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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1935
Page
15
Washington reports show more grade crossing fatalities and injuries this year than last, with officials attributing the rise to traffic conditions and aging infrastructure. A related note quotes the president asking a porter about his performance, reflecting concerns over rail safety and public expectations.
In Minneapolis and St Paul mourners honor late Senator Thomas D Schall after his fatal Washington crash. Governors, officials and both foes and friends joined the funeral with a police dog Barry Von La Selle presenting a wreath in the Capitol rotunda.
The longtime Dubuque lawyer and former city official died after a career marked by public service and political involvement. Details are incomplete due to damaged text, but he was identified with local politics and the legal community.
Brundidge 37 of Cedar Rapids received a one year jail sentence suspended by Judge Hot Bruma after entering a guilty plea on a concealment charge related to a stolen Ford coupe. The case stemmed from alleged misrepresentation about vehicle use at Cedar Rapids Country Club, where Brundidge had been employed.
Two privates died in a cave-in at Fort Sill Oklahoma on Thursday. The victims were identified as Bil Ropers 25 of Anadarko and Fred Risinger 23 of Div. des KFWANFF.
AAA officials said checks for 1935 cotton subsidy payments will likely be mailed January 15. First payments were originally planned for mid-December but delays due to technical and clerical issues occurred. The subsidy covers the difference between 12 cents a pound and the cotton price on sale, limited to 2 cents a pound per producer and tied to Bankhead allotments.
In San Francisco a lighthouse keeper, Albert Joost, 57, dies from burns suffered when a soldering iron dropped into gasoline during radio repairs. His wife Evelyn carried him to a boat, aided by soldiers and hospital care, but he died from the injuries days later.
Salt Lake City AP reports Bryant S Hinckley, president of Liberty Stake in Salt Lake City and secretary of the Deseret gymnasium, named president of the Northern States mission by Herbert Grant. He succeeds George S Romney, who died recently in Rockford. Mission headquarters are in Chicago and the area includes Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Rockefeller Institute reports a nosewash that protected monkeys from infantile paralysis and is ready for human trials. A vitamin C preventive from Columbia University showed promise in monkeys but not yet for children. Dr Leake urged physicians to abandon vaccination as a preventive after six of twelve deaths tied to its use.
CHICAGO reports 1935 grain trade volume near the smallest in record history as speculative activity slows and U S grain production declines. Government tallies show total grain futures purchases on the board of trade through December 24 at 10.061 billion bushels, down over 15 percent from the prior year.
Readable segments list NBC WEAF WJZ WABC CBS WBBM KMOX WCCO WIZ WOST WHAM and Kentucky and Michigan stations with afternoon to late evening programs. Opera, orchestras, soloists, and variety acts gap with time ticks and schedules.
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