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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1935
Page
11
The quotation attributes beauty to intellect, credited to H. Jean Crawford. It presents a concise thought on inner merit shaping outward appearance.
As Stresa conference nears, Europe shows signs of looming conflict. Money market turmoil, showy protests in France Germany and Italy, and active diplomacy fuel a grim mood. The piece argues for delaying war, warns U S leaders against drastic reforms, and urges diplomats to preserve a prewar balance while global economic readjustment proceeds.
Community hopes to back Western league baseball in Cedar Rapids this summer as ticket books promise savings. Club officials emphasize stronger competition awareness and new connections with Harpoon St Evins Cardiale to boost the Raiders toward a first division season.
The article discusses cowlick management and suggests using balanced hair pressure to counteract directional growth. It notes remedies are limited by practical constraints as most cowlicks are noticed in the morning before work.
A long fragment argues that human progress mirrors individual growth from ignorance to maturity. It mocks temper as primitive yet tied to aging, critiques go-getters and pensions, and drops social notes about taxes, Townsend plans, and political quips from the 1930s.
A humorous discussion outlines four methods to tame cowlicks: wetting hair, oiling, wearing a skull cap, or shaving the head. The piece weighs drawbacks like evaporation, insufficient stickiness, ridicule, and temporary immunity, then wonders about social effects on youths and even potential crimes to prove boldness.
Henry Wallace testifies before Congress that further farm income gains depend on NRA action or other agencies raising industrial output. He notes agriculture’s income share is about 10 percent, below the 13-14 percent target, and that reducing production alone won’t lift farmers significantly. He warns the next decade will be very difficult.
The dialogue in Iowa centers on price fixing and its impact on agriculture versus industry. Wallace argues against fixed prices and outlines potential controls, while lawmakers push Frasier Lemke fiat-money measures and rural electrification plans. Hopkins visits Washington, defending relief efforts as crucial to feeding the nation. The piece notes Iowa figures in Congress and two U.S. Army officers with Iowa ties.
Official notice announces vacation of a county road starting at the southwest corner of section 32 township 82 range 8 and ending at the northwest corner of section 32 township 82 range 8. Objections or damages must be filed with the County Auditor in Cedar Rapids by May 21, 1935. Landowners listed include Edward Athoff Frank Schulte Mary Schlu dter M C Ferreter Catherine Ferreter and Mary Ferreter. Robert M Vesely, County Auditor, dates the notice March 16, 1935.
A diary style column recounts social rounds in New York including Earl Benham at Maillard's, visits to shops and a five and ten, and theater figures like BE Sullivan, Gaxton, and Ziegfeld. It notes George Buckley’s hospital discharge, Reader’s Digest money quirks, and a parade of once intimate names now distant as temperaments fuel Broadway feuds.
A temperate, buoyant man thrives amid rowdy taunts and telegraphs. He confesses to Sam Kingston that he is slipping and beginning to like actors.
The text notes OHN V A Weaver disputes Katharine Cornell as the era’s top actress while acknowledging her box office draw. It mentions Elizabeth Bergner as a rival drawing card and recalls subway anecdotes, with various society names and a 1935 copyright attribution.
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