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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1939
Page
1
The forecast for Iowa calls for mostly cloudy conditions Monday night and Tuesday with fair skies in the extreme east Monday night. Central portions may see showers by Tuesday as temperatures rise, with warmer trends spreading to central and west areas.
A German study shows 63 percent of workers earn under $300 annually in purchasing power, with many married men below that line. Nazi pay restraints spark discontent among skilled labor, risking broader labor trouble. In Washington, Chamberlain warns Hitler of serious aim to dominate the world, while Roosevelt’s stance signals possible US involvement if war arises. A Cedar Rapids banker protests German asset seizures, warning of potential American losses. The piece notes shrinking American circuses and a Panama City jail lynching, reflecting a volatile era and shifting public mood.
The Iowa Senate approved a chain store tax measure 50 to 0, adopting a compromise license fee schedule and including goods in transit in annual assessments. The bill, which heads to the House, sets higher fees and limits loss lender ads while excluding hotels and eateries.
Spencer Snyder dangled above the Cedar River dam and was saved by four neighbors who used a life preserver to pull him from the iron grating at 9 50 p m Sunday. The rescuers were Floyd Clement Verne Wood George Shearer and Uridil all credited by police. Snyder was treated at Mercy hospital in good condition Monday morning.
The First Lady argues democracy survives not by talk but by living it with a right economic base. She warns hunger and propaganda threaten freedom, saying education and intelligent public opinion keep democracy alive and requires broad participation by all people.
Washington reports the Navy mandated bids on four submarines and four destroyers to speed defense plans, with private yards competing and four ships to be matched by four built in Navy yards, bids due May 24 under the 1940 construction program.
About 338000 Appalachian miners from Pennsylvania West Virginia and Alabama refused to report for work as CIO affiliated United Mine Workers and employers failed to reach a new contract. Union officials said the action is not a strike and potential daily wage losses could run to about 1.5 million if prolonged.
The Gazette will deploy two candid cameramen in Cedar Rapids downtown starting Tuesday to photograph pedestrians without posed prompts. Subjects photographed may receive a sepia enlargements by mail after paying 25 cents. prints will appear in The Gazette daily with 7 by 9 inch enlargements available for pickup.
George Casper, 42, trapped for over an hour when his left arm was drawn into two steel rollers at the bakery where he works. He directed police and firefighters during the rescue as sledges and an acetylene torch freed him. his condition was stated as fair.
Patrolmen arrested Richard Edmond and Joseph Forrestal after a drunken driving report on Mt. Vernon road. Edmond 19 and Forrestal 22, both from local addresses, faced charges with Forrestal fined and Edmond released on bond. Edmond reportedly showed intoxication after a line test and drinking wine. Edmond to appear in police court Tuesday.
MOSCOW UP reports government authorities announced a plan to train 100,000 girls as tractor drivers to replace male workers in wartime. The move aims to mobilize a large labor force should conflict escalate.
Ailf M. Landon’s 5-year-old son John Cobb was resting satisfactorily after a delicate mastoid operation. Landon had attended the hospital closely and donated blood twice in transfusions.
Des Moines AP reports a bill passed the House 55 to 47 to legalize and tax no payoff pinball machines. It would exempt machines without payoff and levy $20 per unit yearly, funding elder programs. Estimated 12 000 to 20 000 machines licensed. bill moves to the Senate.
London report cites Adolf Hitler ordered his Wilhelmshaven address cut off after seeing microphones and circuits. The broadcast began, then Hitler forbade further transmission, leaving the reason for the cutoff unexplained.
Column by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks political timidness around a second or third presidential term. Connally of Texas boosts Garner while he blushes and flees to the hills. The piece plays on the idea eight years in power excites boldness and teases party nominating games.
President Roosevelt plans a vigorous defense of the 9.0 billion dollar budget as Congress presses for unbudgeted spending. He backs relief and national defense but opposes large new programs including farm parity payments and broad public works funding. He seeks a middle course amid calls to expand or cut the budget.
Dr Eduard Benes and Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia addressed 10 000 in Cleveland on Masaryk birthday to support a free democratic Czechoslovakia. Proceeds aid Czech relief. Benes hinted at future plans but did not announce a provisional government or arrangements outside the homeland.
London reports that Prime Minister Chamberlain says the United States has abandoned isolationism and will join Britain in confronting European aggressors. The cumulative Anglo American statement archives three years of remarks showing Washington's shift toward collective action in peace and war.
Mrs. C. S. Lyman, 45, Decorah, died at 12 40 a.m. after a car carrying her, her husband, and relatives overturned three times off Highway 11 near Walker. Her mother, 67, Mrs. William Smith, is in critical condition at St Luke’s hospital. Driver William Lyman, 20, Cornell student and wrestling candidate, was uninjured along with two other occupants. Cr Lyman blamed fast speed and a late turn as cause. Family reunion planned in Iowa City reveals further Lyman children: Elberta Davenport Mary Allace Rock Island Isl Cornelius Jr Clinton.
A Nazi spokesman challenged Prime Minister Chamberlain's pledge to block aggression, saying England seeks to wage a new war at others' expense. He argued Germany's self defense favors its side and warned England as continental policeman risks widening the Anglo German split. Authorities doubt Poland crisis will alter Hitler's aims.
Britain vows a united front backed by vast military power to defend independence and resist Nazi domination. Prime Minister Chamberlain declares a new epoch and aims to rally any nation including Soviet Russia for collective security against aggression. Paris reports Germany to announce rupture of the Anglo German naval treaty within days.
In a speech Chamberlain cited Poland Roumania Jugoslavia Turkey and Greece in talks to curb German aggression. Poland has a pledged defense a two way pact discussed with Josef Beck in London. Italy collaboration eyed while Germany’s encirclement claim alarms Britain and France.
In the House of Commons David Lloyd George, veteran liberal leader and wartime prime minister, warned Britain is not equipped to fulfill its pledge of military aid to Poland. He said that if war broke out tomorrow not a single battalion could be sent.
Paris reports close to government say Britain and France consider early talks on returning ambassadors to Berlin. The move is seen as a potential step toward reconciliation between the two nations.
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