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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1936
Page
14
Four members of a farm family perished when a house three miles east of Wall burned early Wednesday. The occupants were Lee Galbraith 23 his wife 20 and their two children aged four and two plus Mrs Grace Hemness sister of Galbraith who lived on the farm and saved the 7 day old baby. Galbraith died when the second floor collapsed as he tried to rescue the children.
London newspapers largely buried the Simpson divorce suit with scant coverage. The Evening News and Evening Standard ran brief items on an undefended suit with waiters testifying for the wife, and a decree visit for Mrs. Ernest Simpson.
In San Francisco AP report unions threatening a 37000 member coastwide strike adjourned a federal hearing to Thursday after the deadline set by the maritime unions. Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet announced the session would not resume until after the strike deadline.
The service took place Monday in Urbana at the Methodist church with Rev. John McKee of Brandon officiating and Rev. James Delahooke assisting. Pallbearers included Silas Mounce George Moore Earl Reed Harry Kisling Will Burrell and Seth Wyckoff. Mrs. W. S. Burrell provided music.
Mrs Jesse C Burrell lifelong Urbana resident dies of heart disease in Camas Washington Oct 24 Funeral services held in Camas and burial there She was born Ora Brown April 1 1874 in Polk township taught rural schools married J C Burrell in 1896 Survived by husband two sons Howard Camas and Lawrence Shelton Ore one sister Mrs Ray Johnson Canada one brother Guy D Brown La Porte City plus niece Lenace Burrell Mrs James McKee Waterloo
The 7,430 ton liner American Shipper finally reached Dublin bay after 24 hours of violent gale winds. A second unnamed vessel was driven aground as the storm disrupted North Atlantic shipping along the Irish coast and caused damage in Scotland and Ireland.
More than 300 men with bloodhounds and an airplane joined the search for 9 year old Murray Miller lost since Saturday in rugged Spooner Gulch area. Beacons and fires aided the daytime and nighttime search in Stevensville Montana.
Police in Havana raided a midtown residence and found a young Spanish woman locked in a room for four years she said. Officers arrested Jose Gregorio Silva who rented the room four years ago. The woman, in her mid twenties, was too distressed to provide a clear account or confirm her name which she believed might be Lydia or Aida.
Domei reports a renewed border clash in Manchukuo with 50 Russians crossing into the Lake Hanka district to attack Manchukuo forces. Casualties feared on both sides, details scarce as tensions rise after recent attacks.
In eastern Asia Japanese forces pursue consolidation as border fighting grows more frequent. Analysts warn a major engagement could erupt on ground hardened by severe winter, enabling heavy artillery and tank operations.
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, papal secretary of state, attended a low Mass at St. Paul cathedral, then prepared to fly to the west coast as part of an aerial tour of the United States. He was welcomed Monday by Archbishop John Gregory Murray, with bishops John L. Lawler and Bernard Mahoney among those present.
The Vatican reportedly disapproves of Rev. Charles E. Coughlin's method of attacking President Roosevelt. A prelate said no action is likely at this time, despite Coughlin calling Roosevelt "the scab President" and the "greatest employer of scab labor in all history" at a Cleveland rally.
Burglars entered the Farmers State Bank in Winger Minnesota during the night and robbed the vault of $4,000 the entire amount in the vault. They cut into the vault with a touch and disabled the safe combination.
Albert Walker Jr a Boston youth who confessed the silk stocking strangling of Blanche Cousins in San Francisco last July was resentenced by the state supreme court to be hanged at San Quentin on January 8.
King Edward chaired a 20 minute privy council session in London as his American friend Mrs. Wallis Simpson pursued a divorce in Ipswich. The afternoon included audiences with the Sultan of Selangor and the Marquis of Zetland. Prime Minister Mackenzie King also met the king briefly.
London reports that a planned friendship visit by British warships to Japan has been postponed after Japanese police arrested sailors from the submarine depot ship Medway on suspicion of photographing Keelung harbor in Formosa. Officially, the China station commander Sir Charles Little cited local investigations as the reason. The incident allegedly involved searches and beatings of the sailors.
YORK Neb UP Harvey Perkins a Fairmont area farmer and father of five perished with one son when a house fire trapped the family. Perkins remained inside to pass four children to his wife as flames grew, enabling four youngsters to escape unharmed before the farmhouse burned. The tragedy occurred early Tuesday with Perkins and the boy losing their lives in the blaze.
A house fire ends with five children rescued safely while a father and son reentered to reach the fifth occupant. The floor gave way, sending them into the basement but they survived.
Hollywood gossips speculate on a possible romance between actress Binnie Barnes and actor John King during a five day aerial sightseeing tour of Boulder Dam Grand Canyon and other scenic areas.
Salt Lake City reports five hunters dead with one missing and believed dead after accidental gun discharges by companions. The tally rose with two more fatalities Sunday as the season proves deadly. In London a fierce storm leaves seven dead across the British Isles, endangering ships and causing major damage.
Dull headaches poor appetite and sleeplessness may signal constipation caused by low bulk meals. Kellogg promotes All-Bran as a safe effective daily cereal to absorb moisture form a soft mass and cleanse the system.
Hollywood star Mae West, threatened with pneumonia, is under a physician’s care in her stylish apartment. She canceled a studio appointment due to a heavy cold, with Dr. P. G. White reporting the illness.
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