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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1933
Page
1
Governor Herring vents over federal push for faster public works spending. He recalls campaigns for economy and tax cuts while noting a new wave of projects to use federal unemployment funds. The piece also touches on coal strikes, martial law, and France’s currency debates as context for rising national spending pressures.
Chicago report says Gus Winkler, linked to a $250000 mail robbery and nationwide crime ring, was shot dead before questioning by federal agents. Enemies killed him as 50 bullets struck him outside a North Side factory. he dies after crying “Oh God, I’m going to die.” The death follows Edgar Lebensberger’s self-inflicted end at a Lake Shore Drive home as federal agents arrest twenty in five cities and seek warrants for others.
Federal authorities linked a nationwide crime ring to Gus Winkler and Lebensberger with ties to Chicago and other cities. Winkler was shot just before planned questioning by DA Dwight Green, while Lebensberger died by his own hand amid gang investigations. McLaughlin, jailed on charges tied to the same ring, faced bail at 50000 as officials pursue a sprawling criminal network.
Cedar Rapids firemen in uniform on days off will inspect all buildings except dwellings this week as part of Fire Prevention week. The effort led by Fire Chief E. P. Kohout will begin Tuesday and continue until all business structures are checked for fire hazards.
Auto tolls in Cedar Rapids show 230 accidents, 284 injuries, and 45 fatalities this year. Officials record higher toll due to traffic incidents and seek safety improvements.
Oklahoma City report on the start of the George Machine Gun Kelly kidnap trial. He and wife Kathryn face life terms under the Lindbergh law. federal agents beat him during proceedings as witnesses describe the 1933 Urschel kidnapping. Urschel testified of threats and ransom payment details. jury selected.
In El Paso AP report Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks face possible Mexican divorce proceedings. Lawyer Luis Trias says Juarez court action is planned while studio officials deny any split or filing. Pacific coast attorney W W Davis handles settlement details amid mixed signals from Los Angeles and London.
Armed bandits robbed Worcester Palace theater in the early hours, escaping with 4500 in the day’s receipts from the city’s largest motion picture house.
Iowa bank officials learned RFC funds will aid bank rehabilitation including reorganization and payout of old deposits. Iowa to host RFC office in the statehouse with L H Lowry in charge as banking officials await Washington decisions on debentures or preferred stock exchanges. President Roosevelt considers a giant liquidating corporation to release frozen bank assets and pay depositors in full.
Washington The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to recognize the validity of President Roosevelt’s removal order and to not recognize William E. Humphrey as a member. Humphrey, claiming the move invalid, vowed to sue for his salary and pursue court action while keeping his office rooms at the commission.
Washington (UP) The Supreme Court rejected a challenge by Chicago grain brokers to the constitutionality of the Grain Futures Act. The ruling upholds reporting requirements on grain futures commitments over 500000 bushels and sustains the act's overall validity amid Secretary Wallace's use of powers to curb commodity speculation.
The American Federation of Labor adopted a resolution urging its over 3 million members to patronize only stores displaying both a union shop card and the blue eagle insignia. It argues this would help guarantee fair wages and working conditions and show employer compliance with the retail code.
Cloudy skies and a cold breeze kept the region chilly Monday after a rainy Sunday that dropped .42 of an inch. The day opened at 46 and rose to 55 by mid afternoon while Sunday reached a high of 64 with a drizzling finish.
A visitor recalls a hospital head who used humor about inmates. A patient rides a carved hobby horse, claiming he cannot dismount since it is not a real horse. The tale warns that work should not dominate life or drive one toward insanity and urges small daily respite.
In Sullivan Indiana national guard troops arrived and martial law was proclaimed near Starburn and Hoosier mines to stop clashes between union pickets and non union workers. A riot at Starburn included shots fired bricks and stones with two homes slightly damaged. No injuries were reported as the two mile square mine area was sealed with military permission needed to enter or exit.
Ervin Markham, a roomer at 511 A avenue NE, was revived by ambulance attendants Sunday afternoon after police found him unconscious in a bathroom from gas inhalation. Residents reported the odor and traced it to a small heater, which had apparently not been noticed before. A doctor attended him after revival.
Chicago AP report notes Dr. Walter L Bierring says mental hospital admissions rise in step with college enrollments. He calls it a major social and economic question affecting national life.
Jurors began examination Monday in Decorah Iowa for Marvin T Grattan on a murder charge in the death of Clyde Meade Meade a race track driver and horseman fatally injured during a dispute at the local fairgrounds.
Washington AP reports Senator Wagner urges higher wages across the board as part of a broader move to curb soaring prices. NRA figures and labor leaders press for wage adjustment while Johnson pushes steel heads toward a coal mine settlement and price fixing debates continue.
Paris report says Abbe Cales of St Maxens is hailed as the St Patrick of the potato bug for discovering that petunia plants repel or kill potato pests by attracting them away from potatoes. The method involves planting petunias among potatoes to draw the bugs, possibly due to poison or overactivation.
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