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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1935
Page
2
In Portland a mother, 52, faces life imprisonment after a jury convicts her in part on the testimony of her 11 year old son. He describes the discovery and burial of her husband Herbert Morrill, slain at their ramshackle home on June 8. The boy recounts her admission “I done it with this axe.”
C D Sturte vant, Chicago grain trader, called the AAA farm program an economic disaster in an address to the Grain Dealers National Association in St Louis. He urged the president to retrace steps, citing Roose vel era draft and figures showing price distortions since 1933.
A. S. Reed and George Farmer to be honored by Crescent Lodge as part of a lodge event. The note records plans, attendees, and a ceremonial program including a beverage concession and remarks by lodge members, with references to memorials and community figures.
Four Auburn cars on a nationwide tour arrived in Cedar Rapids for a parade through the loop district. The lead car, a speedster, duplicates a salt flats record holder driven by Ab Jenkins with 1000 miles at 10279 mph and twelve hours at 102.89 mph. The group, painted white, will remain until Saturday morning before continuing.
The Lost Nation four class schools announce officers for the year. Freshmen president Sidwrey Story and others lead with a list of officers across freshmen to seniors including sponsors and superintendents. OLIN reports 380 pupils enrolled with 113 in high school, and class officers chosen for each level. LOCALS note community bridge dues, Scouts investiture at Oxford, and various local notices across towns.
Markets in Paris and London tumbled amid rising tension from the Italian Ethiopian crisis. Bank of France and Suez Canal shares fell sharply while Canadian funds and pesetas weakened as fears of renewed European war pressed on.
E. J. Patton, Mason City chief, elected president of the Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police at its convention. Mason City chosen for the 1936 meeting. Otto Karbusicky re-elected secretary treasurer. New officers include W. J. Cure Ames, L. E. Schwanke Cedar Falls, W. E. Longstreth Muscatine, W. M. Hicks Ottumwa as vice presidents.
Emperor Haile Selassie debates peace terms with foreign advisers while 2,500 tribesmen storm the palace demanding arms and permission to attack Italy. The scene follows a League of Nations report and notes 350 Boy Scouts transitioning to army ranks amid growing militarization.
The city council on third reading amended the ordinance to sell 43 000 sewer outlet and purifying bonds to White Phillips of Davenport for 2 155. The Fourth street grade plan was referred to the streets department. A PWA loan request was rejected by state officials. Ernest Henecke received beer permit transfer to Joyland and Mary Murray was granted a beer selling permit. Emma Schott announces daughter Dorothy’s marriage to William Blackmar of Mason City at McGregor Methodist.
In San Antonio AP report details a Military Order of the Serpent ceremony with new officers Tom Eads of St. Petersburg Florida named supreme gu grandissimo Dr Frank M Roseberry of Keokuk Iowa supreme datto and Walter B Naylor of Rockford Illinois supreme thrice in famous inferior guru The article also profiles Mr Janss a German born immigrant who arrived at 17 and married in 1883 to Mary Lahn with five children Peters Detroit Margaret Edgecomb Ottawa Ill Henry Belle Plaine Etta Moeller Remson and Arthur Indianola The Janss family later spent fifteen years in Nebraska before moving to Belle Plaine where he worked on the Northwestern rail road and was pensioned ten years ago.
Cornelius Janss celebrated his eightieth birthday in Belle Plaine on Tuesday. His daughter-in-law Mrs Arthur Janss of Indianola and Mrs Sam Ahrens of Riverside California were present.
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