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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1934

Page

3

Natchez Trace Road to be rebuilt for modern traffic

A plan to restore the Natchez Trace Roadway seeks a 25 million dollar federal bill to connect Tuscaloosa Alabama to Jackson Mississippi and link with regional parkways. Senator Hugo Black leads supporters saying the project would boost Muscle Shoals development and open up the southeast. The trail once ran from the southwest to the Mississippi valley as a vital cross country route.

Florence Ala Ins Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson Tuscumbia Jackson Miss Chattanooga Memphis Jasper Jackson Military Road Columbus Hugo Black Alabama Muscle Shoals Mississippi Mississippi Valley

Doan's Pills End Kidney Aches and Wash Toxins

Medical experts note kidneys contain many tubules and filters. Doan's Pills claim to wash out waste by easing frequent urination and burning. The ad warns against risky "kidney cures" and asserts Doan's offers quick relief without habit forming drugs. ©1934 Foster-Milburn Co.

Doan Foster-Milburm Co

Mt Mercy Players Prepare Maedchen in Uniform

Mt Mercy students rehearse for Sunday performance of Maedchen in Uniform at Immaculate Conception School. Uniforms color the scenes while minimal setting and costuming focus on the girls reactions to strict authority and Manuela’s tragedy.

Mt. Mercy Maedchen Immaculate Conception Rita Staebell Countess Kernitz Florence Diesburg Manuela Fraulein von Bernberg

Holbrook Delivers Addresses at Toddville and Nearby

Royal H Holbrook of the Iowa State College extension service spoke at Toddville high school commencement on Wednesday. He is invited to return May 9 for another event and is scheduled to speak Thursday at Elkport and Friday at Atalissa. He previously gave addresses in both places and will teach at Davenport on Saturday for a janitors and custodians school.

Royal H. Holbrook Second Avenue Iowa State College Extension Service Toddville High School Holbrook Elkport Atalissa Davenport

Veishea Exposition Opens At Iowa State

Ames AP reports Veishea opens on the Iowa State campus with a moving up ceremony on Lake Laverne. Alumni welcome the seniors as CCC workers helped reconstruct the lake area. Youth agricultural groups arrive for the state congress and Future Farmers convention. Guttenberg hosts a Young Democratic club meeting with State Senator Geske as speaker.

Lake Laverne CCC Leslie Proctor Weishea Boone CCC Ames Iowa High School Agricultural Congress Future Farmer Eleader Young Democratic Club Movement Clayton County Guttenberg M. X. Geske McGregor

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