04 Nov 1932
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1932
Page
1
The Gazette notes the official ballot will appear in the issue and warns more than 100 names will overwhelm voters. It contrasts campaign rhetoric with political indigestion and recalls a Sheldon, Indiana Bryan encounter. A widow renting rooms to support two children asks help to highlight room shortages.
Berlin grinds to a halt as thousands of transit workers walk out against wage cuts. Reichs commissioner Hans Bracht declares the strike illegal, arrests rise, and only the Stadtbahn runs amid heavy police guard and disrupted traffic. Thousands brave rain to reach work.
The RF C backed banks with good collateral to calm depositors and kept 14 3 million accounts secure. Life insurers, railroads, and citizens benefited as loans rode out the low mood, proving the corporation’s reach and necessity. Oklahoma City farmer seeks a physical to vote. Henry Ford and Norman Thomas miss voter registration.
Police guarded terminals as pickets blocked transit workers from duty. A wildcat walkout failed its required vote. 14 471 supported and 3933 opposed out of 21 902 eligibles. Three arrested, two nazis and one communist, charged with acts of terrorism.
John Garden Mary Gardens' uncle content with a flock of chickens a 15 year old collie dog and two cats in his cottage at 1419 Center Point road He is 69 a millwright formerly with Quaker Oats and now works at cabinet making He has lived there fifteen years owning an acre and a half He is the brother of Mary Garden's father William Garden born in Scotland and died about twenty years ago Mary Garden the opera star was born in Liverpool Local family connections trace to Dufftown Banffshire Scotland with several siblings and a sister living in Liverpool
Luther Tesch 22 of near Hopkinton was found guilty of murder in the second degree for killing his father Louis Tesch. The case, tied to the family auto, involved a plan with stepmother Martha Tesch and a December trial for her murder charge. Sentencing set for December 5 by Judge A B Lovejoy.
In a local court a dispute over Louis Tesch’s conduct toward his son was argued. County Attorney Thomas Tracey and M. Yoran prosecuted the case, with A. Cloud representing Tesch.
General Stanislas Naulin, member of the superior war council, died Wednesday night in Paris. The obituary notes his high rank and service in the French military during World War II era.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth denounces Democratic campaigns against Hoover as dishonest and argues the Democrats blame Hoover for economic woes while hiding their own party’s prior failures. She questions the risk of Democratic control in critical times.
London reports unemployed crowds who besieged the city for eight days have conceded defeat in their plan to protest the means test before the house of commons. Leaders reached an understanding with public assistance officials for the marchers to depart once rail fare funds are raised. Sid Elias, head of the movement after W. A. L. Hannington, was arrested, marking a setback for the unemployed campaign.
Louis Murphy Democratic candidate for the United States Senate addressed a Thursday rally at Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids. He pledged to carry the Second district by 35,000 votes, emphasizing service to Iowa and welfare, with Clyde Herring and N. G. Kraschel also speaking.
In a Des Moines interview Mr. Murphy weighs the Iowa senate contest and party backing. He cites W C T U advocacy for Henry Field and praises Brookhart for remaining dry, contrasting them with opposing pledges and urging loyalty to state welfare over party lines.
Charles C Joffrey an unemployed father of nine was arrested in Everett by federal agents charged with sending a threatening letter to Mrs Dwight Morrow widow of the late senator and mother of Mrs Charles Lindbergh The mail extortion charge stems from a letter mailed Oct 12 to Englewood New Jersey He told officials he did not know why he sent it and had lost his life savings He was arraigned before Commissioner Edwin C Jenney and remanded to jail in default of $5000 bail
Paramount studios installed a five day work week on Thursday to boost employment by twenty one percent among wage earners.
Ruth Nichols plans to fly again Friday despite yesterday's crash while starting a Hoover campaign tour. She denies plane tampering rumors and says long distance flight remains experimental, sending a note to President Hoover from Rye New York stating the setback will not delay her support for his re election.
John R. Boyle prominent attorney and society man was convicted in Birmingham Alabama of murdering his mother Jessie Boyle 66 on Shades Mountain June 13 as they gathered wild flowers. Jury fixed life imprisonment after twenty three hours deliberation. Boyle pled not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity claiming a bandit stabbed his mother and wounded him.
Granville Ohio Denison University campus newspaper reports the average expenditure for a date with a co ed is ten cents, highlighting frugal social budgeting among students.
President Hoover travels westward on his final campaign tour aboard the presidential special en route to Palo Alto California with Mrs Hoover. In Martinsburg West Virginia he received a hearty ovation during a five minute remarks and will speak in Springfield Illinois and St. Louis Missouri this Friday night.
President Hoover planned a two stop journey with a first leg toward Martinsburg West Virginia and an Indiana stop for support. He spent Friday in seclusion drafting speeches while aides and visitors, including Judge John Barton Payne and Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson, mingled in the White House ahead of his longest domestic trip since election.
A national impartial survey reported by United Press notes Hoover making gains in California and several eastern and central states. Roosevelt still holds a national edge. shifts attributed to Hoover speeches and Smith's Newark address affect New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Illinois Indiana Ohio show movement toward Hoover.
Will Rogers criticizes continual campaigning by presidents who must tour the country to tout themselves. He suggests a six year term with no re election and retirement on half salary to avoid political circus and party vanity. He laments the lack of dignity in politics and the burden of campaigning in public life.
An unidentified man jumped from the top pinnacle of the Empire State Building and died after falling seventeen stories to the observation floor. Witnesses saw him near the dirigible mooring mast on the 103rd floor before the fall.
The 52 year old preacher Bennie Crump was sentenced to prison for the poisoning murder of his first wife. The judge overruled a request for a new trial and formally pronounced the term.
The Iowa fish and game department set a limited pheasant hunting window for 21 counties this year. The three afterno ons on November 16 18 and 19 are the only legal shooting times between noon and sunset. Open counties include Cerro Gordo Cherokee Clay Dickinson Emmet Hamilton Hancock Kossuth Lyon Monona O Brien Osceola Palo Alto Pocahontas Sioux Webster Winnebago Woodbury Worth and Wright.
Final returns from the Digest straw poll show Franklin D. Roosevelt with 474 electoral votes from 3,064,497 total ballots cast, while Herbert Hoover gains 57. The Digest warned states may diverge from its forecast, noting Massachusetts and Rhode Island likely to shift to Roosevelt on election night.
In Valparaiso Indiana a jury awarded Mrs Eulatt Jr $1000 against a bottling company after she found a bottle fly in a bottle of soda pop claiming her health was ruined. The verdict was rendered Thursday in the civil suit.
In New York Franklin D Roosevelt urged Republicans to unite with him to advance the aims of work and security for the American people. He contrasted his philosophy with Hoover's, accusing the president of a fear campaign and arguing Hoover would allow streets to be overrun by jobless crowds rather to restore order.
Gov. Roosevelt argues the American system rests on many men from many states with diverse views and interests. He criticizes President Hoover for misrepresenting statistics and urges focus on true founders ideas and strong regional markets. He praises Coolidge’s call for limiting one party’s dominance and stresses White House and Congress cooperation.
Detectives of France's secret service the Pointed Towers have been ordered to read American mystery novels for pointers. An aurete generale official says writers use strong detective techniques. Textbooks include The Red Castle Mystery The Keeper of the Keys The Hanging Captain and The Egyptian Cross Mystery.
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