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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1937
Page
25
An alluring mid season showing features a dimly lit room and a feminine gown. The double organza skirt combines chartreuse and silvery gray layers with a chartreuse slip. Narrow gray straps and a gray fichu neckline finish a low V backless bodice for an upscale fashion presentation.
More than five hundred couples attended the fourth annual President's birthday ball at the Memorial building on a wintry Saturday night. Mayor and Mrs. Hahn led the grand march as a brief Roosevelt message aired from Washington during the intermission. Maureen Powers played selections on the organ. Proceeds support local infantile paralysis victims with the rest sent to national research.
James M. Landis, SEC chairman, warned Saturday he would pursue criminal action against public utility holding companies refusing to register under the new holding company act. He denounced Liberty League lawyers including John W. Davis for misleading stockholders and said registration is required to curb unnecessary holdings and restrict questionable operations.
Deputy county coroner Dr J J Terrall of 1513 Third avenue SE was bumped on the head and bruised a leg when his car backed from the curb on First street. C E Neville of 804 Fourth street SW collided with Terrall’s vehicle at 8 pm Saturday on First street between Third and Fourth avenues SE.
A former University of Nebraska professor and noted entomologist Dr. Lawrence Bruner, age 80, died Saturday in Berkeley California. He was renowned for his work in insect science and long served in academia.
The County Treasurer Milo Sedlacek's motor vehicle office issued 1172 licenses on Saturday. 1046 automobile licenses and 126 truck plates brought in 17139.50 in receipts. 1937 totals rose to 14302 cars and 1720 trucks. The office stayed open Saturday afternoon. a $1 per month penalty attaches Monday.
H. E. Rahe of the sales tax division said retailers statewide must display permits in full view. Cedar Rapids stores will be checked starting Monday and those without visible permits must buy duplicates.
A mother urges vigilance as a simple cold can escalate to pneumonia or other illnesses. The piece warns signs like fever and body aches signal influenza, pneumonia, and calls for early medical care. It promotes a 15 cent booklet Safe guard Your Health from The Cedar Rapids Gazette Home Institute detailing symptoms and diseases.
A UPI dispatch from Memphis describes 6000 refugees housed in a fairgrounds camp five miles from downtown. The writer details meals and lines, stories of flood loss, marbles played by children, cramped sleeping areas, and the mix of white and Black sections under guard supervision.
Washington U S army under its Mississippi valley evacuation plan has already moved 80 000 flood stricken residents to safety Gen Malin Craig announced Saturday night He forecast the Mississippi levee system will hold against water from the Ohio river
Huey P. Long Jr. father of the late Senator Huey P. Long, 85, was reported seriously ill at his Winnfield home on Saturday. Lieutenant Governor Earl K. Long was with him.
Sheriff James H. Smith said a Cedar Rapids man reported he spoke with Paul Landa between two and three weeks ago. Landa, a 41 year old Prot IVin nursery salesman, was last seen January 7 and again on January 19 when the state agents and several sheriffs intensified the search for a possible foul play lead.
Logan officials said they are investigating who climbed the water tower and bored a hole in the reservoir during the night. They seek to know both the identity and the motive behind the act.
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