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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1934
Page
4
A reader asks about marriage fears and inheritable defects but is advised to seek expert guidance if marriage would cause unhappiness. Advice covers patience with a spouse and finding shared church or community activities to foster care and kindness.
Alan Dinehart headlines the Rialto program with Dance Crrl Dance a vaudeville tale of two acts Evelyn Knapp and Eddie Nugent. Tom Keene stars in the second feature as vigilante chief, with Mickel McGuire at Cats and Fiddle and a Pigeon Cove Mass house built of newspapers noted as a quirky extra.
Wilbur Frans, a young American baritone with a record of steady success, will perform Saturday evening at Sinclair Memorial chapel. Reviews praise his magnetic voice, dramatic feeling, and poised stage presence, with audiences said to respond strongly.
Iowa listings include Joe FE Brown in A Very Honorable Guy and Joe Penner in Ganeway Zoe Dyne on stage. Paramount offers Bottoms Up with Spencer Tracy, Pat Patterson, John Boles. Majestic features Tallulah Bankhead and Gary Cooper in Devil and the Deep. Palace screens 42nd Street with Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell. Rialto runs Dance Girl Dance with Alan Dinehart Eddie Nucent Evelyn Knapp and Tom Keene in Son of the Border. Olympic presents Christopher Strong with Katharine Hepburn.
Christian Schmidt Benton county pioneer died Thursday at his daughter's home in Belle Plaine after a long career with the North Western railway. Born in Holstein Germany on November 19 1852 he immigrated to the United States and settled in Luzerne before moving to Belle Plaine. He advanced from cobbler to foreman of a railway crew and headed the Belle Plaine yards for years until a sunstroke forced retirement after 33 years. He leaves four children Peter Schmidt Mary Moeller and Frank Martin along with his wife who died about a year ago. He was a Lutheran and affiliated with the Odd Fellows.
Iowa City authorities and Marshalltown officials pursued a $90000 bond theft case after a tip led to one $8500 bond sale to an Iowa City resident. The search involved W W Akers Harold Block County Attorney F B Olsen Sheriff Don McComas and statements from Mrs Edna Brown and C C Culbertson tied to a prison term.
Majestic theater presents Devil and the Deep starring Tallulah Bankhead Gary Cooper along with Will Rogers in Too Busy to Work Friday and Saturday. Stage shows include Discovery Night and Hull Billy contest with Rainbow Girls and a Mae West contest after Saturday matinee.
The Bermuda Islands gained renown due to Juan Bermudex who purportedly discovered them in the sixteenth century, shaping local lore and navigational history.
Three era items report The Fool presented at the Majestic theater and a school board site selection for a new junior high on J street corner Twenty third avenue W. Property leases, market prices, and travel notes from local residents fill the page along with theater and revival news and Carnegie library donation.
A critical column attacks a powerful medical corporation for diverting profits into prestige and advertising rather than patron welfare. It questions funding health promotion through pricey outlets and suggests such messaging belongs in schools, not paid periodicals. The piece closes with a sly critique of the author’s rhetoric.
A medical skeptic deconstructs common explanations for growing pains, arguing improper nourishment and cold exposure are vague. He cites rheumatic infection from streptococcus as a real cause and endorses tonsil removal or sterilization to prevent arthritis and heart disease risk.
A reader asks about using formaldehyde for foot odor and hyperhidrosis. The doctor warns against general use, suggests limited application on hands or feet, and offers instructions for control of excessive sweating. The piece also explains growing pains are usually due to infection focus in the tonsils, with diathermy as a modern treatment option for older children.
Federal inspection of the Coe college ROTC unit will be held on May 7 and 8. Major Carl Russell announces the inspection. Lieut. Col. G. F. N. Dally of Council Bluffs will be the training inspector and Col. R. H. McMaster of Omaha the administrative inspector. A stray note mentions peppermint essence color and coloring by bruised leaves.
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