30 Jun 1938
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
1
An article discusses whether the city bears responsibility for injuries in public parks. It cites a police officer on rising child crime, debates about parental blame, and references Jimmy Roosevelt and a 1932 Roosevelt quote about national finance and public truth. It notes criticism of Lehman and ongoing debates over wealth and the New Deal.
In the British Parliament Alfred Duff Cooper announced a three power pact among the United States Britain and France to cap battleships at 45000 tons with 16 inch guns. The accord lifts the 35000 ton London treaty limit citing Japan's naval expansion and uses the escalator clause to justify the higher ceiling.
Washington reports that the United States will not build huge battleships soon while Britain aims for 40 000 ton new ships with 16 inch guns. France will cap at 35 000 tons unless others increase, Japan and Italy resist, and an Anglo German protocol confirms adherence to the new terms.
The Cedar Rapids city council completed the class B beer permit list for the next year granting permits to Cliff Bergren and H A Cook at 624 626 Center Point Road NE, John Wright 329 Twelfth Avenue SE Ira C Gabel Thornwood Amusement Park Godfrey E Melsa 1506 First Ave E and Dan Novak 1505 First Ave E. Three places remained vacant after Monday with Gabel permit moved to Thornwood and Alex Varvaris withdrawal noted.
William Zion, 53, visiting Arroyo Grande, bought a street car for 100 dollars and tore up the bill of sale after local men claimed ownership of the car. Zion said the street car was owned by several individuals and was not available.
New York stock markets opened with a brisk rally but faded into a quiet, irregular close. Total volume reached 2,580,000 shares, slightly below Wednesdays record, with curb trading at 363,000 shares. Early gains of 1 to 4 dollars faded as profit taking emerged, leaving most equities lower by close. Dow Jones 30 industrials down 2.03, railroads down 0.17, utilities down 0.13.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the 44 hour work week law unconstitutional, voiding a cornerstone 1937 labor statute. The act limited industrial workers to 44 hours weekly or five and a half eight hour days unless exemptions were granted by the labor secretary.
PITTSBURGH (UP) Ernest T Weir chairman of National Steel Corp predicted the steel industry would face a financial setback rather than higher demand due to price cuts. He said lower price levels would not stimulate demand.
Abraham Pierce, a newspaper employee in Los Angeles, received two ransom notes demanding 1000 dollars for his wife Marie 41 missing since June 19. The letters claimed kidnapping and urged the transfer of money in small bills. Police doubt a real kidnaping, noting prior disappearances and lack of evidence.
White haired evangelist Gipsy Smith aged 78 announced plans to marry Mary Alice Shaw a 26 year old Los Angeles musician on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Gov Kraschel seeks immediate settlement of the Maytag labor dispute that closed the plant since May 9. Back-to-work advocates press for a conference with officials in Des Moines while CIO members hold the plant and await a counter proposal.
Cedar Rapids records a rainy June with .43 inch moisture in late morning and early afternoon. Temperatures rose from a 63 degree low to 75 by 2:30 pm, with readings from the Inskeep company indicating the day closed cooler after a wet spell.
The essay reflects on humility and self worth, tracing how افراد crowding ego harms life. It cites Emerson, Shaw, and a biography of a coal miner turned English preacher to argue that everyone has a niche but must avoid vanity. It concludes that balance and self estimation sustain sanity and hope.
Mayor Frank K. Hahn announced that ambulances will be summoned promptly for serious injuries on city supervised playgrounds. The pledge follows Garlin Palmer, 12, who fractured a leg at Whitlam playground and was left awaiting a doctor after the incident. City Physician V. H. Hasek noted the case did not involve city action at the moment.
Fairfax held a special election as 92 voters approved a 25 year extension of the Iowa Electric Light and Power company franchise. Nearly 70 percent of registered voters took part and all ballots favored the proposal.
AP reports Harry Hopkins announced two Kentucky WPA straw bosses were disciplined for political coercion. Lee Carden and Cleve Keeney were named. Carden allegedly handed out registration cards, Keeney implied workers must back Barkley. Hopkins pledged swift action and warned against politicizing public funds.
Chicago report says Representatives of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and 142 class 1 railroads postponed the conference on a proposed 15 percent wage cut until July 18 at the request of A. F. Whitney. The delay marks the second postponement this week as Whitney cited not being ready to negotiate. H. A. Enochs, head of the carriers committee, said current high railroad wages cannot be maintained under existing conditions.
President Roosevelt cautions that freedoms must be brightened at home as he condemns censorship and purges abroad. He stresses protecting natural resources and human capital as essential to a strong nation, while praising New Deal relief and reform efforts. Mrs. Roosevelt introduces her husband at the NEA gathering.
William McC Martin 31, longtime chair of the New York Stock Exchange, named its first salaried president. He will resign as chairman, transfer exchange membership, and sell his interest in AG Edwards to meet the new constitution’s requirements. Salary set at 48000 annually. He has been acting president since Charles R Gay’s retirement.
Paris AP report says Count Court von Haugwitz Reventlow leaves his hotel with his Paris lawyers to travel to London for a court summons tied to his wife Barbara Hutton. Both he and his attorney refuse comment as London lawyers reportedly issue instructions. Franklyn L. Hutton, the father in law, also plans to depart Paris but destination undisclosed amid a rift between the couple.
Henry Hanson, 39, of 1066 Twelfth Street NE, was badly burned when leaking gas fumes ignited after he struck a match during testing of a stove at the William Overall home in Marion. He suffered first degree burns to the face and second degree burns to the neck and arm and was taken to St Luke's hospital.
New York National Commander Daniel Doherty of the American Legion denounced the Gellermann report as false and tied its author to communist influence. Doherty spoke before 2,500 delegates at the National Education association convention, challenging the report’s claims about the Legion. Prof William Gellermann of Northwestern University proposed a public debate with Doherty on American security findings.
At the NEA convention in Madison Square Garden speakers attacked Prof. George S Counts of Teachers College and Prof. Gelerman n of Northwestern University for alleged communist links and fascist charges. NEA officials disavowed the Gelerman report and approved a cooperation resolution with the American Legion to seek federal aid for public education. Doherty avoided a direct response but defended ongoing relations with the Legion.
Fernando Espada fifteen years old became obsessed with India after watching a movie twenty four times. He boarded the Hiner Queen Mary and will be put off when the liner returns to New York Monday without setting foot on English soil.
Arthur Rugs Baer discusses banker Giannini claiming a collapse of the low mood in markets. He notes the banking business, turning from brief downturns to bursts of profit, and mentions Wall Street adding five billions in paper profits in a recent period.
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