Local Court Fines Issued for Drunkenness and Speeding
Ignatz Kremandy ages 47 of Cedar Rapids received 30 days in jail for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. E Wortham 51 of 938 M Street SW fined 25 dollars and costs for intoxication in a parked auto. Bryan Moore 40 of 42812 Ninth Avenue SE fined 25 dollars and costs for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Joseph T Callan 21 of 421 Seventeenth Street SE fined 25 dollars and costs for drunkenness. Edward P Jandl 4103 Mount Vernon Road SE fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 40. R H Bird of Strawberry Point fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 40. Arthur Colvin of Waltham Pennsylvania fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 46.
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Ignatz Kremandy
Cedar Rapids
E. Wortham
M Street
Bryan Moore
Ninth Avenue
Joseph T. Callan
Seventeenth Street
Edward P. Jandl
Mount Vernon Road
R. H. Bird
Strawberry Point
Arthur Colvin
Waltham
Grass and straw pile fires reported at multiple locations
Thursday at 1:15 p.m a grass fire on avenue between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets NE. Company No 3 responded at 4:43 p.m another grass fire at Fifth avenue and Eighth street SE. Friday at 12:10 a.m a fire in a straw pile at Wauconia Mills with Company No 5 responding at 9:14 a.m a fire in the stairway of the Robert Stark home 1312 First avenue W slight damage general alarm.
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Seventeenth
Eighteenth Streets
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Street
Wauconia Mills
Robert Stark
First Avenue
Two Local Obituaries Report Die at Home Addresses
Albert L. Kloos aged 55 died at 3 40 a m Friday at the residence of J H Harding 2044 Fifth avenue SE Mrs Olive C Perkins widow of Charles C Perkins died at 4 40 p m Thursday at the home of her daughter Mrs L R Simon 628 Sixth street SE
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Albert L. Kloos
J. H. Harding
Fifth Avenue
Olive C. Perkins
Charles C. Perkins
L. R. Simon
Sixth Street
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Residents Named
Frank V. Myers and Pauline McCune of Iowa City along with Arthur W. Swanson and Lois V. Hawks of Cedar Rapids are listed as residents involved in the notice.
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Frank V. Myers
Pauline McCune
Iowa City
Arthur W. Swanson
Lois V. Hawks
Cedar Rapids
Leone Houser Desertion Case Sealed in Vinton Marriage Record
Leone Houser, daughter of Arthur Houser, age 30, appeared before Judge John T. Moffit on desertion grounds. Plaintiff granted right to resume the name Leone Day. The couple married at Vinton on October 19, 1936.
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Leone Houser
Arthur Houser
John T. Moffit
Leone Day
Vinton
AFL Refuses Seats To Printers Union
Cincinnati AP reports the American Federation of Labor refused to seat delegates of the International Typographical Union at the federation's annual convention. A credential committee recommended denial for nonpayment of a 1937 special assessment, asserting the AFL’s power to levy and enforce the levy.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
International Typographical Union
ITU
LaPorte City Farmer Loses Arm In Machine
Wesley Jebe a 26 year old La Porte City farmer suffered his right forearm amputation and foot injuries when caught in a corn picker on his father's farm near La Porte. He remained in serious condition at Allen Memorial hospital as of Friday afternoon. He used his left hand to pinch the injured artery until a tourniquet could be applied.
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Waterloo
Wesley Jebe
la Porte City
Allen Memorial Hospital
Jebe
Jurgen Jebe
la Porte
Senate debate on revised neutrality measure continues
A Thursday session featured Pittman advocating a vote on the arms embargo repeal when possible and warning against mobilizing troops for this war. He doubted European nations would launch deliberate war yet warned of heavy U.S. economic and naval retaliation if they did. The administration sought votes amid a 62 pledged tally and last minute defections, with four doubtful senators and 29 opposing. Schwellenbach argued repeal would not trigger an expeditionary force.
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Pittman
Congress
White House
Erich Raeder
Great Britain
Raeder
New Deal
Barbour
New Jersey
Senate
Logan
Schwellenbach
Pittman Calls Isolationists Hypocritical Over Embargo
Senate debate on neutrality revision heats up as Sen. Key Pittman accuses isolationists of insincerity by blocking an embargo only on certain goods. He labels cotton oil gasoline and metals instruments of mass murder and urges a complete embargo to curb wartime aggression. Nye plans a major speech opposing administration policy as Overton defends cotton exports.
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Washington
Key Pittman
Roosevelt
John H. Overton
Armsman
Pittman
Alben W. Barkley
Overton
Hitler Parade Framed Warsaw Ruins Seen By No Poles
Hitler reviewed 15 000 goose stepping troops in a two hour victory parade through Warsaw but no Pole saw the Fuehrer as sentries blocked the crowd. He told reporters that enemies must see the wrecked city to grasp the meaning of war.
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Warsaw
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germany
Poland
White House Tells Of Ship Protection
Washington reports Roosevelt's disclosure after cabinet meeting. German Admiral Raeder warned that the steamship Iroquois, returning Americans from Europe, could be sunk near the U S coast in a repeat of the Athenia incident. A coast guard vessel and navy ships will escort her to an American port and the captain will search for explosives on board. The notice is shared with British and French admiralties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Raeder
United States
Berlin
Athenia
S. S. Iroquois
Maritime Commission
Ireland
Europe
Coast Guard
Community Chest Sets $91,200 Goal for Nine Agencies
Mrs. Kirwin outlined the Community Chest progress over 25 years since four agencies began joint campaigns. The public welfare bureau, formed last spring, coordinates all agency activities and reviews monthly budgets. A key achievement this summer was resolving duplication of service between the Salvation Army and the Sunshine Mission. The bureau now budgets all agencies and offers service to any welfare group or project.
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Public Welfare Bureau
Landon backs Capper for 1940 nomination
Alf Landon said he favors William Allen White's idea that the Kansas delegation support Senator Arthur Capper for the Republican nomination next year. He reaffirmed his 1937 stance that he would not seek the 1940 nomination.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
William Allen White
Kansas
Arthur Capper
Landon
Warsaw Mayor Josef Starszynski Dies After Surrender
BERLIN (UP) Reported Thursday without verification that Warsaw mayor Josef Starszynski nicknamed Stefan the Stubborn died by his own hand the day after the Polish capital surrendered to German forces.
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Berlin
Josef Starszynski
Warsaw
Stefan the
No Sense of Destiny in American Power and War Peace
The speaker argues the United States must redefine its role after World War I era lessons. He warns against emotional restraint and isolationism, urging a deliberate war policy aligned with an American peace. He calls for disciplined use of economic power to curb war without pursuing empire.
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Europe
America
England
France
Germany
Munich
Japan
China
Allied Powers React To Hitler Speech In Europe
Paris and London reacted to Adolf Hitlers Thursday speech with firm rejection, calling it wholly unacceptable and an attempt to dictate peace. British observers criticized vagueness on disarmament while French officials cited bad faith over Poland and Warsaw as proof of Hitler’s intent to expand German control in eastern Europe.
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Paris
Adolph Hitler
Nazifuehrer
Hitler
Russia
Germany
Europe
Warsaw
Hitler Speech Seen As Historical Document In War Context
Sept 25 report notes Hitler’s likely historical speech after a German air raid began Sept 1 at 5 30 am. French officials say his offer would destroy Strasbourg Mulhouse and other towns if rejected while France refuses terms based on partition of Poland. Mussolini reportedly declined to intermediary.
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Hitler
Fuehrer
Strasbourg
Mulhouse
Poland
Benito Mussolini
Rushes Ships to Liner Iroquois Prompted by Warning
Stephen T. Early said the cabinet discussed the German warning, then released the information to the public. The U S liner Iroquois took precautionary measures after Admiral Raeder’s warning, with Schrader signing a receipt for the document. Coast guard and naval vessels would accompany the ship rather than escort it.
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Ireland
Stephen T. Early
White House
United States
U. S. Maritime Commission
U. S
Iroquois
Admiral Raeder
Early
Raeder
Schrader
State Department
Coast Guard
Dispatch on Iroquois convoy details made public
President's aides explained that the dispatch about the Iroquois convoy was paraphrased for safety and released to the public by the White House after cabinet review. The message, sent in international code to the ship's captain, could be intercepted by amateur radio operators, they noted.
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White House
Feiereisen Found Guilty By Jury In Rape Trial
David Feiereisen, 26, of Cedar Rapids, convicted by an 11 to 1 jury after six hours of deliberation for rape. Trial before Judge John T. Moffit followed allegations of an attack on a 21 year old Cedar Rapids girl on June 23. Jury could return guilty or not guilty of rape or connected charges. Defendant given 10 days to file exceptions or seek a new trial.
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David Feiereisen
Cedar Rapids
John T. Moffit
Feiereisen
Minister Convicted of Daughter Death in Camden Slaying
The Rev Walter Dworecki a 45 year old Camden Polish Baptist minister was found guilty of first degree murder in the strangulation death of his 18 year old daughter Wanda. The jury of seven men and five women imposed the death penalty in the electric chair as his punishment.
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Camden
N. J
Walter Dworecki
Wanda
Queen Mary Liner Portholes Glass Area Report
The transatlantic liner Queen Mary holds 2000 portholes totaling 2500 square feet of glass.
Prospect Place Gift to Sisters of Mercy in Cedar Rapids
Dr Margaret Sherlock Pilcher bequeaths Prospect Place to the Sisters of Mercy to operate as a convalescent home. The estate, built by James Carleton Young for his bride, was later owned by Dr Sherlock who ran it with an advisory board until her 1926 marriage. Pilcher recalls support from Cedar Rapids leaders and plans for the home to serve the community.
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Prospect Place
James Carleton Young
Young’s Hill
Young
Minneapolis
Margaret Sherlock
Pilcher
C. E. Wheeler
John T. Hamilton
William King
James Trewin
Harry Marshall
Charles D. Huston
John S. Ely
S. E. Coquillette
Paul Huston
Don Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Pilcher
Sisters of Mercy
Margaret Sherlock Pilcher
Joliet
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