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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1936
Page
3
A Kewanee Illinois WPA worker laid 36519 paving bricks in seven and a half hours amid 90 degree heat setting a new one day mark. The piece examines democratic taxation amid tax exempt securities and a widening split between John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers and the A F of L. in a year of labor tension.
President Roosevelt meets with CIO leader John L. Lewis amid a looming split in organized labor between the craft AFL and industrial unions. The White House also holds talks with AFL President William Green as tensions rise over steel industry unionization and mass unionism.
A Cedar Rapids report lists 1936 auto toll data with 257 accidents, 169 injuries, and unspecified deaths. The terse figures indicate a summary of road incidents for the year in the city.
An eight pound boy was born Thursday at 3 25 a.m. to Mrs. Oliva Dionne in Callander. The infant is the eleventh living Dionne child and joins the quins’ family near their home. Dr J E S Joyal reported both mother and baby exceptionally well assisted by Nurse Delia Charette. The boy is the third son among the living Dionne children.
In East Chicago Indiana nine people died in a mass murder linked to jealousy. Celess Gonzales 36 killed his wife six children and Jose Arco 36 then shot himself after shooting Arco at Inland Steel Indiana Harbor locker room. Police found the rest at Gonzales home. All victims were shot.
Dr S Parkes Cadman internationally known radio preacher lapsed into unconsciousness and delirium Thursday at Champlain Valley hospital Plattsburg N Y The attending surgeon Dr Lyman G Barton Jr said Cadman is unconscious most of the time delirious and much weaker We have practically abandoned hope now A blood transfusion from his daughter Marie Cadman provided only temporary benefit
Kansas Democrats in a special session pressed civil service enforcement from 1915 and a beer content proposal while opposing a constitutional amendment to join the New Deal social security program. They faced rejection from Republicans but aimed to frame the national debate around Alf Landon.
Frank Murphy resigns as high commissioner to the Philippines but the White House will grant a two month unpaid leave from Sept. 5 to allow him to run for governor of Michigan as the Democratic nominee. If he wins, the president will accept his resignation and Murphy will become governor. if he loses he may return to the Philippines.
Frank Murphy announces his resignation as U S high commissioner to the Philippines by presidential directive to seek the Democratic nomination for Michigan governor. He cites need to finish governing tasks in the Philippines and says a formal Detroit statement will follow. The move follows pressure from Roosevelt and mirrors Gov. Lehman's reversal in New York.
Alfred H. Kirchofer, Buffalo Evening News managing editor, was named publicity director for the Republican campaign this year, the announcement said. He will oversee party publicity and messaging efforts.
Eleven Japanese soldiers were killed and five wounded in a clash with about 300 bandits in the eastern Fentieng region. Reports from Japanese sources transmitted to Mukden, Manchuria, detail the engagement that occurred Thursday.
John D. M. Hamilton, Wisconsin Republican campaign chief, labels Roosevelt's term economic royalists as a harried, driven candidate. He accuses the President of stealing Republican planks and cites the Dallas and Philadelphia speeches to argue against monopoly and national debt assertions.
State Representative John M. Bolton was killed in a fast pursuit shooting on Chicago's west side. A shotgun blast through his car killed him as he crashed into a trolley post after a high speed chase. Witness Harry Blanford reported gunmen leaning from a pursuing car before the crash. Police note shotgun muzzle marks on the front door window and multiple bullet holes in the vehicle.
In Tipton Iowa the Iwers treasure trove inquiry remains secret as officials weigh murder amid efforts to exhume Henry Iwers. Walter F. Maley says actions will stay confidential for 48 hours. Henry left over 350000 to cousins Louis and Margaret Voss. 203500 found hidden on the Iwers farm.
Temperatures hit 104 by 1 P M and 105 by 2 45 P M in Cedar Rapids with a seventh straight day above 100 as officials warn the heat will continue into Thursday night and Friday. Light showers in other parts of the state offered only slight relief and lawns show damage from the prolonged drought. A light breeze briefly eased the heat, while Chambers Inskeep records confirm 105 between 3 and 4 P M yesterday.
A morning holdup at 700 Sixth Street SE Cedar Rapids trapped four workers in a refrigerator. The attacker, about 45 with a long gun, fled after releasing one worker who climbed to a window. Victims included grocer W. A. Risk and employees Paul Conroy and John Stramel.
In Topeka Kansas former Illinois governor Frank Lowden and Senator Otis Glenn endorsed Governor Alfred M Landon and predicted a Republican victory in November. They met with Landon to discuss a farm program to be included in his acceptance speech amid improving national prospects.
Weather notes show New York hits 102.3 degrees breaking a 1918 record while Iowa towns report 100 degree heat for seventh straight day. Light showers in northwest Iowa bring scattered relief with .78 inch in Sheldon and sprinkles in Spirit Lake Estherville and Inwood.
Showers moved across Chicago easing two days of extreme heat. A cooling southeast breeze followed the rain as temperatures fell from 82 at 5 am to 75 by 7 am and remained around 76 at 9 am.
Hopeful showers signal relief to drought areas as 55,000 farmers in the Dakotas Montana Wyoming and Minnesota head into WPA drought relief employment. In Minot North Dakota temperatures plunged from 94 to 67 as rain turned dusty fields to mud and water. Light showers reached North Platte Nebraska and Rapid City South Dakota.
Idaho Senator William E. Borah filed nominating petitions with the secretary of state on Wednesday to seek a sixth Senate term. The 71 year old Republican pledged loyalty to the party platform and said he would not bolt the ticket, though he did not issue a formal announcement.
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