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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1938
Page
2
A playful finger faces fad spreads in Linn County as Nevin Nichols and others test silhouettes with props. County records show 871 divorces in 1937 and the Dempsy Jones office processed 24,295 instruments, marking a record year for home stead tax filings and fee collections rising to 12,407.30.
Linn county finished 1937 with strong finances and high tax collections. Treasurer Sedlacek reported 1936 taxes paid in 1937 totaling 3,443,468.92 on a 3,569,915.61 levy while 1937 taxes to be collected in 1938 stood at about three million dollars. County officials note relief grants and bond concerns, plan a new road program, and process 1938 vehicle plates as 1937 closes.
Berkeley AP reports California holds about 95 percent of the world dried prune crop this year. The Prune Prorate program is established to distribute the crop, encourage exports, and divert some stock to relief channels.
A reader laments the nation’s mood and recession fears then suggests a brief war might lift wages and prices. The piece references Memorial Day, veterans, church life, and a call for more aircraft and naval power amid budget talks with Senators Wheeler Norris and others.
Senator Johnson of Colorado predicted an amendment to the naval appropriations bill in Congress. The proposal would expand the nation's air force by increasing funding, with details and scope to follow.
In Jackson Michigan five inmates tried to escape from a southern Michigan state prison on New Year Eve. A short circuit darkened floodlights and guards found three men in a sewer beneath a wall using an acetylene torch to remove bars. Moments later two more men were seen climbing a cell block with a hook ladder. All five surrendered without incident.
Cambridge AP A thief stole more than 600 year old Panama gold pendants necklaces ear spools nose rings and other personal ornaments from Harvard's Peabody Museum. Museum director Donald Scott says the gold value tops $50 to $100 and the items are easily recognized so selling them is unlikely. Seven cases of diamonds and pearls in an adjoining room were untouched.
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