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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1936
Page
2
The speaker lauds Brazil and the United States as models of good will and arbitration, urging war avoidance and peaceful cooperation across the Americas. He praises Brazilian mediation and Leticia settlement, calls for lasting continental peace, and stresses common goals of democracy and progress.
The speech extols friendship among nations and neighbors, rejecting rivalry and domination. It praises interdependence over self interest, cites Brazil U S ties, and calls for peaceful cooperation to advance well being, culture, and civilization across the hemisphere.
Paris reports a rising labor crisis as large French factories face lockouts after the General Confederation of French Employers refuses further negotiations with unions. The move comes amid threats of strikes and follows the Blum administration’s wave of folded arms occupations.
John Zrudski 50 of Forty sixth street and Mount Vernon road SE was fined $100 and costs after arrest Thursday at 1 30 a m on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Fred Snyder 44 of 1330 First avenue E, painter, pled not guilty and his case was set for December 8.
British officials press Franco for direct reply after eight submarines and Cyclops moved toward Spanish waters to establish a neutral shipping zone at Barcelona. London expresses irritation that information reached officials through Majorca’s military governor rather than direct communication.
The US cruiser Raleigh prepared to ferry about 60 American refugees from Madrid to Marseilles with Rear Admiral Fairfield in command. He planned a stop at Barcelona to pick up others while the embassy staff organized the Madrid exodus. 109 US citizens remained in Madrid including 20 native Americans.
Labor leaders press a 10 hour work week proposal alongside social security amendments to expand unemployment insurance and old age pensions. They seek a segregated trust fund, a higher federal contribution, and government as a third party payer to reduce worker payments.
Mrs. Michael Cornele's turkey flew to the roof of a nearby building during Thanksgiving. Police Sergt. Charles Porter arrived, discharged a shotgun to scare the bird, and returned it to the homeowner, ending the disruption.
Omaha coroner’s investigator said no inquest will be held into the death of 34 year old Dr Edwin Katskee. The physician’s notes on his wall described narcotic effects and declared the poisoning not suicide as part of a medical research experiment. His family viewed the death as a martyr to science.
Bendix plant in South Bend Indiana woke from a ten day idle period as 4 300 workers returned to benches in a major victory for the United Automobile Workers of America.
Martins Ferry residents will get Christmas cards that also serve as electric bills. The light company says all bills will be stamped paid while city officials plan gifts to reduce a $250,000 surplus in the light plant funds.
A crowd of about 300000 watched a ceremonial arrival as President Roosevelt and President Vargas rode in a procession along Avenida Rio Branco. The Indianapolis fired a 21 gun salute while Brazilian ships formed a welcoming harbor display. Pilots, dignitaries, and 500 newsmen witnessed the scene as lilies and gladioli decorated the streets.
Leon Boots Stusak and his brother Lumir, both in a canoe on the Iowa River between South Amana and Homestead, overturned after a mallard shot. Boots nearly drowned, guns discharged underwater, they righted the craft and reached a farmhouse as their clothes and bodies were chilled.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. was reported much better by hospital authorities after an acute sinus infection. His fiancee Miss Ethel du Pont planned to visit, as his mother arrived from Hyde Park, New York.
The parade featured floats from The Three Little Pigs Cinderella Red Riding Hood and a cockatoo float among others. Miss Mary Christmas rode in new cars as Santa’s log cabin and a Jingle Bells soundtrack closed the procession. About 200 children waited to meet Santa and receive candy whistles.
Visitors arriving at the cabin today were told they would receive a souvenir from a stash of 10 000 candy gifts waiting for distribution, creating expectations of a festive Santa moment.
Chicago lawmaker Edward P. O Grady announced a bill for next January to ban wooden coaches on elevated and surface electric lines and steam railroads after July 1. He says the North Side wreck that killed ten and injured over sixty might have had a lighter toll with steel cars. Investigators await Motorman Van R. Grooms’s testimony once he recovers from injuries.
A penny lay on a San Antonio city hall desk for fifteen years. Janitors dust around it and occasional workers take a turn at the game heads or tails before returning it. A woman employee started the craze to observe how long the coin would remain.
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