Birth announcements from Mercy hospital and St Lukes
Mercy hospital reports a baby boy for Mr and Mrs Paul Hoagland of Lincoln Heights born Sept 14. Lincoln Heights also lists a daughter for Mr and Mrs William Phillips of 601 Cobbancourt SE born Sept 14. Ely sees a daughter for Mr and Mrs Jack Wheeler born Sept 14. A daughter is announced for Mr and Mrs Charles Malacek of 1457 Second Street SE born Sept 15. St Lukes hospital notes a daughter for Mr and Mrs P L Topic of 3523 E Avenue NE born Sept 14. Mr and Mrs J W Melsha of 72 Twenty first Avenue SW welcome a daughter born Sept 4. Mr and Mrs Raymond M Nolan of 845 First Avenue E report a daughter born Sept 15. Born to Mr and Mrs Russell J Burgess of 617 L Street SW a daughter born Sept 12.
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Mercy Hospital
Paul Hoagland
Lincoln Heights
William Phillips
Cobbancourt
Jack Wheeler
Ely
Charles "Malacek
Second Street
St. Lukes Hospital
P L Topic
E Avenue
J W. Melsha
First Avenue SW
Raymond M Nolan
First Avenue
Russell J. Burgess
L Street
Local Obituaries Note Three Dying Moments
John Kresca Taylor aged 4 died at his daughter's home on Center Point Road and Forty second Street NE at 5 am Friday. Katherine Drahos aged 85 died at her daughter’s home three miles south of Mount Vernon at 550 pm Thursday. Nellie Pringle Davidson aged 66 died at her family residence 393 Seventeenth Street SE at 3 10 15 pm Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kresca Taylor
Rose Cary
Center Point Road
Forty-second Street
Katherine Drahos
Bertram
Joseph Pospisil
Mount Vernon
Nellie Pringle Davidson
Seventeenth Street
Local Court Fines With Suspended Penalties For Driving Offenses
Ray Whiting of Center Point faces 50 dollars and costs for reckless driving with a 60 day license surrender. H H Houston of Fourth Avenue SE fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Ernest Selton of Second Avenue SE fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 40:1 with license surrender for 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Whiting
Center Point
H. H. Houston
Fourth Avenue SE
Ernest Selton
Second Avenue SE
Local Names Listed in Court Filings
Cynil Stevenson of Sand Springs and Matilda D Lawrence of Prameburg along with Paul Huff of Iowa City and Shirley McRoberts of Columbus Junction appear in the latest court filings.
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Cynil Stevenson
Sand Springs
Matilda D. Lawrence
Prameburg
Paul Huff
Iowa City
Shirley McRoberts
Columbus Junction
Green to Address Vets at Legion Convention
The American Federation of Labor said President William Green will address the American Legion convention in Chicago on September 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
William Green
American Legion
Chicago
Polish Refugees, Front News Hit Cernauti and Lwow
Dispatches report Polish officials and refugees in Cernauti seek passage to Bucharest as German air raids destroy open towns in Poland. Lwow radio claims 20 000 civilians killed. Hitler ordered destruction of all civilian resistance as Polish lines crumble east of the Vistula.
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London
Poland
Paris
Lwow
Hitler
Kremienicc
Zaleszeyki
Wladyslaw Brica
Polish National Bank
Cernauti
Rumania
Budapest
Stefan Csuky
Foreign Affairs Committee
Parliament
Warsaw
Germany
Van Horne Man Held On U S Liquor Tax Violation
Henry Kassel 31 of Van Horne was jailed in Linn county after being charged with possession of untaxed alcohol under federal internal revenue laws. Federal agent Ed Miller and Benton county officials seized a half gallon of alcohol at Kassel's home, with arraignment before U S Commissioner R L Whelan scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kassel
van Horne
Linn County
Internal Revenue Laws
Benton County
Ed Miller
Cedar Rapids
Kassel
U. S
R. L. Whelan
Roosevelt Urges Neutrality Act Revisions in Special Session
President Roosevelt signals a temporary waiver of certain rights under international law during the current conflict. He stresses gradual acceptance of changes by nations and will address Congress on Thursday with plans to unify support for his neutrality program.
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Confederacy
Britain
France
Germany
John Bassett Moore
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Europe
Senate
Supreme Court
Bloom
N. Y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
House Democrats
Borah
Idaho
Harrison
Mississippi
Glass
Virginia
George
Georgia
Foreign Relations Committee
Fay
Col
Frank Knox
Charles Edison
Joseph Green
State Department
Munitions Control Division
Green
War Fates in Poland Signal a Red Allies Clash
German and Soviet maneuvering over Poland dominates reports from Berlin and Moscow. Nazi leaders discuss possible Poland partition and a buffer state while Hitler’s front advances toward Lwow and Warsaw. Soviet liaison with Germany raises talk of rapid Polish resistance collapse.
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Poland
Soviet Russia
Berlin
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Goering
Narew
Vistula
Lithuania
Vilna
Loras appoints Clarence O'Dowd to business staff
Clarence T O'Dowd, former superintendent of supplies and provisions at the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home in Davenport, was named to the Loras College business staff announced Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LORAS
Dubuque
INS
Clarence T O'Dowd
Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
Davenport
Loras College
Garrett Succeeds Nehls As Head Of Mid-America Co
Garrett Succeeds Nehls as president of Mid-America Casualty Co in Cedar Rapids. A syndicate led by Garrett bought controlling interest. Nehls exits. Executive moves include Hazelwood to vice president, Corey named vice president, Uepler secretary in charge of production, Yankie treasurer, Chadima secretary. Home office remains Cedar Rapids. Garrett to keep Kansas City home. Garrett came by air from Kansas City for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
T. W. Garrett, Jr
Kansas City
H L. Nehls
Mid-America Casualty Company
Garrett
Mid-America
Nehls
H R. Hazelwood
George W. Corey
C. W. Uepler
Garrett Agency
D. E. Yankie
Employers Reinsurance
H. J. Chadima
Hazelwood
Hepler
Yankie
World Series Opens In American League Park On Oct 4
Baseball Commissioner Landis set October 4 as the World Series opener in the American League park. The schedule starts with games in the AL park on Wednesday and Thursday, then division travel to the NL park for remaining games if needed, with a potential seventh game back in the AL park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American League Park
Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landis
Landis
Two Switch Crew Members Dismissed After Wreck Probe
Railroad officials said the accident resulted from crew negligence as freight cars were not properly secured and brakes not applied. The weight of stone and coal caused rolling and a car jackknifed, then was struck by the Arrow. A Thursday hearing in the Marion division office collected investigation testimony.
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Marion
Plan Exhibit Of Death Crash Cars In Greene Square
Miss Sullivan's car will be displayed in Greene Square as part of a safety campaign. Captain Gordon Hughes says two mashed-in cars will be roped off and guarded by police to explain the accident and deter vandalism. William J. Barron, president of the Safety Council, supports the exhibit as a start for a new fall program with the police department.
Constitution Day Proclaimed in Iowa by Wilson
Governor George A. Wilson declared September 15 as Constitution Day in Iowa. The proclamation urges citizens to recognize the day and reflect on the U.S. Constitution's principles and founding ideals.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa
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Orleans
Psioux City
Salveston
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Charles City
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Ivy Ee
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Jean Fahrney
Horace Heidt
Jan Garber
Baker's
Biddle
Romania
Sweden
Netherlands
Switzerland
Japan
Bucharest
Zamose
Lublin
Hungary
Latvia
Maxim Purkajev
Tass
Ukraine
Goering
Copenhagen
Mid-America Co
Greene Square
von Any
Sala-Dress Co
Lewa
Craemer’s
Craemer
Second Avenue
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