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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1932
Page
1
The article describes a near hit on Adolf Hitler and a dramatic Reichstag moment as Germany faced a referendum on his rise to power. It notes critics blame Hoover era policies and the Bonus Army, arguing the group seeks special privileges while many veterans deserve support.
Washington AP reports two investigator groups probing the bonus march riot that left veteran William Hushka dead. Police Chief Pelham Glassford and a coroner pursue evidence as DC works to prevent further clashes while troops depart. Hoover orders grand jury action on suspected radicals. Red Cross weighs aid for families of marchers.
In Berlin the post election scene centers on Hitler who claims strength but fails to secure a majority. Nazis total 236 seats while communists rise to 89. a possible Nazi Christian-centrist alliance could yield 325 seats. Bruening’s centrists loom as potential kingmaker with talks of a Bruening foreign minister role.
Ottawa reports heavy pressure on British delegates at the imperial conference to define tariff preferences. South Africa urges frankness, linking with Australia while Canada seeks protection for home industries and concessions for wheat lumber meats and fruits. Talks focus on bacon beef imports and copper competition with Rhodesia and South Africa.
Sen Dickinson accuses Roosevelt of deceit over the St Lawrence waterway plank as GOP leaders including Mills and Smoot criticize the Democratic platform. Gov Ely of Massachusetts pledges loyalty to Roosevelt amid party realignment while Dems name Frank Walker as fundraising treasurer. News notes Tunney comments on GOP tactics and Roosevelt defends federal financing programs.
This farm page feature presents interviews with men operating as owners or tenants on Iowa farms. The series remains timely, well prepared, and candid, offering insights for readers and those seeking public office or responsibility.
Ainsworth farmer Dewey Stephens explains a wartime wage shift with hired help at $80 monthly while today he must sell 160 bushels of oats to cover a $25 monthly wage. He calls this a convincing chapter in farming hardships and economic inequality.
The passage states Iowa pays $1.62 in direct federal taxes for every dollar in federal aid from Washington, per an authority. It contrasts Iowa with other states that pay smaller or larger fractions, implying sufficient payment justifies potential unemployment aid if needed.
Pravda asserts the American bourgeoisie shoots war veterans and that the White House is bloodied in a barbarous Washington battle using gas and tanks against imperial victims, with no reference to Russian shootings.
The report describes killings by machine guns directed by Russian guards as people sought to flee Russia. In Washington, police faced clubs and bricks as the bonus marchers clashed, amid claims of communist influence funding the protest.
Roosevelt pledges economy as New York Governor. He calls for a twenty five percent federal budget cut in his party platform. Yet in his first three NY fiscal years operating costs climbed by 32 million, then 51 million, then 13 million dollars.
A Cedar Rapids banker notes improved business sentiment and demand from former patrons. The source, a trusted private briefing for executives, signals growing optimism and a brighter outlook for commerce.
Everett Saunders, Republican campaign manager, after visiting Calvin Coolidge at his Vermont summer home, says the former President will join the Hoover campaign. The remark prompts questions about Coolidge’s return to public life and possible magazine articles.
The article notes Frank C Walker is named treasurer of the Democratic Party while recalling John Raskob’s prior tenure as treasurer and party official. It warns of a looming campaign year deficit and calls for strict economic discipline from both parties.
A Saturday night rally shows Gov. Roosevelt facing a mixed Republican Senate and Secretary Mills. The uproar suggests the campaign will be intense as factions align over tenure and party loyalty amid a charged political climate.
Smedley D. Butler, retired Marine general, warned Mayor Eddie McCloskey that visiting Johnstown to address the Bonus Army situation would be worse than useless. He suggested the marchers be returned to their home states for care.
Dr. Charles Shaffer Somerset county medical director and Mayor McCloskey flew to Harrisburg to appeal Governor Pinchot for aid. He warned conditions in the B E F encampment were terrible and demanded cots and medical supplies. More than twenty men were in hospitals.
In Johnstown the bonus marchers move through smoke as Walter Waters promises Pleasant camp near Laurel Maryland. Staff officers contrast the busy camp with Sundays despair as veterans resume duties with renewed spirits.
OMAHA AP Joe Zezulak foreman at the Union Pacific shops was shot in his office Monday by Paul Bako 53 an employee on the sick list who then shot himself. Zezulak 14 years with the shop leaves a widow and five children. motive unclear.
Robert L. Conroy wanted for a Toledo police murder died by gunfire in a dingy New York flat alongside a platinum haired woman. Officers found counterfeit equipment a printing press and a little black book with names of senators. Photos showed the woman with different men used for blackmail. The five dollar notes bore Lincoln and a serial number. The couple had been renting the flat for months while posing as photographer and counterfeiter.
Detroit police announce fingerprint match identifying Robert L. Conroy as Robert Newbery, the feared criminal linked to two murders at Lewis Cass apartments on March 16 1927 and a 1926 holdup from which he fled after bond.
Mayor James J. Walker may seek the New York governorship if removed from office as Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt studies charges. Democrats react with astonishment to the idea of a Walker campaign. If the move proceeds, a complex state race could arise with Walker aiming for the nomination.
President Hoover will return from his Rapidan fishing camp to confer with New England leaders on a shorter work week as a method to boost employment. He plans to leave the camp mid afternoon with a White House meeting set for 9 p.m. Monday.
Paraguay declares general mobilization after troops abandon Fort Boqueron in the Gran Chaco amid Bolivian bombardment. Newspapers and the public push for war as clashes continue and a state of siege remains in effect.
A Koenigsberg dispatch reports Herr Sauff leader of the Communist party and a communist named Zirpius died from bullet wounds after an early Monday riot. Police say attackers were believed to be National Socialists.
C M Conley, 58, arrested by Cedar Rapids police at 7 45 p m Sunday on Mount Vernon avenue for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He has two artificial legs and one artificial arm. Complainants Cal Stickle and Frank Benesh say he forced them from the highway. He was fined 300 dollars and costs and forbidden to drive for ninety days with ninety days in county jail in lieu of the fine.
Protracted rains began Sunday forenoon and ended by Monday noon, totaling 0.71 inches by 6:30 am. The cool spell dropped temperatures to 59 degrees before rising to 70 by Monday afternoon. River levels rose about five inches above August average, aiding heat-strained lawns and fields.
Cedar Rapids reports this year showing totals for auto accidents and related injuries and fatalities. The data indicate changes in traffic safety trends and patterns within the city. Public safety officials emphasize ongoing enforcement and road improvement efforts to reduce harm.
Washington to hold a military funeral for William J. Hushka shot by a policeman last Thursday. Services set for Tuesday with burial at Arlington Cemetery noted as the last resting place of military heroes.
Beverly Hills dispatch notes opening weight lifting events on the Olympic program with French winners a dancing teacher and a gambling house dealer. Canada leads nations, Italy second, Argentina third. crowds estimate 105000 seeking a milliner. A humorous item mocks French berets and boudnoir caps on American athletes.
Heavy profit taking spread from rails to other sections as industrials and utilities led gains then cooled. Santa Fe and Union Pacific fell about two dollars, while American Telephone retraced part of its advance from a high near 94.25. U S Steel faded after topping 30, and Allied Chemical ended modestly off its peak as bonds continued higher with less activity.
Mrs R H Volland of Iowa City Iowa former member of the Iowa board of conservation underwent neck infection surgery at the Neurological Institute Monday in New York described as very serious She sailed July 6 aboard the Berengaria to visit Europe and Russia fell ill on board and returned home boarding the New York and arriving Friday her husband met her at the dock and she was taken to the institute
A Los Angeles suit filed by Grace Bobish as assignee of Edward Small company alleges Crosby owes 105000 for securing contracts. The complaint states Crosby earned 256000 from 1930 to 1931 and has a new contract worth about 800000. the firm claims 25000 for the two year deal and 80000 as 10 percent of the new contract after Crosby allegedly severed ties.
American ambassador Walter E Edge led preparations in Paris for talks to revise war debts and a commercial treaty with France. Negotiations would address disarmament and a reduction of France’s army size as a pathway to debt revision and broader accord with the United States and Great Britain.
An explosion in the Ritz Tower sub basement during a hotel blaze killed five firefighters and injured 21 others, including two women and two children. The blast collapsed ceilings, shattered shop fronts on the 57th Street facade, and knocked out power as rescuers pulled unconscious workers from the wreckage. Jewelry shop losses included two $10,000 diamond brooches, a $12,000 emerald, and a $65,000 pearl necklace.
In a crowded district court Judge H C Ring hears four members of the Cosgrove family plead not guilty to embezzlement tied to the Walker branch of Center Point Walker Trust. Stella Kayser admitted siphoning 410,000. bonds for Patrick Cosgrove and his two sons were reduced to 5,000 each. E G Fisher, linked to the Walker garage wage case, also pled not guilty and posted 10,000 bond.
George Wettstein 82, longtime Cedar Rapids manufacturing and wholesale jeweler, died at his Orlando Florida home last Wednesday after a two week illness. He lived in Cedar Rapids from 1885 until retirement about ten years ago to Orlando. Survived by two children, Mrs. C. L. Wettstein of Flushing New York and Wettstein Jr in Florida. wife predeceased him. Funeral services and burial in Orlando.
Directors of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana declare a regular cash dividend of 25 cents a share on the company's stock payable September 15 to stockholders of record August 15.
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