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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1937
Page
31
Coe College students learn medieval style sword play in a fencing class taught by Dr. Leonard Wilson. Twelve students, from Cedar Rapids to Chicago, meet at the gym twice weekly for two hours to practice defending honor with foil.
A tale centers on Tag the police dog owned by John E. Young of New Castle Pennsylvania. Tag aided in capturing stray dogs for rewards, luring or coercing them from porches and yards into Young’s net. The story notes Tag’s cunning methods and the escalating two dollar bonuses for each captured animal.
The stars indicate a dubious week for funds with speculation and gambling hazards. Private engagements may be lively and pleasant while a change of advantage is probable. Those born today face a year demanding sagacity and self control, with caution against schemes and extravagance.
A 1936 traffic report by Gordon Hughes and F A Ahring notes 529 auto accidents in Cedar Rapids, nine killed and 406 injured. Most fatalities occurred at unprotected street corners or intersections without signals. four deaths were tied to unprotected corners. Thirteen pedestrians were struck at signalized crossings.
In a bridge problem North uses a simple two clubs rebid to give South room to show strength without overcommitting. South responds with a forward looking two notrumps, North then seals the game. West opens four spades as South takes nine tricks with spades, hearts, and clubs.
A reflective verse fragment expresses a sense of destined belonging and duty. The speaker vows to honour a chosen place and the acts of giving that define their path.
Portland motorists report fog clearing when using amber headlights. The simple technique reportedly improves visibility as drivers switch from clear to amber illumination to cut through thick fog.
Report notes drivers now apply amber colored cellulose over wind shield lenses to cut white mist. They claim the colored light improves visibility and reduces glare compared with plain glass and onion oil lighting methods described earlier.
Charlie Hogan leaves the state motor vehicle examiner post for Dubuque district while Dick Hahn becomes senior Cedar Rapids district examiner with Lester Nieland as aide. Nieland, ex-teacher, moved from Blairstown and Audubon origin to the corps last June. A Linn county woman failed a driving test revealing an emergency brake mistake after misattributing it to oil or gasoline as she drove three blocks. County Recorder Dempsy Jones recalls drought tales and a joke about planting beans that yielded only strings and Uncle Ben eating fourteen acres of corn. Earl Miller converts an antique oil lamp into a work bench light in the courthouse janitors’ room. Judge James P. Gaffney aids Linn county district court during the January term at his own expense.
The piece mocks a driver who refuses to yield and acts as if others should move. It condemns ego and selfish driving, noting the danger he creates by ignoring the basic rule of sharing the road. It urges giving him space because highways are for all users.
Judge Gaffney’s note suit faced a potential leak when the jury room calendar sheet with a confidential entry was found among exhibits. A young juror admitted reading printed matter but could not decipher the handwriting. The judge quipped his handwriting helped the case and the juror reacted with surprise.
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