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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids day saw clouds and occasional rain with a breakfast low near 54 at 8 a.m. Temperatures fluctuated to 61 by 10:30 a.m., dipping to 54 at 1 p.m., then rising to 56 by 2:30 p.m. The prior day reached 75 by 5 p.m., easing to 70 at 7 p.m. and 61 at midnight on the Chambers Inskeep thermometer.
Harold Knapp, 28, of Mt. Vernon rural route, given 30 days jail sentence for assault and battery. Sentence suspended on good behavior. Charge filed by Carl Wickham. arrested by Sheriff Jim Smith, who notes Knapp is stepfather-in-law.
At St Luke s hospital a son to Mr and Mrs Hubert Williams Toddville April 26 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs James Pirie 1108 Glass road NE April 26. At Mercy hospital a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Kelly Ellis road NW April 24 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Clarence Shulte 1013 Third avenue SE April 26 a son to Mr and Mrs Howard Kautz 1601 Sixth avenue SE April 26. Born to Mr and Mrs Forrest L Cummins 610 Fifteenth street NE April 21 a son Forrest Allen.
James McDowell 24 of 937 Fourteenth Avenue SE fined 100 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace of his family with the fine suspended during good behavior. Robert Dick Mankato Kan given 30 day floater sentence for intoxication. Mary Mason Manchester fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding.
At 3 01 a.m. a basement fire at 2067 Linn Boulevard SE triggered a general alarm. By 6 40 a.m. a roof fire at 1001 Sixth Street SE in a Milo Grubhoffer grocery sparked another general alarm.
Charles Voyskocil and Dorothy M. Drake both of Cedar Rapids appear with Charles R. Youtzy Jr and Harriet Jeanne Wells of Cedar Rapids. O W Pilcher of Alburnett and Agnes Mordorst of Cedar Rapids also listed in the notice.
Mrs. Charity C. Lamb aged 74 of 5014 Center Point road NE died at a local hospital at 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh departed Stourfield for New York to meet his wife and two sons arriving from England on Friday.
Burgos Spain dispatch reports Madrid is soon to regain its status as the capital of all Spain, a development expected as of Thursday.
Nazi planners in Berlin prepared a lavish reception for Hitler’s Reichstag address Friday and dismissed Britain’s conscription move as a fear tactic. Goebbels praised the German stance while German newspapers warned of possible British armament. The DNB agency reported anti German incidents rising in Upper Silesia and the Polish Corridor.
The city council read a proposed ordinance to end extended closing out sales by requiring a 30 day license. Applicants must show stock lists, keep books, update daily, and display the license at the storefront. Renewals allowed if stock is sold. exemptions apply to courts officers and licensed auctioneers.
St Louis AP reports John Barrymore confirms that his fourth wife Elaine Barrie will divorce him after two and a half years of marriage. He cites incompatibility as the reason and says they are separating as they were not hitting it off. The actor and Barrie are in town with the play My Dear Children, slated to perform May 5 in Cedar Rapids.
City Council approves purchasing two motor pickup sweepers from Elgin Sweeper Co for 14380. Rent already paid 4011.91 will be credited against the purchase price. Commissioner Dave Williams authorized to complete the deal for 10368.09. The sweepers have been rented since September 14.
Regina reports Harry Heipel aged 24 hanged for the hitchhike killing of J. A. Kaesar a Saskatoon area farmer. Heipel captured on an Illinois farm weeks after the November slaying after he boarded Kaesar’s car and fired when the farmer resisted the robbery attempt.
Parliament approves quick mobilization steps as Britain expands volunteer service and widens reserves. Sir John Anderson says 1.5 million more men to be available. anti-aircraft defenses strengthened. a territorial army mobilization bill to be issued next week. Other measures authorize partial appropriations, extended unemployment benefits, and adjusted licensing for fishing and trapping.
The Oklahoma House and Senate clash over bills including a governor appoints reform and a $2 million annual emergency relief package. An oleo margarine bill fails in committee, a pinball license bill is reconsidered but dies, and a coal mine license bill fails despite an amendment.
Opera star Marion Talley, emotionally exhausted, testified in supreme court that she will not let her career interfere with motherhood. She claimed her daughter Susan, age four, has been neglected by husband Adolph Ekstrom and cited a possible eye defect found by Dr Charles Parama with the couple's consent.
President Roosevelt argues for an aid formula considering changing economic conditions and employment, basing funds on jobs created rather than local cash distribution, allowing administrative discretion for crises and avoiding rigid percentage limits on sponsor contributions. He cites international unemployment comparisons and warns against relying solely on public funds to raise national income toward 80 billion dollars in 1939.
An estimate suggests fourteen million Americans engage with some musical instrument, reflecting broad public involvement in making music across the country.
The Dow Jones average slips slightly while rail stocks show gains in early trading. Second grade rails rise modestly as broader market signals remain mixed with limited movement in Austrian listings.
Miss Sarah Lyons, 70, died after a fire destroyed her Lawler home. Firefighters forced entry through locked doors to reach the residence where she lived alone.
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