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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1936
Page
4
The 61 0 P confab reveals complex delegate dynamics as nominees, pledged, instructed, and uninstructed groups complicate tallying. Analysts warn that state laws and shifting endorsements create headaches for campaign managers and may mislead observers.
Florence La Ganke discusses Nancy Page style designs, highlighting double pyramids as a traditional quilt pattern. The piece outlines geometric motifs, color choices, and sewing tips for crafters seeking period accuracy.
Nancy Page quilt club members share a large eighteen inch square block pattern with many small pieces. The article explains cutting allowances and tracing patterns onto cardboard, then outlining on fabric to avoid seams and ensure accurate final blocks.
Washington AP reports the post office department named acting postmasters Otto T. Lamansky of Brighton Iowa August C. Seer of Victor Iowa and William J. Cash of Williamsburg Iowa for new postings announced Monday.
Readers can obtain the pattern for the Double Pyramids Quilt by sending three cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Nancy Page at The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Back patterns cost an additional three cents each. Copyright 1936.
A reader recalls being urged by a doctor to avoid exertion for a heart condition. After adopting Belly Breathing for three years he now climbs 400 feet to a mountain cabin and carries coal without setback, while continuing the exercise. The author and a comical critic debate the method’s value for heart disease.
A dense listing of day and evening radio programming across networks NBC CBS and ABC detailing show names hosts and orchestra lineups. Many entries include station affiliations WEAF WJZ WABC KYW WBBM and WCCO among others with times from 6 30 to 11 30 p m and mentions of orchestras and entertainers like Fred Hufsmith Wayne King Hildegarde and George Olsen.
Senator Henrik Shipstead presses for a formal Attorney General opinion on who owns ten billion dollars in gold in the treasury. Morgenthau’s public line hints it belongs to federal reserve banks, while Shipstead pursues a fuller report. Plus, Pan American issues loom as Dr Rowe faces a rooftop plant dilemma at the tropical court.
The author touts Belly Breathing as a way to reduce arterial pressure by improving blood return through the diaphragm aided by heart valves. He emphasizes following a physician's guidance and offers a monograph copy upon request, noting the lay reader's limited abdominal nerve sensations.
A patient on a diet asks if drinking 3 or 4 beers daily is acceptable with hypertension. The reply warns against drinking without physician approval as beer worsens high blood pressure. The piece also touches on race admixture folklore, and a safety note about drowsy drivers via neck warmth with mufflers.
Nathan Hicks of Marshalltown was elected most illustrious grand master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of Iowa at the conclave in Fort Dodge. R. C. Campbell of Mount Pleasant was chosen deputy grand master, with W. M. Robinson Oskaloosa as principal conductor of work, George Martins Glenwood grand recorder, and H. S. Jetland Des Moines grand treasurer.
Forrest M. Ferron 39 of Ottumwa bound over to the grand jury on charges of uttering a forged instrument and defrauding attorney R. C. Legett of 4100 dollars. Ferron formerly worked for Bankers Life Insurance of Des Moines. Bond set at 10000 dollars. April term of district court opens next week.
Mexico City dispatch reports that U S presidential politics grip Mexican interests. Observers note economic ties to silver policy and potential effects on oil nationalization, religion, repatriation, immigration, borders, and trade amid possible administration shifts.
Police reports in Al Geria indicate a sharp rise in fraud as economic hardship grows. Authorities report widespread scams and a notable decline in ethical standards across sectors.
A kitchen note describes a layered dessert using angel food cake cups and whipped cream with diced strawberries and marshmallows. It instructs soaking gelatin, dissolving it, mixing with crushed pineapple, and chilling to firm. Cake slices are assembled into three layers with gelatin between, forming a composed dessert.
Police identified James N. Redmond 26, an insurance salesman, and Mr and Mrs William A Gorman in the fiery crash near Oak Lawn after a joyride. The Gorman children Patricia 12 and James 10 were left parentless as the couple vanished with Redmond Sunday night.
Judge H. E. Taylor directed a verdict for Sheriff H. J. Nehring of Fayette county in a $10,000 damage suit by Clarence Rommel of Waterloo for false search. The ruling came after all testimony was submitted, occupying one court day.
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