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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
4
Rep Karl LeCompte says War Department will inspect Ottumwa area sites next week for a large shell loading facility. He cites a 12 000 acre site with ample water and two railroad lines to ship empty shells in and loaded shells out to both coasts.
The bill passed Thursday and moves to the senate with a 660000 appropriation to acquire land in Wayne and Decatur counties Iowa for a Seventh corps area training center. Major General P. P. Bishop of Omaha, commander of the Seventh corps area, described the land near Leon.
In Charles City Floyd county voters heard both sides as Republican Lt Governor Hickenlooper and Democratic governor hopeful Valentine shared a platform at the Floyd county harvest jamboree. Valentine faulted GOP pledges from 1938, while Hickenlooper defended Wilson era policies and claimed fulfillment of the platform goals despite GOP criticisms.
Nine district fire schools will be held in Iowa over four weeks under the state advisory committee on fireman training. L J Murphy of Iowa State College announced the schedule with sessions at McGregor Cedar Rapids Newton Keokuk Creston Denison Pocahontas Mason City and Cedar Falls. Chief Engineer H J Corcoran and State Fire Marshal John W. Strohm will participate. Programs cover standard equipment handling water damage reduction salvage overhaul and department problems.
Frank Schuth of Dyersville 82 died at St Anthony home in Dubuque after a lingering illness. He was born in Bloomington Tennessee and lived in Dyersville for 27 years. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs Joseph Kremer and four sons Frank Jerome Herman William. Funeral services Monday at 9 am at St Francis Catholic Church with burial in St Francis Cemetery.
The Marion Shakespeare Club opened its season with a Thursday dinner at Mrs Albert E Bragg’s home. Guests included Mire Katherine McGrath of Chicago, and talks featured Mrs D Earl Miller’s Alaska trip. Dinner committee chaired by Mrs J A Beeson with help from Mrs Charles DP Burns Mrs H N Strader and Miss Evelyn Coppock.
Refreshments were served to 16 members and guests including Mrs Pauline Kroz Mrs Donald Hemp Mrs Glen Hempy Mrs William Conrad Mrs Leonard Culbert and Mrs Vernon Haas at the social gathering hosted by the group.
Sioux City AP report says two British refugee children aged 11 and 9 will live with Senator and Mrs. Guy M. Gillette during the war. Parents are Mr and Mrs C H Smith of Swanage England. Mrs David Stewart chairs the AAUW refugee committee and confirmed acceptance. The Gillette family also has a 12 year old son named Mark.
Marian Williams daughter of Mrs Leila Williams Columbus Junction and Roy Victor Malloy of Waterloo were married Tuesday. The Rev M L Hill of Lisbon officiated. Sisters Naomi Priscilla Corita Williams sang. Mrs Malloy a Grand View high school and Cornell college graduate and former librarian became state registrar of the Iowa State Library association. Mr Malloy is an Iowa State college graduate and an engineer for the Waterloo Register company.
Funeral services were held Thursday for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Schultz. The child lived only five days.
Iowa state patrol officials blame driver over confidence for many crashes. The August report shows 2,801 drivers involved, 1,859 from within 25 miles of the site, 1,703 accidents, 56 deaths and 1,145 injuries.
Special to The Gazette reports from Washington Ta that 1,200 balloons released by local children in a Festicorn event are returning. The longest bid so far reaches English Indiana near Louisville Kentucky about 400 miles. Prizes await balloons achieving the farthest distance with a reporting deadline of September 24.
President Roosevelt sent to the senate the nominations of Tobias E Diamond of Sheldon Iowa to be United States attorney for the northern district of Iowa and Frederick E Biermann of Decorah to be United States marshal for the same district Diamond would succeed Ed Dunn who moves to the Department of Justice to handle Mississippi river land titles Biermann would succeed John Keefe of Sioux City
Henry F Arnold 84 longtime Manchester resident and attorney died of a heart attack at his home Wednesday night Funeral services will be held at the Arnold home Sunday afternoon Rev Thomas F P Shaffer of the local Methodist church will officiate Burial is at Oakland Cemetery He was born in Newsport Johnson County taught at Leander Clark College and Iowa State University before practicing law in Manchester with Calvin Yoran and later with his son Floyd H Arnold He served as director and officer of the Delaware County State Bank and owned extensive property in Delaware County and other states He married Alice Shimmin in 1884 and survived by wife son Floyd H Arnold and three grandchildren Mary Alice Jane and David Arnold
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