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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1941
Page
21
Iowa’s 2 cent sales tax began seven years ago to fund old age pensions relief and homestead credits. Since July 1 receipts plus $99,280,056 prior total $100,002,000. Annual yield around $21.5 million, with about $16 million from sales tax and the rest from income tax.
Governor Wilson urged Mayor La Guardian and civilian defense director to open seven additional state aluminum collection centers. Existing centers are in Des Moines, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Keokuk, with proposed sites including Council Bluffs Davenport Mason City Dubuque Creston Fort Dodge and Clinton to cut haul distances and costs.
13 year old Allen Cline of Freddonia was fatally injured when struck by a car on a bridge west of Columbus Junction Iowa on highway 92 at 8 30 am Saturday He died at Washington County hospital at 2 pm He suffered multiple injuries and is survived by his parents a brother and a sister The body was taken to Richie funeral home Columbus Junction
In New London Connecticut Constable Chester Brigham said a man calling himself Stanley Faulkner 41 of Waterford was identified as an escaped Fort Madison Iowa convict. He escaped in 1937 after two and a half years of a 10 year sentence for manslaughter and motor vehicle theft. He initially agreed to return to Iowa but later said he would fight extradition with bond set at 5000 dollars.
Governor Wilson called Iowa a land of freedom during a reunion of about 300 Des Moines district members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The meeting runs through July 27.
The Pictures show three Cedar Rapids summer camps along the Wapsipinicon river with campers at Camp Waubeek Lodge, Camp Fire Girls Hitaga near Troy Mills, and YWCA Wapsie camp. The images feature Peggy Boyer, Marjorie Harris, Gretchen Vetter, and Peggy Thorpe enjoying activities from boating to dining room pauses.
Earl P. Hartshorn, 53, of Rock Island and La Salle, an oil stock salesman, is held on a 2000 dollar bond on a larceny by trick warrant. Davenport police say he sold stock to about 25 residents and several businessmen for an oil well to be drilled in southern Illinois. He faced arraignment with a continuance sought until August 1 when counsel will return.
Eastern Iowa Seventh Corps area reserve officers Second Lieuts Merlin D. Armbruster of Iowa City and Darrell M. Schumacher of Sigourney were called to a year of active service and ordered to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
John Fanning of Ithaca New York bought a car in Wapello for 30 dollars to travel to Burlington. Police stopped him on U S Highway 61 for lacking brakes and other safety gear and no license. He was fined ten dollars and sold the car for eight dollars, losing thirty two.
Gov. George A. Wilson said no special session will be called unless an unforeseen crisis arises. He responded to a warning from State Senator Albert J. Shaw that funding for institutions may need more money if food prices rise, noting the recent session addressed such issues.
A three member subcommittee urged Governor Wilson to terminate the 10 year Iowa building lease, with the state social welfare board to be housed in a single building to save about six thousand dollars yearly and improve efficiency. The lease runs seven more years and concerns crowded space and fire regulation fears.
A Tama jury trying Clem Elliott Jr. for intoxication failed to reach a verdict after a lengthy session in Mayor E C Carnal's court. The trial began at 7 30 p m and jurors reported after 11 p m, described as a record length for such cases.
Cecil Garvey 26 of Marshalltown pled guilty to robbery without aggravation before Tama county Judge B O Tankersley. He received a 10 year term to the state reformatory with a $2000 appeal bond. Earlier he drew 30 days in Tama jail for assault against Mrs Kaloupek and admitted holding up Pearl Dunlavey and Margaret Bohnstengel on Traer Street June 24, 1941, taking $2.
In Des Moines AP report Veterans of Foreign Wars from Mason City telegraphed Governor Wilson to oppose the government plan to strip the Washington Monument of aluminum to aid defense needs. Commander H. J. Reiber signs the telegram calling the idea silly.
E T Thompson 21 Iowa City Ta an army sergeant who deserted Camp Forrest Tenn was sentenced to two years in Michigan City state prison and fined $50 after pleading guilty to armed robbery He was identified by Katherine Evanson as the bandit who took 20 dollars from her brother s restaurant here June 9 Thompson surrendered to military authorities at Fort Sheridan recently.
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