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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1937
Page
1
Glens and Ann Frank named as GOP figures amid national debate. Critics urge accountability as U S policy faces Japanese aggression and domestic unrest. Commentary questions leadership, unity, and the path to economic recovery amid wartime pressures.
Survivors recount Panay attack and other vessels on the Yangtze river with claims of machine gunning wounded in open boats after Japanese bombings. Witnesses Lieutenant Geist and Captain Mender describe gunfire and bayonet actions as boats fled the scene and flags remained visible.
Tokio officials gave no timetable for the navy’s investigation into the bombing of the Panay. The Foreign Office spokesman said the report is indefinite and joked it may be “maybe in a hundred years.”
Lieutenant Geist reports three heavy Japanese bombers attacked the Panay near noon Sunday. Machine gun fire wounded crew and civilians as survivors were ferried ashore. Flags clearly visible convinced the attackers they faced Americans. A London Times correspondent notes ongoing peril as the ship sinks.
Japanese forces completed a formal entry into the conquered capital Nanking as reported by Domei news agency. The advance marks a controlled occupation following recent battles, signaling a secured Japanese position in the city.
In St Louis the Republican gathering resembles a beauty contest for fresh faces. Alf Landon returns via Chicago while Mr Hoover misses the event in the heat. The piece suggests the party seeks a recount and renewal, contrasting with Democrats who did not convene that year.
Federal Judge Geiger dismissed the Milwaukee grand jury investigating three major auto makers and their financing arms after ruling the Justice Department lacked power to negotiate a consent decree. Attorneys said Washington talks occurred during the jury’s recess, and the judge called the talks improper. Indictments had been voted prior to the dismissal, with special assistant Russell Hardy protesting the order.
A 22 year old farm hand named Hans Kessling was detained in Chicago for questioning about the kidnapping and murder of 10 year old Charles Mattson from Tacoma Washington on December 27 1936. FBI agent Floyd Ducowman said the man resembles the composite drawing and may provide useful information.
The house kept the wage hour bill under a single labor department administrator after a 134 to 77 vote, rejecting Ramspeck of Georgia’s bid for a Senate approved independent five member board to oversee the law, amid warnings of autocratic power over labor and industry.
The House adopted an amendment to the wage hour bill exempting Shirley Temple and other notable child stars from standard child labor rules. It creates a midnight to 6 a.m. shutdown for productive work with wage time and a half to permit necessary continuous processing. Special exemptions were granted for food processing, mining and smelting, and paper and pulp mills.
The 1937 crop year produced 503,505,000 bushels of Town crops, nearly double last year's harvest, while cash farm income reached 8.5 billion dollars, the largest since 1929. Figures cover 78 crops and livestock with government payments.
Curtis B. Dall, ex son in law of Roosevelt, wins retrial in his libel suit against Time Inc over an article portraying him as imagining his own death at the White House. The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court ruled unanimously to reinstate a prior verdict in favor of Time.
A 1937 reflection on how every activity yields by products beyond its aim. Education, church, and life create culture, friendships, sports, and acts of kindness, with the by products often defining true value alongside the direct product.
Tokyo cites numerous cases of Japanese nationals arrested and held without trial in the Soviet Union. The Foreign Office demands a responsible Soviet reply. Yomiuri reports Russia strengthening forces at Vladivostok with ships and air units, including two cruisers, eighteen submarines and six destroyers due next week.
A group of Coe College students traveling home in a car driven by Glenn Rees of Laurens escaped with minor bruises when the car skidded and overturned four miles west of Walker on highway 11 Friday. It was not learned here who accompanied Rees on the trip.
San Francisco AP report says Warden James A. Johnston doubts the two escapees Ralph Roe and Theodore Cole survived. He notes strong tides, possible hidden help unlikely, and the chance of capture or death on the bay’s treacherous currents.
Boulder City Nevada April dedication of a Boulder dam memorial saw John C Page reclamation commissioner insist the government must maintain an open shop labor policy on all direct construction work. He warned that allowing a closed shop would cede sovereign power to a union and contradict democratic principles.
Washington reports the public debt rose to 37,562,835,918 on December 15, surpassing the prior record set September 14 at 37,220,897,842. The jump of over 450 million reflects bond and note sales to the public.
Covington Kentuck y police state Montjoy 24 a Negro hanged in Covington City hall inner court for a crime he denied to his last breath a criminal attack on a white woman
A. H. Baker longtime president of the National Livestock Exchange in 1935 died Friday in St Joseph Missouri at 6. The report notes his role as exchange leader and his passing.
Horace J Donnelly Jr attorney for Arrow Distilleries met Friday with federal alcohol administration officials over charges the Illinois firm sold products in Iowa and Minnesota in violation of state laws. Wilford S Alexander asked why federal permits should not be suspended and noted alleged false entries and mislabeling. A hearing in Peoria will be held to refute the charges. no date set.
Des Moines AP reports Arrow Distilleries Inc of Peoria Illinois was cited by the FAA for alleged illegal channel entries and over shipments, part of Iowa’s two pending challenges against distilleries shipping liquor into the state. Commission officials note the case ties to broader Twenty first amendment issues.
Bernice Vavroch ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis J Vavroch suffered head and shoulder injuries when struck by a car driven by George Miller of Des Moines in the 3000 block Mount Vernon avenue near Dairydale school. She was taken to Mercy hospital and remained there Friday in fair condition. Miller was fined two dollars and costs for operating without a driver's license.
President Roosevelt approved reviving government loans to distressed railroads but rejected expanding public works spending. He kept emergency funds allocations terminated and signaled no exceptions beyond the rail loan policy, even as Congress debates higher outlays to combat unemployment via lighter relief projects.
Washington reports the Senate voted 59 to 29 to pass the farm bill and send it to conference for adjustments with a broad cross‑party showing. The House special session delays final enactment until January. President Roosevelt urged swift action.
Senate vote 48 to 39 rebuffs McNary dairy amendment as leaders anticipate broad conference revisions. Agriculture department says many farm payments unenforceable. Bankhead proposes reconsideration with milder substitute. The roll lists numerous Democrats Republicans and third party members.
Charles A. Levine, first transatlantic airplane passenger, is convicted in federal court of conspiracy land snuggling and concealing tungsten powder from Canada. The max penalty is seven years and 15000 dollars. Bail of 2500 dollars was set until Monday morning for sentencing by Judge Henry W. Goddard.
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