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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1933
Page
5
A South African report details the decade’s worst drought with native districts depopulated, cattle dying, and thousands near starvation. Water trains aid residents as bore-holes dry and a Natal mine ceases operations. In Bloemhof and the Northwest, supplies struggle and relief is organized amid harsh conditions.
In a letters column, Mrs. M. L. E. asks if beer helps her leaky heart valve and low weight. Dr. William Brady notes intoxication varies by drinker and amount, with no universal definition. He discusses a 3.2 percent beer and its potential effects on health.
A reader seeks guidance on gall bladder pain and fat avoidance. The response explains that fat triggers contractions and suggests lemon juice as a usable sour aid, noting vinegar is not utilized. Advice also covers dieting requests and a small pamphlet offered for a dime with a stamped return envelope.
Classified advertisement notes furnace repair and ash hauling services. Mentions cleaning and repair tasks offered through Want Ads. Includes no specific company name or location due to sparse readable details.
A truncated feature presents Dr Albert Edward Wiggam author of The Fruit of the Family Tree. It outlines heredity advocacy, habit formation, and a critique of moral reform in a compact, satirical survey from early psychology discourse.
Iowa News in Brief reports Tipton junior class theater production It Happened in Hollywood directed by Miss Lorna D Bates with cast including James Caster Merle Kellerhals Arvel Smith and others. Clarence high school presents Where There's A Will Friday at Legion hall directed by Miss Hilma Richardson. Red Cross roll call set Nov 16 in Washington County with town chairmen named. Keswick and Richland wedding Virgil Heistoffer Ellen Hannon wed. Olin funeral Claude Stingley 58. Lowden 25th anniversary of Werner Deke. Iowa City health dept notes nine communicable cases in two months. university dental hygiene plan to Oregon schools. West Liberty Miss Cherry Blossom operetta by freshmen and sophomores next week.
In a list of small town happenings a Miss Cherry Blossom role is filled by a daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Hemingway with Victor Rehwaldt opposite as John Henry Smith. Other main cast includes Dorothy Flater Marion Burnett Donald Bahmiler Floyd Anderson Forest Ridenour and John Carey. Funeral services for James H Bell 77 retired railroad engineer will be Friday at 2 30 at the family home with Rev Chester Ainsworth. Bell died Wednesday after months of illness and is survived by wife two sons and five daughters. A regional Congregational youth conference will meet in Decorah with Elkader McGregor Strawberry Point Cresco and Decorah. discussion centers on Judd book A Philosophy of Life That Works. A one act play Something Big will be presented by ElKader youth. The Louisa county district court to convene October 30 in Wilton with Judge Smyth. docket led by notes and foreclosure suits. grand jury reports opening day. University of Iowa students will perform the religious play Confessional at Bennett Methodist Church in Bennett. State game wardens removed two and a half tons of game fish from lakes along Cedar River north of Atalissa to spare winter death. next week plan 200 foot seine check. Fred Edwards, assistant manager of Central Iowa Telephone in Williamsburg, has prize for selling and installing the most telephones in the area. trip to Chicago and Century of Progress included. Williamsburg banquet attendees listed.
In Peiping Chinese officials announce a Nanking mandate barring summary arrest or execution of journalists by provincial authorities. The move follows the governor's execution of a Chinese editor, prompting stamps of relief for newsmen across the country.
In Kiangsu province where Shanghai lies, records show officials have repeatedly silenced troublesome journalists by swift execution. The dangerous pattern involves firing squads or use of swords to remove critics.
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