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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
1
The Mississippi Valley committee urges a twenty year billion dollar public works program to curb floods and droughts, improve navigation and electrification, and promote relief for unemployment. Backers see it as a step forward despite political overtones and reliance on federal funding to sustain demand for private industry.
Linn county grand jury will review a case involving a 200 seal gift from Harold M. Cooper to J. LeRoy Farmer president of a local canning firm. Police raided Farmers plant finding a bar gambling devices and 678 liquor bottles. Governor Herring and County Attorney G K Thompson described the matter as regrettable yet closed for now.
A Washington estimate puts liquor costs at 3 billion dollars this year plus bootlegging figures, with end-to-end bills imagined around the world. Prohibition critics urge local option and stricter enforcement, noting Canada’s looser systems. Iowa enjoys a strong Christmas retail surge but recognizes widespread deprivation for many. The Hauptmann case is cited with police brutality claims, awaiting verdict on innocence.
Chairman Harold M. Cooper of the Iowa liquor control commission declined comment when informed Linn County Attorney G. K. Thompson plans to present to the county grand jury the issue of state liquor seals being sent to J LeRoy Farmer.
A remark notes that without a certain degree the person would not have spent another man's money so freely, implying questions about financial independence and accountability.
The Hauptmann case draws intense public focus as prosecutors seek to pin the famed kidnapping on the German suspect. A claimant says he received bills from a friend who later died and kept a box containing money. rain unearthed it, but police doubt the tale.
A Detroit reader shares pocket epigrams on life money war and progress. The quips touch on greed cynicism progress knowledge gratitude and social folly with a satirical tone and a mock address at No 13 Inferiority Row.
Governor Herring and Attorney General O Connor review whether the Iowa treasurer properly restricted bids when Leo Wegman sold 3.5 million anticipatory war rants to the Carleton D. Beh company of Des Moines without public bidding. Several firms protested they were denied bidding rights. If the ruling favors broader bidding, the sale may be deemed illegal.
A faulty electrically operated switch blamed for the Dundas Christmas Eve wreck that killed 15 aboard a holiday excursion train with 397 passengers. Engineer B Burrell kept speeds near 60 mph before the crash. 10 more were badly hurt, and a revised death toll listed 15, all from Toronto and London.
ST LOUIS AP Mrs Stella Riddell Talbot a former film actress was ordered held for a grand jury after a coroner s court heard her admit the Christmas slaying of Albert Frankenstein The 35 year old woman once publicized in glamorous poses trembled on the witness stand clutching a coat and wearing worn slippers Frankenstein who had been living with her was shot when she tried to disarm him as he threatened her with a revolver both had been drinking
The Saar Basin Territory borders were closed at midnight Wednesday until after the plebiscite on January 13. Only people with urgent business or travelers passing through without a stop may enter during the period to preserve peace and order.
Mrs. Anna Smith, a laundress in St Paul, filed suit for 5500 against Mrs. Hattie P Harris claiming she contracted athlete's foot washing a Harris family sock. Her husband Mr Smith also sued for 3400 for loss of his wife's services.
In Leningrad testimony Nicolieff, a killer of Sergei Kiroff, claimed a terrorist ring planned to assassinate Stalin Molotoff and other leaders and replace them with Trotzky Zinovieff Kameneff. He said a consulate offered 6000 roubles to fund the operation. Paris dispatches say France warned Trotzky while granting asylum.
Paris reports the Soviet exile Leon Trotzky has pledged to refrain from political activity while living in France. He reportedly resides in central France about 200 miles south of Paris, with authorities not disclosing his exact location.
In Ames Iowa director R K Bliss of the Iowa extension service told 4 H youths that cooperation is the farmer s chief handicap. Speaking at a three day short course Bliss said cooperative problem solving will be key in future agriculture. Despite sub zero weather more than 450 youths registered with general meetings Wednesday and contests on Thursday ahead of the election.
Washington reports the NRA ordered a full investigation into the coal price war that could disrupt the wage structure under the code. A public hearing on the code price provisions was announced for January.
Search operations were underway five miles west of Okmulgee Oklahoma after reports of an airplane seen in flames shortly before noon. The incident prompted an active air and ground search by authorities.
Dr Wilhelm Grund, a chemistry professor and German Coal Research president, announces a process to make albumen and other foods from coal hoping to boost mining. A humorous note suggests selling via Gazette Want Ads. A separate ad offers baled hay at $19 per ton on 900 3rd Ave W.
The Mississippi Valley committee urged a twenty year plan costing about one billion dollars for flood control navigation power water supply and conservation. Half of the funds would back self liquidating projects. The report warned without coordinated action the valley could become a desert like Nile region. It stressed needs in flood control irrigation forestry and recreation across 31 states and 49 million people.
A committee report led by Morris L. Cooke, with Sherman W. Woodward among its members, argues for federal unification of transmission and unified use of the Tigris Euphrates valley resources. It contends centralized planning would maximize health and welfare benefits and outlines a twenty year program.
State liquor store sales reach over 10 000 dollars in two days with more than 5 000 dollars each on Saturday and Monday locally. Council Bluffs stock emptied as Nebraska sales after Christmas surge approach 50 000 dollars, leaving only about 150 of 350 brands in stock.
The Rock Island railroad added a woman's smoker to its Joliet to Chicago commuter train. Officials say some feminine patrons were too shy to smoke with men and stood in draughty vestibules to enjoy their morning cigarettes.
In Cedar Rapids the temperature fell to 10 below zero Wednesday, a new winter low since records began. Readings later rose to 8 below by 5 pm and held there at 8 pm. A milder day had produced a 33 degree high before the rapid overnight drop to subzero levels.
The Associated Press reports a severe cold wave sweeping from the north central into the middle west and east. Devil's Lake North Dakota plunged to 34 below, with Duluth at 26 below and Chicago slipping to near zero. Iowa towns like Spirit Lake, Mason City and others recorded double digit below readings as officials forecast colder air.
Extreme wintry weather disrupts hog shipments to meat packing centers in Chicago and across the farm belt. Prices jump 50 to 75 cents with top quotes at 7.10 dollars per hundredweight, a sharp rise not seen since September, while corn and other farm commodities also climb amid snow and cold.
The appellate division upheld that nudism is not punishable as a misdemeanor re asserting the statute’s breadth is insufficient. The case involved Vincent Burke Fred Topel and Frank Mann leaders of a nudist group raided last April. Burke hailed the ruling as a victory for the movement.
In Cedar Rapids the 1934 auto toll records show 368 accidents causing 467 injuries and deaths. The figures summarize roadway dangers and highlight the need for safety measures.
Washington reports Lieutenant Colonel Frank M. Andrews, air corps officer with 27 years of experience, named commander of the new General Headquarters Air Force. The centralized force, about 900 fighting planes, will be ready for quick deployment for attack or defense and take command from Major General Foulois.
Critics say the current system limits mobility and unit cohesion. The War Department announced a temporary GHQ plan to group forces into three wings in the Midwest and along Atlantic and Pacific coasts with bases at Hamilton Field California Langley Field Virginia and temporary HQ at Fort Crockett Texas.
The Clinton Clearing House association of four local banks bought a $50,000 Clinton County judgment funding bond issue at a premium of $810. The bonds bear interest at 3 1/4 percent, marking the first local purchase of a Clinton county or city bond issue by a banking syndicate.
In Popolo d Italia Benito Mussolini condemns Soviet executions after the assassination of Sergei Kiroff. He says the killings lacked basic legal forms and argues that even czars deserved rehabilitation compared with Russia under Marx Lenin and Stalin.
Chairman Nye of the senate munitions committee received a Christmas present from Irence du Pont of the powder firm under inquiry. The gift was a book that analyzes government ownership in Russia and the Soviet experiment, sent to Nye and other committee members.
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