20 Oct 1935
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1935
Page
1
Iowa WPA administrator L S Hill argues for partisan hiring norms, while I T Jones favors Democrats and warns Republicans. Absent voters in Iowa discuss mail identification and corn hog program notes. In Cicero Illinois a mayor fights rampant gambling amid a grand jury probe, contrasting Iowa graft investigations with local corruption.
Washington reports fear that a British naval blockade of Italian ports could emerge if other measures fail. Officials note Italy's allies and European powers may trigger a wider war, while US firms and Standard Oil contest the embargo and warn of potential economic clashes with Italy.
The Associated Press reports the peace talks on Friday concerned a non existent war between Italy and Britain. Meanwhile the league of nations presses a buy nothing from Italy boycott as punishment for aggression in Ethiopia. Action dates are not fixed and western capitals face slow league progress toward concerted measures.
Greta Nissen an American actress sued for annulment of her marriage to actor Weldon Heyburn in Los Angeles The complaint alleges the union in Tia Juana Mexico on November 30 1933 violated legal witness and residence requirements It states Heyburn's true name is Weldon Heyburn Franks and the filing was made in England on September 16.
Thousands of Gafa tribesmen allegedly moved on Addis Ababa to kill foreigners but were driven back by Haile Selassie’s imperial troops and police. Greek shopkeepers near the city outskirts were reportedly held up, but armed police prevented looting and kept the capital secure.
Premier Pierre Laval seeks a confidence surge in the Italo Ethiopian dispute as Sunday elections test support for his senate seat in Aubervilliers and Puy de Dome. The leftist Popular Front campaigns in Seine with Marcel Cachin among its Communists.
The Public Works Administration invited bids for twenty housing projects valued at 70 million to replace tenements with model apartments and houses. The overall program totals 133.1 million funded by work relief, aiming to house 100,000 in 42 cities across 46 projects. Despite aims, experts say 40 million Americans remain in sub standard dwellings.
A reflective meditation on autumn’s beauty and the purpose of life. The piece links seasons to faith, urging to cultivate goodness and charity before life ends, crediting the author with a 1935 copyright.
Finland’s reputation for paying its wartime debt to the United States has lured tourists this summer. Officials say the practice, including semi annual checks around 230000 dollars, has helped boost American passport holders by about 50 percent, increasing travel to Finland.
E. Phillips Oppenheim writes a political intrigue titled Pleating Peril centering on the Stavisky scandal. The Cedar Rapids Gazette will serialize Floating Peril starting Wednesday Oct. 23, offering readers first chance to follow the dramatic European episode before book publication.
The article reports Democratic officials criticizing the Liberty League’s invitation to lawyers and judges while Republicans press the 1936 issues. Senator Hastings challenges Borah on monopoly and money printing. Democrats, quieter, prepare a western campaign push as Roosevelt tours the region.
C D Williams secretary of the United States Brewers' convention at the Biltmore hotel announced a new process of packaging beer in waxed paper cartons. The meeting expects five hundred brewers and Col Jacob Ruppert will lead the eastern delegation in Los Angeles.
At Selfridge Field Michigan Captain Karl G Gimmler of Milwaukee won the Mitchell trophy speed race for the army air corps with an official average of 212.9 miles per hour over 100 miles Lieutenant Jared V Crabb of New Harmony Indiana finished close behind at 211.9 mph Major Warren A Maxwell of Indianapolis placed third at 211.4 mph Spectators near 55000 watched the event and a display of aerial acrobatics completed without incident.
Des Moines AP reports Benjam in H Black a 63 year old state house janitor admitted taking $100 in quarters from 400 driver's license application blanks and possibly more from 77 blanks found hidden in Burke park. He said the thefts occurred at 7 am and he had a key to room 5. State agents suspect an accomplice and continue questioning as investigations into missing licenses go on. Black was a former state representative from Muscatine County elected as a Democrat.
Weather outlook notes precipitation possible early week in northern areas of the Mississippi and Missouri valleys with generally fair conditions rest of week and temperatures near normal for Chicago.
Helena Montana residents fled as a strong sequence of earthquakes struck the city. Fire damage and collapsing chimneys spread, with two dead and dozens injured. Officials condemned unsafe chimneys and warned of continuing aftershocks in an active seismic area.
Los Angeles prosecutors and DOJ agents questioned a man and wife whose names were withheld after film star Jack Larue accused them of an extortion attempt. Larue reported letters and pressure to visit the woman and warned of a veiled lawsuit threat.
Governor Cochran set October 28 for a Nebraska legislature special session. The call includes social security legislation as the top item on the agenda, with the attorney general’s office provided a confidential list of subjects to be included.
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