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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1937
Page
1
The piece discusses rising labor shortages since 1929 alongside continued relief spending, contrasting a worker's view of relief with personal responsibility, and notes President Roosevelt era concerns about census data and economic relief. It also examines Hitler and Mussolini's looming broadcast, and the harmful cycle of dictatorship power in Europe.
Premier Mussolini extends a personal invitation to Hitler for a second summit in Rome. Hitler accepts the bid and a date is to be fixed, with American and international outlets noting the momentous accord reached in Munich.
Reichsfuehrer Hitler awards Premier Mussolini the new German order for distinguished foreigners. The chest decoration is gold with diamonds and a silver outlined amber swastika at its center.
Fascist Mussolini and Nazi Hitler meet publicly in Munich amid a 200000-strong crowd as 18000 nazI party troops parade. The pair planned a Rome visit to complete a bloc against communism while discussing European tensions and Far East interests during brief talks with Ciano and von Neurath.
Weather outlook for the Des Moines region shows generally fair skies most days with a unsettled spell bringing tight showers possible in the extreme north Monday night or Tuesday and again late week. Temperatures rise Monday with values near or above normal for the rest of the week.
A columnist reflects on a grieving mother and the mystery of divine will. He argues God wills good and trains moral character through human freedom, acknowledging disagreement from readers and urging faithful acceptance of suffering. Contained note points to continuation on Page 7.
President Roosevelt toured Yellowstone National Park in a large open car on a 36 hour relaxation trip. Senator James E Murray of Montana joined, while Senator Burton K Wheeler was not invited, fueling speculation. The party visited Old Faithful, Norris geyser basin, Tower Falls, and the buffalo herd, with John Boettiger and family joining later in the park.
Cacil Cubbage, 35, Oxford Junction car dealer, is arrested by U S Deputy Marshal Joe Petrus on conspiracy to violate the internal revenue law. He waives preliminary hearing and bonds $5,000, connected to a probe of a large Iowa still bombed and burned last August.
The Far Eastern advisory committee of the League of Nations plans a Monday meeting after Japan notes it will not tolerate foreign intervention. In China, Japanese air attacks escalate, striking Nanking Canton Hankow and other towns, with civilian casualties rising to thousands as ships bombard coastal forts and inland bases.
TORIO UP Sir Robert L Craigie delivered Britain s second protest within a week to the foreign office over Japanese air raids on Chinese cities.
A Philadelphia mother gave birth to Ella May a girl weighing 18 pounds and 22 and a half inches long on September 9 at birth entering city records as one of the heaviest newborns. The baby, later weighing 16 pounds, was reported as normal at birth and compared in weight to the Dionne quintuplets.
Minneapolis trader J. J. MacMillan Jr. allegedly cornered corn on the Chicago board of trade forcing a halt in September contracts and a forced sale. Cargill Grain Co held about 6 million bushels and the exchange ordered 1 million bushels sold. Rumors circulated of potential lawsuits over manipulation and profits loss.
An 11 year old girl Gloria Repple was chained in a coal bin for three days in her parents home in Chicago. Police freed her after an anonymous tip and neighbors reported her cries. She was treated for hunger exposure and placed with juvenile authorities. The father reportedly chained her to keep her from running away and warned her not to reveal the punishment.
Westinghouse researchers in Bloomfield New Jersey demonstrated lamps with brightness up to 280 000 candlepower far exceeding sunlight. The experts said water cooled quartz mercury lamps could aid anti aircraft protection and illuminate ships fogs or smoke screens, with future use in cinema and television.
Edward A Filene renowned Boston merchant and philanthropist died at 3 40 am after pneumonia attacks. He championed the five day week and social security, led the Filene department store and organized major chambers of commerce. He left a single relative, his brother A Lincoln Filene.
President Roosevelt's spending stance sparks a call for fiscal restraint amid national debt concerns. The piece argues amortization of public debt is needed and cites local PWA projects like a library, post office, and bridge as proof of limited value without books and broader civic assets.
The article names Edward J. Flynn Frank Walker and William W. Howes as candidates to succeed Postmaster General Farley. Farley has not officially resigned and has discussed plans to step down to lead the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, with Roosevelt and Farley not agreeing on a precise departure date.
James H. Roberts filed a $10 000 damages suit claiming Henry Ford II caused an auto crash in June 1936. The complaint alleges the car had poor brakes and lights and that Ford II, son of Edsel Ford, was driving recklessly and caused permanent spine and nervous system injuries.
Dr. William M. Leiserson of the national mediation board said the talks between committees of the five railroad brotherhoods and managers of eighty six roads were adjourned until Wednesday September 29. He gave no reason for the delay.
New York based report notes daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, reverting to standard time in 18 states 10 foreign countries and several Canadian provinces. The change ends daylight saving time in effect since April 2.
President Roosevelt intends to call a special session of Congress for around November 9 to push a new farm program and a simplified revenue bill. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau says tax proposals will be ready. election timing and the Hugo Black matter loom as risks.
A prisoner with a five year Fort Madison sentence prompted strict safeguards at the island jail. Sheriff James H. Smith directed a full cell search and found yarn and mop string scraps in the inmate’s cell. The prisoner was moved to Fort Madison at midnight Friday as police patrolled the jail.
Miss Patricia Maguire a 33 year old Oak Park stenographer known as the sleeping beauty will have surgery for a newly developed abdominal tumor. The decision was made Saturday night by her family and physicians and announced by her sister Mrs Gladys Hansen.
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