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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1940
Page
12
The 83 year old University of Iowa president, Mr. Baker, withdraws from the presidency and board amid conflicts over his retirement. A new president was named without his knowledge, prompting hospitalization and sharp public statements. He resented the cited resignation notice and questioned the timing and authorship of the published remarks.
Hanford post of the American Legion will elect and install new officers at its October meeting in the Memorial building armory Tuesday evening. Retiring commander Barney McPartland is succeeded by Dan Kruidemier or Andrew Coleman, both former vice commanders. Four candidates contest three vice commander roles: Roy Hauser, Einar Hansen, Lou Dvorak, and Chester Johnson. Unopposed: H. H. Bill Wage adjutant, Russell Manatt finance officer, Claude Roth historian, Jack Carter sergeant at arms, Dwight Krumboltz chaplain. Cavaliers Girls drum and bugle corps to perform. refreshments after.
Rotary members will view color films at noon showing Cedar Rapids Gazette production from newsprint unloading to home delivery. The viewing includes all plant departments and is explained by Clare Marshall of The Gazette.
Willkie campaigns across the East with daily meetings and talks declaring Roosevelt policies threaten liberties. National leaders, including Joseph Martin, predict Willkie leads in key states and gains in New York Ohio and Pennsylvania amid circulating straw polls and registration boosts.
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Iowa State Patrol arrested Thomas Ford of Cedar Rapids Saturday night six and a half miles east of Iowa City on reckless driving and illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor Officers Ivan Franklin and E W Cummings stopped Ford after observing non dimmed lights They reported three gallon jugs and several bottles of liquor in his car Ford’s Cedar Rapids address could not be obtained
Cedar Rapids community chest campaigns expand as divisions hold daily meetings and plan the drive. Tuesday brings meetings for the automotive group at 130 pm and the railroads group at 3 pm with all railroads invited. All division captains meet 515 pm Tuesday. Women's division gathers Friday at 10 am and men's division 515 pm Friday. All sessions in the Chamber building.
Funeral services for Walter Jones of Mason City, Rock Island Rocket engineer, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Turner chapel with burial in Linwood. Mrs. Ella Willmers died at 1011 Daniels Street NE after a brief illness. she was born 1860 in Richmond Ind and had lived in Cedar Rapids since 1922. Florian J. Petras died at his son’s home after a lingering illness. services 2 p.m. Monday at Janeba funeral home with burial in Bohemian National Janeba's.
Lion Feuchtwanger the German novelist, age 56, arrived in Jersey City aboard the American Export liner Excalibur after three months imprisonment in a French concentration camp for aliens. He called the homecoming the happiest day of his life and noted that four of his books were burned in Germany.
German anti aircraft gunners and night fighters repelled British bombers over Berlin while London and British defenses claim success. A day of heavy bombing left German losses at five with 11 British fighters down. Axis sources warn of a broader campaign through the Mediterranean and toward England.
It was reported Saturday night that Italian legions, after two weeks of inactivity, renewed their thrust in Egypt. Fascist columns defeated British mechanized formations southeast of Sidi Barrani, it was reported.
Former New York party chief and ex postmaster general Farley greeted crowds in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, declining to discuss his silence or Chicago convention remarks. He stressed faith in America, asked about Iowa farm votes, and noted ongoing political involvement while traveling with W M Brownlee. He paid last respects to Des Moines postmaster Steve Hill.
Harry L. Searle Bristow grand master of Iowa Masons will visit the three Cedar Rapids Blue lodges Wednesday at 8 pm in Masonic hall. Crescent Mount Hermon and Mizpah lodges organize the program inviting Master Masons in Linn and nearby counties. The Sojourners club conducts a flag ceremony and pledge of allegiance while a chorus from the lodges provides music. Grand Master Searle will be introduced and deliver a 30 minute address followed by refreshments.
The article outlines broad wartime draft registration for men ages 21 to 35, with penalties up to five years in prison or a $10,000 fine. It describes registration card questions covering name, address, birth, citizenship, employment, and a reverse side recording physical traits, and notes plans for chief registrars to distribute supplies and provide instructions this week.
Hastings Nebraska Dr Kingsley president of the central Nebraska public power and irrigation district stepped down after the Federal Works Agency disclosed irregularities in his activities following an investigation.
Nathan Weeks, Lincoln high school history teacher, said a joint committee of civic and labor groups is forming to protest any move to limit teachers in selecting textbooks. Four volumes of Harold Rugg books are used. the pamphlet from the National Association of Manufacturers prompted the push to remove them.
W. H. Tiffany, 53, was arrested for shoplifting a $1495 leather jacket at Montgomery Ward. He had been released from Fort Madison penitentiary three weeks earlier after a 1937 larceny sentence. Tiffany has seven prior arrests since 1934, police said.
The War Department announced contracts totaling 19.15 million dollars for Air Corps and Signal Corps equipment plus sheets, blankets, and mosquito netting for incoming troops. North Carolina’s Great Smoky Mountains rise to 5,000 feet in altitude over 36 miles.
James Shelby Thomas, president of the Chrysler Institute of Engineering, will address the Cedar Rapids Executives Club and guests at a 6:45 dinner on Thursday October 10 at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. His talk titled New Frontiers for Smart People will cover opportunities and developments shaping American business.
A distressing after effect of stomach ulcers is the pain they cause to the digestive nerves. A 25¢ box of iden promises relief from indigestion gas pains heartburn burning and bloating caused by excess acid. Uoga Teb Jets must help or money refunded at drug stores everywhere.
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