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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1933
Page
3
The notice lists private branch exchange numbers 26 and 27 for Iowa offices and advises callers to request the specific person or department when the operator answers.
The piece profiles Sir Douglas Fairbanks as he grows weary of Hollywood excess and shifts focus from movies to global affairs. It notes public evolution in film art, citing Rasputin and Cavalcade as examples of a developing historical-picture trend.
A weekly roundup covers Wiley Post’s nonstop flight from New York to Berlin via Moscow and Nome, noting weather delays and the shrinking world flight time from eighty days to about eight. It contrasts with Jimmy Mattern’s disasters and adds lighter items about a Hutchinson police chief fining his wife for overtime parking and a jab at ink used in post offices.
The article notes improved acting and a shift toward material worthy of skilled performers as films gain reputation. It questions whether the industry’s public image remains glamorous if realism intensifies, yet many see the changes as wholesome and positive.
The piece warns the reforestation army idea carries dangers such as future poison ivy exposure. It humorously notes advancements in autos without windshield wipers could hamper cops from issuing traffic tickets.
George Dunne surveys how federal recovery policy shifts focus to putting money in workers pockets and encouraging pay before prices. He notes tax reform plans, potential sales taxes, and Hoover and Ickes amid a broad drive to control production and curb speculation, with looming election pressures.
Notes on civil service rules and political connections. Victor Christgau, a former Minnesota candidate, works for the agriculture department while his wife serves in the recovery administration. A sister-in-law also employed. Bank closures strain New York area and southern regions amid ongoing financial headaches.
The piece outlines a push to fund new banks in St. Louis Memphis New Orleans and Mobile with government support to ease a tight liquidity. It notes industry investors seek profits from tied up deposits and discounting bank management. It also surveys fears of New York bankers over industry encroachment and a western trend toward liquidating unprofitable banks.
As You Were notes John H. Monroe returning from Kansas City to set up a Muscatine law practice. Front street improvements continue with work near the Pappoose creek bridge, while a record crowd attends a 1908 chautauqua opening lecture by General John C. Black.
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