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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1939
Page
4
At 1 12 p m Sunday tree burning at 620 First Street SW the alarm lasted 27 minutes. At 8 30 p m Sunday fire near 12th Street NE dump lasted 70 minutes. At 11 20 p m Sunday house at 1614 Ellis Boulevard NW fire engine companies 2 5 and hook and ladder responded for 25 minutes.
Mercy hospital reports a son for Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Trew of 1017 Second Street SW on Sept. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krejci of 1528 K Street SW announce a son also on Sept. 3. Ivan Dean Huelle was born Aug. 24 at Elmhurst Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Huelle of Elmhurst Illinois, formerly residing at 303 Highland Drive NW.
Marilyn Joy Vaughn three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Vaughn of Clinton died in a local hospital Sunday at 4 50 p m Loretta F Miller 90 died at the home of her daughter Mrs O J De Vault 1834 Bever avenue SE at 7 45 p m Sunday Stella May Casserly 60 of Galena Illinois died in a local hospital late Saturday John R Short 69 died at his home 1341 Birch Avenue NW at 7 a m Monday
Reports on the Athenia disaster say few believed many died. lifeboats for 1,830 and strong ballast aid rescue. The Glasgow built liner, 526 feet long, left Glasgow for Montreal after refits, with many passengers bookers redirected from other lines.
AP reporting from Amoy says the 3472 ton British steamer Anking was torpedoed in the seas between Manila and Hong Kong. The Monday night dispatch names Amoy as the source and notes the vessel’s status in the Western Pacific.
Three cars were damaged late Sunday afternoon on First Avenue near Fourth Street East when one car drove into the rear of another as a train approached. Mrs. Fred Ross of Chicago suffered a skinned right arm. Fred Ross and Ilo Neiswanger were among the drivers involved. the Braden car also sustained damage after the initial impact.
In Rome the Gazzetta Del Popolo cites General Carlo Romano asserting the Russo German non aggression pact is a real military alliance. The Italian general says Germany seeks to align frontiers with the USSR to assure Nazi victory in the Poland war.
Poles fought German invaders with renewed fury backed by British and French declarations of war. Polish cavalry reportedly pushed into German territory on the East Prussian border. 64 German airplanes claimed shot down and hundreds of prisoners taken. Reports accuse Germany of bombing civilians, withGas balloons and saboteurs behind lines. US Ambassador Biddle narrowly escaped bombing of his suburban villa near Warsaw as German bombs struck nearby.
President Roosevelt urges careful use of facts over rumor as he outlines steps toward American neutrality amid the war in Europe. He stresses unity, spiritual values, and preserving peace at home and in the Western Hemisphere while warning against profiteering and disinformation.
President Roosevelt predicts one proclamation in two parts on neutrality after the Athenia torpedoing. He urges the nation to detach from partisanship, keep out of war, and unite behind a single, principled stance while weighing the Lusitania echo from 24 years ago.
Paris reports War Communique No. 1 announcing land sea and air operations. France formally declares war after Germany's invasion of Poland. The note cites the Kellogg Briand pact and opens hostilities at 5 p.m. on September 3. France readies 2,000,000 troops, with mobilization in progress along the Maginot line.
The House of Commons proclaimed a state of war with Germany after Germany refused ultimatums. London awoke to air alarms and gas mask drills as King George and government leaders adapted to war. Hitler blamed Britain for the conflict and outlined five demands and German replies.
In Cedar Rapids Sunday morning police arrested Dennis Shortridge 35 and Alma Shortridge 32 of 727 Fourth street SE on liquor nuisance charges. A large quantity of alcohol and beer was seized under a search warrant from Justice H R Churchill. Detectives said the pair had been maintaining a bootlegging operation and repeatedly selling liquor on Sundays without a license.
The second crop of clover, enriched by increased bee activity, produces superior seed compared to the first crop.
A partial list of the 145 Americans who boarded the Athenia at Glasgow was released by the American consul in Glasgow. The names include James Boyle, Margaret Campbell, Agnes Craig, Margaret Diller, Mary Diven, Thomas Fielder, and many others. The State Department provided the list to inform citizens and track travelers.
The Empire will publish and distribute King George VI’s broadcast speech calling for unity against Germany. Copies will be sent to every household in the nation.
In New York on Monday actors and stagehands reached a peace agreement ending months of intra union conflict in the amusement industry. The pact averts a threatened nationwide strike and covers labor relations and work rules affecting productions nationwide.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Joseph R. Keltz 74 who died after a lingering illness with burial in Oakland cemetery Fort Dodge. She was born near Independence and survived by husband and three children. Also reported, Mrs. Charles Martens 43 lifelong Delaware county resident died on a farm near Manchester while awaiting hospital care. She leaves a husband two daughters her father and a brother.
London based Daily Telegraph reports a new independent Czechoslovak legion is being formed in Poland to fight Germans on Polish soil for Czech freedom. General Prchala leads the effort aiming to raise about 6,000 men and seeks funds from Russia Romania and Yugoslavia for arms with life as the only security.
In Cannes Duke of Windsor waits for government orders, possibly returning to England on Tuesday. His spokesman said the duke stands ready to serve his country in any capacity, with no detail on whether his American wife would accompany him.
Report describes a large air armada passing over Rhineland early Monday, dropping leaflets and flying at high speed above anti air defenses. The route suggested curves from near Liverpool through the English Channel, past the Netherlands toward Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Berlin, and Frankfurt.
Berlin reports Chancellor Adolf Hitler left the city Sunday night for the eastern front to assume command. He carried a heavy automatic pistol on his belt, a gas mask, a steel helmet strapped to his shoulder, and wore heavy field boots as he proceeded toward the front.
A partial roll of Americans aboard the torpedoed ship includes Ralph Child of Lewiston Maine Adolph Leocha of Claremont New Hampshire Florence Dery of Astoria New York Adolph Sadowski of Bayonne New Jersey John Harry of Cooper City Michigan Charles Stork of New York City William and Ada Bohn of Elizabeth town Indiana Montgomery Evans of Norristown Pennsylvania Franklin Dexter of Beverly Massachusetts Ellen Howland of Elk Ridge Maryland Alexander Sheshunoff of New York City Sarah Burdett of Cambridge Massachusetts Eleanor Crowley of Providence Harriet Tolley of Ponca City Oklahoma Thomas and Annie Quine of Fullerton California Lulu Sweigard of New York City Damon Boynton of Chicago Janice Martin of Alhambra California Barbara Rodman of Garden City Nebraska Ruth Turnbull of Alhambra California
Italy plans to resume passenger liner services within days signaling continued neutrality in the European war. Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano reassured U S Ambassador William Phillips that Italian ships would restart their schedules. Diana stated liners held in home ports would depart in two or three days.
Fritz Kuhn German American band leader tells followers in Sellersville that Adolf Hitler and Germany can lick the whole world. He dismisses Britain's and France's war declarations as propaganda and says he doubts their truth.
Brus sels dispatch reports King Leopold III has taken personal command of Belgium's mobilized forces, stating he has assumed control and trusts the army to act bravely and in line with national confidence amid mobilization.
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