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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1939
Page
1
The column wrestles with faith amid ongoing global conflict, urging endurance through betrayal and violence. It quotes a reader’s letter railing at government introspection as it notes Berlin and Rome’s dictators draw closer, while praising prudent Senate scrutiny and journalistic guidance. A final anecdote reveals a prisoner writing for a correspondence course critique.
The United Press reports a democracy versus dictatorship clash spreading across Europe. Mussolini’s forces occupy Tirana Elbasan Scutari and major Albanian towns as King Zog flees to Greece. Britain contemplates pledging military support to Greece and Turkey to deter Balkan aggression.
An editorial fragment argues that moral ideals endure beyond prison, warning against dictatorship. It cites Rousseau on democracy and notes Americans seek security and freedom, while criticizing government as a racket driven by emotional appeals.
A satirical 1939 cartoon by Arthur Bugs Baer jokes about presidential hopefuls piling up data like a card index. It mocks the search for a candidate who can deliver weighty rhetoric yet avoid commitments, noting the impracticalities of promises and evasions in campaigns.
With a clear sky Cedar Rapids saw daytime highs reach 43 degrees after a morning low of 23. The temperature fell to 40 by early evening and cooled to 34 by 9:30 p.m. Records from Chambers Inskeep loggers document the day’s modest variation.
Wide dispatches report Mussolini set to speak in Tirana and claim Albania as Italian territory while King Zog vows resistance in exile. Britain considers fighting in defense of Greece and Turkey as Europe braces for broader conflict amid Soviet warship movements and diplomatic pressure on Poland and Jugoslavia.
In Tirana a provisional government was set up to accept Italian rule as Mussolini planned to fly in to declare Albania part of the fascist empire. Count Ciano arrived to handle preliminaries while Albanian resistance is said to be strong. A crowd shouted Long live Roosevelt before the invasion.
A small cabin plane crashed into a mountain during a snowstorm near Elkins West Virginia, killing pilot Ted Leader and passenger Homer Davis. Passenger Pratt of Charleston survived with serious injuries after the craft reportedly traveled from Bluefield to Charleston. The winged craft broke apart and hurled the men 50 feet to the ground.
Mrs. Hugh R. Wilson wife of the United States ambassador to Germany left for Paris on Saturday night deepening belief the ambassador would not return to Berlin.
New York bankers warned war fears have driven a market drop larger than fundamentals. Since March 1 more than 5.5 billion dollars in stock value has disappeared on the New York Exchange as London trading and bear selling influence sentiment. Experts note reduced short selling and regulatory fears as factors while London also contributes to the volatility.
The forecast calls for temperatures mostly above normal in the south and near or above normal in the north. Early week cooler in the far north. Precipitation expected to be deficient overall.
Wisconsin former congressman Thomas R. Amlie drafted a letter to President Roosevelt asking him to withdraw his nomination for the Interstate Commerce Commission after facing strong Senate opposition. Critics labeled his views as un American and communist while he denies the charges.
Glen Caster 29 of Fort Dodge was released from Anamosa state reformatory on a writ of habeas corpus after Judge J E Heiserman ruled no penalty fixed by statute at sentencing. An accomplice was freed similarly. four more Anamosa inmates and nine at Fort Madison may follow due to the 1931 code repeal.
Doris Riess Doris Mason and Mildred Coffman from North English pose for The Gazette photographers in Cedar Rapids during a sunny afternoon. Many visitors were photographed in the business district and may receive three 2 by 3 inch prints for 25 cents. Dr. J W Prouty is pictured with a free 7 to 9 sepia enlargement offered to the photographed subject.
Presiden t Roosevelt viewed Italy’s Albania invasion as a threat to world peace and as a test of how to counter nazi fascist world trade by barter. A White House source outlined three possible responses: cut world trade, lower living standards, or subsidize exports, with the third costing the treasury and expanding to many products.
A one legged fugitive, said to be a paroled convict from McAlester Oklahoma, was wounded and captured by Texas officers after a gun battle. He allegedly robbed Graford bank and faced linked Oklahoma slaying and abduction cases. A bag with 256.95 dollars was recovered.
E. E. Bowser of 1540 B avenue NE charged Carl F. Finger of route No. 4 Cedar Rapids with reckless driving after Bowser’s car collided with Finger’s machine at Third avenue and Tenth street SE. Bowser says Finger ran a red light. Patrolman Jimmie Gildroy took Finger to the station. Finger to appear in police court Monday.
Lima Peru announces on a Saturday night that Peru will withdraw from the League of Nations.
A Luzerne county grand jury indicted 53 persons on charges of blackmail extortion conspiracy forgery and violations of election laws in connection with a 550000 vote buying scheme tied to Gov. Arthur H. James's home county. Roy E. Brownmiller led the list with a conspiracy charge. he had been previously indicted in a separate probe of highway funds used for political ends.
Rev. Claude D. Saunders of Auburn Iowa was found guilty of assault with intent to commit manslaughter against his wife Ethel 41. He was sentenced to five years in Fort Madison penitentiary. Mrs Saunders announced she would file for divorce immediately. The verdict came after a nine hour jury deliberation.
Benny Dickson, killed by federal agents in St Louis, allegedly plotted with his 16 year old wife Stella Mae to dynamite and smuggle weapons into the Missouri prison to free Adam Richetti who was due to die for the Union Station massacre. The plan failed. FBI to question Mrs Dickson in Kansas City as authorities recall a furniture repair ruse near the prison. The case ties to bank robberies and kidnap charges against the couple.
Pope Pius will deliver a peace message from St Peter's Basilica in Latin at 3 a.m. CST. The Easter address, about twenty minutes, will be rebroadcast 11 to 12:30 p.m. in English Spanish Portuguese German French and Italian.
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