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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1939
Page
3
The article recalls Emil Hacha's request for German protectorate amid Nazi advance, likening it to Austria’s 1938 surrender. It treats the Munich-backed expansion as a sobering test of democracy and U.S. response, questioning how to defend freedom against German aggression.
A deadlock on jurisdiction stalled the AFL CIO peace talks with a 10 day recess. AFL and CIO sides may hold a special session or poll on March 24 in Washington as they seek clarity on charter and jurisdiction for unions former in the federation since 1936. The delay coincides with United Mine Workers wage and schedule talks as Appalachian producers consider a wage cut.
Cedar Rapids distributors cut retail milk to 10 cents a quart and coffee cream to 1[ cents a half pint amid a butterfat price slump. A Tuesday night meeting with Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy officials set the stage for adjusting the dairy’s farm price, though the exact per hundredweight reduction remains undetermined due to the sliding scale for surplus milk.
In Jasper Indiana AP report notes a second twin born four weeks after William Joseph Scherle. The baby weighs seven pounds and both mother and child are healthy. William Joseph weighed five pounds at birth on February fifteenth. The delayed birth falls short of the AMA record forty four day span.
This piece argues slang distills big ideas into plain words and shows how common speech clarifies truth. It cites Jesus and Aristotle, notes examples like Oh Yeah and So what, and urges concrete action rather than endless talk to meet social challenges.
New York police solved the Charlie McCarthy kidnaping case as a gag. Frank Farrell and a friend abducted the dummy during Edgar Bergen’s absence, then staged a taxi ride and nightclub outing. A bellhop was bound with towels and used to fetch a brown case at the Waldorf Astoria. Charlie was returned Wednesday after the stunt.
Representative Johnson IL says he will ask the Senate Appropriations Committee to include in the war department appropriations bill a 332,480 dollar item for modernization of 77 mm guns at Rock Island arsenal in July.
In Washington Democratic leaders debate backing a $150 million emergency relief for WPA. A proposed probe of WPA in all cities over 5,000 could accompany the push, while Ed Taylor limits hearings and GOP charges of pressure are denied. Senator Vandenberg suggests delaying new funds and allowing spending authority to June 1 with a WPA review.
In Sayville New York coroners verdict cites murder and death by own action after Vance Thompson 34 and his five year old son Daniel die following a note at the door and a fatal shotgun blast. An autopsy found no incurable disease.
The Iowa House approved a public safety measure by 97 to 9, sending the bill back to the Senate for concurrence in amendments. In Des Moines, opponents defeated an attempt to exempt the state highway patrol from strike duty as debate referenced disorder and violence in industrial disputes.
A dramatic 24 hour weather period in Cedar Rapids featured a 49 degree temperature swing from a 61 degree high to a 12 degree low, gales breaking plate glass at the Harmony cafeteria and Cedar Rapids liquor store. Tree limbs litter streets as the Cedar River ice breaks with river level falling from 7.5 to 6.4 feet amid wind driven snow flurries.
German occupation soldiers moved into Prague with mixed reactions from locals as symbols of Czech sovereignty fell. Reports say two people were struck by German military vehicles with no major disorders observed as Hitler’s forces asserted control in the former Czechoslovak capital.
Prague reports General Johannes Blaskowitz announced he took executive power in Bohemia and Moravia on Hitler's orders after Slovak secession and Munich dismemberment. Hungarian troops occupy eastern Czechoslovakia Carpatho Ukraine. Emil Hacha had placed the western area under Hitler protection as German troops move into Prague amid huge crowds.
Masaryk son of the first Czech president delays his Cedar Rapids lecture by one week due to European developments. T B Winbueek of the Czech Alliance of Cedar Rapids says Masaryk will speak at Memorial Coliseum at 8 p.m. Sunday March 26 after flying to California to substitute for Eduard Benes.
Washington, AP report on the dissolution of Czechoslovakia raises two US concerns. What remains of the reciprocal trade pact with Czechoslovakia and who owes the United States $165,620,270 from the postwar republic.
German troops halt near Zilina while Hungary presses its claim over Carpatho Ukraine as Bratislava’s population welcomes German protection. Czech resistance surfaces in Boesing and Ratzersdorf with Polish and Roumanian forces massed on Ruthenia borders. Berlin pressures for a settlement and potential plebiscite as Hungary negotiates with Germany.
London, Chamberlain labeled Hitler's seizure of Bohemia and Moravia as inconsistent with the Munich spirit. He noted Germany has expanded beyond its racial boundaries but urged Britain to stay the course toward peace and understanding despite the move.
Berlin reports German army marches through Bohemia and Moravia with the Czech president capitulating. Prague falls with crowds in the streets. Hungary backs the advance toward Carpatho Ukraine while recognizing Slovakia. Paris notes absorption of Czech lands. London criticizes the move. Rome discusses the coup as Warsaw reacts to growing German power.
News bulletin reports Adolf Hitler ordering an immediate march into Bohemia and Moravia to end terrorism and disarm resistance. German troops crossed the Czech frontier while Hitler announced the disintegration of Czechoslovakia and protectorate status for the Czech provinces. President Hacha and Foreign Minister Chvalkovsky met with Hitler and Goering after arriving at Berlin.
A patriotic column by Arthur Balr mocks the idea of tax day as a civic celebration. The piece jokes about paying taxes in installments and imagines bands, flags, and a recruiting sergeant roaming with a vacuum cleaner, portraying tax day as a quip about national duty.
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