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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1940
Page
7
Dorothy Mayner, soprano, performs the first number of a Community Converts course at Memorial Coliseum. Show begins 815 PM Sunday. Nearby incident reports a garage at 1903 Bever Avenue SE destroyed a car in a separate occurrence.
Janatz Kremandy aged 48 of 2731 O avenue NW was fined 10 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace. Justin Konhead Marion was fined 19 dollars and costs for speeding. Nickolas DeVries of Chicago forfeited 31 dollars cash bond after failing to appear at 10 am Monday before Justice H Ro Churchill on an improper passing charge.
Over Schultz and Doroth. Wae Shet Cedar Rapids Howard G Rowles Cedar Rapids Helen Mary Rasmussen Marvin Alert Bennett Ames Dorosthy May Randle Manchester St Luke's hospital a daughter Oct 12 Mr and Mrs Ben J Naibert 1029 avenue NW a son Oct 123 Mr and Mrs Laverne J Jaeger 140 Fifth avenue SE a daughter Oct 13 Mrs Jaeger former Dorothy Speake Cedar Rapids Mercs hospital Mr and Mrs George W Rutan 500 Thirtieth street drive SE a son Ort 12 Mr and Mrs Vaundon Williams 1521 Hallside drive NW a daughter Oct 13 Born to Mr and Mrs William C Sedlacek at Deaconess hospital Minneapolis Oct 11 a son Mr and Mrs Sedlacek former Cedar Rapids residents
The Supreme Court agreed to review an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that the state's two percent use tax does not apply to Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward mail order sales. The case could affect use tax rules in 17 states and sales taxes in many others, with Iowa seeking reversal of a $500000 annual collection. State Attorney General Rankin argued for the reversal of the lower court decision.
A speaker notes Aunt Abby forbids lavish gatherings while I prefer informal neighborly calls. I insist refreshments need not be costly and point out even Lipton tea costs less than other options, except water, for entertaining guests.
The text argues that a large majority oppose war while warning of a New Deal plot to abandon Washington and Jefferson’s doctrines. It claims totalitarianism and war are linked and urges Willkie and his associates as the last chance to prevent this fate. It questions America’s ability to influence Europe or endure another era of empty idealism.
Police recount a second break in at W F Jepson residence with thefts including trousers coat shirt and shoes. Timeline spans from 7 30 am to 5 am the next day with a car missing and a back door found open with a key in the lock. Detectives note a forced cellar door and repeated routine checks by the residents.
New evidence in the M S Ackles case shows another Dubuque resident invested 1200 in a scheme tied to a non existent soybean mill. The Cedar Rapids informant urged protection, raising total local losses to 3150. Authorities, including Ralph Knutsen, moved to restrain Ackles as investigations continue.
Washington AP report United States housing authority awarded a 1044 420 contract for construction of 305 homes for workers families at Rock Island Illinois arsenal.
W H Johnson aged 59 from Center Point sustained a forehead laceration Monday at 109 am when his car and a second vehicle driven by 26 year old Donald Mowlenhauer of Center Point collided at a county road intersection two miles west of Alburnett. Sheriff Jim Smith assisted at the scene.
President Roosevelt in a radio address champions the 940 Mobilization for Human Needs drive as essential to sustain morale and public spirit amid global conflict. He says private charity personalizes relief, government aid must adapt to varied human needs, and a united community breaks hatred with devotion to democratic ideals.
Manila dispatch says wives and children of employees of Standard Oil Eastman Kodak and other American companies in the Philippines were advised to book passage home as soon as possible Officials also advised families of Asiatic fleet naval officers to leave amid mounting tensions in the region.
Willkie argues private initiative speeds war effort and urges the president to compel quick production decisions for planes tanks and guns. He promotes high wage high education and opposes delays by perfectionists while criticizing sluggish publicity and unease in Washington over actual production progress.
Secretary Morgenthau defended the defense effort against Willkie's charge of delays. He said the program is moving faster than any national effort in history and criticized political controversy that could hinder unity of action.
Vivien Kellems New York City industrial executive and head of a cable grip firm warns Cedar Rapids that Roosevelt's reelection would usher in fascism, likening U S conditions to prewar Germany. She cites her wartime work, visits to munitions plants, and says Willkie offers the only path to avoiding war.
The candidate defended a prior remark that he favored conscripting young men for the country but not industry. He cited a reference to an industrial cooperation amendment to the draft law. Willkie said his stance on the initial amendment was misunderstood after changes were made.
MAHANOY CITY Pa Entombed 65 hours two coal miners were brought to the surface as air grew worse in their cavern at the bottom of a 90 foot shaft William Burke 28 of Robinson and William Goodman 60 of Mahanoy City survived the long ordeal though shaken Dr Ivor D Fenton said they were in shock and exposure They were taken to a hospital Relays of 150 independent miners had labored since Friday to reach them after a cavern stalled 30 feet of the entry
A jury was being impanelled before Judge J F Heiserman to hear Jesse Porter 55 of Walker sue Dietz Newland 17 and his mother Marjorie Newland Center Point over a March 12 crash two miles north of Center Point on highway 11. Porter alleges Newland car rear ended his truck, tossing him from the cab. passenger Betty Leusen was fatally hurt as an ice storm raged. Defense denies liability and any contributory negligence by Porter.
State witness testimony opened Monday forenoon in the trial of Albert Parkin 48 of Cedar Rapids on a charge of driving while intoxicated Highway Patrolman Harold Paar who arrested Parkin on highway No 30 east of the city last March 18 testified Parkin was driving in an uncertain manner Parkins address listed as 713 Eighth Avenue SE Trial before Judge John T Moffit with a jury impaneled Monday.
Ross Chester, 47, of Troy Mills, was detained by Sheriff Jim Smith’s office after a warrant issued October 10 by Justice H. F. Barthell of Decorah. Deputy Harlan Snyder nabbed Chester Sunday evening. In a cross petition filed August 23 Cecil Coffeen seeks divorce from Ella May Coffeen on cruel and inhuman treatment with alimony and injunction requests. the couple married October 2, 1935, in Marshalltown.
Alien registration in Cedar Rapids crossed 600 with a tally of 604 by week end and 609 by Monday noon as five more registrants joined. Of 404 Saturday registrants, 215 were Credis 49, nine per cent were Germans, with English Greeks and Russians each at 37. Other nationals included Mexicans 35 Syria 30 Denmark 29 Lithuania 23 Canada 18 Austria 15 Norway 12 Ireland 11 and Poland and Sweden 10 each. Not all 20 represented are European. two Mexicans, Haiti and Argentina entries, Asia Minor Arabic and Turkish, and one Japanese also appear.
Congress advances a bill to create state home guard units to replace national guard troops called for active military training. Units cannot be federalized but members face the draft. War Department to supply arms and equipment. House adopts three day recess pattern. Senate already uses a limited session cadence until after the election.
A satirical piece by Arthur Baer weighs Pacific tensions against real estate frenzy. It riffs on troop deployments to Hawaii and allies, quips about selective service, and warns to prepare for worst while hoping for best, with playful, wary tones about war talk fading into speculation.
The text outlines wage law changes limiting exemptions for non exempt workers and defines three types of administrative workers eligible for exemption with a $200 monthly minimum. It discusses professional category limits, criteria for creative original work, and notes on newspaper reporters. It closes with political attack content involving Wendell Willkie and Democratic committee figures.
Democratic National Chairman Edward J Flynn said the misposed circular was issued without approval and originated from a volunteer idea. He noted only one copy circulated via Republican papers and apologized to Willkie, stressing that reference to families has no place in a campaign.
New York AP reports Representative Bruce Barton a Republican senatorial candidate called a Democratic pamphlet a record low in mudslinging. He charged the document asserted that any man with immigrant ancestors cannot be qualified to be president of the United States. He condemned the tactic Monday.
International News Service presents questions and answers about draft rules. It covers officer commissions for volunteers, student deferments, minor physical defects placing a person in 1-B, disease or illness moving between 1-B and immediately available, and how to qualify as a conscientious objector based on religious beliefs.
Reports reaching Budapest allege a Balkan anti Axis alliance. The attack occurred over the weekend with no casual ties. Romanian police told the British representative the iron guards were firing at revolutionaries in the garden of Mme Magda Lupescu’s house next door.
Foreign military attaches estimated Russia greatly outnumbers German units in Romania and near the Dardanelles. Reports from Bucharest say Moscow’s buildup in Bessarabia and northern Bukovina boosts Soviet prestige in the Balkans and awakens pan-Slavic sentiment in Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Yugoslav Prime Minister Dragisa Cvetkovic warned that Yugoslavia was created in blood, implying territorial losses would be resisted only by force amid Axis pressure.
In Rome on Monday, Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano and Mihail Manoilescu, Rumanian envoy, opened a series of conferences aimed at creating a permanent peace basis for Hungary and Rumania in the Danube basin.
Berlin reports Nazi activity near Gibraltar for the first time. A long range German bomber attacked and destroyed an armed merchant ship west of Cadiz in the Gibraltar area, according to the high command.
A weekly column urges readers to read life insurance contracts fully rather than seek shorter forms. The piece notes laws require certain provisions, supports clarity over brevity, and reminds policyowners to ask their agents about any unclear terms. It emphasizes that policies shape long term financial security and invites inquiries to the Institute of Life Insurance.
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