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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
3
Gravell recalled distributing 90 000 dollars last New Year to his employer to help settle debts as part of a broad discussion on a $250 figure cited among various shopper lists.
New York AP report notes Mrs Dula Rae Drake widow of John Adams Drake died Tuesday. She was named by Benito Mussolini in 1925 as the first American woman fascist and organized Allied relief efforts for Italy during World War I. Burial in Chicago.
Nome Alaska residents await Santa Claus Friday night as the parade plans include a sleigh with wheels due to thin snow cover. The welcoming committee stays optimistic, hoping reindeer pull the wheeled sleigh through Nome’s Main Street as children anticipate their first exposure to Christmas trees in a region with no local evergreens.
Ambler Pennsylvania AP J Harvey Gravell, a manufacturer, proposed a plan to grant every U S voter a $250 yearly dividend. His scheme involves a national loan association, seizure of bank stock, removal of private interest collection laws, and distribution of the association’s interest to voters. The idea, tied to his wealth theory, was presented to President Roosevelt.
The Hennepin county grand jury formally disavowed a public statement by foreman Peter F. Herrly claiming vice and gambling are rampant in Minneapolis. Seventeen of eighteen jurors signed the disavowal, protesting that it did not represent the unanimous report. Herrly said the statement had been read to the jury and approved with limited revisions.
The speaker defended the article's accuracy noting the printed report held firm while others retreated when scrutiny rose. He asserted authorial responsibility remains, insisting he stands by his testimony despite public pressure.
A 200 foot tower of flames from a wild gas well defied El Segundo oilfield experts as they tried to dynamite it out of existence. The Richfield Oil Company well blew in Tuesday and ignited Wednesday, burning 60 to 70 million cubic feet of gas daily and costing about 100000 in derrick and drilling gear.
The Pennsylvania Railroad reported eighteen passengers two firemen and an express messenger injured when an eastbound Buffalo to Philadelphia express collided with a westbound freight east of Emporium Pennsylvania. No one was seriously hurt and both trains resumed travel.
Washington AP report says administration plans foresee sending the crop control measure to the White House by January 15. Four senators remain over Christmas to reconcile House and Senate versions, with leaders noting the bill is temporary rather than a permanent program. Senators Capper and Frazier voiced strong critiques while Hatch called the plan insufficient for a permanent farm program.
A comparative print of the compromise bill spans 169 pages on double-size paper, presenting side by side analysis of the two versions. The lengthy document signals a detailed reconciliation effort and extensive legislative review.
Chicago passes an ordinance licensing betting brokers who act as race track agents and telegraph wagers to tracks. The measure, approved 43 to 4, raises annual fees from 5 000 to 1 000 depending on zone and awaits Mayor Kelly signature by Jan 1.
In Archangel eight more people were condemned to death for wrecking tied to the timber industry. The executions followed a court ruling Thursday, highlighting wartime enforcement of controls in the sector.
The annual Christmas home-going movement hits peak as rail and air systems cope with record traffic. Rail officials forecast a 20 percent rise from 1936 while airlines report full bookings and expect demand to exceed capacity. Lower fares, bad roads, and Christmas on Saturday drive travelers. returns stretch from Christmas to New Year.
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