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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1938
Page
12
The 1937 agricultural outlook warned of expanding rural relief needs amid a farm price drop from 126 to 104 percent of prewar levels since 1936. Wallace cautioned that large commodity stocks and weak urban demand could push 1938 farm income five to ten percent below 1937, despite anticipated legislative cushions.
A legislative report condemns improper expenditures from the conservation fund and asserts Iowa laws barred payment on a claim older than six months. It criticizes real estate bought with ECW money, notes land costs $237,822, and totals CCC participation at $134,229 for the first two years. Rep. Morgan L. Meenaney and Dewey Good joined Alesch on the subcommittee.
In a Grash case a driver faced a county attorney led fine for a minor offense then pled reckless driving after a truck struck a beverage stand near an oil station at First Avenue and First Street SW injuring no one. Wehde paid 100 dollars and costs. witnesses could not testify intoxication. Megan and Franklin also faced charges with Megan paying ten dollars and costs for intoxication.
The fragment shows costs of administration totaling 92 072 dollars, comprising about 23 5 percent of expenses allocated to non administrative purposes, indicating the share of overhead in the overall spending.
Gov Nel son G Kraschel told an interim Iowa committee to investigate the $5,000 appropriation to the Greater Iowa Commission. He noted part of the funds were spent under Otto S Muntz and said legislators should review expenditures while Muntz faces a court challenge to his ouster. The panel agreed to consider the probe.
President Roosevelt invited five business leaders to a 5 o’clock White House conference to discuss the economic slump and methods to spur recovery. Participants include Alfred P. Sloan of General Motors Ernest T. Weir of National Steel Lewis Brown Johns Manville M. W. Clement Pennsylvania Railroad Colby Chester General Foods. WPA rolls rose to 1.76 million with 250 000 to 300 000 newly added since December 1.
Snowbound ski country heard a plane scream past then explode in a canyon near Bozeman. Rescue crews found two headless corpses in the fuselage as investigators noted a volatile fuel blast and a catastrophic loss of control in a downdraft.
Hollywood reports Barbara Stanwyck suspended by RKO after refusing to play an aging lead in Distant Fields. The actress objected to another Stella Dallas type role, while affidavits allege Frank Fay is an unsafe companion for their adopted son and urge a psychiatrist evaluation.
J. Lewis Papes of the Marion Sentinel filed objections to the Central City News Letter and Springville New Era subscription lists with County Auditor Robert M. Vesely in Linn county’s contest for the three official newspapers. He claims several names are not bona fide subscribers. The board set Thursday for appointments. Four papers remain in the field.
Lilly a black cat in Sacramento defies superstition by receiving a $5,000 inheritance from her late mistress Miss Annie Hlansche. The unusual bequest highlights a quirky local tale in AP report from California.
Charles W. Graves, 63, pled guilty to larceny under Iowa common thief statute. He was fined $1,000 and costs and sentenced to one year in Linn County jail, with suspension after six months for good behavior. Graves was found with eleven pairs of socks in Cedar Rapids and faced prior alleged larceny convictions.
Helen Weber a 19 year old waitress at 222 First Street SE living over a cafe was taken to St Luke s hospital Monday at 8 pm after drinking a quantity of disinfectant in her room Police investigated but she was too ill to talk Tuesday her condition was described as fair
The United State Bank reported its best business since its 1922 organization at the annual stockholders meeting held Monday night. All officers and directors were reelected. Annual meetings of other Cedar Rapids banks were scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
Six chassis dealers detailed torque drive motor speed and gas use to the supplies committee of the school board for nearly two hours Monday afternoon. After extended questions the committee chaired by Herbert H Hoadley with Mrs. C T Hickok and J C Blodgett announced no purchase decision and said discussions would continue at the board’s Jan 17 meeting.
Want Ad notices list dining options dancing venues and diversion watch classifications. The brief item references various entertainment activities and services available to readers seeking social options in the local area.
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