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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1933
Page
8
The annual Chest drive will be launched the week of April 17 to raise funds for local charities. General chair Arthur Poe leads preparations with volunteers and committee members seeking to cover admin and campaign costs while aiming to exceed last year’s total.
Community Chest effort mobilizes Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls and other groups including Home and YMCA to raise money for the Community House and associated facilities.
Alma Hartz begins duties as appointee to head the Public Health Bureau with active oversight of bureau tasks. The report notes her prior service and introduces colleagues, including J W Bases, in related administrative roles.
The disaster occurred on the South Manchurian railway as trains near Musserra were set in motion during a Japanese military operation. Chinese casualties were reported as Japanese forces described actions as defensive operations targeting Chinese troops and bandits in the railway zone.
London officials and diplomats gathered at Waterloo to bid farewell to Andrew Mellon the retiring American ambassador on the Leviathan boat train Mellon plans to retire on return to the United States Also aboard the same train was Japan's Yosuke Matsuoka returning to Tokyo under guard from vigilant police observers
Mrs GE Stoulff of Cedar Rapids and her companion narrowly escaped the Long Beach earthquake. They were within a block of an apartment fire when the first tremor struck and were thrown to the ground. A surrounding apartment house collapsed leaving ruins. Mrs Syon is a granddaughter of ALeneio R Ro Cedar Rapids.
Readers glimpse campus life with mentions of student spending and a new wing under construction at the university. References to federal programs, the memorial union, and the education board hint at funding pressures shaping student life and facilities.
Treasury figures show March 15 income tax collections up about 1.01 million from a year earlier, with month totals near 34.08 million versus 32.05 million. Since July 1 the local year tax receipts reached 417.41 million, compared with 690.17 million the prior year, reflecting higher rates.
Chicago report states the Secret Six crime fighting group ended its association with the Association of Commerce on March 6 and will operate as an independent crime preventive agency funded by private subscriptions under chief Alexander Jamle.
The superior court will continue to help applicants by masking the necessary forms and guiding them through the procedure.
Congressional action to place state banks on a par with national banks in issuing emergency currency advanced Friday. President Roosevelt approved a bill allowing direct loans from Federal Reserve banks to state banks and currency issuance against approved assets, even for nonmember banks, after collateral review and state banking department approval.
Circulating notes indicate state banking departments must certify banks as sound and ensure collateral meets eligibility under the reserve act. The notes emphasize regulatory diligence and compliance requirements for secure financial operations.
A Japanese customer of Supreme Vending in Brooklyn wrote a cordial letter praising a shipment from Tokyo. The note uses humorous mis-spellings and mentions a 42 yen price and the first day of the month.
Local ad lists prices for sugar butter cheese eggs and canned goods. Includes discounts on cereals, coffee, milk, jelly honey and dried fruit with various bulk items and two for deals. Ends with contact number DIAL 7155.
The notice details long price lists for 129 Third Ave SW offering free delivery and bulk items such as pecans, marshmallows, vanilla, tea, cereals, beans, pasta, oats, flour, produce, and soap. It presents unit prices and package sizes, signaling a comprehensive weekly sale by the local shop.
During 1932 American manufacturers exported 24 045 radio receiving sets to Belgium. The note mentions plans to purchase more machines and arrange shipment to Tokyo, with formal farewells and wishes for long luck.
The undersigned was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of John A Reed, late of Linn County Iowa, deceased, on March 17 1933. All indebted persons must pay promptly and those with claims should file them with the Linn County Iowa District Court Clerk. Paul V Wilson Administrator Milner Attorney R. Milner.
The Ll. S. court will conduct naturalization hearings only in the superior court sessions. The clerks note exceptions but otherwise the process remains centralized, with judges and officials ensuring all proceedings follow standard procedures.
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