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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
2
The legislature and Governor Dickinson sign a bill requiring life commitment to a state hospital for murder defendants found insane at the time of the crime. This plan raises questions about enforcement if a hospitalized killer “recovers” and how it would work in Michigan’s system.
President Roosevelt said the income tax base should be broadened somewhat but doubted Congress would act this session. He argued broader base means more citizens pay tax and higher rates for middle brackets may raise collection costs. Meanwhile the Ways and Means Committee approved amendments to the undistributed profits tax bill, allowing loss carryovers for individuals and partnerships and adding notes and debentures to eligible obligations. Undersecretary Hanes praised the committee's work amid no noted opposition or minority filing.
President Roosevelt expressed confidence that a peace settlement would be reached between the CIO and AF of L despite John L. Lewis declaring peace impossible. Washington dispatch notes the optimism follows recent talks and signals a looming settlement effort amid wartime labor tensions.
Paul Jones, a Philadelphia photoengraver, testified that a New Specialty salesman painted a glowing picture of easy money from penny candy and peanut machines. He bought 25 machines sight unseen, expecting 300 by month’s end, only to see them yield $25.23 in 16 days and then steadily decline.
A compact collection of witticisms and anecdotes about indirect speech and clever quips. It cites examples involving officials, authors, musicians, and politicians to illustrate humor and rhetoric. The piece closes with attribution to Dr Newton.
Robert Nixon, 19, longtime criminal, died in the electric chair after confessing he slain at least five women. He was executed for the May 27, 1938, bludgeoning murder of Florence Johnson, mother of two, in her bed. Her husband witnessed the sentence. Gov Horner granted stays to two other condemned men for further appeals.
London reports official circles say King Zog and Queen Geraldine of Albania have requested permission to settle in England. They would be allowed to reside in Britain on condition they refrain from political activity while exiled since Albania’s invasion. They currently reside in Turkey and recently leased a villa in Versailles, France.
FRANKFURT ON MAIN Germany Extensive German military maneuvers will begin soon along the Reichs Siegfried line facing France Maginot line. The war games aim to train troops in defensive efficiency according to officials.
Paris dispatch reports Britain likely to bow to Japanese demands to avert Japan joining the Nazi-Fascist pact. Tensions rise over Tientsin, with Britain urged to seek Anglo-Soviet security accord as Tokyo pressures Britain to break with Moscow.
ARTHUR Bugs BAER jokes that relief becomes a political game as Congress uses relief to curry favor. He notes critics from Republicans who would mimic the tactic if Democrats invite hitchhikers. The piece frames who gets invited to the barbecue as the real issue in relief politics.
The Iowa State Federation of Labor endorsed Franklin D Roosevelt for a third term at its forty fifth annual convention in Dubuque. The resolution praised his progressive program and pledged loyalty to his reelection. Theiss of St Louis opposed in committee but the measure was adopted with broad support.
A tropical disturbance off the Gulf of Mexico brought high winds to Pensacola Florida causing only scant damage as it reached the mainland. The storm had lingered off the coast for several days and made landfall Friday.
Rome reports that the London Evening Standard claim of Italian Field Marshal Pietro Badoglio under arrest was officially denied on Friday by authorities.
WASHINGTON AP The House voted 201 to 82 to reject adding 534 million to the 1.716 billion relief package while approving subcommittee amendments easing WPA limits. The administration failed to strike a three member bipartisan board for WPA and pressed for broader relief flexibility.
A health camp for physically handicapped children in Cedar Rapids held its first outdoor shower day and shampoo event amid games and student performances. Donations to the Camp Good Health Fund via The Gazette sustain meals, milk, and care for 6 to 12 year olds listed by physicians as needing ongoing support.
President Roosevelt said he is studying a new industrial lending program designed to fund self supporting projects without increasing the public debt. He is also reviewing raising limits on federal lending agencies and options for railroad equipment loans including government ownership versus a new RFC corporation to build and lease equipment. He noted the debate has lasted six years and would depend on administration details, with no set legislation this session.
Kansas City city manager Eugene C Zachman ordered a full investigation into payroll padding after payroll checks listed individuals could not be located. He directed the legal department to report irregularities to the Jackson County grand jury and expanded the purge to all departments with a deadline to eliminate padding by Monday or resign.
HOLLYWOOD UP Norma Talmadge and George Jessel separated Friday as friends said Jessel seeks Broadway lights to further his comedy career while his wife desires a quiet home. Neither admitted a divorce, they will live apart while he pursues standup and his concession at New York's world’s fair.
Cedar Rapids reports a heat spike with 92 degrees reached at 2 30 p m after a 64 degree low at 5 am Friday. Thursday saw a high of 82 between 5 and 6 pm, then 77 at 7 pm and 73 at midnight as recorded by Chambers Inskeep.
Los Angeles AP Mary Leeper Maynard sued Ken Maynard for divorce charging he squandered money on another woman while she relied on friends for support. The divorce action was filed Thursday against the actor known for cowboy films.
Paris reports the French submarine Phenix with 63 crew aboard as missing after more than 30 hours underwater near the Cam Rank bay at the French Indochina naval base. No details on cause. authorities say all hope is abandoned. The loss follows the Squalus and Thetis tragedies, with diving bells discussed as in U.S. rescue efforts. Phenix, launched 1930, is a 2000-ton model with eight tubes and electric motors for submerged operation.
Benes former president of Czechoslovakia and Norman Thomas the socialist leader met on the Grinnell College campus at the International Relations Institute. Benes arrived with bodyguards and police. The two leaders shook hands and spoke at lunch with President John Nallen.
University of Wisconsin student Jeanne Vaughn, 22, and Albert Axles, 22, were found unconscious on Middle Ton beach after an all-night struggle to reach shore from a capsized canoe in Lake Mendota. They clung to the overturned craft until dawn and recalled little after hospitalization.
In Cambridge, Massachusetts, 200pound Cora Jones dangled from a fourth story ledge for ten minutes as onlookers watched. Her husband Henry Jones slowly weakened in his grip before two policemen arrived to pull them to safety. The woman reportedly attempted to jump while hanging out clothes.
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