Births Reported in St. Luke and Mercy Hospitals
St. Luke's hospital records show Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Smith at 469 Thirty sixth Street NE welcomed a son on October 7. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Church of 187 Fourteenth Avenue SW welcomed a son on October 7. Mr. and Mrs. Lorence Thein of Tipton welcomed a daughter on October 9. Mercy hospital records note Mr. and Mrs. James Colbert at 1529 Sixteenth Avenue SE with a daughter born on October 7. A daughter weighing seven pounds was born October 7 at residence 908 Daniels Street NE to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Hospital
Robert C Smith
Thirtysixth Street
John W Church
Fourteenth Avenue
Lorence Thein
Tipton
Mercy Hospital
James Colbert
Sixteenth Avenue
Ort
Wayne Sheffield
Daniels Street
Fire at National Oats plant triggers general alarm
A grinder spark at the National Oats company at 717 Sixteenth Street NE started a small fire in a machine. Cedar Rapids residents Charles Edward Stephenson and Betty Curtis, Raymond Joseph Musil and Elizabeth Pazour, Alvin W. Lee and Edna May Ericxson were noted in the report. The incident occurred Tuesday at 3:20 PM and prompted a general alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Stephenson
Betty Curtis
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Joseph Musil
Elizabeth Betty Pazour
Alvin W. Lee
Conlidge Ariz
Edna May Ericxson
Oak Park, Ill
National Oats Company
Sixteenth Street
Injured Woman Thrown From Buggy In Hit and Run
Mrs Alto Wiley suffered injuries when a hit and run driver struck the buggy she rode in at Ellis Park yesterday. Clark A Beems of Cedar Rapids was elected governor of the Town Nebraska Kiwanis district at Fremonts annual convention. Prof Nelson Vance Russell of Coe College, on leave with a Lloyd Traveling Fellowship, is conducting research at the British Museum in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alto Wiley
Ellis Park
Clark A Beems
Cedar Rapids
McClintocks Visit Chicago and Stage News
Mrs W McClintock and Miss Ruth McClintock visit Mr and Mrs Henry W McClintock in Chicago. Mrs Henry W McClintock stage name Mildred Evans now leads in The Bat Chicago company. St Anne circle members Miss Monica Ryan Miss Geraldine Hooley and Miss Helen Dyson honored at farewell dinner. Jessie Marshall spends week in Cedar Rapids after Redpath Vawter chautauqua engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Dyson
Des Moines
Jessie Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Williams Bakery Worker Injured In Fall At Shop
William Williams of the Williams bakery fractured his wrist in a fall last evening inside his shop. The Bosch- Ryan Grain Co building on D avenue near Sixth street was badly scorched this morning. Local motor cyclist Murray Fawcett stopped a runaway team of horses from the Jones and Luberger Co last evening after pursuing on his machine and leaping to the wagon to halt the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Williams
Williams Bakery
Bosch- Ryan Grain Company
D Avenue
Sixth Street
Murray Fawcett
Jones and Luberger Company
Murray
War Production Criticisms and Lend-Lease Efforts Highlight Senate Hearing
Ham Knudsen criticizes current war production as using only 15 to 20 percent of facilities. Emory S. Land says 135 flagships will sail the Red Sea route by month’s end amid an acute Western Hemisphere shipping shortage. Dean Acheson testifies lend-lease funds woo Latin America toward the United States. agreements exist with Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, and soon Brazil. Philip Young denies lend-lease funds funding champagne or wine and calls press reports false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sea Run
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Western Hemisphere
United States
Germany
Italy
Japan
Dean Acheson
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Paraguay
Brazil
Philip Young
Division of Defense Aid
Young
Knapsack Rock Method Suspect in East River Death
Police records describe a 55 year old man found in the East River with a 50 pound rock placed in a knapsack as the cause of death by his own action. No identity was released and investigators continue inquiries into the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
East River
AFL cautious in comments on Fr. plea
AFL leaders at the Seattle convention praised Roosevelt's defense no-strike plea with two caveats. William Green avoided broad comment while Tobin urged naming those behind defense stoppages to clear AFL of blame and Padway blamed NLBR rulings for disputes. Perkins urged cooperative labor effort and cited citizenship by officers. Stassen welcomed postwar private construction projects and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
American Federation of Labor
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters
AFL
Joseph R Padway
Tobin
Roosevelt
Padway
National Labor Relations Board
Frances Perkins
Labor
Hitler
War Risk Insurance Rates Cut on Atlantic Cargoes
American marine insurance underwriters ordered a reduction in war risk rates for cargoes on British and Allied ships sailing the Atlantic from the western hemisphere to Portugal and Gibraltar. Premiums drop to 4 percent of shipment value from 5 percent, effective Wednesday, as insurers say they have revalued the Atlantic risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Portugal
Gibraltar
Iowa Woman Slain in Kingsley Back Yard
Mrs. Bessie Stauffer, 45, of Kingsley La., in Plymouth County near Sioux City, was shot and killed Wednesday morning in her backyard. Sheriff Frank Scholer of LeMars issued a search for a suspect after a shotgun blast inside the house and a second in the yard. Mr. and Mrs. James Shade Jr. heard the shots around 2 am and found the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Bessie Stauffer
Kingsley
Plymouth County
Here
Frank Scholer
LeMars
James Shade, Jr
Storm Cannot Halt Tallahassee Newspaper Edition
In Tallahassee Florida the Tallahassee Daily Democrat published its full 6000 copy edition despite a total power outage caused by a tropical storm, using duplicating machines to print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
New Magnesium Plant Opens Boosting War Production
Los Altos Calif. a new magnesium plant began operation after a rapid build under Kaiser and partners using a Fritz Hanginy process. Initial output is six tons daily rising to 12 000 tons yearly by March with a $9 250 000 loan from the RFC. The venture marks a major boost to defense needs and hails as bad news for Hitler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Altos
Calif
Adolf Hitler
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Henry J Kaiser
Boulder
Bonneville
Grand Coulee
Shasta
John Reilly
Todd Shipbuilding Company
Fritz Hangiig
Austria
Kaiser
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bald Mountain
Hanginy
Panama Decree Pushes Neutrality Debate On Armed Merchant Ships
The Panamanian registry permits arming ships to enter combat zones without mounting guns, creating a choice for U S owned vessels: remove guns or reflag elsewhere. Hull said the State Department was not consulted and called arming merchantmen a mechanical problem driven by shipping needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Panama
Hull
State Department
U. S
Woman Confesses Posing as Man for 15 Years Then Marrying
Frances Orlando, 31, told police she lived as a man for 15 years after marrying an 18 year old Sacramento woman. Arrested at a Los Angeles film studio where she worked as a carpenter under the alias Richard Orlando. Sacramento police sought the investigation after Elizabeth Nunz disappeared September 1, eloping with the alleged husband. Nunz said she knew her spouse was not a man but fled home seeking escape and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Frances Orlando
Sacramento
Labor Day
Richard Orlando
Elizabeth Nunz
Miss Nunz
Turkey pressuring by offensive near Rostov in chrome trade talks
Germany seeks concessions to avoid breaking talks as Turkey aligns with Britain. Secret negotiations run via Turkish ambassadors in Washington and London while Allied and British goods flow into Turkey. Chrome supply remains crucial, with Turkey producing 110000 tons in 1940 all to Britain and Germany buying most of 1939 output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Rostov
Russian Caucasus
Germany
Britain
Washington
London
United States
Africa
Greece
Yugoslavia
Great Britain
Glamour girl Lenore Webb faces cafe society scandal
Lenore Lemmon Webb, once the social bride of Jakie Webb, Vanderbilt descendant, confesses amid a cafe society scandal. Jakie, a fugitive with bounced checks, vanished after a ten day marriage, leaving Lenore to face calls from collectors and uncertain future.
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Cafe Society
Vanderbilt Scion
New York
INS
Lenore Lemmon Webb
Neon League
Cafe
Jakie Webb
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Jakie
Lenore
Beverly Paterno
Joe” Paterno
Brad Dresser
Stork
Arthur Lemmon
Mummy
Daddy
Charlie Ross
Bromberger
Yorkville Court
Enlistments and Church Meetings Highlight City Briefs
Carl Kamerer 21 son of Mr and Mrs Fred Kamerer Searsboro enlisted in the naval reserve and began training at Great Lakes Illinois. Seventh corps area HQ Omaha announced orders for a year of active duty for First Lieut Charles B Blanchard infantry Fort Benning Georgia. At Church of God Rev La Vaughn Hall of Muskogee Oklahoma spoke on Doing The Will of God as Jane Baird sang and Vera Jean Rissmiller marimbist performed. Rev Thomas Hinkin will lead singing Wednesday night. services begin 7 15 and run nightly this week except Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Kamerer
Fred Kamerer
Searsboro
Naval Reserve
Great Lakes
Seventh Corps
Omaha
Charles B Blanchard
Fifth Avenue SE
Fort Benning
Church of God
Viereck Indicted Over Unamerican Activities Postwar
The indictment claims Viereck conspired with various persons to create and disseminate political material printed in newspapers books and periodicals and broadcast on radio. It accuses him of directing Flanders Hall Inc Scotch Plains New Jersey and using fictitious names to conceal authorship and failing to disclose these activities in a state department filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic
Viereck
Kaiser
Germany
Rep
Samuel Dickstein
Overseas Press Club of America
Federal District Court
Washington
Congressional Record
Flanders Hall, Inc
Scotch Plains
N. J
Flanders Hall
State Department
$284 Million Plane Exports To British During First Seven Months
Col. John H. Jouett announced that U S manufacturers shipped over 284 million dollars worth of airplanes engines and equipment to the British air forces worldwide in the first seven months of 1941 Nearly twice as many combat planes were sent as Britain lost in 1940 for every trainer plane delivered three combat planes were sent to Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
John H. Jouett
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
British Isles
New Legionaire Group Forms Against AEF Sending
Indianapolis AP reports a new Legion faction formed to seek a nationwide referendum on deploying American Expeditionary Force to Europe. Ted Whipple of Portland Indiana filed articles of incorporation and questioned Milwaukee convention sentiment. National Commander Lynn A. Stambaugh framed the move as an Indiana matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
American Legion
Europe
Indiana
Ted Whipple
Portland
Ind
Legion
Milwaukee
United States
Lynn A. Stambaugh
Fargo
N. D
Legion National
Whipple
Veterinarians Emphasize Role in Livestock Defense Efforts
Veterinarians and meat packers form a closely linked system, Foster warned, noting preventive treatments protect livestock and defend food supplies for defense. He urged vets to guard against disease blitzes as live stock production underpins allied efforts. Mark Thornburg could not attend. attendees from eight states gathered as registrations neared 250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Mark G. Thornburg
Wired Convention
Washington, D. C
Illinois
Colorado
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Indiana
New Jersey
Iowa
228 New Commercial Planes Authorized
The supply priorities and allocations board voted to permit airplane manufacturers to build 228 commercial transport planes in the 18 months starting Jan 1 1942. The planes will supplement over-taxed airline fleets and may be converted rapidly to military transport use if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fuller Asks Govt End Uncertainties
Chicago AP Walter Fuller president of the National Association of Manufacturers and Curtis Publishing urges the federal government to end political and governmental uncertainties hindering defense production. He cites labor relations board plans and jurisdictional battles as threats to free enterprise and asks what defense gains if domestic freedoms are sacrificed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Walter Fuller
National Association of Manufacturers
Fuller
Curtis Publishing Company
American Meat Institute Industry
National Defense
National Labor Relations Board
Rural Power Lines Cut Off by Cedar Falls Strike
Cedar Falls municipal light plant strike halts electric milking devices and farm equipment on 200 miles of REA lines. One lineman detained. city council may compensate losses for a local creamery. Wage talks resume with proposed increases of five to ten cents an hour after a wage scale up to 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
REA
Score
L. E. Schwanke
C. N. McHugh
M. R. Thompson
Gerald Baldus
Minneapolis
AFL
Waterloo
Urge Langer Charges Dropped and Hearing Set on Fitness
The Senate elections committee recommended dropping fraud charges from last November’s North Dakota election and related fee allegations against Sen. William Langer. It ordered public hearings on his fitness for office, with Langer allowed to testify and present witnesses. The subcommittee found insufficient evidence to support the charges and urged hearings to probe moral turpitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Elections Committee
William Langer
N. D
Hatch
N. M
North Dakota
Langer
Lucas
Lll
Prevention Of Fire Is Citizen's Responsibility Kiwanis Told
Fire Chief E P Kohout told Kiwanis at the Roosevelt hotel that fire prevention rests with every citizen. He noted most households know home hazard fixes and urged individuals to take responsibility while outlining the fire department setup and training system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohout
E. P. Kohout
Kiwanis Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Meat valued for health as wives hear veterinary talk
D H LaVoi of the National Live stock and Meat board spoke to a women’s meeting tied to the Eastern Iowa Veterinary association convention. He urged homemakers to include meat in balanced meals citing its high value and digestibility, noting Iowa leads meat production. He urged using less popular cuts and modern, moderate cooking to preserve nutrition and flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
D H LaVoi
Department of Public Relations
National Livestock and Meat Board
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
LaVoi
National Health Defense
Iowa
America
Hereford Calf Wins Grand Championship at Ak-Sar-Ben Show
Hereford calf shown by Leland Herman of Wayne county weighed 930 pounds and earned the grand championship in baby beef at Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H club show. Herman repeats a 1940 win and joins Pee-Wee as Hereford breed champion. Wayne Gosch's Angus takes reserve, with George Hoffman of Ida county shorthorn finalist. Judge Dean Blizzard praised the high quality and uniform entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Leland Herman
Wayne County
Herman
Wayne Gosch
Ida County
George Hoffman
Dean Blizzard
Vinson Bill Seeks 7 Percent Profit Cap on Defense Work
Rep Vinson of Georgia introduced legislation to cap profits on all government defense contracts at seven percent. He cited an investigation showing profits as high as 247 percent on naval defense work. The bill targets profits across defense projects under the Navy and other agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Rep. Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Gunmen Seize Plates. Police Broadcast Night Alerts
Gunmen seized plates and could not be read due to mud on them. State police radio network issued bulletins about the robbery during the night.
Robberies Hit Local Store And Service Station
Police records show two burglaries on Wednesday including a break in at W. G. Lindgren grocery 2324 J street SW with loot such as 12 bottles of pop eight cigars candy and snacks plus 1.05 from the register and a rear window smashed. Detectives also investigated Paramount service station Fourth avenue and Second street SE where $104.48 vanished between Saturday morning and Monday morning with no sign of forced entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Lindgren
J Street
Fred Carstens
John Hinrichs
Paramount
Fourth Avenue
Second Street SE
Hinrichs
Salesman Doesn't Know Psychology
Cleveland dispatch reports 1930s car incident where Robert Novotny, a machinist, tests a new automobile. As he drives away, a horn blast precedes a southbound collision with his old coupe, driven by salesman Arthur Haase who had borrowed the vehicle for appraisal. Both cars crash near a fire plug. Novotny exits unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Robert Novotny
Arthur P. Haase
Novotny
Roosevelt Says Bombs Might Wake Philadelphia Civilians
Mrs. Roosevelt, touring Philadelphia, says a bomb or two would spur civilian defense effort though she hopes none occur. She notes it took long for Britain to awaken during wartime London Channel crisis.
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Philadelphia
Feet Bottleneck Breaks at Camp Roberts
The supply department resolved a footwear delay for Private Clarence J. Hoff man in California. He received shoes with sizes 10 1/2 on the right and 8 1/2 E E on the left, ending the bottleneck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Roberts
Calif
Clarence J. Hoffman
Cummins Kin Dies in Chicago at 85
Benjamin Cummins, 85, brother and former law partner of late Iowa senator Albert Cummins, died Tuesday in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Benjamin ¥. Cummins
Albert Cummins
Iowa
Tuesay
New Anti U S Blast by Japs
Tokyo reports Vice Admiral Sasazo Sakonji warned Japan’s economy will strain further and people must lower living standards. He said Japan should expect little outside help for raw materials and noted vernacular papers opened a new barrage against the United States over Manila talks with Britain. Nichi Nichi accused U S leaders of seeking world conquest and warned the Japanese people to abandon empty hopes and face the worst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKIO
Sasazo Sakonji
GE Commerce and Industry
Japan
Sakonji
United States
Manila
Pacific
Nichi Nichi
Coe Board Reports Keep President Search Silent
Coe college trustees met in a regular session and approved committee and treasurer reports. No action was taken on naming a new president, and no discussion occurred about the football travel expense sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Board of Trustees
Coe College
Arthur Poe
Poe
C. Harve Geiger
Funeral services for Carl R Bartsch at Trinity Lutheran
Funeral services for Carl R Bartsch who died Monday will be held at Trinity Lutheran church at 2 30 p m Thursday with Rev P L Bornhoeft officiating. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the home 427 Fifth Avenue SW Pallbearers named Henry Preusser John Rathje Martin Geiss Val Keiper William Schirm and Martin Rinderknecht
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl R. Bartsch
Trinity Lutheran Church
P. L. Bornhoeft
Linwood Cemetery
Fifth Avenue SW
Henry Preusser
John Rathje
Martin Geiss
Val Keiper
William Schirm
Martin Rinderknecht
Funeral for Mrs Swanson at Beatty chapel Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian A. Swanson of Cedar Rapids will be at 2 30 p m Friday in the Beatty chapel. Burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. She is survived by her husband Carl A a son John and her mother Mrs Rosie Kaspar all of Cedar Rapids. She was a former member of Hus Memorial church and since 1930 a member of First Lutheran church. Friends may call at Beatty chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian A. Swanson
Elmhurst Drive
Beatty Chapel
Ceedar Memorial Cemetery
Carl A
John
Rosie Kaspar
Cedar Rapids
Swanson
Hus Memorial Church
First Lutheran Church
Funeral services for Mrs Hattie Gifford
Funeral services for Mrs Hattie Gifford who died at her home 301 6 Avenue NW will be conducted by Pastor M S Duri chek at Rohn funeral home at 2 30 p m Thursday. The body will be taken to Emmetsburg for burial in Evergreen cemetery Friday morning. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Gifford
Avenue NW
M. S. Durichek
Rohn
Emmetsburg
Evergreen Cemetery
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Detroit
Darvenport
Chicaco
Dallas
Houston
Tampa
Ham $ Knudsen
Miss Perkins
Harry Bridges
California
CIO
Harold E. Stassen
Green
Storm
Inez Rob
Edgar Guest
Lemmon Manse
Upper East Side
City Briefs
New Legionaire Group
A.E.F
Hereford
Ak-Sar-Ben
Cummins
Bartech
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