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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1934

Page

3

Cedar Rapids area students to compete in Monticello music meet

Four Cedar Rapids district schools will send entrants to the district music meet at Monticello High School. Readouts list many names and events across Friday and Saturday contests including soprano Yan Shepherd, contralto Madge Jones, violins Virginia Ohmann and Maurice Estes, and numerous other solo and ensemble entries from Washington Grant Monticello Marion Dubuque and more. Seventeen towns enter 700 contestants across 32 events with morning 1030 and afternoon 1 start times and a 730 evening program.

Cedards Monticello Yan Shepherd Washington Wyoming Mar. Maquoketa Hopkinton Madge Jones Washington Delhi Dune Marion Mary Treine Grant Gertrude Shocker Hopkin Lisbon Moint Vernon Don Kessler Onticello Billughes Ob Stastny Wilson Bob Wilelm Leonard Asarik Sec Dubuque Charles Duline Franklin Trombine Springville Ray Anderson Virginia Ohmann Maurice Estes Dorothy Check Jacqueline Miller Richard Loftus Jane Ebien Grissel Albarn Wear Carl Ettinger Walter Filtenworth William Hughes Arline Skersick Gertrude Shoemaker Norma Glass Verne Elmas Blanche Stolba City Cedar Rapids Monticello High School

Cuticura Talcum Product Sample Offered in Malden Ad

An advertisement offers a Cuticura talcum powder sample. The note lists the address Cuticura Dept. X Malden Massachusetts.

Cuticura Malden, Mass

Make This Model At Home Frock With Large Cape

A spring 1934 Anne Adams pattern shows a frock with a deep flare cape to suit larger figures, using printed silk or new sheets. Pattern 1680 fits sizes 34 to 46. size 36 uses 444 yards of 39 inch fabric. Instructions are included. send 15c for pattern, 25c for book and pattern to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department at 243 West 17th Street, New York City.

Anne Adams Cedar. Rapids West 17Th Street New York City

Trial opens for J. M. Conway at Anamosa

Three witnesses testified Tuesday in the embezzlement case against former Iowa reformatory auditor J. M. Conway. The defense questions the creation of the office while state records and cash books detailing funds and cattle sales were offered as exhibits. Local jurors from Anamosa Oxford Junction Monticello and surrounding towns heard the testimony.

Anamosa J. M. Conway State Reformatory Conway John Rowen Stone City Reformatory R. I. Bovey Board of Control James F Burke State Comptroller’s Des Moines Rowen Ronen Ed McGowan Anamosa Auto Isadore Weber Oxford Junction Restaurateur Carl Freese Amber Farmer John Rickels Monticello Edward Nowachek Wyoming Lewis Skersick Olin W. E. Goercke Gerd Doden Scotch Grove John Petersen Onslow H. J Stutt Langworthy Guy Austin Clarence Griffith Monticello Restaurateur

Spring Spirit Influences Home Decor Ads

The passage notes the season's mood pushing men to consider renewing their living rooms. It suggests consulting the Want-Ads to find a painter and paperer, capturing the telephone number of an advertiser who can handle the decorating job while the weather remains favorable.

Riend Husband

Rescue Of Byrd Flyers Delayed By High Winds

Two Byrd Antarctic expedition members Willian Bowlin and Clay Bailey are stranded after a forced landing in an uncharted ice field. High winds and drifting snow halted rescue efforts from Little America as Rear Admiral Byrd prepared a relief flight and ground team. The flyers reported burying their plane to protect it from the storm and were believed to be eight to fifteen miles from base.

Little America, Antarctica Mackay Radio Byrd Antarctic Expedition Willian Bowlin Clay Bailey Byrd Little America

The Box Quilt Block Shared By Nancy Page Readers

Florence La Ganke describes a new quilt block named The Box shared by Nancy Page readers across Canada and the United States. It explains color options, construction notes, and how to obtain the pattern for three cents plus a return envelope, with a note on a 1934 copyright and England's diesel car speed record of 103.2 mph.

Welland Canada Nancy Page United States E. Lemley Nancy Quilt Club

EFTAX HOME AGAIN DENIES INSULE LINK

Constantine S. Eftax returned from Greece to deny ties to fugitive Samuel Insull. He disputed Ettelson charges about his Harris Trust accounts and safety deposit box, challenging subpoenas and promising tofile or testify in federal court.

EFTAX Chicago INS Constantine S. Eftax Greece Samuel Insull Harris Trust and Savings Bank Samuel Ettelson Insull Insul Ettelson West Side Harris Bank Estax

Trim Up School Lunches With Varied Treats For Students

The article urges refreshing school lunches with new sandwiches fruits and a candy bar novelty. It lists a dinner menu including baked fish lemon sauce escalloped potatoes buttered spinach bread plum jelly head lettuce and a white cake with marshmallow frosting. A recipe for apple sauce uses sliced apples water cinnamon and sugar boiled then cooled. The marshmallow frosting combines sugar chocolate butter water vanilla and marshmallows for a rough cake finish.

Herring Praises Budget Law At Decorah Luncheon

Gov. Clyde Herring praised Iowa budget and finance controls passed last year as key to restoring solvency. He noted state expenses fell to 31 million dollars from 41 million in three years and said equator control aims to drive bootleggers from liquor profits. He called old age pension bill a significant contribution.

Gazette Decorah Herring

Iowa Legislature Turns Back NRA Control Bill Critique

A public figure laments poor sparing of states rights as lawmakers reject his NRA control bill despite federal aid to Iowa. He frames the vote as error amid substantial national funds entering the state.

NRA Iowa

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Monticello PS J.C. Penney Penney Second Street Postville John Schroeder Schroeder Mecklenburg Germany America Mary Brandt R. B. Garten St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Gilbert John John Brandt Castalia L. A. Neverman George Kluss Orin Brandt Walter Brandt Kate Krogman Otto Schroeer Penney’s Florence la Ganke England Mrs Alexander George Avi Oman Virginia Dare Third Avenue SE Montrose Buntal Navy Bartlett Millinery Mart Luden’s Teerry C. Chambers Enskeep Optical Company Second St. SE Dial Sovereign’s Millinery Sth Ave Stieh NORGE Mydreveli Norge Corporation Borg-Warner Corporation Detroit Michigan Gerator Cedar Rapids Maytag CO THE Luberger Company Scond Avenue Independence, Iowa Manchester, Iowa Vinton, Towa Swan & Leytze Leytze Maytag Co Schiarbaum Appliance Co Rollator
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