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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1938
Page
14
The Japanese high command in North China appealed to Tokyo for four divisions totaling 40,000 men. Severe cold and knee deep snow slowed their advance toward the Sunghai railroad. General Twane Matsui, commander in the northern field, faced inadequate forces despite mechanized equipment, preparing for a decisive future battle.
Shanghai dispatch says five heavy Chinese planes attacked Japanese held Nanking on Wednesday. One plane allegedly shot down by anti aircraft guns, others fled pursued by Japanese fighters. Battles reported near Wuhu Tsining and Hangchow as Matsui’s offensive denied. US Consul Gauss cites white flags at Tenghsi en mission buildings and refugee camps and asks Japanese planes to spare marked sites.
Dense aurora borealis activity caused widespread garbling of telegraphic messages. AP wires suffered static that distorted phrases like diplomatic sources into random strings. Scientists attribute the disruption to magnetic storms creating neon-like effects in the upper atmosphere.
Chicago reports the Seventh federal reserve district including Iowa Illinois Indiana and Michigan ended 1937 with slight gains in merchandising employment totals and payrolls despite a Q4 recession. Schaller says activity began high, fell mid year, but retail and payroll gains supported consumer buying. packing houses and dairy product output fell sharply.
Washington U S Senate, by unanimous consent, halted a filibuster long enough to approve a $39,940,000 deficiency appropriations bill for general purposes. Senator Adams of Colorado called up the measure, with $34,000,000 to implement the 1937 sugar act and the rest largely for crop control loans under the Farm Credit Administration.
NEW YORK INS reports the dollar volume of food sales in the first half of January fell 5 to 6 percent from the same period in 1937. Wholesale volume rose slightly but remains small as most retailers buy in small lots, the Institute of Food Distribution said.
London report states the Ethiopian legation claims 5 993 Italian and Askaris soldiers and 16 officers killed in battles over the last two months in north and northwest Ethiopia. The legation asserts Ethiopian resistance continues against Italian forces.
Farley asserts an offense may have occurred and could issue a fraud order denying promoters the use of the mails, aiming to halt their mail activities.
In Rhinelander Wisconsin an effort by eighty CCC enrollees aided an expectant mother by moving six miles to Laona for hospital care. Two snow plows and a tractor failed to break through deep drifts, so workers with shovels cleared a path. The rescue arrived just before dark and doctors credited the volunteers with likely saving the mother and unborn child.
Mrs Frances Slagle, 66, widow of Christian Slagle, was found dead at 712 Sixth Avenue SE after grieving from heart trouble. Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Janeba and Brosh chapel with burial in Linwood. She was born October 29, 1871 in Bohemia and lived in Cedar Rapids fifty years. Survived by granddaughter Clara Slagle, two sisters, two brothers, and several nieces and nephews. She belonged to First Lutheran church and Royal Neighbors. Friends may call 7 to 9 pm Wednesday.
William E Dodd former U S Ambassador to Germany surprised 6000 attendees by leaving Detroit before his scheduled talk after a phone call from Washington. He left a written speech warning fascist regimes risk wars and urging a real Japan boycott if Tokyo does not return China seized territory.
Ulrich Olson, 74, living in a hut beneath Cragin suburb, claimed $3,300 in gold notes were stolen by four men after appearing in police court. The cave dweller spoke of Roosevelt and his belief that gold was recalled, saying Teddy would never do such a thing. He emigrated from Norway at 15 and built a hut with a dug-out cave beneath. He says he never visits doctors or dentists, has never been sick, and has not bathed in 38 years. He factors an upstairs summer residence and a wooden bench bed with an iron stove as furnishings. He also notes he has not had a bath in 38 years but is hale.
Lonnie Gray sold $10 tickets at Santa Anita and pressed five No 5 tickets for Bright Mark. The customer argued for five No 6 tickets, forcing Gray to accept five $10 No 5 tickets. In a photo finish Bright Mark won, paying $114.40 while Gray collected $2,860.
Washington action shows the House voting 114 to 82 against considering Rep An drew Edmiston’s bill to restore 3,194 disabled World War officers to the retired list with pay totaling 3 696 000 dollars annually. The measure sought extending retirement benefits to emergency officers in all services, despite a veto override attempt.
New York December net operating income for the first fifteen railroads fell 598 percent from December 1936 and 391 percent from December 1935, signaling a sharp downturn.
Bru no Mussolini, son of the dictator, said his Rome to Rio de Janeiro journey in 36 hours set new flying records. He cited the Dakar stop as part of Italy's aviation progress in aerial transportation.
Mrs John Dollmire, 68, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died January 24 at her Oxford Junction home after a short illness. She is survived by her husband and daughter Mrs Myrtle Shummaura of Honolulu. services were held in Oxford Junction. Also, Mrs Caroline Heiden widow of William Heiden died in Palo and funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Palo Methodist church, Rev J.P. Van Horn officiating. burial in Palo cemetery. Friends may call until 11 a.m. Thursday.
Two crews of the Town Electric Light and Power company checked lines and transformers in the southeast section of the city on Wednesday to determine the cause of Tuesday night service breaks near Bever avenue SE. They were tracing a new lead and might locate the faulty point. Service at the power plant continued without interruption Tuesday and no other trouble was reported.
In Washington the House sent to conference with the Senate federal trade act amendments to extend consumer protections similar to those for small business. The changes broaden the ban on unfair advertising to cover misleading advertising as well.
Lorra ine Manville Dresselhuys heiress to part of the Manville asbestos fortune renounces American citizenship as she prepares to become a Dutch subject. Her brother Tommy Manville criticized the move saying he is angry and notes their father earned his money in the United States. She renounced before a Brooklyn federal judge and was later described as on a yacht near Miami Florida.
Special to The Gazette reports G F Happel of Cedar Rapids faces a Thursday hearing in Justice J A Ruhl s court on a 92 dollar worthless check to N E Weland Walford grain dealer. Arrested last week, Happel is free on 200 dollar bond. SOLON Rebekah lodge installs 1938 officers with Frances Ulch as past noble grand and Arlene Jedlick as noble grand among others. Jiggs supper by American Legion auxiliary draws large crowd at W R C hall with Maggie and Jiggs impersonators. Prizes awarded in pinochle bridge and bingo.
Post office records recount nineteen inspectors who visited theaters nationwide during bank night and won nothing. They testified at a hearing alleging fraudulent mail use and lottery law violations by Promoters Affiliated Enterprises Inc of Denver, which allegedly earned about 1.25 million dollars in two years before defense.
Mrs. Betty Grose a 24 year old mother of five children in Oakland California was released from Alameda County Hospital after not sneezing for more than twelve hours following severe attacks since last Wednesday The AP report notes she had been hospitalized for allergy related symptoms and her discharge marks a short relief in her condition.
A brief ad claims readers can afford an electric refrigerator, vacuum cleaner or modern gas stove. It directs looking under classification 29 in the Want Ads and buying at a say ing.
Washington publishers urged a senate judiciary subcommittee to require mandatory bankruptcy notices in newspapers of general circulation. They opposed the national bankruptcy conference plan to send letters to creditors rather than publish notices in the press.
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler commuted a life sentence for Paul Kramer, 28, convicted of killing a seven month old disabled baby. The mercy ruling reduces the term to fifteen years in the penitentiary, amid public reaction.
The horse appropriations committee on Wednesday reported an operating appropriation of 45 million 827 thousand 322 dollars for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year starting July 1. The figure is 1 517 380 dollars below the budget bureau recommendation and 396 746 dollars under the current year appropriation.
DETROIT UP The National Lutheran council common agency for eight Lutheran church divisions Wednesday went on record in favor of the appointment of Lutheran pastors as U S Army chaplains. The council said Lutheran clergy are needed to minister to troops and to serve as chaplains in the armed forces.
A warning against selling a substitute for six sixty six to gain a few cents. The speaker stresses customers as assets and warns that losing them endangers the business. The note emphasizes that a substitute is worth far less than customer trust.
A committee spent a year researching the matter and submitted a favorable report on appointing ministers as United States army chaplains. The report was prepared by Dr Emil Rausch, president of Wartburg College in Waverly Iowa.
Kiwanis club at the Montrose hotel marked Robert Burns 179th birth with a Scotch program. Ray Short read The Cotter’s Saturday Night while William Adamson explained Highland dress and university bagpipe bands. Adamson and Wilfred Kluss performed bagpipe music and dances. Col George F N Dailey slated to speak could not attend.
In Evanston Wisconsin a fugitive from justice warrant interrupted Careton A. Kammann and his twenty year wedding anniversary. Kammann waived extradition at the Evans ton jail claiming the charge stemmed from a bankruptcy related misunderstanding connected to his former Des Moines employer. He said a check paid rent in Des Moines after the business failed.
In Toms River New Jersey Barnegat bay hosts fishing boats as striped bass lie numb from the chill. Clinton Cooper of Seaside Park reports fish unable to resist being jerked aboard with an oyster rake. Local observers note bass entered the bay seeking blood worms in the mud.
King George VI flew from Sandringham to Cranwell to inspect the royal air force cadet training school and the apprentices training school. It was his first flight since last August.
Detroit based Chrysler Corp announces via president K T Keller that current payrolls total about 50 000 employees, down from a peak of roughly 76 000 in late October. He says the company will scale hours to match available work and that plants will run two days this week under a short time policy.
Barcelona battle spills into Ceuta as loyalist planes bomb the Moroccan port in retaliation for insurgent raids on Barcelona. At least 165 of 500 Moors awaiting embarkation die or are wounded. Saragossa reports Lincoln and Washington battalions, American volunteers with the loyalists, suffer heavy losses at Teruel front.
Basil OConnell former law partner of President Roosevelt and general chairman of the New York committee for the celebration of the Presidents birthday was chosen president of the new National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Four vice presidents were Walter P Murphy James V Forrestal William F Humphrey and George E Allen he was elected on Tuesday morning
Shanghai authorities report about 10,000 bodies, mainly refugees, found since January first. Most victims died from starvation exposure and disease as relief efforts lag.
Linn County’s finances were reported sound in a semiannual County Treasurer Milo J. Sedla cek document approved by the supervisors. For June 1 to Dec. 31, 1937, starting balance 1,165,564.14, receipts 2,979,618.37, disbursements 3,086,885.78, ending balance 1,058,296.73. Major receipts included 1,795,438.48 in current taxes and 458,047.49 homestead credit. Major disbursements went to school districts 653,944.99, county auditor warrants 593,655.92, and cities and towns 564,710.81. Bond reductions paid 264,000. Of the homestead credit 455,143.81 has been disbursed.
Washington dispatch reports James Roosevelt plans a two week active duty tour in the Marine Corps Reserve. As lieutenant colonel he expects orders directing him to report at Guantanamo Bay on Feb 28 for War games with the Fleet Marine Force. He will join the landing force and participate in an aerial survey of Pacific approaches to the Panama Canal.
John Roosevelt II, youngest son of the President, rested at a friend's home in Cambridge after missing a sociology exam at Harvard due to a sore throat and cold. The illness was not serious, and he was recovering away from public view.
William Slavens McNutt, 52, famed playwright, war correspondent and screenwriter, died of bronchial pneumonia. Born in Urbana, he began as an actor, wrote short stories, worked at Seattle Post-Intelligencer, then moved to New York and later Hollywood. He teamed with Grover Jones on several hits and contributed to Ruggles of Red Gap and Rhythm on the Range.
CHICAGO INS John Heary Seadlund awaiting trial for the kidnap slaying of Charles S. Ross joked with jailers. Held in county jail under tight guard to prevent suicide he claimed burglar as occupation. He appeared amiable to photographers and remarked he never expected to be shot at.
The Minneapolis and St Louis railroad reported 1937 net income of 478,714 despite lower gross revenue. Freight receipts fell to 8,097,687 from 8,364,175 in 1936 while gross operating revenues slipped to 8,955,364 and operating expenses rose to 7,123,626, per co-receivers Sprague and Junell.
A Want Ad snippet notes savings on home furnishings listed for sale under classification 29 in the want ads section. The brief advertisement mentions discounts and sale items with no additional details on items or prices.
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