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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1936
Page
4
Opinion piece analyzes Spain's civil war and the allure of alternative governments. It cites Dr. Wirt's warnings, Tugwellism, and Roosevelt's admission of public power tools, urging vigilance to protect constitutional liberties amid rising state authority.
Colorado river flood from Concho rains causes over five million dollars in damage and leaves more than 2,000 homeless. Bridges washed out, homes marooned, and rescues ongoing as authorities deploy guardsmen and patrols to prevent looting.
The piece questions why socialist and communist circles split on presidential candidates and why many back the New Deal administration. It notes pressure on Roosevelt to deny passive acceptance of their support before newspaper exposés emerge, and ponders reaction of Americans returning from France and Spain.
In Kansas City a 67 year old man shot his employed wife after a dispute over finances and division of labor at home. He told police he planned to kill her and then commit suicide but could not find more bullets. The wife was hospitalized with six gunshot wounds.
Returning veterans and the public weigh the Civil War in Spain, the Popular Front in France, and the fate of democracy abroad. Opinions split on homecoming relief, disillusionment, and America’s role as fascism and communism clash overseas.
A reader asks why hate seems stronger than love and cites Lenin Hitler and Mussolini as proof that a definite life view, preached with ruthless fervor, can conquer nations in twenty years. The piece contrasts Christianity’s two millennia of influence with these rapid, hate driven movements. A second letter from a veteran English friend follows, noted as continued on page 4.
American Legion delegates arrive by air car and rail for the eighteenth national convention in Cleveland with a grand program plus a dedication of new peace gardens in Rockefeller Park. National Commander Ray Murphy of Des Moines will dedicate the gardens while state and international representation is noted. potential successors to Murphy are named Colmery and Melton.
Coroner B. L. Knight announced an inquest for next week into the deaths of F. M. Beltz and Mrs Edward Russell after a collision on Highway 161 near the North Western bridge. Ten others were injured, with several in serious condition including Mrs Mabel Hatch who suffered multiple injuries.
The weather bureau forecasts showers in the southern portion Monday with additional showers later in the week. Temperatures run near or below normal in the north and near or slightly above normal in the south across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
Kansas City reports Dr. Carlton Simon has perfected an eye-dentification method using eye blood vessel patterns. The system, shown on the eve of the police chiefs convention, could curb fugitives who alter prints by blinding themselves to escape positive ID.
Alfred E. Smith plans to take the stump to oppose President Roosevelt in the final six weeks of the campaign. He will likely campaign in New Jersey New York Massachusetts New Hampshire and Connecticut and possibly other eastern states.
The first annual All Iowa Dairy show and Junior Livestock exposition closed Saturday night after three days of notable entertainment. The Saturday programs featured twenty two high school bands performing afternoon concerts and a mass concert in the evening attracting the largest crowds.
A New York Sunday American front pages a claim that Soviet Russia backs President Roosevelt’s New Deal, citing the Communist International report via Earl Browder. The White House disputes the piece as a deliberate misframing.
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, noted film stars, married Saturday night aboard the Grace liner Santa Paula before a Panama canal to New York honeymoon cruise. The Reverend J. A. Tweedle of Wilmington’s First Calvary Presbyterian church officiated.
Ray R. Baldwin 63 a retired farmer drowned Saturday in Littleton after losing control of a rowboat in a strong current and jumping overboard around 3 30 p m Local authorities reported the incident and identified Baldwin as the victim.
Prizes totaling 25 dollars will be awarded to ten winners in The Gazette contest judged by Jeanette Beyer. Enter recipes with meals using inexpensive meat, cereals, or gelatin, in five classifications. Entries must be separate sheets and received by 5 p m Monday September 28.
The Gazette airs seasonal fashion features for men and women on pages 4 to 6 while detailing a broad front of content. sections include late world and local news, editorials, community updates, and various features from theater to farm reports and social notes.
John Pavelka, 48, a sign painter and widower, confessed at the Lawndale police station to beating his 15 year old daughter Catherine to death with a monkey wrench while intoxicated. He asked to be sent to the electric chair as officers found Catherine dead in an attic bedroom with a crushed skull and a crucifix in her hands. Neighbors say he was unreasonably jealous and kept her from friends.
A Cedar Rapids report notes clear skies as temperatures fall Saturday. The mercury dropped from a high of 76 at 3 p.m. to 62 by 7 30 p.m. and then to 40 by 10 p.m. according to Chambers Insurance records.
Spanish troops clashed with rebels at the Alcazar fortress in Toledo as Loyalist forces used flame and explosives in a nighttime assault to dislodge hundreds of besieged rebels and civilians. Ambassador Nunes Moregada urged the League of Nations to seek a 24 hour armistice to save 900 women and children.
Rebel headquarters claimed no one was fatally hurt in a sudden hazardous material accident tied to the government's plan to annihilate Alcazar fortress. It remained unclear if the rebels had secret contact with Alcazar.
Clouds of choking smoke repelled attackers after a gasoline barrage. Rebels slipped from rock-hewn cellars of the Alcazar and captured the governor’s house while loyalists retaliated with fire. Plan to flood the ruined Alcazar with gasoline seen as difficult and dangerous.
Government militiamen in Toledo fought Saturday night to rout remaining fascists from the Alcazar ruins. They advanced behind smoke to assault pillboxes built from jagged debris while the fate of those inside remained unknown as reports continued on Page 2.
A Cedar Rapids quiz asks outsiders what makes the city look best. The correct focus is its effort to care for the health of the needy and welfare of the aged, more so than beautiful homes or theater crowds.
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