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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1935
Page
1
A humorous column notes a fashion shift in men’s underwear spurred by ads and mail orders. It recalls historical trends from Lincoln to Coolidge and imagines suitability, comfort, and style, ending with a reflection on how fashion prompts self-image and social norms.
German propaganda chief Paul Joseph Goebbels spoke to a large crowd in Danzig endorsing Sunday’s election as a referendum on returning to the Reich. He warned opponents, defended Nazi aims, and claimed the Nazis would win just as in the Saar plebiscite.
A reader reflects on heightened sensitivity likening it to radio tuning. It can darken life, inviting depression or elation, and breed self focus. With mastery it can coexist with strong character, as suffering pays the price for deep feeling. Copyright 1935.
Former President Herbert Hoover attends a reunion with his World War II era aides in New York. He arrived from California and joins members of the American Relief Administration, with no political comments expected from Hoover as his secretary notes no political significance to the visit.
The speaker contrasts Jacob and Esau like wrestling physiques and mocks overvaluing brawn. He notes Max Baer as an example of muscular showmanship versus the lay worker with a desk job and many dependents. The piece laments common misdirection in appreciating strength and asks for modesty learned in infancy.
In Los Angeles an alleged communist named William Thwing threw a flag to the pavement and stomped on it during a Pacific coast baseball season parade. Scouting youths and spectators mobbed him until police intervened, finding communist literature on the man. The flag had been raised for Army Day celebrations.
President Roosevelt will sign the 4.88 billion works relief bill as soon as he steps ashore at a Florida port Monday morning. The plan calls for transport by plane from Washington and then a yacht to shore, with a transfer to the destroyer Farragut for the cruise to port.
The Roosevelt administration marshals funds and manpower for a sweeping plan to employ 3,500,600 people within a year. Relief chief Harry Hopkins calls the goal achievable with a $4 billion program, as Congress approves the measure late Friday.
The Quemada valley storm killed a boy buried in San Rodrigo and schoolteacher Miss Tomaso Compean died when her home collapsed. Her father, Professor Pablo Compean, was near death. About 1,000 refugees were fed and 75 of 200 homeless families housed in army tents.
Four persons died Saturday when a Netherlands airways liner from Prague to Amsterdam crashed near Cassel Bruelow Germany on a routine flight. The deceased include two passengers the pilot and the mechanic.
The weekly forecast for April 8 shows temperatures in the upper Mississippi and lower Mississippi valleys plus northern and central plains mostly near normal or cooler with little precipitation expected. The report notes minimal precipitation across the region and normal to cooler temperatures.
The Republican leaders in the House and allied Townsendites and liberal Democrats seek to liberalize the old age pension provisions in the administration social security bill. Seven Ways and Means Republicans report federal aged contributions are inadequate and back a $15 weekly federal aid on a shared state basis. The push faces opposition from Townsend supporters and risk of a gag rule as Democrats fear new income tax levies next year.
In Kansas City AP report, Bertha Hurd 44 is charged with assault with intent to kill for torturing her foster father Herbert Hurd 77 with a dagger. Mrs Nellie A. Hurd 63 died by gunfire earlier. two safety deposit boxes opened Monday may reveal further clues.
Senator L. J. Dickinson of Iowa delivered a direct attack on President Roosevelt in Roanoke Virginia, blaming the White House for the nation’s worse social and business conditions since 1933. He argued that Roosevelt’s statements differ from actual policies and called the President a stranger to his own policies.
A Better Homes Show and Appliance Exhibit will run April 23 to 27 in Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum with FHA co sponsorship and local firms. The FHA exhibit by C A Everett will explain the program. Doors open 7 to 11 p m daily, 2 to 11 p m on final day. admission 10 cents. Numerous local firms will exhibit, with booths available by contacting The Gazette.
Raymond Hamilton last of the Clyde Barrow gang is returned to Texas death row in Huntsville to face execution for slaying Major Crowson. He is kept under heavy guard after a Dallas jail transfer and recapture in Fort Worth. His mother appeals for life, while officials push toward the death sentence and possible appeals.
Washington reports that a two year period saw beer taxes contribute 341,780,420 dollars to the federal treasury while many Americans faced legal thirst. The AP notes this income comes as beer consumption persists despite past debates.
The Nebraska House of Representatives moved the liquor legalization bill to a third reading after fifteen days of debate over four weeks.
The AAA announced on Saturday it will raise the 1935 sugar quotas for Hawaii and Puerto Rico permitted to ship to the United States.
In Fall River Massachusetts Dr Philemon E Truesdale led a team that completed a diaphragmatic hernia operation on a 13 year old California boy. The procedure lasted about an hour and a half with 45 surgeons watching. The patient was in good condition at the end.
Washington, UP, reports the House on the eve of Armistice Day drafted a sweeping war mobilization bill. The 100 percent excess profits tax aimed to curb profits and finance the war, with debates delaying final action to Monday amid a riotous session and unusual amendments.
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