30 Apr 1937
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1937
Page
1
Long Iowa General Assembly ends after tense deliberations with few major measures enacted aside from a controversial homestead tax relief bill. Commentary notes Wall Street actions and policy debates over government reorganization and federal agencies, plus tributes to regional figures and anti prohibition sentiment.
Iowa Governor Kraschel accuses Republicans in the House of killing farm-to-market road legislation. He says their filibuster cost farmers $1.3 million over two years and warned that without matching funds and county support federal money could be at risk. The governor asserts the bill met federal requirements and criticizes the House for blocking a vote.
Editorial echoes a 1857 Harper’s Weekly warning of commercial distress and widespread unemployment in the United States while noting global turmoil in France and Russia. It asks how faith and religion might counter a pervasive mood of doom and calls for courage and renewed hope for the future.
Secretary Henry A Wallace described the administration's reciprocal trade policy as a pacific measure for peace. He spoke before the National Council of American Importers and Traders urging higher exports to avoid drastic costly readjustments in the economy.
County officials weigh price differences in common goods from insecticides to tax blanks and paper clips. Sample bids show one county paying $1 a gallon for an identical product, while another uses far more. auditors’ report forms vary from $17.18 per hundred to $72 per hundred, and tax blank stock ranges 25.95 to 60.00 per thousand.
Aboard the Cordova bound for Alaska 152 people faced peril as a gale battered the ship off Bonilla Island near Graham Island. Naval vessels Swallow and Alert rushed to assist while the cord keel and steering gear were damaged and a fire raged amidships.
Norman Hapgood, renowned editor and lecturer, died in New York after an operation. He led Collier's Weekly from 1903 to 1912 and Harper's Weekly from 1913 to 1916, later serving as U.S. minister to Denmark in 1919 and editing Hearst's International from 1923 to 1925.
Insurgent columns under General Mola push toward Bilbao as Guernica falls and Durango sits secured. Nationalists seize 18 villages in 36 hours while civilians brace for a major assault on Bilbao amid bombardment and aerial reinforcements.
Home Secretary Sir John Simon announced Britain would provide a haven for children from Bilbao during the siege. The statement appeared in London and was part of responses to the Spanish civil war.
Newark New Jersey government asks to add new names to its witness list in the Parker Ellis case. Judge Clark to rule Friday as jury of eight women and four men is seated for the trial with co defendants Murray Bleefeld Harry Weiss and Martin Schlossman. Alternate jurors to be chosen to replace any sick jurors.
Cleveland AP attorneys appointed by Probate Judge Welson J Brewer reported that the option to repurchase control of Mid-America Corp expired when the Van Sweringen brothers died. The right was granted by George A Ball and G A Tomlinson to the late brothers.
An election contest court of Iowa City, including Mayor Myron J. Walker and two others, dismissed challenges against four non partisan councilmen. The ruling found no statutory basis for the charges tied to the March 29 election. An amendment to the charges was planned to address procedural issues.
The text outlines options for funding including printing money taxing and using revenue through various means. It critiques spendthrift habits and warns that government money printing and taxation can be used in different ways, noting fatigue and endless spending.
Lurton H. Stubbs aged 66 of 358 Woodland Drive SE Cedar Rapids died of a heart attack in Manila Philippines while visiting his daughter Mrs Frederick N. Lutz. He was a prominent insurance man and civic leader known as a gifted after dinner speaker. Cremation planned in Manila. Mrs Lutz to return with his widow. Continued on Page 2 Col 5.
President Franklin D Roosevelt departed New Orleans aboard the destroyer Moffett at 5 07 pm CST for a fishing trip off the Texas coast. The brief notice notes his travel by naval vessel and the expected coastal itinerary.
An International News Service dispatch from San Sebastian recounted by Knickerbocker portrays a condemned man in a San Sebastian vigilancia death cell. The survivor describes blood on walls, the price of life, and the stark reality of war as he shares last moments and a glimpse of civilian suffering.
National League standings and player lines show teams Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Boston Pitt St Louis Detroit Cleveland Chicago New York Washington Philadelphia Boston delayed by rain. Key players listed include Henshaw Baker Jeffcoat Peters onson Clark Moore Fitzsimmons Danning Hutchinson Smith Bush Lopez Walters LaMaster Atw Ch g Brandt Bowman Auker Logan Hatter McLaughlin Cochran Hayworth Whitehill Pytish Walkup Giuliani Sewell Pearson Dickey Weaver Hogan.
The chamber urged an early balanced budget and retirement of the federal budget, calling for the judicial department to stay free and independent. A labor resolution asked directors to seek an amendment to the national labor relations act defining unlawful labor practices while avoiding a bill to compel unions to incorporate.
George Hi Davis of Kansas City was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States on Thursday succeeding Harper of Sibley. Officers chosen include John W OLeary of Chicago as chair and Robert Washington as treasurer reelected. Six vice presidents named from Frank Clausen Horicon Wis Joseph Evans Houston Phillip Fay San Francisco Clem Johnston Roanoke George Sloan New York Kemper Chicago and others named directors at large to fill vacancies.
A mass escape attempt by about 1,000 inmates at the West Virginia state penitentiary failed as four convicts overpowered a husky driver and toppled a gate. Guards opened fire. two robbers and a police slayer died. Several guards and inmates were wounded in the chaotic escape.
The neutrality bill passed both houses by voice vote and was sent to President Roosevelt for signature. It bans loans and munitions to nations at war and allows cash and carry trade requiring belligerents to use their own ships and bear risk, with two years of discretionary authority for the president.
An inaugural passenger list mentions a flight to China aboard a Mashairline service. The event showcases a ceremonial takeoff with dignitaries aboard and highlights connections between Cairo and international routes.
A fragment notes an opening of Forrest at New York venues with a Wednesday night showtime mention and preparatory reference. The readable text is limited and lacks concrete dates or additional names.
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