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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1937
Page
1
A brief Iowa House debate wipes out the 35 percent minimum for primary winners. If the Senate approves, the candidate with the largest vote could be nominated even with a small share, inviting a chaotic slate of nominees and potential disaster.
Thomas J. Runyon of Bethel Minnesota confessed he was part of a mob that killed James Zrostlik near Britt in November 1935. He received a life sentence at Fort Madison after being secretly moved to Garner for arraignment on a second degree murder charge.
In Washington Indiana an 18 year old wife Mrs Roy Boyd, her unborn infant, and her attending physician Dr Charles F Hope die during a birth assisted by Dr E E Long. Hope suffered heart disease for four years and a high strain during the delivery is blamed for the fatal sequence.
ORAHK Calestis Brannon 41 a World War veteran of Lawler was found dead in the cellar of School No 5 near Jackson Junction Monday. It is believed Brannon who had sudden illness earlier sought shelter in the school Saturday and fell down concrete steps crushing his skull
A young writer contrasts introvert and extrovert types, arguing many stay in mental caves. He suggests growth comes from patience, poise, and mixing inward reflection with active life, citing Plato and urging harmony to join the chorus of life.
Huge masses of ice slammed into the west riverbank above the dam as the main sheet broke loose. It smashed boats and several small buildings, toppled poles, and damaged the Ellis park pavilion wall and Ed Sheffie boathouse. The river level fell slightly after the breakup.
Joseph Schuster 30 pled guilty to murdering Policeman Arthur Sullivan and was sentenced Monday to die in the electric chair April 16.
Prints of a woman's shoes were found leading toward the road where the district attorney was ambushed, prompting sheriff detectives to search the Fitts premises. A neighbor reported a small sedan with two men and a woman visiting the driveway last Thursday, then leaving.
A purple crayon letter warned District Attorney Baron Fitts to beware the road to liberty two hours before he was ambushed and wounded. Investigators found no prints. a cafe talker threatened to get Fitts. Police seek a man who vowed to act.
An assasination attempt on Los Angeles District Attorney Baron Fitts sparked a citywide manhunt for novice gunmen. Fitts, wounded in the left arm, said three or four men fired from a dark sedan as he drove home near Monrovia. Sheriff Hiscailuz said amateurs staged the attack and noted threats poured in after indictments against siteowners tied to the Santa Monica Douglas Aircraft strike.
Chicago police canvassed hotels Monday seeking 20 year old Miss Jean Lauraine who telephoned sister June that she was being held prisoner in a hotel unknown to her. The call ended abruptly after she had gone for a ride with a former suitor and did not return.
The Iowa Senate approved a bill by 36 to 7 to raise income tax deductions for individuals and families while a companion measure would adjust rates on higher income. The Gillette proposal would shield single filers and small earners from tax beyond modest gains, though the plan would not take effect until next year.
A bipartisan farm leaders group including Thatcher Vesecky Talbott Lorika Fosheim Doheny and OConnor visited the White House to back President Roosevelts court reform and crop insurance proposals. Senators McGill and Pope warned the bill faces grave constitutional questions after the Supreme Court decision invalidating the AAA.
A wave of sitdown strikes at Chrysler and Hudson plants grinds Detroit auto output to a halt. UAW driven by the committee for industrial organization seeks bargaining control while GM faces renewed sitdowns in Flint. Chrysler officials deny coercion and insist workers may choose freely.
Local voters approved a $50,000 bond issue for a new grade school in Virton by 565 to 52. A $31,500 PWA grant covers part of the $70,000 cost, with extra funds to handle unforeseen costs. E. A. Buxton was reelected school board president as 621 votes were cast, the highest in twelve years.
President Roosevelt will propose broad reform of the federal judiciary in a fireside talk during his campaign. He plans to argue for increasing the Supreme Court size from nine to fifteen and to press Congress for quick passage of enabling legislation. He will stress reinvigoration to enforce the Constitution and curb judicial policies deemed legislative.
The husband of Mrs. James L. Harper, a socially prominent businesswoman pursued by police, left the Harper residence in Great Neck Long Island. Officials say Harper’s office line was disconnected as the search continues. The socialite, once working a $50 weekly job, has been indicted on a $50 000 forgery charge in California.
Denver with AP Marion James Linden 22 charged with murder in the slaying of his wife Arlene 18 pled innocent at arraignment before District Judge Henry A Hicks. Trial set for April 14.
Secretary Morgenthau rejected a French proposal to ease American participation in a proposed no limit defense loan. The Johnson Act bars European war debtors from borrowing in the United States, despite rumors of American involvement amid talks with French ambassador Georges Bonnet. Senator Borah warned bankers against evading the act as Morgenthau briefed Congress and prepared White House briefings.
Paris reports the Bank of France, under an accord with Premier Leon Blum's government, ended all restrictions on gold transactions on Monday.
Gilbert Lundby 45 a World War veteran hanged himself at his Decorah area farm after finishing chores in the late Sunday afternoon. Health is believed to have contributed to the act.
The Spanish freighter Mar Cantabrico, carrying U S planes and flagged as a British liner, was trapped off the Spanish coast by the rebel cruiser Canarias, shelled and sunk. Its crew and passengers were taken aboard the Canarias. Reports misidentified the ship at first, with British vessels rushing to aid before confirming the Canaries had intercepted the Adda masquerade.
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp. company union leaders, facing CIO pressure led by John L. Lewis, sought help from John P. Frey. Frey promised to travel to Pittsburgh to advise on strengthening their union, despite opposition from the American Federation of Labor which denies support to employee representation groups.
Sidney Worrell, 56, of Mt. Vernon Sr., pled guilty to sending an obscene letter through the mails to President Roosevelt. Federal Judge Fred L. Wham sentenced him to two years in Leavenworth penitentiary.
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