in a corn picker mishap Thursday morning on the John Haas farm four miles south of Ladora. He was rushed to a local hospital where the hand was amputated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladora — Audrey Porter
John Haas
Here
JAP Officials Resign Over Trade Ministry Move
More than 100 Foreign Office officials and other workers quit in Tokyo on Thursday to protest the creation of an independent trade ministry. They argue the move would fail to unify the diplomatic administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKIO
Foreign Office
Marak on Stand in Company Hearing
Creditor efforts to recover assets of the defunct Marak Steffer Implement Co. of Tipton continued in federal court before Referee Michael W. O Rieley. Four more witnesses testified as International Harvester and Tipton State Bank lead the claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marak-Steffer Implement Company
Tipton
Michael W. O’rieley
International Harvester Company
Tipton State Bank
John Marak
Denton R. Steffer
Marak
France
Milo Hanzlik
Jess Murphy
Joe Buresh
Marak-Steffer
Murphy
Marak - Steffer
Steffer
Arms embargo debate sways senate amid neutrality clash
Senators clash over lifting the arms embargo as Nye cites cash and carry and isolationists warn of war. Gar ger discusses disposing of neutrality first, while Taft proposes war zone powers and end to 90 day belligerent credits. Clark vows to press probing propaganda inquiries as Barkley expects early speeches but no immediate vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Garner
Congress
Senator Tobey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Europe
W. Warren Barbour
N. J
Bennett C. Clark
Foreign Relations Committee
Clark
State Department
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
William C. Bullitt
Paris
Sen
M. M. Logan
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Pearson Hurls 4-0 Victory for Yankees
Second game tale of a baseball win sees the Yankees defeat the Reds 4 to 0. Key moments include Dahlgren’s 400 foot homer and strong pitching by Pearson with solid defense from the New York squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REDS
McCormick
Pearson
Lombardi
Craft
Yankees
Rolfe
Frey
Keller
DiMaggio
Walters
Myers
Lee Gamble
Walter
Werber
Crosetti
Gordon
Hitler in Triumphal Journey to Warsaw
Reported Nazi movements along German railways toward the western front with air force buildup and threats of peace or war as observers noted Britain bears responsibility for prolonging conflict. Baseball play-by-play lines included but do not alter the main war-focused narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Great Britain
Britain
Western Front
West Wall
France
France Moves to Oust Communist Deputies and Clash with Local Rule
Paris reports say the government adjourned parliament to strip 43 communist deputies of immunity and dissolved 67 municipalities led by communists. The action targets the workers and peasants party tied to the Communist Party, amid raids and arrests in inner and outer Paris suburbs and northern Pas de Calais.
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Paris
Seine
Oise
Pas de Calais
France
Adolf Hitler
Albert Lebrun
Edouard Daladier
Albert Serrant
Ministry of Justice
Workers and Peasants Party
Mutual Aid Pact Causes Alarm Over Baltic Region
A Helsingfors dispatch says northern Baltic isle residents fear Russia seeks air bases in Estonia and transit rights through Lithuania to Libau. Kaunas reports say Estonian ratifications exchange naval and air base rights on Oesel Dagoe and Paldiski. potential Aaland access could threaten Gulf of Finland entrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingfors
Russia
Estonia
Kaunas
Lithuania
Juozas Urbsys
Moscow
Libau
Tallinn
Oesel
Dagoe
Paldiski
Aaland Islands
Gulf of Finland
Condition Of Walter Maricle Unchanged In Hospital
Walter Maricle city streets commissioner remains in Mercy Hospital with a self inflicted gunshot wound. Hospital attendants say his condition is unchanged and physicians do not expect a crisis before Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Maricle
Mercy Hospital
Admitted Testimony Links Sentner to Communist Party
A witness read into record that William Sentner, a St. Louis union official, was a member of the Communist Party. The defense objected to military commission testimony as a civil case secret, but it was allowed. Sentner is on trial in Montezuma on charges of criminal syndicalism in the Newton Iowa Maytag strike of 1938. The judge overruled the objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentner
National Guard Military Commission
Newton
C. S. McNutt
W. S. Cooper
Thompson
Communist Party
Missouri
Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
CIO
Maytag
Iowa
Red Cross Obligations Reviewed At Linn County Board Meeting
George H. Hubert national field representative outlined charter duties to aid suffering worldwide during peace and war. Harry O. Cutler announced preparations for the national roll call October 16 to November 1. Sixteen luncheon attendees heard updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
George H. Hubert
Linn County
M.C
Harry O. Cutler
Checks Fast Payment for U S Government Workers
About 265 checks are printed each minute to pay workers for the U S government. The process emphasizes rapid disbursement of payrolls and reflects ongoing administrative efficiency in government payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Call for competent reform in Linn county welfare leadership
The article warns that public funds passing through welfare programs require experienced leadership. It argues against inexperienced control and urges county and state approval for Mrs. Hunt as director, otherwise urging the supervisors to resist state takeover while bearing only 10 percent of costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
County Welfare Board
State Social Welfare Commission
Hunt
Held For Probe In Two Petty Theft Cases
Detectives Stanley and Bailey arrested Charles Russell, 62, of 113 First Avenue E, and held him for investigation after two petty thefts at local shops. Paint brushes were stolen from the Sherwin Williams store at 216 Third Avenue SE and a drill chuck from Janda Motor Repair at 111 B Avenue NE. Russell is suspected of obtaining an electric drill he offered for sale at Janda’s for 75 cents. He faces larceny from a building charges.
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Stanley and
Bailey
Charles Russell
First Avenue E
Sherwin-Williams
Third Avenue SE
Janda Motor Repair
B Avenue NE
Russell
Janda’s
Stanley
Jap Drive Seems To Have Failed
Hong Kong report says the Japanese army's first major offensive in nearly a year suffered a definite setback with heavy losses, signaling a halt to their advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Mrs Ethel Mann Named Supt Of Children's Home
Mrs Ethel Mann former cooking and sewing teacher at Van Buren joins Cedar Rapids Children's Home as superintendent succeeding Miss Letty E Keerl after about twelve years in that role Mann taught in Marshalltown schools did extension work for Iowa State College Ames and is a Simmons College of Domestic Science Boston graduate She recently resided in San Antonio Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Mann
van Buren School
Mann
Marshalltown
Iowa State College
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Simmons College of Domestic Science
Boston
San Antonio
Tex
Letty E. Keerl
Mud Sinks Car in Sioux City Railroad Official Death
Mud washed over the highway caused a fatal automobile accident near Cushing Indiana Wednesday night. C Royal Hunter 61 superintendent of the Sioux City division of the North Western railroad died in the crash Edward C Vandenburgh division engineer escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
INS
C. Royal Hunter
North Western Railroad
Hunter
Cushing
Edward C. Vandenburgh
Victorian Salts Help Maidens Recover Now Known as Smelling Salts
A note traces the health remedy used by Victorian maidens for fainting spells to the modern reagent smelling salts. It links historical practice to current naming and usage in medical and domestic care.
Wassy’s Harrisburg White Ash Coal Advertised
Advertisement promotes Wesson Harrisburg White Ash coal from CITY FUEL COMPANY promising maximum cleanliness upon delivery and during burning. Ask for it at CITY FUEL COMPANY, Dial 2-1151.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasson
Harrisburg
The
City Fuel Company
Dial 2
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Daily Record
Justice OF Peace Court
International News Service
Ladora
H. G. Fussell
Ties
Pats
Overton
England
America
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Yanks
Berger
Selkirk
Dickey
Bounder
Dahlgren
di Maggio
Goodman
Okinow
Second Avenue SE
Loop District
Hitler
Warsaw
Bordagaray
Hershberger
Rusota
Latvia
Vth
LOBEL
Second Street
MAY Drug Store
Red Cross
Okinow's
Supt. of Children’s Home
N.W
Unkle Hank Sez
Mrs Jones
Bulova
Lady's
Elgin
Condad Avenue
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