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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1937
Page
7
Four rebel armies swept all resistance aside near Santander with heavy loyalist losses. Furious counterattacks on the Santander Burgos road failed to halt insurgents who occupied Cruz Del Marques, as officials reported the campaign advancing with success.
Hollywood on Monday marks the eleventh anniversary of Rudolph Valentino's death as a mysteri ous veiled woman in black is expected to appear at Hollywood cemetery. She will place a wreath then vanish, a well known rumor among fans. Money orders from Austria Virginia and the United Kingdom have arrived for flowers to adorn the tomb.
Peabody Massachusetts United Press reports Gilbert E. Lame crossing tender advertises his employer by adding signs to his shanty after a repaint. The signs invite travelers to use the railroad with lines about cheaper, cooler travel and safer journeys compared to automobiles.
In a 1937 column Albert Payson Terhune explains merciful muzzles rather than straps that crush dogs. He notes inexpensive options from hardware shops and mentions higher priced versions in sporting goods stores. He urges choosing muzzles that allow drinking and panting and to train dogs patiently if required by law.
Los Angeles, INS reports that radio announcer Charles Andy Correll, 47, filed notice of intent to wed Alyce M. McLaughlin, 29, Hollywood dancer. They plan a civil ceremony September 11 in Glendale and a brief Monterey peninsula honeymoon.
Lady Mary Kingsford Smith sails for Melbourne and reveals she has given up hope for her aviator husband Sir Charles who disappeared off the Siam coast. There is nothing to do but forget and there is no more hope.
Contract Bridge by Wm. E. McKenney describes a tricky hand where players aim to beat the opponents on the opening bid. The narrative tracks ruffs, finesses, and precise plays as declarer counters East's guarding king and a sequence of trumps leads to a five bid success for South.
The bidding sets an odd misread that makes five hearts the contract. North pressures with a second round, South considers passing but sticks to partnership duty. East wins clubs and leads again, leaving South to decide the final advance.
A chessy card style note from 1937 hints at an odd trump coup despite possible alternatives and a club opening. The fragment points to strategy discussion without full context or clear outcome.
Ossining N Y The 34 year old Black porter Major Green was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing for the murder of Mrs Mary Harriet Case a cultured Jackson Heights woman slain in her apartment January 11.
The Mexican army has established an air patrol at Piedras Negras opposite Eagle Pass Texas. This move marks heightened border surveillance amid ongoing regional tensions.
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