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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1939
Page
23
In a makeshift basement setup under Chief Vlach the police department trains weekly with a temporary pistol range and gym. Officers like Patrolman John Stodola and Leon ard Stusak use improvised equipment while a formal range awaits city and contractor agreement.
Local river club officials accuse Penick and Ford of discharging naphtha and grease into the Cedar River, harming fish near the plant outlets. Mullinex urges ceasing discharges and separating clean-up water for municipal treatment while officials plan a joint action meeting.
At the annual meeting of First Christian Church G E King and R R Downer were elected elders. E W LaPlant A C Westrom V Roy Harger Ray F Higbee J O Leven Charles F Stocker H ree ee ee roepper B F Hammond W V Shillinglaw LeRoy H Long Claude Frutchey Adam Parrish became deacons. Glenn McMillan led community singing and Guy P Linville spoke on church status. Ben J Witwer reported 7128.36 dollars disbursed for current expenses with no inflectedness against church property. Membership rose by 169 new members with a net gain.
Reports from church departments show a gain across the organization. Dr. Marion H. Williams, pastor, closed the meeting with a discussion of last year's accomplishments and plans for the coming church year.
About a dozen to fourteen University of Iowa coaching staff members will attend a Hanford American Legion meeting at the Armory Tuesday night at 8. Also invited are the Coe college band and coaching staffs from Cornell College. The event honors Dr Eddie Anderson new Iowa head football coach.
Hollywood reports Ronald Colman, noted film actor, will leave his radio drama series. He reportedly asked for and received release from his contract with an advertising agency after dissatisfaction with supplied material.
In Detroit 23,000 workers at the Dodge and Hudson plants voted to back the CIO aligned United Automobile Workers faction. The move undercuts Homer Martin’s anti CIO group as locals pay dues to R. J. Thomas led faction after Martin addressed both sides.
In Omaha Nebraska a Luther League forum nearly unanimously opposed creating a forbidden books list. Rev Paul Moenibeng proposed instead recommending good literature. Lindberg warned banning books would boost sales.
Dr Eduard Benes, ex president of Czechoslovakia, warned at Delmonico's that Europe faces four outcomes after the Munich crisis a just peace an irreversible descent into barbarism international revolution or war He predicted a future clash with Germany and Italy against Britain France and Japan and praised the United States as a powerful democratic example.
Thirty five Iowa legislators visited the University of Iowa College of Engineering and other buildings, meeting with President Eugene A. Gilmore and university officials. They considered moving the Iowa engineering school from Ames and were hosted at a luncheon in the Iowa Union, with some attending the Iowa Indiana basketball game.
Cub pack 20 led by Charles Young met Thursday night at Westminster Presbyterian church. Two members, Jimmy Pollock and Jerrold Conroy, joined Scout troop 29 with welcome by Walter Mohr and Bob Arnold. Bear badges went to Richard Jones and Jimmy McLain, Wolf to Bryce Hahn, gold arrows to Mark Anthony Bobby Connett Clayton Jones Dick Klinck John Skien and Jimmy McLain, silver arrows to Bruce Carns John Skien and Bob Wiley. New Cubs named Robert Brownbridge William Wratten Cordell Rudin and Bob Wiley. Den mother certificates given by their sons to Mesdames H. J. Jones Ben H. Peterson E. L. Klinck Frank Powers Ray Pollock Derald Roland and £. 8 B. Gable. Service stars awarded to Jimmy Powers and Russell Ward. The purple finch turns yellow in captivity.
The third annual Coe College invitational debate tournament concluded with merit awards after a luncheon and after dinner speaking. Six after dinner speakers included Marjorie Wormley and Paul Nesbitt who received superior ranking and certificates. The three day event drew 138 debaters from Iowa and Illinois despite slippery roads.
Miss Geraldine Haddy of 972 F Avenue NW leads the Mardi Gras coronation ball queen contest in Cedar Rapids. Evalyn Kroupa trails in second as entrants include Hellen Humphrey Peggy Neary Angeline Margus and others. The Musketeers and Cavaliers drum corps present drills and musical numbers with proceeds aiding the Cavaliers and sending the Cedar Rapids Muskteers to national events. The Mardi Gras begins at 8 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum.
H H Halley of Chicago will lead a community wide Bible series at First Baptist Cedar Rapids from February 19 to 24 at 7 30 each evening. Rev Grant Anderson hosts with high school choirs and pastors sharing the pulpit. Halley has conducted similar series for 16 years across 35 states.
Dr. A. G. Kreeze spent a day in jail in Butte Montana after refusing to pay a $2 fine for overparking during emergency calls. He said he was tired of paying fines for doing his duty to his patients.
The entire warehouse lot of furniture belonging to Ed Jones will be sold at auction on February 16 at the Madison Auction House, 415 5th Ave BE. The Kenwood Transfer.
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