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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
6
Unclear fragment mentions per year in eienaie over 90 and a rate of 3.00. References to RAPIDS AND MARION and SRAD with scattered numeric details. Unable to determine a coherent event or entities from the readable text.
Announcement by Senator Carter Glass that he will back Roosevelt disappoints some Republican leaders and many who seek conviction over party loyalty. He has long criticized the New Deal and called it a government of privilege. His vote signals a calculated move rather than approval.
The piece argues the Stalin regime survives amid conspiracies after sixteen executions in Moscow. It contrasts Russia’s violent risk with the United States’ nonviolent political process and urges active opposition to changing the American system.
Excerpts from New York clergy sermons question the effectiveness of preaching. The Rev Dr Fleming advocates a one to two year moratorium to restore church life, arguing most sermons are topical pep talks and fail to inspire lasting renewal.
A group of clergymen discuss fatigue as a driver of restlessness and irritability. They view irritability as a sign of life and progress, but warn that exaggerated irritation reveals immaturity. They note troubles can be blessings and compare mastery to sailing amid storms.
A 1936 column reflects on seeing oneself as others see us, noting envy distorts judgment and self examination aids reform. It touches on politics, culture, and social mores, with quips about fascism, technocracy, and American ideals, ending with a grammar correction request.
In New York a nostalgic plea laments a vanished era of shy blushes and old church suppers. The author contrasts roguish barroom ladies with memories of husking bees, oaken buckets, and a dozen girls in blue gingham for one moment of bashful grace.
The author recalls a snow white doorway at Gramercy Park West as a museum piece worth a dusk visit. He notes meeting the late Tommy Meighan at a Billy Seeman dinner and Meighan's decline from illness, mentions Betty Compson and her screen persona, and reflects on George Ade and a past collaboration in Back Home and Broke.
The piece evokes Gramercy Park with lingering Victorian tones as families dine by candlelight and a bygone era of courtesy and leisure returns. It notes Jimmy Swinnerton’s spoof of a minstrel marching band, recalling horse and buggy days and a waiter’s antique desk humor.
Mr and Mrs C Fred Luberger and children Jean Ellen and Charles depart by auto for Cambridge Mass to live while Mr Luberger studies at Harvard. Also reported a fatal crash near Prairie du Chien Wis as Louise Kottmeier dies when her auto rolls down a embankment during a pass on a narrow road. Lorraine and Edna Dieman return from New York City after summer study in music and dance. Martin Shebek injured after falling fifteen feet from a roller coaster at Cedar Park during a grocers picnic. George Shillinglaw of Cedar Rapids elected president of ...
A fragment quotes Willie Willis recalling a note from his mother telling him to eat a sensible breakfast. He describes eating sardines baloney cheese crackers and coca cola.
The Iowa Society of Public Accountants held a meeting in Des Moines. Miss Edna Stamey left yesterday for Pocahontas to teach home economics in county schools. Fred Shaver spoke at a Detroit banquet promoting the union evangelistic meeting led by Evangelist Sonny. Miss Dorothy Lawrence moved to Pierre South Dakota for a new job.
Miss Leota Swemn returns today from Chautauqua New York where she spent the summer doing kindergarten work. Mr. and Mrs John Mokrejs are
Mr. Mokress, principal of the Virgil School of Music in New York, returns to New York City after months away. The New Bethany Congregational church was dedicated today with ceremonies. Ben Davis, outfielder for the Bunnies, broke bones in both hands during a game with Peoria while pursuing a fly ball.
Describes how camels have many side pockets with narrow circular openings that can be closed by muscles. These pockets fill with fluid and absorb into the system as needed for hydration.
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