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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1940

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Emotional Immaturity Claimed Main Marriage Handicap

R E Dickerson of Kansas City declared emotional immaturity the most serious handicap to success in wedded life at a Cedar Rapids conference on courtship and education for marriage. He warned that many young adults remain emotionally immature and that premarital behavior tests whether experiences will aid or thwart emotional development essential to falling in love.

R. E. Dickerson Kansas City Sinclair Memorial Chapel American Social Hygiene Association Dickerson Cedar Rapids Coe College Department of Sociology Mary Jean Bowman Iowa State College Grace Chaffee University of Iowa Merle Ford Paulena Nickell Minna Wikoff Coe Alma Jones Iowa State College Extension Service C. Arnold Anderson Iowa

Maquoketa Paper Changes Hands in Local Buyout

Kendall Hurst and John Robinson announced Thursday they have purchased the Community Press, Maquoketa’s weekly founded in 1931 and run since 1937 by Roy A. Stacey of Guthrie Center. Possession passes April 21. Hurst and Robinson are longtime staffers taking over ownership.

Maquoketa Kendall Hurst John Robinson Community Press Roy A. Stacey Guthrie Center Hurst and Robinson

Giannini Bank And Comptroller Reach Accord In Dispute

L. M. Giannini president of the Bank of America said the bank board and the U S comptroller of currency reached a compromise settlement in a 10 point program on the capital structure and bank practices. The accord ends a long dispute with the comptroller objecting to certain practices.

Giannini Bank San Francisco INS L. M. Giannini Bank of America U. S. Comptroller of Currency Giannini

Hoover Appeals for Finnish Relief Funds

Former President Herbert Hoover urged nationwide continued contributions to the Finnish relief fund. He said support is urgently needed over the next 90 days to aid 800000 Finns evacuated from territory ceded to Russia, with Hoover directing the fund drive.

Peoria, Ill Herbert Hoover Russia Hoover

Destitute Women and Children Flee Amid Winter Air Attacks

A visceral report describes destitute women and children driven from towns and cities in mid winter by barbaric daily air attacks. The narrative emphasizes the harsh living conditions and the urgent plight of vulnerable civilians amid sustained bombardment.

Phillips seeks court injunction against Grand River dam project

Governor Leon Phillips won a temporary injunction in district court stopping completion of the Grand River hydro electric dam at Miami Oklahoma. The action targets the Grand River dam authority a state corporation that borrowed funds and received a WPA grant. If the injunction becomes permanent he aims to reclaim funds for road and bridge replacements and may withdraw national guardsmen from the dam site.

Miami Okla Leon Phillips Grand River William M. Thomas Grand River Dam Authority Reconstruction Finance Corporation Disney Phillips PWA

Radio Evening Schedule Summary from Multiple Stations

Radio listings outline 6 PM to 5 45 PM programming across WMT, WGN, WCCO, WSUI, WHO, KFJB, and WOI. Includes news, music, drama, plays, sports, and special segments with numerous hosts, orchestras, and collegiate broadcasts. The closing note cites the French Foreign Legion battle at Puebla on April 30, 1863.

WMT Fulton Lewis, Jr WGN WCCO Amos N’ Andy Wsvui KFJB Lum Abner Capt. Herne Himber Peasantdale Kate Smith WSUI Lucille Manners Carson Robison Lone Ranger Wgn—Musico Johnny KFPJB Raymond Gram Grand Central Station Newton Farr Sien Gray Waverly Root Paris Big Town Jan Savitt Heidelberg Cedric Adams Jack McLean Eneet Miller Dick Jurgens Rollie Johnson Bill Austin Ted Travers Basie Wee Cant Sullivan Guy Lombardo Herbie Kay CCO Lorin Tucker Orrin Tucker Johnny McGee Leonard Keller Bob Joe Fisher Orch Jerry Smith Booney WOI Ooanvins Oi—Noewe Ps 30 WMJ Ee Ee Symphony Wwccco Florence Lehmann Wooi Betty Wells Deacon PBC Lincoln Highway Alice Blue Iowa Betty Moore June Baker tTex Ken Iowa P. T. A Julia Blake Boad Ladies First Ed McConnell U. S. Army Band U. S. Jce Ohio Melody Time Ensemble Moderne Bob Armstrong Wacco Earl Harrington News Street_ Forum Sons of the Pioneers Voice of Aareneck Brush Creek Follies WISUI Kidoodlers Johnny Duffy Christian Foreign _ Service Roosevelt Queen Wilhelmina Wgn—Yar Columbia Concert Hall Ralph_ Ginsburgh WGNFO Dearborn Memorial Sean Tucker Ween KSTP Keib Mahlon Merrick WME Dick Kuhn Reib Sammy Kaye Little Red Schoolhouse Tommy Dorsey WPA Macalester College Voice of the Playground Save America Wool Maxine Bowman Jerry Livingston Wwcco Sunshine Club Austin and Scott Europe WHO

Springville Honored Mother Mae Gunnison Dies at 76

Mae Allan Gunnison 76 the last Gold Star mother of Springville died Thursday at her son George Gunnison's home in Walker. Widow of Henry Gunnison she mothered Faye Gunnison who perished in World War service. Surviving Grace Henton Ralph Gunnison George Gunnison three grandchildren and an adopted sister Maud Parsons. Funeral at 2:30 Sunday at Springville Methodist Church conducted by Rev L C Smith and Love chapter O E S.

Springville Mae Allen Gunnison George Gunnison Walker Henry Gunnison Faye Gunnison Camp Cody Deming N. M Gunnison Fairfax Linn County Nebraska Marion Methodist Church Dorcas Ladies Aid Society Royal Neighbors L. W. Club of Love Grace Love O. E. S. Friends Hunte Chapel

House Passes Bill For New Judgeships

Washington AP report notes the House approved a bill to create 10 new federal judgeships, including two in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals serving Iowa, and sent it to the Senate for action.

Washington House Senate Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Iowa

Norway and Sweden Refuse Allied Finland Aid Plan

Oslo reports Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht says Britain and France asked for troop passage through Scandinavia to help Finland, but Norway and Sweden rejected the request as Germany could intervene. He notes the April timing, the needed force, and calls Allied criticism unjust.

Oslo Halvdan Koht Norway Sweden Britain France Scandinavia Finland Germany Russia Koht

Verdict awards 3250 in auto accident suit

Patricia Makinson obtained a 3250 verdict in district court before Judge John T. Moffit. The trial, lasting from 11:57 a.m. to 7:58 p.m., centered on a collision on highway No. 218 near North Liberty on August 17, 1939, involving cars owned by Howard Anker and operated by Don Olson and Joseph Stark, with Makinson a passenger in the Anker vehicle.

John T. Moffit Patricia Makinson Joseph Stark Howard Anker Don Olson Stark North Liberty Miss Makinson Anker

Swiss cheese holes form during ripening by gas bacteria

Holes in Swiss cheese develop as gas forming bacteria create pressure during the aging process. This bacterially driven activity occurs within the cheese matrix, producing carbon dioxide that forms characteristic tunnels as the cheese matures.

Finland Faces Mass Resettlement After Territory Loss

Helsinki reports an army of 100000 refugees from ceded lands seeks new homes across Finland. About 500000 others reside in refugee centers. 140000 may return, leaving an estimated 460000 to be housed and supported. Government promises new property and livelihoods as farming populations move to western regions near Vaasa and coastal settlements along the Gulf of Bothnia.

Helsinki Finland Russia Isthmus Lake Ladoga Vaasa Gulf of Bothnia

Third Sioux City Unionist Indicted

Charles Cunningham secretary of the American Federation of Labor truckers union in Sioux City was named in a third indictment for kidnapping and conspiracy by the district court grand jury. He posted bonds of 2500 and 1000 on the two charges as Howard Fouts and Ralph Johnson, also union agents, had similar indictments already returned.

Sioux City Charles Cunningham American Federation of Labor Truckers’ Union District Court Howard Fouts Ralph Johnson

Mist on Front Reduces Patrols and Grounds Planes

A military informant said mist along the western front reduced patrol activities to routine clashes and kept nearly all planes grounded during the last 24 hours.

Paris

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