03 Oct 1934
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1934
Page
1
The piece argues a capital labor peace would require not changing relations by force and notes industry will not yield without court and NRA rulings. It cites Roosevelt aviation scrutiny with Mitchell, calls for continued public works and a cautious social picture, urging cooperation and realism over promises to end wastage.
War department reorganizes U S air power into a general headquarters air force under the army chief of staff. GHQ air force will concentrate 48 units into eight fields with about 900 combat planes ready for rapid nationwide deployment.
Des Moines AP reports a district court jury found Joe Paterno, who confessed to killing his father, insane at the time of the crime. He will be committed to the state reformatory as a mental patient.
The piece lampoons herd mentality and political conformity using the metaphor of colored shirts. It contrasts free thinking with the pressure to align, warns against “the funeral of freedom,” and notes how even personal attire becomes a political badge in a climate of compulsion.
In San Francisco two Dollar Line officers, Chief Officer James A. Henderson and Third Mate Peterson, were relieved of duty after accusing Captain Robert E. Carey of delaying lifeboats for the Morro Castle disaster. Carey remains master of the S S President Cleveland and will command the ship from San Francisco to New York on Thursday October 4.
In Wilmington Delaware the government won an initial ruling allowing federal lawyers to inspect Weirton Steel records tied to union formation under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Judge Niehols ordered access to union meeting minutes rules committee notes and executive correspondence to decide what may go into evidence.
Wilbur Brites, 19, charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, received an indeterminate ten year sentence at Anamosa state reformatory from Judge H C Ring after pledging guilty on September 28. He was arrested Sept 27 after a car owned by Carl Malik was stolen from Malik’s yard and abandoned.
William Green of the AFL announces plans to confer with President Roosevelt in Washington on a trial period of industrial peace. A proposed impartial NRA code inquiry and a counter challenge to manufacturers mark the San Francisco gathering as leaders demand respect for court rulings and collective bargaining.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins rushed to the AFL convention as unions and industry clashed over the Roosevelt plan for industrial peace. She left for San Francisco after meetings with the President and is expected to seek AFL support for the specific period of truce. Perkins also serves on the industrial recovery policy board.
Washington AP reports Secretary Reppert directs presidents of American steamship companies to assign a senior naval officer to each vessel on a voyage. The move aims to supplement steamboat inspection service following Morro Castle findings.
Supreme Court Justice John F Carew ordered private sessions after sensational testimony by Maria Caillot alleging Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt drank and entertained lavishly in Paris and Cannes. The courtroom was cleared to shield salacious details as the judge weighs admission of press for future sessions.
In California near Bishop, a bombing plane crashed in rough mountain air during a practice flight. Captain Robert E. Selff and three other crew members were aboard. only one parachuting survivor was seen. The remaining crew were believed trapped inside the wreckage.
Miss Frances Robinson chief lieutenant to General Hugh S Johnson received a Kentucky colonel commission on Tuesday from Governor Ruby Lafoon. She said she is excited and believes her NRA service proves she can be a good soldier as she leaves the Blue Eagle organization with Johnson.
Local figures report totals for Cedar Rapids traffic tolls this year with 258 accidents 324 injuries and 12 deaths.
A Chicago grocer dairy farmer young insurance man and a garage keeper were chosen as the first four jurors in the 143 million mail fraud trial of Samuel Insull Jr and 16 associates. The panel included George Barclay Walter Cassidy William Austin and Louis Bending with others awaiting examination.
Joanna Rhoads Treichler, wife of former Judge W. N. Treichler, died at 6 30 pm Monday at her Cedar Rapids home after weeks of heart trouble. Age 83, born October 27, 1850 in Audubon Pennsylvania, she moved to Iowa in 1883. Survived by husband, three sons Joseph and A H Treichler of Cedar Rapids and William E of Troy Mills, a brother Frank Rhoads Norris Town Pa, a sister Mrs. Charles Brower Oaks Pa, and two grandchildren William E Jr. and Ann. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Freda McKechnie's mother testifies about the bridal trousseau and Freda's last night with Bobby Edwards before her body was found in Harvey's Lake. The testimony details Freda's mood, the dresses they worked on, and Bobby's inconsistent statements amid the murder investigation and death penalty request.
Julius Anderegg aged 17 from Galveston Texas and his brother H. F. Anderegg a 61 year old West Bend farmer have been reunited near West Bend after 54 years apart. Julius had been listed missing for more than forty years and rumors of his being in Texas prompted a letter to reach relatives here.
Ten boxes of a secret explosive named polnd were stolen from the Remington Arms powder reserve in Bridgeport. The pea green powder, whose formula is known to three local experts, could ruin the city if jarred. Police and company authorities issued warnings that any disturbance could trigger a fatal blast.
Washington AP reports the GOP old guard in the Senate facing a major challenge as Democrats forecast gains in November. Sixteen Republican seats are up, with eleven incumbents among the old guard, and Democrats aim to erode their strength to offset GOP gains in the House.
A mysterious witness provided Bronx authorities with a new angle on the Charles A. Lindbergh Jr kidnapping murder case against Bruno Hauptmann. After an hour’s questioning, prosecutors sent the witness home with a request to return for further questioning. New Jersey officials say they have sufficient evidence to convict Hauptmann on murder and expect to extradite him from New York to face trial within two weeks.
Col. K Norm Schwarzkopf says an unknown friend of Bruno Hauptmann rushed to aid the Lindbergh kidnapping inquiry by buying wood panels for 40 cents in February. The German carpenter’s companion quickly offered exact change and the men left, promising delivery later that day but did not return.
The Washington Star reports two secret witnesses challenge Bruno Hauptmann's claim he was not the John of the Lindbergh kidnapping. A "mystery woman" and her husband allegedly corroborated and then denied Hauptmann's whereabouts, while investigators gained new information suggesting a stronger prosecution case. Federal officials also questioned a report that Hauptmann was seen near Hopewell, New Jersey, on the night of the abduction.
Eleven Bulgarian privates were condemned to death for alleged communist plotting by a court martial in Plovdiv. In total 123 men faced trial. seventy received prison terms from one to twelve years, while forty two were acquitted.
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