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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1939
Page
3
Iowa farmers expect about a 15 percent jump in Christmas retail sales across the state as farm incomes near 600 million dollars this year. Economists cite record rural buying power, rising city payrolls, and tax gains, with optimistic forecasts from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines and several cities.
Twenty two students elected to the Iowa chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Members meet GPA 3.2 and 105 credit hours with 45 at the university and graduate eligibility next June. Names span Eldridge Marengo Iowa City Des Moines Keokuk Lisbon Webster City Fort Dodge Gowrie Collins Jamaica Council Bluffs Elgin Ill Newark N J.
Fayette youths from Upper Iowa University declared a postgame holiday after a football win over Luther. They marched through town after chapel, lifted coach Dorman on their shoulders to his office, where he spoke to celebrate the victory.
A snake dance at Fayette High featured students marching to the high school, touring the building and cheering the Little Peacocks. Sophomore Ar jon Broderson from Lyndon Kansas caught the girls as they jumped the final six feet from the fire escape before a pep meeting and a return to classes.
Cyrus Hayford 17 admitted to Sheriff Cahill of Maquoketa stealing seven automobiles a $1500 boat a bicycle a revolver and minor loot in three days. He described thefts across Hampton Independence Manchester Dubuque East Dubuque Savanna Sabula Davenport and Rock Island before arrest in Maquoketa. He claims Lansing origins and faces Jackson county charges.
Coroner J R Burrows announced an inquest into the death of William Langguth of Palo who was fatally injured when an automobile driven by Palo farmer Archie Beatty upset near Urbana early Sunday. County officials Burrows Wallace Snyder and Nile Morena began an investigation Monday afternoon with a jury to view the body and accident scene late Tuesday before adjournment until Friday.
Carl Bell, 31, died after his car overturned on Highway No. 1 after striking a stray calf near Sharon Center. The weekend traffic fatality occurred during homecoming weekend for Iowa City and the University of Minnesota game. The 1939 40 Community Chest nears its Oct 31 end with $16 224 81 raised on pace to top 1 850 pledged to five agencies. The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra will give its second concert in the Iowa Union main lounge, the first time two concerts are offered before Christmas break.
Iowa social welfare board announced the elimination of the state social welfare administrator post as of December 1, with Virgil W. Hall of Sioux City reassigned to other duties. The board cited closer ties to functional division operations and noted the agency distributes more than 17 million dollars annually.
Merie Price of Oelwein pled guilty to stealing postage stamps from Oelwein Chemical Co to pay bills. Price, 25, was company auditor. loss estimated at 300 dollars for March to November. Sentence to be set by Judge T H Goheen. Also Carl Piasecke, 50, Wisconsin horse buyer, pled guilty to uttering a false check and received six months, with credit for time served.
Sunday gatherings brought three reunions to LaPorte and Dysart with covered dish dinners. The Will Sawyer birthday observance at Glenn Teeter home drew out of town guests Vernon Ayers and daughter from Brandon and Claude Sawyer family. In Jo hannsen kinship, twenty two relatives met Henry Peters Jr and Ralph Foss households with L M Ashley family, R E Ashley family, Betty Foss of Waterloo, and Ed Bradfield family also present.
Coggon high school presents the operetta Bits Of Blarney this Thursday. Lucille Kinley stars as Pegey with Donald Hill as Patrick. cast includes Donald Trefz Aylo Babb Edward Silvers Ruth Honz and Marjorie Billings. Miss Leta Elliott directs.
State and Wright county officers hunted a gang of professional safe crackers after the Galt bank safe was opened Monday night and between 2800 and 3000 dollars stolen. The robbers entered via a rear window moved the safe and used an acetylene torch to open it while cooling with cistern water. Galt lies four miles south of Clara.
Dr Russell Cole financial secretary reports a rise in Cornell college endowment by 83 61797. Semi annual board meeting notes total resources including endowment and plant at 3 438 763 61 in an auditor's report.
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