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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1943
Page
7
A tired messenger returns to the Beaufrere telegraph office after a race day injury at Ithaca high. He tells Mr. Grogan of growing up and a desire to do something meaningful, noting loneliness and a tougher world but hope for a kinder future. The scene ends with him quietly heading home at five minutes after twelve.
Albert E Wiggam answers readers about the danger of snakes in tropical jungles noting naturalists and travelers rarely saw snakes. He compares U S risks to rattlers with tropics dangers then discusses trust among women versus men and the time to write short versus long letters. He remarks on composing a concise answer for his column.
About 2,500 people attended a spring fashion show staged by Cedar Rapids merchants at the Memorial coliseum. Iowa Electric Light and Power agreed to cut street lighting expenses by 15,310.58 dollars by using smaller bulbs. The G. W. Higbee Shoe Store opened in the former Matson's building.
On March 30 1923 the Cedar Rapids Building Trades council announced new wage scales effective April 1 detailing Bricklayers 125 per hour Lathers 112 Carpenter 244 cents Electricians 90 cents Painters 85 cents and Building laborers 55 cents. Bert H Hadley resigned as general secretary of the YMCA to join United Y schools.
March 30, 1913 Cedar Rapids reports new fiction including Heart of the Hills by John Fox and Stella Maris by John Locke at the public library. Nearly $500 was contributed for tornado victims in Omaha and flood victims in Ohio. Frost has melted and farmers plan to sow oats this week.
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