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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1932
Page
5
Adeline Taylor surveys 1932 beach fashion from modest fabrics to daring silhouettes. Designers use bias cuts and varied trims, offering strapnecklaces, removable skirts, and bright color ensembles with red white and blue accents and chic seamed caps.
Bishop Callistos of Chicago arrives for the Twenty fifth district AHEPA convention and services at St. Syrians Orthodox church Cedar Rapids with orders of events including a 9 a m session at the Roosevelt hotel a 2 30 p m parade and a 6 30 p m banquet. About 500 Ahepans from Iowa Minnesota and nearby cities are expected with many officials among speakers.
A heated session at the convention featured Edward Cannon and others debating repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Speakers included Mrs Sabin and Pierre S duPont with Mr Slagel humor amid tense exchanges. The subcommittee on platform, dominated by Roosevelt forces, adjourned to Sunday morning.
Chicago dispatch surveys campaign literature praising presidential hopefuls Alfred E. Smith Harry Byrd James A Reed Melvin A. Traylor and Alfalfa Bill Murray. Lit portrays Smith as a solemn statesman and Byrd as Washington’s successor while noting feminist groups critique Democrat wives.
A lighthearted line notes fewer railroad accidents than auto crashes and suggests the engineer seldom hugs the fireman as a humorous reflection on railway safety culture.
Miss Frances Jenista of 915 Hull avenue SE fainted in Third avenue at Second Street SE Saturday at 9 p.m. She received first aid at a nearby store, an ambulance was called, and she almost recovered by the time she reached her home.
Chicago Mrs Alma Miller mother of five was sentenced to 90 days in jail after firing a revolver at Deputy Sheriff Frank Rollins who attempted to serve a writ of replevin to repossess furniture. Judge Rush presided as Rabinoff asserted a homeowner's right to defend the castle.
Wilmer Hendrickson, 72 Nine teenth avenue SW, suffered a cut on his right arm when the car he rode in rolled over after being sideswiped on Highway No. 30 at the west city limits. Five others escaped injury. The district police report says the Scott car from Marion traveling west was struck by a large sedan from the east. the other vehicle fled. Also in the Scott car were Jack Powell, 1311 B avenue NE, and three young women.
Summary unavailable due to fragmented input. The fragment mentions Cedar Rapids auto toll and annual figures but lacks coherent data on accidents injuries or deaths.
Roosevelt backers in Illinois sought momentum after Lewis withdrew and Melvin A Traylor was urged on the first ballot by supporters. Governor Murray of Oklahoma signaled no presidential bid, while James Farley praised Lewis and urged delegation unity to meet democracy’s needs.
The House approved the Senate’s one million dollar reduction in prohibition enforcement funds as part of a partial conference on the $112 million supply bill for state justice labor and commerce departments.
Japanese experts at the Geneva disarmament conference rejected President Hoover's plan for a one third cut in all weapon classes. They called the basis inequitable and said reductions would leave Japan underdefended. They accepted no replacement for cruisers and argued 35 000 tons of submarines were too low for coastal defense. The Swedish delegation was reportedly very satisfied with the proposal.
Former liberal leader David Lloyd George approved Hoover's proposed arms reductions. He called the plan a good start and said it shows democracy in the United States and even if it is electioneering, it is a credit.
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