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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1940
Page
12
Mercy hospital records a daughter born July 26 to Mr and Mrs Fred Oliphant of 3417 Circle Drive NE. A second birth at Takes hospital reports a daughter born July 26 to Mr and Mrs Acts Hanna of 3943 2 Leon Art Street NE.
Mrs Ista M Williams 78 dies at home 1628 Bever avenue SE at 10 p.m Thursday. Elsie Weaver Lamb 79 dies at daughter’s home. Clara Scharfenders 617 Nonth avenue SW dies at 6 15 p.m. Thursday. Lucey M Fresson 91 dies at 1619 Third street SW at 12 20 a.m. Friday. Norma Mae Phillips month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Tishmael Phillips dies at 1226 Tenth street SE about 9 30 p.m. Thursday. Frank A Talbot 74 dies at 1946 T avenue NE in local hospital at 2 30 a.m. Friday.
Mrs Elizabeth Hennessey of 1007 Thirtieth Street NE fined 10 dollars and costs for permitting a minor to drive without a license. A M VanAlst of 993 Eleventh Street NE fined 10 dollars and costs for driving without a license. Justice H R Churchill presided.
J S on M Harris, 514 MrKinley Street SE, and Charles W Gable, Vinton Road, each fined $325 and costs for drunkenness. Jack Blame, 1310 A Avenue NE, fined $2 with suspender on payment of $150 costs for running a stop sign.
Camp Good Health in Cedar Rapids reports gains for physically handicapped children from needy homes. Seven and three pound improvements are noted, with 44 expected to be well enough to return home after today’s doctor visit. The fund needs 335 more dollars to operate all summer, supported by local donors and the Cedar Rapids Bottling Works pop donation.
King George VI sheltered from a sea battle near the southeast coast as Hurricanes clashed with enemy aircraft. After the raid, the monarch rejoined a naval tour smoking a cigarette and inquired about the attackers while RAF planes intercepted them.
Coast guard reports two more racing yachts found unharmed after a Lake Michigan storm. Sea Gal K. of Chicago remains missing from the Chicago to Mackinac race. Apt and Princess were recovered at Menominee Mich and Mackinac City respectively. Intrepid grounded on Mackinac Island. Coast guard aircraft aided in search.
Harvard sociologist Professor Carles Zimmerman told the New England Conference on Tomorrow's Children that the United States would wane as a world power unless the normal family increases to four children. He argued current birth trends threaten population decline and cited census figures showing few families with more than four children and many with fewer than two.
President Roosevelt will inspect Norfolk defenses on a full day tour visiting the navy yard fleet base training station Langley air field Old Point Comfort fortifications and the Norfolk Shipbuilding company. He will depart Washington on the Potomac with Secretary Knox and naval lawmakers for a weekend cruise before arriving in Norfolk Monday morning.
Sullivan and Haenze plead guilty in connection with a prison break attempt near a guarded wall during which Hart was killed. Haenze admits tossing weapons over the fence to Cunningham, who later died by own action. A female messenger, Marie Em bree, pled not guilty on aiding escape charges. The pair were recaptured after a bank holdup in Wilber Nebraska and subsequent arrests in Marysville Kansas and Atchison Missouri.
Senate committee spent most of Thursday hearing representatives of religious orders urge utmost caution to prevent persons with conscientious scruples against military service from being compelled to enter the army. Gen. George C. Marshall announced some of the nation's 117000 young reserve officers will be pressed into active service with army expansion and the proposed compulsory training program.
Civilian Conservation Corps officials say about 300 000 enrollees could be fully exempt from military service under the current compulsory training bill provisions. The bill allows administrative exemption for those employed on national defense jobs, and CCC leadership indicates the corps will soon be training for or engaged in noncombatant defense work.
Four and a half year old Carolin VanAlst sustained a cut above the eye when her father A M VanAlst collided at the intersection of B avenue and Center Point road NF with a vehicle driven by Anna Schick. The child received first aid at a nearby house and the father paid a $10 fine for no driver license at Justice H R Churchill's court.
The Gazette reminds readers to call 2-1121 or notify their carrier to have paper follow during summer vacations keeping subscriptions active and deliveries uninterrupted.
Wallace says withdrawing ministers would be risky without assured safe passage for ships through British ports. He notes America focuses on compiling lists of children for evacuation and asks Britain which vessels it can provide for Halifax or Montreal crossings. Roosevelt defends oil and scrap metal controls to defend national defense and aviation fuel. he denies knowledge of Japanese threats over supplies.
Geneva AP report states Joseph Avenol, secretary general since July 1 1933, resigns amid belief the League’s realities render the office obsolete. Telegram cites economic cuts, reduced activity since 1939, and Britain and France choosing silence as the body’s fate worsens.
Fort Scott couple Ralph and Mrs. Potoroff said two men in convictlike clothes kidnapped them near their home Tuesday night, forced them to drive to Mount Ayr, and released them after threatening death if they spoke. They described robbery of Ivan Potoroff nearby, while the suspects flee as suspected serials with six Iowa holdups and five car thefts.
Justice H R Churchill married Clifford W Lawson and Agnes Stepanek, Cedar Rapids residents, Friday morning. Thomas McAllen, 1353 B Avenue NW, hospital bound at St Luke's for treatment, may receive visitors. Cedar Rapids Elks Lodge 251 holds a Friday 8 p.m. meeting and social. Mercy Hospital Glee Club, student nurses, will broadcast a 15 minute program at 4 30 p.m. Saturday on station WMT. E J Gillis, 413 Third Street SW, with daughter Mary and son Walter, left Friday for a ten day motor trip to Mitchell Pierre and Rapid City South Dakota.
G E Gargen reports an unidentified driver clipped his car’s left fender and hub cap while parked near 1922 First Avenue East around 2 30 am Friday. Gargen told police the other vehicle was traveling west on the avenue but gave no description.
The NLRB hearing on a complaint against Lagomarcino Grape Co of Cedar Rapids by the truck drivers union has been postponed from Aug 5 until further notice. The 1939 complaint alleged refusal to bargain collectively with employees, most of whom were union members, with an amended petition filed in March 1940.
At 215 am Friday a man attempting to enter a room at 813 B avenue NE was scared off by Mrs Roy Conklin. A neighbor saw the prowler in a car before approaching the Swore home where Mrs Earl Swore and her two asleep children were targeted. The man fled north on Eighth street. patrolmen Kansky and Prasil found no trace.
Myron Pence a seventeen year old from 1105 Sixth Street SE suffered a broken left forearm and was treated at Mercy hospital after a pool stunt at the sand pumps swimming pool in the south section. Pence said he stood on the shoulders of another boy to beat the heat but lost balance and fell at the pool edge.
Performers present tap dancing acts vaudeville and three reels of movies including shots of the San Francisco World's fair and a comedy at the Arthur playground Friday night at 8. Cedar Rapids Boys drum and bugle corps canceled due to rain but the program continued with movies and drew over 300 attendees.
Free ice cream coffee sugar and cream will be furnished to members of the Knights of Columbus and their families at the annual family picnic Sunday Aug. 18 near the duck pond in Ellis park John Murphy chairman of arrangements says a program of games and refreshments is planned A ladies day frolic at the Z C B J picnic grounds southwest of the city Wednesday evening drew more than 200 Knights and ladies
State crime bureau agents arrested Richard Nordlund, 24, at Clear Lake South Dakota and James Stevens, 28, at Canby Minnesota, for robbing the Winthrop State Bank of 800 dollars in currency and coins on July 17. The arrests came Friday after a bank holdup investigation involving county officers.
In Kansas City AP reports a Midwest meeting with over 60 cities and six states aimed to secure a front line role in the national defense program. Delegates from Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma pressed two goals: showcase regional advantages to government and war industries and prevent coastal disruption by securing war industry sites inland.
A May setup plan for a Dixie pro Willkie group is discussed along with supporters including a Nobel prize winner. The candidate praises citizens joining, predicting daily Jeaves will fall and contrasting the backing with the Hague and Kelly-Nash machine.
Wendell L. Willkie continues a two day tour in three western states to gauge crowd reaction to his candidacy. After a planned rest he will work on the Elwood Ind acceptance speech and confer with Indiana officials on Aug 17, while using the west as a sounding board for his campaign.
Kenneth Willits 21 steering into a ditch and through a fence on old Marion road near Cedar Rapids after a tan car ahead slid on a curve. Yvonne De Shaw 18 of Rompot addition, riding in back with Thomas Carney, suffered head injuries and was held for observation at St Luke's hospital. Willits reported the incident to the sheriff Friday morning. the lead car did not stop.
President Roosevelt examined recommendations to improve the lives of migrants known as okies and arkies through increased federal financial aid and stronger protection against labor exploitation. A Roche-led committee called for a federal state relief program with variable grants and expansion of the Farm Security Administration migrant camps system.
Senator Burton Wheeler, an isolationist, urges a full conscription of profits and property if war requires conscripting the lives of American soldiers. Prince Felix of Luxembourg greets returning refugees, praising the United States for hospitality during his earlier visit.
Caught on a rock crusher conveyor at a farm east of Humboldt Nebraska Jim Vaughn 60 of Cedar Rapids Indiana suffered fractures of both legs and multiple cuts. He was taken to Falls City hospital after the incident while Leonard Spaight manager of Concrete Materials and Construction Co said no report had been received. Vaughn had been in Nebraska about a month working with the company’s machinery after prior work in Pennsylvania.
Johnson county citizens were urged to donate 125 pints of blood for war time tests. Dr. D. Plass, Iowa University of Iowa professor and National Research Council member, said samples would be moved by plane and ground transport to test durability. Donors aged 18 to 64 were welcome.
Chicago and North Western Railway reports June net railway operating income of 964 315 up from 297 197 a year earlier. June deficit after fixed charges drops to 193 445 from 874 116. For six months to June 30, net operating income records 892 023 versus a 1 635 030 deficit a year before.
The Illinois Central system reported a June net railway operating income of 605 268 dollars, down from 676 199 the prior June. For the year to date the company posted a net railway operating income of 5 910 209 dollars, versus 5 828 871 dollars in the same period last year.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hennessey of 1007 Thirtieth Street NE faced a three day jail sentence signed by Justice H. R. Churchill for permitting a minor to drive without a license. She later chose to try to pay a $10 fine and costs instead. The incident involved her 14 year old son Billy driving a truck on Thirty-second Street NE when halted by Highway Patrolman J. E. Clapp.
Administration leaders in congress predicted the move to activate 230000 national guardsmen would fail to gain approval. They warned of widespread resignations by married guardsmen if forced to leave homes and jobs. Army and guard leaders testified they plan to call up the guard in September to aid training for pending conscription.
Washington reports oil industry backing a government led push to build stockpiles of 100 octane aviation gasoline. The plan aims to keep petroleum from hostile powers while expanding defense needs and limiting exports. Industry officials foresee belt tightening and plant expansion to boost production capacity.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox urged editors to defend press freedom by contributing to national safety. He warned of fears about the world situation and said preparing the public for sacrifices is the press duty. He described the press as having the greatest potential to aid national defense.
Tony Melichar aged 69 was found with a broken arm on a tavern basement floor at Seel's tavern Twelfth avenue and Third street SE about 7 30 p m Thursday He was taken to Mercy hospital by ambulance Service Detective Jack Haberle said Melichar entered with Anton Sokol who left before discovery The bartender William Seel had refused to serve them Police doubted foul play as money on Melichar was not taken.
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