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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1932
Page
5
Frances Crane a Cedar Rapids Schools supervisor married Baron Salzman in Cedar Rapids with Rev. H J Wilkins officiating. Attendants included Dana Crane and Josephine Salzman. The couple will reside at Merrimac Farms after August 15, following a wedding trip.
Miss Maxine Garrett daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold W Garrett of 816 Twenty first Avenue Southwest wed Ray J Stoner in a double ring ceremony at the bride’s home. Rev L S Orth of the Second Evangelical church officiated. The couple plans a motor trip to the east then will reside south of the city.
Mrs. Joseph V. Trestnar hosted Ellen Jean Trestnar's fifth birthday at 3043 Mount Vernon Ave SE. Ruth Mikulecky Maxine Mikulecky Louise Nechville led games as sixteen children joined a pink and green table celebration with guests including Jame Jackson Marilyn Unzeitig Leona Mikulevy Betty Jean Fredrickson Marie Unzeitig Donna Rae Jackson Vera Valenta Dorothy Herckson Betty Nemec Anna Lou Unzeitig Bernice Varrock Glenysa Jackson Howard Unzeitig Trachta Mary Ann Trestnar Mrs Jerry Nemic Mrs Milroy Unzeitig Mrs Louise Varrock and Mrs William Valenta.
The Junior Arts association held a picnic supper Friday night at Mrs. Robert Campbell’s home at 2622 Country Club Parkway SE. Twenty five members and friends attended as an outdoor event was changed to indoors due to rain.
Mr and Mrs Louis Louvar and their son Orville of 713 Seventh Street SW along with Miss Lorraine Smith of 119 Thirteenth Street SE will leave Sunday for a weeklong vacation at lakes near Waterville.
A fragment lists foods for the day including chilled orange juice ham and eggs scrambled buttered toast coffee luncheon and dessert ideas. It mentions a buttered baking dish recipe with 3s ce ntes slow oven and a cherry crust bake time of 35 minutes with moderately slow heat. Also notes a furniture polish recipe using equal parts linseed oil and vinegar applied with a soft cloth.
Miss Nelle Powers, soon to be married this month, was honored at a Thursday evening dinner hosted by Miss Eliza Cleland at Mrs J J Ives tea room in Marion. Covers were laid for eight with pink and white decorations, and a gift was presented to the honoree.
Mrs P F Byrnes of 719 B avenue SE was surprised Thursday evening by St Agnes circle of Immaculate Conception church. The event featured card playing dancing and refreshments with gifts given to retiring officers Mrs T V Hoagland and Mrs John Weldon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Barland and Mrs. Joe Danziger, both of local addresses, returned from Chicago where they attended the Republican convention.
Muriel Hastings Nash, 28, sails from Poole in the schooner Joan Mary for a deep sea voyage to the Spanish Main. The crew are expert at fishing and pearl diving with plans to travel via Madeira and Jamaica under sealed orders.
Dr. Claude Chauveau, France's agriculture minister, urged a ruralization program to redefine national life around man and earth. He cited three milliard francs for agricultural credits and over three milliards for electrification and irrigation, aiming to raise French farmers to Western standards and curb foreign wine imports to protect domestic producers.
An earthquake struck central Mexico in three violent shocks early Saturday with widespread damage reported in Colima state. Messages say Colima and Tecoman suffered extensive destruction and Colima City felt the quake but could not confirm the epicenter direction. Local observatory noted the tremor reached 345 kilometers from Mexico City.
A colony of 300 Montagnais Indians near Hamilton Inlet northwest of St. Johns was reported starving after a poor trapping season. The Hudson Bay post manager was authorized by wireless to advance supplies to the Indians at government expense in Newfoundland.
Polish born American flier Stanislaus Hausner says he will try to fly from New York to Warsaw again this year after being rescued from the Atlantic and failing to complete the crossing last week.
Prices have fallen as much as 67 percent in Greenville South Carolina over thirty six months, according to a recent survey.
Senate banking committee heard P. J. Higgins admit a $322,960 check to Fox was used to conceal Fox's involvement in short pools of his own NY stock. Gray questioned whether the concealment protected the public and clerical staff. Leo, linked to Fox by marriage, allegedly profited $500,000 from Fox holdings as they moved to Harley Clark.
The Senate opened bargaining on a 2 billion dollar jobs plan to aid unemployment with 1.46 billion for state and city loans, 40 million to finance farm exports, and 500 million for expedited public works. Western senators push for larger spending while a 130 million economy bill remains stalled.
After fourteen years of decline vaudeville resurges in London with continuous shows at the London pavilion Piccadilly Circus following Windmill theater successes. Audiences enter anytime and stay until their entry point, reversing the old fixed-time format amid cinema competition. The Phoenix theater plans another show with 500 seats to be sold at seven.
In Santiago Chile the new revolutionary junta led by Dr Carlos Davila and former Senator Alberto Cabero announced martial law as a precautionary measure. The decree targets disaffected communists who backed Col Marmaduke Grove, now imprisoned after a bloodless coup that toppled the regime Thursday night.
Dr. Butler attacks the Chicago plank as cowardly and pro federal prohibition. He argues Democrats mismanage talent and fear repeal, urging repudiation by state conventions including New York New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Vermont Maryland and others. He plans a Europe trip then a quick return to lead the repudiation effort.
A new farmers revolt threatens northern Finland after an uprising was earlier suppressed. Troops and police were sent to Mantsala, center of the disturbance, and the Sveaborg garrison stood by. A mob seized a police inspector and threatened to drown him.
A columnist argues married women who work do so to augment their husbands income and that devoted home life with mutual support could yield similar economic gains. The piece also notes that one cannot love two men at once and urges choosing a partner or finding a superior third.
A terse moral note urges a boy to enjoy freedom and spend time with other boys and girls. It contrasts constant reliability with a desire for personal liberty and social exploration. The text implies a playful challenge to conformist restraint.
The speaker argues a ban would push the girl toward the boy and suggests contrasting him with refined young men. They propose inviting groups of youths to the house to show the differences and persuade her to reevaluate her associations.
The young man seeks change and you should act with polite distance. Do not seem eager for his visits and avoid scolding if he is late. If he calls and cannot come, say you are busy. Repetition may make him more eager to visit again.
A historical account details how studio workers pre film shoot craft a distinct slang. Terms include gaffer for chief electrician and Best Boy as assistant, with phrases like All's cooking signaling setup. Grips handle scenery while riggers and carbon monkeys service lighting and catwalks replace older grids.
Dublin last minute preparations mark a year of work for the Eucharistic congress set to begin next week. Pilgrims have gathered in increasing numbers, straining housing but not hospitality as Ireland expects thousands. Dublin glows with festive air, garlands, fresh paint, and clean streets signaling a major religious event.
Divers and firemen searched among smoking steel plates and wreckage of the British oil tanker Cymbeline after three explosions in a Montreal drydock. Canadian Vickers officials expect the death toll to reach twenty five as bodies continued to be recovered.
The former Broadway danseuse Katherine Virginia Franck wed Theodore Omen, a 21 year old Harvard student and son of a wealthy French business figure, in MEDIA, Pennsylvania. The marriage license details were made public on Saturday.
A concise observation notes that native pure iron is less common in nature than gold or diamonds. It contrasts rarity and hints at natural occurrence without detailed context.
The Keota Rebekahs have elected officers including Noble tary Mrs tira Hatnh Studentseanater and Mrs. E. V. Valenta, filling leadership roles in the local lodge.
A wind and rain storm caused several incidents including three homes struck by lightning and minor electrical damage. Mrs. G F Gallagher’s home suffered chimney displacement, H F home at 1837 Seventh Avenue SE had burned wiring, and Ben Lady home lights were damaged. Mrs. Florence Elliott seated at her window was stunned by a flying splinter. Police reported downed trees at Rockford Road and Eighth Avenue SW and at C Avenue NW. An ice cream social at St Pauls Methodist parsonage lawn scattered three hundred attendees. storm cooled temperatures from 90 to 60 with river two feet above June average cresting Sunday.
The Senate split 18 to approve the bonus with 7 Republicans and 11 Democrats plus 1 Farmer-Labor, totaling 18 in favor. Against numbered 35 Republicans and 27 Democrats, overall 62 votes. Several members were announced paired or not voting, with Republicans Cutting and Nye favoring the bill and Democrats Long Bulow Pittman Smith as paired.
A $5,500 fire engine is purchased for the town to pump 500 gallons of water per minute from any hydrant. It replaces the old 1920 chemical truck. A country fire truck kept at the city hall is available for farmers to protect country property.
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