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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
12
An AP summary reports July hog prices and slaughter rates rising as corn and feed supplies swell, prompting producers to reduce marketings. The article notes higher costs and seasonal declines tied to 1930s data, plus a brief, unrelated interview about a Klansman rumor in a separate feature.
An air incident ends with a youth allegedly overpowering the pilot after a kidnapping attempt. The aircraft diverted toward a rural area where the crew landed near a filling station. The captive reportedly said he planned to reach Mexico to evade pursuers.
Fragmentary OCR shows Hoover urging a revitalized Republican Party. References to party leadership, strategy, and political mobilization surface with uncertain names and dates, indicating a call for renewed effort and unity amid evolving electoral dynamics.
Anna Marie Hahn 31, dubbed the modern Borgia, pled not guilty in Cincinnati to indictments charging her with poisoning two elderly men, Jacob Wagner 78 and George Gsellman 67. Court set hearings on demurrers and deferred motions while prosecutors prepare to push murder charges first.
Report from Shanghai describes heavy clashes along the Whangpoo with Chinese forces repelling Japanese advances in Yangtsepoo and Hongkew areas. Chinese troops, reinforced by new divisions, press to hold Shanghai as casualties and civilian distress rise.
A 33 year old inmate identified as Jonsonson escaped from the county jail in Eau Claire Wisconsin while awaiting a sentence. Police issued a lookout and described him as dangerous and still at large.
Eskimo teams west of Barter Island join the hunt for the missing air crew. Sir Hubert Wilkins plans a New York departure in a large flying boat to assist. Randall Consdlian pilot reports Eskimos near Barter Island and Martin Point sensing a roar overhead last Friday. Soviet reps in Barrow express optimism that the Russian aviators have reached Alaska mainland.
Rome reports that Italy and Japan negotiated a closely limited military understanding aimed at countering communism. The sources say it is not a formal alliance but expands the Japan-Germany treaty to include Italy within the anti communism pact.
President Roosevelt rejects calls to radically change the American form of government arguing against the greater good for the greater number. He condemns the idea that wealth or status justifies power and urges a focus on opportunity, security, and happiness for all citizens rooted in early colonial democracy.
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