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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1942
Page
6
Iowa records show an unadvertised 4.47 million nest egg in the use tax fund, part of a 14 million general fund balance. Officials note sinking and building funds, war needs, and planned cuts may impact future state finances and appropriations.
Dr Samuel N Stevens president of Grinnell College warned Americans may shirk international obligations after the war He said Americans are sympathetic but will tire of aiding others and return to old policies He spoke at the Grinnell Institute of International Relations in Grinnell Iowa.
Admiral Yates Stirling Jr former chief of staff of the U S Navy will deliver the second summer session lecture at the University of Iowa Friday night at 730 on the lawn of the Iowa Union He commanded the Yangtze patrol and the Pearl Harbor district and served in the Spanish American War World War I and acted as observer in the Russo Japanese War.
Two Des Moines street cars collided near Urbandale on Monday night injuring nine people. The most serious was A. Baker, 66, driver of the westbound car, with hip injuries and severe cuts. Baker was pinned in his cab. Castelline, driver of the other car, blamed poor visibility from the setting sun and overhanging trees for the crash.
Belle Plaine Bethany Evangelical church was dedicated Sunday afternoon by Bishop Ch. Stauffacher after a three day program starting Friday with Rev A Hache Jen and including sermons by Rev W B Tarr and Rev L Baumgartner. About 600 attended as ministers spoke and flags were presented. Pastor Paul McKinley oversaw arrangements.
Iowa City readers learn the University of Iowa peace officers course July 6 to 11 will include lectures and demonstrations from FBI state safety officials U S secret service and justice department representatives. Notables include W M Sirene J L Dalton Russell Daniel Charles Marcy Roy Casey Karl Fischer RW Neber gall. MT VERNON a 400 attendance flag day program raised over 140 for U S O with 100 to go. VICTOR private Rene A Van Hamme enlisting in air corps technical school at Kessler field to become airplane mechanic. NEWHALL Klass reunion draws eighty eight at Newhall park with officers elected led by Mrs Everett Koehn and others.
Fort Des Moines reports the WAAC officer training school will issue two girdles per recruit and a full set of clothing and gear for 339 women reporting in mid July. The package includes bathrobes, brassieres, drawers, hose, slips, gowns, slippers, a housewife kit, personal care items, towels, utensils and a meat can. Additional stockings and weather appropriate undergarments may follow each year.
Official canvass by the Town executive council shows Gov George A Wilson with 121565 votes and Mark Thornburg 76818 in the Republican senatorial nomination race. Democrats nominate Clyde L Herring with 62176 to Ernest Seman 17190. other statewide results listed.
DES MOINES AP A federal motor vehicle stamp will not be required for vehicles kept in storage after June 30 Iowa revenue official E H Birmingham says stored cars or trucks need no stamp until the vehicle is taken out of storage
The twenty seventh annual inter county convention of the Rebekah and IOOF lodges for Delaware, Buchanan, Dubuque and Clayton counties will meet at Colesburg high school auditorium. Registration at 10 am and first session at 1 pm with welcome by Violet Schenke and reply by Earlville lodge.
Grinnell Hawkeye Boys State 1942 ended Monday with Capt Frank Miles editor of the Iowa Legionaire delivering the closing address and a flag lowering ceremony. On Sunday Gov Robert S Fontana Cedar Rapids and Gov George Wilson spoke to the participants at the Grinnell College gym. Miles praised the youths as fine citizens and awarded three citizenship honors. Fontana called the event a purifying matter to improve politics, while Wilson urged learning governmental responsibility for postwar needs.
Two new plays join SUI Theater calendar with five total productions this summer. Lost Horizon by James Hilton comes July 13–17 staged by students. Barbara Allen by Howard Richardson appears June 29–July 4 with multiple performances. Claudia by Rose Franken runs June 22 for five days. Thunder Rock by Ardrey July 6–10 and The School for Scandal by Richard Sheridan July 24–29 complete the lineup.
OsKaloosa Deputy says 45 year old Harry Bolden was killed Monday night when struck with a wooden piece during a fight at a northwest OsKaloosa home. Glenn Wilson, 38, of OsKaloosa, is held for investigation by Deputy B L Mapes.
The sixteenth annual Iowa conference on child development and parent education opened Tuesday at the University. President Virgil Hanecher welcomed attendees as Mrs May Pardee Youtz led the morning session. Topics included Marriage and a Happy Life Educaton Keeps Step Family Preparedness and Surviving Racial Methods. Sessions are open to the public with no admission fee.
Sante Crazian of Cleveland Ohio wins a $1300 Pulitzer style prize for painting a mural in the Columbus Junction post office lobby. The scene depicts the Lovers' Leap bridge fund razing and a grain elevator symbolizing local agriculture. Gramant received a $1500 art scholarship in Cleveland for European study, delayed by war.
Des Moines police charged Mason C Gray and Elmer Jo Horts with soliciting advertising without authority tied to the Iowa grand lodge convention at the Knights of Pythians. They allegedly obtained 25 from Younker Brothers and sought other ads, with a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses filed against Gray.
Vinton Amasa Davin Th of Vinton died at a Vinton hospital on Monday after a life spent in the area. Survived by wife, a son Dale of Vinton, three daughters Mrs P Gunderson of Vinton Mrs Frank Johnson of San Antonio Texas and Mrs Leland McCandless of San Porte City two nephews Sidney L Myers and Blaine Burrell of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services set for Prairie Creek church Wednesday at 2 pm.
Julius Gottschalk 20 of Lowden died in Davenport after being run over by a car driven by Lawrence Lee of Davenport near Plainview. An inquest jury returned an open verdict but urged investigation into why he lay on the highway. He was survived by his parents two brothers and five sisters and other relatives.
Alfred Wheden of Keokuk pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 62 year old Charles Howell. Wheden was sentenced to eight years in the state penitentiary and fined 1000 dollars after Howell died from injuries from a Saturday night fight.
Harry Frederik Bradshaw a Belle Plaine man and US Navy seaman first class is reported missing after the tanker Neosha was sunk in the Coral Sea. He enlisted in 1939 and last visited Belle Plaine in 194? His wife Jearette Scoles and infant son Dennis are with her parents in Nashuala.
Washington AP report says 16 year old Brighton Indiana youths will have a June 22 hearing before District Judge Frank Bechly for an escapade on the Skunk River. Sheriff Putnam said the boys stole a towboat, drifted 40 miles, raided cabins, and risked drowning near a dam before being found cold and ready to go home.
Glenn A Larkin of Marion was elected county commander of the American Legion at a Lisbon meeting He succeeds Harlan Briggs of Libon New officers named include William H Newman Central City Henry H Buresh Center Point Lacy Hall Dogrgeon Harlo Robertson Lisbon and Edward Kopp Cedar Rapids who will join as chaplain Commander Larkin will appoint the graves registration highway safety and boys activities committees later
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