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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1937
Page
9
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese forces retreating toward a winter line as Japan pushes a 25 mile advance and cuts Shanghai’s rail link. A top Japanese authority declares Chiang Kai-Shek and all Soong family members must be removed from power before negotiations.
Chinese forces launch a counter offensive to isolate a 25 000 strong Japanese force south of Shanghai from its coastal landing base. Fierce fighting rages south and west of Shanghai while Chinese reinforcements rush to Sungkiang and Minhang as Japanese columns push toward Shanghai and Hangchow Bay.
A Japanese spokesman for Lieut. Gen Count Juichi Terauchi said three footholds exist outside Taiyuanfu as combat rages toward the citadel. He predicted completion of the occupation is only a matter of time and noted Chinese resistance in Shansi province is the strongest faced in North China.
A motorist told police he was threatened with a gun in an alley near Route 1 in an Iowa county. The man described the assailant as unknown and left the scene to seek help, with authorities beginning an investigation and reviewing nearby footage for leads.
The Spanish nationalist authorities announce a 165 mile stretch of the Mediterranean coast will be mined as part of a blockade. Mines will be confined to Spanish territorial waters and take effect Wednesday night.
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced hearings on the railroads petition for more than 500 million dollars in rate increases to begin in Washington on November 29.
Washington officials expect early submission of constitutional amendments from a survey of federal courts. Proposals include expanding the Supreme Court to eleven members with circuit supervision, voluntary retirement at 70 and compulsory at 75, and possibly restricting invalidations of congressional acts to a two thirds majority except on Bill of Rights cases. Some doubt remains on the third proposal due to majority-rule sentiment.
A 1930s Iowa farm report notes 60 per cent of the corn crop is machine harvested with 35 to 40 per cent picked by hand in many counties. In drought affected areas only 5 to 25 per cent is mechanically harvested while 75 to 90 per cent is gathered by hand labor.
WWA CITY reports 18 applicants from 14 colleges for Rhodes Scholarships with one Iowa candidate from Vinton named as Gales Johnson and others including William McCoy Coordon of Iowa, Warr y Dun tan Waterloo, and Kermit Hanson Eagle Grove. The state committee will select finalists to appear before district panels with four advancing to Oxford University, England.
Robert Rennold aged 25 of Rockford was killed when his single seated monoplane crashed in a field north of the city on Sunday. A local pilot, Rennold was the sole occupant of the aircraft. An investigation into the crash is expected to follow.
Thousands attended a centennial celebration in Cedar Rapids marking the founding of the Dubuque archdiocese. Archbishop Beckman presided at Pontifical Mass and a banquet for about 800 followed in the Immaculate Conception School gym. Speakers included Dr. Harry M. Gage and Leo J. Wegman, with remarks on democracy and resisting communism. The event featured priests, dignitaries, and community leaders, plus music from the Coe College band and school orchestra.
The piece traces Justice Black’s early opinion on a Federal Trade Commission cease and desist order against the Standard Education Society and Standard Encyclopedia, affirming FTC powers. It notes Black’s later dissent in a tax case on bonuses at Universal Oil Products and details his stance on board versus trier of fact.
A Wallace speech section urges Congress to act on farm policy. Non cooperating farmers could be required to seal a portion of stored crops. Signers include Clifford Gregory and Ralph Smith. Governors Town Send of Indiana, Kraschel of Iowa, and Stark of Missouri praised the statement. An open forum followed noting price fixing is not planned in the new farm bill. Wallace warned against granting franchises to certain agricultural groups and cautioned it could embargo US imports and foster monopoly.
Britain abandons patrol off the northern coast of Spain as two destroyers, the Electra and Escort, return to Gibraltar after Monday action.
Spokane district police investigate an apparent attempt on 17 year old Ted Burger writer of Ground Up Reputations in the Lewis and Clark high school journal A .22 rifle bullet was fired through his window while he sat in his room narrowly missing him
London report says 10 000 to 15 000 Italian volunteers pulled from Spain as Mussolini trims support for the insurgents. Most recalled troops are redirected to Libya, kept ready to rejoin Franco if needed.
Washington representatives from dairy states met with Charles W. Holman of the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation to press a three point dairy plan for inclusion in a general farm bill. They want higher duties on dairy imports and vegetable oils to protect domestic markets, equal sanitary standards for imports, and using idle cotton and tobacco land for dairy feeds. Andresen notes opposition from some officials but cites alarm over rising dairy product imports.
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt said the Duke and Duchess of Windsor may not understand the United States, calling the cancellation of their visit unfortunate and noting she had not been officially informed. She added the Duchess left as a young woman and likely knows little about the country.
Secretary Morgenthau will outline his views on heavy government spending to combat the recession. He will discuss pump priming during a League for Political Science event in New York Wednesday night, citing New Deal public works and relief expenditures as examples.
The United States plans to press Japan to withdraw pirate fishing craft accused of poaching in Alaskan salmon grounds. The State Department will make representations to Tokyo seeking an end to the raids on the salmon grounds.
British novelist H G Wells told reporters in Boston that the Duke of Windsor should be left alone and warned the monarchy was out of date. He warned that in 1940 or 1941 the European arms program would peak and guns might go off before they rust.
Archbishop Beckman led a 10 000 strong Catholic parade through Cedar Rapids for a centennial celebration. Parishes from Clutter to Vining joined bands and drum corps including Coe College and Hanford Post, with banners, nurses, scouts, and a Tama tribe unit adding color. Police and highway patrol ensured orderly formation and traffic detours as dignitaries rode in cars and marching priests filed into the coliseum.
Julius Streicher leader of the Nazi campaign against Jews opened an antisemitic exhibition in Munich with attacks on Western democracies. The display titled The Wandering Jew includes The Jews in America and portrays Jewish world influence as a holy mission. Streicher urged continuous preaching against the Jewish race, declaring democracies false and Jewish power real.
President Roosevelt has acknowledged the Duke of Windsor s message from Paris expressing regret over the postponement of his U S trip. White House officials declined to disclose the President s reply.
The Iowa Taxpayers association announces its third annual convention in Des Moines on November 16. Norman MacDonald of Boston will speak in the afternoon on Making Public Sentiment Determine Public Policy. State Comptroller C. B. MurgTAGH will discuss the First Test of the Budget Appeal Law.
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