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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1933
Page
1
A Republican comptroller general, J. Fr. McCarl, holds Ford can’t be punished by the federal government for not purchasing all products as long as Ford complies with the NRA automobile code. The ruling may not end NRA opposition but aligns Ford with current code demands amid broader Washington reforms.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace in Des Moines urged corn belt farmers to support the administration's farm program and curb production to raise prices. He denounced the holiday movement, praised recent policy gains, and warned that inflation alone cannot solve farm distress.
William Putnam a 60 year old from Deep River suffered deep lacerations to his face scalp and left arm after his car was struck by a fast North Western freight at highway 149 crossing Fairfax. He was taken to St Luke's hospital for treatment and possible spine injury.
Forecast covers Nov 13 to 18 for upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Mostly fair conditions with moderate temperatures and occasional rain or snow in the north portion. Northern and central Great Plains also mostly fair with moderate temperatures and possible rain or snow in extreme north.
The Secretary of Agriculture was greeted with a great ovation in Des Moines on Saturday night after delivering a speech in his home city.
Secretary Wallace addresses about 7000 people in Des Moines Iowa in a rally that includes 100 dirt farmers lawmakers and business leaders. He outlines the administration plan to aid agriculture through the corn hog program and recalls his prior appearance in the auditorium. He notes that farmers may join the holiday movement and raise hell amid applause.
Freed on five thousand dollar bond Lieutenant John Murrel former West Point football star is to return to active duty with the Ninth Infantry at Fort Sam Houston while a grand jury considers a charge of criminal assault brought by Blanche Ralls of Birmingham Alabama. The habeas corpus hearing set his release after denial of the allegations.
President von Hindenburg urged Germans to stand united for peace and honor as they head into the plebiscite and Reichstag elections. He praised Hitler's leadership and urged support for the government’s foreign policy and national unity amid a charged pre election campaign.
Firemen battled a roof fire at John bondingh s home on Twenty sixth street NW near Robins lake. With no hydrant water they laid 1300 feet of hose and pumped lake water to save the two story house. A strong wind hampered efforts but the blaze was limited to the roof and upper floor. part of the loss is insured. Alarm at 2 15 p.m.
John J. Rogan, 63, walked into a St. Louis drug store and asked for a glass of water saying he had just swallowed his chewing tobacco. He drank the water and collapsed. he died within an hour despite efforts to revive him.
Federal government steps into the Chicago hog market to break a three day standstill over prices. Packers refuse to pay above four forty to four fifty per hundredweight for top hogs while farmers hold out for higher returns. Government buys hogs for relief distribution, prompting 23 000 anxious animals in the stockyards as trade resumes.
In Vienna a new martial law decree orders swift civilian trials and hangings for violence tied to Chancellor Dollfuss. Amid anniversary tensions, unidentified assailants kill a home guard auxiliary and damage a provincial diet member’s home as police seal the Austro German border and curb celebrations. A socialists’ wreath-laying proceeds under heavy guard.
William S. Humphrey, removed from the Federal Trade Commission by President Roosevelt, disputes the action saying the President had no right to discharge him. The General Accounting Office informed the commission that Humphrey cannot draw any salary after Oct 7. President Roosevelt appointed George C. Matthews of Wisconsin to the post. Humphrey, a Republican, plans a legal fight to retain his position.
Washington AP reports the Farm Administration designated dozens of counties across Iowa Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin as eligible for corn loans at 45 cents per bushel with a maturity date of August 1 1934. Loans target corn stored in public warehouses or grown and stored in bonded warehouses in applicable states.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes announced that President Roosevelt's NRA exemption for small retailers does not apply to gasoline or petroleum retailers. He said interstate commerce involvement in fueling, refining, and petroleum trades negates the exemption, which was limited to industries not affecting interstate commerce.
Chicago report says Richard Creed Jr. age 13 climbed a tree in Broadview Friday night and tied a rope around his neck to see how it felt. A limb held the rope and police found him dead Saturday morning after reading aloud stories about hangings.
Lloyd George used a line from Alice in Wonderland to humorously critique posturing about future good deeds. He warned that societies waste today while planning grand acts for tomorrow and memorialize the past, urging action now to spread human sympathy and joy.
In a Saturday address Governor Clyde L. Herring urged the Iowa legislature to convene a special session to approve establishing a state central purchasing agent system. He cited tax revision plans from the interim committee and said additional governmental reorganization proposals would be offered, led by the central purchasing agent idea. The governor expects a swift, efficient, and helpful session.
In Kentucky the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment led by 60,000 votes with 3,027 of 4,204 precincts counted. Final tally: 247,582 for repeal to 184,498 against. Louisville trimmed an early Carrell advantage as Neville Miller gained a margin. Democrats won a majority in the general assembly.
Reports circulating in foreign diplomatic circles claim several Japanese aircraft were shot down eight days earlier while flying near the Soviet Siberian border. Unconfirmed details say six of nine planes were down with crew captured or killed. a separate claim says two Japanese vessels near Kamchatka were sunk by Soviet coast guards.
National guardsmen were mobilised and held in readiness as striking Hormel Packing plant employees in Austin Minnesota seized control of the facility. Three people were hurt in clashes as guards pleaded for federal troops and refrigeration was shut down threatening hundreds of tons of meat.
Ottawa Illinois witnesses a fatal parachute jump when 24 year old William Hem of Chicago crashed onto the Ottawa High School roof after leaping from an airplane during the Illinois river bridge dedication. Hem died from neck and leg injuries sustained on impact as crowds watched.
CHICAGO AP The projected balloon ascent into the stratosphere from the Century of Progress grounds by Lieut. Cam. T. G. W. Settle and Maj. Chester L. Ford ney has been called off, information released Saturday night.
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