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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1937

Page

7

PIDS AND MARION

A fragmentary OCR line shows numeric figures followed by the names PIDS and MARION. No clear event, date, or context is provided to determine a full news item. Further readable text is needed to craft a complete headline and summary.

Critics Question Flood Control Ideas by Dr. Berkey

The article notes Dr. Charles P. Berkey of Columbia University argues flood control efforts are largely ineffective and may misallocate resources. It casts doubt on engineering fixes while warning politicians may pursue plans for political gain.

Geological Society of America Charles P. Berkey Columbia University Berkey Washington Berke Dr. Berkey

Promising Candidate for Hall of Fame from Camden Captain Gregory

The late Captain Hanson Gregory of Camden Maine is proposed for Hall of Fame fame for inventing the doughnut ring. The tale says he cut rounds with a cookie cutter improved frying and adopted a ring shape by a tinsmith gadget, boosting doughnut quality.

Hall of Fame Capt Hanson Gregory Camden Captain Gregory Gregory New York Times

The Modern American Skeptic on Science and Society

A column critiques worship of science while conceding scientists are fallible. It argues true scientists study facts across fields, warns against overreliance on experts, and notes public adulation of figures like Einstein can distort understanding. It also touches on politics, industry, and cultural trends.

Hall of Fame praise for doughnut holes over famed names

Seventy three Americans are inducted, celebrating the doughnut hole as a greater contribution than works of William Penn, Simon Newcomb, and Grover Cleveland. The piece mocks legacy by pairing them with a doughnut and coffee in a humorous contrast.

Hall of Fame William Penn Simon Newcomb Grover Cleveland

Leadership Needed to End Flint Sit-Down Standoff

A Flint report says GM lawyers expect union leaders to ask sit down strikers to leave peacefully, delaying a court writ. The piece warns against delaying court orders as violence risks grow, stressing the need for decisive leadership to enforce judicial decisions and protect all parties.

Flint Mich General Motors

New York Gossip Roundup From Day 60

A collage of nightlife quips notes fashionable figures and public moments. Names include Jack Dempsey Jimmy Durante Gilbert White Margaret Speaks Courtney Ryley Cooper and Joseph Hergesheimer with mentions of Sid Silvers Patsy Kelly Benny Baker and Ward Morehouse. Eventful snippets cover fashion, theater, and society spots.

New York Jack Dempsey Jimmy Durante Gilbert White Courtney Ryley Cooper Grover Whalen Hitler Margaret George Bellows Sid Silvers Patsy Kelly Benny Baker Joseph Hergesheimer Ward Morehouse Erskine Gwynne Lucius Boomer Floyd Gibbons Gallipolis

Thrilling cinema musings and scenes of Riverside nights

The piece blends reflections on kindness from Dr. Alfred Adler with a anecdote about a German hotel lobby meeting, a lion tamer’s claim, and author Robert Rinehart’s chauffeur. It recalls Clyde Beatty and romantic Hudson River moonlit imagery as Riverside glows with late evening wanderers.

R. Alfred Adler Dr. Adler Clyde Beatty

Dining with Royal Seton on a gilded steamboat

The narrator mocks upscale dining in royal style at a side-wheeler event, preferring plain skillet vittles and grinning waiters of old steamboat days. He recalls a fur coat figure handing a walking stick to a doorman at Saks Fifth Avenue and stomping off, tired of the expensive display.

Prince Oberensky This Tory Saks Fifth Avenue

Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest

Poem by Edgar A. Guest reflecting on everyday life and simple human kindness. Vivid images of common people and warm, moral observations presented in light verse form.

Prayer Ended His Pain Then Rested In Peace

A group prayed for relief from the torment of illness. Their plea reached God who granted rest as he appears to sleep peacefully. In a separate report, more than 200 forest fires burned across Oregon and Washington in a single day.

Oregon Washington

Mind and Morals Through a Psychology Radio Q A

A dialogue on intelligence linking lonesomeness to emotion rather than intellect. It discusses personality inventories, women’s skepticism, and measuring public desires with surveys, noting sampling, framing, and external criteria as core methods used by psychologists.

Woman Leader Promotes Cautious Progress and Frugality

The article quotes a female figure arguing that rivals may promise grand gains if elected, but she asserts that women are inherently skeptical and careful with resources, prioritizing prudent governance over flashy rhetoric.

Notice of appointment of administrator for Maude Roach Davis

The undersigned was appointed and qualified on January 28 1937 as Administrator of the estate of Maude Roach Davis, deceased of Linn County Iowa. Creditors must file claims with the Linn County Iowa District Court Clerk. Guaranty Bank & Trust Company of Cedar Rapids Iowa serves as Administrator. E A Johnson is the attorney.

State of Iowa Linn County Maude Roach Davis Iowa Guaranty Bank & Trust Company Cedar Rapids E. A. Johnson

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