09 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1939
Page
1
The board ruled Robert E. O'Brian's short term contest against John F. Wessels was not in good faith and dismissed the case, taxing all costs to O'Brian. Wessels, an independents candidate, and attorneys argued, while O'Brian had already drawn the short term salary. the decision notes no ruling on Wessels' eligibility for pay.
As the Wilson administration and the Forty-eighth general assembly begin, Iowa confronts a sprawling administrative bureaucracy. Reform aims to simplify state government, curb patronage in liquor control, and rein in deficits while preserving essential services amid caution on expenditures.
The piece argues the Iowa graft problem rivals Pennsylvania and urges the Iowa Attorney General to pursue charges against officials and graft operators. It highlights fire department vehicle accidents from speed, pavement slickness, and calls for slower driving to protect property and lives.
In Astoria Oregon an anti gambling law and a federal court order ended the pinball machines at Sven Lonberg's tavern. Yet customers can still spend coins as Lonberg replaces the machine with a beer mug bearing the message Drop your nickels in this cup. You will be as well off as before.
Robert Morton Lee, managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, died suddenly Saturday night. A Iowa native from Estherville, he worked in Davenport Des Moines Milwaukee and Denver and held AP posts in Denver and Chicago. Private funeral services were planned for Monday.
A boy watches a blacksmith grind an axe to a bright finish and learns the value of finishing work. The smith trades finishing for the boy turning the grindstone, insisting the best is none too good, leaving the boy inspired by the lesson.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said the western hemisphere stands united to defend territorial integrity and human rights. Speaking after returning from the LimaPan American conference, he said the United States seeks cooperation over alliances and will use economic and diplomatic measures to support a world program for peace and welfare.
Budget limits are described as movable ends we can shift daily. The article notes ongoing priming of the pump and hints at cooperative yet imperfect readings of a doctor’s handwriting. A reference to a palmotog and a Santeer firemen with a vacuum cleaner appears in damaged text.
Federal, state and local officers pursued two fugitives Frank Haines of Chicago and William Blatz of Maine after the Lima hospital escape. The capture of William Brucks led to a manhunt spanning Nebraska Iowa Missouri and Kansas. A confrontation at the Omaha armory left Captain Kelso injured and Blatz outside as Haines fled with him.
Paul Stark 42 of Central City was fined 400 dollars and costs by Judge H C Ring after being arrested by highway patrolmen for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He admitted driving from Cedar Rapids and a whisky bottle with a state seal was found beside him. A four month jail term awaits if the fine is unpaid. Stark has a prior drunk driving conviction from 1930. The license will be forwarded to the state motor vehicle department for a one year revocation.
The Citadel led the New York film critics list as best motion picture of 1938. James Cagney and Margaret Sullavan won acting honors and Alfred Hitchcock was named best director at a critics party funded by the group. Grand Hotel was named best foreign language film.
Gov. Kraschel shortens terms and grants clemency before leaving office. He pardons Frank Varvario and reduces life terms for Lester McCrossen Henry Devetter and Ray Devetter from Davenport. Five others receive 60 year sentences for a Cottage Grove bank holdup and related Davenport crimes. All involved parties include Joseph Wagner Charles P. Kelly and Bruce Cassady from Kansas City.
The Chambers Inskeep thermometer marked the warmest January 9 in a quarter century with a 2 pm high of 88 and a quick fall to 56 by mid afternoon. Earlier April showers added 0.21 inches, while a March wind and June-like skies followed. Tennis players used hard courts as Sunday’s high reached 48 after a 24 degree low.
Indiana educator and former governor Paul V. McNutt announced his bid for the 1940 presidential nomination. Indiana Democratic leader Frank McHale organized a headquarter launch and framed McNutt as a middle of the road candidate with solid Indiana support and a $1,000,000 war chest.
Commerce department estimates show U S retail sales down about 12 percent in 1938. Early figures put dollar value at 35 billion versus 39 billion in 1937, while lower prices kept volume closer to 1937. Only two of fifteen groups outpaced the overall decline, with autos dropping 35 percent and furniture and appliances 17 percent.
Mrs Anne Lindsay Clark Roosevelt wife of John Roosevelt youngest son of the President was under observation at Peter Bent Brigham hospital in Boston on Monday. Her condition was not believed serious and no cause or nature of illness was disclosed by doctors or the hospital.
Washington dispatch reports Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis aged 82 was laid up Monday with a grippe described as rather serious. The illness sidelines the liberal Supreme Court member and may affect forthcoming court matters.
New York radio comedian Benny was en route to appear before a federal grand jury to explain alleged dealings with a confessed smuggler. He reportedly bought jewelry valued at $1,200 for his wife Mary Livingstone, similar to George Burns who pled guilty after testifying against Albert N. Chapelou. Benny said he would cooperate and arrived after minimum inquiry.
Linn county's first district supervisor Clarence Beeson urged that the relief office act as mediator between grocers and WPA workers to stop blank check credit. A WPA worker told Beeson he signed a blank check to gain credit, then lost it after layoff. Beeson cited relief department credit established for wages owed as a solution. Continued on page 2.
Hungary delayed the return of its minister Johann Wettstein von Westerhain to Prague as border clashes with Czechoslovakia raised tensions. The minister stayed in Budapest until relations were clarified amid quiet border conditions and reports of expelling each other’s citizens. Fresh fighting occurred with Czechoslovak troops bombardment of Nagyjegyez, while Prague pressed to establish a neutral frontier zone.
Rep Rich of Pennsylvania, a critic of the New Deal, said in the house that if war is needed to cover up mistakes by President Roosevelt’s administration the U S will go to war. He argued focus should be on domestic welfare rather than foreign conflict.
The national munitions control board's annual report to Congress details two major U S aviation shipments to loyalist Spain in violation of the neutrality act. Grumman and Brewster firms allegedly flecked licenses, shipping fuselages and panels via Canada and France, with forged documents aiding the transfer to Spain.
William Dye, 25, of 318 Fourteenth Street NE, pled guilty in police court to reckless driving after initial drunk driving charges were dropped. He paid a $100 fine and costs following a three way collision at First Avenue and Sixth Street W. No witnesses saw him driving. The crash involved Lloyd Hrdlicka and Harry Reichman. Reichman’s car was parked and unoccupied.
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