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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1939
Page
12
Roosevelt meets Mc Kinley at 8 15 with a sophomore game at 7. A testimonial dinner honors Linn county republican central committee chairman Carl Hendrickson tonight at 6 30 at Hotel Montrose in Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Rosalie Seda aged 72 died at 926 Fifth Street SE at 2 35 a m Friday. A son born Feb 9 to Mr and Mrs Ray T Moore 25 Blake Terrace SE. At Mercy hospital a daughter to Mr and Mrs Harry Montgomery Marion Feb 9 and a son to Mr and Mrs Everett Brady 419 Second Street SE Feb 9. Thursday 3 28 p m basement fire at 2107 Greenwood Drive SE caused smoke damage Milo Chehak general alarm.
Frederic S. Helming and Mary M. Nolan, both residents of Cedar Rapids, obtained marriage licenses.
The police court session Friday recorded no offenders as no cases were brought before the court. Local authorities reported a quiet docket with all usual administrative matters addressed.
Britain dispatches peace proposals to insurgent Spain and plans talks with General Franco. Sir Robert Hodgson travels from London to Burgos to relay terms and assurances of French British aid and loans in exchange for withdrawal of Italian and German troops and humane treatment of government defenders. Negrin and Alvarez del Vayo travel to Valencia. Miaja named commander of all republican forces.
The testimonial dinner for Carl Hendrickson, Linn County Republican central committee chairman, is set for 6 30 PM at the Montrose hotel. Toastmaster Guy Linville will introduce Mayor Frank Hahn Judge H C Ring Charles Penningroth Harry Nehls Jr Mrs J W Ballard and Mrs Imogen Emery. Hendrickson will reply. music and readings precede the program with Mrs Otto Ambroz at the piano and Ruth Ebling Massey leading song.
Pius XI died after a long illness as bishops and Cardinal Pacelli oversaw the deathbed rites. The Pontiff’s passing triggered official notices to kings, premiers, and diplomats while tributes highlighted his peacekeeping role and the Lateran treaty with Italy.
Japanese forces occupy Haihow port on Hainan island amid protests expected from France and Britain. Officials call the action a military necessity to cut Chinese munitions flow and speed China’s defeat, expanding Japanese control along the Asiatic coast.
Waterloo police report Mrs Clem W. Biddulph 47 was struck by an eastbound Illinois Central passenger train in Waterloo. She was walking on the track when struck. Surviving: husband and a son William 16.
The page lists home furnishings for sale under the want ads section. Listings include new and used items with prices and brief descriptions for buyers. Listings are attributed to local sellers and reflect common marketplace offerings of the period.
The report notes a jury deadlock in a WPA trial and the plan to retry the eleven defendants where the jury failed to reach a verdict. The statement indicates an intent to proceed with new proceedings promptly.
A federal grand jury indicted thirteen WPA officials and workers in Camden county for allegedly defrauding the government. The jurors also restate indictments against Atlantic county WRAS executives for alleged intimidation of workers.
A Democratic member of the House Ways and Means Committee criticizes federal payroll tax handling. He argues billions of dollars are collected and immediately spent on government operating expenses. The remarks focus on alleged embezzlement linked to payroll tax funds.
C A Lueder a 55 year old section foreman on the Rock Island railroad was struck while kneeling to operate a frozen switch. He suffered a fractured pelvis and was taken to St Luke's hospital in satisfactory condition. The truck rear ended by Earl Hoffman 19 who had just begun work at Kutchera Sod ing and Fuel Co. Hoffman said he was loading trucks and did not have a chauffeur license. No one saw the collision and both men were surprised by the other’s presence.
Secretary Wallace opposed a price fixing farm bill, warning it could raise consumer costs by about a billion dollars annually. He testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee, arguing the cost of administration and potential bootlegging would undermine current farm programs and urging only minor changes in 1939.
Berlin flags on public buildings were lowered to half mast as Germany begins a formal period of mourning for Pope Pius XI. The ambassador to the Vatican leads Reich representation at the funeral, with Hitler guiding condolences through Dr. Diego von Bergen. The Vatican review criticized Italian racial laws.
The measure heads to the open party tage next Monday in Des Moines as legislators debate statewide liquor control. The bill would prohibit liquor sales by the drink while allowing communities to decide on a state liquor store and beer sales.
Congress debated disclosure of testimony on American plane sales to France as Republicans endorse most defense funding while balking at Pacific expansion. A severe winter storm then raged across the West and Plains, causing deaths and travel chaos from Utah to Minnesota, with widespread closures and zero visibility.
A warm front fallout brought sleet and rain then freezing ice across the region. Swisher to Iowa City service stayed up early and a Crandic line repair restored belts by late morning. A Cedar Rapids center Point road crash damaged a Peoria beer truck with 700 cases spilled and a Covington Palo road bakery truck skid with $400 damage. High winds and a 32 degree high temps dropped to 20 after midnight.
Iowa endured a brutal winter snap with subzero readings across the state after a mixed snow rain sleet storm. Sioux City Iowa Falls registered 12 below with other cities at 10 below Des Moines seven below Dubuque Davenport two below.
United Press reports a cold wave causing deaths and severe suffering across the midwest and far west. Eleven people died on the western Rocky Mountain slope as a new frigid surge from Alaska approached, with forecasts of continued freezing through the weekend.
Manchester experienced a record cold as temperatures fell 42 degrees to reach subzero levels. Highways and streets froze over leaving icy conditions across the city Thursday night.
Cardinal Mundelein praised Pope Pius XI as the greatest champion of human rights of our age, calling him a courageous protector of labor rights, family, and individual dignity. The statement, issued by the Chicago archdiocese, arrives as Mundelein travels in Florida en route to Rome.
Hull Cables U S cables the Vatican with profound condolences on the death of Pope Pius XI. President Roosevelt expresses sorrow and praises the Pontiff’s spiritual qualities and zeal for peace. The U S will not send a funeral representative, citing lack of diplomatic relations with the Vatican.
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