Weather Summary From Cedar Rapids And Nearby Cities
Clouds brought half an inch of rain to Cedar Rapids Monday morning, with cool brisk breezes. The day opened at 62 degrees at 10 am, fell to 55 by 1:30 pm, rose to 63 at 2:45 pm, and ended with a 24 hour low of 55 at 7 am Sunday. Highs reached 73 in the afternoon followed by 65 and 54 later.
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Cedar Rapids
Boston
Iowa Falls
Washington
Mount Ayr
Tampe
Sioux City
New Garleans
Omaha SI
Galveston
Charles City
Les Angeles
Des Moines
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Seattle
Dubuque
Havre
Davenport
Bismarck
Keokuk
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
Chambers
Three Local Figures Die, Aging Residents Pass Away
George Olin Benedict 88 died at his daughter Mrs. Earl C Busenbark's home 136 Twenty Fourth Street Drive SE at 135 p m Sunday. Mary T Ryan 67 of 1123 Eighth Street SE died in a local hospital at 340 a m Sunday. Dr Moses E Haase 77 retired physician of St Louis died in a local hospital Sunday morning.
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George Olin Benedict
Earl C. Busenbark
Twenty Fourth Street
Mary T. Ryan
Eighth Street
Moses E. Haase
St. Louis
Births Reported at Mercy and St Luke's Hospitals
Mercy hospital records list a son for Mr. and Mrs. George Nikodin route No 3 on Sept 9 and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Covington 923 Eighth avenue SE also Sept 9. St Luke's hospital reports a son to Mr. and Mrs. George McAchran 718 Fourth avenue SE Sept 10 and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. E J Kramer 823 Fourth avenue SE Sept 10. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Kos 1216 Sixth street SW Sept 10 and another son to Mr. and Mrs. William Olmstead Springville Sept 10.
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Mercy Hospital
George Nikodin
Lisle Covington
Eighth Avenue
William Kos
Sixth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
George McAchran
Fourth Avenue
E. J. Kramer
Fourth Avenue SE
William D. Olmstead
Springville
Fines in Churchill Court for Local Drivers
Lester Hoffman of Marion was fined 50 dollars and costs for driving without a license. Norman Kolsto of Cedar Rapids paid 2 dollars and costs for running a stop sign. Clarence Hubert of Marion faced 10 dollars and costs for intoxication. All penalties issued in Justice H R Churchill's court.
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Lester Hoffman
Marion
Norman Kolsto
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Hubert
H. R. Churchill
Pansy Anderson Fined for Disturbance in Fairfax
Pansy Anderson, age 29, of Fairfax, was fined $25 plus costs for disturbing the peace.
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Pansy Anderson
Fairfax
Local Names Listed in State Filing Names
Charles E. Crago of Cedar Rapids and Inez M. McKay of Belle Plaine, Danvers Tubbs and Kathleen Cram of Maquoketa, Elwood Fink of Lincoln and Luella Sweerin of Reinbeck named in the filing.
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Charles E. Crago
Cedar Rapids
Inez M. McKay
Belle Plaine
Danvers Tubbs
Kathleen Cram
Maquoketa
Elwood Fink
Lincoln
Luella Sweerin
Reinbeck
Session call this week expected to muster cloture
The Senate faces a critical week as leaders seek a two thirds majority to invoke cloture on the embargo repeal. Senator Warren Austin reports 25 isolationists ready to filibuster if needed. The administration may mobilize full peacetime forces if the war continues. The American Retail Federation pledges to aid the government and offer its facilities in a crisis. Travel with Canada remains largely unaffected by neutrality act provisions.
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Warren R. Austin
Edward J. Noble
American Retail Federation
Noble
Canada
North Atlantic
Europe
New York
Quebec
Far East
Stephen
France Gains Ground as West Wall Battle Intensifies
French communiques report German counter-attacks along the front and methodical Allied advances between the Saar and Vosges. Mine barrages are laid in the English Channel and North Sea as Britain and France tighten defense. Paul Reynaud warns against underestimating Germany amid broader economic concerns.
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Germany
Saar
Vosges
Moselle
Sierck
English
North Sea
Petit Parisien
Limes
Field Marshal
Goering
Leeds
Channel
Britain
France
Paul Reynaud
Reynaud
Early clarifies White House advisory roles after Hyde Park briefing
Press conference follows President's Hyde Park return as Early says the call of Congress remains in the study stage. He dismisses reports of a brain trust shakeup and confirms Corcoran and Cohen retain their positions with RFC rolls and the federal power policy committee. Germany’s economic strain is noted as a vulnerable front despite war effort.
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T. Early
Hyde Park
Congress
Corcoran
Cohen
White House
Early
RFC
Federal Power Policy Committee
Germans Reinforce Rhine Front Near Burgundy Gate
Swiss observers reported Germany moved infantry and artillery to the southern end of the west wall along the Rhine just north of Basle to guard the Burgundy gate, a narrow Alpine corridor where France could strike. The Saar center also received added troops as the high command hardened the line.
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Geneva
INS
West Wall
Saar
Germany
Rhine
Basle
Burgundy
Alps
France
Claim Soviet Action Aimed Against Poles
Pravda reports Russia massing troops on the western frontier to guard against Polish retreat. Partial mobilization of western classes aims to defend the Soviet Polish border and ready to disarm or intern up to 1,000,000 Poles fleeing into Russia.
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Moscow
Pravda
Russia
Poland
Latvia Declares Partial Mobilization by Radio Decree
Latvia announces partial mobilization calling up classes of 1914 15 16 by radio decree. The move targets military conscription as Baltic tensions rise and regional security concerns mount.
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Latvia
Riga
Lativa
INS
Poles Hold Line as German Drive Faces Setbacks
Polish reports claim heavy German bombing of Warsaw continues while Poles resist from suburbs along the Vistula. Ambassadors announce a Polish legion being formed in France, pledging Polish soldiers under Polish flags to fight for independence.
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Paris
Warsaw
Vistula
Lomza
Narew
Bug
Jules Lukasiewicz
France
Lukasiewicz
Britain
Berlin
Budapest
Lublin
Lemberg
Lnow
City Council Votes to Oppose U S War Entry
City Council adopts a resolution urging the United States to stay out of any European conflict and protests price hikes. Copies will be sent to Iowa officials Gov George Wilson and President Roosevelt. A meeting of American municipalities may be called if Congress revises neutrality laws.
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City Council
U. S
United States
Iowa
George Wilson
Roosevelt
Rail Traffic Returns To Normal At Marion After Wreckage Cleared
Rail movements returned to normal at Marion as wrecking crews cleared remnants of freight and passenger cars smashed when the crack west bound Arrow struck a freight car protruding onto the main track about one mile east of Marion early Friday. At St. Luke's hospital Leo Goss of Savanna Illinois, engineer, and William Haggie of Deerfield Illinois, train baggageman, were reported.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Leo Goss
Savanna
Ill
William Haggie
Deerfield
Wreck Cleared. Repairs Under Way After Collision
Crews work day and night to clear east bound track by Saturday night. W. G. Bowen says wreckage is to be cleared by Tuesday and damaged cars hauled to shops Wednesday. All other injured passengers have left the hospital and trains operate under slow orders.
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W. G. Bowen
Bowen
Shueyville Farm Couple Murdered In Home
A gunman killed Mr and Mrs Novotny at their Shueyville farm. The killer reportedly waited on the kitchen threshold while the couple hil tragically died. fingerprints were limited and a half empty beer bottle and a revolver holster are among the only items deemed useful. Relatives describe the couple as well fixed with property in Ely and a farm. Survivors include five brothers and a sister of Mr Novotny and four brothers and a sister of Mrs Novotny.
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Joe Verba
L. F. Skala
George D. Callahan
Johnson County
George Novotny
Shueyville
Novotnys
Novotny
Ely
McComas
Tom
Frank
Joe Becicka
Sam Becicka
Goodland
Minn
Joe Ehrenberger
Council Ponders Aboud Protest On Assessment
City councilmen wrestled with a delicate legal issue for about an hour before a decision. George Aboud for his mother protested the curb assessment for the north side of Fourteenth avenue SE between Tenth and Eleventh streets, alleging a petition was signed for last summer.
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Fourteenth Avenue
Harry Johnson
Aboud
Nassif
Johnson
George Aboud
Rosena Aboud
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Tenth
Eleventh Streets
Sam J. Nassif
Tenth Street
Quota Vote on Corn Appears Unnecessary
Federal statistician Leslie M. Carl notes the 1938 corn crop, at 468,923,000 bushels, ranks fourth in 30 years despite temperatures and hot winds since Sept 1 not in the forecast. The report raises expected per acre gains and predicts 91 percent of the crop safe from frost by Oct 1 with likely minimal frost damage if fall weather remains favorable.
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Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Carl
Iowa
Actor Bob Steele Announces Marriage in Los Angeles
Hollywood report says film star Bob Steele disclosed on Monday that he married Virginia Nash Tatem of Los Angeles last week. He stated his age as 30 and his bride as 24.
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Hollywood
Bob Steele
Virginia Nash Tatem
Los Angeles
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