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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1939

Page

23

Last Night's Weather Pushes Cedar Rapids to Mild Highs

The sun broke through morning clouds in Cedar Rapids and sent temperatures into mild summer ranges. It rose to 76 at 2:30 p.m. after a 46 a.m. low. Thursday peaked at 79 at 3 p.m. and later fell to 70 by 7 p.m. The overnight low reached 50.

Cedar Rapids Boston Iowa Falls Washington Tampa Sioux City New Orleans Galveston Charles City Los Angeles Des Moines San Francisco la Crosse Seattle Mavrest Davenpark Bismarck Keokuk Detroit New York Chicago Mercury Chambers

Births Reported At St Luke S And North Liberty

At St Luke s hospital a daughter to Mr and Mrs L N Andrew 408 A avenue NW March 23 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Loren Schrader 1237 Fourth avenue SE March 23. At North Liberty a son to Mr and Mrs George Sebetka March 22.

St. Luke’s Hospital L. N. Andrew A Avenue NW Loren Schrader Fourth Avenue SE North Liberty George Sebetka

Death notices and a roof fire reported in Independence and area

Ernest I Benedict age unknown from Ana mosa and Lola Long of Monticello listed among names. Sam C Hoglan 83 died at home 500 B avenue NE. Mrs Lucy Krebs 82 died at home 3520 First Avenue E. Roof fire at 626 Seventh Avenue SE triggered a general alarm by M Duffy early Friday.

Ray K Gunther Ethel L. Bender Independence Ernest Irving Benedict Anamosa Lola Maxine Long Monticello Sam C Hoglan B Avenue NE Lucy Krebs First Avenue E Seventh Avenue SE M. Duffy

Morgenthau urges limited social security reserve and board

Morgenthau proposes a three times highest five year benefit reserve for old age insurance and creation of a three member trustees board chaired by the social security board head with labor and treasury secretaries as trustees. He opposes the Townsend pension plan and warns against burdens on American enterprise.

Morgenthau Congress Social Security Board Secretary of Labor Secretary of the Treasury

Probe on Appalachian coal mine lockout charges

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins said a trusted man will investigate United Mine Workers claims that Appalachian producers plan a 338000 miner lockout on April 1. Perkins noted the contract talks faced a crisis as an intensive study of Union President John L. Lewis’s charge proceeds, while operators call it ridiculous. Conciliator James F. Dewey is monitoring negotiations in New York.

Washington Frances Perkins United Mine Workers Union Miss Perkins John L. Lewis James F. Dewey New York

Reich claims only friends on east border in Memel triumph

Adolf Hitler returned to Berlin from Memel aboard a special train, signaling new gains for Greater Germany. Memelland’s incorporation and a Roumanian trade accord tighten eastern links from the Baltic to the Black Sea, reducing fears of a Soviet threat. An official text later softened his statement on reparations, hinting an end to territorial expansion.

Berlin Adolf Hitler Memel Swinemuende Deutschland Germany Memelland Russia Baltic Black Sea Hitler Fuehrer Lithuania Roumania Hungary Slovakia DNB

Sam Hoglan 83 Dies A Lifelong Linn County Resident

Sam C. Hoglan, 83, longtime Linn County resident and woodcarver, died Friday at 4:45 am at his home 500 B avenue NE after a three week illness. Born 1856 near Center Point, he married twice and survived by siblings and several stepdaughters. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Beatty chapel with burial in Green's Grove cemetery. calling hours at the chapel.

Sam C. Hoglan Linn County B Avenue Cedar River Center Point Jackson J. Hoglan Mary Ann van Sickel Hoglan Ohio Lucy Newman Wayne Cecil Ida Bell Marion Garrett L. Hoglan T. V. Hoglan Cedar Rapids H. K. Hoglan A. J. Hoglan Dora Thompson Vinton Adeline Mounce Twin Falls Ida Louise McDonald Sarah Hokes Hoglan Beatty Chapel Green's Grove Cemetery

Council Plans Open Competition for City Insurance

The council will open competitive bidding for the citys compensation insurance after disputes over sole reliance on Travelers Insurance. Town Mutual protested they were not invited to bid while Burgus defended the process, noting no other proposals had been obtained. Iowa Mutual submitted a bid when the decision to run open competition was announced.

Travelers Insurance Company Burgus Gazette Town Mutual Iowa Mutual

Market Summary Shows Bond and Rail Rate Shifts

The report lists bond and rail figures with small gains and losses across categories. Notable items include high grade rails at .227 and 10 second grade rails slightly changed. Public utilities and industrials show modest movements, reflecting a mixed trading day.

Coees Eee

Iowa Lawmakers Battle Liquor Tax Increase Amid Crime Claims

Iowa lawmakers debated a proposed 8 percent liquor tax increase, citing crime rises tied to higher sales while comparing state prices with Missouri Illinois and Nebraska. The house defeated an amendment to cut liquor permit fees and rejected an 8 o clock closing proposal for state stores.

Iowa Missouri Illinois Nebraska J. T. Dykhouse Rock Rapids Dykhouse Dean W. Peisen Eldora Herman Knudson Mason City W. A. Yager Spirit Lake Gustave Alesch Marcus P. J. Kohlhaas Algona Liquor Commission

Chiropractors Deliver 50 000 Name Petition to Governor

In Des Moines Iowa chiropractors wheeled a single petition with about 50 000 names into Governor George A Wil son's office. The mass appeal seeks the right to use light air heat and other treatments. Officials say another 22 000 names are already on file.

Des Moines George A. Wilson Iowa

Fire Rages Through Chandler Plant Core and Smoke Sizable

Dense lacquer fire at the Chandler plant sent five gallon cans erupting in flames. Chief Kohout cited heavy smoke seen five miles away and crowd congestion delaying hose operations. Firefighting crews from multiple companies contained the blaze. one off duty fireman, Carl Misbach, was injured and treated at Mercy hospital.

Kohout Misbach Carl Misbach Mercy Hospital George Connell Bob Vlach Boy Scouts Salvation Army

Subdistrict Music Contests Reported From Vinton Session

Results from Friday morning subdistrict music contest in Vinton list winners across several categories including cornet solos and various ensembles. Notable names include Robert Heege Independence and Jim Pietzke West Waterloo Cedar Rapids with multiple Superior rankings across horn and oboe events.

Gazette Vinton Cornet Superior Robert Heege Independence George Bunnell Toledo Helen Moore Davis Bromwell Center Point Martyn Johnson Norway Ray Vaughn Belle Plaine Marshall Wychoff Urbana Marjorie Klein Mary Smith Charles Pribl Carleton Grooskruger Dick Ruffcorn Don Risk Margaret Main Marlene Kruze Howard Mellang West Waterloo Alan Parker Franklin Cedar Rapids Jesup Lucille Lockhead Regina Lane Betty Lairnbouk Betty Fox Montour Max Harris Ethel Downs Fay Vana Shirley Orcutt Robert Sharp Winthrop Excellent Robert McDonald Howard Carroll Euphonium Rex Vaupel Dysart Anna Knipe Traer Howard Steinbeck Darlene Hultman Newhall Dick Remner Milda Keiper Atkins Robert Rogers Dean Stucker Raymond Smith Richard Selvie Ronney Diehl Roosevelt Elveiia Allenstein

Subdistrict music contest kicks off in Anamosa

In Anamosa the subdistrict music contest opened Friday with morning events, listing results for the opening rounds and indicating continued competition.

Solo vocal winners shine at Elkader subdistrict contest

Special to The Gazette Elkader voices dominated Friday's subdistrict music event with Allen Beucher of Postville earning a superior rating in multiple soprano and other solo divisions. Competitors from Edgewood Elkader Stanley West Union Monona Fayette Hawkeye Guttenberg Monona Manchester and Strawberry Point also competed across tenor contralto and baritone solo divisions.

Gazette Elkader Allen Beucher Postville Junior Edgewood Stanley West Union Fayette Monona Aurora Hazleton Maynard Hawkeye Guttenberg Manchester Clermont Strawberry Point

Tire They Were Pumping Wasn't Flat, Are Nabbed For Theft Of Gasoline

Bob Hathaway and Harry Hoover, both 18, were arrested on a gasoline theft charge after being found with a siphon hose and three gallon can in a city lot. They admitted stealing a tire and wheel from a car behind Danceland last Tuesday night and received 30 days in county jail.

Bob Hathaway Fifteenth Avenue SE Harry Hoover Twenty-first Avenue Stusak and Moore Hoover Fifth Avenue Fifth Street Danceland Court of Justice H. R. Churchill

Conferees Split Over Iowa Public Safety Bill Structure

Des Moines AP Conferees on the public safety department bill failed to agree and sought discharge Friday. The key dispute is whether the new department should be under the attorney general or under a governor appointed commissioner.

Des Moines Senate House Conference Committee Public Safety Department

Hutchins Named SEC Chief Despite Spreading Controversy

Hutchins agreed to become SEC chief with a $25 000 annual salary. He praised Douglas as the country’s top law professor while Douglas joined the SEC and advised on enforcement questions. Hutchins later resigned from a public exchange post over reform failures. Born in Brooklyn, he studied at Oberlin and Yale, served in WWI, led Yale Law School, and became University of Chicago president in 1929.

Douglas SEC Hutchins New York Stock Exchange Whitney Exchange Wall Street Richard Whitney Brooklyn N. Y Oberlin College Ohio Yale Connecticut Yale Law School University of Chicago

Army flyer killed in Langley field crash

Lieut. E. E. Holcombe was killed when his army pursuit plane crashed during a routine night flight from Langley field Virginia. His body was found near the wreckage beneath his partially opened parachute.

North Beach E. E. Holcombe Langley Field

European Seizures Condemned By Hull

Secretary of State Cordell Hull, back from vacation, condemned German occupation of Czechoslovakia and other aggressive acts. He called recent European developments evidence of international lawlessness threatening world peace and urged all nations to seek peace while pledging U.S. effort.

Washington Cordell Hull Czechoslovakia Hull Germany Europe United States

Runs Amuck on Train in Tokyo

A shell shocked army officer killed one passenger and injured six others in an outburst on a Japanese train, the war office said Friday.

TOKIO War Office

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