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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1940
Page
1
A narrator recalls Urbana memories from childhood tied to a relative buried on Easter, reflecting on cemeteries, town changes, and the enduring influence of Grandfather a shoe maker who lived simply with faith. The piece contemplates peace, memory, and responsibility across generations in a small Iowa town.
Turkey reportedly agrees to allow British and French warships through the Dardanelles to choke Germany’s Russia-bound supply lines and to place Trebizond Samsun and Sinope as contraband bases. The move, if true, would boost Allied pressure in the Balkans and tighten the blockade, though officials in London had no confirmation.
A Milwaukee gas electric passenger train collided with a semi trailer truck on Highway No. 151 south of Springville. Crews cleared the wreckage by 4 p.m. Saturday after nine hours. Four people were injured. Lonnie Nall and Charles Fredenburg remained hospitalized in Fair condition with multiple injuries. Train engineer Robert Strayer and conductor Frank Lafferty received treatment but were released.
The excerpt contemplates Renan’s claim that all history hinges on Christ. It links Christ to human peace and moral restraint, asking if humanity’s brutality and its failure to grasp current events stem from a refusal to see His hands and His side. The imagined grandfather would affirm this view.
Mary Sheridan born April 5 1842 in Trenton New Jersey has lived in Iowa since 1865. She recalls Abraham Lincoln visiting Trenton and later moved to Iowa County near Liberty. Now 97 turning 98 next Friday she enjoys family visits movies and gardening noting a planned quiet 100th birthday.
The Belden Hill retail cigar store in Cedar Rapids has been sold to Jack E Young of Mason City. Robert P Bell, current owner, will retain the wholesale side. Young, active in Mason City’s cigar trade, will run a similar operation under a new name due to a stipulation in the sale. The Martin Building company owns the premises and will transfer the lease to the new tenant.
Two Seaboard freight train crew members died and a third was injured when the locomotive boiler exploded Saturday at Hoyt Florida. Authorities investigated the blast and identified the dead as members of the train crew. The event disrupted rail service in the Tampa area.
Washington officials say the German white book alleging US influence on Poland and Allied attacks is a Reich repraisal for restricted American army planes to the Allies. Rep. Fish calls for Balliet impeachment and a probe of Roosevelt. Holt rebukes Bullitt and Cromwell over pro Allied remarks. Reynolds seeks Senate inquiry with Bullitt and Welles invited to testify.
The Cedar Rapids weather page reports a 76 degree peak at 2 30 PM marking a sudden warm spell after a cold spell. Records show a low of 3 degrees Easter morning and a subsequent drop to 56 by sunset and 42 by 11 AM, with readings from Chambers Inskeep.
Fairfax Virginia report: Finnish minister to Washington Hjalmar Procope and Miss Margaret Shaw of Yorkshire England married in a quiet ceremony at the home of R. Walton Moore, counselor of the State Department, on Saturday.
Four local building trades will start Monday with higher wage scales while seven others retain last year’s pay. Bricklayers plumbers and lumber teamsters have not agreed and face potential strike. Building laborers gain 70 cents per hour to 62. They also pledge a week of vacation with pay if agreement is reached. Electricians get 130 and 125 cents, up from last year.
Cedar Rapids ranks eighth among cities with populations over one hundred thousand for 1939, reporting a municipal tax delinquency of 27 percent. The article lists Fresno, San Jose, San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Sacramento, and Davenport among the 24 cities with notably low delinquencies, with Fresno at one percent.
A fragmented listing outlines contents and page numbers for various sections including National News, sports, editorials, poetry, ads, and features. It mentions Walter Winchell, Spring Room in Hollywood, Want Ads, Around The Town, and multiple page indicators across sections 2, 4, and 5.
Three year old Helen Louise Chenoweth was located unharmed by a posse near her parents’ home after being missing since Thursday night. Sheriff Morse said the child likely was held captive briefly and released to avoid detection. she slept in a ravine near an abandoned pig lot and appeared cheerful upon discovery.
The Maine Democratic crowd backs Jim Farley as a candidate while critics say he plays both sides. The piece notes the season and relies on humor about campaigns and weather, predicting next July will reveal more about Farley’s chances.
The Sunday Dispatch reports a threatened strike of about 7,000 workers at the Vickers Aviation Ltd plant in Brooklands, London, with action set to begin Monday.
AP forecast outlines a mixed week with above normal temperatures in the Upper Mississippi Valley and rainfall near normal conditions. The outlook notes a steady warming trend early in the week followed by unsettled periods around Thursday and Friday.
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