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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1941
Page
2
Two Iowa lawmakers urge Roosevelt to address Congress with emergency policy in an executive state of the union message rather than a fireside chat. They warn the speech signals executive overreach and could push the nation toward a fascist state while praising unity and defense preparation.
A steam pile driver installs pre cast concrete piling for one of four bridges on highway 220 linking West and South Amana. This marks a first use of concrete piling in eastern Iowa outside Olin. Rebuild plan follows the bridge work with a 540 foot longest span over the Iowa river and a total 1 175 feet for all four continuous beam structures.
Charred remains of sample cases containing $90,000 in jewelry were found in a ditch near Glidden Iowa, three miles from the hotel. Detectives said Edward A. Weinschenk a New York salesman who reported the theft identified the cases and jewelry.
A May survey in Wallace's Farmer and Iowa Homestead shows 55 percent of Iowa farmers would risk U S entry to aid Britain with all-out support, while 45 percent want to stay out. Men favor aid more than women, Republicans close to Democrats, and age shows little effect.
Iowa State College of Engineering Dean Agg reports that 95 percent of June graduates have accepted positions due to national defense. About 110 private industry representatives have visited campus seeking engineers, with five percent undecided and some students receiving up to ten offers. Starting salaries exceed previous years by at least ten dollars monthly. Graduation is next week.
Five Clayton county educators will fill the draft call No 14 for induction next Monday. Henry A Peterson a Farmersburg high school coach is the volunteer. The others Gentry W Moffitt Elkader Junior College teacher Kenneth G Allen Strawberry Point coach and science Horace S Hoover Guttenberg English and speech instructor Alvin a coach and science teacher at Marquette. Call No 13 produced five men Frank J Witts Strawberry Point Joe A Totman Edgewood Burton I Walters Mc Gregor Norbert A Germar Volga City Vernon D Duwe Osterdock. Call No 15 calls for one man Don Witt Elkader volunteer
Readable notices show St. Joseph's Dubuque and other towns reporting confirmations, graduations, and commencements. Clergy including Msgr Taken and Rev Finnegan address ceremonies at multiple schools. Also listed are memorial speeches, future brain-derby participants, and local obituaries and marriages across Decorah, Clermont, Monona, Tipton, Belle Plaine, and Strawberry Point with names of students, speakers, and families.
Special to The Gazette Fayette a silver fox rancher one of the most successful in the United States will receive an honorary doctor of science degree at Upper Iowa University 1941 commencement exercises on campus Monday George Edwin Miller a 1905 alumnus and long time biology professor and rancher near Frazee Minnesota bred 4000 silver foxes and large herds of cattle and hogs He has conducted extensive experiments with new silver fox strains earning many awards.
CAMP CLAIBORNE AP Col Howard J Rouse of Waterloo Iowa commander of the 133rd infantry lent $3 000 of his own money to his troops as they faced a Memorial day parade in Baton Rouge The 133rd left for the parade and will not be idle until Saturday. The regiment will stay in Baton Rouge on vacation until Sunday afternoon.
Upper Iowa University in Fayette receives two gavels once used by David B. Col Henderson the first west of the Mississippi to preside over Iowa's House of Representatives. Presented by his daughter-in-law the gifts include a 14 karat gold ornate gavel from California friends with timber from the battleship Oregon and a solid ivory hammer on the second. Henderson studied at Upper Iowa in 1865 1866 before enlisting in the Union Army. The campus Carnegie library 1906 dedicated bears his name.
Wheatland Zeredatha lodge No 184 AF and AM will celebrate 75 years with a banquet by Eastern Star. Dr Charles E Snyder will give the address. John D Nagle is the oldest member living. Marengo district 32 of 45 Marengo High seniors held class day events with Rita McGivern and Wayne Allen valedictorian and salutatorian. Wayne Wilkinson received the American Legion citizenship award.
Des Moines brick maker Jesse Frazier was found guilty of assaulting Philip Johnson after an argument at a Brook shop over Adolf Hitler and Britain's debts. Judge Don Allen fined Frazier 9.65 plus court costs, saying disloyal conduct warranted a harsher result but upheld Johnson’s free speech right.
A crew of about a dozen men digs holes for poles of McGregor's new municipal light plant and distribution system. Linemen will begin setting poles in a few days. Construction on the light building should start next week and finish by fall. Bond sales of 1000 dollars for the project will be held soon, per Mayor F. Walter.
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