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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1934
Page
15
The American Legion opened its 16th annual convention in Bay Front Park Miami with veterans pressing for immediate cash payment of the World War I bonus. Senator Steiner opposed cash, while Democrats praised Roosevelt and urged support for his recovery program.
Springfield Illinois UP reports Ernest J Stevens former head of the Stevens hotel Chicago had a one to ten year sentence for embezzlement reversed by the Illinois Supreme Court. The case tied to funds from Times Life Istabamee and Stevens Hotel project in Crespo with costs cited at 29 million dollars in 1927.
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa state board of assessment and review updated its ruling on sales tax for trade-in or second hand merchandise. Tax applies only to the increase in value from the time the item ages in until it is resold.
President Roosevelt in a radio address appeals for support to local charities under the 1934 mobilization for human needs. He argues government relief costs are heavy and stresses preserving private charity and personal involvement by keeping aid decentralized.
Federal and local authorities pursued Floyd and Frank Richetti after tips of suspicious men near Wellsville. Floyd was killed at about noon on the Conkle farm when officers opened fire from about 200 feet away. Richetti remained jailed in Wellsville as the Kansas City probe into the Union Station massacre intensified.
Rexford G Tugwell was elected vice president of the International Institute of Agriculture during its 12th general assembly in Rome. Delegates from 73 governments attended. Lord De la Warr also became vice-president. Italian Prince Spada Potenziani presides, with American delegates Dr Henry C Taylor, Dr W H Stevenson, and Paul H Appleby among those present.
Hollywood director Cecil B DeMille warned that American actors are dropping consonants and mispronouncing words. He said about 70 percent of cast cannot speak lines correctly and that many say rasshin for wrestling. He fears there may soon be no recognizable English spoken in the U S.
Police and a DOJ officer set a highway border sweep on route 161 near the Curtis bridge chasing signals that Pretty Boy Floyd and three companions fled Keokuk about 8 pm in a Ford V-8 with Missouri plates. The search lasted past midnight but was eventually called off.
In Chicago AP report Purvis the young Southern attorney turned sleuth earns another victory over gangsters by contributing to the death of Pretty Boy Floyd. His men tracked Floyd to Ohio where he died after a chase mirroring Dillinger's end in Chicago. Purvis may not confirm firing the fatal shot at Dillinger but witnesses recall his gun firing first.
Senator Joe Robinson of Arkansas declared after a White House conference with President Roosevelt that he will campaign in Indiana New Mexico and Wyoming as part of the Democratic effort.
CHICAGO AP The death of Charles Pretty Boy Floyd highlights federal and police drives against gang violence. Several Dillinger era figures were slain or captured in a year of rampant law enforcement, including Nelson, Barrow, Makley and Pierpont, with others taking their own lives or ending behind bars.
Report from the Mildenhall air race details fatalities in Italy with H D Gilman and J Y Barnes burning to death near Palazzo San Gervasio. Entries reduced to 13 of 20 as withdrawals follow the crash and ongoing race legs span to Melbourne and Singapore route.
Carl C. Carlsen, former president of Lincoln Trust and Lincoln Safe Deposit Company in Lincoln Nebraska, was denied a Supreme Court hearing on his appeal from forgery conviction and prison sentence.
A Linn county report shows 65 921.55 dollars paid to om itted tax claims from the Grinnell Town Tax Service through Oct 18. Unpaid claims total 3 896.83 with 1934 assessments due 340 700 amounting to 2 044.20. The county notes total claim agreements at 71 852.58 as of Oct 18 under contract since 1933 to locate omitted assessments for the tax roll.
In North English Mrs. Rebecca Ann Yoss Calvin 78 died after a lingering illness. Her husband John W. Calvin and four children survive along with nineteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral was at the Methodist Episcopal church. Solon Mrs. Matt O’Brien 51 died at home near Morse after a lingering illness. Born November 21 1881 she’s survived by her mother seven children several siblings. Grinnell J E Bach named president of City Bank and Trust Co of Moberly Mo with capital and surplus of 120000. Bach helped organize Grinnell State Bank in 1925. Grinnell Miss Ila Adkins and Ross Mintle wed at the Methodist parsonage attended by friends. couple to reside in Grinnell. Maquoketa Julius C Peck Nims 59 found dead. funeral Tuesday at Buchner chapel with burial at Bridgeport cemetery. widow Nellie Rowe and three sons two daughters survive along with siblings. Marengo Foreclosure of 159.879.04 against Henry Meyer et al tied to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance. 1933 taxes and costs added. receiver J Guy Mitchell appointed. Other related cases against Henry D Meyer involve Equitable Life Insurance and a separate mortgage debt.
John Speidel Republican and state official at a Rotary Club luncheon outlined the Tax Revision act of 1934 and a new financial control system. He argued savings of 2 to 3 million dollars, described budget reforms for state institutions, and promoted a replacement tax and a sales tax to fund schools and local services.
The new Anne Adams pattern book is ready and eager to ship. It promises stylish wearable clothes with easy to follow patterns and detailed instructions for women of all ages and for children's garments.
NRA officials say bootleg hot coal production is rising as unemployed miners and numerous small mines operate beyond code limits. Thousands of tons have been mined in Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia and trucked to dealers at cut prices despite revocations and prosecutions.
At a three day convention in Nashville Tennessee the National Guard Association urged an appropriation to raise strength to 210 000 by June 1937 The group elected Maj Gen Roy D Keehn of Illinois as president and called for modernization of motor equipment for field medical service increased guard officer training funds and 2 million dollars in PWA funds for training camps and equipment They also urged Roosevelt to reappoint Maj Gen George Leach as chief and proposed biennial mobilization tests and tactical training for divisions at least once every three years.
Albert Joyce of Walker, 56, pleaded not guilty in district court on a charge of illegal possession of alcoholic liquor before Judge H. C. Ring. He posted a $500 bond after a true information was filed by County Attorney G. K. Thompson following state agents finding alcohol in a gallon can allegedly hidden under corncobs in a trailer in front of his business. Joyce was named as owner of the trailer.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann will be arraigned at 11 am on an indictment charging him with the Lindbergh baby murder. The Hunterdon county prosecutor and state officials announced after a conference with the attorney general and defense counsel. Authorities also planned to question Richard Lightfoot about a photo he identified as Hauptmann.
The narrative chronicles Floyd’s alleged murders including Patrolman Ralph Castner and Curtis Burke, plus escapes and pursuits across multiple states. It notes partnerships with Adam Richetti, kidnappings, the Kansas City Union Station killings, and a final dramatic gun battle near East Liverpool Ohio where federal agents cornered him.
In Lisbon AP reports Portuguese premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar and his cabinet resigned on Monday. The cabinet had been formed in April 1933.
An advertisement claims Gold Medal Haar lem Off Capsules flush poisons and acids from kidneys and calm bladder irritation to stop nightly awakenings. It lists symptoms including backache eye puffiness and burning passage with directions to use a 35 cent package.
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