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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1936
Page
7
A quotation credits belief in unseen things as the source of strength. It states that belief makes one strong while doubt weak and adds that strong convictions precede great deeds.
A United Press survey estimates 35 million Americans will receive federal checks this year, shaping views on Roosevelt’s re election. The piece warns about voting incentives from government spending and discusses potential interstate compacts to regulate agriculture and wages as substitutes for federal programs.
A Cincinnati or Cleveland court hearing exposes claims that wrestlers in the eastern United States follow fixed outcomes for gate receipts. The piece argues such charges would shatter readers' faith in the sport and mocks sensational doubt about wrestling versus rassling.
The Senate passed a bill, already approved by the House, authorizing a tobacco control compact among tobacco-growing states. If adopted, states will enact acts like Virginia and seek federal assent. Porto Rico would join. The proposal originally included regulating interstate tobacco commerce but that clause was removed.
A correspondent uses parables and quips to contrast intelligence and popularity, arguing popularity is earned by genuine regard for others and not by flattery. The piece weaves reflections on human behavior, social dynamics, and civic ideals, ending with a corrective WPA caption and 1936 copyright.
A highly playful, stream-of-consciousness piece by McIntyre imagines a carefree spring day in New York. The narrator shops for whimsy, recalls Kin Hubbard and Shakespeare, and envisions park frolics, caracoles, and a mocked restraint from daily life as he revels in lighthearted freedom on Fifth Avenue.
A reflective fragment describes a bench under an arbor by a lake with swans and a calm aquamarine sky. The narrator longs for quiet life away from crowds and muses about life, chance, and a whimsical idea of becoming a zebra at the zoo.
J. M. Hutchinson assistant cashier of Cedar Rapids Savings Bank named director of the newly organized Iowa State Bank in West Bend. H. E. Courtney of Logan visits his brother W. H. Courtney first time in fifty years. Timothy Frank injured at Rock Island shop when a pipe struck him. Mrs. Van Vechten Shaffer returns from the east after four months visiting her mother and sister in New York City.
Dorothy Smith night superintendent at St. Luke's hospital died when her canoe with nurse Mae Baxter tipped over in the Cedar river near O avenue. Baxter was saved with help from Joe Kroupa and others. other local notices follow about residents traveling and returning from trips.
Mrs C M Fish left today for an extended visit in Conroy. O P Hill's Bunnies defeated Fuzzy Baylor's Coe college team in a seven inning game by 19 to 3. Mrs Ira Freer was called to Minneapolis by the serious illness of her son Dan Freer.
Evening and afternoon radio grid shows NBC CBS and ABC programs. Notable entries include King’s jesters Ziegfeld follies Lily Pons and Roosevelt dinner coverage with multiple orchestra lineups and stations WJZ WEAF WABC WLW WBBM KMOX WCCO.
A crossword style list presents horizontal and vertical clues from 1 to 60 across topics like polar explorer, native metals, goddess of peace, and geometric terms. Answers include dogmas 13 and seventh note in scale 40 with other entries detailing common nouns and descriptors.
Fulton Lewis Jr outlines Oregon's “Fighting Fred” Steiner as GOP keynote, noting two strategy aims: vault veterans’ favor over Roosevelt vetoes and win northwest votes. Steiner’s war record and steady, nonRadical stance position him for balanced appeal across regions.
The article explains belly breathing, its effect on the diaphragm, and how deep abdominal breaths aid circulation. It details how diaphragmatic movement increases abdominal pressure during inhalation, draws blood toward the heart, and prevents backflow through valves, stressing breathing as a health practice.
In a 1936 column Dr. Brady says there is no practical significance to judging body fluids as acidic or alkaline. He lists meat as acid forming while beans and peas are alkaline. milk is neutral or slightly alkaline. Readers are invited to mail a stamped envelope for health booklets and to follow submission guidelines for letters.
Miss Marguerite McCowin a school teacher in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania was sitting in an automobile when a steel casting weighing eight and a half tons rolled off a truck and crushed her to death.
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