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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1933
Page
1
The piece notes Mussolini’s evolving stance on European diplomacy, contrasting it with Britain and France. It also comments on Roosevelt’s budget plans, relief programs, and the debate over federal spending, economy, and tax policy amid the ongoing economic crisis.
The administration farm aid plan enters Congress with partisan tension as the House Agriculture Committee approves a bill like the President requested but drops the civil service requirement for employees. Republican Snell condemns the move as partisan and aims to fast track the measure to the Senate by Wednesday night.
A reflective piece argues people worsen troubles through well meant but foolish attempts to relieve them. It cites insomnia, financial strain, and overreaching in markets as examples, then notes a broader pattern of seeking pity for self induced woes. General Booth of the Salvation Army is referenced in a copyright 1933 note.
Four people injured in auto accidents on Lincoln Highway No. 30 near Cedar Rapids were taken to St. Luke's hospital. Among the injured, C. L. Emerson and his sister Mrs. J. N. Barnhart were involved in a collision near Lisbon while Emerson drove toward Toronto. Barnhart suffered a broken collar bone and Emerson was listed in serious condition pending an x ray.
The Senate adopted a conference report on a 3.2 per cent beer and wine measure after debate, clearing the way for final action by the House and Roosevelt's signature. The agreement sets 3.2 percent alcohol content and removes the Borah amendment restricting sales to minors. final steps awaited Tuesday.
Four people perished when a farm home owned by Mark Sarchet burned near Algona Iowa early Monday. Victims included Sarchet his wife Jerry Morrison their 4-year-old grandson and a hired man Thomas Miller. Neighbor Rudolph Will found the blaze around 130 am and alerted others but snowbound roads delayed fire crews.
Peter Terzo aged 43 was arrested in Chicago on Saturday and charged with arson after refusing extradition. He is to have a hearing Tuesday. Police say he admitted collecting insurance on five fires, but he claims they were accidents.
Col Bowers Davis former Coe College commandant and his wife died within hours of each other in San Francisco. The Cedar Rapids couple had lived here from 1925 to 1930 during his tenure at Coe. Davis, later with the War College in Washington and the Presidio, had long army service and was on the general staff eligibility list.
Raiford Florida AP reports Giuseppe Zangara the Italian immigrant who shot at President-elect Roosevelt and killed Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was executed at 9 15 a m EST He faced the chair defiantly and claimed no fear while muttering about capitalists As the chair was secured he asked for a photographer and declared goodbye to all the world before the electric shocks Ohio witnesses and guards attended the execution with Zangara delivering parting remarks.
President Roosevelt, with budget chief Lewis Douglas, signed the economy bill authorizing cuts in veterans pay and government salaries, aiming to save about 500 million annually. He proposed direct relief grants to states and a 200000 man conservation corps, and sought early rail policy action. Congressional leaders were invited to discuss unemployment proposals.
Berlin reports a cabinet drafted enabling bill would strip the reichstag of legislative power and grant unlimited law making authority to the cabinet. It would remove the two thirds requirement for constitutional amendments and abolish the federal council veto, allowing the chancellor to issue laws without the president. The measure also gives the cabinet power to negotiate foreign treaties independently. In Munich a second assassination plot against Adolf Hitler was reported as authorities warned of Cheka links. President von Hindenburg issued a manifesto honoring wartime dead as national holiday preparations began.
Two bandits robbed the United State Bank at 99 Sixteenth Avenue SW just before noon on Monday, escaping with about 8350 in cash and gold. They bound the garage proprietor, stole a car, and fled before nightfall as authorities pursued leads across eastern Iowa.
The House passed a bill to let state banks and trust companies borrow from Federal Reserve banks. The measure would amend the Emergency Banking Act, which became law March 9.
American diplomat and former consular official Harry Hays Morgan died Sunday night at his daughter's home in London. A New Orleans native, he served in Belgium Switzerland Holland Germany and the Argentine Republic, reaching senior posts in the consular service.
Des Moines AP report states the Iowa House Appropriations Committee reduced nearly 1 million dollars below the budget director’s guidance as it reviews the general appropriation bill. No figures yet for state education boards or institutions. debate included livestock disease eradication funds. A 50 percent cut was agreed for several agricultural subsidies and livestock programs. Committee aims to finish with a report before a one week extension expires. total recommendations drop from 5,146,462 to 4,151,550.
Police captain questions Judith Bates about Randall Spencer, the man sought for the murder of Hezekiah Stokes. The mystery story by Alanson Crosby unfolds in the Cedar Rapids Gazette tomorrow, inviting readers to follow the opening installment.
A bank job unfolded quietly as two men with a black brief case and an automatic pistol forced cashier Kanak and Ressa into a washroom. They bound and gagged Ressa, then fled in a blue 1929 Chevrolet coupe with Linn county plates after tying him to his neck with rope. A truck driver heard Ressa’s calls and alerted police. witnesses noted the car’s cast east on Sixteenth Avenue and bridge crossing.
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