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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1939
Page
16
Column excerpt discusses Mrs F who prioritizes social events over time with her children, supported by nursemaids and governesses. The piece contrasts her neglect with readers’ sympathy for a mother who misses a priceless bond.
A reader asks how to reassure a mother who constantly suspects misconduct. The reply suggests the mother may not realize her unfair stance and urges the daughter to maintain proper conduct while inviting friends home so the mother can see her social circle and trustworthiness.
Four lakes in New Rochelle ban swing music for skaters. Park Manager Charles J. Broder says the loud lively setup could overwhelm skaters and push them into the water. The rule targets excessive noise and safety concerns at the skating venues.
Washington (UP) President Roosevelt will mark his birthday Monday night with a dinner of old friends and family. Attending are James and Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin Jr., Hall Roosevelt, Henry Morgenthau Jr., Harry Hopkins, Stephen Early, Marvin McIntyre, Samuel I. Rosenman Le Ross McIntire, Ed M. Watson, Dan Callaghan, Kirke Simpson, Charles McCarthy, James Sullivan, Marion Dickerman, Nancy Cook, Marguerite Lehand, Grace Tully, and Malvina Thompson.
Des Moines AP report says Representatives Blue and Scott draft a bill to ban elective and appointive state officials from driving state automobiles to commute. Gov Wilson reportedly uses his own car despite potential access to a state sedan. The measure would allow limited use for executive council members when travel out of town is required.
Blue asserts that purchasing cars for personal use by state officials in Des Moines including bureau and commission heads could be an evasion of the law or a direct violation, signaling scrutiny of official vehicle spending.
Seventy five bakery workers and their wives attended the one day Iowa State Union Bakery Workers convention at the Montrose hotel. A banquet and dinner dance followed the sessions. The group elected a new ag for the next meeting on August 26 with Cedar Rapids and Sioux City leaders in attendance.
In Rome Genoa and Savona crowds protested French slurs on Italian valor with police dispersing demonstrators and firemen dousing the throngs. Mussolini sent Franco congratulations predicting imminent victory while Gayda denied Italy backing a four power conference on Spain.
Union labor trouble near Iowa City threatened the President's birthday ball sung as a Saturday event. A non union contractor agreed to break his electrical contract to avert cancellation. Keaton's orchestra and trades council officials commented amid the stoppage and planned postponement.
Entries for the annual Cedar Rapids Checker Club tournament to be held at the YMCA must be filed by 7:30 p.m. Friday. Walter Popek of Akron Ohio was elected president and Ralph Emely was chosen secretary.
New York pattern guides readers to knit a spring cardigan using eighteen skeins of nubby wool with No. 4 pins and three buttons. The detailed shaping covers back, fronts, pockets, sleeves, and cuffs with specific stitch counts and row instructions for a tailored garment.
Atlanta man Jesse E. Sims discovers his mother Mrs. Mattie Duncan is alive after 30 years when a chance encounter leads his half siblings to confirm the family link. Sims had believed his mother dead. the reunion follows a Tennessean sister spotting a stranger who resembles a relative.
Richard Onken 32 a former sparring partner of heavyweight champ Max Schmeling died in a conveyor pit accident at Farmers Feed in New York He weighed 260 pounds and had been inspecting the gears when a conveyor bucket knocked him against a wall Trapped for hours by heavy machinery police used blow torches to free him but he died at the scene
Uniontown Pa police say Michael Krevinko a 29 year old former Ohio State University student employed in New Salem coal mines confessed to bombing Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church three times amid claims pastor Denkevich damaged his reputation. Krevinko charged with malicious mischief by explosion blackmail and attempted blackmail. Authorities questioned three of his brothers but no charges filed against them.
The House Naval Affairs Committee flew to Quantico Marine base to review maps and data on proposed Guam defense developments and base strengthenings. The hearings on the defense bases bill were recessed until Tuesday when Chairman Carl Vinson will summon Assistant Secretary Charles Edison to discuss the Guam project. Republicans pressed for detailed future plans for the Pacific island located 1,800 miles from Japan.
A kitchen note features recipes to elevate vegetables. Spinach and Chives Souffle serves 4 to 6 with eggs, spinach, chives and cream. A carrot and onion broth with celery and lemon accompanies tender carrots and parsley. Mushrooms and asparagus create a springlike winter dish with mushrooms sautéed in butter over toast.
Michael O Dea sought $9 857 from an estate and spent years filing identical suits against the administrator. His 39th filing earned five days in jail, 40th brought $100 contempt, and 42nd was thrown out with a hospital commitment threat if he persisted. He proceeded to file the forty third suit.
The moth eriogaster lane protects its eggs by using hairs shed from its body as a covering. The behavior highlights an unusual egg concealment strategy observed in this species.
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