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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1938
Page
1
A sardonic look at Corrigan the unemployed man who fled to Dublin, socialite stereotypes, and a union critique. It notes Corrigan’s firing for dodging social security forms and mocks society girls while detailing anti neutrality activism and gas price mysteries. It ends with a critical take on a Maytag strike probe in Newton Iowa.
Ohio penitentiary guard Raymond T. Thornton stabbed in abdomen during a failed escape attempt by two convicts Clyde Staup and Charles Menges who tried to kidnap deputies and gain the gate. One convict shot, another badly beaten. guards used clubs to thwart the escape. Warden Woodard found a rope ladder, knives and gas pipe objects, plus a possible dynamite fuse.
Missouri Governor Lloyd C. Stark charged the WPA with backing Thomas J. Pendergast in a dispute that centers on the upcoming August 2 state supreme court justice nominating contest. Stark said WPA intimidation aimed at workers to vote against Judge James M. Douglas, and he wired WPA headquarters in Washington seeking action after Administrator Harry Hopkins warned officials to avoid politics.
New York AP reports the heaviest buying since the market began its climb a month ago pushed many major shares to yearly highs with gains up to $4 a share. The surge softened in the final hour as advances narrowed and bullish fever waned.
Roy Henderson, 52, of 1331 Eleventh Street NW, fell about twenty feet while watching a Raider Moline game at Hill Park. He suffered a skull fracture and facial laceration, was cared for by patrol, then taken home and rushed to St Luke's Hospital. his condition was listed as fair on Tuesday.
Sheriff Earl Shields said three truckloads of Maytag washing machine parts were abandoned east of Newton after drivers quit after being persuaded by union demonstrators along highway 6. CIO regional director William Seniner charged Chicago toughs and WPA workers are used to break the strike, with former WPA workers and Newton industries workers recruited as strikebreakers.
Canadians in Escourt Quebec protested to Washington after U S customs seized eight cows grazing in Maine. Ottawa asked Ottawa to discuss with American authorities as Ludger Richard, former Escourt mayor, faced seizure by Fort Kent inspector Aime Demers. The cows were valued at 250 dollars and returned to Quebec.
Cleveland AP report notes experts say enacting uniform marriage and divorce laws across 48 states is so complex that a century may pass before any definite progress occurs.
Fifty deputy sheriffs in North Chicago dispersed 500 pickets at Chicago Hardware Foundry Company with tear gas after orders to break the cordon were ignored. Women were knocked down, police were struck by missiles, and a woman blinded after a tear gas projectile. Three men and a woman were arrested as officers identified Arthur Mills, Stanley Moran, I. S. Acasinson, and Marion Jelovesek. Moran wore a gas mask during the incident.
Cedar Rapids cools from morning low of 65 to a high of 91 by mid afternoon as sunbeat warms the day. Monday saw a top of 93 at 3 30 p m with 92 by 7 p m and 68 at midnight per the Chambers Inskeep company recorder.
Berlin police confirmed the on Monday execution of Helmut Kuhlmann aged 24 for espionage on behalf of a neighboring power. The case drew rapid attention as authorities connected the act with a foreign intelligence network operating within the city.
Dublin authorities released Douglas Corrigan's $900 monoplane after detaining it for hours because he traveled without a passport. The U S government had suspended his experimental license, but Ireland chose no action and prepared the craft for shipment back to the United States. Corrigan planned to remain about a week as the plane is dismantled for export. He earlier spoke of flying to London during his accidental transatlantic flight.
HOLLYWOOD UP Sandra Martin admitted taking liberties with Simone Simon's bank funds. She was sentenced Tuesday to 3 to 42 years in prison but ordered on probation after nine months in jail. Judge A A Scott gave 10 years probation, warning she would be jailed if she revealed the young man who received a pair of golden keys to Miss Simons front door last Christmas.
Santa Monica report notes Douglas Corrigan was discharged by Northrop Aircraft Co for failing to complete government social security forms. Repeated reminders to register were ignored and the company dismissed him several weeks ago. He then added fuel tanks to his plane, fueling speculation about an Atlantic flight.
The Cedar Rapids school board adopted a 1938 39 budget showing general fund increases of about 40 000 for salaries and annexation costs yet expects to raise only 2 000 more by taxation than last year. With 26 000 additional income from revolving funds and 12 000 from Dairy Dale, the total levy remains tied to the prior year value. The board reserves pension and school house funds and invites taxpayers to comment at a meeting on August 1 1938 at 7 30 p m.
SPRINGFIELD I I UP Two policemen on the lookout for stolen potted flowers spotted three girls with the flowers They admitted taking them to honor their father’s grave who died three years ago Today’s grave date led officers to stop the chase without pursuing the theft.
Police Judge Thomas B Powell aided in catching a 19 year old Detroit man James Anderson by directing officers at 4 am when a prowler was spotted in a neighbor's yard in Seventeenth street NE. Anderson admitted taking a bicycle from 408 Seventeenth street NE and claimed other items from cars in the same area. He pled guilty to larceny and received a one year county jail term, with two months to serve and release on good behavior.
In Hankow the fourth raid in three days scorched a crowded theater used as an air raid shelter. About 500 people were believed burned to death as incendiary devices ignited flames trapping victims. The attack hit Wuchang Hanyang and Hankow with power dives and scattered debris near schools and missionary property.
Oscar Skidmore, 22, died from injuries after a roadside collision on Monday night as he was to testify for Harlan Wallins Coal Co. and its officials in a conspiracy case against union organization in the Harlan coal fields. His father was only slightly injured. The truck driver fled and remains unidentified.
Senator Lonergan of Connecticut declares loyalty to President Roosevelt in a radio address after removing a pledge to support his administration and voicing opposition to court and government reorganization bills.
Charles M. White of Republic Steel defended workers rights to hold any political affiliation or symbol without interference before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee. He added that workers should be satisfied with the American flag and its meaning, calling it sufficient for the nation.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Boulogne and Paris for a state visit designed to showcase allied ties between Britain and France. A 101 gun salute, a monumental Britannia statue, and a massive troop display accompanied the ceremony as President Lebrun awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor to Queen Elizabeth.
Ames entomologist Dr. H. D. Tate and pathologist J. H. Standen report drought weakened trees in Cedar Rapids area, making them prone to new pests and diseases. They urge adequate watering and feeding, correct trimming, and removal of dead or diseased trees to prevent blights and infestations.
Washington INS reports SEC urged investment bankers brokers and dealers in over-the-counter trading brought under Maloney Act supervision to organize a strong national association.
Judge Patrick T. Stone fined twelve oil firms up to 5000 dollars each and five executives 1000 dollars each, totaling 65000 dollars plus costs, in a broad anti trust verdict against sixteen companies and thirty executives for conspiring to raise and fix gasoline prices. Several defendants pled no contest and were fined 385000 dollars. additional trials and subpoenas are planned as the case advances in Madison Wisconsin.
River Explorers and Second Lap Nevills boat expedition landed late Monday at Bright Angel creek mouth on the canyon floor completing the second leg of the dangerous Colorado River journey down the swirling river.
A satirical piece mocks government probes of Muscle Shoals. It references beavers in Michigan and concrete and applesauce as absurd contrasts. The draft opinion implies shifts from nitrate extraction to silencing testimony.
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