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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1932
Page
5
Reports from Huila in the Magdalena river valley say floods swept 100 people to their deaths and left many homeless. Crops such as corn and cacao ruined by the deluge as landslides accompany the swift upper Magdalena flood.
Dr. err chiropractor Dia 20302 Advertisement Melvin Hunter 20 Rockford road SW fined 10 dollars in potne court for intoxication Bohemian night school will not meet tonight but will meet 8 p m next Wednesday in Bohemian school building Maine lodge 643 C O F will meet Friday at 730 p m reports from Cedar Rapids grand lodge session October will be given Nomination of officers for next term Tear license plate stolen from car 57 13329 Cedar Rapids chapter 194 Order of Ahepa will hold a benefit dinner Friday at 730 p m Moose hall for earthquake victims in Greece
Thanksgiving services planned at First Church of Christ and St John’s church with Harried details on times and singing. Local druggists close 1 to 5 pm. post office closed. residents attend events and a jamboree at the First Reformed church. Navy enlistment farewell in Des Moines. crime report notes James Burris death and past Cedar Rapids arrest. Chicago turkey theft anecdote closes.
Charles E. Fish, a Southern Pacific right-of-way man who flagged Hoover’s train at Palisade Utah on November 7, confessed to officials that his earlier dynamiting story was a hoax. He claimed the plan arose after he injured his finger in a gun discharge and sought notoriety. Fish, who had eleven years with the company, disrupted a bridge approach before the train passed.
Jay Cooke, 60, retired banker and Republican figure from Pennsylvania, died suddenly in Dover, England, of heart disease. He was the son of Jay Cooke II and heir to a lineage that included the First National Bank founder who aided Lincoln’s Union effort.
Riverside dispatch reports a raging forest fire menacing a 40000 acre state mountain park in the San Jacinto range. Fire fighters rushed to Poppet Flats and Indian Canyon as flames destroyed valuable timberlands and threatened the park's lands and resources.
The Thornwood event on Thursday November 24 features Happy Go Lucky and Bohemian Melody Boys with two comedy sketches and songs between dances. Admission is 35 and 50 cents. Other listings include Viking Accordion Band Dance at Cedar Rapids Hall on November 30 and several beauty shops offering perms, shampoos, and services with low prices.
A readable sale notice lists Victories Afodel offering a 1927 Buick Sport Coupe in new DUCO paint and priced at S199, with details of color and condition as shown in the damaged OCR text.
Thanksgiving ads promote pumpkin and mincemeat pies from Standard Bakery, live chickens and hens, and delivery of poultry. Fresh oysters, halibut, haddie, and smelts priced per pound accompany listings for oysters and fish. Multiple local shop names, addresses, and phone numbers appear with fruit, vegetables, and decorative bouquets offered.
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