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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1937
Page
1
A Washington DC per capita liquor consumption figure draws attention highlighting local prosperity linked to government spending. The piece questions bond market stability and accuses treasury actions of rigging markets while noting calls for caution from Dorothy Thompson on expanding government power.
A discussion contrasts traditional government procedures with revolutionary times. A reminiscence of Old Ned the horse illustrates shifts from horse and buggy to cars. Canadian editorials critique the New London disaster inquiry and the use of waste gas, noting the lack of prosecutions and questions over pipeline tapping practices.
William H. Brill Jr. claims his mother did not stop his romance with Nan Pierson Brooks Macy Brill. He filed for annulment in Ventura California alleging fraud and intoxication influenced the elopement to Yuma Arizona. Nan fled to San Francisco to avoid summons and Rosemary Nelson emerged as a linked figure in the evolving case.
In Detroit, a recorder's court jury found Lawrence Madden and Jesse Pettijohn guilty of conspiring to kill William W. Voisine, village president of Ecorse Township, raising total convictions to 46 since the group was exposed ten months ago. Judge Maher set sentencing for April 10, with penalties up to five years and a $1000 fine. Nine other members were recently sentenced for similar charges involving a Highland Park publisher.
The University of Porto Rico student assembly resolved to cable President Roosevelt demanding the immediate removal of Gov Blanton Winship. They charged the governor was responsible for police firing on nationalist protesters in Ponce on Palm Sunday.
The speaker questions the form of punishment for a tragedy, suggesting parents of deceased children may best judge whether justice has been served and implying they may feel punishment has already been meted out.
A reader writes Everyday Living praising diaries for their captivation beyond big events and urging the author to include more everyday details such as housekeeping and small observations. The letter notes diaries gain value with time, offering a vivid flashback to bygone eras.
A 27 year old wife, separated from her husband, was taken into custody on a warrant charging delinquency and neglect of a minor. She was moved to St Joseph's hospital where Dr Hassett reported another girl not seriously hurt. County officials seek to annul the marriage performed March 25 in Estherville Ia.
In San Francisco Laura Ingalls declares plans to fly around the world starting about May 1 from San Francisco or Oakland. She would challenge Amelia Earhart, who also aims to circumnavigate the globe, signaling a potential equatorial race between the two leading American women aviators.
Miss Mollie Williams 73 of Oakland City died in a Princeton hospital Saturday from burns she suffered while pouring kerosene into a stove.
Gov. Allred warned against sitdown methods in Texas noting they violate law and order. He urged workers to join legitimate unions and avoid any actions seen as unlawful. A House committee scheduled Tuesday hearing on a bill to eject workers who stay on premises after notice with penalties.
The AP reports a unsettled week from April 5 to April 10 for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern central plains. Expect frequent precipitation, especially in northern areas, with temperatures generally normal or above average.
Frederick C. Otaman reports on Samuel L. Huntington and Christian H. Droge who won $135,665.26 in 1932 after buying a single lottery ticket. The U S board of tax appeals ruled they were right about tax treatment but legal fees and exchange costs left them losers in effect.
President Roosevelt plans a special message to Congress on the nation s labor crisis. The White House program aims to spread employment and set wage and hour standards for interstate commerce. Senate debate focuses on condemnations of sitdown strikes and possible broadening of the Wagner act.
Sen. Burton Wheeler accuses President Roosevelt of misjudging copper costs and warns curtailment of government purchases would put miners out of work. He says Montana mines cannot profit at 8 to 9 cents a pound and would face competition from African slave labor and Mexican peons.
Harvard astronomers Drs. Fred L. Whipple and Jesse L. Greenstein report that cosmic radio waves of 146 meters from the Milky Way’s center, first detected by Karl Jansky, do not originate from stars or Earth's atmosphere. They find only the interstellar heated particle theory insufficient and continue study on possible communications with Mars and other planets.
Rebel forces in Cordoba province set forests ablaze and blew bridges to cover a dangerous retreat. Government reports say 15,000 insurgents, largely Italians, were at risk of annihilation if a government maneuver succeeds as troops reach Villaharta Penarroya and Ovejo. Basque forces defend Bilbao against Franco’s advance in a surprise double assault along the Bay of Biscay.
In a violent North Atlantic gale the German freighter Borkum battled high seas as SOS calls faded. Rescue ships led by the Zealandic struggled, her crew renting to aid while steering gear failed and water flooded the vessel. Weather prevented further help.
Omaha corn prices rose three cents on the Omaha grain exchange reaching the highest level since 1920. Number three yellow corn sold at 1.32 dollars a bushel for Saturday sales.
A memorial effort seeks 15 000 dollars to build a swimming pool where children with infantile paralysis can be treated. The project aims to provide therapeutic facilities and aid for affected youngsters as part of a broader community health initiative.
In Kansas City Missouri Ford workers vote to resume labor after a 30 hour strike. Ed Hall United Automobile Workers vice president announced the settlement after talks with Ford officials from Detroit. All employees including 350 laid off Friday will return to work. No more sitdowns planned and local grievances will be referred to Detroit for settlement.
Striking Ford motor workers evacuated the Kansas City plant after a 24 hour sitdown with about 650 to 750 participants. Ed Hall of the UAW arrived from Detroit with Ford executives and urged orderly picket lines while negotiations proceed.union officials claimed no firings will occur amid ongoing talks with Ford management. Hall predicted a return to work by Monday as a mass meeting was planned for Sunday afternoon.
Walt Chrysler and John L. Lewis recessed after a three hour meeting over exclusive bargaining rights for Chrysler plants. The talks, held with Gov. Frank Murphy present, failed to yield a new formula as UAW claims sole rights for about 67 000 workers, while the company insists on UAW as the bargaining agent only. Leaders plan to reconvene Sunday morning amid a shutdown affecting $50 million in Chrysler property for 27 days.
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