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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1940
Page
20
A vintage recipe by Mrs Gaynor Maddox presents old fashioned skillet biscuits. Read how to mix cornmeal and flour dough with maple sugar, bake in a hot skillet or hat oven, and serve hot with meats and rich gravy.
Hollow eyed from hunger a seven member family trudges from a railroad boxcar in Redwood City after a 25 day trek begun in Fort Smith Arkansas with 20 cents bed rolls and a three day food supply They faced possible return to Arkansas unless work could be found Medical care was sought for an eye infection while they traveled mostly by box car stopping at division points to forage for food Green a 33 year old farmhand and carpenter his wife Minnie and five children aged 16 to 4 endured hardship with only one work at nailing fruit boxes and a minister aiding them in California. Adrian Ward county social service head warned they would be sent back unless work appeared.
New acquisitions span biographies, world peace thought, pioneering life stories, and practical guides. Katharine Brush presents This Is On Me. L J Shafer offers A Christian Alternative for World Peace. R M Bartlett chronicles notable life stories. Gladys Torson profiles secretaries in Ask My Secretary.
At the request of the police department the Rotary club plans a safety program for its Monday luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel Police Captain Gordon Hughes will speak and Roy E Taylor will show a short pedestrian safety film to urge public cooperation in traffic signals
Charles Wharton of 709 First Street SW was slightly injured at 1 20 p m Saturday when his bicycle was thrown against a car driven by M A Leoni 40 of 915 Twelfth Street NE on First Street between First and Second Avenues SW Leoni said he was backing from a parking place when a boy on a bicycle struck the car and was thrown against it The youth got up and limped away Leoni reported to police
The nation’s largest commercial airliner built for domestic routes completed its first passenger flight on Saturday before regular service. The 33 passenger craft, dubbed an “over weather” plane, flew at 12 000 feet between Chicago and Pittsburgh with Captain D W Tomlinson at the helm, reaching 920 miles per hour en route.
Iowa cities host a flurry of commencements and concerts. Cedar Rapids hosts band concerts and farm city dinner events while Mount Mercy and Cornell College prepare commencement activities. Regional venues include Dubuque and Iowa City with lectures, recitals, and alumni gatherings through Sunday.
After five days of severe warfare in the Netherlands the country is returning to normal. Germans moved in swiftly over two weeks ago and fighting lasted five days. Though Rotterdam bore the brunt, most cities resume life with crowds in the streets cafes open and people strolling in sunshine.
Frederick Brinjes, an English businessman, recounts being taken aboard a British destroyer as Boulogne endured heavy shelling. He says the once sunny French city became a bomb spattered trap for thousands of refugees, and he felt the escape by sea was a rare relief.
Police warned Cedar Rapids residents about a repeating Spanish Swindle scam. A letter from Mexico claims a jailed money holder needs aid to release funds hidden in a U S customs trunk and promises a third of the sum for help, then asks for large legal-fee payment.
Married late, Mary Manners H faces loneliness in a new home. Her husband, a widower with limited social contact, stays at home and supports his new wife but fails to notice her need for companionship. They should both widen their circle to join a couple-friendly social group.
Dear Miss Manners suggests tactless daughter may seek novelty from travel and wants her parents to compare with others. When finances allow, consider small refurbishing or rearranging furniture to satisfy her wishes and keep peace at home.
A reader asks Miss Manners for advice on handling a nephew who neglects manners. The note seeks guidance on polite correction and teaching respect without shaming the child.
The writer suggests indirect praise of well groomed men to hint at better grooming. Name examples like Jim with immaculate shirts and Joe with distinguishing style to help him improve.
The U S justice department summoned 21 people for a federal grand jury in Rome Georgia to investigate suspected taxpayer swindling tied to state road material purchases. Subpoenas include Highway Commissioners Miller Patten Watson and former Commissioner Gillis who chairs the state democratic executive committee. The probe covers anti trust and other federal offenses with figures tied to asphalt sales and bidding practices.
Patrol 5 of Troop 25 won the first annual Scout patrol a ral contest at Shaver park after a rainy afternoon. About 50 Scouts from eight patrols competed as Patrol 5 led in multiple events under H R Langridge and J L Burger.
Former President Hoover, directing relief in Europe after World War I, told the Nassau County bar association that the U.S. may need to “save Europe with food” again. He said Americans should have a voice in the postwar peace when aid is given.
New York AP District Attorney Thomas E Dewey, a Republican presidential aspirant, demands that President Roosevelt end at once the seven word phrase in his address. He urged swift action amid wartime economic strain and political pressure.
In a press conference Dewes argued the nation must take a decisive step in the defense program, rejecting mere breathing spells. He urged sincere recognition that the government and people form a joint effort in a great undertaking moving forward.
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