German ship hits mines killing seventy one
Reported actions describe three German planes downed and a fourth forced to land on the water. The raid's failure affects Allied convoy efforts, as Britain presses neutral ships to join convoys to Britain and France amid Germany declaring neutral vessels in convoys as enemy. A two hour sea battle between British warships and a German torpedo boat was observed off Denmark. Swedish coast guards seized a sailor near Braendaren amid tensions over maritime warfare and neutral trade.
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British
War Ministry
Admiralty
Britain
France
Germany
Denmark
Jutland
Hirtshals
Max Olson
Maine
Braendaen
Sweden
Arny
Iowa U Student Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Arnold Hagedorn, a junior engineering student at the University of Iowa, died at University Hospital from injuries from a Saturday motorcycle collision with a turning truck driven by William Founts of Omaha. Hagedorn lived in Rossie, Iowa, near Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Arnold Hagedorn
University of Iowa
University Hospital
Hagedorn
William Founts
Omaha
Neb
Rossie
Spencer
Accident Victims Improve After Cedar Rapids Crash
Two Cedar Rapids accident victims showed improvement Saturday night as a third injured person was discharged. Arthur C. Winne of 2026 Grande avenue SE remained in fairly good condition at Mercy hospital after a Friday crash near Cedar Rapids along highway 30. Mrs. E. P. Boynton of 2335 Blake boulevard SE and Mrs. Thomas R. Warriner of 315 Forest drive SE were treated at St Luke’s and released, respectively, following injuries from a collision with a truck Wednesday afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur C. Winne
Grande Avenue
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
E. P. Boynton
Blake Boulevard
Thomas R. Warriner
Forest Drive
Mechanicsville Man Hurt In Cornpicker Accident
T. E. Rhea, 43, of Mechanicsville, suffered severe lacerations after his right hand was caught in a corn picker. He was treated at St. Luke's Hospital shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday and remained hospitalized.
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T. E. Rhea
Mechanicsville
St. Luke’s Hospital
LaPorte City Man Slashes Throat After Arrest
Waterloo AP reports 54 year old Arthur Kline of LaPorte City Indiana cut his throat after being arrested for intoxication following a highway crash. He was taken to a hospital and reported in good condition late Saturday.
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Waterloo
Arthur Kline
LaPorte City
H. T. Wagner
Prominent Iowa City Buildings Tied to Summerwill Case
In Iowa City last week Ben S. Summerwill former examiner at closed banks faced actions by D W Bates head of Iowa banking in a filing against Summerwill over an apartment and store building valued at 75000 dollars. Bates alleges Summerwill as bank protector gained a three fifths interest and seeks reopening of the receivership. Summerwill allegedly incurred a 14030 dividend from the property and paid about 3000 in seven years overdue rent on a home obtained through receivership.
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Iowa City
Ben S. Summerwill
Examiner
Iowa Apartments, Inc
D. W. Bates
Iowa
Summerwill
Farmers Loan and Trust
Bates
Iowa City Savings Bank
Robert Brooke
Wife's arrest sought after quarrel over car ride
A Missouri man asked Iowa officers to arrest his wife after she left with the car she said she bought and registered in his name. The vehicle was found in Cedar Rapids with the wife and her brother. she refused to return it. Police noted the wife paid for the car and owned it, while the husband was intoxicated and wanted custody. Authorities hoped for a family reconciliation to keep the sedan from becoming a squad car.
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Missouri
Iowa Highway Patrol
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Day
Highway Patrol
Des Moines
Day
Cunningham
Wilson
Mrs Walter Ramsay Dies In Des Moines
Mrs Walter C Ramsay 63 widow of Iowa secretary of state died Saturday night at her Des Moines home. Born in Austin Minnesota she lived in Belmond Iowa fifteen years then moved to Des Moines when her husband was elected secretary of state in 1919 He died in 1928 Survived by son Rex Ramsay Des Moines city clerk and four sisters including Mrs C B Sayles and Miss Minnie E Ames of Austin
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Des Moines
Walter C. Ramsay
Iowa
Austin
Minn
Belmond
Rex Ramsay
C. B. Sayles
Minnie E. Ames
City briefs and personals summary note
Local items noted social meetings and visits. Triton club to hold business meeting at the YMCA Monday evening. Townsend club No 4 meets city hall council chambers Monday night. Mrs Edward Bauman travels to Pasadena to visit sister. Boy Scout Troop 18 to meet at Trinity Methodist church Monday evening. Miss Cora Jacobs of Sterling Ill, former Linn county relief director, arrives Cedar Rapids for weekend. Jack Robinson of Loras college Dubuque visits Cedar Rapids with parents at 111 Sixteenth Street NE.
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Townsend Club No. 4
City Hall
Trinity Methodist Church
Cora Jacobs
Sterling, Ill
Linn County Relief
Cedar Rapids
Jack Robinson
Loras College
Dubuque
Mrs. C. L. Cashman
Sixteenth Street
Local notes from Cedar Rapids and nearby areas
Glenn Chapel of 1612 First Avenue E leaves Colonial Baking after eight years to study at Coyne Electrical school in Chicago. George F. Brems Jr. visits Dubuque parents this weekend. Souvenir Lead Pencil Co. suffers a chimney fire at 400 F Avenue NW, extinguished in 36 minutes by one engine. Young Democratic club of Linn County to meet Tuesday at 7 30 in Raymond Coward's office. Margaret Lawler reports flashlight theft from her car at 348 Sixteenth Street SE between 8 pm Friday and midnight. Rainbow Division of the Iowa Volunteers disputes a link to Cedar Rapids post No 1.
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Glenn Chapel
First Avenue E
Colonial Baking Company
Chicago
Coyne Electrical School
Souvenir Lead Pencil Company
F Avenue NW
Young Democratic Club of
Linn County
Raymond Coward
Merchants National Bank
Sixteenth Street SE
Margaret Lawler
Second Avenue E
Canton Rainbow Unit to Hold Special Drill
Canton Rainbow No. 22 meets Monday at 7 30 PM in Maine lodge hall 838 First Avenue East for a special drill for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Rainbow
Maine Lodge Hall
First Avenue E
Honor Chester Hampton For 20 Years At Royal Cleaners
Chester Hampton a laundry truck driver was honored at the Royal Cleaners and Laundry plant 615 621 Fourth avenue SE Friday night marking his seventieth birthday and two decades of service. Birthday cake and coffee were served to 45 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Hampton
Royal Cleaners and Laundry
Fourth Avenue SE
Believe Pact Assures Italy To Be Neutral
London reports British sources say a Turkish alliance with Britain and France could keep Italy neutral in the European war and spur Balkan peace talks. A Belgrade conference before mid November would seek a mutual assistance pact among Jugoslavia Romania and Hungary with an Italian observer to deter Balkan aggression by non Balkan states.
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London
Great Britain
France
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Romania
Hungary
Italy
Balkans
Turkey
Bulgaria
Mediterranean
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Russia
Rome
Yugoslavia
Europe
Debated Arms Embargo Sparks Division Among Senators
The Senate debate over repealing the arms embargo drew sharp lines. Andrews warned that keeping the embargo risks Allied defeat and endangers democracies as buffer states in the hemisphere. Johnson said many senators oppose sending troops to France, while Burke and Gillette proposed exempting US firms with Canada branches from title transfer provisions.
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Tion
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Andrews
United States
Hiram Johnson
Calif
Senate
Johnson
Burke
Neb
Gillette
Iowa
Canada
Court Upheld California Criminal Syndicalism Conviction
The high court limit on free speech allows punishment for advocating violence to change conditions. Miss Whitney’s conviction under the California criminal syndicalism law was sustained, Brandeis stressing speech rights are not absolute and may be restricted to prevent serious harm. Enemies of government claim universal freedom as St. Louis communists face conviction in Montezuma.
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Brandeis
Miss Whitney
California
Communist Labor Party
Justice Brandeis
Roosevelt
CIO
Iowa
St. Louis
Montezuma
Poland’s New State Faces Poles Only Policy and Jewish Question
The report discusses a new Polish state with policies favoring Poles and restricting Jews. It cites strategic reasons for resettling former Polish sections and predicts difficulty in funding postwar needs. It notes Czestochowa and Krakow’s historical contexts and cites Gdynia’s seizure as a model for future Polish compensation and resettlement plans.
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Czestochowa
Krakow
Austrian Empire
Germany
Jozef Pilsudski
Poland
Hitler
Reichstag
Gdynia
Gotenhafen
German Navy Sees Growing Successes At Sea
A dispatch quotes enemy claims that German warships and submarines are active globally and achieving more success each week. It asserts British convoy protection is failing and neutral shipping fears increased attack despite British efforts.
Nab Man Trying To Gain Entry To Trotzky Home
In COYOACAN Mexico police arrested a man who posed as an agent for Gen Jose Miaja to gain access to Leon Trotzky home. The pad caller claimed a youth would arrive to arrange an auto sale from Miaja. The suspect Manuel Barrachina, an Andalusian, is thought to be part of an anti Trotzky plot.
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Coyoacan
Mexico
Leon Trotzky
Jose Miaja
Spain
Trotzky
Miaja
Former Husking Champ Places Third in Audubon County Contest
Carl Carlson once held the national corn husking title and finished third in Audubon County on Saturday. Louis Henningsen won with 2,027 pounds, George Johannsen was second at 2,021, and Carlson totaled 2,008 pounds despite leading gross weight before deductions. Carlson wore his usual garb of a bare back, trousers and tennis shoes on the Walter Miller farm where 75 bushels per acre were reported.
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Audubon
Carl Carlson
Louis Henningsen
Carlson
George Johannsen
Walter Miller
Aid To Raiding Students Costs Him Jail Term
An Ames Iowa oil station attendant F C Kegley began a 30 day jail sentence in Des Moines for aiding Drake Iowa State homecoming raiding. Police said he sped 78 mph in pursuit and ran a stop sign and light while four Drake students chased them. He was fined 100 for speeding 50 for running a stop light and 25 for ignoring a stop sign.
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DES Moines
Ames
Iowa State College
Iowa
F. C. Kegley
Drake
Ralph Powers
Kegley
Roosevelt surveys drought damage to spruce trees at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt used a clear fall day to ride in an open car around his Hyde Park estate and appraise the damage drought has caused to his Norwegian spruce trees.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Death Notice for Glenn Williams Fatally Injured in Waterloo Game
Funeral services for Glenn Williams of 214 First Avenue W who died from injuries sustained in a football game at Waterloo will be held Monday at 2 30 p m in Beatty chapel. The Rev E J Wykle will officiate and burial will be at Linwood cemetery.
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Glenn Williams
First Avenue W
Waterloo
Beatty Chapel
E. J. Wykle
Linwood Cemetery
Death of Earl Miller A Cedar Rapids Resident
Earl Miller 36 of 1147 Nineteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 3 p m Saturday after a long illness Born in Cedar Rapids September 9 1903 he is survived by his mother Mrs Ellen Miller three brothers Roy and Albert of Cedar Rapids and George of California and four sisters Mrs Mabel Smail of Peoria Mrs William Partridge of Kewanee Ill Mrs Sigfred Techau of Marengo and Mrs Bert Herman of Cedar Rapids Funeral services will be held at Beatty chapel at 2 p m Tuesday Friends may call at the chapel
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Earl Miller
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids
Ellen Miller
Roy
Albert
George
California
Mabel Smail
Peoria
William Partridge
Kewanee, II
Sigfred Techau
Marengo
Bert Herman
Beatty Chapel
Funeral services for Louis Wesley Kohout
Louis Wesley Kohout who died in a local hospital Saturday morning will have funeral services at 9 a.m. Monday in St. Mary's church Solon with the Rev. J. E. Michalek officiating followed by burial in St. Mary's cemetery. Friends may call at the family home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Wesley Kohout
Solon
St. Mary’s Church
J. E. Michalek
St. Mary’s Cemetery
K. J. Broeckert Hurt In Minor Car Crash
K. J. Broeckert, 47, of 1954 Washington avenue SE, suffered bumps and scrapes when he was knocked from the running board of his car in front of 615 G avenue NW. C. C. Putnam, 60, of 1325 A avenue NE, drove the other car. Broeckert said brakes failed to stop Fulnam vehicle, causing the collision.
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K. J. Broeckert
Washington Avenue SE
G Avenue NW
C. C. Putnam
A Avenue NE
Broeckert
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Pasadena
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