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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1935
Page
1
Analyzed remarks from President Roosevelt and Col Knox frame the fight over the New Deal and constitutional rights. Emphasizes federal power versus individual liberties and GOP critique. Mentions NRA ruling fallout and AAA impacts, with references to Herring and Sioux City indictments and Burlington statement context.
The tropical hurricane that had raged toward Miami for 17 hours veered north and away from the city. Red Cross relief trains evacuate Everglades areas as warnings shift to the Atlantic coast. Cuba reports heavy damage and fatalities while Jamaica records deaths. Refugees are moved to Sebring and other inland locations as the storm tracks offshore.
A mother worries as her daughter advances in business, becoming broader in outlook yet maintaining strong morals. The column argues tolerance of others oddities without compromising core standards, urging parents to train children and let them face life with judged discernment. Copyright 1935.
Rapid City SD AP headquarters of the National Geographic U S army flight said there is a remote possibility orders will be issued Sunday afternoon for inflation of the big balloon studying the weather map. If conditions are favorable inflation will be ordered and the balloon will ascend Monday morning pending Sunday afternoon confirmation after test balloons and data are reviewed.
Irving M. Dodge, 62, of 1801 Higley avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, was found dead in his basement from a bullet wound to the heart at 5:15 pm Saturday. A heavy 45 caliber revolver lay beside him. Coroner Dr. B. L. Knight said it appeared self-inflicted. Dodge, employed by Cedar Rapids Engineering, had been despondent over financial troubles. He is survived by his wife, father, brother, two sisters. Body taken to Beatty's mortuary.
Washington AP reports the 1935 agricultural census, showing more farms and more cultivated acres since 1930, yet total farm value fell sharply. It cites declines in the bread basket states, with Iowa and South Dakota down over 40 percent, and lists percent drops across Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, California, and others.
Tucker Prison Farm Arkansas inmates Bill Barnes 21 and Paul Nelson 23 were executed by electric chair for two murders. Barnes killed taxi driver C. A. Martin during a Blytheville holdup that yielded 46 cents. Nelson killed 75 year old Jackson County farmer B. F. Mitchell. Both protested innocence until execution and walked unassisted to the chair.
Cedar Rapids records show toll figures for 1935 with data on accidents injuries and fatalities. Officials note variations in yearly totals and emphasize road safety measures amid rising traffic.
President Roosevelt on the western voyage holds talks with Colorado leaders led by Governor Edwin C. Johnson over the Caddoa dam project. The North Platte stop draws thousands as officials including Senator Costigan Adams Mayor Stapleton and Attorney General Prosser accompany him. He plans a major speech in Boulder before Los Angeles and San Diego while continuing federal farm and New Deal messaging.
In Columbus a new Mid America Corporation chartered Saturday is seen as the vehicle for the Van Sweringen brothers to bid at auction on collateral held by J P Morgan Co valued at 48 million dollars. Incorporators include Thomas H Jones William H Chamberlain and Catherine Martin Tolles Hogsett and Ginn. Ginn a director on Van Sweringen lines leads the firm.
Woodbury County Attorney M. E. Rawlings said Saturday that District Judge W. W. Scott will begin the assignment of Woodbury county graft grand jury indictments and trials at 9 am on Monday. Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor and his first assistant Walter Maley, along with eighteen others, face a gambling conspiracy case and plan to seek an immediate trial when he arrives from Des Moines Sunday night. Judge Scott suggested he might grant the request due to O'Connor's role as chief law enforcement officer of Iowa.
Italy announced speeding troop shipments to East Africa while Mussolini vows to continue and widen the campaign. Haile Selassie warned the League of Nations of a general mobilization if Rome presses its military preparations. Geneva eyed sanctions as London pressed for cautious diplomacy amid European crisis reports.
Italy’s delegation to the League of Nations sparked surprise in Geneva as reports indicated a possible departure for Rome. Baron Pompeo Aloisi and Guido Rocco accompanied the group, with unclear plans for return. The Italian cabinet had urged adjournment, and the steering committee’s call to end the session was contested.
New York a will filed in surrogate court reveals Barbara Hutton will receive one fifth of the estate of her ex husband Prince Alexis Z. Mdivani. The will distributes assets among Hutton, two brothers and two sisters, and includes two trust funds created at marriage. The estate value is given as a nominal more than ten dollars.
Weather outlook covers Sept 30 to Oct 5 for the Upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys with generally fair conditions south and unsettled periods with light showers north. Temperatures near or above normal with fluctuating conditions in the north.
Rome dispatch reports Italian cabinet communique outlining Mussolini’s pro Britain stance in the Italo Ethiopian crisis. It denounces League of Nations proposals as insufficient for Italian expansion and security and warns Italy will not act while its rights are prejudiced.
The Rev Wynhoven voiced that opinion on Saturday night in New Orleans. He suggested bodyguards fired on the senator after an alleged confrontation with Dr Weiss. Wynhoven noted indications support the theory that no one dares speak openly about the assassination. Four days before Long’s death he wrote to Roosevelt indicating he no longer supported Huey’s cause.
Three Chicago youths Alphonse Skulagick Daniel Galuskus and Nick Achiies were arrested in Valparaiso after a 60 mile pursuit across northern Indiana. They allegedly robbed and killed Roy Creery a South Bend filling station operator. The trio confessed to the crime and were to be turned over to South Bend police. A second robbery in Essex led to a lookout being added, with the bandit car later intercepted.
Federal agents captured Austrian counterfeiter Count Lustig, aka Robert W. Miller, in Pittsburgh after a daylight escape from New York detention. Miller, linked to William Watts, led a vast counterfeit operation with $10, $20 and $100 notes. He faced charges including forgery, fraudulent passports, and vagrancy, with a career spanning decades and multiple arrests.
At the Legion convention in St Louis an effort to raise funds with popcorn sold 10 000 bags was prepared by C A Frank but only about 2 000 were sold the surplus was donated to orphan homes.
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