03 Feb 1935
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1935
Page
1
The text notes an impending Supreme Court ruling on the Roosevelt gold policy with potential unconstitutionality feared. It discusses market maneuvers, New Deal pressures, and the broader recovery program amid political drama and warnings of possible financial disruption.
Washington reported President Roosevelt rejected two AFL demands to remove S. Clay Williams as head of the NRA board. AFL President William Green said he twice carried the mandate to the White House, but the President said it was inadvisable to retire the NRA chairman.
John N. Lewis of the United Mine Workers accused Donald Richberg, the Roosevelt recovery coordinator, of pressuring for a 48 hour automobile code without federation approval. He criticized the du Ponts and General Motors and urged Congress to shorten the work week. William Green endorsed Lewis's stance as reflecting federation sentiment. The Cigarette Workers protest a delayed code and executives face possible direct action if demands remain unmet.
The Cascade Pioneer criticizes this writer for posing questions as part of a broad debate. It praises Hutchinson for a concise application blank and notes Democrats deserve appointive offices where they hold power. The column’s stance on highway patrol patronage remains unaddressed, which is the central issue.
A 1935 editorial argues that tyranny rests on fear and purges, citing Hitler Stalin Mussolini and other rulers. It warns that rulers crush opposition to maintain control, but liberty remains essential, as fear cannot sustain a society.
The North Dakota Supreme Court disqualifiedThomas H Moodie as governor ruling he lacked five years residency. Walter Welford becomes acting governor and impeachment proceedings are halted. Welford is allied with Langer faction in a high profile political dispute.
Weather forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central great plains. Colder start in north areas with no severe cold anticipated. Southern regions expect moderate temperatures and little precipitation this week.
Mrs. Alex Miller the secretary of state seeks a nonpartisan highway patrol to avoid political influence on law enforcement. Lew Wallace of the state motor vehicle department spoke at Cedar Rapids urging continuation under the secretary of state's office and a nonpartisan highway safety council to study traffic and advise the 1937 legislature.
Huey Long tightens grip on Baton Rouge as national guardsmen are demobilized after his murder plot hearing. He exposes new plots to kill him and declares he will not reconvene the legislature, aiming at Standard Oil tax cuts amid looming conflict with the company.
Vivian McMillan, 23, a government stenographer, lost an appeal seeking 15 000 from former Prime Minister John E Brownlee. Alberta Supreme Court appellate division 3 2 upheld jury award of 10 000 to Miss McMillan and 5 000 to her father A D McMillan for chaste humiliation following her dismissal from Brownlee’s secretarial staff. Brownlee relinquished his portfolio during trial.
Fay Webb Vallee to appear in supreme court Monday seeking increased alimony from Rudy Vallee. The suit, tied to her claim she was misled about his earnings, centers on a $100 weekly alimony agreement signed in 1932. Vallee’s California ties and ongoing divorce potential loom in the case.
In Flemington New Jersey Bruno Hauptmann remains calm amid cross examination in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial. He relies on Bavarian handwriting expert Mrs Hilda Braunlich Zaenglein to counter extortion letter accusations. Prosecutors prep to counter Peter Sommer's claims linking Violet Sharpe to the night of the kidnapping.
Reykjavik reports Iceland returning to liquor freedom after 25 years of prohibition. Salons reopened Saturday drawing both the thirsty and curious amid a new liberty. Prohibition, in force since 1912, was repealed by Parliament last December with penalties only for intoxicated public servants.
London reports France and Great Britain reached an accord early Sunday on German rearmament violating Versailles. Laval announced the agreement after about ten hours of talks, with further discussions planned at 10 Downing Street and 4 30 p m to finalize a joint declaration. MacDonald expressed satisfaction with progress though details remain unsettled.
Chicago (UP) A U S court of appeals upheld a 20 percent cut in handling rates for cattle and produce buyers. About 150 raisers and companies sued for a permanent injunction against the change. the court dismissed the suit and dissolved a prior temporary injunction. The result will refund the difference between old and new rates to livestock raisers nationwide.
William Taber and Joseph J. Kehoe, veteran labor officials, were found not guilty of murder tied to the September death of bus dispatcher James J. Kelly during a strike. Prosecutors had alleged they funded gangs that terrorized riders and workers. a judge urged the jury to consider the penalties for arch conspiracy.
Chicago relief chief Howard F. Tully is charged with benefiting from the theft of food and clothing from relief shelters. Police seized him at his home after clerks reported they were ordered to prepare and fix daily packages for him.
Chief Justice Hughes announced the court was not ready to issue a decision on the gold clause cases to avoid crowding the Monday session. The timing surprised the Justice Department as officials met to review possible economic moves if the ruling went against the government.
Thomas M. Maloy head of the Motion Picture Operators union pled not guilty in federal court to an indictment charging tax evasion of eighty one thousand dollars for 1929 through 1932.
The Gazette to publish a tax box score series with the Iowa Daily Press Association detailing the average Iowan’s January indirect tax outlay. The subject is a real 45 year old homeowner from a small city with a wife and two children, earning under $2,000 yearly.
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