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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1932
Page
1
Current Comment notes Governor Roosevelts Seabury inquiry into Mayor Jimmie Walker of New York City. A large Albany reception and parade are planned to greet him. The piece critiques politics as a profession and speculates on Walker's fate amid press and public reaction.
Mayor James J. Walker traveled to Albany to attend a hearing before Governor Roosevelt on charges that demand his removal. The New York AP report notes the proceeding and Walker's statement about pursuing the move with a clear conscience.
Berlin reports Hitler, leader of the fascist movement, pressed his bid for chancellorship as President Hindenburg and Chancellor von Papen conferred. Officials fear violence despite a decree. bombings in Silesia and East Prussia prompt warnings as Von Papen and Von Schleicher suspend talks but War Minister von Schleicher backs decrees. The fascists press for Hindenburg to appoint Hitler to form a cabinet.
Mrs Marie M Sorensen 49 of 1727 Sixth avenue SE Cedar Rapids died at home Tuesday about 4 30 p m after a three year illness She was past Iowa department president of the Auxiliary of the United Spanish War Veterans and a Cedar Rapids resident most of her life Born Prague Bohemia July 22 1883 she came to Cedar Rapids as a child Married Jan 15 1901 She is survived by her husband two sons three sisters and two brothers Services will be at 2 p m Friday in the chapel Burial will be in Linwood cemetery
Cedar Rapids News reports at state American Legion auxiliary convention W Earl Hall of Mason City urged rally around Legionaires stand favoring the bonus. He cited Legion and auxiliary programs, and noted Fort Dodge convention sportsmanship. Colfield of Des Moines urged child safety and expanded unemployment aid. plans include school safety program and Boy Scout Girl Scout work.
Jowans urge state action to establish a regional agricultural credit corporation under the reconstruction act. Washington authorities who authorize locating these bodies are urged to approve the move. Iowa is proposed as a logical site due to its economic and political fit.
A reader argues a credit corporation with at least 3 million dollars capital can drive broad reform in a region with a strong agricultural base. The piece links national recovery to extending credit to farmers and notes political concern for Iowa, citing Bacon on prosperity and adversity.
A special legislative panel calls for further reductions across all state departments and stresses that real progress requires active cooperation from every tax spending individual and group. It urges executives to scrutinize each department's tax expenditures to achieve meaningful savings.
United States attorney in Chicago George E. Q. Johnson who put Capone and his gang behind bars for income tax evasion is appointed federal judge by President Hoover. Johnson is a Fort Dodge Iowa native.
An Eldora reader commends The Gazette for its fearless reporting and fairness. The letter suggests tax relief could follow if authorities act on conditions the paper has exposed, appreciating the recognition whether deserved or not.
Reports indicate Mrs. Hattie Caraway has won the Arkansas primary and looks set to secure a full term in the U.S. Senate. The campaign tone feels traditional with strong electorate support suggesting imminent national election success for her candidacy.
The scene is Seville, where a naval uprising forms the center of a rebellion against the Azana administration. General Jose San Jurjo leads a large faction including civil guards in support of restoring the monarchy as the ultimate aim. Bull fighting a temporary back.
In a tense national moment Germany pursues a hard line against political violence. President Hindenburg via long distance orders death for perpetrators while Adolf Hitler calls for the chancellorship amid a crisis that tests the republic’s stability.
Frank Miles editor of The Legionaire advises the Iowa Legion to press for immediate payment. The Auxiliary is urged to fall in line since the Legion voted for payment, though the task remains to raise an additional $2.5 billion, a daunting sum.
Supreme Court Justice John E. McGeehan agreed to hear an application for a writ of prohibition to stop Gov Roosevelt from hearing charges against Mayor James J. Walker. The request was filed by Sidney S. Levine for George Donnelly, former secretary to Bronx borough president Cyrus Miller, arguing the governor lacks power to hear removal charges.
Albany democrats map a large welcome for Mayor James J. Walker upon his arrival by train, with Governor Roosevelt reviewing removal charges at the executive mansion and a Thursday hearing set. The display includes bands and thousands of locals to escort Walker through downtown to his hotel, arranged by the Albany County Democratic Organization led by Edward J. O Connell, a key upstate lieutenant.
Springfield Daily News reports Governor Roosevelt will remove Mayor James J. Walker based on information from a private motion. The governor launched his own private inquiry during Hofstadter disclosures and plans action on findings by his investigators.
Mrs. E. K. Rickner of Mansfield Ohio died at St Luke's hospital after a crash about eighteen miles west of Cedar Rapids on Highway 30. The 37 year old wife and mother was injured when her husband’s car collided with a White Bear vehicle at 3:45 pm Tuesday. She died from a fractured skull. Survivors include her husband and daughter. Body to Mansfield for funeral service and burial.
New York UP reports another wage reduction for over a million railway workers, aimed to take effect February 1. The cut would be at least 15 percent below the scale in place when the first reduction was approved, as executives discuss a $300,000,000 loan for equipment and repairs urged by the ad.
President Hoover turns 58 today and will receive at least three birthday cakes from diverse groups including the United States Shipping Line, a Boy Scouts troop, and Mrs Hoover. A huge boxed birthday card with 40000 signatures, created by Ernest W Chase, arrived in Washington, while Hoover plans to stay at his desk amid congratulatory wires and campaign activity heightened by nomination ceremonies on the south lawn.
Ideal summer weather spurred a semi annual Bargain day as Cedar Rapids merchants offered unusually low prices. Shoppers from miles around packed streets and stores, cash registers rang, and clerks rushed to handle the rush amid high-value deals and heavy bundles.
Haden Clarke’s last words to Capt. William N. Lancaster are cited as Lancaster testifies he did not kill Clarke over Clarke’s romance with Mrs. Jessie M. Keith-Miller. He says he slept after a confidential talk, heard a bang, found Clarke dying with a pistol nearby, and wrote two death notes. he admits scribbling Clarke’s name on one note.
A Cedar Rapids toll report notes two auto accidents this year. The summary records limited readable details about incidents and location, reflecting early data in a municipal transport note.
New York AP dispatch reports Iowa, Hoover's native state, will support Roosevelt Garner by a large margin. Charles D. Huston, state chairman, says Iowa will reverse its usual Republican lean and deliver a sweeping victory. Richard F. Mitchell notes strong indications of a major Democratic majority.
In Arkansas the Democratic nomination race shows Hattie W. Caraway leading with 39,107 votes from about half the precincts. Major O. L. Bodenhamer follows with 19,797, Vincent M. Miles has 8,030, and former Gov. Charles H. Brough has 7,248. Chancellor J. Marion Futrell is favored for governor.
Eliza Hickok describes a yearly outing where nine girls and several boys from the Home of the Friendless visit a circus and downtown shops with a quarter each. Children buy small items while a recreated town scene on the playground fuels imagined commerce.
A small fire caused by a spark from a grinding machine broke out in the feed mill of Penick and Ford company plant at 4:55 a.m. Wednesday. The blaze was confined to a chute and waste materials in a hopper beneath.
Beverly Hills editor notes Cal Coolidge dodges White House notification due to hay fever while Plymouth Notch Vermont endures hayfields. Senator Dickinson accuses Roosevelt of poor sport for scheduling Mayor Walker notification same day, joking about media space and partisan tricks.
The U S Department of Agriculture on August 1 estimated corn production at 2.81979 billion bushels, down six percent from July, with corn condition at 77.4 percent of normal. Wheat and oats projections were also issued, including all spring wheat at 280.899 million bushels and oats at 1.21473 billion bushels, with varying normality percentages.
President Hoover appoints George E. Q. Johnson United States attorney in Chicago as a federal district judge in the northern district of Illinois for his role in helping convict Al Capone. Dwight H. Green, also in Chicago, will replace him as U S attorney. Johnson, 58, has served since 1927 after practicing law since 1910.
The baby bull market resumed its advance with gains across sectors. Trading topped 4 million shares, closing higher despite some intraday pullbacks. Eastman Kodak slid to 53 with a 7.50 drop amid dividend changes. J I Case rose to 58.25 and International Harvester to 31. Other leading movers included Steel at 42.88, Allied Signal 80.59, American Can 54.88, American Express 114.38, Atchison 49, New York Central 24, and Union Pacific 68.13.
Cedar Rapids records a warm spell as the day climbs after a Tuesday near ninety. A morning low around 66 rose by noon to the mid 70s as sunshine persisted, following a brief 24 hour dip earlier.
AP report from Madrid says a squadron of planes flew at night to scatter a proclamation over Seville. The document urged rebels to surrender, asserting all Spain remains faithful to the current government regime amid monarchist action.
United Press reports a royalist army coup attempt in Madrid failed after a street battle that left eight dead. Rebels seized Seville as government troops and airplanes mobilized to retake the city. Interior Minister Casares said authorities knew of the plot and the exact launch hour. funding came mainly from royalists in France. Friends of former King Alfonso denied knowledge of the plan.
Madrid reports a monarchist uprising crushed with eight dead and about thirty wounded. Gen Jose San Jurjo leads Seville forces, with the city under rebel control earlier. Azana says arrival timing unknown. 82 arrests citywide, Jerez unrest quelled, reinforcements sent to Cadiz.
Henry Field and Spangler visited President Hoover to pledge support for the entire Republican ticket and platform. Field, victor in the Iowa Senate primary on a chicken stew platform, stated he would back both the ticket and the platform and praised Iowa’s current prospects.
Congressman Cyrenus Cole of Cedar Rapids Iowa accuses the Democratic publicity machine of misleading farmers with half truths over President Hoover's pocket veto of the Norbeck agricultural credit bill Cole says the measure duplicative of existing work under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation act and would have thwarted needed relief if enacted
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