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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
13
Mary Manners suggests George overcome his barrier to express himself and engage with peers. The letter contrasts his sharp mind with reluctance to speak, urging social circulation, listening, and confidence to project his value to others. The second letter asks about long distance romance and marriage timing.
Miss Manners advises that if your mother approves of his family and your friendship, you would be sufficiently chaperoned with both sets of parents present. Ensure the invitation comes from the parents, not the boy, for proper backing.
Patrolman Mullin and Special Matron Danson stopped to investigate a presumed accident at First Avenue and Fortieth Street East early Thursday. Christy NiederMeyer, 20, of Lake Avenue NE, and C. B. Tietz, 31, of Ninth Avenue SW, were arrested for disturbing the peace by fighting. Both admitted liquor on their breath. They were fined 25 dollars plus costs, with the fine suspended on good behavior.
Ottawa officials announce government will pay allowances to dependents of militia volunteers during the crisis. Minister of Defense Ian Mackenzie says allowances vary by family size and soldiers will allocate part of their pay to support relatives, supplemented by official payments.
Captain Gordon Hughes of the police traffic division said on Thursday that stop signs were placed on Second Street SE at Eighth Avenue. He noted several accidents at the intersection since the opening of the Eighth Avenue bridge, prompting the new traffic controls.
An ad touts a 15 mile network of tiny kidney filters working continuously to remove poisonous waste and balance acids. It claims functional disorders cause pain, fatigue, swelling and frequent discomfort, and promotes Dean Deas Pills as a solution used by millions over many years.
A column by Albert Edward Wiggam features Q and A on women in careers, media intelligence, and inheritance of royal abilities. It discusses a Wisconsin English professor Helen White, gender roles, Roosevelt lineage, Charlemagne's descendants, and Hawaii’s population purity.
Waite Transportation Line's M Waite applies to the Iowa State Commerce Commission for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to operate as a motor carrier of passengers and limited freight between Cedar Rapids Oxford Junction and Davenport and interline routes in Jackson Jones Linn counties. A public hearing is set for September 21, 1939 at 9:00 A.M. in Maquoketa. Docket No. H-2913.
Mrs Ethel Allen 53 and her daughter Betty 24 society fashion model were found guilty of assault for tar and feathering Alice Knowles 28 who had kept company with Dr J L Allen prominent Calgary physician. Mrs Allen sentenced to 45 days in Fort Saskatchewan jail without hard labor costs assessed. Betty 15 days hard labor and $100 fine. Both jailed after tears as Allen comforted them. attorney to appeal.
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