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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1933
Page
1
Verne Marshall surveys budgetary maneuvering as the state board of education proposes lower funding despite enrollment gains. He reports on cabinet selections Hull and Woodin and notes the push for prohibition repeal in Iowa. International and domestic politics, finance, and farm credit issues color the scene as lawmakers weigh tax bases and public needs.
Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak signed authorization for 4.224 million dollars to be paid to Chicago public school teachers for April. Alderman Bowler said funds are in place and plans depend on George Dahlman signing 82,200 warrants. Cermak remained gravely ill in hospital after an assassination attempt by Giuseppi Zangara.
New York AP Roosevelt invites Norman H. Davis to continue as head of the American armament delegation and orders him to carry on the current policy in this respect.
The Iowa senate approved a mandatory 25 percent tax cut for the next two years, with only two dissenters. It would cut about 48 million dollars from the state's tax bill for 1934 and 1935, while millage levies must stay within 75 percent of 1930 levels. Exemptions include the state millage levy, soldiers' bonus, county poor funds, and fixed debt charges. The measure now goes to the house for consideration.
A company will not lend in Iowa until outcomes are known. The note warns that today’s mortgage hubbub may seem minor but once the storm subsides and reconstruction begins, credit denial could trigger a harsh farm revolt that will be remembered amid recovery.
Iowa Governor Clyde L. Herring asked the general assembly to convene a special session in August to tackle tax reduction government reorganization and prohibition. He urged deferring four expenditure bills, fast tracking a constitutional convention for prohibition repeal and centralizing auditing purchasing and motor tax billing in state offices. A Brookings study on tax methods is awaited to inform the session.
Charles E. Mitchell told the Senate Banking Committee that the National City bank and its security affiliate faced three joint copper stock accounts. He said the bank’s operation was a mistake and acknowledged, I wouldn't do it again, as investigators reviewed the copper stock dealings.
President elect Roosevelt reportedly completed a national pattern cabinet with ten members slated for White House circles. Names include Daniel C. Roper secretary of commerce and Harold Ickes Interior, with posts for Weod ing, Dern, Walsh, Fairey, Swanson, Perkins, and Wallace. The distribution favors east, south, midwest, and west regions.
Sir Malcolm Campbell in the Bluebird car set a new land speed record at Daytona Beach averaging 272.108 mph over two measured runs. He blamed tire slip for a higher readout on his tachometer and noted visibility was limited by haze.
Washington is portrayed as a practical, action‑oriented leader whose strength lay in character and duty rather than genius. He commanded trust across rivals, united factions, and sustained the republic through perseverance, tenacity, and moral integrity, shaping a lasting legacy for humanity.
Federal investigators pursued a lone would be assassin after a crudely made bomb addressed to Franklin D Roosevelt was seized in a Washington post office. The device, built from a shotgun shell with a J shaped wiring, had a note and weak explosion risk. Watertown authorities are tracing the sender as Justice and Postal inspectors sweep suspects and examine materials.
The Nichi Nichi in Tokyo quotes Japan prepared to keep its Pacific manded islands against any adversary. Navy Minister Osumi vows defense in emergencies and fleet bases receive orders to prepare for possible actions. Japan may cooperate with the army in north China and contemplate actions toward Peiping and Tientsin amid rising tensions. Japanese shipping has chartered British and Canadian vessels for potential embargo avoidance as clashes rage along the eastern border.
Tokyo privy council approves government Far Eastern policy unanimously. In London, Sir Francis Lindley, Britain's ambassador to Japan, visited the foreign ministry to ask about secession from the League of Nations. Vice-minister Arita says Tokyo is determined to withdraw as the League likely adopts committee recommendations to settle the dispute.
Davenport woman Rose Gendler, a department store clerk, is dead. Maurice Meyer, indicted on a murder charge, will appear in Rock Island court next Monday to enter a plea according to reports from Illinois.
Berlin chancellor Adolf Hitler pledged unequivocal support for universal and complete disarmament while demanding equal standards. He asserted Germany would scrap its armed forces if all nations did the same, and noted decades of talks urging disarmament as a path to peace.
Los Angeles officials report the county grand jury began a new inquiry into the September death of Paul Bern husband of Jean Harlow. Evidence suggests Bern may not have killed himself as previously believed, prompting a transcript review and a formal investigation led by the criminal complaints committee and District Attorney Byron Fitts. Henry Bern of New Rochelle, brother of the deceased, brought the matter to light and participated in early inquiries.
Adline Taylor reports on Miss Dorothy Cooley’s free four day cooking seminars drawing hundreds to the Paramount theater. audiences filled the venue as demonstrations covered lemon pie, ice cream without crystals, angel food cake, and meringue techniques while merchants sold related equipment and husbands planned kitchen ventures.
President elect Roosevelt urges continued Davis leadership at Geneva arms and economic talks. He stresses urgent need for world armament reduction and plans separate action on arms and economic issues while Davis may proceed abroad on the economic parley. Roosevelt spent hours in New York with Davis and Woodin and was escorted by police along the Hudson Valley to Hyde Park.
Senator Norris of Nebraska accused the Edison Electric Institute and Morgan interests of seeking to control the nation’s public utility industry through interlocking directorates and Morgan‑controlled trusts. He urged the Senate to fund stronger federal trade commission powers for broader economic investigations.
James Mattern landed at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday in San Angelo fourteen hours after taking off from Floyd Bennett Field. The nonstop New York to San Angelo flight was a warm up for another world circumnavigation project with Bennett Griffin, drawing a large crowd at the airport.
The note urges landlords to rent out a vacant unit as March 1 approaches. It promotes Gazette Rental Want Ads and the value of a well written ad to attract tenants. It mentions placing the vacancy in the phone book and dialing a local ad taker.
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