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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1936
Page
3
Frail Ethiopian Negus Haile Selassie addresses the League at Geneva urging resistance to Mussolini and defending Ethiopian independence and international morality. He faces global concerns as Europe braces for potential conflict.
British foreign secretary Anthony Eden asked the League of Nations assembly to refuse recognition of Italy's Ethiopian conquest and to drop sanctions. French Premier Blum warned Europe risks 1914-like danger and urged strengthened collective security and disarmament. Panama's Solis proposed a world conference on a new league. Israel journalists detained in Geneva amid tensions.
Zuma the Brann cow in Chatham New York is reported improving after surgery for stomach trouble. Dr F D B Smith removed two nails a wire piece iron washers solder stones and small coins during the procedure.
A fragment notes rising violence over a half year period, describing it as more vicious than in the United States. It cites unspecified sources and lacks clear locations or events.
Dr Newton urges readers to stop trying to run the world and to release control to God. He warns that bearing every burden leads to dejection and urges personal virtue such as kindness, courage, and cooperation while trusting divine wisdom to shape outcomes.
Kenneth Romney, House sergeant at arms, says Northwest Airlines refused to transport Congressman Marion Zioncheck from Chicago to Seattle after reservations were made. Romney alleges discrimination and plans to seek a suit with possible Commerce Bureau involvement. He personally guaranteed fares for Zioncheck and accompanying companion.
Seven year old Jimmy Thompson faced a lineup of murder suspects and eliminated them all. Police said they have not ruled out the possibility that the boy, described as mature beyond his years, may have acted from a troubled home life. He described waking to see a big dark man bludgeoning his mother Florence Thompson Castle and alerted authorities. The story notes his calm demeanor and preparation, including dressing carefully and sleeping with a toy revolver, while detectives seek psychiatrists to interpret his actions. Fingerprints of Edward Lynch, a former convict, were mentioned as part of the investigation.
UPI reports congressman Marion Zioncheck, famed as a talkative playboy, boarded a Northwest Airlines plane in Chicago and flew to Seattle after protests over being removed from an unaccompanied transport. He arrived incensed by the incident and sped to his Seattle home.
R N Elliott of Connersville Indiana Wednesday became acting comptroller general to replace J R McCarl whose fifteen year term ended with the fiscal year. Elliott, already assistant comptroller general, automatically assumes the post until a presidential appointee is named. McCarl cannot serve beyond the term limit.
Special to The Gazette reports Mrs. Bert Benson 25 of Walker died at 10 30 a m Wednesday after a quarrel with husband 28 who shot her in the back of the head then killed himself. Benson was not expected to live. The couple had quarreled for weeks and she had worked in the Majestic cafe in Independence.
Linn county extends its medical relief plan for indigent sick under a new six month contract with ninety one Linn County Medical Society members. The $3200 monthly payment continues with a seven doctor physician board managing funds and Dr H M Ivins remaining medical relief director. A new provision directs any reserve funds to be used only for indigent care.
Mrs Maryon Cooper Hewitt appeared in criminal court in Jersey City on charges of attempted death by own action and fugitive from justice in California. Bail set at 3500 dollars. formal arraignment deferred to Sept 24. she remains a patient at Medical Center since Feb 21 under police guard.
Millville dog catcher Sam Pettit, bitten while arresting an unlicensed dog, nurses a bruised arm after the incident in Millville New Jersey.
J P Morgan the financier was carried by ambulance to his Mill Neck Long Island estate after an overnight rail journey from West Manchester Massachusetts. He suffered neuritis and was described as in good spirits by his sons Junius and Henry Morgan.
Summer heat returned in Cedar Rapids as the temperature climbed to 93 at 2 45 p m following a cool night. The day began with a 61 degree low at 4 a m and rose through the morning with 73 and 82 by 7 and 10 a m respectively.
Falls City Nebraska AP reports Ray Bader received a one cent overcharge pension check from Missouri Pacific. The bank charged him a ten cent fee to cash the penny amount, highlighting the odd banking charge.
A brief record notes an auto toll in Cedar Rapids for 1936 detailing accidents and deaths. The fragment references employee labor and a value of 108 for deaths, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear context or official figures.
Washington reports the world wheat surplus at 388 million bushels as of July 1, the smallest in nine years, with Argentina, Australia, Canada and the United States the main exporters. Chicago and Minneapolis futures rose on drought fears. Canadian crop reports boosted demand.
President Roosevelt awaiting Rome approval to name Undersecretary of State William Phillips as ambassador to Italy. Phillips, a veteran diplomat with postings in Europe, the Far East and Canada, would succeed Breckinridge Long who resigned due to illness.
John C. Byrnes of Columbus Nebraska was appointed United States marshal for Nebraska on Wednesday succeeding Val J. Peter of Omaha who resigned. Byrnes is a Democrat and Peter a Republican.
Paul Huston of Cedar Rapids may gain Linn county backing to succeed the late Representative B. M. Jacobsen. Huston, VP and trust officer at Peoples Savings Bank, is son of ex mayor Charles D. Huston, now federal internal revenue collector. District second includes Dubuque Jackson Clinton Scott Jones Linn counties. Huston not yet returned from Philadelphia Democratic National Convention.
Des Moines reports several candidates vie for the Democratic nomination to replace the late Bernhard M. Jacobsen of Clinton. A district convention will select the nominee, with George W. Koob of Dubuque emerging as a leading contender.
Forestry bureau officials in Lincoln announced the abandonment of the New Deal great plains forestry project valued at 75 million dollars. They reaffirmed belief in the feasibility of growing trees on North American plains despite the decision.
A Greyhound bus carrying 33 passengers overturned on a drenched Virginia road near Natural Bridge. Five people died and 28 were injured as rescue crews, including seven doctors, worked through the night. Driver J. J. Olderson was among the dead. others identified include J. P. Hamilton and John Keesee.
Bobby Owen a six year old son of Mr and Mrs M D Owen 1547 Eighth Avenue SE sustained a lacerated index finger when a firecracker exploded in his hand He was treated at Mercy hospital Tuesday afternoon near his home with about a dozen children present and the other youngsters tossing remaining devices.
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