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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1939
Page
5
Secretary Hopkins estimated total national income for 1939 at 68.5 billion dollars, up 4.5 billion from 1938, with November income payments reaching 5.0 billion the largest for that month since 1929. He noted price levels were not higher and per capita output remains below 1929 peaks.
Lloyd Hunter an 18 year old of 1827 Hamilton street SW was arrested Saturday noon on forgery charges and jailed until Tuesday for further questioning. Chief Earl Stanley said Hunter admitted stealing an auto registration certificate last summer and borrowing money with another man s car using that name. He was nabbed at Standard Tire company while trying to charge a radio to the other man and signing that man s name. Hunter has prior juvenile offenses and will be grilled Tuesday about other forgeries since June.
Mrs. Iane Nugent a Chicago widow who acted as her own counsel was acquitted by a Norfolk county jury after a week long trial. The perjury charge related to a $50 000 civil suit she filed against Dedham financier Philip Loring Reed claiming non payment for confidential services. Nugent testified she served as an industrial spy for Reed.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt indicated at a press conference that she follows custom by not inviting the Dies committee as a group to White House functions. She said invitations go to individuals she knows, not to an entire congressional panel, though standing committee members may receive group invites.
Pont-A-Mousson Post No. 451 of the American Legion earned the annual Americanism citation for 1939 community service. Virgil Powell named post commander announced the honor signed by national commander Stephen Chadwick. Powell praised grave registration officer S. O. Alnutt and noted the post’s safety suggestions and strong local program. The all-Negro post surpassed its 1940 membership quota by two.
The British account says the submarine Ursula dived under six destroyers to fire at a German cruiser at the Elbe mouth. It reports two torpedo hits and a magazine explosion, with a subsequent rise to observe the cruiser gone and explosions fading as Ursula departed.
In Chicago Cook County applicants for marriage licenses received a festive boost as Chief License Clerk Sidney Summerfield hung a sprig of mistletoe over the license counter. The tradition gave couples a playful reason to kiss in public while applying.
Fragmented OCR text of a well known Christmas poem with garbled phrasing and misspellings. It recalls St Nicholas's arrival with a toy bundle and reindeer imagery in a verse rhythm. The piece preserves familiar lines and festive imagery despite errors.
A fragment describes a jolly old elf arriving and leaving by a chimney. The narrator recalls watching him with curiosity and noting the elf ignored words, moving directly to his work stocking by stocking before departing.
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