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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1939
Page
23
Iowa Republicans press ahead on a state government budget totaling 21 530 682 yearly, down 732 000 from 1937 39. The House passed 20 747 000 for state departments and highway maintenance, with 783 100 planned for new buildings and improvements.
Decorah braces for Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Crown Princess Martha on May 6 and 7 as part of a nationwide goodwill tour. The town funds streets and parks, renovates Lutheran church interiors, and readies Winneshiek hotel and Norwegian museum for dignitaries and thousands of visitors.
W R Boyd of Cedar Rapids, chair of the committee to pick Cornell college’s next president, said no decision has been reached and not all members have met. The panel has met once, and Dean Persen of Eldora was unable to participate. The committee will choose five or six top candidates at a full meeting before acting.
Des Moines IA AP John R. Irwin a courtly Iowa House speaker cast the deciding vote to approve a 37500 annual appropriation for a new Four H club dormitory on the state fairgrounds The measure awaits Senate action.
Illustrations show Princess Martha of Norway and Crown Prince Olav arriving in Decorah. The First Evangelical Lutheran church will host services May 7 and Luther College will host a May 4 program with gifts from the Norwegian people. Dr. Trond Stabo serves as host and arranges dinners for the royal party.
Assistant Attorney General said petitions filed in five counties seek an injunction delaying 1940 election plans for senatorships until the legislature redistricts the state. Notice served on Secretary of State Miller. County auditors named as co defendants. Case aims to boost northwest Iowa senate representation.
Edward G Dunn of Mason City will attend a national parole conference in Washington Monday and Tuesday along with C I Level Ottumwa attorney and Prof Roland Perkins of the University of Iowa. Dunn's term as district attorney for the Northern judicial district has expired with no successor named.
Gov George A Wilson considers senate findings on state institutions after requesting names and crimes of convicts from prison work camps. The senate urged immediate removal of three board members amid allegations of immorality cruelty and mismanagement amid at five facilities including Davenport and Glenwood.
The One Minute Washer company of Newton, Iowa, becomes the property of Midwest Metal Stamping Co. of Kellogg, Iowa, after unsecured creditors approve a reorganization plan in U.S. District Court. President A C Holmdahl says the company will take possession of the plant machinery immediately and rush plans for continuing operations.
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