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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1936
Page
24
The piece surveys ongoing federal schemes led by Tugwell and congressional bills by Kramer and Tydings McCormack, criticizing court battles over constitutionality, the pace of reform, and political influence in Washington. It also notes Townsend’s fund raising and a skeptical view of Iowa corruption indictments and Pennsylvania coal regulation.
Governor Herbert H. Lehman announced he will not seek re election. The move shocks party circles and stirs speculation about Roosevelt's presidential bid in New York. Potential successors include Robert Jackson John J Bennett Jr and John Boyd Thacher with Fearson seen as top Republican candidate.
In Iowa City a district court test case to nullify a municipal light plant vote was filed by Harry Abbott against the city and Iowa City Light and Power. The suit seeks an injunction to halt construction and PWA grants pending appeal to the state supreme court. Walter L. Schwab testified as the first witness for the light company.
Louis Stevenson recalls two spinster sisters who lived in one room and spoke no word to each other after a quarrel about theology. A chalk line split their world into separate domains, symbolizing divisions between people and inner conflicts. The piece argues for inner harmony and unity to replace such lines.
Washington Senate Finance Committee moves toward a Thursday vote on the corporate profits tax amid debate over revenue aims of 525 to 853 million dollars a year. The panel also seeks to modify the Windfall tax and refunds provisions while considering exemptions for Canadian and Mexican processors.
A 1935 Capitol protest plan by Townsend forces and Father Coughlin, including a million-strong march on Washington, was revealed in a house inquiry. Townsend suggested lowering the pension age to 40 or 50 if joblessness grows, and described a pyramided sales tax targeting the poor to fund pensions.
The tenth arrest in the Dan Shine murder case was of Mrs. Albert Cornwell of Manchester, jailed in Dubuque as a material witness. State agents planned to move Albert Cornwell for reenactment of statements implicating Jim Hines, with other witnesses' affidavits aimed at checking discrepancies.
Berlin Television will transmit live Olympic track and field action to public booths and tents across Germany, delivering race results and event updates to spectators. The service aims to bring real time competition to outdoor viewing locations and urban centers.
Senator Shipstead charged the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with extraordinary procedure in backing a 7.2 million loan to a group seeking to purchase and dismember the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad. He warned such approval would kill the road and cost thousands of jobs, while figures cited job losses and large compensation to executives.
The Hindenburg was loaded with fuel and freight including a dismantled racing airplane for a routine return to Germany. Fifty one passengers boarded Wednesday night as the airship, tied at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, faced weather delays yet reported only minor damage. The westward voyage duration stood at 76 hours 30 minutes versus 61 hours 38 minutes on its maiden U. S. trip.
Washington politicos see Alf M. Landon poised for the Republican nomination as New Jersey results boost his delegate tally. He may exceed 400 on the first ballot with pledged and voluntary commitments, with New Jersey giving at least 26 of 32 convention votes and a strong preferential vote lead over Borah. Hoffman falls to fourth in the four delegate-at-large race as Fort contends for a spot.
A Cedar Rapids health fund plea details Joan a red haired girl in need of tonsil surgery and a summer stay at Camp Good Health to prevent deterioration toward St. Vitus dance. The Public Health Nursing association seeks donations to cover her camp costs for physically handicapped children.
Friends rally to save the poet’s widow living in Wisconsin as mortgage on her cottage is confirmed after a sale to Margaret Bowell. Eugene Field II appeals for help while Phi Delta Theta the New York fraternity offers to take over the mortgage to keep the homestead intact.
Lewis J. Somers a 19 year old Williams College freshman killed one classmate and wounded another before taking his own life with a mail order pistol. Authorities believe his motive was to gain courage for death by his own action amid stress and over study. Names involved include Robert Paul Henneberry 19 and William H Hartz Jr 18 both from Chicago. Somers father a Meriden attorney.
Senator Guffey introduces a House duplication of the coal control act to fix price levels and regulate interstate commerce. The plan drops labor provisions and faces uncertain fate as leaders weigh action this session. Guffey says the bill mirrors the original act minus wage and hour sections, and has not consulted President Roosevelt.
John L. Lewis said the United Mine Workers would seek congressional enactment of a bill to stabilize the coal industry while awaiting further study. President Roosevelt avoided pledging immediate enactment of a substitute for the defunct contract but said his administration would press for New Deal objectives. Critics questioned constitutional compatibility, and lawmakers prepared for action as discussions continued.
Omaha AP Directors of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha elected Frank A. O Connor of Dubuque Iowa chairman succeeding D P Hogaty who resigned May 1 O Connor has worked with the Omaha farm credit association since February 1934 and for the past year and a half has been general agent overseeing all district units in Omaha He will keep this role as chairman and supervising executive
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