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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1936

Page

8

Morning Sun youth wins Brain Derby at 196? awards

Donald Honeyman, Morning Sun High School senior, led 1,062 contestants from 270 schools to win three events and place sixth in another at the eighth annual Brain Derby in Iowa City. Lois Mayhew of Red Oak trailed with top finishes in Latin and English correctness.

Iowa City Donald Honeyman Morning Sun Brilliant Company Donald Lois Mayhew Red Oak Jeanne Dunne Fairfield Naomi Nechtel Waverly William Chapman Luverne University of Iowa Marion High School Naomi Nechtel Weverly Everett Garrett Riceville Carl Strand Gowrie Maxine Green Howard Anderson Winterset Clara Lauderdale Tama William Dorsey Galva Ione Card New Hampton Helen Danforth Osage Donald Ballinger Pleasant Plain Marion Boy Ties American Government Mornimg Sun Delbert Lewis Norma Jean Rownd Britt Louis Champlin Ames Laverne Jo F. Royden Monticello Donald_ Honeyman Ruth Fridell Stephen Fouchek Creston Sam R. Jackson Marion Bob Caush Spencer Carolyn Brown Corning LeRoy Jurgemeyer James Ryan Milton Jean Frederick Messer Brighton Henry F. Hauth Hawkeye Patrick Lechey Delwin Gail Harshaw Cerl Strand Owice Jean E. Royden Joan Hegwood Minburn Morris Spencer Merle Markus Paul McElherne Redak Elmer Heinmiller Robert Fischer Onawa Rnest Schaeffer Pierson Edward Scott Nevada Sam Jackson Melvin Clark Ray L. Kramer Chosen Gordon Nelson Forest City Marvin Kessler Sac City General Science Arthur Walshere Decorah James Thomas Traer Malcom Frick Rockwell City Douglas Warner Northwood Frank Travis Dwight Bilhart Orchard Robert Bootz St. Anscar Robert Harnack LeMars Martha Sterns Donald Richter Levernon Backer Hilda Balster Gerald E. Hirt Sharon Township Charles Zmolek Billy Thomas Newton Korine Lantz Cemapad Joseph En Hampton Vernier Gene Traer Place Ruth Roberts David Porter Eagle Grove Meta Mueller Marian S. Dougan Willa Wagner MaryJorie Empey Battle Creek Clair Henderlider Helen Pyle Dorothy Green Sheldon Ruth Hesse Ackley Elizabeth Charlton Manchester Marilyn Bireline Oxford Nancy Ilgenfritz Jeanne Cochrane Muriel C. Park Welch Junior High Mary McCoy Wanda Podhaski Darleen Worthman Fayette Jeanne Dunn Galeda McLeese Sara Davis Wiliam Dorsey John Granger Celine Kopriva Pocahontas Robert Caughlan Ossian Betty Cling Eddyville Jean Wilson Meyer Kramer Centerville Vincent Meier Grundy Center Richard Fesenmeyer Marjorie Empey Loretta Gaiser Blanche Hamm

Wiebel 25th Wedding Anniversary Feted Nearby

Mr. and Mrs. Anton Wiebel celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary hosting 100 guests at their home four miles northeast of Lowden. The party, originally set for Feb 16, was postponed due to bad roads and cold weather. Prizes in banco went to Mrs. Mandel Petersen of Toronto Herman Licht Mrs. Fred Wiebel and Carl Wiebel of Wilton Junction. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wiebel Mr. and Mrs. Emil Moeller and Mrs. Theodore Stoelk of Wilton Junction and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bunge of Clarence.

Theodore Stoelk Wilton Junction Adolph Bunge Clarence

Landon Favored by Democrats for Cleveland Victory

Washington observers rate Kansan Governor Alf Landon a heavy favorite for the Republican prize at Cleveland. They believe his opening lead is strong enough to win, with early-ballot shifts likely to push him near the 501 delegate threshold. A light moment follows as Arthur Van denberg hosts a cabinet dinner at Louis Caldwell’s home, dubbed "Dark Horse Inn" in a satirical menu of horses and campaign themes.

Washington Democratic National Kansan Alf Landon Cleveland Landon Charlie Hilles Arthur Vandenberg Louis Caldwell Caldwell Dark Horse Inn

Political discussants weigh 1936 party coalitions in radio

Washington examines the New Deal opposition and possible ticket paths. Senator Vandenberg drives the coalition debate while Landon Knox and Vandenberg are named as leading presidential contenders. Drafting Lewis W. Douglas is seen as principled if coalition stays within party lines.

Washington, D. C Vandenberg Cleveland Landon Knox Alice Longworth

Dark Horse Crashes In Cleveland Sweepstakes Drama

Five horses Landon Dickinson Knox Borah and the Dark Horse competed on a five lane board track. Three hurdles Townsend plan inflation and the farm problem blocked progress as doubles on the dice were needed. Dickinson finished before the Dark Horse but tragedy struck during the heat.

Cleveland Landon Dickinson Knox Borah Dark Horse Townsend

Wallace drafts farm plank for Philadelphia convention

Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, not listed on the Democratic platform committee, writes the farm plank for the Philadelphia convention. The piece notes the navy’s equator crossing rite, 29,751 officers and sailors initiated as shellbacks, and a provocative wireless attributed to Navy Head Admiral Standley addressing Neptune.

Wallace Democratic Platform Committee Philadelphia U. S Neptunus Rex Navy Standley Neptune

Bankers Warn Against Federal Bond Purchases

DES MOINES AP Bankers who buy government bonds hurt themselves and fuel competition with their own banks. I. R. Meltzer of the First National Bank of Sibley Iowa told the Iowa Bankers Association on Tuesday that such purchases raise excess reserves and bank credit expansion, worsening economic evils familiar in history.

Des Moines I. R. Meltzer First National Bank of Sibley Iowa Iowa Bankers Association

Killer Zied Dies in Electric Chair in Trenton

Charles Zied, tri state gang killer slated to die before Hauptmann, met death by electric chair at 9:03 P.M. Tuesday in Trenton New Jersey. He rode to the chair with calm demeanor, meeting the same end as Hauptmann in the state’s death house.

State Prison Trenton N. J Charles Zied Tristate Bruno Richard Hauptmann Zied Hauptmann Death House Tri-State

Patents Issued in U S Through 1932 Recount

U S Department of Commerce figures show 1 797 380 patents issued since records began up to 1932. The count reflects a long-term growth in American innovation tracked by the national bureau.

U. S. Department of Commerce

Dickinson and Herring Lead in Buchanan County Primary

Readable returns show Republican L. J. Dickinson sweeping the Senate race with 1 016 votes while Democrat Clyde L. Herring leads the ticket for Senate in Buchanan County with 405 votes. Names of other races and county offices appear with vote totals.

Dickinson Herring Senate Buchanan County Independence L. J. Dickinson Clyde L. Herring U. S Brookhart Baker Linville Manning Chaney Markle Talle Gelo Parker Hathaway Duckett Gissel Hamilton Wilson Grimes Call Edson van Buren McBirnie Johnson Wood Devine Hindley Gemmel Bolton Blank Matteson Holland Smith Grief Melrose Heege Board of Supervisors Cline Houck Kenney Barker Slemmons Utterback Whiting Biermann Goetsch Kraschel Mitchell Harrington Irwin Hanna Alex Miller Ross Storms Bartels Wegman Cooney Welch Curran Aaberg Conway Corcoran Hammelman Hazel Ensminger Kremer Sells Armstrong Hickey

Gage Urges Leadership Virtues at Stephens College

Dr H M Gage president of Coe College Cedar Rapids spoke at Stephens College Columbia Mo during the 101st graduation addressing 325 seniors diplomas presented. He said leadership rests on intelligence morality strength of purpose patience and personality and asserted democracy allows choice to follow or lead. He emphasized self mastery and wisdom as essential to leadership.

Columbia, Mo Stephens Junior College H. M. Gage Coe College Cedar Rapids

Quotes on faith liberty and action in the founding spirit

A passage urges unwavering belief in God man and justice. It links doubt to failure and calls for bold citizens to apply skilled hands to life’s forces to achieve beneficent results. The text references the Declaration of Independence and contemporary calls for capable leaders.

Continent

New Orleans man given ten years for break in at local garage

Norbert Ponthier, 21, of New Orleans, was sentenced to ten years at Fort Madison for breaking and entering the Handler Motor company garage. He confessed stealing nearly $300 from the safe and pled guilty after arrest by local patrolmen. Accomplice Paul Guarino, 24, of Kansas City, pled not guilty.

Norbert Ponthier New Orleans Fort Madison A. B. Clark Ponthier Handler Motor Company Second Avenue SE Paul Guarino Kansas City

Evening Radio Schedule Blitz With NBC CBS and CBS Listings

Radio lineup shows hourly NBC CBS and WABC WJZ WBBM WCCO stations. Program blocks include Lily Pons Your Hit Parade George Sterny Dinah Shore era concerts and orchestras led by Clyde Lucas Young Phil Ohman Milton Berle and Cugat among others with multiple network and local station overlaps.

NBC WEAP WJZ Lily Pons CBS WABC WBBM WCCO WEAF WMAQG Ici Paris WJZ_chain Carl ‘Ravasea " Orch WJZ Chain Wabc Chain Clyde Lucas Orch WGST Cugat Goorge Sterny Orch John B. Kennedy Phil Ohman Orch Ene Weap O Daniel Cohalan Mark Warnow Orch KMOX Cugat Orch Torchlight Brigade

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Morning Sun Youth Brain Derby Wahl Geom Robert Wahl Robert Hense Harlan Smith Theodore Sauer Helen Hawbaker Orrin S. Towson Betty Thomas Claude Welch Charles Schissel Calmar Vernon Larson Amy Clampitt New Providence Mary Benson Helen Henderlidher Harriet McKercher Manly Frances _ Stindt Buffalo Center Stanley Roberts June Hyland Mary Taylor Dorris Feldman Aplington Elda Hintz Fulton Lewis, JR Kansas Bruno Dr. Gage Stephens American Safety Razor Corp Brooklyn N. Ys Pens Saen Ecru Pepperell Candlewick Golden Star Goodhousekeeping Killian Company State Penitentiary Old Doctor Jim Roe Veent WBB Vic and Sade Ralph Kirbery A MacHugh Salon Musicale WOC David Harum Jack Berch Goldbergs WHBM Clemens Mary Marlin O—Netines Memories Lowell Thomas Amos One Easy Aces Red Frank Crumit Farrell NBC Music Guild WJZ Chain Music In WMAQ Salvation Army Band Scene Lanny Ross WIZ Chain Glen Gray James A. Farley Shield WJZ Hetat WABCO Nickelodeon Killian Jean Joyce Oxfords Tu-Way Batiste
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