Women’s pay rise steeper than men across industries
The 1930s report from the U.S. Department of Labor shows women’s wages and employment rising faster than men’s in twelve states. Gains were notable in radios, phonographs, electrical gear, hardware, cotton goods, auto tires, glass, pottery, and paper boxes, with hours generally under 40 weekly. Some men gained in woolen goods and women’s undergarments.
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Washington
INS
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Miss Manners Advice on Coyness and Breakups
A reader seeks help about a 16 year old breakup with a star athlete who smokes and runs with a fast crowd. The adviser urges calm, avoiding quarrels, socializing with others, and projecting enjoyment to tempt him back if possible.
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Miss Manners
Notice of Appointment of Executor for Pavlovsky Estate
On February 7 1940 John L Koutnik was appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Frantiska Pavlovsky of Linn County Town District Court. All debts should be paid promptly and all claims filed with the Clerk of Linn County Town District Court through attorney Jos Mekota.
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Linn County
Frantiska Pavlovsky
Linn
John L. Koutnik
Jos. Mekota
CHIEF BOY SCOUT PUZZLE ANSWER AND CLUES
A crossword style list of across and down clues themed on Boy Scouts includes entries like 13 To blockade and 57 He was the or originator of the Boy Scouts in America with several related terms such as 18 Street and 51 By. The puzzle blends names, places, and common words.
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Boy Scouts In America
Hatter
Hollywood
Renda Marshall
Brenda
Richard Gaines
Bill Holden
Salka Viertel Leaves MGM for Lengyel Adaptation
Salka Viertel, Greta Garbo’s confidante, exits MGM to adapt Melchior Lengyel's The Full Life for Hal Wallis. She may return to MGM if Garbo calls, while Viertel seeks outside writing gigs amid lay-offs. Garbo enjoys Bermuda sun as Sonja Henie dominates Hollywood gossip with Dan Topping and travel plans.
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Iollywood
INS
Salka Viertel
Garbo
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Melchior Lengyel
Hal Wallis
Salka
Greta
M-G-M
Hall
Lengyel
Bette Davis
Hollywood
Viertel
Bermuda
Dr. Hauser
Sonja Henie
Dan Topping
Palm Springs
Sonja
Honolulu
Dan
Hollywood Social Scene Buzz Touts Turp Next Comedy
Mon Runyon invited by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to write another Joe Turp film following Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President. Tyrone Power praised in Young Mr Apollo previews. Hollywood gatherings feature Bette Davis, Katharine Aldridge, Jimmie Stewart, Norma Shearer, George Raft, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and others at parties and events.
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Mon Runyon
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Joe Turp
Joe
Ethel Turp
Bette Davis
Bette
Vivien Leigh
Lillian Russell
Alice Faye
Edward Arnold
Warren William
Charlie Livingstone
Norma Shearer
Eve Curie
George Raft
Dorothy di Frasso
Cary Grant
Jack Warner
Joe E Brown
Gilmore Stadium
Lupe Velez
Garecia
Pasadena
Henry Armstrong
Gary Cooper
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4369
Pattern 4369 available for misses and womens sizes from 14 to 42. Size 16 requires 474 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department, 243 West Seventeenth Street, New York for this pattern. Additional ten cents will obtain the latest Pattern Book.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
West Seventeenth Street
New York
At the Theaters Showcases A List of 1940s Films
The page lists multiple film showings across theaters. Paramount features I Take This Woman with Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr, Vigil in the Night with Carole Lombard, and The Marines Fly High with Chester Morris. State presents Gone With the Wind with Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. Palace shows Lady of the Tropics with Lamarr, Wings of the Navy, and Wings of the Navy. Rialto screens The Man They Could Not Hang and Death Rides the Range. Strand offers Second Fiddle with Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power and Within the Law with Paul Kelly and Ruth Hussey.
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STATE
Vivien Leigh
Clark Gable
Leslie Howard
Olivia de- Havilland
Hattie McDaniel
Hedy Lamarr
Robert Taylor
George Brent
Rialto
Boris Karloff
Ken Maynard
Strand
Sonja Henie
Tyrone Power
Paul Kelly
Ruth Hussey
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
Daily menus for a family of five two adults and three children outline a plan to feed all members on about 12 dollars weekly. The menus promise a well balanced diet with sufficient calories protein minerals and vitamins to support growth and energy.
Breakfast Menu Items and Dinner Note
A list of breakfast items includes dried prunes, prepared cereal, toast with jelly, coffee for adults, milk for children, tomato rarebit on toast with butter flour milk cheese and tomato juice, celery, sliced peaches, gingersnaps, tea, and milk for children. Dinner features braised kidneys using veal kidneys.
The Tooth Talk Diet And Dental Care Guidance
Nutritionists urge lifelong dental care starting in childhood with milk for calcium and phosphorus and vitamins A C D. Adults should drink a pint daily. children four quarts. Emphasizes daily brushing after meals and ongoing tooth maintenance.
New Word on Tooth Decay Sparks Fresh Debate
Reading from a period medical note, experts discuss a sugar link to tooth decay. The item notes ongoing examinations at regular intervals and mentions evolving theories on causation and dietary impact.
Household Finance Loan Offer with Flexible Installments
No endorser or guarantor needed and no credit questions. Receive cash quickly by choosing a monthly payment plan that fits your income. Four payments of 2660 repay a 100 loan with 640 cost. payments vary to fit your budget.
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Household Finance
Household Finance Corporation of America
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Wings of the Navy
Geo. Brent, Olivia DeHavillana
Maureen O'Hara
Leslie Banks
Emlyn Williams
Robert Newton
Hunchback OF
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Spencer Tracy
Take This Woman
Amma Youn
Geez
Boy Scout
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The
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Palmyra
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Prise
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association Journal
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Robinson
Basserman
Kruger
Harry Martin
Garcia-Armstrong
Sonia Nenie
Ruth Musseyin
Deventko Z Venkova
Katharine Aldridge
Jimmie Stewart
Ruth Rogers
Hopalong Cassidy
Carroll Foster
Seattle
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Frances Robinson
Ann Lehrs
Somerset House
Glenn Hunter
Merton
Marcelle Roger
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Ruby Keeler
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Flapper
By Sylvia
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Paramount
This Woman
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Iowa
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Brian Aherne
Anne Shirley
Richard Dis
Chester Morris
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Richard In — Chester Morms
Warry Carey
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Dick Furcell
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Wiggins
Vatican
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Vatican City
Wis Woliness Pious XV
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Carters
Py Pte Eeal Rois
If Destred
Steedo
To & PV
First Avenue
Roosevelt Water Building
Mornths
WWAZ
Ag Om As Wels
B. Hindurton
Higley
Third Ave
R. C. Arnett
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
E. Washington Street
Waterloo
Commercial Street
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