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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1939
Page
15
Meta Given menus outline a daily plan for a family of five, detailing breakfast lunch and dinner options, rough costs and a recipe for whole wheat cake. The plan emphasizes balanced nutrition with emphasis on whole grains, protein, vitamins and minerals, and includes specific items like baked beans and liver dishes.
A chaotic OCR of a Thursday morning radio lineup lists shows and hosts across stations such as WMT, WHO, KFJB, WGN, WSUI, WOI, WCCO and more. It names programs like Sunrise Hour, Morning Parade, Farm Facts, Musical Clock, Parades of Bands, Markets and Weather with multiple hosts and time stamps.
Earl Browder walked from a federal jail cell on $7 500 bail and dodged questions about Soviet justice. He gave a thin smile and refused political discussion, saying he cannot comment on prisons or the methods of the top officials while noting his passport fraud indictment.
Elliott Roosevelt warned Lord Alfred Duff Cooper during a Fort Worth radio broadcast against spreading British propaganda while Cooper was in the United States on a speaking tour.
Radio schedules show widespread cancellation risk due to European situation coverage. Listings span WMT WGN WCCO WHO KFJB WSUI WSUI stations with multiple programs from 6:00 p.m. to 11:55 p.m., including dramas, news, music, and variety shows, plus afternoon and late night blocks. stations warn of possible changes before sign-off.
Hiram Davidson of Cheyenne Wyoming, 80, undertakes a 1700 mile eastward motorcycle journey to visit his daughter in Mifflintown Pennsylvania. He travels about 300 miles daily at up to 50 mph, carries deer meat and extra tires, and avoids driving at night. Born in Oregon, he recalls serving as a ranch guard during the 1876 77 Sioux war.
Governor Earl K Long’s political maneuvering leads to David M Ellison withdrawing from the January attorney general primary. Ellison, ousted by Long, said Long did him a favor by removing him from the race and he will return to practicing law.
Miss Adah Connelly of Ottumwa a former teller at Union Bank and Trust charged with embezzling 188125 dollars from bank funds. Indicted by a federal grand jury on 35 counts in addition to the main charge she was arraigned in district court in Des Moines with bond posted from a U S treasury note.
Preparations for next year were discussed at the second and third district meetings of the State Association of Personal Finance companies at the Roosevelt hotel Tuesday. Twenty men attended with W. C. Carpenter of Cedar Rapids presiding. District cities include Waterloo Davenport Marshalltown Iowa City Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids.
Harmony Point school children will present a program for the public Thursday at 8 p.m. at the school near Clarence. Prizes will be given and refreshments served after the program.
ANAMOSA INS The warden announced the resignation of ten guards at the Anamosa men's reformatory effective November 1. The replacements will be younger. two new guards Edward J. Patnode of Cascade and H V Blair of Washington Iowa were appointed. The resigning guards include W E Felker John Brady F W Bangs C H Shifflett C J Gibson Jack Neville John D McCrea J J Fleckenstein C L Kenyon and George Joslin all of Anamosa.
Stanley Kolsto 26 of Cedar Rapids and Loren Coolahan 31 of Palo remained in Linn county jail after Coolahan accused Kolsto of marrying his spouse Maxine Horne also known as Coolahan’s common law wife. Kolsto faces a bigamy charge along with previous intoxication and unlawful driving allegations. Mrs Kolsto was released without bond. Kolsto held on $300 bond.
Laura Ingalls the aviatrix was found guilty and reprimanded by the civil aeronautics authority for dropping peace pamphlets over the White House and downtown Washington. Examiner Roscoe F. Walter warned that future violations would be weighed against her in any air rule case.
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