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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1936
Page
2
A quoted dialogue by Dr A C McKean satirizes a doctor offering free care in exchange for General Power of Attorney and 40 percent of assets, mocking paternalistic government aid. The piece links the tale to criticisms of the New Deal and relief director Harry Hopkins.
AP reports Edward Klauber says James Roosevelt helped negotiate a group insurance plan for Columbia employees in 1934, a claim tied to criticism of CBS for cutting Senator Vandenberg's Chicago speech. Klauber insists the arrangement had no bearing on the Vandenberg decision. Hastings scraps the insinuation as policy favoritism and notes Roosevelt’s private business status. Vandenberg plans to address the issue on CBS network from Wilmington tonight.
In Cedar Rapids the relief era is examined from 1932 to 1936 with local and federal spending analyzed. The piece contrasts local efforts, pledges, and expenditures on relief against the broader New Deal aid, noting costs rise from about $36,000 a month in 1932 33 to over $56,000 monthly in 1936 while questioning the source and impact of that funding.
Mrs Anne Sullivan Macy longtime mentor to Helen Keller died Tuesday at Forest Hills Long Island at age 70 She had worked with Keller for about fifty years and lived with Keller and secretary Polly Thomson There are no immediate survivors her husband John A Macy a writer died years ago
Paris authorities report two killed and five injured when the Paris Basel express collided with an omnibus at Chau Mont and derailed. Investigations focus on cause and safety measures following the collision.
Arjorie Hillis argues that loneliness can be a personal safety issue yet offers freedom and purpose for single living. She cites Thoreau and Emily Dickinson, discusses marriage fears as constraints, and asserts that one can live a full life alone without becoming lonely.
The piece highlights record registration in Cedar Rapids and urges thousands more eligible voters to register before November third. It details an employer driven effort asking workers about eligibility, registration status, time off to register, and assistance in ensuring voting participation. It also proposes organizing rides to voting sites and stresses not voting if unregistered.
Ellis H. Parker Jr the Burling ton County detective chief and his son Ellis H Parker Jr surrendered to U S marshals in Mount Holly New Jersey on federal indictments connected to the Paul H Wendel kidnapping They were arraigned before a U S commissioner and held on bail of 25000 for the son and 10000 for the father both released on bond supplied by friends
A nighttime listing outlines political broadcasts across networks with speakers such as Sen A H Van denberg Gov Alf M Landon Col L Johnson Gov H H Lehman and John W Davis plus figures Normal Thomas Harold L Ickes and others across CBS NBC and WEAF stations with time slots in CST and an additional Wednesday London radio clubs segment noting Mrs F K Boggs and Benjamin DeWitt.
Berry F. Halden of Chariton the Republican candidate for senator argued Iowa holds the bag for 328,960,000 of the national deficit. He said federal excess spending drains Iowa and announced a speech at a Republican rally tonight at the Garden theater in Marion.
Verne Marshall editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette will air a radio address on the Iowa graft probe tonight at 9 30 over station WHO Des Moines. The broadcast, sponsored by The Gazette, will last about half an hour and promise new facts the public deserves to know.
Gov. Alf M Landon traveling to Los Angeles pledged to remove politicians from CCC administration and criticized the current leadership. He urged an educational program and merit-based advancement for CCC members, speaking in Barstow and slated for a 10 p.m. Coliseum radio address in Los Angeles. Rowdy crowds and a 105000 seat venue marked the coast to coast campaign stop with Gov. Frank Merriam among expected attendees.
White House officials said President Roosevelt hopes to visit Indiana in the final week of the campaign and may add more eastern speeches before the election. He may return to Washington from a Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut swing and will deliver a major address in Worcester, mass on Wednesday night. He canceled a late press conference to focus on brief meetings and travel.
Earl Browder, communist candidate for president, was arrested on arrival but freed and returned to Terre Haute. He checked into a hotel and plans to speak at 11 p.m. over a local radio station. Local authorities did not molest him during his visit.
Joseph B Ely and Bainbridge Colby, past Democratic leaders, urged southern states on Monday to back the Republican ticket on November 3. Colby accused Roosevelt of betraying the Democratic party by aligning with radicals and warned that the party faces a crisis of trust and constitutional threats as the nation confronts economic emergency. The crowd answered affirmatively that the country is in danger as Colby urged a heart to heart talk about party fidelity and policy drift.
City Clerk L J Storey reports 32768 Cedar Rapids voters on permanent registration, a new high though possible errors exist from residents leaving. To accommodate registrations, the office will stay open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. deadlines are 9 p.m. Saturday. Women changing names must re register.
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