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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1937

Page

12

Roosevelt Inaugural Address Echoes National Goals

The second inaugural speech is praised for its eloquence and vision as Roosevelt outlines democracy and protection of government. analysts note no concrete plan but emphasize the president’s persuasive power. Separately, Iowa liquor seals scandal questions theft and enforcement as cases wind through courts. Wisconsin lawmaker proposes outlawing straw polls to curb bandwagon effects.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt E Rose Supreme Court Wisconsin Rational House of Representatives Michael Rely Literary Digest Institute of Public Opinion Digest Alf Landon Institute

Eighteenth Iowa Farm Bureau Convention Opens Amid Bad Roads

The Iowa Farm Bureau federation begins its eighteenth annual convention in Des Moines as icy roads threaten attendance. Debates focus on a $10 membership fee and the poultry marketing co operative backed by government loans. Delegates plan to review service activities and rural electrification exhibits.

Ottumwa Omaha Bank For

Japan’s Arita Attacks Reds and Seeks Open Markets

Japanese Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita lashes out at the Comintern and defends anti communist ties with Germany and Italy. He outlines seven policy aims to dominate China and eastern Asia, expand overseas markets, push Manchukuo ties, and maintain relations with Britain and the United States.

Tokio Hachiro Arita Communist International Germany Japan Asia Comintern Spain Italy Arita Ethiopia China Eastern Pacific Islands Dutch Indies Russia Kamachatka Saghalien Island Britain United States Pacific

Dog Team And Plane In Race Against Death

In Washington state two rescue teams race to aid a 21 year old miner with a critical appendicitis. Dr E T Murdock with eight dogs travels by sledge from Asurite mine toward Winthrop while Pilot Bob Johnson plans to land at Horse Haven with a medical kit and a nurse ready to reach the camp.

Okanogan Wash Lonely Horse Haven Camp E. T. Murdock Washington Frederick White Bob Johnson Winthrop Murdock White Horse Haven Midway Point Johnson George Stonebaker Clarence Freedman Pilot- Johnson Seoeaney ST Aden Paris

300 Searchers Press Hunt for Michigan Felon

Three hundred armed federal agents and state troopers pressed a 30 mile area in southeastern Michigan for Alcide Benoit 25 the kidnap killer of State Policeman Richard Hammond. Federal help joined as Benoit and accomplice Delberto were charged with kidnapping. Ground troops aided by a radio plane hunted a swampy area near Monroe amid reports of a possible wound and a running gun battle.

Monroe Mich Michigan Alcida Frenchy” Benoit Richard Hammond Ohio Indiana Hammond Benoit Mike Delberto S. ‘Commission Detroit Fred Williams Lawrence Lyon Michigan State Police Federal Delberto Michigan-Ohio John H Smith State Police Department

Windsor Crash Shakes Duke on Icy Austrian Road

The Duke of Windsor was shaken when his automobile collided with another on an icy Austrian road near Enzelfeld while returning from Vienna to the Rothschilds' castle. The car was damaged and the roads were blamed.

Windsor Enzelfeld Austria Duke of Windsor Vienna Eugene de Rothschild

Manufacturer Died in Suffern NY Founder of Alle Products

D H McConnell, 78, founder and president of Alle Products Inc perfume makers, died Wednesday at his Suffern home after an extended illness.

Suffern N D H McConnell Alle Products Inc Perfume Manufacturers Suffern

Coast Guard rushes aid to flood belt farmlands

Chicago dispatch notes six radio surf boats and four guardsmen per boat sent to Hazelton and Evansville as levees buckle. Ohio River rises 700 miles from West Virginia to Illinois while Mississippi swells. crews warned to shoot to kill those who breach levees. Frigid weather threatens California citrus and blizzards hit Utah and Montana.

Chicago Coast Guard Hazelton Evansville Coast Ohio Belleville W. Va Cairo Ill Pittsburgh Mississippi Portsmouth Louisville California Utah Montana

Capital pensioner plunges to death watching inaugural parade

Carol Seeds of Foxcroft plunged eight stories from the Capital garage roof while watching the inaugural parade in Washington. He died at the scene. investigators reviewed the circumstances surrounding the fall.

Washington Carol Seeds Capital Garage Seeds Foxcroft, A

Japan to push near total militarization of empire

The Japanese army plans a nationwide declaration demanding near complete militarization of the empire and Manchukuo. If adopted, the Tokio general staff would control almost every aspect of life for more than 120 million people, according to Petes News Agency.

Tokio Empire Manchukuo Petes Tony

Davenport Man Heads Branch Of Farm Bureau Group

Robert Combs of Davenport is named manager of the Iowa Agricultural Business Cooperative service, a new division of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. He will take leave from Scott County agricultural agent duties to move to Des Moines. The service concentrates on rural electrification engineering legal management and auditing with its first annual meeting set for January 30.

Des Moines Robert Combs Davenport Iowa Agricultural Business Cooperative Service Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Francis Johnson Combs Scott County Scott Farm Bureau Johnson R. Brown REA Earl Wisdom Service

Towa School Girl Wins Grand Champion Steer at National Western

Jean Minish a 19 year old from Hudson Iowa won the 4 H club grand championship at the National Western stock show with a Hereford steer weighing 1085 pounds sold to a Denver grocery chain for 37 cents a pound bringing her 401 45. She sacrificed social activities and school to raise the animal.

Denver Jean Minish Hudson Iowa Elliott Brown Rose Hill University of Nebraska

Round Up of Hoboes in Hunt for Kidnapper

In a sweeping dragnet in the Pacific northwest over 150 men were seized in crack downs led by federal agents under J Edgar Hoover. The raids targeted hobo camps across Washington state to find the snatch slayer of Charles Mattson.

Tacoma Wash Pacific Northwest Charles Mattson J Edgar Hoover Washington D. C Hoover

Iowa Farm Bureau Posts Largest National Membership Gain

Des Moines AP reports Iowa Farm Bureau membership reached 46,532 in 1936, up 13,187 from 1935, the largest gain of any state in the American Farm Bureau. County bureaus across Iowa show substantial increases while Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson notes women and home demonstration agents advancing adult education for better community development.

DES Moines Ap)—Co W. Beeler Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa Beeler American Farm Bureau Ellsworth Richardson

Jewels For His Crown Opens Tomorrow In Gazette

The Gazette begins installments of Jewels For His Crown by Mrs Harry Pugh Smith a tale of an American family and its struggles led by Tim Lacey a kind father. The story follows romances marriages and living battles within an average family as they face daily burdens.

Watch Tomorrow’s Gazette Harry Pugh Smith Tomorrow's Gazette

First January Inauguration Becomes Rainiest Ever

President Franklin D Roosevelt takes the oath amid cold rain at the Capitol as officials and crowds endure downpours. The first January inauguration records heavy weather with damp Bible and soggy umbrellas, while Roosevelt speaks to a soaked nation.

Damon Runyon the Capitol Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt Capitol Mr. Roosevelt Hughes United States

Iowa Board Approves Schroeder as Athletic Head

The athletic board, after an eight hour meeting last Monday, recommended veteran physical education professor Schroeder as successor to Ossie Solem. Announcement was expected at the next board meeting despite stormy proceedings.

Iowa Althoish Eugene Gilmore Naither Upor Reity Meen Dad Ossie Solem

Salinas man questioned in 12 year old Des Moines slaying

Salinas lettuce worker Clarence Gift, 37, was questioned by town police in Salinas about a 12 year old slaying of an unidentified girl near Des Moines. Gift denied involvement despite an attorney for his wife asserting he boasted of the Iowa killing.

Salinas Calif Clarence Gift Des Moines Gift Iowa

Perkins Hopes Auto Strike Talks Reopen After GM Confab

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins met Wednesday night with three GM executives and Michigan Governor Frank Murphy hoping to reopen settlement talks on the auto strike. The 6 pm session ended in impasse as GM President Alfred P. Sloan Jr. refused to recognize the CIO as the exclusive bargaining agency, a key Lewis demand.

Washington Frances Perkins General Motors Corporation Frank Murphy Michigan Perkins Alfred P Sloan General Motors Committee For Industrial Organization John L. Lewis

Buick Flint plant shuts down over parts shortage

Two auto plant shutdowns on Wednesday dampened the Washington peace mood. Buick division's Flint plant closed due to missing Fisher body parts, adding about 10,000 workers to idle status.

Detroit Washington Flint General Motors Buick Fisher

Hereford Steers Bring Record Seven Year Peak Price

A new seven year January peak price of 14 dollars per hundred pounds was paid for two Hereford steers in Kansas City. It was the highest price since April 1935. The steers were fed by D S Anderson of Lexington Nebraska and sold to Swift & Co.

Kansas City D S Anderson Lexington Neb Swift & Co

Roosevelt Second Term Inauguration Amid Winter Rain

Franklin D Roosevelt began his second term in a rain soaked ceremony at the Capitol with about 30000 in attendance. He rode to the White House in an open car and outlined a broad program of social justice while warning against expanding private political power.

Washington Franklin Delano Roosevelt United States Capitol John Nance Garner Iti Remoe Senate Joseph ,T. Robinson White House Mrs. Roosevelt Roosevelt St. John’s Episcopal Church Pennsylvania Prairie Mountain West New England Southland United Action

Roosevelt Speech Inauguration Address Fragment

The speech recalls four years since inauguration and a pledge to speed a vision of security and peace for all people. It vows to purge desecrators from the temple of faith and to act tirelessly for happiness.

Mr. Roosevelt Republic

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