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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1936
Page
3
Government grain experts said world wheat stocks should meet normal needs though war risks could destabilize markets. Prices rose to multi year highs as buyers forecast larger Argentine and Australian crops and anticipated stable exports.
The Hague crowds greeted Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard as they filed formal intentions to wed at city hall. The mayor presided over the registration of their forthcoming marriage set for early next month.
Iowa farmers see a total of 64 major crops valued at about $362.7 million, up from $343.7 million last year, despite drought reducing yields in corn and most crops. Wheat rises to 9.44 million bushels, oats, hay and barley fall, with corn value dipping to about $218.6 million from $231.5 million.
New York AP Standard Brands Inc plans to end the Good Will Court radio program and replace it with an as yet unnamed feature effective Sunday. The move follows Wednesday’s New York appellate division ruling that attorneys may not give legal advice through a publicity medium. The show, hosted by A. L. Alexander, used New York and New Jersey lawyers and judges and aired Sunday on NBC and midweek on the intercity network.
A plan proposes placing unemployment compensation tax into a single Iowa fund with no tax on employees. It favors a non political commission to administer claims and limits the tax to employees residing or mostly working in Iowa. It aims to avoid double taxation for Iowa employers with workers in other states and supports reciprocity for non resident employees.
Mr and Mrs T L Combs of Hollywood California were arraigned in Pulaski county jail on extortion charges. Federal agent John B Little said they extorted 5000 dollars from a San Francisco traveling salesman. The couple were jailed unable to post 3000 dollar bond awaiting preliminary hearing.
The Rector school three miles south of Chelsea hosts a Christmas program Tuesday with pupils Gertrude Beck Letty Klenk Billy Bazyn Wilma Benda Juanita Kithcart Leah Klenk Nathan Beck Ruth Kithcart Roberta Benda Arthur Graham Robert Benn Martha Beck and Paul Behounek plus a pre program candy sale to raise playground funds Allan Prucha instructor The Wilkerson school one mile south of Chelsea presents a program Monday with teacher Mrs Margaret Duffy and pupils Gladys Harold Melvin Carl Kasal Ray Keith Betty Marjorie Wilkinson Milo Butterfield and Darlene Stadler A Salt Creek No 3 school one mile east of Chelsea holds a Wednesday afternoon program teacher Annabelle Kulisek featuring Gayle Beverly Zeman Beatrice Bernard Charles Darlene Donald George Musel Charles Novak Jr Jerine Prucha and Marilyn Formanek.
Arturo Trevina paid $3 for a Stinson field sightseeing flight. At six miles out he leapt from the plane, falling 3,500 feet into a house where Annie Gowick held a baby, missing both by a few feet. The home sustained about $1,000 damage. Trevino’s motive remained unknown.
The United States formally informs Britain it will keep 19 000 tons of excess destroyers. Washington reports that President Roosevelt may seek a global armament halt, but Whitehall reacts coolly and Britain will oppose until its own rearmament program finishes.
Somerville resident Thomas E. Qualters, 32, a former Notre Dame football player, was appointed as President Roosevelt’s personal bodyguard. This move adds to Somerville’s notable proximity to national affairs, alongside Miss Margaret Lehand, the President’s private secretary, who also hails from the city.
In Texarkana, three African American children aged 14, 12, and 9 were charged with murder after admitting they placed a brake shoe on a rail, causing a derailment near Corley, Texas that killed fireman H. W. Wynn.
George Mc Elden, 42, of Cedar Rapids, fined 25 dollars plus costs in police court for leaving the scene of a December 14 accident. Reckless driving charge dismissed. 20 dollars of the fine suspended. Margaret Hise of West Liberty testified.
Police Captain Jack Dempster opened an inquiry into the death of an 18 year old girl who gave the name Leonora Curtis of Duluth Minnesota when arrested Friday night. The body was found Saturday in a jail cell. A Fort Worth candy salesman C A Miller is detained as the investigation unfolds. Miller claimed he offered the girl a ride near Missouri Valley Iowa while en route from Sioux City to Council Bluffs. Patrolman Edward Rath alerted colleagues to take the woman to headquarters. A pocketbook contained a letter addressed to Geraldine Smith with torn off address, mailed in Hecla South Dakota and signed Irene.
Mrs. D. B. Merryman known as Aunt Bessie arrived in Cannes to console Wallis Simpson amid criticism. She traveled from Paris on the Blue Train and was met by Herman L. Rogers at the station. They went to Villa Lou Vier with a maid, carrying little luggage. The stay is expected to continue until after Christmas despite local critics.
About five hundred youngsters and adults filled the Paramount theater on Saturday morning for a benefit food show. Admission was a can or food item donated to local agencies, and by midmorning eighteen large cartons were packed with goods including fruit, vegetables, jams, and canned items. Paramount Pictures provided features and theater staff donated their services for the event.
The Cedar Rapids district reported a 20 percent rise in business to over 1.5 million dollars at the Metropolitan Life annual meeting held in the Merchants National Bank building. F. M. Logsdon of Marshalltown received the leading agent medal for 1936 and Jack Smith of Iowa City earned a silver five year service medal.
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford star in Love on the Run a Paramount feature that follows a merry chase from London to Fontainebleau as an American news correspondent and heiress flee a would be husband. Tone contributes light comedy as the trio escapes from gendarmes and spies toward a comic finale.
Batista supporters say impeachment charges against President Miguel Mariano Gomez will be filed in a special session of the house as Batista seeks to push through a nine cent sugar tax. Gomez vows to veto the bill, arguing the tax funds rural schools under army control, a move he calls fascist.
Dr. Francis E. Townsend posted a $1,000 bond in federal court to guarantee appearance in Washington for contempt charges. He surrendered at the federal marshal's office after fingerprinting, said he would not back from his stance, and refused to pay any fine, risking jail. The indictment stems from his refusal to testify before a congressional committee investigating his old age revolving pension plan.
Alice Longworth reports on the effort to oust Dr. Glenn Frank as University of Wisconsin president. The piece warns partisan interference in academia threatens education and research and cites La Follette politics as an example of potential federal control. Dr. Carlson of the AAUP voices alarm.
Kay Francis and William Powell star in One Way Passage as Joan Ames and Dan Hardesty. The Town theater screens the acclaimed film again with supporting players Frank McHugh Warren Hymer Herbert Mundin and Aline MacMahon in roles such as Barrel House Betty Countess Barnhaus. The second feature The Big Show with Gene Autry also drew strong laughter and enthusiasm from audiences.
The week brings Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in Love on the Run at Paramount. Iowa shows William Powell Kay Francis in One Way Passage and Gene Autry in The Big Ol. New State has Jane Withers Slim Summerville in Can This Be Dixie and Irene Hervey with Charles Starrett in Along Came Love. Palace presents Jack Benny Ted Healy Una Merkel in Its in the Air and Herbert Marshall Gertrude Michael in Till We Meet Again. Rialto features Wild Horse Roundup with Kermit Maynard Betty Lloyd and Taming the Wild with Rod LaRocque Maxine Doyle.
Fred Fallis collected bounties on eight foxes last week and eleven this week. County Recorder Youngmann notes fifty three foxes and two wolves were paid in the last month and expects December to exceed November.
Los Angeles gossip notes that Louis B. Mayer signed Tilly Losch to a long term MGM contract after her work in The Good Earth. She is slated for a test in Idiots Delight with Clark Gable, while other stars and projects hint at a bustling studio slate and future stardom.
Linoleum is described as a new wall covering for kitchens baths and other damp rooms. It is installed in continuous strips with rounded corners and can be washed easily, appealing where frequent cleaning is needed.
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