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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1934
Page
7
Paris fashion journalist Beatrice Mathieu notes skirt lengths cycle, predicting a return to short skirts as change remains a key factor. She recalls 1928 Paris launches and a recent New York luncheon where reporters admitted preferring short skirts again, despite comfort shifts.
Lady Abdy, a central figure in continental society, has worn short skirts for three years and influences fashion trends. Style reporters note her tall Greta Garbo like figure and honey colored hair inspiring a fashionable beige look. A minority of stylish women seek difference and public visibility shaping changes in dress.
An 18 year old Stanford University freshman Peter Jewett died from a fractured skull after a night of festivities near campus. The autopsy confirmed the cause as skull fracture and hemorrhages. Investigators probe fights at the Klondike night club and the circumstances surrounding the car ride back to dorms.
Milo Sedlacek of 414 Eighteenth Street SE announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for county treasurer at the June 4 primary. The 34 year old Cedar Rapids native is married with one son, a former Ga vette carrier, and attended Coe College. He worked three years at Peoples Savings Bank and the past year has handled liquidation and reorganization work for the state banking department.
Henderson was held as a material witness pending further investigation after a heavy blow. The developing case centers on the assault and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Mid Eastern Iowa Baptist laymen meet in Vinton at 6 30 for a brotherhood supper with music and talks. About twenty men from Cedar Rapids First Baptist will attend. Rev Russell F Judson moderator will discuss William Jewell College in Missouri and is an alumnus.
The annual effort to standardize daylight extends to about twenty million in the US with clocks moved forward one hour on Sunday. States and provinces from New York to Hawaii, plus parts of Canada, follow the change, while Michigan and Ohio stay on eastern standard time. Funeral services are set for Joanna McLaughlin in Monticello, noting her Woodstock Vermont birth in 1845 and death in Hollywood California.
A Sunday dinner feature promotes plump milk fed chickens ideal for roasting or stew. Priced at 18 cents per pound, the item highlights quality and value for home cooks.
A Iowa woman who settled in Castle Grove township with her parents taught in Jones county rural schools for years before marrying Michael McLaughlin on January 7, 1868. After his death in 1913 she moved to Hollywood, California with sons Fred D. and Clell J. McLaughlin and daughter Maude Marie, who died at age three. Funeral services will be held at her son's home, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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