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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1933
Page
3
Des Moines AP reports State Labor Commissioner F. E. Wenig says NRA code does not cover store hours. He notes longer hours can raise employment if the code is followed. some firms seek to cut hours without adding staff, undermining the code’s intent.
The speaker, Willie Willis, laments perceived parental bias, recalling how others felt chosen by their families while he believes his own fate was merely inherited. He contrasts the idea of being wished for with his sense of unchosen circumstance and belonging.
A seaplane flight through Arctic storms carried Dr A S Walkowsky from Anchorage 400 miles to Lazy Bay Kodiak Island to treat a 5 year old with appendicitis. Amateur wireless operators relayed the plea from Alitak to Seattle, then to the army Alaska telegraph, prompting the mission. The flight, halted twice by weather, reached Lazy Bay and the child was reported safe and to be transported to Anchorage for hospital care.
Mrs. Frances W King is sentenced to 5 to 10 years in Bedford Hills for blackmail aimed at Bruce Barton an author and advertising executive. King a former Barton employee allegedly threatened to publish a so called novel "Roos Martin An End To Seduction" which Barton called scurrilous and vile.
Administrators and labor advisers failed to note a 14 cent hour rate with a 10 percent differential for small firms. The laundry group says payrolls rise and jobs grow if revisions occur. many industries push for temporary or permanent codes while awaiting hearings and blue eagle pledges. Johnson warns against sudden pressure as firms adjust to wage and hour changes under the National Recovery Act.
Ruth Nichols the Rye New York aviatrix postponed her planned Los Angeles to New York hop due to foggy weather. She may depart Saturday to challenge the west east transcontinental speed record for women.
Stockholm AP reports a new conference telephone debuted at the World Power conference. A wireless system broadcasts the same speech in several languages on different wavelengths. Delegates wear miniature receivers and headsets. a single loop antenna rests over the shoulder while sending antennas circle the room.
In Columbia Missouri during a special election to choose a new county sheriff election judges faced confusion over sunset time due to cloud cover. County clerk R M Morris suggested checking almanacs calling the weather bureau or waiting at the polls. The issue was resolved as the sun set and voting continued.
In New Orleans Mrs Cecile Schlesinger paid 60 dollars and her jewelry to learn her weight. She placed items on a store counter, stepped on a scale, and found her purse gone when she returned. The purse contained cash a diamond bar pin and two vanities.
Gerald Swicher twenty five from Leon fell on rocks at the lake front while waiting for gates to open. He suffered a severe cut needing seventeen stitches. He was holding his son Bobby six who was unhurt.
Washington report says H L Blood of the Department of Agriculture found a old fashioned seed extraction method for tomatoes may curb bacterial canker in V vegetable. Fermenting tomatoes to loosen seeds before discarding pulp appeared to reduce disease. treated seeds were more infected. Further experiments seek optimal fermentation time and temperature to kill canker. Federal experts predict seedsmen will favor the safe traditional process over power separators.
Governor Lehman’s agricultural advisory commission says communists were attempting to foment the state milk strike. The accusation follows Friday briefings about labor agitation and food supply tensions in New York.
Gov Lehman urged a special session inquiry into the milk control board to decide if its abolition is warranted. The board, created by an emergency measure at the 1933 legislature, faces scrutiny while Attorney General Bennett was asked to investigate.
Mary Trusty and husband transferred a 40 foot lot in Wellington Place third addition to H J Cousins for a dollar and valuable consideration. The deed is dated July 31 1933.
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