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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1939
Page
31
An enlarged 50 pound Old Glory flag, 40 by 25 feet with 48 stars, flies on a 75-foot staff atop the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids. First raised on Memorial Day, it will be flown again on Independence Day, requiring two men to hoist.
A Paris court opened over whether Pola Negri is a friend of Adolf Hitler and if publishing such a link constitutes libel. Witnesses testified the actress suffered moral damage after a Paris weekly claimed she was friendly with the German chancellor. Negri sought 1 000 000 francs in damages.
Margaret Bourne deputy clerk of probate, in charge of adoptions, testified a ring of baby sellers is operating in Cleveland. A Pittsburgh couple paid $50 for a baby. the judge sentenced the infant’s parents to one month in the workhouse and fined the physician $100 and costs, with two years probation for the couple.
The Rev. Robert Burgess of Kalamazoo Michigan will be principal speaker at the Cedar Rapids district Free Methodist camp meeting. The event opens July 6 at 8 p.m. at the Benton county fairgrounds in Vinton and runs through July 16 with daily services at 10 30 a.m. 2 30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
A long list of Iowa (Continued) district and county grants totals for schools, waterworks, hospital, bridges, libraries, and public buildings. Entries include Hardin, Marshall, Wright, Allamakee, Buchanan, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Delaware, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Appanoose, Jasper, Keokuk, Lucas, Poweshiek counties with specific projects and final costs.
Burt O Simmons a Los Angeles contractor and former San Francisco society figure sues Dorothy D Simmons for separate maintenance claiming she caused his marriage breakdown. He alleges she diverted his business while she kept him busy with chauffeuring and waiting, and cites her wealth at 500000 dollars. He previously served in the Continental Congress era as a sea captain named Esek Hopkins.
Several counties receive state aid for expansions. Union County Crest on courthouse gets 82 636 dollars toward 183 636 total. Wapello County funds waterworks 49 736 toward 110 525 and a bridge 5 305 toward 11 799. Wayne County supports Elk Horn waterworks 12 681 toward 28 181 Humeston auditorium and gym 9 568 toward 21 262 Allerton disposal plant 15 091 toward 33 535.
Ellis Park hosts the third annual Allied Industrial League picnic on Sunday August 6 with a puppet show golf contest band concert and races planned. Committees led by Della Cornish and J Wilfred Lattner organize diamondball horseshoes policing and youth activities for all ages.
New York AP report says attorneys for William P. Buckner Jr and two co defendants will appeal their conviction on charges of defrauding Philippine railway bondholders. The case centers on fraud in bond dealings and promoters implicated in the scheme.
A dog owner tells how a lost pet prompts frantic searches, ads, and shelter involvement. The Humane Shelter helps identify the license, and Judy is found with the owner joyfully reuniting after a tense but hopeful ordeal.
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted permission for Secretary Henry A. Wallace to intervene in ICC proceedings over proposed freight rate cuts for grain moving from western Nebraska and northwest Colorado to Omaha Nebraska.
The Iowa Highway Commission lists detours and closures across multiple routes. U.S. 6 West Liberty detour, U.S. 30 near Clin ton closed three miles with a three mile paved detour, Iowa 38 near Olin to Delhi closed 4.5 miles with an 8 mile gravel detour, and other sections on Iowa 38 78 128 136 261 290 291 297 346 with varying closure lengths and detour routes. An old note mentions ammonia gas once called hartshorn.
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