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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1939
Page
2
Dr and Mrs H W Truax of Sabula welcomed a son on July 21. Edmund D Morrison Jr and his wife of Washington announce a son Thomas Coffey born July 18. Mrs Morrison is Kathleen Coffey of Cedar Rapids.
Frank J. Horak, age 52, died at his residence 2515 C avenue NE at 8 45 p m Thursday.
McKinley H Power of Manchester and Edythe McLaughlin of Cedar Rapids, Frank H Lee of Fairfield and Wilma Cooley of Cedar Rapids, Milo J Serbousek and Mildred A Serbousek of Cedar Rapids, Robert G Hewitt and Helen V Koutnik of Cedar Rapids, Arch Baker and Gertrude Wright of Waterloo.
John Valandingham aged 24 of 400 F avenue NW is sentenced to 30 days in the county jail by Justice H R Churchill on assault and battery on complaint of his wife who also seeks a peace bond.
Chief of Detectives Earl Stanley said Estella Krueger, sought for passing numerous bad checks in Cedar Rapids, may be held by Jackson Minnesota sheriff. A warrant for false uttering exists. Miss Krueger is wanted in several other locations and may already be elsewhere. Police note checks written here were small.
The board of directors voted to cut admission after 9:30 p.m. to forty cents at the New York World’s Fair. The rate before 9:30 p.m. remains seventy five cents and the change takes effect next Saturday night.
Former Rep Otha D Wearin said he would not accept a national director post of the rural electrification administration even if offered. He criticized Secretary Wallace for bungling his department and said he would not want to be one of Wallace's department heads after the REA transfer to agriculture.
The House Labor Committee heard a warning that CIO unions will strike if Congress amends the Wagner Act weakening its effectiveness. Philip Clowes, sub-regional director for the Steel Workers Organizing Committee in Allegheny County, Pa, delivered the warning.
U S District Attorney William J Campbell says the grand jury probe into William Skidmore junk dealer and gambling figure will affect every stratum of Chicago society. He notes the Annenberg income tax inquiry leads into Skidmore and that the Skidmore probe could last a week or longer.
Reports from Mercy hospital note Miss Marianne Dvorak in good condition after an appendectomy. Miss Anna Marie Painter improving after a major operation at University hospital in Iowa City. Shueyville United Brethren church schedules services Sunday morning. John Baldridge travels to Winona Indiana for a six week portrait and commercial photography course. Mrs. Marianne McClung of Orlando previously Cedar Rapids recovering satisfactorily after major surgery in Rochester Minnesota. Cadet Clyde W. Bixby of Great Lakes naval training station visits Cedar Rapids. will return for duty in California. Donald Schoonover 16 of Vinton held for questioning after wandering Milwaukee yards. Benton County Sheriff to contact family.
Parks Commissioner Ed Stefan announced Ellis Beach reopened to the public Friday after a brief closure due to high water. He said the water subsided and the area has been re conditioned for public use.
A Bird of Paradise tree at the home of Mr and Mrs Otto Luedeman 1221 Eighth street NW draws notice. The plant, a gift to Mrs Ludeman last year, was potted through winter and transplanted outdoors this year where it is now in full bloom.
First Lieut. Carlton K. Smith of Co C 133rd Infantry Iowa national guard has been appointed assistant range officer for the national rifle matches at Camp Perry Ohio from August 23 to September 9. Second Lieut. John Elliott of Co C also joins the Iowa guard team of 12 shooters and will receive preliminary instruction at Camp Dodge on July 29 and 30.
Cedar Rapids Sea Scouts will face Davenport Sea Scouts in the second of three Mississippi River sailing meets. A contingent of 18 from Cedar Rapids, led by Commodore H M Wies and skippers Vic Hahn and Wayne Arensman, will compete in at least six races from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bettendorf road boat club. Cedar Rapids leads 31 to 23 in points.
Claude R. Wickard AAA director from Washington D C fractured knee cap in a collision near Fairmont Minnesota Thursday night. Mrs Wickard may have a fractured rib. L P Garrard of Winnetka Illinois fined 25 dollars for reckless driving after his car struck the Wickard vehicle. Garrard was uninjured.
H A Paulson 65 of 851 A Avenue NE retires after 42 years in rail service including 32 with Rock Island. Born July 2 1874 in Nordstrand Germany he came to the U S at age 10 and married Edith Chamberlin in 1907. He will visit relatives in California with his wife.
Color photographs by Earl C. Slipher, linked to Vesto Slipher of Lowell Observatory, claim to show changes in Mars dark area the "great eye" that may indicate vegetation growth. Observations were made as Mars neared Earth, visible from South Africa where Slipher conducts studies.
T M Deal is named president of the Link-Belt Speeder Corp with headquarters in Chicago. The Cedar Rapids plant will expand by about 25 percent and the engineering department will move there under H M Eckhom. The unit will manufacture and market power operated excavating and materials handling equipment in Cedar Rapids and Chicago.
A Cedar Rapids health camp for physically handicapped children, Camp Good Health, receives donations to cover $3000 needed this season. Howard Chapin delivered 60 pounds of honey to The Gazette as a gift for the camp’s children. The drive is funded by The Gazette through Camp Good Health Fund.
Don Ameche and his wife welcomed a third son born Thursday night via Caesarean section. Both mother and baby were reported in satisfactory condition Friday by Dr. S. J. Becka. The infant weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces.
In a Hyde Park session President Roosevelt outlined a neutrality revision aimed at lifting arms embargoes to empower US action for world peace. He noted broad Republican backing and a sizable Democrat minority, with one dissent from Senator Borah, and discussed the Lea omnibus bill to aid transportation while urging action in Congress.
Senator Borah proposed ending the usual injunction on White House conference discussions so both sides could reveal what occurred. He did not comment on President Roosevelt's claim that delaying a neutrality decision would harm business, while Senator Johnson dismissed the administration's program as poppycock.
Washington AP. A U S Conference of Mayors committee proposes a ruling on paying prevailing hourly wage on WPA projects begun before the relief act took effect July 1. Strikes challenged a 130 hour month that removed the prevailing wage. WPA Commissioner Col. Harrington said he sought the decision.
In New Britain Connecticut a 4 year old boy handed a grocer a crumpled $20 bill demanding ice cream. The child vanished before police could question him and the case left officials puzzled by the mysterious bill.
Funeral services for Francis Hickey of Independence are set for Saturday morning at St. John’s Catholic Church, with Rev. Father F. L. Wolfe presiding. Hickey, born June 5, 1909, in Independence, is survived by his parents, a sister Virginia, brothers Lloyd and John, grandfather John Crowley, and nephews.
Settlement of the dispute between the retail grocers association and Cedar Rapids bakeries over sale of stale bread at reduced prices nears. Henry Jensen says a special meeting will hear the proposals, with bakers agreeing to cut production and limit returned goods sales pending talks.
Shanghai reports say 84 Soviet scout planes flew over Mukden and reached Antung in Manchukuo on Wednesday. No bombs were dropped, the mission seen as a morale act showing Soviet air reach. Manchukuo reportedly under nightly blackouts after last week’s bombings at Durofuji and Halmar shan.
In Chicago a veteran Black lawyer known as Old Colonel Jenkins appears in federal court with his son Milton 27 charged with possessing 300 grains of heroin. Commissioner Edwin K Walker sets Milton’s bond at $1000 as the elder man pleads for leniency.
Streets Commissioner Dave Williams estimated the total cost of last Monday's near four inch rainfall at about 10000. He cited unpaved street repairs and sewer cleaning as the main outlays while additional damage is still being reported.
State police stationed two troopers at the town hall door to judge attendees clothing as a novelty enforcement. Organizers anticipated a turnout near 800 people after the unusual cueing about proper attire.
Frank J Horak manufacturing jeweler died at his Cedar Rapids home 2515 C avenue NE at 845 p.m. Thursday after a lingering illness He was born in Bohemia December 23 1886 and came to Cedar Rapids at age 12 He leaves wife Lillian Kun two children Mae Alice and Edward F two sisters Mrs Frank Pavlicek and Mrs Edward Zisko He was a Zizkovy Dub lodge member Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Polansky chapel with burial in Cedar Memorial park.
Mrs Ada Borah reports a woman claiming to represent United Sales sought photos for a Hollywood contest. The applicant Billie Iles offered to enlarge and submit pictures for a $1 deposit and promised a second $1 if the photo won. Police say this complaint differs from cases involving photographers of children on ponies.
Blairsville National Bank, rebuilt after the 1933 closure, appeals to hundreds of former depositors to collect thousands in unclaimed funds. President H. P. Rhoades says most have claimed, but many deposits remain outstanding, some in three figures or more, despite a May dividend bringing total to 100 percent.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said the U S government has no information supporting reports from foreign capitals that a major effort is underway to secure a peaceful solution to critical European problems.
Classified section features a Chevrolet advertisement with a bold phrase well groomed hoss flesh implying a vehicle styling or marketing angle. The readable text hints at a dealer offering, but details and pricing are not fully legible.
Gov. Loren D. Dickinson announces plan for plain spoken talks to drys to sway public opinion on liquor. He cites mixed radio reactions while party leaders distance themselves. His secretary Margaret Shaw describes Albany trip concerns and notes he did not intend to criticize Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Mrs Beulah Cummings files suit in Indianapolis seeking 5000 dollars for mental anguish against an Indianapolis drug firm and a San Francisco manufacturer. She alleges a postcard signed Joe and mailed from San Francisco caused her husband to leave her. Joe claimed the note came from a man at the exposition planning to share stories on return.
Iowa City AP Polk County sheriff Vane Overturff says his county has 51 liquor and gambling violations versus Johnson county's 18 and outlines an enforcement drive. He notes following state instructions and seeking assistance from the state department if needed after Johnson county raids near the University of Iowa.
Harry Graham about 55 years old driver for the University hospital at Iowa City died of a heart attack in Dubuque Friday afternoon. He stopped his ambulance in front of a Dubuque home to pick up a patient, entered the home, and collapsed a few minutes later.
Donn Fendler, a 12 year old from Rye New York, is missing on Mount Katahdin after leaving a trail with his father and others. Authorities and volunteers including national guardsmen and guides comb the mile high wilderness amid fading hope for the boy's survival.
A continuation article discusses the Goldner kidnapping with analysts saying his nationality could help. Arab negotiators warn against deviating from the kidnappers' plan but suggest release is possible if Bedouin tribes fear punitive actions, while non Arab observers note risk to the safe hostage.
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt believes a ban on arms shipments to Japan is unnecessary at present. The stance emerged after a White House conference where neutrality legislation was postponed. Despite administration indifference, sponsors intend to push the proposals, though chances for passage seem slim.
Attorney William J. Campbell stated on Thursday he will prosecute Jack Russell, an escaped Oklahoma convict, under the Lindbergh law for kidnapping but not for murder in the case involving 23 year old William Scott Hamilton of Arkansas City Kansas. The Lindbergh statute carries a death penalty for kidnapping. Campbell said he sent a certified copy of the fugitive warrant to Cleo A. Summers U S district attorney at Muskogee Oklahoma and asked Summers to begin removal proceedings against Russell.
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