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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1939
Page
2
Robert Price of Marion was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 44 mph with the fine suspended on payment of costs and surrender of his driver's license for 10 days. Charles Lewis also faced 10 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace.
At 1 27 p m and 1 41 p m Monday a grass fire burned along a vacant lot from Maplewood drive to the Milwaukee tracks and Twentieth to Twenty seventh streets NE. At 2 05 p m Monday a grass fire burned at Nineteenth avenue and Thirteenth street SW. At 7 03 p m Monday tires burned at Tubbs service station on First avenue and First street W with five engine companies responding for about 45 minutes.
John Frank Webb aged 73 of 5113 Center Point road NE died in an Iowa City hospital at 1 a.m. Tuesday after a lingering illness.
Edward Frederick Rabe and Lydia M More, both of Blairs Town, are named in a formal notice or record indicating a connection or status. The fragment suggests an acknowledgment or filing involving the two individuals from Blairs Town.
Born to Mr and Mrs James J Rahe Fairfield a son. Rahe grandson of Mr and Mrs H E Rahe 866 Fourth Ave SE. Mercy hospital Mr and Mrs Scott Walker Amana a daughter Oct 17. St Luke s hospital Mr and Mrs Herbert Hieb 1533 Second Ave SE a son Oct 17. Mr and Mrs W P Dochterman 1417 Fifth Ave SE a daughter Oct 17.
Gustav A. Anderson, former travel bureau operator aboard the Athenia, files an affidavit saying the ship carried plans for coastal defense guns and potential raider outfitting. Chief Officer Copeland allegedly spoke of guns and a return voyage to England, while congressmen questioned Anderson about the claim.
President Roosevelt proclaims Armistice Day for November 11 urging the nation to reflect on past wartime voices and seek a just enduring peace among all peoples amid Europe’s ongoing conflict and the world’s precarious situation.
Washington AP report notes Democratic Senators Gillette and Herring expected to appoint district census supervisors for Iowa areas with Republican House members. Seven of Iowa's nine congressmen are Republicans, with Gillette to name northern district supervisors in the GOP set. Notice also appears of an executor appointment in Linn County Iowa.
The French high command ordered a switch from offensive to defensive warfare on the western front, effective after a secret October session with Premier Daladier and four chiefs. The move aims to preserve soldiers' lives as German pressure grows, with French withdrawals and organized resistance across multiple lines of defense. In related battles, German air raids damaged the Southampton and wounded 90, while Edinburgh and Mohawk suffered shell fragments and casualties, prompting a probe into alarm failures.
In a Commons speech Churchill described the Scapa Flow precautionary measures, the Royal Oak incident, and intensified U boat warfare. He cited four U boats destroyed last Friday, bringing British losses and merchant marine figures to 174000 tons lost of 21000000.
Air raid warnings sounded along the east coast including Hull Grimsby Bridlington and Southend while Rosyth naval base reports show 15 dead and 12 seriously injured with earlier figures revised. British observers claim several Nazi bombers were shot down during the Rosyth attack.
C Fred Porter of the state board of appeal told school board members that the law governing school budgets is inoperable for most districts due to finances. He noted the need to operate on the calendar year and the possibility of doubling the levy to cover six months in advance, criticizing not publishing the June 30 budget balance.
Milwaukee firm Pabst Brewing restarts real silk ribbons on Blue Ribbon bottles using new mechanical tying gear. The switch marks a return to the original luxury after wartime paper ribbons and foreign silk supply, with 15 to 20 miles of ribbon used daily once fully installed.
Frederick B. Snite Jr., an infantile paralysis victim in an iron lung for over three years, will leave Tuesday with his bride and parents for their winter home in Miami, Florida.
An official German account cites Hitler seeking a finish fight after failed diplomacy. It states U-boat commander Prien torpedoed the Royal Oak and Repulse at Scapa Flow, escaped British nets, and notes Firth of Forth raid boosting Berlin’s mood while Britain suffers heavy naval losses. German circles claim 200,000 tons sunk. Berlin notes French withdrawals along border irregularities.
William S. Cadow, Roosevelt hotel manager and hotel association executive, reports Canada is mobilizing for war with blankets dyed for the army and goods diverted from civilian use. Recruits wear regimental plaids on the streets as troops are quartered in Montreal and Toronto facilities. Passports not required but travelers are questioned at the border.
The Cedar Rapids public school district awarded the year start workmen's compensation insurance to American Employers Insurance Company of Boston for $978.52. Bids from Fred A. Groeltz and Nelson Brothers were considered. the finance committee, led by Charles Penningroth with Ernest Kosek and Dr. J. K. von Lackum, will determine which policy carries.
Turkey’s foreign minister Sukru Saracoglu leaves Moscow for Ankara without a signed Turkish Russian accord. Negotiations not terminated. phase concluded with hopes for a mutual aid pact. Erkmen to lead Moscow talks with four aides. Finland’s envoy Paasikivi left Helsinki after declining Russian demands. Hogland island evacuated, 1000 residents relocated along Finland’s south coast.
Editorial notes question the value of a major British air strike on German ports. It cites sighting reports of planes over Holland toward Emden and mentions pocket battleships and Admiral Scheer possibly raiding the South Atlantic. It argues submarines have caused real damage and air raids may do little.
The Rev. A N Tibeau of the Dubuque diocese died Monday. Born October 2 1877 he attended Immaculate Conception school Charles City St Josephs College and the St Paul seminary where he was ordained June 5 1906. He served Elma Sabula Plymouth Rock and Newhaven parishes. Surviving are two brothers three sisters and a widow. Funeral plans call for the body to be moved from Brady mortuary to Mercy hospital then to Charles City for burial.
Funeral services for George Gilbert age 81 who died at his home 1516 Third Avenue SE will be held at Beatty chapel at 10 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. William A. Jacobs will officiate and burial will follow in Wyoming Cemetery.
Funeral services for Frank H Hoppe 66 of Cedar Rapids route 2 will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Barta chapel with Rev George A Stauffacher officiating. Burial in Bakers cemetery. Survived by widow Jennie. son Karl. daughters Mrs Charles Fling of Washington DC and Mrs Carl Stoddard of Milwaukee. brother Charles of Morley. sisters Mrs H W Smith Route 2 and Mrs Monroe Dill Central City. Hoppe was a member of I O O F.
Friends may call at the chapel Wednesday afternoon and evening for memorial arrangements related to the Maccabees.
John Frank Webb a lifelong Linn county resident and retired farmer died at University Hospital Iowa City after a lingering illness born February 27 1866 Survived by wife two daughters Alta May Metcalf Marion Florence Webb at home six sons Harry Earl Webb Des Moines Cato Milo Thomas Edward Cedar Rapids Milas Toddville funeral services at Turner chapel time to be announced burial Oak Shade cemetery Marion friends may call at the chapel
Funeral services for Max Katzoff, 63, linked with Katz Auto Parts, will be held at Moon chapel at 2:30 PM Wednesday. Rabbis Klibansky and Hersch Freund will lead, with burial in Eben Israel cemetery.
Funeral services for Elmer E Young a former Palo resident who died near Sebeka Minnesota will be held at the Beatty chapel at 2 p m Wednesday Burial will be in the Palo cemetery
Funeral services for Joseph M Harover aged 25 of 817 Tenth Street SE will be held at Beatty chapel at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. W G Rowley will officiate and burial will follow in Linwood.
The twenty sixth annual Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association opened at the Montrose hotel with 100 delegates present and 100 expected. Dr. Richard E Shope from Princeton laboratories was to speak at the banquet and on Wednesday afternoon. President W B Vanderloo praised ethical standards and urged higher aims. Lectures covered equine diseases, moldy corn poisoning, and cattle illnesses with researchers from Iowa State College and Kansas State College presenting findings.
President Roosevelt asked leaders of the Intergovernmental Committee on Political Refugees to prepare to resettle 10 to 20 million potential refugees after the European war. He outlined two tasks: care for current refugees and plan for mass resettlement, citing Dominican Republic and Philippine cooperation as steps already taken.
Authorities report complaints that the 1939 Iowa automobile license plates, produced by convicts at Anamosa reformatory, show paint wear. Officials say a bad batch of paint last year caused the unsatisfactory finish.
The report describes a German rapid assault force named nordwest group with heavy tanks light tanks motorized units and armored formations. It predicts a Rhine to North Sea advance toward Rotterdam and the Meuse as Dutch resistance crumbles. Submarine flotillas would shield the coast from British attack during the invasion. The plan follows a goal to retake ground lost in the Siegfried and Maginot lines.
Rust and corrosion are cited as causing an annual direct loss that surpasses the combined toll from fire and flood, highlighting material degradation as a major economic issue.
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