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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1937
Page
10
Grants totaling 11 256 were received by Iowa University from various state agencies and offices. The report lists support from government bodies and notes the funding supports research and development projects across multiple departments.
Indecipherable OCR fragment mentions a visit and possible references. No clear persons, places, or events extractable for a definitive summary.
Island workers remain on site amid a strike and labor dispute. Officials reports indicate continued resistance from workers and authorities seeking to resolve the standoff regarding contract terms and access to the estate.
Debaters from Wisconsin University prepare for a joint event with partners from nearby institutions. The program features speakers including Mac Fler Hennessy and Merotines Perce as they address a regional topic. Attendance expected from students across campuses with focus on current educational issues.
Fragmentary OCR text describes an event with officers and a train for a place called Monticellow E and mentions dates, names, and entities such as Herige and Lyne. The readable portion hints at a local gathering with possible parade or procession and references to transportation and attendance.
Revenue reports show business sales tax collections rising in the first three quarters of 1957, with total tax receipts surpassing the prior year by 19 million dollars. A one percent levy remains in place as the state processes a new retail sales scheme.
Three youths report discovering a large chicken house on the MeSwigsin farm six miles northwest of town. They alerted the Williamsburg operator who sounded the fire siren. Rural firefighters arrived after the trio entered the burning building and evacuated the sleeping family.
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon Barry D. Gideons University of Chicago economics professor will speak at Cornell College on January 10 at 3 pm in the college chapel. The lecture titled Can It Happen Here deals with fascism and is a revised date from December 10.
An advertising piece touts All Bran cereal from Kellogg in Battle Creek as a laxative aid. It claims bran supplies bulk and water absorption, supports vitamin B intake, and suggests a daily routine of two tablespoons with water to prevent constipation and various ailments.
Tipton reports James Wathan of Casey was arrested by Sheriff W W Christian in Stanwood after two forged checks totaling 50 dollars were cashed at local stores. Wathan pled guilty to forgery and was bound over to district court. He claimed hardship from a broken leg in Kentucky and said he forged to raise travel funds. He earned 25.04 dollars in recovered money.
At the December meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star in Elgin officers were elected. Mrs Forrest Welch serves as worthy matron with Ernest L. Bauder as worthy patron and installation is set for January 12.
Weather forecast warns of continued cold with readings near single digits in several Iowa towns. Reports show frigid conditions across Fort Dodge Maquoketa and Cedar Rapids while lenders enforce a mortgage on a Waukon property and a district court appoints a receiver for the hotel at a rental default.
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