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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1937
Page
4
A gubernatorial candidate pledges a two year extension of the farm mortgage moratorium law. The Iowa general assembly, urged by Kraschel, widens coverage to mortgages through Jan 1 1936 and ponders further extension to 1941.
Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana condemned President Roosevelt's proposed court enlargement and argued it usurps powers of the branches. He also attacked invalidation of New Deal laws and urged a constitutional amendment to define congressional powers amid mounting Senate controversy.
The Iowa legislature kept the moratorium concept but moved the protection date forward by two years. Governor Kraschel cited last year’s drought in seeking the extension as a reason, while farm credit in the state faced uncertain prospects as the drought receded and political change occurred.
German propaganda minister Goebbels declares no war plans as Germany re arms. England doubts his claim while Wimbledon mayor hosts a tea and gas mask briefing for women. In Iowa, LaMar Foster and two lawmakers seek a unicameral legislature. critics warn fewer legislators may weaken laws and clash with Roosevelt on judicial counts.
Essas Stimpson notes would add seats to the house and senate but warns partisan deadlocks could recur if any third party emerges. The piece critiques Democratic and Republican dominance and questions future divisions as Des Moines legislatures ratify Washington actions amid a fading GOP.
A weekly total of 178 business failures in the United States affected liabilities of 5 000 dollars or more, with 103 insolvencies. The figures show some improvement versus the same week in 1936, prompting questions about what happens to the injured business owners and their employers.
The discussion centers on mandatory liability proof for drivers and bonds to show financial responsibility. Representative Johnson proposes that license applicants declare they carry liability insurance or post a bond to cover potential damages and deaths from highway accidents. The aim is to curb the automobile toll by ensuring financially responsible operators.
Cedar Rapids residents faced a cold Saturday as snow flurries spread on a stiff wind. Temperatures fell from a 9 am high of 38 to 28 at 7 pm and 20 by midnight, making streets slippery.
Lieut. Commander Robert J. Walker of the U S Navy, on 10 day leave, identified as the man allegedly socked by orchestra leader Ben Bernie at a Los Angeles hotel night club. Walker, now in San Francisco, may sue Bernie and the hotel for 100000. His attorney William Jennings Bryan Jr announced an investigation and planned formal statement Monday.
A dispatch from Antung, Manchuria reports 300 women and children burned to death in a cinema fire last night. About 1,200 others escaped. Japanese troops aided in rescue operations.
A comment notes that the driver should obtain liability insurance yet questions whether he is responsible enough to operate a vehicle. The remark emphasizes the link between insurance and driving responsibility.
A reader questions a legend that young Lincoln wrote a religion criticizing Christianity and a friend hid it in a stove. H.B. Rankin recalls Lincoln’s youth and implies he was guided by mentors and women who cared for him as he prepared for a political path through Springfield and the Lincoln Herndon law office.
John J. O'Connell Jr. identified Francis Leo Oley as a kidnapper in the 1934 abduction of his relative. Oley, jailed in Denver, denies the charge, insisting his name is Frank R. O'Neil and claiming mistaken identity.
Charles Seymour of New Haven was elected president of Yale University succeeding Dr James Rowland Angell who retires in June at age 68. Seymour, Yale class of 1908, has been university provost for ten years and is regarded as a leading expert on modern European history.
Linn County Bar Association passed a unanimous resolution at the Roosevelt hotel urging Congress to preserve constitutional government and resist expanding the Supreme Court to allow political influence. The measure condemns Roosevelt’s Feb. 5 request to add up to six justices if older members do not retire, noting objections across party lines. Copies go to Iowa representatives.
Iola Davis, a staff member at the Community House and mother of four, attends a four year law extension course led by Judge H. C. Ring. She rises at 5 a.m. six days a week, manages home and work, and studies after midnight. If admitted to the bar, she would be among the few Black women practicing law in the state.
National guardsmen enforcing martial law in strife torn Anderson Ind canceled public meetings and closed liquor stores and pool halls Saturday night as they sought to prevent further union vs non union clashes. Bayonets patrolled streets while highway blockades kept union sympathizers from Michigan from entering the city. Governor Townsend ordered Madison county under military control after a morning clash left at least ten wounded.
Rebels launched a major assault southeast of Madrid aiming to seize the city. Loyalists called for mass conscription as Franco sent forces to the Jarama river near Arganda bridge to sever the Valencia highway and cut Madrid’s supply line.
Roosevelt's farm tenancy panel backs a windfall tax on profits from selling land within five years and urges a broad federal state drive on tenancy reform. Proposals include farm security schemes, retirement of poor land, expanded credit, tenancy tribunals, and tenant compensation, with 2.865 million tenants currently in farms.
The Duke of Windsor reportedly weighs postponing his April wedding to Mrs Wallis Simpson until after King George VI's May 12 coronation. His sister Princess Mary conveyed the royal family's wish while visiting Enzesfeld, with no final decision, and the couple would require full royal rank recognition for Mrs Simpson and any children.
Detroit AP reports the automotive industry payroll rose this week by 40 million to a record near 800 million, reflecting four years of rising production and a rebound from the 1932 depression. Payrolls for 1932 were 278 million with 793 million in vehicle and parts wholesale value in 1932, and 3.626 billion last year. General Motors Chrysler and Packard announced wage increases.
Detroit based General Motors plans to have 235000 employees at peak capacity by March with 100000 recalled by Tuesday. Officials expect near capacity output by next Thursday or Friday and 225000 units a month in early March despite the ongoing strike and riot in Anderson Indiana.
The Paris cabinet at a Saturday meeting officially invited the American Legion to attend the 1937 exposition in France.
A jumble of campus notes from the University of Iowa and surrounding areas runs through this page. Spoofs on fashion and grooming share space with museum curiosities, local legends in Anamosah, and a Cedar Rapids razor blade reuse tale.
Coatesville Pennsylvania AP reports search for 16 year old Helen Moyer who disappeared Thursday while walking home from school. Mayor Bergstrom flew his plane over rural areas to locate her body after authorities consider asking FBI aid. The case centers on a fatal hit and run he suspects involved a prior attack on another girl.
In Buffalo two more women and a girl report encounters with men after Mary Ellen Babcock was slain. Virginia Skolyn, 29, resisted a man in a car who threatened with a knife saying, How'd you like to get what Mary Ellen Babcock got. Police cautious about linking cases. detectives are shuffled as fear grows in neighborhoods.
Hollywood AP reports actress Arline Judge will divorce Wesley Ruggles in Reno and marry Daniel Reed Topping of New York and Greenwich Conn an advertising man.
Weather outlook for the region covers the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys plus northern and central great plains. Partly cloudy to unsettled skies most of the week with some precipitation near midweek. warmer at the start and end, colder in the middle.
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