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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1936
Page
1
A Phoenix based Women’s Investigation Committee of 500 seeks to gather and classify information on government officials at city, county, state and federal levels. The piece notes mixed reactions among statehouse occupants and suggests newspapers could Truthfully reveal government performance to negate the need for such a committee.
An article notes Nazi propaganda contrasting American breadlines with German self sufficiency. It lists German naval and military buildup including submarines battleships and aircraft carriers, and reports Germany facing butter and lard rationing while planning wheat imports to avoid shortages by spring.
In a world armed with guns and gas and torn by class war, Christmas seems lost yet its story endures. The article recalls the first Christmas amid Roman oppression and bloodshed, noting peace on earth began then and will come true despite fear and hatred.
Lawrence Mass. August Turcotte, 24, of Salem, chose Concord reform school over marriage after a sudden change of heart. He broke into the home of Max Korn, a Peabody leather merchant, and pawned the loot in Lynn to hide the plan. The judge questioned the motive as Turcotte admitted the aim to avoid marriage.
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII, nearing his eightieth birthday, remains seriously ill with paralysis and circulatory congestion. Osservatore Romano urged a global crusade of child prayer while doctors monitor fever and influenza in Rome. The Pope cancels a Christmas Eve reception and will meet cardinals individually in his sickroom. he marks the fifty-seventh anniversary of his priestly ordination from bed.
Sunday Gazette highlights a holiday season boom with extensive sections, from editorials and society notes in Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa to features on Christmas toys, theater, and the Black Hills style of Christmas.
Dick Merrill, ace transporter pilot, made a forced landing on a snow covered mountain near Matamoras Pennsylvania saving eleven lives aboard the Miami Newark Eastern Air Lines express liner. Merrill was badly scratched and a tooth knocked out but eight passengers the co pilot and steward were unhurt. The plane suffered heavy damage with a damaged nose and washed out wings. Weather included a low ceiling strong winds and rain in Newark. It is unclear if Merrill lost his way or what caused the forced landing.
The Pantagraph argues the press should report fully on matters vital to the public rather than steer voters. It warns that newspapers that withhold information weaken their influence and fail to guide readers, labeling such concealment cowardly and counterproductive.
In Stuttgart a restaurant owner Ludwig Schopp was arrested after turning off his radio during a Hitler broadcast. Authorities charged him with treason for failing to report foreign property. The Frankfurter Zeitung faces a permit threat for reporting a wheat shortage. Goebbels reacts to press information.
Nebraska Senator Burke and Ohio Representative Fletcher plan a constitutional amendment to limit Presidents to one six year term. The idea has historical roots, from 1787 to later debates, and concerns about potential dictatorial power and second term bias. The piece contrasts relief costs with the notion of returning noncitizens on relief to their countries.
A federal judge granted a temporary injunction barring the PWA and WPA from funding a major power project. Texas power companies sought the order to halt work by the lower Colorado River Authority and Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District. Limited construction on five dams is allowed pending a hearing on a permanent injunction.
Leaders of the rebel Committee for Industrial Organization announced a February 1 deadline for wage boosts and shorter hours. If demands are not met, they will strike in steel and automobile industries, according to sources close to CIO head John L. Lewis.
Strikes and a brake drum shortage from Kelsey-Hayes halt operations at Ford River Rouge Buffalo Pierce Arrow Detroit Murray Body plants. About 5 000 workers idle as sit downs persist with picketing while CIO leaders threaten GM action and Ford warns of broader cutbacks.
A three story brick dwelling collapsed on a central city street in Philadelphia. Firemen removed a man and three children from the ruins. Authorities reported moans from beneath the debris suggesting six or eight more people were trapped. none of the rescues indicated serious injuries.
Edith Maxwell, serving a 20 year sentence for her father Trigg Maxwell’s slaying, works as hostess and cashier at a Richmond cafe. Owner Walter Kirsch says she needed employment while bail of 15000 dollars awaits a motion to set aside the verdict heard before March 11. Maxwell hopes for acquittal at her retrial.
Attorney General Margiotti ordered the arrest of four officials and a relative connected to the Friday escape of life-term convict Joseph Bruno in Pottsville. Warden Herbert Gosslin Deputy Warden Robert Walker Guard Guy Irving and Antoinette Billig were named after county officials had earlier discharged three officials following a 12 hour conference.
Cedar Rapids charity asks 500 donors to provide Christmas dinner baskets for about 600 needy families reported by the YMCA. About 100 baskets are pledged. cash donations are also sought to buy meat. Call Miss Sadie Warner at the YMCA 2 1138 for names and sizes between 8 am and 5 pm Monday to Wednesday.
Three men Leonard Friedel of West Point Iowa John Arnold and Harold Bengston of Denmark Iowa were killed when their truck was struck by a Burlington train Saturday night. They had been returning from a horse buying trip in Illinois.
Des Moines bulletin reports the governor’s committee on social security recommended temporary administration of the Iowa unemployment insurance law by the state executive council. Details of deliberations appear on page 1 section 4.
William Coulter 28 and his wife were badly burned when a kerosene blast rocked their Denton Texas home. Coulter's two children John Edward 2 and Billie Earline 9 died from the flames. John Edward was pulled from the frame house. Billie Earline died in hospital hours later. Coulter remained in critical condition.
The Inter-American peace conference approved the neutrality coordination pact uniting 21 republics for consultative action in crisis. The measure, backed by all delegations, includes reaffirmation to settle disputes pacifically and avert war, with reservations from Argentina Paraguay El Salvador and Colombia.
The main post office stamp and parcel windows will be open today from 2 to 6 p.m. to assist Christmas mailing. Parcels addressed to residences are being delivered today in Cedar Rapids. The stamp window remains open Monday Tuesday and Wednesday until 9 p.m. but will close at 6 30 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Radio experts across Arizona Nevada and Utah joined Fort Douglas soldiers in a Saturday night search for the Western Air Express plane missing since Tuesday with seven aboard. A faint call saying Calling St George or Salt Lake was heard at Kingman and Las Vegas raising hopes that passenger H N Edwards, a Northwest Airlines radio superintendent, survived.
Chicago's 30 WPA sit down strikers ended their protest Saturday, saying they won four concessions from state relief officials. The action concluded two hours before a week’s end after workers moved into a windowless WPA headquarters room.
The forecast covers Dec 21 to 26 for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Little precipitation is expected, with temperatures near or above normal for most areas, especially in the southern portions.
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