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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1937
Page
13
A discussion outlines Justice Black’s stance on possible public remarks amid Klansman accusations and Catholic, Jewish, and Black persecutions. The piece notes press publicity, a forthcoming statement, and concerns over media misinterpretation as the court weighs partisan reactions.
The Iowa governor criticized a Wednesday parole grant for Siegel, noting the ruling was premature. He argued the case facts were firmly established by state and federal courts and urged the board to avoid political pressure. Utterback and Kraschel noted opposition to the parole.
State Senator Frank C. Byers of Cedar Rapids discovered last week that he served as Iowa governor for two days while Governor Kraschel fished in Wisconsin and Lieutenant Governor Valentine was in Illinois. Byers, as President pro tem, was third in line and, during their overlapping vacations, acted in their absence. He learned of the incident at a picnic in Wapello state park.
The article portrays Morgenthau anticipating further government spending as he aims to persuade the public and treasury that expanded expenditures are justified. It notes the department repeatedly spends more than it collects and that political psychology is used to frame success as rewards for extravagance.
A fragmented 1937 anonymous piece reflects on an unseen reader who inspires gratitude and forgiveness. The narrator muses on the joy of letters, the mystery of the writer’s name, and the impact of simple acts that brighten life and curb petty grumbling.
Secretary Hull announced he will visit the governor general of Canada in Ottawa from October 20 to 22. The trip aims to strengthen bilateral ties and discuss wartime coordination with Canadian officials.
President Roosevelt completed a goodwill visit to Canada aboard the destroyer Phelps as a gale threatened the Strait of Juan de Fuca. After disembarking at Port Angeles the party planned 27 mile drive to Lake Crescent, then Tacoma and an eastbound special train. Premier Pattullo and Lieut Gov Hamber joined crowds in greeting the president whose discussions with British Columbia officials touched foreign affairs and a potential Alaska highway project.
Justice Black plans a radio reply to charges by the Ku Klux Klan broadcast on NBC from Washington. Kenneth A. Berkeley announces the 20 minute segment during a half hour program and notes it is an unprecedented action for a Supreme Court justice. Roosevelt contact is unconfirmed as officials coordinate arrangements Friday night.
Readable fragments show teams New York Philadelphia Boston St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit St Louis with pitching by Hubbell Passeau Mulcahy Atwood and others. Scores indicate a chaotic box with partial inning lines and multiple pitchers listed for each side.
Labor party leaders mobilize Liberal support for a special session to demand a boycott of Japanese goods over wartime actions in China. The plan gained backing from the League of Nations Union executive and could reach Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain after a Bournemouth meeting.
Judith Allen a film actress filed a 2 million alienation of affections suit against Delphine Dodge Cromwell Baker Godde claiming loss of her husband Jack Doyle the Irish boxing crooner. Godde heiress to the Dodge automobile fortune plans divorce to wed Doyle. Allen won an interlocutory divorce decree last April with final decree due next April.
Mrs. Elizabeth Donner Roosevelt, former wife of Elliott Roosevelt, will marry Curtin Winsor of Ardmore on October 23. The announcement was made Thursday in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Otto S. Muntz former Greater Iowa commission chairman urged Des Moines Junior Chamber of Commerce to back a campaign for a special prosecutor and a courageous grand jury to probe vice, vote frauds, gambling and liquor rackets in Polk County. He said the effort could cleanse Des Moines and inspire state units to investigate county by county.
Pennsylvania case ends with resignation of Laura Elms Morris as teacher and the Whiteley Township school board withdrawing charges of incompetency and cruelty. The surprise compromise settles the dispute that had drawn AP coverage.
A humorous assessment argues that Thomas Jefferson, foe of officeholders, indirectly aided a political barnacle while opposing carpetbaggers. It notes Jefferson’s wit on public office, cites Cannon and Jefferson quotes, and reflects 19th century political maneuvering.
The Iowa Supreme Court denied a writ of prohibition sought by Governor Nelson to stop a injunction related to Kraschel's moves. The decision, issued Thursday, affects a dispute over where the curtices or hotel movements should be located in Des Moines.
At the Sugar Grove farm in Aurora Illinois the Maytag Holstein bull Mano War Progressor defended his title as senior and grand champion in the dairy cattle congress show. The crowd numbered around 35000 by midafternoon as origins from Iowa Indiana and Kentucky attended the event.
Nebraska Senator Edward R Burke told the American Bar Association banquet that the fight against the New Deal court reorganization will continue. He warned lawyers will face heavy opposition as they defend judicial independence and asserted the Constitution implies Supreme Court review of laws.
The Sept price survey notes eggs at higher levels with the price near 2 dollars per dozen. Farm chicken prices at 11 to 13 cents a pound, butter under 8.40 per hundredweight, Timothy seed at 292.50 a bag, and timothy seed trends show changes from last year. Reports also compare farm prices to those in August and last month with mixed gains and declines.
Des Moines records show Thursday that a county grand jury probe examined a city hall project. Investigators noted a 1933 arrangement with a firm to make photostatic copies of registration cards, with typists later copying the cards.
The Des Moines area reached 89 after noon on Thursday near the all time August high as a cool start from the new month lingered. Temperatures in Moline 87 Burlington 86 Iowa City 86 Montezuma 89 Omaha 86 and other observed readings. The Weather Bureau forecast cooler conditions with clouds and showers for the day.
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