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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1936
Page
4
Floyd E Page argues the 1935 Social Security Act burdens workers and employers with rising taxes, minimal benefits, and intrusive records. He cites international failures, notes phased employee payrolls, and predicts a 50 billion dollar federal debt by 1960, urging repeal or reform.
AP reports Coach Ossie Salem in Iowa City after a lengthy conference with Prof. C. M. Updegraff chair of the Iowa athletic board. Salem offered no comment on demands for his removal as Hawkeye football coach and athletic director. He called the Updegraff talks routine and unrelated to the dismissal question.
A coalition of merchants and local University of Iowa alumni denounce Monday morning quarterbacking after several early season losses. They praise Solem for past achievements and fear a citywide move to replace him, insisting leadership and character matter as much as wins.
The senate campaign expenditures committee asked the Democratic National Committee to explain funds from advertisers for the Democratic National Convention program. Republicans allege pressure to buy space, arguing it may be political contributions rather than true advertising value.
Republican Chairman John D. M. Hamilton stated there is no doubt Roosevelt would recreate the NRA if reelected. He cited the president’s apparent regimentation aims and questioned silence on the issue, noting Berry and former NRA experts in Washington. Hamilton predicted Landon-Knox would win 300 to 320 electoral votes.
DES MOINES WUP E H Birmingham chairman of the state central committee refused to confirm or deny reports that WPA workers in Lee county were solicited for campaign funds by the Democratic party. He said he lacked information to judge the claim. L S Hill WPA director was unavailable for comment.
Mme Allard, 88, sister of famed French writer Alphonse Daudet, died Thursday in Paris, AP reports. The passing ends a long life connected to the Daudet literary circle.
Sioux City AP Wallace argues the Republican campaign signals deflation harming small west middlemen. He cites 1932 33 farm cash struggles, Farm Recovery Program boosts small firms, and flow of farm dollars through trades to workers and back to farmers. He supports crop insurance and AAA plans, stressing Roosevelt policies and good neighbor trade pacts with fourteen nations.
Pan American Airways plans a preview flight from Manila to Hong Kong using the Philippine Clipper. The voyage, viewed as a forerunner of regular service to continental Asia, leaves Manila at 6 a.m. Friday Manila time with President Juan Trippe and 16 guests aboard.
Norman Thomas, socialist presidential hopeful, charged that the American Communist party has received orders from the Third International to provide indirect support for President Roosevelt in the campaign.
Senator Vandenberg’s Roosevelt broadcast cut off by Columbia system will be aired again over WOC Davenport on October 27. The repeat uses an exact recording of the original broadcast that sparked much editorial comment.
In a statewide speech delivered in Arizona, the speaker argues the 48th state’s admission united the nation and warns against federal overreach. He contrasts the American system with centralized rule, cites the New Deal’s regimentation and grazing act, and urges preserving constitutional freedoms.
A speaker asserts the nation has grown strong and pledges to pursue new right actions while erasing old wrongs without compromising the freedom inherited from the fathers. The stance upholds the American system of government against all challengers.
Federal Judge Reeves overruled motions for directed verdicts for six defendants in the 101000 Sioux City forged bonds swindle. Closing arguments proceed with a jury likely to hear the case late today after instructions. The defendants include Fitzpatrick and others linked to Ringleader Beddow. The trial opened nine days ago. George Hill Lewis issued the first U.S. radio license in 1911.
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