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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
1
Iowa voters rejected the total ban while urging government control of a liquor traffic marked by bootlegging. The outcome, seen as influential for other states, warns against repealing constitutional prohibition again and calls for careful legislative handling.
Western Grain Dealers convened at Cedar Rapids endorsing the agricultural adjustment act and backing Ray Baxter for chief administrator. Speakers praised the new policy, noting cattle and grain prices rising and forecasting better days for Iowa farmers as Baxter gains support from Gov. Clyde Herring and political leaders.
Skipper Franklin D. Roosevelt rests aboard the Amberjack ST in Gloucester harbor as he studies latest London World Economic Conference reports. He conferred with Raymond Moley before sailing to England to advise American delegates.
In Linn County Iowa voters backed repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment by 15 266 to 6 346 across 48 precincts yielding a 8 920 majority for the Twenty First Amendment. Cedar Rapids precincts swung wet early as spring and rural areas showed mixed results with several dry pockets.
Dee Aldrich aged 34 of East St. Louis and Chicago was arrested in Freeport Long Island New York by New York state police for the United State Bank holdup at 99 Sixteenth Avenue SW. Police said the arrest occurred late Wednesday with word reaching local officials at 6 30 pm.
The United States delegation held a four hour session at the world economic conference and adjourned without a public statement. Officials said Roosevelt instructions were not new and warned the debate may delay stabilization and tariff decisions as U S aims shift toward a permanent study commission.
Forty eight states voters show 7.14 million for repeal and 1.88 million against in fourteen states representing 36 percent of continental population. Indiana and Iowa remain closest. New York New Jersey Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts California West Virginia vote forthcoming. Alabama and Arkansas later confirm regional trend toward wets.
Airplanes, soldiers and ships began dawn search for Captain Mariano Barberan and Lieutenant Joaquin Collar, missing on a 1000 mile Havana to Mexico City flight after crossing the Atlantic. They may have landed between Villa Hermosa in Tabasco and Mintitian on the Gulf coast of Vera Cruz.
Frank Sommers, 59, a former traveling salesman, was killed Tuesday afternoon when his car lost control after a sneeze and rolled over on a highway four miles east of Fremont Nebraska.
Report summarizes Cedar Rapids traffic tolls for the year with figures on accidents injuries and fatalities. The incomplete note lists sections for number of accidents injured and killed but lacks full data.
Alexander Duff visits Fatehpur Sikri and finds an Arabic inscription claiming Jesus spoke of the world as a bridge not a dwelling. The piece argues for simple living and discernment, urging unpacking burdens and keeping faith hope and love with courage as vital guides.
Light rains and clearing skies left Cedar Rapids with high humidity as the temperature reached 90 degrees at 1 15 p m. Early morning showers did little to aid vegetation. The thermometer fell to 78 at midnight Tuesday then 73 at 7 a m and 77 at 9 a m.
A reliable source states that $100,000 in old currency was paid to kidnappers for Willam Hamm Jr. release. The money was delivered in 10,000 bills of various denominations with nonconsecutive serial numbers recorded by negotiators. Previous claims that the full ransom was not met are contradicted.
A three way compromise nears between the Roosevelt administration railroads and labor over wages for 1,000,000 train workers. Railroads would freeze 12 1/2 percent pay cut demands for six months while the Interstate Commerce Commission pauses its rate-cut inquiry, and labor agrees to a six month extension of the current 10 percent deduction. Eastman and union executives say talks proceed with conditional acceptance pending formal rail decisions.
Execution sale of the Waconia Sorghum mills property near Cedar Rapids is scheduled for July 20. The notice lists Sheriff Joseph A. Petrus' office as the filing authority and notes the foreclosure action awarded Merchants National Bank and S. E. Goquillette as trustees with a $136,842.35 claim last October.
Frank Barris a 60 year old chef is jailed after admitting to shooting and fatally wounding Anna Trenary a 36 year old divorcee and former nurse in Rockford authorities said Nash State's Attorney said the confession came Tuesday and Barris was in custody Wednesday
Beverly Benson presents a new serial tale mixing love adventure and mystery. The Gazette begins the opening installment tomorrow, offering a romantic suspense story ideal for summer readers.
Major League results show the Yankees and Senators winning to stay close in the American League. The Giants maintained a slim margin over the Cardinals in the National League as Fitzsimmons limited the Cubs 3 to 1. Box scores and other late sporting news are in the sport section.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace warned the United States might dump surplus wheat on world markets if major producers failed to agree on restrictive measures. His remarks sparked sharp gains in Chicago and Kansas City as traders priced in potential rapid moves toward a $1 bushel wheat.
Aristides De Aguero y Bethancourt, Cuban delegate to the disarmament conference and Cuban minister to Germany and Austria, died at his hotel in Geneva on Wednesday.
Unofficial returns show Iowa tipping from dry to repeal by 127,332 with 377,275 for repeal and 249,943 opposing, across 2,435 precincts. Sixty-one counties favored repeal, cities along the Mississippi and western border aided the 3 to 2 ratio, and Pottawattamie county went two to one for repeal amid the statewide tally of 627,218. Gov. Clyde L. Herring moves to draft liquor control law for possible effective date if national prohibition resumes.
A potential rift emerges as Adolf Hitler's orders merge the nationalist Steel Helmets into the Nazi organization, creating the first serious cabinet breach since his rise to power in March. Berlin observers anticipate a political crisis as the consolidation tightens control.
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