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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1933
Page
1
Disjointed excerpts discuss France and the United States, government efficiency, coal relief, and impending policy debates. References include Isaac Marcosson on France US relations, concerns over public employes and governance, coal relief distribution, and remarks on inflation, gas, and political leadership in Washington.
Washington in 1933 reports an informal White House plan to share executive secrets with select senators and representatives. Nye and Borah pressure NRA issues. Helvering shows tax records to a joint committee, hinting at inside briefings. Congress fears loss of prerogatives. Roosevelt weighs coordinating White House with Capitol Hill.
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation returning full control over state banks not in the Federal Reserve to state authorities. The decree amends the March 6 9 proclamations and the March 10 executive order establishing federal control during the banking crisis. The anti gold hoarding provisions remain unchanged and gold remains under federal supervision.
A meditation on time and memory cites John Burroughs and Jerome K Jerome noting the irretrievable past. It contrasts longing for youth with the necessity of moving forward, using kaleidoscopic imagery and a call to embrace the future rather than return.
Eleven secret indictments were returned by Buchanan County grand jury in connection with the Lloyd Warner lynching in St Joseph Missouri. Eight men were named and arrests were made with bonds set for Walter Garton John F Zook and Aaron Levin. The grand jury urged further arrests and prosecutions and asked victims’ guilty parties be brought to justice.
Reno divorce filings dropped to 2,437 in 1933 from 3,162 in 1932 as the county clerk’s office closed for the year. The figures show a continuing decline in local divorce activity.
A Washington article by Wenby J. Harriman for the Associated Press reports that U S business leaders see marked progress toward recovery in 1933 with improving world trade. After a low 1930s dip, global commerce has risen to about 75 percent of 1929 levels and world prices show a trend upward. Artificial barriers loom as a factor, with prospects for 1934 favorable.
Federal agents tracked Wilbur Underhill to a Shawnee house after he married Hazel Jarrett Hudson at Capitol Hill Oklahoma City. Agun battle ended with Underhill mortally wounded while his bride and a bystander were injured. his wife survived as she lay in hospital.
Weather outlook for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys calls for some snow and notably colder conditions on Monday. Cold continues Tuesday and Wednesday with warmer temperatures arriving Thursday and Friday. Generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday with precipitation possible Thursday or Friday.
Warmth ahead as eastern seaboard endures a deep cold spell. Reports say temperatures dip to 20 below in parts with Nova Scotia record cold. Business stalls in towns and at least one death noted amid new snowfall and frigid winds from the north.
Mrs. Nellie Stickney Trewin widow of James H. Trewin prominent lawyer and former Iowa state senator died at 5 30 p m Saturday at 1034 Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids after an eight month illness She was a Cedar Rapids resident for almost sixty years born in Chicago daughter of Chauncey and Helen Stickney She married Senator Trewin in 1915 and he died in 1927 Survived by adopted son Harold R Trewin sister in law and five cousins Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at the home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery
The Seventy third Congress opens its regular session amid high Democratic majorities and strong backing for Roosevelts economic program. Critics voice only isolated opposition while Republicans vow a vocal stance, as elections loom and policy moves unfold.
CWA River side project No.2 in Linn county with 438 men under foreman J L Sword telegrammed a New Year greeting to President Franklin D Roosevelt in Washington D C. The message thanks him for his administration and notes the men’s pride in their hand labor road work and riprap on a municipal island. Members named include George E F Kasper Lawrence L Augustin and the Workmen's Committee.
The Linn county CWA office sent a payroll of 160 women totaling 1 660 60 dollars to Des Moines on Saturday. Checks will be drawn in Des Moines and likely arrive by midweek. Last week the list for 179 workers totaled 1 145 55 dollars. The men's payroll for the week paid Saturday was 90 427 dollars.
The Federal Trade Commission urges the Truth in Securities Act will not hinder legitimate business financing. In its annual report to Congress for the year ended June 30 1933 the commission defends the act as curb on frauds and misrepresentation while enabling investors to receive true information. It says speculative securities may still be offered and stresses protecting honest enterprise against dishonest promotion.
A man died after a cerebral incident while aiding a passenger and station staff. Physicians ruled the death likely cerebral and occurred around age 16. Survived by widow, two sons John and Richard, daughter Betty, brother Robert Rice, sister Mrs Karl Schmidt, all of Rapid City. Funeral services set for 12 a m Tuesday at Turner Chapel conducted by Rev Nelson C Dreler. member of First Congregational church and Masonic fraternity.
President Roosevelt approved a permanent code for the retail food and grocery trade to take effect January 6 in about 480000 stores with over a million workers. The code mirrors terms of other codes, covers most food sellers, bans loss leaders, and sets a cost-based pricing rule. It includes loss limitation and transport cost considerations, with hearings pending.
Treasury figures from the bank call of October show deposits rising by 281 million to 17.07 billion and loans increasing 141 million to 98.26 billion. Compared with June, most items moved upward as banks count 5,087 institutions, with insurance reserves near 1.0 billion and total untaxed deposits around 20.86 million.
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