Bank examiner's 1935 auto payoff in Simmons case questioned
Johnson County Savings Bank receivership involved a 3000 settlement of a 12582 claim against Simmons Motor Co in 1935. State Banking Superintendent Bates later withdrew the 1939 court petition for approval, citing missing facts and noting cars bought with bank funds. He suspects improper gains from Packards and a Plymouth tied to the deal.
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Johnson County Savings Bank
Town City
Simmons Motor Co
Johnson County
D. W. Bates
Bates
Simmons
Ben Summerwill
Summerwill
Polk County
D. C. Heath Publishing Co
Examiner Summerwill
Heath
Des Moines
Iowa City
Heath Steel
Bank receiver case and resignations trigger probes at Simmons settlement
The public learns that Summerwill resigned as examiner in charge for the bank receiver as efforts to settle the four year old Simmons claim stall. D W Bates remains superintendent of banking and receiver. Summerwill then helped organize a new bank at Iowa City while keeping examiner duties. Three state accountants have investigated the handling, with one report likely finished and others still reviewing the receivership and related transactions. The situation demands a thorough airing.
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Shaw
Examiner Summerwill
Town City
Des Moines
Plymouth
Banking Department
Capitol
Summerwill
Johnson County
Bates
Simmons
al Ways
D. W. Bates
Iowa City
Moratorium debates as 1940 race heats up in Congress
Congress wades into the presidential race as Senators Vandenberg Bridges and Clark urge continuous session and warn repeal of the arms embargo could push the nation toward war. Holt and Johnson join alarm over policy amid emergency talks and Russo Japanese truce signals.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
G. O P
Grand Rapids
Mich
Munich
Clark
Missouri
Bridges
New Hampshire
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Johnson
Calif
Holt
W. Va
Portland
Britain
France
Navy
Justice
Treasury
Petition To Settle Johnson Co Bank Debt Withdrawn
Iowa City district court withdrawn a June 24 petition by Ben Summerwill to compromise a 12582 dollar claim of Johnson County Savings Bank against Simmons Motor Co. The withdrawal cites lack of state approval and evolving facts. Summerwill resigned as examiner. J R Drake of Cedar Rapids named as new appointee.
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Johnson Co
Iowa City
Ben Summerwill
Johnson County
Bates
District Court
Summerwill
Simmons Company
Towa City
James P Gaffney
Ben S. Summerwill
J. R. Drake
Cedar Rapids
Rich recluse Kasper dies in Exelsior Springs sanatorium
John A Kasper an 85 year old recluse who collapsed on a street here weeks ago with 25000 in cash and securities in his possession died at the Exelsior Springs sanatorium Saturday He had been living in a 125 a week room.
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Excelsior Springs
John A. Kasper
First Lady says U S can only hope to stay out of war
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told the Woman's National Democratic Club that the United States can only hope to avoid entering the European war. She urged neutrality law change, support for a world league, and civilian relief work through the Red Cross to foster a just peace.
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U. S
Washington
INS
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
World Court
League of Nations
Roosevelt
Women of the Nation
Woman's National Democratic
Congress
Red Cross
German Troops Retreat Before French Offensive
German forces pull back under heavy French pressure along the Siegfried line as Paris reports increasing Allied advances from Moselle to Rhine. Daladier visits Maginot Line amid mounting casualties and a widening front with fresh reinforcements and mobilization rhetoric.
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Paris
Ins
Siegfried
Reich
Moselle
Rhine
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Saar
Palatinate
Hier
Poland
Nied
Sierck
Luxembourg
Tjitler
Siesfried
Edouard Dalacdier
Wall France
You Wouldn't Know Borah Is Over Draft Age
The war Senator Borah boasts about the war yet hints he is past the draft age. He speaks on Europe and says war demands all, like gossip in a village. The senator comes across as earnest though humorous and refuses to defer a long-ago game.
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Borah
Bugs
Senator Borah
Europe
Stolen Car Recovered Ties Robbery Spree To Suspects
A 1937 green Pontiac owned by Mrs. Reva Hutchinson was recovered in La Salle county Illinois near Ottawa. Police believe it was used in three rapid robberies in which two bandits with a gun escaped with 145 dollars from service attendants. Hutchinson was notified by local police. Her car was taken between 7 10 and 7 30 p m last Monday.
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Reva Hutchinson
Avenue NE
la Salle County
Illinois
Ottawa
Hutchinson
Joseph A. Lattner
Second Avenue SE
War Boosts U. S. Immigration Tide
The European war has increased immigration to the United States with 90,000 applications for certificates of arrival filed since the outbreak. Byron H. Uhl of Ellis Island said many applicants had lived in the U S for years without seeking citizenship.
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New York
United States
Byron H. Uhl
Immigration and Naturalization Bureau of
Ellis Island
New Strike Threat at Armour Over Negotiations
Armour and Company faced a possible nationwide strike by the Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee unless contract talks proceed by next Tuesday. PWOC Chairman Van A. Bittner set the deadline as company officials prepared to meet Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, with unions barred from attendance.
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Washington
Armour and Company, Meat Packers
Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee
PWOC
van A. Bittner
Frances Perkins
Lisbon Bay Cyclist Injured In Head-On Crash
Louis Brannaman a Cornell College freshman son of Mr and Mrs Bert Brannaman of Lisbon sustained a brain concussion and a compound fracture of the left leg when his bicycle was struck head on by a car driven by Henry Weisman near Mount Vernon about 9 pm Friday He was taken to a Mount Vernon doctor then to Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids where he was listed in good condition Saturday night Paralyzed by the crash details were not available and the drivers moving west were noted as the car’s path
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Cedar Rapids
Louis Brannaman
Cornell College
Mro
Bert Brannaman
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Mercy Hospital
Henry Weisman
Brannaman
Weisman
Louis
Weekly Forecast for Upper Mississippi Valley
Chicago AP reports a September 18 outlook showing a warmer start to the week with temperatures mostly above normal thereafter. The period is expected to be generally dry across the Upper Mississippi valley.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
State Government Explains Its Duties and Roles
Cedar Rapids Gazette presents a clear guide to how state government operates and influences citizens daily. Experts explain structure functions and responsibilities in plain language for reader understanding.
Battle for Warsaw Looms as German Ultimatum Demands Surrender
German high command threatens to turn Warsaw into a battle zone if Poland refuses surrender within 12 hours and civilians evacuate within 12 hours. Leaflets dropped by German air forces urged flight to Siedice and Garwolin as Polish defenses brace for a massive assault amid heavy bombardment and surrounding troop movements.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Pam
Propaganda Ministry
Poland
Pripet Marshes
Brest-Litovsk
Warrsaw
Siedice
Garwolin
Temperature Drops From Saturday High of 84 Degrees
After peaking at 84 degrees at 4 p.m. Saturday in Cedar Rapids the temperature eased to 73 by 6:30 p.m. and 62 at midnight. The weeklong heat wave broke late Friday night when readings fell to 69 degrees by 7 a.m. Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Plains Cold Front Ends Four Day Heat Wave
Masses of cool air moved eastward across the plains states to break a four day heat wave and drop temperatures as much as 24 degrees in as many hours. United Press reports the rapid change hit Saturday, sweeping the middlewest.
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United Press
Plains States
Middlewest
Divisions Of Troops Come To Aid Of Warsaw
Between 40 000 and 50 000 Polish troops under General Bartnowski have joined Warsaw defenders amid heavy bombardment as German forces threaten to destroy the city. Polish hopes rise for relief amid continued fighting and reports of German gains elsewhere.
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Warsaw
Budapest
Bartnowski
Genel Bartnowski
Nazi Sub Captured Accidentally off British Escort
The London Daily Mail claimed a German submarine was captured accidentally during a routine surface showing just a few hundred yards from a British destroyer. The destroyer trained its guns, forced surrender, and towed the U‑boat to port as a prize of war.
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London
London Daily Mail
Daily Mail
48 Prizes in Sky Dance Contest Announced Today
Cedar Rapids hosts a sky dance featuring Tom and Bette with 48 coupons for prize chances. Winners announced at 4:30 pm from the Town theater stage, with prizes claimed on the spot as merchants display the 8 inch platform insignia.
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Cedar Rapids
Tom and Bette
Gazette
Tom
Bette
Jo Petelle
Sky Dance
Petelle
Iowa Theater
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Cedar Rauids News
Cedar’ Rapids
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Geremanys
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