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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1938
Page
28
A Cedar Rapids flower grower manages year round warmth and water to cultivate seasonal blooms while facing orchid, gardenia, and eelworm challenges. The article describes heating, ventilation, and meticulous watering practices as essential, and notes a young local helper, Susan Ann Casteel, at 1310 Avenue NE.
The article explains how growers combat aphids and the red spider while avoiding plant damage. It notes the rose midge devastates crops, forcing blooms through heat and fertilizers, and cooler pre cooled bulbs for earlier blooms. It highlights fads in floristry, royalties on patented roses, and industry campaigns.
The Republican Party national program and policy committee will begin work in Chicago with organization meetings on February 28 and March 1. Dr. Glenn Frank, the chairman, said the group would focus on organization and procedure. Preliminary work has occurred in state and local meetings, and no early pronouncement is expected before spring primaries. Permanent headquarters will be established soon in Chicago.
In Memphis Rev. Israel Noe’s fasting collapse ends with a pardon viewed as too late to restore him as dean of St. Mary’s Cathedral. A cathedral chapter member says the decision rests with Bishop Maxon who originally removed Noe after the chapter supported his removal. The group had voted to uphold the sanction amid Noe’s prolonged fast and illness.
The Rev Mr Noe capitulated to an eat or else ultimatum and began a balanced diet after years of hardship. Doctors report he ate a full meal with soup bread roast beef and vegetables and milk, showing no refusal of the food. He will likely find work but will not return to St Marys as dean.
Convictions in the 1936 Kansas City election fraud case reach fifty as four more defendants are found guilty. The jury, in its tenth federal trial, convicts Weeden Henderson Glenn Barnard Frank P. Dixon and Mrs Amy Freund after a witness testimony that Barnard signed 634 false poll book signatures.
Austrian author of Grand Hotel swore allegiance to the United States in federal court along with 400 others in Hollywood. The ceremony highlighted Baum from the famous film circle and marked her new citizen status.
Washington reports say President Roosevelt will grant business a one year grace period before advancing new measures. He plans a long range Congress led inquiry into corporate setups rather than immediate legislation. The Borah O Mahoney licensing bill is expected to be stalled until next year.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States denounces a proposed federal licensing bill for interstate corporations. It argues licensing is not proper government function and would worsen stockholder inequities. It warns wage and hour controls are unfeasible and price cuts while wages rise are a faulty policy.
The Arthur school 6A class held graduation exercises Wednesday afternoon with a program including orchestra selections, dances, plays, piano solos, and a class history. Awards and gifts were presented by the 6A class to the school and to Miss Evelyn Barnett, and a reception followed in the 6B class area.
Japanese authorities restricted access in the Shanghai area to foreigners to avoid incidents. The regions prohibited include Kiangwan Tazang and Liuhong to the north of the city as announced by a Japanese embassy spokesman.
In Tirana Albania authoritative circles say the engagement between King Zog and Hungarian countess Geraldine Apponyi will be officially announced at a special Albanian parliament session Monday morning.
Historians at Emory study a rough quartz slab bearing Elizabethan inscriptions claiming Eleanor and Ananias Dare and Virginia Dare fled Roanoke in 1591. Translation hints describe famine, war, and a massacre with seven survivors and buried remains east of a river. Initial signs tie to White’s failed 1591 voyage.
In a national appeal President Roosevelt thanks donors for creating the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. He notes millions in gifts from children and adults, praises local birthday parties, and expresses gratitude for the public’s unity and support in funding research and care nationwide.
The Pacific Ocean was once called the South Sea by Balboa after his 1513 discovery, a naming origin tied to early exploration history.
AP reports Madrid and Teruel defenses marked a major achievement as government troops repelled insurgent counter offensives. Observers say Teruel remains entrenched along the salient after the second drive to retake the city, contrasting with July's Brunete battles where gains were erased.
London reports the national provisional government backed its bombing squadrons on Saturday night and rejected a loyalist proposal to stop bombings of rear guard towns.
Mrs. Roosevelt told the New York council of the National Youth Congress that isolation or pledges do not protect a nation from war. She argued peace comes from constructive action to address world problems before conflicts escalate.
Custom built living room set featuring down filled seat and back in English lounge design. Antique velvet cover 198 style with brown tapestry upholstery. Includes large modern lounge chair and lasting spring filled reversible cushions. Fourth floor display at 24.95 Furniture.
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