Local Obituaries in the Daily Record September 13 1940
James Lonergan 63 res Allison hotel died in local hospital at 1030 pm Thursday. Frank David Archer 58 of 723 Ft street SW died at Oakd Avie sanatorium at 130 am Friday. Leona Bishop 38 wife of Patrolman Walter A Berro 24 Ninth Street SW died at home at 240 pm Friday.
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James Lonergan
Allison Hotel
Frank David Archer
Oakd Avie
Frida
Vinee Mary Leona
Walter A Berro
Ninth Street
Reptecss Driving Charge Dismissed Against H Igram
A driving charge against H Igram of 814 Sixth street SW was dismissed after review. The case details show the complaint withdrawn and no further action planned.
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Reptecss
Aga
Sixth Street
Fire and birth notices from local area records
At 1133 am Thursday fumigation at Frank Merkel residence 1413 B avenue NE triggered a still alarm. A second alarm at 856 am due to wallpaper steaming at E H Ruge residence 357 Sixteenth street SE. Mercy hospital reports a son for Mr and Mrs Edward Rehak 2698 Fruitland boulevard SW born Sept 12. August Kray and Marton route No 3 have a son born Sept 12. C H Stark 2315 D avenue NE has a son born Sept 13. Roman Henties 519 Thirtieth street drive SE announces a daughter born Sept 13. St Luke's hospital notes Milo Spina 1820 Rockford road SW a son born Sept 12.
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Frank Merkel
B Avenue NE
Res
E H Ruge
Sixteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Edward Rehak
Fruitland Boulevard
August Kray
Marton
C, H Stark
D Avenue
Roman Henties
Thirtieth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Milo Spina
Rockford Road
Local couples listed for notice in Monmouth and Cedar Rapids
Robert Oscar Nelson and Doro thea Mae Duncan of Monmouth Illinois. Wilbur Clark Bedner and Violet Arlene Young of Vinton. Howard E. Scheel of Dysart and Lilian A. Deppe of Keystone. Joseph E. O'Brien and Les D. Walsh of Cedar Rapids.
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Robert Oscar Nelson
Dorothea Mae Duncan
Monmouth, Ill
Wilbur Clark Bedner
Violet Arlene Young
Vinton
Howard E. Scheel
Dysart
Lilian A. Deppe
Keystone
Joseph E. O'Brien
Les D. Walsh
Cedar Rapids
Six Seek Cedar Rapids Building Inspector Post
Six registered and licensed engineers took the civil service exam for city building inspector in an all day session at the Federal building. A spokesman said grading would take a week to ten days and the Safety Commissioner will appoint a successor to the late Otis Leefers from the eligible list in about two weeks. All applicants are Cedar Rapids residents: James H Lilly Henry G Suehrstedt Howard O Graham B W Griffith Laurence Smith Earl Fiala. DECORAH Teachers from Winneshiek county to attend an all day educational conference with Dr. W B Townsend of Butler University Indiana as speaker. County Superintendent Chas A Stenen to supervise.
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Civil Service Examination
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Wes Benesh
Council
Cedar Rapids
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Henry G Suehrstedt
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B W. Griffith
Laurence Smith
Earl Fiala
Decorah
Winneshiek County
W B Townsend
Butler University
Indiana
Chas A Stnen
Sabotage Probe in Blast Kills 39 at Plant
A massive blast at a nitroglycerine plant leveled most structures and left an area of scorched ruins. Officials said they suspected no sabotage and called in the Army and Red Cross for aid as rescue workers searched for victims among scorched debris.
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Hunt
Charles Edison
Edison
Roosevelt
Army
Red Cross
C A Plume
Solvents Recovery
Edward Powers
Powers
Piccatinny Arsenal
Roosevelt LaGuardia Walker feud shapes mayoral race
In campaign notes Walker trails LaGuardia by 500000 in New York mayoral contest as Roosevelt’s rise intersects. Walker’s 1930 resignation over misconduct is recalled while LaGuardia solidifies bid, and Willkie open calls Coffeyville broadcast marks.
Willkie Courts Chicago Voters in Beefy Lunch Stop
Willkie and his wife dined incognito at a Chicago industrial district lunchroom after a rally in Union Station. He mocked Roosevelt's New Deal as costly and promised jobs and honest wages while warning of tax burdens. He linked Roosevelt to Boss Hague and the Kelly Nash machine, pledging to fight entrenched bureaucracy and defend democracy.
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Jersey City
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Willkie
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Roosevelt
Union Station
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Nash
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New Deal
Rushville
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Hague
Flynn
Reckless Driving Case Dismissed When State Witness Missed
H. K. Igram 44 of 814 Sixth Street SW was found not guilty of reckless driving after the state chief witness failed to appear in court. The accident occurred at Sixteenth Avenue and C Street SW when Igram’s car struck a CCC truck.
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H. K. Igram
Sixth Street
Harry S. Johnson
Igram
Sixteenth Avenue
C Street
E. W. Olmstead
Solon Camp
John Stodola
CCC
Stodola
LeRoy Krejci
Hamilton Street
Murphy Davis
Olmstead
L. J. Pochobradsky
Drafted By Postcard And The New Warfare
An old soldier reflects on conscription in wartime, noting the draft process, age ranges, and the postcard system. He recalls 1917 Pershing and warns about the numbers being pulled from the hat, with millions eligible and millions chosen, as the draft continues to cycle through.
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General Pershing
Fugitive inmate jokes about radiator water during capture
In Rochester Everett De Lorm 23, a Monroe county penitentiary escapee, quipped that he wanted to drain his car radiator water as officers closed in. In Wapello 1940 class members include Richard Parish Madison college Nashville Helen James College of Commerce Burlington Hazel Schaer Parsons Eunice Pettis Cornell Virginia Bucher Iowa Wesleyan Virginia Hammond Mount St Claire School Clinton Billy Otto business college Quincy Robert Brown William W McNeil Edwin Hicklin Cornelia Springer Iowa University Ralph Allen junior college Burlington.
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Rochester
N. Y
Everett de Lorm
Monroe County Penitentiary
Wapello
Richard Parish
Madison College
Nashville
Round Up Gang Involved In Store Robberies
A gang led by LeRoy Wehde and Kasner planned and executed several break ins at Sorenson Drug and Me Too store locations on Sixth Street SW and Twelfth Street SE. They admitted stealing cigarets, candy, beer, and ice cream, with loot recovered at the scene and later missing funds reported by the drugstore owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasner
Sorenson Drug Company
Sixth Street
Me Too
MeToo
Walsh
Stearns
Twelfth Street
Wehde
Gladys
Ralph Schillig
Germans Claim Invasion Aims After London Raid
The Berlin press notes invasion talk, citing Boersen Zeitung with Gen Paul Hasse arguing to crush the Royal Air Force and sever Britain from trade. British defenses failed during raids as German planes struck London and southern Britain, with field reports of early morning alarms and extended air activity.
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Vas
Britain
The
Thames
Berlin
Boersen Zeitung
Paul Hasse
Royal Air Force
Walther von Brauchitsch
France
London
London Night Raid Less Damaging Than Earlier Attacks
British authorities report Thursday night raids caused less damage in London than prior nights as German bombers targeted other regions. RAF bombers hit Bremen and Hanover while coastal command ships attacked German vessels off Dunkirk and Cape Gris Nez. Essen faced its first night attack in four nights.
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Royal Air Force
Berlin
Essen
Krupp
Bremen
Hanover
British Coastal Command
England
Dunkerque
Cape Gris Nez
Air Ministry
Funeral services for Julius E. Wilke held in Oelwein
Funeral services for Julius E. Wilke, former Oelwein resident, who died in Jamestown North Dakota on Monday, were conducted at Brant funeral home by W. W. Wiegand of Waterloo. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Oelwein
Julius E. Wilke
Jamestown
N. D
Brant Funeral Home
W. W. Wiegand
Waterloo
Woodlawn Cemetery
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