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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1937
Page
1
A Denton oil field worker recounts a wild capture by bandits while fleeing in a stolen car. He describes keeping his family safe and finally seizing a gun during a tense standoff, then considering what home life would be like if harmed.
The La Follette civil liberties committee says Chicago police used excessive force breaking up a Memorial Day demonstration of steel strike supporters near Republic Steel plant gates. Ten demonstrators died last May 30 and a coroner's jury deemed the deaths justifiable homicide. The report accuses police of carelessness toward the wounded and notes lack of first aid. It urges $50,000 for further civil liberties investigations.
A photographer testified that the mob began the riot by throwing stones and clubs as he changed film. He claimed police attempted to calm the mob, saw officers hit by missiles, and believed force was necessary. Senators questioned why this contradicts earlier reports and coroner’s findings.
Chicago coroner Frank J. Walsh defended the local inquest into Memorial Day disorders at the Republic Steel plant in South Chicago. He said the inquest proved the police action justified, noting it contradicted the La Follette committee’s peaceful crowd claim by pointing to preexisting striker hospital facilities.
Ted Chalupsky 28 of a farm near Alburnett died in Cedar Rapids after a crash at a crossroads one mile east of Alburnett. W. J. Atz of Marion was injured and a passenger Robert Knapp was uninjured. Coroner Knight said no inquest will be held after investigation. Funeral plans center on the family home near Vinton.
Janet Louise Whelson an 18 year old daughter of a Lancaster manufacturer vanished after an alleged encounter with seven men in a black hulled sailing boat while fishing near Elkton Md. Army airplanes state police local authorities and Boy Scouts searched the Susquehanna river for days and failed to find her or her body. Police suspect kidnapping or murder as divers and searchers combed miles of water with no clue to her whereabouts.
Washington report says the senate commerce committee on Thursday reported favorably a bill to authorize a $750,000 federal cancer research center and to appropriate $700,000 annually to combat the disease.
In Panama, Janes van Steck, a Frenchman, reportedly shot himself after leading police to a sunken tunnel tied to a claimed 3 million dollar gold hoard. The treasure, said to include 120 bars weighing 50 pounds each, was allegedly found with Arrin G. Thorpe, an American, and Antonio Hill, a German, at Piedra Candela near Piedra Candela mountain provinces. Initial reports warned van Steck’s wound was fatal, then revised to critical but alive. The incident followed a police report to President Arosemena about van Steck’s gunshot at the tunnel mouth.
Baseball box score data shows NL teams St Louis Boston Pittsburgh Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati New York and American League teams Boston Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland Washington Chicago New York St Louis with runs hits and errors. Notable pitching and batting lines feature Johnson Owen MacFayden Mueller Mooty Davis Grissom Davis Danning and others across multiple games.
The piece reflects on being interesting through genuine interest in others, citing Arthur Benson and Benjamin Franklin. It argues self centeredness makes one dull and unpopular, while true engagement builds bridges, enhances influence, and yields better social connections.
In Des Moines Governor Kraschel instructed Comptroller Murtagh to publish the state payroll with July 1 salary increases shown where granted. He said only restorations of prior cuts are allowed, while the governor argued payrolls are public records despite the comptroller’s concern over individual changes.
Newport Arkansas halted business as crowds gathered for a four day search led by Deep Sea Diver Charles B. Brown of Memphis for the White River monster. Brown tested the eddy with an eight foot harpoon before diving in with the hunt to possibly reveal an overgrown catfish or alligator gar while a dance floor and aerial views entertained onlookers.
A mysterious aircraft attempting a west east transatlantic flight was sighted 500 miles east of Cape Race by the British steamer Ranee. Navigation lights visible but ID numbers unreadable. Authorities in Britain and Canada denied any announced project. Howard Hughes reportedly considering a Europe flight but plane remained in hangar. Edmonton airport manager said unknown flyer plans a round the world solo flight soon with Edmonton as a refueling stop and 600 gallons of gasoline received.
Iowa liquor investigators widen their inquiry into the Hartley liquor incident to include a Brady Transfer and Storage driver who refused to return to Iowa and testify. J R Stuart of Walkerton Indiana sent a letter saying there is no need to come back, citing attorney Breen. Breen said the statement could not be released, given to him in confidence.
Melvin Stewart, 18, a store clerk, dreamed he dived from a high springboard into a pool and woke on the ground beneath his second story bedroom window. He told nurses at the hospital about the odd episode.
Roosevelt faced a double defeat as the Senate killed his judicial reform plan by 70 to 20 and then overrode his veto on the farm loan measure. The farm loan bill extends emergency interest rates on federal land bank loans for one year and reduces rates for the next year, with a 53- democrats, 15 republicans, and 3 independents voting to override.
Washington news reports Vice President Garner urged a Senate group to spare President Roosevelt from further attacks over the court reorganization plan. The judiciary committee had produced a hostile report and questioned the president's motives while a heated session touched on Farley and Keenan lobbying and possible administration reprisals.
A new heat wave spreads across the middle states with 100 degree highs expected in parts of the lower Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys and the central plains. Forecasters warn of blistering heat in Friday’s peak and note the region suffered through a 12 day spell ending a week ago that claimed about 400 lives. Chicago weather bureau forecaster J R Lloyd says 100 degree temperatures will occur in portions of the heat belt with many 90 degree readings.
McGregor reports two CCC enrollees Lester Folsom and Vere Shaw battled nine to ten rattlesnakes in a north Lincoln state forest preserve. Folsom stepped on a snake, was struck but not bitten, then Shaw arrived and the pair felled all snakes with clubs in a tense encounter Thursday.
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