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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1939
Page
2
Nationally known economists tied to major banks warn that current and proposed federal policies may dismantle private banking and shift control to the government. They allege plans promote wealth redistribution and deficit spending to bail out private banks, reduce interest rates, and equalize lending regardless of risk.
Cedar Rapids saw a fair day as the thermometer rose from 67 at 6 30 a m to 85 by 2 p m and then fell to 82 by 7 p m and 68 at midnight.
Weekly forecast from Chicago AP notes fair start with locally scattered showers Tue or Wed and Thu in the south. Late week turns fair with temperatures near or slightly below normal in the north and mostly above normal in the southern extremities.
A bridge collapse in Huntington Pennsylvania sent a heavy trailer truck and a sedan into the Juniata River killing a Long Island couple and a three year old boy. Edwin Kaufman and his wife from Sunnyside were identified among the victims. Rescuers freed the bodies after more than four hours and the truck drivers only suffered minor injuries.
Four people injured when a car driven by Russell Walker 23 collided with a car driven by Henry Malek at First Avenue and Sixth Street East around 10 30 p m Saturday. Walker was booked for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. George McLaughlin fled following the crash and was found later with facial injuries. Catherine Malek and Ed Dvorak also hurt in the wreck with Malek’s wife Erma injured.
Federal tax statistics show liquor taxes at 587.8 million and tobacco levies at 580 million for the year ending June 30. Total receipts from all sources declined to 5.181 billion, with declines in admissions taxes and club dues amid the recession.
In Mantua New Jersey a 56 year old Quaker widow Mary Scott, her 83 year old invalid mother, and her paralyzed 28 year old son resist eviction from their rambling 16 room home. Deputies removed furniture while the trio remains in bed awaiting a possible move, aided by volunteers and temperate rain as neighbors bring food. The widow claims immense prior wealth, now tied to a trust, and vows to stay until a suitable home is found.
In Lawrence county jail five pairs of brothers are housed together including a 21 year old twin duo. The report notes that inmate language likening fellow prisoners to family may reflect actual kin relationships among inmates.
Melvin Myron, a 14 year old Sioux City youth, has undergone his 210th operation at University hospital yet remains optimistic about the future. He was born with a windpipe growth requiring a glass throat tube and operates through his mouth with local anesthesia. He attends school, plays, and plans to study medicine at the University of Iowa with a goal of becoming an ENT specialist.
In New York a hospital ship Lloyd Seaman carrying nine hundred mothers and infants faced peril from misfueling. Police forced engine shutdown to prevent a possible gasoline explosion. The ship, normally towed by a tug, was towed to shore and passengers debarked after danger was averted.
Cedar Rapids new one hour parking zones will take effect Monday morning on Third Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets SE on both sides and between Seventh and Eighth on the south side. Capt Gordon Hughes of the police traffic division said officers will enforce the rule and tag overtime parkers after merchants complained of all day parking.
New York AP reports that J Richard Dixie Davis, once linked to the Dutch Schultz gang, faced a judgment from A Sulka and Co on clothing costs. The record lists prices for handkerchiefs shirts shorts and monogram charges, illustrating his former lavish taste before legal action.
Carol Woodman, stepdaughter of Yale president emeritus Dr. James Rowland Angell, disappeared Saturday night after losing her waitress job. Her mother, in Seal Harbor Missouri, says she has no information on her whereabouts. A prior disappearance two months earlier had her working at a Krumsville inn in Pennsylvania Dutch country. Inn owner Mrs. Edward Weiss says publicity has harmed business and that Carol overstated hours worked. Mrs. Angell suggests she may be visiting in the south.
Washington officials said a prolonged investigation by the United States customs service into Japanese export trade practices found no subsidy payments justifying countervailing duties. For now Japanese cotton textiles seem immune from tariffs imposed on Germany and Italy, though pressure from fabricators and labor unions has intensified the search for subsidies.
South Bend Indiana Singer Sewing Machine plant ends a strike that began April 11. Company officials say the factory will reopen Monday after the stoppage.
International News Service reports Europe and the Far East in focus as Britain faces mounting pressure. In Tokyo Baron Hiranuma claims a diplomatic win with Britain agreeing to recognize Japan's wartime status in China. Shanghai endures its worst terror incident in two years as deaths occur at EDS offices. London acts to secure Russia's pact signature and settle Tientsin with Japan amid disarmament loan talk. Soviet Mongolia shells Manchukuo lines near Khalka river ahead of a possible offensive. Ciano tells the U.S. ambassador he sees no great anxiety for Europe’s near term future.
Britain recognizes wartime conditions in China and Japan’s right to act for protection, while denying concessions to Tokyo. London denies a five power pact and a Danzig peace plan, as fear grows of a return to appeasement after Parliament recesses.
Rockville dedicated a $77 000 post office but faced a running attack by two elderly sisters Elizabeth Wimsatt and Genevieve Tschiffely who claimed heir status and protested with no trespassing signs. Police intervened as workers and officials documented names of politicians and Maryland figures present.
Czech Minister Vladimir Hurban, envoy to the United States, will speak on Czech day August 16 at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids. The Czech Alliance of Cedar Rapids also invited Dr Alice Masaryk to attend the Atlona fair. The event features a beseda dance in Bohemian costume by the Western Bohemian Fraternal group directed by M L Hromadka with a 10 piece band. The Czechoslovak Society of America includes Karla Masaryk chorus in Bohemian dress under Esther Hronek Klersey.
John Tanner 46 was shot to death Saturday by Denzel Ellyson 33 brother of an Indiana Democratic leader Jolinn Ellyson. Ellyson, caretaker of a indigent home on the same lot, argued over a fence behind the poorhouse then fired at Tanner at close range. Tanner died instantly. Ellyson held on murder charges by Hammond police. The brother formerly headed the federal Home Owners Loan Corporation in Lake County Indiana.
In Astoria Oregon a family dog named Nigeer guided searchers to 3-year-old twins Agee Wins-William and Nancy who had wandered in forest near the coast. Despite heat and failed bloodhound efforts the children were found unharmed after a long night outdoors and returned to their father at the Van Vleet lumber camp.
In Duluth Minnesota an air plane and more than 20 deputy sheriffs with CCC volunteers from Brimson scoured woods north of Folith Friday after Mrs Anna Stephenson 50 of Duluth and her three children vanished while picking blueberries.
Elizabeth DeBruicker, 10, vanished after a 4 H meeting near Attica Indiana, later found murdered in a shallow gravel pit. Coroner says she was strangled with a belt and died within 12 to 24 hours. Police seek two men and a woman seen washing hands at a nearby farm.
The Camp Good Health Fund, run by the Public Health Nursing association for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, aids physically handicapped children from poor homes. With $2,945.59 raised, it is $55 short of the $3,000 operating target. donations may be sent to The Gazette. The camp costs about $5 per child weekly.
Paris AP reports France ordered a provisional census of foreigners aged 20 to 48 who lack nationality or are political refugees. With 150000 Spanish refugees and many Czechs Germans and Italians in the country, the measure aims to permit their use in the armed forces. They must report to public authorities within 20 days.
A fragmented account notes Arthur Bugs Baer reflecting on a past exchange between governors Dickinson and a South Carolina governor that soured Michigan concerns. The piece references Mrs Roosevelt and a gubernatorial convention, hinting at advice to avoid associating with other governors.
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