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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1933

Page

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Jury Deliberates in Lamson Murder Trial After Bitter Testimony

In San Jose California jurors begin deliberations on the Lamson murder case after four weeks of bitter testimony. Prosecutors allege a jealous act crushed Allene Lamson’s head with a pipe. Defense portrays the couple as devoted though tensions arose from love and jealousy.

San Jose Calif David A. Lamson Jorged Sban Jose Ynison Haggard David Ason Rges Allene Lamson Cca

Twin Cities bakers raise wholesale bread prices

Increases in wholesale bread prices were announced Saturday by most Twin Cities bakeries. Prices to retailers were advanced to 8 cents from 6 cents for one pound loaves and to 12 cents from 10 cents for one and one half pound loaves.

ST. Paul Twin Cities

The Value of Struggle in Character Building

Dr Joseph Fort Newton argues that persistent struggle against poverty illness and adversity hardens character and builds strength. He cites Johnson and Sir Walter Scott as examples, praising old strugglers who fight odds to achieve greatness and moral resilience.

Brother of Slain Bandit Confesses Post Office Robbery

Cecil Thornbrugh, brother of Harold Thornbrugh killed by Missouri officers, pleaded guilty to robbing the Le Loup Kansas postmaster on July 24. He was held for sentencing in October and faces further charges linked to his brother’s acts. Thornbrugh was wounded in an earlier altercation and treated in Ottawa and Topeka.

Topeka Kan Cecil Thornbrugh Harold Thornbrugh Kansas Desperado Missouri le Loup Thornbrugh United States Flack Federal District Court Cecil Omaha Harris Prescott Kaw Ottawa

Dern Urges Building of Deep Waterway

Secretary of War George H. Dern urged Senate ratification and immediate construction of the St. Lawrence deep waterway to open Great Lakes ports to world commerce and enlarge Midwest benefits. He spoke at a mass meeting during a seaway conference with Wisconsin and Minnesota senators and regional officials in attendance. The waterway is seen as a key part of President Roosevelt's recovery program and the president hopes for ratification and construction.

Superior, Wis Senate St. Lawrence Great Lakes Middle-West George H. Dern Dern Wisconsin Minnesota Roosevelt

German Nobility to Exclude Jews From Membership

Berlin report says the society of the German nobility will reorganize to exclude non Aryans and Jews from its membership, announced Saturday. The move signals formal inclusion rules based on racial criteria within aristocratic circles.

Berlin Society of the German Nobility

Kenyon broke with Hoover on crime report

The St Louis report recounts Judge William S. Kenyon’s break with President Hoover over the Wickersham commission findings. Irving Brant notes Hoover pressured for harsher enforcement, while Kenyon and Dean Pound insisted on independent conclusions. Brant recalls Kenyon’s stance during the 1932 campaign and a Des Moines appearance ethics dispute.

Kenyon Hoover Foster Eaton ST. Louis Llp William S. Kenyon Iowa U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wickersham Commission United States Supreme Court Irving Brant St. Louis Star and Times Brant Washington Wickersham Dean Pound Harvard Grubb Judge Kenyon Prohibition Enforcement Service Franklin D. Roosevelt

Extend Time For Signing Of Wheat Allotment Papers

FARGO ND AP C F Monroe North Dakota director said Saturday he had received authorization extending from Sept 25 to Oct 15 the deadline for signing of applications by farmers to come under the federal wheat allotment program Monroe said his information was that A G Black chief of the adjustment division in Washington had given similar position to program directors in all wheat states.

Fargo C. F Monroe North Dakota Monroe A. G. Black Washington

Girl Confesses Killing Sweetheart in Mattoon

Hazel Short, 19, confessed to shooting and killing her lover Oscar C. Hickey, 32, in Mattoon Illinois. She was held in Charleston county jail after authorities described her as intoxicated when taken into custody.

Mattoon Ill INS Miss Hazel Short Charleston Oscar C. Hickey Miss Short F. S. Schilling Hickey

Three Doctors Volunteer for Mosquito Bite Sleep Disease Test

In St Louis three scientists volunteered to be bitten by mosquitoes that had fed on encephalitis patients to test if the disease could be spread by bites. The experiment began Friday and will take 10 to 14 days to show whether transmission occurred.

St. Louis Washington W. T. Harrison Hugh 8. Cummings The Public Health Service Harrison

New Jersey Plans National Stock Exchange Move

The article describes attempts to relocate or rebrand exchange operations amid tax pressures and logistical hurdles. General Richard Whitney and Tammany Hall were discussed in light of threats to move the New York Exchange, with New Jersey considering incorporation as the National Stock Exchange in Newark. Backers include William Freiday J. Robinson-Duff George Brown and Vincent LaFrence of the Wall Street firm.

New York Richard Whitney Tammany, Hall Hudson Tunnel Exchange National Stock Exchange Newark New Jersey New York Stock Exchange New Exchange William Freiday J. Robinson- Duff George Brown Vincent LaFrence Wall Street J. Robinson-Duff

Nation's Leaders Honor Ike Hoover At Funeral Service

Washington leaders bowed to pay final honors to Ike Hoover, longtime White House major-domo. Funeral held at Glenwood cemetery chapel with Roosevelt family present except Eliott. Cabinet, White House staff, and household servants attended. rites were simple and brief before private interment as a southern hurricane loomed.

Washington Ike Hoover Roosevelt White House Little Chapel Glenwood Cemetery Eliott Fort Worth Tex

Elliott Roosevelts Visit With Googins

Elliott Roosevelt, son of the President, and his wife spent an indefinite visit in Fort Worth with Mrs. Roosevelt's mother, Mrs. J. B. Googins, after arriving Saturday from Los Angeles.

Fort Worth Tex Elliott Roosevelt Los Angeles Roosevelt J. B Googins

Veteran Lutheran Pastor Injured In Ryan Crash

The Rev. Eugene Melchert aged 67, pastor of the Ryan Lutheran church for 35 years, suffered a skull fracture when another car struck his vehicle at Bever Avenue SE. Dr. Hanson and Dr. C A De Lane were injured by shock and bruises as both cars sustained heavy damage. the Cedar Rapids men were en route to Elkader for a fishing trip.

Eugene Melchert Lutheran Church Ryan Bever Avenue Melchert Hanson Joe Petrus Cedar Rapids C. A. de Lane Elkader

Benton Officials Probe Crash Near Norway

Special to The Gazette Benton county authorities investigate a crash Saturday night near Norway involving August Schulte a 45 year old farmer who may die doctors say his condition is hopeless. Schulte was on the running board of his car when sideswiped by a car driven by his sister in law Mrs William Schulte as she headed to church. She did not realize the impact until she saw the handle missing from her own car and backed up to find Schulte in the road with the car door open. It is said someone else may have been driving Schulte’s car when he left Norway earlier. Mrs Schulte claims she thought his car was moving when she struck it. After being moved to Cedar Rapids his legs were amputated below the hip due to fractures along with facial cuts and bruises. He leaves a wife three daughters and a son.

Norway Benton County August Schulte Schulte William Schulte Cedar Rapids

Police Break Up Meeting To Save Chicago Schools

CHICAGO AP Six high school students were arrested as police dispersed a planned Save Our Schools meeting of teachers parents and pupils outside Hertz high school about 2 500 people were cleared from the grounds. A student reported being struck by a policeman during the disruption amid protests over police action at a prior Lawndale school meeting.

Chicago Save Our Schools” Committee Mary Harris Hertz High School Lawndale

Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year

Traffic toll in Cedar Rapids shows 209 accidents and 13 deaths this year with 0 injuries noted in the record. The numbers indicate a set of reported casualties and collisions influencing local vehicle safety assessments.

Cedar Rapids

Cuban Rally Condemns U S Interference In Cuba

Thousands of Havana marchers shouted against the United States and ambassador Sumner Welles while Antonio Guiteras accused American and foreign business interests of undermining Cuba's Gran San Martin government. Americans in Cuba fled towns as labor unrest persisted and opposition groups pressed for resignation. A third conference between Gran San Martin and nationalist factions was planned for Sunday.

Copshaht Havana United States Sumner Welles Gran San Martin Antonio Guiteras Guiteras Malecon Mexico Cuba National Confederation of Labor America Joint Commission of Economic Interests Santiago Puerta del Sol Cristo Carlos Mendieta Menocalistas Mario G. Menocal ABC Ocrr Secret Revolutionary Societies

Atlantic Storm Sweeps North Across Coastline

New York reports 5.77 inches of rain as gale winds and heavy downpours lash from Cape Hatteras to the Canadian border. Shipping disrupted. ships seek port as barometers rise and tides surge. Rescue ships assist a distressed steamer near Delaware Bay while New England towns endure floods and damaged bridges. The storm edges toward Norfolk and may miss New Jersey and New York. power failures persist in the city.

New York Atlantic States Cape Hatteras Canadian Norfolk New England New York City North Carolina Pamlico Morehead City New Bern Kalmia U. S. S. Michigan Beckwith Land Light Delaware Bay Coast Guard Galatea Jersey Shore Barnegat Light Boston Trafic Ord Carolinas Virginia Cape Henry New Jersey

Japan Threatens Renewal Of War Measures In China

Peiping, UP Japanese military attache warned that drastic measures would be taken unless troops are withdrawn from the Ruyuan area. The note follows deteriorating China Japan truce conditions. Chinese war minister Ho Ying-Ching defends the occupation as justified.

Peiping Japan China Ruyuan Ho Ying-Ching Kuyuan

Miners Trapped by Flood at Truesdale Mine

In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on Saturday flood waters at Glen Alden Coal Co Truesdale mine trapped several miners. One drowned and four believed dead while others escaped through Maxwell mine where all workers were safe. Body of John Waslouski was recovered. Pumps could not halt the rising flow.

Wilkes-Barre INS Truesdale Glen Alden Coal Company Maxwell John Waslouski

Gang Ride Victim Hurled From Auto in Chicago Street

Chicago investigators identify Sam Incandella as 22 year old victim of a gang ride. He was shot four or five times with a shotgun and hurled from a speeding car by five or six accomplices who fled the scene after the body struck the street.

Chicago Sam Incandella Incandella

Weather Outlook for Chicago Region Sept 18 to 23

Weather outlook for the period Sept 18 to 23 across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. A few showers mainly in northern sections near the start and end of the week. Temperatures near normal overall.

Chicago Mississippi Missouri Great Plains

New Mine Code Signed by Operators Amid NRA Pact

The Icky and bitter fight over a fair practice code for the bituminous coal industry ended Saturday night as major operators pledged support to the NRA agreement after months of debate. Signatures from eastern Appalachian operators and non union groups followed Johnson urging speed, with wage talks for Alabama pending. President Roosevelt's soon to come signature would place coal with other NRA codes, ending years of disorganization.

Washington NRA National Recovery Administration Appalachian Roosevelt Vnery Uiaiottactor Hugh Johnson Alabama Group Southern J. D. Francis Island Creek Coal Company Southern Appalachian Group Morrow Northern Coal Control Association Smokeless Apepalachian Group Francis E. C. Mahan Smokeless Group John L. Lewis Illinois Lewis D. W. Buchanan Induse

Thirty Swiss Seized In Germany On Smuggling Charge

Swiss villages Dieblochsau and Widnau on the German border were startled by news that thirty residents were arrested by German authorities at Stuttgart and Munich. They face charges of smuggling registered marks using special frontier passes and exchanging travelers' checks for marks.

Zurich Switzerland Dieblochsau Widnau Stuttgart Munich Germany

Also Mentioned on This Page

David Lamson Stanford Margaret Lamson Willis Thoits Edwin M. Rea Allan P. Lindsay Davie Miami Fla Stella Pickett Pickett Winifred W Pickett Strugglers DR. Joseph Fort Newton Samuel Johnson Sir Walter Scott Wickersham Group Supreme Bench Des Moines Iowa G. O. P United States Department of Health Case AT Rock Island Rock Island, Il Elizabeth Brasch Illinois State Board of Health N. Y Tammany Elliott Roosevelts Googins Cedar Rapids News Benton Officials U. S Ambassador Welles Jeel Welles Business Groupe Hostile Speed
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