23 Dec 1934
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1934
Page
1
The piece discusses Japan abandoning the Washington naval pact with a two year transition, warnings from Japanese press, and U.S.-Japan tensions. It then shifts to Iowa finance, criticizing the five percent sale of anticipatory war rants by Treasurer Wegman, questioning the private auction, and urging bids from responsible institutions.
A new compromise soldiers bonus proposal would cash $1.2 billion in 1935 by dating certificates to Armistice Day 1918. It aims to avert immediate cash payments and save about $1 billion for the government, with discussion already held with Rep Patman.
Florence and Grace Hopkins 21 year old twins married Carl and Lester Hopkins brothers on a weekend date. The couples met on a blind date four years ago and on the second date Lester joined Carl. At the license bureau officials asked if they were cousins due to identical names. the twins swore they are not related.
REPORTS say a Christmas truce in the Chaco Boreal was unlikely as Paraguay readies thousands of troops for a decisive battle against Bolivia. Paraguayan columns close on Villa Montes while La Paz pools reserves, claiming its defenses are impregnable.
A remark notes that if warrants had been sold at auction they might have fetched a premium, which would affect interest rates. The record laments that no attempt was made to gauge possible premiums in this case, calling the procedure strange.
Patricia Cherrington, wife of Dillinger gang member Pat Reilly, now in Milan federal prison, writes her daughter advising to live pure and useful. She urges reading the Bible and emulating Jesus while avoiding exposure of their criminal links.
An American Airways Cleveland to Fort Worth mail plane vanished after 2:52 p.m. near Louisville. Crews from American Airways and the Tennessee National Guard searched a wide Kentucky and middle Tennessee area while the route was continued by a second aircraft. Pilot Russell S. Riggs, once linked to Nashville or Murfreesboro, remains missing after reporting 6,000 feet and following routine course.
The Senate munitions committee vowed to control any presidential plan to curb war profits and requested at least 50 000 for ongoing inquiries into steel shipbuilding and financial interests. Senator Clark will address the Senate January 4 with Nye and others to outline progress and question figures like Baruch and Hurley on the industrial program for future wars.
William King, 24, a farm laborer, slashed his throat from ear to ear and swallowed the six inch pocket knife in a suicide attempt. Doctors later found the blade in his lower intestine and planned surgery. He reportedly walked a half mile for help, then was taken to a hospital. The King family has roots in Esmond and Milford, Iowa.
In Delta Ohio a farmer Lester Shadd aged 42 killed his wife and her companion Roy Bielhartz Eron and then shot himself. The shootings occurred Saturday night ending a love triangle and leaving three dead.
In Carmel California AP reports dwindling leads as investigators focus on vacant summer homes in the artists colony amid hopes the missing Mrs. Eliot Boke Schaffner might be an amnesia victim still alive since Tuesday.
About 3,000 troops from Britain, Italy, Holland and Sweden entered the Saar Basin to supervise a peaceful plebiscite on January 13. A four day League of Nations truce began as Dutch marines and British detachments marched through Saarbrucken. Pierre Laval signaled France would stay put amid the occupation reenactment of postwar Rhine forces.
Mary Carter of Chicago, 40, was held for larceny after being seen attempting to steal a robe valued at 25 dollars in Arm strong's ready to wear department. The robe was recovered. Carter claimed she traveled with a woman from Mason City named Marie Gale, whose address proved fictitious. Detectives, checking with Mason City, found no Marie Gale. Police continued work downtown stores seeking possible gang ties.
Cedar Rapids residents are expected to dispense about 10 000 Christmas gifts of money this year. Banks estimate demand for new bills will drive this figure, with most gifts in 1 and 5 dollar denominations and some up to 50 dollars, plus a need for holiday bill containers.
In Cedar Rapids the 1934 auto toll figures show accidents and injuries with fatalities recorded. Officials note the toll reflects rising traffic and aging roadways, prompting calls for improved safety measures and enforcement.
A Russian seer Solovyof foresees history ending in two camps light and darkness with a final battle between good and evil. The world unites religions into one faith, defeating Anti Christ, as believers of all groups defend the common faith amid a crisis of sectarian violence.
Eight men arrested in Chicago after a $100000 hijacking ring exploiting farm produce. The gang stole butter lard and stock from trucks bound for Chicago from Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin, kidnapping drivers and moving goods to a fence before sale. Police recovered 297 tubs of hijacked lard from a Swift and Co. truck as officers profiled the gang’s operations.
Mrs. Henry C. Wallace, mother of Secretary Wallace, arrived in Washington to spend the holidays with her son and his family. This marks her first visit since he assumed the cabinet post.
Gov Clyde L Herring ordered an investigation into the 3.5 million dollar sale of state sinking fund warrants to the Carleton D Beh Co of Des Moines by State Treasurer Leo Wegman. The inquiry will examine lack of public bidding and five percent interest terms.
Marie Kerr, 59, known for helping neighbors on Glenwood Street, faced a long illness after a bone infection led to the amputation of her left leg. Despite doctors’ grim prognosis, she remained cheerful, dictating Christmas gift requests to her mother and preparing her room for visitors as death neared.
Governor Henry Horner called his second annual Illinois law enforcement conference in Springfield. About 1 000 invitations went to sheriffs state's attorneys mayors and police chiefs for a January 5 meeting with representatives from federal agencies taking part.
Chicago reports Senator Harold M. Groves of Dane County Wisconsin has accepted membership in the Interstate Commission on Conflicting Taxation. Secretary Henry W. Toll announced Saturday.
The weekly forecast covers the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys and northern and central Great Plains. Expect cold conditions through most of the period, with the coldest in northern areas. Little precipitation is anticipated.
In Stanford Kentucky bees nested above the town clock works causing stoppage. The clockmaker who sold the piece to the city removed 2500 pounds of honey to repair the mechanism and appease the City Councilmen. Beehives and farm products are advertised in the Gazette Want Ad columns.
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