Summerwill Charged With Fraud In Iowa City Receivership
D. W. Bates Iowa banking superintendent files in Johnson county court to reopen the Farmers Loan and Trust Co. receivership alleging Ben S. Summerwill defrauded the receivership and creditors, profiting from a 3/5 interest in a $75,000 Iowa Apartments, Inc. deal while examiner in charge. The filing cites fiduciary duties and seeks accountings and potential recoveries, with related disclosures hinted at involving vehicle acquisitions tied to settlements.
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Examiner
Iowa
Iowa City
Johnson County
D. W. Bates
Ben S. Summerwill
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Iowa City Bank
Bates
Fred Everett
Floyd Philbrick
Summerwill
Iowa Apartments, Inc
Attorney General notes on Simmons deal and receivership
The Bates application rests on a report to the attorney general by Frank D. Johnson, auditor for the department of justice, at Governor George Wilson and Attorney General Fred Everett's request. Court records show Summerwill secured authority to buy a sheriff's certificate for the Iowa apartments property for Farmers Loan and Trust. He paid 3900 dollars for 19500 face value bonds of Merchants National Bank Cedar Rapids and aimed to protect the receivership's interests. After completion Summerwill owned three fifths of the property and charged off a 15600 dollar loss.
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Bates
Frank D. Johnson
Department of Justice
Chet Akers
George Wilson
Fred Everett
Court House
Summerwill
Farmers Loan and Trust
Iowa Apartments
Don ‘McComas
Merchants National Bank’ of
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt bans belligerent submarines from U S waters
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation under the neutrality act barring all belligerent submarines, including commercial subs, from U S territorial waters and ports except when forced by natural causes or emergencies. The measure, aimed at keeping peace in neutrality, excludes the Panama Canal Zone and mirrors new international law standards.
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Roosevelt
United States
Cordell Tull
Florida
Maine
Alaskan
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Zone
United States Navy
Havana
Senate
Navy
Poilus Withdrawn End War's First Phase Berlin Says
Berlin reports the first phase of the Western War ended with complete French withdrawal to the Saar border and a minimal French rear-guard engagement. The communique downplays battles, cites peacetime front lines, and notes German weather may influence future moves.
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Temperature climbs in Cedar Rapids with warm Thursday
Cedar Rapids records show a warm day with a low of 50 at 7 a.m. rising to 68 by 2 30 p.m under a fair sky. Wednesday peaked at 80 at 3 p.m. before easing to 69 at 7 p.m. and 63 at midnight according to Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
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Chambers
German losses on western front reach 666 196 killed
Berlin dispatch reports the German high command on October 7 tallies 666 196 killed 356 wounded and 114 missing among western front casualties. It claims 60 enemy aircraft shot down since the war began including 12 British planes, and notes German losses of 11 planes while taking 25 French officers and 664 French non commissioned officers and men.
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Auto rollover injures Cedar Rapids man Repstien
William C. Repstien, 43, of 1936 A avenue NE, was treated at Mercy hospital with a broken left collarbone and a head cut after a late Wednesday crash on highway 94 two miles north of the No. 94 30 junction between Marion and Mount Vernon. Clarence Groth, 411 Thirty-sixth street NE, suffered head cuts. Repstien’s condition was listed as good Thursday.
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Mercy Hospital
Marion
Mount Vernon
Repstien
Harlan Snyder
Clarence Groth
Thirty-sixth Street
Soviet Turkish Split Tied to Ribbentrop Visit
Moscow reports neutral diplomats split over why Russo Turkish talks for a mutual assistance pact collapsed. Some say Molotov shifted terms after Ribbentrop's Moscow visit while others blame the German foreign minister's arrival. A radio note also mentions Hitler's repatriation plan offering Germans in Polish lands a choice of Germany or Russian citizenship.
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Saracoglu
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Russia
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Germany
Finland Vows Defends Independence With Nordic Solidarity
President Kyosti Kallio in a Stockholm radio address said Finland would defend independence and has growing solidarity from Nordic nations. At a two day Nordic bloc meeting the kings and foreign ministers of Sweden Norway and Denmark chose not to mediate in the European conflict. Kallio praised support as not mere words and noted Finland hopes for peaceful settlement per the Finnish Russian friendship treaty. Paasikivi planned to depart Helsingfors for Moscow after the Stockholm talks to deliver Finland's firm reply depending on Nordic backing.
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Two U S Navy Planes Collide near San Diego
Two U S Navy planes collided Thursday at Murray lake near San Diego killing four men, two in each plane. Ensign Theodore Smith, 24, mother in Kansas City. Ensign Harold J Pence, 22, father Rowley W Pence of Hillsboro Indiana. Chief Ordnanceman Edward Eakins, 33, father in San Bernardino.
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Calif
Murray Lake
Here
Theodore Smith
Kansas City
Harold Jf, Pence
Rowley W. Pence
Thillsboro
Edward Eakins
San Bernardino
Doctor’s Death Precedes Exam for CCC Enrollment
Ketchikan Alaska AP reports William Sollenberger, awaiting a physical for CCC enrollment, died Wednesday when a heart attack struck him before the exam could begin.
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Alaska
William Sollenberger
CCC
Envoy Grew Presses Change in Japanese China Policy
American ambassador Joseph Clark Grew told a Tokyo luncheon that the U S public resents Japan's army actions in China and that relations will improve only with change. He warned Japan that Americans understand the new order in Asia and oppose condoning current practices. His remarks followed the Kulangsu incident where U S and Japanese naval landings ended in a settlement via consular officials.
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Goro Uchida
Hold It Hold It A Poetic Praise For Inner Faith And Hope
A lyrical call to treasure inner memories, faith, and noble goodness amid life’s dark moments. The piece invites holding tight to love, friendship, and spiritual sparks that guide through hardship, urging trust in the high hopes of humanity. The text references a broader, almost hymnlike appeal to resilience and grace in difficult times.
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Bs United Teaure Syndicate
Severe undersea quake rattles Boston area and Atlantic coast
A supposed undersea earthquake off the North Atlantic coast Thursday shook Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire and Quebec. It lasted minutes with no major damage but frightened residents in greater Boston. Harvard seismologist Dr L Don Leet called it a major quake and noted tremors reached inland cities Albany and Cleveland.
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Harvard University
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Grand Banks
Albany
Cleveland
Arlington Couple Killed as Car Plunges Off Road
HAZLETON UP Mr and Mrs Fred King an Arlington couple were killed Thursday when their automobile missed a curve one mile north of here and plunged down a 15 foot embankment.
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Hazleton
Fred King
Arlington
Here
Accident Victims Show Improvement at St Luke’s
Three Cedar Rapids women injured in an automobile crash at Forest and Linden drives SE saw improved conditions at St Luke’s hospital. Mrs Boynton, most seriously hurt with a fractured skull and knee fracture, was reported in fair condition. Mrs Warriner and Mrs Yates, both listed in good condition, had a night without major incidents.
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Forest and
Linden Drives
St. Luke's Hospital
E. P. Boynton
Blake Boulevard
Thomas R. Warriner
Sherman Yates
Forest Drive
Mutual Help Pact Involves Britain France In Turkey
Turkey signs a mutual assistance pact with Britain and France to aid each other against European aggression and to ensure Mediterranean stability. The pact ties Turkey to consult with Britain and France on common actions and allows Turkey to remain free to join Allies if Russia is involved, with signatures witnessed by General Masine Wesand and Lieut General Archibald Wavell.
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German diplomacy blamed as talks suspended observers say
London reports that diplomatic observers and most press view German diplomacy as the principal loser in the suspension of talks. The AP dispatch notes near unanimity among observers and coverage, with continuation promised on Page 2.
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Soviet And Turkish Friendship Puzzle in Europe
Byline ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER notes unlikely Turkey Russia cordial ties amid European tensions. Undercover observations mock the logic of postwar politics, Finland's neutrality, and Senator Borah's stance on Carthage hokum.
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Cato
Idaho
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