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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1937
Page
1
The Independence Day period saw 391 traffic, drowning, and fireworks deaths nationwide, with fireworks directly attributed to fatalities for the first time in decades. States reported 207 traffic fatalities, 95 drownings, and 89 other deaths as rain and crowds intensified holiday hazards.
Police across eight eastern states hunted for three dangerous inmates who fled Rockland State Hospital after confessing to multiple Easter Sunday murders. The trio, said to be from New York, escaped late Saturday night and were believed headed toward New York City.
Vladimir language notes say twenty two Soviet Far Eastern Railway officials were executed in Vladivostok on Monday night for treason and espionage on behalf of Japan. Government sources confirm the purge targets were implicated in commerce and intelligence. The action underscores wartime security measures in the Soviet Union.
The notice lists classified want ads accepted for Tuesday publication, with a cutoff at 12 o clock noon. It directs place and time for submission, reflecting the newspaper’s routine classified insertion process.
A reader shares a story of a boy who refused to applaud a stage performance, arguing artists are paid and thus deserve no praise. The piece urges generosity in response to art, noting many creators live on audience appreciation and that indifference hurts artists and devalues effort. Copyright 1997.
Three men died and six were injured when an explosion at Hunter Oil company’s Wo.2 Fonda test well near Jefferson injured sightseers. Dead include Jim League 80, D R Johnson 27, and Ed Bobbitt 45. About 150 spectators were nearby as the crew was off duty. The blast likely sprang from a high pressure gas line condenser.
Ford Motor company and its 73 year old head Henry Ford will appear Tuesday before the national labor relations board to answer charges of Wagner act violations. The board cites Ford for maintaining an open shop toward about 140000 US employees. This marks his first legal entanglement with the NLRB despite past opposition to federal policies.
JERUSALEM (UP) Great Britain on Monday night mobilized the largest military force seen in Palestine since World War I and prepared to establish martial law if Jews and Arabs riot, following the royal commission recommendations for partition of the Holy Land.
Washington AP aides to Secretary Wallace said the agriculture department is ready to begin converting landless tenants into farm owners once Congress agrees on legislation. The Senate would buy farms to resell. the House would issue direct loans, with initial funding of 10 million dollars. About 3 thousand to 4 thousand families could be aided in year one as programs use Resettlement and AAA experience through Farm Security administration loans and grants. County farmer committees will select eligible tenants with real farming experience and down payment or equipment, while banks and insurers hold foreclosed or delinquent lands for affordable purchase.
Des Moines AP reports State Comptroller C B Murtagh mailed a 110 561 check to Iowa City as the state's share of expenses for the municipal sewage disposal system linked to the state university. The issue followed a 1933 1935 salary adjustment act and a later court ruling invalidating the act.
Washington US On the eve of a crucial showdown over the supreme court bill White House supporters in the senate sought ten more votes to block a threatened filibuster After a secret poll they believed they would have 54 votes for a compromise administration leaders worked to line up the remaining ten needed to invoke cloture limiting debate The gag can be applied only by a two thirds vote of the senate.
Berlin reports one of the worst harvest seasons in modern German history with wheat and rye yields down 15 to 20 percent on average, worse in East Prussia and eastern districts. Drought and heat damaged spring and winter crops, prompting talk of shifting consumption to potatoes and risking a two thirds drop in carryover from last year as war fears grow.
Casualties rose to eleven by Monday night in the Fourth of July celebration. Three sustained injuries Sunday with none seriously hurt. Nine year old Jerry Katterjohn suffered slight burns on three fingers lighting fireworks. Joan Sietsema, 14, burned on both thighs when a playmate tossed a cracker into her lap. Donald Nelson, 8, burned on his right index finger by a firecracker and treated at St Luke’s Hospital.
In June, former depositors in 14 closed state banks received $242,347, according to Iowa state banking superintendent WWW Bates. The June total brings the year’s total liquidations to $1,298,984 since January 1, with ten payments marking final liquidations of assets.
Washington treasury officials disclosed Monday that drastic proposals to prevent millionaires from evading income taxes will be submitted to the congressional investigating committee at a secret session Tuesday.
Albert Dyer, in a locked room with District Attorney Baron Fitts and Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz, claimed he murdered the three Inglewood girls. He said he planned the crime a month earlier in Baldwin Hills, led the girls to a ravine, strangled them with a clothesline, and burned ashes in a bonfire to destroy evidence.
Los Angeles AP reports Albert Dyer, 32, a WPA employee who guarded children near Centinella park, allegedly confessed to strangling and raping 7 year old Madeline Everett, 8 year old Melba Everett, and 9 year old Jeanette Stephens. District Attorney Baron Fitts said three murder charges would be filed. Dyer claimed motive was sexual, not revenge, and described luring the girls to hunt rabbits before the assaults.
Minneapolis reports Harley Pry cited for operating a speedboat on Lake Minnetonka with a muffler out of water and excessive noise during Independence Day. The scene included fireworks and general July festivities.
Involving the British Caledonia flying boat and the Pan American Clipper, two long distance test flights launched from Foynes Ireland and Ganders Lake Botwood to explore regular north Atlantic passenger air service. Each craft aimed at about 1994 miles in roughly 15 hours with crews of seven or four respectively, as governments cooperate only on terminal facilities.
DES MOINES AP Internal Revenue Collector Charles J D Huston said at least 12 000 Iowans rose into the federal income tax return class in 1936, up from 6 000 already. By April 1, 65 340 returns had been filed for 1936, compared with 59 395 the prior year, as prosperity broadens tax bases. Incomes of 1000 or more for a single person and 2000 or more for a married person were taxable.
Arthur Baer notes a revived Russo Japanese friendship once strained by war and American naval power. He recalls the 1900 Russian battleships built in Philadelphia later Japanned in 1904 and jokes about getting paid, reflecting a 1937 copyright note.
President Roosevelt told a Mount Marion crowd that Americans will keep their feet on the ground and meet new conditions without changing democratic fundamentals. He contrasted U S well being with global troubles, urging the world to share in America’s poise and democracy. He spoke atop a car, addressing descendants of Hudson valley settlers at the old Dutch Reformed churchyard.
The United Mine Workers of America will summon William Green of the American Federation of Labor to appear before the union's international executive board to face ouster proceedings. Illinois locals prepared charges alleging Green encouraged a dual union rivaling the UMWA since May 27, while as AFL president he signed admitting the Progressive Miners Union to the federation.
Dublin reports show Fianna Fail leading with 65 seats as 11 constituencies unreported. Cosgrave’s Fine Gael trails with 44 seats, Labor holds 11, independents eight. Constitution vote tallies run 617,338 for and 469,039 against. Labor likely to back Fianna Fail to form a working majority.
Honolulu reports the British freighter Moorby and nearby ships rushing to assist Amelia Earhart and Captain Noonan after a cryptic radio message indicated their plane was sinking north of Howland Island. U S vessels, including the Swan, raced to scene as rescue efforts intensified amid unclear coordinates.
Winnipeg AP reports July wheat crossed $1.50 a bushel in early trading on the Winnipeg grain exchange. Futures climbed to seasonal highs as buying orders surged, lifting July to about $1.50, October around $1.40, and December near $1.37. Oats and July rye rose on short covering as Liverpool cables disappointed.
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