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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1939
Page
2
A pet wirehaired terrier named Buttons enjoys dressing up and performing tricks with his mistress Mrs. Robert Goodman of 1811 D avenue NE. The piece recalls a story of the hen and pups, notes canine training among generations, and offers summer care tips for dog owners including water, baths, flea control, shade, and ear checks after swimming.
Federal surplus commodities officials said about 6000 needy West Virginia miners were offered food but Gov. Homer A. Holt refused to distribute it. CIO leaders pressed for Works Progress Administration to take over, noting Kentucky’s lack of welfare agencies contrasted with West Virginia where government officials said a welfare organization exists but is not permitted to distribute the federal commodities.
Senator Norris argues for philosophers on the Supreme Court, saying civilization's progress makes scholars on the high court more important than lawyers who can be found readily on the street. He labeled lawyers plentiful and philosophers rarer and more suitable.
Ferry K. Heath, 63, assistant secretary of the treasury under President Hoover, died Saturday in Detroit. He served in the Hoover administration and was a veteran public official.
Camp Wapsie Y invites youth for a six week session starting June 19, featuring five weeks of boys’ camp followed by three weeks of girls. Donations from six service clubs fund cabin painting as a full staff of 9 graduates and 10 undergraduates prepares to supervise activities from archery and athletics to aquatics and horsemanship.
In Atlanta a car carrying four Black occupants struck a Southeastern Greyhound bus carrying 21 passengers. Four died and two were hurt. Bus driver J L Hendrix said the car sped from a side street at about 50 mph while the bus traveled 25 mph en route from Jacksonville to Chicago. The decedents and injured were identified tentatively, with victims including Joe Brown 33 and Ulysses Brown of Macon, a woman about 25, a man about 27, Velida Ott 38 of Miami, and William Nichols 32 of Detroit.
Cedar Rapids marks Memorial day Tuesday with a five block parade starting at 10 a.m. from the Second avenue bridge to Oak Hill cemetery. The event includes Coe band, National Guard, veterans groups, Boy Scouts, and drum and bugle corps led by Walter Kansky. A division lineup features ROTC bands, 133rd Infantry units, and naval reserve personnel. Civil war veterans W J Bushnell and W J Pentz head division three with auxiliary groups following. Cemetery program chaired by James P Winn features Rev Elton Wells and Rev E Winslow Brown, with Gettysburg address read. Oak Hill gates close to autos 9:30 a.m. to end of program.
A six car Milwaukee special holiday passenger train derailed near Astico after hitting a stalled county road grader. Twenty six passengers and seven trainmen suffered minor cuts and bruises, none hospitalized, and the streamliner Hiawatha continued on its route.
Chancellor Hitler designated Field Marshal Hermann Goering to meet 6,000 German fighters from Spain on the River Elbe on Wednesday and give them a heroes welcome before their Berlin parade.
Chairman May of Kentucky urged resisting a rushed vote on the Norris bill allowing TVA and Tennessee municipalities to buy Tennessee Electric properties for 78.6 billion. He said coal representatives will be heard next Friday and the committee will decide after hearings. A telegram from Tennessee county judges urged TVA to pay taxes like private firms.
Clarksburg marked two years without a fatal auto accident. The celebration included church bells, whistles, and fire engines, while phone switchboards buzzed with inquiries. The event was planned secretly to boost resident safety awareness, explained Automobile Club manager George Brase.
Pat Bacon of Aurora Illinois will join Hawkeye Downs as starter and announcer Sunday in a 2:14 trot 2:18 pace and 2:24 pace program. Bacon with 27 years in harness racing has started about 300 races across the Midwest and South. He formerly ran the Mississippi Valley fair and now serves as secretary of the Central States fair in Aurora. A Kids Karnival with costumes and prizes is planned alongside the races.
Omaha AP reports Miss Flor ette C. Welp chief stewardess resigns effective June 1 to marry John C. Gale chief special agent of Union Pacific. William Jeffers railroad president announced the move noting Welp will become assistant to Jeffers after the wedding.
Helene Costello former film actress from the Costello acting family faced a Monrovia justice court appearance for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. She did not appear and her $100 bail was ordered forfeited.
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