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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1936
Page
1
President Roosevelt urged New Deal power development to break the high cost cycle and promote wide electricity distribution. Speaking at the world power conference, he launched Boulder dam as a demonstration project and pressed for further public and private power integration to lower costs and raise use.
Robert Young Bear, 48, Indian from Tama, jailed at 3 p.m. Thursday by U S justice agents for allegedly possessing four counterfeit half-dollars. He said he received them unknowingly. Arraigned Friday before US Commissioner Edward J. McPartland. preliminary hearing set for Oct. 1. Bond at $2,500, not posted.
A reader shares a poem on turning seventy nine about aging with strength, faith, and reconciliation. The piece recalls that life still holds light and friendship as age brings loss yet remains hopeful and purposeful. The writer hopes to end his days like the reader who stays faithful to life.
Federal Judge Albert L Reeves ruled the commodity exchange act constitutional and denied the Kansas City board of trade a temporary injunction. The act becomes effective Monday and the judge noted Congress may exercise power within its constitutional field without arbitrary enforcement.
Cedar Rapids recorded fair conditions with a morning shower totaling 0.04 inches. The temperature rose from 71 at 7 am to 90 by 2:45 pm, surpassing Thursday's 88 peak as skies cleared by mid afternoon per Chambers Inskeep records.
Looting began in San Sebastian as rebels ringed the city with a strong force. Basque nationalists patrolled to prevent outbreaks while Antonio Ortega the civil governor urged defenses and vowed the city would not surrender.
Dispatches report an ultimatum demanding immediate surrender of San Sebastian with total artillery destruction for refusal. Anarchists and communists control the city amid shelling, arson threats, and a civil governor attempting peaceful terms while foreign diplomats face danger and evacuees flood the ruined resort.
The Virginia supreme court of appeals granted Edith Maxwell a new trial for the 1935 murder of her father in Wise county due to insufficient evidence. She remains jailed without bail since her July 21, 1935 arrest. her mother also faces indictment in the same case.
Dan Shettler, 63, a Wellman farmer, was critically injured in a head-on collision 14 miles west of Washington Iowa on Highway No 2 Thursday night. He suffered a fractured skull and a broken back and was moved from Washington County Hospital to the University of Iowa Hospital. F E Dunn of Kansas City was the other driver. both drivers were alone in their cars.
Leo Thoma of Fairfield and Roy Snyder of Iowa City escaped serious injuries when their cars collided head-on west of Brighton Iowa at 1 am Friday. Both drivers and their passengers were shaken but unharmed following the crash reported by authorities.
On petition by Mrs. Alex Miller the secretary of state, Judge A B Clark enjoined Standard Tung Oil Corp of Cedar Rapids from transactions deemed illegal by the Iowa securities department. The suit names W C Jordan H A Rau R B Jordan and Dr R R Keech as officers and directors. The action cites complaints about a profit sharing plan and real estate deals tied to tung oil tree cultivation in Florida with Clinton area solicitations.
Gov. Alf Landon of Kansas met with Illinois party leaders in Chicago where he received a personal assurance from former Gov. Frank Lowden that Lowden would campaign for the Republican ticket. Lowden announced Landon would visit his Sinissippi farm near Oregon Illinois on Sunday Sept 27.
Governor Landon will deliver a half hour speech in Portland Maine Saturday night beginning at 7 p.m. sharp. The address will be aired over the red network of the National Broadcasting Company per press service announcements.
The article describes Alfred Landon indicating support for speaking on behalf of the Republican National Committee, with possible talks in Illinois and Iowa. Landon and his aides left a luncheon, sat with him on a bench under elm trees, then returned to greet well-wishers at the fence.
Gov. Alf M. Landon rides the rails toward Maine as he seeks electoral votes in the Midwest and Northeast. He expresses confidence that Maine will help steer a Republican victory and repudiation of the current national administration on election day.
Mrs. Milton P. Schlesinger co chairs a Cleveland fund effort called the Thrift Shop. The shop, though witty in name, turned a tidy profit as items sold for two dollars each.
Report from Nurnberg says Adolf Hitler urged a holy alliance against Moscow to split Europe into fascist and communist camps. Diplomats and observers note bitter anti Soviet tones with calls for nations to choose sides. UK and French officials reportedly disapprove of the turn of events as a Moscow breakoff seems unlikely.
In Nurnberg Germany the air force staged a mass display Friday at 8 a m as thousands cheered the line of 400 war machines of all types sweeping through the city. The event signaled a bold show of military strength amid Nazi accusations of Bolshevik aggression.
Cedar Rapids boosters revive pioneer spirit with the All Iowa Dairy show to start September 16 at Frontier Park. With no funds, the Chamber and dairy groups seek a $17,900 gift from local firms for premiums entertainment rent labor and related costs. Many local businesses and organizations have already contributed, with more to be announced. tents have arrived and volunteers prepare for setup.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg criticized President Roosevelt's Bible quotation as political rhetoric. He urged voters to "look ye to the rock" the Constitution and an independent Supreme Court. He spoke in Omaha and Council Bluffs, calling for reduction of waste and bureaucratic spending and noting farm import impacts on Iowa livelihoods.
The United States, via informal representations to Madrid and both sides in the Spanish Civil War, voiced dissatisfaction with replies about the Kane bombing. Washington seeks further inquiry to identify the mystery tri motor bomber that dropped six bombs on the destroyer Kane off the Spanish coast.
Appointment of additional executives for the Community Chest campaign was announced Friday as meetings were held at the Montrose hotel. Mrs. R. H. Pickford heads The Challengers with three of her four majors, J. J. Doherty Ed win Wadsworth and Carl Ettinger, part of a 150 member organization planning education and solicitation efforts.
Cape Town reports light snowfall Friday in regions that have not seen snow in nine decades. Weather officials confirmed the unusual icy event affecting communities and local travel.
U S naval authorities report an attempted sabotage aboard the heavy cruiser Indianapolis during overhaul in the Brooklyn navy yard. Details are pending a full report from yard officials. The ship had returned to the Atlantic coast with the fleet last May and was undergoing maintenance in Brooklyn.
An official statement says a small fire aboard the U S S Indianapolis during routine overhaul at the Brooklyn navy yard on Aug 25 was caused by a short circuit in auxiliary power cables. Two nails found in one live circuit and another in a dead wire indicate deliberate action, though no suspects are named. The ship will resume post repair trials before sailing to the west coast to rejoin the fleet.
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