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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1939
Page
1
A dramatic sea level picture shows rescue workers near the stern of the sunken British submarine Thetis off Birkenhead in the Irish Sea. The scene was cabled from London to the United States as hopes for saving trapped sailors fade.
Washington AP reports Roosevelt may veto the 1.218 billion farm bill over unbudgeted 338 million in farm benefit payments without new taxes. Congress debates veto options and tax financing while Wallace urges approval. Meanwhile, a banking subcommittee extends devaluation powers to two years and supports the dollar stabilization fund.
Mrs Herbert Hoover and her son Allan Hoover and Mrs Allan Hoover tour Cedar Rapids on their California to New York motor trip guesting Mrs Harrison E Spangler. They then visit Hoover birthplace in West Branch and meet locals at the Albin home and with Mrs George Hoover in Washington DC kinfolk connection noted.
New York The government rested its case against former U S Circuit Court Judge Martin T Manton on charges of conspiracy to sell justice. Federal Judge W Calvin Chestnut denied motions for a directed verdict of acquittal and a mistrial. The jury was to be charged after summations as the case neared disclosure. Juror No 10 dispute over Moseley was overruled by Judge Chestnut.
An English dramatist recalls reading Augustine on a train and other visions from St Thomas Aquinas to Saint Joan. He reflects how sudden lights of grace and dramatic awakenings lift life beyond mortal limits and show a brighter beyond.
The house ways and means committee voted to raise old age pensions from 30 to 40 dollars a month as part of revising the social security act. It also extended federal matching to 20 dollars monthly, with calls for higher figures, while keeping income tax rates unchanged.
Dale Bowen 22 of 523 F Avenue NW was arrested early Saturday on intoxication charges and held for investigation in a break in at the Doughnut Shop 306 Tenth Street SE. The break in was found at 3:30 am by route man R D Chord. A glass rear door was forced to release a catch and $3 to $4 in small change was stolen. Bowen was found later at a city restaurant with bloody cuts and $1.65 in small change and a third filled pint of liquor. He had been in two other nearby restaurants paying with small change.
A German Jewish refugee flotilla of 907 aboard the liner St Louis sailed from Havana after rumors of U S entry. Officials in Washington denied any landing arrangement while families feared a return to peril as Captain Gustav Schroeder faced pressure from Cuban authorities to depart.
The Hamburg America liner St Louis remains anchored about 12 miles off Havana instead of heading to Germany with 907 Jewish refugees denied entry to Cuba. The Miami Herald cites a Havana departure witness and notes US influences seek to land the refugees at Havana under US quota or another Atlantic port.
Seven-year-old Preston Raub Jr. went missing from his East Brunswick home four days earlier and was found dead inside an icebox in the cellar. State police say the lid slipped shut while he played, causing suffocation. The icebox, about three by four feet, has a hinged lid that locks automatically. His body was discovered by his grandfather.
Washington prepares for an imperial garden party with a mowed lawn to allow guests to curtsey without grass in their ears. The piece humorously notes bobbing and provides playful “plans and specifications” for a standard curtsey, describing toe placement and bending from the waist and knees.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth proceed 522 miles across western Canada after a turbulent Edmonton stop. A feud between Alberta Premier William Aberhart and Lieut. Gov. J. C Bowen marked the royal visit, with booing at the station and a tea invite snub. Millions crowded the hospital ward as veterans were visited, and the royal couple moved on toward Saskatoon and Melville.
In Birkenhead England officials disclosed the submarine Thetis had two prior mishaps including a dock impact and nonfunctional hydroplane gear. Cammell Laird said the issues were minor and part of routine trials as the $1.7 million craft was prepared for service.
Mrs Anne Clark Roosevelt 22 daughter in law of the President was reported progressing very satisfactorily after the death at birth of her son early Friday in Boston.
Local Union 18619 workers and Penick and Ford volunteers will clean and ready Camp Good Health for a June 12 opening. Ralph Renshaw leads a season prep with grass cutting, screen hanging, bed making, and flower bed work by William Volz and St James church volunteers. Donations to The Camp Good Health Fund via The Gazette support care for physically handicapped Cedar Rapids children.
Liverpool report detailing F F Shaw's survival from the Thetis in Liverpool Bay. He described gas-filled compartments, failed escapes, men drowning or driven mad, and uncertain rescue odds. Navy officers and doctors warned the chances of recovery for others remain slim as more details emerged.
Cedar Rapids recorded fifty three hundredths of an inch of moisture Friday afternoon and evening as cooler air moved in. The sky cleared to fair with a high of 72 at 2 p.m. Saturday and a low of 58 early Friday. Nighttime readings dropped to 66 after midnight.
A reader is advised to place a Sunday sale Want Ad in The Gazette before 8 o'clock tonight for quick results. Call 2-1121 and ask for an Ad-taker to list items like bicycle glider porch furniture nursery items garden tools and more.
The British press called for a stern inquiry into the Thetis submarine disaster. Editors questioned why a diving bell like the Squalus rescue device wasn’t used and why Thetis undertook tests unaccompanied by a mother ship. Opinions cited possible delays and equipment shortages.
Orelle Easton 25 of Valley City North Dakota was executed in Indiana for the June killing of Patrolman Ray Dixon after a month of crime spree that began with farm incident. Easton claimed his brother Clarence fired the fatal shot and maintained his innocence until death.
Diane Fay, 2, daughter of Chauncey and Mrs. Fay of 1629 B Avenue NW, suffered skull fractures and facial cuts after falling from a second story window at Bennie Alter's home, 1056 Third Avenue SE. She was taken to Mercy Hospital in fair condition.
Mrs. Jane Grubbs, 70, of Mansfield Washington walked and hitchhiked 14 miles daily to earn a high school diploma. She said she has never been able to learn enough.
Admiralty and rescue crews abandoned hope for 98 men believed dead in the Thetis disaster off Liverpool bay. The sunken submarine lay 130 feet beneath the surface after air supply exhaustion, with eight additional civilian technicians later confirmed among the dead.
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