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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1936

Page

4

Carol Rejigs Romanian Cabinet Aims Police Dictator Move

King Carol plans a police dictator to curb the Iron Guard as cabinet reshuffle shifts Titulescu out and places General Gabriel Marinescu as under secretary of the interior with control over police. Premier Ion Duca’s assassination linked crackdown surfaces alongside Magda Lupescu tensions.

Bucharest INS Iron Guard Carol Nicholas Titulescu Roumania Mme Magda Lupescu Tron Guard Mme. Lupescu Ion Duca Gabriel Marinescu G. Tatarescu Victor Antonescu Titurescu League of Nations Little Entente France

Farm income hits new highs amid drought and strong demand

Officials reported July farm income the best since 1929 and cash to farmers for the first seven months of the year at 4.024 billion, the best for a similar period since 1930. Forecasts call for larger monthly cash incomes later in 1935 due to strong consumer demand and heavy livestock marketings. Railroads also posted gains with the Association of American Railroads noting a 27.4 percent rise in July operating revenues to 339.572 million from 266.583 million a year earlier, with all three districts posting higher net incomes.

Department Association of American Railroads

Vice Presidents Elected At Iowa Lutheran Meeting

The Iowa American Lutherans state convention at Monona elected Rev. S. Sandrock of Bellevue first vice president for two years and Rev. W. E. F. Meier of Manson third vice president. Nominating committee members include Revs. Baumgartner George, Nassen Allison, Jahr Strawberry Point, Daugs La Porte City, Braun Lost Nation, Grossman Waverly, Greven Greene. Memorial services honored four decades of ministry for Revs. Waltner Kurtz Westenberger.

Monona K. Waltner W. Kurtz J. Westenberger

Lemke Blames Bankers for Low Mood in Rally Remarks

William Lemke, Union Party presidential candidate, told a Worcester rally that federal reserve bankers are mainly responsible for the nation's low mood and poverty. He argued wealth concentration came from nonbouncing rubber checks and warned of credit cancellation by international bankers.

Worcester Mass Federal Reserve Bankers of America William Lemke Union Party National Union For Social Justice North Dakota Roosevelt Alf M. Landon Washington

Snake Bites Man as Onlookers Handle Creature in Burlington

A passerby showed a four foot snake at a Burlington filling station. The station owner teased the snake, which then bit him on the finger. Minutes later the reptile died.

Burlington N. C Ead

Man Deflates Hen Puffiness Weekly in Memphis

Memphis man E W Maddox treats his hen Puffy by puncturing her with a pen knife to release air, a weekly routine begun after Puffy swelled up like a balloon. The cycle continues as he searches for the underlying cause of the inflations.

Memphis Tenn E. W. Maddox

Edenton Boy Camp Trip Prompts First Outbound Letter

Shelton Moore, age 10, leaves home for a camping trip with friends. His mother had urged daily letters and his first card home reads Dear Mama Hot skeeters flies snakes Snooks reflecting his rough outdoor adventure.

Edenton N. C Shelton Snooks Moore

Constable Refused Suit Case Law in Spokane Incident

Spokane police recount a youth wearing an unpaid-for suit while walking with two women. Constable Engle sought guidance from Deputy Prosecutor Colburn who ruled that the man could not be stripped under the law unless trousers were found on the bed-post.

Spokane Clyde Engle A. O. Colburn

Oklahoma 3.2 taverns defy dry law on Sundays

Tulsa reports show 3.2 beer taverns serving high balls on Sundays despite Oklahoma being a dry state. Chief Roy Hyatt ordered arrests but hit a stalemate as warrants for search and seizure in private businesses were deemed invalid on Sunday.

Tulsa Okla Oklahoma Roy Hyatt

Births: Lyle Robert Hurt and Lumir Ceynar's Son

Born to Mr and Mrs Walter Hurt of 1314 Coldstream Avenue NE a son Lyle Robert on August 28 at Mercy Hospital. Also a son born to Mr and Mrs Lumir Ceynar at 1629 Fourteenth Avenue on August 28 at Mercy Hospital.

Walter Hurt Coldstream Avenue Lyle Robert Mercy Hospital Lumir Ceynar Fourteenth Avenue Eos Mercy Hospi

City Briefs and Personals

Five gallons of gasoline a gasol ine tank cap and a blanket were stolen from M E Cook’s car on Wednesday night. Fire Chief Emil Kohout reported a substantial check from John Horak in appreciation of the department’s services after a recent fire. George Heiss pled not guilty to intoxication and disturbing the peace and changed his plea to guilty, fined $25 and costs with $15 suspended.

M. E. Cook Burch Avenue NW Emil P. Kohout John Horak George Heiss M Avenue NE

Rev Homer Crumb to Speak at St James Sunday Service

The Rev. Homer A. Crumb of St James Methodist will speak at the 11 a.m. Sunday service at St James on "Sure Things" with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. The fourth quarterly conference is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m.

Homer A. Crumb St. James Methodist Church St. James

Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Services Schedule

Sunday services at Trinity Lutheran Church Missouri Synod on First Avenue and Fourteenth Street W include divine service at 8 30 a m with the topic Convention Echoes Sunday school at 9 30 a m and Gottesdienst at 9 45 a m The Lord s supper will be observed Sept 6 at 8 30 a m Announcements will be tomorrow The ladies aid will meet Thursday at 2 30 p m

Trinity Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod First Avenue Fourteenth Street Ladies’ Aid

Local contractor Tom Whipple to undergo operation

Cedar Rapids builder Tom Whipple now resides on a Springville farm and will undergo an operation in Rochester on Monday.

Tom Whipple Cedar Rapids Springville Rochester

Hold Oelwein Man Arrested for Suspicious Items

Andres E. Johnson, 60, of Oelwein, was arrested by police at 5:50 p.m. Friday and held for investigation after officers found four fish knives and a new pair of pliers on him. Residents near First Avenue and Thirteenth Street NE reported improper conduct.

Andres E. Johnson Oelwein First Avenue Thirteenth Street

Local Traffic Violations Result In Fines

A list of motorists fined one dollar and costs for violations including double parking overtime parking and parking too near a fire hydrant in Cedar Rapids and nearby addresses Frances Kephart G H Cockburn Jr W H Coddington Paul Williver Daniel Cortez Mrs H C Nash and Geneva Bean cited for various infractions with specific locations noted.

Frances Kephart G. H. Cockburn, Jr W. H. Coddington Second Avenue SE Paul Williver First Avenue Daniel Cortez Twelfth Avenue SE H. C. Nash Cedar Rapids Geneva Bean First Street

Fined For Overloading On Charges Before Justice Reed

M L Johnson of Cedar Rapids and E Carlberg of Chicago were fined 10 dollars plus costs for axle overloading following arraignment before Justice A S Reed on Saturday. Rex R McLarnan of the state highway patrol filed the charges. Ralph Whiting and Richard McNeil were fined 25 dollars and costs for lacking proper trucking licenses. Justice Reed suspended 20 dollars of McNeil's fine. Oscar Workman, 18, of 144 Thirty third Street SE, was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Sid Mills, 24, of 417 Tenth Street SE, was fined 10 dollars and costs for intoxication. State Patrolmen Martin and Hallgren arrested the men.

M. L. Johnson Cedar Rapids E. Carlberg Chicago A. S. Reed Rex R. McLarnan State Highway Patrol Ralph Whiting Richard McNeil Clem Boyle Railroad Commission Justice Reed McNeil Oscar Workman Thirty-third Street SE

Robinson Denounces Landon Tax Speech as Confused

Senate Democratic Leader Joseph T. Robinson criticized Alf Landon's Buffalo campaign address as the most confused taxation discussion in years. He argued Landon offered no plan to fix tax abuses and contradicted himself on tax repeal and a balanced budget while claiming benefits of the 1936 tax bill.

Little Rock Ark Senate Joseph T. Robinson Alf M. Landon Buffalo Robinson Republican Party Landon

Terre Haute Storm Damage Estimated More Than $500000

Terre Haute Ind AP city engineer estimates windstorm damage between 500000 and 700000 dollars after a deadly night. debris removal and rebuilding will take several days as trees, downed lines and unroofed homes affect 63000 residents.

Terre Haute Ind Robert Paige

Three More Nations Join Arms Embargo On Spain

Belgium Denmark and Turkey agreed to embargo arms to Spain and pledged to honor the non intervention pact. British officials denied plans to convene rebels and loyalists at Hendaye to pursue humanization efforts, noting diplomacy will target Madrid and rebel HQ.

London INS Belgium Denmark Turkey Spain Hendaye Madrid

A. M. Hagen Fined In Forest City Police Court

A. M. Hagen of Forest City was fined ten dollars plus costs after pleading guilty in police court on Saturday.

A. M. Hagen Forest City

Crater Identified as "Prospector" in Mountain Search

Los Angeles police detectives identified a 1930 photograph of missing former New York justice Joseph Crater as showing him as a prospectors in the Cuyamaca mountains of San Diego county. The six year search, led by Captain Walter Allen, extended into the remote area Friday and Saturday.

Three Mary Pickford Witnesses Attack Cornell's Reputation

In Boston a churchman an iceman and a landlord testified as defense witnesses in the Mary Pickford slander suit filed by J Raymond Cornell. The witnesses recounted payments rent and alleged payments for manuscripts while Cornell pursued legal actions over fees and alleged injuries.

Mary Pickford Cornell Boston INS U. S Francis B. Burns J. Raymond Cornell Wellesley Burns Edmund R. DeWing Miss Pickford New York Gilbert C. Carpenter First Church of Christ, Scientist Providence R. I Carpenter James R. Smith Quincy Smith John H. Taylor Taylor

Lunatic Arrested After Threat To Shoot President

A 70 year old former insane asylum inmate from Hecla South Dakota left home after telling friends he was headed to Pierre to shoot the President. He was jailed in Aberdeen after a 48 hour search. Special officers found a stone wedged on a rail as a possible second attempt.

Aberdeen S. D Hecla Pierre Melvin Nelson Nelson

Roosevelt tours drought areas amid relief push

President Roosevelt urges drought stricken plains to stay put as federal relief and long range plans are promoted. He cites Henry Welbus case of 221 loan repaid with calves sale and emphasizes economy of spending to save future costs.

Pacific Roosevelt Aberdeen Henry Welbus Henry Mr. Roosevelt Darlene Washington Huron

Cool front cools north central region amid heat relief

Chicago reports a broad cool spell as government forecaster A. W. Cook notes little temperature change over the weekend. Readings in the low eighties replace recent 100 degree heat across Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and northern Indiana, with gradual spread to southern Illinois and Indiana.

Chicago North Central A. W. Cook Kansas Missouri Iowa Illinois Indiana Cook Dakotas Nebraska Minnesota

Typhoon in Korea Kills 391 as 80 Missing

A Korean typhoon swept the southern peninsula killing 391 people. Eighty missing, 45 injured, and extensive property damage were reported in the official tally released Saturday by authorities.

Seoul Korea

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