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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1939

Page

23

Justice of Peace Courts Report Dated September 8 1930

Frank Wallbourn of Tipton fined 10 dollars and costs for passing on a bill. In Mercy hospital Mr and Mrs Clarence Klinger of 621 Ninth Avenue SW welcomed a daughter on September 8. Mr and Mrs Joseph Powers of 508 Thirty-fifth Street NE welcomed a son on September 8. At St Luke's hospital Mr and Mrs R W Olmstead of Route No 1 welcomed a daughter on September 7. Mrs Julia E Booth aged 87 died at her home 1208 Third Street SW at 2:45 am Friday.

Justice OF Peace Courts Frank Wallbourn Tipton H. R. Churchill Mercy Hospital Clarence Klinger Ninth Avenue Joseph Powers Thirty-fifth Street St. Luke's Hospital R. W. Olmstead Julia E. Booth Third Street

Police Court Deals Lafayette Man Over Pan Handling

Clark Southworth aged 49 of Lafayette Indiana receives a 30 day floater sentence in a police court case charging pan handling with noted city penalties and compliance requirements.

Clark Southworth Lafayette Ind Panhandling

Fire at Wes Cisler sandwich shop ignites from overheated motor

Fire crews from engine companies 2 5 and hook and ladder respond to a blaze at the Wes Cisler sandwich shop located at 127 Eighth Avenue SW after an overheated motor ignites the wait. The incident occurred at 10 14 p m on Thursday and took 29 minutes to control.

Wes Cisler Eighth Avenue SW

Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Pairings Named in Notice

Elmer R. Waller and Louise Mason of Cedar Rapids, Harry L Zearing and Nora Mc Graw of Mount Vernon, Vernon L. Rompot and Mildred C. Peterson of Cedar Rapids, Carroll Phelps and Marie Kepler of Cedar Rapids named in the notice.

Elmer R. Waller Louise Mason Cedar Rapids Harry L Zearing Nora McGraw Mount Vernon Vernon L. Rompot Mildred C. Peterson Carroll Phelps Marie Kepler

Poles Threaten Fresh Offensive Despite Retreat

AP report from Budapest quotes a Polish statement saying the army will start a new offensive and not capitulate. The retreat is described as strategic with the war expected to continue long, the air fleet is intact, and the world will understand soon.

Budapest Warsaw

Poles Might Press Counter Attack Amid Strain on Retreat

London based military experts warned Poland could still strike back but retreating beyond plans. They noted Poles are now more sheltered from direct assault yet have lost field bases railways arsenals and mines, a serious handicap for any counter move.

London Poland Germany Pomerania Posnan

No Decision On Extra Session By Roosevelt

President Roosevelt has consulted Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress about an emergency session but has not decided when or if to issue a call. He reportedly discussed the issue at a two hour cabinet meeting with leaders including Senate Republican Leader Charles L. McNary who suggested a September convening. The president has been examining the feasibility of an extraordinary session to revise what he terms the neutrality act.

Washington Roosevelt Congress White House Senate Charles L. McNary Salem Ore House The Arrow Ryan Hiawatha Harry Cloud Clapp Jim Smith Harlan Snyder Express Company Karl Fischer State Department of Public Safety Waterloo Des Moines Milwaukee Manilla Omaha Sioux City Sioux Falls S. C North Western Tama Clinton Cedar Rapids

Eleven ships sunk in sea warfare off Portuguese coast

A convoy attacked by four submarines off Portugal's coast resulted in eleven ships sunk and 74 crew saved with 14 missing. Reports from Sept 6 note sinking or damage to multiple vessels, including the Carl Fritzen and the Jinery Inn, with survivors being taken aboard British warships and the United States liner Washington detailing a courteous submarine commander.

Mid- Atlantic Britain Hamburg Admiralty Cobh Ireland United States Washington Europe Lands End England Tamara Oporto Portugal Farmer London Corinthia Mars Lisbon Carvalho

Iowa Farm Income Rises Over Year Ago

Iowa farm income for 1939 reached 359 361 000 on August 1, with a gain of 46 059 000 from 1938. July income stood at 40 419 000. crops contributed 4 833 000, livestock 32 885 000, and federal benefits 2 701 000.

Iowa Washington Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics Bureau

Murphy Says Anti Profiteer Law Inadequate

Attorney General Frank Murphy after a Roosevelt conference said the current anti profiteering laws are inadequate to do a real job. He urged stronger measures to curb profiteering practices nationwide.

Washington Frank Murphy Friday Roosevelt

Farmer killed by cow after bull goring incident

Oliver B. Roche a 42 year old farmer from Meadville Pa died Friday from fatal injuries after a cow struck him in the forehead with its horns following a prior goring by a bull.

Meadville Oliver B. Roche

Leib Denies Iowa U Tries To Lure Smaller Schools Athletes

Prof Karl E Leib chairman of the Hawkeye athletic board told the High Twelve club at the Roosevelt hotel that Iowa would not solicit players from smaller state colleges. He defended Iowa Big Ten policies on scholarships and outlined a proposed code to curb outside subsidies with severe intra conference penalties.

Leib Iowa U University of Iowa Karl E. Leib Hawkeye Athletic Board High Twelve Roosevelt Hotel Knute Rockne Henry Luebeke South Iown Big Ten

U S Plans to Continue Crop Restrictions

Wallace says the United States will maintain crop limits to balance demand and protect farmer interests while keeping farmland fertile. He notes large surpluses and adequate food supplies, cautions that higher production could push prices down harming agriculture.

Wallace

Food profiteering fears rise as prices climb in wartime

Housewives groups and veterans demand government action against price gouging as sugar flour meat and lard costs surge. Meat prices appear unjustified given large pork supplies and near record hog harvests with corn and feed stocks ample for livestock.

Thy United Pess House Agriculture Department

Report on Nazi Troop Discontent and Home Front Strain

Reports from France cite unrest in Germany with Goebbels guards replaced by Elite Guard troopers and power curtailed. Posters urge that even a 50 per cent wage rise cannot win the war as Germany Organizes a guerre totale with reduced salaries and mandatory labor.

Germany France Mme Genevieve Tabonis Joseph Goebbels Hitler Paris-Midi Zurich Switzerland

Polish Troops Used Few Divisions Amid Allied War Efforts

Paris and the press note Genevieve Tabouis of Oeuvre reports that Polish forces used only 15 divisions while 45 remained intact awaiting orders from the general staff. The citation is not provided.

Paris Genevieve Tabouis Oeuvre

French Onslaught in West Reported Advances on Saar Basin

French forces pressed attacks across the Saar basin as German resistance and reinforcements mounted on the western front. The bulletin hailed improvements in certain sectors while warning of near Siegfried line action as British and French units move toward breakthrough to relieve Poland.

Poland Vistula Warsaw Siegfried Line Basel Switzerland Germany Luxembourg France Lauterbepyre Saar Rhine Britain Black Forest

Stock market rallies on steel and war issue gains

Heavy buying swept through the New York stock market on Friday as steels and other war issues posted extreme gains of 1 dollar or more. Grain markets retreated with Chicago wheat at 2.34 to 3.54 dollars a bushel after a week of sharp rises. other grains, livestock and lard also eased.

New York Chicago

Yugoslavia Denies London Mobilization Rumors

Belgrade officials rejected London reports of Yugoslav mobilization as completely untrue and said the government denies any such move amid rising tensions.

Belgrade London

Executives Club to Hear Dr Fishbein at Dinner

Dr Morris Fishbein editor of the Journal of the AMA will address the Cedar Rapids Executives club at a 7 pm dinner Tuesday September 12 in the Florentine room of the Roosevelt hotel. He will speak on Socialized Medicine. The speaker is noted for exposing quackery and writes for multiple publications.

Morris Fishbein Journal of the American Medical Association M.d.'s of America Cedar Rapids A.M. A University of Illinois College of Medicine

Warsaw Falls to German Troops in Broad Offensive

Dispatch describes German advances toward Pozen Lodz and Warsaw with Polish resistance limited to rear guards and scattered skirmishes. Front reports note uncoordinated Polish counterattacks north of Bromberg, with prisoners and depleted supplies as German forces press through collapsed rail hubs and bombed airfields.

Pozen Lodz Warsaw Middle West Bromberg Iron Ring Flatow Hitler

Polish Defenses Near Bromberg Prove Inadequate

The observer notes that Polish fortifications along a 15 mile line were scarcely finished with cement not dry and only partial barbed wire. Anti-tank barriers stood alone and were easily overcome by German forces. Poor preparedness and chaotic war damage marked roads, crosses for fallen soldiers, abandoned farms, and refugee movements.

Bromberg

Roosevelt outlines emergency actions and congress session timing

President Roosevelt discusses a national emergency proclamation and the possibility of a special congressional session to revise the neutrality act. He says a session is unlikely before January but may be called to address arms embargo repeal and rising defense needs. He notes ample food supply and easing price concerns while Attorney General Murphy attends the briefing.

FBI Secret Service United States Congress Roosevelt Murphy State Department

Neutrality Petition Filed in Canada House of Commons

Ottawa AP Maxime Raymond liberal MP for Beauharnois Laprairie submitted a petition against Canadian participation in the European war. He said it was signed by thousands of citizens and laid on the table without comment in the house of commons.

Ottawa Maxime Raymond Quebec Beauharnois-Laprairie House of Commons

Four Die as Car Hit by Train at Lincoln Crossing

Four persons were killed Thursday afternoon when their automobile was struck by an Alton passenger train at a crossing in Lincoln Illinois. The driver Fred Eaton about 50 of Geneva Nebraska was the only victim immediately identified.

Lincoln INS Alton Fred Eaton Geneva Neb

Wreck injures Oeven near Marion and halts trains

A freight train derailment near Marion injured Oeven and disrupted service on the Milwaukee Road. Brakeless cars rolled downhill from a nine tenths grade, striking a dirt embankment and causing extensive damage estimated at 80 000 dollars.

Heat Wave Routed By Cool Breezes In Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids saw a morning cool down as gentle breezes chased away September heat. Temperatures rose from 66 to 75 by 1:15 pm and reached 79 by 2:30 pm, with earlier highs of 98 on Thursday and a 7 pm reading of 86 before midnight’s 76 on the Cham bers Inskeep company dial.

Cedar Rapids Chambers Inskeep Company

Record Heat Wave Breaks Across Midwest

Cooling eases a searing Midwest heat wave with NW breezes dropping temperatures from record highs. Forecaster Donnel predicts much cooler weather for Kansas lower Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys while eastern states stay warm. Rain expected by Friday as drought conditions persist with stock water shortages and crop stresses across Iowa Illinois Indiana and surrounding states.

United Press Northwest U. S C. A Donnel Chicago Kansas Missouri Mississippi Great Lakes Ohio Valley Great Plains Weather Bureau Plains Iowa Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois Wisconsin

War-Room Prices May Save Iowa Farmer From Foreclosure

Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey postponed foreclosure action against Milton Edleman of Lost Nation after weighing whether wartime price rises could avert loss. Equitable Life of New York sought the foreclosure under the Frazier-Lemke act, but the judge noted the war has created a new emergency that may aid rehabilitation.

Des Moines Charles A. Dewey Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York Milton Edleman Lost Nation

Well Filled Coal Bin When Jack Frost Arrives

An advertisement urges readers to call City Fuel Co for Orient coal and hotel test coal to ensure a well filled bin as winter begins. Dial 2-115 for orders.

Jack Frost Fuel CO Orient

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