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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1933
Page
12
Federal registration of all unemployed men in Linn county starts Monday at 98 Second avenue SW Cedar Rapids. Office hours are 8 to 11 am and 2 to 5 pm. Registrations by last name groups proceed from Monday through Friday with no Saturday entries.
At a meeting of the Iowa Consistory executive committee William C. Henning was selected to fill the unexpired almoner term of the late Arthur Hurtt. The Fidelity company board elected Charles C. Shapleigh as director to serve until December and named him custodian of the company's property.
James Emerson and John T Devlin, directors of the St. Mary's district school of Newton township, Buchanan county, filed in circuit court to dissolve the injunction blocking the fall term 1933 opening. They state a teacher is hired and six school age pupils will attend, and request the matter be heard Wednesday before Judge George A Wood.
Oklahoma City AP says prosecutors aim to bring Charles F Urschel kidnap suspects to federal court within two weeks for trial on conspiracy and abduction charges. The case centers on a $200 000 oil magnate ransom with seven men arraigned in Saint Paul and others being moved to highway safety and custody.
Des Moines town reports 38,384 families on unemployment relief in July, down from 44,744 in June due to case supervision. Total July relief cost listed as 524,794 dollars, while June expense was 558,484 dollars. per family cost rises by 1.20 dollars.
A gunman shot two bank workers at the Springfield State Bank in South Dakota and escaped with about $1,000. Cashier FE B Dwight and bookkeeper Mrs Vinta Kibble were imprisoned in the vault for roughly ten minutes before freeing themselves and raising the alarm.
President Roosevelt praised the national recovery drive during his Saturday speech in Dutchess County. He outlined aims to raise wages and reduce hours to increase purchasing power and employment, stressing a neighbor policy against monopolies and unfair practices while respecting personal liberty. Mrs Roosevelt and the President's mother attended, with Dr J N MacCrakken noting Dutchess County’s voting crease last fall.
In San Francisco a kidnapper slain after shooting a policeman and a pursuing crowd, as Howard Meek and Michael McDonald die. The assailant Meek, who seized Wood and sought his securities, dies after exchanges with officers. bystanders suffer injuries including Ella Bowers.
A public gathering honors the arrival of the President and Mrs Roosevelt. Attendees acknowledge mistakes yet express respect for both leaders and welcome their presence today.
City residents will see a consumer drive led by Mrs Ballard and a team of 23 precinct captains aided by Majors A E Chase J C Staley Sammy Feeley and Emma Hervert. Workers will go door to door to obtain consumer statements supporting the NRA re employment program and co operation with employers and workers in the government effort.
A child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd K Olver of 1032 Tenth Street SW on August 19 with the parents expressing happiness at the birth of their baby.
Chicago traders showed scant enthusiasm for the London wheat agreement while focusing on the Fed credit expansion. The pact spurred questions on export limits and tariff barriers, with mild price gains in London and possible effects on U.S. prices under the NRA. Bread price outlook in Britain expected modest rise, not immediate.
Special to The Gazette North Liberty combustion of stored hay destroyed the John W. Stoner barn Saturday about 5 30 p.m. Wood grain and about eighteen tons of hay were lost. No machinery or stock were inside. The North Liberty fire department protected nearby buildings. Loss partly covered by insurance. Damage estimated at 500 dollars.
A grand jury in Madison opens investigations into banking troubles tied to the Boyd Investment case involving former Gov La Follette associates and the Capital City bank failure linked to the La Follette progressive faction. Schmedeman, Hobbins, and other figures face scrutiny amid partisan clashes.
Paris reports that Franco Soviet commercial negotiations have closed and a communique will be released once Moscow approves. The deal is said to favor French exports to Soviet Russia in exchange for a new outlet for Russian wood oil and farm products.
Mandy Butler of Clinton faces a driving and horse while intoxicated charge after her sway-backed mare and rickety wagon dashed down Clinton's main street causing traffic paralysis. Local authorities reported the incident occurred Saturday and involved general public disruption.
In Eagle Grove Iowa the Farmers Elevator company office was robbed Friday night and about 140 dollars taken after burglars forced the safe. The John Hotgetter Elevator company office was entered but no money was taken.
Amanda Bourrs daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bourrs wed Fred Brown son of Mr and Mrs Dilliard Brown in a public ceremony at Toddville with W C Wilson presiding. Attendants included Mrs Earle Harris Mr and Mrs Glen Brown and Earl Harris. Flower girls were Nelda and Alice Marie Miller. Music by Louie Woodin and Clifford Mason.
Rumors bloom at Iowa fair day on potential 1934 GOP candidates. Don Gilchrist of Laurens is among names floated for governor as party leaders debate strategy and candidate alignment ahead of primaries and the general election.
Mason City Democrat E G Dunn announced Saturday his candidacy for U S senator in 1935 36 to fill the term of L J Dickinson. He is a prominent local figure and stated the move as a bold step for the party.
A U S Bureau of Investigation study for an American Scotland Yard shows Iowa major crimes are below the national average in all categories except burglary. Iowa burglary rate 209.8 per 100 000 vs national 177.3. Rates per 100 000 include murder 1.8 manslaughter 2 rape .4 robbery 37.7 assault 7.6 larceny 281.2 auto theft 122.9 for January to June.
Eight year old Wyatt Custer, with his grandfather, was found by police after a 24 hour search at the Iowa fairgrounds. He had slept on hay in a horse barn. Police preserve a 100 percent record for finding the sixty six children reported missing during the first three days of the Des Moines fair.
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