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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1933
Page
7
The Cedar Rapids board of education finished 1932 with a 141000 dollar balance, all funds out of the red for the first time in years, with 119225 in the general fund and 22415 in the school house fund. Expenditures for 1932 totaled 1054171 dollars while the 1933 budget calls for 890270.70, aided by prior year balances.
Buck Rogers reports tracking a secret transmitter in a mine corridor beneath Greenland. Wilma and Anthony follow an ore carrier through the icy wrecks toward the hidden radiium aim.
Multiple lost and found notices report missing pets and items with contact numbers and rewards. Entries include a yellow Persian cat named Reegedy, a white rat terrier Spud, a Pontiac wire wheel, a man's pocketbook with cash, change and keys, a Royal Neighbor emblem ring, and a request to call various local numbers. Also ads for insurance, hot irons, remedies, quilting supplies, auto glass, and local events.
A collection of local beauty parlor ads lists services and prices for permanents shampoos and treatments. Parlors include Frederic Vita Tonic DeLux, Lillian Luchy Beauty Shop, Helene Beauty Shop, Johnsons Barber and Beauty Shop, Thom Assen's Beauty Shop, Hildegarde's Beaute Shoppe, Vanity Beauty Salon, and LaVogue shop. Prices feature permanents from 2.50 to 5.00 with various add ons.
The report shows employment at 8100 with declines of 95 and 4 in key sectors. Wages are reported as down with no dollar amount provided, indicating a broad drop across the measured areas.
A noisy collage of rental notices lists 5 room and 2 room upper and lower apartments FURNISHED and UNFURNISHED close in steam heat and garage options across streets near 1st Ave NE 6th St NE Ist Ave and Coe college Also contact numbers Davis Weaver and others for schedules and prices
A bragging taunt in Our Boarding House about wrestling Jake described as a bear trap. The speaker warns others to back off and prepare to escape, referencing powerful arms and a cycling escape move.
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