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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
2
A columnist notes music's unifying potential while covering wartime morale efforts in Moscow and a royal Winnipeg visit. The piece cites Bergdoll's return threat, Townsend pension debates, and concerns over federal spending influencing elections, warning that democracy faces corruption risks.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the WWI draft dodger who spent two decades in Germany, landed on the Bremen and was escorted to Governors Island to begin a military prison term. Washington debates his status as labor and state departments clash over civil justice versus military court-martial. His family appeals for clemency as lawmakers weigh exclusion from the United States.
Cedar Rapids city council advances plans for a $30,000 exposition hall at Hawkeye Downs with completion targeted for August 9. Bond issue sold to Merchants National Bank at 14 1/4 percent with a $251 premium after earlier bids were rejected following a state comptroller opinion. The hall covers 23 760 square feet with concrete floor and frame walls, including booths around 22 timber columns. Hearing on specifications set for June 5 and bid date set for June 9.
A satirical piece notes Ambassador Kennedy objecting to English attire, calling it a tipoff on the lineup for the game. The column humorously suggests espionage over shirts and nightwear, framing Kennedy’s comments as a clue to batteries for today’s contest.
London reports that the foreign office instructed Ambassador Sir William Leeds in Moscow to convey Britain’s proposed three power mutual aid pact with France and Russia. The outline aims to meet Soviet demands and set a draft formula to be forwarded soon. Chamberlain voiced confidence of an early agreement.
Rain storms across western Iowa eased heat and drought stress for farmers. Rainfall was reported in Omaha Council Bluffs Atlantic and Blencoe helping crops and pastures recover from dry conditions.
Governor George A. Wilson vetoed two measures sent by the Iowa General Assembly while signing eight of sixteen bills. The vetoed items include a $25,000 oil well reward and a broad two member per house permanent claims commission.
Secretary Morgenthau said congressional leaders agreed with the President on a tax program to aid business recovery. A White House conference clarified a corporation tax revision. he expects to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee, with Undersecretary James to lead treasury participation.
Francisco Sarabia known as the Mexican Lindbergh lands at Floyd Bennett field in New York breaking the Mexico City to New York speed record set by Amelia Earhart in 1935.
Fred B. Snite Jr known as the man in the iron lung reached Lourdes France after a 5000 mile pilgrimage from the United States arriving at the Grotto of Miracles on Thursday.
In Cedar Rapids two underweight sisters Geraldine and Jane, from a large eight child family, suffer dust exposure and poor diet. Nurses plan dental corrections and camp Good Health funding to send them this summer, offering schooling and improved health.
Seven survivors of the ill fated submarine Squalus arrive at the Portsmouth navy ward aboard the coast guard cutter Harriet Lane. The scene shows them bare headed and wrapped in blankets as they step ashore.
APTAIN OATES is celebrated as a great sportsman who loved wind and waves and never left anything to chance. The piece argues real courage blends safety with bold risk, noting Oates died frostbitten on an Antarctic expedition after saving his companions.
Advertisement offers surplus cut flowers and plants for Decoration Day. Readers may place a classified ad in The Gazette Want Ad section by calling 2-1121. Ad taker will handle the order. Three day Want Ad rate saves 25 percent per day.
AP report: Huth Estabrook fourteen and Margaret Estabrook eight were killed when hit by a car while crossing the highway to fetch water in front of their home twelve miles east of Muscatine on Highway 61. Driver Lewis Sutton twenty five and his brother David Sutton twenty one faced questioning. inquest set for Thursday.
Sheriff Jim Smith and a Cedar Rapids physician questioned a young man in a service station near Highways 30 and 149 about 12 30 am Thursday. He is 17 to 20, five eight and a half, 135 to 140 pounds with dark hair and eyes. He cannot provide name or address. The case drew attention of the attendant and local officials.
The Navy orders an intensive inquiry into the Squalus sinking with a naval court of inquiry and potential congressional investigation. Survivors urged restraint. 26 sailors remain trapped while operations to raise the submersible proceed.
J Mating of Marshaill town and Willam Boulton of Luton were among the sailors linked to the Squalus disaster. Mating was listed as an early confirmed death while Boulton was initially thought dead but later found alive among the rescued crew.
The Squalus rescue ended with 83 survivors counted after the rescue ship Falcon lifted water to the damaged hull. Lieutenant Oliver F. Naquin led seven crew members ashore after four hours trapped between the hull and chamber. Admirals praised the crew and divers for untangling the line and completing the recovery as others walked from ambulances and reunited with waiting relatives.
Lieutenant O. F. Naquin was the last man to leave the submarine Squalus as rescue work continued. He led 32 men in a 39 hour ordeal 240 feet down with 26 bodies on the ocean floor and faced freezing conditions and limited oxygen while keeping his crew moving and hopeful.
The Cedar Raundy News reports a record high of 91 earlier in the week, with temperatures touching 90 at 1.15 pm and easing to 89 by 2.30 pm Thursday. A brisk breeze tempered heat, while readings show 87 by 7 pm and 67 by 4 am Thursday on the Chambers Inskeep company thermometer.
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