Rubbish and Grass Fires Reported in City and Nearby Areas
Fire crews answered a rubbish bin blaze behind 621 First Avenue E and a grass fire on a hill south of Van Vechten Park SE, both under general alarm. Local births include a son for Alvin and Mrs Albers at Keystone and a daughter for Kyle Fisher at Fourteenth Street SE. A Tama couple welcomed a daughter for Ervin Zuber, and Madeleine Vickers Anderson was born to Sam V. Anderson of Greenville, Mississippi. John Cuhel, 76, died at 2:30 am Saturday in a local hospital.
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First Avenue E
van Vechten Park SE
St Luke's Hospital
Alvin Albers
Keystone
Kyle C Fisher
Fourteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Ervin Zuber
Tama
Sam V. Anderson
Greenville
Miss
Madeleine Vickers Anderson
Madeleine Kepler
Effie K. Schroeder
F Avenue
In Re Moore and Butler marriages in Iowa courts
Judge H C Ring handles cruel and inhuman treatment petitions for Daniel B Moore and Lena Moore and Mamie Butler and Omer Butler with marriages in Cedar Rapids in 1934 and Rock Island in 1935 and 1939. Custody settled for Langton case with Margaret Langton and William Langton after stipulation. Sarah E Tatro and Albert Tatro cases note Cedar Rapids marriage in 1938 with property rights settled.
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Daniel B Moore
Lena Moore
H C Ring
Cedar Rapids
Mamie Butler
Omer Butler
Marriage Licenses Issued to Six Couples in Three Areas
Tracy Wright and Mane Mc Cann of Central City join Don ald F Donegan of Center Point with Venita Jean Taylor of Todd ville. Walter Albert Priebe of Peotone IL and Hilda Mary Fuchs of Chicago. Milo Dvorak and Edith Benda of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy Wright
Mane McCann
Central City
Donald F Donegan
Center Point
Venita Jean Taylor
Toddville
Walter Albert Priebe
Peotone
Hilda Mary Fuchs
Chicago
Milo Dvorak
Edith Benda
Cedar Rapids
L S Hackney Fined for Driving Without Operator's License
L S Hackney was fined $5 and costs for driving a car without an operator's license after a YMCA incident.
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L S Hackney
YMCA
Roosevelt Hosts Canadian Governor General in Hyde Park Welcome
President Roosevelt greets the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice at Hyde Park as Canada’s governor general and entourage visit for a weekend stay. The meeting marks the first head of state encounter, with arrangements by George T. Summerlin and a brisk drive from the Poughkeepsie station. The Cubs next campaign trips loom for Roosevelt.
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Hyde Park, NY
Ins
Roosevelt
Poughkeepsie
Earl of Athlone
Canada
Hyde Park House
Mary
England
Princess Alice
Queen Victoria
Lady May Abel Smith
George T. Summerlin
State Department
Division of Protocol
Governor General
Shuldham Redfern
Ariel Baird
Albany Post Road
Hyde Park
Mr. Roosevelt
Earl
Ernest G. Jones Dies At Waubeck
Ernest G Jones longtime Waubeek postmaster and Jones Grocery owner died Friday evening at 5 30. He was 51 turning 52 and had been ill since June 4 after collapsing at the Springville fall festival. Born in Mechanicsville he was the son of William and Mandy Jones. He married Elsa Boyd on January 2 1909. Surviving are two children Kenneth Edward of Springville and Gwelyn Maxine Hage of Whittier along with five brothers Faye Cedar Rapids Eugene Mechanicsville Charley Chicago Homer and Alvin.
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Gazette Waubeek
Ernest G Jones
Jones Grocery
Springville
Mechanicsville
William
Mandy
Jones
Faye
Cedar Rapids
Eugene
Charley
Chicago
Homer
Alvin
Elsa Boyd
Kenneth Edward
Gwendolyn Maxine Hage
Whittier
Japanese man arrested in Singapore for alleged spy activity
Kitsuji Kashiwa bara, a Japanese national, was arrested Saturday in Singapore and remanded for two days on suspicion of undermining British wartime security with alleged leaks about police and air force movements.
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Singapore, Straits Settlements
Kitsuji Kashiwabara
Valentine Will Talk Here Tonight Speech at Hotel Roosevelt by Governor Candidate
John K Valentine of Center ville democratic candidate for governor will speak at 7:30 p m at Hotel Roosevelt to delegates at a two day Iowa state building trades council meeting. Ray King says Valentine will outline labor policy to about 100 delegates and 14 national union representatives attending the Cedar Rapids dinner and program. The event includes a 4:30 p m dinner with local officials and introductions for attendees from Des Moines and Council Bluffs.
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John K Valentine
Centerville
Govenor
Hotel Roosevelt
Iowa State Building Trades Council
Ray King
Cedar Rapids
Valentine
Joe Mekota
Liann County
Frank K. Hahn
King
Iowa
E M Jones
Des Moinez
State Council
Building Trades Council
G H Mitchell
Counc! Bluffs
Court House News Jury Discharged in Porter Injury Suit
A district court jury in the trial of Jesse Porter against Dietz Newland and Marjorie Newland was dismissed after 16 hours of deliberation. Porter seeks 7960 in damages for injuries from an ice pavement crash on Highway 11 near Center Point last March 12. Betty Leusen, a passenger with Newland, died in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Porter
Walker
Dietz Newland
Marjorie Newland
Center Point
H C Ring
J E Heiserman
Divorces filed in cruel and inhuman treatment suits
Roberta Stoneking versus Marvin Stoneking of Franklin township married May 15 1937 Lester Pillard from Ma bel Pullard of Chicago married Oct 23 1935 in Dubuque Rosalia Suchack against Walter Suchacki married Sept 1 1924 in Cedar Rapids custody sought. William C Byers Cedar Rapids versus Frances Byers cruel and inhuman treatment submitted to Judge Ring Saturday Holland Michigan marriage. Milo Chihak tavern assault case Delbert E Butz seeks 150 dollars. Velma Zikostelecks sues Raymond Barta for 150 dollar warranty claim over a car purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Stoneking
Marvin Stoneking
Franklin Township
Lester Pillard
Mabel Pullard
Chicago
Dubuque
Rosalia Suchack
Walter Suchacki
Cedar Rapids
Stoneking
Pillard
William C. Byers
Frances Byers
Judge Ring
Holland, Mich
Landon To Speak On NBC Radio Tonight
Alf M Landon, Republican candidate for president in 1936, will address listeners on NBC Blue from Quincy Illinois from 8 35 to 9 p.m. tonight.
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Landon
New York
Alf M. Landon
NBC Blue
Quincy
Initial Jowa Draft Quota 11 738 Men
Officials outline draft quota and trainee distribution. About 300 specialized tasks exist. Trainees will be kept near home to save money and improve morale, with possible shifts between corps areas as needed.
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JOWA
Quotas Set For States In Wartime Draft
Washington reports state by state quotas for 800000 trainees due by July 1 and 400000 white and Negro men to be called by March 1. Quotas reflect fit and available men plus credits for volunteers already furnished. Exact figures to replace tentative quotas. periodic revisions planned.
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Washington
Iowa Officials Pleased On Selective Service Quota
Des Moines officials announced Iowa's June 15 muster quota is 11 738, lower than the 16 000 anticipated for the first year. Col Ralph Lancaster attributed the reduction partly to voluntary enlistments but said he had no official data on that factor.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Ralph Lancaster
Lancaster
Monticello Pilot Hurt In Madison Airport Crash
Two young men were injured in a plane crash at Madison airport late Friday. Hospital attendants reported their condition Saturday as serious but satisfactory. One victim was identified as Jack Fraser, 20, of Monticello Iowa, son of Dr. Fraser.
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Madison, Wis
Madison
Jack Fraser
Monticello
Plane Crash Victims Fraser and Muth Injured
John H. Fraser suffers a broken jaw and nose lip laceration and possible internal injuries. Arvin Muth, 19, Milwaukee, has a jaw fracture possible skull fracture and lacerated chin. Their plane crashed from 200 feet.
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John H. Fraser
Arvin Muth
Milwaukee
MacNider Attacks Roosevelt at Maryland Rally
Hanford MacNider former U S minister to Canada charged at a Republican rally in Hagerstown Maryland that Franklin Roosevelt has been pretty free with the lives of your sons and mine He urged Wendell Wilkie for President and said the President should maintain peace not start wars and build a strong America
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Hagerstown
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
United States
Canada
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Mac- Nider
Wendell Wilkie
America
Deaths Mrs John Dickinson Dies in Sterling Family Notice
Mrs John Dickinson aged 77 died Oct 13 at her son L A Dickinson's home in Sterling after months with daughter Minnie Halway. Survived by daughter Alma Ida Gordon, son, granddaughter Mrs George W Miller, three grandsons, two sisters, and several brothers. She had been invalid after a stroke two years prior.
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John Dickinson
Minnie Halway
Ellis Boulevard
L.A. Dickinson
Sterling
Alma Ida Gordon
Mary Ann Orr
James Wesley Gordon
Toronto
Canada
Erie
Ill
Vinton
Sterling, I
Dickinson
George W Miller
Eighteenth Avenue
Raymond Dickinson
Lanark, al
Howard
Robert Dickinson
Agnes Trasher
Obituary of John Cuhel 76 Cedar Rapids farmer
John Cuhel 76 of 2214 D street died at 1 30 a.m. Saturday from pneumonia after hospital confinement since June 8 for a fractured hip. Born April 10 1864 in College township he farmed forty years on a nearby farm now home to his son Lumir before retiring ten years ago to Cedar Rapids. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Joseph Kadera West Branch and Mrs Aldrich B Castek Swisher a son Lumir route 2 Cedar Rapids four grandchildren and a sister Mrs John Janko Swisher. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. in Brosh chapel with burial in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call.
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John Cuhel
College Township
Lumir A
Cedar Rapids
Barbara Cerveny Cuhel
Tillie
Joseph Kadera
West Branch
Aldrich B. Castek
Swisher
Lumir
Route 2
John Janko
Brosh Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Mrs Moucka Funeral Services Slated In Washington
Funeral services for Mrs John Moucka who died at home 1811 I street SW will be held Monday at 9 am in the Polansky chapel and 9 30 am at St Wenceslaus church Msgr August Vojacek the Rev Frank Hruby and the Rev Joseph Syrovy will officiate burial will be in St Johns cemetery Friends may call at the chapel after 2 pm Sunday
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John Moucka
I Street
Polansky Chapel
St. Wenceslaus Church
August Vojacek
Frank R. Hruby
Joseph Syrovy
St. John's Cemetery
Lester Holets Funeral in Ely Services and Burial Set
Funeral services for Lester Holets of route 1 Ely will be held at Janeba Funeral Home at 1 30 p m Sunday and at 2 30 p m in Rogers Grove Church conducted by Rev Ludvik Burian. Burial will follow in Rogers Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Lester Holets
Route 1
Ely
Janeba
Rogers Grove
Ludvik Burian
Seventy Girls Compete At Wilson Patriotic Playday
Seventy girls from Cedar Rapids area high schools participated in a Wilson high Patriotic Playday featuring country themed activities. Teams wore red white and blue emblems with names Bells Shields Patriots Eagles Flags or Stars.
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Cedar Rapids
Independence
University
City
Iowa City
Wilson High
Eighteen High School Journalists win at Iowa convention
Eighteen winners were announced at the Iowa High School Press association convention in Iowa City. Awards covered News writing, Feature writing, Sports writing, Editorial writing, Advertising copy writing and Advertising selling with placers from Carroll, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Roosevelt, Shenandoah, Marshalltown, Dubuque and Burlington. Officers for the coming year will be chosen from participating high schools.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa High School Press Association
Warren Stetzel
Carroll
Ruth Wilson
Jane Kirkman
Clinton
Jack Linkletter
Roosevelt High
Cedar Rapids
Lavonne Barske
Independence
Marilyn Had
Fort Madison
Kay Lowery
Osceola
Jim Cooke
Arnold Espe
Radcliffe Public School
Patsy Maddox
Shenandoah
Marion White
Burlington
Gretchen Schroeder
Boone
Laurence Mills
Marshalltown
Helen Mederick
Knoxville
Babette Morgan
Hazel Hooven
Nick Yiannias
Dubuque
MacArthur
Coffin
East High
Des Moines
Eagle Grove
Alien Registration Reaches Total of 636
By Saturday morning 636 had registered in the alien registration office in the basement of the post office building. Registrants nearly equally split by gender with 51.5 percent females and 48.5 percent males. Nationalities include 34 percent Czech, 8 percent German, 6 percent Russian, plus English Mexican Greek and others. It would take 6,000,000 old-time galley slaves to propel the liner Queen Mary.
Draft Boards Ask Registrants To Be Patient In List Preparations
Cedar Rapids two draft boards worked Saturday to assign serial numbers and compile registration rolls for the national lottery and state draft. numbers will be announced by the Washington lottery. West side board posted 2,928 registrants. east side 4,121. both awaiting complete rolls by Monday or Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington, DC
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
Public School Administration
West Side Board
J. E Stewart
East Side
John C Reid
Washington
West Side
East
Iowa City Driver 22 Indicted for Manslaughter
Washington county grand jury indicted Robert Wingler 22 of Iowa City on manslaughter charges from a Sept 1 collision with A A Vodicka Downey. Vodicka 49 died Sept 2 at an Iowa City hospital. Wingler pled guilty to drunk driving Sept 3 and received 12 months in jail and a $1000 fine.
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Washington
Washington County
Robert Wingler
Iowa City
Wingler
A. A. Vodicka
Downey
Riverside
Vodicka
Harold M. Putnam
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
Real Estate Brokers Attends Iowa Convention
Mr and Mrs Fred E Collard and Paul McDowell returned Friday night from Sioux City where they attended the convention of Iowa Real Estate brokers and salesmen. Notice of tax lien under the internal revenue laws has been filed in the federal clerk s office against John W Byse of Marion for employment tax during the period from April to June 1940 and penalty in the amount of 5 96. Bob Roberts assistant secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and Mrs Roberts are in Burlington this weekend attending the Business and Industrial Girls Weekend conference at the Burlington hotel. Mr Roberts will seek the 1941 convention of the group for Cedar Rapids.
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Fred E. Collard
Paul McDowell
Sioux City
Iowa
Internal Revenue Laws
John W Byse
Marion
Bob Roberts
Chamber of Commerce
Roberts
Burlington
Business and Industrial Girls
Mr Roberts
Cedar Rapids
Women’s relief corps to present flag at church ceremony
Members of the T. Z. Cook Corps meet Sunday at 10 15 a.m. at United Brethren church Seventh street and Fourth avenue SE. They will present a flag to the Sunday school with Mrs Josephine Kuba, patriotic instructor, in charge.
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T. Z. Cook Women’s Relief Corps
United Brethren Church
Seventh Street J
Fourth Avenue SE
Josephine Kuba
Detective arrests Amos Skorepa on petty larceny charge
Detectives Saturday arrested Amos Skorepa age 57 of 139 Hayes street SW on a petty larceny charge. He is accused of stealing a mason's trowel from a residence under construction at Forest and Crescent drives SE, property of Howard C. Martin at 23000 avenue NE. The theft allegedly occurred three weeks ago.
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Amos Skorepa
Hayes Street
Skorepa
Forest and Crescent Drives
Howard C. Martin
Avenue
British light warcraft sinks German trawler off French coast
The admiralty announced that a British light warcraft sank one of three large German trawlers while patrolling off the French coast Thursday. The event was reported Saturday in London by UP.
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London
French
Admiralty
Scrap Anti U S Signs Removed in Peiping
Anti American posters across Peiping were removed Saturday without explanation. The action highlights wartime censorship and public sentiment in occupation China during the UP report.
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Peiping
China
Martin Replies to Wallace Speeches in Agricultural Debate
Senator Martin challenges Wallace on parity payments and credit to Republicans for commodity loans. He criticizes the food stamp plan as not original New Deal policy and accuses Wallace of fearmongering on war. Martin cites GOP cooperation in the 76th Congress and questions Wallace’s seed corn profits and acreage.
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Wallace
Martin
Committee In Agriculture
Springville Man Killed in Central City Truck Crash
Martin suffered scalp wounds and leg abrasions while Nelson had skull, jaw, and rib fractures. Deputies investigated as both vehicles were badly damaged. Nelson body taken to Hunte funeral home in Springville. Inquest undecided. service held Monday at 1 30 p m at Springville Methodist Church. Nelson, a Denmark native, lived in Linn county for 49 years and was Danish Lutheran member. He is survived by his wife, son Fred, three foster children, a brother N J Nelson, and two half brothers.
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Martin
Nelson
R. E. Munden
Larry Condon
Hunte
Springville
Munden
C D. Boggie
Denmark
Linn County
Iowa
Charlotte
Fred
Melvin Nelson
Roy Nel
Extra
Molly Merritt
Anamosa
N. J. Nelson
Williston
N D
John Nelson
Woonsocket
S. D
Mike Simmerson
Axis Reds Probe Probable Talks With Russia
Reports from Rome say negotiations between the axis powers and Russia for future policy coordination may begin soon. Observers suggest talks could address Russia’s Near East influence and potential guarantees over the Dardanelles in exchange for a free hand in Iran and Afghanistan.
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Rome
AFP
Russia
Near East
Turkey
Germany
Moscow
Dardanelles
Iran
Afghanistan
Balkan Offensive Near as Axis Targets Near East Oil
The piece reports fear in Greece and Turkey of a possible axis strike and a likely British response. It notes 500000 Turkish troops near the Dardanelles and Anthony Eden expected to travel from Egypt to Turkey for talks. Both nations rely on British aid and the navy to deter invasion.
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Russia
Dardanelles
Anthony Eden
Egypt
Turkey
Greece
Athens
Istanbul
Near East
Suez
WPA Workers Warned On Political Activity
Acting Commissioner Howard Q. Hunter warned WPA staff that the agency will enforce a strict no politics rule. In a letter to all employees, included with upcoming paychecks, Hunter cited regulations banning supervisory political activity and coercion of workers, stressing voting is their business.
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Washington
WPA
Howard QO. Hunter
Hunter
Pleasant ads offer light news amid world strife
The piece highlights cheerful ad snippets about a stylish turban hat new menu ideas and a pipe promising a smoke treat. It says ads remind readers to seek normalcy and sensible responses through everyday comforts and sound values.
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