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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1935
Page
12
Chairmen Cooper testified the contract should be amended with a provision to allow White Line to return goods from stores to central warehouses free of charge. The commission’s unanimous opinion supported adjustment noting better control, while the record shows disputes about costs and payments under the agreement.
Local student Caitlin Cain claimed top honors in the state personality contest amid a field of young competitors. judges lauded her poise and community spirit as the event highlighted youth leadership across the region.
In Wheeling West Virginia a wife named Mrs Cushing faced a second degree murder charge after allegedly killing her husband in an argument about another man. She was ordered held on $16,000 bail. prosecutors say she confessed in which she claimed self defense against a threat with a hatchet.
In Salt Lake City Utah Douglas Mullett 12 dies after a bullet accidentally discharged from a gun held by his playmate William Atkins 13 piercing his brain. The incident is labeled an unloaded gun tragedy and notes the parents Charles J. and Mrs Mullett.
A broad crackdown with search warrants nets several arrests in a series of raids led by police federal agents and deputies. Suspects, including Turner and Williams, face charges with bonds set at 500 dollars, fines totaling hundreds, and ongoing investigations into illicit liquor operations. Out-of-town raids report seized untaxed alcohol and liquor in chicken nests at rustic roadhouses and cafes as officers continue enforcement efforts.
COTNGEL SLUGS, operator of the Eamecoms Loooe company in Council Bluffs, was arrested Friday by federal agents and charged with three violations of federal liquor regulations. Sammend faces charges for making false entries and aiding in evading taxes, and possession of non tax paid liquor. Three Omaha associates L B Johnson B G Mermer and BR J Wider were arrested with Hammond and charged with failure to display proper signs and to make required entries. All face hearings March 22. Earlier, five truck drivers were arrested for buying liquor from a firm failing to display the proper sign. They had purchased from the Hammond company.
In Cedar Rapids on Friday the temperature reached 72 at 2 30 pm, a new year to date high. Earlier the day saw 68 at 1 45 pm as March readings showed no 72 figure for the month in 1934.
Washington reports the United States rejected Italy’s offer to barter 100000 bales of raw cotton for 60000 bales of Italian silk. The U P learned of the decision Friday.
In a heated exchange, Senator Murphy accused Governor Herring of improprieties linked to liquor sales investigations. He detailed alleged kickbacks and improper commissions tied to November beer sales, noting Senate Schmidt’s removal but ongoing concerns about state liquor dealings and enforcement.
Davenport AP reports a business upturn linked to a surge in divorces in Scott County District Court. Sixty five divorce filings already queued for March term, topping last year’s record of sixty. Clerk Nic LeGrand notes improved finances let more couples pursue legal separation. cruelty leads, followed by desertion.
Figures indicate at least 5,000,000 vehicles are currently in operation and seven years old. This data highlights a growing fleet with a significant portion reaching longstanding usage.
Attendees at the American Hospital Association and Chicago Hospital Association meeting urge federal subsidies to prevent hospital closures. Leaders like Paul F. Foster and Robert Jolly argue necessary state or group plans, noting over 400 closures in five years and proposing a per member monthly premium to cover costs.
Washington dispatch reports Stanley Reed RFC counsel emerged as a likely choice to bolster the government’s legal staff ahead of major Supreme Court arguments. J Crawford Biggs of North Carolina, serving as solicitor general since Roosevelt’s term began, resigned Thursday.
Herr C. A. C. Geerz of Hamburg known as the world s greatest barterer arrives in Montreal Canada seeking bargains He has swapped German cement for Venezuelan coffee and German oil field pipe lines for West Indies cotton and now aims to trade Canadian salmon and wool for German goods
Four percent of miles of warehouses hold tobacco from 1931 through 1934 mainly for Chesterfield. Two and a half years of ageing makes the tobacco milder and sweeter, creating an eighty five million dollar reason why smokers will enjoy a milder better tasting Chesterfield cigarette.
A community meeting urged universal milk in homes to prevent malnutrition among children. Experts argued milk and butter are essential, with cod liver oil to avert rickets. Resolutions called for PTA emphasis on milk access and for a nutritionist funded by federal relief to assist Linn County relief efforts.
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, commander of the west coast wing of the GHQ, receives the 1934 Mackay trophy for leading ten army bombers on a flawless 9,290 mile Washington to Fairbanks Alaska round trip last summer. He previously won in 1912, the award’s first year.
The college of cardinals and the senate of the Roman Catholic Church consist of seventy members when fully constituted.
Carl and Ted Klenk, Kansas ranch youths, pled guilty to highway robbery. Carl, 20, drew 10 to 21 years in the state penitentiary after a gun battle in Sturgis, South Carolina. Ted, 24, received an indeterminate term at Hutchinson reform school for his role.
A pair of wind storms from north and south collide over Colorado and Kansas as a blizzard from the northwest and a dust storm from Oklahoma lash the region. Temperatures reach the 70s in places while 88 mph winds at altitude are reported. damage includes a downed smokestack and a destroyed gymnasium, with widespread debris and power disruptions along the Arkansas River area.
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