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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1939
Page
17
In Des Moines Iowa grocers limit sugar purchases to 10 pounds per customer as war era buying surge raises prices. Chains warn hoarding of canned goods may begin while officials note ample supplies and uncertainty about future market directions.
Charles Towers is bedridden at his home after a Holstein bull attack Tuesday in a barn near Marion. Wilbur White helped with a pitchfork rescue. Community notices cover showers, church meetings, club gatherings, patient travels, and local visits across Marion, Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon, and Dubuque.
George H. Jones hosted the annual reunion at Columbus Chautauqua park with eight sons and daughters and their families present. Mrs. Ira Jones was named president, Mrs. W. E. Gabriel vice-president, and Daisy Kemp secretary and treasurer.
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Benjamin Jaycox 69 former state representative and farmer of Blairsburg. Born near Webster City December 27 1809 he married Anna Christensen at Lake Benton Minnesota and lived at Blairsburg later moving to Milo township Delaware county. He was active in Farm Bureau and Congregational church survived by four children Ray George Emma and M H Miller. Discovery of a sect whose members crawl on hands and knees reported in Afghanistan.
County Attorney Arthur Jacobson filed eight more informations in Allamakee county liquor law cases. Defendants include Joe Lucey of Rossville and tavern keepers in Lansing Waukon Junction New Albin and Harpers Ferry charged with selling beer on Sundays. Nipper of Waukon Junction held on illegal possession after raid. Vernon Seubert arrested in Postville with seven half pints pled guilty and received a $300 fine and three months in jail.
Senator Clyde L. Herring suggested Federal District Attorney John Valentine of Centerville could take a leave of absence to run for governor as a Democrat. He said Valentine would likely resign if elected and be reappointed if not, noting Hatch Act limits on political activity. Valentine has led the Herring wing in Iowa politics since 1933 and was appointed district attorney for a four year term. The role pays $5,600 annually while the Iowa governor earns $7,500 for a two year term.
Ralph Magee Methodist bishop of the Iowa South Dakota area will address the Prairie Chapel rededication on Friday at 7 30 pm. The remodeled church north of Marion on Highway 13 features a new kitchen furnace and basement area plus landscaping with a $2100 approximate cost. A 4 30 pm reception for Bishop Magee and visiting pastors is planned. Dinner in the basement runs from 5 to 6 30 pm. A sound system will be installed.
Bulgaria reported a more than 50 percent increase in shipments to the United States in the past year. Trade officials attributed the surge to stronger demand and expanded export channels.
Robert Rainey eighteen pled guilty to breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny in district court. He received a sentence not to exceed ten years in the Anamosa reformatory. Rainey admitted stealing clothing and a gun from Louis Sindlee’s farm home north of Vinton and causing damage when a team ran away with a manure spreader. He was captured in Estherville and returned to Vinton.
Monticello city officials announced a new $2,610 PWA grant for equipment for the community building. The grant covers 45 percent of the equipment cost, with the city covering the remaining 55 percent or $3,190. The building is nearly complete and will receive equipment soon, raising total PWA funds to $27,973. the original grant of $2,678 for equipment was redirected to building due to higher construction costs.
The Edgewood public school enrollment totals 188 with 86 students in the high school. Among high school pupils 47 are rural tuition students.
Robert Harde man Jr. was fatally injured when the car he rode in rolled onto him near the family home on highway 10 one mile east of Oelwein. His brother Wayne, the driver, escaped unharmed as the wheels locked and the vehicle toppled. Robert was en route to high school in Oelwein.
Virginia Ehlers and Julius Ehlers announce Maynard Ehlers and Paul Dusablon were married Sunday at St Paul Lutheran Church with Rex Fired C Lutz officiating. Attendants were Edna Ehlers and August Dusablon. Nuptial music by Arlene Schlegel and Audell Betz. They will reside in Chicago.
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