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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1935
Page
27
The Cedar Rapids local employment office led Iowa in new placements for two weeks, accounting for 20.2 percent of state placements in the week ending April 13 and 25 percent in the week ending April 20. Most placements occurred with private industry in or near Cedar Rapids, Linn County.
Notable items include Arthur Huntington of Cedar Rapids named to the state industrial board to stabilize Iowa industry. Cedar Rapids’ Mrs. G W Emerson elected secretary of the Iowa Women’s Missionary Association, with Mrs. J J Merritt as second vice president. Springville sees injuries from a runaway horse sulky accident. two residents suffer rib fractures and a girl is bruised. Local markets list several commodities with prices. Train derailment near Stone City injures Milwaukee crew after a cow strike. F J Lazell re elected president of the Woman's Club. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merrill mentioned.
Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler star in Go Into Your Dance at the Iowa theater with an RKO vaudeville revue. The plot follows a star barred from Broadway, a hoofer, gangsters, romance, near tragedy, and a smash finale. Also featured are Patsy Kelly Glenda Farrell Helen Morgan Sharon Lynne Phil Regan Barton MacLean Gordon Westcott and Roy Cropper with comedy acts by Milt Douglas Dorothy Martin and Kirby and Duval and Gautier's Hot Dogs act.
Local markets list oats 27 1/4 to 30 cents, barley 30 to 40, rye 60, wheat 1, hay 8 to 10 1/2, straw 4 to 5, hens 9, eggs 13, hogs 5, steers 3 to 4, sheep 2 to 3. Humpreys return from Dubuque after streetcar wreck. Calcutta assignment for J E Bates. Cedar Rapids Press club organized with Lazell president and Holmes VP. Odd Fellows Eastern Iowa director Richards elected. Dr Zalesky returns from Annapolis.
Iowa theaters present a slate including A Dog of Flanders with Frankie Thomas and Lightning 8 Bells with Ann Southern and Ralph Bellamy Paramount shows Van Ness The President Vanishes featuring Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery Wallace Beery stars The Mighty Barnum Enter Madame with Elissa Landi and Cary Grant Rialto features Alias the Bad Man with Ken Maynard She Learned About Sailors with Lew Ayres and Alice Faye Palace lists The Dragon Murder Case with Warren William The Silver Streak with Sally Blane and Charles Starrett Olympic shows In Old Santa Fe with Ken Maynard Evalyn Knapp Moonstone with David Manners Phyllis Barry Coe Playhouse The Return of Peter Grimm.”
The passage presents a viewpoint that science guides morality and social order. It debates whether a self supporting woman is safer with a college education or specialized non college training, asserting broad liberal training is essential but education must help individuals make their way in the world, highlighting the value of practical aims.
A compact booklet by Ernest Rutherford Groves offers practical advice on selecting a mate, preparing for marriage, and addressing common marriage problems. It includes ten self-test questions for prospective spouses and directs readers to request the pamphlet by mail with ten cents, stamps, and a return envelope.
In 1935 discussion, experts warn that the half educated masses pose greater social danger than the ignorant, guiding public errors with half baked panaceas. Gilbert Seldes criticizes military propaganda in movies while newspapers claim ethics.
The Paramount pavilion at Swisher will open for the 1935 season on Saturday night. Frank Stangler, manager, announced Friday. Bus Canfield and his orchestra have been engaged to play for the formal opening.
Bing Crosby and W C Fields star in Mississippi a musical comedy odyssey with a singing chorus and Queenie Smith in a key role. Warwick Deeping’s Sorrell and Son tops the program described as one of the finest on screen dramas for this engagement.
Steubenville report says David Chiopene now 50, and sister Margaret Ferri of Starkville Colorado, separated about 25 years ago, found each other after his arrest for second degree murder. Ferri read the news and traveled to Steubenville to renew family ties after a long separation.
A romance of the roaring west features Ken Maynard in Alias the Bad Man at Rialto Friday and Saturday. The plot centers on a cattle town ruled by a bandit gang and Maynard’s ruse to gain their trust while seeking his father’s killer. Virginia Brown Faire stars with Frank Mayo and a supporting cast including Robert Homans, Lafe McKee and Charles King. Feature No 2 is She Learned About Sailors with Lew Ayers and Allee Faye.
The listing highlights Jack Durant a fast moving comedy romance. Added attractions include Rustlers of Red Dog starring Johnny Mack Brown seven chapter serial plus a comedy and Cats and the Fiddle.
Miss Agnes R Wayman head of Barnard college physical education department at Columbia University has been chosen president of the American Physical Education association She succeeds Strong Hinman of Wichita Kan Dr C H McCloy of University of Town research department of physical education was chosen vice president
The Indian shared honors with his war horse as the animal wore the same feather decorations as its master.
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