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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1935
Page
1
A citizen letter reflects on intolerance and constructive discourse across society citing Huey and Carter Glass comparisons. It discusses Santa Claus beliefs, neighborhood disputes, and the value of reasoned debate in schooling and public life.
Merciless cold grips the west and center, with 57 below zero in Endako and subzero readings across the Dakotas. Trains battled drifting snow from Alaska to the Cascades as dozens die or disappear. Stockmen warned of worsening weather while auto wrecks and fog cripple roads from Texas to Minnesota.
Carl Fels of West Union asks why current taxpayers cannot cover government expenditures. He implies that if only buyers of government securities paid all taxes, they would soon be broke, highlighting the strain on taxpayers.
In Baton Rouge Louisiana under two flags about 40 East Baton Rouge citizens formed the Square Deal association’s East Baton Rouge headquarters battalion. Led by Ernest J. Bourgeois the group vows direct action against Governor O K Allen and Huey P Long opposition as local companies may form statewide for future moves.
House leaders plan to move a $2.2 billion soldiers bonus to a vote before the administration's economy security program. Ways and Means would hold abbreviated hearings at night within two weeks to avoid delaying social security action. Speaker Burns backs swift disposal, opposing insurgent petitions to force a vote.
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr faces damage suits totaling 35000 from Daniel P O Leary and wife claiming he struck Mr O Leary in front of Faulkner hospital last March. The case seeks trial in superior court and follows his past traffic court fines in Orange Connecticut.
In Flemington New Jersey Hauptmann, accused in the Lindbergh kidnapping, readies to testify as courtroom observers note a calmer mood after a restless period. Guards report he slept seven hours and ate stew, while debate about his conduct continues.
Homer Narber of 1607 Maple Drive NW Cedar Rapids died unexpectedly at 5 30 p m Saturday. A pioneer Benton County landowner who lived on a Shellsburg farm before moving to Cedar Rapids seven years ago he was born August 20 1860 He leaves a widow Anna Beatty four daughters one brother Emanuel and granddaughters Mildred and Helen Narber The body is at Beatty mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements
Vehicle tally records show 21 accidents with injuries and fatalities in Cedar Rapids for 1935. Officials report ongoing traffic concerns and safety measures.
President Atterbury warns against narrowing by ism politics as a path to national progress. He argues Americanism survives best when guided by Washingtons wisdom and Lincolns moral insight, avoiding sectarian faddism and extremism.
Morrison Illinois. Fred Blink, 40, on trial for murder after allegedly killing five people and blinding Joe Collier on Sept 4 1934, forges a brief reconciliation in court. Blink pressed a $40 debt dispute as the motive, while Collier receives money and offers to buy tobacco.
In Metz France unidentified persons scattered papers bearing Heil Hitler in classrooms on Saturday prompting an official police investigation. The incident upset authorities and raised concerns over extremist content in schools.
Washington reports six major considerations guide the administration's social security revision. Leaders plan rapid House and Senate action next week. Debates focus on old age pension funding by states, unemployment insurance funding, and government role in insurance.
Frank Hoffman of 1013 Twelfth Street NE suffered a deep scalp wound after his car failed to negotiate a curve on First Avenue East near Cedar Memorial cemetery and struck a telephone pole on Marion Boulevard. A passing motorist removed him to a Marion doctor’s office, and Hoffman was later taken home. Cedar Rapids police investigated. Hoffman had left before officers arrived.
Readers urged to check Want Ads daily from January 20 to 27 for names of winners of Paramount theater guest tickets. Prizes include a pair of tickets for eligible entrants.
Saarbrucken reports plans for a massive demonstration marking Hitler's March 10 entry into the Saar after its return to Germany. Nazis dominate. Jews feared, exodus to France underway. Saar plans also for the first postwar Reichstag election. candidates to be chosen after the visit.
Four hundred more Saar refugees crossed into France on Saturday as part of an exodus totaling about 3,000 since the plebiscite. The new arrivals, mainly Jews and communists, were taken to southern France where they would be housed in local shelters and fed in nearby villages.
United States Bureau of the Census data shows Cedar Rapids rising from fourth to third among Iowa cities in 1933 retail sales totaling $19,918,000, behind Des Moines and Sioux City but ahead of Davenport. In 1934 Cedar Rapids ranked second for new housing permits at $190,000 and led dwelling remodeling with $121,223.
Former Queen Helen of Roumania, ex-wife of King Carol, reportedly accepted a marriage proposal from an Italian prince of the Columna family. A Sunday Express dispatch says she may enter the Roman Catholic Church, with Florence rumors suggesting Vatican arbitration on her divorce.
Indications of a severe winter wave reached Cedar Rapids as temperatures fell 22 degrees from 37 at 3 p.m. to 15 by 10 p.m. Saturday amid cold, drizzling rain.
Four persons died from freezing in Budapest as a severe cold wave persisted across Hungary on Saturday. Authorities reported plummeting temperatures and dangerous conditions affecting residents and travelers statewide.
Washington AP report notes surface signs after a lengthy conference on the gold clause cases. Observers sense a possible 5 to 4 split, with progressives likely aligning, as justices debated constitutional questions over gold payments and contract clauses.
Senator Richard B Russell Jr of Georgia announced he would vote against the administration's pending resolution of adherence to the world court. Russell, a World War I veteran, called the court dangerous to American interests and institutions.
Weather forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central great plains calls for generally fair but abnormally cold conditions early in the week with occasional snow. Temperatures rise in the latter half, improving by week’s end.
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