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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1937
Page
13
A compiled Q and A discusses how people spend money and the motivations behind purchases. It cites Thorndike’s finding that average spending allocates portions to subsistence entertainment security and other aims including affection and approval. It notes a telephone etiquette suggestion and outlines Soong sisters linked to China.
City notes list C M Duffy of Kansas City as Rock Island assistant signal engineer visiting Cedar Rapids. Bascom of Center Point fined for driving without a license. Knights Templar to elect 1938 officers at Masonic Hall. Gethsemane Shrine plans 7:45 PM meeting with refreshments. Mrs Bess Tigerne returns to Davenport. fire at DH Miller residence minor damage. Hospitalized man collapses at Penick and Ford offices. three drivers fined for parking infractions. Weather-related train delays affect North Western and City of Denver. Community clubs hold meetings. labor bureau hosts Christmas party for children. Lawsuits transferred to federal court in Cedar Rapids for 1938 review.
The Sunshine Mission reports a surge in requests due to cold weather. Rev Frank Ward superintendent asks donors to communicate with the Mission to provide bedding and stores for needy families.
Two Cedar Rapids men on twelve days furlough from the naval training station at Great Lakes visit their families. Harold Stickney, to be transferred to the fleet on December 29, stays with his parents at 1011 First avenue East. John Vampola, son of Mrs Mary Vampola, visits his mother at 165 Hayes Street Southwest.
At Paramount the cast includes Frances Farmer Ray Milland and Oscar Homolka in Ebb Tide. IOWA shows Submarine D I with Pat O Brien Wayne Morris and George Brent. Murder in Greenwich Village stars Richard Arlen and Fay Wray. New State presents First Lady with Kay Francis Preston Foster and Walter Connolly Borrowing Trouble features the Jones Family. Rialto offers Girls Can Play with Jacqueline Wells Charles Quigley Danger Valley with Jack Randall. Palace screens Ever Since Eve with Robert Montgomery Marion Davies Make a Wish Bobby Breen. Strand offers That Girl From Paris Lily Pons Gene Raymond Jack Oakie and For the Service with Buck Jones.
On November 24 1937 J A Sutera was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Ludvik Dostal deceased of Linn County Iowa All persons having claims or debts are urged to file or pay promptly with the Clerk of the Linn County District Court through attorney Raymond Coward.
Notice is given that on December 17 1937 at 9 am a document purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Mabel B Emmons of Linn County Iowa will come before the District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa for proof and admission to probate. Edwin W Lundquist Clerk District Court B L Wick Attorney Des Moines IA
In the woodland tale Uncle Wiggily untangles a ruffed grouse from kite string and shares a grateful drum performance. A threat from the Bad Chaps appears, but the bird's tattoo scares them off, saving Mr. Longears.
Rialto presents Girls Can Play headlined by Jacqueline Wells and Charles Quigley on Friday and Saturday with a girls ball team backdrop and a murder mystery. Also showing Feature No 2 Danger Valley with Jack Randall the singing cowboy in a western ad venture and Jungle Menace twelfth chapter plus Cats and the Fiddle comedy.
Victoria BC pedestrians crossing the Patullo bridge must maintain at least two miles per hour or face fines up to 300 dollars. The regime for new traffic regulations on the Fraser River span outlines penalties for infractions, with the max fine listed as 300 dollars.
Motorists traveling under ten miles per hour and pedestrians moving at less than two mph on the bridge incur a $300 fine under the new rule.
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