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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1936
Page
5
Delegates at the Democratic convention weigh platform language on currency monopolies and munitions while leaders like Lehman and Wagner push for tempered phrasing. Debates over the two thirds rule, unit rule, and farm insurance proposals unfold amid crowded halls and ticket shortages.
Gov Herbert Lehman pushes for a sound minimum wage plank while Sen Walter George seeks a restraining role on the resolutions committee. President Lewis of the United Mine Workers backs labor positions, signaling hope for a smoother labor plank amid party divisions.
Peter Mousolite of Cedar Rapids, a senior at Towa University, will sing on station WSUI at Owa City Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. The Family Budgeting Club featured budgeting plans with a slide film Tips For Lazy Husbands at a Canopus club luncheon Tuesday noon at the Hotel Roosevelt. The club will meet again Tuesday night, June 30, at the Kitchen House in Amana.
John R. T. Rives editor of The Railway Conductor based in Cedar Rapids serves on the sergeant at arms staff at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. His 16 year old grandson J. B. Rives is a page at the convention while the elder Rives maintains legal residence in Birmingham Alabama.
BRUSSELS AP The Belgian cabinet agreed Monday to support lifting sanctions from Italy, aligning with moves by Britain and France. The decision marks Belgium’s alignment with Western powers on Italy sanctions and follows ongoing diplomatic moves in the region.
Mr and Mrs Charles B Kent of 512 Third street SW welcomed a son named Robert Charles born June 22.
A Sioux Cityan has been named principal of McKinley with a new high school setup for next year. The board warned of a $4000 monthly savings measure from June to January to cover over expenditures, while detailing personnel changes including M S Hallman and Miss Ruby Byers in senior and junior high roles along with staff transfers and backgrounds.
In 1744 Mordecai Lloyd broke old norms by publicly announcing his candidacy and delivering speeches, shocking Philadelphia Quakers. His rival Nicholas Scull later admitted adopting similar tactics, saying Lloyd imposed them on him.
A crowbar dropped from 60 feet pierced a worker’s hat and jacket, lodged in timber above his seat, missing skin by inches. He was treated for shock after the freak accident at the Bonneville Dam.
James Farley rebukes the GOP for opposing the New Deal, likening Republican backers to pirates pursuing a prize. He accuses the party of duplicity, blending liberal and conservative signals to fit regional aims, and urges Democrats to stay vigilant against Roosevelt’s re election.
American Legion officials dropped plans to annex Frontier park to permit beer sales during Hanford post celebration. Officials noted no change to the event, with midway attractions rides and refreshment stands to proceed as scheduled. Annexation would have involved Iowa Electric Light and Power property, but petition signatures were not obtained.
M. K. Long of Fairfield joins G V Scott and Fred Moore as gospel vocalists and instrumentalists for the Iowa Gideons convention in Cedar Rapids Friday through Sunday. Harry D. Clarke of Chicago, once linked to Billy Sunday, will serve as song leader and soloist.
E J Feuling publisher of New Hampton and former Iowa Democratic chairman will not attend the Philadelphia convention. He resigned as state chairman after pleading guilty and being fined for failing to file a party expense report.
King Edward VIII marked his forty second birthday with the trooping of the colors on Horse Guards Parade Whitehall. He issued his first honors list, honoring his mother Queen Mary with the title Dame of the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order for personal services to the monarch.
First Lieutenant Lindsay M. Bawsel an army flyer and three of his children died when they went overboard from the transport Chateau Thierry near Cuba. The tragedy happened between 3 and 4 am Monday with only meager details provided to Brooklyn headquarters. The children ages were five three and two. names were not released. Lieut. Bawsel had been stationed at Albrook Field Canal Zone and was returning to New York on the vessel. It is due here Friday.
Los Angeles AP reports jurors were questioned in the Robert S. James wife murder case. Defense pressed on a lurid tale from Charles Hope of rat snakes used to lure a drowning in a bathtub while the victim, Mary Busch James, allegedly left a $20 000 life insurance policy. James also faces a separate morals sentence involving a niece.
United Spanish War Veterans Iowa names Council Bluffs as site for the 1937 convention with dates to be set later. Nominees include Nic Legrand for commander and Ella McMichael for senior vice president. elections expected as there was no opposition.
The report records candidates for county roles with no opposition in relief leadership. Marie Carter of Fort Dodge faced Dorothy Peterson of Boone for patriotic instructor, while Marie Meyers of Davenport competed against Ellen Fowler of Fort Dodge for historian.
Mrs Nancy Lucinda Whitmore widow of Clarence Whitmore died at her daughter Mrs Valeria Hamiltons home 1125 Center Point Road NE Cedar Rapids at 725 p.m. Monday after a lingering illness Born May 27 1875 in Guernsey she had resided in Cedar Rapids since her husbands death eighteen years ago She is survived by three sisters Mrs Ida Swain Mrs May Chapman and Mrs Agnes Stewart and a brother John Smart Funeral services will be held at First Christian church North English at 11 a.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev Blaine Hyten Burial will be in North English cemetery Friends may call at Moon chapel Tuesday evening
Funeral services for Gus Curran will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Beatty chapel with Rev. F. H. Ward officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Hanford Post American Legion at the grave in Shiloh cemetery. Friends may visit at the chapel Tuesday evening.
Elien E Wallick surviving spouse and sole legatee under Edward L Wallick deed to Oliver E Julia Elsie and Eleanor E Atkinson as joint tenants and not as tenants in common. Adjoins lots 9 and 10 block 2 East Kenwood Park addition. C R subject to taxes liens and assessments after 28 22. Given in fulfillment of contract of record. One dollar and valuable consideration dated 5 21 36.
Commissioners appointed to appraise several pieces of property south of Cedar Rapids, subject to condemnation proceedings by the state highway commission for the widening and beautification project on highway No. 161 were at work Tuesday. The six members, reporting to Sheriff James H. Smith, visited the sites to fix damage awards for the portions of property appropriated.
San Francisco based Federal Writers Project researchers reveal Red Horse, chief of the Mohawk tribe of the Iroquois, is the only Indian chief in the United States with a plumber license. Born in Milwaukee 66 years ago, he has lived in San Francisco for 17 years and works as a steam fitter when not bead stringing. He crafts gauntlets, moccasins, and rugs reflecting tribal history and myth.
London Ontario reports heads of Ontario medical associations drafting a plan to introduce early next year a system of socialization of medical services and voluntary health insurance. The move targets broader access and standardized care across the province.
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