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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1939
Page
24
A profile of Teddy the Airedale owned by Mrs. W. M. Jeanes, noting his cosmopolitan charm from Cedar Rapids to London. The dog is amiable, trainable, and a skilled hunter and watchdog, with a playful heel habit and selective affection, including seasickness on the Atlantic crossing and cautious interactions with horses.
Prof J Dale Welsch leads five Coe College students Adele Weymouth Wilma Wykle Mary Helen Knox Max Reed and Eugene LeClerc to the Midwest Conference Student Senate gathering in Madison Wisconsin next weekend Ripon hosts delegates from Beloit Knox Cornell Monmouth Ripon with expected representation from Lawrence Carleton and Grinnell The idea began at Coe last year during the Midwest Forensic tournament to give students practical experience in political assembly.
The Byrd expedition’s snow cruiser to Boston is halted after an oil line failure. Crew members say ongoing mechanical problems and crowds hinder progress causing them to abandon their planned schedule.
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce will cooperate with the U S Census Bureau in January for business and manufacturing data and will assist private census takers visiting homes starting April 1 for population totals Agriculture will be a major field and all answers are kept confidential by the commerce department with reports devoid of names or identifying details.
German troops along the Rhine work feverishly to alter tributary streams between Mulhouse and Waldshut. The aim is to prevent flooding of western fortifications and lower the Rhine level downstream to aid a possible attack.
Senator Joseph O Mahoney chairs a five-agency probe into war profiteering with a long term review of price structures. The open hearings will expose unjustified cost rises and refer cases to authorities for action. First session planned for later this month.
Dr C C McCracken general director of the Presbyterian board of Christian education will visit Coe College Monday and Tuesday. He has 30 years in education and joined the Presbyterian board in 1935 after leading Connecticut State College at Storrs for five years. He served on national education committees and on commissions surveying Negro colleges and universities and on an Ohio legislative economy and taxation study.
The committee notes satisfaction that business leaders have begun to curb runaway prices. Special industry situations will be examined by the labor department. If unusual price movement is found the commerce department will be asked to verify whether inventory changes are contributing.
The tariff commission reports prices of imports rose sharply from Aug 26 to Oct 21, with sugar up 24 percent, rubber 24, silk 21, tin pig 13, and steel a large but undisclosed margin. It will seek foreign trade explanations and may involve justice officials and the trade commission counsel.
The ILA national strike stalls settlement efforts as 5,000 New York longshoremen idle with 15,000 more to follow if ships stop. Union seeks 10 cent raise to 1.05 dollars and a 40 hour week, citing wage gaps with land transport. Reacting, Joseph P. Ryan rejects the maritime labor board, while John E. Craig argues ships must raise revenue to cover higher labor costs.
Harold F. Pete, native of Stuart Iowa and personnel division director for the Boy Scouts of America, will speak at four Cedar Rapids meetings on Wednesday. His schedule includes the Kiwanis noon gathering, a 2 p.m. Cub and Scout mothers meeting, a 6:15 p.m. executive board session, and an 8 p.m. commissioners meeting. Pete has long ties to the Cedar Rapids area Scout council and served as deputy Scout executive of Region No. 8 when the local council started in 1924. He is a Simpson College alumnus, studied law at USC, and became national personnel director in 1930 after leaving the Des Moines council as a scoutmaster 22 years ago.
In St Paul AP reports arrest warrants issued for an undisclosed number of individuals named in three Ramsey County grand jury indictments. The probe concerned political contributions to the former labor party and cites violations of the corrupt practices act. Eleven highway contractors were involved.
Parents of school pupils are invited to visit schools next Friday as part of American Education Week per county superintendent Walter A. Shupp. Pupil work will be shown and daily topics include religion in democracy, self realization, human relationships, economic efficiency, civic responsibility, cultivating love of learning, and education for freedom.
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