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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1936
Page
4
The article details former insurgent Brookhart entering the Republican Senate race in Iowa using the party ticket. It notes reactions from Dickinson Linville and Manning, accuses Brookhart of shifting to collectivist views after ties to Roosevelt and Russia. It also covers the Vandenberg AAA benefit payments issue and British PM Baldwin on the League of Nations.
A violent spring windstorm caused massive destruction in Gainesville Georgia and Tupelo Mississippi. Rescue workers battled fires and floods as death tolls climbed with hundreds injured. National guardsmen aided relief efforts amid widespread devastation and looming shortages.
J Edgar Hoover director of the FBI said Monday that federal agents were not and had not been involved in any phase of the Wendel case. The New Jersey reports claimed Wendel was seized in New York and brought to New Jersey where he said he wrote the confession under duress.
A reflection on the 100th anniversary of Dickens’s The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. The piece praises Pickwick’s comic spirit and humble happiness, citing Chesterton and views on plots, innocence, and the value of enjoying life as a gift.
Ex tradition proceedings against Mrs Maryon Cooper Hewitt for Mayhem in San Francisco were postponed again Monday. She is recovering from an overdose of sleeping potion and is described as extremely weak and unable to appear at the hearing in Jersey City.
Myron C. Taylor chairman of United States Steel defended executive salaries at the 35th annual stockholders meeting in Hoboken saying it is difficult to attract good men. He cited competition and the need for experienced, highly skilled leaders as reasons for high compensation.
From Tupelo after a night of destruction come tales of courage at City hospital. Two emergency operations occurred as the roof was torn away with staff standing on chairs to hold the ceiling while procedures continued.
Senator Vandenberg urges trimming AAA payments over ten thousand dollars a year after the Senate agriculture committee backed reports on large benefit recipients. He proposes a plan that would apply a tax-like scale to favor small growers, with larger payments reduced per unit for crops not grown. The move accompanies broader clashes over seed loans and budget measures before Congress.
A simple funeral service was held for Bruno Richard Hauptmann in a New York crematory chapel with his widow and attorney present. The Rev. John Matthiesen and Rev. D. G. Werner read scriptures and offered brief prayers before cremation at Fresh Ponds in Queens, with ashes likely to be sent to Germany.
Five men were killed when the automobile they rode in was struck by the eastbound Southern Pacific Apache passenger train near Bloomington California. The collision occurred Monday and the victims were all in the car. Local authorities investigated the wreck.
Secretary Wallace issued a formal order finding 11 packing companies violated the packers and stockyards act by fixing prices and apportioning sales territory around Memphis and Birmingham from 1927 to 1933. The order, effective May 10, seeks to prevent renewal and warns of federal court penalties for violation.
Chicago AP Harrison E Spangler director of the western division of the Republican National Committee accuses the Wallace farm relief payments of revealing a sinister tie between the administration and wealthy corporations. He cites secrecy and claims the scheme costs American families over 250 million dollars yearly through higher sugar prices.
Secretary of War George H. Dern told an army day dinner crowd Chicago that to many see a backward step toward armament as the policy. He said disarmament is off the table for now and allied nations are returning to military ties. He cited World War preparedness as never foolproof and urged a strong defense to deter aggressors while remaining a good neighbor.
Former Senator Smith W Brookhart of Washington Iowa announced his bid for the Republican U S Senate nomination in the June primary. He blasted the New Deal and urged a clear program to aid farmers workers and independent business with a parity price plan to curb unemployment. He labeled rivals Senator Lester Dickinson Ottumwa Mayor Edwin Manning and Guy Linville as out of step and criticized their ties and records.
A tornado struck Tupelo Mississippi Sunday night destroying the Burroughs home and killing Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burroughs and their eleven children, leaving the entire family dead.
David Huyler 53 a retired candy maker died after a short illness at his winter home in Miami Beach Florida Monday AP report states. He had been active in confectionery industry prior to retirement.
C B Goodspeed assistant treasurer of the Republican National Committee issued a statement denying that any party funds were used for or against any candidate in the Wisconsin primary. The denial followed reports from Washington that the committee was probing charges by Wisconsin Borah supporters alleging money collected by the party was deployed there.
Milwaukee dispatch reports Senator William E. Borah campaigning in Wisconsin on Monday night urging protection of the American market for farmers. He attacked the Canadian reciprocal trade treaty and questioned policies that undermine U S farm markets.
In Honduran waters the U S destroyer Manley searched for vessels suspected of smuggling arms into Honduras. The ship departed the Canal Zone at midnight Saturday, making a record transit through the canal.
Italian forces under Gen Rodolfo Graziani launch an offensive toward Harar and Jijiga after a heavy aerial bombardment of Sasa Baneh. Caproni bombers destroy Ethiopian concentrations while Haile Selassie and Ras Nasibu reportedly regroup near Harar Jijiga. Italians advance past Korem and seize Alamanta en route to Dessye.
John Hammill former three term Iowa governor died in a Minneapolis hotel room about 5 p m Monday shortly after suffering a heart attack. He had attended hearings on the Minneapolis and St Louis railroad dismemberment and left with B B Burnquist of Fort Dodge. Hammill born 1875 near Britt Iowa had a long political career including lieutenant governor and governor terms and was noted for a statewide road building program. He was married to Bess Richards on June 7.
About 350 unemployed men seized shovels and pickaxes in Avila Spain to dig up the main streets protesting the lack of jobs. Civil guards dispersed them after causing considerable damage to the street.
A pedestrian heard a commotion near a Portland theater and alerted police. Inside they found Sam Little asleep and locked in. He warned of trouble at home as he left quickly.
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