15 Dec 1936
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1936
Page
1
The notice reports that Russia, Italy, and Japan are acting in tandem to pressure international relations, signaling rising tensions and potential shifts in global balance. It highlights concerns over collective actions impacting world security and economic stability.
The article compares Allied debt settlements with the United States, notes potential partial repayments from France and England, and urges full repayment. It reports Cedar Rapids Christmas basket logistics and a public Health Nursing appeal for Christmas seals. It critiques Polk county grand jury delays and examines 1935 per capita county costs, praising Linn county’s administration and Iowa Taxpayers association efforts to reform taxes.
Hope Morgan 25 a psychology student in East Lansing committed death by own action in her jail cell after confessing jealousy over Miss Elizabeth Giltner 25 fiancé plans. The two were high school and college friends as police note, with Morgan's notes found and a sanity commission ordered.
The discussion on widening Iowa highways to 20 feet ignores that curbing adds about twelve inches on each side, leaving actual driving surface at 18 feet. Road hazards like curbs disproportionately affect trucks, which now dominate the highways, risking broader safety.
The highway commission reports experiments with crushed rock shoulders show costs amount to about 40 percent of pavement costs. Despite this, officials say shoulders are needed or pavement must be widened.
A radio from Shensi claimed Chiang Kai-shek was executed by Chang Hsueh-Liang, with Nanking denying the date while martial law and bans on gatherings were imposed. Troops moved toward Lianfu as observers warned the north’s crisis could strengthen the government.
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XI, partly paralyzed in the lower body, suffered a relapse on Tuesday. Officials said the attack occurred in the afternoon after a taxing day, with Dr Amanti Milani administering a heart stimulant. the Pope rallied somewhat but remained weak.
President Roosevelt lands at Charleston aboard the Indianapolis ending a 13,000 mile South American voyage for hemispheric peace. He joins a 21 gun salute as the private train carries him toward Washington and mourns the death of bodyguard Gus Gennerich with funeral plans in New York City.
University of Wisconsin students threatened to strike if President Glenn Frank is ousted at a regents meeting. Students organized sentiment campaigns as a faction of regents opposed Frank's administrative policies.
Reports from Vienna and London recount reactions to Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson amid abdication fallout. The Archbishop of Canterbury faces church and public dissent after condemning Edward's plan to marry Simpson, drawing debate in Parliament and editorial responses.
Opera star Grace Moore III was confined to her home with influenza after fainting on a Columbia studio set Monday. Doctors expect a week in bed, though she hoped to continue filming Interludes despite heat and demanding singing under klieg lights.
Rome AP reports King Victor Emmanuel is under doctors for influenza amid a Rome outbreak. No official bulletin issued. palace sources say the monarch, 67, is only slightly indisposed.
News note lists figures on accidents and deaths for the 1936 Cedar Rapids toll, with Pn 479 as a reference code. The short item records counts of incidents and fatalities without context or detailed breakdown.
A reflective piece by Dr. Newton from 1936 explores everyday living and the quest for meaning. It speaks of faith, self worth, work, love, generosity, forgiveness, friendship, reading, and joy. It urges living simply, one day at a time, with courage and humility.
Thomas Gray Bromwell 84 a lifelong Linn County resident died at his home 519 Fourteenth street SE Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. He was born September 5 1852 on a farm east of Marion and worked for Rock Island shops until retirement fifteen years ago. He married Ella Bailey May 13 1875 who died eight years ago. Survived by six children and six grandchildren, funeral Wednesday at 3 30 p.m. at the inner chapel with Rev Nel son C Dreier officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Dense fog Monday night into Tuesday slowed traffic in Cedar Rapids. By Tuesday afternoon the temperature reached 44, with earlier readings of 32 and a low of 22, while Monday saw 42 peaks and 24 overnight.
Federal agents blasted an upper west side apartment in a 45 minute siege and captured Harry Brunette a 25 year old desperado. Brunette's wife was wounded in the thigh but not seriously. Hoover led the raid and linked Brunette to multiple Midwest bank robberies and a New Jersey kidnaping.
J F Stroud known as Joe Cain confessed to garroting Mrs Arthur Utterback in Fredonia after raiding her home for $400 to help his destitute family. He buried the Federal Reserve bank auditor's wife in a crude grave but only $4 was found behind a clock.
A Tuesday morning blaze in Moline Illinois destroyed the Consumers Paint company building and the Moose club rooms. Officials estimate the damage between 25 000 and 35 000 dollars with a fire origin undetermined.
Yale economist Prof. Irving Fisher urged the Federal Reserve Board be given unlimited power to raise bank reserve requirements to curb inflation. He blamed Sen. Carter Glass for missing this in the Fed Act and said the stage is set for a boom and inflation yet also for control.
A 13-year-old girl Bonnie Wrankle, fleeing an elderly man after a series of assaults, forced entry into Ann Harding's Hollywood home. She escaped by leaping through a plate glass window and hid in a chimney, later rescued by Miss Harding's house staff. Authorities searched hills north of Hollywood for the assailant.
The Supreme Court was asked to rule immediately on the constitutionality of the new deal federal unemployment tax. A 4-4 split decision left the New York state unemployment law intact, pending further review.
Gov. Clyde L. Herring announced plans to call a brief special session in Des Moines to pass an Iowa unemployment insurance act aligning with the federal Social Security law. He aims to secure about 3 million dollars in benefits for Iowa with a 30 thousand dollar cost, possibly meeting the January 1 deadline.
Classified notice items include a child’s light oak roll top desk and chair sold after 12 inquiries, a 50 inch item at 2.90, and an electric Mix Master offered with a price. Contact numbers 8320 and 2-8076 appear for responses.
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