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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1940
Page
18
Iowa counties show an outstanding debt near 100 million as of Jan 1 1940 with 98 of 99 counties reporting. Road bonds total 72 855 000 while overall bonds reach 93 92 313. Polk county stood at 66 8 percent of its limit, reflecting rising needs in social welfare and relief.
Adam Schulte of Benton county Iowa, now 81, created a family farming dynasty by giving each of his eight children a farm starting from 160 acres and expanding to over 2000 acres total. His sons Charles Joe John William Adam Jr Henry and Mat now operate individual holdings near Norway, Watkins, Fairfax and Linn county. He stresses work, prayer and frugality, opposes certain farm policies, and would defend the nation if needed.
Triplets Jerry Baldwin Terry and Garry Snyder of Jackson county will be honored at a Wednesday dance in Baldwin at Big hall from 10 to 11 p.m. Their first birthday was Saturday and they will be escorted to the party by Mr and Mrs Wilmer Snyder. The babies were born at City Memorial hospital Maquoketa weighing about four and a half pounds each and spent three months in an incubator. Now they weigh about 17 pounds each and have started solid foods.
Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt will speak at the Iowa Young Democrats annual meeting in Waterloo Monday night before more than 2,500 attendees. He will likely address the farm situation, respond to Dewey, and discuss the Far East, delivering remarks at Tavern-on-the-Green and broadcasting on NBC Blue.
Washington AP reports Christian M. Randal of Decorah, consul general at Buenos Aires, will also serve as first secretary of the American embassy in a dual capacity.
Four people were injured in a collision one mile west of Parnell on highway 14 Saturday evening. Mrs. John Foley, 35, of near Williamsburg, was seriously injured with internal injuries. her husband was also hurt. They were in a car driven by Silas Armstrong of Parnell, which collided with a vehicle driven by James De Voss of Oskaloosa. Deep facial cuts to Mrs Dorothy De Voss, as well as minor injuries to her husband, were reported.
The Iowa commerce commission granted Rock Island Motor Transit a certificate of necessity to operate two new truck freight routes from Des Moines to Eldon and from Eldon to Davenport. The Des Moines route passes through Prairie City Fairmont Monroe Fella Leighton Oskaloosa Ottumwa Eldon, while the Davenport route covers Muscatine Columbus Junction Washington Brighton Pleasant Plain Fairfield Libertyville Eldon and other points. An alternate Des Moines route would run Oskaloosa Eddyville Kirkville Otumwa. Burlington and Milwaukee railroads opposed the decision along with other trucking firms.
Mrs Alice S Warsaw of Waterloo was re elected president of the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs at a Saturday meeting in Davenport. She ran unopposed. Other officers named include Virginia Bedell Spirit Lake as first vice president Eva Scott Mason City as second vice president Gertrude Stenner Cedar Rapids as recording secretary and Anna Dahl Sioux City as treasurer.
DES MOINES AP A state employee Lloyd R Smith of Forest City was suspended pending an investigation into alleged solicitation of elderly Iowa pensioners to aid Gov George A Wilson reelection campaign Smith headed a pension group promoting higher pensions and resigned as president but the resignation was not accepted The governor ordered state investigators to Forest City as pensioners were said to be solicited for contributions with claims pensions would rise to 30 a month if Wilson won reelection.
Governor George Wilson and Lieutenant Governor B B Hastings will attend the First district Republican rally in Iowa City on Wednesday. Invited but not yet confirmed are H R Gross and I H Knudson. Walker D Hanna presides as Burlington district chairman with state officials expected including Rarl G Miller Willis G Bagley Mark G Thornbury Ro Akers John M Rankin Martha McClure Ho A Grantham Shannon B Carleton George Olmstead Clyde McFarlin Harry B Swan R H Hill and H F Van Denover among others.
H R Gross, a Des Moines radio figure seeking the Republican nomination for governor, will skip the First district rally in Iowa City on Wednesday. He wrote to Walker Hanna declining the invite, saying his campaign will rely on press and radio due to limited funds for statewide appearances.
Governor George A. Wilson spent Saturday in Sioux City as guest of the Woodbury county Republican committee. He attended a noon dinner at the Martin hotel with about 200 citizens and spoke at both events. He inspected the Missouri River waterfront with the dock commission and planned a Sunday briefing at the Northwest Conservation League park near Salix.
Des Moines reporters note dwindling interest in the state party primary as World War II events in Europe shift attention from campaigns. Willkie’s national speech and GOP concerns over a 60 billion dollar bill shape the race, with George Wilson, gross, Knudson, and Breen listed among candidates.
Cornell's eighty seventh three day commencement schedule opens with a trustees meeting at 9 30 a m Friday June 7 and an alumni teachers lunch led by Dr S J McLaughlin at Palisades State Park. Alumni day June 8 features reunions for classes 1890 1915 1900 10 1920 30 and re unions 1894 and 1985, with chapel exercises Saturday morning and a banquet at Mount Vernon Methodist Church. Dr Ralph W Lockman will give the commencement address Monday June 10 at 10 a m in the Cornell chapel.
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