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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1939
Page
21
Washington AP report cites a Justice Department survey of 270 judges across federal and local courts. It warns political and personal bias, not science, often shapes criminal sentencing and probation decisions.
Helene Fortescue Reynolds and husband Julian Louis Reynolds agreed in Richmond to seek a Reno divorce, with Helene flying to New York then Reno to establish residence. He stated a settlement, custody of their son Richard Roland was ordered by Henrico County court, while she accused him of temper and jealousy.
Five young men died when their automobile crashed through a wooden bridge into a canal six miles from Augusta at Bath South Carolina. Passersby saw damage to the bridge and divers recovered the car in 14 feet of water with no survivors. Victims named are Ernest Rhodes 23 Reville Johnson 21 Wilson Boyd 23 Ernest Bartlett 22 and Lewis Widener 21 all from the Horse Creek valley area.
The House World War veterans committee reported two minor bills and prepared to consider a pension measure granting 40 dollars monthly to all World War I veterans aged 65 or older. A new provision granting benefits to dependent mothers and fathers of deceased veterans and to widows and children delayed action.
In New Orleans McCain Carlisle 73 and his blind wife Adelaide, both seriously ill, shared fifty years of marriage. He guided her through life while she joined in the games for him. Despite fear of separation, they believed they would die together. Friday he fell into a coma. she said she knew he was leaving and died at 5 10 p.m. an hour before he passed.
Reports from the loyalist zone say Madrid’s fall is near as peace talks progress. Rail lines are being repaired and a nationalist army may enter the city within days after Franco warns of heavy bombardment if Madrid delays surrender.
The University of Iowa festival crowned Burlington Players Workshop with a superior award for Objection Overruled in community class A. Marshalltown Community Theater earned excellent for The Sound and the Fury, while Council Bluffs Players received good for Good Night Please. Eight performers were cited for outstanding work by Prof. Hubert Heffner.
Washington AP reports the United States recorded a merchandise trade surplus of 60,524,000 in February as exports reached 218,559,000 while imports totaled 158,035,000. For January-February 1939, the country posted a 95,232,000 trade surplus.
A climate pattern study notes volcanic eruptions inject dust into the upper atmosphere, where particles persist for years. Researchers warn the lingering dust can influence global temperatures and atmospheric chemistry, with potential effects on weather patterns and climate models.
Ralph Graham, tied to a $1.8 million jewel theft spree across Southern California, confessed he is a tender-hearted burglar who spared homes with children. He named George Hormel and Frank Capra as targets, describing emotional moments when a director’s baby slept nearby and a daughter lay in bed. He was flown from San Francisco after capture.
JOPLIN Missouri United Press says Budge Devaul a bank robber who escaped from Missouri prison to visit his 78 year old mother returned to jail after she urged him to surrender He walked about 250 miles home slept in barns and woods and visited his mother at night The prosecutor ordered unlimited visiting for the mother until officers come for him
In a Rome family’s forced emigration to America, eight year old Giuseppe Calabi begged to see the Liberty statue. He climbed the ship rail for the torch bearing figure, fell, sustained a fractured skull, and died that night on the President Roosevelt en route to New York. His burial will overlook the Hudson.
Washington reports from the commerce department show Roumania and neighboring Balkan states remain economically linked to Germany with Germany as the main supplier and market. The March 22 trade pact is seen as a protective guise to sustain Germany’s near monopoly in regional trade, casting doubt on Germany’s long term oil prospects.
The Chip by Walter Stone produced by Burlington Players Workshop earned a superior in the original play division at the University of Iowa community play festival. Prof. E C Mabie cited Burlington’s Robert Glenn and Mrs Don Graham of Waterloo as outstanding players while Spencer led Community Class B with superior ratings and Waterloo Clinton Davenport and Fairfield receiving excellent ratings.
In Auburn New York a 50 year old dental bill connected to Dr Adam P Burkhart resurfaced when his son Dr George A Burkhart received a $3 check from the Dansville woman's executors. Attorneys said the executors found the unpaid bill while sorting old papers.
Boston scientist reports ben zidrine as very promising to curb nausea after anesthesia yet cautions on safety. Dr Henry K Beecher of Massachusetts General Hospital notes the drug, previously tested for cold and alcoholism, requires further study before final judgment.
Los Angeles AP reports Jack Hays, a motion picture producer, filed a suit Saturday seeking 700000 from Shirley Temple's parents. He accuses them of breaking a contract to train her for a film career, a claim similar to two earlier 500000 suits that were dismissed in the past two years.
Mr and Mrs L A Petsel of 56 Circle Drive NE welcome a daughter born at home on March 24 in a family announcement.
The James D. Nicoll residence at 1514 Fourth avenue SE was purchased by Mrs. Henry Like of 108 Park Court SE with possession set for April 1. Fred E. Collard and Company acted as agent in multiple transactions including the sale of Mrs. W. H. Bain’s home at 1629 K avenue NE to Edward F. Patten and the bungalow at 844 Seventeenth street SW sold to Mr. and Mrs. Bain.
Mrs Lulu Belle Walker of 606 Ninth Street SW sold a 15 acre unimproved tract on Highway 30 one fourth mile west of the Highway 149 intersection to Joe Russell Estes of 325 Twentieth Street NW and Louis Estes of 311 Eighteenth Street NW. The sale was facilitated by local realtor O P Myers.
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