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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1938
Page
1
A chaotic scene unfolds with Poland and Lithuania under ultimatums while Garbo refuses Stokowski. France and Russia seek calm, Mussolini pauses Italy’s response, and Britain’s Chamberlain grapples with realism. Inside the U.S. Minton probes lobby activity against the New Deal as James Roosevelt’s political ascent is discussed.
The Senate defeated the Wheeler amendment to the government reorganization bill by a 43 to 39 vote. The measure would curb presidential power, requiring congressional approval for changes in government organization. The vote followed a lobby committee inquiry into claims about political influence and the Ku Klux Klan.
Premier Mussolini told about 500 German veterans in Rome that Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany are the results of World War I soldiers who sacrificed for their countries. He concluded with a salute to Germany’s prosperity.
A report claims hybrid seed raises corn yield by 16 percent while a 16 percent cut in corn acreage is expected for Iowa. The text notes possible inconsistency between a yield increase and reduced area, while acknowledging Wallace farms’ large hybrid seed production.
Police identify two hitchhikers killed Thursday on highway 149 near Cedar Rapids. Victims are a 50-year-old man with a fractured pelvis and a 25-year-old younger man. both believed Greek. A truck, possibly cattle-hauler, rear-ended them. driver sought as investigation focuses on accompanying cars.
Iowa’s 200000 farmers intend to plant 10,853,000 acres to corn this spring, 3 percent less than 11,189,000 acres planted in 1937, per the federal agricultural economics bureau. The intended acreage is 14.8 percent above the Iowa AAA allotment of 9,249,259 acres.
Sunshine and a warm dust laden wind push Cedar Rapids to a new yearly high of 76 degrees at 2 40 pm marking a sharp rise from a 41 degree low at 3 am The previous high was 67 on March 12 and 13 with Thursday’s peak at 61 by 2 pm and other readings later in the day.
The council read and filed the tentative HTV budget for the new fiscal year set to begin April 1. Expenditures total 1 321 774 with 778 373 from real estate taxes and 508 249 from other sources. A 71 000 fund balance will cover bond payments, but 330 890 in total debt service is projected for the year, including 70 637 50 for water bonds and interest. The budget also increases in several funds including ordinance code revisions, health equipment, and streets and public improvements.
The city and surrounds ponder Hitler's plan for Czechoslovakia after Austria. A Sunday Gazette feature by Ladislas Farago describes Czechoslovak fortifications, official interviews, and likely outcomes if Nazi forces advance.
The passage argues that ordinary life can yield great beauty through vision. Poets artists and saints transform small moments into sublime works, from Durer and Brahms to Shakespeare and Browning. It celebrates turning daily scenes into spiritual and artistic revelations.
Cedar Rapids Musicians Union has warned the Cedar Rapids Country Club that only union orchestras may play for teenage dances. A non union group is set to perform tonight but union officials say no union players will appear at regular club events if non union music continues.
In Barcelona an insurgent air raid killed French Vice-consul le Couteuse and wounded Consul General Pinet on Friday night. Casualties among French diplomatic staff reported.
Herbert Hoover arrived by air from Copenhagen on Friday after completing a tour of Europe.
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced new moves to avert a Baltic war and end bombing in Spain. Britain and France seek Vatican backing for a joint appeal to stop civilian bombings in Barcelona, while in Warsaw Britain urges restraint amid Polish Lithuanian tensions.
Paris dispatch reports 2,000 left wing demonstrators and many wounded after a large street clash near the Trocadero between royalist Spain supporters and police.
Gazette want ads highlight quick results with a mix of odd jobs and sales. Items include wood to saw and trees to trim, a driving horse for sale, furnished rooms for rent, a two room apartment, a wire hair terrier for sale, and Sunday ad reception hours from 8 am to 8 pm. Rented rooms described as furnished with sleeping porch and bath, couple preferred.
Poland and Lithuania hovered on the edge of war over Wilno and a 17 year dispute. Poland demanded an immediate settlement by a Saturday deadline with six points including reestablishment of relations, border security, and minority rights. Lithuania sought a diplomatic path but faced pressure from Warsaw.
Adolf Hitler returns from Austria's absorption into the German realm and addresses the Reichstag at 1:05 p.m. as Goering dissolves the body and calls elections for April 10. He reviews last year's achievements and affirms Italy’s land frontiers and the Rome Berlin axis as peace savers.
By mutual agreement of government and defense lawyers the five defendants led by W. F. Main will appear Saturday before U. S. Commissioner Edward McPartland for a hearing to establish identity and probable cause for the indictment. The hearing replaces an appearance in district court and bonds will be due for appearance in Houston, Texas, where the grand jury charged a conspiracy to use the mails to defraud related to a vending machine business.
Paris and Moscow press for peaceful settlement while Germany signals possible annexation of the free city of Danzig in exchange for Polish restraint. Bech assures no Polish objections if German forces move into Danzig harbor. Memel and Vilna fate loom as Polish ultimatum nears and Nazi spokesmen warn of a German march into Memel if Poland crosses Lithuania.
European headlines overwhelm U S front pages with domestic trifles and zany notes from author Arthur Baer. Items range from tax cuts and politics to odd local mishaps and whimsical quips about April showers and dam stories.
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