23 Mar 1938
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1938
Page
1
Judge Landis fines the Raiders after exposing a gentlemens agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals that let the Cardinals run more farms and the Raiders rely on subsidies. Cedar Rapids will still field a Three-I League team this year.
President Roosevelt announced Tuesday he removed Arthur E. Morgan from the Tennessee Valley Authority chairmanship and elevated Marcourt A. Morgan to the post. He said Congress may conduct a fair inquiry into TVA administration while insisting he must enforce laws. An acting attorney general letter supported the president’s removal authority in the executive branch.
President Roosevelt sends a message to Congress detailing the removal of Arthur E. Morgan as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The transmission accompanies a continuation note indicating the message continues on page 9.
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan said he has not decided on challenging President Roosevelt's right to oust him as TVA chairman. He noted he may discuss the TVA issue with friends and attorneys in Chicago and remarked he has not read the 1789 law cited as authority.
A government initiative targets a billion-dollar naval expansion with clear goals. Officials emphasize enhanced fleet capacity and modernized vessels to bolster regional defense and strategic deterrence amid rising security concerns.
Washington AP Senator Barkley blocked a Senate move to authorize a joint Senate House probe of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Senator Bridges pressed for immediate action citing Roosevelt’s removal of TVA Chair Morgan as dictatorial. The dispute centered on authority, personnel, and the scope of the investigation as Norris and Lilienthal were cited over access to records. House member McLean attacked the TVA setup after the message on TVA issues was read.
Cedar Rapids WPA approves a public works project to improve and beautify the sewage disposal site. George Keller authorizes thirty new laborers to start immediately with Charles D Burns as area engineer. The five acre tract will gain sidewalks landscaping cleared land riprap around gas tanks and lawned grounds. Workers are drawn from Linn county relief rolls and wages plus costs capped at 8355 dollars.
Vatican notes Pope Pius XII urged Generalissimo Francisco Franco to restrain air raids on civilians amid the Spanish civil war. L Osservatore Romano cited prior pleas in February and a new appeal after the March 21 Barcelona bombardments that killed hundreds. Great Britain and France joined in urging moderation.
Dr Edward A Rumely executive secretary of the National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Government refused to comply with a Senate lobby committee subpoena seeking records of efforts to control or influence information sources.
President Roosevelt in Gainesville declares progress hindered by selfish minority and calls for nation wide cooperation. He criticizes the feudal system and low wages in the south while vowing to move forward, not back, as he tours toward Warm Springs.
In a remarkable turn, Ray Woods who was given three hours to live after his 185 foot San Francisco bay dive a year ago is now walking with crutches in a Meramec river cottage. He credits his recovery to perseverance while doctors warned an invalid life due to a broken back. He vows to visit the San Francisco hospital to prove the doctors wrong.
The article recounts a war widow hypnotized to reproduce her husband’s letters in detail, including breakfasts and last words, suggesting the mind stores every thought and action like a card index. It likens memory to a Recording Angel within us and notes the mind’s faultless, lasting record.
Premier Blum faced a setback as the senate finance committee voted 17 to 2 to trim his new financial measures. In Paris, foreign aid to Czechoslovakia was described as not mandatory under all circumstances by Foreign Minister Boncour to the chamber of deputies committee.
Temperatures in Cedar Rapids fell from 65 at 11 a.m. Tuesday to 46 by midnight and 42 at 7 a.m. Wednesday before a rally to 46 by 10 under a fair sky. The day’s 2:40 p.m. reading reached 55 as mild spring conditions returned.
Rent now before April first with Gazette Rental Want Ads. Listings show several recent rentals including a four room furnished house with garage on 625 4th Ave. SW, a furnished or unfurnished two room front unit, a furnished bungalow with five rooms and fireplace, and a single light risk room option for shared sleeping at 703 Sth St. SE. Calls received numbers indicate rapid responses from prospective tenants.
The House Appropriations Committee urged Congress to provide 447,808,555 for the Army for the upcoming fiscal year, 32,545,000 more than this year and just 30,754,000 below 1920-21 levels, adding 476 planes to bring total to 3,302 and expanding National Guard enrollment to 205,000 by April 1, 1939. The panel overrode the budget bureau on two points, preserving the Citizens Military Training Camp appropriation at 2,275,000 and boosting guard funds.
General Malin Craig told the House Appropriations Committee that 1,000,000,000 is needed to position the army for emergencies and bolster the navy. He outlined a plan for two field armies of 500,000 and a first mobilization of 400,000 men, with 330,000 assigned and 270,000 awaiting assignment.
Two more youths who tried to extort money from Murray Levine, father of kidnapped 12 year old Peter Levine, were arrested in New Rochelle New York. The distraught father voiced fear that his son might be dead while offering to pay ransom to the right parties if alive.
Hollywood report says George Barnes cameraman and former husband of Joan Blondell was sued for separate maintenance by his second wife Betty Wood dancer and actress.
A Cedar Rapids Raiders reshuffle aims to form a new independent team after Judge Landis axis shifts most players from Cedar Rapids away from St. Louis Cardinal ties. President Harry S Johnson claims ability to sell Raiders anytime, but the move severs Cardinal support for this year, sparking controversy over expediency and loyalty in baseball’s power structure.
Judge Landis ruled the St. Louis Cardinals must dissolve ties with Cedar Rapids and other minor league clubs. He declared most players free agents except Frank Howard and limited Cedar Rapids to operate independently for 1938. A full list of affected players and clubs was promised.
Mexico City crowds fill Independence Square as President Lazaro Cardenas hosts a holiday observing economic independence linked to his oil expropriation. American diplomat Daniels reports Hull's stance to Cardenas after a 40 minute meeting, while Edward Borgo and two Mexican officials gain freedom following U S pressure.
London reports that the British government made representations to Mexico over President Lazaro Cardenas risk to British oil company properties seized in the expropriation.
Arthur Baer critiques the Muscle Shoals hydroelectric project arguing it should supply power for investigations and suggesting Niagara Falls as a superior model. He mocks experts who favor slow change and notes abundant power awaiting development despite TVA concerns.
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