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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1937
Page
1
The piece recalls party strife over Farley lobbyist ties and ire among senators, while Iowa labor reports show 14.4 percent payroll rise and 9.4 percent employment gain for the year. It notes hopes for a strong harvest, and raises questions about federal social security tax proceeds and Nebraska tax restraint.
Senator Barkley Kentucky new Democratic leader says action on crop control and the administration farm bill is unlikely this session. He noted regional hearings were ordered on the ever normal granary plan as lawmakers weigh prices, surpluses, and farm depression risks. O'Neal urged compulsory control via quotas and penalties.
Des Moines AP Andrew Stewart, liquor commission member, said the agency is investigating illicit liquor entering Iowa in commercial haul quantities. He cited uncertainty about exact flow rates but called it far too large and declined to reveal planned procedures or comment on a trucker’s attempt to deliver outside liquor to a Hartley state store.
Washington AP reports the treasury says the public debt rose to a new peak of 36.655 billion dollars on July 21, the highest amount in U S history.
In a 1937 reflection, T Paul argues wealth does not define a person. inner character matters more. Abundance tests a man’s quality, while poverty reveals resilience, advising contentment through liking what one has and mastering the art of doing without.
Beverly Farms Massachusetts widow Della Spencer Field dies at Pride's Crossing summer home age 84 after years of ill health. Born Buffalo New York she moved to Chicago with family and married Arthur Taton then Marshall Field. Field died a year after their 1905 marriage. estate valued at 100 million at his death.
The congressional tax avoidance committee voted to allow any member to examine tax returns of James Roosevelt, the President's son, or Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. The move came after Rep. Allen Treadway urged access, with Chairman Robert L. Coughton interpreting it as a request to view the reports.
A House move with at least 270 members aims to amend a Senate bill to require a two thirds Supreme Court majority to invalidate congressional enactments. Senator Dieterich and McGill back the plan as a constitutional amendment likely accompanies the proposal. A special eight member Senate Judiciary subcommittee will draft reforms as a substitute for Roosevelt’s abandoned Supreme Court bill and consult with the Justice Department. The panel seeks to stamp out racketeering in bankruptcy and hopes to adjourn by August 5 to end the court issue.
Belgrade reports confirm the death of the Greek Orthodox church head amid worsening tensions between Greek and Albanian factions in Yugoslavia. The Vatican concordat dispute fueled violence and sparked protests as lawmakers debated the controversial measure amid a split chamber.
In Oakland California Frank R. Birch a Milwaukee advertising man was elected international president of Lions International. The convention adopted a resolution making the second Friday of every April Children Appreciation Day.
King Leopold III of Belgium proposes an independent inter national body likened to an economic league of nations to avert war. He believes the United States and other powers would join, aligning with Roosevelt’s peace proposals as Van Zeeland prepares a four month inquiry into removing trade obstacles.
Philadelphia split a pair with Detroit 17 to 4 in the first game and 8 to 1 in the second. Washington beat St Louis 8 to 2 and New York outslugged Chicago 9 to 3. Boston defeated Cleveland 6 to 2 while Chicago beat New York 11 to 3 in the National League. Pittsburgh at Boston postponed to a later date.
Attorney General John H. Mitchell labeled slot machine activity a vicious racket and pledged strict enforcement of Iowa slot laws. He spoke to University of Iowa law enforcement class, condemning violators, urging a career civil service model for officers, and calling for a permanent university crime education program.
Gov. Carl E. Bailey was chosen as the Democratic nominee for the Senate seat left by the death of Senate Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson. The Arkansas Democratic committee selected him, with only three of 35 members voting against. Bailey plans to call a special election to name a successor. Republicans were not yet ready to oppose him.
Announce further bequests in the Rufus Lee will naming Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs Shenandoah and Omaha as beneficiaries. Rufus Lee Thomas of Cedar Rapids and Virginia Lee Galloway of Council Bluffs receive 5000 dollars each. W H Buck and Rufus W Collette of Cedar Rapids get 2000 and 1000 dollars. Galloway and Thomas also receive 1000 dollars. Beatrice Clark of Shenandoah receives two lots. Two Presbyterian groups and an Omaha old people home inherit portions of the estate. Jewelry and household goods were disposed of earlier.
Six members of a Laurel, Maryland family died when a parked car was struck by a truck and burst into flames. Bernard Lammer, 21, the driver, his sisters Mildred 19 Anna May 13 Pauline 29 and cousins Frances Haker 17 Frances Baldwin 14 and David Manning 7 perished. The truck driver B M King of Muddy Point Virginia freed a 7 year old boy through a car window. He said he was blinded by approaching car lights.
Four men robbed a Central National Bank branch in Cleveland on Friday afternoon and fled in a waiting car with about $10,000 in cash. The INS report notes no injuries. Police investigation underway as authorities review surveillance and witness accounts.
In Washington Mae Telford told police she saved 400 dollars by striking a man with fried chicken to stop a robbery as she carried cafeteria receipts home Thursday night. The assailant, described as a Negro, fled after the incident.
Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska met with President Roosevelt at the White House. The call came after months of opposition to the court program and followed a request from Vice President Garner for the appointment.
Hog prices surged to 13 dollars in Chicago signaling a nine year high as hogs over 200 pounds sold for over 26 dollars a head. Market arrivals were scant with receipts in recent weeks near 1935 drought levels, depressing packing operations nationwide.
Albert Lea, Minn. A baffling triple murder leaves three Lukes brothers dead Louis Joe and Anton and Faye Lukes 10 wounded. Jens Thompson 33 a bachelor farmer is sought after seen fleeing the scene twelve miles southwest of Austin. Thompson reportedly shot each victim at about twenty yards with a rifle from the brain.
Iowa bureau of investigation extends search for Jens Thompson toward Iowa after a sighting near Myrtle Minnesota. He may be traveling in a green 1929 model A Ford with Minnesota plate B-159-754 and is considered armed with a .22 caliber rifle used in prior killings.
Mosquito exterminators in Plandome New York poured oil on streams feeding a pond at Le Roy Latham estate and killed 83 Mallard ducks that lived there. The incident occurred Monday and stunned local residents.
Eleven Ottawa women, labeled victims of radium poisoning, filed a petition with the Illinois Industrial Commission seeking damages from the Radium Dial Co. for a disease said to destroy their bones and cause cancer. Attorney Leonard Grossman advocates a legal path, noting the company posted a $40,000 bond and that the case could hinge on asset recovery.
Dubuque reports state Rep Eugene Reilly a Democrat from Dubuque has taken a turn for the worse after an operation on Monday night and multiple blood transfusions. A further transfusion was planned Friday night. At 29 he is among the youngest in the state assembly and serving his second term.
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