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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1939
Page
4
The Iowa House is poised to reconsider Senate File 456, a bill critics call misnamed and aimed at boosting prices on essentials. Opponents warn it protects a special interest and would curb competition, while supporters claim it is a fair tax measure. The debate centers on consumer impact and legislative responsibility.
Iowa senate investigators released a 32 page report accusing widespread immorality in 15 state mental, penal and corrective institutions. Other allegations include lost foster placements, unlabeled poisons, political influence on staffing, campaign contributions from hospital workers, poor patient sleeping conditions, fire hazards, and inmates allowed liquor books.
Linn county board accepts the resignation of Earl Miller after a ten week investigation into unpaid soap and chemical bills and a surplus in county storehouses. Auditor Vesely presented Miller’s report and noted inefficiency in purchasing janitors supplies while praising his mechanical ability. Board chair Stim and supervisor Scevell moved to accept the resignation effective immediately after a brief in‑conference hearing.
Des Moines Iowa. By a 65 18 vote the Iowa house refused to make the chain store tax bill a special order for Thursday morning. The measure has passed the senate and will await its regular turn on the tower chamber calendar.
A Gleiwitz station in the German port of Silesia began broadcasting to Germans in Polish Silesia urging listeners to compile lists of Poles who persecute them. The move signals rising ethnic tensions as the wartime rift deepens.
The ex king Zog proclaims willingness to die for Albania's honor as Italy occupies his homeland. Observers note such boasts often mask that others may bear the sacrifices, and Zog’s bold words ring more fitting in Albania than in exile in Greece.
The author argues that many leaders blend private piety with public wrongs and warns against labeling others hypocrites. He notes Jesus' teaching on blindness and urges self-examination for moral clarity, calling for personal sight rather than judgment.
Elliott Roosevelt, director of the Texas state radio network, told a Fort Worth audience that Roosevelt's recovery program is an abortive, hit or miss plan lacking advance planning. He agreed the New Deal aims high but argues pump priming and tax structures defeat the program. He urged specific aid for the South, criticizing vague administration suggestions.
Hollywood star Joan Crawford was granted a divorce from Frank H. Tone after testifying in person that Tone subjected her to mental cruelty. Judge Benjamin Scheinman had earlier blocked proxy testimony and ordered Crawford to appear. She appeared pale with a cold and said her husband’s sullenness made the divorce necessary.
Cairo Egypt King Farouk remained at his palace with a mild case of chicken pox Tuesday. Officials said no danger to the royal family or government and that his condition is improving.
London reports say King George VI, after a Windsor visit, met with Prime Minister Chamberlain to discuss anti aggression alliances and Balkan affairs. German Italian talks of Yugoslav maneuvers spurred a show of naval force by Britain toward Malta while Mussoni and Italian troop withdrawals were debated.
Mrs Elina Lauer wife of a state supreme court justice was sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty to conspiracy and smuggling. Albert N Chapelau received five years and fines totaling four thousand dollars. Benny and Burns faced lighter penalties with suspended sentences.
International News Service polls show Vice President Garner leading in the Midwest for the 1940 Democratic nomination, with Roosevelt second and Clark McNutt tied for third. Dewey tops Republicans in the Midwest. Taft and Vandenberg split near the top elsewhere.
The Indiana Supreme Court denied Monday the appeal of Orelle J. Easton 25 Walles City NC farm hand in the death sentence for the killing of Raymond Dixon 27 a South Bend state policeman Easton was convicted in the fatal shooting.
The Gazette candid camera team, two southerners, continues taking pictures despite bad weather. Two subjects, Josephine Abo caeely and Agnes McDonnell, will receive a free 7 by 9 enlargements. Residents and visitors submit cards with 25 cents to obtain three prints, each 2.5 by 3 inches.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will contact Sol Bloom acting chairman of the house foreign affairs committee regarding Bloom's invitation to testify before the committee. He plans to respond as soon as he arrives in the United States after radioing the congressman on Tuesday.
ARTHVUE Bugs Baer claims England remains master of the Mediterranean amid talk of Holland Denmark and Greece as next targets. He notes Italy controls the Adriatic and gondola traffic while Suez and Gibraltar keep England dominant in the region.
Des Moines Iowa AP reports investigators urged ending the practice of placing state wards in private homes without contracts and banning out of state wards in state homes. They call for stricter supervision, limited use of contract labor to three institutions, and new controls including a medical council and modern accounting.
A $500000 attack bomber in U S Army contract trials crashed near Wright Field in Dayton Ohio. The three crew members escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft burned. Occupants included Lieut G F McGuire Lieut John Anderson and Major Younger Plus all from Mareh Barksdale and California bases. Witnesses said the pilot attempted a forced landing before the craft caught fire.
Premier Hendryk Colijn, in a nationwide radio address from The Hague, said Holland would remain neutral in all circumstances if Europe descends into war. The stance followed the government's decision to call up frontier battalions to defend the country.
The Pan American Airways Yankee Clipper arrived in FOYNES Ireland on a transatlantic shake down flight from Southampton England Tuesday.
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa Senate scheduled a 10 am special order of business on Tuesday for consideration by the board of control institutions.
A committee reports shocking abuse under wardens and matrons at soldiers and orphans homes including Toledo and Davenport. Incidents mention closed bathrooms, sexual encounters, convict laborers and young inmates, with two convicts later sent to Fort Madison and a matron involved with a younger man. Continued on page 2.
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