Daily Record Victims of Fines and Domestic Disputes
The October 13 1939 issue lists Earl Gillick 1656 Sixth Street NW fined 50 dollars for disturbing the peace by fighting Eugene Haddy 1426 Fifth Avenue SE fined 25 dollars reckless driving Marion Allen 1427 Fourth Street NW fined 2 dollars for failing to sign after charges changed from reckless driving Chure Oxley 1004 Fourteenth Street Marion fined 10 dollars speeding George W Davis Route No 1 Marion fined 10 dollars speeding Mildred Allen from Harlan Allen Judge 4 E Heiserman cruelty and inhuman treatment custody of two children and support Mrs Allen. George Carros from Mabel Carros cruelty and alimony 200 dollars and household goods. grass fires reported at multiple locations and a stovepipe overheat near Rock Island railway in Marion district. Names include Marion Brewer Anamosa Frances McGillicuddy Cedar Rapids Raymond Meyer Frances Haas Elmer Nemecek Roxy Jepsen Cedar Rapids.
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Earl Gillick
Sixth Street NW
Eugene Haddy
Fifth Avenue SE
Marion Allen
Fourth Street NW
Chure Oxley
Fourteenth Street
Marion
George W. Davis
Mildred Allen
Harlan Allen
E Heiserman
Marion J. Brewer
Anamosa
Frances McGillicuddy
Cedar Rapids
Raymond J. Meyer
Frances E Haas
Elmer Nemecek
Roxy Jepsen
Wilburn and Bedra Bless Newborns in October
Merevy hospital reports the Wilburns of 952 Fourth Street SW welcomed a son on October 12. The Bedras of 1601 Third Street announce the birth of a baby boy.
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Merevy Hospital
Rollie Wilburn
Fourth Street
James Bedra
Third Street
Birth Announcements from Local Families
SW a son October 12 to Mr and Mrs Rudolph Drahozal of 2040 D street SW. A son October 13 to Mr and Mrs Otto Nepras of 818 Eighth avenue SE. A son October 13 to Mr and Mrs R Randak of 1931 E avenue NW. A daughter October 12 to St Luke's hospital and Mr and Mrs Randak.
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Rudolph Drahozal
D Street
Otto Nepras
Eighth Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
R. Randak
E Avenue NW
Bus Stop Violation Sees Crowley and Coggan Fined
Francis Crowley and Coggan are fined 25 dollars plus costs in Justice H R Churchill's court for passing a school bus discharging passengers.
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Francis Crowley
Coggan
H. R. Churchill
Former Convict Is Charged With Ottumwa Slaying
Ballistics experts in Washington identified bullets from the weapon that killed Carlson and Geifman. Ottumwa civic groups and citizens pressed for a grand jury inquiry into local crime, led by the chamber of commerce and merchants groups. They cited rising crimes and Hoover’s warning that Ottumwa and Sioux City were among Iowa’s most troublesome spots.
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Washington, D. C
Carlson
Geifman
Ottumwa
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Exchange
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sioux City
Iowa
Sears Roebuck Reports Record Four Weeks of Sales
Sears Roebuck and Company announced that sales for the ninth period of its fiscal year, from September 11 to October 8, reached 62,505,149 dollars, the highest four week total in the company’s history.
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Hoover Warns Against Siting In On Game
Former President Herbert Hoover in a monograph argues the United States could arbitrate prewar quarrels but warns that joining the game would risk direct entry into war. The booklet titled Shall We Send Our Youth to War was published by Howard McCann.
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New York
INS
Herbert Hoover
Germany Looks to U S to Avert War Amid War Talks
German leaders including Hitler and Dietrich react to Chamberlain's speech. Dietrich says England would push toward war without U.S. pressure and that Hitler may wage total war unless Washington signals peace. Moscow talks and evacuation orders are mentioned.
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Germany
U.9
Politiken
Berlin
Rhineland
Hitler
Fuehrer
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Wilhelm Keitel
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Chamberlain
Born On Friday The 13th Birthday For George Thompson Jr
George Thompson Jr son of Mr and Mrs George Thompson 197 Twenty first Avenue SW celebrates his thirteenth birthday on a Friday the 13th born October 13. He survived appendicitis operated on the 13th a month ago and joked about lucky bets he won with his doctor. His brother turns eleven on October 14 and shares the 13th birthday with him.
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George Thompson, Jr
George Thompson
Twenty-first Avenue
George
Tern
Nye warns embargo fuels aggression and war profits
Senate debate centers on arms embargo and cash and carry. Senator Nye cites munitions trade as driving U S involvement in World War I and challenges industry leaders and cabinet members to testify on the war boom and economy. He argues prosperity cannot rely on wholesale murder and urges a formal hearing of 50 industrialists and cabinet members.
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Washington
ULP
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Senate
Nye
Sammon Edward B. Stettinius
Henry Ford
Lammot du Pont
Eugene G
George W. Norris
Senate Debates War Fears as Nye And Garner Move on Neutrality
In a nine day old senate debate the 78 year old critic argued against war funding while Nye urged that the administration program is a first step toward war. Vice President Garner reportedly pressed leaders to modify shipping restrictions to speed final action.
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Senate
Tall
Nye
John N. Garner
Garner
Shipping restrictions mooted in neutrality bill clash
Washington sources report administration and isolationist Senate leaders nearing a proposed revision of shipping limits in the neutrality program. An amendment from the isolationist bloc would allow American vessels to carry food to safe ports, enabling trade with Australia and distant dominions. Debate to be long and close as bipartisan talks continue.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Australia
Alben Barkley
Isolationist senators weigh Amendments to embargo repeal bill
The article reports Sen. Bennett C. Clark and fellow isolationists ready to offer amendments and speak at length. Sen. Chavez and Sen. Donahey announce opposition to the President's bill. Sen. White signals doubt, while Sen. Chandler shifts to a merits-based vote after debate. He may oppose the embargo repeal unless amended.
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Sen
Bennett C. Clark
Dennis M. Chavez
N. M
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Wallace H. White
Maine
Senate
A. B
Happy” Chandler
Chandler
CIO Resolutions Condemn Labor Department as Puppet State
The Congress of Industrial Organizations at its second annual convention adopts a resolution denouncing the labor department as a tiny puppet state. It criticizes the department for producing unread reports and pleads to return to aiding workers, improving welfare and employment opportunities.
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San Francisco
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United States Department of Labor
Labor Department
Department
Bank Receiverships and Safeguards Questioned
A columnist notes fears over bank receiverships in liquidation of closed banks. The Gazette warns against transactions harming creditors and reliance on audits to expose irregularities while stressing no examiner can win court approval for abusive deals. The piece hints a specific receivership will soon be made public.
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Gazette
State Banking Department
Governor Wilson Invited to Freight Rate Parley
Governor R L Cochran invited Missouri Iowa Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota to a Lincoln meeting possibly November 10 to discuss removing alleged discriminatory freight rates west of the Mississippi River.
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Lincoln, Neb
R L. Cochran
Lincoln
Mississippi River
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Elm as the Most American Tree in United States
A historical note describes the elm tree as the most typically American of all American trees, highlighting its symbolic status in national identity and landscape.
British Beetle Buffs and Air Raid Notes
The piece reports on air raid planning amid fear of incendiaries and dawn attacks. It notes emergency first aid stations as impractical and urges moving casualties to outlying hospitals. It mentions Moscow guidance on wartime supplies and a BBC style summary of Prime Minister Chamberlain. It also cites Turkish defense pact rumors and broad British support for the government.
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Poland
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Chamberlain
Commons
Britain
News Chronicle
Liberal Party
Istanbul
Turkey
Russia
Dardanelles
Balkans
Milwaukee Road authorized to buy locomotives and boxcars
Chicago AP reports a federal court authorized Milwaukee Road to purchase ten locomotives and 2,000 boxcars for 6 350 000 dollars. Trustees said 80 percent of the amount would be financed by an Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Road
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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