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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1934
Page
9
An Iowa liquor control panel plans an educational temperance campaign to win support and press for stricter enforcement. Critics warn that rushing reform before suppressing bootlegging may backfire, as state stores could fail to curb liquor consumption amid competing commercial ads.
A analysis of Republican party fragility in distress weeks, noting doubts about the GOP's future. It cites Gerry and historical party realignments after disasters, Civil War era shifts, and 1872 Democratic missteps with Horace Greeley, framing calls for reform and unity.
The text traces Democratic and Republican fortunes from 1874 through 1934, noting Democratic resilience and splits under Cleveland and Bryan, Republican disunity in 1910 12 yielding Wilson era gains, a 1920 Republican landslide, slow Democratic reorganization, and ultimately GOP failures in compromising wings in 1932 34 that aided Democratic triumph.
A new safety system uses a microphone in the locomotive to transmit the engineer's voice via headlight beams to a distant station and loudspeaker, enabling warning messages at grade crossings. It aims to deter reckless drivers who ignore signs, with the engineer addressing approaching autos as they near the crossing.
A collection of sharp witticisms and social commentaries argue that power naturally expands, ruling groups from farmers to bankers. It warns that freedom depends on compromise among conflicting interests, and mocks vanity, religion, and public life with satirical lines about humanity, pride, and societal dynamics.
The column notes a brisk day in New York with visits to haberdashery boutiques at Rockefeller Center and a stop at Major Bowes. It mentions Edna St Vincent Millay, Lucienne Boyer, Ben Bernie, Mark Twain letters, Arthur Somers Roche, Serge Rachmaninoff, and a Hearst social dance. Also describes two historic sites on East 21st and East Fifteenth streets, a Broadway actor Baker’s new show, and assorted literary and cultural mentions.
A fragment from a Cincinnati theater reminiscence notes Will Rogers improvising lines in talking pictures and Howard Dietz as a Broadway writer turned ad man. Don Vorhees leads an orchestra with fine Scotties, while Jrew actors are described as hammy in Richard Mansfield roles. A cub reporter recalls being yelled at by Mansfield, a moment still vivid in memory.
The Progress and happiness of this day depend on personal reactions with careful management of affairs. Major planets render little aid or harm. combat depressive mood, restrain tendencies toward excesses, and cultivate optimism. A birthday with success tied to effort. note John Drew, actor as a notable nativity.
Theaters show Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in The Merry Widow at 11 5 4 10 and 5 10. Fay Wray and Minna Gombell in Cheating Cheat ers at 3 6 and 9. Iowa Happiness Ahead stars Dick Powell and Josephine Hutchinson. Palace The Key with William Powell and Edna Best City Park with Sally Blane and Henry B Walthall Rialto Midnight Alibi with Richard Barthelmess and Ann Dvorak The Trail Beyond with John Wayne Olympic Will Rogers in Mr Skitch Lupe Velez and Jimmy Durante in Strictly Dynamite.
State of 10wa Office of Superintendent of Banking grants authority to First Trust and Savings Bank Cedar Rapids to transact savings bank business under its articles of incorporation. Board of Directors listed Mitvalsky, Ed F Hach, L Bt Amnik, W Pichner, Moun, Petrovskiy. Des Moines official seal dated November 5, 1934.
The Bowery Follies brings a three day engagement to the Iowa theater starting Friday November 23. A large cast of nearly fifty performs a tuneful revue with scenery and songs from the era just before 1900. Headliners include the Wilson Brothers Weber and Fields Mayfield Trio Georgia Hall Mickey Carroll Andy Anderson Chuck Connors Steve Brodie quartet and a screen attraction Fugitive Lady with Neil Hamilton and Florence Rice in conjunction with the stage show.
The Gazette recalls events from yesterday and today including E R Moore honored at a Masons reception in Iowa. City plan commission seeks stop and go signals downtown. Revised figures place Republicans in Congress at 245 seats. Town vote recount nears end with Brookhart ahead 555 by Steck. Dixmude victory for German forces and Servian upset for Austria. E R Moore linked to governorship prospects. armory site proposed for island meeting place. Avenue bridge delayed to Nov 28. Former Gov Sherman dies in Vinton. Iowa corn crop estimated at 300 million bushels. Cummins considered for Roosevelt’s cabinet. Naibert builds new home on Johnson avenue. 1905 levy fixed at 8.95 mills.
The Merry Widow stars Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette McDonald in a lavish screen revival praised for its enduring tunes and sparkling romance. The second feature, Cheating Cheaters, follows jewel thieves with Fay Wray delivering a strong performance in a clever plot, though the cast is uneven.
A philosophical Q A explores whether a woman should marry a man resembling her disliked father and whether reforming a partner is likely. It argues that changing a spouse is unlikely and advises safer choices, then counters a claim that slums house degenerate populations and asserts they are not inherently degenerate.
Catherine M. Adams, Coe organist, keeps bi weekly twilight organ recitals today at 5 p.m. in Sinclair Memorial chapel. Presented by Miss Adams at Coe college under sponsorship, the public is invited. Programs include Festival Prelude on E Feste, Slavonic Cradle Song, Chorale, Reverie and Lamentation.
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