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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1934
Page
3
President Thomas G. Masaryk was re elected for a fourth term by the Czechoslovak parliament on May 24. There was no opposition candidate. The oath was read as radio announced. Masaryk reviewed a parade after the ceremony and rode through Prague.
A brief history mentions the November 14 1918 founding of Separate Czechoslovakian state and elections in 1920 and 1927. It also notes a gold rush era plot about seeking gold. The cast includes Al Bridge Fern Emmett and Mildred Rogers in a musical comedy revue with a Cats and the Fiddle act.
The Rialto presents a two film bill with first run features. Evelyn Brent stars as the wife of a district attorney in Should a Woman Tell a reporter uncovers a racketeering scandal. Forties Ninety Niners features Tom Tyler in a strong performance with Betty Mack.
Paramount Wallace Beery stars in Viva Villa. IOWA screens Fog Over Frisco with Bette Davis and Donald Woods. STATE presents Murder in Trinidad with Nigel Bruce Heather Angel and Victor Jory. PALACE features Zane Grey's To the Last Man and James Cagney in Mayor of Hell. RIALTO presents Should a Woman Tell with Evelyn Brent H B Warner Ned Sparks and Forty Niners with Tom Tyler Helen Mack. OLYMPIC offers Fury of the Jungle with Donald Cook Peggy Shannon Phantom Thunderbolt with Ken Maynard.
RKO newsreel shows footage from the Chicago fire scene at the Iowa theater with ground and air shots. Cameramen faced heat and crowds while covering the disaster as the feature Fog Over Frisco with Bette Davis and co stars runs at the Iowa through Monday.
Peiping's Chen Pao calls on Chinese women to stop using foreign cosmetics perfumes chewing gum and western fashion to reduce the $700 million annual trade gap. March alone saw a $46 million import excess as luxuries and foodstuffs dominate imports with cosmetics wine tobacco and dress goods among top items.
Carl Sandburg declares folklore will perish as radio and travel unify the nation. He notes cowboy songs Ozark tales and Yankee customs fade as youngsters abandon traditional ballads for crooner tunes during his Chicago vacation in Tucson.
A fragmentary notice references Ernest J. Schultz to his daughter Marthe A. Jurgeson with a 35 to 70 foot property description at Green and College, with a payment of $1 and valuable consideration dated 7 29 18.
Crown Point Indiana Howard H Kemp known as the marrying squire says he will stop performing marriages after this year. He notes he has wed about 57 000 couples over twenty years and plans a West Indies vacation after his term ends December 31. He ran fourth in the Republican primary and cites marriage as a corrective to boredom while urging courtship after marriage.
Florence Daily Citizen editor Milton H. Booth laments missing fire news after his home burned ten minutes past the afternoon deadline. He notes post deadline stories tempt readers and drive reporters to drink as gray hairs and profanity rise.
Anne Adams pattern 1680 features a chiffon yoke cape frock with pleated skirt and full figure-flattering lines. Available in sizes 34 to 46, size 36 uses 44 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric. Include book and pattern. order by mail with 25 cents for book and pattern together. SPRINGVILLE notes: Forest Edge teacher Elizabeth Hoover has seven students with perfect attendance, led by Marvin Pesek and Lillian Dvorsky for year-long punctuality and spelling award.
Wellsboro reporters describe how local woodsmen fear misfortune after news of an albino fox sighting in Tioga state forest. Forest Ranger Lenckes notes albinism is rare in foxes and the fox was reported near the Goodall forest fire observation tower.
The claim that such an animal brings bad luck is discussed while noting that absolutely white foxes are not native to Pennsylvania.
Williamsburg seniors will attend baccalaureate services Sunday evening at the Congregational church. The Rev. G. E. Meyer will deliver the sermon, with six Scripture readings by Rev. James B. Hodgson. Invocation by Rev. GC. W. Cochran and Imogene Edwards, music by a mixed choir and processional and recessional by Evelyn Boland.
Dreft soap claims to restore faded fabrics washed in its mild suds. Advertised as unequaled in hard water, the promotion notes a money back guarantee and features the Procter and Gamble trade mark.
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