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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1939
Page
8
Charlie Henderson and Laura Gondolas of Cedar Rapids obtained marriage licenses, formalizing plans for their wedding.
New York authorities delayed Jack Benny’s smuggling trial to April 3 as his lawyers obtained a fourth continuance. Defendant Albert N. Chaperau labeled Benny vindictive, arguing the delay harms his client who awaits trial after pleas of guilty and who plans to testify against Benny.
Cedar Rapids public schools will not extend the check system grading beyond eighth grade for now, says Superintendent Arthur Deamer. The method uses columns like satisfactory and unsatisfactory on report cards, avoids definite grades, and was adopted on teachers’ recommendation. Deamer notes universities sometimes accept students from accredited high schools under this system, and a future change may come with registrar adjustments.
The American Civil Liberties Union released a survey rating 332 cities on civil rights observance. Cleveland New York and St Louis top the list as very good while Little Rock New Orleans and Tampa land among the worst. Detroit Los Angeles and other major cities appear in mixed categories.
Des Moines report quotes Dr. L. P. Ristine, superintendent of the Mount Pleasant state hospital for the insane, describing fire hazards, overcrowding and patient fighting. He urged funding at 70 cents daily per patient for year one and one dollar for year two, noting overcrowding results from aging buildings and too few attendants.
A. Trusty, assistant health officer, lists six scarlet fever cases and one smallpox case for January along with 24 placardable diseases. The month tallies 43 deaths and total board of health expenditures of $2,493.20.
Washington dispatch reports Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes was sidelined by a slight cold on Monday, preventing him from presiding in the Supreme Court on a decision day for the first time in over nine years.
Wilmington, Del. UP Katharine Hepburn, driving from Philadelphia to Washington with two women and a man, was stopped by State Trooper Joseph Shannon who thought she looked too young to drive. She identified herself, posted a 13.50 bond, and said she left her license in Hollywood. she faces license-related penalties if she fails to appear.
In Detroit a UAW convention representing the faction backing Homer Martin adopted an amendment barring communists from membership and forbidding those under orders from other organizations from holding office. A credentials committee report did not back Martin's claim of a clear majority in the divided union.
Heavily falling snow caused a motor accident on highway No. 30 east of Mount Vernon Sunday. A. F. Boyson of Cedar Rapids hit the rear of a car driven by W. F. Haesmeyer of State Center after Haesmeyer stopped behind a Clark Transportation Co. truck from Detroit on a hill. Haesmeyer was injured and treated by a Mount Vernon physician.
Berlin radio claims in the Diplomatic Correspondence that Roosevelt hurled aggressive insults at totalitarian powers in his Saturday address. The publication denounces the American president as making hostile speeches and blames a confusion of mind on U.S. policy toward Europe.
A transport crash seven miles west of Cedar Rapids at 1 a.m. Monday sent twelve 150-pound flying fish from two trucks across Highway 30. One truck carried asparagus from Streator Illinois driven by Clarence Redd. the fish cargo truck was piloted by Wilbur Willard of Spirit Lake. Workers shoveled fish from the road.
Evangelist O W Stucky of Detroit began a two week series of special meetings at Calvary Baptist church Sunday morning with the sermon Builders for God. He sang Follow Me with Mrs Stucky on accordion and played The Old Rugged Cross on the musical saw. He spoke briefly to the Bible school. Sunday evening he sang Christ Found Me and preached on John 1 titled Receiver ship. He played When the World Forgets on the musical saw and led in campaign choruses. Meetings run nightly through March 19 at 7 30 except Saturdays with special music each service.
Don Whistler of Des Moines will be dismissed as assistant secretary of the state executive council March 15. His father once worked with U S Senator Clyde L Herring in Des Moines in the automobile business.
The market summary lists gains and losses across indices and sectors. Bonds show slight gains with higher grade rails and public utilities mixed, while several stock items move modestly, reflecting small shifts in overall market activity.
A proposed city ordinance restricts trucks over five tons to designated routes. It lists routes from east, north, south and west city limits linking Mount Vernon road First avenue E and other streets, with penalties up to $100 fine or 30 days in jail. Final reading set for next week.
The Madrid naval base at Cartagena acknowledged a rebel uprising by the republican fleet against Negrin commanded by unpopular generals. The council in Madrid claimed support from the army left republicans socialists and anarchists. Negrin and foreign minister Del Vayo fled to Toulouse. La Passionaria arrived in Oran with others to rally communists. The new council includes Miaja Besteiro Mera and union leaders seeking peace.
DES MOINES AP The state executive council debated trimming the postage bill calling it huge at 69000 for nine months. Governor Wilson asked monthly usage while members ordered a report on department postage and a state equipment inventory.
DES MOINES AP reports Senator Donohue offered an amendment to the public safety department bill outlining job security for patrol personnel and a higher pay scale. The plan would consolidate police and inspection services under one head with revised monthly salaries: Chief 275, assistant chiefs 200, sergeants 175, patrolmen one year 160, patrolmen under one year 110, up from current levels of 100 for re ginners, 125 for veterans, 135 for supervisors, 165 for assistant chiefs, and 250 for chief.
Bob Murray died and his funeral was set with services at Cornell College and St. Johns Methodist in Davenport. Pallbearers will include fellow letter-winners. burial at Oakdale Cemetery. Surviving family includes his parents, four brothers, five sisters, and grandmother. Murray, born December 11 1916 in Elwood Nebraska, moved to Aledo Illinois then Davenport. He earned football letters and placed high in wrestling in national meets and hoped for 1940 Olympic selection. He worked as a welder to fund his education, taking a leave of absence to attend college.
Prof J J Zmrhal of Chicago addressed 300 people at the Czech Alliance memorial for Thomas Masaryk praising his truthfulness and leadership. He warned against Nazi influence, defended Czechoslovak independence, and contrasted Masaryk with Benes while noting current events favor democracy. Czech songs and orchestra followed the remarks.
Hollywood reports an inquest will probe the death of Herbert Mundin a 40 year old British screen actor who died from skull injuries after a car crash Saturday night. Mundin was riding with friend P H Waddell when their car collided with a Van Nuys California driver John Grover’s vehicle. Waddell Grover escaped serious injuries and Mundin died in hospital hours later.
Gandhi’s condition worsened on the fourth day of his hunger strike as heart doctors from Bombay flew to Rajkot. His wife Kasturba rushed to his bedside as negotiations with Rajkot ruler Thakore Saheb intensified, aiming to avert a self-imposed martyrdom through a compromise on democratic rights.
German officials at the Golden Gate International Exposition may protest Eddie Cantor’s act after jokes about Hitler Goering and Goebbels. Cantor warned he would pull his show if any censorship occurs. Rudolf Hubner called Cantor’s jokes a slur on a foreign government and not in line with the fair’s goodwill policy.
Dwight W. W. Edwards of the YMCA told Rotary Club members at the Roosevelt hotel that Chinese guerrilla fighters will continue to disrupt Japanese occupation. He described rural bands tearing up rail lines, replacing spikes with wooden ones, and the need for vast garrisons along a 6000 mile front from Vladivostok to Canton. He projected four to five more years of struggle and a future China reshaped by war.
A state line sign informs migrants that Idaho will not provide funds for relief to non residents. The notice highlights limited state aid and directs non residents to seek aid elsewhere or through federal programs.
An advertisement promotes Cystex as a kidney and bladder aid. It links nervousness, dizziness, and swelling to excess acids and claims the product purifies blood and helps kidneys. It promises a money back guarantee and states price per dose at druggists.
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