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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1936
Page
9
Shoppers crowded Cedar Rapids stores on a busy Saturday as four shopping days remained before Christmas. Clerks were swamped and police directed traffic while retailers reported peak business and extra help. Shoppers from the area bought gifts for family and enjoyed festive decorations and sunny weather.
A 1936 article recalls Manhattan scams targeting visitors, hints at an ongoing auction racket. It notes figures like Charles M. Schwab and Memories of Sonia the cigaret girl in a prewar New York Village scene. The piece depicts a changing Village with artists returning and a boom perception.
Funeral services for Henry Kleppe 89 were held at the Evangelical church in Bennett Friday. He died Wednesday at the home of his son Henry Jr in Ayersville where he had resided since the death of a daughter last year. His wife died four years ago. Born in Germany April 11 1847 he married Elizabeth Henderson in 1877. Surviving are four sons Henry Jr Fred of Tipton William of Clarence and Charles of Wilton Junction.
Robert Blakely of Onawa a University of Iowa student and Ward S Fowler of Eldora a Swarthmore College student were chosen to represent Iowa in the district Rhodes scholarship examinations held in Des Moines Monday. Other Iowa applicants include Duer Hurka Hamilton Irwin Throckmorton Hickman Skromme Nelson Pooley Naiden Kirby and more from several colleges.
A long report outlines a neutrality pact study linked to the 1938 Lima Pan American conference. It lists accords on intellectual cooperation, schoolbooks, cultural exchange, scholarships, publications, and educational film interchange. It also mentions peaceful radio use and women’s citizenship rights.
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