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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
1
The proposed bill to overhaul traffic rules in Iowa lays out stricter punishments for reckless drivers, including first offenses fined at 100 dollars or 30 days jail, and later offenses up to 1000 dollars or six months. The piece also weaves in a array of current political and social observations about taxes, labor, and local governance.
General Electric agrees to collective bargaining with CIO for wage and work schedules affecting about 60,000 workers. CIO seeks blanket 10 cent hourly raises, shift pay boosts, and speed up elimination. Talks set for March 15 with company leaders, while coal and steel industries push for broader union contracts.
G-men investigated the disappearance of 12 year old Jimmy Brady son of James T Brady Veterans Bureau solicitor. He was en route to Orlando Florida to join the Washington Senators training camp, guided by his love of baseball.
The AP covered a pivotal court ruling on women and commerce, noting two sentences that sparked widespread attention. The piece suggested the decision would resonate with millions of readers, highlighting the social impact of the case.
The CIO shifts focus from steel and autos to textiles with John L. Lewis and aides preparing a textile drive. The plan follows shoe industry organizing activity and aims to raise wages and cut hours, featuring hearings on a proposed national textile act and potential 40 hour week.
A House bloc halts immediate roll call on a Senate homestead tax relief bill while preserving key features. Only one or two amendments remain, with final action expected Thursday. An amendment by Rep. Claus Randall seeks to address northern merchants opposing a sales tax repeal, as revenues would fund relief and old age programs.
An ice jam near the mouth caused the Boyer River to flood two miles south of Missouri Valley, pushing water toward the city’s southern edge. The same date a year earlier saw 400 homes destroyed in the worst flood in local history.
Fifty five oil company executives and two trade journalism representatives appeared in U S district court in Madison Wisconsin and pled not guilty to Sherman act conspiracy charges. Defendants from New York Pennsylvania Oklahoma Louisiana Texas Missouri and others faced arraignment before Judge Patrick T Stone. The indictments alleged price fixing and uniform policies across major oil firms with grand juries returning multiple indictments since May 1936.
Secretary Roper proposed a national conference of business labor and agriculture spokesmen to set recommendations on production control wages hours and child labor. He urged regional studies among council members and agriculture and labor reps to culminate in a general welfare conference in Washington.
A Clayton county district court jury debated the case of Minnie Hines 54 mother of 18 living children charged with complicity in the murder of Dan Shine a farmer from Littleport Ja The deliberations occurred Wednesday night and the outcome was unresolved at press time
A reader asks how to avoid egotism and become more likable. Dr Newton replies that selflessness grows through daily discipline, interest in others, avoiding gossip, and helping others. He notes growth comes from practice, devotion to a noble cause, and expressing love and tact.
A tentative settlement ended a Murray Corporation of America strike affecting 6,500 workers after two other auto parts plant sitdowns closed. GM and UAW remained in wage talks tied to a six demand package, while Ferro Stamping and Motor Products settlements involved rehiring and bargaining. Timken Detroit Axle faced eviction orders as talks continued.
The Rev. Francis J. Haas announced the strike of Northern States Power Company electrical workers was settled after a conference with company and union representatives in Minneapolis.
Limoges reports Ana tole Deibler executed Henri pares in a double murder case, marking his 385th use of the guillotine.
Britain’s House of Commons backed a 243 to 134 vote of confidence after a debate on foreign policy. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden opposed Germany’s plea for former colonies. Britain’s 1937 38 naval estimates propose eighty ships including three battleships, two carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and smaller craft with a total of about 525 million dollars.
Sam Johnson, Cedar Rapids I A veteran forward, was elected captain of next season's Iowa basketball team. He replaces Wally Gaddis who was ineligible this semester and succeeds this season's captain Kenneth Suesens of Burlington. Johnson was the Hawkeyes' second leading scorer this season. Fred Hohenhorst of Chicago was named captain of the freshman squad.
The California assembly rules committee reported a concurrent resolution to free Tom Mooney from San Quentin. The measure, contingent on pardoning power, was approved 4 to 2 and moves to the full legislature for action.
MISSOULA Montana seven workmen on a WPA project at the Flathead Lake dam near Polson were reported killed in a rock slide Wednesday. Details of the accident were not immediately available.
Europe braces as Britain plans a massive arms buildup to outpace Germany and Italy. The British budget may rise to over 7.5 billion dollars with a doubled navy by 1942 and warplanes by year end. Observers expect Britain to seek peace until it can enforce it with stronger arms.
William A Walden former University of Iowa hospital ambulance driver is named as defendant in a Johnson county district court suit seeking 10746.88 dollars for the estate of Mary Ellen Johnson of Cherokee. A prior suit for 10000 dollars was filed by the administrator of Walter Wright for the same accident. The two Johnsont county killings occurred when the ambulance was struck by an interurban at Harcourt on August 18, 1935.
Dr Richard G Miller was arrested after nearly two hours of grilling in Charlottesville VA as police link him to the murder of 18 year old Cleo Sprouse whose body was found in a graveyard with a chloroform soaked cotton ball in her mouth. Police say Miss Sprouse was taken in a car matching an automobile in which she believed to have been placed.
One of the Brown triplets born Monday near the Dionne quintuplets home in North Bay Ontario died Wednesday. The report notes the birth occurred about 12 miles from the Dionnes and identifies the surviving family involved.
The Senate approved a permanent neutrality measure 62 to 6, overriding calls to maintain a freedom of the seas policy and adopting a cash and carry framework with broad presidential discretionary power. Debates centered on restricting cargo to belligerents and enforcing mandatory arms shipments while avoiding direct involvement in foreign wars.
Cudahy Packing Co announced new paid vacation schedules for 8000 hours per year piecework employees across 11 plants. Eligibility ranges from one week at two years service to three weeks for long service, with changes widening benefits for women and men. Plants affected include East Chicago Sioux City Omaha Kansas City Wichita Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles San Diego and Jersey City.
Ottawa Premier W L Mackenzie King will spend next weekend in Washington as Roosevelt's guest. He arrives Friday and, according to sources, plans to discuss trade matters with the U S president.
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