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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1938
Page
1
A $500000 conservation fund added by the last Iowa legislature faces sharp GOP scrutiny as voters weigh national pump priming and state finances. Critics compare Kraschel’s allotment to Washington’s proposed $4b program, warning of political use and fiscal strain ahead of elections.
Ninety of ninety eight Center Point senior high students staged a sitdown strike demanding reinstatement of Alfred Pierce, the long time high school coach, after the school board elected him to an honorary post and urged his resignation for other work. The strike closed the building Tuesday with doors chained and students guarding exits, while Pierce expressed loyalty to the students and the board planned a session to decide next steps.
A reminiscence on Dwight Morrow frames him as witty and unpretentious. Sir Joseph Maclay explains Rule Six to avoid self obsession, arguing that living with humor and humility fosters joy and usable wisdom rather than a Messiah complex.
CAPETOWN South Africa UP reports bubonic plague outbreak at Port Elizabeth with eleven cases, eight fatal. Authorities confirm confirmed cases and monitor spread while public health measures are being considered.
A discussion warns that allowing federal taxes on state salaries and state taxes on federal salaries could threaten the Union. The piece argues only those funding all public officials’ salaries would escape catastrophe, highlighting the tension between state and federal tax powers.
Cedar Rapids moves to liquidate the hospital capital debt with a May fundraising campaign led by A. L. Killian. The plan seeks Cedar Rapids and Linn County residents along with the Upper Iowa Methodist conference to subscribe to a debt fund, reducing the $275,000 capital obligation and its interest burden to expand care for low income patients.
Hollywood report on Jackie Coogan’s lawsuit for four million dollars, claiming his mother Lillian Bernstein and her husband withheld earnings from him. The Bernstein camp accuses hallucinations and states Jackie received all entitled sums. A hearing for an accounting is set for April 20.
Paris reports Edouard Daladier won a landslide confidence vote in the chamber, 575 to 5, after outlining his foreign policy. He warned France will not allow foreign troops on its Spanish frontier and stressed a strong government amid labor disputes. Wages rose for armament workers while 3,000 more joined strikes, and a May to July power bill appeared virtually assured as socialists backed the measure.
Bethlehem Steel stockholder Lewis D. Gilbert urged Charles M. Schwab to return his $200,000 annual salary if no common stock dividend is declared in the current quarter. Gilbert withdrew the demand as a personal favor after Schwab's brief address. Schwab said Bethlehem Steel is his life work and he would retire if directors no longer want his guidance.
Two special deputies from State's Attorney Courtney's office were arrested in a clash with rival election police after a disturbance at the polls in Chicago's 40th ward. Burns released two unidentified men. Light and Gordon were freed on a writ. A deputy bailiff killed a man in a political argument and a judge was beaten in related violence as Horner faction tensions rose.
Iowa reports from the liquor control commission show national consumption down, but Iowa sees an 11 percent rise in liquor sales in January through March 1938, totaling 2,510,750.55 dollars. The gain reflects 32 more stores, mostly small outlets, with some business drawn from bootleggers and rival shops.
Washington AP A major congressional struggle over the presidents vast business recovery plan grows as Vice President Garner opposes more spending. Roosevelt plans a fireside chat Thursday night to rally public support, with Early stating a 45 minute broadcast after relief and economic condition updates.
Cedar Rapids reports a spring comeback with temperatures rising from 36 at 7 am to 71 by 2:30 pm as skies cleared after earlier overcast. The Cedar Rapids Iowa City line resumed service Monday evening after last week's sleet and snow halted trains.
Washington AP Wallace told Congress farmers have a slim chance of regaining world markets in the next decade. He estimated 20 to 1 against a return within ten years and 5 to 1 against such a condition in the next thirty years. He cited weather as a factor and noted factors might change with policy and capital flows.
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a proposal by Interstate Commerce Commissioner Carl Miller to consolidate all American railroads into a single corporation. The plan aims to restore confidence in the industry and prompt security holders to exchange their securities for the new entity.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a Los Angeles district court verdict against Groucho and Chico Marx for violating a copyright in a radio manuscript theft. The decision upheld a $1,000 fine and jail until paid.
Mindanao reports prompted Philippine army orders as fishermen and an inter‑island skipper described a flotilla of mystery destroyers seen near Davao City and Mindanao. Col Luther R. Stevens was sent to investigate amid fears the ships could be Japanese.
Feodor Chaliapin, the renowned Russian bass vocalist, died Tuesday at 65 in his Paris apartment. The death followed a kidney ailment and anemia, with blood transfusion failing to halt the illness. he had lived in exile in Paris.
Washington lawmakers vote 101 to 6 to reject a cap on mileage at actual cost and approve a 212000 dollar provision in the appropriations bill setting mileage at 20 cents per mile.
The House appropriations committee trimmed 72.98 million dollars from the current supply bill and favorably reported an 896 million dollar Agriculture Department appropriation. The panel cut highway funds, retained some President Roosevelt reductions, and adjusted forest and road programs. The total includes 951.75 million dollars with 475 million in permanent funds, and notes increases in tariff receipts for the agricultural adjustment administration.
A 1938 quotation by Arthur Bugs Baer argues that a booming economy needs action, comparing recession to a dog bite on a wooden leg and noting publicans may stay home from the picnic. The speaker calls for more ideas and less advice amid economic rhetoric.
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