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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1937
Page
1
President Hutchins argues that American priorities shape education and wealth. The piece links parental aims to wealth, cites trials and political remarks, notes economic strain and debt worries in Washington, plus Chamberlain's call for cool heads as Europe teeters toward war.
The NLRB charged Ford Motor Co with multiple labor relations violations including physical assaults on union reps and threats against sympathizers at River Rouge. The agency scheduled a July 6 hearing in Detroit with UAW leaders named among assaulted individuals and Ford executives facing formal findings.
Arthur Bugs Baer recalls WPA actors who failed to fit theater traditions. He jokes about pink slips, hungry troupes, pigeons in acts, and Romeos on the balcony, noting the era’s rough conditions and harsh judgments.
A reader writes about hard times, unemployment, and the strain of a boss who is abusive and blasting staff. The letter laments overbearing management, long hours, low pay, and the difficulty of keeping composure while seeking dignity at work.
Washington reports President Roosevelt remains against federal involvement to end the steel strike affecting about 100,000 workers. Despite mediation board talks, officials say the critical stage has passed and a peaceful settlement is preferred without government action. CIO leaders deny the strike’s collapse as workers return to plants amid back-to-work rumors.
A community drive supports Camp Good Health where funds aid health camp attendance for children. The event details a chicken and ice cream day menu, Mass services for Catholic children at Immaculate Conception church, a morning worship led by Miss Roberta Galloway, and a plan for parents to visit from 2 to 5 PM.
Governor Martin L. Davey told a labor union committee he rejected Frances Perkins suggestion to subpoena heads of Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube to Columbus until they signed a CIO agreement. He warned troops would remain to avert bloodshed, and cited lack of power to keep plants closed.
A Blue Goose passenger bus and a gasoline tank truck collided at a Mt Morris intersection injuring at least six people. Four burned passengers named are Harold Ormond, Louis Trier, Sid Yost, and Otto Hildner. They were rushed to Hurley hospital in Flint four miles away. fire department contained the blaze with little vehicle damage.
Weather outlook for June 26 to July 9 covers upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys plus northern and central Great Plains. The period starts fair with moderate temperatures, then shifts to showers mid to late period and rising heat toward the end.
Hollywood brides Mary Pickford and Charles Bud Rogers wed under a sycamore at the Lighton estate in a small Congregationalist rites ceremony. The couple, ages 44 and 33, exchanged vows before relatives and friends as police and reporters watched.
Hollywood reports Pickfair the Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks home is for sale. Mary Pickford plans to move with her new husband Buddy Rogers after returning from a Hawaiian honeymoon in a month. The estate is valued around $500000.
U S Attorney Hardy reveals an international diamond smuggling network linked to a $13 million ring. The investigation traces 150 plus individuals across Antwerp Brussels Paris and Vienna. Mrs Pearl Weinberg is among the first arrested with $286 000 in diamonds concealed in her traveling kit.
Officials questioned painters union leaders after Robert A. Shields 54, Chicago financial secretary, was shot dead at his home as a cigarette package dropped by a fleeing killer was to be fingerprinted. A mafia-linked backdrop and past union violence murmur through the early investigation.
The government rested its case in Indianapolis after presenting charges against C J Morley former Colorado governor and four associates accused of defrauding via the mails through bucket shop brokerage offices in Indianapolis and Evansville.
A feature laden page preview describes Wie Wi recommended reads and a big town event with a band, a hoopie IMS concert, and a calling contest. A Hopkinton reporter returns with a champion portrait and festive story.
Robert Irvin gives himself up in Chicago admitting the murder of Veronica Gedeon and a plan to kill her sister Ethel. He describes accidental killings of three others and details his motive and opportunity during the New York apartment case.
Cool air moved into Cedar Rapids Saturday easing tension as families slept peacefully. The thermometer rose to a comfortable 76 at 3 p.m. with a 70 degree reading at 7 p.m. and a 67 low around 4 a.m. Showers dotted the day while overcast skies promised continued moderate weather.
Funeral services for Josh Wilson former Cedar Rapids Gazette editor who died Thursday in Wichita Kansas will be conducted at Turner Chapel at 10 a.m. Monday by Rev R J Campbell of Grace Episcopal Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery He was known across the midwest and Rocky Mountain regions and had served as an editorial writer for The Wichita Beacon for eight years prior to that held leadership roles at Denver and Omaha newspapers He died Friday evening and his body was to arrive here the following evening
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