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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1939
Page
1
A perceptive essay argues that bromides do not feed the hungry and urges genuine leadership to transform America's blessings into action. It contrasts joblessness and dependency with liberty, security, and the duty to pursue practical use of opportunities. The piece pleads for courage, wisdom, and divine guidance to realize the American ideal.
Fritz Kuhn former leader of the German American Bund is convicted on five counts of grand larceny and forgery for stealing 1217 in Bund funds and falsifying records He faces up to 30 years at sentencing December 5 1943 in New York Kathy.
The article denounces Stalin and the Soviet regime, alleging deception about peace aims and exposing treachery. It claims Soviet bombers attack Finnish cities, battleships shell the Karelian isthmus, and Finland declares war as Soviet rhetoric collapses amid international outrage. It mentions officials in Washington applauding the Soviet anniversary.
The piece reflects on early U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union and flawed diplomacy with Stalin. It questions how long Washington will tolerate Moscow’s agents and cites Herbert Hoover on dictators and the perils of U.S. involvement in Europe’s conflict. It cites mobilization debates and domestic security concerns.
Dairies in Cedar Rapids will raise prices Friday morning. Tom Wright of Sanitary Farms says the first quart of milk will cost 11 cents, 7 cents for each additional quart, while cream changes to 13 cents for the first quart and 9 cents for each extra. Reduced supply and higher costs cited as reasons. Last winter milk sold at 11 cents.
Prime Minister Chamberlain said Soviet Russia seeks domination of Finland and called Finland’s stance in Moscow talks from the start provocative. He told the House of Commons the government deeply regrets the fresh attack on an independent nation that has caused suffering.
The author argues for restraint against brutal abroad regimes, urging limits on instinctive reactions to belligerent events. America’s destiny hinges on setting an example for peace, not becoming the Old World’s surgeon. The goal is healing after conflict and avoiding perpetual warfare.
Twenty six states sit for Thanksgiving today with Colorado Mississippi and Texas observing both days. Governors of 46 states contribute to a Pilgrim pageant in Plymouth Massachusetts with scenes of the Mayflower treaty Massasoit departure and a 300 member musical program. Donations from states include turkey ham potatoes fruit rice nuts tobacco and catfish.
Santa Claus and hundreds of helpers will lead a children’s parade in Cedar Rapids Friday at 10 30 a m. The event, organized by the Chamber of Commerce retail merchants bureau, features real reindeer and various characters. Schools dismiss for the program and the parade forms at B avenue and Fifth street NE before looping through the area.
Well informed newspapers report Japan may seize British cargoes in Japanese and Chinese waters in retaliation for Britain's blockade on German exports. The action reflects mounting wartime tensions as Tokyo considers enforcing maritime measures against Allied trade routes.
Paris session reports Premier Edouard Daladier asking parliament for a decree extension to govern by decree as deputies debate wartime authority. He lauded Roosevelt and the US role while Communist deputy Bonte was ejected after interruptions.
Eight year old Jimmie Weaver was struck by a truck driven by Clifford Fisher near 3826 First Avenue East while riding his bicycle. Fisher faces a charge of operating a truck with faulty brakes after unable to stop in time. Jimmie taken to St Luke’s Hospital with severe head lacerations and a fair prognosis.
Unofficial sources estimate hundreds dead and injured after a mid afternoon air raid in Helsingfors with a large number of fatalities.
Rumors circulated in Oslo that the Soviet Union demands naval bases on Norway's coast though no confirmation was provided. The report notes the claim as unverified within the AP dispatch.
A columnist argues that all people endure similar hardships despite varying circumstances. Some suffer more due to fate or sensitivity, yet many overcome pain through resilience and adaptation, citing St. Paul as an example and noting that surroundings can alter happiness.
Moscow officials denied knowledge of any Soviet attack as Finland reported bombing and Soviet border crossings. The United States offered good offices, while Finland sought a laissez passer home after Molotov severed diplomatic relations, with talks ongoing and communications disrupted.
New York model Lucille Wilds sues agent Walter Thornton to wed without paying a $10,000 penalty. Thornton blocks marriage to Brooklyn model Bill Kent unless the fee is paid, saying he spent years building her career. Wilds's mother Alma Wilds signed a six year contract with a marriage penalty clause in 1937.
In Washington Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt attended the Dies committee hearing unexpectedly. She stated she came to listen and joined Youth Congress officials in a front row, joking she would hear better from the committee table.
Three hundred Coe college alumni will hold a Coe night in Chicago to launch a $2,000,000 endowment drive. George E. Booth, Chicago broker and drive chairman, says President Harry M. Gage and Col. Robert W. Stewart will speak at the dinner.
Dr Gage announced Thursday that thirty eight districts are created for the Coe endowment drive with Chicago area first. The Indianapolis section follows with a Saturday meeting. A ten year goal of 2 million dollars is set, with an immediate aim of 300 thousand as vital to fund the college building program, Colonel Stewart serving as general chairman.
A dense fog blankets Cedar Rapids on Thanksgiving with a dull, cold spell. Temperatures edge up from a 29 degree low at 4 am to 34 by 10 am and 32 at 7 pm, far below recent highs.
Three passengers were listed in critical condition after a Transcontinental sleeper bus crashed into a steel bridge over the Vermejo river 25 miles south of Raton New Mexico during a driving snowstorm Wednesday night.
A condensed timeline from October to November detailing Soviet Finnish tensions. Finland resists Soviet demands while shuttling delegations between Helsinki and Moscow. By November 30 Russian forces attack Helsingfors as Molotov declares severed relations and the war begins.
Sheriff Jim Smith said he is holding Clarence F. Adams, 38, of 611 Tenth Avenue SE, on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after Adams’s car and a second car driven by Mrs. Caroline Bromwell of Center Point collided head on on Highway No. 11, eleven miles north of Cedar Rapids, at 2 45 p.m. Wednesday. Adams was uninjured. a quart bottle of liquor was found and later turned over to deputies. Witnesses reported Adams was on the left side of the road traveling about 35 miles per hour and had two drinks earlier in the day. Adams’s liquor permit book showed two purchases that Wednesday.
Wheat prices rose modestly in early trading as rains in the southwest tempered gains for July, with December and May contracts showing small increases while corn opened lower to higher amid mixed futures activity.
New York markets opened with slight declines and later steadied as major indexes held near a modest loss or small gain. Traders watched early volatility ease into a narrow trading range with leaders moving barely.
President Roosevelt returns to Washington and holds an immediate conference with Secretary of State Cordell Hull on the Finnish Soviet conflict.
STOCKHOLM says Sweden will reinforce its defenses immediately because of the Soviet invasion of Finland. Authoritative quarters indicated the move was prompted by the crisis and aimed at strengthening security across the country.
Soviet troops bomb Helsinki and seize islands in the Gulf of Finland after crossing the border on the Karelian isthmus. Finnish defenses fight back as Moscow breaks diplomatic ties and leaflets urge rebellion while leaders denounce the attack. The United States legation reports additional developments.
In a period piece by Arthur Bugs Baer, Maine and Vermont are portrayed as the stubborn states observing the classic Thanksgiving. The piece notes national timing for ratification and humorously contrasts other states like Mississippi, Texas, and Colorado that celebrate Turkey Day weekly with playful, lighthearted absurdity.
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