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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1933
Page
13
A four day run of Congress Dances opened at the Olympix drawing praise for lavish scenes and suspenseful storytelling. The two hour program features dramatic turns, strong performances, and a moving funeral scene from nearby Crearm Town.
The piece laments rising costs and government efficiency, contrasting 1930s per pupil spending and police staffing with current motorization and radio. It argues morale fell as salaries rose and work decreased, suggesting a return to older methods might lift the mood, signed CG Hall Cedar Rapids.
A mixed list of horizontal and vertical puzzle clues blends with a dated vibe and a nod to notable nativity Cardinal Newman. The piece ends with reflectively cautious quotes and a brief note on a versatile, quick-tempered child born today.
The column predicts excellent prospects for gain progress and personal satisfaction but warns of petty annoyances and upheaval. It urges calm measured action and wise guidance to turn chaotic conditions into definite advantages for those with birthdays today.
Two men describe a world of bread lines and unpaid debts. A master craftsman laments debt swallowing his home while employers turn him away. A factory boss notes idle workmen, closed boilers, and looming layoffs as demand collapses.
The listings show Paramount presenting Sign of the Cross with Charles Laushion Claudette Colbert and Fredric March Barbara Stanwyck in Ladies They Talk About OLYMPIC showing Congress Dances with Lilian Harvey Henry Garat and Conrad Veidt and RIALTO featuring Hoot Gibson in The Cowboy Counsellor.
A column combines budget tips urging wiser spending for happiness with reader questions on popularity and dating. Mary Manners counsels temper control and social balance for a fifteen year old, while advising a steadier approach to relationships and coping with a cousin’s manipulative calls.
The Fayette sub county declamatory contest will be held in Hawkeye on February 22 with representatives from Fayette Hawkeye Randalia and Waucoma. The oratorical division includes Elmer Buhr Hawkeye Duane Hoepfner Randalia Vincent Mogle Waucoma Raymond Weber Fayette. Dramatic division features Rosamond Daily Waucoma Leota Odekirk Randalia Oweus Porter Fayette Irene Renwick Hawkeye. Humorous competitors include Noel Bacon Randalia Leonard Brannon Waucoma Jewel Hennig Fayette Laura Miller.
At a mass meeting in Wapello the Louisa County Taxpayers league elected officers for 1933. Jonas D. Buser of Cone was named president with H. B Jones of Wapello as vice president and Blaine Hawkins of Wapello as secretary. The group passed a resolution urging state legislators to back tax reduction measures. Buser spoke on legislative matters and urged taxpayers to press the board of supervisors and assessors on further tax relief.
A resolution directs the secretary to negotiate with the Board for a joint meeting with Louisa county taxpayers. In CLUTIER the annual declamatory contest at the high school gym Friday named winners: Oratorical Libbie Kremenak first and Ruth Hess second. Dramatic Gladys Caslavka first and Pauline Kearney second. Humorous Vivian Mochal first and Agnesa Hanus second.
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