Iowa banking official seeks payment in Simmons deal
An Iowa City filing asks Johnson county court to order Ben S. Summerwill to pay D. W. Bates receiver for the Johnson County Savings Bank $3,000 toward a $16,082.43 claim, tied to a September 1935 compromise with Orville and Mattie Simmons and the Simmons Motor Co. The action follows scrutiny by state officials over Summerwill’s role as bank examiner and the delay in securing court approval for the settlement.
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Iowa City
D. W. Bates
Iowa
Johnson County
Ben S. Summerwill
Bates
Johnson County Savings Bank
Summerwill
Orville
Mattie Simmons
Simmons Motor Company
Floyd Philbrick
Simmons
Robert Brooke
West Liberty
S. T. Hoffman
Johnson County Bank
Brooke
Lawyer Forces Action
Fred Everett
Chet Akers
Frank D. Johnson
Everett
Johnson
Town City
George Wilson
Harry Abbott
Iowa City Savings Bank
Examiner
Farmers Loan & Trust
Iowa Apartments, Inc
Farmers Loan & Trust Protector
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Sound Bank Declared Sound by Iowa Officials
D W Bates state banking superintendent reported that the Iowa State Bank and Trust Company of Iowa City, led by president Ben S Summerwill, was examined by both state and federal examiners in 1939 and found sound. The Oct 2 1939 call report aligns with these findings, showing a strong liquid position. the bank is FDIC insured to 5000 per depositor and is governed under state and federal laws.
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Iowa State Bank and Trust Company
Iowa City
Ben S. Summerwill
D. W. Bates
State of Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Call
Finnish government orders evacuation plans for Helsinki
In Helsinki Finland the government ordered immediate and complete evacuation preparations if needed as Turkey and Finland resist Russian demands. The report notes firm resistance by Turkey and Finland to Russian demands amid tense diplomatic exchanges.
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Helsinki
Finland
Ins
Bucharest
Romania
Turkey
Moscow Rapprochement Talks Resume Amid Baltic Setbacks
Soviet Premier Molotov and Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu resumed talks in the Kremlin as Turkey and Finland resisted unconditional Russian demands. Romania warned against any Russian acquisition of its territory while Finland consults Nordic leaders and Helsinki staff weigh next steps. Diplomatic quarters expect further consultations to yield Turkish and Finnish agreements with Moscow.
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Moscow
INS
V. M. Molotoff
Sukru Saracoglu
Kremlin
Turkey
Finland
Russia
Grigore Gafencu
Rumania
Foreign Commissariat
J. K. Paasikivi
Helsinki
Paasikivi
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Stockholm
Gustaf V
Poland
Turkey Rejects Two Soviet Demands in Moscow Talks
Istanbul dispatch reports Turkey refused two basic Soviet demands during Moscow negotiations with Soviet Premier Foreign Commissar Molotov and Turkish Foreign Minister. Continued on page 2.
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Istanbul
INS
Turkey
Moscow
V. M. Molotoff
Min
Price Upswing Levels Off Says Commerce Dept
Washington reports that prices of foodstuffs and raw materials, which surged at the war’s outset, have leveled off and stopped rising. Slower moving commodities have inched up gradually, but not enough to trigger profiteering concerns, the commerce department said.
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Washington
INS
Commerce Department
Department
Aid payments fall slightly in August federal report
The Social Security Board reported a small decline in public aid payments and earnings under federal work programs for August. Total assistance and program earnings reached 275.831 million dollars, down 1.15 percent from July.
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Washington
INS
Social Security Board
Mercy Killer Rougeau Linked to Drowning of 5 Year Old Victim
New York authorities say Lawrence Rougeau 26 faces first degree murder charges after he drowned his five year old stepson Jimmy Fitzpatrick in a bathtub following a claimed sanity test. Rougeau cited inspiration from two earlier mercy slayer cases Louis Greenfield and Louis Repouille.
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New York
Lawrence Rougeau
James Fitzpatrick
Rougeau
Jimmy
Gree
WPA
Anna
Hammond Murphy
Little Jimmy
Louis Greenfield
Louis Repouille
Raymond
Repouille
Suicide by Gun Claim Bares Local Tragedy in Cedar Rapids
Joe Milburn Harover, 25, died Sunday evening from a self inflicted 12 gauge shotgun wound in his Cedar Rapids home at 817 Tenth Street SE. Coroner Dr. B L Knight ruled death by own action. Survived by wife and a 6 year old son John R Harover. Burial set for Thursday at Linwood cemetery with Rev. W G Rowley officiating.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Milburn Harover
Tenth Street
B. L. Knight
Actress Friend of Hitler Arrested in Currency Case
Le Temps from Zurich reports Leni Riefenstahl, German actress and film producer and longtime friend of Adolf Hitler, arrested on currency law violations. She allegedly bought jewels abroad and obtained unregistered currency with the Reichsbank.
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Paris
INS
le Temps
Zurich
Leni Riefenstahl
Adolf Hitler
Miss Riefenstahl
Reichsbank
Do Your Own Pull Through Spirit Of The Pioneer
An old pioneer father urges self reliance and grit. He recalls how early settlers faced mud, snow, and hardship without waiting for aid, building homes and communities through self help and neighborly support. He warns modern society has lost that spirit and must reclaim it. Distr by United Feature Syndicate Inc Dr Newton.
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Republic
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
They Won’t Use U S For Brake Lining If Bugs Has His Way
The piece satirizes dictators calling on the United States to stop the war with Arthur Bugs Baer’s quip that Americans won’t be used as brake lining. He notes they won’t be part of the war effort or manipulated by aggressors. The writer mocks US indifference and insists no country can exploit U S for their own ends.
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Kansas City
Alfred Leon Miller, Jr
Alfred Leon
Liberty
U. S
Bugs
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
United States
Pittman
Nazis Attack Scotland Fails to Hit Forth Bridge
Three German planes attempted to raid Rosyth and the Firth of Forth area near Edinburgh but were shot down. One crew member drowned, two killed, and another rescued with an arm injury. bombs fell into the sea and no civilian casualties or property damage were reported. Survivors reportedly driven back by RAF fighters.
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London
Rosyth
Firth of Forth Bridge
Edinburgh
INS
Ministry of Home Security
Scotland
North Sea
Royal Air Force
Pentland Hills
Forth
German high command revises Repulse attack claim
Berlin reports the same U boat that sank Royal Oak also torpedoed the Repulse but deletes earlier claims of severe damage. Officials insist the amended statement is stronger not weaker and provide no casualty details. A bombing plane and a French reconnaissance craft were shot down in separate incidents.
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Berlin
Supreme Command
High Command
Propaganda Ministry
Frankfort
Maverick Indicted on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges
San Antonio Mayor Maury Maverick was indicted on five felony counts and ten misdemeanor counts by a Bexar county grand jury. Each felony alleges poll tax payments for others with loans or advances. Felony terms range two to five years. misdemeanors carry fines up to $500.
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San Antonio
Tex
INS
Maury Maverick
Petrel
Congress
Bexar County
German Submarines Sink Three Passengers. 15 Dead
London dispatch reports intensified Allied anti U boat actions after a new wave of U-boat attacks sank three passenger vessels with a death toll of 15. The losses come amid ongoing submarine warfare and search efforts.
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London
Ins
Lochavon Cargo Exceeds as Freighter Sails From Port
The British freighter Lochavon sailed from Los Angeles on September 11 carrying 25 to 30 cases of American made airplane engines and parts and about 4 000 tons of canned and fresh fruit.
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Los Angeles
Lochavon
Atlantic ships sunk in suspected U boat attack
Survivors recount the swift sea attacks on the French Bretagne Louisiane and the Lochaven off the Atlantic. British warships evacuated hundreds to Plymouth and London with 15 killed and many wounded. The incident marks the first submarine strike on passenger ships since Athenia.
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Plymouth
London
Atlantic
Minguet
Bretagne
Lochaven
England
Athenia
Germany
Reich
Admiralty
Royal Oak
Governor Opposes Downtown State Office Building
Governor George A. Wilson said he opposes acquiring a state office building in downtown Des Moines arguing it is not good economy to separate state offices. Senator L H Doran of Boone suggested a special legislative session to consider purchase or construction of such a building.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
L. H. Doran
Boone
British Reconnaissance Flight Over Germany Reported
The air ministry announced that Royal Air Force planes conducted successful reconnaissance flights over northern and central Germany Sunday night, marking another air gesture in the ongoing operations.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Germany
Douglas Turns 41 as Court Marks Milestone
Washington AP reports Justice William O. Douglas, youngest Supreme Court member in 127 years, reached age 41 on Monday marking a personal milestone for the jurist and the high court.
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Washington
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
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