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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1933
Page
1
A reflective essay argues that 1933 hinges on self-reliance and individual responsibility. It critiques collective blame, urges personal effort to end economic and social crises, and warns against overreliance on politicians or Washington. The piece emphasizes leadership from all sectors and a national awakening to act.
The Hoover research committee warns against drift and calls for a national advisory council to fuse government, economy, science, and education into a coordinated plan. It foresees possible violent revolution if social integration falters and urges decisive changes to strengthen family, church, and major institutions.
Walter Potter 23 of Tiffin died when his car collided with a Treolar Trucking Co truck west of Iowa City. Potter was thrown from the coupe and run over by the Des Moines driver C. West.
Dublin. The Dail Eireann was dissolved Monday night and a general election will be held on January 24. The move ends the current session and sets a date for the country's parliamentary vote.
Linn County tax sale postponed by Treasurer Frank Williams to February 20 after no bidders appeared. About 125 people gathered as farm and labor groups urged an earlier postponement for tax payment relief. Speakers included B. H. Neal, Mayor Stepanek, and Joel McCormick.
Albany N Y INS Herbert H Lehman was inaugurated Monday as the forty fifth governor of New York. Flanked by President elect Franklin D Roosevelt and former governor Alfred E Smith the ceremony will begin at noon in the assembly chamber with about 1800 attendees. Roosevelt will travel from Hyde Park to attend then return after the ceremony and later visit New York for talks with congressional leaders.
On New Year's Day 1933 police responded to multiple incidents, with four youths detained before release by midday. Chief W. C. Benesh aided by Sgt. Stolba arrested three on Third Street NE for a staged fight and car sleeping scene, while window damage at Savoy cafe went unarrested. Dan Darragh, 22, jailed for a one man assault at Victory lunch after midnight, damaging a booth and walls.
Manila AP reports a new Philippine cabinet sworn in Monday by Governor General Theodore Roosevelt under the recent reorganization act. The ceremony formalizes changes from the legislative session and marks a shift in the executive lineup.
Police hunt an obscure doorman Edward Maloney after Larry Fay, once New York public enemy No 3, is shot in his foyer following a wage dispute. Fay, once Milk Czar and nightclub owner, died after four hits in his Broadway club as guests flooded into the street.
Washington AP reports a Chamber of Commerce panel proposed 18 measures to reduce competition among rail, water and highway systems. They urged government supervision of domestic ocean, lake and river shipping similar to railroad rules, with highway control left to states but uniform standards. The group also said the federal government should relinquish its inland waterway barge lines.
Thirteen men in Chicago begin a 13 day spree to debunk superstition by defying common beliefs each day. They will walk under ladders light three cigarettes on a single match and other acts to culminate with a Friday the 13th banquet and salt spilled on the table.
Washington AP reports that moral rather than legal concerns may guide President Hoover on the Collier 3.2 beer bill. Top legal advisers refuse formal opinions yet discuss constitutional questions and broader issues of nullification. Some inside the administration deem the moral question more decisive than the legal aspect.
Senate judiciary committee grant hearings on the 3.2 percent beer bill with six hours of session time. A subcommittee meet is called for Wednesday to complete the repeal draft of the Eighteenth Amendment. Senator Blaine of Wisconsin leads the subcommittee and says action by next week may be possible. Hearing set for Saturday at 9 30 with aim to finish and report to the full committee next Monday.
A man identified as A. L. Fredericks of Des Moines fell from the Plaza hotel eighth floor in San Antonio. No witnesses saw the plunge and his body hit a parked automobile. Clerks said he registered as A. L. Fredericks of Monterey Mexico and a passport listed Mrs. A. L. Fredericks of Des Moines, presumed to be his wife.
A United Press tally shows over 160 New Year holiday deaths from autos, trains, fires, poison liquor, and violence. Texas records 24 deaths, Michigan 21, New York City eight poison cases in one city, while incidents span California to Pennsylvania with multiple homicides and accidents.
Senator James Couzens lauds technocracy's view on credit arguing the current system fuels financial hardship and unemployment. He notes mass production and machine age impact in 1928 and warns optimism must address immediate bread lines for millions while technocrats push science driven economic fixes.
Coast guard reports Arcturus, a coast guard amphibian plane, forced down at sea Sunday near Port Pierce Florida. It was beached five miles south of Sebastian Inlet with all crew safe though the aircraft appeared partly wrecked. Acamar from Miami and Acrux from Cape May aided in the search. Acrux recalled after Arcturus signaled no danger.
Mrs. Henry Moskowitz a social worker publicist and confidential adviser to Alfred E Smith died at her New York home after a fall that caused serious injuries. She entered politics in 1918 as head of the women’s division for Smith’s gubernatorial campaign and remained active in public affairs. Funeral set for Temple Emanu El.
Will Rogers laments unemployment and criticizes big business and politicians in Santa Monica. He urges assigning a workers’ voice to the first Roosevelt commission and calls for ten unemployed men to have a seat on the panel for genuine perspective.
Roosevelt outlines priority topics as his New York governorship ends. He plans to join Senator Norris to study Muscle Shoals power and nitrate property and to discuss wartime policy while Congress adjourns. He will return to New York for plans with party spokesmen and then inaugurate Lehman in Albany before returning home for conferences.
Victor Johnson, 25, was arrested after noon Sunday on charges of driving while intoxicated and larceny of a motor car. The stolen vehicle owned by J. H. Wixstead was recovered near Tenth Street SE with M. K. Myers assisting in the restraint. Johnson waived to the grand jury, bond set at 500 dollars for driving and 1500 dollars for larceny.
President Hoover begins the return trip to Washington aboard a special train after 110 days of fishing and cruising in southern waters. He and Mrs. Hoover appear rested and fit, with a sailfish and a dolphin caught during the voyage. The sailfish club plans to mount one of the fish as a souvenir and make Hoover an honorary member.
Dispatches from Peiping report Japanese forces broke through the Great Wall and occupied the key border city Shanhaikwan after heavy fighting. Chinese defenses and a later air bombardment followed as Japanese planes moved from Mukden.
An open letter from twenty economists urges Franklin D. Roosevelt to adopt a minimum recovery program including reciprocal tariff reductions, prompt settlement of inter allied debts, and maintenance of the gold standard. Signatories include Broadus Mitchell of Johns Hopkins and academics from Princeton, MIT, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Pittsburgh, and others.
President Arturo Allesandri signed a decree to liquidate the Cosach nitrate combine that ran the world's largest nitrate plant. A three member liquidation committee will include a Cosach representative, a government appointee, and a Supreme Court member. The process is expected to take more than two years.
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