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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
4
Ankara reports halt of Turkish Italian commercial relations and orders ships to nearest ports. Fleet seen steaming from Marmara toward the Dardanelles amid emergency talks with German Italian envoys and Bulgarian Hungarian ministers.
Charles Chaplin won a federal injunction against Life magazine delaying distribution of 1,200,000 additional copies while leaving 1,000,000 copies already sent to newsdealers available. He seeks damages of 1 million dollars claiming the advance publication would hurt profits from his new film The Dictator. Chaplin said he expects to earn over 5 million from the project and has spent 1 million on its production.
Pattern 4480 available in women's sizes 34 through 48. Size 36 requires 3% yards of 39 inch fabric and 24 yards of lace edging. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York NY. Add ten cents for latest Pattern Book.
In a Top Hat tavern incident, Patrolman Leon ard DeVore and Matron Mrs J. J. Doherty arrested Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Lincoln after they refused warnings to stop displaying affection in a booth. Mr. Lincoln, 38, reportedly struck at the officer during the confrontation.
Patrolman and Mrs Lincoln aged 33 were taken to jail after a confrontation with a police matron per DeVore’s report. Lincoln said he swung at the officer when grabbed, charged with drunk enness and disturbing the peace. They were released on bond with a police court date set for Thursday.
The city plan commission, after a lengthy session, took no action on the municipal pool and bathhouse proposed for Ellis park. Debate centered on site choice between near Ellis lane and the caretaker’s house or the old street car terminal area. The panel cited prior park plan actions, while advocates pressed to act quickly to lock in lower costs.
New York dispatch reports that over 117,000 American physicians have delegated to the federal government authority to enlist distribute and regulate them in wartime. The American Medical Association unanimously approved resolutions recognizing the necessity to surrender some medical freedom under military necessity.
Cedar Rapids senior Leo Modracek 17 will represent Cedar Rapids on the Citizens Of Tomorrow radio program on WGN in Chicago. He and 47 other youths will be heard at 6 p.m. Wednesday with Col. Robert R. McCormick of the Chicago Tribune as principal speaker.
Funeral services for Attorney General Fred D. Everett are set for 2 pm Friday at the Christian church in Albia, his longtime home. Everett, 64, died Monday in a veterans hospital after an extended illness. Burial will follow at Oak View cemetery in Albia. His body was moved to Albia and will not lie in state at the statehouse, which closed for the funeral as flags flew at half staff. A daughter, Mrs Jane E Sewell of West Palm Beach, Fla, was due to arrive Wednesday.
A feature quotes three speakers on the same subject at dignified intervals. Commander Kelly in 1940 asserts the American Legion will lead the fight against alien and subversive elements. Bugs Baer in 1925 notes danger from enemies whether in armor or in a morris chair. President Benjamin Harrison in 1889 argues harm comes mainly from within the nation itself.
Independence hosts a flower show at Community hall with numerous prize winners named. Coggon reports American Legion Auxiliary officers elected. Postville High School Alumni Association selects officers and honors a 1940 graduate with the Harriett Mott award. a plan to award a medal to the 1941 class member is approved.
The clipping notes the 1 000th student to graduate from Postville High School. The Lutheran Ladies Aid society hosted a banquet. A local double ring wedding at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Klinger united Miss Marie Bruch and Bernard Kreutner with nuptial music by Prof. L W Mueller. The couple planned to reside on the bride’s farm. Also reported was the death of Herman Grieser near Waukon at age 53 from a heart attack, leaving a wife Lulu and five children. The Todville Hoo ker reunion will be held at Palo river bridge area with a 1 pm picnic.
Montreal police arrested two women and one man alleged to be United States citizens of European origin after they photographed a restricted waterfront area of the St. Lawrence river. Officers seized the trio following a 15 mile automobile chase. identities withheld pending investigation.
Hartford AP reports the Connecticut health department unveils an anti hay fever slogan for its yearly campaign Ragweed is here let s all pull together. The message urges public cooperation to curb ragweed related allergies across the state. The campaign emphasizes collective action and awareness.
The 5000 ton Italian steamer Umbria loaded with bombs for the Italian air force in Eritrea was captured by the British navy in the Red Sea, a report said Tuesday night.
The most popular non fiction sections in Britain's free libraries are biographies and travel books. Readers favor life stories and journeys, reflecting broad interest in personal narratives and distant places.
Gov Loren D Dickinson ordered Thomas C Wilcox Wayne County sheriff removed from office for taking 75000 dollars a year as his share of a million dollar vice and gambling payoff. The ruling followed a completed examination of testimony.
Dickinson announced an executive order to oust Wilcox has been prepared and will be signed Wednesday morning and served immediately. The action targets Wilcox with removal proceedings and marks a swift enforcement.
London AP Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply, told a luncheon that aid from the United States to the Allies is already appreciable and rising in volume. He praised American liberty and linked it to the democratic fight against Nazism, expressing hope for continued support.
One thousand five hundred residents of Italy Texas led by Representative Luther Johnson have notified the post office department of their plan to circulate a petition seeking a town name change.
A Martelle Iowa woman credits Natex with restoring her health after years of constipation and fatigue. She says relief came quickly, enabling her to do housework unaided and tend her garden. She urges others to visit Podzi Ave SE to sample Natex.
A $100 reward is offered for the first person to prove that any testimonial used was not knowingly or willingly misrepresented and was given by a truthful source.
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