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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1938
Page
10
A table-top photographer Miss Vivien Buser explains methods to create miniature scenes using foil water lakes cotton snow and props. She notes lighting setup and safety tips for toy movie projects plus fire hazards from dry evergreens and safety film recommendations from Chief Kohout.
Cedar Rapids Fire Chief E P Kohnut urges careful checks during the Christmas season. He warns that lighted candles on trees add warmth but significantly raise immediate fire danger and should be avoided or supervised to prevent costly fires and tragedy.
Officials advise using standard miniature electric lights and professional electricians for wiring extensions. Avoid makeshift setups that may cause short circuits and fires. Non inflammable ornaments are recommended. Smokers should be cautious around trees and wrappings. Fire proofing costumes with a nine ounce solution is noted.
In Las Cruces New Mexico the old hangman’s tree at the Dona Ana county courthouse back entrance is cut down to clear space for a junior high school site. Three branches died after hangings, last used in 1901. Two men and a woman died on the tree, the woman hanged in 1897 by Sheriff Pat Garrett.
A Natex representative visits the May Cut Rate Drug Store at 215 Second St. SE, praising the medicine and sharing a Center Point Iowa farmer's wife's 30 day relief from decades of constipation and related ailments. The ad claims improved bowel movements, eased nerves, headaches, and backache, urging readers to see the rep or buy Natex from leading druggists.
New York Philharmonic under John Barbirolli with Eugene List performs NIS FULEIHAN concerto No 2 today 2 to 4 pm on Columbia. Other features include Doris Rhodes and Barry Wood on Mutual at 5 30 pm, Marlo Reining in Sunday Evening Hour at 8 pm, Fritz Reiner and Curtis Symphony Monday at 2 pm, and Neville Chamberlain address on Tuesday at 3 40 pm.
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