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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1939
Page
1
The Gazette notes a renewed push for 1,800 residents who have not sent Christmas Health seal payments to John M. Ely at the Cedar Rapids Savings Bank building. The item stresses urgency and links the notices to ongoing civic and financial pressures in a year-end and New Year context.
New York AP reports President Roosevelt faces a major defeat for his industrial spending plan as post election sentiment among leaders turns against expanding public utilities. Estimates show deflated utility funding, with some leaders still seeking a revised approach, while others doubt continuation. The plan originally sought 1,000,000 kilowatt plants with over $1 billion in capital outlay, but current figures suggest 500,000 kilowatts and as little as $440 million to $750 million, delaying national defense and expansion.
Cedar Rapids notes a chilly New Year with a brief warm spell. Temperatures rose to 83 degrees by 3 p.m., then fell to 22 by 7 p.m. and 17 at 9 p.m. Government forecasts predict milder weather and possible light snow Monday in northeastern Iowa. Saturday's low was 6 above.
The article questions whether federal investigators will pursue monopolistic concerns amid powerful administrations, suggesting a low likelihood of a thorough probe and implying influence may shield the issue from scrutiny.
City revelers celebrate New Year in Cedar Rapids with a busy loop district, hotels, taverns, and churches hosting varied festivities. Police reported a quiet night aside from drunken driving concerns and key collections to prevent arrests. Beer sales were barred after 11:45 p.m. as the Saturday New Year marked post prohibition repeal.
LEON AP Almon Cox 37 of Leon died in a hospital Saturday night becoming the fifth victim of a Christmas day automobile collision near Leon. Vernon Harryman 6 of Des Moines who was injured has not regained consciousness, hospital attendants said.
President Roosevelt set the new domestic silver price at 64.64 cents per ounce and ordered delivery to a United States coinage mint by June 30, 1939. The proclamation lasts only until that date and may be renewed by Congress. Critics say the high price subsidizes producers while others warn of potential mining layoffs.
From A.M. to 10 A.M. Monday the Gazette Want Ad department will accept ads for Monday. Dial 2-1121 to phone your ad or call at The Gazette office. Save 25 to 40 percent daily by using the low three and seven day rates.
As 1939 began Cedar Rapids industries eyed months ahead for growth and expanded trade. Export activity rose in 1938 with Latin America seen as key if credit can be arranged. La Plant Choate reports Brazil and Peru hold substantial in sight business, while domestic orders and dealer remits indicate strong first quarter potential. Universal Crusher and Iowa Manufacturing foresee better South American trade with favorable financing and agreements.
Revelers around the globe welcomed 1939 with festive toasts while wars and tensions persisted elsewhere. Franco presses toward Barcelona as Spain endures renewed fighting. Japan conducts heavy air raids in China. Germany expands its navy amid European rearmament. Washington rejects Japan’s new order and U S farm prospects brighten. New York hosts Times Square celebration drawing about a million revelers and $15 million in spending as global mood hopes for better times.
Washington attorney general Homer S. Cummings urged a constitutional amendment to retire federal judges at 70 and called for 13 new circuit and district judgeships plus a unified administrative office for federal courts. He proposed retirement rules apply only to judges appointed after enactment with optional voluntary retirement for those disabled before 70. The idea aligns with the Judicial Conference led by Chief Justice Hughes.
Alberta Provincial Treasurer Solon Low announced that the Social Credit government has made its fifth major payment default since taking office in 1935, highlighting ongoing financial strain in Edmonton.
Buenos Aires residents flocked to a demonstration by rain maker Juan Baigorri Velar as his portable weather device disrupted forecasts and caused a fierce storm with thunder and lightning. Skeptics questioned the device while officials planned a controlled rain test for Jan 3.
The largest civilian light aircraft gathering ever assembled will depart Sunday for Miami to participate in air races and a cavalcade southward. Over 650 planes from the eastern U S Canada and Texas will form groups of five under Maj Al Williams, flying in loose formation to demonstrate an adequate civil air reserve.
Rep Andresen of Minnesota, a farm committee member, proposed Saturday a caucus of farm state congressmen to study a substitute for the present political compulsory and purchasable farm program. He called the Agricultural Adjustment Act unworkable.
A Chicago Weather Bureau outlook for January 2 to 7, 1939 notes frequent snow periods in the central and northern areas with little precipitation in the south. Temperatures expected near or below normal with brief intervals above normal in the far south.
Clifford M Wayman 48 of Cedar Rapids a conductor for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City railway was killed at about 9 55 P M when run over by six cars and a truck in the interurban yards on Lafayette street Iowa City The coroner Dr George Callahan said there were no eye witnesses and an inquest will be held The body was taken to the Turner mortuary Cedar Rapids and Wayman’s Cedar Rapids address is 117 Second Avenue SW.
Cloverdale Calif UP seven people killed and three critically injured in a collision on the Redwood highway near Asti. Witness C V Whited of Mendocino City says all seven victims died at once. four were trapped in wreckage and three were thrown onto an embankment. Injured were trapped as well. victims' names were not immediately learned.
Washington reports a developing revolt among leading Democrats against the Roosevelt reciprocal trade policy as new treaties with Great Britain and Canada take effect. Sen Carter Glass of Virginia emerges as the spearhead of a move to repeal the act. He will sponsor a resolution arguing the Senate must retain treaty making power and cannot cede it to the President.
Coal Rapids News presents a table listing the 1938 automobile accidents recorded by Cedar Rapids police traffic bureau. The table enumerates incidents by date location and consequence, reflecting city traffic safety trends for that year.
The Gazette issues only one edition on Monday observing a holiday. It goes to press at 11 am and delivery to readers will begin soon afterward.
Clinton Ind Sunday UP hopes for the rescue of twenty one coal miners trapped in a blazing Crown Hill mine near Clinton faded after a roof collapse forced rescue crews to retreat. Fire roaring underground drove men 168 feet below ground as attempts to reach them continued amid gas and smoke.
By Arthur Bugs Baer. European diplomats begin the year with formal discussions that seem ineffectual as smoke in a heatwave. The piece mocks peace talks as an ammunition dump for war and questions how to sympathize with the underdogs without adopting their faults.
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