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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1934

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Mussolini Baer Fight And Roosevelts Police, Debts

A scramble of wartime headlines shows Mussolini and Hitler at Venice debating European solutions while Primo Carnera loses the world heavyweight title to Max Baer. In America a Davenport officer is killed by a gunman, and debates loom over strikes, policing, and New Deal personnel including Tugwell. Debt repudiations and Germany’s moratorium flash tensions as Congress arms police with new guns amid broader political shifts.

Mussolini America Primo Carnera

Green Plan Delayed Strike as Labor Leaders Seek White House Help

William Green leads nearly 200 delegates of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers to pause a general strike. They plan to send a committee to Washington to present Green's plan to President Roosevelt, seeking government intervention and a labor board to guarantee collective bargaining and resolve disputes with mill owners.

Association' of Iron Willy Pittsburgh William Green American Federation of Labor Union Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Green Amalgamated Washington Roosevelt

Senate Votes Investigation of Milk Sales

The Senate adopted a resolution calling for a Federal Trade Commission inquiry into profits in milk sales and distribution nationwide. The move follows an AAA audit showing milk distributors in four major cities earned over 40 million dollars during the downturn. The Senate then approved a 30000 dollar appropriation to fund the inquiry.

Washington Senate Federal Trade Commission AAA

Washington Day by Day in 1933 Senate Actions and Weather

The United States collected 166 538 of 477 843 644 in war debt from European nations as the Senate blocked Roosevelt from unilateral use of Reconstruction Finance Corp funds. It ratified twelve treaties including the Geneva pact and moved to aid fruit growers with hurricane relief loans. The House passed railroad labor dispute measures and a pension system. Mrs Roosevelt said Anna Curtis Dall was en route to Reno with her children as a tropical disturbance neared eastern Louisiana. The NRA codes faced dissatisfaction, drought relief funds were restored to 525 million, and a prohibition resolution was introduced in the Senate.

Associated Press United States Senate Roosevelt Reconstruction Corporation Anna Curtis Dall Reno Weather Bureau Louisiana NRA Sheppard Tex House

Partisan ties vs independent candidates debated

A argued view favors national service by transcending party lines and suggests that candidates should declare party allegiance or independence while noting that voter independence remains a distinct concept. The passage emphasizes intelligent independence over blind partisanship.

Labor Bill Introduced In Both Houses In Washington

In Washington the new labor legislation to curb industrial warfare was introduced in the Senate by Joseph T. Robinson and referred to the labor committee, with a Friday night pledge to press the bill in the House. Roosevelt and leaders unified on a conciliation bill later to be introduced. Labor leaders react with disappointment as Republicans push amendments and conservatives worry over overreach while progressives label it a weak substitute for Wagner's plan.

Washington Senate Joseph T. Robinson Labor Committee Robinson INS Roosevelt Capitol Hill Soneined Authoriaas Nentabtieg Eae Ee En Treversie Circuit Court of Appeals NRA

Senate withholds Roosevelt free hand on RFC relief funds

The Senate adopted an amendment limiting to 500 million dollars the amount President Roosevelt could divert from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for relief or public works. Officials estimate nearly two billion unobligated dollars in the RFC. The measure passed 56 to 25 amid pleas from independents in both parties for broader presidential discretion.

Washington Senate Roosevelt Reconstruction Finance Corporation RFC

Assassination of Polish Interior Minister Pieracki

Gunmen killed Polish interior minister Pieracki in Warsaw on Friday and wounded a policeman. The assassins fled through the gardens near the Vistula river banks, escaping capture.

Warsaw Poland Bronislaw Pieracki Vistula

Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934

A brief note reports figures from Cedar Rapids toll data for 1934 including numbers of accidents injuries and deaths. The fragmented OCR text references totals such as seven injuries and other counts but lacks full details or clear attribution.

Cedar Rapids

Williamsburg Girl First Entrant In Cedar Rapids Beauty Contest

Williamsburg submits the first bona fide entry for the Cedar Rapids Exposition of Progress beauty queen contest. Miss Constance Disterhoff is nominated to become Queen, with a Great Lakes cruise prize and all expenses paid from Cedar Rapids if crowned. Any eligible girl 16 to 25 within a 40 mile trade area may enter, photos required, judged by five judges.

Williamsburg Cedar Rapids Constance Disterhoff Second Avenue Second Third Streets Chicago Buffalo N. Y The Gazette

Mrs Dall Daughter of Roosevelts on Train to Nevada

Mrs Anna Roosevelt Dall, daughter of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, is en route to Lake Tahoe with her two children, possibly to pursue divorce. She left Chicago Friday morning on the Pacific Limited, with White House silence surrounding the incident and no firm confirmation from officials.

Associated Press Washington Reno Anna Roosevelt Dall Roosevelt White House Nevada

Dickinson Denounces Tugwell In Iowa Senate Clash

Washington AP report notes Senator Dickinson of Iowa calls Tugwell a theorist and impractical during a battle over Tugwell’s confirmation as undersecretary of agriculture. The exchange included charges about Tugwell’s books in schools and policy proposals on pensions wealth distribution and farm living conditions.

Washington Wallace Dickinson Rexford Guy Tugwell Iowa Murphy Black Ala Tugwell Hoover Mellon Mills Robinson Arkansas

Trio freed as St Joseph police nab kidnapper

In St Joseph Missouri three Iowa men were released after nearly eighteen hours held by escaped Texas convict Joe Palmer and the kidnapper was captured. Palmer, 32, escaped from Eastham prison farm February 16 after killing guard Major Crowson and is wanted on murder charges in Tennessee. Police say his motive was to avoid identification and he hoped to reach St Joseph where he had connections.

Joseph Texas Iowa Elmer Schlueter Davenport al Schultze W. H. Fitch Walcott Joe Palmer Eastham Tex Major Crowson Ray Palmer Tennessee Schultze St. Joseph Schlueter

Mrs Insull Sails for United States on July 11

Paris dispatch says Mrs Samuel Insull has booked third class passage for the United States from Cherbourg on July 11. She, wife of the Chicago utilities magnate Samuel Insull, is under federal prosecution on bankruptcy charges and had left Athens for Paris a day earlier.

Paris Samuel Insull United States Cherbourg Insull Chicago Athens

Sally Helps Camp Health Fund For Diminished Girl

Sally seeks aid to finish a health and happiness care at Camp Good Health for one more season. The piece recounts her early struggles, weight loss, and a family burden after her father's death, highlighting poverty, a widow mother, and ongoing illness.

Sally Big Creek

Are You Mentally Healthy A 1934 Reflection On Balance

A 1934 essay questions everyday mental health and emotional control amid a tense world. It defines mental health as emotional poise, open mind, considerate behavior, and a sunny temper, arguing discipline and religion can aid steady balance despite infections and unsettling ideas.

Pete the Maes

Mussolini Allies With Hitler on Arms Parity Promise

In Venice Premier Mussolini and Adolf Hitler reached a deal to back Germany’s demand for arms parity in exchange for recognition of Austrian independence. The accord suggests Germany must restore balance at Geneva before broader aims, with Hitler signaling Austrian independence while pursuing anschluss goals. Fulvio Sovich announced the accord at a Friday press briefing.

Venice Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler Italy Germany Reich Austria Il Duce Hitler League of Nations Geneva Mussolini Fulvio Sovich

Mussolini and Hitler Advance European Collaboration

Mussolini and Hitler pursued a policy of economic and political collaboration to avert a Europe-wide crisis. Mussolini stated the aim was to disperse looming clouds and avoid disquiet among peoples while praising Italy’s strengthened government. The leaders reviewed Italian troops as they planned further militant fascist demonstrations.

Duce Europe Hitler Mussolini St. Mark's Square Italy Il Duce

Major League Results From Friday Action

American and National League games featured St Louis and Detroit posting large wins while New York Boston Chicago and Washington struggled. Key pitchers included Newsome Wells Hemsley MacFayden Jorgens Rowe Hayworth Cochrane Ostermueller and H Johnson. notable hits by Hildebrand Pytlak Flohr Hayes and Mazeroski not present.

St. Louis New York Newsome Wells Hemsley MacFayden Jorgens Detroit Boston Rowe Hayworth Cochrane Ostermueller H. Johnson Welch R. Ferrell Chicago

Summer Days Bring Demand For Puppies

Mrs L P Rider of 1063 Fifth Avenue SE reports at least 50 responses to a Want Ad offering White Collie puppies. Five pups sold. space for more. Gazette Want Ads cited as effective for selling pets. For selling pets, use the Dogs Cats Birds Rabbits column and call 2 1121 for 3 day rates.

Iowa To Collect 2 Percent Tax On State Liquor Sales

Assistant Attorney General Leroy Rader stated in a Friday opinion to the Iowa liquor control commission that liquor sold in state stores will bear the 2 percent sales tax. He said the tax is on the consumer, not the state, making private merchants responsible for collection, and the commission awaited guidance as stores prepare to open Tuesday.

Des Moines Leroy Rader Iowa Liquor Control Commission Radeveld Bernard Manley

Ford Announces Price Reductions for 1934 Models

DETROIT AP Reductions of 10 to 15 dollars in list prices for 1934 Ford V-8 passenger cars and 10 to 20 dollars in list prices of Ford V-8 or V-3 commercial cars were announced Thursday night.

Detroit

Also Mentioned on This Page

Verne Marshall Max Baer Madison Square Garden Mr. Carnera Mr. Baer Waterloo Dillinger J Forbeck Mr. Roosevelt Mark Sullivan New Republic Sullivan College of Cardinals Uncle Sam Little Finland France Gents McAdoo George Creel California Hiram Johnson Burns Cedar Rapids News Iowa Theater Constance Disterhoft Dickinson Raps Hez Aden Ee Nestre ST. Joe Barrow Bulletin Lone Star State Mrs. Insull U.S Camp Good Health Fund Ed Miller E. B. de Ceee Joseph Fort Newton Dr, Newton Cape of HY United Press American League National League Brooklyn Zachary Lopez Lucas Chagnon Swift Padden Cincinnati Fitzsimmons Mancuso Freitas O'Farrell Philadelphia Collins Johnson Grabowski Davis Darrow Todd Warneke Hartnett Brandt and Spohrer Mooney, Winford Lindsey Haines V. Davis Healey Ford
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