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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1937
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids deanery staged a large Sunday ceremony as a display of church unity against government restrictions, signaling a broader contrast between democracies and dictatorships. A Florida reader sends seed offers, while Iowa old age pensions surge with 65 000 applicants and 11 fold funding.
The Supreme Court rejected another bid to challenge Justice Hugo L. Black's seat and participation in cases. A separate petition by Elizabeth Seymour and Robert Gray Taylor sought to file allegations about Black's oath. Duke also attacked three other justices in disbarment-related filings amid a busy term opening with several non-rulings and case reviews.
The Wilkes-Barre Record and the American Newspaper Guild reached a tentative agreement on Monday. The paper would resume publication Tuesday for the first time since a strike of editorial workers began last Tuesday.
Dun and Bradstreet reported 162 business failures for the five days ending November 4, down from 178 the prior week and 151 a year earlier in the United States.
The text argues power can raise living standards only if earnings and spending rise in business. It criticizes heavy government pump-priming, warning that continued large government spending shifts the burden to business and hinders recovery.
A Buddhist tale retold by Dr Newton shows a condemned man facing the Lord of the Dead. Three messengers of warning appear as a decrepit elder, a grievously sick man, and a three days dead figure, yet the man insists he did not think. The Lord proclaims each misdeed his own thoughtlessness. The parable ends with the warning that even in hell there is mercy for those who reflect.
A Department of Agriculture forecast of a record 18 243 000 bales of cotton for 1937 complicated Congress draft of a permanent farm control measure. The higher crop forecast cooled prices briefly but then steadied. Rep Hampton P Fulmer said the forecast will make the task harder and that a bill could be ready after the special session. Experts say the forecast may hamper the stop gap loan and subsidy program to stabilize prices. The subcommittee also tentatively agreed a processing tax on cotton to fund benefits to cooperating farmers.
Washington AP report says Interstate Commerce Commission officials indicated informally that the nation’s trucking industry contemplates a 15 percent rise in motor carrier freight rates.
A gust of wind toppled a scaffold at the Albert Schwill Malt plant in Chicago, sending 54 year old August Hansen to his death as he worked on a wall. Hansen was a cement finisher and fell 170 feet to the ground.
More than ten thousand Catholics joined a dawn parade in Cedar Rapids for the archdiocese centennial. Archbishop Beckman celebrated Pontifical mass at the Memorial Coliseum, with 4,500 inside and 800 at a school banquet.
Arthur Baer argues in a satirical column that the Allies and major powers repeat old China policy patterns. He notes the 1918 debt, Boxer Rebellion echoes, and warns that Britain France Germany and allies dissect China while power games continue.
Washington report says President Roosevelt met for four hours with WPA chief Hopkins labor economists and federal officials to discuss how the recession could affect unemployment relief budgets and business policy. Hopkins noted no decisions were made and Roosevelt would pursue a policy that no one will starve this winter.
Clair Stannaker 32 died from a skull fracture after being struck by a car driven by Louis York a Chicago sign painter three miles east of Edgewood on Highway 10. York said he sounded his horn and moved left to avoid two children walking toward him. the child escaped. Surviving are his father Earl Stannaker and four brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements: Panement.
Senator Ed Burke of Nebraska told a Topeka luncheon that many congressmen are preparing for a major battle to block a shift toward a one man government and defend democracy. He warned Republicans and Democrats alike that the coming fight will be bitter, surpassing the court reorganization skirmish.
The United States plans to sell 10.25 million dollars of gold to the French government to stabilize the franc against the pound and the dollar. The sale draws from the inactive fund and will ship on the Normandie, marking the first European sale since 1936.
Des Moines Iowa 15 000 to 20 000 farm laborers in Iowa have been deprived of work by about 6 000 mechanical corn pickers this fall according to Ray Murray assistant WPA administrator. The report based on surveys across 100 county agents Ames extension service and university divisions notes regional variation from Ringgold to Wright counties and estimates machine use replaces roughly three hand pickers per machine. It also contrasts costs and yields showing machine picking cheaper per acre though some losses occur per acre in field.
Hollywood dispatch reports a sudden strike at Columbia studios halting all production. About four hundred crew members including cameramen, sound, projection, lighting, and drivers walked out. Officials anticipated a Tuesday settlement with actors and stars returning to work.
In Cincinnati AP report, Anna Marie Hahn 31 the mother and alleged Wagner poisoner asks for a new trial citing trial irregularities and prosecutorial misconduct with the verdict not supported by evidence.
Indianap olis Ind UP Governors and farm officials from 12 corn belt states urged Congress to adopt an ever normal granary and parity prices plan. A committee from the meeting called for a national farm policy ensuring fair domestic and export markets for farmers. Secretary Wallace outlined the plan, but the panel avoided a stance on marketing controls.
In London the house of commons approved the British governments move to exchange agents with General Francisco Franco. The debate featured foreign secretary Anthony Eden denying plans to aid Franco beyond protecting British nationals and trade in insurgent territory. He said the understanding could extend to making representations to Franco if needed.
Berlin reports that Hitler pursues China entry into an anti communist Japanese led front. The move would position him as mediator in the Chinese Japanese war, leveraging China's population to pressure Japan for peace terms.
George Smith 55 of near Newhall dies at a Cedar Rapids hospital from injuries after being struck Friday evening while walking across Highway 30 to tend cattle. Victim, born March 18 1882 in Palo, leaves wife a daughter Mabel Wharton a foster son George E Myers four half brothers and a half sister Nora Jones. Body at Moon mortuary. funeral later.
The 1937 dispatch reports Moscow's angry protest to Italy over the Rome Berlin Tokyo anti communist pact. Premier Mussolini returns to Rome amid tensions, while Soviet envoy Boris Stein warns Ciano of a possible Soviet-Italian break threatening broader European crisis and potential Russian ties with Germany and Japan.
A Soviet source says Italy has received only a fifth of Russia’s oil under a contract, signaling a virtual stoppage and raising the stakes in the Soviet fascist power clash. The report notes Italy’s contract with the Russian oil trust and a threatened response over the Italo German Japanese anti communist pact.
Found dog reported nearby with note “Tuesday Dial 2350 Newara.” Case details indicate item retrieval offer and location hints for owner contact.
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