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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1933
Page
11
Rev. Joseph A. Vance, DD, warns that America's greatest need now is to raise a generation that would choose death over dishonesty, stressing moral reform in religious speech.
The piece analyzes Governor William Langer’s wheat embargo as a dramatic call for action. It notes neighboring governors copied the tactic, questions next steps, and urges clearer federal responses from Secretary Wallace. It contrasts AAA policies with past farm-board measures and hints at changing strategies if embargoes fail to move markets.
The senate committee led by Ferdinand Pecora weighs forcing NYSE members to reveal private records. Pecora vows to subpoena all 1375 members if needed to obtain information, as New York politics and the recovery movement orbit the inquiry and the forthcoming city election.
Illinois experts report a shift as psychologists encourage parents to use structured play and toys for child development. The article notes concerns about turning education into a market and urges caution in overreliance on toy based methods.
A reflective essay argues that public approval tracks box office and sales, shaping what counts as culture. It contrasts Shakespeare’s era with today, notes the mass appeal of popular writing and entertainment, and laments how taste and virtue are perceived in modern times.
A humorous critique argues that parents purchase children's toys to satisfy their own desires rather than for their kids. The piece mocks child development labs, suggests toy stores should let parents test items, and notes social quirks like hyped audiences and market slogans.
New York advertiser Ob Winters known as Obie revives the Queen Anns Record in Centreville Maryland after an old plant closed 58 years ago He remodels the building installs modern equipment and records village life births marriages and deaths for posterity while pursuing his weekly publishing dream He parallels Sherwood Anderson who built two weeklies in Virginia while Winters seeks creative fulfillment rather than immediate profit.
A vintage snapshot captures a satirical look at editorial room banter and New York social scene. References to Jolson, Irving Caesar, and Broadway tastemakers frame a critique of pretense, celebrity culture, and rogue charm in a bustling press and theatre environment.
Kid remains around in middle age and quiet style with four homes listed on his letterhead. Laurence D Orleans is described as the Rialto's humorous Englishman, chatty yet aimless. At a Lambs gathering John Golden arrives in a white Inverness as D Orsay riffs on the premiere of The House of a Thousand Candles. Brinkerhoff and Delacorte dine at Algonquin, with Delacorte noting Brinkerhoff’s silent friend who is married and feared by his mother.
TheGazette reports William E Rourk a blacksmith from Norway died in a local hospital from hemorrhage of the lung after swallowing an iron screw in a workplace incident. William Kramer was injured at the Quaker Oats plant with injuries not yet detailed. Dr Scott W Smith a former Sinclair Memorial church pastor becomes Presbyterian board of education field representative. Eugene H Taylor left for Sioux City to attend an architects convention.
A. T. Swenson of Cedar Rapids is named cashier of the Clear Lake State Bank at Clear Lake. Lew W. Anderson departed for Baltimore and New York last night. The fire department bought a fine new team of horses.
Joseph Mekota gave a lecture on Government at Washington high school under the east side night school auspices. It was the first in a series of lectures.
A total of 243 Cedar Rapids football fans traveled to Minneapolis for the Iowa Minnesota football game. A. J. Smith returned from an eastern trip visiting Washington DC New York and Boston. He stood at the Maine point marking the easternmost in the United States. Ed Drew suffered minor injuries when his car struck a pole near the mill while descending from Marion.
In Linn County Cedar Rapids Iowa notice is given that on October 23 1993 at 9 am the instrument said to be the Last Will and Testament of James Leonard Carver deceased will come before the District Court for proof and admission to probate Edwin W Lundquist Clerk and M W O Riely Attorney are named.
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