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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1934

Page

7

Eleanor Roosevelt Birthday Chat Highlights Fifty and Beyond

Eleanor Roosevelt speaks at the Women's Exhibition dinner on her fiftieth birthday. She says life for women in their fifties can still be active and useful, with less emphasis on planned schedules and more on doing what needs to be done. She notes women are being taken more for granted and should not be discriminated against or given special privileges.

Mrs. Roosevelt Mary Margaret McBride NEA Service NEA Service, Inc York Eleanor Roosevelt Women's Exposition of Arts and Industries William Dick Sporborg America White House Washington Julia Almira Kimball Roosevelt The Gazette Today

Mrs. Lydia Langer Runs Independent North Dakota Governor Campaign

Lydia Cady Langer tours the state campaigning for the governorship without her husband William Langer. She rejects using his name or sympathy from his voters, while he campaigns alone for the Republican ticket. She describes her bid as her own effort to do the most good for many people.

Bismarck N. D CUP Lydia Cady Langer North Dakota William Langer Bill Langer Columbia University Langer Cuba Mexico Lydia Cady Republican Committee

Oslo Quizzes "Red" On Lindbergh Case

Oslo police examined Red Johnson a former sailor tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping again on Saturday American authorities had not requested action Johnson said he would reveal all he knows but denied any link to Bruno Hauptmann or others and said he knew Betty Gow but they were never engaged.

Oslo INS Red” Johnson Johnson Norway Bruno Richard Hauptmann Betty Gow

Weirton Labor Battle Moves to Next Court Round

In Wilmington Delaware the Weirton Steel case resumes with company lawyers in Pittsburgh to defend charges under Section 7A of the National Industrial Recovery Act and to challenge its validity. Government attorneys led by Frank Nebecker plan to present evidence of intimidation and coercion aimed at suppressing union organizing at the mill.

Wilmington, del Weirton Steel Company Pittsburgh Frank Nebecker Weirton Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers

Radio Censorship Debate Opens at Chicago Assembly

Delegates at the fourth annual National advisory council on radio in education discuss non-profit and non-puff programming remove advertising prologues. Dr. Robert A. Milliken will speak by short wave from London as luminaries like Ickes Finley Hutchins and Keppel attend. The panel flags calls to fund non-profit radio and critiques the current profit-driven model. A Baldwin marriage closes the report with Kathryn Haylock and Carroll Wyrick tying the knot in Maquoketa.

Chicago National Advisory Council On Radio In Education Federal Communications System Milliken Robert A. Milliken London Dr. Milliken Harold L. Ickes John H. Finley New York Times John Erskine Walter Damrosch Frank Knox Chicago Daily News Robert Maynard Hutchins University of Chicago Frederick P. Keppel Carnegie Corporation Robert Mapeag University of California William F. Ogburn Livingston Farrand Cornell University Lotus D. Coffman University of Minnesota Grace Abbott Federal Child Welfare Bureau Rufus C. Dawes A Century of Progress Bruce Bliven The New Republic Walter Dill Scott Northwestern University Levering Tyson Council America Communications Commission Congress

Jones County Women’s Republican Club Meets in Center Junction

CENTER JUNCTION The Jones county women's republican club met here Friday with Mrs L L Doolittle of Anamosa presiding. Musical numbers were by Jean Downing and Dorothy Driebelbis as Mrs Jackson field secretary for the state central republican association was introduced by E A Grimwood of Oxford Junction. Social hour led by Mrs Paul Smith of Center Junction.

Center Junction Jones County Women’s Republican Club L. L. Doolittle Anamosa Jean Downing Dorothy Driebelbis Jackson State Central Republican Association E. A. Grimwood Oxford Junction Paul Smith

Reception for new Wyoming minister and his family held

Methodist church members hosted a Friday reception for the Rev. S. V. Williams and his family and the public school faculty. The program listed several participants including Mary ann Wilker Dr. W. P. Nicholas Betty Levsen Verna Hanold Supt. W. B. Scarcliff Vera Tompkins Klaud Dick Jordan Johnson Janet Reade and the Williams family.

Wyoming The Methodist Church S. V. Williams Maryann Wilker W. P. Nicholas Betty Levsen Verna Hanold W. B. Scarcliff Vera Tompkins Klaud Dick Jordan Johnson Janet Reade V. ‘Willams

Prowling Around Hawaii Describes Big Plantations

The account notes vast acreages under cultivation including tens of thousands of acres and pineapples as a major crop. It mentions large scale operations, guarding burn patches, and the claim that pineapple needs no irrigation while other crops like wheat oats and corn are present. The speaker recalls delays in sending pictures and expresses a wish to return.

Frank Baldwin

Notable Reflections on America in 1934

A reflective line from a 1934 copyright note cites “see a million and one things” as the best answer to how the country is perceived. The statement frames national sentiment with a sense of abundance and curiosity.

Thief Bounces With 24 Rubber Checks

CADIZ Ohio UP report a Harrison county thief jailed for looting the George Briskandeas and Son hardware store strong box. The box held twenty four uncollectible checks bounced from the bank some up to ten years old. The elder McFadden quipped the thief could be hired as a bill collector if any money is recovered.

Cadiz Harrison County George Briskandeas and Son McFadden

Beloved Methodist Play Night Show at Bertram

Division No. 1 Ladies Aid presented two plays Deacon Allens Joke and A Hasty Goods Bye at the Bertram Methodist church Friday under Mary Anderson and Jean Minish. Other acts featured Priscilla Sandborn Cedar Rapids and several Minish members, Iva Mae Wetzel, Mrs A R Minish, C C Berry, Floyd Kitchen, Helen Roselle and Rev J Bruce Eyestone.

Bertram Deacon Allen A. R. Minish Elva Minish Mary Velma Anderson Methodist Church Ladies Aid Mary Anderson Jean Minish Priscilla Sandborn Cedar Rapids Iva Mae Wetzel

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