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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
1
A scanned column discusses Republican strategy amid intra party tensions led by Henry P. Fletcher and O. P. battlecry factions. It cites industry labor issues, steel strike risk, and government roles in economics while critiquing hypocrisy in American politics and wartime debt concerns.
Secretary of Labor Perkins agreed to present workers grievances to the Executive as union leaders met with Perkins and McGrady. NRA chief Johnson conferred with labor officials after meeting steel masters, with both sides denying a closed shop issue. Union leaders accused Weirton Steel of firing organizers and sent a telegram to Roosevelt seeking enforcement of section seven A.
Recovery Administrator General Hugh S Johnson leaves Newark for Washington to press President Roosevelt on the steel strike crisis after the steel barons meet in Newark.
James Keeley aged 65 died suddenly at his Lake Forest home. He was vice president of the Pullman company and former Chicago Tribune general manager. Death was attributed to apoplexy.
Chicago reports Rogers Crocker, a skilled lip reader who also uses sign language, was hired to guide deaf visitors at the World’s Fair. The service is free for attendees as Crocker assists with navigation and communication.
Readers note a claim that a political ally’s strong support for a gubernatorial bid exposes a type of hypocrisy within the campaign. The remark emphasizes perceived inconsistency between public praise and private stance.
A reader recalls a recent piece on prayer and urges deeper pursuit. The essay urges honesty in belief, listening for God, and practicing faith even when feelings falter, with guidance from scripture and a 1934 copyright note by Dr. Newton.
Milwaukee reports a light snowfall one day after a severe heat wave ended. Weather lore about Lake Michigan changes quickly as seasons shift.
Conferees on the bank deposit bill agree to raise the guaranty to 5000 dollars from 2500. The measure extends temporary deposit guarantees to July 1 1936 and allows RFC aid and FDIC stock purchases. Senator Len Duncan Fletcher notes the changes as Roosevelt requested.
BISMARCK, N. D. UP The defense started presenting its case Thursday in the trial of Gov William H Langer and four other defendants on charges of conspiracy to solicit political funds from federal relief workers. Three of the eight defendants were acquitted by a directed verdict from Judge Andrew Miller. the acquitted were Joseph Kinser, G A Hemple and P J Yeater. The remaining defendants continued on trial after motions for acquittal were denied.
A compact table lists the Cedar Rapids auto toll for 1934 with figures showing 140 accidents 170 injuries and no deaths recorded. The data appears as a short numeric summary.
A complete agreement between France and Britain on inviting Germany back to the Geneva arms conference emerged after seven hours of talks led by Norman H. Davis. Officials in Berlin urged caution, insisting Germany will not return until disarmament is settled and the league is reorganized. The Paris and London governments seek to avert a total breakdown of talks despite German and French tensions.
Ferdinand Waggoner who has lived with a man made stomach for 42 years will celebrate his 102nd birthday next Monday in Springfield. He was shot in the back during a Chicago site accident and received years of medical care before surgeons replaced his stomach with a silver tube construction. He resides at St Joseph's home and remains feeble yet in comparatively good health.
The Dollar liner President Lincoln with 168 passengers and 200 crew arrived in Honolulu after a cargo hold fire. Captain George Yardley suspected sabotage. band played Smoke Gets in Your Eyes as lifeboats swung and passengers wore life preservers. Firemen fought the blaze all night.
President Roosevelt signs into law a bankruptcy bill easing receivership avoidance for corporations. The period sees reports of increased drunkenness post repeal, weather disruptions in the west, drought area expansion, and political steps toward social legislation, price fixing limits, and bank deposit protections.
The Senate passed a bill to appropriate one million dollars for chinch bug control in eleven corn belt states. Chairman Glass led the measure with White House and budget bureau backing, sent to the President for signature.
President Roosevelt’s message asking Congress to appropriate 525 million dollars for drought relief was expected by Thursday or Friday. Lawmakers from drought regions viewed approval as certain, while debating if the sum is sufficient as federal relief machinery begins to ease hardship across the wind swept drought belt from the Rockies to the Alleghenies.
Anti Semite groups circulated Nazi aligned material alleging President Roosevelt descends from Dutch Jewish ancestors named Rosenfelt. The claim appeared in Silver Shirts pamphlets used to push Hitler propaganda in the United States. The House committee heard testimony from Paul Lilhenfeld von Taal linking the material to William D Pelleys group and other pro German efforts.
National League games featured Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis with varied scores as pitchers and lineups shift. American League matchups show St. Louis, Chicago, New York versus Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington under cold and weather constraints with several decisive innings.
The NRA board of review led by Clarence Darrow said it would end its work and dissolve no later than July 1, AP reports.
A party traveling to Newcastle Wyoming to seek fortune were injured when their car left the road and crashed two miles west of Carroll. Reynolds suffered a fractured skull and broken jaw. Mrs Gibson fractured shoulder blade and left wrist. Mr Gibson and two children Bernadine and Marion had lesser injuries. They were taken to Carroll hospital. The crash reportedly occurred during a passing attempt. Reynolds worked as salesman for the Gibsons who planned to settle on Wyoming land.
Earl C. Huene, former cashier at State Trust and Savings Bank in Mt. Pleasant, was found guilty by a jury after a 24 hour deliberation. The prosecution alleged he diverted more than 26,000 to Theron Jannings on notes and checks without board knowledge. Sentencing date not set and no appeal plans announced.
President Roosevelt signed a bankruptcy bill to speed corporate rescues from receivers. The act requires court approved reorganizations with two thirds of claims backing plans. Creditors stockholders may petition, with thresholds varying by solvency and claim class. two thirds of claims must back a compromise.
Tommy Carroll, bank robber and Dillinger mob member, was shot to death by two Waterloo detectives near the station as he tried to flee. A woman identified as his wife was detained, and a Vigilante group supported the search for others linked to the gang. Police pursued possible accomplices amid ongoing efforts to dismantle Dillinger's network.
A St Paul hoodlum named Carroll and a girl were arrested after a down town confrontation with officers. Carroll identified by the wounded man as the Dillinger wanted figure, carried $700 in cash and a car with Missouri plates. Officers recovered ammunition first aid kit and plates from Missouri Illinois and Minnesota. Carroll faces federal and state charges for a long list of crimes.
John Cox a 44 year old proprietor of Twin Towers roadhouse near Cedar Rapids was charged with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury in connection with an incident at his inn last Sunday evening Ardo Butch Hess a 22 year old University of Iowa medical student and baseball player suffered a brain concussion and was involved in an altercation with another man identified as Lane during the visit also accompanied by two young women Cox waived preliminary hearing and posted 1000 bond in Cedar Rapids justice court
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