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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1936
Page
6
An excerpt discusses happiness tied to adapting with the times versus clinging to old habits, advocating a balanced life. It notes humans express language through voice and full-body gestures, citing Prof. Franz Boas on American gesturing.
The author notes that Italian and Jewish gestures are enduring language traits. Vogue poll shows men prefer smart over merely pretty women, with some saying pretty can imply sloppiness. The speaker reflects on changing priorities from age twenty to thirty years of married life.
Five Roe family youths from east of Waukon were hurt Sunday evening when a Roe car lost its lights and was hit by a car driven by Elton Odegaard. Malinda Roe suffered a broken leg and Melvin Roe sustained serious head injuries. two others had minor injuries.
Vinton Iowa School for the Blind will close Thursday for Christmas vacation and remain shut until January 4. Faculty and many students will be away. The Sunday chapel featured a Christmas service with the first meditation in a series on The Christian Year by Anna May Sansom. Soloists included Mary Vaper Lucille Gesland Bernard Boone William Gruening and James Turner.
Quasqueton Wapsie chapter No 416 O E S elects 1937 officers including Maude Kimball as worthy matron R L Kimball as worthy patron Mabel Slemmons associate matron Otto Sorensen associate patron Gladys Hebel secretary Leora Turner treasurer Mael Sorensen conductress Ethel Halstead assistant conductress.
Wilson school presents its Christmas program for parents and the public at 7 30 p m featuring two one act plays Christmas Trimmings by Gamma Delta senior high drama club directed by Pierre A Tracy and Mimi Lights the Candle by the junior high speech arts club directed by Miss Louise Renner A vest choir concert closes the program with carols and instrumental interludes under Miss Thomann and Alan Richardson A double cast rehearses for Christmas Trimmings including Joe Iglar Robert Martin and William Leacond plus other cast members and stage crew listed with promotions and assistants.
The stars predict very happy and auspicious circumstances for December 17 with favorable business and finance. Stay alert for petty deceptions or distortions as a secret matter may surface with profitable results. Social artistic domestic and affectional engagements and potential journeys feature strongly.
Mr. and Mrs. T. FE Seilhamer observed their twenty fifth anniversary with a Sunday evening gathering at their home. Their daughters Mildred Evelyn Seilhamer and Mrs Lloyd Barry hosted the event and were joined by numerous relatives and friends including H E Fuller A B Fuller F A Maeder I E Andrew J F Connor Joe A Boddicker Louis Baumgartner Darce Wolford F A Husted Lois Baumgartner Floyd Baumgartner and C H Huyck who presented a gift to the couple.
Quasqueton Prospect Lodge No. 350 A F and A M met Monday evening and elected R. L. Wallace W M Otto Sorensen S W J H Buchanan J W Benjamin A Wade secretary and E R Halstead treasurer for 1937.
Wealthy Gerard Montieth is found murdered during an afternoon party on Major Forrest’s grounds. Miss Nola Morin, a two week new maid, reveals a gardener Brauman at the porch. Montieth was killed with a knife hidden as a silver rood. Nascent romance, blackmail, and a personal matter swirl as investigators press.
A speaker rejects material gifts asking for affection from a dad and partner. He values a hug and kiss at Christmas over money or objects. The text adds a note about the zamia plant of Florida as a rare survivor of carboniferous age cycads.
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