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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1937
Page
8
Classified notice from Cedar Rapids Gazette listing want ad rates and how to place ads. Mentions minimum two lines per ad, six average words per line, consecutive day option, and contact method for ad-taker through the medium dial.
New York stock market tardily rose on Tuesday as scattered issues gained ground while grains and oils fluctuated. Trading remained subdued with selective gains in United States Steel Bethlehem Steel Chrysler General Motors and Western Union among others as investor mood steadied after war tensions and economic signals eased.
Race torn Palestine remained tense as police and British troops prepared to quell possible clashes after a Monday outbreak that left three Jews and four Arabs dead. Authorities urged restraint and avoided inflammatory reporting while British high commissioner Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope was recalled to Jerusalem from a northern camp.
Tulsa AP report says 14 year old Billy Epperson relinquished his iron lung to allow 19 year old Robert Hicks to breathe. Hicks, paralyzed by a diving accident, was near death at Morningside hospital, then regained briefly before relapse. Attendants rushed him to St Johns where he resumed use of the iron lung.
Mrs Sara Thelano Roosevelt, mother of the President, said in an interview that she believes her son does not want to run for a third term. She spoke with Dorothy Carew of the Patis staff and clarified she did not authorize or deny any quotes.
An unusual announcements page advertises learning piano accordion or guitar at Ginsberg's with额 cash and carry fashion dry cleaners promotions and a $25 reward notice for exposing misuse of Want Ads. It also notes cautions for automobile transport arrangements and includes various ads for hay fever remedies and chiropractic services along with travel tours and a jeweler's promotions.
A montage of beauty shop ads lists perms from $1.95 to $3.95, finger waves and oil treatments, and specials at Lillian Suchy Beauty Shop Helene Beauty Shop and others. Also included are ads for a beauty school August specials, a parcel of unrelated cleaners and card offers, plus job‑style notices about commissions and references. Names, addresses, and phone numbers appear with various pricing for perms, waves, and treatments.
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