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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1932

Page

15

Subscriptions and Advertising Rates Listed for Iowa Area

The notice lists subscription prices by mail for Iowa and border states, with rates for 1 year 6 months 3 months and 1 month, plus seven issues weekly. By carrier in Cedar Rapids and Marion rates are given per week and per year in advance. Advertising reps are named for Chicago New York. The item cites news wires from Associated Press International News and United Press.

Iowa Illinois Minnesota Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Wisconsin Berets Cedar Rapids Marion Chicago Allen-Klaup Company U No Michigan Ave New York Allen-Krlapy Fifth Avenue Associated S International News United Press Associated Press

Cedar Rapids Budget Shows Frugal City Plans for Year

The city council approved a budget of 867 892 dollars for next year with little protest. Mayor Stepanek detailed each expenditure and stressed economies while noting reductions come from postponed needs and lower bonded debt. The article argues careful budgeting and restraint will keep tax burdens down and praises citizens for their tolerance of hard times.

Linn County Taxpayers’ Association Stepanek Cedar Rapids Les

Not A Bad Country Says Editor Calls For Steady View Of Nation

The Journal of the American Dental Association editor argues many writers focus on decay in America while neglecting its strengths. He warns against sweeping gloom, noting rapid progress and a half century of growth from wilderness to a thriving nation, despite social and economic upheaval and waste products along the way.

Amerca The Amencia Dental Association Mammon America Wagner Noah Earth

Deflating science myths and ancient ages

A satirical column mocks shrinking scientific estimates from ancient skeletons to the Sahara's age, suggesting the Earth and stars may be younger than thought. It riffs on how ivory towers overestimate antiquity, notes the old guard’s nostalgia, and lampoons headlines about drafting Brookhart and changing poultry prices.

Sahara Sudan Betelgeuse Arcturus

Unclear essay on opinion and social issues from 1930s Iowa

A dense prose piece critiques alarmist warnings about economic decline and birth rates, arguing people resist facing unpleasant facts. It contrasts optimistic markets with fears of deterioration, questions Aryan racialist rhetoric and calls for responsible civic action amid a 1932 probate notice.

New Mintages And Throughts In A New York Paper

A fragmented column notes figures on mintages and gossip about figures in New York journalism and Broadway. Mentions Vincent Lopez, Roscoe Peabody, Percy Hammond, Mildred Bailey, Kate Smith, Irving Berlin, Ben Harney, and Dean Palmer with tangential asides about fashion and headlines.

EW York George Raft Vincent Lopez North Cohocton Roscoe Peacock Dean Cornwell Puck Percy Hammond Mildred Bailey Kate Smith Irving Berlin Ben Harney Mr Johnson Dean Palmer St. Joseph King Atred Variety Office

Eccentric celebrity chatter and nightclub vignettes

A stream of social commentary lampoons dancers promoters and living icons. Names like Hans Wilson Rosa Pinchot Jimmy Johnstone and George M Cohan appear amid quips about speakeasies theatres and Hollywood antics.

Hans Wilson Rosamond Pinchot Jimmy Johnstone Charles V. MacArthur Roy L. McCardell Eiffel Tower George Rockwell Charles Evans Hughes, Jr Pat Rooney George M. Cohan

Mixed Conference Talks Stir Political Climate in Albany

Fragmented quotes discuss Roosevelt era Democratic platform aims at Chicago, Governor Boer of Massachusetts, and Al Smith support. European affairs and finance are cited with references to Japan, Germany, and world markets.

Albany Roosevelt Chicago Humas Joseph BoEr Massachusetts al Smuth

Duke Kim in Harrow Years At Cherry Lane and Grand Central

A fragmentary 1932 reminiscence notes the duke once named the Marquis of Kimbalton in school days at Harrow. It mentions theater box office tricks at Cherry Lane, a jewelry shop near The Village, taxi drivers with bricks, a street pitchman near Grand Central, and a claim about French sailors receiving wine weekly.

Kim Harrow Kipling Kimbalton Cherry Lane Grand Central

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