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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1937
Page
6
A playful year end page lists ten youngsters with quirky captions and home addresses. James William Richmond and Rosemary Shumaker lead the parade of local youths presented as 1937 mascots through humorous taglines and family details. A light social item capturing small town charm and community names.
Forty three state legislatures will meet this year with security and civil service reforms as top concerns. Many plan social security measures, tax reform, gun and liquor laws, crime control, parole supervision, and public utilities while reapportionment and education issues receive attention in several states.
Al Priddy will share a factual, entertaining lecture titled Can Animals Think at Franklin senior high Tuesday at 1 40 p m. The 11A class sponsors the talk drawing on Priddy’s years as a circus publicist and executive with Al G Barnes John Robinson’s Hagenbeck Wallace Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey.
Approximately $106 900 due as semiannual interest was credited Saturday to savings accounts in Cedar Rapids banks where activity was exceptionally heavy. Banks posted interest on savings books and handled many first of the month payrolls, notes due January 1, and commercial business surge over New Year’s. The postal savings department also saw a rush as depositors collected interest due January 1.
The one act play given by Negro Institute at the Y M C A Open House Friday featured Robert Johnson and Viola Smith as leads. The Reed trio known as the Three Gold Flashes led the radio skit with Lee Etta Carr, Sarah Williams and Edith Reed as singers. Larry Lee was the tap dancer and Deroy Clark performed a piano selection.
Camp Fire Girls introduce a revised edition of their guiding book marking the silver jubilee. The new manual expands honors from 588 to 1327 and adds a trail seekers rank plus seventeen ways to earn torch bearer in social leadership. Cedar Rapids contributed to nature and camping sections via Mrs Wells C Peck and Miss Al-
Tana A. Burr, once a local council executive, has moved to a new role as an executive in San Diego California. Her transfer marks a return to leadership at a major West Coast organization, highlighting ongoing governance expertise.
Linn County resumes state funded unemployment relief after three months of self relief. Relief director Mrs. Alice Ferber said the state will furnish 13 685 dollars for January with Linn County adding 6 256 dollars to make a 19 941 dollar fund covering about 782 cases. The county will still bear all costs for unemployables.
State Motor Vehicle Examiner Charles Hogan announced an extended renewal deadline of January 15 for chauffeurs licenses. Current holders may renew by passing a vision test and paying a two dollar fee to obtain a 1937 license. After January 15, applicants must complete a full test including driving and road laws written exam.
The text notes that lions imitate sounds and movements to mislead prey during pursuit. It highlights the tactic of using deceptive postures and movements to misdirect targets, illustrating a hunting behavior observed in big cats.
The Cedar Rapids Camera club hosts its second annual photography salon from March 1 to 13 in Killian company's art gallery. About 100 entries are hoped for, with exhibition only and return of prints after show. Entries due February 15 with 50 cent fee and return postage.
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