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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1933
Page
1
A column by Verne Marshall surveys farm protests led by governors and the Farm Holiday association. It notes government plans for a $500 million aid push, Iowa tax sale postponements by Governor Herring, cabinet talks on Russia, and critiques about funding for state university projects amid public fiscal concerns. The piece condemns unapproved spending and urges legal public fund accountability.
Governor Clyde L. Herring issued a proclamation delaying the December 4 delinquent tax sales to the first Monday in January 1934. He cited the approaching legislative session, weak finances, and agricultural hardship as justification and noted insufficient funds to cover advertising costs.
Keith Neville, Nebraska Democrat and former governor, announces to AP that he wrote the NRA in Washington requesting his resignation be accepted. He cites disagreement with the program’s direction and his inability to serve effectively as chairman. Hugh Johnson had asked him to reconsider.
Governor C W Bryan said his Thursday remarks on inflation and farmer purchasing power were not an attack on the NRA or Roosevelt administration. He claimed readers misinterpreted him and stressed the need to issue new money to fund the fourth Liberty loan and pay soldiers' bonuses.
Des Moines report says Iowa farm bureau leaders including state president Charles E. Hearst plan a hands off approach to the pending Holiday Association strike, reflecting the majority of farmers in the state.
Washington boards reviewing veterans allowances under the economy act have recommended that 58 percent be removed from the rolls while 42 percent are retained. The boards have reviewed more than 27 000 cases to date.
A guest recalls a gracious home organized by periods and a trusted attic kept like the old house. The host preserves a chair from early days to echo past joys and losses, suggesting memory can heal yet also sting with bittersweet sorrow.
A Prairie Farmer survey finds livestock and poultry hijacking around Chicago has become a million dollar yearly racket. Farmers lose cargo before reaching the market as hijackers traffic in stolen poultry and livestock across Illinois Wisconsin Iowa and Indiana. The crime is described as organized and profitable, connected to broader criminal activity.
F C Ingram 53 of Albia Iowa died en route to hospital after apparently suffering a heart attack while driving on First avenue East at Sixteenth street. His car swerved and hit a telephone pole after sideswiping another vehicle. the other car left the scene. Coroner confirms heart trouble as cause. Ingram worked for S A Maxwell company of Chicago.
A Cedar Rapids report notes tolls collected on the city’s auto routes for the year show totals of 243 and 2.296 units. Officials review the impact on traffic and revenue.
Hongkong reports rising Pacific tension with steps to safeguard the city. Naval and air zones will be set on an improved basis as Hongkong and Singapore, key British bases, face aerial attack. The Evening Star and Evening Standard initially published the dispatch before removing it from later editions.
Major Hollowell 55 former Fort Madison state penitentiary warden died Friday morning after a heart attack. He served since 1920 and promoted the prison honor system and inmate trades. He had Spanish American War and World War II service and earlier worked in newspapers and as postmaster. Funeral Wednesday in Fort Madison.
Laurence Hines of Norfolk set out duck hunting with twelve decoys. A fellow hunter shot one of the decoys and the others fled. Hines failed with his own shooting and returned home empty handed.
Lincoln and Des Moines reports say H. C. Parmenter of Yutan Nebraska calls for a council of defense in each county to back a farm strike. Milo Reno predicts a long battle and urges peaceful tactics to win farmers rights through non cooperation and armbended drives alongside church and school outreach.
San Francisco AP reports Leo Pat Kelley, once sentenced to hang for the Myrtle Mellus slaying in Southern California, has been released from San Quentin after early parole credits. His sentence was reduced by the state supreme court to ten years for manslaughter, he entered in 1928, and good behavior cut time served to about five years.
Ray Anderson, Gazette farm editor, estimated a possible immediate buying power rise of 216 per farmer under the federal corn and hog production adjustment program. He projected 460,800 for Linn county and 4,608,000 for the Cedar Rapids trade area, based on bonuses of 22 per hog and 20 cents per bushel of corn.
President Roosevelt and cabinet members pressed plans to aid farmers in the Midwest with loans for wheat and corn under the commodity credit program. Farm leaders and lawmakers from the Farmers Holiday association and other groups prepared a private meeting to discuss debt relief, currency inflation, and government banks as possible remedies.
In Dornbirn Vorarlberg district Austrian police were ordered to shoot to kill Nazi demonstrators to impress the populace with the seriousness of the situation. The federal police commissary warned the Dornbirn populace that anyone refusing to halt when ordered by police will be fired on.
European diplomatic circles on Friday believed US Soviet ties will curb Japanese expansion in Asia and shift power balances toward China and Russia. Some expect Russo American cooperation to slow Japan’s gains, though Britain France and Germany may resist any shift in influence.
Governor William Langer ordered all fifty three sheriffs to enforce North Dakota's wheat embargo amid farm protests. He said troops would be used only if sheriffs fail to enforce the order and urged federal action to halt rye imports that compete with wheat. He also endorsed the Farmers Holiday Association strike to pressure the administration.
Dallas Egan, condemned for murder, was hanged at San Quentin at 10 01 a m after a whisky send off approved by Governor Rolph. He entered the execution room calmly, refused solace, and died sober twelve minutes later with a phonograph playing in his cell.
President Roosevelt disclosed a preliminary step toward ending the 15 year diplomatic rupture with Russia. He invited Soviet leader Kalinin to send a representative to renew relations and welcomed Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinoff for talks. Both leaders stressed frank dialogue and mutual caution as the path to possible reconciliation.
New York report states Rep Samuel Dickstein said the House inquiry into alleged Nazi activity across the United States may lead to recommendations to deport hundreds of Germans in America under fictitious names.
Samuel Insull, noted American utilities magnate, will answer extradition charges brought by the U S government in the court of appeals. The hearing was fixed for 10 a m Saturday in Athens.
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