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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1934
Page
11
A brief city memorandum advocates civic pride as key to a clean beautiful city. R A Plumb emphasizes communal effort to maintain streets, parks, and public spaces, urging residents to participate in forthcoming cleanup campaigns and beautification projects.
A lengthy report from the National Economy League urges rapid budget balancing by July 1, 1935, highlighting a $300 million yearly reduction in fixed federal charges. It warns of rising debt, calls for continued economy, and stresses public opinion to curb veteran benefits growth and overall spending.
The piece discusses possible federal action to resolve North Dakota’s governor dispute, citing constitutional guarantees and past cases like Dorr's rebellion. It notes Langer's conviction, legislative actions, and the potential for troops or federal funding to influence the outcome, ending with a wry aside about social norms.
A reflective critique argues liberty survives only when government reflects the people's will. It compares obedience to law with obedience to a ruler, notes pro and anti NRA reactions, and mocks social norms, with satirical lines about politics, society, and morality.
The consensus suggests that the Pacific coast longshoremen pursued a strategy that many viewed as unwise, with critics arguing it was not smart or effective for the trade.
Katharine Cornell is celebrated as the last grand legitimate trouper after a 31 state tour that proved box office strength remains on the road. The article notes her love of touring life, the era’s rough dressing rooms, and her impact on keeping theatre alive during hard times. It also sketches colorful sidebars of figures like Max Baer, Bob Brinkerhoff, Jules Bache, E. Phillips Oppenheim, and Theodore Starvis, plus Charles M Schwab’s Riverside Drive mansion.
The piece frames Katharine Cornell as a grand entertainer amid New York’s upper east side wealth. It recalls Carnegie era homes on Millionaire Row and the Clarke mansion famed for private elevators and ornate gadgets. The author notes past scenes of reporters, bars, and a forthcoming boat rocking season.
Notice to bidders seeks sealed bids by 3 00 pm July 30 1934 for an eight stall leverage and two stall paint shop in Marion Iowa. Bid security of 600 dollars due with bids. Information and bidding blanks from the Iowa State Highway Commission Ames Iowa.
DURANT funeral services held for Doris Boehlig 79 born in Germany died here Saturday she remarried twice and resided in Durant since 1906 surviving five daughters four sons and many grandchildren Burial in Durant cemetery. LONE TREE services conducted for 84 My Bell at Reformed church with Rev M Bach officiating Bell born 1850 in Brookline Massachusetts lived in Ireland then Iowa survived by three children Milton Bell James Bell and Mrs Allie Lunsford.
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