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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1934
Page
19
Miller Peers Weekend Patrol Push for Highway Safety
Mrs. Alexander Miller secretary of state aims to sustain weekend highway patrols beyond the legislature until a formal state patrol is funded. Projections show over 10 000 accidents and about 300 deaths on Iowa roads in 1934 without action. The plan uses available funds to test patrols hoping to persuade the next General Assembly to authorize a permanent force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Miller
Iowa
Muller
General Assembly
Miller
Oklahoma Politics Show Goes On With Marland Era
A chaotic scramble in Oklahoma politics centers on Ernest Marland poised to become the next governor, replacing ousted ally Alfalfa Bill Murray. The incoming leader promises a fresh dramatic approach and a staged political show to revive public interest and fund-raising, signaling a swift shift in state governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Tom Angan
Ernest Marland
Marand
Alfavta
Marland
Fillers in Newsrooms A Needed Tool for Print Craft
The piece notes filler items as essential to journalism, filling typographic gaps and emergencies. It discusses how fillers support layout, pages, and the reader’s mental storehouse, highlighting their value to the print shop and editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Wialhams
Fragmented Advice and Jokes From a 1934 Column
A collection of quirky lines on age wisdom humor and social images features Dad’s letter about trusting inner judgment and ancestral instincts alongside satirical quips about con artists Stork jokes wartime munitions and Huey Long. The piece mixes reflections on intellect instinct and identity with spoof headlines and cultural quips from 1934.
Nuggets of Knowledge in The Gazette Reader
A column highlights quirky facts and trivia tucked into daily news. Topics range from animals and objects to distant events and long journeys, illustrating how newspapers mix knowledge bits with ordinary reporting.
Golf Misadventures For A Golf Atheist
A fragmented reminiscence details a New York grit era observer dragged to a Great Neck course. The narrator mocked by onlookers recalls ill fitting pants swinging a club and a near summer injury while weaving in humor about Thoreau and river show boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rube Goldberg
John Golden
Explorer Quiz Clues From a Themed Word Puzzle
A dense list of crossword style clues spans explorers, objects, and nature terms. Entries reference famous explorers, fabrics, plants, animals, and scientific actions. The puzzle weaves geography with historical hints, inviting deduction from cross referenced terms.
Repay Favors By Extending Helping Hand To Needy
A column discusses humane deeds and practical support for the less fortunate, noting that kindness can be repaid by offering work, tuition help, or small acts of aid rather than direct gifts. It profiles Miss Manners style guidance on teen dating and jealous friends, emphasizing patience and prudent independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T’s
Miss Manners
Jane
Roosevelts ties to Virgin Islands and New Deal era notes
The piece surveys Roosevelts lineage to Dutch rum trade on St. Croix and links to politics. It discusses 1917 Virgin Islands purchase, investment gaps, and PWA aid. It also touches on labor unions, New Deal figures, and cabinet dynamics amid 1934 context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Roosevelt
Manhattan
Virgin Islands
St. Croix
Denmark
Hoover
PWA
Islands
Lost Friendship Over a Girl’s Happiness
A terse reflection on relationships and sacrifice where a man warns that failing to be glad for a girl’s happiness costs him more than pride. The text implies ill will and the fragile nature of friendship when private joy is misread.
Last Brady Symphony Prompts Fitness and Walking Advice
A reader praises the “Last Brady Symphony” for rejuvenating a forty year old wife and urges others to start with simple daily walking. The article recalls prewar exercises and promotes walking as the best overall fitness method, noting calisthenics for sedentary adults and the need for at least ten minutes daily for those who ride to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doras
Correction of nutrition and mild calisthenics prescribed
The text urges correcting nutrition faults and providing a ration of iodine. Once signs of recovery appear, daily calisthenics should begin, focusing on simple movements to restore use of muscles neglected by a sedentary life.
Spiders In The Basement And Pest Tips
Summer basements host small spiders and kitchen ants. A reader asks how to keep pests away. response: spiders help by preying on insects so reduce other pests to drive spiders away. Request a dime and stamped envelope for the booklet Unbidden Guests detailing eradication methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fc. L
Sheriff's Sale Notice in Linn County Iowa
A special execution on a mechanics lien directs the sale of real estate in Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa. Property at 1371 Twentieth Avenue Southwest Lot 171 Allendale Addition Cedar Rapids will be sold to satisfy a judgment of Jake Lampert Yard against Peter P Ludwick for 199.28 plus costs. Sale July 16 1934 at 10 00 a.m. in front of the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Linn County
Jake Lampert
Twentieth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Allendale
Court House
Joseph A. Petrue
D Silliman
Roy Radebaurh
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