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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1937
Page
34
In a swift session the Reichstag, led by Hermann Goering, approves extending Adolf Hitler's dictatorship for four more years. Across Europe and among diplomats, questions arise about war plans and Germany's stance on Versailles and colonial ambitions.
The Capehart building in Portsmouth collapsed under flood strain. furniture valued at 25000 was lost. An army of 120000 men worked to raise defenses along the Mississippi as floods threaten Cairo and Paducah. Earth tremors added to the peril, with a minor seismograph reading in St Louis.
In Europe bitter storms caused at least 74 deaths and many ships imperiled. Gales swept the North Sea Baltic coast as rivers burst their banks in southern France and heavy snowblocked roads across England and Scotland.
In a letter page debate, a young woman defends youth while recalling Lady Astor’s remark and urges action for a better life. Readers express sympathy and critique, contrasting Civil War hardships with modern pressures on education and character. The discussion hints at ongoing intergenerational friction.
The Linn county Red Cross flood relief drive raises 14133 dollars 29 cents with 13000 sent to St Louis. Ten large boxes of wearable clothing await shipment from the Salvation Army hall while volunteers expand collection centers at Rapids Chevrolet and Y M C A. Boy Scouts place fifty donation boxes downtown with Quaker Oats funding signs by Bob Smythe. A Winnipeg donor later gives 100 dollars to the fund via The Gazette.
The forecast covers the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Expect generally fair conditions early in the period with precipitation likely Tuesday night or Wednesday and again Thursday in the southern portion. Temperatures remain near or below normal and trend toward fair weather later in the week.
Reports say state patrolmen with short barreled rifles atop large water trucks head to Paducah Kentucky to aid flood victims with drinking water Saturday night. A truck driver said victims ordered him to leave as supplies arrive amid the siege on the town.
President Roosevelt, turning 55, addressed parties via radio from Washington and across the country. More than 5,000 birthday balls raised funds for the infantile paralysis drive, with proceeds split between the Warm Springs foundation and children’s hospitals nationwide. Hollywood stars aided the event while Mrs Roosevelt visited parties to thank donors.
Etna Ross, a blonde dancer, agreed to accept a 3000 settlement from Oscar Shaw, a musical comedy star, for injuries she claimed occurred four years ago in a San Diego theater when Shaw tickled her and she fell down stairs. She had sued for 50000.
Pierre S du Pont chairman of E I du Pont de Nemours Co with stake in GM expresses unqualified personal support for General Motors policies amid a nationwide strike Alfred P Sloan Jr GM president denies Perkins claim of an agreed peace framework and argues the main issue is withdrawal of sit down strikers from plants Sloan says he was invited to Washington through a third party and denies breaking any agreement while possibilities of further mediation and state action surface
Berlin reports Hitler repudiates war guilt clause and places banks and railways under Reich control. He invites France and Britain to join Germany against Soviet Russia and promises no colonial demands while safeguarding Belgium and Holland. He targets isolation of Britain and defends peace efforts before the Reichstag.
Harvard University officials appealed to art dealers in the U S and Europe after two Rembrandt sketches were stolen from the Fogg Museum Monday night. Guards heightened vigilance as investigators consider theft timed with museum closure.
Four convicts were placed in solitary confinement after guards and Warden Lacey M. Simpson discovered six crude gas pipe guns and twenty bombs in two cell blocks at the state penitentiary in Lansing on Saturday night. The search occurred during a pre-transition check before the new warden Kirk Prather took over Monday.
A garbled collage of features teases entertainment trends from a stray cat in a famous home to dreams of movie stars and circus acts. It hints at Sleep Secrets for students, Hollywood casting, and Garden city humor across scattered pages and sections.
The Federal Reserve Board ordered higher reserve requirements for member banks in a bid to forestall uncontrolled credit expansion. The action raises on demand deposits in central cities from 23 percent to 23 percent, reserve cities 15 to 20 percent, and country banks 10 to 14 percent, with time deposits up to 6 percent. Banks must meet one half of the increase by March and complete by May.
In Paris the national wheat office rejected the government plan to raise the official grain price. It argued French farmers already receive about 60 percent above the world average, and a small harvest has ended excess production, forcing France to import about 30 million bushels to maintain its war reserve stocks.
Seven men were killed or burned after a head on collision on Highway 30 six miles west of Sterling Illinois. Victims include Leonard Parker 26 of Worthington Nathan Hunter 47 and Clem Koppes 35 of Cascade George Ridenour 26 of Manchester Illinois Julius Kaplan 24 and Fred Porter 39 both of Chicago. Ridenour escaped by leaping from the burning truck which was westbound and reportedly out of control on a sharp hill. The Cascade Motor Express firm owned the truck. An Associated Press report cites witnesses and employers noting the Chicago bound transport carried a corn load from Cascade Illinois to Chicago. Additional details describe fires, injuries, and family survivors for several victims.
The Joint policy committee passed a resolution urging the union to conduct an immediate referendum. Officials say voting by about 400 000 maritime workers on strike since October 30 would take three to four days.
Cedar Rapids residents faced a severe chill as temperatures plunged from a midday 35 degrees to single digits by night. A brisk breeze and light, intermittent snowfall added to the biting weather on Saturday, according to Chambers Inskeep Co. records.
The AP reports a frigid Iowa night with sleet and snow driving down temperatures toward below zero. East central Iowa saw mixed rain turning to snow, making side roads nearly impassable.
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