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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1934
Page
6
Unemployed persons registered at the National Reemployment office Thursday numbered 2,983, according to O. L. Moore, director. He noted the total has been climbing since December 1, with 1,800 registrations added since that date.
At a Lone Tree meeting on a Tuesday evening, fire department officers were elected. Chief Robert Musser. assistant chief Dana Musser. president C L McGuire. secretary De Wayne Doerres. treasurer Fred Wieland. steward Vernon Halligan. trustee Frank Ulrich.
Local ad highlights Exquisite Butter Coggon Butter rich and full flavored at 19 cents per pound. Perley’s Certified Eggs praised as perfect in appearance and freshness at 23 cents a dozen. Marvelous Celery described as sweet and crisp Pascal Colorado Celery at 5 cents per stalk.
A local ad promotes Pink-meat Texas grapefruit with mentions of S4-size fruit at 10c and 3 for 28c, along with Searles Milk advertised as fresh daily and high quality. It also touts a wide Cheese Stock with a pledge to provide any requested cheese not on hand.
A fragment touts Sizzling Tamales by Wilson's Hot Tamales as exceptionally tasty. It suggests eating tamales and then reaching for beer, noting a seven-packed glass jar priced at 25 cents.
Delights locals with home made pork sausage named Perley’s, praised for choice pork and expert seasoning. Hearty applause follows widespread tasting across the area, price five cents per pound.
Readable classifieds show Highland Grocery at 216 13th St NW with dial 2 3738 and Henry Jensen at 1301 E St SW with dial 2741 listing contact numbers for local merchants.
Pattern 1678 offers a bold printed bodice with plain color or dark coat and skirt, sizes 34 to 44. Includes illustrated sewing steps and fabric yardage. order by sending 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for catalog to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department in New York City.
Government forces held Tamboraque after a clash with villagers that left five dead and nearly twenty seriously wounded. More than 500 residents from Tamboraque and nearby towns stormed a government mine, believing fumes from the adjoining plant killed a citizen, prompting troops to restore order.
Chicago and Springfield reach a compromise creating a special commission to hear license appeals in Chicago. The panel will control issuance revocation and refusals while state revenue standards stay under a state commission. Secretary Edward J. Hughes joins the Chicago member and a third noncity member. Police tighten controls on unlicensed liquor bars.
Sir John Simon left Rome and will report to London that talks should pursue the shortest route to any arms agreement. He believes Italy and France support this thesis and his conferences with Mussolini and Paris leaders influenced the move. Whether this scrapes MacDonald plans remains unspecified.
A Thursday night Italian communique outlines a plan to end protracted disarmament negotiations swiftly. It says major gains may be sacrificed to reach a rapid conclusion even as hopes for significant results remain.
Papers filed with the Dubuque County Recorder show the first distillery incorporation in Iowa since statewide prohibition. The Jo Daviess County Distilling Corporation is the firm named with county records listing officials and proposed operations.
The main Galena plant along the Mississippi at Dubuque is run by Sydney Hauden shield president and treasurer Margaret Haudenshield secretary and Joseph Lorenz vice president. A capitalization of 150000 is noted with Lowden related filings. Funeral services for Fred Broecking were held in Massillon for the 70 year old Riceville resident. He was born in Germany and married Louise Ihns in 1893. Surviving are seven daughters and several relatives.
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