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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1939
Page
31
Eastern Iowa town delegates at the Iowa League of Municipalities convention in Cedar Rapids exchanged views on improving local self government. The gathering featured informal lobby conversations, photographs of mayors and council members, and remarks on community character shaping municipal programs.
A five secretary committee proposes funding future Iowa American Legion conventions by a ten cent per member assessment plus a $2 host-city registration, totaling about 3 536 with no host city guarantees. The plan targets expenses over 5 550 and aims to relieve host cities from business courtship funding.
Des Moines. Attorney General Fred Everett ruled that county boards of supervisors must levy for Bangs disease control if directed by the secretary of agriculture. The Iowa code requires the secretary to determine needed funds beyond existing aid and direct a levy up to one half mill. The ruling comes after Davis county said the levy was optional.
In Des Moines the Iowa attorney general ruled there are two permissible scenarios for drivers under 16. A 14 to 16 year old may obtain a restricted license to drive to and from school. An instruction permit allows driving only when accompanied by a licensed driver or chauffeur and is valid for 60 days.
Hawkeye Pearl Button plant in Muscatine ends four month walkout as contract for collective bargaining signed by Hawkeye president Fred C. Vetter and Amalgamated Clothing Workers representatives Ed Schultheis and Joseph Kaminsky. Agreement covers finishing plant East Second street Teichmiller plant South Muscatine and shell sorting at Oak and Front streets. Wages to be set later by future negotiations arbitration. Plant inventory to be rushed and full operation expected within a week. Governor Wilson to appoint arbitration board if reopened and disputes persist.
In Des Moines AP reports no change in the Younker Brothers department store strike. Negotiations paused for a weekend recess and are to resume Monday afternoon. About 35 building service workers walked out over a rejected closed shop clause.
The senate civil liberties committee reported that the Quaker company with a Cedar Rapids plant gave 1000 dollars yearly to the National Association of Manufacturers in 1936 and 1937. It listed multiple Iowa donors including John Morrell and Company, United States Gypsum, United Light and Power, Peopleset Davenport, Loose-Wiles Biscuit, International Harvester, and Beatrice Creamery with varied annual contributions across 1933 to 1937.
H Hall Clovis son of H W Clovis of Red Oak received 50000 in the will of Charles Steele partner in J P Morgan. His wife and two sisters get 1500000 with 500000 to each sister outright and the rest held in trust for their lifetimes. The Clovis couple are concert singers. The will filed for probate at Mineola Long Island.
Iowa editors and publishers will be honored at the fifth annual press day at the Iowa state fair on Saturday August 26. A morning gathering in the administration building will precede an afternoon Thrill Day show and the rodeo finals. A committee led by Leon Barnes Ward Barnes S E Tennant W E Rogers G E Whitehead and James A Rhodes will direct the events.
A speaker honors newspapers for constructive work beyond fairs, noting they aid Iowa’s development and help shape the state as one of the nation’s greats. The remarks connect journalism to civic progress and regional pride.
Amil McDermott of Cascade lost control of his car while leaning to pick a lit cigaret from the floor. The vehicle left the road near Scotch Grove, struck a culvert and overturned in a ditch, injuring four men including McDermott, Loras Kennedy, Ed Lamont, and Paul Koppes who were returning from a carnival.
Dubuque police believe outsiders burglarized a local market Saturday, taking $25. The store sits diagonally across from the Dubuque police station, heightening the incident's proximity to authorities.
The Iowa tax commission moved to raise 1940 property taxes for power gas and water utilities by lifting taxable valuations from 57.3 million to 75.4 million dollars about a 31.65 percent hike on average. Larger companies may see higher increases.
Sutherland Dows, vice president of Iowa Electric Light and Power in Cedar Rapids, said Saturday night the company had not received notification of valuation changes by the state tax commission. He declined further comment until reviewing the revisions and determining potential actions.
Iowa utility valuations were revised up for several firms led by Ward Cedar Rapids boosting the total by 58 percent above last year. The increases affect Iowa Public Service Sioux City and other major utilities with the state tax base rising to about 2.9 billion dollars. Protests must be filed within ten days and railroads saw a reduction of roughly 3.5 million dollars as lines were abandoned.
The Eastern Iowa Power company of Cedar Rapids saw its assessed value jump from 5600 to 117671 for the Maquoketa dam, a 2100 percent increase as the plant is rehabilitated after a period out of commission. The unit wholesales power to the Iowa Electric Light and Power company at Maquoketa.
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