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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1938
Page
1
Insistent Iowa senator Clyde L. Herring shifts toward limits on radio film and press while defending freedom of expression. Critics question sponsorship and warn decency, urging clear boundaries between liberty and censorship amid rising public concerns.
Peter Anders, confessed kidnap slayer, brought to Chicago from St. Paul. J Edgar Hoover identified him as John Henry Seadlund of Ironton Minnesota, aged 27, with ties to the Dillinger gang and a prior escape after a 1934 arrest. Autopsies linked ransom to two victims, Ross and Gray, with note changes revealing altered sums. A separate disappearance in Minnesota northwoods sparks talk of a possible accomplice or witness.
The Rev. Israel H. Noe, ousted as dean of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mary after a 21 day fast, spoke on radio hinting he could take the world for a parish. Bishop Maxon said no tolerates his vagary and Noe will not preach today.
Weather outlook for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys shows unsettled conditions with light precipitation on Monday, followed by generally fair weather, then another round of precipitation late in the week. Cooler temperatures expected early in the week with near or below normal readings most days.
State investigators warn police to capture Wayne Johnson, 37, of Cedar Rapids, who escaped Mount Pleasant farm camp of Fort Madison penitentiary around 3 p.m. Saturday. Johnson, formerly at Linn county jail since Sept 24, was serving an indeterminate five-year sentence for larceny.
Two U S Army deserters from Fort Sheridan face arrest in Chicago charged with staging more than two hundred robberies. Richard Doehler, 25, is in a detective bureau cell while Matthew Douglas, 26, was detained in Kansas City Missouri. They allegedly confessed to a 1400 vault robbery at Tower Finance Co and a 900 loan office robbery two days later.
The piece argues humor blends philosophy and laughter, defines humor as kind, contrasts wit and humor, and notes cultural differences in humor. It recounts Stephen Leacock and an exchange with Clara Twain about Mark Twain, illustrating idealism in humor.
Western union of Senate action seeks F D R assistance at White House conference Monday. Southern senators vow to fight on in a twelve hour filibuster as Barkley plans new push to break opposition. This page continues on page 3.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mac E. Haskell widow of W G Haskell who died Friday morning will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in the Turner chapel with Dr. Robert Little officiating. Burial follows in Oak Hill cemetery. The body arrives in Cedar Rapids early Monday and will be cared for at Sues chapel until the service.
Temperatures fell from a daytime high of 46 to 36 by 7 p.m. and 30 by 11:30 under fair skies in Cedar Rapids. A light fog formed before midnight, according to Chambers Inskeep company records.
A yellow Aeronca plane carrying C. Allan Fredrickson and John O. St. Aubin crashed near the Aviation Country club at about 2 p.m. local time. A federal inspector and Iowa aeronautics officials opened investigations while coroner guards kept the wreckage untouched.
Tokyo reports a Japanese policy address praising goodwill with the United States while signaling continued coolness toward Britain and condemning Soviet Russia’s stance in the China war. Leaders Konoye Hirota Yonai Sugiyama outline major tasks and urge national unity for cooperation.
City engineers announce a $16,600 WPA allocation to finish levees along Cedar River below Sixteenth Avenue. The project continues four years of work begun under CWA IBRA and now via WPA. Only 700 feet of east bank levee is completed. 1,600 feet remain.
The Gazette unveils a new serial by Phyllis Moore Gallagher titled The Man She Won. It follows lovers from divergent backgrounds amidst hatred jealousy and intrigue, with love triumphing in the end and a baby playing an important role.
The piece contrasts Robin redbreast and worm cooperation, notes Washington news as good, hints at eased antitrust action, and references Therese Blum’s death after December operations. The Paris AP dispatch presents mixed commentary on industry ties and political figures with health-related notes.
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