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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1939
Page
30
ENEVA WILLIAMS of 827 Fifth Avenue SE amazed Cedar Rapids as one of three flying ladies at the airport. She earned a solo license and aims for a pilot’s permit and instructor rating while continuing motorcycle rides and athletic hobbies.
Tennessee Valley Authority and the Nashville power board reached complete agreement on buying the Tennessee Electric Power Company's facilities. The $78.6 million deal was finalized after three days of talks, with contracts to be signed this week and property transfers to occur formally on June 20. Cities including Nashville and Chattanooga will join TVA in receiving TVA generated power from Commonwealth and Southern subsidiaries.
Oscar Lampe, 48, assistant manager at Consolidated Mining in Guanajuato state, was released by kidnappers on Saturday after promising to pay a ransom reported between 1000 and 2000 dollars. He was seized Thursday and held near San Nicolas, about 50 miles from Guanajuato City.
Former British prime minister Stanley Baldwin, now Earl Baldwin, sailed from New York aboard the Aquitania after lecturing in Canada. He doubted war was inevitable, affirmed Canada and the empire would stand with England, and downplayed rumors of Canada staying out of fighting.
The Y M C A presents the Dingling Brothers Circus at the building’s Big Top over two nights May 11 and 12 at 730 pm. Fifteen acts feature clowns dancers animals weightlifters and a mule act with Alyce Phillips and Cedar Rapids girls. Proceeds benefit Camp Wapsie and boys work funds.
The Party of the Month club will hold its last regular party until next September on Monday at Ellis Park duck pond starting at 530 p.m. A campfire party format invites each attendee to bring a basket lunch. An open camp fire will be lit for cooking and games occur around the fire before and after eating. Leaders include Walter Hale Ruth Zieke Lyle Ness Lucy Siver Betty Lange and Mrs Lyle Ness. The event is the seventh in a series by the playground commission for social recreation leaders in churches schools and clubs. Mimeographed game copies will be handed out.
Alice Davidson notes the American scene of royal visits to Iowa with casual formality. The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark and Norway are greeted with a mix of respect and informality as locals adapt to royal etiquette, while Emily Post outlines proper curtsy technique and behavior during such occasions.
The playground commission will sponsor four Saturday hikes for school children eight years and older during May. The May 6 hike from Daniels park to Indian Creek returns by 3 p.m with lunch provided and water available. Three supervisors Miss Charlotte Hubbard Carl Poole and Norman Reid lead each group.
Wilson High school student council hosts a three day National Boy and Girl week event. Speakers include Miss Margaret Barnes East High School Water loo Dr Paul Weaver Stephens College Columbia Mo and Dr Eddie Anderson University of Iowa football coach. Conference opens 10 am Monday with sessions on personality and dating.
Maxine Woods chairs the session that ends with a tea at 2 30 p m Tuesday morning features Dr Weaver discussing A Design 1 and Ni as chair. A noon boys program with Dr Weaves and Marvin Priborsky as chair follows. Vocational Ethics runs 1 20 to 2 30 led by Dr Weaver with Louis Valliere as chair. Sportsmanship and Scholarship led by Dr Eddie Anderson at 10 a m Wednesday with Tom Farmer as chair. Parents ministers social workers school administrators student representatives and others are invited to attend.
In Champaign Illinois prosecutors announced the woman tied to a University of Illinois student slaying was freed. The case spurred a broad probe into vice and gambling in the college town and cleanup work will continue without a formal setup.
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