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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1939
Page
1
Iowa lawmakers debate Senate File 111 and House File 204 creating or reforming a state welfare board. Opponents warn full time appointees risk partisan influence while supporters seek unified policy and reduced internal conflict under county supervision. Senate plan includes an executive director and home rule for county boards.
Washington The senate voted 72 to 9 to reject President Roosevelt's nomination of Floyd H. Roberts for a Virginia federal judgeship. Iowa's two senators Gillette and Herring joined Glass and Byrd in voting NO. eight Democrats and one independent Republican supported the President.
The PHE Senate measure would require the state welfare board and executive director to maintain uniform relief administration across counties. It warns that central control risks drastic changes in old age assistance, potentially increasing taxes and federal grants, and stresses Iowa must improve a fragmented, jumbled welfare system.
Cedar Rapids police investigated two Saturday night burglaries. Ralph Conrad found $26.30 missing from the Doughnut Shop at 306 Tenth Street SE after opening at 4 30 am Sunday. A rear door glass break allowed entry. about $5 in the register remained. A separate break in at 1130 Ninth Street SE between 8 and 10 pm Saturday saw an electric shaver and mantel clock taken. The items are valued at more than $25.
Iowa old age assistance officials said they received a letter from a woman pensioner stating she is married and will no longer need her old age pension, returning the check.
Pope Pius is confined to his bed with a slight cold that aggravates his breathing. Throat antiseptics were given to relieve breathing and complete rest was ordered, the Vatican announced on Monday.
Hungarian and Czechoslovak liaison officers agreed to meet Monday to investigate the latest border outbreak amid conflicting versions on responsibility.
A town official argues that social welfare measures should be grounded in real experience rather than federal orders. The 1939 approach should reflect practical lessons learned from prior enactments before new legislation is put forward.
The gaekwar of Baroda aged five, Sayaji Rao, died in his palace in London according to a Reuters dispatch from Bombay. He had been prince since age twelve and maharajah after a six year ruling course, inheriting immense wealth.
Mrs. Harry Bijur, longtime NY social figure, received death threats for three months for feeding twenty six striking apartment building workers. A note warned her to stop aiding pickets and a caller said her family would be found in a furnace. Police from two states investigated.
Police said jealousy was the motive as John H. Hooper 34 killed his 17 year old bride then lay in front of a train and killed himself in Louisville Kentucky.
Opinion by Arthur Bugs Baer notes Americans demand full disclosure in deals and government, arguing openness extends to all actions and even past constitutional boundaries while acknowledging the era’s copyright era references.
Chairman William O. Douglas of the SEC assured policyholders the national monopoly investigating committee will not jeopardize their interests. The study, the first since 1906, will examine growth, ownership by mutual companies, and how management sets investment policy to control policyholders.
Edwin S. Smith refused to commit on the sitdown strike while two NLRB members deem it unlawful. A house appropriations subcommittee grilled Smith for a clear legal stance, but Madden and Wakefield Smith stated the sitdown is illegal.
Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City and city officials ask the Supreme Court to review a Third Circuit ruling that enjoined city officials from interfering with CIO meetings. The appeal is joined by the city board of commissioners Director of Public Safety Daniel Caseyard and Police Chief Harry Walsh.
A House subcommittee questioned the FCC over potential monopoly links to Des Moines newspaper owners. Rep Wigglesworth pressed Chairman McNinch on whether one individual should hold multiple frequencies enabling statewide control, citing a Des Moines transfer to the Cowles family.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that in a war Britain’s armed forces would be at France’s disposal. He linked France’s Bonnet statement to the royal government and pledged immediate British cooperation if French interests are threatened.
A Gazette Want Ad by T. J. McGivern at 20124th St NE sold a five room bungalow in seven days after 40 calls. He then sold his furniture with about 100 calls and arranged a California trip with three volunteers, all for $6.72 total. The notice showcases how Gazette Want Ads deliver results.
Classified ad notes Mr McGivern must sell promptly as he leaves town. It lists a complete furnished bungalow at 214 4th St NE with 20 percent down, contact phone 2-166 for details. The notice also mentions a move to Los Angeles and a call for 2 or 7 young men to share expenses.
The House Appropriations Committee backs a year 1.898 billion dollar budget for independent federal agencies starting July 1, a rise of over 298 million from current levels. It trims some estimates and cites new construction items for the maritime commission while withholding the federal communications commission grant pending reorganization action.
A 1939 essay reviews Elena Ashton story People in Cages set in a London zoo on a hot July day. It contends each person is imprisoned by temperament, training, or circumstance and must adjust to their cage while aiming for freedom beyond.
Eight children perished in two separate fires in New York and New Jersey Sunday night and Monday. In Springfield, New Jersey, the four children of Mr and Mrs James O Perkins suffocated when an exploding oil heater ignited their small house. Their parents, trying to reach them, were driven back by the blaze. In Harlem, New York, four Negro children of Mr and Mrs William Clay died when their bed caught fire after they played with matches while their parents were away.
A Senate subcommittee criticized J P Morgan and Company and Kuhn Loeb and Company for failing to render distinguished service in the field of railroad reorganization and finance. The session targeted the firms for shortcomings in handling interstate commerce issues.
In Rome, Mussolini prepared to chair a supreme defense council meeting while flying to Naples. Voce d Italia publisher Virginio Gayda claimed Italians would stay in Spain until red forces and subversion were eliminated, with Madrid and Valencia to be liberated in a few weeks.
Column on page five promises insider view of a Roosevelt era controversy. Mahon signals behind the scenes focus and clarifies what President Roosevelt said amid public concern and international issues.
London reports un conditional surrender terms from the Spanish government as Franco vows to reject third party mediation. Negrin seeks talks with British and French envoys while Catalan forces flee into France.
An AP dispatch reports that efforts to form a border commission at the Manchurian region failed. The spokesman said Monday that the plan could not proceed, despite clashes last week near the Soviet Russian frontier and Manchoukuan territories.
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