04 Feb 1938
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1938
Page
1
White House cancellations include a 3:30 p.m. conference with a committee of small merchants and manufacturers. The group pressured President Roosevelt to curb taxation, cut federal spending, balance the budget, and end government competition with private enterprise amid a two day dispute over policy.
In Tewksbury Massachusetts a 70 year old inmate John Mack killed three inmates at the state infirmary and wounded two others with a revolver before fleeing for about three hours. He was captured in Lowell and booked on murder charges after surrendering unarmed.
A Lincoln test report from Ray Beebe states improper spark plugs caused motor failure in the Aeronca plane that crashed near Aviation Country club field on January 23, killing C. Allan Fredrickson and John O. St. Aubin. Beebe’s tests, observed by a commerce inspector, replicated the crash conditions to confirm the plugs as the failure source.
Secretary Morgenthau announced a new treasury short term financing operation. Beginning Feb 28 the treasury will sell weekly 50 million dollars in bills due June 15. The total amount to be sold will range between 200 and 300 million dollars depending on income tax collection prospects.
A 1938 reflection celebrates the quiet labor of night shift workers and cleaners who maintain safety and order yet remain unseen by those they serve. The piece contrasts the comfort of travel and business with the hidden toil of stokers, cleaners, and office staff, urging appreciation for their human stories.
In San Diego a mid air collision of two bombing planes 70 miles off the coast killed eleven navy men. Ten missing amid stormy seas. one survivor died from injuries. The crash prompts a board of inquiry led by Commander Henry Mullinix as survivors recount heroic efforts and the doomed attempt to land.
British freighter Alciva, 1,387 tons, was bombed and sunk off Barcelona by two Spanish insurgent planes. Twenty five crew and an officer, named by the non intervention committee, were saved by a fishing smack. Britain weighs a blockade of Majorca after the Endymion sinking and possible expeditionary action.
Governor E. D. Rivers signed a county option liquor bill that repeals Georgia's prohibition law, authorizes manufacture and package sale, and requires county votes to establish liquor. The measure, passed in a special session, leaves four dry states. Revenue from liquor taxes is estimated at $2 million annually.
Drizzling rain and fog settled over Cedar Rapids Friday with a dismal semi twilight. The thermometer rose to 38 by 2 45 p m after a low of 23 at midnight Thursday. Eastern Iowa highways showed ice reduced with Linn county concrete roads about 90 percent clear. Thursday's high reached 37 at 4 30 a m with temps 23 at noon and 27 by 7 p m.
A joint congressional committee finished work Friday on a compromise over normal granary farm bill. The measure heads to the House Tuesday for consideration, with provisions on Pennsylvania tobacco type 41 and potential post 1939 controls under a referendum.
John M Horan known as Soda Ash Johnny died in Milwaukee at 100. He was the nation’s oldest active railroad employee, honored on his birthday, with 83 years of service at the Milwaukee Road as boiler washing inspector.
Cedar Rapids resident since 1915 and former building trades council agent Dave L. Williams announcedFriday that he filed nomination papers to run again for the city council in March. A plumber by trade, he has served as public improvements commissioner and was appointed to the council after Mayor Neill’s death. He and his wife live at 121 Seventeenth Street SW with four children.
Admiral William D. Leahy testified the navy’s war plans chief held talks with British authorities in London. He refused to disclose details in public but promised a frank executive session briefing. The issue comes as Congress weighs the proposed 800 million dollar naval expansion amid opposition threatening quick approval.
Rep John J McGrath tells House Naval Affairs that the US may need to use its navy in Brazil soon as Germany gains inroads there. Admiral Leahy says expanding to the Atlantic requires a larger fleet and opposes splitting fleets, leaving policy decisions to the administration.
John Trumbull 28 of 535 Forest Drive SE was fined 100 and costs for intoxication and parking without lights after highway patrol stopped his unlit car on No 161 between Cedar Rapids and Marion. A bottle of liquor and a 20 inch club were found in the vehicle. no witness to driving prevented a drunk driving charge. Trumbull posted no payment and faces 60 days in jail if unpaid.
Washington bill would compel all holders of government contracts grants or loans to comply with NLRB decisions certifications and orders. The measure was introduced in the Senate by Senator Wagner a Democrat from New York.
The Senate voted 52 to 34 to refuse setting aside the anti lynching bill after a month long filibuster by southern senators. Chairman Glass proposed delaying the measure to advance the $1 4 billion independent offices appropriation bill. Opponents pressed the lynching bill amid the clash over Senate priorities.
AP report notes Wasithington senators split Friday over laying aside the anti-lynching bill. Senator Herring of the D party voted to shelve the measure while Senator Gillette, also a Democrat, voted against the proposal.
Reported confidence in a stalled tactic aimed at advancing a new move next week. Some senators privately claimed Friday’s vote let them record support for the anti-lynching bill, with a willingness to drop the fight if filibuster delays other mayor legislation. Glass urged quick action on the appropriation bill after Senator Borah began an attack on the measure’s constitutionality.
Report says an alleged plot against Field Marshal Von Blomberg and his wife Erica Gruhn occurred at Capri. A waiter at their hotel was arrested on suspicion of planning a bomb attack but was released after investigation.
W H French about 40 an engineer for the Rock Island railroad was found unconscious in his car in a garage at his residence. The ignition had been left on and the motor fumes filled the vehicle after he apparently listened to the radio before retiring. He was rushed to Mercy hospital in serious condition Friday afternoon.
Howard O. Hunter regional WPA director told a Mayors conference that 150000 midwestern WPA rolls would be reduced by March 1, cutting 21 percent of payrolls across thirteen states. If Congress offers no extra funds, another 11 percent cut could come on April 1. Mayors from eleven cities discussed relief and potential appeals for higher quotas amid the recession.
In a special sessions court, three judges were astonished when defendant Emmett Hunter, 28, admitted he could not spell his name and mispronounced it. He later confessed to impersonating his friend John Zonlovick, exposing identity confusion in a high profile hearing.
A committee from the small business men's conference presented 23 recommendations to President Roosevelt on recovery. He said he aims to put a floor under wages and farm prices, but not fix prices or wages by government decree. The delegation urged tax relief long term loans and labor relation balance in agreements.
A humorous column by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks eight hundred businessmen who offered identical ideas to end the recession. The piece notes their chaotic efforts and suggests that machinery will never replace humans in filing complaints, concluding with a wry 1938 copyright line.
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