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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1939
Page
16
A veteran correspondent notes strong calm deliberation in the Seventy sixth Congress despite inflamed headlines. He cites war hesitation, nonpartisan defense support, and troops’ training, while warning against using defense for prowar pressure. The piece also discusses social welfare leadership and currency inflation debates.
A Boeing Stratoliner crashed on a Saturday flight in Seattle killing ten. Among the dead were two Dutch air officials and eight Boeing officials. Rumors of sabotage circulated as mystery surrounded the presence of Dutch consul A. van der Spee and others aboard the experimental craft.
A 50 man armed posse closed in on a ranch house near Powell Wyoming where fugitive Earl Durand is thought hidden. The siege followed a jail break when Durand fled with Undersheriff Baker and Town Marshal Lewis. Two deputies were wounded by Durand’s rifle fire as the group considers starving him out.
Ralph L. Cram, Boeing chief flight engineer and designer of the Boeing Clipper, was killed in a plane crash near Alder Washington. He was born November 6, 1906 in Davenport and is survived by his wife Doris Archibald Cram, a son Ralph Archibald Cram, his parents Ralph W. Cram and three sisters. He was editor and publisher of the Davenport Democrat.
Chicago report says Dr Eduard Benes former president of Czechoslovakia will reveal intimate details of the so called international intrigue that led to the republics extinction. He will speak on NBC via WMAQ at 8 pm CST during the University of Chicago round table program. Masaryk, the former diplomat in London, may be involved in plans discussions.
Six people including Bart B. Chamberlain Jr. were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to intimidate Henry P. Ewald former editor of the Mobile Press Register. The case followed Ewald being beaten after exposing the lottery racket prompting his resignation and departure.
Weekly forecast for the upper Mississippi valley shows little precipitation. Temperatures expected to run above normal with highs around slight warmth and cooler nights.
AFL official John P. Frey charged that John L. Lewis labor unity proposal mirrors Communist party aims. Frey testified before the Dies committee last year about communists in CIO unions. AFL CIO leaders have rejected the plan as impractical and divisive, noting it fails to solve CIO AFL labor conflicts.
Mrs. Lewis Smith reports a daytime break in at 230 Seventh Street SE. A purse containing $4.90 and a gold sapphire cross valued at $20 was taken from the home between 3 and 6 pm after an unlocked door allowed entry.
London dispatch reports Moscow sources say Soviet Russia has over 000 aircraft and at least 500,000 troops massed near the Rowmania frontier and would aid Roumania if Britain and France defend against Germany. Russia aims to force a swift showdown over friction with Japan in the coming month.
The Gazette reports Emmet Toomey of Iowa City was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in Rome at midnight Saturday Iowa time. A three minute call will connect him with father D C Toomey sister Margaret brothers Newman and Paul and Pauls wife and Reed the three year old excited to speak. Reed rehearsed his greeting Hello Emmett dum home see Reed soon. Emmet studied in Rome the last four years and is part of the first class ordained under the sew pore.
Temperatures in Cedar Rapids rose under a warming sun on Saturday. A low near zero earlier gave way to a high of 31 degrees at 5 30 p m before dropping again. By midnight it was 24 degrees and by 1 am Sunday had risen to 25.
In Los Angeles Czechoslovak consul Dr Felix B. Janovsky said Eduard Benes, former president, would soon announce the formation of a provisional Czech government in the United States.
In Washington the Czech flag flew over a white stone building as Vladimir Hurban 56 defied Germany to preserve the Czechoslovak legation. He refused to surrender the embassy pledged funds were cut off after Nazi takeover yet he tightens his belt and keeps the legation running awaiting future Czech independence. Diplomatic figures from various nations extended support while German officials held back immediate action.
Washington reports Senate Foreign Relations Chair Ken Pittman will introduce a bill to repeal the neutrality act and replace it with a cash and carry program allowing U S exports to any nation at war or at risk of war. Pittman says the plan favors Britain and France but argues it is not a stop Hitler measure. The measure would open export fields on a cash basis and remove presidential power to declare war.
Berlin rejects British and French denunciations of Germanys seizure of Czechoslovakia as lacking basis. Hitler calls back ambassador to London while Britain recalls theirs, amid mounting international criticism and rumors of further German moves in Bohemia Moravia and beyond.
Cedar Banitn News reports the death of Mrs Edward Edinger a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident in Fort Worth Texas at 430 p m Saturday. She is survived by son Edward Edinger of Bedford Indiana and daughter Mrs E Glenn Downing of Cedar Rapids. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
A 1598 quip by Arthur Suggs Back argues peace talks sow mutual suspicions. He claims conferences create lists of commitments that are never kept, as one nation promises not to do this and the other reciprocates with harm.
London reports Britain would consult France the United States Soviet Russia and dominions on a united front against Germany as Daladier wins unprecedented dictatorial powers. The French British plan aims to enlist Soviet help for a triple front to resist German economic pressure on Roumania.
Washington warns Germany over aggression as Treasury imposes duties on German imports. Reports from London Paris Berlin Prague Bucharest Budapest reflect mobilizations and refusals to recognize conquests. Jewish and civilian flight increases while leaders plot wartime measures and declarations before next week’s Reichstag speech.
Mrs Frederick S Glanville suffered a badly bruised left knee and foot at 4 50 pm Saturday when the car she rode in bumped another driven by E R Thomas at 1100 block First Street NW. Glanville’s husband said he stopped to turn left. Thomas was reported to the highway patrol for driving without a license.
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