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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1932
Page
1
Angelo Patri questions the length of the high school day and argues for a lighter five hour schedule. He cites parents and educators in Cedar Rapids and asks if accreditation dictates daily hours. The piece debates necessity, efficiency, and the impact on children’s childhood during school years.
Johnson county grand jury did not indict Frank J. Prybil a former University of Iowa teaming contractor charged with forgery and uttering a forged instrument. Prybil’s case followed an unauthorized $67 payroll check settlement tied to Charles Brown former university labor foreman and payroll padding. Prybil pled not guilty and was released on bond while witnesses including D A Busby and Joe Klema testified about cashed checks and endorsements in proceedings.
An engineer known for constant fact probing entered, chatted briefly, and departed, leaving listeners groggy from the effort to absorb his rapid exchange. The man identified is Arthur Huntington.
The conversation centers on persistent problems in current debates. Mr. Huntington, an engineer, has studied these issues and argues that the main obstacle to advancement is people who seek to verify prejudices and justify mistakes.
A fragmented quotation on silencing bias and the hope for progress toward a more rational society. The text appears garbled, suggesting a note on questioning assumptions and avoiding confirmation bias, though specific names or events are not clear.
Los Angeles report says socialite and writer Marcella Burke filed for divorce from local attorney Pasca Menry Burke on cruelty grounds. The case centers on allegations of domestic mistreatment and seeks relief through the authorities.
Cedar Rapids plans an annual auto toll program this year with revised rates and expanded coverage. City officials say the tolls will fund road maintenance and project upgrades while minimizing impact on commuters through phased implementation and clear signage.
Poona India The untouchables and high caste Hindu leaders cabled Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald to withdraw the communal voting settlement that Gandhi might end his fast unto death. Negotiations after hours and Gandhi under a mango tree continued with Malaviya Sapru Sayakar and Raja Gopalachari among leaders, awaiting London action to avert disaster. The settlement offers 18 percent of reserved seats for untouchables and provisions for education while legislative seat reservations continue until mutually agreed election methods.
Will Koehper a 49 year old Hickory Grove farmer was sentenced to life imprisonment in Waupun prison by Judge Sherman E Smalley after pleading guilty to slaying his 8 year old son Martin. The confession followed within 24 hours to Sheriff Joe Greer and witnesses testified the child was normal despite the father’s claim.
University of Pittsburgh requires all undergraduates to pledge loyalty to the Constitution, Pennsylvania laws and university regulations. Some students protest, saying the move targets radicals and echoes a county judge’s criticism over recent firings linked to a pacifist demonstration. University officials defend the pledge as screening for right minded students.
Roosevelt advisers tout expected Southern California triumphs after northern state gains. In San Francisco he won Johnson's tacit endorsement and healed divisions between Smith and McAdoo factions. He spoke in Los Angeles and Omars, touting government supervision of private business to aid small traders. Johnson praised Roosevelt's Sacramento address and signaled continued progressive fight against Hoover. Roosevelt also saluted Governor Smith and urged McAdoo's Senate seat bid.
National Commander Louis A. Johnson of the American Legion denied that Admiral William S. Sims was an honorary member and said he believed Sims resignation was a publicity stunt. A letter received at headquarters Saturday framed the dispute amid the Indianapolis report.
DES MOINES AP W L Bliss of Mason City was nominated by the Republican state central committee for the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Grimm. Bliss won on the seventh ballot from seven candidates Keokuk T G Garfield Ames George Wood Waterloo and George Clausen Clinton. Clausen finished second to Bliss. Bliss is a lawyer with the firm Seneff Bliss Witwer and Seneff in Mason City. R F Mitchell of Fort Dodge was named the Democratic candidate.
New York AP report says the Pennsylvania senator James J. Davis defense team is preparing to present evidence as prosecutors complete their case. The trial, tied to alleged Moose charity lottery funds from 1930, paused Saturday with Davis and attorneys in New York, awaiting the next phase of proceedings.
The League of Nations council postponed reviewing the Lytton commission report on Manchuria and the Sino-Japanese conflict until November 14 at Japan’s request. Major General Frank R. McCoy represented the United States on the commission that sent results to the league secretariat, with the envoy's arrival cited as a reason for the delay.
Mrs William E Borah wife of the Idaho senator is gravely ill with psittacosis in Boise Iowa. Doctors report the heart is severely weakened by the disease and the patient has been in a coma. Convalescent serum arrived from Washington and was given by Dr Ralph Falk after Sen Borah approved. Temperature rose to 104 though heart action improved then deteriorated to extremely critical. Telegrams and telephones flood in as a second air shipment from California arrives amid parrot fever outbreaks.
Violet Snow, 16, was killed when a man broke into her room at her aunt's home near Wabeno. She attempted to flee toward the door as she was stabbed in the back and their throats cut. The assailant was identified as Joe Bornoski, whose prior attempts to see the girl had been thwarted by her aunt and Mrs. Collins.
Samuel Sweet known as Sugar, seven, sought food for his hungry family and was killed when two older boys pushed him from a pier. The incident occurred after he fished with friend William Taylor near Newton Creek while hoping to catch fish. Authorities report the motive as childish cruelty.
Will Rogers notes in Beverly Hills that Angelenos will wake up with only a presidential vote in 1932. He predicts campaigns and party clashes as voters focus on choosing Roosevelt or Hoover, stressing the act of voting in a year of political upheaval.
Washington reports a Federal Reserve Board survey shows improvements in industrial and financial activity sustained for seven weeks. August through mid September saw waning hoarding, rising factory employment, higher building contracts and production, with wholesale prices holding gains and rail freight rising while last year declined. August auto production fell and steel and lumber failed to improve.
CHICAGO INL He was struck by three elevated trains in succession. A southbound train hurled him into a northbound train which threw him back to be hit by another southbound train. Charles Mead Rapid Transit Lines detective survived with a fractured leg.
Cedar Rapids reported chilly conditions with a low of 41 at 5 30 am and 46 by midnight as the night descend paused. Friday peaked at 70 percent humidity around 2 30 pm and a noon reading of 65 preceded a night drop to 52 and 46. Saturday morning opened with fair skies and a 1 30 pm hold.
Alfred Sailor Morgan a 34 year old Galveston Texas man was found unconscious on Highway No 30 east of Lisbon late Tuesday. He was transported to Newton from Linn county jail by Sheriff George O Kelly of Jasper county. Morgan is alleged to be sought in Jasper county over a Colfax brawl last summer with a carnival troupe. Deputy Larry Condon reported Morgan said he had trouble at Colfax. the physician said internal injuries were not confirmed.
United States District Attorney Dwight H. Green announced an official inquiry into the Insull utilities with the aim of determining possible federal statute violations. State authorities also opened an extradition treaties review with France and Canada as Samuel Insull travels abroad. Green plans to confer with federal officials in Chicago and Washington to assess mails involvement and asset concealment risks amid bankruptcy of Insull Investments and Corporation Securities.
Paris dispatch reports Samuel Insull refused to comment on Saturday when informed of Dwight F. Green’s announcement from the United States at the scene.
In New York, a woman tells the court she bore her husband nine children in 11 years and, after refusing to bear more, was compelled to endure the strain as she seeks separation from Jonathan Holden in supreme court.
Until 8 O clock tonight you can telephone your Want Ads to start in the Sunday Gazette. Cash buyers will be looking over the Want Ads Sunday to buy puppies shot guns baby buggies your car radio furniture musical instruments golf clubs rabbits canaries hunting equipment bicycles motorcycles your home lots acre vacuum cleaners used lumber and building material coal coke wood fresh fruit vegetables spring fries and a hundred and one other items.
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