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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1938
Page
7
A Denver psychologist Edna Baxter created a test rating children age 4 to 13 on 23 traits. Mothers favor girls over boys, contrary to expectations. Studies show people inflate favorable traits in self ratings and undervalue undesirable ones. The piece argues some jobs require brains and effort, noting high-skill roles often align with those labeled as superior occupations.
A 1938 reflection contrasts the value of intelligent insight with snobbery and intolerance. It argues that mental ease does not excuse disdain for those in physically demanding roles and cautions against judging others by status.
Notes from the Gazette recall events on January 7 1928 including Fanny Herman's injuries after stepping in front of a car on First Avenue and Second Street George B Shaler and wife left on a motor trip through Texas California along the coast to Seattle F E Longhurst elected president of the Cedar Rapids Building and Loan association and local market prices for wheat oats corn rye barley hay hens eggs hogs steers and lambs. Other items mention Kathryn Gunn taking a Washington DC war department post Carl Secrest injured in a buggy collision near Marion Frank G Clark seeking rheumatism relief Private William E Miller returning to Camp Cody and local market updates from a prior year.
Prices listed for Watonga Oklahoma markets include wheat 75 90, corn 58 60, oats 40 45, rye 65 70, barley 60 65, hay 12 13, straw 5.50 6, hens 8, eggs 18 20, hogs 4.20, steers 4.50 5.25, lambs 4.50 5.50.
Hollywood John Boles, noted screen singer, was confined to bed on Friday and forced to cancel a six months concert tour after his physician diagnosed influenza.
In Dodge City Kansas county officials report the dust bowl is drying up as a check shows 75 percent of beer dispensing licenses for 1938 have not been renewed.
The menu lists grapefruit juice scrambled eggs and bacon cornmeal pancakes syrup coffee dinner includes clear tomato soup wafers roast pork sweet potatoes baked spiced pears creamed cauliflower rolls apple jelly fruit pudding pineapple sauce supper assorted fruits fudge. It reflects a traditional institutional or home dining pattern with multiple courses and a focus on hearty standard items.
A scanned recipe fragment describes making pancakes with flour cornmeal and milk, roasting a six pound pork loin with paprika salt and flour, then baking spiced pears with sugar cinnamon cloves and water. Directions include mixing beating pouring basting turning and baking times.
Bank teller Eugene Crowe faced an armed bandit in East St Louis and, unable to produce cash, suggested the possibility of funds at his home. The incident ended without he and staff being harmed.
A bandit waited outside Crowe’s home and fled after the victim returned with $2.50. The incident ends with the thief thanking Crowe before escaping. Also noted is a cold weather alert urging readers to fill coal bins and check Want Ads classification 39.
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