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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1936
Page
2
A blinding snowstorm in western South Dakota snarled roads and reduced visibility. Officials expect voter turnout to drop from an estimated 300000 as plows wait for the storm to abate while forecasters warn of rain or snow across the Midwest.
The piece condemns New Deal boosters for aggressive pre election tactics targeting infirm voters. It cites a sick Tipton resident pressured to register for Roosevelt and notes resignation over secrecy fears. It questions Wallace’s denial of corn price aims and criticizes Roosevelt's rhetoric about opposing forces.
A 76 year old Tipton hospital patient Miss Emma Hoon was allegedly assisted to vote against her wishes by Democratic Party workers. The ballot mailed from St Luke's came unsealed and notarization was missing. County authorities opened a probe after witnesses described persistent questioning and registration by a notary. Miss Hoon has long resided in Tipton and reportedly did not want to vote.
Snow a foot deep covered northern Utah southern Idaho and parts of Wyoming as an icy wind swept the Rocky Mountain region. Denver recorded 14 degrees with the storm reaching blizzard force. Yellowstone Park logged 2 below zero while Montana and Wyoming stayed near zero. Transcontinental air travel between Salt Lake City and Cheyenne was grounded.
As Americans prepared to vote Tuesday, both parties urged turnout amid forecasts of a heavy ballot possibly reaching 45 million. James Farley predicted a landslide for Roosevelt, while John Hamilton projected Landon at least 320 electoral votes. Roosevelt planned appearances in Dutchess County and Hyde Park to rally support.
Ben Tait administrator of the WPA Waterloo district says about 3500 workers across 25 counties may take Tuesday off to vote. County offices in Linn and Black Hawk will close, though Linn officials deny knowledge of the plan. Time off will be made up later and not included in checks if not recovered before pay day.
An Associated Press report from Des Moines quotes the Iowa WPA office stating no state headquarters or regional administrator has issued any order allowing WPA workers to take election day off.
Albert Capone 18 son of the Chicago gangster sustained slight injuries as his car sideswiped four palm trees and overturned in a ditch in Miami Beach. Police said he will be charged with reckless driving after the weekend crash.
Voters urged to cast ballots Tuesday to beat crowding as Linn County reports its largest turnout. Polls open Cedar Rapids at 7 a.m. and countywide at 8 a.m., closing promptly at 8 p.m. Weather and morning lulls offer best voting windows.
Father Charles E. Coughlin predicts Gov. Alfred M. Landon will win the election but vows to oppose President Roosevelt if he returns to power. He says Roosevelt framed the social security act to trap the Supreme Court and render the bill unconstitutional.
Brig. Gen. George M. Hoffman, 66, who supervised the Gatun lock construction in the Panama Canal, died in Montclair New Jersey today after a heart attack.
Voters in the general election will not need to reveal party affiliation when signing slips. They will simply provide name and address while election officials verify residence in the correct precinct.
Three breakins in Cedar Rapids Saturday night and Sunday morning netted about 300 dollars. The Coca Cola Bottling Works at 716 Fifth Avenue SE lost 215 in currency and 109.52 in checks from a saf e weighing 450 to 500 pounds removed after drilling a window and chiseling the dial. The Goodyear Service Station at 700 Second Avenue SE reported 50 in cash and 5 in a check from a filing cabinet. Mrs. H C Parsons White Grocery 717 Eighth Street NW reported 1 70 in pennies, doors damaged. Center Point hardware store cash register looted of 153. Investigations by Deputies Condon and Radeba followed.
Howard Fulger, jailed after escaping from Jackson prison in 1919, is urged by his wife to seek mercy from Governor Fitzgerald. Fulger says he hid in a church, used a new name in Chicago, and married his current wife after the escape. Supporters argue he has reformed while his wife appeals for clemency.
November's weather stayed bleak as clouds and rain persisted from Sunday into Monday. Rain reached about a half inch by 1 p.m. Monday with temperatures near 45 to 59 degrees and a Sunday low of 46 with a high around 60.
The River Lines steamer Delta King, sailing between San Francisco and Sacramento, ran aground at Alcatraz Island on Monday and caused a disturbance at the federal prison. Armed guards watched as a tug freed the vessel after the incident prompted convicts to fear a possible plot and the ship was pulled clear.
Verne Marshall editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette denounces the Herring Kraschel state administration as graft tied to Feuling O'Connor Cooper and urges voters to back the Republican line. He taunts rivals to sue in court, frames the race as a public court of opinion deciding next Tuesday.
Secretary Henry A. Wallace denounces a Chicago Tribune report asserting he supported a $1 corn price. He calls anyone repeating the claim an ignoramus or a liar, saying the Bloomington Pantograph editorial also misstates his position on corn imports and price targets.
The Chicago Tribune reported by telephone that Wallace's statement was verified in Bloomington Illinois. A court reporter named L M James provided shorthand notes agreeing with Wallace's words and the Tribune refused to back down from the assertion.
The piece notes Republican hesitation over a Wallace misquotation while favoring Gov Alf Landon. It cites Wallace's response about partial quotations and deliberate omissions by the partisan press, reflecting tensions in the campaign coverage.
George Koob a Dubuque Union party candidate for Congress in Iowa’s second district says he will file charges against L M Peet Des Moines state Union chair for offering him 2000 and a 3600 a year state job to drop out Koob conferred with County Attorney G K Thompson who said he would present the matter to Linn county grand jury The incident allegedly occurred at the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids and involves section 13267 of the Iowa code outlining bribery of candidates with fines up to 300 or 90 days in jail
Harold M Cooper of Marshalltown buys a 320 acre Grundy county farm from Dr W A Kauffman for 40000 dollars. The resigning Iowa liquor control commission chairman made a substantial down payment and must complete the balance by January 1, 1937. Transfer occurs March 1. The farm lies sixteen miles north of Marshalltown on highway 14.
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