Journey Through Mexico's Tropics And Mountain Roads
A Cedar Rapids traveler reports on a southward motorcycle trip to Acapulco with Al Allen and family. They describe Taxco, Toluca, and Xochimilco sights, the Pan American highway’s rugged climbs, jungle encounters, and vivid Mexican markets, folk, and ruins along the way.
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Tropics
Old Mexico
al Allen
Acapulco
North American
Pacific Coast
Cedar Rapids
Borda Cathedral
Jose la Borda
Mexico
United States of America
Taxco
Los Arcos
W. T. Harrison
Lyman
Cass County
Towa
Harrison
Devine
Jane E. Llavata
First Avenue E
Fifth
Xochilmilco
Cuernavaca
Dwight W. Morrow
United States
Maximilian
Vienna
Carlotta
France
Napoleon
Albert Allen
Walter Allen
Elikader
Mexico City
Tamazunchale
Thomas UN
Jacala
Allens
Valles
Allen
Mexico travel notes praise Cardenas reforms and people met
A Cedar Rapids woman recalls Mexico visits highlighting hospitality, markets, and beaches in Taxco and Acapulco. She explains evolving views on the 1910s to 1930 revolutions, notes President Cardenas with popular support, and describes land reform plans granting peasants small plots and village schooling obligations.
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Mr. Allen
Miss Slavata
Mexico
Senorita Ramirez
Cardenas
Reserve boost eyed to curb inflation by Fed board
The Federal Reserve Board signaled a likely rise in reserve requirements for member banks to curb credit inflation. Excess reserves totaling 2.01 billion dollars imply potential credit expansion of over 15 billion dollars, with no immediate hit to the easy money market. Chairman Eccles warned that large gold withdrawals could force tightening unless securities-backed currency is maintained.
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Washington
INS
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Marriner Eccles
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
Eccles
You Can Skate Almost Anywhere But City Rinks Flooded
Skaters can use various city locations but official rinks remain flooded. The J Street SW rink offers a smooth surface after Friday night flooding. Memorial Drive SE and near Arthur School NE are being flooded, with skaters using snow lay outs. Roosevelt rink is to be flooded again Saturday night and Sunday. E Avenue NW rink faces water issues but work continues to ready surfaces this week.
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Playground Commission
J Street SW
Memorial Drive SE
Arthur School NE
Roosevelt
E Avenue NW
Shrine to Hold Annual Meeting at El Kahir Temple
The El Kahir temple of the Shrine will hold its annual meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Officers and representatives will be elected for the ensuing year Reports of committees and auditors will be read The El Kahir Shrine company will meet immediately after the Shrine meeting A special meeting of El Kahir Shrine company will be held Friday evening at the temple
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el Kahir Temple
Shrine Temple
el Kahir Shrine Company
el Kahir Shrine Com
Coe Band to Play at Iowa Society Dinner in Washington
Senator Gillette advised Miss Gertrude Louis that the Coe Military band has cleared all hurdles for a January 20 inauguration visit and a dinner on January 21 at the Shoreham hotel. The Iowa State Society aims to fund the sixty musicians with possible supplemental help from Congress, as plans proceed.
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Washington
D. C
E. P. Mickel
Coe Military Band
Cedar Radios
Guy Gillette
Gertrude Louis
Iowa State Society
Gillette
Miss Louis
Mickel
Shoreham Hotel
Iowa
Congress
Briar Hoppers to entertain Gazette Club party lineup
The Kentucky Briar Hoppers led by Dempsy Jones will perform a half hour program at the Gazette Type-High club party in the C. S. P. S. hall tonight at 8. The troupe includes Dave Suzanne Jones Bill Zeb Jones Donald Elmer Jones and George Cood Ruffin. A local orchestra will play afterward for dancing and refreshments will be served during the intermission. The event is complimentary to members and their guests.
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Jones
Dempsy Jones
County Recorder
Dempsy
Dave
Suzanne” Jones
Bill
Zeb” Jones
Donald “Elmer” Jones
George “Cood” Ruffin
Chelsea-Foster Hrabak Buys Hrabak Drug Store
Chelsea-Foster Hrabak purchases stock and fixtures of the Hrabak drug store from his father Joseph Hrabak Jr. The successor brings nine years of drug store experience and completed his pharmacy course at Des Moines College in 1931. Joseph Hrabak will continue running funeral homes in Chelsea and Belle Plaine.
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Chelsea
Foster Hrabak
Hrabak
Joseph Hrabek
Joseph Hrabak
Belle Plaine
Des Moines College of Eres
Gasoline Consumption Reaches 17.7 Billion Gallons in 1935
The United States consumed nearly 17.7 billion gallons of gasoline in 1935, reflecting substantial energy use across industries and travel. The figure highlights the era's growing automotive activity and fuel demand.
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United States
Hanford Post To Hold Annual Sports Meeting
The Hanford post of the American Legion will stage its annual sports meeting Tuesday night at 8 in the armory. Coaches from the University of Iowa Coe and Cornell join local high schools and players from several major league clubs along with one or two major league umpires. Non Legionaire guests may attend with a Legionaire. refreshments follow.
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Hanford Post
American Legion
Armory
University of Iowa
Coe
Cornell
Dr Witzigman to Speak at Trinity Methodist Night Program
A church night program sponsored by Trinity Methodist official board will be held Thursday at the Trinity Church preceded by a 6 30 pot luck supper. Dr F C Witzigman former Trinity pastor now of Oelwein will be the speaker.
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Dr. Witzigman
Trinity Methodist Church
F. C. Witzigman
Trinity Methodist
Oelwein
China’s narcotics drive stalls after single execution
In Peiping China the anti narcotics campaign stalled after the Friday execution of a lone drug dealer. Authorities suspended further killings to seek leniency policy approval while promising no mercy if suppression demands are opposed. The event drew about 10 000 spectators and was intended as a warning to addicts and dealers.
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Peiping
China
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Jane E. Slavata
Guadalupe Ramirez
Y. W. C. A. Board
University of California
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Alps
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ED Hadley
Gazette
Briar Hoppers
Second Fleet
Hirshman
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