Four Winners Named in Cedar Rapids Travel Contest
Votes pour in for the High School Travel Opportunity contest offering four all expense paid trips to the Century of Progress in Chicago. Two Cedar Rapids high school students win in division A and two from the Cedar Rapids trading area in division B, one boy and one girl in each. Local merchants distribute 1000 vote certificates with each purchase to boost contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century of Progress
Chicago
Windy City
LaSalle
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Trading Area
Rude Auto Company
Cut Rate Auto Supply
Madam Mae Beauty Salon
Rex Beauty Shop
Harper Auto Refinishing Company
Kemble Floral Company
Charles Greenberg Furrier
Bishop's Cafeteria
Troy Laundry Company
Big Shoe
Family Shoe
Goodrich Silvertown, Inc
Instant
Lasswell Studio
Kubtas Hardware Company
Rowell Hardware Company
Kanealy and Beezley Drug Store
P. J. Nemmers Drug Company
W. W. Richards
Fisher Drug Company
Sixteenth Avenue Pharmary
J. C. Landenberger
Optometrics
W. G. Block Company
Zalesky Furniture
Prout
A. Pipal
Fifth Avenue
Efr2ici’ Brothers
J. E. Folda
A. N. Watson
Model Food
Kossk Electric Shop
Cedar Rapids Gas
Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets For Monthly Cramps Relief
A vintage ad promises Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets relieve cramps that cause employees to miss work. It advertises chocolate coated, easy to swallow tablets available from druggists at 50 cents per box and suggests regular use to prevent future troubles.
Willie Willis Quotes on Gentleness and Courtesy
The item records Willie Willis recalling his parents lessons on manners and giving women their own way, reflecting a family ethos of respectful conduct and self control.
Local Merchants Named In City Business Roster
L. A. Prastka jewelry Sam Lee jewelry Iowa theater Home Oil and Gas company Helms clothing Blue Valley dairy Acme Feed company and Sears Roebuck and company listed as active merchants in city directory with varied retail and service offerings.
City to end oiling dirt streets under Zika measure
A city resolution led by Louis J. Zika will discontinue free oiling of dirt streets as a dust control measure. The decision ends a long standing city service and shifts dust management responsibilities to residents.
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Louis J. Zika
City Council Approves 5 Cent Per Foot Road Oil Charge
Improvements previously provided free were halted by new legislation. The city will oil roads and assess adjacent property owners at five cents per foot to cover oil, labor, and equipment costs. City will absorb oil price fluctuations, keeping the 5 cent rate fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zika
Returned to Milwaukee to face robbery charge
Wilfred Sampica 35, wanted in Milwaukee for assault and robbery, was brought back by detective Edward M. Mochalski after agreeing to waive extradition. Sampica, a Cedar Rapids native, is suspected of belonging to a gang tied to several robberies and holdups in Milwaukee.
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Wilfred Sampica
Milwaukee
Wis
Edward M. Mochalski
Sampica
Mochalski
Cedar Rapids
Notice of Probate of Will No 126 in Iowa Linn County
Notice is given that on May 11 1033 at 9 am the Last Will and Testament of S. S. Snouffer late of Linn County will be offered for probate in the District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa The document requests proof and admission of the will to probate Clerk W Lundquist District Court Attorney L D Dennis.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
District Court
S. Snouffer
Cedar Rapids
Towa
The Forgotten Woman In The Depression
A reader questions the proposed relief plans highlighting unemployment among women. The letter argues women workers, many supporting dependents, deserve inclusion in reconstruction projects amid the Depression and long hours of domestic and wage labor.
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the Gazette
United States
Will Rogers News Wit Folds Into Gold and Silver Talks
A Beverly Hills column notes Will Rogers quips on the gold standard and silver shifts amid political vetoes by France. The piece blends humor with a nod to global financial tensions. The second portion cites women’s labor and wages, urging RFc funded programs to aid unemployed city women and secure living standards.
American Womanhood in Work Across Classes
The text portrays a former teacher washing walls and cleaning, a stenographer scrubbing floors, and a society woman sewing or nursing beside a less privileged sister. It highlights adaptable American womanhood across race creed color and social condition, noting exploitation concerns.
Davenport Credit Speaker to Address Cedar Rapids Dinner
Dean Ashby credit manager for the M L Parker company of Davenport will speak at a dinner meeting of the Cedar Rapids Retail Credit association at Hotel Roosevelt Wednesday evening. The event welcomes all interested in credit relations, not just association members.
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Dean Ashby
M. L. Parker Company
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Park Vandalism Tests City Patience Of Commissioner
Park commissioner Ed Stefan expresses frustration at recurring vandalism to city park property. He receives a repair bill for 870 for vandalized stone benches at Island plaza and learns another bench has been dismantled.
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Ed Stefan
Island Plaza
Cummings Demands Young Resign From RCA or GE
Attorney General Cummings ordered Owen D. Young to withdraw from one of the two company boards by May 5 or face action. Under a consent decree, dissolution of joint control over Radio Corp of America and General Electric was ordered, with April 21 deadline for resignation from one board.
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Washington
Cummings
Owen D. Young
Radio Corporation of America
General Electric Company
Wilmington
Del
Young
Attorney General Denies Extended Hold of Posts
He sought permission to hold both posts indefinitely and was denied more than a two week stay to effect the separation as Cummings refused to grant extended time.
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Cummings
Beautiful Blonde Ad Offers Acorn Remover
An ad describes a striking woman and promotes Blue Jay a science remover from Bauer and Black. It claims fast pain relief and corn removal in three days. The product is marketed as mild safe and used by millions for 35 years priced at 25 cents.
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Thal
Abe
Blue-Jay
Bauer & Black
Millione
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Lydia E. Pinkram
Willie Willis
People’s Forum
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Will
John Ryan
Washington, D. C
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Sengers
Sara
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
NsozVis
Chevrolet
Ltlas Tires
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