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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1939
Page
1
A Benton county man with a 19 percent vision is linked to a fatality near the city outskirts. His license is surrendered, with a Linn county grand jury weighing manslaughter versus reckless driving charges. The driver claimed to see children 500 to 600 feet ahead before a boy darted into the road. The Gazette urges county action on highway fatalities.
Across California and Ohio voters rejected pension proposals boosting elderly income through new taxes and scrip schemes. Ohio turnout favored defeat with a 3 to 1 margin while California fell about 2 to 1, with leaders pledging continued efforts. In Kentucky a Democratic governor was elected as Tammany showed strength in New York City races.
The weatherman notes Indian summer conditions in Cedar Rapids. Early morning low of 26 degrees rises to 38 by 10 am with a clear sky. By 2:40 pm the reading reaches 45 while Tuesday's peak was 53 at 1:30 pm.
Anti aircraft fire from a shore warship on Wai Chow Island forced down the British Imperial Airways flying boat Dardanu en route to Hanoi French Indo China.
The piece reflects on Woodrow Wilson’s failed plea for peace and suggests Franklin D. Roosevelt could aid in ending the conflict. It argues that success would require a wiser Britain than the one at Versailles and frames Roosevelt as mankind’s potential hope if he accepts the Council’s invitation.
A young mother seeks guidance on how to tell her 10 year old son about her cancer and approaching death. The essay urges gentle, truthful communication, framing the afterlife as a comforting, near presence and promotes planting faith in the child's heart through simple, homey words.
In London the director of scientific research warned the Nazis Britain has a surprise in store this war. He said there are warfare methods not yet adopted, possibly due to humane considerations, but Britain must be prepared for a breakthrough.
Keith Campbell described a fox hunt in Randolph Vermont where his hound pursued a fox and he shot the fox. A second fox appeared chasing the hound and Campbell shot that one as Clyde Carpenter watched from a nearby hill.
Donald Doyle reports strong interest in his dog sale advertised in The Gazette Want Ad. A trained beagle hound and two toy rat terriers sold as 50 to 75 callers, including many long distance inquiries, with most buyers seeking the beagle hound.
Gazette Want Ads connect buyers and sellers among hundreds of readers. This listing notes a trained Beasle hound and two toy rat terriers available, with contact through dial 2 3377.
The U S Court of Appeals sustained the NLRB direct Republic Steel to rehire 5000 Ohio strikers from the 1937 Little Steel strike or pay back wages. It maintained bans on company dominated unions and SWOC opposition while allowing punishment for major crimes but not for minor brawls. The ruling covers unions and sitdown distinctions and sets back potential Supreme Court appeal.
Police arrested S. H. Grouell, 56, of 2537 Ellis boulevard NW after his car wandered across Ellis boulevard and nearly hit the river near Ellis park. He faced a driving while intoxicated charge, arraigned with a Friday plea deadline, bond set at 500 dollars, and remained jailed after a late Tuesday incident.
Robert Brooke of West Liberty arrived in Des Moines to urge state authorities to go behind the figures in conducting a sweeping audit of five bank receiverships handled by Ben F. Summerwill of Iowa City. He stressed no predictions but sought impartial representation for depositors and planned talks with Gov. Wilson and Summerwill examiners.
London reports show First Lord Winston Churchill stating the Ark Royal has captured a valuable Nazi ship while Britain confirms the submarine Oxley was lost in an accidental explosion. He estimates Germany loses two to four subs weekly and notes Scapa Flow defenses were inadequate after a German sub sank the Royal Oak with 800 dead.
Samuel Sortino, 36, convicted in Philadelphia insurance murders, received a life imprisonment sentence for complicity in the drowning death of Raffaele Caruso five years ago.
London reports the National Peace Council cables President Roosevelt urging use of influence to back the Dutch Belgians mediation bid. Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold seek end to the war, while Britain France and Germany weigh responses. Halifax speech seen as a de facto rejection by Nazi circles.
Harvard University barred Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party, from a speaking engagement in Cambridge Massachusetts because he faces federal indictment on charges of falsifying passport applications.
Spirits ran high at Community Chest headquarters as leaders of the 1940 silver anniversary campaign reported reactions to initial calls in the canvass of business and industrial concerns. Roy E. Choate said responses look encouraging for this year and future drives as supplies for plant solicitation were distributed and contributors began signing up. Organizing work continued with plans and training for campaign volunteers, with a full Chest drive staff to be announced Thursday.
Adolf Hitler told his Nazi veterans in Munich that Germany would never capitulate and ordered preparations for five years of war. He recalled 1928 Beer Hall Putsch memories and claimed the forces that began World War I remain at work, praising past opponents while denouncing Churchill and Allied lies.
Police arrest 24 year old Donald Johnson at the Central hotel after a hit and run crash damaged a parked car owned by E P Burroughs. A radiator emblem from a 1938 Dodge tied him to the truck, driving while intoxicated, fined $300 and costs, with potential 90 day jail if unpaid.
The Civil Service Commission said government employment rose to 939,876 in September, up 6,490 or 0.7 percent from August, with payroll totaling 141,629,881 dollars. Growth reflects defense expansion by War, Navy, and Panama Canal, plus seasonal increases in other departments.
Istanbul dispatch reports the Turkish government ordering the demobilization of all forces mobilized or called to the colors, including reservists for maneuvers, as a precautionary step.
Standard Oil of New Jersey officials said six tankers were transferred from the Stars and Stripes to the Panama flag in six weeks. In total 15 ships will switch, with older vessels operated by Panama Transport, a Standard Oil subsidiary. American crews will be replaced by foreign crews on most ships carrying transatlantic cargoes.
Washington officials clash over transferring eight American merchant ships to Panamanian registry after a presidential order to halt action. Senator Borah suggests U S defense interests and neutrality policy raise questions about protecting ships sunk under a foreign flag.
The United States Lines advertised in London papers for deck officers engineers electricians machinists and stewards to serve on ships between the United States and Britain and France. Maritime circles say Britons would command and hold key jobs aboard eight ships slated for transfer to the Panama flag.
President Roosevelt argues that transferring eight United States Lines vessels to foreign ownership would bypass neutrality rules. He says Americans could not serve on ships flying foreign flags into European waters and warns such transfers risk international incidents if ships are sunk. He notes the ships could remain in transatlantic service only if sold abroad.
London reports that 39 American vessels were detained by the British contraband control organization. Thirty two have been released and seven are still under investigation.
A humorous column by Arthur Bugs Balr notes California voters aging into fifty may qualify for ham and eggs support from the political faction. The piece mulls whether actual age or appearance matters and hints at upcoming elections influencing eligibility.
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