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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1936
Page
2
London faces possible hardening policy as reports claim Spanish insurgents will not recognize a neutral harbor zone in Barcelona. If confirmed, Britain is expected to respond forcefully to the blockade threat.
U S consulate in Barcelona warned Americans to leave immediately as the Madrid embassy is expected to be abandoned amid Francoist bombardment. Consul-General Mahlon Fay Perkins said the consulate may close without notice and disavowed further protection. Evacuation of Madrid staff and about 70 Americans there was expected within 24 hours.
In Biarritz the San Sebastian insurgent radio said no neutral zone for foreign ships will be set at Barcelona port. The 2:25 p.m. broadcast signaled General Francisco Franco would defy British and French demand for a safety zone before bombarding the city, in line with international law.
Four loyalist seaplanes launched from Barcelona to locate and sink the nationalist cruiser Canarias after it shelled Palamos Bay. One man was killed and ten wounded in the bombardment. The Sac No. 4 sank after crew swam ashore as shells hit Palamos including a church and a factory. coastal defenses were stepped up in anticipation of a broader nationalist assault.
Paris reports Great Britain asked Spanish nationalists to postpone their blockade of Barcelona to pursue a compromise for European peace. France and Britain act in concord while alarming reports surface. Franco may demand 250 million dollars in gold bullion as a warning.
Esther Torrance of 316 Twelfth Street SE suffered a forehead cut when the car driven by John O Keefe skidded on gravel on Rockford road and overturned near Wilson Avenue SW at 11 30 p m Friday. Also riding were Beulah Slocum Jewell Crose Fred Kimes and Richard Ford all residents in area.
A 1936 reflection on mood and viewpoint shows how setting, appearance, and others' gaze alter reality. A farmer laughs at age gaps in marriage while a quarry worker fears risk yet accepts cautious payoffs. The piece also notes political bias and perception.
About 400 union live stock handlers at Chicago Union Stockyards and Transit Company voted unanimously to strike starting Monday if their demand for a 25 percent pay raise is not met. Ben Brown, president of local 517, said the walkout follows a Friday night vote. The workers handle thousands of cattle shipped to Chicago daily.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard the Indianapolis for a Buenos Aires peace conference stop arrives in Trinidad for a six hour refueling. He handles White House mail, entertains ashore guests led by Acting Gov. A. W. Seymour, then goes fishing with Col. Edwin M. Watson Captain Paul Bastedo and son James Roosevelt and secretary Marvin McIntyre. He appeared in good health.
A militant group supporting John L. Lewis rallies at the AFL convention in Tampa to push resolutions for industrial unionism and peace with craft unions. They elect a strategy board, press for floor hearings, and denounce a boycott against Amalgamated Clothing Workers as undemocratic while aiming to keep suspensions in place and seek broader union unity.
Twin girls weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces each were born to Mr and Mrs George Turner of Knox City. The first was registered in Knox County at home, the second born in a hospital had to be registered in Adair County, highlighting county registration rules.
In Sioux City Judge Miles W. Newby ordered County Auditor W. H. Thompson and S. J. Francis to issue a certificate of election to Paul M. Hatfield for the short term county attorney seat. James M. Parsons of the Iowa Supreme Court stayed the certificate until Monday pending appeal, keeping Maurice Rawlings in office during the review.
Grand jury subpoenas bank records of a prominent figure as federal authorities join the Russell case. Investigators weigh blackmail as police and customs officials probe a Virginia family scion’s death estate. Lila Lee and Frances Patten offer competing life stories amid the drama.
Cedar Rapids experienced a night dust storm with high winds and a Friday high near 64. Saturday saw sun and clouds as temperatures rose to 41 at 1:15 pm after a 24 hour low of 34 and a Friday high of 64 with a 50 at 7 pm and 40 at midnight, per Chambers Inskeep company records.
In Chicago, Harry J. Ellis faced a divorce case where his wife Jean testified he made fast friends in basements and brought home too many drinks. The court granted the dissolution of marriage citing marital issues.
The Chamber of Commerce urged state group pacts to regulate industry citing constitutional reserve to states. The report favors labor, electric utility, milk, corporate charters, natural resources like coal and timber. Congress would approve regional agreements and preserve home rule while safeguarding national interests.
Miss Anna Brasy a 38 year old church singer was attacked in her Chicago home by an intruder who restrained her tied her with stockings and threatened to kill her She was found mutilated with scissors and hospitalized in critical condition with possible skull fracture and multiple injuries The attacker fled taking the victim’s coat after demanding money and leaving her to scream for help.
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt, 60, was brought to Jefferson county jail from New Castle and held without bond on a murder charge involving Verna Garr Taylor. An escort of state troopers led the transfer amid a hostile crowd. his defense sought to avoid bail due to tensions at the examining trial.
Seven crewmen of seventeen aboard the lake steamer Hibou, including one woman, drowned when the vessel capsized and sank five miles off Owen Sound Ontario.
Edith Plank, 15, of 1014 First Street SW, left home Friday at 11:30 a.m. with Gladys Wilkinson. Police were told she may be at H. T. McNabb's home in Iowa City or at Paul Koch and Fred Knox in St. Louis. She is described as five feet tall, 117 pounds, dark hair, wearing dark blue slacks and a brown coat.
Lloyd Doerge aged 16 was found south of St. Charles with a bullet wound in the abdomen and paralysis of his limbs after a hunting trip. He had been missing since Tuesday and, after accidentally shooting himself, dragged himself a mile seeking assistance before being located by a posse of local students and businessmen.
Mrs Riley Bryan, a dedicated teacher, began the 1936 deer hunting season by opening the fall term a week early and taking a week off to hunt. The school was closed during her absence as she pursued the sport.
Four men wearing black masks robbed Mrs. William Kennedy wife of a Boston merchant of gems valued at 125000 after bound her and Emma Green in the Kennedy home Southboro Mass state police said the thieves hauled a floor safe to the library and dialed its combination. The maid and Mrs Kennedy escaped and alerted neighbors after telegraph wires were cut. An uncut diamond valued at 28000 rings valued 5000 to 8000 each and an emerald valued in the thousands were among the stolen pieces.
Los Angeles Daily News reports Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley may soon become president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America succeeding Will Hays. The role carries a 150000 dollar yearly salary and follows Hays from party to industry leadership.
James A. Farley kissed the Blarney stone during a visit to Blarney castle in Ireland. He then traveled to Killarney for an overnight stay near the lakes.
J M Dinwiddie longtime Cedar Rapids banker and Coe College treasurer died at his home aged 84. A pioneer in civic service he chaired Coe College finance committee and served as bank president donor to Camp Huaga and Y M C A leadership. Funeral 4 p m Sunday at his residence conducted by Dr H M Gage.
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