19 Mar 1935
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1935
Page
1
An opinion piece reflects on choosing colors for perception, criticizes censorship, and highlights reactions to a Daily Iowan excerpt arguing for free communist advocacy. It also discusses a milk donation offer to Garfield school and Father Coughlin's publicized remarks, with campus figures like Dr. Gilmore invoked.
Des Moines AP report says Tama County liquor chief Mike W. Hyland testified before the state liquor investigation committee. He admitted asking if a campaign contribution could help move Century Distilling products into the Iowa commission’s shelves while denying ties to a $1,000 donation.
AUSTIN Minn AP Lee Bostetter of McIntyre Indiana pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the John S Freund store slaying at Johnsburg Minn last October. He received up to 15 years in the St Cloud state reformatory. He had earlier been sentenced to up to five years on a larceny charge in the same case. Eloy McKeever already serves life for murder.
An elderly man in a refined room reflects on the value of the journey over the destination. He quotes a magazine line about roads as the means of travel and recalls how starting anew and the act of going matter more than arriving, savoring past days and living in the moment.
City water bills will rise by twenty five percent starting the week of April 1 to fund construction, operation and maintenance of the new municipal sewage treatment works set to begin June 1. Charges apply to all consumers based on a minimum two and one half cents per hundred cubic feet or twenty five percent of the current bill, not including taxes or fees, with two month billing periods. Special rates may be granted for private water supplies discharged into the sanitary system. The ordinance received readings and moves to final consideration March 25.
Two deputy U S marshals guard Ohio relief records as Gov. Martin L Davey and Federal Relief Administrator Harry L Hopkins clash amid threats of national guard intervention Davey files criminal libel suit and plans a public address to the Ohio legislature while impeachment calls rise in the statehouse Stillman leads Hopkins relief office in Columbus as tensions mount across the relief operation.
Columbus Governor Martin L. Davey filed criminal libel charges against Federal Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins after Hopkins was accused of political corruption in Ohio relief administration. Roosevelt had directed Hopkins to take full control of eight million dollars monthly relief duties in the state.
William M. Levey 34, former Polk County deputy sheriff, died Monday from self inflicted gunshot wounds found in an unused cafe with a revolver nearby. Relatives cited ill health and financial hardship as causes. He is survived by a widow and two young children.
Harold M. Cooper chairman of the Iowa liquor commission, faces ouster after refusing to resign. The state executive council heard his attorneys argue willful violation proof is required for ouster. A Ced ar Rapids raid revealed Cooper gave 200 state liquor seals to a private stock.
President Roosevelt names Stanley Reed of Kentucky to be solicitor general of the United States. The post involves defending the New Deal in the Supreme Court.
Europe braces for conflict as nations openly rearm after Versailles. Webb Miller notes Germany’s renunciation of military clauses and predicts war within five to ten years, with experts like H. G. Wells and von Ludendorff cited as guessing timelines.
A 1935 Cedar Rapids auto toll report lists counts of accidents injuries and deaths. The figures detail fatalities injuries and crash totals recorded by local authorities for the year.
Warsaw dispatch notes Poland plays pivotal role as Hitler repudiates Versailles and rebuilds, with Britain and France wary. allies limited to sanctions, while Stalin strengthens in Moscow and Mussolini shifts troops toward Abyssinian border. Continued on Page 11.
Washington insiders report the House Rules Committee paved the way for roll call votes on three soldier bonus bills totaling $2 billion. The Vinson inflation bill backed by the American Legion, the Patman inflation bill from VFW, and the Tydings Andrews Cochran compromise plan are slated for consideration.
The one eyed Oklahoma aviator Wiley Post announced in Hartford that he will attempt a coast to coast air record within two weeks. He plans to fly the Winnie Mae back to the west coast after preparations in East Hartford. Post cited oxygen misjudgment for the Friday forced landing at Cleveland after reaching 340 miles per hour at 30 000 feet.
Joe B. Miller, treasurer of Armstrong Clothing, was ill at St Luke's hospital since Wednesday with pneumonia. On Monday his physician reported he is more than holding his own, though the illness has not yet run its course for noticeable improvement.
London reports that Germany agreed to resume talks with Britain and France on European security within the original framework. Sir John Simon and Captain Anthony Eden will travel to Berlin and then Moscow to discuss an air pact, eastern Locarno, disarmament, Austria, and Germany’s return to the League.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Pittman describes the German armament situation as threatening and very serious and urges the United States not to become involved in the looming European crisis.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas predicted the Senate would pass the 4.88 billion dollar relief bill in a form acceptable to the President before the week ends. The debate focused on slicing two billion from the measure with proponents counting 25 to 30 votes against the cut. Chairman Glass warned of continued sessions to push speed, while Sen Hayden argued new taxes would be needed to finance the relief, though they should be delayed until prosperity returns.
Washington reports Col. Louis McHenry Howe White House secretary spent a comfortable night and his condition is unchanged after a period of bronchial disorder complicated by cardiac ailment at the White House.
Britain protests German rearmament while Hitler signals willingness to discuss peace. Goebbels boasts a powerful army with artillery and large reserves as Germany pushes toward a war footing. Russia warns war could break out unexpectedly while conscription continues.
Berlin reports Hitler's push for post war military reconstruction includes mandatory service in the defense force with possible assignment to army navy or air forces. Army size projected at 500 000 to 600 000. one year conscription. A general staff may be created with War Minister von Blomberg Raeder Goering and Fritsch as senior officers.
Washington and the Senate debated extending the Public Works Administration until June 30, 1937. A conservative Democratic plan to cut 2 billion from the $4.88 billion Roosev el work relief program was rejected. The extension passed by voice vote without debate.
Brussels reports Belgium adopts a modified gold basis joining most nations while only France Switzerland and the Netherlands remain on a true gold standard.
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