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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1940
Page
11
Iowa merchants reported at least 2019 million in retail sales during the 1939 Christmas quarter, yielding 4.04 million in 2 percent sales tax through March. The state notes 64,623 merchants contributed, with per-retailer averages near 62 dollars and March receipts expected to rise.
Census figures show 732 independent Iowa retailers as a group up 2.5 percent from January 1939. Fourteen department stores not counted in the sample fell 1.6 percent. General stores without foods led gains at 15.4 percent, with groceries without meats up 13.8 percent and filling stations up 13.1 percent.
Mrs Belle Daggett 72 known as Belle Singleton died at a Waterloo hospital after December illness kidney trouble and complications She was born Belle Singleton in Indiana married to Walter Daggett in 1887 and moved to La Porte City Survived by four children Daniel Daggett William C Jesse C and Winnie Marie Welton Funeral arrangements pending with burial in West View cemetery Le port city church group and Bible class member Body at Ashley and Waldrof Funeral home.
Ottumwa patrolman Walter Clemens is shown with a new portable radio receiver used for rapid quiet contact with officers on downtown beats. The midget set and batteries reside in a square leather belt case and he wears a single earphone.
Nine students at Cornell College earned highest honors with straight A averages for the first semester and will attend a Thursday banquet at the Grill. List includes Francis Allen and Eleanor Gough of Mount Vernon, plus peers from multiple Illinois towns and other states in the honorees and high honors groups.
Wilbur Tracht, 33, and Harry Grings, 18, were indicted by the Cedar County grand jury. They asked for time to plead at a Wednesday arraignment before Judge J. T. Moffit. Tracht faces a statutory charge and Grings is accused of extortion and compounding a public offense related to the Tracht case.
A landslide on Fort Madison state penitentiary grounds Tuesday killed convict L. E. Burton and seriously injured Eugene Cooper. Burton 42 of Des Moines was serving 15 years for check forgery. Cooper 29 had life to serve for slaying a fellow worker. Both men were cutting a hill to widen the recreation area when earth slid.
Ward Wolford was wounded in one leg when a shotgun he leaned against a garage on his brother’s farm discharged as it fell. He crawled to the nearby John Miland home for help while the Milands were away. His condition was not believed serious.
Tama county auditor Lee M. Youngman says he is Iowa's youngest born, turning sixteen on February 29. He has lived in Toledo since age four and was a merchant for 30 years, noting 1900 lacked a leap day.
In Des Moines a penny slot machine used as evidence cost its owner $10 while the judge fined the device’s owner for operating a disorderly place. The miniature machine paid cigarets on some plays but produced nothing during the test. Police were ordered to confiscate the gadget.
Robert W. Scott and company of Albert Lea Minnesota submitted the low general contract bid of 27 877 for the Collegiate Press Inc building at Iowa State college. The state board of education opened 14 general bids. Van Voorhis Plumbing of Ames bid 5 372 for plumbing and heating. Capital City Electric of Des Moines bid 1 914 for wiring. Building slated for occupancy by September 15.
Seventeen members of Marion chapter CS PEO met at Mrs. J J Booth home to hear Catherine Mann from Mount Pleasant outline the Supreme chapters educational fund which totals more than eight hundred thousand dollars and funds loans for about twenty five hundred young women annually. Nile Kinnick lecture tickets remain for 6 30 pm banquet at Legion hall.
The W. C. T. U. met Tuesday at Mrs. W. J. Trimble’s home. Mrs. Snell led the devotional period. Trimble spoke on Loyal Temperance Legion work. Hiams read The Union Signal in the Making. Kemp reviewed articles on narcotics. Guests included Mrs. O. R. Martin and Mrs. Snell.
The Indian Creek Soil Conservation association will hold its annual meeting March 7 at Prairie Chapel church. Supper will be served at 7 p.m. A motion picture program will follow. Officers will be elected. All families within the association boundaries are invited.
North Marion Farm Bureau leaders met Tuesday at Mrs. George Clatterbuck’s home with Miss Lucile Gove in charge. They discussed achievement day music and held a picnic supper. The Christian church choir rehearses Thursday at 7 15 p.m. and Osceola lodge 18 I O O F meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. for second degree work.
The Prairie Union A and L club meeting is postponed one week. Mrs. Lloyd Stark will travel to Chicago on Thursday for a day trip.
L A Levasseur came back Monday from Long Beach California where he spent the winter. Mrs Levasseur cannot return yet due to an injured ankle but plans to join him in a few weeks.
Miss Alice McGuire has returned from a vacation spent in Mexico City, where she enjoyed sightseeing and rest. She plans to resume activities soon and share stories from her travels with friends.
Lewis Weis recovers from several days illness due to influenza. A ten pound son was born February 28 to Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Endicott of the old Marion road. The Bid-'Em-High Bridge club met Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Flockhart with three card tables. High scores were won by Mrs. H. E. Vander Linden and H. M. Howe while low scores went to Mrs. Norman Adee and Howard Caldwell.
Compliment to Mrs. Kenneth Weaver of Springville prior to marriage as Grace Starry, a Prairie Chapel shower was hosted at Mrs. Clyde Scott’s home. Twenty five women attended and Mrs. Weaver received many gifts.
The Fidelis circle of King's Daughters will hold a meeting Friday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Lee R. Fitzgerald located at 1150 Twelfth Street.
Public notices report a library board meeting Friday at 7 30 in the library auditorium. Lana Turner stars tonight with Artie Shaw's band in Dancing Co Ed at the Garden. Book club luncheon hosted by Mrs M W Courtney. Mrs H N Strader reviews No Arms No Armour by Robert Henriques. The Theristmial club met at Mrs Jesse B Howell’s home with a Story Telling program by Mrs Ruby Powles featuring The Roaming Ranch by Bret Harte. Mr and Mrs E B Castle returned from a two month southern vacation.
The parent education class of the P. T. A. meets Friday at 7 30 at Mrs F E Stimson 601 Fifth Avenue. Mrs Cecil Seger leads the lesson titled Saturday Sunday. All interested are welcome.
Louis P. Wulf of Automatic Airmail Inc reveals a device to pick up and deposit mail in flight. He seeks a permit via Congressman Jacobsen to operate an 800 mile route from Moline to Rochester with connections to Northwest Airlines. The plan covers Clinton Savanna La Crosse Dubuque Winona Rochester and returns through Iowa Minnesota towns.
U S Bureau of Labor Statistics finds cost of living in 32 major cities edged down slightly in the three months to December 15. Food costs fell overall, clothing and fuel rose, rents steady, with Washington D C leading declines and Detroit posting notable increases in some categories.
In France historical records show compass directions changing from north by east in 1580 to true north in 1665 then north north east in 1812. The needle has swung across the globe with the moving magnetic pole and now again points toward north east, reflecting ongoing geomagnetic shifts.
The Iowa social welfare board announces a new $21 base for old age assistance after conferences with county boards and committees. About 54,000 recipients receive monthly checks averaging $20.20, with variations for living arrangements and up to $5 extra for chronic medical needs.
Mount Vernon Miss May Yeisley aged 79 died at home after a three week illness. A lifelong Linn county resident from a pioneer family she was born near Mount Vernon on land her family farmed. Surviving are two brothers and a sister. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at the family home with Rev. James W. Gray Jr. officiating, burial in Mount Zion cemetery. She was a member of the Rebekah lodge.
Traer fire department was called to the Roy Porter farm six miles northwest of Traer on Monday. The blaze started in the separator house and burned. a garage was partly damaged.
Howard Sallows, held in Davenport, admits aiding in an $18,000 robbery at Marshall Field store in Chicago. Police say a guard at the store confirms the confession as the bandit struck. Sallows’ parents reside in Davenport.
Grinnell college plans job surveys in Chicago Minneapolis and Des Moines March 26 27 28 29 during spring recess. Eighth grades? Wait.
The Independent School District of Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa announces a regular election on Monday March 11 1940. Polling places are listed across 23 precincts with many detailed boundaries and venues. Three directors elected for three years each to succeed Ikgett Penningroth and von Lackum, plus a two year treasurer term.
Des Moines reports sleet and snow across the state with a .27 inch precipitation and an inch and a half snow blanket. Temperatures ranged from 10 to 37 degrees as Spirit Lake and Charles City observed deep cold, Davenport and Keokuk reached 37, with rising temperatures and light snow forecast for northern Iowa.
Iowa City lecture by Chester C. Davis discusses gold influx and bank reserves. He notes U S gold hoard rose from 43 billion in 1920 to 64 billion in 1939 and questions how to use excess gold and what monetary system would prevail if gold runs out. He doubts rapid rise in investment rates amid buoyant government securities.
In Grinnell Michael Hotchkins turned eight on Sunday and plans to help his mother celebrate her birthday on Thursday. His mother, born in 1908, marks a contrast with Michael who arrived in 1932, making birthdays and presents the focal point of the week.
Notice announces Louise Filipy as Executrix of the estate of Joseph Filipy of Linn County Iowa, appointed February 13 1940. Creditors are asked to pay debts and file claims with the Linn County District Court clerk. Attorney Robert F Milota represents the executrix.
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