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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1938
Page
1
The American Farm Bureau Federation urges government action to buy and scrap 7,000,000 used cars to boost new car demand, arguing higher farm profits and jobs hinge on market balance amid broader economic strain.
Fire swept the College of the Sacred Heart for boys in Saint Hyacinthe Quebec on Tuesday, killing and injuring many students. At least twenty boys were feared dead with nineteen missing and ten gravely hurt, as firefighters battled the blaze through ice and snow.
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce prepares for its 50th anniversary meeting with Walter L Cherry of the Cherry Burrell company and Fred Sargent of the North Western railroad listed to attend. Other guests include Charles E Finley and E A Gilmore may send a representative. Heidelberg Singers to provide most of the program with reservations due by Friday Jan 21.
A reflective column contrasts old time black sermons with modern aims to redefine sin. It argues honesty about sin beats moralizing masks, cites Ibsen and Wilde to illustrate consequences of vice, and calls for a rebirth of the moral sense rather than clever excuses.
Socialist deputies vote 86 to 25 to back Camille Chautemps for a new cabinet while French Socialist Delegates Council rejects his program and foils a popular front government. Delegates later signal possible but uncertain support, prompting resignation of party secretary Faure.
Temperatures held steady under a cloudy Cedar Rapids sky on Tuesday. The day ranged from 28 at 7 a.m. to 34 at 2:30 p.m. Data from the Chambers Inskeep company recorder shows Monday’s high was 31 at 2:30, with 27 at 7 p.m. and 26 at midnight.
The Rev D J Lenihan a widely traveled priest calls American merchant marine undisciplined and vows not to sail again after recounting 1937 world cruise experiences He cites mutinous disturbances at sea and criticizes current union controlled deck discipline amid Senate hearings on merchant marine reform He warns of weak enforcement under present laws.
Tokyo severed formal relations with Chiang Kai-shek's regime by recalling Ambassador Shigeru Kawagoe. Chinese envoy Hsu Shih-Ying sails to return to Nanking as Japan labels Chiang’s government outlawed. Britain rejects withdrawal of troops from the western defense perimeter of the Shanghai international settlement.
Bitter fighting raged north south and west of Shanghai as Chinese and Japanese forces pressed major offensives on separated fronts. The battles unfolded under severe cold with deep snow blanketing large areas of the country.
In a surprise special meeting after adjournment, the School Board awarded the bus contract to the White Indiana company for a White bus with a Bender body and 700 by 20 tires at 2450 dollars. An old Gra ham bus trade in provides a 250 dollar allowance, making net price 2200 dollars. Continuous after 9 p.m. discussion followed. Harold was named in reports.
Paris dispatch profiles May-ling Soong Mme Chiang Kai-shek as a decisive influence in China’s resistance and world affairs. Knickerbocker argues Japan seeks to use China as a stepping stone to broader conquest and warns of a potential Western intervention if she holds out.
In Durand Wisconsin a bitter feud erupts as Lawrence Leflay 37 kills four of his wife Agnes Leflay's relatives including two children Virgie 8 Beulah 7 Marvin Leflay's children Phyllis 8 and Virgil 5 and injures Marvin's wife and himself before killing himself Sheriff Victor Seline said the killings followed months of quarrels with the family. Roger Leflay four, survived.
R L Whelan veteran lawman and former Benton county sheriff files for commissioner of public safety. A Cedar Rapids resident since 1930, he led arrests in bank robberies and served as deputy marshal, sheriff, and WWII veteran with community leadership roles. Born 1890 in Galva Iowa.
Emma von Blomberg, mother of the field marshal, died in Berlin at age 90 after recently breaking her arm. The field marshal cut short his honeymoon to be with her.
The Chicago Daily News reports a ghost rider on a red and black motorcycle delivered a $50,000 ransom for Charles S. Ross near Rockford on Oct 8. George Kukovac, 26, acted as intermediary under Edmund S. Cummings Jr. and crashed his bike after the drop.
Detroit dispatch reports Julia M. Barker once wealthy real estate broker pled not guilty to the murder of former business associate Edith Mae Cummings. The slaying occurred Saturday in a field near Belleville Michigan.
The Institute of American Meat Packers announced Tuesday that the nation’s packing house industry plans higher payrolls and larger employment lists to spur growth.
Senator H Styles Bridges accused the Tennessee Valley Authority of arbitrarily selling out and contracting away taxpayers investment to benefit large corporations. He spoke on the senate floor citing contracts without public bidding and questioned the administration stance on trust busting versus handling TVA contracts.
Satire on Roosevelt delaying policy to aid business. The piece notes the president keeping business leaders in Washington, claims business runs smoother with the boss away, and lists three steps: identify what is wrong, correct it, and then find some business.
Peter Anders, the confessed kidnap slayer of Charles S Ross, was seized after a four month manhunt. Hoover announced Anders admitted killing Ross near Rockford Illinois after a $50 000 ransom was paid. Bodies of Ross and co defendant Gray were not found.
The House passed and sent to the Senate the treasury postal supply bill for the 1939 fiscal year totaling 1.515 billion dollars. The measure provides 2.3 million more for postal employees than the subcommittee recommended, while a 2.5 million request for government printing office annexes was stripped as improper. The roll call stood 281 to 4. Speaker Bankhead announced the vote.
Washington AP reports Majority Leader Rayburn urges House members to cut spending and support steps to balance the government’s budget amid a push for fiscal restraint.
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