Local motorists fined and police logs note multiple incidents
Keith Bell of 1707 D Avenue NE faces a suspended fine for reckless driving with license suspension 90 days. Robert Omar of 1004 Tenth Street NF paid 30 dollars for reckless driving with suspended costs and license surrender. Arthur Selzer Hometead fined 15 dollars for speeding after a reckless driving charge change. Dick Spencer 723 Thread Street NW fined 10 dollars for speeding. Leo Drahos 251 Johnson Avenue NW fined 19 dollars for speeding. Floyd Puraimse 33 Norway fined 59 dollars for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Harald Tripp 40 of 1452 Fifth Street VW fined 30 dollars for intoxication. Early Monday a fire at James Whittchell’s home on C Avenue NW caused roof and attic damage. A car fire and wiring issue near Harley Clymer at Tuelftoasenine SF and a minor electrical incident on Tenth and Eighth streets SE triggered alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Bell
D Avenue NE
Robert Omar
Tenth Street
Arthur Selzer Hometead
Dick Spencer
Thread Street NW
Leo Drahos
Johnson
James Whitchell
C Avenue NW
Delage
Meies Hospital Birth Notice For Panck Family
Mr and Mrs Charles Panck of 1428 Third Street SW announce the birth of a son on September 1 at home. The baby arrives after a stay at Meies Hospital with Eldred Rowers listed as a contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meies Hospital
Eldred
Sixteenth Avenue
Bain
Charles Panck
Third Street
Local Offenses Lead to Fines and Sentences in Cedar Rapids
George Hiddad of Cedar Rapids faces a $1000 bond for embezzlement after an information filed by Joseph Abodeels charging larceny of $120 in merchandise. Vic Johnson granted 30 day suspended sentence revoked for intoxication. Charles Webber of 416 Fifth Street SE sentenced to 30 days for intoxication. Infant Richard Rawman, son of Stanley and Mrs Rawman, dies at 11:50 am in a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hiddad
Cedar Rapid
Joseph Abodeels
Cedar Rapids
Vic Johnson
Charles Webber
Fifth Street SE
H R Churchills Court
Richard
Stanley E Rawman
Avenue NW
Local Names Appear in Regional Notices
Calvin Toms of Petaconica Til and Hilda White of Mount Morris join Frederick H Denne of Fayette and Selma Vo Odegard of Elgin, with Conrad Barnett Link of Dunkirk N Y and Sara Helen Huntinegton of Cedar Rapes in a listing of residents or participants noted in the regional notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Toms
Petaconica Til
Hilda White
Mount Morris
Frederick H Denne
Fayette
Selma Vo Odegard
Elgin
Conrad Barnett Link
Dunkirk N Y
Sara Helen Huntinegton
Cedar Rapes
Local Man Fined At Boone For Leaving Scene Of Accident
Rudolph Klima of Cedar Rapids was fined 100 dollars and costs in Boone county district court for leaving the scene of an accident. Judge E Fry revoked Klima’s license for one year. Klima’s car reportedly collided with M O Lamb’s machine near Boone August 18 and Klima allegedly drove away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Klima
Cedar Rapids
Boone County
Seis Co Dispatch
E. Fry
Klimas
Lcense
M. O Lamb
Meriagona
Boone
Klima
Collins
Cnd
U S GIVES BRITAIN DESTROYERS FOR BASES AND SHIP
The United States negotiates to transfer 40 destroyers to Britain in return for basing rights on 99 year leases. The move draws criticism over wartime legality while outlining site coverage from Newfoundland to Bermuda and Jamaica.
Britain Gets 40 U S Destroyers In Exchange Agreement
London reports the transfer of 40 U S destroyers in exchange for access to bases in the western hemisphere. Britain will receive about 200 destroyers total given its 85 ships last September while Germany and Italy trails show demand for axis vessels. The bases lease, viewed as lasting 99 years, strengthens Atlantic defense and U S security tied to global stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lothians
United States
Wll
Hull
London
Church Hl
House of Commons
Britain
Admiralty
Germany
Italy
Foreign Office
Hemisphere
Berlin Sources Yet To Comment On Destroyer Base Pact
German sources said Tuesday night they cannot comment yet on the Anglo American destroyer and defense base agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Two Milwaukee youths nabbed after bicycle theft
Two Milwaukee youths Len Shulse 17 and Donald Ehrlichmann 16 stole bicycles from Buchanan school grounds in Cedar Rapids. They were arrested 20 minutes later at Mount Vernon avenue and Forty second street SE with the bikes. The owners Carl Jesina 6-B student and Ernest Lorence J-A class member reclaimed their bicycles at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids
Len Shulse
Donald Ehrlichmann
St. Louis
John F. Stodola
Mount Vernon Avenue SE
John Stodola
Buchanan School
Shulse
Erlichmann
Fred Hasley
Walt Kansky
Mount Vernon Avenue
Forty-second Street
Carl
Store Door Left Ajar At First Avenue Market
Police investigated an unlocked door at the First Avenue Potato Market on 118 First Avenue FE. Six packages of cigaretts were reported missing by proprietor William Singer who said he locked the door Monday around 4 pm. A nearby restaurant employee noticed the door unlatched about 9 pm. No signs of entry or cash register disturbance were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
First Avenue FE
William Singer
Singer
Pole
Gands
Revenues Boosted by Defense Taxes in Cedar Rapids
Internal Revenue Office in Cedar Rapids reports higher receipts from new defense taxes on amusements cigarettes and alcohol. Deputy Collector E D Burroughs says amusement taxes rose 30 percent while cigarette liquor and beer taxes grew 20 percent after the 21 cent ticket start. He notes no further rise expected until next filing season. office serves Linn and Benton counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
Cedar Rapids
E D. Burroughs
Burroughs
Linn
Benton Counties
W. L. Mott
J. C Grinde
City Briefs and Community Notices Compilation
Regular meetings and social notices across local clubs and unions. Members attend events at union halls and memorial buildings, with dates and times listed. residents travel for medical care and relocations noted. A local attorney and a naval trainee are mentioned alongside hospital visits and a pendular ad for music and instruments.
Woman Hurt When Car Brakes Failed
Mrs Ruth Clemens of 433 Thirty third street NE was treated at St Luke s hospital for a laceration to her left cheek after she struck the windshield when the car brakes were applied suddenly. She was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Clemens
Thirty-third Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Loss of billfold with cash reported by ND Matthews
ND Matthews reported the loss of a billfold containing 48 dollars on Tuesday. He says he bought six bottles of beer at a tavern at Avenue and Seventh Street NE on Monday afternoon and cannot locate the billfold since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Eighth Street
Avenue
Seventh Street
Hit and Run Damages Car on Fifth Street
Police reported another unsolved property damage incident after Jack McVay of 1009 Ninth Street SE said a radiator grill on his car parked between First and A avenues NE on Fifth Street was smashed between 7 and 10 15 p m A red dump truck in front of the vehicle disappeared when he returned, leaving investigators with few clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack McVay
Ninth Street
Fifth Street
First
Avenues
Car stolen on Third Avenue. found abandoned on First Street
A car reported by Bob Smith of 373 Seventeenth Street SE was stolen from Third Avenue between First and Second Streets between 5 and 6 pm Monday. Patrolman CH Morningstar found the vehicle abandoned on First Street between Third and Fourth Avenues SE at 11:30 pm with a warm radiator. Police believe the car was borrowed for a joy ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Smith
Seventeenth Street
Third Avenue
First
Second Streets
CH. Morningstar
First Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Cedar Rapids Reports Infantile Paralysis Case Rise
An additional case of infantile paralysis was reported Sunday, bringing Cedar Rapids’ summer total to four. As with previous cases, the patient was sent to University hospital at Iowa City. The city has escaped an epidemic seen elsewhere, with one case in July, two in August, and one this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Iowa City
Waterloo Boys Boarded Rock Island Freight Train
Two Waterloo youths who boarded a Rock Island freight car to head toward the Vinton celebration were found on arrival and are being questioned about the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Rock Island
Vinton
Two youths questioned after train boarding attempt
Raymond Wiedman and Willard Heideman, ages 15 and 13, were held at the Rock Island police station after an employee reported two boys trying to board a train at 4:30 am. They said they were attempting to catch a ride home when stopped by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Wiedman
Willard Heideman
Rock Island
Briefcase stolen from Cedar Rapids man found in Cedar River
A black leather brief case containing a manual and a photograph album from Cedar Rapids businessman CG A Spears was taken from his car in the driveway between 7 and 11 Sunday and recovered Monday afternoon by D W Paulson and Wade H Ramner of Grinnell who found it floating just north of the Pahoades dam in the Cedar River. A stopwatch valued at 21 was stolen and not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
CG. A. Spears
Crescent Street
Spears
D. W Paulson
Wade H. Ramner
Grinnell
Cedar River
Pahades Dam
Buick salesmen meet in Cedar Rapids luncheon speakers named
Seventy five Buick automobile salesmen from northeastern Iowa attended a meeting Tuesday in Cedar Rapids under Buick zone office auspices. Sessions were in the Allen Motor company warehouse and Commonwealth garage with a midday luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel. Speakers included H P Buck of Chicago assistant zone manager and Morrie Gary of Cedar Rapids district representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Allen Motor Company
Commonwealth Garage
Roosevelt Hotel
H P Buck
Morrie Gary
Shepherd elected chairman of General Agents board
Cr Shepherd Cedar Rapids representative of National Life Insurance was elected chairman of the board of directors of the companys general agents association at the Edgewater Beach hotel in Chicago Monday. Shepherd retires as president and is succeeded by Robert P Burroughs of Manchester New Hampshire. Shepherd to return to Cedar Rapids Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cr. Shepherd
Cedar Rapids
National Life Insurance Company
Companys General Agents Association
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
Shepherd
General Agents
Robert P Burroughs
Manchester
Two Transients Nabbed At Lisbon For Marijuana
Two men were arrested near Lisbon’s railroad station for illegal possession of narcotics after deputies found two old tobacco cans and eight tobacco sacks containing marijuana. Chifton Stimage, 19, of Jackson Mississippi, and Thomas Carnwell, 25, of Columbus Ohio, were jailed and pled guilty before Judge H C Ring with sentencing set for September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Chifton Stimage
Jackson
Miss
Thomas Carnwell
Columbus
Ohio
Larry Condon
H C Ring
Flame Torch Fire Damages Home on C Avenue NW
A blow torch used to strip paint at James Mitchell home on 1102 C avenue NW pierced the wall igniting the attic. Firefighters fought flames for about 30 minutes and damaged a portion of the roof and interior walls before bringing the fire under control. No damage estimate was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mitchell
C Avenue NW
City Hall Notes on Contracts and Requests
The city council awarded 185 tons of lump coal to W. G. Block Co at 4.91 per ton and a concrete paving and gutter contract to Haege Construction for 4 941.50 on C avenue NW and Seventeenth street. They approved equipment quotes for a new swimming pool including four diving units 278, two dry chemical feeders 328 and a chlorinator 675. A petition from 10 property owners seeks paving of the alley between C and D avenues NE from Eighteenth to Nineteenth streets. A rezoning petition near Johnson Avenue and Eighteenth Street NW from C commercial to B residential was referred to the zoning commission after health department screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Block Company
Block
Haege Construction Company
C Avenue NW
Seventeenth
Eighteenth
Seventeenth Street
C Avenues
Haegg
Council
Councill
Henry A Zimmer
Moline
D Avenues
Engineering Department
Johnson Avenue
Eighteenth Street NW
Zoning Commission
Health Department
Germany Bans American Films in Belgium and Northern France
The United States reports that Germany has prohibited exhibitions of American motion pictures in all occupied Belgium and northern France under Hitler. This action follows tensions over wartime propaganda and cultural control in occupied territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Germany
Belgium
France
Adolf Hitler
Cedar Rapids enrollments steady in first school day
Total public school enrollment on the first day reached 9 219 with elementary 4 820 junior high 2 344 and senior high 2 055. Franklin district shows growth while McKinley drops slightly. Parochial schools largely similar to last year with Immaculate Conception St Matthew’s and St Wenceslaus reporting near counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Polk
Franklin
Arthur Deamer
Deamer
St. Patrick's
Immaculate Conception
St Matthew's
St. Wenceslaus
Evidence Eaten But He Is Held To Explain Chickens Disappearance
John Hutton aged 65 of 1210 Wilson Avenue SW was arrested on larceny of poultry charges related to the disappearance of chickens from the home of his employer Albin Womachil. Detectives say he admitted taking four hens and trading them for four roosters, while claiming the others vanished. He claimed only four hens were taken and could not explain the rest. He was working day labor at the Womachil residence when questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hutton
Wilson Avenue
Hutton
Albin Womachil
Sixth Street
Womachil
Erosion Halted By Terrace Farming
H J Nilsson of Marion, project supervisor for the federal soil conservation service, told Canopus club members at the Roosevelt hotel that sheet erosion can be checked by terracing contour farming and strip cropping. He said some hillsides must be placed to pasture or forest to conserve soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Nilsson
Marion
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Canopus Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Prowler Breaks Into Basement But Door Blocks Entry
Mrs. Lottie Hagerman reported a Monday night basement break in on Marion boulevard opposite Cedar Park. A trespasser cut a screen, disabled the electric fuse and telephone wires, but could not enter further as the basement door remained locked. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon is investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Hagerman
Marion Boulevard
Cedar Park
Sheriff's Office
Larry Condon
Five Injured in Holiday Accidents Across City
Labor day incidents produced four emergencies and five injuries with three auto crashes reported by hospitals, police, and ambulance crews. A wreck at Center Point road and C avenue involved Mrs Mamie Warden 60 Melbourne bruised chest and shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Day
C Avenue
Center Point Road
Mamie E. Warden
Melbourne
St. Luke's Hospital
Warden
H. I. Brookman
Center Point
D Avenue
Seventeenth Street
L. W. Dunlap
Elmhurst Drive
Keith Bell
D Avenue NE
Bell
Dunlap
Driver Claims Ditch Forcing in Police Investigate
Police probe a two car collision on C Street Road SW near Prairie Creek Bridge at 11 30 p m Monday. George Rance 21 Bowling Street SW and Ezra Lenway 1618 Fifth Street NW were involved. Rance says Lenway forced him into a ditch to avoid a head on crash. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Street
Prairie Creek Bridge
George Rance
Bowling Street
Ezra Lenway
Fifth Street
Rance
Lenway
Gillan Admits Drunk Driving Count in Iowa City Case
Robert Wingler 23 of Iowa City pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in district court. He received one year in jail and a $1000 fine. His brother Daryl 19 pled guilty to intoxication and was fined $25 plus costs. The collision at the junction of U S highways 22 and 218 cost A A Vodicka 48 her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Wingler
Iowa City
J. Ey Bovee
Frank Bechly
Montezuma
Daryl Wingler
Robert
A. A. Wodicka
Downey
U.S
Vodicka
Mercy Hospital
Stewart
August Enlistments Hit Year's Best at Cedar Rapids Post
Cedar Rapids army recruiting station logged 31 enlistments in August, a yearly high. Corporal William Geisendorfer notes the total is five times the minimum target per month, with six recruits still needed to meet Des Moines officials’ expectations. Marine recruiting in Severn building also exceeded quota with 22 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
William Geisendorfer
Des Moines
Marine Corps
Severn Building
Two Drivers Relinquish Licenses Over Reckless Charges
Labor day weekend police court saw two men give up licenses for reckless driving and another for speeding after charges shifted from reckless driving. Robert Omar, 1004 Tenth Street NE, chose 45 days without license or a $40 fine. Keith Bell, 1707 D Avenue NE, surrendered his license for 90 days to avoid a $100 fine after a crash at D Avenue NE and Seventeenth Street NE. Arthur W. Selzer, Homestead, pled guilty to speeding after the charge was changed from reckless driving. Floyd Prim, 35, Norway, paid $50 plus costs for drunkenness and disturbance. Harold Tripp, 40, 1652 Fifth Street NW, also fined $50 and costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Johnson
Robert Omar
Tenth Street
Gordon Hughes
Tom Condon
Condon
Omar
Second Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Keith Bell
D Avenue NE
D Avenue
Seventeenth Street NE
Arthur W. Selzer
Homestead
James E. Franken
Selzer
Second Avenue
Sixth Street
Floyd Primrose
Norway
Primrose
First Avenue
Third Street
Harold Tripp
Fifth Street
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Perrier
Walamazoo Stove & Furnace CO
City Briefs
Buingalow Canning School
Teamsters Local No 238
Union Hall
Louis Sovereign
Fifth Avenue SE
Ben Hur Indge
Sokol
Abece Lennas
Royal Rapp
Sally McAllen
B Avenue NW
St Luke's Hospital
Ladies Auxiliary
Federal Labor Union
Penick and Ford Wall
Labor Temple
Merimiyn Pollins
Chester P Pallins
Bever Avenue
West Union
Carl J Huff
Eleventh Street
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Want
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Carl W. Kirwin
Ridgeway Dive SE
St Lukes Hospital
General Agents’ Board
City Hall
Bar U. S. Films
Fusseill
Roy W. Coffman
Second Avenue SE
Fifteenth Street E
Kathleen Adams
Virginia
Fifth Street NW
Fred S. Moats
Chris Lund
Avenue NE
Kathleen
Lund
Moats
Pasadena
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