29 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1939
Page
1
The piece questions how truth can be misused by demagogues and warns against exposing youths to harsh realities. It notes Bishop Oxnam urging critical thinking and cites claims that two thirds of people own one third of wealth and five percent own 87 percent of corporate assets, while acknowledging possible wealth measurement errors and urging careful presentation of facts.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain urged world partners to join in peace efforts while warning that democracies must resist any attempt to rule by force. He likened his stance to President Roosevelt and touted Britain's growing defense program and rearmament progress, including sixty ships added to the fleet and rapid RAF expansion.
Washington The senate military affairs committee investigates a letter allegedly from President Roosevelt urging cooperation with a French mission to purchase military airplanes in the United States. The probe follows a crash of a new bombing plane near Los Angeles and examines commercial and military aspects of aviation sales to France.
A debate over wealth distribution and corporate ownership questions whether major firms like Ford and GE benefit more than owners. It weighs national income by state, ownership shares, and potential outcomes of wealth redistribution, noting figures on salaries, industry income, and per capita wealth.
A dense fog covered Cedar Rapids on Saturday night while temperatures stayed near mild. The day began at 34 degrees climbed to 87 by early afternoon, then fell to 34 by 8 p.m. and remained around that level into the late evening and early Sunday.
Berlin reports Hitler expands the Nazi motor fleet to serve the army as the world awaits his Reichstag address. The move centralizes automobiles, trucks, and motorcycles for rapid mobilization in any future emergency. Some signs point to postponing plans toward the east and aligning with Mussolini’s Mediterranean and African claims.
Washington reports indicate the O'Mahoney anti monopoly committee will examine the insurance sector next. The 12 member joint congressional executive committee will meet Tuesday to plan future hearings as the SEC prepares for insurance finance and operations hearings.
The Lower Colorado River authority completed a public power empire by buying Texas Power and Light for 5 million dollars. The 13 259 square mile territory, roughly the size of New England states, covers central Texas along the Colorado river and will generate and sell power to about 100 cities and towns. Distribution systems will be sold to local towns and cooperatives at operating cost.
The Senate gave final approval to a 725 million emergency relief measure with added restrictions on using federal funds for political purposes. The bill goes back to the House for fixes while avoiding another attempt to raise the total to 875.6 million.
Weather outlook for Jan 30 to Feb 4 in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Colder than usual in the north with near normal temperatures in the south. One or two precipitation periods likely.
New York AP report says J P Morgan resigns from Aetna Insurance, ending a 120 year family link to the firm that built the Morgans fortune. The elder J P Morgan, now 72, shifts from active duties as his sons take on broader roles in related enterprises.
Around 25,000 refugees crossed the Franco Spanish frontier amid a nationalist advance in Catalonia. French authorities with 5,000 troops kept frontier entries open as thousands more fled cold and snow toward planned camps. Crowds surged along the border while conservatively 150,000 were expected to seek admittance over the weekend.
Fresno contractor John A. Martin said Saturday night that 300 to 400 small business owners back a revolt against the social security payroll tax. He labeled the tax legal embezzlement and warned of a dictatorship. Officials dismissed the movement’s scope and support.
Thieves broke in before 9 p.m. Saturday at Mrs. Mary Drapela’s home, entering via a coal chute into the cellar and ransacking the entire house. About $5.30 in change was taken. about $15 in cash and a valuable watch were left behind. Detective Leon L. Drapela reported the incident.
State Senator H. J. Lovelace announced plans to draft a Tennessee bill taxing bachelors at $1000 yearly. He proposed the funds fund a pension for elderly single women. Both Gov. Prentice Copper and Senate Spenner Alan Maxwell were noted as bachelors, dampening White House support.
Public improvements commissioner Dave Williams and finance chief L. D. Burgus argued over who runs which city department. Williams produced cost figures showing oil bought at 48 cents a gallon versus Burgus at 51 cents. Williams asserted each man would run his own department, ending the dispute.
The police department eased the downtown loading zone parking ban by installing twenty six new yellow and black signs at seventeen zones. Motorists may park before 8 am after 6 pm and all day Sundays and holidays. Sergeant Gordon Hughes secured merchant funding for the signs, saving repainting costs this spring.
Dorothy Morris and Montague Morris, a newly married pair, were granted a parental pardon but face grand jury action for grand larceny and receiving stolen goods. The couple, tied to gems from Dorothy's mother, were jailed and await bail as Essex County prosecutors proceed.
R M Evans administrator of the AAA in Cedar Rapids Saturday night commended Ray Anderson Gazette farm editor for editorial on Triple A bureaucracy. He said the piece should do good in Iowa and other states and noted the 1939 farm program has drawn favorable comment coast to coast. He predicted cautious congressional changes and continued to Madison Wisconsin to speak on Manny Bass Dairying and the AAA.
Tom Mooney, free from a California pardon, vows to aid nine United Shoe Workers of America members sentenced to five months in jail in Lewiston and Auburn Maine. He sent the statement to CIO director John Brophy, opposing Maine’s use of an old statute to jail union leaders tied to a Cushman Shoe strike.
Henry Ohl Jr president of the Wisconsin Federation of Labor voiced support for President Roosevelt and the nomination of former representative Thomas R. Amlie to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
A columnist argues for a return to colonial architectural style featuring a single door knocker. He critiques modern protests and asserts the Bill of Rights does not grant permission to ring a fire alarm over cooking odors.
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