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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1933
Page
1
A curious roundup covers NRA code submissions, Washington telegrams to Roosevelt on farm prices, and a fatal rail wreck blamed on wooden coaches. Iowa capital flight and land options emerge as inflation hedges, while a Des Moines public schools plan seeks six year high school integration with junior and senior buildings.
Des Moines Iowa governor Clyde L Herring telegrams President Roosevelt urging immediate and arbitrary pegging of farm prices to the 1910 1914 level to offset lagging farm incomes. He cites a short crop year and a need to restore farmers purchasing power and support NRA recovery efforts.
Webster City Iowa Governor Clyde L Herring said in a speech at Governor's Day that the success of the NRA buy now program depends on immediately restoring a fair price for agricultural products. He spoke Wednesday after a ceremony commemorating the state event.
Washington based Black livestock marketing official said changes to pig quotas for packing companies in the Kansas City area were probable soon. No quotas exist in the emergency buying program yet individual packers there have been allocations.
A brief item notes the Cedar Rapids auto toll program for the year and records counts of accidents injuries and fatalities. No specific numbers are provided in readable text, leaving the totals and trends unclear.
The known dead in the wreck of the Atlantic express include Mrs. Arthur Teskey Susquehanna Pa Mrs Catherine Harrison Binghamton N Y M Dabrozek Brooklyn N Y Annon Mrs P M Keene Mrs Julia Comfort Mrs Bulyea KM VanaArken Harry Westfall Donald Burns and M C Mc Callum all of Susquehanna Two unidentified elderly women An unidentified girl about 17 and an unidentified infant about a year old.
A blind writer describes a three day sight tour of ordinary life, naming faces, home objects, woods, museums, a theatre visit, and a view from the Empire State Building. She urges readers to use their eyes now, lest sight be wasted. Copyright 1933.
Texas reports 24 known dead and 600 injured with 1,750 families destitute as floods and debris from a tropical hurricane sweep the Rio Grande valley. Red Cross director Albert Evans says a complete survey is still underway amid widespread damage to towns and crops worth millions.
Four six year high schools are proposed by the Cedar Rapids board of education to convert four junior highs into six year high schools using a $543000 building program funded by federal public works funds and a bond issue. The board authorized a committee to seek written assurance of federal funds and to present the plan to voters. If approved, McKinley Franklin Wilson and Roosevelt would become four six year schools, with Grant and Washington abandoned as high schools. The plan aims to avoid two new high schools and reduce maintenance costs while expanding grades seven through twelve under one roof. The board expects a 30 percent federal grant and 70 percent loan under the public works bill, with a bond vote by the public.
President Roosevelt appointed Hal H Sevier of Texas ambassador to Chile. He named James Marion Baker and Liam Fay A Des Portes of South Carolina as ministers to Bolivia and to Bolivia respectively, Frederick A Sterling of Texas to Bulgaria, Post Wheeler of Washington to Albania, John Van A Mace Murray of Maryland to Estonia Latvia and Lithuania, and reappointed Leslie A MacLeod of Massachusetts as auditor of Puerto Rico.
Cedar Rapids reports reveal east and west money aiming at Iowa farms. Col. C. B. Robbins notes million-dollar deals and options up to March 1 as investors hedge inflation. He warns Iowa land prices may rise by fall and that banks in receivership have sold many farms, reducing cheap buys.
Washington AP reports NRA chief Hugh Sones anticipated an early agreement between non union coal operators and workers as recovery efforts progress. Johnson warned Ford on code adherence and potential action for any 40 hour week violations, with prosecution possible if the auto code is breached.
Washington AP reports tentative plans to stabilize rail and water rates and curb destructive competition. Representatives agreed to form standing committees by region to share proposed rate cuts and discuss changes before efforts to implement them, with a cross-territorial body to address impacts across multiple regions.
The Herbert Hoover household reportedly pledged to cooperate with the NRA by signing a consumers pledge card. A household member signed and promised to patronize merchants displaying the blue eagle. Paul Sexson, Hoover secretary, said he could not confirm which family member signed the form.
In Binghamton a five way probe found the engineer of the milk train knew signals were against him before the Atlantic flier collision. M H King allegedly passed two signals, with investigators focusing on a wooden bed car amid steel coaches. An inquest is set for Friday, with possible arrests anticipated after today’s police briefing.
The American Bankers Association adopted a resolution in Chicago opposing a federal deposit guaranty and urging a commissioned study to draft new banking legislation. The act of 1933 guarantees deposits up to 2500 after January 1, 1934. Francis Marion Law became ABA president, with Rudolf S Heat named chairman.
National League results show New York and Pittsburgh split games with strong bullpen work by Fitzsimmons Bell Mancusa Swetonic Chagnon Swift and Grace. A second NY win features Schumacher Mancuso Birk Chagnon Harris Swift and Grace Finney in a 9 12 victory.
Iowa City AP report says Prof Winfred T. Root, head of the University of Town history department, petitions district court for $2910 from the receiver of First National Bank. The petition contends W. J. McChesney, former bank president, did not repay money given in 1930 for mortgage purposes.
President Roosevelt told South and Central American diplomats at the White House that the United States aims to avoid intervention in Cuba and wants a swift, orderly government chosen by Cubans to restore stability. Naval forces concentrate near Cuba as Ambassador Wells reports unrest, while Swanson heads to Havana and ships stand ready. Diplomats from Argentina Brazil Chile and Mexico are briefed to keep other republics informed and show shared interest in preserving order.
Iowa City AP report says starting November 1 the University of Iowa will bar spouses from full time payroll positions. D W Bray notes about 15 to 20 people will be affected. The hospital interns and their wives are excluded as interns are students.
Linn County taxpayers stay current on 1932 tax rules with a July 1 extension for the first installment. First installment collections reached 374833.42 dollars, penalties barred until July 1, with no extra extension for the second installment, penalties accruing October 1. Frank L Williams, county treasurer, notes a 46.4 percent year total by July. The 1931 taxes stood at 44.5 percent by July, 1.9 points below 1932. The legislature’s grace saved taxpayers 10244 dollars in penalties.
In Pyron Minnesota a gunman killed a 58 year old farmer customer named Charles Gronvold during a Byron Stair bank raid on a late Wednesday. The robber fled in a car after taking 890 dollars. Two women employees and two women customers in bank at the time provided details.
William Walker Jr a 29 year old nephew of former Mayor James J Walker was held on felonious assault charges. Margaret Shore 24 a night club entertainer was injured and admitted to hospital after a party at an uptown hotel. Her brother Benjamin Shore sought Walker s arrest the following day.
Miss Jane Adams, Nobel Peace Prize winner and friend of Full House, died at 73 on Wednesday. She was in Maine for a vacation when the news spread.
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