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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1940
Page
12
Frank W. Michalicek, 60, died at his home 622 Sixth street SE at 11 a.m. Tuesday. A general alarm was triggered by a blaze at Armstrong's store on Second Avenue side of 122 Second Street SE at 10:21 p.m. Monday.
John A. Paul, 29, of Gladys B. Paul, was granted custody of his daughter by Judge H. Co Ring on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple, married May 4 1932, at Lisbon.
Ed Crispin age 48 of 614 R avenue NE jailed 30 days for intoxication. John Barker Springfield Jr fined 15 dollars plus costs for axe overload. Larry Steggall Cedar Rapids fined 10 dollars plus costs for overload. George Allman route No 1 fined 2 dollars plus costs for failing to heed a stop sign. All before Justice H R Churchill.
R. F. McGinnis of 241 Twenty fifth street SE was fined $10 plus costs for speeding 43. Frank I. Baldwin of 1700 Thirty-fourth street NE fined $10 plus costs for speeding 40. Eleanor Taylor of 2038 Fourth avenue SE fined $2 plus costs for failing to stop at a traffic signal. Leo W. Wilson of 70214 Seventh street SE fined $2 plus costs for failing to stop for a traffic signal.
Herschel D. Jones and Faye Barnadine Springer both of Cedar Rapids. W. E. Walter Kadlee and Alice M. Netolecky both of Cedar Rapids. Rexford Barker and Mildred Tuck both of Council Bluffs. Richard P. Ferreter and Helen L. Kauke both of Cedar Rapids. Merton Clancy of Cedar Rapids and Eve Nugent of Charles City. Charles Leonard Kopecky and Helen M. Petrzelka both of Cedar Rapids. Louis Victorine and Charlotte Anderson both of Cedar Rapids.
Birth notices list newborns for several families including Mr. and Mrs. George Secor in Cedar Rapids and Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids with May 27 dates. Other entries note births to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maher in Norway and Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ebel in Dearborn Michigan, plus a Philadelphia infant and a Cedar Falls hospital birth. An incorrect May 26 listing for W. E. Watters is noted as erroneous.
Rex Conn hosts Linn county gathering with Mayor Frank Hahn praising the exposition hall as a symbol of civic unity. Forrest Fuhrmeister and Roy Choate lead Farm Bureau and Chamber voices while A L Killian and William Kinderknecht are honored for past and continued work on the Hawkeye Downs project.
Bickel chaired the annual event with Harry Boyd Brett Dishong C P Lewellen and J J Shepard. Dean Kildee founded the theme stating Cedar Rapids and Linn county know how to work together. He praised Iowa State College’s location in the same state as Linn county and Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Men’s Chorus directed by William Rinderknecht with piano by Mrs. Carl Heinen performed vocal selections.
Mary Jane and many other physically handicapped children from needy homes in Cedar Rapids may attend Camp Good Health. The Public Health Nursing association funds the camp with donations to the Camp Good Health Fund. Help keep the camp open by sending contributions to The Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
New pledges totaling 8 194 boosted Coe College endowment drive to 123 136, more than four fifths of the 150 000 Linn county goal. Special gifts 5 110 led the day, with local contributions 2 924 and Cedar Rapids area 605. A W Allen had nine pledges 485, Don Barnes 250, next luncheon set for Thursday June 6.
Governor Wilson hailed polls as defense and endorsed a GOP plan citing savings from an economy program. He noted a six million real estate levy could be eliminated and proposed halving the levy to meet emergencies. He said he is monitoring the University of Iowa president search and will not attack opponents H. R. Gross or Irving H. BHOROR.
Berlin reports claim Premier Reynaud sought to have Belgium overthrow King Leopold and spur the army to continue fighting. The German account says Leopold capitulated after attempts to persuade him to sacrifice more Belgian lives for the Allied cause.
George E. Browne head of the International Alliance of Stage Employees and Moving Picture Operators refutes columnist Westbrook Pegler’s claim that the union is a racket with undemocratic leadership. He rejects the charges as unfounded in Louisville.
The Belgian king Leopold III, under bombardment, refused to flee to London and told Allied General Weygand his troops are exhausted. He said they could hold out only with swift Allied aid and would stay with his forces.
In Linn County a covert fight blueprints two Republican nominees with rival backers. Dr John R Gardner of Lisbon commands the medical lobby while Floyd Robson a Marion farmer leads the chiropractors backing his bid. Gardner seeks reelection. Robson pledges impartial legislation and agricultural representation.
A French military spokesman in Paris described King Leopold II’s capitulation to Germany as a treasonable act. He said the betrayal was grave since Allied forces were in a difficult, not desperate, situation.
Chairman Robert H. Hinckley stated at the national aviation forum that the civil aeronautics authority will train 50,000 civilian pilots in the coming year without reducing efficiency or safety, signaling a major expansion in pilot 교육.
Cedar Rapids Merchants Protective association formed within the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce met to organize aggressive actions against bad checks and shoplifting. Ralph Walker elected permanent chairman with 16 firms in the alliance. Plans include photostating bad checks, sharing violator lists with police, and patrolling stores.
The guidance states growing children should consume at least one quart of milk daily while adults need a pint. It emphasizes dairy’s role in bone health and overall nutrition for all ages.
Capt Gordon Hughes of Cedar Rapids police traffic division and Roy E Taylor of State Farm Insurance spoke at the Canopus club meeting in the Roosevelt hotel Tuesday. Hughes urged careful pedestrian behavior and adherence to traffic signals while Taylor showed the film Stop Look and Live to illustrate common pedestrian errors.
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