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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1933
Page
1
Readers debate the Parm bill and Roosevelt policy shifts. Commentary questions currency inflation, farm relief, and debt plans as London conference expectations rise. A Cedar Rapids widow fight over rent highlights social ethics while workers press for wage standards.
President Roosevelt will review recent reductions in World War I veterans compensation as an economy move, saying the cuts were deeper than intended. He ordered regional Veterans Administration offices not to close and hospitals to remain open pending careful study, after meetings with Louis Johnson of the American Legion and Budget Director Douglas Theis.
J P Gurrell, president of Cedar Rapids bakery, elected president of Master Bakers of Town at two day convention closing session at Hotel Montrose. Des Moines leaders elected to top posts. site for 1934 meeting referred to executive committee.
The passage notes daughters of workers under General La Bor and asserts that 3,500,000 children were in high school. The text is incomplete but references labor context and a large student population.
The passage notes 20 million grade school children receiving unprecedented education. It highlights improved thinking aid from kindergarten onward, claiming students are now thinking straight or fairly so due to new educational approaches.
Thirteen Des Moines agencies handling relief have been merged under a single head with county supervisors included in the new relief framework. The readjustment aims to streamline operations and improve local aid delivery.
A 1933 column discusses being “all there” in life and faith. It cites Emerson and Huxley on fullness of presence, warns against divided loves between God and gold, and urges wholehearted devotion in religion and daily conduct.
Severe storms and twin tornadoes left Livingston and Byrdstown in ruins with at least 75 dead and over 100 injured Meager reports also say Beaty Swamp was leveled and ten bodies recovered near Livingston The storms raced from Thompkinsville Kentucky to Bethsaida Byrdstown Livingston and nearby areas killing two in Lebanon and devastating several hill communities.
Donald R. Richberg for the Railway Labor Executives' association told the Senate commerce committee that direct and complete government operation should replace the administration plan for reorganizations and a federal coordinator. He argued government aid to private monopoly deflates labor and warned that partial competition and monopoly undermine public service.
Paraguay formally declares war on Bolivia amid rising tensions in the Chaco conflict. The decree, signed by President Ayala under wartime powers, cites Bolivian aggression and seeks to push Argentina and Chile toward neutrality to halt arms shipments and pressure Bolivia toward terms.
The long conflict between Paraguay and Bolivia, ongoing since June 15, has become a full war. Modern weapons including airplanes tanks artillery and machine guns have caused many thousands of casualties, with estimates exceeding twenty thousand. Paraguay formally entered war on Wednesday and remains a Kellogg pact adherent.
President Roosevelt sent the Senate a nomination for Eugene R. Black of Atlanta to be governor of the Federal Reserve Board to succeed Eugene L. Feyer. Black was nominated as a board member with the prospect of becoming governor.
Springfield Illinois Supreme Court ruled the 3 per cent state sales tax invalid in a recess decision Wednesday. The ruling affects state revenue and could lead to changes in tax policy as officials await full consideration.
President Roosevelt aims to ease German rearmament and press for weapons reductions at the Geneva disarmament talks. Secretary Hull and Norman Davis seek German cooperation after talks with Dr Hjalmar Schacht and Dr Alfred Rosenberg, while London discussions back a proposed world tariff truce.
Washington AP reports that the administration drafted industry-control legislation would maintain strict anti-trust enforcement except in scenarios where unemployed workers could be hired or struggling industries aided.
Charles E. Hearst, Iowa Farm Bureau president, says Congress passage of the farm bill marks the first step in agricultural recovery. He notes administration plans to implement the act and urges farmers to study the bill to maximize its benefits for refinancing mortgages and short term loans. He argues for lower long term rates and calls for prudent use of the act to aid farmers.
NEW YORK AP Unfilled orders of United States Steel rose 23 572 tons in April to 1 864 574 tons marking the first increase since October. March tonnage fell 13 108 to the lowest level since records began, with only small gains in earlier months during a long declining backlog.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace will address the Inland Daily Press association in Chicago on May 17. The announcement was released from Washington.
Roosevelt meets with cabinet leaders and labor and industry reps to craft a public works and industrial control bill. Senator Wagner presents a draft combining a three billion dollar construction program with government sanction of trade agreements on wages hours and surplus production.
Baseball results from both leagues show postponements due to cold and rain. Key games include Philadelphia versus Detroit with varying run totals, Chicago at Brooklyn postponed, and St. Louis at New York also postponed due to weather.
The house labor committee reported a 30 hour work week bill with an industry control provision. It would authorize the federal government to regulate production hours and wages, drawing Perkins' warnings against broader import restrictions. Chairman Connery said he would push for an immediate decision and seek a special rule for debate.
President Roosevelt eyed a three billion dollar bond program to fund job creation and relief. He discussed with leaders from industry and labor as Congress weighed how to finance the plan within a balanced budget. Debates focused on tax forms and antitrust relaxations amid broad emergency measures.
11 year old Joe Wicke Jr. was wounded in the shoulder blade by a misfired 22 rifle during a carnival game in his family's garage. The group of fifteen children used the rifle for target practice. a girl in the group caused the accidental discharge. He was treated at Mercy hospital and sent home after X rays.
The agriculture department estimates the 1933 winter wheat crop at 337.5 million bushels, down from 462.2 million in 1932 and well below the five year average of 589.4 million. May 1 conditions show 66.7 percent of normal, with acres sown and rye data indicating heavy abandonment and reduced yields. Hay stocks on farms May 1 reach 10.6 million tons, up from 8.3 million in 1932 and above the five year average.
In Washington, Senator Robinson of Indiana introduced a proposed constitutional amendment in the Senate on Wednesday to empower Congress to regulate the insurance business amid accusations of mismanagement by unnamed companies.
Mrs. H. E. Yearick touts the Gazette Good Things To Eat Want Ad as more effective than radio signs or letters. The Cold Stream Poultry Farm offers fresh dressed poultry with strictly fresh eggs and free delivery, dial 2614.
National Farmers Holiday leaders in central states attack Secretary Wallace for abandoning the farm price fixing amendment as they push a nationwide strike. Milo Reno accuses Wallace of breaking faith and calls for his resignation if farmers lack production cost protections. Wisconsin and Minnesota supporters join the pressure while dairy groups oppose the strike. Military rule in Le Mars shifts back to civil authority as Wisconsin moves to shield farmers from pickets.
The Senate and House approved a sweeping farm relief and inflation bill aimed at lifting prices and restoring prosperity to farmers. The measure grants President broad inflation powers, and authorizes credit expansion, new money, and marketing controls to raise commodity prices. Department of Agriculture reports record low wheat prospects signaling surpluses to shrink, while finance leaders outline administration plans and nominations to implement the bill.
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