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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1936
Page
6
Stores run tight behind the scenes as Christmas rush builds. Mail rooms stack parcels and corrugated board stockpiles grow while marking rooms tag prices with fast machines. New post office tape uses permits for inspection and crews hustle with wrappers and extra help to keep windows sparkling and signs ready.
In Santa Claus Indiana several firms have filed for incorporation as the name attracts attention and customers. A court dispute over use of the name continues while a 32 acre parcel named Santa Claus Park faces development hurdles.
Courthouse janitor Shanty Newhouse experienced a pocket fire when a pocketful of matches ignited in a needed garment. The blaze stayed contained to his pocket while he moved about the courthouse, and on being told his money might be burning a hole, he dismissed the notion with humor.
Earle T. Brockman, deputy county auditor, sports a new mustache provoking fears among colleagues that it could mimic Hitler. He dismisses the concern, noting a striking likeness to Paul Whiteman instead.
The Clerk of the District Court Edwin W. Lundquist reports a sharp rise in mail about pensions. Requests on marriage and birth dates have surged over the last four years, with the office now receiving from fifteen to [missing data] inquiries per period.
A clerical effort to verify marriage dates for pension applicants drew letters from across the country, with many from California. The search for early seventies records proved difficult as dates were often misremembered by as much as five years. Clerks checked baptismal archives in northern Linn county and questioned former pastors without success.
A South Dakota woman filed for a certified copy of her husband’s birth date amid incomplete county records. An attorney involved described the informal court-side discussion, while a jail warden asked an inmate for a last request before the electric chair. The prisoner replied with a request that the warden sit this one out with him.
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