07 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1939
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids high school holds its commencement at Memorial Coliseum at 8 p.m. with a keynote address by Dr. H. J. Burgstahler, president of Cornell College.
Tuesday at 3 37 p.m. a coal pile at the rear of Mercy hospital caught fire under supervision of company No 6. The blaze prompted responses from local fire crews and threatened surrounding structures pending containment.
M. L. Newman of Wapsie Valley creamery fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 44. Charlotte C. Davis, 31, of Lowell Mass received a 30 day flooter sentence for intoxication.
Virgil Brue and Rose Zaspal both of Cedar Rapids. Clarence J. Trachta and Margaret Cesticky from Ely and Marion respectively. James Clyde Bailie of Chicago and Ruth K. Neill of Marion. George Phillman Keller of Little Rock Ark and Dritha Willis of Cedar Rapids.
Mary Margaret Carithers is granted divorce from Lawrence Carithers on cruelty grounds. The couple married in Whiteside County Illinois on September 5 1931.
At St Luke's hospital a daughter to Mr and Mrs A M Broscha of 1555 Fourth avenue SE on June 6. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Henry J Adams of 300 Twenty eighth street drive SE on June 6. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Stanley Parker of Martelle on June 7. Mercy hospital reports a son to Mr and Mrs Winford Wims of 310 Fourth avenue SE on June 7. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Leonard Bechka of Swisher on June 7. A daughter Barbara Jane born June 3 at Sutter Maternity in Sacramento to Mr and Mrs E A Burkhart of Sacramento California. Mrs Burkhart is the former Mary Jane Stein of Glenwood drive NW.
The article reports on Roosevelts third term remarks and Iowa figures like Guy Gillette denying any presidential run. Kennedy urges renomination while Garner and Farley Wallace potential delegates are discussed. The piece flags intraparty tensions and cautions against calumny in the 1940 race.
Stephen T. Early writes in the Saturday Evening Post under the title Below the Belt about the approach of 1940 and the tradition of rumors surrounding a third Roosevelt term. The piece notes political chatter as the election cycle begins.
Walter Hutchinson will become an assistant United States attorney general with duties to be defined. His Washington appointment was arranged by Senator Clyde Herring after months of deliberation, with no input from Senator Guy Gillette. Hutchinson, educated in Decorah and the University of Iowa law school, previously led Iowa's securities department and served as an assistant U S district attorney. He was away from Cedar Rapids and unclear if he had departed for Washington.
A co-defendant in the W. F. Main case testified about vending machine profits claiming Main earned 9 to 10 dollars per unit. The defense pressed that profits were only 2.50 dollars, while Tucker disputed the figure and said Main resisted large orders to avoid lawsuits.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors filed suit to install refrigeration equipment for a new cold storage plant at the Linn County home. Local firms G. B. Bryson and the Checker Electric Supply Co. were awarded the contracts for insulation and doors at 1044.40 dollars and machinery and equipment at 1089.11 dollars respectively, with Refrigeration Equipment Co. an unsuccessful bidder.
Camden police sought Eshleman in Boston after a warrant was issued by New Jersey authorities over the disappearance of a plane and its operator. Edward Waltz, owner of the plane and Camden flying school, filed the complaint leading to the arrest request.
Britain pledges support from Britain France and Russia to guard Russia's western frontier, saying military aid is not limited to direct aggression but could be invoked if any power actions indirectly threaten security.
Berlin reports that Germany signed non aggression treaties with Latvia and Estonia on Wednesday. The move is described as advancing Berlin in its operations against the British French security front.
Washington AP The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved parts of the Bloom neutrality bill granting the president authority to define war zones and bar Americans from sailing on vessels of belligerent states. An amendment to restore the arms embargo was defeated 13 to 9 along party lines.
Nephi J. Bott of Logan Utah, a monument maker, treated for a head wound in Kearney after saying two men beat him in Pocatello Idaho and robbed him of 600 dollars during a car ride to Kearney.
Nebraskan banker E. C. Placek urged Iowa bankers to tie farm prosperity to livestock rather than costly tractors. He argued financing expensive equipment hurts small farms and urged bankers to restrict loans for implements. The Iowa bankers elected new American Bankers Association officers as the convention continued.
Dr. B L Knight coroner chair man Fred Stirm Linn county board of supervisors and Dr. B J Moon chosen to represent the county on a five man board directing Ambulance Service policies. Dr V H Hasek city physician and Wes Benesh commissioner of public utilities named as additional members.
The council selected four men to fill a city county board and chose Dr. B. J. Moon to join as the medical representative. Supervisors Beeson and Stirm initially supported two from each side but agreed to Moon's inclusion, noting two doctors already serve on the board. Moon will be the sole member without another elective or appointive role.
Federal Labor Conciliator James F. Dewey announced a settlement of the Briggs Manufacturing strike that has idle nearly 70,000 automobile workers for 15 days. Company and United Automobile Workers CIO agreed and will sign Wednesday noon for ratification by a union mass meeting. Terms to be released after rank and file vote.
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