Weather table from Daily Record October 1939
Weather data for many cities shows highs and lows for Monday. Cities include Cedar Rapids Washington Mount Ayr Des Moines Omaha San Francisco Chicago Boston New York Dallas Houston and more with listed temperatures.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Tampa
Mount Ayr
New Orleans
Sicaux City
Galveston
Omaha
Los Angeles
Charles City
San Francisco
Des Moines
Seattle
LaCrosse
Havre
Dubuque
Bismarck
Davenport
Detroit
Keokuk
Chicago
New York
Dallas
Boston
Houston
King’s Daughters and Sons State Convention Held in Cedar Rapids
The King’s Daughters and Sons hold their state convention at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids, gathering members for meetings and activities.
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King’s Daughters and Sons State Convention
Roosevelt Hotel
Names of residents listed in Iowa notices
Frank Urban of Meadowbrooks Minn and Mary E Ryzak of St Paul Minn Edward Joseph Hughes of Anamosa and Helen Florine Huston of Martelle Clark A DeMoss and Ross P Dunlevy both of Manchester Ollie Henders on and Anna Phillipp both of Cedar Rapids Robert L Greene and Ellen O Crane both of Cedar Rapids Von Talbert Blessing and Loraine Evelyn Crago both of Cedar Rapids
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Frank Urban
Meadowbrooks
Minn
Mary. E. Ryzak
St. Paul
Edward Joseph Hughes
Anamosa
Helen Florine Huston
Martelle
Clark A. DeMoss
Ross P. Dunlevy
Manchester
Ollie Henderson
Anna Phillipp
Cedar Rapids
Robert L. Greene
Ellen O. Crane
von Talbert Blessing
Loraine Evelyn Crago
Fire alarms fire at Fox Head tavern and oil burner blaze
Monday at 10 22 p m a cigarette started a fire on insulation in the basement of the Fox Head tavern 114 First street SE causing a general alarm. Tuesday at 6 55 a m an oil burner caused smoke at 117 Thirty fourth street SE W R Grafton dispatched for general alarm.
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Fox Head Tavern
First Street
Thirtyfourth Street
W. R. Grafton
Local Court Records Spotlight Minor Offenses
William Adams 3 received a 30 day floater sentence for vagrancy. Lyle J. Olmstead of 2929 Twenty ninth street NE fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 47. W T Ellis of 519 Thirty second street NE fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 40.
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Wiliam Adams
Lyle J. Olmstead
Twentyninth Street
W. T. Ellis
Thirty-second Street
Births Reported At Mercy St Luke and Local Homes
Mercy hospital reports a daughter born Oct 9 to Mr and Mrs Nile Livermore 111 Fifth Avenue SW. St Luke’s hospital records a son Oct 9 to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Robertson 918 Ninth Avenue SE. A son Stephen born Oct 8 to Mr and Mrs E D Brown of St Louis. Mrs Brown formerly June Ford of Cedar Rapids.
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Mercy Hospital
Nile Livermore
Fifth Avenue SW
Lucius L. van Oosten
Second Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kenneth Robertson
Ninth Avenue SE
E. D. Brown
St. Louis
Stephen
Brown
June Ford
Cedar Rapids
Gabe Sheda Fined for Truck Overload in Marion
Gabe Sheda of Marion was fined $10 and costs after being charged with overload on a truck. Court of Justice H R Churchill presided.
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Gabe Sheda
Marion
Court of Justice
H. R. Churchill
Sixth Bergdoll Child Born in Philadelphia
Mrs. Berta Bergdoll gave birth to a girl in Philadelphia on Tuesday, the couple’s sixth child. The Bergdolls’ son Grover was recently convicted by a New York court martial of desertion and draft dodging, receiving an extended sentence.
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Philadelphia
Berta Bergdoll
Grover Bergdoll
India backs Britain as Congress backs war aims pledge
The All-India Congress committee adopted a resolution in Wardha demanding a full declaration of British war aims and condemning Nazi aggression, signaling Indian support for Britain in the war against Germany.
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Wardha
India
INS
Great Britain
Germany
All-India Congress Committee
Senate debate over neutrality law and war date tensions
Senators clash over delaying tactics and the proposed neutrality bill with its arms embargo repeal. Barkley defends Congress will pass neutrality legislation even if Europe ends war. Davis proposes a broad neutrality commission. Woodrum seeks probe of a political committee allied to Fish amid accusations of campaigning. Judge Davis denies new trial for Sabbath labor case involving suburban theater operators.
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International News Service
Barkley
Congress
Davis
Senate
House
Commerce
State
War
Navy
Treasury
Hiram Johnson
Calif
Administration
Senator Connally
Tex
Johnson
Foreign Relations Committee
James C. Davis
Scottish Rite Hospital For Crippled Children
Daladier Rejects Hitler Proposal in Parliament Debate
The United Press reports a unanimous view in three parties that Hitler's peace terms are unacceptable while urging consideration of reasonable terms. The discussion notes fears of communism spreading east and central Europe and questions on overthrowing Hitler without German upheaval. Officials see France doubting German Russian alliance affecting eastern Europe.
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United Press
Hitler
London
Germany
Georgia High Court Upholds Sunday Movie Ban
Atlanta AP reports that Georgia court of appeals upholds the Sunday movie ban. The ruling could bar all Sunday motion pictures statewide, affecting theaters and exhibitors in Georgia.
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Georgia
Atlanta
State Court of Appeals
Britain Denies U S Report of Britain France Rift
The British foreign office formally denied a U.S. published report suggesting a split between Great Britain and France on policy.
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London
INS
British Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
France
Shrine Luncheon Club Plans City Meeting and Veterans Gatherings
City briefs report the Shrine Luncheon club meeting at noon Wednesday in the La Fayette cafe club room while Rainbow division veterans plan a Thursday 8 p.m. gathering at the Memorial building. Other items note a post-surgery update for Mrs. Wesley McKay, two marriages by Justice H. R. Churchill, and church group meetings and talks across area churches.
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Shrine
Lafayette Cafe Club
Rainbow Division
Miss Ulff Demonstrates Easy Wash at Killian Store
Miss Ethel W Ulff Lux wash ability consultant is at the Killian store this week giving demonstrations. She stresses proper washing to protect garment fit and highlights its importance for new foundation garments.
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Ethel W. Ulff
Lux
Killian
Ulff
Elliott Executioner of Hauptmann Dies
Robert G. Elliott, official executioner for five eastern states, died at his Richmond Hill home. He executed Bruno Richard Hauptmann, kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby, and Sacco and Vanzetti, central figures in a worldwide protest.
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New York
Robert G. Elliott
Richmond Hill
Queens
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Sacco and
Vanzetti
Massachusetts
French say Allied blockade cuts German trade 41.7 percent
Paris officials reported that French statisticians estimated the Allied blockade had reduced Germany's foreign trade by 41.7 percent. The claim cites the impact on imports and exports as of early Tuesday.
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Paris
Germany
Finns May Evacuate Capital Amid War Turmoil
The Finnish party heads for Moscow with unclear economic issues. The Finns travel by rail while Estonia Latvia and Lithuania use air travel for talks in Moscow aiming at concessions. Kremlin moves appear geared to seize strategic advantages if Russia faces Germany in war.
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Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Moscow
Cajander
Gulf of Finland
Sweden
Germany
Kremlin
Russia
Finland strengthens defenses as wartime tensions rise
Finland reads American sympathy with care and promises civilized justice while boosting border fortifications and conducting blackout tests for air raid defense. The country has 2,012 officers and 31,000 men including air force and coast defense, with Sweden envisioning up to 600,000 mobilizable troops if needed.
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America
Finland
Statesman
Army uniform suspect sought after $58 at service station
Police looked for a man of dark complexion, heavy beard, 22 years old, about 5 feet 9 inches, 170 pounds, in an army uniform who was seen near F F Brown at Standard Tire on First Avenue and Street E. Brown said the $58 in bills vanished from his pocket after the man lingered around and a car arrived while he cleaned a paint spot from the sleeve.
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F. F. Brown
Standard Tire Company
First Avenue
First Street E
Brown
U S Corn Estimate Edges Up on Farms
The government reported 546,052,000 bushels of old corn stored on U S farms as of October 1, reflecting a modest rise in the season ending supply. Figures detail farm storage by region and maize types, with analysts noting steady demand and harvest progress.
Iowa corn crop holds steady at record prospect
Iowa's corn crop is pegged at 484,654,000 bushels for the season, unchanged from September. The anticipated yield per acre reaches 49.15 bushels, beating the earlier high by 314, with soybeans at 9,093,000 bushels. On farms Oct 1 stocks total 210,450,000 bushels, elevating total supply to 695,104,000 bushels, vs last year and the 10 year average.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Carl
South Central
Attempt To Enter Top Hat Tavern Breaks Screen
Police search for clues to a would be burglar who between 1 and 7 a m cut the rear window screen at the Top Hat tavern 419 Second avenue SE and reached inside but did not open the window Ed Hegewald the proprietor reported the incident at 12 15 p m
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Top Hat
Second Avenue SE
Ed Hegewald
Lewis Assails Labor Board and Unemployment Crisis
John L. Lewis assailed the National Labor Relations Board in a 20 000 word report at the CIO convention in San Francisco. He warned that unemployment and policy missteps threaten democracy and urged stable industrial relations to avert economic chaos and potential radical action.
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San Francisco
Congress of Industrial Organizations
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
AFL
Cincinnati
Labor Relations Board
United States
Hitler signals readiness for peace yet vows continued fight
In a 21 minute address opening the Nazi winter relief campaign, Adolf Hitler asserted Germany’s readiness for peace if Western Allies accept, but warned the struggle would continue otherwise. He urged Germans to unite, claim living space, and prove the Reich’s resolve against Poland and other threats.
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Reich
Fuehrer
Germany
Poland
Miraculous British Plane Camouflage Reveals Hidden Air Fleet
Recon flights from Switzerland to the sea show the Siegfried line unfinished and British camouflage of air bases as more effective than French efforts. Observers note the air fleet is invisible at distance, with planes undetectable on the vast field, and American aircraft praised as valuable to the Allied war effort.
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Switzerland
Siegfried Line
Hitler
Munich
Western Front
France
Picasso
Donoyer de Segonzac
Germany readies for long war as two army classes called
Berlin sources report Germany mobilizing two additional army classes 1911 and 1912 for active service and placing Landwehr reservists under military control. The move follows artillery advances on the western front and signals readiness for extended conflict if Allies resist peace proposals. A interior decree allows confiscation of property of detractors and trial of youths 16 to 18 in regular courts when needed.
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Germany
Berlin
War Office
Landwehr
Daladier
Chamberlain
Reich
Hitler
Ministry of Interior
Reich Defense Council
Planes Forced to Land After Battle Provocation
Four German war planes that landed in Denmark and Norway appeared to be souvenirs of a clash between the British grand fleet and German air and sea forces attempting to break the blockade. One landed Monday night on the Danish coast, another at Nymindebag and was burned, a third trainer misrouted to Saaland, and a fourth near Egersund in Norway.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Norway
Grand Fleet
France
North Sea
Nymindebag
Fanoe Island
Saaland
Baltic
Egersund
Skagerrak
Lloyd George Ramps Up Peace Probe With Hitler Contact
David Lloyd George plans a campaign against war at any price and will chair a private council meeting on Thursday. He aims to rally delegates from across Britain to press the government to study any peace proposals Hitler might offer and take stronger action.
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London
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Britain
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Council of Action For Peace
British Isles
Hitler
Langley First Electrically Driven US Navy Ship
The aircraft carrier Langley became the first electrically powered vessel in the American navy, marking a milestone in naval propulsion.
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U. S. S. Langley
Battleship Arizona Returns to Sea for Gunnery Practice
The battleship Arizona is back at sea for gunnery training amid rumors of sabotage. Navy authorities and FBI agents remain silent as the investigation continues.
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Arizona
Los Angeles
Navy
FBI
Athenia Deaths Report 112 Casualties Including 30 Americans
The government announced 112 casualties from the torpedoing of the liner Athenia, including 30 Americans. This complete official list follows the sinking on Sept 3, days after Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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London
INS
Athenia
North Atlantic
Britain
France
Germany
Wednesday Dollar Day Offers Wide Bargains Across Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Gazette promotes Wednesday Dollar Day with many stores cooperating for one day sales. Discounted wallpaper, paint, linens, blankets, robes, sweaters, snow suits, underwear, hosiery, jewelry, purses, and autumn dresses are highlighted. Plan, list, and shop early to maximize savings.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Poland diplomats flee Moscow for Helsinki after missing colleague
Poland's diplomatic reps in Russia travel to Helsinki as private citizens after 10 days of searching for Jerzy Matusinsky who vanished under mysterious circumstances. The move signals a loss of hope for any breakthrough in locating the missing envoy.
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Moscow
Poland
Russia
Helsinki
Finland
Jerzy Matusinsky
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