09 Nov 1935
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1935
Page
1
Fragmentary lines mention Clarence Darrow and the Messner case tied to a gubernatorial contest. The readable text hints at legal issues influencing political debate and a possible governor’s stance on reform.
A broad review covers anti Nazi critiques at the Olympics and a state highway dispute. It notes calls for leniency toward officials, fear of monarchy shifts, and a truck wheel tax dispute sparking temporary injunctions. Legal actions show carriers opposing stricter taxes while courts weigh enforcement against business viability.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and co pilot J T Pethybridge are feared dead after their Lady Southern Cross disappeared in the Bay of Bengal. Air and surface forces scour the area as Melrose reports seeing a storm with flames from the exhaust 150 miles off shore. Kingsford Smith, famed Australian flyer, had left England for a record voyage to Australia and had previously survived two Atlantic flights and a Pacific crossing.
A reflection on aging with the aim of growing old gracefully. It urges accepting changes, steering away from bitterness, and cultivating grace at every life stage. The piece cites Whittier’s autumn image and stresses maintaining an alert mind and warm heart to gain wisdom from passing years.
The public view favors stricter road limits. The piece argues against legalizing overly heavy loads and asserts that maximum truck weights should be set by law to protect highways and the taxpayers who fund them.
An unreliably sourced report says Cuban army intelligence stopped a plan to assassinate U S ambassador Jefferson Caffery. Arrest of Cesar Vilar, leader of a labor federation, and plans targeting Pepin Rivero, Diario de la Marina director, were cited as key blows.
WAUKESHA Wis AP bees swarm when they feel prosperous. Rev Francis Jager of the University of Minnesota staff explains bees travel as if their storehouse is full, a human with pockets filled. They swarm around in idleness due to a sense of prosperity.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King met President Roosevelt in the White House for talks on a swift trade agreement with Canada. Roosevelt voiced optimism that progress since January could yield a broad pact expanding commerce, while avoiding Ottawa Wheat reserves issues and the Ottawa agreement’s tariff questions.
Mayor Frank Hahn left the 1928 Buick sedan key in the car on A avenue NE Thursday night. The missing car, with license 57 8490, was not found by Friday morning. Police also recovered H E Haegg's Buick abandoned near 119 E avenue NW after it disappeared from a nearby lot.
In Lima Peru a sergeant seized a seemingly harmless bomb left at the barracks and had a soldier hold it while he hammered it. The device exploded killing both men instantly and injuring others nearby.
Cedar Rapids reports show Community Chest workers scrambling to reallocate prospect cards to sustain Saturday and Sunday activities. By 1 pm pledges reached 66 827 60 toward an 80 260 49 goal, with special gifts adding 1 422 to the total and Women’s division leading the tally at 477.
Rome reports that the strategic fortress of Gorrhaci on the southern front fell to advancing Italian troops under Gen. Rodolfo Graziani late Friday. The dispatches come from Mogadiscio, Italian Somaliland, with a note that Makale’s capture is covered on another page.
In Warsaw Indiana firefighters mourn the death of their adopted mascot Lady Eleanor a cat killed by a car. The animal cared for five kittens and the department now seeks a new mother for the quintuplets among the kittens titled NRA PWA WPA CCC and DQ in the text.
The Iowa supreme court cleared the way for opening the gambling conspiracy trial of Attorney General Edward L. O Connor at Sioux City next week. The court denied special prosecutor Havner's bid for a venue review and vacated the stay delaying the trial, ending more than two months of delay. O Connor planned to travel to Sioux City Monday to prepare jury selection for Tuesday.
Cedar Rapids is sunny with a high of 61 degrees on Friday. The day started at 31 and climbed through 7 am 43 and 2:45 pm 61, while Thursday peaked at 57 then fell to 47 by 7 pm and 37 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep graphs.
Cedar Rapids parents mobilized several thousand strong to protest the potential release of Lyle Messner, 22, from Fort Madison prison. They urged Governor Clyde L. Herring to reject Clarence Darrow's plea and used a chain-letter style campaign through the P T A council and Woman's Labor Bureau.
F L Maytag of Newton Iowa sues in federal court to recover 150000 given to Southwestern Presbyterian Sanatorium Albuquerque alleging fraud misrepresentation and concealment by sanatorium authorities in 1928 1929 He says funds were for a research building and endowment for work but were used for a general hospital and asks for return of the money.
James H. Carr the 32 year old Colorado secretary of state faced a state senate impeachment trial for malfeasance. The lower house voted 48 to 15 to lodge charges after an eight day hearing, with a two thirds senate majority needed for conviction.
John M. Wilson 60 Des Moines inspector for the state railroad board died instantly when his car collided with a heavily loaded truck on a curve west of Lisbon. He suffered severe injuries and was thrown across the road. Ed Horner of Sioux City, truck driver from Chicago, was jailed for driving without an Iowa chauffeur’s license. case continued to next Friday. Horner also lacked an Iowa driver’s license. Continued on Page 2 Col 4.
In St Charles Illinois with many cities in the red the town plans public works financed from cash on hand. A proposed WPA loan for a $90 000 sewage and garbage disposal plant was rejected by town fathers citing available funds.
Audubon Iowan Carl Carlsen 26 wins the 1935 national corn husking championship at Leslie Mitchell farm Attica Indiana in eighty minutes netting 2906 1 52 pounds 41 52 bushels to set a new world mark Irwin Bauman Illinois champion trails by 2 46 bushels Henry A Wallace watches the event with over 100000 spectators on warm day
Des Moines AP Gov Clyde L Herring backs Iowa Hawkeyes to beat Minnesota at home with no ifs or buts He warns officials against rough play and says Minnesota will be fooled if their defense stops Ozzie Simmons Herring will attend a pep meeting in Iowa City.
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