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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1936
Page
2
Des Moines reports 989000 acres seeded to winter wheat in Iowa for 1937, the largest on record and 130 percent above 1935. Rye seedings climbed to 376000 this fall, with much of the increase intended as nurse crops for grass and clover amid drought relief.
A ground party battled deep snow twelve miles south of Kellogg Idaho to reach a Northwest Airlines wreckage spotted Monday. Crew members Joe Livermore and Arthur Haid are believed aboard and may be among the bodies recovered. The search of the Western Air Express missing plane continues at Milford after a Utah-wide hunt. Haid’s wife, who recently had a child, has not been told of the accident.
Ten miners trapped 180 feet below ground in an Alden Coal shaft near Nanticoke Pennsylvania were freed after an emergency pulley line was rigged by surface workers. The group, exposed to freezing conditions, were pulled to safety one by one with two men lowering into the shaft to aid the rescue.
Grand Rapids AP report details how a physician used an X-ray to locate a quarter-inch bolt from an electric mixer inside one of thirteen fruit cakes baked by Mrs. Louis H. Hake. Dr. C. G. Stonehouse X-rayed the cakes, finding the bolt in cake No. 3.
The Bishop Stoddard Cafeteria Co. which runs cafeterias in seven cities in Iowa and Illinois distributed 5000 in Christmas bonuses Monday night to staff including Roy Doty the Rapids Bishop cafeteria manager and about forty people are connected with Bishop’s here.
During the Christmas peak, Cedar Rapids Union Station handled twenty six passenger trains from midnight to 6 a.m Tuesday. Five were extras to manage traffic and mail, with eighteen Northwestern trains and eight on the Rock Island line. Trains ran about twenty minutes apart causing some holds in yards. Officials say the rush began around December 14, five days earlier than last year, and should ease by Thursday night.
The board of education approved a general wage rise for 1937 benefiting janitors with about 5 224.50 extra annual pay and added three new staff members. The raise is 5 per month for most, with scaled increases for part timers, while carpenters and painters receive no boost. Joe Suma chief engineer moves from 175 to 190 monthly. The new janitor budget is 54 000 versus 50 000 in 1936, with some funds unspent previously.
Mrs. Fanny Stimmell of Iowa City filed a Saunders County district court suit seeking 7500 dollars from Central Bridge and Construction Co of Wahoo for injuries after a company truck driven by E R Rose allegedly struck her as she stood near a car on a highway near Sutherland Nebraska on September 6 1935.
U S abstains from voting on a resolution to coordinate the Kellogg Briand and Saavedre da Lamas peace pacts with the League covenant. The plan urged American signatories who are League members to pressure nonmembers to collaborate on covenant aligned studies. Thirty seven peace and economic projects cleared a plenary session and await final conference approval.
Local banks report a surge in cash gift requests for Christmas in Cedar Rapids. The popular denominations are $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20, with some seeking $50 and $100 bills. Money orders at the post office show $5 gifts as especially common, with many recipients cashing them there.
Apollo Commandery No. 26 Knights Templar will hold its Christmas observance Friday at Masonic hall in the morning. The Rev. George A. Stauffacher will deliver the address. Mrs. Ethyle Birmingham will sing two vocal pieces and A. E. Kannewulf and C. A. Winter will present the Christmas sentiment and response. Arthur S. Bye will give the invocation and benediction.
Aurora reports the Leader class officers: President Mrs Charles Young Vice President Mrs James Trotter Secretary and Treasurer Clark Watson Flower Committee Mrs Dale Miller and Mrs Rodney Miller Lookout Committee Rev Mr and Mrs Charles Mosher Entertainment Mr and Mrs Paul Hoaglan and Mr and Mrs Mosher Refreshments Mrs Clark Watson Mrs Rodney Miller and Mrs Arthur Tapel Teacher Mrs Arthur Stapel Assistant Teacher Mrs Rodney Miller.
In a nationwide broadcast the archbishop announced a back to religion campaign and a pledge not to reference Edward now Duke of Windsor. He called King George VI's coronation a rededication of national life and supported parliamentary supremacy as the nation faced the constitutional crisis.
A nude young woman with long black hair was found dead Tuesday in the Rolling Road Golf Club clubhouse near Baltimore. The body showed scratches and gas stove neglect, and identity remained unknown. authorities linked the case to a hospital patient who had escaped from Spring Grove hospital.
Fred Niesz told Canopus club members at the Roosevelt hotel luncheon that the Boy Scouts, entering its 25th year with about 1.25 million members, is the outstanding youth movement in America. He cited high school, college, and Rhodes scholar statistics and praised volunteer leadership, noting one adult for every four boys.
John Stuart of Chicago president and Robert Laird of Chicago VP production visited the local Quaker Oats plant on Monday and Tuesday. A company official called the trip a periodic inspection of the facility. Stuart and Laird plan to return to Chicago Tuesday night.
In Allegheny County Court Judge Michael Angelo Musmanno declares Santa Claus a reality under the law. He warns against prosecutions claiming Santa does not exist and orders costs on such cases. He also threatens contempt for those doubting Santa and calls for a festive shout of Merry Christmas.
Vatican notes Pope Pius health improving as he prepares a brief Christmas Eve radio address to be broadcast at 12 30 p m (5 30 a m CST) Thursday. He is expected to stress world gravities and outline salvation through humane principles while thanking supporters for their sympathy. The Pontiff met visitors Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli Monsignor Giuseppe Pizzardo and architect Giuseppe Momo.
Rescuers scour the San Vicente ruins after a deadly quake with the death toll stated at 250 and over 800 injured. Interior Minister Calderon oversees relief as Red Cross teams aid the wounded and villagers return to ruined homes near the Santa Rita volcano.
Doctors in Ocala Florida administered a special serum to Howard Stillman 43 as he grows weaker after seventeen days of nonstop talking. His sisters Nettie and Lucy Stillman expected to join him. Stillman began talking Dec 7 with rapid dialogue on many topics, later becoming incoherent due to fever and weakness. He remains unable to eat normally, supported by IV saline and sedatives.
Acting Gov Keen Johnson called Kentucky's legislature into a special session to consider an unemployment insurance act. The move aims to address jobless benefits and avert potential gaps in coverage.
Britain informs the United States and Japan of invoking article 21 to keep five overage cruisers as anti aircraft ships. The five vessels Cardiff Ceres Calderon Calypso and Caradoc totaling 20270 tons will not be modernized but repurposed. Japan approved the decision and the United States had previously assented, citing national security needs amid a tense international scene.
President Roosevelt’s holiday message to the Boy Scouts of the Cedar Rapids area council arrives via national Scout headquarters. He praises Scout virtue and service, asks for continued courage dependability faith loyalty and civic righteousness, and wishes the scouts a Merry Christmas.
A protest erupts as teachers who tell pupils there is no Santa Claus face backlash from parents. Superintendent Murray says Santa Claus isn’t in the school books while School Board President Miller affirms belief. Parents call it cruel and unkind and police chief says teachers must keep Santa alive in class.
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Bowers a longtime Anamosa resident who died Sunday night will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at the Loder chapel with Rev H D Green officiating She is survived by her husband and a daughter Mrs Harley Snyder.
Frank McClish, believed dead after leaving his Ohio home thirty years ago, appeared in probate court at age 70 denying death. He said he traveled seeking work through Illinois Iowa Minnesota Missouri and Kansas City, writing last to a half sister in 1919. He asserts good health and resumed contact with family.
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