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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1939
Page
5
Critics of the 1940 Cedar Rapids school budget attacked the growing general fund and questioned January 1 balances not available due to a fiscal year. A public hearing was set for Oct 4 after a state appeal. A Hedberg prepared statement traced fund balances 1931 to Aug 31, 1939 and the years of overdraft.
Iowa retail grocers and meat dealers met for their annual convention in Des Moines with a focus on rising prices driven by the European conflict. Nearly 1,000 Iowa merchants were expected to attend as they reviewed more than 100 exhibits from wholesalers.
An old advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a diuretic for weak kidneys and irritated bladder. It claims relief from backaches, puffy eyes, leg cramps, and nocturnal urination, urging readers to buy the 35 cent box.
Federal officers tracking Mrs. F W Jenkins found her body on southeastern Alaska tundra after earlier discovering miner Richard Francis and prospector John Clark dead with gunshot wounds. Slain pair were joined by two more victims whose throats were cut. Jenkins diary hinted tensions over money hidden near the cabin.
Paula earns praise for her people skills and quick hiring, Dora still seeks employment, and AULA’s training lags behind Dora’s. Paula’s reputation for being fun and sympathetic helps her secure work while Dora remains job hunting.
City council completed transfer of licenses and permits for Danceland to W. H. Wenkstein after Brookhiser’s surrender of beer cigarettes and dance permits. Refunds of 75 and 55 issued. 1000 beer bond canceled. Council also amended zoning for Ernest Wenig to build a cabin ramp and rezone his property near highway 30.
Paris reports that four or five German U boats have been sunk by French warships since the war began. The French record is described as excellent and superior to the 1918 anti submarine campaign.
Washington AP reports that over 22 percent of WPA administrative employees were cut in July and August. Col. F C Harrington, administrator, said reductions reflect reduced funds for admin expenses this fiscal year and stated more dismissals will occur in September.
A brief line notes assurance that future evenings will be fair and enjoyable. It emphasizes equitable treatment and anticipated pleasant experiences.
The J. C. Blodgett building and grounds committee led the school board meeting as it debated Hill Park lease renewal for 1940 with a war clause and season dates. The board also authorized $130.75 for bicycle racks and awarded landscaping contracts for four high school grounds, while handling salvage offer for Dairy Dale No. 2.
Dr and Mrs B L Knight and their two daughters returned after a five weeks visit in California Mr and Mrs Calvin G Greene left for an extended visit in the east Miss Ruth Burchard and Miss Betty Beems left for Madison Wisconsin to enroll as juniors in the University of Wisconsin W W C Benesh Cedar Rapids named trustee of the Iowa association of Chiefs of Police at the annual meeting in Marshall town Miss Jeanette Witwer went to Nashville Tenn to reenter Ward Belmont school A Anne advertising manager of Denecke s left for New Orleans to attend the Ad Men s Clubs of the World E C Evans of Brown Evans Manufacturing and Mrs Evans arrived from Sedalia Mo to arrange for opening of a new Brown Evans overall factory here Frank Jirouch injured in motorcycle crash at Nineteenth street and Bever avenue
Prof S H Goodyear joined Iowa University as lecturer in the new accounting department and left to assume duties. Ben L West of Erie Pennsylvania visits his mother Mrs A R West. Victor Hasek leaves for Iowa City for a combined liberal arts and medicine course at the state university.
A daily menu plan shows a family of five can eat a balanced diet for about $12 weekly. The Wednesday menu lists oranges eggs milk butter toast coffee soup crackers lettuce salad biscuits meat loaf mashed potatoes onions white sauce bread baked apples and beverages with a total daily cost near 1.80.
A notice states requests for Meta Given booklets should be sent to her in care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette. The heading implies a reader service or archival request channel through the Gazette office in Cedar Rapids.
Horace Cap Hedges, renowned football official, and Miss Jean Fahrney, radio star, will share the spotlight at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau dinner meeting set for 6 15 p.m. Thursday in the Chamber building. Hedges has officiated in the Big Ten and major all star games. Fahrney recently returned from a contract with Horace Heidt’s orchestra and national radio appearances. A mystery excursion is announced for the Oct. 5 meeting, with members allowed to bring guests. return to the city is expected by about 10 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Retail Credit association discussed a $50,000 prompt payment drive to aid local retailers by November 10. The campaign, first in eight years, is led by Credit Guide and Adjustment Co. and the local group. Pro-rating plans were rejected as costly and disruptive. Mrs. Frederick E. Fluegel spoke on the national convention in San Francisco and her west coast trip.
Baldy Wilson destroyed gambling gear seized from Mike Mann in a downtown hotel raid last month. Court order followed Mann’s conviction for selling racing pools. he received a $400 fine and a six month suspended sentence. Items found included loudspeakers booking pads track indicators and engraved check pads tied to Mann’s Cou Falls and Solon operations. check stubs will be sent to federal authorities to probe tax evasion. All other papers and equipment were destroyed in the bonfire or by the axe.
Nineteen criminal cases will go to trial in Linn County district court at the September term before Judge John T. Moffit starting Sept. 26. Cases include Bessie Lynch lewdness E J Nelson O M V I entrapment and others with charges such as rape arson assault with intent to murder unlawful sale of liquor and breaking and entering with defendants named and assigned by County Attorney G K Thompson's office.
In district court on Monday William Herbert Darrah Jr. filed a demurrer to Frances O'Meara's $4,570 child support claim tied to a 1926 Cook County divorce decree. Also before the court were a partition accounting dismissal motion by J P Conway and Co. and special appearances with service-quash motions by Hubbard Ice and Fuel Co. and Willard Chadima in a $2,500 case alleging slanderous remarks.
Judge Haas granted a motion by plaintiff M W McMullen to reinstate the automobile collision case McMullen v Annie J Sheppard executrix of Lucian E Sheppard estate. Suit had been dismissed Feb 25 for want of prosecution due to plaintiff's alleged physical disability. A cross-petition for divorce and child custody was filed by Louis J Dykhuizen.
Dorothy Dykhuizen married in Marion on May 21 1935 in a ceremony noted in local social columns. The brief item records the nuptials and location without additional family details.
In Washington the capital buzzes ahead of a special congressional session as Treasury Secretary Morgenthau flags concerns over the British pound decline and currency speculation. Secretary Wallace summons the agricultural advisory council to review farm and food supply issues, while President Roosevelt orders a 2000 man coast guard expansion for Atlantic patrols amid belligerent activity. The German embassy accuses retreating Polish troops of abandoning mustard gas mines on a bridge in violation of a 1925 anti gas pact.
The first thirty dollar monthly old age assistance payment under Iowa’s revised pension law is approved for an Appanoose County resident. Chairman King R. Palmer of the Iowa social welfare board said the five dollar medical allowance is included for a pensioner already receiving twenty five dollars a month. He warned the thirty dollar payments will be limited by funds for wider increases.
Paris dispatch reports Gestapo agents arrested and executed 100 workers at the Skoda munitions plant on suspicion of sabotage and espionage. The Paris report states the actions occurred Tuesday and identifies the plant location.
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