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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1938
Page
15
A Mary Manners column describes Miss B as socially lazy with few friends and a bird filled home. Readers ask about romance and manners with two letters in which Miss Manners advises patience with an engaged man and caution about visiting another boy’s home without a mother’s invitation.
A wife writes of a ten year marriage with no children and a husband who loved another girl. Miss Manners counsels that his affection for the wife is deeper and urges continued devotion while the husband may eventually realize real love over the imagined past.
The ninth annual Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society show opens today and runs through Monday drawing thousands of flower lovers. The event features new gladiolus varieties, ribbon prizes, and exhibits of garden flowers, annuals, and perennials.
Alice and Pierson Branch hosted a garden party and dance Thursday evening with oriental lanterns lighting the lawn. Forty guests attended including visitors Vernon Benner of Urbana and Virginia Bolton with Ralph Lemly of Tipton. Ernest Friederichsen and Lewis Hoyt were birthday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smith Tuesday. Eighteen friends attended. A shower for Miss Beatrice Wittenburg drew about one hundred guests at Mrs Arthur Purcell’s home Saturday. Miss Wittenburg is to marry Lyle Kuch on August 28. Hostesses were Mrs Martin Purcell Miss Martha Wittenburg and Mrs Henry Wittenburg.
Senator Thomas predicts strong support for enacting a domestic allotment scheme to stabilize farm prices if current crop control laws fail to lift farm prices before Congress. The plan would guarantee a quota crop price, with excess production sold abroad, and would replace parts of the administration farm bill.
The U S Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a transportation conference in Washington on September 14 and 15 with leaders from major business groups invited. Topics include railroad revenues and operations, competition among transport agencies, and government transportation agencies. The Commerce Department notes mid August recovery gains with steady wholesale trade and strong turnover despite hot weather.
Three sisters who had not seen each other in 38 years came to Danville Illinois for their father John Wesley Carrier's funeral only to learn he is alive. They changed burial plans to celebrate his 92nd birthday with flowers and a reunion. A misinterpreted telegram from sister Memis Thomas sparked the mix up.
Today through next week a busy slate of community events spans Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Included are the ninth annual Gladiolus society show in Cedar Rapids, centennial observances in Maquoketa, golf in West Liberty, a Tama county band festival in Dysart, and tennis in Cedar Rapids, with fairs and pageants in Vinton, Decorah, Solon, and Columbus Junction along with 4-H gatherings and a booster night for Raiders. Governor Kraschel to speak in Maquoketa, Hickenlooper to address Fairfax celebration.
Bernadine Iris Crago daughter of Mr and Mrs James Crago announces her approaching marriage to Norman Clyde Pierce son of Mr and Mrs E R Pierce of Los Angeles. The ceremony will be held Wednesday at 8 pm at the Foursquare Gospel church in Cedar Rapids with Dr Sidney Correll of Dayton performing. Crago has served Foursquare churches in Iowa and Indiana and has been Dr Corrells private secretary in Dayton. Pierce is a graduate of San Francisco Bible School and serves as organist and musical director of the Foursquare Gospel church in Santa Paul California. The couple will live in Indianapolis where they will pastor the Foursquare Gospel church.
Washington reports over 120000 dwelling units were authorized in urban areas by building permits in the first half of 1938. Frances Perkins notes gains in 17 of 48 states, with New York City seeing strong increases after a January building code change. New York state leads with 34600 new units.
Senate committee to inspect investigations into campaign expenditures of six states. Reports from Kentucky Tennessee Pennsylvania Arkansas Illinois and South Dakota will be reviewed. Inquiries into Indiana California and Georgia continue with reports not ready.
Dr. George R. Taylor of the federal bureau of agricultural economics likened inter state dairy trade to crossing barriers. He said sanitary laws are needed for health but many local rules hinder out of state products, creating conflicting requirements and absurd limits for farmers and milk plants.
National Democratic Chairman James A. Farley moved to heal a split in Idaho Democrats after D. Worth Clark defeated Sen. James P. Pope in the state primary. Farley telegraphed Clark from Michigan offering help and best wishes, signaling national support for Clark and a possible easing of the administration's backing for Pope.
Chicago report notes Judge Will M Sparks denied the NLRB stay in Fansteel Metallurgical. The NLRB had ordered rehiring of 83 sitdown strikers, but the appeals court reversed. The ruling foreshadows a Supreme Court test of employer rights to dismiss sitdown workers.
In Norfolk snow reached two feet after freak storms across England causing three deaths and $7.5 million in property damage. Lightning struck a preacher during an evangelist tent collapse while York shire children played in the snow and London hail blanketed streets.
New York report states the Queen Mary eastbound broke the world 24 hour run record for the second day in a row. From noon Friday to noon Saturday she covered 737 miles at 32.04 knots, surpassing the Norman Die’s 728 miles. The liner earlier regained the westbound crossing time from the Normandie and now seeks the eastward pennant.
Governor George H. Earle of Pennsylvania flew a Stinson monoplane into Bowman field Louisville on the first leg of a 10000 mile flight to Central and South America. He traveled with Mrs. Earle and Capt A M Banks of the state police acting as co pilot. The party planned to stay overnight in Memphis Tennessee.
Los Angeles endured another scorching session as 95 degree readings on Friday marked the hottest Aug 12 in the city since 1898. The desert town Rice reported the peak temperature reaching 120 degrees.
A long reader submission outlines multiple pickling recipes and preserves from nine tomato and pepper combinations to relish blends. It details steps for Tomato Relishes, Golden Relish, Crab Apple Mix, Sweet Pickles, Cucumbers and Cabbage preparations, plus mustard beans and pickle solutions with vinegar, sugar, and spices.
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