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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
4
A devastating blaze in a Tennessee tenement left nine people dead and another man injured as flames raced through the structure. Firefighters battled the inferno amid smoke and collapsing stairs while rescuers searched charred rooms for survivors. Local authorities opened an investigation into the blaze and its cause.
Omaha minister will become pastor of St. Pauls Church. The Clamora Club and Loniversity organization announce a statewide contest as part of upcoming community events.
A chaotic scene erupted after a medical probe in Chicago drew intense public attention. Reporters describe frightened individuals and disrupted gatherings as authorities attempt to control the spreading panic.
Unclear text displays a call to Lions members about going to Europe and returning as patriots amid noisy garbled lines referencing sanatoriums typhoid care and safety. The readable fragment hints at travel and patriotic themes without concrete details.
Fragmentary text mentions a hanged man skeleton and references to Kahn, testate, and unclear names. No coherent event details emerge beyond the odd phrases.
Business leaders push for Wagner Act shakeup amid labor reforms and political pressure. The chaotic scene includes fragmented notes on August dates and anticipated adjustments to industrial policy and event planning.
A report notes the disappearance of H Y Writer and his wife in the capital city of the Soviet Union. The case prompts police and citizen alerts and wide public concern as authorities investigate their sudden vanishing.
Three Omaha radio workers faced fines for quieting a trespass at a local site. The incident involved interference with access and sparked legal action, with details showing the defendants and authorities in dispute over liability and penalties.
A fragmentary note hints at a Pa plan to boost relic cash by two billion, with references scattered to Deere and Fea. The unreadable text suggests early discussion of funding or distribution, but specifics remain unclear.
Myles Dunne, secretary to the joint Teamsters council, said three men tried to ambush him near his garage as he arrived home. Corcoran, the former chief, was fatally shot near his garage days earlier. Dunne described the nighttime encounter and a car full of men waiting in the darkness.
The report says Mussolini refuses to join any peace talks until Britain and France formally recognize Italy's full status in Ethiopia and Manchukuo. He accuses Britain of simulating peace to aid rearmament and seeks German-Italian-Japanese alignment against Allied powers.
President nominates Jase B Kennedy as American envoy to Britain amid health concerns and Senate confirmation pending after a Florida trip. Kennedy would join four other commissioners elevated to top posts, with Navy figures tied to the maritime commission debate.
In Tucson an AP report says police doubted a prisoner reappeared near the sergeant's desk. Bill Findlay urged help, convincing them to rearrest John Starr, 25, who had been released a few minutes earlier. Officers recovered a Lindley S pole from Starr.
Railroads urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant a uniform rate increase for freight and passenger fares. The motion, filed by V R Peteter, general counsel, accompanies Meant's petition for a 15 percent hike on freight rates and a proportional rise in passenger charges.
DES MOINES AP Excessive per man month cost will force discontinuance of the Iowa federal theater project Jan 1 State WPA Administrator George Keller said Thursday 24 people will be placed in other work Man month cost of all WPA projects in Town is 5944 theater average 121 35 Director C H Talbot will leave Dec 15 to take a radio post Rob Roy Brewer will direct the final two weeks The theater group has a federal allotment of 17400 final appropriation for this month totaled 1600 Current production Arms and the Man concluded Thursday Eugene ONeills Ah Wilderness was staged last summer
Paul A Wright aviation manager and president of the Union mr terminal pleaded insanity at arraignment in Los Angeles after confessing to shooting his wife Evelyn and fellow airport official John Kimmel when he found them embraced. Trial set for January 13 with three alienists appointed to examine him.
Omaha Mayor Dan Butler denied a permit for a local firm to use a Santa as a sandwich man and asked charities not to deploy Santa at Christmas kettles to avoid disillusioning children with grimy or tall signs.
Missouri Supreme Court orders insurance firms to refund 1.75 million dollars in impounded excess premiums to policy holders. The ruling ends a seven year rate case stemming from a 1940s compromise between seven insurers and ex state Insurance Superintendent R. F. O’Malley.
Discovery that diethylene glycol, the solvent in a toxic sleuthing drug causing 73 deaths nationwide, is used in seeds and imitation vanilla flavoring and candy. William Hartigan of the Kansas City FDA reports seizures in Kansas and Nebraska, warning danger to children during holidays.
New York AP reports Marcelle Edwards, once married to asbestos heir Tomms Manville, announced plans to wed Freedom Carlisle, a broker, at St Thomas Lutheran church after obtaining a license on Monday. Edwards, 29, is a former show girl and Manville’s fourth wife, recently divorced in Reno.
AP report from Shanghai states Masao Yoshi jima of Yomuri and Yoshio Amano of Asahi were killed on the Nanking front Thursday. The Shanghai peninsula fighting has already claimed three other Japanese journalists.
The treasury announced another 5 million dollars in gold ships to the Bank of France. The metal departed New York on the prior day, bringing total gold sent to France in recent weeks to 35 million dollars.
The Federation of British Industries urged Washington to seek substantial tariff reductions in upcoming Anglo American trade talks as a first step to balance trade between the two nations. The statement was issued from London.
Patrick Sterling reports his 13 month old son swallowed a small amount of kerosene at the 1516 Fourteenth Avenue SE home Thursday afternoon. The child was rushed by ambulance to Mercy Hospital and treated then discharged to go home. The kerosene was in a tin container used by Mrs Sterling to thaw water pipes. The note mentions Thelma McIntyre and her husband Dale and Louise Welsh as joint tenants at Eastland Manor Add C R.
House and Senate moves center on farm aid and a new division in the labor department. Southern and northern lawmakers clash over compromise provisions tied to homeowner provisions and anti lynching legislation as debate stretches through the week.
John Schneider one of 36 accused in coal train and mine bombing during a five year conflict testified he bought two arms between received thefts and raids. He named Roko Meads as involved while investigators pressed about Geen Stufflebeam killing in August.
A local celebration marked a golden anniversary with Mr and Mrs Thor vy at a community event. The couple were honored with a shared feast and music as neighbors and relatives joined in the event.
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