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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1941
Page
4
Dorothy Irvin Case Involving Cruel Treatment Restores Maiden Name
Plaintiff Dorothy Irvin formerly Dorothy Dykhuizen seeks correcting her name after en sante proceedings held by Judge John T. Moffit. The filing notes cruel and inhuman treatment by Henry Irvin and references November 18 1939 as the incident date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Irvin
Henry Irvin
En Sane
Laintiff
Dorothy
Dykhuizen
John T. Moffit
Local filings list Raymond Neilsen Gage Mahan and Watznauer
Raymond Andrew Neilsen and Margaret Joan Gage of Marion, Oscar Paul Mahan of Cedar Rapids, and Wilma Watznauer of Fort Madison are named in a public filings notice. The document records their involvement in the case and related procedural details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Andrew Neilsen
Margaret Joan Gage
Marion
Oscar Paul Mahan
Cedar Rapids
Wilma Watznauer
Fort Madison
Births Bring Good News From St Luke's and McGowan
St Luke's tal-Mr and Mr Glen Stewart 1427 Sixth NW report a daughter while Mr and Mrs McGowan 412 Sixth Street SE announce a son born April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Tal
Glen Stewart
Sixth
McGowan
Sixth Street
Local Drunkenness Cases Reported In Court
Jim Baldwin age 37 of 525 Avenue Women faced charges of drunkenness and disturbing the peace of his family. Fred Wilson, 46, was fined 10 dollars and costs for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Baldwin
Avenue
Fred Wilson
Fines Charged for Vehicle Offenses in Churchill Court
Edward Creedy of 220 Fifth Avenue SE and E Chapman of 411 First Avenue W were fined $10 and costs each by Justice H. R. Churchill. Creedy cited for overload on a truck with no operator. Chapman for failing to yield right of way. both payments due with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Creedy
Fifth Avenue SE
Co. E. Chapman
First Avenue W
H. R. Churchill
Local citizens Ida Gard and Leon Patten Die Early Friday
Mrs Ida M Gard who lived with her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Irene Keyes at 1031 Third Avenue SW died at a local hospital at 6 am Friday Leon Patten aged 63 of 523 Ninth Street SW also died at 6 am Friday in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Gard
Elizabeth Irene Keyes
Third Avenue
Leon Patten
Ninth Street
Iowa farmers seek meaning of change in corn provisions
The article explains how Iowa farms inside the commercial corn area remain eligible for corn loans and soil conservation payments while discussing hog price pegging. It notes the AAA aims to convert surplus corn into pork and to regulate output of corn, cotton, tobacco, and wheat to meet England demand for concentrated foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell
Lowa
AAA
England
Bat
Government aims to stabilize hog prices and boost production
The Agriculture Department plans to support hog prices at about $9 per 100 pounds on the Chicago market basis through purchases of pork products until June 30 1943. President Roosevelt calls the move a stabilization measure and says it should encourage fattening of hogs and use of corn, with similar goals for butter eggs and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Departments
Chicago
Wickard
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Iowa AAA weighs corn planting rules for 1941 program
Des Moines AP report says Iowa AAA officials seek clarification before finalizing acreage allotment decisions. Farmers choosing non corn allotments may plant their normal corn acreage without deductions from soil building allowances but will forego corn payments and loan privileges under the new program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lowa Aaa
Farm price pegs announced to support corn and hog markets
The Agriculture Department outlined a 1941 1942 corn loan program with a 61 cent per bushel floor. It aims to encourage expansion in pork dairy poultry while preserving price supports and allowing transfers under lend lease and to meet welfare needs. Secretary Wickard noted plans for a wheat marketing quota referendum May 31 and outlined corn loan and parity payment policies to curb price rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Wickard
Great Britain
Department
Pay Raise Granted Employees Of Penick And Ford Co Plant
Union leaders announce pay raises for workers at the Penick and Ford Co plant. Officers listed include R E Decker chair man F C Walton Arthur Stir sky M Dupler W Briggs F C Robbins with R Stenerson vice president and A W McDonald noted as other officers. Rinderknecht says progress comes from dialogue at the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penick and Ford Co
R. E. Decker
F. C. Walton
Arthur Stirsky
M. Dupler
W. Briggs
F. C. Robbins
R. Stenerson
A. W. McDonald
Rinderknecht
Blame Against Italian Attache Over Damaged Vessels Escalates
The dispute centers on Italian vessels damaged in U S ports while protected by hospitality. Hull defends actions, noting 25 Italian ships damaged and one German ship sabotaged. A maritime commission plans 30 day holds before reassessment. Pepper and Barkley push for transfer or seizure remedies, while Italy recalls Admiral Lais. Colonna reports Rome awaiting instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detr- Hull
Prince Colonna
Maritime Commission
Barkley
Senate
Treasury
United States
State Department
Alberto Lais
Rome
Lawyers From Three Counties Attend Legal Institute
More than 50 lawyers from Linn Cedar and Jones counties are expected at the second institute starting at 4 pm in the Roosevelt room of the Roosevelt hotel. Alvin G. Keyes leads the meeting followed by a district dinner. Judge Paul McCord will discuss Right of Retainer Against Real Estate to Offset Indebtedness Due From Heir and Procedure to Enforce Such Right. George C. Murray of Sheldon and president of the Iowa State Bar Association will speak on Old Masters and New Models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Cedar
Jones Counties
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hotel
Alvin G. Keyes
Prises Athada
Paul McCord
Mount Pleasant
George C. Murray
Sheldon
Iowa State Bar Association
Union Meeting Aims to Pressure NLRB on Cedar Rapids Plant
About 100 hog and cattle raisers from eight eastern Iowa counties met at the Roosevelt hotel to push a public expression for settling the strike at Cedar Rapids. Earl Elijah of Clarence chaired the session and stated the group would not side with either labor or management while seeking safe passage for attenders and inspectable trucks to prevent strikebreakers. The gathering, also attended by A. L. Taylor of the Chamber of Commerce, urged officials to issue statements on workers' rights and the plant’s entry rules while emphasizing a stake in preserving a local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Sanett & Masts
Iowa
Roosevelt Hotel
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Iowa Swine Breeders Association
Elijah
Cedar Rapids
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Taylor
Chamber
Iowa Senate Votes to Raise Primary Road Fund Ceiling
The Iowa senate approved a 35 to 13 vote to lift the primary road fund ceiling to 17 million dollars before shifting receipts to the farm to market fund. The bill proceeds to the house as the current cap stands at 16 million. Several named senators opposed raising the limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Bekman
Corwin
Dewey
Fuller
Good
Henningsen
Jones
Love
Miller
Pelzer
Stewart
Watson
Zeigler
Betting And Sales Tax Revenue Gains
The 1940 tax collection total reached 14.3 billion with rising gains from betting and sales taxes and declines from real property and inheritance levies. Federal state and local taxes totaled 48.0 billion. Iowa collected 72.9 million from state taxes, reflecting higher business activity and a 6 percent rise in national income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Iowa
Department
Canary egg case riles St Paul woman
Mrs Florence Delisle marched into police head quarters to report a theft of a canary that turned out to be a male bird she bought for 3 dollars. Thursday the bird laid an egg, prompting questions about the purchase and its gender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Florence Delisle
Soft Spoken Bandit Robs Bagley Iowa Bank for 497
A soft spoken bandit robbed the Perry State Bank Bagley Iowa late Thursday stealing 497 then fled in a dark gray Plymouth coach. He was about 35, six feet tall, dark complexion, wearing a heavy coat. The description linked to a prior abortive Nebraska bank attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagley
Perry State Bank
Iowa
Third Bank
Earle F. Remele
Jones
Committee Again Refuses To Report SUI Library Bill
In Des Moines the Iowa House appropriation committee again refused to report the Uni of Iowa central library bill. The panel voted 23 nays to 18 ayes on the motion. Senate action stood at 38 to 6 in favor last Monday. The committee also backed holding the 750000 annual agricultural land credits bill. a motion to report without recommendation failed 20 to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Uni of Iowa
Iowa House Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
State Departments
Commission
House OKs Office Building Plan Amid Budget Notes
The House approved a $2,000,000 plan for an office building while detailing how funds would be raised. Nays listed include Arant Colburn Cooper Hall Hermsen Hutchison Johannes Keeney Nichol Paullus Pieper Prentis Posten Reed Stanek Stinemates Thompson Van Oosterhout Walter Marshall Walter Pottawattamie. The $1,650,000 would come from surplus in the state general fund, with officials pegging the nest egg at about $8,000,000. The lieutenant governor would name three senators and five watchdogs, and six favorable votes in the legislative committee would trigger a first meeting with the executive council on May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arant
Colburn
Cooper
Hall
Hermsen
Hutchison
Johannes
Keeney
Nichol
Paullus
Pieper
Prentis
Posten
Reed
Stanek
Stinemates
Thompson
van Oosterhout
Walter
Marshall
Pottawattamie
House
Executive Council
Hungarian Government Flees Report From Belgrade
Belgrade reports Admiral Nicholas Horthy escaping to the frontier as Hungary's government allegedly flees. Details remain unclear as officials and military figures respond to the rapid developments across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
INS
Nicholas Horthy
Senate Extends Soft Coal Act and Restores Counsel
The Senate voted to extend the Soft Coal Act for two years and renew the independent consumers' counsel division. The bill, sent to the White House, keeps minimum prices set by the federal government and aims to speed up resolution of the soft coal wage dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Bee
Consumers’ Counsel Division
Majority
Barkley
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Bituminous Coe! Division of the Interior de
Forty Two Million Dollar Incomes For 1939
Washington AP reports two individuals paid taxes of 1 million dollars or more in 1939. The number of million dollar incomes fell by eight from the prior year due to technical factors in capital gains reporting. The 42 high earners paid a total of 46,073,000 dollars in federal income tax on their 1939 incomes, with names not released by the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
New Orleans Novelist Elma Godchaux Dies at Infirmary
Mrs. Elma Godchaux a noted New Orleans novelist known for depicting Louisiana dies unexpectedly at Touro infirmary. Her famous work La Stub born Boots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Orleans
INS
Elma Godchaux
New Orleans
Touro Infirmary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Record
Orleans
Shippers’ Forecast
Justice OF Peace Court
GOVT
Pepper
Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
Brit
Norie
New York
Legal Institute
NLRB
Allen Tuttle
Norway
Benton County
Horace Thompson
Vinton
Easty
Bargain Basement
Gazette
Asic
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