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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1934
Page
1
Washington AP reports the farm adjustment administration abandoned for now its national milk control plan after strong producer opposition. Dairy relief measures and disease reductions will continue, but the main proposal is withdrawn with a chance for revival later.
CHICAGO AP says seven defendants including Rose Manhoff Irma Hay Rhue S Brown Theodore Neu John Houseley Clarence Putnam Roy Neu pled guilty as members of a theft ring that stole and disposed of freight worth 100000 in Illinois and Iowa. Nine others indicted face trial May 8. Kenneth F. Rieder of East Dubuque had pled guilty earlier. Sam Kopel was indicted but not arraigned. Neu wired he would return to Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids men claimed involvement arose from purchasing merchandise they did not know was stolen.
Washington insiders report Silverites moved to advance a bill backing remonetization of silver despite the White House stance. The President reportedly favors more permissive silver legislation.
A naturalist recalls a Wiltshire village moment that triggers a memory of past life. The essay explores unconscious memory, dreams, and the idea that nothing is forgotten, stored like a fireproof record that surfaces via scents and sounds. Copyright 1934.
Lincoln Nebraska AP reports twelve year old Luceen Marshall died from a gunman’s shot after a run ning fight Friday between police and three desperadoes. One gunman was killed two captured and plans for first degree murder charges against Walter Dean and Sam Rivette.
Norma Talmadge the screen star and George Jessel the comedian married at the Hotel Ambassador Atlantic City New Jersey. Mayor Harry Bacharach officiated the ceremony with Enoch L. Johnson hosting a wedding dinner for the couple. They planned to stay in town for a day or two as friends from New York attended.
Alvah Mason 25, electric ian at Minot Maine, is described with remarkable vision magnified 100 times. The brief note adds a humorous warning about city slickers and a whimsical price listing for walnut dining room chairs at 6 leather seats matching 1450 dollars in The Gazette Want Ads.
The dismissal of the conspiracy charge against Iowa Lieutenant Governor Nelson G. Kraschel, tied to the public works program, was approved by Assistant Attorney General Joseph B. Keenan. Colflesh urged dropping charges against Kraschel and Carleton D. Beh, an Ottumwa broker, who was recently acquitted of a forgery count. The quash opens the path to a new District Attorney for southern Iowa as Colflesh’s successor looms.
Assistant District Attorney Ray Fountain said a written motion to dismiss charges of PWA violations against Lieut. Gov. N. G. Kraschel and Carleton D. Beh of Des Moines would be filed likely Wednesday. The filing depends on confirmation from Assistant Attorney General Joseph B. Keenan that the charges should be dropped.
Ed Shimek reports a purse keys and three cents were stolen by three young men at the west end of the 16th Avenue Bridge around 12 30 a m. A tall thief in dark clothes was seen. The suspects fled north toward Riverside Park. Mrs Mary Petrzelka reports a separate rabbit pen burglary with four white Chinchilla rabbits stolen and a prior theft two months earlier.
The senate silver bloc agrees to back currency expansion. House commerce panel chair Rayburn calls stock exchange bill a campaign of fright and misrepresentation. Wallace approves tobacco production controls. Railroad leaders and workers discuss wage issues but fail to reach agreement. Mrs. Roosevelt rebukes Senator Schall over criticism of Hyde Park furniture factory. White House discusses anti crime bills. Farm admin abandons milk control due to farmer opposition. Ada Burroughs denies conspiracy with Bishop Cannon. House post office backs temporary air mail bill. Senate approves birth control literature circulation for physicians and druggists.
Roosevelt pushes for a permanent labor dispute court as he updates the Wagner board bill. A White House committee strengthens the panel’s powers and seeks a measure acceptable to both the White House and Congress. Members include Perkins Johnson Hopkins Richberg and Senator Wagner.
About 10 000 workers struck in Cleveland and St Louis affecting Fisher Body plants and a Chevrolet branch, seeking higher pay and union recognition. Officials warn of spread as union issues persist after a Roosevelt brokered labor board settlement.
A Northwest dust storm roared across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas, darkening skies and halting air and road travel. Wind speeds neared thirty miles per hour with heavy dust drifting from Nebraska, South Dakota, and Iowa. The event disrupted spring cleaning and damaged windshields and windows.
Gloria Swanson and husband Michael Farmer acknowledged their separation in a Paris interview with International News Service. Farmer avoided confirming a divorce, citing religious beliefs and stating any divorce decision would come from Swanson.
Monday reports indicate clearances for Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans to Cedar Rapids Savings and American Trust banks, with a proposed new bank ready to commence business. The Order of Railway Conductors dismissed its district court receivership suit and filed a federal petition challenging custodian authority, seeking payment to depositors and potential action against stockholders as part of a proposed bank reorganization.
Iowa Supreme Court Justice Richard F. Mitchell reserved a ruling on a writ of prohibition challenging district court receiver suits for Cedar Rapids Savings and American Trust banks. He suggested a decision in a week or ten days, delaying Tuesday’s hearing. depositors seek to block judges in the Eighteenth Judicial District from hearing the receivership actions while factions push for a new bank organization.
Berkeley California researcher Dr Robert E Cornish said a fox terrier killed and revived has remained alive for ten days as part of work toward a permanent revival The case was disclosed by the University of California associate in a bid to demonstrate possible life extension after death for scientific study
Senator Nye of North Dakota was chosen Monday as chairman of a special committee to investigate the manufacture and traffic in arms and munitions.
Nebraska City AP Wallace urged national planning to prevent social decline calling for an agency of society to protect the nation. He spoke at J Sterling Morton’s home and praised Morton and Arbor Day founder’s forestry work linking it to modern economic experiments. He warned against resistance to reform in human relations and economics.
The article quotes a Gary teacher denouncing the administration and accusing opponents of labeling liberal democratic principles as communism to gain votes and profits. The piece frames tariffs and corporate influence as threats to the republic. Continued discussion is promised on Page 2.
Hollywood gossip centered on a possible Joan Crawford Franchot Tone marriage after her divorce from Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The May 13 decree becomes final as Crawford states she will not wed while in pictures and plans to continue her career, ending the talk.
Weirton Steel files 819 affidavits in U S district court denying coercion intimidation or restraint of workers in the 1933 collective bargaining election. Government seeks injunction under the NRA with a hearing set for April 30 before Judge John P Nields.
Frank Brisby, a Black man, was killed in a courtroom in Crockett Texas as jurors were being chosen for his murder trial over the killing of J M Ellis, a white man.
Report on Cedar Rapids toll statistics for 1934 shows 101 accidents resulting in 125 injuries and 6 deaths. Data compiled for city transportation safety record.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt rejects Senator Schall's claim that her furniture factory is funded by taxpayer money. She asserts no plan for a government financed facility at Reedsville or Hyde Park. She says the cited $25 million figure is false and explains the higher prices reflect handmade quality.
Gary educator Dr. William A. Wirt charged that Rexford Tugwell, assistant secretary of agriculture, is the real brains behind a brain trust plan to overthrow established liberties. Wirt said the general scheme is dangerous though he could not name others under testimony before a committee.
London reports indicate Washington nine power treaty signatories may be asked to join a consultation on Japan's Asia policy. Britain issues a firm note reaffirming treaty obligations as Quo Tai-Chi accuses Japan of aiming to dominate the Pacific, urging collective action among signatories.
John Dillinger and five of his gang fled into northern Wisconsin after a Friday gun battle at the Little Bohemia resort in Mercer. A federal raid with local officers left two dead and several wounded, as pursuers tracked the gang through snowbound woods while seven mob members hid at the timber retreat. A resident recalled Dillinger as a big money holder and noted the group’s relentless escape, with federal agents supported by St. Paul police in hot pursuit.
Federal Judge orders Elvina Kohler removed to South Dakota to answer conspiracy charges in the $60,000 ransom abduction of Charles Boettcher II of Denver. Kohler appeared without an attorney and waived a remorse hearing.
The house defeated a move to force action on the McLeod bank deposit payoff. A resolution to bring the measure up immediately under the petition route failed 227 to 122.
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