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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1933
Page
1
A reader argues for moderation over abstinence and questions the 18th amendment while Mrs Roosevelt and others are misattributed. The column also notes a pension issue for Calvin Coolidge’s widow and critiques federal spending as it relates to taxation and public payrolls.
The League of Nations committee on the Far East rejected Tokyo's revised terms and moves toward drafting a report under Article 15 to assess responsibility for Manchuria while keeping doors open for further conciliation.
Foreign Minister Baron von Neurath told the foreign affairs committee that Germany will use League of Nations influence to seek a peaceful settlement. He did not specify a concrete plan but stressed Germany’s neutral stance in the dispute.
Wright Denner M Wright and companions attempted to hunt two lions on Hog Island along the Mississippi near Wolf Island Missouri. The animals stood near the camp and refused to engage. Wright and son Charles killed one after an initial wounding and the other was dispatched by Wright Ted Bennett and John Clifft after prodding. Weather cited as possible dampening the lions' spirit.
Rumors circulating that General Nobuyoshi Muto, Japan's top military and diplomatic figure in Manchukuo, was seriously wounded in a Changchun railway station bombing. The blast also reportedly killed Manchukuo premier Chang Hsiahsu, though verification is blocked by censorship. China is deploying more troops and accelerating air force development ahead of aviation week.
Missouri Senator Hawes announces resignation effective Feb 3 and paves way for Senator-elect Champ Clark to gain seniority. Governor Park expected to accept Hawes resignation and designate Clark as successor, boosting Clark's early clout in the new Senate.
AP forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys calls for occasional snows in the north and rain in the south. Temperatures remain mostly above normal with a colder spell toward week’s end.
Washington AP The Senate Agriculture Committee weighs changes to the domestic allotment farm relief bill aiming to simplify it by dropping five supported products and possibly dropping the acreage reduction requirement. Leaders discuss removing peanuts rice dairy tobacco and hogs while keeping wheat and cotton.
Eight men connected with an interstate auto theft ring were arrested as investigations found the gang bought wrecked or burned cars to disguise stolen vehicles. The ring operated across Duluth Willmar Moor Lake and other towns, with stolen cars traced to several states and bonded defendants named.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt wife of the president elect arrived in Chicago for a lecture under the Illinois League of Women Voters and announced a last minute plan to begin returning east by train at 11 40 p m. She traveled from Cleveland by train after the plane she rode on was forced down there and had planned to stay until Sunday morning.
Cedar Rapids to stage its first post 1929 auto show February 9 10 11 and 12 in the Memorial building auditorium and National Guard armory. Ten local dealers and many accessories firms will display passenger cars trucks and displays from the Chicago show. Open 2 to 10 pm daily with a nominal admission. Music by Joe Hicks Jr and a string orchestra. Marvin Wright chairs the committee with L J Brooks and L M Millsap. The Gazette publishes a special auto show edition.
The piece notes 35 states have ratified an amendment to move up the presidential inauguration and end the lame duck session. It lists non ratifying states Massachusetts Florida Ohio Vermont Connecticut Maryland Georgia Wisconsin Missouri Nevada New Hampshire Utah and Colorado as potential executioners.
Federal Agent Ed L Miller amused himself by arranging six pints of Golden Wedding whisky to be delivered to his home. The bootlegger, caught en route, hid the liquor at a downtown garage but was released due to lack of evidence.
The Gazette promotes a Wonder Package of transfer patterns for cross stitch and embroidery. It offers hundreds of designs for monograms quilts and other projects with up to twenty transfers per pattern via water and a silver spoon. Daily illustrations start tomorrow.
President-elect Roosevelt tours the Muscle Shoals war time power plant in Alabama and signals plans for government operation and rapid use of the Tennessee Valley power, with Senator Norris and others present. He vows to put Muscle Shoals back on the map as he travels toward Warm Springs for a two week visit.
President-elect Roosevelt leans toward placing a Republican Independent in his cabinet. Senator Bronson B. Cutting of New Mexico is a leading candidate for interior secretary amid insurgent opposition to Owen D. Young as secretary of state.
Washington reports a wide split among Democratic congressional leaders over tax plans currency inflation and farm relief. Expansionists led by Steagall oppose stalled ways and means action while conservatives push for a last ditch showdown in the upcoming special session.
Washington AP Representatives of the American Farm Bureau federation and the National Grange said they have not endorsed any candidate for secretary of agriculture in the Roosevelt administration. Edward A. O’Neal cited several named possibilities, while Fred Brenckman noted the historic Mississippi Valley origin of past secretaries and anticipated a possible change.
Sam Wilkerson a farmer was sentenced to life imprisonment by an Oklahoma county district court jury for murdering Isaac Hemmingway a 73 year old loan broker. Hemmingway was found buried on the Wilkerson farm after visiting to collect a mortgage judgment. The state sought the death penalty and Wilkerson’s wife faces related charges and a separate trial.
A tornado killed a Negro woman, wife of Link Brown, and her one year old child near Manchester. The storm wrecked Howland and Reunion, razed property in Post Oak Glory and Reno, and disrupted communications across two counties leaving over twenty injured.
British officials and newspapers quote expectations of a debt conference in Washington. The Sunday Dispatch and other papers discuss possible token payments to reduce Britain's debt, a temporary suspension of payments, and stabilization of the pound with a return to the gold standard.
Paris officials say negotiations with the United States and Britain will determine France’s war debt stance. The Hoover Roosevelt communique opens debt talks only with Britain, France awaiting next steps as Parliament opposes December installment payment and tensions remain.
Police sought three men who robbed a Belle Plaine filling station at 6 45 pm Saturday forcing the attendant to surrender about 20 dollars. One wore a blue handkerchief mask and overalls. Another had a week’s growth of whiskers and overalls. They escaped in a dark maroon Chevrolet heading east. license number was not obtained.
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