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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1932
Page
1
Governor Roosevelt will proceed with examining Jimmy Walker for New York mayor under a state supreme court ruling limiting focus to official duties. The court barred probing Walker’s private life, while critics warn against using public office for private gain.
Cedar Rapids producers win a price rise from 1.40 to 2.00 per hundredweight for 3.5 butterfat milk after talks ending Tuesday. The accord aims to avert strikes and violence, restoring retail milk at 10 cents a quart and increasing wholesale reimbursements as part of a broader dairy industry adjustment.
In Cedar county a planned farmers protest escalated as deputies clashed with blockaders. Pickets were called off but a 1500 strong mobilization was expected to patrol creameries stockyards and main roads. a secret meeting was set to discuss the drive.
Mayor James J. Walker is seriously ill from heart trouble and confined to his bed in the Mayfair apartment. Personal physician Dr William H. Schroeder attends him as friends fear the stress of his brother’s death and prior removal hearing has overtaxed his strength.
Cleveland AP report notes James H. Haizlip crowned as trans-nation speed king after shaving hours from the Atlantic Pacific run. The event aims to challenge France's 278.480 mph land plane record with races beginning Tuesday over a three kilometer course as other top pilots prepare their supercharged mounts.
Milwaukee passenger train No. 8 wrecked at Atkins at 1:42 am as it hit a slowly moving freight on the eastbound main line. Fireman John Riddle of Savanna and conductor Dan Rees of Perry were seriously injured. Riddle’s skull was fractured and his arm broken. Rees suffered a broken leg potentially needing amputation. Additional injuries included a Portage, Wisconsin rider with a foot wound and a Negro porter with a pinched finger. The locomotive plowed 200 feet through the caboose and refrigerator car but no passenger cars left the tracks.
James Haizlip of Missouri flashed across the continent in ten hours and nineteen minutes, a journey spanning roughly 225 miles from Cedar Rapids to Chicago by fast train. Critics ask, what of it.
The city boards up and police are ordered to arrest anyone talking unwarrantedly about the hurricane illustrating government response to urgent danger.
Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey clash in court over placing their six and seven year old sons in films. Chaplin objects saying the children do not need money and should have time to grow up naturally. The piece notes a shift from valuing money to allowing natural growth.
The West Virginia legislature held a special session to reduce state expenditures by 2 million dollars. The session closed as a state house janitor asked the governor how to dispose of many empty whisky bottles and moonshine jugs some still containing liquor.
The will of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick seeks to deter objections by forcing objectors to forfeit their share to Edwin Krenn. Krenn had already sold his rights before her death for a $2,000 monthly lifetime income, leaving the court to rule on posthumous disputes.
Officials fear Sir Montagu Norman's forthcoming visit signals a shift toward negotiating a debt settlement with the United States. The Lausanne accord aims for a united European front in discussing debts, but creditors still set terms in their own way.
A tropical storm sweeping from the West Indies drenched Sarasota with hard rain and strong winds. The barometer fell sharply to 2940 as small craft were beached to prevent damage and thousands braced windows. The center was reported near Punta Rassa at 8 a.m. Tuesday, with the storm expected to intensify by afternoon.
The northern edge of the tropical storm that battered southern Florida is forecast to reach Fort Myers by 10 a.m. Tuesday. Communications to Everglades are down, Naples is isolated, and Punta Rassa sits under the storm’s center moving northwest toward the area with the Pyong reading 29.58 at approximately the same hour.
In Shanghai the local mint spends $210,000 monthly to operate but produces under $100,000 in silver dollars. The high cost and low yield threaten government finances and push talks toward suspension of operations.
Deputies and truck drivers broke through the strongest farmers holiday picket line near Des Moines. Pickets remained in small groups around the city while Sioux City hosted talks with four governors invited by South Dakota’s Green. Hog prices fell sharply and milk deliveries resumed at Fort Dodge after a temporary price agreement.
The Flying Hutchinsons, eight travelers, depart New York for England via Arctic route with Labrador as their next stop. They plan a transatlantic flight path from North American shores toward Europe.
The Automobile Association patrol heard an airplane, allegedly Clyde Allen Lee and John Bochkon on the trans Atlantic attempt, off the Welsh coast Friday. The monoplane Green Mountain Boy disappeared after leaving Harbor Grace for Osio early Thursday with no reports of the pilots.
Two minor thefts were reported to police in Cedar Rapids. Leonora Lewis of 821 Second Avenue SE said a wallet with $30 and a driving license disappeared after leaving his room door ajar Sunday night. M L Spencer of 3033 Center Point Road reported thieves entered his home Friday or Saturday.
A New York Supreme Court decision affirms Governor Roosevelt's authority to dismiss Mayor James J. Walker. Justice Ellis J. Staley says the governor's hearing may bypass strict judicial procedure, citing public trust and official misconduct as removal grounds.
Virginia Lee Corbin, known as Mrs. Theodore Krol, welcomed an eight pound son on Tuesday. Richard Dix disclosed that he and his wife Winifred of San Francisco are expecting an heir in March.
Numerous rental postings appear in The Gazette Want Ad section claiming good results for tenants. Listings include a new four room unfurnished apartment on 1st Ave and 34th St with electro refrigeration steam heat and garage, plus several houses, rooms, and acreage with prices and contact numbers. Dial 2-1121 for ad rates and placement.
A daily heat record was set when the temperature reached 93 degrees at 1 30 p m after Monday topped 91 at 4 p m. The day began with a 73 degree low at 6 a m and rose to 90 by noon before cooling to 64 by 7 p m and 77 at midnight.
Edwin D. Krenn inherits five twelfths of Edith Rockefeller McCormick’s estate after giving $1.26 million in securities to her in an emergency. Judge Charles S. Cutting says Krenn sacrificed for their friendship, in a will analysis that may empower the executor to nullify a prior agreement with Edward A. Cato.
Mrs. Eleanor Dunn clearing a third floor Hoboken window leaned out to talk to 19 year old ball player Jimmy Clancy. She lost her balance and fell. Clancy
New York AP report states United States Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania pled not guilty to two indictments charging him with distribution and sale of lottery tickets and with conspiracy. Bail was set at $1,000. Co defendant Theodore G. Miller also entered a not guilty plea. Miller is a publicity man and executive of the Loyal Order of Moose, whose national head Davis is.
Forty barrels of beer and thousands of bottles of ale and porter disappeared during the ten day voyage from Antwerp aboard the Red Star liner Minnetonka. The ship carried 392 passengers and 279 were aboard at sailing.
Reports indicate Cedar Rapids recorded toll activity this year with attention to incident counts and fatalities. Details show local transport data and safety measures amid ongoing traffic concerns.
Will Rogers reflects from Bishop California on Texas political strife involving Governor Sterling and "Ma" Sterling. He praises Texas as a great, enduring state likened to Old Man River, noting voters seek someone to bear the nation’s ills as 1932 politics unfold.
NEW YORK AP A sour note sounded Tuesday in the matrimonial music of Rudy Vallee. His wife Fay Webb Vallee would leave New York at week’s end and Reno was not confirmed as destination. Attorney Hyman Bushel said the couple have not filed for divorce and remain apart while Vallee tours. Vallee and Fay Webb married July 6, 1931 in West Orange New Jersey.
Funeral services for Miss Sue McNamara feature writer for the Associated Press in Washington D C will be held at 4 p m Wednesday at the home of her sister Mrs J W Dean of Tipton The Rev Mr Van Buren of Tipton will officiate Cremation was performed Monday and the ashes will be placed in the Masonic cemetery at Tipton
The Associated Press reports a massive eclipse expedition setup spanning New England with 43 international groups in place. Forecasters predict Wednesday's partly cloudy skies in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont threatening visibility though aviators stand by to lift scientists above clouds as hundreds of thousands plan to view the event at 2 30 p m.
Chicago weather bureau records show Monday as the hottest August 29 with a humid 93 degrees. Lower temperatures were predicted for Tuesday night.
Fighting in central Berlin led to the Reichstag voting for a new permanent president. About 150 fascists marching to seize Brandenburg Gate formed a defense line but were repulsed. Several were clubbed and sent to hospitals.
Adolf Hitler's Nazi party secured the Reichstag presidency with 367 votes from Nazi nationalist and centrist deputies, boosting his grip on parliament though a dissolution decree by President Hindenburg looms. Clara Zetkin led a call for impeachment while Paul Loebe trailed with 135 votes.
An appellate court ordered a halt to the hearing of Charles Chaplin's suit against his former wife Lita Grey Chaplin to stop her from entering their two sons into motion picture work. Appellate Judge Craig issued the writ returnable Sept. 8, after Chaplin's lawyer claimed improper service of papers.
Mrs Miriam A Ferguson led Gov Ross Sterling by 1463 votes in the Texas run off primary for the Democratic nomination for governor. At 1 30 p m tabulations the total counted was 948163 with Ferguson 474813 and Sterling 473350.
University of Iowa astronomer Prot Write released eclipse timing details for Wednesday. The event starts at 1 54 p.m. and reaches maximum coverage of 73 percent at 2 17 p.m. Iowa time, with the eclipse ending around 3 26 p.m.
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