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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1940
Page
12
The article recounts sharp shifts at the Republican convention with Willkie rising while Taft and MacNider fade. Delegates split and ballots extend to six as Landon battles to stop Willkie. Voters abroad express strong support for Willkie while McNary is seen as a possible second ticket pick.
New York congressman Hamilton Fish endorsed Japan's Asiatic Monroe Doctrine during Japan Day at the World’s Fair. Speaking with Japanese ambassador Kensuke Horinouchi in attendance, Fish urged peace and good will and called for internationalizing the Philippine islands and withdrawal of American forces from China.
Washington indicates it will not concur with Japan's Monroe Doctrine for Asia. Officials say U S policy remains unchanged after recent events. A 1938 note to Tokyo stating concern over new situations stays valid, and the U S rejects any one power prescribing terms of a new order outside its sovereignty.
Farmers north of Guttenberg report thousand dollar losses after a nearly 20 minute hailstorm Thursday night that damaged grain soybeans and corn on about 25 farms. High winds ripped stalks and stripped leaves while oats were largely a total loss. Noted heavy losers include William Berns Frank Watson Ben Nieland Louis Nieman Ray Richard and Clarence Kann.
Two masked men robbed three parked cars at McKinley School in broad daylight. One man stayed behind to watch and the other roamed the lot taking $1 and a $40 wrist watch from Fred Uhlenhopp while Grace Mumma and Betty Davenport were nearby. No women lost valuables. Descriptions noted the bandits as about six feet and shorter, wearing overalls and red bandanas. The getaway vehicle was not seen.
Children in Cedar Rapids homes await aid for the hillside health center run by the Public Health Nursing association Camp Good Health. The goal is $3,000 and $719 remains. Send donations to The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa to ensure nourishing food and camp attendance for physically handicapped youngsters.
A young man in Tulsa with amnesia couldn't name himself or his location but recalled St. Louis and a bus. Police and hospital staff checked Midwestern football rosters while coaches Chet Benefiel and Harold Wickersham noted his familiarity with football styles and team sheets. He is about six feet two, 199 pounds with brown eyes and a scar near the left eye.
Charles Stodola 38 and his seven year old daughter Arlene were lightly bruised when struck by a car waiting at a light on Third Street SE between Thirteenth and Fourteenth avenues around 9 p.m. Saturday. The driver, who said he would return to help, left without reappearing. Stodola said the driver had been drinking and gave police the license number, but the man had not yet been found by early Sunday.
The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain will address the nation Sunday at 8 45 p m indicating the time in CST. The speech will be broadcast across the British Isles, overseas and in the United States.
Michael Sheaver aged 40 of 1229 First Street SE was arrested by Patrolman Ike Moore on a warrant issued by Justice H. R. Churchill. He is charged with assault with intent to commit great bodily injury after allegedly beating his wife, who required medical treatment.
Ames woman killed as a whirlwind or tornado gust drove a car off a highway near Cedar Rapids. Eyewitness Hodoval said rubber marks show braking before the vehicle rolled on the slope. Coroner Burrows, Highway Patrolman Cloud, and Deputy Sheriff Morena investigated. no inquest planned.
Roosevelt’s silence on a 1936 bid leaves Democrats weighing a unanimous nomination while wary of his possible retirement. Party elites view a Roosevelt vs Wiley contest as a New York battle for the 47 electoral votes and critical victory leverage.
Istanbul reports on a Turkish strategy relying on the Rome Berlin axis and Soviet Russia to preserve control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus. Turkish circles hope Germany and Italy may curb Soviet aims after Bessarabia. Turkish press reiterates friendship with Russia and nonparticipation in the war against the Axis.
Five wallboard corporations and nine officers, including United States Gypsum and Certain-Teed, were indicted on Sherman anti-trust charges. One indictment accuses price fixing via a patent licensing system. the other alleges illegal licensing to control perforated lath prices. The DOJ said it would test the licensing scheme's legality in equity rather than criminal court.
Mrs Harriet I Stahl wife of W F Stahl 1314 Second Ave SE Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital at 3 55 pm Saturday after a lingering illness Born March 25 1874 in Marengo she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1883 She married W F Stahl in 1895 and lived in Lisbon 1895 1922 before returning to Cedar Rapids Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Albert E Kline of San Diego Calif two sons Robert B Stahl and F Whitney Stahl both of Cedar Rapids two granddaughters Margaret and Ruth Ann Stahl Burial will be in Lisbon cemetery Funeral services for Mrs Nettie Church also noted.
Ruth Michaelson, 22, was kidnapped Saturday and rescued Saturday afternoon after Nicholas Baineen of Springfield was captured at a filling station. Baineen, arrested by Sheriff John Greenhagen, had forced Michaelson and Benjamin Wuest to ride from Peoria to Morton before the abductor changed cars and Wuest was sent away.
The article notes a large deficit as old taxes are projected to yield about 385 million more than last year, while new levies total 715 million, with overall new taxes expected to bring in 994.3 million annually for four years. First year receipts dip due to quarterly income tax installments. The measure raises excise, estate and gift, and individual income taxes, cuts personal exemptions, and brings 2.2 million more taxpayers onto rolls. Estate and gift taxes take effect now, excise taxes next week, income taxes on 1940 income.
Washington based delegates from 21 republics tentatively adopt a conference agenda on defense against aggression economic penetration and subversion The Pan American union sets Havana as the conference site starting July 20 and outlines projects including information exchange on anti democratic activities inter American consultation mechanisms and inter American bank cooperation for a proposed export import cartel
Dr G Nye Steiger of Simmons College warned the New England Institute of International Relations that a Japanese victory in the Far East could create history's largest slave empire with 500 million peons supplying raw materials to sustain totalitarian militarism. He noted the potential outcome of the European theater remains uncertain.
Barbara M Valenta 68 of 1636 Thirteenth Avenue SE died at a local hospital at 7 10 pm Saturday after a brief illness She was born in Bohemia Oct 15 1871 and came to the United States about 50 years ago a Cedar Rapids resident more than 20 years Her husband Vaclav preceded her in death 27 years ago Surviving are four children Frank E Cedar Rapids Charles J and Mrs E D Ondler Walker Mrs Emma Paul West Hollywood California a brother John Zeleny Cedar Rapids and seven grandchildren The body is at the Janeba funeral home pending funeral arrangements.
Funeral services for William E. Sharpe will be held in the Turner chapel at 2.30 pm conducted by Dr Robert Little. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel prior to service.
Dr Steiger warned that ignoring half the human race prevents peace. He said Japan would seek close cooperation with the fascist Nazi axis if it succeeds. He cited Japan's moves toward French Indo China and the Dutch East Indies and noted Chinese resolve to exist as a nation rather than democracy alone.
Paris resumes business with shops and cafes reopening while mass unemployment rises. Bank withdrawals halt indefinitely under a Seine department order. limited withdrawals and possible municipal money are discussed. About 1.2 million jobless in the Paris area, with many lacking funds.
Truck registrations for January through April 1940 reached 194910 units, outpacing the 161000 figure for the same period in 1939, signaling stronger demand and market recovery.
The Grampus, a Porpoise class mine laying submarine, has gone missing since the war began last September. Costs and launch date noted. German air attacks over England Wales Guernsey and Jersey caused civilian casualties and demilitarization of the Channel Islands, signaling potential broader blitzkrieg.
Senate isolationists plan open hearings on President Roosevelt's cabinet picks Frank Knox for secretary of the navy and Henry Stimson for secretary of war. Naval and Military Affairs committees will meet in executive session starting Tuesday to consider the nominations.
The French government will move the capital from Bordeaux to Clermont-Ferrand at dawn Sunday. Reports say the first German troops have occupied Bordeaux, with the government fleeing after Paris and Tours fell. Clermont-Ferrand lies about 210 miles southeast of Paris in southeastern France.
Trans continental and Western Air plans to place five 33 passenger Stratoliners in service July 8, trimming Los Angeles to New York flight time by about two hours. President Jack Frye announced on Saturday.
Herbert Hoehne a 29 year old Nazi Germany diplomatic emissary remained jailed in Los Angeles county after failing to post a 25000 dollar federal bond. He was arrested on attempting to board a plane to Central America and faces trial as an alleged unregistered foreign agent.
In Elizabeth New Jersey AP reports John P Gilbert was fined seven dollars for speeding though his car motor wasn't running A friend with a working motor pushed him over forty miles an hour and was fined as well
Lord Strabolgi, a British Laborite, circulated a letter urging Labour foes of Nazism to accept Chamberlain’s statement that Britain would not seek peace negotiations with Germany. He also urged the resignations of Chamberlain Viscount Halifax and Samuel Hoare, British ambassador to Madrid.
Co. G. Pudil 67 of 877 Oakland Ave NE arrested for reckless driving after his westbound car sideswiped Irving Hennings 36 of 1319 Second St SE on the Sixteenth Avenue bridge. Hennings says Pudil was weaving and swerved before the collision. police say Pudil had been drinking but was not intoxicated.
Chicago reports oleomargarine sales in May reached 26,387,334 pounds, up 15 percent from May 1939's 22,938,328 pounds. For January through May, sales totaled 140,373,496 pounds, a 6.9 percent increase over the 1939 five month total of 131,260,182 pounds.
H Barkley Ayers 86 died in a Muscatine hospital after living in Ayersville and Wilton Iowa. He married Emma Van Epps in 1879 and moved to Wilton 38 years ago. Survived by wife two sons Charles and C D Ayers three grandchildren and one great grandson. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at home with Rev. W A Longnecker. Burial Oakdale cemetery.
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