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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1933
Page
1
A Iowa House bill prohibits crazy motorists from overtaking within 700 feet of hill crests. The measure aims to curb dangerous passing as lawmakers push for road safety reforms amid other national topics.
The Federal Reserve Board in its monthly bulletin published an opinion by its chief counsel stating Congress can eliminate state bank systems and centralize banking under federal control. The piece notes this could set up a unified national system and cites prior Supreme Court decisions and testimony by Eugene Meyer.
In Washington the world court question was blocked during a secret session of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Action was postponed for one week as opposition arose and heated exchanges occurred.
In Opelousas La Herbert Aicangsas a Sunset barber shot and fatally wounded his three young daughters as they slept then killed himself. The mother was milking cows in the yard and could not intervene. No motive was learned by officers.
Sam H. Thompson announces resignation from the federal farm board effective April 1. He says he transmitted the resignation to President Roosevelt on March 13 and that it has been accepted.
A speaker urges adherence to advice and suggestions despite their dubious nature. The call-in notes emphasize following guidance even when it seems foolish or impractical.
Iowa legislators shelved controversy and postponed tax revision bills to a late summer special session. Gov Herring supports real tax cuts rather than shifts, aiming for genuine relief and plans to consider shifting only if reductions prove insufficient.
Twenty alleged communists were arrested for attacking the American embassy in Mexico City last Friday night to protest Josephus Daniels appointment as ambassador. They will be deported to Maria Island penal colony. several windows were broken.
Des Moines lawmakers moved toward legalization of 3.2 per cent beer with a redrafted Cooney-Ditto bill. Governor Herring appears to back the plan. A $1.24 per barrel tax and varied license fees apply to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and grocers, with licenses issued by the secretary of state or municipalities.
The Town highway commission and chief engineer Fred White urged an immediate statewide investigation into cement bids for highway construction. A five senator five representative joint committee would summon witnesses and probe all facts, with a report due this session. The call follows a house committee report criticizing the highway commission and alleging collusion among cement firms bidding for materials.
Local liquor dealers anticipate legal beer soon with government stamped real beer to appear in Cedar Rapids by April 7 at $3.50 a case. Bootleggers expect to serve the "respectable" trade while awaiting legalized beer, and feds' stance could decide if wildcat shipments continue. Obstacles include rivers and federal enforcement as Iowa debates beer legalization.
Des Moines AP reports a conference committee reached a compromise on Beatty Bennett tax reduction proposing a 20 percent cut for 1933-34 city levies, extending exemptions and using graduated school savings to limit the general Iowa tax bill by about 4 to 5 million dollars over two years.
Congress swiftly moved to back President Roosevelt's call for strict federal regulation of new securities. The White House sent bills on full publicity and banning interstate fraudulent sales, with Untermyer and others drafting broader controls over stock and commodity exchanges. Aiming to extend regulation to banking, the plan envisions separating banks from security interests and applying rules to private banking tied to public institutions.
John Cheslock Jr a 27 year old miner was rescued five days after being trapped in an old mine hole at Mt Carmel Pa Rescue workers sank a 75 foot shaft to reach him cold and hungry He was brought to the surface at 6 30 p m and transported to a hospital after being wrapped in blankets following a slide of stone and dirt last Saturday
Dr. J William Mayo of Rochester Minnesota was elected a foreign corresponding member of the French Academy of Medicine on Wednesday. The honor has been conferred upon only a few Americans.
CHICAGO copper murder tale unfolds as Joseph Frapaselli, an impoverished father, says a dead alley pig fed his eleven children. Two boys, James nine and Anthony eight, die after ate tainted meat. others fall ill while Frapaselli and six more children are hospitalized.
Iowa House in committee of the whole okayed deep cuts to the general appropriation bill while the Senate moved to report its version. Senate committee proposed a $1.297 million cut from the director’s $13.906 million request, with the House trimming $2.502 million. The battle lines form as both branches edge toward a compromise.
The Senate on Wednesday approved the Copeland bill removing limits on medicinal liquor prescriptions for physicians.
Washington AP reports Ohio received an emergency relief loan of 2,709,161 dollars from the Reconstruction finance corporation. The funds are allocated to twenty two political subdivisions for use during April.
A column on readers' heartbreaks notes mothers whose children died from burns and infection. It contrasts grieving with faith, urging courage and hope in God as the healer. Emerson's grief and Jesus as shepherd are invoked to comfort and interpret sorrow.
Chicago and North Western and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul officials discussed plans to sell beer in diners and club cars if feasible. M. R. Leahy said obstacles exist but the legal department is researching the issue and could have details soon. Some state restrictions may prevent sales in certain areas.
Washington AP says governors' oil conference urged sweeping federal oversight of the industry and asked President Roosevelt to push Congress for a law banning interstate transport of oil produced in violation of state laws. A panel urged closing flash pools until April 15 and urged producing states to enact curtailment laws. Secretary Ickes noted the administration may act but had not yet approved the recommendations.
W A Flowers of Dallas and Harry Scott of New Orleans were missing for three days while flying from Managua to Puerto Cabezas. They were found alive Wednesday near the Cacalaya river in the Nicaragua wilds.
President Roosevelt moves to deploy 250000 unemployed men in forests in a federal public works program after the House approved amendments and sent the measure back to the Senate. The bill, cost about 200 million annually, authorizes the President to allocate funds and set wages, with wage details to be determined by the administration. The Senate previously passed the measure, and President Roosevelt aims to have the program underway within weeks.
President Roosevelt will propose to Congress next week the creation of a federal coordinator with wide powers to oversee railroad matters. He is shaping railway legislation and aims to have the plan ready for transmission within a week. The proposal envisions a federal coordinator with regional assistants under his direction.
Nor bert Whitmire, a young Kalona farmer, was struck by lightning while sheltering under a tree during a shower. He walked to a neighbor's house with severe burns along his right side and legs, regained consciousness after about an hour, and is expected to recover. He is the son of Peter Whitmire.
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