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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1934
Page
3
Cedar Rapids post office will close for the entire day Thursday Washington's Birthday and will not deliver mail except for special deliveries and perishables. Four business district collections and a 5 p.m. residential collection will occur. incoming mail will not be worked for distribution.
Barbara Stanwyck stars in Shopworn a modern romantic drama about a girl whose love is sacrificed on life s bargain counter Regis Toomey Zasu Pitts Lucien Littlefield and Clara Blandick support the feature Nancy Carroll stars in Personal Maid with Pat O Brien Gene Raymond and Mary Boland in supporting turns Also included Paramount world news and a cartoon comedy at the Majestic schedule through Thursday.
Iowa showings feature Morton Downey in Dark Hazard with Edward Robinson and Greta Garbo in Queen Christina with John Gilbert. Also Four Frightened People with Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall. Majestic hosts Winchells Broadway Through a Keyhole with Don Santo Cummings and Russ Colum. Palace presents Doctor Bull and Golden Harvest with Will Rogers. Rialto offers One Man’s Journey with Lionel Barrymore and Midnight Frolics. Olympic screens Shanghai Madness with Spencer Tracy and Professional Sweetheart with Norman Foster.
In observance of Washington's birthday on February 22 Cedar Rapids banks will not be open for business. The Comptroller of the Currency directs all creditors of The Cedar Rapids National Bank to present their claims to Receiver Robert B. Cook with proof within three months or they may be disallowed.
President Harry M. Gage of Coe College departed yesterday to handle college affairs in California. Miss Carolyn Allen of the Yokohama YWCA staff spoke at the local YWCA event last evening. The West Cedar Rapids Commercial Club urged Grant Vocational School be designated a standard high school at the board of education meeting.
Tonight Greene's opera house featured The Girl of My Dreams as the day’s attraction. The Iowa Railway and Light company saved seven passengers on the Ridgewood line when a city car was struck by Rock Island freight cars at Fourth street and Fifth avenue crossing. Switchman Charles Miller suffered sprains and bruises after jumping clear. The Rev BE R Burkhalter, lately in Pasadena, has left for Honolulu.
The Taylor school will add eight rooms this summer per school board action. A. H. Connor won the contract for the public library building at a library board meeting. Alderman Cushman left for Philadelphia on business. T. A. Berkabile and A. W. Fisher traveled to Waterloo for the Y conference with Berkabile to read and Fisher to lead physical culture activities.
Funeral services for Henry Hein 81 were held at Trinity Lutheran church after services at his daughter’s home in Clarence. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery north of Lowden. Hein, born September 1 1852 in Hanover Germany, married Wilhelmina Meier October 7 1877. He died Friday at his daughter’s home. Survived by three sons Ferdinand Emil Gerhard. two daughters Adelia Frink Martha. seven grandchildren.
On February 14 at the St Pauls Evangelical parsonage the wedding took place officiated by the Rev. C W Klein. Miss Inez Graber and Carl Zieglowsky attended as siblings of the bride and groom respectively.
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