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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1932
Page
1
The state board of education releases a lengthy reply rejecting reforms and defending the Jessup administration at the University of Iowa. The editorial notes predict the board will profit from auditors’ research while avoiding decisive action, labeling critics as destructive yet hypocritical.
Charles Johnson Deacon, 83, longtime Cedar Rapids attorney and community leader, died Wednesday at his home. Admitted to the bar in 1873, he practiced with Hub Clark and Deacon, then with Deacon Good Sargent and Spangler. Survived by wife Sylvia Mansfield, five children, two brothers, nine grandchildren. funeral plans pending.
The forenoon death of J. Deacon ends a long legal and business career. He was a veteran attorney in the city, a law partner, and father in law of James W. Good the former Hoover administration secretary of war.
London reports a national coalition government led by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald faced a split as two Liberal cabinet members and Viscount Snowden resigned in protest of Ottawa trade policy. Sir Herbert Samuel and Sir Archibald Sinclair followed Snowden in stepping down, signaling strains within the nonpartisan cabinet.
The Iowa state board of education replied to the accountants' findings with a pledge to adopt valuable recommendations and exercise its own judgment on others. It dodged Gov. Dan Turner’s demand to remove incompetent officials at the University of Iowa, noting the auditors’ report covers issues beyond their scope. The 22-page response defends university growth, critiques past audits, and honors former treasurer W. J. McChesney while urging ongoing scrutiny in a spirit of educational advancement.
President Hoover and Secretary Hyde announce a plan to aid wheat farmers by accepting 25 percent of crop production loan debts and securing 75 percent on terms Congress may authorize. Upon payment and agreement, no further payments are due until Congress acts.
The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs 12 to 6 at Yankee Stadium in game one. Lou Gehrig hit a decisive third homer and led a late surge after Guy Bush struggled with control while the Cubs’ hurlers faced costly wildness. Big Red Ruffing kept the lead intact as the Yankees capitalized on miscues and timely hits.
The document traces a heated exchange between the Board and Gov Turner over recommendations. It accuses administrators of embezzlement payroll padding and unregulated spending while defending the university’s growth and taxpayer burden amid disputes about accountability.
The board notes embezzlements and irregularities by university administration occurred after the paper's plain black and white charges against the Jessup regime. It adds that admitted graft since those charges is only a scant drop compared with the decade before.
Demand across the board for tighter control of public spending and deep tax reductions grows. About one third of the board of tion expenditures lack oversight by any single authority, and governance remains loose beyond university specialists like Jessup and the state educational boards.
A legislative committee nearly two years ago substantiated most charges against Jessup and issued definite recommendations ignored by the board. A second committee focusing on reducing government expenditure highlighted extra care for the university and urged 25 specific steps.
PHE TAXPAYERS and Page press the Board of Education as legislative committees and Gov. Turner push demands. The debate grows intense with strong calls for action while resistance remains uncertain and the outcome unclear.
With squirrel season opening October 1 mention of a demand for 22 caliber rifles at Grant Ro rawn Third St SW. The Gazette Want Ads offer buyers contact by dialing 2 1121 to place ads. Ads also sell shotguns and hunting equipment with a 3 day special rate.
John Sharpe Williams longtime Mississippi statesman dies at Cedar Grove farm at midnight. He had been ill for months but improved until Tuesday night. He served 28 years in Congress and two terms in the Senate before voluntary retirement, ending a career marked by public service and a famed dog-bay phrase.
H. H. Bennett of the Perpetual Savings and Loan association of Cedar Rapids was elected president at the Iowa Building and Loan league closing session in Des Moines. R. S. Eichelberg of Waterloo became vice-president and O. R. Kreutz of Sioux City was re-elected secretary-treasurer.
BAY Wis. INS George Van B says the Yerkes Observatory announced Wednesday that Brooks Comet was found using a Yerkes lens at the observatory.
Will Rogers column notes a Beverly Hills Gazette item claiming the government sues an Oklahoma Indian for money given to his wife. The piece humorously predicts a future case of the U S Government versus Mrs Will Rogers on behalf of the Indian ward, suggesting a share split if recovery occurs.
William F. Broening testifies at the Davis lottery trial that U S Senator James J. Davis and the Loyal Order of Moose never approved or discussed the 1930 and 1931 charity balls alleged as lotteries. He says the supreme council and Davis did not pass judgment or discuss charity affairs.
Paul M. Callicotte, 32, says he unwittingly placed a suitcase bomb that killed ten and injured 42 at the 1916 Preparedness Day parade. He claims he took the bag from an I W W hall in Oakland and handed it to a San Francisco contact. Detectives doubt the tale and hold him as a San Francisco fugitive with Mooney and Billings linked to the case under renewed investigation.
A light frost, first this fall, touched Cedar Rapids Tuesday night with a 38 degree low at 2 30 a m. The day before rose to 64 at 3 30 p m with a 48 by 7 p m. The recovery continued Wednesday with 41 at 7 a m and 56 at 9 a m as fair weather held. Temperatures climbed to 68 at noon and 71 at 1 30 p m, with 74 at 2 30 p m.
Seven new directors were elected by the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce to replace seven retiring members. The slate includes H. R. Green, Don Barnes, H. N. Boyson, R. H. Pickford, Clare R. Marshall, P. F. Keehn, and Roy E. Curray. They join a 21 member board and will serve three years.
The Linn county board of supervisors directed that a list of county aid recipients be published to show taxpayers who receives relief. Lillian Landmesser, overseer of the poor, will prepare and publish the lists in the newspapers serving each township. The move aims to reveal aid distribution and deter improper relief, while excluding those able to support themselves.
The pitcher Dickey delivers a historical performance earning a no hitter with zero hits and no errors from the defense. The dominating display shuts out the opponent as the team secures a decisive win.
A blurred baseball recap notes pitchers Ruffing and English fanning batters and racking strikeouts. English misplays a ball leading to an error, while Cuyler and Crosetti contribute at bats and sacrifices as runners advance, with Combs and Moore went long or trouble at the plate in a tightly contested frame.
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