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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1936
Page
3
President Roosevelt urged a coordinated national drive by private industry to boost employment, arguing uncoordinated actions by employers cannot absorb large numbers of jobless. He said industry leaders should organize within their sectors, reducing future relief costs, while acknowledging the federal role in funding work for the needy when states cannot cope.
TWA cancelled all regularly scheduled passenger flights over flooded areas in western Pennsylvania. Planes with reporters and photographers stood at Newark airport awaiting orders to stay grounded as sleet and icy conditions raise danger of wing icing and unsafe flying.
All city incumbents in West Union will appear on the March 30 ballot except one. Petitioning candidates did not accept and filings were not made. Names listed include Mayor H A Reiners and councilmen H Keig F W Loftus Chris Peterson Fred Gruver H A Neff Carroll Grimes W W Wright, plus treasurer and assessor posts.
Western Pennsylvania reels from flooding that killed between eight and fifteen people. Johnstown and nearby towns confront outages, food shortages, and mass displacement as rescue crews, state troopers, and the Red Cross mobilize nationwide aid.
In a fast moving relief effort the Pennsylvania national guard and state police chiefs flew by plane from Harrisburg to the flood struck Johnstown area. Troopers and guardsmen have begun distributing aid to thousands of homeless as storms advance. The delegation included Maj. Gen. Edward C. Shannon Brig. Gen. Frederick B. Kerr and Major Lynn G. Adams.
Washington reports forty five foreign fire and marine insurers withdraw from Mexico in protest over the August 31 reform law. Five American firms with 487 million dollars of Mexican risk also exit. Mexico requires 30 percent reserve investments in government bonds or approved mortgages and 300000 pesos in Mexican ventures per line of insurance.
Edward F. White of Eldora prepares to start excavation on Onslow's new school house after final contract approval on Friday. The frame building from 1899 will be sold and removed this summer as the new structure is planned to be ready for the next school year in September.
Floods reached thirty seven feet with crest likely between 3 and 4 pm. Major landmarks such as the Pittsburgh Press building and the Blockhouse were submerged while fires at Metzger Boat Works and Waverly Oil spread amid waist deep water. Cars abandoned and bridges closed as outages and rescues continued across western Pennsylvania.
Eastern flood scene spans Pennsylvania to New England with rail suspensions and city evacuations. Susquehanna floods isolate Wilkes-Barre and Binghamton districts. Potomac and Ohio rivers rise. crews report grave conditions and millions in damage. Roosevelt orders nationwide relief as rivers crest.
Katharine Kennedy Brown of Dayton Ohio becomes director of women's activities for the Western division of the Republican National Committee and will host the party's Cleveland convention. She is backed by Mrs George W Rogers and Miss Daisy V Williams with headquarters in Chicago.
Nona Cloyes, a 21 year old from Roy Wisconsin, told by doctors at Mayor clinic she has every chance to recover from a disease slowly turning her to stone. She must continue outdoor exercise massage and heat treatments, but with fear banished she plans a normal life in two years.
Finance Commissioner Louis Burgus won the most votes in the city primary with 7 647, defeating J Earle Booth who had 950. Judge Thomas B Powell led the bench race with 5 825 votes. Howard Churchill received nine write ins. Kruidenier Benesh led in the South End, though results favored Burgus in most precincts.
In Basingstroke England two mushrooms lifted a cemented 83 pound paving block that had been fixed in place. The feat drew attention from locals as workers reportedly moved the stone with unusual ease amid the construction area.
J F Colman of Davenport and Paul Huber of Dubuque were named by Rep. Jacobsen to the U S Naval Academy. He named three alternates for each seat in case the principal appointees cannot qualify or serve. Alternates for Colman are Oscar Wilhelm Wayne Newport and Robert Quinn. Alternates for Huber are Donald Martin Edward Krieger and Wilfrid Struve. Robert Quinn, a Coe College freshman, says no word of the appointment.
Snakes can ingest prey in full due to elastic jaw hinges. The joint structure allows the mouth to stretch wide, enabling swallowing of large animals. This adaptation supports their predatory lifestyle and dietary flexibility.
Hundreds of tourists were snowbound in Ohio villages as bus service halted statewide. In Wooster, twenty five buses stalled while northern roads became impassable. Cleveland suburbs isolated with Mayor Harold H. Burton’s home among affected areas.
Mrs Frank Knox wife of the Chicago publisher left Elyria after being snowbound overnight. Travelers said the twenty mile road to Cleveland was hazardous but passable.
Senate debates army appropriation bill and commerce committee reviews ship subsidy legislation. House weighs tax exemption for bank stocks held by the RFC. Intersta te commerce panel probes rural electrification and movie block booking. Old age pensions hearings set for March 26.
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