Power of Lewis Tested in Pennsylvania Primary
In Pennsylvania a looming gubernatorial race tests John L. Lewis and CIO unions. Lieut. Gov. Thomas Kennedy plans to run in the Democratic primary, challenging party leaders led by Senator Guffey and replacing Charles A. Jones. The outcome could shape 1940 national politics and party fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Harrisburg
Charles A. Jones
Pittsburgh
Lewis
Lewis-Kennedy
Joe Guffey
Democracy
State Committee
Jones
Guffey
Kennedy
Organization
State House
CIO
Franklin” D. Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Philadelphia
600 Dead on Rebel Cruiser Estimated by AP
British seamen aboard rescue destroyers at Gibraltar say about 600 Spanish insurgent sailors died when the insurgent cruiser Baleares was torpedoed off Cartagena. Only 200 were saved. Franco's air forces bombed Cartagena after the blow. Heavy snow in central China and guerrilla attacks against Japanese forces report activity. Tokio passes a 4.85 billion yen supplementary budget for Chinese war expenses in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Baleares
Cartagena
Francisco Franco
China
Japan
Tokio
House of Representatives
Cedar County Schoolmasters Banquet Set At Stanwood High
Special to The Gazette Stanwood Cedar County Schoolmasters club will host a banquet at Stanwood high school at 6 30 p m with 100 guests. Principal speaker A L Taylor secretary of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce will discuss Today. A business meeting follows as Supt G E Williams of London presides and the Town High School Activities association is on the agenda. A special meeting of home economics English and primary teachers will occur during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood
Cedar County Schoolmasters Club
Stanwood High School
A L. Taylor
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Taylor
G. E. Williams
London
Town High School Activities Association
Bernhard Seeks Details on Cramm Case in Berlin
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld asked Berlin police for information about the arrest of Baron Gottfried von Cramm, the German tennis star, held on suspicion of sexual irregularities. request noted as a private inquiry by a relative and not a Dutch political matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Prince Bernhard Zu Lippe-Biesterfield
Juliana
Netherlands
Gottfried von Cramm
von Cramm
Bernhard
German baron held on morals charge confined in jail infirmary
Baron Gottfried von Cramm is reported confined in the jail infirmary after a nervous collapse following his arrest on a morals charge in Berlin. The incident raises questions about his health and the case proceedings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Baron von Cramm Plans American Marriage, Says Friend
Dr Ewald A Nieders, longtime friend of Baron Gottfried von Cramm, said Tuesday he believed the baron planned to marry an American girl soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
Ewald A. Nieders
Gottfried von Cramm
To Close 300 CCC Camps By June 30
CCC officials said Director Fechner approved closing 300 camps before June 30. Enrollees will be transferred to other camps while reserve officers and camp foremen are largely discharged. A list of camps to be closed will be released in days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
Union Report Lists Gain In Employment
Trade unions told the American Federation of Labor that employment rose in late January and early February for the first time in seven months. The American Federationist cited a preliminary rise of six tenths of one percent from unions in 24 cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
American Federationist
A. F. of L
Buick Increases Work Week to Four Days at Flint Plant
Buick announced a spring upturn with a four day work week at its Flint plant and production raised to 16 000 units per month. The move marks early industry signs of revival as auto output improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
Buick
Births Reported at Local Hospitals and Throughout City
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Kleppe of 1639 F avenue NE on March 7 at St. Luke's hospital and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jellison of 315 K avenue NW on March 8 at St. Luke's. A son, Lewis Lee Huston III, born Feb. 20 in Boston to Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Lee Huston of Watertown, Massachusetts, is visiting the mother’s daughter Mrs. Melan L. Welke of 1314 Third Avenue SE. Another birth notes Judith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Frank of Grinnell, March 2. Mrs. Frank formerly Miss Florence Ferman, daughter of Mrs. Kent C. Ferman of 1040 Third Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Kleppe
F Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Earl Jellison
K Avenue NW
Boston
Mass
Lewis Lee Huston Jii
Lewis Lee Huston
Watertown
Huston
Lewis Huston
Melan L. Welke
Third Avenue SE
Paul J. Frank
Grinnell
Judith
Frank
Florence Ferman
Kent C. Ferman
Local Playwright Debuts Winning Midwest Entry
Hazel Brown stars in The Throwback winner of the Cedar Rapids Community Players contest. The cast includes Mary Louise Kowalke Betsy Darling and Jane Ellen played by Mrs Chauncey Fay. The production at the Community Playhouse runs tonight and Wednesday with a theme of village life and economical home values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter A Malcolm
Scott Hallman
Susan Nurse
James FP
Mabel
Curry Jane Ellen
Chauncey
Ann
Fay Ted Max Hahn
Mildred
Gladyce Getz
Edwin Bar
Robert _Gardiner
Rachel Tye Oes
Louise Shepherd
Non Barnes
Howard Hent
Ania
Betsy Darling
Mary Louise Prowalke
Radey
Lehigh
John Corey Lyell
Helen
Maria Mittens
Mittens Buser
Hazel Brown
Cedar Rapids Community Players
Mary Lackersteen
Community Players
Story of Village Life
Jane Ellen
Chauncey Fay
Mary Louise Kowalke
Mrs. Kowalke
Tom Barnes
Howard Heathman
John Carey
Community Players Productions
Rodey
James F. Curry
Max Hahn
Ted
Malcolm Scott Hallman
Robert Gardiner
Bill Isom
M. D. Marr
Miss Shepherd
Marr
Mervin Severance
Billy Murray
Franklin Battin
Joe Cohn
Bert Byers
Naomi Bat
Trade Accord With Czechoslovakia Judged Key
Washington AP Innova tions in the signed trade treaty with Czechoslovakia place it among the most important of Hull negotiated pacts. The accord grants tariff benefits on 76 to 75 percent of Czech imports and 55 percent of American imports, with quotas removed on most Danubian trade items and duties lowered on many farm, industrial, and consumer goods. Public hearings on a Britain pact follow, as observers note Germany’s stance on MFN and seek broader trade relations aligned with U S principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Hull
Vladimir Hurban
United States
Czchoslovakia
Reich
Germany
Great Britain
America
Man Pleads Guilty Over Rubber Ball Sea Lion Deaths
Richard Grant, 59, pled guilty to dis orderly conduct after tossing red rubber balls to sea lions at the Central Park Zoo. Captain R Cheney Stout said the animals did not enjoy the playing, and four sea lions died from indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Grant
R. Cheney-Stout
Central Park Zoo
Grant
Cheney- Stout
Mice Strain Sought to Endure Human Diet Threats
Washington AP reports Dr. Maud Slye of Chicago pathologist seeks a mouse strain that can withstand a human diet rich in cocktails spicy foods and hot beverages. She notes such a diet described as lethal to all mice tested so far and has pursued this line for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maud Slye
Chicago
Ohio Labor Chiefs Sentenced To Pen
John E McGee and Donald A Campbell, labor union leaders, were found guilty of extortion and sentenced to one to five years in the Ohio penitentiary. Defense counsel Corrigan moved for a new trial, but Judge Alva R. Corlett said they belong in the penitentiary. The six men and six women jury returned the verdict within an hour after resuming deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
INS
John E McGee
Donald A Campbell
Ohio
William J. Corrigan
Alva R. Corlett
Morgan and Lamont Knighted by Pope Pius
Pope Pius eleventh named J. P. Morgan and his partner Thomas Lamont as Knights of the Order of St. Gregory the Great with the grand cross. Alfred E. Smith, former New York governor, was named a Papal chamberlain of the Cape and Sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pius Tuesday
J. P. Morgan
Thomas Lamont
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Cape and
Sword
Maryad British tanker damaged by aerial torpedo
Lloyd's reported the British tanker Maryad was lightly damaged by an aerial torpedo at 10 p.m. Sunday near Alicante. The incident is described in a brief wartime bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd's
Alicante
City Briefs And Persons Highlights From Cedar Rapids
Local notes report a Navy club meeting at Montrose hotel, church suppers, a marriage by Justice H R Churchill, a stolen 1935 Ford coupe, a 10 am service at St John’s Episcopal, speeding fines, and a health committee meeting. Community events include church suppers, a pancake supper, a sewing session for charity, and a trainmen lodge gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Episcopal Church
Park Avenue
Nineteenth Street SE
Charles FF. Edwards
Snow White Matinee At Iowa Theater For Kids
Twenty five younger children from the Community House will visit the Towa theater manager A H Talbot for a 12 30 pm Thursday matinee of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Iowa theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A H Talbot
Towa Theater
Iowa Theater
Meeting Highlights Oelwein School Night Graduation
An audience of 350 heard speaker discuss Eastern Iowa rivers by canoe. Rayner Harper joined E. W. Horr who presided the event at the consolidated school. Graduation exercises and diplomas were presented to night school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Oelwein
Rayner Harper
E. W. Horr
Three Arrests In Venereal Disease Case In Iowa
Helen Davis 26 of 1104 Fourteenth Avenue SE Ralph Davis 27 and Lawrence Boone 35 of 1116 Sixth Street SE were arrested on state statutory charges. Boone jailed Tuesday. Helen Davis sentenced September 18 1937 to three months in Rockwell City women’s reformatory for transmitting venereal disease. Detective Kudina and Patrolmen Simon Stusak and Prasil led the arrests at the Davis home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Davis
Fourteenth Avenue
Ralph
Lawrence Boone
Sixth Street
Davises
Kudina
Simon, Stusak
Prasil
Boone
Lost Tourists Worsen California Flood Rescue Challenge
Relief agencies struggled Tuesday to identify eastern tourists missing after last week's flood. Hundreds of inquiries came from anxious relatives as authorities feared many may never be accounted for for months.\nThe disaster destroyed two tourist camps in West Riverside with riverside debris and mud blocking roads and camps, hampering registration and search efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
West Riverside
Santa Ana
Pasadena
High Court Reverses Linn County Bank Case ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a Linn county decision in a case against Paul W Sterner and the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. The state banking department, acting as receiver for Springville Savings Bank, sought to collect bills receivable from the estate of Milton R Sterner who died in Springville on March 28 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
State Banking Department
Springville
Get at the Cause of Constipation All Bran Appeal
An advertisement urges readers to treat constipation by increasing dietary bulk with Kellogg's All-Bran. It explains bulk as non fully digested fiber that aids elimination, praises vitamins B and iron, and notes All-Bran is made in Battle Creek and sold by grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Battle Creek
High Court Excuses Late Filing Over Bank Agreement Records
The estate on agreements Milton R. Sterner signed as a banker. The high court held that the condition of the bank records made it hard to determine the agreements and payments, excusing the state from filing its claim within the usual one year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton R. Sterner
High Court
Rumor of Plot Aimed at Cuba Leader Bat becomes talk
In Havana four were killed in a night raid on a secret cave meeting of soldiers sailors and civilians suspected of opposing the government. An army sergeant was wounded and officials declined to confirm any plot against Colonel Fulgencio Batista while noting no definite connection to a specific plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Navy
Army
Batista
Classified Want Ad Highlights Big Car Savings
A newspaper ad promises sizable savings on a better looking life model automobile. The message invites readers to see the Classi fied Want Ad section for the big values offered today.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lewis’ Power
Penn
THE
Associated Press
Fe Bey Say
Ides Pinto
Cedar County
A. L. Taylor
May
Union
Ty Naomi Doebel
Mr. Hallman
Zech
Morgan
Partner
Doan
Villa AG Verbidement
Cedar Rapids Navy Club
Montrose Hotel
First United Presbyterian
Cora Denison
Ernest Martin
Center Point
H. R. Churchill
Humane Society
Harry Clark
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Moose Hall
First Evangelical
Royal Press
First Avenue
St. Paul's M. E
F R. Simpson
Bever Avenue
Third Street
Francis M. Watson
Mount Vernon
H R Churchill
Watson
Chamber of Commerce
Medical and Clenital Business Bureau
George A. Bees
Second Avenue SE
Bees
A. C Stewart
Park Terrace SE
Herb Owen
First Avenue W
Stewart
Owen
Laura Currier
T Avenue NW
T Z. Cook
K. P
Star of the West Lodge No. 1
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Hall
Club Pythian
Grand Lodge
Belle Plaine
Bickel
Robert O. Bickel
Cedar Rapids
Trio
Linn County
BY Claude Callan
del Monte
Phelex
Duzen
Bigg
Macaretti Phas. Iit
Itc
Dar
Erber
Swift
Fancnovics
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!