03 Feb 1938
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
1
Iowa state officials approve cigarette vending despite minor-access concerns while the liquor board ends half pint whisky sales to curb pockets bootlegging. The editor notes Washington conference chaos and quotes Dr. Gallup on democracy and public trust as federal funds await.
Washington dispatch reports the conference of small businessmen approved more than 100 resolutions calling for aid to small industry while condemning New Deal recovery measures. Uproar erupted as delegates clashed on the floor with police carrying out two protestors, including A S Shafer and Robert Kaempfer.
Four men reported thefts of wallets and small cash from pockets while they worked out at Sokol Hall Cedar Rapids on Wednesday night. Heaviest loss was $60 in twenty dollar bills plus a second wallet with $7. A purse of Roma Drew was found stolen from a car nearby. Three youths ages 12 to 15 were seen loitering on the premises.
The text discusses relief funding whether a surplus exists or not and states costs must be met regardless. It implies a fallback plan to cover relief expenses even if excess funds are not available.
Dr Newton reflects on Woodrow Wilson as he neared decline. He recalls a moment of pity from Baruch and Wilson’s remark that illness delayed the League of Nations. The piece meditates on slow history, divine wisdom, and mankind’s incomplete readiness for higher truths.
Tokyo reports Admiral Kiyoshi Noda warns Japan to seriously consider the American and British navies' building programs as a potential menace. In Tokyo, Gen Sugiyama pushes immediate mobilization laws while Konoye says a mobilization bill is being drafted for quicker passage. In Peiping, Japan urges foreign legations to evacuate North China.
Bow Street court heard how a sharp English woman dubbed Miss X disrupted an espionage plot to obtain 14 inch gun blueprints. Four Woolwich arsenal workers, led by P. E. Glading, faced charges under the official secrets act as prosecutors linked the ring to a foreign power through the Soviet Union.
Ray Anderson farm editor of The Gazette was reelected chair man of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Bureau at a Thursday forenoon meeting. Arthur Barlow named vice chair man. Plans for the All Iowa fair and pasture land improvement awards were discussed.
The Indiana Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Heber L. Hicks, the "head and hands" killer, delaying his scheduled electric chair death to allow time for an appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Hicks has until May 6 to finalize legal steps.
London urges all neutral merchant ships in the danger zone to be armed. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden presents a five point plan to halt submarine attacks and asks Mussolini to cooperate with France to reinforce the Nyon anti pirate patrol. The admiralty orders cruiser Southampton and Newcastle to join eight destroyers to defend British merchant ships and restore patrol strength.
Friday and Saturday mark Cedar Rapids annual February Bargain Days with stores offering promotions. The Gazette notes shoppers can save money and, Friday only, Cedar Rapids Lines will provide free bus rides to the business loop for about one hour.
George S. Holmes, 125 Twenty ninth Street Drive SE, took out nomination papers for the city parks commissioner election in March. A 19.5 year Quaker Oats retiree, Holmes has Cedar Rapids ties dating thirty years and ownership of property. He previously worked at Krebs greenhouse and served five years as Brucemore grounds caretaker.
Chairman J Warren Madden of the National Labor Relations Board rejected calls for a congressional probe led by Sen Edward Burke as based on misinformation and trivialities He acknowledged past mistakes but argued criticism could have been avoided by compromise and pledged to continue enforcing Wagner Act principles.
Washington AP reports administration leaders expect Congress to pass the compromise farm bill next week. The measure, crafted by 12 lawmakers from both chambers, aims to stabilize agriculture and implement a permanent program for five major commodities while limiting costs to conserve programs.
House Majority Leader Sam Rayburn said the conference report on the farm bill will be called up in the House next Tuesday. He added the compromise bill and conferees report would be ready for members by Saturday, allowing three days for study.
Law seeks producer votes on normal granary plan and marketing controls. A loan system tied to price parity would aid wheat cotton and corn, with mandatory loans triggered below 52 or 75 percent parity. Senate action moves toward Friday formal approval after tobacco detail.
A weather sequence left Cedar Rapids and nearby areas with lingering ice after a thaw followed by renewed moisture. Temperatures reached 37 Wednesday evening, then dropped to the low 20s and rose again, with 18 inches of precipitation recorded midweek. Roadways remained slippery, prompting the Cedar Rapids Automobile Club to warn drivers to proceed with extreme caution.
Edward Giblin, a Lowell boy, survived eight hours on a rock in the Merrimack River. Coast guardsmen used a breeches buoy to pull him ashore near the rapids and he was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in poor condition with frostbite. His father, a Lowell high school musician, joined him at the hospital as Surfman Warold Manchester and colleagues completed the rescue.
Lyle L Thompson 23 of 110 Eighth avenue SW died at 2 am Thursday in Clinton while moving a truck for Reliable Transit from one parking spot to another. Clinton County coroner Dr L O Riggert said heart trouble was unlikely but a heart attack could be the cause. An autopsy was planned for Friday afternoon. Thompson had complained the truck was “gassing” him and said he was a mechanic by trade.
Admiral William D. Leahy testified that the United States never had a 5-3 naval ratio with Japan due to Atlantic fleet needs. He defended the 800 million dollar naval build program and warned Hawaii's strategic vulnerability without a fleet to protect it.
Patricia Tinley Duckworth filed for divorce from Max Duckworth in Sioux City alleging cruelty. Duckworth, former Woodbury county attorney, resigned amid the 1935 graft trials. both are attorneys.
Eleven crew members die as two navy bombing planes collide during a night patrol off the southern California coast. Survivors and bodies are hauled aboard ships as searchers comb the Pacific for more victims. The disaster, the worst in naval aviation, prompts nationwide mourning and a full investigation.
A 1938 satire notes U S diplomatic stance as apologizing and compares diplomat picks to an elimination tournament at Madison Square Garden. It mocks Borah Pittman and Baer and questions Harvard selection while stressing the need for resilience.
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