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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1938
Page
1
The All Iowa Fair at Hawkeye Downs near Cedar Rapids impresses with strong livestock displays and an expanded midway. Harness racing and Ernie Young's troupe promise afternoon and evening crowds, as organizers urge attendance before the fair closes next Friday.
Adolf Hitler addressed the Nazi rally in Nuremberg asserting Germany will not fear blockades and will pursue economic self sufficiency. He praised the Greater German Reich and forged ties with Italy and Japan while warning against Bolshevism and Jew influence. He denied seeking a European airarmament pact and emphasized independence and isolation ending.
New York reports Labor Day weekend death toll at 397, up from 391 in 1937. Car accidents caused most fatalities with 278 killed, 44 drowned, plus 18 personal crisis reports, 11 homicides and 45 miscellaneous deaths. Notable losses include 61 year old parachute jumper Edward Ray at Roanoke Illinois, who died during a stunt after multiple parachute failures.
Frank Borden walked away from the Illinois state penitentiary’s honor farm one day prior to a parole hearing expected to favor his release after five years in prison. Warden Joseph E. Ragen classified the exit as an escape and ordered a search as officials blamed joyful jitters for the robber’s early departure.
Mrs Malvina Thompson Scheider, longtime secretary and traveling companion to Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt, was granted an absolute divorce in Washington. She testified she separated from husband Frank F Scheider in 1933 after joining the Roosevelt household, under District of Columbia law. She married in 1921.
Washington reports net profits of national banks for the year ending June 30 fell to 208.4 million dollars from 286.6 million the prior year. January to June earnings totaled 124.41 million, down about 16 million from the previous six months.
Wendell Willer, 13, of Tipton wins the All-Iowa fair grand champion in the baby beef division with an Angus calf judged by Rex Beresford of Iowa State College Extension Service. He out of 91 entries, with 32 Angus, 35 Hereford, and 24 Shorthorn entries in their classes. Elden Melburg and Jack Duncan earn reserve and top honors in Hereford and Shorthorn divisions.
Boston AP report says Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins told reporters she believes the A F of L and CIO will eventually reunite. She spoke during a press interview about labor unity and future prospects for organized labor.
President Roosevelt, resting at Hyde Park, denounced Maryland senator Tydings by implication during a Labor Day stop at Denton. He praised David J. Lewis as a 100 percent New Dealer and warned against political double standards. He plans no engagements until Sept 17 in Poughkeepsie, then marks New York constitution anniversary.
In Paris Missouri a farmer Clarence Young armed with an unloaded shotgun found and freed 23 year old Elinor Dooley from 14 year old Gerald Delmore in a cornfield two miles from the school. Delmore surrendered and was jailed. Dooley testified he threatened pupils and warned them to stay put until four. About 100 farmers joined the posse.
WASHINGTON AP The commerce department reports American exports to Czechoslovakia in the first six months of 1938 were 17.79 million dollars, up from 14.25 million in the same period 1937. Imports from Czechoslovakia dropped to 12.42 million, down from 18.04 million, a 25.6 percent decline.
Washington insiders report that the House un American activities committee will urge Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins to appear for an explanation of the Harry Bridges deportation case. The move marks a notable action by the committee in relation to labor and immigration matters.
Eastern Iowa events at the All-Iowa Fair in Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids on Farm Bureau day include a massed 300 woman’s chorus led by Prof Tolbert MacRae Iowa State College a 150 member Rural Farm Youth stag picnic at 545 pm and a parade of livestock. County bureaus from 28 counties expect representation with bands 4-H folk fame and vaudeville plus Ernie Young’s Cavalcade of Hits and fair judging and carnival features.
This afternoon at the fair features 2:60 harness racing with 12 entries and a 2:12 pace with four. Free vaudeville acts appear before the grandstand between races. Evening events include Ernie Young's Cavalcade of Hits. Forenoon judging of baby beeves by Rex Beresford and Guernseys by Prof M Salisbury, both from major Iowa and Ohio State institutions. Afternoon harness racing offers 2:19 trot with 12 entries and 2:18 pace with four, followed by more vaudeville and the Hits show.
Rain soaked Hawkeye Downs crowds in Cedar Rapids but failed to dampen the All Iowa Fair attendance. About 8,000 visitors packed into the grandstand and exhibition booths as the rain moved out. Princess Wilametta and Harvest Hal led harness race winners, while a wheel broke on Billy Pointer’s sulky in a 224 heat. The state training school band provided relief and the crowd lingered for night shows, bringing total attendance to 23,000 over two days.
The War Department is quintupled United States anti aircraft defenses through a 10 million dollar series of contracts with private and government ordnance factories. Officials said Tuesday that contracts awarded recently will yield more than 330 new anti aircraft guns and gun carriages once assembled, vastly increasing the force from under 70 guns.
New York AP Roosevelt urges a free press untrammeled by prejudice and bias to serve truth and justice. He applauds E. D. Schroth for acquiring the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and stresses that newspapers must provide facts and opinions in their true light to sustain democracy and public trust.
The Franklin county 4-H judging team led by high scorer Ralph Paullus won the stock judging contest at the All Iowa fair on Monday. Teammates Morris Miller and David Dehrmann joined Paullus as the winning group, finishing with 1050 points to beat Jones county by a comfortable margin. Paullus topped individuals with 369 points, followed by Lloyd Harrison of Clinton and Lawrence Williams of Jones.
A petition for a constitutional amendment to bar Jews from public office and the courts was approved by the German American band at its national convention held Sunday in New York.
The Count of Covadonga, 37, former heir to the Spanish throne and son of King Alfonso, died in a Miami hospital after a car crash. He succumbed nine hours later due to hemorrhagic shock from hemophilia. His companion, Miss Mildred Gaydon, 25, suffered minor chest injuries and was questioned and released.
The Count of Covadonga, son of former King Alfonso, renounced his Bourbon succession rights in February 1933 and married Edelmira Tre Pacta Adana Samapedre in Lausanne on June 21 1933 before exile. He later worked as a car firm salesman in New York and was divorced by abandonment charges. He then wed Marta Rocafort, but they divorced by mutual agreement after two months.
Cedar Rapids saw a clash of sun and clouds as students returned to classes. Temperatures rose from 62 at 7 am to 84 by noon and 86 by 2:30 pm, with 0.15 inch rain from Monday afternoon earlier and a 78 peak at 3 pm, 64 at 7 pm, and 63 by midnight.
Douglas Corrigan told about his famous coast to coast flight at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City after weeks of a California to Ireland story. He said he took off from Roosevelt Field in New York in a heavy nine year old plane and could not turn around, then proceeded to Tulsa as the next stop on his tour.
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