Grant Wood rejects glamour role critics cast on him
Los Angeles interview with Grant Wood, Iowa professor and painter of American Gothic, covers his regional art philosophy. He rejects being the glamour figure critics assign, explains painting as a mental process, and notes his modest, meticulous approach and limited output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
University of California
Los Angeles Times
OS Angeles
America
Beverly Wilshire
Europe
Wood
Times
New England
Certificates Awarded After Mount Vernon Life Saving Class
A life saving and water safety course last week at Mount Vernon earned eleven Boy Scouts from Springville and Cedar Rapids life saving certificates. Dr. Dawson Grim directed the class with Harold Palmer assisting at the Corner pool. Recipients include Russell Boyer Charles Dake Norman Dake Bill Graham Robert Graham Richard Lewis Tommy McDonald Don Maloney John Miller Max Ramsey and Dale Stambaugh.
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Mt. Vernon
Dawson Grim
Harold Palmer
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Russell Boyer
Charles Dake
Norman Dake
Bill Graham
Robert Graham
Richard Lewis
Tommy McDonald
Don Maloney
John Miller
Max Ramsey
Dale Stambaugh
Cocoa output in West Africa exceeds world supply
Plantations of the Gold Coast in West Africa annually produce about 250000 tons of cocoa, accounting for more than half the globe's total cocoa production.
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Gold Coast
West Africa
Linn county March term assigns cases for district court
Judges J E Heis erman and John T Moffit set the March term calendar for Linn county district court. First week lists Kudina v Dedek et al and multiple civil and probate actions, second week covers Ot tsen and others oil company and other civil suits, third week includes Dailey v City of Cedar Rapids and numerous actions, plus trial notices not yet at issue. One case has a waived jury: Chase v Ferrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
District Court
J. E. Heiserman
John T. Moffit
Kudina
Dedek
Remer
Takin Brothers Freight Lines
Svoboda
Stinger
Anker
Stark
Makinson
B.n.f
Jacobsen
Ace Mutual Insurance Association
Grinnell College
Thompson
Merriam
Nehls
Newman
Hotz
Rice
Serveson
Holland
Heins
Keegan
Executrix
McNamara
Patterson
Beardsley
Brumm
Cocker
Zmolek
Ottsen and Sons Oil Company
Linder
May Drug Company
Hubler
Novak
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
Ginsberg
Blue Diamond Sales Company
Stuff
Powers
Lowe
Luberger
Benesh
Nesley
Carlyle
Et al
Kerns
Zobac
Anthony
Pertl
Bier
Shipe
Jirouch
Oxley
Lorenc
Litts
Holub
Wheelock and Company
Petrovitsky
Zeigler
Long
Goldsberry
Hatch
C. R. Finance and Thrift
Hamilton
Sgarlata
Pickerill
Fogel
National van Lines
McShane
Dunbar
Newland
LeCount, Et al
Kieck
Stamats
Joseph
Witwer Grocer Company
Harman
Miller
Knight
Miller and Western Surety Company
Johnson Vs. Staskal
Webber
Larimer Hardware Company
Konecny, Etc
McNally, Etc
Zalesky
City of Cedar Rapids
United Benefit Life Insurance Company
Schoonover
Nineteen States Observe Agriculture Magna Charta Anniversary
Lincoln Nebraska reports that nineteen states plan March 8 observances marking the 1933 agreement under the New Deal farm program. Addressing the dinners will be President Roosevelt and Henry A Wallace via nationwide radio hookup. Committees in each state organize the events with Iowa expecting about twelve thousand attendees.
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Lincoln
Neb
John Nolan
Alliance
Nebraska
Iowa
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
James A. Farley
Nolan
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Indiana
Kansas
Colorado
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Louisiana
North
South Dakota
Cedar Rapids Symphony to Play Tuesday Evening Concert
The Cedar Rapids Symphony presents a varied program at Memorial Coliseum conducted by Prof. Joseph H. Kitchin with contralto Helen Keith as soloist. The program includes Bizet’s L Arlesienne Suite No 1, Mendelssohn Fingal's Cave overture, Kalinnikow and Enesco works, plus Tschaikowsky songs. The 18th season features 65 local musicians and four free concerts annually.
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Mendelssohn
Kalinnikow
George Enesco
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Memorial Coliseum
Joseph H. Kitchin
Helen Keith
Miss Keith
O Mio
Fernando
Donizetti
Tschaikowsky
Lucy Bushnell Ambroz
Bizet
Alphonse Daudet
Paris
Fingal
Hebrides Islands
Tuesday Concert Opens With Free 8 15 Start
A Tuesday program begins at 8:15 p m free to the public. The lineup includes Bizet Donizetti Mendelssohn Kalinnikov and Enesco with pieces such as Suite No 1 Minuetto Adagio Carillon and Romanian Rhapsody. Performers include Keith Moehrmann Saul Sune and George Enesco with selections from Im Presidente and Pingal’s Cave.
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Bizet
Mio
Fernando
Donizetti
Aiso Keith
Pingal
Dog-Gone Motor In Chicago Stopped By Fox Terrier
Garageman Tony Micheels found his car’s erratic speed and sudden stops were caused by a fox terrier trapped on the draft pan. The dog’s harness tangled with the accelerator rod, explaining the mysterious motor behavior.
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Chicago
Tony Micheels
Tony
Agr Bureau to Hear Delos James Monday at Hotel Roosevelt
A special meeting of the agricultural bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and leading district farmers will meet at noon Monday at Hotel Roosevelt. Delos James of the U S Chamber of Commerce will discuss agricultural problems during luncheon and an informal open discussion to follow. James brings wide experience in farm management and marketing.
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Agricultural Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Roosevelt
Delos James
Agricultural Department of the United States Chamber of Commerce
James
Midwest
Illinois
University of Illinois
S. Department of Agriculture
Anti-Trust Division Fund Boost Approved
The Senate appropriations committee on Saturday approved a 1.4 million dollar fund for the Justice Department's Anti Trust Division, a 191 thousand dollar rise from the House figure. The extra money will allow prosecutions to continue on roughly the current scale.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Justice Department
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