28 Jan 1934
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1934
Page
1
A federal grand jury in Iowa issues indictments related to large PWA and CWA expenditures. Lieut. Gov Kraschel is named among the indicted, with questions about motives and ties to a bond broker. The case prompts calls for continued court scrutiny and political reflection.
Des Moines Governor Clyde L. Herring defended Lieutenant Governor Nelson Kraschel after a federal grand jury indicted him for conspiring to defraud the United States. He cited Public Works Administration bulletins and described Kraschel's role in advising local authorities on grants and self financing for public works.
The author weighs the pull of news value versus substance in sermons and public acts. He cites Gandhi and Jesus to argue true impact comes from genuine message, not attention grabbing stunts, noting life’s example over showmanship.
Cedar Rapids saw temperatures rise to spring levels on Saturday under cloudy skies. The day’s peak hit 54 at 4 pm after a 52 reading at 1 15 pm and fell to 47 by 7 30 pm.
The condition of Melvin A. Traylor improved Saturday and doctors expect recovery from pneumonia. President Roosevelt sent a telegram to the First National Bank president saying he is pulling for him and hoping for good news.
A narrator recalls a joyous image of a father with his children and family life. The moment jolts the speaker into renewed determination, tightening their belt and pushing forward despite challenges. It centers on resilience, parenthood, and personal commitment.
L. E. Stoker said licensing of Iowa milk distributors under the AAA dairy program could take effect February 1 in Des Moines if local producers ratify it. The plan would set milk prices for fluid milk at 1.60 per hundred and require wholesalers to sell at no less than 64 cents a quart wholesale and 7 cents retail. Similar licensing is expected for Omaha Lincoln Council Bluffs Sioux City Cedar Rapids Davenport Rock Island Moline St Paul Minneapolis and other Midwest markets.
Senator Norris of Nebraska proposes a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and adopt direct elections for President and Vice President. The plan would assign each state a number of votes equal to its senators and representatives with proportional distribution reflecting state support.
Paris erupted in hours long clashes as royalists attacked police near Place de l Opera and Cafe de la Paix after Premier Camille Chautemps resigned amid the Stavisky scandal.Authorities fought back with clubs water hoses and mounted units as demonstrators toppled chairs and smashed through barricades. Chautemps offered to form a new government but declined after Lebrun's request.
AP forecast covers Jan 29 to Feb 3 for upper Mississippi lower Missouri valleys and northern central plains. Below normal temperatures expected in northern areas early week with warming later. southern regions milder and dry conditions likely with limited cold spells.
Presidential committees urged a federal license system and an administrative authority to regulate stock exchanges and a unified telegraph system with strict federal controls. The plans face doubt over immediate action though President Roosevelt expects congressional review this session.
The Senate passed Rooseveltian measures to seize gold from the Federal Reserve, devalue the dollar, and create a 2 billion dollar stabilization fund. It rejected a silver purchase proposal but backed broader presidential powers over silver. Roosevelt asked Congress for 950 million for civil works and direct relief. The report covers stock exchange licensing, private control of holding companies, a planned 900 plane general HQ air force, Myers for Farm Credit Administration, and cotton production control success.
Noted novelist Laura Lou Brookman, a former Iowa girl, analyzes the current marriage scene. Her six article series in The Cedar Cape Gazette begins tomorrow with Freak Marriages and covers May and December Money Matches Spite Weddings Hollywood Romances and Why They Fail.
Mary Pickford spoke with United Press about an apparent kidnapping plot aimed at her. She described a sequence of letters, calls, and visits, and said Boston police sought the man involved. Pickford said she was under constant watch and would not be harmed.
Mrs Katherine E Lubbock 179 Linn County pioneer and mother of Robert T Lubbock Cedar Rapids post office supervisor died at 1 30 p m Saturday at her home Robert Lubbock farm on highway 30 four miles west of Cedar Rapids where she had lived 63 years Born March 14 1854 in Germany she came to the United States as a child and later settled in Iowa Survived by six sons two daughters a sister nineteen grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Monday at her home with ministers from First Congregational church and St James Methodist church officiating Burial in Linwood cemetery.
Senate roll calls show final passage votes on the gold bill with 56 for and 25 against, including a 10 for Republicans and 46 for Democrats. silver plan tally lists 28 for and 14 against with cross-party lines, plus paired votes and listed names of those voting for or against. The report itemizes individual senators by party and notes paired-for and paired-against arrangements.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to provide an additional 950 million dollars to continue federal relief under CWA and FERA. He warned of an abrupt termination of relief work in a matter of weeks if funds are not approved, with 350 million for CWA and 600 million for FERA.
The Roosevelt administration wins Senate approval for a $2.0 billion currency devaluation plan and three year duration amendments. Key points include reducing the dollar gold content to 50 60 percent of par, government title to monetary gold, and a large stabilization fund to support prices and debt reduction.
Obscurity to fame and a romantic dilemma unfold as a mysterious radio star is torn between two lifelong friends while a dangerous rival woman adds tension. The Cedar Rapids Gazette will begin the tale next Tuesday January 30.
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