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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
12
A reader asks how to handle self conscious fear of others. Advice urges considering others feelings, not freezing out a lonely girl, and offering kind attention to help her blossom. A second letter discusses whether to send a note to a reluctant former beau and how to initiate contact casually.
Alexander Woollcott in the New Yorker notes Grant Wood of Iowa and his twelve pictures on display at Diana Court in Chicago. The critic expresses a longing to own one, describing the vivid impact of the paintings and the era’s mood while contemplating purchase.
Anna Bohac, aged 102, to be honored at a party hosted by her daughters Mrs. E J Zoble and Mrs. W V Doubrasky. Born in Teleci Czechoslovakia, she arrived in Iowa in 1880 after a 17 day Atlantic crossing. She recalls mule streetcars on First avenue and homemade calico dress memories. The event gathers 25 friends at 1703 First avenue E with cake by niece Elizabeth Bohac.
The Saturday Review notes Grant Wood’s “The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover” as a witty Iowa farmhouse image. It compares it to a Currier and Ives print and references another reproduction titled “Iowa Farm” while commenting on how time moves swiftly, even in art. The piece also mentions Orsa Sweden being taxed for the first time in forty seven years due to depression and unemployment.
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