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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1937

Page

5

Swing Room Hosts Business Men Jam Sessions At Home

Dr and Mrs Ernest W Anderson of 2222 Fifth Ave SE create a swing room to revive band days. A Capehart plays fifty records, with nearly 200 in collection. Members include Henry Files Theodore Schulze and Dr Anderson while Ed Files and Charles Straight contribute musically as the group rehearses in a home setting.

SPSSI Dr. Anderson Henry Files Blake Boulevard Mrs. Anderson Capehart Bix Beiderbecke Frankie ‘Trumbauer Charles Straight Benson Ed Files Dr. Files Chicago Roy Bargy Paul Whiteman Don Bester Bargy Whiteman Theodore H Ted” Schulze Second Avenue SE Luberger Schulze Ted Weems Des Moines University of Iowa

COO COO Classics Parody by Fred C. Henson

A humorous verse recounts a midnight phone call interrupting a sleepy narrator. The caller hints at Mamie and Henry, with playful rhymes and whimsical dialogue, ending with the narrator vowing to remain awake to answer the phone.

Jam session at Andersons home tests swing number

A photo captures a jam session at Dr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Anderson’s home at 2222 Fifth Avenue SE. The swing room is set aside for former dance musicians including Ted Schulze, Paul Van Horn, Charles Quentin, Dr. Anderson, and Edward Gorman as they listen to a swing recording before trying the number themselves.

Ernest W. Anderson Fifth Avenue SE Dr. Anderson Ted Schulze Paul van Horn Charles Quentin Edward Gorman

Local Musicians Revive Swing Tastes In Basement Jam

The group features a guitarist who can accompany renowned recording stars without error. Paul Van Horn, assistant manager at Lamson Brothers, handles sax duties after touring widely with prior road commitments. Dr. Anderson and friends enjoy reviving latent talents, planning an acoustically treated basement room to host a larger ensemble.

Paul van Horn Lamson Brothers and Company Dr. Anderson

London Says Bad Cooking Fuels Domestic Unhappiness

AP dispatch notes Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter blames poor cooking for domestic unhappiness in Britain and mentions social shifts. reports on funeral music rules in Nanking and a move toward dignity in life. Berlin survey finds most German youths fit for service despite years of hardship. Britain’s income rises with detailed spending patterns and wages. Chinese women gain the right to work alongside voting.

London Bruce Bruce-Porter Bruce Nanking New Life Movement Berlin Great Britain United Kingdom China

Widespread Belief in Witchcraft Cited in Liberia

Liberia reports say witchcraft remains prevalent with deaths attributed to it yearly. Belief spans swelling limbs to drownings as witchcraft fears shape daily life. English children shown to be growing taller and heavier per health board data. nutrition robust in the south. American schoolgirls smoking at 14 noted by Irish women's hockey team member Ida Brandon.

Monrovia Liberia London Board of Health South Belfast United States Ida Brandon

Underground Lake Falls London Water Supply

London’s vast underground lake beneath the chalk belt is shrinking as years of drought and heavy well withdrawals exceed inflows. The chalk region supplies much of the city’s water via wells and pumps, while underground rivers sometimes become sewers and can shift during heavy rains, affecting building foundations. In contrast, the world feldspar production record was set in 1928 at 460,637 long tons.

London Geological Surve

Modern Laundry set to open with new equipment in Cedar Rapids

New equipment costing thousands of dollars is being installed at Modern Laundry and Dry Cleaning at 1621 First Avenue E Cedar Rapids. Proprieties Douglas Boynton and Rockey Newton plan an opening on Monday February 1 to handle laundry and dry cleaning. Elmer Kudrle will supervise the dry cleaning unit, a Prosperite system from Syracuse. Monel front-vision washers allow seven to nine water changes with minimal wear.

First Avenue E Cedar Rapids Douglas Boynton Rockey Newton Elmer Kudrle Kudkle Imperial Certified Cleaners Waterloo Eighth Avenue SE Prosperity Company Syracuse Boynton Newton Gazette

Dr. Robert Little to Speak at Coe Vespers Today

The Rev Dr Robert Little pastor of the First Presbyterian Church will speak at Coe college Vesper service at 4 pm in Sinclair Memorial chapel His topic is Moral Illiteracy The program credits follow with unclear fragmentary lines from the listing

Dr. Little Coe Vespers Robert Little First Presbyterian Church Coe College Sinclair Memorial Chapel HR Jemeters Dorothy Rane Aorat Muterber Beeceton

Recovery-Boosting Bath House With Government Endorsement

Describes a bath house offering relief from infections and curative claims for high blood pressure and heart disorders. Notes service supervised by the U S Government owning the radio-active springs and Army Navy Hospital. Mentions rolling turf terrain, three golf courses, and a large riding and driving area in a scenic region near Oaklawn Track and springtime racing at a major venue.

U. S Army & Navy

Infant Layette and Crib Linen Price List

Infant knitted gowns with tie front design and draw tie at sleeves and feet priced per item. Crib blankets in lateen bound edges available in pink or blue. Large crib sheets 36x50 torn hems. Size 36x54 40¢. 42x72 sizes. Stockinette sheets 27x36 water-proof and boil proof. Cannon Knit diapers small and medium by the dozen. Curity layette diapers sized 20x40 inches per dozen. Two dollars and twenty five cents.

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