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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1932
Page
1
A reflective piece contrasts a decayed lakeside slough with early beauty as darkness gathers. It muses on political liberalism and the 1930s New Deal, warning of leadership promises and the burden of government jobs, ending with a plea for better national direction.
Los Angeles pilot Col Roscoe Turner established a new east west transcontinental speed record of 12 hours 33 minutes from New York to Los Angeles, landing at United airport at 5 19 p m. He beat the former record by 2 hours 17 minutes and may attempt a west to east record if weather holds. Turner dedicated the flight to President elect Roosevelt.
Albert J. Baron Guggenheim, 23, heir to an $800000 trust, says he will auction his services as a dishwashing employee. Trustees cut off payments saying he is wasteful. he can access the fortune at 30 if trustees deem him capable. He says he quit to stop juggling dishes, comparing himself to a zoo monkey.
National Farmers Union directors at a pre convention conference in Omaha voted unanimously to oppose cancellation of foreign debts owed by European governments until international bankers cancel private debts. The resolution cites 11 billion owed to the US and 15 billion due to bankers, urging action tied to debt relief for the people. Milo Reno reported on farm strike activities as the thirtieth annual convention opened.
Two bandits robbed the Sac River Valley Bank of Stockton on Monday escaping in a car with Oklahoma license plates. Investigators seek clues as the heist details unfold.
In Basel and Washington actions, BIS extends a 90 million dollar credit to Germany subject to French and English central banks and the U S Fed approval. Belgium to send war debt notes to Washington while Britain tentatively suspends December payments of 95 5 million, aiming to stabilize world trade amid talks on global debt relief. France and Britain request further postponement as Hoover invites Roosevelt to an international conference, marking a pivotal shift in postwar financial policy.
Denver Republican Karl C. Schuyler widened his lead to 706 votes over Walter Walker in the Colorado vacancy senatorship contest after the official Denver absentee ballot tally. Final statewide results were pending in 63 counties.
Washington reports a bleak outlook for farm relief as Congress begins a brief session. Leaders expect other crises to crowd out farm legislation while farm groups plan to press for mortgage relief and higher commodity prices. Senators and Democrats signal no firm program, awaiting Roosevelt's farm plan details.
Des Moines dispatch reports Governor elect Clyde L. Herring outlining a plan to cut unessential positions and reorganize state government. He aims to put activities under constitutional officers, make officials directly responsible, and study reorganizations in four states while stressing no job promises and a tax relief focus for 1934 taxes.
Communist hunger marchers headed for Washington to demand $50 cash for every unemployed worker this winter. A convoy of 68 men a 16 year old boy and a woman travels from Seattle aiming to swell the protest to 10 000 by December 4. The group seeks hearings and passage of unemployment insurance and child relief funding.
Premier Maoto Saito returns to Tokyo amid cabinet instability blamed on dissent within finance ranks over a record budget and large military outlay. Rumors place General Kurupuri Une as a potential successor to Salto as premier.
In a crowded Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing, Peter G. Ten Eyck of the New York State Waterways Association argued against US support for a St. Lawrence waterway, proposing US purchase of Canadian land south of the St. Lawrence instead. He noted Canadian divisions and challenged cost estimates, urging a New York–Lawrence comparison.
New York report says American business will get a stimulus as $440,000,000 in Christmas club checks go to about 1014 million members through 7,000 banks within two weeks. Despite a 26 percent cut from 1931, bankers expect an average payment around $428 per member, yielding greater purchasing power than last season.
Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa is reported recovering from a bronchial pneumonia at a Hinsdale home. Hostess Mrs Cephise M Pope said he had a cold since Friday but improved with a temperature near 100 and would not be moved to a hospital after Monday physician consult.
The stars describe a lively day with lunar emphasis affecting arts and romance, warning against risk in expenditures and litigation. Birthdays bring pleasant social and domestic prospects, with a talented, adventurous child foretold. notable nativity mentions John L. Sullivan the pugilist.
The French foreign office published a detailed scheme for an international army under the league of nations to act against aggressors. It envisions all league members, with binding non aggression, naval and aerial coordination, and U S participation in sanctions under the Briand Kellogg pact. The plan aims to reduce aggressive armaments and establish security guarantees regionally through a progressive defense framework.
Reported figures show local auto toll incidents in Cedar Rapids with quantified counts of accidents injuries and deaths but the fragment provides unclear numbers and missing context for totals. The record references Theresa and a year ending 2201 2320-10 in incomplete form.
Easter Gazette notes a letter from Concord, North Carolina fifth graders who joined Will Rogers on a South American voyage. They mention learning map locations and enjoying places like the Andes, Buenos Aires, Rio, Lima and Chile, expressing desire to accompany him elsewhere.
Boston AP report says the drowning at sea of Colonel Raymond Robins, missing prohibitionist and Hoover ally, was raised in police inquiry into Ralph Code, 40, accused swindler held on $10,000 bond. Byrd named as source of tale claiming Robins was thrown overboard. Authorities seek fuller verification.
California Governor Rolph announced after certification of the state election he will pardon prisoners jailed for Wright act violations. About 1,000 inmates are serving sentences for this offense in state prisons and jails.
Ruth Elder Camp, noted aviatrix, filed for divorce from her third husband Walter Camp Jr. in Reno Nevada. She cites cruelty and seeks a private trial and restoration of her maiden name Ruth Elder.
Lawyers for dry groups study legal avenues to test the constitutionality of any congressional modification to the Volstead act potentially legalizing beer. Anti-Saloon League counsel Edward Bunford predicts a high court path if such a bill passes, while dry leaders fear elections shifts.
Washington reports Roosevelt accepted Hoover's invitation to a White House war debt conference. Congressional leaders vow to oppose debt cancellation or reduction while considering Britain's request for fundamental revision and postponement of December payments of 124 million dollars. Treasury and state officials weigh actions with Democratic Congress and Hoover administration.
In a telegram from Albany the Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts an informal, personal meeting with the President-elect to discuss war debts and national welfare. Roosevelt plans to call when departure for the south is determined and hopes to meet democratic leaders in Warm Springs.
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