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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1939

Page

6

Lion Loose On Ship No Guns Near Cape May

The 5S. Amazon off Cape May New Jersey sent word that a lion escaped from a cargo of wire animals bound for Venezuela and the ship had no guns on board. Coast guard, two Beatty trainers, and a rescue plan were arranged to meet near Cape May.

New York Amazon Cape May N. J Venezuela Coast Guard Clyde Beatty Animal Circus Atlantic City New York Coast Guard Frank Beatty

Conesville Boy Shot In Chest Recovering

Wilbur Forbes four year old son of Mr and Mrs Ray Forbes was accidentally shot in the chest Wednesday by a 410 shotgun. The ball entered just above the heart and exited under his arm. The wound is painful but doctors expect no serious results.

Conesville Wilbur Forbes Ray Forbes

Edgar A Guest 2 Poet of the People

A short poem narrates a seed blown to a garden wall that grows bravely despite minimal soil. The Canterbury bell blooms beyond ordinary care, prompting reflections on a person’s patience and purpose in life. The piece likens human struggle to a resilient plant that finds a place to thrive.

Freshman Week Opens At Grinnell Sept 18

Grinnell College announces freshman week begins Monday September 18 with classes starting September 21. Registrar Bethana McCandless confirms ten faculty changes. Economics professor Earl D. Strong on leave to serve as consultant in a Washington monopoly investigation is expected back this fall. Glen If Most of the Chicago Conservatory will teach value while F Walter Huffman is on leave at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

Grinnell Grinnell College Bethana McCandless Earl D. Strong Congressional Investigation of Monopolies Washington Glen Chicago Conservatory F. Walter Huffman Cincinnati Conservatory of Music

Two Alarms kept fire crews busy at Paramount theater

Smoke appeared Thursday morning from the Paramount theater building prompting engines 1 2 and 4 and an aerial unit to respond. Patrolmen Parish Kotron Morningstar and Sergeant Connell aided searches as the smoke faded on its own. The blaze was traced to an overheated basement motor.

Paramount Theater Parish Kotron Morningstar Connell

Welsh to Address Linn Rural Teachers Saturday

Prof Dale Welsh head of Coe College speech department will speak Saturday at Linn county rural teachers meeting at McKinney high school auditorium. Sessions run 9 115 p m with Metta Byrd discussing Junior Red Cross and Mae Parsons presenting Christmas Seal sale. County Schools Superintendent Walter Shupp presides. beginning teachers meet at courthouse at 9 am.

Dale Welsh Coe College Linn County Rural Teachers McKinney High School Metta A Byrd Will Red Cross Mae BE. E. Parsons Linn County Am County Walter A Shupp

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