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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1936
Page
1
Commerce officials forecast 1936 national income close to 60 billion dollars with production and pay out expected to balance for the first time since 1929. The forecast uses seven months of data showing a rising trend from 1932 lows, with per capita income also seen edging up.
The piece argues that tone of voice can kindle or quell friction more than mere thoughts. It cites Arnold Bennett on angry scenes and contrasts harsh replies with soft ones, noting how a gentle tone can improve mood and relations in homes and offices.
Commissioner Gordon C. Hollar filed charges to justify the discharge of Thomas Barron and Edward Asmussen from the Sioux City police force. He alleges Barron tipped off a raid on Sam Galatas pool hall and sought payoffs on his beat, while Asmussen faced lesser charges.
German sailors report 500 hostages burned to death when shells set a warehouse prison on fire in Bilbao. The blaze injured hundreds and spread to the port docks. medical supplies were brought ashore by the German steamer Seedler.
President Roosevelt nears a decision to add a boat trip down the Mississippi from St Paul to Memphis to his northern midwest flood control tour. White House aides say a final choice will come by Wednesday or Thursday, following hisPennsylvania Ohio and New York visit that informed him on flood issues. The northern dust bowl tour, beginning Aug 25, will include meetings with Governor Alf Landon and several midwestern state governors.
Washington dispatch says presidential and vice presidential nominees were ordered to file personal campaign expense statements with the Senate campaign funds investigating committee. The move ignores the corrupt practices act exemption for presidential nominees, prompting Gov. Landon to notify Senator Lonergan of his compliance.
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, better after a night of rest, left by train for Detroit. He paused his National Union for Social Justice speech due to exhaustion and a nervous disorder, declared by Dr. O’Malley. About 42,000 spectators watched as he spoke briefly before adjourning.
Shifting winds drove new fires in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan timberlands. Fire roars near International Falls with 10 000 acres burned in four days as reinforcements rush to Chaffey Wisconsin and residents near McGrath Minnesota prepare evacuations amid advancing flames.
Alice Williams, 17, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says a large stocky blond man in a black light truck assaulted her with a hammer near Reno Kansas after pulling off US 40. She was found in a ditch July 14 and is recovering from brain surgery at the University of Kansas hospital. Police seek a blond, middle‑parted hair suspect described as young but strong.
State deputy fire marshal F. J. Carlson arrived in Cedar Rapids to investigate the Embassy club building fire on highway 161 near the airport. The blaze, detected early last Wednesday by a motorist, spread before crews could fully fight it due to no water on site. No cause was found. the vacant structure had a workman inside the day before. Loss was about $7,000, with partial insurance.
Ann Cooper Hewitt a 22 year old heiress unable to testify against two physicians accused of unlawfully sterilizing her withdrew from cross examination in judge Raglan Tuttle's courtroom. Defense counsel claimed a diabolical plot to extort money from the girl's mother, triggering a heated exchange with the deputy district attorney.
Martin Moore a 22 year old Black man was indicted by a grand jury in Asheville North Carolina on charges of first degree robbery and murder for the killing of Helen Clevenger a 19 year old New York University coed in a hotel room Conviction on either indictment would carry the death penalty
Madrid government troops launch a desperate drive on the northern front amid one of the war’s hardest battles. Regulars fascist militia and Carlist volunteers under Gen Emilio Mola hold firm while inflicting heavy losses on attacking leftist detachments.
Two middle aged suspects robbed the Carpenter Savings Bank in Carpenter Iowa taking between 1500 and 1700 dollars. A 12 year old girl and bank assistant witnessed the heist as the robbers escaped in a blue Ford V 8 toward Cresco. Police traced stolen plates and coordinated with state and Minnesota officers.
conservative estimates report 20 000 killed 14 000 wounded in four weeks of fighting in Spain. about 8 000 prisoners and 10 000 hostages held. material loss estimated at 5 000 000 000 pesetas about 700 000 000 dollars. recovery will take years.
Madrid civil court executes General Joaquin Fanjul and Colonel Fernandez Quintana by firing squad at dawn for complicity in the Montana barracks revolt. The executions signal the war’s brutal turn as government and rebel forces clash and Madrid braces for encroaching rebel columns.
Berlin reports that all Germans held prisoner in Spain after the civil conflict there have been released. The announcement came Monday from official sources in Germany.
Democratic delegates in Linn county Second district nominated J. F. Bowers of Lisbon as candidate to succeed the late B. C. Busby Marion supervisor. Bowers, a 60 year old dairy farmer with a 100 acre farm near Lisbon, has served as township trustee and school secretary. The meeting, led by Louis White, passed a resolution of condolence for Busby's death.
Mrs. Julia Hartson 1070 Avenue NW faces a charge of leaving the scene after a Sunday 12 15 a m collision on Avenue NE between Eighth and Tenth streets. The wreck left Mrs. Burns 60 of Robins with bruises. Hartson posted bond after arrest on Justice Reed’s warrant.
Mary Louise Trammell 24 was beaten strangled and ravished in a loop hotel room in Chicago. Police seized two Negro women and two bellboys while tracing a notebook and laundry tag found at the scene. The victim was a bride of eighteen months and the third such hotel killing in three months.
Cedar Rapids sees a cool shift after a hot weekend with light clouds and a breeze. Temperatures ranged from 68 at 5 am to 91 by mid afternoon, with 18 and 31 inches of rain reported on the west and east sides Saturday night, and a 101 degree peak Sunday.
San Francisco AP reports a Nevada gold mine near Jungo, owned by George Austin, rejected a $10 million bid including one from former President Hoover. Miner says he’s milled $500 daily for a year. university mine expert calls it highly rich and potentially long term producer.
A heat wave with highs up to 113 covered Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Missouri. Forecasters warned the sizzling pattern would spread to the northern Midwest and into the upper Great Lakes region.
The Civil Service Commission charged political activity has tainted the police and fire ranks and warned the city council it will use all power to remove partisanship. It announced reforms including sealing exam grades and listing only top names to reduce outside pressure and petition influence.
A New York general sessions jury returned a 35 minute verdict convicting three blackmailers in the Harry Bannister extortion case. Jerome A. Jacobs Broadway lawyer Raymond Derringer New York and Harry S Hochheimer disbarred Concord New Hampshire attorney were found guilty.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh flew from his English home to Reading after a weekend at home. It is understood the flying caravan plane he has designed is under construction at Reading.
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