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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1934
Page
10
President Roosevelt considers a $1 billion plan to install railroad grade crossings, with 75 percent of funds to labor and the railroads repaying over years. The government would finance the project and the rest would be paid back by railroads, aiming to cut unemployment and improve safety.
A 1938 Chevrolet coach owned by W J Knott of Columbus Junction was stolen Wednesday near Columbus Junction. It was found abandoned four miles west of Walker that night after Kayser Walker notified Sheriff Petrus of a collision report. No owner claimed the car. a revolver holster and shell box were found inside along with a deposit certificate in Knotts name.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a person or situation related to hospital or mental state with unclear names and dates. No coherent event or parties can be identified from the readable lines.
A damaged clipping reports a Black man sentenced to ten years for robbery in a local case. The garbled text references a trial outcome and mentions names and places that are unreadable, but the core event is the ten year sentence.
Gov Clyde I Herring, in Red Oak, rejects charges that Iowa relief distribution is political. He defends appointees E HW Mulock and Ralph F Kattinger and asserts relief funds are allocated by competent state administration, not partisanship.
Samuel Leibowitz announced he withdrew his resignation as counsel for the Scottsboro defendants after they assured him they had completely separated from all communistic elements. The remarks came in New York as the high profile case continued.
Providence reports Felix Hebert was renominated and Luke H. Gallan, veteran of the Spanish American and World Wars, was nominated for governor at the Republican state convention. Thursday’s Frank Barvinek and wife sold 50 feet by 150 feet of lot 16 in block 24 of Greene's Add Cedar Rapids for $1 and valuable consideration.
A Madrid wave of terror accompanied a fading revolt as mobs exploded bombs in Murillo Street and a hotel fire erupted. In Malaga and Oviedo, troops subdued radicals and occupied cities. Bank of Spain donors pledge 1 million pesetas to loyal troops while leaders like Mondragon and Azina face arrests. The government reports a federal republic stance amid Catalonia’s autonomous claims.
The state fish and game commission deferred action at a meeting near Ottumwa on Lake Wapello. Bedford delegation sought financial aid for an artificial lake project. The panel also consulted with engineering and waterfowl staffs on conservation projects.
Maywood Nazarene church members may continue their noisy worship after a California justice court dismissed peace disturbance charges against Rev. A. Curtis. Conrad Schultz testified the services were disruptive and the pastor urged the crowd on while Curtis defended the practice as good old fashioned religion that scares the devil.
The license of Dr Alice Lind say Wynekoop, jailed for 25 years for murder, was suspended by the Illinois Department of Registration and Education pending appeal. Dr John A Newhouse, once of Chicago, had his license revoked after Iowa drug act violations.
A government spokesman in Rome said Italy would attach little importance to Tuesday night protests in Ljubljana where an Italian stenographer at the consulate was shot at but protected by Yugoslav police and unharmed. The foreign office denied Trieste reports that the consul was attacked.
A government report predicting the smallest corn crop in forty years and inflation rumors pushed Chicago grain prices higher. President Roosevelt’s remark that farm prices must rise added to the bullish tone as traders bid up values across wheat corn and oats on Thursday.
Italian cruiser and a flotilla of destroyers were ordered to escort the ship carrying the body of King Alexander as it enters Italian waters Friday and honor the late monarch.
Gloria Vanderbilt's butler described guests dancing and drinking at private parties in the East Seventies home, noting one morning drink by Mrs Vanderbilt. Tests say guests were "perfect ladies and gentlemen" and some witnesses claim she was often intoxicated. Chauffeur Bealsey and producer Blumenthal were named among companions.
Chicago AP report says Daniel C. Green was confirmed as permanent trustee for Middle West Utilities, a key Insull unit, with Judge James H. Wilkerson assigning others to follow. Creditors and stockholders claim obligations totaling 40 million dollars.
Secretary of War Dern told the upper Mississippi water ways association that using the Mississippi and Missouri rivers for transport can cut freight costs, ease farmer debts, and boost factory demand. He acknowledged railroad opposition but cited Congress approving the inland waterways plan as key to stabilizing agriculture.
A Boeing transport with nine aboard floated over Municipal airport as pilot J A Smith could not lower one wheel. Ground control advised to land as is. All passengers and crew remained uninjured despite bent propellers and shaken passengers.
Subpoenas for fifty witnesses prepared as government seeks to implicate Charles Pretty Boy Floyd and associates in the Union Station massacre that killed four officers and a prisoner on June 17 1933. Floyd Richetti and Verne Miller named as machine gun operators. additional defendants tied to the mass murder. Prosecution for murder to be pursued by Missouri authorities. Ballistics expert links the same gun to another killing of John Lazia.
Rep Hamilton Fish Jr of New York told 25 000 northern Illinois Republicans at the Ogle county fair grounds that no solid recovery can come without price equilibrium between farm products and industry He denounced the NRA blue eagle as a Soviet vulture noting farmers cannot prosper while the NRA boosts prices of goods they buy
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