Marital and Custody Decrees in 1939 Daily Record Notices
The Daily Record lists multiple divorce and custody actions heard by judges including C J Haas H C Ring and J E Heiser. Cases name Helen Bowers LaVon Miller Waneta Peal Mariam White Mary Anderson Charlotte Warnock Rachel McArtor Fleeta McMurrin and Jane Gould with details on marriage dates locations and custody or property settlements and cruelty or inhuman treatment grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bowers
Cedar Rapids
Don Lester Bowers
C. J. Haas
Toddville
LaVon Miller
Olin Miller
St. Lawrence
S. D
Waneta E. Peal
Bassle S. Peal
J. E. Heiserman
Charlotte Maxine Warnock
Lewis Westley Warnock
Jackson Township
H.C. King
Rachel McArtor
James McArtor
H. C. Ring
Galena, II
Rachel Marsh
Fleeta McMurrin
HDD
McMurrin
Anamosa
William W. Bronson
Bernice L. Bronson
Nashua
Jane Anne Gould
Charles R. Gould
Adney and Day Fined In Justice Court
Irving R. Adney of Davenport paid five dollars plus costs for running a stop sign and five dollars plus costs for no driver’s license. Raymond Day of Cedar Rapids paid three dollars plus costs for no driver’s license. Both appear in Justice Churchill’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving R. Adney
Davenport
Raymond Day
Cedar Rapids
Justice Churchill
Mercy hospital announces two new babies on Sept 21
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Benson from route No 2 welcome a son while Mr and Mrs Lloyd Morgan of 1101 Third Avenue SW welcome a son on Sept 21 at Mercy hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Kenneth Benson
Lloyd Morgan
Third Avenue
Fires Report From Friday Include Roof and Grass Incidents
At 10 46 a m Friday a roof fire burned at P C Wright 1581 First avenue E lasting 20 minutes with engine companies 3 5 and hook and ladder. At 1 28 p m Friday rubbish fire at H C McClary 335 Crescent street SE 14 minutes with engine 3 6 and hook and ladder. At 1 32 p m Friday grass fire at Eastern boulevard and Cottage Grove avenue SE 38 minutes still alarm. William E Spencer 53 died Thursday evening at his brother James Spencer 1205 First avenue E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Wright
First Avenue E
H. C. McClary
Crescent Street SE
Eastern Boulevard
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
William E. Spencer
James Spencer
Marriage Licenses for Zepp and Carlson
Dwight Zepp of Homestead and Madelyn Carlson of Cedar Rapids were issued marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Zepp
Homestead
Madelyn Carlson
Cedar Rapids
Injured In Crash On Road Near Ely
Marvin McNabb 22 suffered cuts to face right arm and chest when cars driven by Harry Helmers 34 and John G Delaney 24 sideswiped on the Ely road a quarter mile north of Ely. McNabb was riding with Helmers. an Ely physician gave first aid and Deputy Sheriff P J Whittemore investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin McNabb
Harry Helmers
West Branch
John G. Delaney
A Avenue NE
Ely Road
Ely
McNabb
Helmers
P. J. Whittemore
Elliott Family Sails From Cork Aboard Jiner Roosevelt
Mr and Mrs Owen Elliott of 544 Vernon Drive SE report they sailed Thursday from Cork Ireland aboard the Jiner Roosevelt. The ship is due in New York next Friday Sept 29. They have been in Europe since mid July and had planned to sail Sept 15 but the Roosevelt remained in port for a painting job to ensure safer crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Elliott
Vernon Drive
Cork
Ireland
New York
Elliotts
Europe
United States
Roosevelt
Germany warned Britain of Soviet entry in Poland crisis
The British blue book reveals Germany told Britain on Aug 16 that the Soviet Union would join in dividing Poland. It notes Hitler said Poland would trigger a long war and that the USSR would share spoils, with Ribbentrop and von Weizsacker present in heated talks.
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Hitler
London
Germany
Britain
Soviet Union
Poland
Baron Ernst von Weizaecker
Nazi Foreign Office
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Pope Pius XII
Blue Book
Henderson
Weizaecker
Ussr
Joachim von Ribbentrop
England
Russia
Viscount Halifax
Fuehrer
Herr Hitler
Herr von Ribbentrop
Danzig
Berchtesgaden
Ribbentrop
Holy See
United States
Rome
William Phillips
Ger
Benito Mussolini
Italy
France
Duce
Mussolini
Submarine activity prompts White House arms embargo push
President Roosevelt discusses submarine activity off Alaska and Boston while outlining broader policy moves. He mentions territorial waters stretching to American interests, jokes about submarine origins, and notes formal briefings on Germany and Soviet efforts to oppose arms embargo repeal. He also reports strong public support and telegram responses for neutrality act revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastport
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Pacific
Germany
Soviet Russia
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
McNary
Senate
Key Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Guy P. Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
Sighting of submarine off Alaska limited to capital reports
The Thirteenth Naval District in Seattle says no local information exists about a submarine sighting off Alaska beyond what is reported from Washington. The Seattle office notes it oversees naval activities in Alaska and awaits official details from national headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
INS
Thirteenth Naval District
Alaskan
Naval Headquarters
Alaska
National
Noise Protest Against Flying Circus Climate Grows
City Attorney plans action over noise and high altitude flight by the Flying Circus after Arthur Inman and his brother Rolley defend the stunt. Cedar Rapids airport head Dan Hunter, an Iowa aeronautics official, opposes the mission citing nuisance risks and vows a plan of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hines
Arthur Inman
Rolley
Dan Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Hunter
Iowa Commission On Aeronautics
Mutiny Aboard Polish Ship in New York Harbor
Police boarded the Polish motorship Batory in the Hudson River at Yonkers after the captain reported a mutiny. Acting at the Polish consul general's request, authorities relieved the captain of command aboard the vessel, which normally carries a crew of 307.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Hudson River
New York
England Scene of Ally Parley
Premier Daladier and French military leaders flew to England for a meeting of the Allied supreme war council. The British side was represented by Prime Minister Chamberlain Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax and Lord Chatfield. Also present were General Maurice Gamelin and Admiral Jean Darlan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daladier
England
Allied Supreme War Council
Ministry of Information
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
Lord Chattfield
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Jean Darlan
U S Mayors Back Roosevelts War Stand
A luncheon of 49 mayors produced a straw poll showing 38 favoring a change and 11 opposing. The assembled leaders backed President Roosevelt to keep the country out of war and pledged municipal cooperation, with resolutions on food prices justice and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahn
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
United States
Edith Vanselow Indicted for Murder in Fayette County
Edith Vanselow, 76, of Oelwein, was indicted by the Fayette county grand jury for murder. Her husband Adolph Vanselow, 77, died Aug 7 from head injuries the day before. She is jailed but out on bond, the oldest person in Fayette county held on a murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Edith Vanselow
Oelwein
Fayette County
Adolph Vanselow
Rumanians Execute Eight Iron Guard Members in Bucharest
After the assassination of Calinescu, eight iron guardists were publicly executed at the scene of the premier’s death on a Bucharest street. Crowds lingered as dawn revealed the macabre tableau and two more bodies were later removed from a nearby mansion. King Carol swiftly formed a new government and prepared a funeral for Calinescu while warning against coup attempts.
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Calinescu
Great Britain
France
Iron Guard
Bucharest
Iron
Carol
Russia
Bulgaria
Hungary
Germany
Poland
Rumania
Ministry of Interior
Ion Icus
Gabrial Marinescu
Factions clash over embargo policy with Senate debate looming
A bloc forms to oppose an embargo drawing support from Borah and Nye with La Follette and Vandenberg named to a strategy panel. Senators to be dispatched to cities to mobilize opposition as thousands flood offices with pro and con letters on neutrality.
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Senate
Borah
Idaho
Clark
la Follette
Nye
N. D
Congress
California Site Chosen for $10 Million Aeronautical Lab
Moffett Field near Sunnyvale California was selected Friday as the site for a new government aeronautical research laboratory with a budget of 10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moffett Field
Sunnyvale
Calif
Romania and Germany Face Tense Balancing Act Amid Threats
The analysis describes how days aim to keep Reds apart and avert conflict between Russia and a Germany determined to block it. It discusses Calinescu's murder as a tactic to intimidate his successor, Argesanu, and notes King Carol's firm stance against German pressure while potential dangers loom from Czechoslovak fate under Hitler.
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Romania
Argesanu
Calinescu
Carol
Poland
Hitler
Ion G. Duca
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Europe
Hacha
Emil Hacha
Berlin
Bohemia and
Moravia
Nazis Reds Agree on Pole Partition
The German high command reports continued fighting near Warsaw and a battle 50 miles northwest of Lwow. Russian units have replaced German troops near Lwow as Poles resist in the southeast. A Warsaw Siedlce line is noted. armored train captured near Kaluszyn in brief combat.
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Der
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw
Germany
Lwon
Lwow
Red Army
Praga
Siedlce
Kaluszyn
Motorist Injured When Horse Jumps On Car
Douglas Wilson 36 of Van Horne suffered a compound fracture to the left wrist when his car struck a horse on highway No. 30 near the old and new highway junction. The horse died and the car front was dented as Wilson, driving about 50 mph toward Cedar Rapids, said the animal jumped onto the radiator. Passengers Maxine Wilson Gilbert Schlott er baum and Howard Wieditz, all of Van Horne, were identified by witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Wilson
van Horne
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Roy Radebaugh
Maxine
Gilbert Schlotterbaum
Howard Wieditz
Radebaugh
Iron Lung Arrives From Birthday Ball Funds
After 18 months of negotiation the committee behind the 1938 President's birthday ball announced the arrival of an iron lung. The device will rotate between Mercy hospital and St. Luke's for six months each, then be displayed at Iowa Electric Light and Power before transfer to the hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke's
Jung
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Man Found Dead From Shotgun Blast in Garage
Guy Wagner found dead by shotgun blast in his garage. No witness heard gunfire. Wagner, an employee of Linn County Auto Wrecking Co. No. 1, 125 Second Street NE, is survived by wife Mrs. Mattie Wagner and two children Mary Jean and Austin. Coroner Dr. B L Knight investigated. police notified daughter and daughter-in-law. Body taken to Beatty mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagener
Wagner
Linn County Auto Wrecking Company
Second Street
Mattie Wagner
Mary Jean
Austin
B. L. Knight
Beatty Mortuary
Wick Recalls European Outlook At High Twelve Meet
B L Wick, local attorney back from Europe after the outbreak of war, spoke to the High Twelve club at the Roosevelt hotel Friday noon. He recalled a Dutch friend’s belief that all of Europe would be socialized within 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Wick
Europe
High Twelve Club
Roosevelt Hotel
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