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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1936
Page
7
A three part series reports on Devil's Island and the three French penal colonies off the Guinan coast. Editor notes a relaxation of the visitor ban allowing AP observer Dewitt Mackenzie to witness life on the islands firsthand. The first story appears today with further installments to follow.
The piece surveys French Guiana’s Devil's Island and its two sister isles Royale and Saint Joseph. It notes 8,000 prisoners in the colony, describes the political inmates on Ile du Diable, and portrays life in the tropical penal settlement with emphasis on confinement, conditions, and inmate activities.
The Public Health Nursing association announced the 11 week Camp Good Health staff for the season ending September 1. Directors include Mrs. Harley and Miss Anna Lilja with Miss Vera Murray as dietitian and Miss Vivian Smith as camp nurse. Also returning are Fred Samek Jr as boys leader, and Kathryn Knutson as first assistant to the dietitian.
Thirteen scarlet fever cases led Cedar Rapids quarantinable diseases in May. The month also saw fifteen chicken pox cases, three mumps, and thirteen whooping cough cases. Sixty nine fatalities occurred and health board expenditures reached 2577.24 dollars.
Northwestern University researchers led by R H Munch and Dr Frank T Gucker Jr unveil a 75 watt UV lamp that emits invisible rays to reveal forged currency and raised checks. The device matches 110 volt household power and offers a cheaper UV source for spectroscopic study.
Hollywood AP report quotes Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink on the eve of her 75th birthday expressing a wish to switch from opera to film acting. She laments choosing opera and prays for four to five more years to do some good in cinema.
John L. McNab, prominent California attorney based in Palo Alto, gained national attention when he nominated Herbert Hoover at the 1928 Republican Convention in Kansas City. The 40 minute speech, first presidential nomination address broadcast, sparked major floor demonstrations and delayed proceedings before McNab’s voice failed.
Washington reports a widening split among Democrats over an anti-lynching bill. Representative Ford plans to push a federal lynching offense next session, backed by Gavagan, while Bankhead and southern Democrats seek to sidestep the issue. Republicans discuss a constitutional anti-lynching plank. Senator Borah flags Supreme Court disapproval.
The seventh annual reunion of the Thirteenth Engineers railway unit of the AEF will be at the Fort Des Moines hotel in Des Moines on June 19 20 and 21. Veterans from every state are expected to attend. Committee members B F Johnson and F C Zody invite inquiries by calling them.
Ted Thorpe purchases the Enterprise Box Co from Mrs. W. M. Cunningham. The box maker, long housed with Thorpe Top and Body Service, plans new equipment and factory redecoration to boost capacity. Thorpe, in business eighteen years, will specialize the plant in gift boxes.
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