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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1937
Page
9
A 1937 weather column explains meteors their speeds origins and impact on Earth. It notesno recorded meteor deaths cites 1908 Siberian event Canon Diablo crater and Carolina meteor showers. Includes daily forecast sketch for Ohio Indiana Illinois and surrounding states and reader Q A on forecast accuracy and sunspots.
Professor Selby Maxwell provides a May rainfall chart showing weather paths from the Atlantic coast inland. The guide predicts how rain will move along these tracks and offers a month long outlook for readers curious about daily conditions.
Francis McMahon, a Rock Island worker, was injured in 1924 and urged his collie Shep to wait at the hospital elevator shaft. The dog remained on duty for twelve years until a speeding car finally ended his vigil in late 1936. Hospitals, newsreels, and the public followed the tale of the steadfast animal.
An old collie named Shep is killed after a car strike. The dog suffered in agony and was euthanized by a mercy bullet before cremation. The writer laments needless animal deaths and urges motorists to drive more carefully to spare loyal animals.
Treasury agents told New Jersey Governor Hoffman that the J. J. Faulkner gold deposit slip was the sole unexplained angle in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Details cited include ransom total of fifty thousand dollars, three financiers, and May 1 1933 gold recall affecting certificates.
The Junior American Czech lodge in Cedar Rapids plans home talent plays featuring two well known former film stars. The Man From Nowhere will debut next month with Bryant Washburn as Rodney Baxter, followed by a June production starring Claire Windsor. Rehearsals have begun.
Contract Bridge by Wm E McKenney highlights how advanced players plan plays to retain an alternative line if the original plan fails. The article emphasizes the value of a second chance to gain a crucial trick as a mark of true mastery.
In a bridge hand, South must lose a club heart and diamond yet plans a foray that hinges on West not underleading high cards. After East wins the opening and a series of club and diamond plays, South refutes the finesse and still makes the contract through careful discards and timing.
The Cedar Rapids playground commission sponsored district marble and city hopscotch contests Saturday across four high school grounds. 128 boys and 37 girls entered. Only two girls completed all events. Bernice Kara and Georgena Haddy earned sleeve emblems. City finals set for May 1 on Island Plaza.
C S A will mark its tenth anniversary with a banquet and entertainment at the C S P S hall on Wednesday evening May 12. Frances Dusek serves as president with Joseph Lebeda recording secretary Blanche Polehna financial secretary and Theresa Jakubcik treasurer. John Trusty and Frank Tvrdik helped organize the first women's C S A lodge in the country.
The Sokol camp committee led by Joseph Chmelicek prepares the Cedar River camp south of Center Point for summer use. Last year three dormitories housed about sixteen children and a leader, with over 100 attendees in 1936. Frank Machovsky oversees activities including swimming, games, crafts, talks, and rest, with a nominal fee and a fund for those unable to pay.
Rehearsals begin for the last Czech play of the season staged by the Bohemian Dramatic Association. Vaclav Picek directs a three act comedy titled Princess and the Rag Man by Richard Branald, to be presented Sunday May 23.
The CSA central committee overseeing Miller Park plans further improvements for lodge members and their friends. Estimates will guide installation and funding for the enhancements.
The passage lists Sokol activities including an electric lighting system for a cabin and social events. It notes a picnic on Sunday June 6 at Sokol hall with a talk on aims and principles. May meetings include Sokol association May 3 Sokolky May 7 and Junior Falcons May 6 with refreshments.
The annual Sokol Tabor physical education exhibition is planned with a local radio broadcast Monday at 7 p.m. A Bohemian Reading society benefit card party is set for Tuesday evening at the Z C B J hall, attendees to bring cards. May 12 and 13 see Madlaz Cihelny, a Czech comedy drama, at Strand theater. The Z C B J Dramatic circle holds its annual meeting Tuesday at 7 30 with elections for officers and directors.
Celia Bush provided requested recipes from free cooking schools at the Paramount theater under The Gazette. Included are Graham Cracker Pie Crust, Caramel Tapioca, 1-Minute Icing, Melted Cake Sauce, and Apple Dumplings with steps and measurements suitable for home cooks.
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