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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1936
Page
1
Amid reports of German troops marching into the Rhineland the League council declares the Reich violated Versailles and Locarno treaties. The debate shifts to looming war while Hitler presses for peacemaking terms under league review.
Germany will reject Locarno powers plea for a jointly policed demilitarized zone on German soil until Rhineland settlement is reached. Ribbentrop said such a zone acceptable only if set up on both sides of the frontier. In Johnstown, flood relief and curfews top a city overwhelmed by disaster as Red Cross reports 7,000 to 8,000 homes affected. Pittsburgh recovers power and hospital service but faces food and water shortages amid widespread homelessness and casualties.
Major William D. Styer, chief of U S Army engineers in Pittsburgh, warned the Johnstown and Sharpsburg Etna flood areas may total 36. In Louisville, floods threatened by the Ohio River rose sharply after the heaviest late winter snowstorm in eastern Kentucky. Snow depths reached one to four feet in Harlan, Pikesville and Williamsburg.
The piece charges a congressional bill with gagging and shackling the courts, arguing it would bar federal judges from considering the Constitution and block appeals to the Supreme Court, calling for awareness of such dictatorial threats.
A New York Life agent neared closing a major policy sale when the prospect backed out after revealing motives tied to presidential outcomes. The client argued that the insurer installed presidents as directors after defeats, speculating on Roosevelt’s fate this year.
Cyrenus Cole, former Cedar Rapids editor and congressman, recently published I Remember I Remember from the State Historical Society of Iowa. The newspaper man offers a rich mellow narrative of Iowa’s affairs across half a century, sure to engage readers interested in the state’s background.
The League of Nations unanimously condemned Germany under Reichsfuger Hitler for violating Versailles and Locarno treaties by moving troops into the Rhineland. German envoy Von Ribbentrop argued France Russia pact justified action, but the vote stood against Germany with Belgium and France abstaining in effect.
Iowa seeks Supreme Court review after a federal three judge panel struck down the gross receipts portion of the chain store tax law. The appeal contends the tax framework and exemptions raise no constitutional issues while preserving other provisions.
Iowa Electric Light and Power board announces a preferred stock dividend payable April 20 to holders of record March 31. Series A pays 7 percent or 87 1/4 cents per share, Series B 6 percent or 81 1/2 cents, Series C 6 percent or 75 cents per share.
Summary unavailable due to incomplete readable text. The fragment lists figures for accidents injuries and deaths tied to Cedar Rapids tolls in 1936 but provides no clear event description or context.
A Christmas day radio address on King George's silver jubilee echoes warmth and humility. The speaker notes how the king’s message revealed a shared humanity beyond throne and class, urging mutual aid and reliance on God to help one another.
Capt. Orville Anderson, co-holder of the stratosphere record, was forced to land his plane near Grafton West Virginia on Thursday. The incident occurred during an attempt to extend the record. Anderson was uninjured and assisted by local authorities.
Edward L. O Conn or of Iowa City announced he will not seek renomination in the Democratic primary. He cited four years away from private practice and will retire from politics. John Mitchell of Fort Dodge and Matt Cooney of Dubuque remain as Democratic candidates for attorney general.
Sheriff Lee Bennett said on Thursday a plane crashed four miles east of here killing all aboard. He and state troopers rushed to the scene after receiving the report.
President Roosevelt postponed his southern fishing trip for at least twenty four hours to focus on the eastern flood disaster. He summoned the emergency flood committee led by Secretary Dern to the White House for a conference. The committee includes Dern Morgen thau Andrews Hopkins and Fechner.
County Attorney G K Thompson questioned H M Cooper's claim that the indictment was politically motivated. He said Cooper found loopholes to escape punishment and called the act indefensible. Cooper, speaking in Hot Springs after Iowa Supreme Court reversal, blamed politics and vowed vindication. The court ruled sending state seals to a private citizen did not constitute a crime.
Admiral Cary T. Grayson head of the Red Cross urged a $3,000,000 disaster relief fund to aid flood victims across eleven states. The appeal targets about 38,000 affected families including 12,000 in Pittsburgh, with 81 trained disaster workers on duty and chapters to receive quotas Thursday.
Attorney General David T. Wilentz visited Dr. John F. Condon at his Bronx home to arrange a possible meeting with Governor Hoffman of New Jersey. Hoffman earlier expressed willingness to travel to New York to question Condon about his Lindbergh ransom testim ony. He insisted the meeting include a stenographer and not be social in nature.
In Deerfield Massachusetts a polo pony named Pinto swam five trips carrying two persons per trip to safety from a flooded edge of town. The rescue occurred during a flood that left only the house roof visible an hour later as marooned residents were saved.
State police paddled to a Delaware river island home to rescue Bill Marvin who refused eviction. He was bound hand and foot and resisted removal with an axe while his four dogs were shot to protect officers. The island lay visible beneath the water as two policemen rowed to the scene.
Ohio government officials made state facilities available Thursday to relieve suffering of thousands made homeless by the Ohio River floods and to prevent possible disease spread in the inundated area.
Rescue workers report seven people drowned as flood waters swept through McKees Rocks, a Pittsburgh suburb, on Thursday. Local officials organized search and rescue efforts amid rising water levels and ongoing recovery operations.
An entire city block in Williamsport Pennsylvania was reported on fire Thursday afternoon. The Philadelphia navy yard communications reserve picked up a short wave message from Williamsport noting gas mains were shut off to prevent explosions. Williamsport had been isolated by flood for twenty four hours.
Cedar Rapids residents monitor flood news in Pennsylvania. Robert Fuller’s siblings in Pittsburgh and Johnstown are listed, along with relatives of Mrs. Aukerman in Sewickley and Harrisburg. Others include Donald E. Marshall in Pittsburgh and Catherine Monahan a nurse near Pittsburgh.
Floods across the eastern states leave hundreds dead and thousands homeless. The Red Cross seeks 3 million in aid as Ohio Pittsburgh and Connecticut valleys flood new danger looms in Hartford and Hatfield amid rising rivers and reports of missing and dead.
Cedar Rapids records a last wintry day with mixed rain and snow as spring nears. The day’s peak reached 39 at 10:30 a.m. after an 34 morning low. evening temps fell to 38 by midnight.
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