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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
5
The article notes vegetables are fashionable year round thanks to refrigerated transport. It highlights greens for calcium and iron, vitamin content across varieties, and modern improvements in carrots cucumbers and tomatoes. It promotes The Salad Bowl booklet, free via City Hall 401 or phone 5515.
Roosevelt high school students viewed a liquid air show at 312 degrees below zero presented by Dr. Frank Brown of the Chicago Technical College. He demonstrated with strawberries, rubber tubing, hot dogs, and a lead belt, driven into wood, amid remarks from student Bob Multhaup.
Berlin reports six Messerschmitts shot down 13 British Blenheim bombers on the Belgian front in an hour without loss. Dunkirk harbor sees a destroyer sunk by a direct bomb hit and a cruiser plus a merchant ship damaged heavily.
Berlin officials react to President Roosevelt's preparedness message calling US arming a domestic matter. German comments say Germany is last to object to other nations building up defenses and accuse Roosevelt of listening to foreign radio and neglecting local facts.
The Amsterdam radio broadcast said the German government would provide work and pay for all persons able to work. It added local municipal authorities may continue duties if loyal to German troops in occupied areas.
May 17 1930 notices report Mr and Mrs James L Bever and son James driving to Lake Vermillion to open their Comet Island lodge for summer. Also listed are Mr and Mrs Joseph Stark planning an extended European trip visiting Berlin and Austrian locations. Jack M Levin elected president of Temple Judah congregation. Local markets note wheat and corn prices.
Fred Cruikshank is elected president of the State Federation of Post Office Clerks at Fort Dodge. Mercy hospital graduates 14 nurses with Dr. H. J. Jones delivering the principal address. Leslie M. Shaw speaks on National Perils at Crescent Masonic lodge. Local markets list crops and livestock prices, plus Alaska’s 1930 census shows about 60 000 residents and a projected gain of 10 000. Joseph Dietz, Frank Dietz, and Emil Brendel head Montana prospecting trip. W P Hewitt seeks health in Colorado. W W Wilson travels to Maryville Tennessee. William Mohl elected president of the Retail Grocers Association. Local markets report varied prices for corn oats rye barley hay straw hens eggs hogs steers lambs.
Acting on a request from Marion police, patrolmen arrested Louis Crock of Mechanicsville and Raymond Reed of Tipton at Thirteenth street and First avenue E as they drove west on First avenue. They were wanted in Marion for bad checks and were turned over to Patrolman F M Jacobs and brought to the county jail Friday morning.
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