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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1939
Page
3
A feature on Rusty the Pomeranian, his obedience and quirky slipper collecting habit, and his companionship with Tom the barn cat. The piece also shares pet care tips for hot weather including water, shade, diet, and resting spots.
Events last week show Germany pressing for Danzig demands and a Poland corridor while Slovakia is occupied as part of a larger chess game across Europe. Ribbentrop and Ciano met near Salzburg to shape a new Italo German accord with talks hinting at a harsher transit regime and potential Poland upheaval.
The article notes Vice-president Garner breaking with the President over New Deal measures including aid to southern sharecroppers and poised to head a conservative faction. It also mentions Paul V. McNutt as the new social security administrator.
The piece surveys potential GOP candidates for 1940 with Taft Vandenberg Nye and Douglas as possibilities and Roosevelt’s move on the campaign timeline. It notes a major oil industry strike threat, a deadly rail crash in Nevada, and a Rio air disaster involving Yale economist Rogers, plus economic and infrastructure news from Squalus, TVA, and Alaska refugees amid a busy year headlined by fairs and stock.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace ordered a referendum among milk producers in the Chicago marketing area on a proposed federal order to regulate milk handling.
A regional tale claims the Carolina rail bird vanished suddenly and was once believed to transform into a frog with winter. The item notes folklore surrounding a mysterious disappearance and seasonal belief.
Gov Lor en D Dickinson demanded explanations from several Michigan sheriffs after state troopers seized slot machines in their jurisdictions. His office said followups would occur and his legal adviser pledged replies. He backed Attorney General reads petitioning Wayne County for a Detroit grand jury investigation into city gambling amid police links and a suicide note.
Helen Vooros, 19, a Brooklyn Dies committee witness, reported a cryptic shorthand note delivered Friday night by an 8 year old boy. The note’s meaning was unclear, with possibilities including I love you or Goodbye to life. She had testified in Washington about quitting a German American band camp over alleged un American activities.
The highway commission released a list of detours for eastern Iowa for the coming week. Roads affected include Iowa 38 between Olin and Iowa 64 with an 8 mile gravel detour, Iowa 122 in Davenport with a 1.6 mile surfaced detour, Iowa 136 from Wyoming to Oxford Junction with a 7 mile gravel detour, Iowa 128 in Clayton county from Iowa 13 to US 52 with a 16 mile paving detour, and Iowa 290 near the west with a 1.3 mile earth detour.
The Z. C. B. J. organization will sponsor a picnic to open its new park Sunday, Sept. 3, for members and their friends. There will be music and other entertainment. The park, recently purchased by the organization, is on the west river road at the Dostal farm.
The Czech Reading society plans a picnic at Miller grove for members and friends with an entertainment program and a rain date a week later. The regular meeting is set for next Friday and refreshments will be served.
Roy Ribble of Rosemont Gardens Cedar Rapids wins the Algona Gladiolus Society gold medal for the three best spikes in the commercial division at the Algona show held August 16. He also earns the division 10 bronze medal, with Cedar Rapids participants winning multiple prizes across divisions.
A blaze swept through a Sacramento transient camp Saturday, burning three people to death and critically injuring three others. Authorities initiated investigations into the cause and safety conditions at the camp.
Walter Reed, celebrated for defeating yellow fever in Cuba, earned his medical degree at the age of seventeen, marking an early rise in his medical career and public service.
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