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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1933
Page
1
The piece surveys historian James Truslow Adams predicting a rapid U.S. economic recovery within two years as a new frontier of scientific discovery may trigger a stupendous boom. It notes political concerns over secret diplomatic communications and Iowa legislature intrigue around budgets, lobbying, and banking bills amid a lively session.
The Senate approved a 30 hour six day schedule aimed at creating 6 million jobs by limiting inter state shipments of goods from factories not following the rule. The measure, backed by Hugo Black, passed 53 to 30 and heads to the House for action with a two year emergency scope and a 30 day effective date after enactment.
Washington report notes Senator Murphy a Democrat voted for the Black thirty hour work week bill while Republican colleague Dickinson voted against it.
New York AP report says crooner Rudy Vallee and wife Fay Webb have parted. A statement from their counsel Hyman Bushel says they have not filed for divorce, though future proceedings cannot be ruled out by either party.
In Chicago a large majority of striking high school students returned to class after protesting non payment of teachers. About 15 000 students joined the action and thousands more participated as schools resumed, with officials saying most skipped classes rather than face punishment.
Federal prosecutors accused defense attorneys of a scathing clash in federal court as they fight to convict seventeen Cedar Rapids men for conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws. Key witness Roy Pugh vanished two hours before testimony, prompting talk of kidnapping or intimidation. Judge George C. Scott weighed continuance as authorities investigate Pugh’s disappearance.
Joseph W. Harriman former president of Harriman National Bank and Trust company was indicted by the federal grand jury on fourteen false entries in bank books tied to December 1931 and April 1932 transactions.
Eleven hundred unemployment relief demonstrators en route to Springfield were turned back by tear gas in Ottawa. Eighteen protesters including Karl Lochner of Chicago were arrested after a muddy clash on a camping ground. State police and deputies supervised the return of about 150 vehicles toward Chicago and Rockford.
Ruby Bates, a surprise defense witness, repudiated her charges against nine Negro youths in the Scottsboro assault retrial at Decatur Alabama. She said her previous testimony was a hoax and denied mistreatment of Victoria Price, her co complainant.
A motion was filed in Phoenix to set aside Winnie Ruth Judd’s death sentence and the prior denial of a new trial, requesting a new trial be granted. The filing was made with Judge Howard C. Speakman in the superior court.
A House naval committee will begin public hearings Friday on the Akron disaster with three survivors as witnesses. Navy officers and investigators will describe the crash off New Jersey, noting a violent wind gust, control failures, and wreckage sent to Lakehurst for examination.
Arizona board of pardons and paroles refused Winnie Ruth Judd another reprieve in the trunk murder case. She remains under sentence to hang April 21 after a brief session of the three board members.
An English friend cites Lincoln in a 1933 piece, urging laughter amid hardship. The anecdote recalls Lincoln reading Artemus Ward to lift cabinet spirits during the Civil War, and Stanton recalling the moment when emancipation draft lay nearby.
Mrs. G. Christoffer reported at Kresge's in Cedar Rapids that she left her purse on a counter while adjusting a baby carriage. A single woman about 40, five feet four, 135 pounds with black hair in a black hat and coat was near the area and left with an elderly companion. The purse held $39 in cash plus receipts.
Grains lead market gains with wheat touching 60 cents a bushel as prices rise across commodities. Reports of inflation fears and Kansas freezing weather boosted buy orders, while cash wheat sold at 63 cents a bushel, the highest since March 1932.
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald accepted an invitation to visit the White House to discuss economic issues and disarmament. Britain will host his trip aboard the Berengaria, with plans for a return voyage April 15. France and other nations may send delegations to partake in pre-conference talks.
Berlin reports that a new press law will soon be promulgated to define journalists prerogatives and regulate state press relations. Dr Paul Goebbels announced at the annual German press reception that free opinions may be allowed unless they threaten public interest, after which the government may take regulatory steps.
The federal grand jury completed its report at 4 30 p m before Judge George C Scott at the April term. U S attorney Harry Reed said most work involved liquor cases with defendants largely at large on bond and to be arraigned here. Reed noted lingering Cedar Rapids and Dubuque defendants and denied Drake estate Hartzell rumors linking Sioux City. E P Biewer of Reinbeck is grand jury foreman.
The Iowa Senate advanced the biennial appropriations measure with a net increase of 754 127.20 over the house version. The gains include about 140 800 for state departments, 265 240 for the board of control, and 348 053.20 for the state education system, with total at about 12 255 177 as committee work continues.
The University of Iowa student government voted to dissolve on Thursday night. Disputes over how party committees were selected, a function taken from the council months earlier amid campus political strife, led to suspending the constitution until a new student government plan is devised.
Berlin AP reports the supreme council of the Evangelical church warns Chancellor Hitler against altering Germanys independent churches. Ministers say his March Reichstag speech promised no interference. A Protestant Nazi convention urges obeying the new order and a unified church under state direction.
The Senate confirmed Rexford G. Tugwell of New York as assistant secretary of agriculture and William Lane Austin of Mississippi as director of the census bureau.
Secretary Swanson told the House Naval Committee the department would be glad to have 230 million dollars appropriated for ship construction. The program, supported by Representative Vinson, would be funded at 40 to 50 million dollars yearly and tied to the President’s employment plan.
In Chicago, new recruits joined unpaid teachers in a growing student strike. About 10,000 pupils walked out or boycotted classes while police cited over 500 officers responding to dispersed agitators. Several strike leaders were detained.
New York and 18 states celebrate 3.2 percent beer sales with “wee beer’s eve” revelries. Brewers rush to meet demand while licensing clerks report long lines and warehouses stockpiled beer. In New York City 400 000 barrels ready, while plans assume imports will cover immediate needs. Oregon set 8 am, Milwaukee hotels hold spigots until 7 am.
Beer 3.2 percent alcohol by weight became legal at midnight Thursday in nineteen states and the District of Columbia. The same strength wine, legalized with beer, drew little legislative attention. States permitting 3.2 beer include Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin.
In Washington the Senate Republicans at their Thursday meeting urged delaying consideration of the administration farm relief bill until Friday or Monday. The party failed to fix a unified stance, with another Huddle set for Friday morning. Chairman McNary outlined the bill to his colleagues amid reported hostility to certain provisions, though he forecast Senate approval.
The king and queen departed Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle for the Easter holidays and are expected to return in the first week of May.
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