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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1932
Page
1
A long, pointed letter to Governor Turner recounts The Gazette findings on the Jessup administration at Iowa State University. It details legislative investigations, audits, embezzlement claims, payroll fraud, and improper real estate purchases, urging stronger accountability and economy in state higher education.
Prof Auguste Piccard and assistant Mex Cosyna landed near Brescia after a record ascent in a stratosphere balloon. They reportedly reached between 10 and 11 miles high, drifting from Zurich and traveling hundreds of miles over Italy before a 9 11 a.m. local time landing.
Will Rogers notes politicians are judged by fishing and fishing prowess. He jokes about a silent third party and imagines a president like a whale hunter, suggesting the smartest candidate avoids speeches. The column blends humor with political commentary from Beverly Hills, 1932.
Gov. Turner calls on the state board of education to remove from office those deemed incompetent in administering the State University of Iowa. He requests action to implement a sound, economical basis after an audit showing payroll padding and lax internal checks.
Seven individuals face federal indictments in New York over a suspected lottery tied to fraternal orders including the Eagles Moose and Shriners. Among those charged is United States Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania. others include Bernard C. McGuire Theodore G. Miller Raymond Walsh Conrad H. Mann and M J Revise. The cases cover four indictments detailing promotion distribution and prize schemes, with about 50 000 000 tickets alleged and rumored proceeds around 500 000 though officials avoided comment before trial.
William C. Leege of 211 Fifteenth Street SE fell sixteen feet into an elevator pit at the Shores-Mueller factory around 5 p.m. Wednesday. He fractured his pelvis and right arm, was treated at St Luke's hospital, and remained confined for several weeks with condition improving slightly by Thursday.
Jouett Shouse was selected by the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment to head a drive to promptly ratify the new amendment to be submitted by Congress. Pierre S. DuPont announced Shouse's appointment and Curran moves to vice president of the directors.
The van guard of the invading army converged on Taylorville near the Peabody mine at Langleyville with pickets posted. Sheriff Wienecke mobilized 1,000 armed civilian guards at the courthouse as six National Guard airplanes hovered overhead during a mass peaceable picket of mines under a new $5 basic wage scale.
Captain James A. Mollison began a pioneering round trip from Portmarnock to Newfoundland and New York aiming to cross the Atlantic without refueling. He planned to reach Newfoundland in about 23 hours, refuel at Harbor Grace, then continue to New York and return to Croydon within three days. His bride Amy Johnson, herself a noted flyer, bade him farewell with a kiss.
G. B. Whelpley son of Dr and Mrs C B Whelpley and New York banker sails from New York after arriving from London to negotiate Chilean government reorganization plans for the 300 million dollar Chilean Nitrate corporation where he serves as president. He left with associates as major post revolution issues center on the nitrate corporation.
Boots, the charming heroine of the comics, is lost in a tropical jungle amid heat and terrifying noises. Her buddiesSearch race to locate her while danger lurks everywhere in the daily Boots and Her Buddies strip.
Executive Chamber in Albany reports that an order from Kingston Supreme Court restrained Governor Roosevelt from acting on Walker's fitness pending legal arguments on the proceedings. A prior restraint sought by Bronx Chamber official George Donnelly does not stop the removal hearing. Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr. will appear as friend of the court to argue lack of jurisdiction in interfering with the governor’s duties.
Chicago dispatch reports Edith Rockefeller McCormick gravely ill with fear she may not survive 24 hours. Family gathers at her bedside as daughter Mathilde McCormick Oser arrives from Switzerland and is escorted to the hotel suite by Fowler McCormick.
Fred Morris of 1402 A avenue NE, a check clerk at the Rock Island freight depot, slipped from a box car running board at 11 30 a m Thursday and fell to the ground between two stationary cars. He suffered a double fracture and was taken to St Luke's hospital by ambulance.
Franklin D. Roosevelt plans a transcontinental campaign tour touching 21 states over about 8000 miles. He depart September 12 and returns October 3 to attend the Buffalo state convention, with stops from Topeka and Denver to Seattle and Chicago before Detroit and Buffalo.
Davenport Iowa AP Walter Jessup president of the University of Iowa paid a brief visit to George T Baker president of the state board of education on his way back to Iowa City Neither man confirms discussions on the audit report or Governor Turner's letter Baker says subjects were mentioned but no discussion occurred He adds the letter will be presented at the board's next meeting.
Speaker John N Garner rejects the 1 billion dollar public works unemployment relief measure he sponsored in congress. He says the relief bill backed by an inter-departmental committee would fund many post offices and other public buildings as part of his administration’s program.
Cedar Rapids records a wide temperature swing with a high of 88 degrees Wednesday afternoon and a 24 hour low of 55 degrees Thursday before a daytime rebound. Readings show 81 at noon Wednesday, 76 at 7 pm, 60 at midnight, then 56 at 7 am and 64 at 9 am Thursday as skies stay fair.
An automobile driver, angered by farmers blocking his path near Sioux City, drew a revolver and fired into the crowd. a bullet narrowly missed one person as chaos erupted among strikers.
Vice President Charles Curtis reaffirmed his dry position on liquor and endorsed the Republican platform including the prohibition plank. He defended farm relief, tariffs, immigration limits, and government reorganization while calling for women and labor support. Dolly Gann and Senator Dickinson attended as Curtis spoke at the Kansas capitol.
In Reloit Wisconsin machine gun bandits robbed the Second National Bank of $50,000 on Thursday and forced six women to help carry the loot. Three women rode on the running boards of an automobile while others were shoved from the car as they fled. Two bank employees and a customer were among the assaulted when they resisted.
Warsaw reports the death of Michalina Moscicka, wife of President Aleksander Moscicki. She died at age 58, with details not disclosed. The presidency announced the loss in a terse statement.
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