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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1934
Page
27
Frances Robinson Duff outlines how voice control, breath, and diction build charm. The piece advises natural speech over forced affect and warns against faking humor or overexertion, urging steady, sincere delivery to enhance personality.
A fragmented theater listing from Iowa shows a schedule including dances and a western style performance. Names and dates are unclear but promotions mention a range of acts and a 4 horse stage piece.
The rabbit hunting season in the Irena cheyte area ended Thursday marking the final day for hunters in the region. Reported rabbits were taken during the season as game officials note the possibility of another season in the future.
Kate Smith film debuts at the Rialto theater with previews and showtimes listed for Friday and Saturday. Local notices mention legal and community events alongside calendar items and a farm auction.
An eximontary and unusual program will headline the Town theater stage next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Jacs Fines Ward features a chorus and spectacular stage effects with twenty scene changes and songs from new writers. The production promises a novelty act and a lively show for Prairie Shows fans.
Representatives of 100 local retail firms met in the Chamber of Commerce Friday to elect two new Cedar Rapids Retail Code Authority members John E Cameron and Harry Sherry. John F Miller remains chairman with B J Newburger as vice chair and Balcom Luberger treasurer. Charles D Manson secretary. An assessment of 50 cents per officer or employee will fund both local and national authorities, mailed to 133 Cedar Rapids retail firms. Half the fee stays local, half supports the national code authority in Washington.
Bernard Bolton, nominated by petition to oppose four candidates in student council selections, won to represent the Coe College senior class for the remainder of the year. Incumbents Ted Fuhs, Robert Daniel, and Duane Blackwell held junior, sophomore, and freshman class seats as about 250 students voted.
Word reaches here that Robert Johnson nephew of Mr and Mrs Everett Chandler has received appointment to a clerkship at the American embassy in Lima Peru under Ambassador Deering After graduating from Washington school in June 1932 he went to Lima to join his parents Mr and Mrs C H Johnson During his Cedar Rapids schooling he resided with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Chandler
The Paramount presents Carolina starring Janet Gaynor and Robert Young with Lavrymore and Crosman in a southern tale of tobacco and farming. Also featured are Bing Crosby in Just an Echo, a Merrie Melody cartoon, and Paramount sound news. The program runs all weekend at the same low price through Sunday.
The State theater screens Blood Money Friday and Saturday with George Bancroft as Bill Bailey the bondsman and Frances Dee as Elaine Talbert. The plot exposes bail bond rackets and political corruption while Bailey navigates two demanding women and double crosses.
A reader laments the breakup of a marriage under one roof with no friendship or care remaining. The letter urges honesty about incompatibility and criticizes the couple for pretending to be companions while drifting apart. The discussion touches on relationships, money, independence, and social expectations while seeking further female readers' views.
A Gypsy letter praises clean living and mutual respect among youths, noting the payoff of integrity. It expresses support for those who play life straight and invites more comments on the message from readers.
John P. Grace, Terraplane and Hudson dealer for this area, returns from a Des Moines convention praising the 1934 Terraplane and Hudson cars. He notes bigger, roomier bodies with finer appearance yet enhanced performance and restraint in release date details.
Our 1934 demonstrator order is placed and the Terraplane Hudson line will be unveiled in Cedar Rapids soon. The showroom will host a preview promising exclusive ideas and a special exhibit for the new models.
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