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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
20
In a snowy nightcap scene Uncle Wiggily and family fear a disguised Bob Cat seeks shelter. Nurse Jane suspects danger and quietly confronts the intruder by locking the closet and plotting the trap as suspense builds for the next installment.
Wesley Gatewood of Cedar Rapids was fined $25 and costs in Justice H. RR. Churchill's court for reckless driving after being arrested at First avenue and Tenth street by Highway Patrolman H. H. Parr. Parr chased Gatewood as he tried to evade a stoplight by turning into a filling station.
The Labor Department reported Friday that the value of building permits issued in the United States during the first ten months of this year was 22 percent higher than the same period in 1938.
A verse vivid in its warning about dictatorship prompts fear and control. The poem condemns killing silencing dissent spying imprisoning banishment propaganda and drilled obedience to power.
Police seek a man who passed a false cashier's check for coal, then received cash. Edward Berg of White Eagle Coal said about 9 45 a.m. a man ordered 2 1/2 tons to 1016 Center Point Road NE, Toledo bank issued $32 check to R S Wade via J L Hudson, but coal cost $17.20 and the man got $14.80 cash. Bank is in receivership. Center Point Road address was fictitious. Suspect described as about 45, 5 8, 150 pounds, clean shaven, brown overcoat, dark hat, blue tie.
Washington United Press reported Joseph P Kennedy ambassador to Great Britain favors a third term for President Roosevelt. Kennedy said he would support it if the President wants it, arguing that even the best man would need time to grasp all problems facing America.
The article lays out daily menus for a five person family two adults three children to achieve a balanced diet on about twelve dollars weekly. It includes example Saturday meals with dates in cooked wheat cereal, corn chowder, bread and jam, and a lettuce salad with mayonnaise, plus tips on preparing dried fruits and apricots without overcooking.
Menu lists stewed apricots and tea for adults with milk for children. Dinner includes pan fried liver creamed potatoes and baked squash with a spice cake. Cost for the day is about $1.60.
Lord Alness, chairman of the accident prevention committee, spoke in a Thursday night broadcast about Britain during the early war period. He outlined measures and concerns affecting public safety as the conflict began.
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