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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1937
Page
10
In Cedar Rapids a social dance scene unfolds as Barbara W thoughts on Mont Segrue mix with Roy Lane and a crowd of young attendants. Barbara seeks a vanished face while Byron and Sheila confront awkward social pressures amid bright lights and party chatter.
The Iowa State Employment Service urges all unemployed registrants to obtain social security numbers at once. Applicants pick up cards in the federal building basement and register the number with the employment office. Employers must list the number on payrolls, speeding placements and reducing red tape.
Hanford post of the American Legion will hold a Tuesday 8 p.m. meeting at the armory devoted to post business and entertainment. Hillbilly music and comedy are planned with refreshments after. Admission from this meeting on requires a 1937 membership card and members should show cards at the door.
In Chapter XIX of JEWELS For His Crown the Lacey family faces weddings and flirtations as Barbara, styled for a dance, impresses Tim Lacey while Roy, Barbara’s escort, nearly trips on a sprinkler. The Covington Country Club hosts July Fourth events including golf, swimming, and a Memphis orchestra dance, drawing Tim’s unmarried relatives despite his nonmembership.
A playful poem honors the local smith turned serviceman who now mans the gas station. He patrols the road with slick oil chat and windshield glow, offering free air and advice while earning from car traffic. Pedestrians, including children, watch for speeders as he tends the pumps.
Ten tons of Texas grapefruit were sent to Linn county relief clients as federal surplus from Jan 1. Each mesh bag holds 76 fruit. total 20 600 pounds delivered. Families received from five to fifteen pounds weekly based on size. The article also notes Linn county tax collector Ed Hanson dealing with a $42 delinquent tax case.
Ed Lundquist's 14 year old son Bob asked him for street car fare home after skating, arguing he preferred not to tire himself walking. He said he wanted to conserve energy for the pressing need.
A University of Pittsburgh political science professor uses a deck of playing cards to call roll in a sham class scene from Spring Class. Students answer as cards appear, with the four of spades and King of Hearts triggering responses. The mood is lazy and dreamy as the campus daydreams unfold.
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