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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1933
Page
1
A Kansas era debate centers on the profit system and government relations with business. Peck urges property rights and a broader ownership approach while defending a profit motive tied to initiative and industry. At Iowa State Ames students face selective tuition reductions tied to behavior and need. The era echoes New Deal public works aims to aid the unemployed without bias toward union membership.
David and Serge M'Divani the marrying princes from Georgia face 14 counts of grand theft in Los Angeles for allegedly siphoning 35 000 from Pacific Shore Oil now in receivership. Investors Vignola O'Malley testified to sizable stakes while wives petitioned for receivership and three marriages linked to Barbara Hutton arose.
Depositors of the closed Farmers Savings bank of Van Horne receive a 25 percent dividend totaling $66,145.85, payable through Peoples Savings bank Cedar Rapids or its Newhall office. This is the second dividend by the receiver. with this payment Benton county bank depositors will have received $151,000 since October 13.
Ames reports the nine member temporary sign-up committee for the corn-hog campaign in Jackson county was approved by the state temporary committee on Tuesday. Members listed include Alex Reed of Bellevue Jack Shanahan of Zwingle William Beck of Maquoketa John E Goodenow of Maquoketa Roy Dyas of Maquoketa John Kunau of Sabula John Nissen of Monmouth Hans Jurgesen Baldwin of Baldwin and August Felderman of LaMotte.
Berlin reports talks between France and Germany on armaments have stalled and will not resume until well after the new year. France has informed Chancellor Hitler it cannot hasten a decision on the Saar basin.
A neighbor laments being bound by others beliefs and family pressures, feeling unable to develop his personality. He recalls his mother, a minister, school honors, and a wife and children who define him. He cites freedom as risky as self interest, claiming his marriage remains secure.
In Chicago on Tuesday Roger Touhy and three henchmen were arraigned before Judge Miller on kidnapping charges and were granted a week to secure counsel. Hearing set for Tuesday December 19. The case links to William Hamm kidnapping and questions remain about gang alignment with lawyer William Stewart.
Jack Wisdom pled guilty to the murders of Harry Pritchard and his wife and Emory Large. He was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary at Lansing after a rapid Wichita court proceeding.
President Roosevelt announced the resignation of Thomas Hewes as assistant secretary of the treasury as part of a Morgenthau driven reorganization. Hewes had sought to resign, but the president’s letter urged his return, while Morgenthau's appointees assume most of Hewes' duties within the department.
Chicago AP Jesse H. Jones chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation told the Illinois Manufacturers' Association banquet that the American dollar is the best money in the world. He dismissed fears about money stability and expressed confidence in continued dollar stability under the President and Congress.
Col and Mrs Lindbergh arrived in Port of Spain Trinidad after a nearly 1000 mile flight from Manaos Brazil. They battled rain squalls in the last half of the journey over the Amazon region, landing Tuesday afternoon.
Anthony Cataldi age 18 was arrested on an indictment under the new anti-lynching law for participation in the November 26 lynching of Thomas H. Thurmond and John M. Holmes in San Jose California The arrest follows information supplied by American Civil Liberties Union representatives Ellis O Jones and A L Wirin who urged prosecution and announced plans to seek indictments of other leaders and participants.
BULLETIN. GRAND JUNCTION Colorado six men were known dead and three missing after a mountain slide triggered by blasting on a civil works project in Monument National Park near Grand Junction late Tuesday.
The Molotov Stalin decree promotes emigration from European Russia to sparsely populated Siberia, eases labor burdens, and aims to raise settler happiness and wealth. It seeks self sufficiency to free transport for military use and promises wage increases for Red Army members.
In Chicago two AAA leaders secretary Wallace and administrator George Peek urged the American Farm Bureau to back the President's plan. They spoke on the same platform amid talks of Peek taking charge to boost exports and defend profits in agriculture.
Cedar Rapids retailers report a stronger December 1933 than December 1932 with increases from 10 to 30 percent across department stores men furnishings furniture stationers and book stores and chain outlets. Toy sales ran high with stock exhausted early and higher price toy sets selling out as soon as shipped. Furniture dealers noted 60 percent higher December sales and better collections on old accounts. Several firms described improving Christmas season demand and gains ranging from 8 to 15 percent over a year ago.
Iowa Supreme Court upholds the 1931 convictions of J. W. Lenker and Paul Moore of Cedar County for conspiring to interfere with cattle tuberculosis testing in eastern Iowa. The ruling rejects claims of separate trials and indictment or evidence errors. Trial occurred in Jones County Anamosa on venue change. case prosecuted by Cedar County Attorney William Dallas before Judge H. C. Ring.
J W Lenker refused to comment after his conviction in the Iowa cow war case was upheld. He said he did not know his next move. The Lenker farm was the focal point of objectors to the tuberculosis test that prompted state militia to Cedar County in 1931.
Count Ilya Tolstoi son of Leo Tolstoi died at a New Haven hospital early Tuesday after an illness that began September 18. He was born in Russia and lived in the United States.
Senator Dickinson released what he called official figures on the Agricultural Adjustment Administration payroll. After a 15 percent cut the annual total came to 7,118,740 with 3,704 employees. Major salaries ranged from 5 200 to 10 000 dollars a year.
Paris reports a Bank of France spokesman denied rumors that the Federal Reserve had opened negotiations for early stabilization of the dollar and pound sterling. No approaches had been made in London or Washington.
Walter A. Jessup, president of the University of Iowa, resigns to become head of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He plans to resign May 1, 1934 and will return for commencement after a brief eastern stay. He has 22 years at Iowa Institute and 18 as president.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching will appoint President Walter A. Jessup, prompting his resignation from the University of Iowa effective May 1, 1934. Jessup informed the state board of education and issued a statement praising UI leadership and community support amid economic distress.
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