04 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
1
The piece discusses Edward VIII and Wallis Warfield, details his abdication for a divorcee, and notes the era’s fascination with the royal marriage and its impact on England. It contrasts this with Roosevelt and Norris plan for regional power authorities and ongoing political tensions.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to create seven regional authorities to coordinate power development flood control drought arrestment and soil erosion as part of a nationwide watershed program. The plan would designate areas from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific and keep the Mississippi commission intact.
W. S. Williams 70 of Waterloo Iowa, superintendent of the western lines of the Illinois Central railroad, died of a heart attack in Sioux Falls South Dakota Thursday afternoon.
The Town Federation of Labor plans a Sioux City meeting to consider a resolution urging national inquiry into the Social Security payroll tax reserve. It questions how funds are safeguarded for future old age pensions and warns against government borrowing or bond swaps that resemble IOUs.
Pittsburgh and Chicago posted wins as rain delayed several games in Brooklyn and St. Louis. In the American League New York doubled Cleveland 11 to 6 while Detroit split with Washington and Boston topped Chicago 11 to 4 with strong pitching performances.
A CIO war council threatens extending the steel strike to coal and ore mines as Phillip Murray declares a finish fight. Pickets clash with nonstriking workers at Republic Steel Warren plant injuring a striker. In Chicago, 10 000 protesters mourn seven dead with six more graves. Governor Davey seeks a conference to end the standoff.
Amelia Earhart landed at Zandery air field near Paramaribo after a 750 mile jungle hop from Venezuela. She refueled her mono plane and continued by trolley car toward Paramaribo with Captain Fred Noonan aboard en route to Natal Brazil, with a 1600 mile next leg planned.
Democratic leaders in Washington clashed over a proposed joint congressional inquiry into millionaire tax dodgers. White House calls pressured restoring treasury powers to summon suspects, delaying action to next week as leaders argued over scope.
Ernest A. Simpson, once called the forgotten man in Britain's abdication crisis, joined ordinary business life as his former wife Wallis Warfield Simpson wed the former king, the Duke of Windsor, in London. He lunched at a chop house with other workers during the ceremony.
Edward Wall is described as alone except for news cameramen after becoming the Duchess of Windsor, with commentary praising his marriage to our Neil and predicting posed photos and interviews for the papers.
Los Angeles AP Frank Wallace a New York actor filed a new court action claiming he is the husband of Mae West. The complaint replaces an earlier one invalidated when Superior Judge Robert W. Kenny sustained the actress demurrer.
A reader urges that happiness is possible only through forgiving oneself for past wrongs. The essay argues forgiveness is essential to sanity, and that one should not dwell on mistakes but transform them into motive for better conduct and growth.
The Rev R Anderson Jardine known as the poor man’s parson conducted a church wedding blessing for Edward and Wallis Warfield in France without Church of England approval. Bishop of Fulham indicated no disciplinary action would be taken though many churchmen condemned the defiance. The Paris ceremony at Chateau de Cane followed abdication turmoil as Jardine acted on his own authority.
Attorney General John H. Mitchell said agents are quietly and systemically cleaning out slot machines across Iowa. He cited raids in Council Bluffs Sioux City and Dubuque as part of a department wide effort. The limited staff of ten agents hampers coverage, but cooperation from local officials aids the drive.
The House approved Dies bill extending the Connally hot oil act for two years in a 188 to 92 vote. The measure moves to a conference with the Senate which upheld a permanent federal oil control requirement.
In Monts France the Windsor wedding gifts lay in neat arrays at the Château de Candé. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth sent a joint present. Other royal relatives, including Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, sent gifts as well.
DES MOINES AP Only 39 of 81 applicants passed the state bar exam this week, marking the largest failure rate in clerk B. W. Garrett’s recollection. Attorney General John H. Mitchell said questions were standard and a similar 100-applicant group will be tested next week in Iowa City. Names include Carl B. Ashby, Karl W. Fisher, Hodge C. Morgan, Frank J. Naibert, and Louis Shulman.
William McGann aged 18 of Aurora Illinois pled guilty to a robbery charge. District Judge W W Scott sentenced him to not more than ten years in the state reformatory for men at Ana imosa.
London reports persist that Neville Chamberlain's new cabinet pressures the Duke of Windsor and his American wife to avoid living in the United States. Officials say a U.S. residence would bring heavy publicity and ruin royal credibility. Some sources foresee Argentina or central Europe as future homes, with Fort Belvedere as a potential return refuge only for emergencies.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor say they seek a happy useful private life after Edward's abdication and their marriage. An official statement thanks supporters as they begin life together following a civil ceremony at Chateau de Cande in Monts, France.
In Monts France, ribbons shaped like American flags appeared among flowers for the Duke of Windsor wedding ceremonies, while no British flags were visible in either the civil or religious rooms.
Edward and his American-born duchess boarded the Simpson express in Laroche France for a honeymoon trip to Wassere leonburg castle in Austria. Police protected them as crowds cheered and the couple sought privacy aboard their private car after leaving Paris.
History was made at Chateau de Cande in Monts France as the Duke of Windsor wed Mrs Wallis Warfield of Baltimore in a civil ceremony followed by a Church of England rite. The marriage, seen as a bid for romance over throne, draws reaction from church and society.
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