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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1937
Page
1
A columnist muses on public corruption and integrity, contrasting sports star scrutiny with political qualification. They cite tobacco lobby bribes, a Chicago officer’s false report, and Iowa lobbying cases, urging vigilance against quacks, crooks, and deceptive health schemes.
The cruiser Louisville raced over 350 miles in under twelve hours to rescue eight lifeboat passengers from the flaming British freighter Silverlarch in the mid Pacific. Four women and four men were saved as the ship burned and drifted toward Honolulu.
A reader questions whether our life pattern is fixed before birth and if we are responsible for trait development. The piece contrasts science’s view that character is not inherited with the idea that early environment shapes disposition and moral behavior. It notes people use heredity as an alibi while claiming credit for amiable traits, ending with the line “Heredity Often An Excuse.”
Snow flurries Saturday afternoon brought a touch of winter to Cedar Rapids. The day’s high reached 31 while 11 am readings showed the temperature, with a 7 pm reading of 27 and a final drop only to 26 by 10 pm per Chambers Inskeep company records.
A motorist hit a dog on First avenue and fled. A red headed Gazette carrier, Tom Wilson, carner 45, tended the dog with his handkerchief and papers, placing the wounded leg in a bagged sack as he walked away with Gazettes. The man noted the act and said the boy was not their carrier. The identity confirmed: Tom Wilson.
Henry Ford denounces unionization as regimentation and asserts financiers drive strikes to curb wages. He favors a $5 daily minimum wage, says high wages boost markets, and criticizes the Roosevelt judiciary plan as harmful to national interests. Ford spoke from his winter estate.
A three motor Sajama plane of Lloyd Aereo Boliviano was found wrecked thirty miles from La Paz. Six passengers died and two were seriously injured. Authorities believe a mountain storm caused the crash.
Amelia Earhart announced plans for a 27,000 mile world flight from California toward Honolulu and beyond. A low pressure system offshore clouds the outlook with headwinds and cross winds forecast over the Pacific while Earhart and navigator Captain Manning test her flying laboratory and radio gear during preliminary flights.
Amelia Earhart Putnam plans a globe circling flight starting Sunday night from Oakland with two extra shirts and slacks and no dresses. She will head to Honolulu first, then chart new air routes from Hawaii to Australia via Howland Island and New Guinea.
Phyllis Bottome author of Private Worlds begins a new romance Level Crossing in The Cedar Rapids Gazette Tuesday. The story promises a breathless love tale with suspense and Bottome’s keen insight into human motives amid America’s vital issues.
Elmer A. Johnson, Cedar Memorial Cemetery Association lawyer and former state legislator, uncovers a case alleging NRA code misuse by a retail monument council. He argues a cemetery group never sold monuments yet faced compliance demands and code fees, highlighting potential bureaucratic overreach in Roosevelt era reforms.
In a night snowstorm pilot D. A. McIntyre forced a safe landing at Fort Warren with a cargo of nitroglycerin after cannot locating Cheyenne airport. Weather officials described the snow as the season’s most extensive, blanketing wide areas from northern Wyoming to Kansas Oklahoma and southeast Colorado. He had brought the nitroglycerin from Tulsa to shoot an oil well near Cheyenne.
Washington (UP) The battleship New York will join an international naval review off Spithead England May 18 for King George VI coronation celebrations. The ship was invited by Britain and will represent the United States. The New York served as flag ship of the American squadron in World War I.
Chicago artist Arthur Walker secured a license to marry Mrs. Osa Johnson widow of explorer Martin Johnson who perished in a California airliner crash. Johnson scoffed at the plan saying she has known Walker only three days and has no intention of wedlock.
Railroads and unions near final pact on a national pension plan for more than 1 000 000 workers. President Roosevelt urged settlement to avoid court battles and a draft now awaits a few details before announcement midweek. Carriers prepare to answer wage demand of 360 million annually with a joint conference planned.
The governor announces a 20 member labor peace committee including leaders from capital labor and the public to bring labor conflicts within public authority. In Michigan the strike affects about 80 000 workers as Chrysler seeks a temporary injunction to stop 6000 strikers occupying nine plants. United Auto Workers delegates from 69 General Motors plants reconvene to ratify the permanent agreement after a 44 day strike. A court recess follows and Sheriff Wilcox postpones actions until Monday.
London press report says Spain delivered a note to the British foreign office accusing Italy and Germany of full scale military support for General Francisco Franco. The note claims Italian divisions and German brigades operate on the Guadalajara front with Valencia and Barcelona potential targets.
Weather outlook for the period March 15 to 20 across the region shows considerable precipitation likely in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. The north portion should stay generally fair early week, with temperatures mostly below normal.
Washington AP reports the United States Office of Education notes one room schoolhouses are diminishing but 138 542 remained at last count.
A jumble of items highlights Iowa life with Better Homes pictures in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, talent shows in Tama, and Camp Fire birthday week. Prose notes on payments, humor in taxes, and a Cedar Rapids pioneer life sketch appear alongside local school activities and home appliances.
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