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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1933
Page
24
A quotation from Thomas J. Trainor emphasizes that enabling Americans to access money is the essential step to stimulate purchases. The remark frames consumer finance as the driver of economic activity and suggests policy focus on credit access to spur wealth and consumption.
The piece argues lawmakers face a split over university hospital control. A nine member interim committee proposed changes to funding and indigent care, including county cost contributions. University authorities push to preserve current practices, while a new bill seeks unrestricted access for “all the public.” The author calls it a clever political maneuver amid Iowa City power dynamics.
The article portrays Maxim Litvinov as a shrewd Soviet foreign affairs official who secured recognition at the London conference while others failed. It cites his blunt view that the Geneva arms talks are dead and argues against feasible complete disarmament, noting practical limits and the futility of a total ban on weapons while acknowledging his persistent push for disarmament.
Dr. Lewis A. Wilson and Jerome H. Bentley contend college training fails to fit graduates to practical business needs. They note graduates lack opportunity to test and adjust, suggesting government actions to aid the economy and army turkey purchases may affect prices and Thanksgiving meals.
A large auto manufacturer reports knee in car machinery and urges safety fixes. The piece also notes hopes for a permanent code with A T and T, a forty hour week for party line subscribers, Roosevelt opposing reactionaries, and a new French premier replacing a protesting alumni.
Excerpts reflect a newspaper style missive arguing happiness comes from chosen company, not wealth or status. It cautions that likability is instinctive, limited by surroundings, and warns against sacrificing goodwill for money. Included are satirical riffs on Prohibition, capitalism, and social behavior.
A stream of personal vignettes lists readers' favored writers actors and moments from theater to books. It recalls Ginglebaugh and Barrett, praises Alexander King and Woollcott, and notes humorous anecdotes about gum chewing and camera ownership.
A vivid mash of remarks on writers actors and editors from 1933 notes on Dorothy Parker Sam Goldwyn Erskine Gwynne and Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. The column name checks include Thames Williamson Jim Woods Kay Francis Rudy Vallee and Mae West with playful musings on hotels fashion and travel patterns.
In Clinton, AP report: Seventeen farm pickets faced charges of unlawful assembly from the night of November 16. Fourteen pled guilty and received $50 fines and costs or 15 days in county jail, while the remaining three were fined $100 with 30 days in jail. Two defendants, Harold Eden and William Wulf, plus Bismark Horstmann, pled not guilty but were found guilty after trial. Additional defendants listed include Lloyd Wulf, William Sperksen, E F Waugh, Soren Fugisang, R Scheppers, Harry Whitmer, L P Wulf, Harry Kagemann, John Busch, John Thompson, Orin Schlough, William J Peters, Donald Ruggeberg, and Henry Garrity.
A compact clue list from a German official themed puzzle covering terms for people, places, and objects across horizontal and vertical entries. Contains references to historic figures, currencies, constellations, and common nouns, each with cryptic cross-reference hints.
Theaters list current offerings led by Paramount with Marie Dressler Lionel Barrymore in Christo pher Bean Iowa features Paul Muni Aline Mac Mahon in The World Changes Day of Reckoning with Richard Dix Madge Evans Majestic presents Marion Davies Robert Montgomery in Blondie of the Follies and Yes Mr Brown Palace showcases Heritage of the Desert Garden of Ghost City with Buck Jones Rialto features Tom Tyler in Deadwood Pass Sally Blaine in Probation Olympic screens The Big Broadcast with Bing Crosby and Trailing North with Bob Steele
An interview excerpt contrasts views on women rulers with scientific rationalism. It discusses whether women would govern better, noting equal intelligence but fewer great leaders, and cites Plato on democracy. It also mentions half truths guiding science and Karl Pearson’s discredited claim about first borns and mental defects.
A newspaper advert promotes a 28 page booklet on habit formation by Dr Albert Wis cam, citing principles from William James. It asks readers to request HABITS with a self addressed stamped return envelope and 10¢ stamps to cover postage.
Delegates at a statewide repeal convention in Austin cast the Texas ballot for prohibition repeal by a 26 to 0 vote. Wet leaders gearing up for a repeal campaign as the state moves toward ending constitutional prohibition.
Will Rogers comments from Beverly Hills noting big bankers plan to unload government bonds and securities, opposing Roosevelt's policies. He jokes about their motives and appeals to patriotic sentiment while acknowledging interest advantages behind the scenes.
Paul Muni stars as Nordholm heir in The World Changes a sweeping post Civil War tale through 1929 stock market crash. It follows his rise in industry and the family ruin caused by selfishness infidelity and quarrels among Nordholm spouses with strong supporting turns by MacMahon Astor Ellis and Cook. A Three Little Pigs return and a Kennedy comedy round out the program with Pathe News.
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