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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1939
Page
3
Reports from the Frenco German frontier say French guns opened fire toward the Perl Schudorf road and repulsed a German attack. British forces in France grow to a quarter million as defenses strengthen and artillery increases.
Four camouflaged twin motored bombers valued at 95 000 dollars each were flown from Love Field Dallas as part of a 22 million dollar Lockheed order for Britain. V P Carl B Squier said the craft will be held at Newark until Congress lifts the embargo and then fly to Botwood Newfoundland and on to England. Guards kept spectators away during the overnight stay.
Richard J. Clay testified in St. Louis court that Frankie Baker’s claim of defaming the Frankie and Johnny film is correct, saying Frankie and Johnny were lovers and that Johnny was killed while with Alice Pryor. He identified Johnny as Albert Britt and recalled 1899 events tied to the song.
Fritz Kuhn national leader of the German American Bund says he wrote to Representative Martin Dies to protest that the chairman of the committee investigating un American activities breached faith by publishing names and addresses of Bund unit leaders.
London British War Minister Leslie Hore-Belisha announced that Germany’s eastward push was blocked by Soviet Russia and Turkey. He warned of harsh consequences for any mass attack to break the western blockade and rejected peace terms based on broken words. He said Allied defenses grow stronger and emphasized a waiting-war stance with only the vanguard of troops abroad. He outlined Germany’s three possible actions: smash through, wait for Britain to attack, or seek specious peace terms.
University of Georgia economist Dr B P Beckwith observed Saturday that companies paying the highest executive salaries earned higher profits on average than firms paying average or low salaries.
Moscow circles forecast a new Soviet diplomatic thrust in the Balkans answering a Anglo French Turkish pact. Izvestia warns Turkey and the Black Sea gateways while Finland talks resume in the Kremlin.
Istanbul report says Britain and France agreed to advance Turkey 240 million dollars in credits in exchange for Turkish mutual assistance pacts signed last week with the Anglo French entente.
New York reports a harsh drought gripped the eastern cities this autumn, reducing water supplies and prompting concerns over reservoir levels and agricultural impact across the region.
The U S Chamber of Commerce condemned the new wage hour standards set to take effect next week. They warn of higher production costs and hardships as the 44 hour week becomes 42 and the minimum wage rises to 30 cents. The group vows a local impact survey and anticipates a textile industry lawsuit over a 3242 cent minimum for 175 000 workers.
The Treasury’s gold hoard reached 17 billion dollars on Saturday, comprising 67 percent of all government and central bank gold reserves globally.
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