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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1937
Page
2
Governor Herring says he will request the new legislature raise state appropriations by 3 000 000 to cover administrative costs and old age pensions. He cites campaign debates over economy but notes the coming session must face realities and funding gaps.
The 75th Congress begins with labor and war issues on the agenda as Vice President Garner and Clerk South Trimble usher in organizational duties. The opening ceremony marks the start of Roosevelt era legislative work with large Democratic majorities amid a busy Capitol.
Rep William B Bankhead was elected speaker of the House for the 75th Congress on a party-line vote. The tally stood Bankhead 323 Snell 84 Schneider 10, Fred L Crawford 2 with two members voting present for a total of 421 ballots.
The article notes Rayburn's election to Democratic floor leadership as Congress prepares for Roosevelt's annual message. It also mentions the new House leadership, with Bankhead as speaker candidate, and the arrival of freshmen senators and representatives as galleries fill for the session start.
Paul J. Gruber of Council Bluffs was named a special state agent by Gov. Clyde Herring. The governor appointed four Iowa state agents. Gruber, former LIquor Enforcement chief Glen Schmidt aide, was not retained by new chief W. W. Akers.
The Republican National Committee reported total campaign spending of 8,065,524 with contributions of 7,693,855 in 1936. The Democratic National Committee reported expenditures of 5,030,848 and contributions of 5,205,868.
In a 1937 piece, the author compares pearl formation to healing from suffering. The message urges embracing adversity to gain character, urging belief in God and self as sources of life meaning. It emphasizes turning grief into gemlike strength and personal growth through trials.
Washington officials blocked the Coe college military band from marching in the Roosevelt inauguration. Inaugural committee policy permits only army navy and marine corps bands and no other public functions were planned. Iowa groups weighed hosting plans while uneasy with the rejection and some allies pursued private financing and alternative routes.
In Tacoma a kidnapping case centers on 10 year old Charles Mattson as doctors and police raise hopes of his safe return. Dr. W. W. Mattson asks officers to stop pursuit while letters from across the nation arrive. Authorities stay ready but silent, awaiting the abductors to act.
Funeral services for George J Jaeger Jr, Chicago broker whose wife was Ellen Douglas of Cedar Rapids, were held at the Jaeger home in Lake Forest Illinois at 2 Tuesday afternoon. Burial followed in Rosehill cemetery Chicago. Jaeger was found shot to death Sunday in a wooded area near Chicago. A coroner's jury ruled death due to gunshot wounds personal safety related. Mrs Jaeger under physician care could not attend the inquest.
Bernice Blin 25 waitress at 1630 Sixth Street NW was struck by a man at 6 20 p m near 1422 First Street NW and suffered a deep laceration over her left eye. She fled to the home of Earl Brown 40 laborer at 1426 First Street NW where police arrested him as a suspect. Brown admitted striking her and may be charged with assault with intent to commit murder. Blin was treated by a physician and taken to Mercy Hospital in fair condition.
Bert Acosta recounts a Madrid government air force episode in Spain where a Spanish commander pressed a revolver on Fred Lord to force takeoff in a "flying coffin." He describes the harsh flying conditions, the contrast with Russian air power, and how four Americans went to Spain for pay, arriving by liner to Alicante as they joined the Bilbao front.
General Motors refuses to designate one union as sole bargaining agent. United Auto Workers presses for national policy talks. Toledo Chevrolet plant shut by strike with about 50,000 GM workers idle and total expected to 135,000 by weekend. CIO official warns a general GM strike seems likely and may prompt federal intervention after talks with President Roosevelt.
General Motors and the United Automobile Workers defended opposing views as a nationwide strike at GM expands. A GM bulletin in 69 plants states the company will not recognize any single union as the sole bargaining agent, while the UAW seeks recognition as the representative for GM workers. Alfred P. Sloan Jr. signs the notice, as Homer S. Martin presses for talks on national policy.
Secretary Frances Perkins criticized Alfred P. Sloan Jr for a General Motors ad opposing the auto workers strike in Michigan. She called public airing of disputes harmful to industrial peace after a Roosevelt briefing about conditions in the strike sectors.
In Bilbao Spain the Basque de-committee announced five German pilots were killed when their planes were shot down by government guns on Tuesday.
Rome and Berlin appear set to reject a demand to halt all volunteer aid to the Spanish civil war. Italy’s note reportedly favors cautious support but refuses to stop, unless a rigid universal ban on all intervention is in place. Germany’s reply mirrors this stance, emphasizing concerns over rival powers and the balance of aid.
In a board report, Cedar Rapids superintendent Arthur Deamer said flu spread has hit schools hard. He estimated over 1,000 pupil absences and seven teachers missing work due to illness, with fears the outbreak could worsen as holidays end.
Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish defense junta acknowledged rebel gains northwest of Madrid after Monday bombardment. It blames the German armed forces and General Wilhelm Faupel for aiding the rebels and says Faupel is effectively commanding the siege of Madrid.
City council at a special meeting authorized the state highway commission to build over a mile of paving on Sixteenth avenue SW and a viaduct as part of rerouting highway 30. The city grants permission with no funding, allowing paving from Twelfth Street to Rockford Road and to the city limits, plus the viaduct over several rail lines. Work has begun on the viaduct while remaining paving plans await awards.
Britain ordered more than a dozen warships including the Mediterranean fleet flagship to Spanish waters as naval actions surge in the Spanish Civil War. A loyalist convoy of twenty armed trawlers and freight ships patrolled the Bay of Biscay with orders to defend loyalist and neutral shipping and to fire on threats, supported by coast guns near Santander Bilbao where the German cruiser Koenigsberg has seen activity.
London dispatch says British diplomats hope for a nationalist victory in Spain to avert a European war, with government planners wary of a leftist triumph and its broader impact.
Berlin issued an ultimatum to Spain demanding the release of cargo and passengers from the German steamer Palos within three days. If refused, two Spanish steamers seized by nazi warships will be turned over to Franco's rebel fleet and further drastic measures may follow. The move sparked concern among observers and raised questions about a possible pacific blockade in Spanish waters.
The city saw a dramatic 37 degree drop from 35 at 7 p.m. to 8 above zero at midnight, then to 2 above by 7 a.m. Tuesday. A cloudy morning slowed recovery, with a brief rise to 5 above at 10 and 15 at 2:30 p.m. Fair weather returned later in the day, after a Monday high of 39.
United States comptroller general issued a call for a report on the condition of all national and state banks in Iowa as of the close of business December 31. The action, announced Tuesday, seeks financial details from institutions overseen by the Iowa state banking superintendent.
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