Proposed millage cut would hit Cedar Rapids hard
Mayor W H Stepanek warned city council that a 25 percent millage cut plus a 20 percent valuation drop would reduce 1934 city income by about 40 percent from 1930 levels. He outlined potential cuts totaling 335 243 34 to meet the bill if enacted, but said even the deepest cuts could not restore 1921 purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
State Senate
House of Representatives
W. H. Stepanek
Elmer A. Johnson
Linn
Senate
Citis
Stepanek
Board of Health
Building Department
City Hall
Library
Memorial Building
Ordinance
Police
Council
Playground Commission
Department of Public Improvements
Adlerika claims rapid relief for chronic constipation
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a fast acting laxative offering relief from chronic constipation and gas bloating. It cites personal testimonials from New York and Minnesota readers, claims complete bowel cleansing unlike ordinary laxatives, and promotes a 30 minute aid after one dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlerika
Consti
H. L
New York
J. E. Puckett
Adierika
S. Wabasha
St Paul
Cedar Rapids
May Drug Co
Let's Explore Your Mind by Albert Edward Wiggam
Psychologists argue war stems from greed fear population growth and the urge to belong to a powerful nation. They say patriotism is trained and attitudes can shift toward peace with proper teaching and leaders. Vocational guidance shows youths lack an ambition picture and schools must provide concrete goals. Rights in dress and behavior are questions of taste not natural rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Eyes
Miss Manners
B. B
Rotarians Learn How Electricity Is Measured In Meters
Rotarians at Hotel Roosevelt heard Charles S. Rose of Iowa Electric Light and Power explain meter history and operation. He demonstrated old and modern meters, noting manufacturing costs and how magnets affect meter speed while detailing consumer rate impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel
Roosevelt
Charles S. Rose
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Mr. Rose
Coe Band to Lead Second Division in Inaugural Parade
The Coe College band will head the second division of the inaugural parade in Washington on March 4. Directed by James A. Farley the division will include governors from many states. The band departs Tuesday and arrives in Washington Saturday for events spanning Thursday to Monday.
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Coe
Coe College
Washington
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Stanley Vesely
Coe Band
D. C
Pan- American Building
United States Marine Band Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra
Vesely
Unemployed Aberdeen Logger Faints in Seattle Breadline
Fred Coleman, an unemployed logger from Aberdeen, collapsed in a Seattle breadline from weakness and hunger. Hospital staff confirmed he had donated blood for a transfusion to save a patient three days earlier, highlighting his prior act of selfless charity.
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Seattle
Fred Coleman
War Vet Killed In Fall From Train Near Washington Iowa
Willard Stalkner aged 40 died Sunday night after he fell from a freight train three miles west of Washington Iowa He boarded the train at Titus He was a World War I veteran who served as a lieutenant in the aviation service He had told relatives he planned to rejoin the service for two years he was commander of the Richland post American Legion and also operated a large farm near Riverside
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Washington, Ia
Willard Stalkner
Here
Titus
Stalkner
Richland
American Legion
Tiear
Riibio
Marriage Licenses and Applications To Wed in Iowa
The notice lists marriage licenses and applications to wed in Linn County with couples Gerald Shaffer and Lucile Wen, M Konik and Frances Peter, and Arthur Wolfe with Hazel Berniece Brady. It also reports a verdict for Iowa City in the Cedar Rapids case, C. E. Melsa seeking 650 for injuries from a street obstruction.
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Gerald Shaffer
Lucile Wenlinger
Linn County
M Konik
Frances Peter
Buick
Arthur Wolfe
Hazel Berniece Brady
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
C. E. Melsa
Hasty Marriages Warn of Sad Awakening
Column by Mary Manners discusses rushed marriages and warns readers to pause and consider before tying the knot. Letters from readers Blue Eyes and Billy appear, offering advice and seeking guidance on personal matters.
Plympton Blood at Community Players in Cedar Rapids
Charles D. Manson plays Senator Williams in The Plympton Blood by Howard R. Green at the McKinley Auditorium. The program also features The Fiddle and The Bait with a audience ballot to pick first prize. Notable natality note includes Geraldine Farrar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Manson
Chamber of Commerce
Senator Williams
Howard R. Green
Mr. Green
Timothy Plympton
Cedar Rapids
the Plympton Blood
Robert Leefers
Ezra Plympton III
Ruth Ebling Massey
Martha
Ted Sealy
McKinley Auditorium
Hobby House
Shaw Quote on Public Adopting Plays Over Time
Noted playwright George Bernard Shaw observes that public acceptance of his plays grows slowly, requiring about twenty years for a large audience to reach his level of output and insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard Shaw
Girl Who Bit Detective Repeats Trouble in Oxford
Miss Lillian Crawford aged 19 of Oxford was again jailed on a disorderly conduct charge after a previous incident at a dance hall where she bit Detective George Powers. She pled not guilty in police court and faces trial on Tuesday after being arrested in a downtown hotel.
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Lillian Crawford
Oxford
George Powers
Miss Crawford
Executor appointed in D. B. Baer estate Linn County Iowa
Notice states Ray N. Martin appointed and qualified as executor of the D. B. Baer estate in Linn County Iowa. It requests immediate payment from debtors and instructs creditors to file claims with the Clerk of the Limpant Town District Court, with Fred W. Hann as attorney.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
D. B. Baer
Limpant
Ray N. Martin
Theatres slate new film openings and classics
Paramount shows State Fair with Will Rogers and Janet Gaynor. The Crime of the Century stars Jean Hersholt Wynne Gibson and Stuart Erwin. Palace offers Horse Feathers with the Marx Brothers. Olympic presents The Lottery Bride with Jeanette MacDonald Joe E Brown Zasu Pitts and John Garrick. Rialto screens Three on a Match featuring Warren William Joan Blondell Ann Dvorak and Bette Davis.
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Paramount
Will Rogers
Louise Dresser
Janet Gaynor
Norman Foster
STATE
Jean Hersholt
Wynne Gibson
Stuart Erwin
Palace
Marx Brothers
Jeanette MacDonald
Joe E. Brown
Zasu Pitts
John Garrick
Airplanes Can Land Safely With Half a Propeller
Aviation experts note that aircraft may execute a safe landing with only half of a propeller functioning. Procedures rely on remaining engine power, careful team communication, and one-engine-out handling to reach a controlled landing.
Tiny viruses crowd a square inch in nature’s vast scale
Researchers note that more than sixty trillion viruses, the smallest natural components, reside in a square inch. These microscopic entities, described as deadly to humans, illustrate the dense and intricate world of microbial life.
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Rep. Johnson
United States
Albert Edward Wiggam
D. Sc
Rhode Island
Wishbone
Hotel Montrose Coffee Shop
Mary Manners
Billy
Plympton Blood
Genevieve Kemble
Lfe
Geraldine Farrar
Lis
Leef
JUST
Costner
Copsright
EB. J. Reynolda Tobacco Company
Hoosegow
Fred W. Hann
Marx Bros
Lew Ayres
Sally Eilers
Demmigmc
Plus
Rialto
Joan Blondell
William Warren
Ann Dvorak
Bette Davis
Crier
Frances Dee
W. C. Fields
Bali
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