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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1939
Page
2
Luke's hospital notes an infant daughter born September 8 to Mr and Mrs Ralph W Ford of 1621 A Avenue NE. A son arrived September 12 at home to Mr and Mrs William Loufek of 631 B Avenue NE.
B. B. Peel was sentenced to eight days in the county jail for intoxication in Justice H. R. Churchill's court.
Mrs. Emma Stratton aged 59 of 1145 Thirty-fourth Street NE died in a hospital at 9 am on Wednesday.
George W. Koehn Jr and Frances M. Hallgren of Cedar Rapids appear alongside William G. Isom and Katherine G. Stark of Cedar Rapids in a set of legal notices.
London reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain pledges to finish Hitlerism and aid Poland while Britain and France vow to liberate Czechs. The RAF operates on French soil as talks with Italy aim for a wartime naval modus vivendi in the Mediterranean defining Italian neutrality.
Berlin reporting authoritatively states Germany intends to push into Poland to the Russian border if needed to render the Polish forces helpless. The aim is to avoid fighting on two fronts by occupying all of Poland and dispersing its army so it cannot regroup. Hitler previously signaled to dispose of the current Polish government. The reporter says western front concerns were absent among German troops, focusing instead on removing Polish resistance.
Iowa lawmakers debate neutrality law changes as Congress considers repealing embargo controls. Representatives Harrington Gilchrist Dowell express varied views while others unavailable for comment. Across the Atlantic Britain and France press war plans with a new wartime council and expanded armament efforts.
Paris reports say Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French Premier Edouard Daladier signed a pact to pursue no separate peace with Germany. British troops reportedly join French forces on the western front as German artillery presses near Strasbourg and Saarbruecken.
The United States remains the world's top producer of raw furs despite the dwindling wild fur country.
Rep. Thomas E. Martin of Iowa City told Kiwanis members that the United States is unprepared to defend itself and should avoid entering a war. He warned cash and carry would mean entering the conflict and questioned Allied strategy and possible undercover agreements with England. He urged vigilance for national interests and potential policy shifts at a special session.
Comedian George Givot filed for annulment of his Hollywood marriage claiming his wife Maryon Curtis was not legally divorced from Harry Lorenz of Chicago when they wed. Curtis had filed for divorce weeks earlier on grounds of non support.
Washington UPI Elmer F Andrews Wage-Hour Administrator approved a 32 1 2 cent per hour national minimum wage for the textile industry on Wednesday.
Police traced a green 1937 LaSalle to Joseph A. Lattner of 1845 Second Avenue SE as the vehicle used in a series of holdups at filling stations with losses over 145 dollars. The car was found abandoned at 842 Camburn Court SE by Mrs. Charles McMillan after 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday. neighbors believed it belonged to guests at 846 Camburn Court SE. A green 1937 Pontiac stolen from Reva Hutchinson at 1621 Avenue NE remains missing. police suspect the suspects fled in it.
A two-vehicle crash near Cedar Rapids left one man dead and two women hospitalized. Miss Fritz was conscious but in critical condition, while stock buyer Mr Field suffered severe injuries and died shortly after admission to Mercy hospital. The Grand Rapids travelers were en route to Los Angeles. several travelers’ checks were found.
The piece contrasts a younger generation's ignorance of World War I outcomes with fears over entering another conflict. It notes antiwar sentiment and criticism of Ambassador Biddle. The article then shifts to a highway crash case involving Miss Fritz, a Field car, and a third vehicle, with witnesses and official responders named.
The report lists several fatal crashes with victims including Mrs. Richard Turner of Aurora Illinois who died from injuries after a head on crash near Center Point on August 15. Charles W. McClintock of Palo was killed in a similar Benton county collision last week when his car collided head on with a truck.
Vernon Tampir reports a gang of youths accosted him inside the Hawkeye Downs gate and one boy punched through the car roof. Darrow followed by starting his engine as the group fled when another man arrived. The gang’s beer sign decorated vehicle was located under the grandstand.
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