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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1939
Page
1
A compact dispatch notes that this item surveys today’s most talked about American viewpoint pieces. It highlights editorial emphasis and public interest angles while signaling the breadth of commentary across national issues.
The piece outlines Britain and France backing Poland against Nazi aggression and a looming potential showdown. It notes U S tax action against the Reichsbank tied to profits earned in the U S and mentions Dizzy Dean's early season pitching remarks. It also covers Iowa civil service debates in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines with lobbyist efforts killing amendments and proposals to strengthen city civil service rules.
The United States Treasury has attached part of the German Reichsbank’s funds held in the United States by the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. The action stems from an income tax dispute involving 144000 dollars in profits earned in 1924 through 1927 and taxes the bank allegedly owes. The Reichsbank contends it cannot pay due to foreign exchange limits, and may pursue appeals to U.S. tax bodies and courts.
Gov Lloyd C Stark accused Kansas City gamblers of pooling a $175000 slush fund to defeat his push for state control of the city police. He vowed to use full gubernatorial powers to thwart the alleged scheme.
Anton Jerabek aged 64 was found dead in his Cedar Rapids home by his daughter in law at 9 20 am Friday. Coroner Dr B L Knight ruled death a suicide by self inflicted gunshot while a string connected trigger to his toe. Survived by three children, Jerabek belonged to Sokol society and Bohemian groups. Funeral 2 pm Sunday at Janeba mortuary with cremation. Flowers omitted.
A Robert Sherwood play presents Raymond Massey as Lincoln on Broadway 1939. The piece traces Lincoln's life from New Salem to Washington, praising his character, leadership, and the democratic ideal.
In San Antonio Hugh White drove with a corpse hidden in the trunk after a drunken quarrel over stealing dynamite. An oil stain mistaken for blood on a windshield rag revealed the murder of Royalty garage owner G F Weaver. White, 29, was jailed on murder charges awaiting arraignment.
Miss Anna Pacan left marks on the robber who seized her belongings. Detectives say Aloysius Phillips, 22, confessed when questioned about the bite marks. He is held on an open charge.
Chicago police disclosed that a former Touhy gang member now in prison named Roger Touhy as the trigger man in the 1932 machine gun slaying of George Red Barker, a move tied to a labor war within the Teamsters. The informant said the bombing of Judge McGoorty’s home was to frame Sammons and aid Touhy’s faction.
Philadelphia prosecutors add Susie di Martino and Paul Petrillo to murder indictments tied to an arsenic poisoning insurance ring. The pair join three others named by the March grand jury in the case involving the deaths of multiple policyholders. The late-Thursday indictments bring the total alleged participants to five. Susie di Martino, 50, widow of one victim, is among the newly charged. Petrillo, 45, a South Philadelphia tailor, is uncle to Herman Petrillo, Langhorne spokesman convicted in the related case last week.
Paris dispatches report without confirmation that Gen Francisco Franco signed the anti communist pact for nationalist Spain. The move is described as political and aligned with Franco's anti communist stance, not a military pledge to the Rome Berlin Tokyo bloc.
Washington reports the House approved a 100 million dollar WPA relief bill, cutting Roosevelt's request from 150 million. The vote defeated attempts to raise or lower the fund, signaling chances for final Senate action. The measure aims to sustain 3 million workers on WPA projects through mid year.
Iowa and Mason City won top honors in the national traffic safety contest by the National Safety Council. Mason City earned first in cities 10,000 to 25,000 population, while Iowa led the midwestern state division. Grand national awards went to New Jersey and Providence, R I.
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business Wednesday March 29. The Federal Reserve Board issued a similar call.
Des Moines reports that D. W. Bates state superintendent of banking issued a call for reports on the condition of all state banks as of the close of business March 29.
In Des Moines the Iowa senate amended the chain store tax bill to remove the oil station exemption, keeping bulk storage and tank wagon stations exempt. Senator Augustine led the push, with Bekman defending the compromise and Breen flagging the impact of the word additional on tax revenue.
After a day of bitter debate in which personalities were drawn into the dispute the Iowa senate voted Thursday night to uphold a compromise chain store tax bill. The measure would tax a chain according to the number of outlets it operates.
Iowa lawmakers pause action on a 1.3 million dollar state office building bill after Rep. Dearm W. Peisen argues the state economy relies on federal subsidies. The House recesses to resume debate next Monday as sponsors rely on beer tax income to fund the project.
WARM SPRINGS Ga UP Nazi seizure and encroachment on other nations constitutes a definite threat and points to aspirations of world domination by the German Reich. White House sources say Hitler may extend his program to Africa and the Americas. Britain’s stance over Poland places responsibility if war comes, as Roosevelt watches foreign developments.
German officials say Hitler will have plenty to say in reply to Chamberlain's pledge to defend Polish independence. The German press criticizes Britain as a threat to Europe, while Hitler's broadcast from Wilhelmshaven is arranged for Saturday evening in the United States.
Warsaw sources say Poland will resist German frontiers violations and consider a military alliance with Britain and France if Hitler refuses to respect Polish rights. Poland aims to avoid a bloc while negotiating for Danzig guarantees and balance with Germany and Soviet Russia.
Neville Chamberlain announced in the house of commons that Britain and France would assist Poland if its independence is threatened during European security consultations. The pledge could cover the Polish Corridor and Danzig, with support available if Poland resists aggression with its national forces. The move marks a historic shift from Britain's prior westward commitments.
A satirical note from Arthur Bugs Baer mocks campus life as Harvard students picket aquariums. The piece jokes that the 1940 Olympics lacks a relevant event and that Harvard trains toward an imagined goldfish standard.
A Boston college junior holds a record with twenty nine consecutive fish caught. Graduation exercises for the standout will feature a playful fishing stunt, dangling a Royal Coachman lure under his nose as a sendoff.
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