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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1934
Page
1
The piece outlines a break up of the NRA into a board led structure and notes internal and external criticism. It cites Washington observers on the AAA drought impact, German church attacks, and Nazist interference while contrasting political primaries with caucus systems and mentioning labor union actions in Minnesota.
Eleven machine gun wielding bandits escaped with 427000 after looting an armored car in Brooklyn. Police, coast guard, and air units chased by land sea and air through New York, Long Island and New Jersey, the gang believed to have fled in speedboats.
A reflective piece by Dr Newton urges action over worry at two in the morning. It cites Napoleon and Barnum to show courage wanes at night, advising readers to change thought patterns, restore resolve, and wait for morning light and new hope.
Washington reports drought and policy effects shrink harvested grain. AAA aims to 3 billion bushels of wheat and corn, drought lowers to about 2 billion. Corn harvest seen at 1.61 billion, the smallest since 1894, with hog numbers down about 21 million head by Jan 1 1935. A 5 to 10 percent world import reserve is to be set aside to guard against future shocks.
SIOUX CITY AP Dr H J Burgstahler president of Cornell College Mt Vernon Mrs Burgstahler and daughter Faith injured in a Tuesday collision near Lyons Nebraska. They were taken to Methodist hospital for treatment. Burgstahler’s wrist cut and bruised, Mrs Burgstahler severely bruised, Faith less hurt. Miss Burgstahler drove the car as it swerved on loose gravel and plunged into a ditch.
The state Federation declines to join the dispute as strikes continue, stressing the conflict centers on broader labor racketeering concerns rather than individual actions.
The National Recovery Administration was ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to reinstate John L. Donovan to his post on the labor advisory board. Donovan had been dismissed by Recovery Administrator Hughe Johnson weeks earlier amid claims of incivility. Union leaders say the real reason was Donovan's union activity with NRA employees.
Johnny Kudina the daily weather weatherman and Miss Irene Westrel of Omaha were killed when their cabin plane crashed in a cornfield in Iowa near the Missouri river. Searchers reached the wreckage after an aerial spotting and the cause remained a mystery. Kudina would have been 28 on Wednesday and had flown the weather plane since July 1.
Two masked bandits armed with revolvers robbed Citizens Savings Bank in Gilman Marshall County on Tuesday at 11 15 am They ordered assistant cashier Chester Sjoberg and cashier Joel Olson face down while they emptied the cash drawer and attempted to open the locked safe The suspects fled as the front door clicked The bank president J L Wylie did not learn of the robbery until afterwards
Delegates at the World Jewish conference urged continuing the anti German goods boycott with added force until German Jews regain full citizenship rights. The communique followed a tense boycott committee session and the group anticipated formal adoption by the conference in the final days of the four day meeting.
Mobile Alabama Rep John McDuffie announces he will not seek the U S House speakership vacancy created by the death of Henry T Rainey of Illinois. The decision ends his bid as party leaders search for a new candidate.
Nazi propaganda guns fired anti Christian rhetoric spurring grave concern in Roman Catholic and Protestant circles. Hitler acknowledges positive Christianity while Goebbels warns Catholics and a new nationwide church drive is announced by Reichbishop Mueller.
Cashier Charles Parks received an extortion letter demanding $5,000. He reported the note to police and federal agents after discovering a second threat stating the Bank National would be bombed if the money was not left in a nearby alley by 3 PM. The deadline passed without incident.
Douglas Fairbanks arrived in Hollywood at 7 a.m. on Tuesday after a European trip. He said he would not return to England and plans to produce his own pictures at United Artists studios in Hollywood, aiming for one or two films a year recreating his silent era hits. Mary Pickford was not present in the greeting crowd.
The farm administration extended payments on corn loans to January 1 and allowed partial release of sealed corn for feed at 47 cents a bushel, up from 45, with a prior offer to a government agency at local elevator prices. The move aims for orderly liquidation and to meet feed needs while preserving government stocks. Officials say about 186 million bushels are sealed under the loan.
Washington AP report says Representative W. A. Ayres Democrat of Kansas fifth district accepted the president's nomination to the Federal Trade Commission and resigned from Congress.
In a Chicago south side frame house a mother weeps and writes an open letter to police pleading to protect other mothers. Her baby Bobby Jr. lies dead from a head wound after a car ride home from a visit. the grieving father collapses in inquest hear.
Open revolt erupts in outskirts of Berlin as workers clash with brown shirts after last Sunday's plebiscite. Arrests rise and crowds resist Nazi measures, with Catholic districts and major cities identified as key voter bases.
Treasury reports July general internal revenue up 21 million from a year earlier. Beer taxes lead the rise with 25.3 million in federal income from beer, liquor taxes at 17.4 million and a total July receipts figure of 151.8 million, pushing total collections to 195.6 million.
A federal mediated plan from the Minneapolis St Paul labor board and N L B official proposes the strike end at once with a preferential rehire list and secret ballots. The plan includes wages and an arbitration panel to last one year with final decisions. Employers will study the proposal before union review.
Five armed bandits raided the Union Interstate bus depot in Chicago as 75 onlookers watched. They fired their way out after a Jones police interruption, scattering part of an $800 loot in an alley. A wounded bandit was seen falling under policeman George Violet's shot, then carried to a waiting car and driven away.
President Roosevelt travels aboard the Roosevelt Special toward Carrollton Michigan to attend the funeral of Speaker Henry T Rainey. The trip follows a somber departure with naval and military aides and White House secretary Marvin H McIntyre.
Washington reports looming labor turmoil affecting a million workers. Six hundred thousand textile workers faced possible machine shutdowns, Chicago transit crews walked out, Portland longshoremen clashed, and Chicago bus drivers sought to mobilize elevated and surface workers for a citywide transport stoppage. Police warned of big trouble.
In Florence Mussolini and Schuschnigg met in an ancient villa and pledged closer ties. The Italian premier declared Italy would tolerate no interference with Austria's freedom and Schuschnigg would travel to Genoa for a cruise, then return via Viareggio where Empress Zita resided, in a three hour talks that formed a bond of understanding.
President Roosevelt asked the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to authorize loans at 12 cents a pound on cotton held by producers. The increase from 10 cents last year is aimed at pegging the market at 12 cents.
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