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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1939
Page
14
Weather map details for Cedar Rapids Boston Washington and other cities appear alongside obituaries and local notices. Notable items include deaths of James J Quirk and Lee Reid, plus births announced in Swisher Archer and Solon, and various traffic and legal notices.
Gwendolyn Willman, age 25, married to John G. Willman, was granted custody of two children and property rights by Judge H. C. Ring on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. The marriage, at Morrison Illinois, occurred July 26, 1934. Myrtle Troup, age 55, married to James Troup, also by Judge Ring on cruel and inhuman grounds, with cross petition. marriage June 15, 1908.
Stanley DeWitt and Flora C Baker of Clinton join Louis P. Wann and Blanche Baker of Cedar Rapids, with George B. Struck and Margaret Ann Zak of Marion, and Harry F. Sullivan with Patricia B. Halton of Cedar Rapids in listed pairs.
The Farley and Loetscher plant dispute ends with 901 workers returning to duty. A minor pay rise granted. closed shop and bonus elimination rejected. May 27 injunction limits to be lifted, charges from May 10 riot dropped. Union dismisses NLRB charges. plant hires April 14 staff. police remain on site after renewed violence.
Survivors and officers discuss the Squalus sinking as a formal inquiry is set for Portsmouth. Rear Admiral Cyrus W. Cole and Lt. Oliver F Naquin offer cautious statements on the cause while machinist mate Alfred G. Prien asserts he closed the main induction valve to prevent water entry during the dive.
The piece portrays Attorney General Murphy as a peacemaker who seeks pragmatic public servants and consults senators. It recalls his visits to figures like Cotton Er Smith, his recommendation of Alvan Lumpkin for U. S. judge, and the President’s subsequent appointment, with praise from Smith.
Police investigated two attempted attacks involving a tall slim Black woman described by Mrs. Huston and a man seen near 602 Eighth Avenue SE. At 10.22 pm officers found Art Carl and Nate Turner at 1006 Sixth Street SE drinking beer. Nate was uncivil and left. Greenville Thompson, 40, of 1811 Third Street SW, was detained for inquiry.
Citizens hear about a card party at Saint Patrick's school and a Townsend club meeting at Odd Fellows hall. Mrs Dora Dain is ill in Mercy hospital, and Cedar park shows and sewer nuisance issues are on the agenda for city council.
Airmail delivered newsreel footage of the USS Squalus disaster showing 33 men rescued and 26 believed lost. The 700 foot film will screen at Paramount theater through Tuesday. Also, a new millinery shop named Raye Hats opens Saturday at 217 Third Street SE with sizes from small to large and popular prices. Murray Wolfman, owner, has moved to Cedar Rapids with his family.
Elmer Bechcka of 727 H street SW says he and friends rode and drank Friday night returning at 2 a m to find they had been rolled for 45 dollars. Police were notified at 11 30 a m Friday.
The combination passenger and freight train operating between Cedar Rapids and Manchester will depart at 7 15 p m daily starting Monday replacing the current freight train on that schedule. The freight service will be discontinued indefinitely due to reduced business. Held In Anamosa Check Case. Lee Irvine 34 Cedar Rapids and Raymond Nolan 30 815
John F Powell 22 of 725 First Avenue W was fined 25 dollars and costs after pleading guilty in police court to disturbing the peace. Police say he entered a room at 1 am Thursday through an unlocked door at 1263 First Avenue E, frightening two apartment roommates who reported the incident. Powell claimed he went in to see if anyone was there.
Andy Cunis aged 50 of Cedar Rapids was arrested by Police Detectives Marshall Haberle and Kudina at 12 05 am Friday on charges of illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. A citizen bought a pint from him prompting the charge. He pled not guilty before Judge N C Ring and posted a 500 dollar bond.
An amnesia victim found at a service station near Cedar Rapids may be Steve Grzywna of Otis Indiana. Linn County officials wired Otis authorities after finding an Indiana address card with no name. Relatives expected to arrive to confirm the man’s identity as authorities review the youth’s statement and a Chicago address mismatch.
Harry F. Sundberg of Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau won a 67 cent per 100 pounds rail rate for Gulf port shipments, cutting costs for local manufacturers. He argued at Chicago hearings that the old rate was too high and earlier secured a 2 cent cut. Sundberg also opposed a proposed rule forcing scrap iron shippers to use hardwood racks, saying it would cost 25 to 40 dollars per carload and unfairly burden Cedar Rapids shippers. Several hundred carloads of scrap iron leave the area annually.
The 12 man Michigan Republican delegation unanimously endorses Sen. Arthur H.W. Vandenberg of Michigan for the 1940 Republican presidential nomination. The move positions Michigan against other contenders and signals Vandenberg as a leading favorite son candidate. A deal reportedly wards off Dewey from Michigan prospects. Dewey was born in Michigan.
Sheriff Jim Smith announces 1939 to 1941 driver license applications opened Friday. Four clerks from the state safety department assist. Lois Mason Fred Triebel Maxine Williams and Margaret Garretson are on duty. Applicants show their old license with 50 cent renewal, or a 25 cent duplicate receipt if lost. Renewal forms available through July 3. forms will reach county communities as supplies arrive.
Rev Elton D Wells of Trinity Methodist will deliver the principal address at Memorial Day ceremonies at Oat Hill cemetery Tuesday forenoon. A parade forms on the Second Avenue bridge at 10 am, with Anita Endsley giving Gettysburg address and other civic leaders participating.
The retail merchants bureau sets summer hours from June 12 to September 5. Stores open 9 am to 5 pm five days a week, with Saturday 9 am to 9 pm. R. E. Walker, chair of the Christmas lighting committee, authorized to raise funds for Cedar Rapids lights. For bargains on used boats and motors see Want Ads classification 28-A.
W. H. Sargent resigns as president and director of the Chicago and North Western Railway and its affiliates effective June 1 due to ill health. He has led the line since 1925 after succeeding W. H. Finley, with plans for a successor to be named after the June 14 board meeting in New York. Sargent, 63, born in Akron, Iowa, studied at the University of Iowa and held multiple board positions including Illinois Bell, Continental Illinois Bank, and Northwestern University trusteeships. He resides in Evanston, Illinois, with wife Mary Minier and three children Minier Haskell and Erica.
Sir John Simon the British chancellor of the exchequer told the House of Commons that the minister to Prague is being withdrawn. This came amid debate over recognition of Germanys annexation of Czechoslovakia Bohemia and Moravia with Prime Minister Chamberlain noting the government was considering recognition.
Washington reports that the senate appropriations committee cut $50,000,000 from the rivers and harbors and flood control sections of the war department non military appropriation bill, yielding to economy-minded senators on Friday.
The Iowa City peace council announced full time scholarship to the Grinnell Institute of International Relations awarded to Roland Christensen of Iowa City. Part time scholarships went to Mary Ellen Hennessey Council Bluffs Patricia Sleezer Keeport I Ruth Subotnik Cedar Rapids and Lucille Mullen Davenport.
Representative William I. Sirovich of New York says after a White House talk that President Roosevelt will seek a third term. He cites cabinet unease at opposition and Farley’s delegate gains as support, noting the world situation calls for reelection.
L R Wilson associate professor of geology at Coe college spoke to High Twelve club members at the Roosevelt hotel. He explained how lake type and plant life indicate fish, covering young mature and old lakes and where muskies and bass may be found in Wisconsin and Minnesota waters with lantern slides.
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