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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1934
Page
12
At a Y M C A forum in Cedar Rapids it was stated that while many youths prefer dancing and most groups use varied recreation, there are no standalone commercial dance facilities and beer service at many halls creates issues. About ninety attended and half of high school students expressed a desire to dance, with facilities deemed inadequate.
The forum noted crowds grow on Sunday nights when no beer is served and discussed letting youths learn to make their own moral decisions. Speakers highlighted clubs and dances as responses to youth demand, but no solutions were agreed. The next forum meeting is January 7 with J. J. Shepard in charge.
Arthur Brisbane and Mary Roberts Rinehart pick notable women of 1934 for January Pictorial Review. The issue marks Hearst ownership and Herbert R. Mayes editorship with contributions from Caroline Miller Kathleen Norris Irvin S Cobb and others.
Firemen were called at 3 25 p m Monday to J R Bain 107 Eleventh street NW where chimney sparks ignited the roof causing minor damage. Later at the Mandalay Inn 318 320 Third Street SE they forced entry at 11 30 p m to extinguish a smoldering fire under the lunch counter with damage confined to the counter. No cause was determined and the cafe had been closed.
Will Rogers in Hollywood reflects on bankers visitors from New York accusing him of being an inflationist. He denies the label and urges industrialists to invest and support the President rather than demand guarantees for money’s value, warning of potential government action if they withhold spending.
Will Rogers serves as master of ceremonies for a coast to coast radio broadcast from Los Angeles to raise funds for the Salvation Army Christmas relief. The program on the Columbia network at 10 30 p m eastern time lasts half an hour and features John Boles Billie Burke Joe E Brown and others as guests. The Salvation Army aims to reach 1 000 000 people Christmas Day.
Judge F. O. Ellison in district court sustained a claimant's motion for directed verdict in a $1,730 claim by Dorothy Mentzer Marley against the Mentzer estate. Edna Howard resisted the claim. Settlement in all law assignments led Judge B. Of Tankersley to excuse jurors scheduled for Monday.
In the District Court of Linn County Iowa the last will of Luella C Kelloge deceased will be offered for probate on December Lith at 9 o clock A M. Hearing before the District Court for proof and admission to probate. Dated Cedar Rapids Iowa December 10 1934. Edwin W Lundquist Clerk District Court James E Patterson Attorney.
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