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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1937

Page

4

Liberal Justices Split Over Roosevelt Court Plan

The piece reports on reactions of liberal Supreme Court justices Cardozo Brandeis and Stone to FDR's court plan, with Pettengill Yale debate over the proposal and Hull reshuffling diplomats. It outlines appointed ambassadors and a fatal San Francisco plane crash, plus misc urban notes and a 1937 copyright notice.

Supreme Court Cardozo Roosevelt Brandeis Justice Stone Sam Pettengill South Bend Ind Yale Law School Charles E. Clark Pettengill Yale Dean Clark

Athlete Convicted Of Slaying Mother

Vincent Yankovich, 29, former Rockford high school athletic star, was convicted of slaying his mother Magdalene Yankovich, 49, in a brief jury trial. Authorities said he would be committed to the Menard state hospital for the criminally insane.

Rockford, Ill Vincent Yankovich Rockford Magdalene Yankovich Menard State Hospital

Head Of McGregor Marquette Bank Dies

Fred S. Richards, 69, president of First State Savings Bank of McGregor and Marquette, died Wednesday of pneumonia in Rochester Minnesota. He had gone there to visit his son D. F. Richards, president of the American National Bank of Idaho Falls, who is a patient at the Mayo Hospital.

McGregor Fred S. Richards First State Savings Bank of McGregor and Marquette Rochester Minn D. F. Richards American National Bank of Idaho Falls Idaho Mayo

Father Who Slew Son Sentenced in Chicago Slaying

In Chicago, Criminal Court Judge John Lupe sentenced Aurel Kozaker, 54, to one to fourteen years in the penitentiary after finding him guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his son, Aurel Kozaker, 25, last November.

Chicago Criminal Court John Lupe Aurel Kozaker

Amana power contract approved for cooperative system

The Iowa Electric Light and Power company will supply electric current to Amana colonies under a federal approved contract with the Amana Society Service company. The Amana cooperative will buy wholesale power at a decreasing rate as consumption rises and will retail it to residents and the society. Power should be diverted to lines and the contract active by March 1 after the REA loan aided buildout.

Amana Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids Amana Society Service Copny Amana Society Service Company Homestead East Amana Middle Amana High Amana South Amana Highline Amana Society Amana _ society

Radio Programs Thursday and Scotty Evening Schedule

Radio listings show a dense slate across NBC CBS and local stations with 6:00pm Easy Aces and later programs like Vocal Varieties, Moonlight Serenade style acts, various orchestras, and closing 11:00pm Guy Lombardo orchestra on multiple stations. Notable names include Kate Smith Roy Shield Vincent Lopez and Florence. The schedule includes music variety shows, orchestras, drama segments and youth programs across WEAF WJZ WABC WBBM WCCO KMOX WGST and others.

Easy Aces NBC WJZ Qernert Foote Ensemble CBS Vocal Varieties WEAF Northwestern WU Bookshelf Wwoc WCCO WBBM Weaf Aiia Alexander Woollcott KMOX WGST WCC WIZ Vallee Orch Roy Shield WIZ Chain Kate Smith WABC Rochester Philhermonis Orch Major Bowes Town Meeting of the Air Bing Crosby Floyd Gibbons Marc of Wwccoco Weaf Chain Paul Ash Orch WJZ Chain Phil Levant Olsen Orch Henry Busse Bernie Orch Vincent Lopez Orch WOC Malcolm Claire Weap Chain Oleanders William Meeder Leo Ken Streamliners Breakfast Club Adela Rogers Weaf Tim Healy Mrs. Wiggs Cabbage Patch Josh Stepine Finchville Ain Wabc M Robert Gately Magazine of the Air Vic and Sade Allan Rete Wbbm Wast Wwceco Aless WEAP Stout Gene Arnold Excert National Farm KMOZ Dick Fidler Weaf Love Marge KMOCX Columbia Concert Hall Ma Perkins Martinez Brothers POE College Women’s Glee Club Billy Mills the O'Neills Weaf Radio Guild Salvation army _ staff wand Archer Gibson WJZ Oc Children’s Hour Frank Wattanabe Watc Kerr Homestead Lenin Barry McKinley Carol Deis Hall Orch Joan and the Escorts Amos ’N’ Andy Uncle Sam Lum Abner Buddy Clark Ae Caballeros Nbcy Weap Ee Chandler Arch Court of Panen Relations Music Guild ‘Awards Philadelphia Nn Ae Toneeetuanan Delia Chiesa Elza Schullert Verrill Harold Stern N ‘S Jesters Gien “Gray Orch Dy Duchin Orch Guy Lombardo Orch WEBM Wgst Woo

State Senate Motor Vehicle Bill Seeks Independent Department

A bill filed by the Senate motor vehicle committee would create an independent state motor vehicle department, expand the highway patrol to 150 total, raise driver license fees, set speed limits, and strengthen brake and lighting laws. The department would move from the secretary of state to a governor-appointed superintendent for six years.

Des Moines Senate Motor Vehicle Committee State Highway Patrol Iawa State Safety Council State Secretary of State Senate Highway Patrol

Papers Backing F D R Oppose Court Plan In Boston Poll

A Boston poll finds most respondents who backed F D R. oppose the court packing idea. More than two thirds withheld judgment or offered no clear stance.

F.D.R Boston Rosevelt

Pilgrim With a 33-Pound Cross Comes Through Strasbourg

J B Muller a Bavarian Catholic pilgrim bearing a 33 pound cross similar to the one Jesus bore passed through Strasbourg on his homebound tour He began in Rosenheim in 1932 walking to holy shrines in France and Spain He visited Rome Mount Tabor and shrines in Tours Paray le Monial Nevers Lisieux Rouen Our Lady of the Thorn Verdun and crossed the Rhine at Kehl while declining rides to carry his cross.

Strasbourg France Jesus Calvary J. B. Muller Rosenheim Bavaria Muller Holy Land Rome Mount Tabor Palestine Lourdes Paris Metz Spain Portugal Africa Tours Paray-le-Monial Nevers Lisieux Rouen Our Lady of the Thorn Verdun Alsace Colmar Mulhaus Rhine Kehl

Valentino Revival Draws Crowds Despite Coed Snickers

In Chicago the University Films Society screens Rudolph Valentino revivals from burning sands to European courts drawing crowded audiences of University of Chicago coeds. They snicker at the scenes as lacking compared with modern screen lovers, yet still flock to see the show.

Chicago Rudolph Valentino University of Chicago Coeds University Films Society Europe Coeds

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the Daily Washington Round Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen Cordell Hull White House Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr Democratic Campaign Fund Norway Pond Biddle John Cudahy Poland Spruille Braden Copper King Chaco Cuba Jefferson Caffery Batista Brazil Hugh Gibson Mr. Hoover Belgium Dave Hennen Morris Laurence A. Steinhardt Sam Untermyer Sweden Chile Hoffman Philip Theodore A. Walters Ickes Paraguay Costa Rica Hull Tennessee John Erwin Washington Nashville Tennessean John Emil Hurja Democratic National Committee Kappa Sigma San Francisco Bay Hurja Los Angeles Allan G. Ritter Ritter San Francisco AIR Mystery United Airlines Thompson Douglas Navy Congress J. Edgar Hoover Hoover Carter Glass Harry Byrd Jackson Place Brookings Institute Leo Sacks Vareville William S. Ware Radio Aery Seven People’s First Street Ort Sonja Henie Cuiiaco Marquette Bank George Clark Light, Power CO Amanas Scotty St. Johns Tye Christian Science Monitor Monitor Oaitor Pilgrim Vatro Nol Vicks Plan SSR Armstrong New York Mendoza New Zealand Armstrong’s New
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