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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
11
A Kirkenes dispatch reports Finnish sharpshooters in white cloaks on skis attacked Russian troops on the far northern front, gaining about two miles and occupying several positions. Helsingfors notes claim a large mine explosion during Liinahamari landing killed thousands of Soviets, with Russian ships seen retreating from Petsamo area.
Finnish forces launch a determined counter on the Karelian front after Soviet troops reached the Mannerheim line defenses. Helsinki pleads for aid from Britain and others to halt the invasion. A Stockholm dispatch cites 20 000 Russian casualties in the first week and notes Soviet air raids on villages near Lake Ladoga with limited damage.
Cedar Rapids logged a chilly 17 degrees at 8 a.m. then warmed quickly to 29 by 10 a.m and 46 by 2:30 p.m. Friday stretched into a mild day with Thursday reaching 46 in the afternoon. Chambers Inskeep records track the temperature pattern through the evening.
Neutral shipping in the Baltic began departing the Finland coast after Moscow announced a blockade. Ships have until noon Saturday to exit the blockaded zone, or the waters will be deemed dangerous for shipping. The move, while condemned by some, is considered within international law by diplomats but questions remain about enforcement and impact on Gulf of Bothnia traffic. The Oliva incident near Mantyluoto marked intensified Red Fleet activity.
Out of town drivers faced a Cedar Rapids police stop sign crackdown with seven ticketed for running school signs, two for failure to stop, and fourteen for entering an arterial without stopping. Several names and cities are listed among those fined or waivers signed.
Riverhead New York United Press reports that Eileen Herrick and George Lowther III won freedom from alleged parental confinement via habeas corpus. Judge L Barron Hill ordered release from virtual imprisonment, allowing the couple to meet and wed, likely Friday.
Landon pressed the third term issue at a White House press conference and denounced Roosevelt’s domestic record while pledging 100 percent support in foreign affairs if the president keeps the current course. He urged a GOP victory in 1940 to restore prosperity.
Blood fingerprints at the Brooklyn home of Dr. Walter Engelberg German consular secretary point to a former prize fighter now believed in Florida Detectives say the suspect is of German extraction and likely wore a large bathrobe and size 1 slippers FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover oversees the case with agency involvement as investigators weigh espionage links and possible German government reporting.
Police chief Bob Viach announces two city rented bike parking lots are ready for occupancy since Nov 9. Parks are to be between billboards and the Fourth Street E tracks. one lot still under minor work. The chief vows action against sidewalk riding, with an ordinance to curb sidewalk parking in the loop.
A reader recalls a hurtful injury and shares how a reader essay led to forgiveness. The message cites Lincoln words about not resenting cruelty and notes that vengeance poisons life. It concludes that life is too great for malice and that God will repay.
The National Safety Council lists odd 1939 accidents. Harold Ruebush is shot when a pig knocks over a .22 and steps on the trigger. A Wichita pupil is wounded by a hot radiator causing a cartridge in his hip pocket to explode.
The Federal Reserve Board estimated that allies hold 8.44 billion dollars in readily marketable gold cash and security assets for buying supplies in the United States while Germany has 160 million dollars.
German bombing squadrons penetrated toward Paris at night aided by clouds and high altitude. Anti aircraft batteries drove off the planes just east of Paris. French patrols retaliated along the western front with clashes noted.
Patrolman Bill Remington files a reckless driving count against Miss Helen Nassif of 1558 B avenue NE after her car hit a truck and overturned it. The case, heard by Judge Thomas B. Powell in police court, was continued after Nassif did not appear and prosecutors criticized the filing process.
Former President Herbert Hoover urged nationwide action to aid Finland amid wartime evacuation and suffering. He organized a Finnish relief fund, urged contributions to the Red Cross, and outlined administration details via the Chase National Bank and a new New York office.
Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio and ally of President Roosevelt, is acquitted of charges that he conspired to pay poll taxes for other voters at the last city election. The trial followed weeks of political tension as the jury returned a verdict amid applause in court.
The Jersey was struck by a German torpedo off an undisclosed Atlantic coast area and two officers and eight sailors are believed dead. Twelve crew members were injured. the ship did not sink and reached harbor safely.
OSLO AP reports the British freighter Thomas Walton sank in Vestfjord on the northern Norwegian coast after an unexplained blast Thursday night. Sixteen crew members of the 46 aboard were killed.
The Cedar Rapids independent school district petitions the district court to annul a state appeal board decision from Oct 12 that cut the general fund tax levy for the 1940 fiscal year by 28555 dollars. The board faced a taxpayers group appeal. defendants include Porter Akers Bagby. Judge Haas ordered a complete record by Dec 20 for review.
A German submarine patrolling the surface off the English coast was bombed and sunk by a British airplane on Friday. An official statement said the first bomb hit amidships and the second struck above as the vessel began sinking.
The State Department issued a formal note to Britain reserving all rights to recover damages from the British blockade of German exports. Secretary Hull said the planned blockade lacks lawful justification, and America will not recognize a blockade of the Finnish coast by Soviet Russia.
Arthur Baer reports a large Republican gathering in Minneapolis as twelve thousand Midwest farmers search for a lodge sign and a 1940 keynote focusing on recovery reform and relief within the party.
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