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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1936

Page

3

Delancey May Be Lost to Cards Until June

St Louis AP A physician verdict ends Bill Delancey’s bid to return before June as the Cardinals place a rookie catcher Brusie Ogrodowski into the pennant race. Delancey rests in Phoenix with pleurisy. Virgil Davis to handle catching duties. Rickey calls Ogrodowski a splendid prospect, possible top catcher in the majors.

ST. Louis Bill Delancey St. Louis Cardinals Delancey Robert F. Hyland Phoenix Ariz Cardinals Brusie Ogrodowski Columbus Branch Rickey Virgil Davis Qogrodowski Rickey

Helen Moody Weighs Return To Tennis Next Season

New York AP reports star Helen Wills Moody arrived to study painting and discuss a book with a publisher. She refused to discuss plans for a possible comeback next summer, noting only that her game is stronger than last year.

New York Helen Wills Moody

Canzoneri Stops Brecio Garcia In The Ninth Round

Tony Canzoneri the Marlboro, N J based lightweight ruler fought a stiff battle against Mexican contender Brecio Garcia from San Antonio Texas in a non title bout at the Star Casino. Canzoneri won by technical knockout in the ninth round as he tunes up for a spring title defense.

New York Tony Canzoneri Marlboro Brecio Garcia San Antonio Tex Tony Canzoneri Garcia Star Casino

Newhall Boys Beat Blairstown In Local Doubleheader

Newhall high school defeated Blairstown 27 to 14 in the boys game as Weyn scored 15 points and Hartin led Blairstown with five. In the girls contest Quasqueton beat Newhall 37 to 22 with Johnson scoring 20 and Hebel 13. Wilhelms led the locals with 10.

Gazette Newhall Blairstown Quasqueton Weyn Hartin Johnson and Hebel Wilhelms Cooper

Bath Cleared to Box in New York After Review

Hank Bath of Fort Morgan Colorado once barred from Madison Square Garden was approved for a New York boxing license after the state Athletic Commission reviewed a California report. Bath and manager Jack Kearns had been denied for a bout with Red Burman due to two Los Angeles bouts flagged as questionable. The commission also rejected Havana suspensions against Mike Jacobs and Julian Black for canceling the Louis Gastanaga fight, since neither Jacobs nor Black held Cuban licenses.

New York Hank Bath Fort Morgan Colo Madison Square Garden Athletic Commission California Commission Bath Jack Kearns Jack Dempsey Red Burman Los Angeles Havana Boxing Commission Mike Jacobs Joe Louis Julian Black Jacobs Black Cuba

Bonus Measure Dilemma For New Dealers

Washington AP reports the $2.491 billion soldiers bonus lands on President Roosevelt with a political dilemma. The administration contemplates debt, taxes, or inflation as financing options while voting leaders expect a veto override, leaving how to raise funds unclear.

Washington Roosevelt White House Congress Treasury

Larceny and DUI Sentences Handed Down in Cedar Rapids

Leo Barnes, 26, of Cedar Rapids, received a four month county jail term effective Dec 26 after pleading guilty to larceny in district court. Barnes and Raymond Spillman, 28, were charged with larceny and malicious injury to a vehicle. Spillman pled not guilty and later Barnes withdrew his plea on the larceny count. George Moenck, 36, of Anamosa, was fined 300 and costs for operating while intoxicated with a 90 day jail term if unpaid and a three month driving ban. Alfred Gaskill, 38, of Cedar Rapids, pled not guilty to a stalled car on a Fourth Street crossing. Myron Diamond, 41, had a charge of illegal possession of liquor dismissed for lack of evidence. Diamond pled not guilty on Dec 23.

Leo Barnes Cedar Rapids H. C. Ring Barnes Raymond J. Spillman Paul Vevia B Avenue NE Vevia George K. Moenck Anamosa King Alfred Gaskill Judge Ring Fourth Street Gaskill Myron Diamond Diamond

Processing Tax Ruling Prompts Legal Battle Across Sectors

New York AP reports the U S Supreme Court orders $200 million in impounded AAA processing taxes returned. Federal courts move to disburse funds to manufacturers and processors of cotton wheat corn and meat face suits over distribution and beneficiary classes including retailers, stockholders and consumers who paid higher prices.

New York Supreme Court AAA U. S. Supreme Court

Iowa Newsmen Meet With Gov Landon in Topeka

A delegation of Iowa newspaper men and Republican leaders visited Gov. Alf Landon in Topeka to discuss the presidential race. Led by Carl H. Cook, the group emphasized Landon as a presidential possibility and reported confidence in the GOP’s prospects in Iowa.

Topeka Iowa Alf Landon Carl H. Cook Glenwood Mr. Cook K. C. Crabbe Albia Union Republican M. L. Curtis Knoxville Knoxville «Journal Berry F Democratic National Committee Curtis Kansas

Senator Spars at Liberty League Criticism Dinner

In Washington Senator Schnellenbach denounces the Liberty League as run by crooks and leeches while predicting possible fallout for Alfred E. Smith. He cites Raskob and Du Pont and questions tax actions, hinting at a speech by Smith at a Saturday dinner and broader party tensions ahead of the Philadelphia convention. A land record follows with Clyde Caffee and wife conveying a Vernon Heights lot for $1 and conditions on December 12, 1935.

Washington, D. C American Liberty League Alfred E. Smith Senate Schnellenbach Wash Smith New York Roosevelt Herbert Hoover John J. Raskob Pierre du Pont Schwellenbach Edward F. Hutton Hutton League du Ponts Delaware General Motors Corporation Raskob du Pont Chicago Philadelphia Democratic National Committee Liberty League Republican Organization

Farm relief tax plan sparks clash over powers

Senate subcommittee debates a Bankhead plan to pay farmers via subsidies tied to soil improvement and production cuts. Murphy claims Treasury secretary Wallace opposes broad powers while others push limited two year legislation and constitutional safeguards. Attorney General Cummings warns of tax options to remedy court rulings on the AAA. Roosevelt seeks funds for pre decision farm contracts as the administration weighs new taxes for general revenue.

Congress Smith Murphy Iowa Wallace Treasury Supreme Court Bankhead Department of Agriculture Cummings Supreme’ Court AAA Roosevelt Hoosac Mills Borah House Logan Senate House Appropriations Committee

AAA Funds Planned for Expenses and Contracts

The allocation of 296,185,000 would cover expenses and contracts including winter wheat growers agreements that were approved but not fully drawn before the AAA decision.

AAA

Norwegians Dominate Olympic Ski Jump Practice

Norway's ski jumpers led by Birger Ruud swept the top five in Olympic practice at Garmisch Partenkirchen. Ruud posted 71 and 69 meter jumps, the first setting a course record by two meters, while the best American was seventh with Walter Bitela recording two 64 meter flights. Dick Durrance followed with a best of 60 meters for eleventh.

Garmisch - Partenkirchen Germany Norway Birger Ruad United States Canada Japan Italy Ruud Walter Bitela Ishpeming, Mich Dick Durrance Dartmouth

Judge approves Ely Bank receiver report in district court

Judge H C Ring approved the twelfth quarterly report in the Ely Trust and Savings Bank receivership. Cash on hand at Dec 31 stood at 8066.62 with a quarterly depositors dividend of 22104.12 paid. Receiver D W Bates and examiner-in-charge Ben Summerwill noted total depositor dividends near 155000 to date.

H. C. Ring Ely Trust and Savings Bank D. W. Bates Ben S. Summerwill

Gas Jet Proves Fatal As Hat Rack

CHICAGO UP. Herman Busch aged 66 was found dead in his room after entering and hanging his coats on a gas jet. The gas flooded the room when the jet broke, and he died.

Chicago Herman Busch Herman

House Committee Rejects Neutrality Exemption

Washington AP The House Foreign Affairs Committee rejected a proposal to make permanent neutrality inapplicable to Italy and Ethiopia. Chairman McReynolds TN urged minor amendments before a vote to send the measure to the House floor. The panel approved a discretionary embargoes section and backed a Monroe Doctrine based exemption for Latin American nations at war with non American powers.

Washington House Foreign Affairs Committee Italy Ethiopia McReynolds Tenn House

Air Force Recruit Reform Seen From CCC Camps

Eugene L. Vidal urged Congress to tap Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees for aviation needs. He proposed CCC basic aeronautics training as part of vocational education to boost airmen and ground crew reserves, though other government branches showed little support.

Washington Congress Air Commerce Bureau Eugene L. Vidal Vidal CCC

Parnell High Defeats South English 45 to 16

Parnell High beat South English 45 16 on Tuesday. Ward returned to the lineup and assisted in the win with 16 points while Lower added 13. Parnell meets North English here Friday night.

Parnell Parnell High Ward Lower

Iowa Woman Killed In Highway Mishap

Mrs. C. R. Harding of Council Bluffs Iowa was instantly killed when her car struck a tree across the highway near Columbus Georgia. Her husband was injured and extricated by bystanders and taken to a hospital in not serious condition.

Columbus C. R. Harding Council Bluffs Harding

Supreme Court decision nears in Havens murder case

The Iowa Supreme Court could decide soon whether to grant a rehearing in the 1934 Havens murder case. Siegel, charged with manslaughter in the Valley Gardens beer parlor death, has been free on appeal bond as the court reviews. A perjury indictment against Siegel tied to a graft investigation was dropped, with the opinion stating alleged misconduct was not prejudicial to Siegel's case.

Supreme Court James L. “Lefty” Havens Glen Gross Siegel Valley Gardens Robert H. Munger Woodbury County Edward L. O'Connor Sioux City Paul W. Richards Red Oak

Search For Iowan Feared To Be Frozen

Two hundred men led by Sheriff John Angus searched for Will Devore a 62 year old retired farmer missing since Wednesday morning after starting to walk to his farm one mile northeast of Corning Indiana Officials feared for his safety noting ill health and cold weather could have exhausted him Heavy snowdrifts might have hid him despite the large search and men tramping the road and ditches all day

Corning John Angus Will Devore Here Devore

Soviet warn of danger to world peace at UN council

Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet foreign commissar, warned the League of Nations council that anti communist prejudice risks world peace. He named Japan, Germany, Italy, and Uruguay, accusing Uruguay of anti-Soviet agitation after severing relations over a cheese trade dispute. He challenged Uruguay to prove its charges and denied Soviet support for South American communists.

Geneva Russia Maxim Litvinoff League of Nations Council Italy Litvinoff Japan Germany Uruguay Baron Pompeo Aloisi Moscow

La Porte City Drops Twin Bill to Jesup

La Porte City fell to Jesup in a doubleheader Tuesday evening. The first game ended 20 to 18 with Fultz and Schrieber top scorers for La Porte City while Schiler and Carroll led Jesup. In the second game the locals lost 15 to 13.

la Porte City Twin Bill Jesup Fultz Schrieber Schiler Carroll

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Helen Moody Newhall Boys Lost & Found Elizabeth Miller 7Th St, SE Landon Clyde Caffee Fred W. Hann Vernon Hts C. R Idaho Ely Bank House Committee ODGE Dodge Dodge Division Chrysler Corporation Detroit Chrysler Motors Commercial Credit Company Handler Motor CO We Ear Ea
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