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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
13
Author notes science guides social norms and moral decisions. An example claims one in twenty five husbands is color blind, especially for red and green, while color sight improves more in women. The piece examines trust, traffic color cues, and everyday color matching.
A 1936 booklet offer describes rules for a good memory tested by science. It explains how to remember names dates lessons and books and invites readers to order memory by sending 10 cents and a self addressed envelope. The page also includes Q and A on belief open mindedness and war motives with notes by Dr Albert E Wiegan care this newspaper.
Elizabeth Engberg is appointed and qualified as Executrix of Mary Moses estate in Linn County Iowa on July 1 1936. Creditors owed any amounts should pay promptly. Those with claims must file them with the Linn County District Court Clerk via attorney FP Kubicek.
Hazel, daughter of divorce, learns happiness in marriage through the R family. The column offers dating advice for a shy reader, urging confidence, humor, and sociable behavior to attract attention. A good listener is highlighted as a key to popularity.
A maid writes after five years at the same home praising hard work and fair treatment. She notes performing cooking cleaning ironing and earning modest but personal wages while paying board and room. She compares past teaching work to housework for long days and small pay.
A reader reflects on luck to be eating and earning while others go hungry and Flo responds praising the letter and inviting readers to comment for publication.
The poem recalls a father teaching a boy to hide pain and keep a brave front as life presses on. It contrasts stoic family advice with a vivid image of carpenter ants hollowing wood like an unseen craft, pairing human resilience with natural work.
Notice from Linn County Iowa that Frank A. Heald is appointed administrator of the Rufus Spangler estate by District Court FP restrictions. Heald is the attorney of record and will handle administrative duties in the probate matter.
Nancy Page outlines three towel edge finishes for guest towels using cream linen. She demonstrates knotted fringe with rolled hem, bullion picot edging, and colored embroidery thread finishes, noting spacing and stitch methods in a step by step guide.
A direction leaflet titled Making Guest Towels with Fringe Bullion Picot and Ring Picot Edges is offered for three cents with a self addressed stamped envelope. Send to Nancy Page care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
District Court of Linn County Iowa fixes July 8 1936 nine A M in Cedar Rapids for hearing on Receiver D W Bates request to sell Lot 13 J W Weyands Replat Block 5 Coopers Addition Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa for 1500 with 75 commission to Charles Estes if Bumgardner buys it. Respondents must appear to contest.
The University of Iowa band plans new uniforms and instruments costing 5000 dollars and a trip to the Minnesota football game. Prof Rufus H Fitzgerald director of the school of fine arts announced proceeds from a Navy band concert on October 20 would fund the trip and new gear at the start of the school term.
Miss Irene Johanningmeier and Woodrow Tapper wed at the Monona Lutheran Church with Rev. H W Siefkes officiating. The bride, a 1931 Monona graduate and rural school teacher, wore white silk organdy. Attendants included Maria Jane Tapper and Helene Johanningmeier. best man Willard Tapper. Dinner and dance followed. couple to live near Monona.
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