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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
1
A prewar era column surveys NRA administration shifts and bank crises in Iowa. It recalls bankers' blame for local losses from uncollectible notes, profiles George Shadle at 98, and notes tragic death after hospital delay. Huey Long’s vote tactics, Tammany influence, Maine and federal aid, and Morro Castle inquiries are touched, with a cold epidemic blamed on drought by Dr. Ar.
The Du Pont firm reported war orders totaling 1.245 billion dollars from 1914 to 1918 with profits partly funneled into General Motors stock. Pierre du Pont testified that 47 million dollars of profits purchased a quarter of GM, as senators questioned family members and the company’s wartime contracts and postwar losses.
Small ad in The Gazette’s Good Things to Eat column announced 64¢ cost for 900 pounds of grapes sold soon after it appeared. The notice invites selling cash sales for grapes and other produce via Gazette Want Ads and provides the ad-taker phone number.
Detroit reports show Republicans outpacing Democrats by large margins in Michigan primaries. Lacy leads Comstock narrowly for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination as Frank A. Picard tops the Democratic Senate slate. Returns cover 2,211 of 3,447 precincts with Detroit lagging.
In New Orleans and across Louisiana Huey P. Long's candidates won key posts in the Democratic primary. Congressmen from two districts Public Service Commission and State Supreme Court all backed by Long reported large unofficial leads. Walmsley foes failed to halt Long’s slate as he cemented statewide influence.
Early rural returns in Georgia show Governor Eugene Talmadge with a substantial lead for re election against Claude Pittman and Gilliam. Talmadge headquarters say rural counties will secure his nomination despite urban uncertainty as the state conducts its Democratic primary.
Prague AP report confirms Countess Catherine Breshkovskaya known as the grandmother of the Russian revolution died Wednesday in Czechoslovakia at age 90.
Sue Carol, a brunette movie actress, received a divorce decree from Nick Stuart, Romanian film actor, in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Cedar Rapids banks offer Federal Housing Administration loans for home and business improvements. Loans range from $100 to $3,000 for up to three years with no mortgage required in most cases and a $5 yearly fee per $100 of loan. Eligibility relies on income and credit history. applications involve contractor and dealer coordination. Continuous on-page details mention underwriting, processing, and continuation.
George W. Shadle 98 longtime Cedar Rapids resident and plains scout and Indian fighter died at 7 25 am after a lingering illness. Born February 28 1836 in Pennsylvania he crossed the Mississippi June 15 1840 with his family and later became a famed park custodian at Shaver park. He once prospected for gold in 1849 and recalled friendship with Wild Bill Hickok.
A 1934 Dr. Newton essay argues imagination breeds fear while action defeats it. Facing threats boldly, taking the forelock, and striking first transform fear into courage, with life likened to a high‑spirited horse and attitude as the measure of worth.
New York report cites Capt. Willmott fearing First Assistant George Alagna as an agitator and wanting him removed from the ship. George W. Rogers testified of delays in SOS dispatch and allegations of a planned riot tied to immigration procedures, with Willmott's warnings about Alagna and control of radio facilities.
A Cedar Rapids report lists 237 accidents 291 injuries and 12 deaths this year, detailing driving toll in local area.
National guardsmen fought with pickets at the Sayles Finishing plant as 3,000 strikers faced 1,500 guardsmen. Governor Green read the riot act for a halt to the violence while the board failed to secure arbitration.
President Roosevelt told a press conference he favors legislation for all steel fully fireproof passenger ships and fireproof equipment. He cited the Morro Castle disaster and said the Justice Department will act on the Morro Castle inquiry while preserving subsidies to sustain the American merchant marine.
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