New Deal Seen as Lightening Burden for Majority at Cedar Rapids Meet
B J Newburger, manager of Newman's, told Cedar Rapids Retail Credit association members at Hotel Montrose that the New Deal aims to ease suffering of the majority. He cited child labor, sweat shops, and low wages, urging protection of the right to live decently and a government serving the people. He warned against worship of gold and cited economic crises and figures like Insull and Harrian as warnings before Roosevelt era. Officers and directors of the Cedar Rapids Retail Credit association were re-elected.
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B. J. Newburger
Newman’s
Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association
Montrose
South
Iowa
Mr. Newburger
Golder
Moses
New England
Rica
Mr. Burger
Insull
Harrian
Wiggin
Theaters Feature Greta Garbo and Classic Fox Stars
The Paramount presents Greta Garbo in Queen Christina with John Gilbert. Iowa shows Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night. State offers Fight Girls in a Boat with Dorothy Wilson and Walter Connolly. Palace screens The Mad Game and Tiger Shark. Majestic features Diana Wynyard in Men Must Fight and College Humor with Bing Crosby. Rialto showcases Texas Tornado with Lane Chandler and Ladies Must Love with June Knight and Neil Hamilton. Olympic screens I Cover the Waterfront with Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon. Ken Maynard stars in Hell Fire Austin.
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Paramount
Greta Garbo
John Gil- Iowa
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
STATE
Dorothy Wilson
Walter Connolly
Palace
Majestic
Diana Wynyard
Bing Crosby
Rialto
Lane Chandler
June Knight
Neil Hamilon
Radio Lady Star Finds Christmas Kindness in New York
Star, a former starlet, endures hardship in New York after escaping with Trent Rankin. Garces, Maria, and Pete show warmth as Star learns to sing again, experiences a festive Christmas, and faces a pressure filled New Year’s Eve in the restaurant.
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New York
Trent Rankin
New Yorker
Rankin
Star
Richard Harcrave
Sportsman
Star Island
Whelton Hotel
France
Garces
Wilder Estate Sues Milwaukee Railroad Over Fatality
Grace Wilder executrix of the William R. Wilder estate sues the Milwaukee railroad for 5000 in damages after William R. Wilder, 63, was killed on the Milwaukee tracks at Martelle last July 20. The suit says he tried to flag a train as was the custom for boarding at that point and was violently pulled onto another track, causing fatal injuries.
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Grace Wilder
William R. Wilder
Milwaukee Railroad
Wilder
Milwaukee
Martelle
Famous Sculptor Horizontal Puzzle Clues
A collage of crossword style clues lists names places and terms about a famous sculptor. Across and down entries include references to art history geometry and anatomical terms with possible hints toward identifying the sculptor.
It Happened One Night enjoys light road comedy
A newspaper reviewer praises It Happened One Night at the Iowa theater as a breezy cross country romp with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. The piece notes playful adventures on a bus, witty exchanges, and mock peril, calling it entertaining if not epic or classic.
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Clark
Claudette
Iowa Theater
Hollywood
Robert Montgomery
Roscoe Carns
Jericho
Claudette Colbert
Gable
A. T
Independent Life Echoes In Letters To Miss Manners
A piece reflecting on personal independence and control within family and marriage. The narrative follows Harry trapped by maternal surveillance, contrasted with readers seeking guidance from Miss Manners on social propriety and relationships. The letters discuss cleanliness, leisure, and romance.
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Miss Manners
Jones County CWA projects employ 375 workers
About 375 men and women are now employed on Jones county CWA and CWS projects. Forty workers were removed this week per state headquarters orders. Those remaining work fifteen hours weekly earning the minimum wage of 50 cents per hour for unskilled labor.
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Anamosa
CWA
CWS
Jones County
Will Rogers on Congress and sugar investigations
Will Rogers notes Congress and a House or Senate idle Friday while investigations run. He mentions Fat Harrison Bob La Follette Mississippi and sugar schemes amid Wall Street probing and references a two billion loan in 1925.
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Editor Gazette
New York
N. Y
Washington
Senate
House
Fat Harrison
Bob LaFollette
Pat
Mississippi
Wall Street
Roosevelt
More Civil Cases Filed for March Term in District Court
New civil cases for the March term flooded the Clerk of the District Court office by the 5 p.m. filing deadline. Divorces and commercial papers dominated the docket with wage claims and replevin actions arising from landlord liens and loan defaults. Notable filings include W F Gammon's $4445 wage claim, Alice Powers seeking divorce and custody, and multiple note actions from Springville Savings Bank’s receivership and other finance firms.
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District Court
Edwin W. Lundquist
W. F. Gammon
Lulu Wright
E. E. Parsons
Marion
Lloyd Evans
H. N. Grim
G. S. Lightner
A. S Reed
R. V. Zartman
W. F. Main
Zartman
John van Vechten
C. P. Spencer
Alice A. Powers
Grover C. Powers
Powers
Cedar Rapids
Frank Joseph Sturm
Fern Irene Sturm
Cecil J. Wilson
Robert W. Wilson
Leona Crawford
Roscoe Crawford
Fred Minier
Matilda Minter
Gladys Chapman
Russell Chapman
Ona B. Foughty
Frank D. Foughty
Lillian Dvorak
Frank Dvorak
John E. Bales, Jr
Mona Kemp Bales
Morrison, Ill
Clarissa Fleming
Raymond Fleming
D. W. Bates
Springville Savings Bank
Margaret J. Reed
James A. Reed
Elizabeth Reed
Don T. Reed
Frank W. Gough
George W. Hogle
Kate S. Mason Hogle
M. M. Smith
Clarence H. James
Walter H. James
Inland Finance Corporation
R. E. Wright
Elma Wright
Morris Plan Company
Leonard N. Bruce
Ida L. Bruce
Who What and Where contest offered by Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette runs a business knowledge contest with cash prizes of 10, 3, and 3 dollars. Readers submit entries by Tuesday noon to the Gazette office. Winners are announced in the following Wednesday issue with ads showing filled answers.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Tueseday
The
Gazette
Mind and Morals in Marriage and Work
The note argues a woman should not merge entirely with her husband yet advocates involvement beyond home life to benefit children. It cites Dr. Gulick on muscle as basis of will and condemns laissez faire cycles, urging cooperative planning among government, business, and labor to avoid persistent poverty.
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Star
Maria
Mrs. Garces
Pete
How to Form the Habits You Desire
Dr Albert Wiggam promotes a 28 page booklet on habit formation authored with William James material. Request by self addressed stamped return envelope with a tie in and return postage to cover costs.
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Albert Edward Wiggam
Harvard
William James
Albert Wiggam
Living a Life of Energetic Thought and Healthy Nerves
Henry Churchill King argues that clear thinking depends on fit nerves and muscles. In Rational Living he warns that unused muscles grow weak and slow, hindering prompt obedience to the will.
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Henry Churchill King
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