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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1934
Page
4
A compact fashion note highlights dark jacket dresses as ideal for summer travel. It weighs practicality with feminine style, suggesting versatile, smart outfits suited for air travel and stylish comfort during trips.
Obituary outlines the life of Samuel N Berry born in Erin Ontario April 4 1803 who rose from a farm laborer to conductor with the Canadian Pacific and later held leadership roles in the Order of Railway Conductors. It notes his early rail work on a bridge gang and his political service on North Bay city council before moving to Cedar Rapids to direct the union offices.
In Shanghai's international settlement rioting erupted as Japanese attacked British troops during an attempt to arrest two Japanese sailors. Stones bricks and clubs flew as both sides restrained further clashes, with authorities fearing more outbreaks in the tense area.
President Roosevelt weighs a plan to plant a 100 mile wide shelter belt from Canada to the Texas Panhandle to curb drought and dust storms. The program would take 10 to 12 years with 100 tree strips and land in between, costing about 75 million dollars and creating thousands of jobs as seed gathering nurseries and organized planting start this year.
Discussion centers on residents living in drought regions and the expenditure of millions for leasing or purchasing farm and other lands to plant trees. The item emphasizes the need to expand tree planting as a response to water shortages.
Calcutta dispatches report 200 deaths and 1 500 square miles submerged as 300 villages are destroyed. Thousands flee to treetops seeking food while waters rise over vast terrain.
Washington announced thirteen Iowa public works projects totaling 399600. A loan and grant totaling 15000 were approved for Martelle to fund its waterworks system.
Morris Sanford Co. promotes a contest style advertisement promising ten prizes for a guessing game featuring Welch's standard overalls. The brief notice highlights the sweepstakes tone and retailer branding.
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