23 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
1
A 75 year old widow known for humor and thrift reflects on health, dwindling savings, and a life shaped by her late husband. She jokes about following the President's frame of mind and recalls Roosevelts policies as she contemplates national issues and local temptations.
Morgenthau told business leaders that no new taxes are planned and urged Congress to review tax laws for potential relief. He stressed the administration seeks to boost business profits and revenue from existing rates, delaying action until after March 15 income tax collections.
The Civil Service Commission urged modernization of 1929 police rules after a patrolman was discharged for drinking on duty. Chief Vinch issued a supple mental order banning beer on duty or in uniform. Officials agree a broader overhaul should cover training and fitness, with morale and retirement incentives noted.
The Chamber of Commerce civic improvement panel urges demolishing the old Washington High building to create a surfaced parking lot on the city owned site. They note repairs would be costly and question who would maintain the structure while oil firms likely bid for servicing rights and lease income could fund improvements. Ed Sheehy and committee praise the plan as a strong solution to downtown parking.
Linn county will allocate 275 179 for secondary road improvements this year a rise over 1938. The county has acted independently with PWA aid not waiting for state legislation, while northern counties push ahead with construction. Protests from counties relying on primary road funds argue against raiding that fund to finance secondary work.
Berlin editors urge United States Senator Key Pittman to stop attacks on Germany. The Zweelfuhrblatt editorial says Pittman speaks for officials handling German American relations and declares the limit has been reached.
Berlin commentary in the National Zeitung asserts that worsening relations with the United States could lead to a break in diplomatic ties as a next step amid current strain with Roosevelt and the U.S.
New Orleans UPI senior Judge Rufus E. Foster denied a certificate of probable cause to save Franklin Pierce McCall the Florida kidnapper killer from the electric chair.
A federal grand jury in Boston indicted Brown Stitching Contract Co of Lawrence and treasurer Nathan Brown as front figures in the nation’s first criminal Wage and Hour Act case. They face charges of failing to pay minimum wages and falsifying records to hide the shortfalls. The indictment followed evidence presented by Assistant U S Attorney General Joseph E Brill to Judge George C Sweeney.
A reflective 1939 essay contrasts a cheerful milkman who is killed on the job with a silent resignation to duty. Dr Newton reveals the worker’s family and the anonymous impact of his death, urging readers to notice the unseen struggles of those who serve daily.
Washington reporting that Senate Democratic and Republican leaders joined forces to speed up consideration of major legislation. Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley summoned chairs of key committees to a Friday conference to discuss fast tracking debate and methods.
Speaker Bankhead said at a press conference that President Roosevelt plans no new legislative proposals for this session. The remark frames the administration's public agenda as of the day in Washington.
Senate leaders seek to accelerate passage of key measures as only two major bills have cleared since Jan 3. Minority Leader McNary and Barkley call for coordinated committee action and reject a harmony session while pledging GOP cooperation to expedite necessary legislation.
In New York German Americans opposed to the regime urged Americans not to assume all Germans here are Nazis. They celebrated George Washington's birthday at a rally Wednesday night and broadcast a plea for restraint and understanding.
Navy hydrographer Captain G S Bryan said a stray mine could have sunk the unidentified vessel that sent an SOS from the Atlantic. Officials noted a January 27 report of a mine sighting 600 miles southwest of the Azores and tracked the distress location about 360 miles south of the islands.
ARTHUR Bugs Baer notes how Oregon started a gasoline tax in 1918 and then 47 states joined, producing eight billion dollars in revenue. The piece mocks hitchhikers paying their share and threads a satirical, late Depression era tone with references to public transport and a pie joke.
Washington reports that Francisco Franco pledged full cooperation with Mussolini and Hitler using Spanish air and naval bases if the Axis powers enter war against France and Britain. The informal alliance would allow base access across Gibraltar Ceuta Algeciras and Spain to threaten Morocco and weaken Allied shipping.
Sixty two miners remained underground at Wolfe Collieries in Oneida Pennsylvania protesting overdue pay. Company officials and union leader Brown disagree on authorization and back pay while inspectors note ample food and safety support for the self entombed workers.
The Senate passed a house approved bill extending the Export-Import Bank and the Commodity Credit Corporation to June 30 1941. It sets outstanding Ex-Im loans at 100 million and raises CCC borrowing power to 900 million. Sen Taft questioned Haiti loan repayment and marine use. An amendment barred extra funding to Ex-Im beyond 100 million, awaiting House action.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora says the National Lawyers Guild is dominated by communists and leads a mass withdrawal of liberal attorneys. Notables resigning include Frank P Walsh Morris Ernst Samuel Null Jerome Frank Thurman Arnold and others after a fiery valedictory against communism at Lincoln's Birthday Chicago convention.
Mrs Henry J Robert Jr president of the D A R said the ban on Marian Anderson at Constitution Hall Washington DC was a simple business decision with no racial issue involved. The denial followed controversy over the venue owned by the D A R and cited by officials as a private matter.
Gazette Rental Want Ads show quick results for March 1 move ins. Listings include a modern four room bungalow with private decor and built in closets at 418 1st Ave NW, phone 2-0948, plus a furnished and unfurnished apartment at 811 6th with rates around 853 dollars and additional contact numbers.
Detroit reports say the UAW jurisdictional dispute idled 28,000 workers across Plymouth and Briggs plants before end of Thursday. Chrysler and Briggs faced pressure to recognize the faction aligned with CIO in Detroit amid a split UAW leadership.
Moscow reports that new Japanese demands in the Siberian fisheries feud were rebuffed after a two hour talks between Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff and Japanese Ambassador Shigenori Togo.
The House advanced a compromise reorganization bill to give the President power to submit plans to rearrange consolidate or abolish federal agencies. Congress could veto by majority in both chambers within 60 days. The measure also authorizes six new administrative assistants to the President.
The speech by Harry L. Hopkins secretary of commerce will be broadcast across Iowa radio stations WHO Des Moines and WOC starting Friday evening. WMT Cedar Rapids will record and rebroadcast the address from 10 30 to 11 15 p m. The talk will also be distributed via a national chain hookup.
A House coalition defeated an administration proposal to fund a 5 million dollar naval base at Guam, marking the first setback to F D R rearmament. The vote on the Guam base was 205 to 168 to remove it from the 53.8 million naval air base bill, with passage of the remainder by 368 to 4.
Sergt. Clarence Day of the highway patrol arrested Willard McPherson, City Lines bus driver, in Cedar Rapids after he pled guilty to traveling 40 miles per hour on Mt Vernon Avenue SE. He paid a $10 fine in Justice H.R. Churchill’s court. the city speed limit is 25 mph.
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