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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1936
Page
4
House Approves Controversial Tax Bill Report
The conference committee report on a broad tax bill faces Senate approval and impends publication. It proposes a up to 27 percent levy on undistributed corporate income, aiming to raise about 800 million dollars and prompt concerns over job creation, corporate debt, and borrowing, with critics accusing hurried passage and limited member study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Conference Committee
Senate
Congress
United Press
House
A Humble Sports Writer Chooses Jeep Over Predictions
A columnist jokes about sports forecasting and public reaction to bets on boxing legends. He admits sports predicting is risky and personal, noting humor at near misses and declaring the country could use a reliable jeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Iowa
Illinois
Braddock
Baer
Louis
Schmeling
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Congress
Joe
Max
Old Squabble Up Again Over Two Thirds Rule
New Deal Generalissimo Jim Farley seeks to abolish the long standing two thirds rule at the upcoming Democratic national convention. He previously abandoned this move in 1932 to help his favored candidate. Delegates, trained to follow his lead, may finally junk the century old rule despite anticipated stubborn opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Deal
Jim Farley
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Reading and taste in books and life from Dad to diary
A letter from a father to Louise urges readers to develop good taste in books rather than mush and milk reading. It argues that reading is about habits and values, cites John Brown's Body, and contrasts merit with trivial fare. The piece includes satirical asides on society and ends with a note on correcting a sentence about foreigners and a 1936 copyright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Mrs. Brown
John Brown
Dad
Debate Over Two-Thirds Rule at Democratic Nominating Conventions
The article traces the history of the two-thirds rule from 1832 to 1924, noting how it affected candidates like Van Buren Polk and McAdoo. It discusses the rule's southern leverage, democratic critiques, and the tension with the unit rule, which is not used by Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Baltimore
van Buren
Jackson
Calhoun
James K. Polk
Solid South
McAdoo
Naming Children and a Sealyham Echoes on Names
In New York a writer muses on how names shape identity citing Bills like Hogg Hays and Rogers, and dislikes odd names such as Cuthbert and Deerest. He recalls Gouverneur Morris’s Deerest Darling anecdote and ends with a Sealyham dog that refuses to exit the elevator, illustrating strong feelings about names and quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helen Morgan
Bill
Bills
Bill Hogg
Bill Hays
Bill Rogers
Cuthbert
Cuthberts
Tom
Harry
Jay
Oscar Odd
Oscar
O. O
Odd
Gouverneur Morris
South Sea Island
Darling
Deerest
Affliction and Editorial Intrigue In a Bygone Desk Scene
An eccentric editorial tale recalls a harsh stairway confrontation with Mr Blast and a nervy tone around adapters of prose. It notes Gov Herbert Lehman as a dry cigarette smoker and recalls writers A E Housman William Allen White Boss Clarke and a dramatic headline about a tenement tragedy A Little Child In the Dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Herbert Lehman
Boss Clarke
The
Old Sun
The Relic of Bellevue Begs for a Dry Lifeline
A man once scarred by Bellevue’s horrors embraces sobriety after years of barroom wandering. He refuses to drink, keeping to a dry life for sixteen years, avoiding even a single drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Misses Yeager and companions sail for studies and travels
The Gazette notes a group of young women heading to summer courses and European travel. Fern and Gertrude Yeager go to Minneapolis for a University of Minnesota program. Ruth and Eleanor Montgomery travel to Yellowstone Park for the season. Bernice Ladd will teach at Columbia College of Expression in Chicago. Mrs Francis Kutrules leaves for Prague and Vienna to visit relatives. Jean and Josephine Fisher depart for Montreal to begin an European voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern
Gertrude Yeager
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Ruth
Eleanor Montgomery
Yellowstone Park
Bernice Ladd
Chicago
Columbia College of Expression
Francis Kutrules
Europe
Prague
Vienna
Jean
Josephine Fisher
Montreal
Local Guardsmen Muster for Mexican Border Service
One hundred fifty guardsmen were assembled and mustered into federal service today as they prepare to be sent to the Mexican border. Miss Agnes Dillon has returned from the University of Wisconsin to spend the summer with her parents. Next fall she will serve as physical education director of schools at Twin Falls Idaho. Thomas E. Davidson, a street car motorman, suffered fatal injuries when he struck his head on a pole at First Avenue and Twentieth Street while his car was moving at full speed. Miss Florence Van Duzer has gone to Keeport New Jersey for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Dillon
University of Wisconsin
Dillon
Twin Falls
Ida
Thomas E. Davidson
First Avenue
Twentieth Street
Florence van Duzer
Keeport
N. J
Local residents plan trips and moves across states
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kozlovsky depart for a summer visit in Europe. T. J. Lewis goes to Pittsburg Landing Tennessee for a position at Shiloh military park. Clara Cavanaugh and Mabel Reed head to Glendive Montana for ranch vacation. F. M. Tull buys a large furniture store and will move to Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kozlovsky
Europe
T. J. Lewis
Pittsburg Landing
Tenn
Shiloh Military Park
Clara Cavanaugh
Mabel Reed
Glendive
Mont
F. M. Tull
Oklahoma City
Radio listing reveals a full week of NBC CBS and local station programs
The schedules show 6:00 to 10:30 time blocks with variety programs theater music orchestras and talk segments across NBC CBS and local affiliates WJZ WABC WEAF WJZ WABC and others. Notable names include Meredith Willson Jose Sturbloket Xavier Cugat Henry Busse and Romany trail among many orchestras and entertainers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nbc
WJZ
Chain. Mi
Geteenany Singer ‘ Chain
CBS
WABC
KMOT
Meredith Willson
WEAF
Bruna Weeen
Strangler Lewis
Vic Eouns Orch
WGST
Freddie Richarch
Wabc KM
WCCO
New Deal
Jouett Shouse
Ameran
Liberty. League
WJZ Sree
Weap Chain
Oe Reichman Orch
Bernie Canned Orch
On Crane
KMOX
Joseph Cherniavsky
Woc
Antobet
WEAP
Wabc Chain
Johnny Johnson
Weap Symphony
Church of the Air
Bae Boys
Bear
Noa Key
RCA
WJZ Chain
Strin
Ann Leaf’s Musicale
KMMB
ABC Corcert
Srsc
WBBM
Manhattan
Bob Crosby
Xavier Cugat Orch
Henry Busse Orch
Suame Lunceford Orch
Frank Dailey
Sammy Watkins Orch
Weaf Chain
Carl Rava
Roosevelt radio attack faces audience and fame hurdles
Advisers push strengthened radio strategy for Roosevelt as campaign planners say they hold an edge over Republicans. Critics note local audience problems at Little Rock and the fading impact of fireside talks, urging tuned applause and sharper radio storytelling to revive interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Little Rock
Ark
ENGLISH ROYALTY Puzzle Clue Grid Refines Historical Terms
The crossword style puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues touching royalty Henry VIII, various common words, and named entries. It includes references to di vorced rulers, maritime terms, musical notes, and anatomical parts, inviting solution of a themed grid.
Contagion by Conversation How Public Health Faces Spitting
A health columnist argues that everyday conversational spray from the nose and mouth spreads most respiratory infections. He says soap and water protect against surface contamination only, while direct salivary spray during dialogue causes illness and urges caution in close contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Land
Gall Bladder Removal Effects and Public Health Booklets
Q and A style notes discuss removal of the gall bladder causing few physiological effects with bile storage only briefly affected. Also describes how to obtain blue cover booklet Preparing for Maternity and yellow Best by Book by mail from Dr Brady and the National Newspaper Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
National Newspaper Service
West Madison Street
Burns Sues Garage Over Gasoline Fire Injury
Charles H. Rabe of Belle Plaine sues Walter Malcolm and the Malcolm Bros. garage in Belle Plaine district court for 79 dollars claiming a gasoline can exploded and a flame scorched his left hand and leg while Harry Holtz was at the fuel pump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Vinton
Walter Malcolm
Malcolm Bros
Belle Plaine
Charles H. Rabe
Harry Holtz
Malcolm
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