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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1935

Page

4

American urged devalue franc and fund banks in France

Paris NEA report outlines Raymond Patenotre, an American born leader in France, proposing a New Deal for France. He urges a 40 milligram franc, a true national Bank of France to lend to farmers and business, tariff relief, and state grain elevators to stabilize prices and housing. He argues devaluation protects purchasing power without inflation and foresees improved growth.

Paris NEA France Raymond Patenotre Chamber of Deputies Patenotre James Elverson Philadelphia Inquirer Atlantic City United States Bank of Ins Office Roosevelt Pateno~tre Bank of France Rockefeller Jones Smith

SSS Tonic Promise Youthful Health and Vitality

Appetites fade as life insurance experts note rising deaths from aging. SSS tonic claims to purify blood, boost hemoglobin, aid digestion, and restore sleep and energy. Sold in two sizes, it urges readers to begin now, warning against unethical dealers and promising satisfaction.

Juihaerd

City Briefs and Personal Notices

William Howe of Madison was fined 10 dollars in police court for intoxication. E J Paul and F A Safely were fined 2 dollars each for parking offenses. Mrs F J Kimes is confined at home with intestinal influenza. Margaret Oehrlein is recovering well after surgery at Mercy hospital. St Pauls Methodist church hosts annual pancake supper for 25 cents. Apollo Commandery 26 Knights Templar meets at Masonic hall with important business. A Kenwood streetcar derailed for 15 minutes on Third Avenue Bridge near the courthouse. no injuries reported. In the play An Old Fashioned Mother two actors were omitted: addell Rummens and Dale Fetters.

Kenwood Cedar Rapids Marion City Third Avenue Bridge Courthouse United Brethren Church Addell Rummens Dale Fetters

Lions hear about Australian bushmen and customs

C W Bing ham told Lions club members at a Hotel Roosevelt luncheon about Australian bushman customs. He based the talk on a ten year correspondence with Mrs Sadie M Bates of Golden Australia, noting her travels and protection by locals who believe she is a deity and an ancestor returned to earth.

Sadie M. Bates Oolden Australia C. W. Bingham Lions Club Hotel Roosevelt

Dictionary Streamlined For Children's Use

CHICAGO UP A new child dictionary by Prof Favord L Thorndike offers simple definitions and pictures for common words like dog to help young readers learn without parental help. Thorndike spent twenty seven years refining definitions for about 23000 useful words and used frequent reading material to guide word choice.

Chicago L Thorndikes Thorndike

Fishermen Battle Shark Amid Ocean Peril Near Brisbane

Two amateur anglers ROW Johnson and C Simp found their boat endangered twelve miles from Brisbane when a twenty foot shark grabbed the vessel. Johnson steered to keep the boat level while Simpson cut the rope with a knife and sacrificed the anchor to free the craft from the predator.

Brisbane Australia INS Twoamen Sendgate Johnson C. Simp Simpson

End of U S Oil Seen Within Few Years Says French Expert

Paris based statistician An toine Zischka warns America will face oil shortages within years. He cites court rulings and foreign controls as accelerating depletion, arguing Britain and others hoard oil while buying from the U S. His book The Secret War for Oil urges urgent policy changes.

Paris INS America Antoine Zischka United States Supreme Court Texas Supreme Court Great Britain United States Zischka Europe Germany Geological Department Washington

Congress Activity Mixed Senate and House Brief

Senate swears in Senator McKellar of Tennessee and discusses foreign trade relief bill amendments. Appropriations and Ways and Means review four department supply measures and economic security proposals. Senate adopts a $60,000,000 crop loan conference report while trimming Roosevelt relief powers and receiving banking and holding company bills. House debates four department supply bills as military and war profits curb measures advance.

McKellar Tenn Appropriations Committee HOUSE Ways and Means Committee Interstate Commerce Committee Senate Appropriations Roosevelt

Piles Remedy Promises Fast Relief Without Surgery

Thousands suffer from itching bleeding or protruding piles. Internal medicine Hemroid tablets stimulate circulation to restore weakened bowel parts. Dr S Leonhardt introduced Hemroid, offered with a money back guarantee through May Drug Co, claiming safety and effectiveness for all pile types.

S. Leonhardt May Drug Co

Just Folks by Edgar A Guest poem

A poem extols that true content comes from returning home each night. It contrasts public achievement with personal joy found in a cherished home, suggesting fame and wealth matter little without the warmth of family and a peaceful domestic life.

Just Folks Edgar A. Guest

Fleischmann Quip Triggers $100,000 Slander Suit

New York reports Max C. Fleischmann yeast magnate became the defendant in a $100,000 slander suit filed by Mrs Rhoda Tanney Doubleday over an incident on the Valley Club golf course in Santa Barbara California on November 3 1933 Her suit claims her good name was damaged by Fleischmann declaring No lady ever brings a suit for breach of promise She had previously sued Harold F McCormick for $1 5 million and is the former wife of Felix Doubleday son of the book publisher She was divorced in Paris in 1924.

New York Max C. Fleischmann Rhoda Tanney Doubleday

Utilities Manipulation Ties To Stock Prices Described

The federal trade commission described manipulation of shares of public utility holding companies to boost stock prices in its latest inquiry update. It cited the Cities Service Henry L Doherty group, Samuel Insull and associates, and the Associated Gas and Electric company as examples in the report transmitted to the states.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Henry L. Doherty

Charges Administration Heading U. S. To War

Akron, O. J. B. Matthews, New York author and traveler, told a lecture audience that Roosevelt policies including CCC camps mobilization measures and FERA push America toward a world war. He warned the current administration is more war prepared than Wilson, with six times as many plans in two years.

Akron Americas Roosevelt J. B. Matthews New York CCC FERA Wilson

Proposed Bill Would Boost Motoring Costs

Washington report states a bill before Congress would raise annual motoring costs by 720 million dollars per year for Keystone Automobile Club members. It would raise fuel prices by about five cents a gallon and require a ten percent alcohol blend in gasoline, reducing mileage by four percent per Bureau of Standards tests, increasing overall gas consumption.

Washington Congress Keystone Automobile Club Bureau of Standards

Amazing Lymphos Method for Rupture Control Ad

Advertised free trial claims the Lymphos Method aids nature to close ruptures without surgery. It says the method works instantly with any truss or support, reduces risk of gangrene, and has helped ruptures as large as two fists. Write W S Rice, 312 S Main St, Adams NY for a test.

Rice Main St Adams N. Y W. S. Rice Main St. Adams

Industry Attacks Security Measure in Roosevelt Plan

James A. Emery of the National Manufacturers Association denounced the Roosevelt economic security program as unconstitutional and impracticable before the House Ways and Means Committee. He said the industry supports objective goals and endorses state old age pension and unemployment insurance, but opposes the administration plan. Supporting testimony came from W. R. Williamson of Travelers Insurance and B. D. Folsom of Eastman Kodak, who urged technical changes.

Washington James A. Emery National Manufacturers Association House Ways and Means Emery W. R. Williamson Hartford Hartford, Conn., of the Travelers Insurance Company, and B. D. Folsom Rochester, N. Y Eastman Kodak Company

Fiermontes Split Over Parting Ways In Italy

In Naples AP reports a mid ocean reconciliation between Enzo Fiermonte and his wife has soured. The couple began their journey from New York aboard the Roma ten days ago. Mrs Fiermonte remained aboard the ship upon docking in Naples while Enzo arrived in Genoa from Algiers on the Christian Huygens.

Naples Italy Enzo Fiermonte Roma New York

Babson Sees Huey Long Winning GOP Presidential Ticket

Roger Babson, economist, says Huey Long would have a strong chance to win the presidency if he ran as a Republican in 1936. Babson, in Los Angeles for lectures, praises Long's statesmanship and warns of an upcoming economic hangover despite improved business. He doubts a revolution will occur and criticizes New Deal methods as temporary stimulants.

Los Angeles INL Huey Long United States Louisiana Roger Babson Babson Long Roosevelt

Italy Lifts Arms Ban on Bolivia

Italy notified the League of Nations council on Thursday that it has lifted its arms embargo against Bolivia, signaling a shift in its foreign policy stance.

Italy Geneva League of Nations Council Bolivia

The Average Girl of Today Compared to Her Mother

A concise note states that the average girl today is taller with broader shoulders, narrower hips, and heavier than her mother at the same age, reflecting shifts in physique across generations.

Hitler Drops Duties To Study Arms Pact

Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor Adolf Hitler canceled all engagements for the next ten days to focus on arms and security pacts proposed by France and Britain. Mention centers on an air Locarno plan, with no official stance yet. Hitler reportedly insists on equality first before talks.

Berlin INS Adolf Hitler France Britain Locarno Germany Hitler

Wife Grants Kiss Nose Biten Off Charge Filed

Toronto man Mike Kravtz, 37, faces assault with intent to do bodily harm in a case stemming from a kiss and a biting incident. The incident led to his upcoming appearance in court Thursday.

Toronto Ont Mike Kravtz

Unusual Local Police Case Involving Nose Bite Demand

Kravtz allegedly asked his wife for a kiss and after she granted it he was sat by police to have bitten off her nose. Mrs Kravtz was rushed to a hospital where surgeons attempted to restore her nose.

Kravtz

Envoy of Hitler Narrowly Escapes Car Collision

Berlin IN S reports Joachim von Ribbentrop Hitler’s personal envoy in international talks and Nazi leader narrowly avoided serious injuries in a Thursday automobile crash. Swerving to miss a cyclist, he collided head on with a car from the opposite direction near the Tiergarten, suffering a shaking up but escaping.

Berlin INS Joachim von Ribbentrop Hitler Tiers Garden

End Severe Cough Quickly at One Fourth the Cost

End Severe Cough Quickly at One Fourth the Cost. A simple home remedy promises fast relief by mixing sugar and water with 2% ounces of Pinex to make a pint of cough medicine. It claims quick action, long shelf life, and child friendly taste, with money back if not satisfied.

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SSS William Howe Madison Wis E. J. Paul Thirtieth Street F. A. Safely Merchants Bank F. J. Kimes Twelfth Avenue Margaret Oehrlein Avenue NE Mercy Hospital St. Paul's Methodist Church Apollo Commandery Knights Templar Masonic Hall U. S Associated Priss End Fleischmann Administration Fiermontes Huey Shirtwaist Ford Chevrolet Wardoleum Ward Montgomery Second Street
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