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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1936

Page

8

Election Race Neck n Neck In New England Sizeup

Frazier Hunt surveys voter sentiment in New England and surrounding states after conventions. He predicts Massachusetts as a tight race with Roosevelt favored by labor and unions, while Landon edges closer in other areas but faces mixed local loyalties and Coughlin’s influence.

New England Frazier Hunt Charles Coughlin William Lemke Union Party al Smith New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Landon Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut Roosevelt New York State New York City Philadelphia Coughlin Boston Amalgamated Clothing Workers Heem

Myrna Loy to Lead in Deluxe Mrs. Cheyney Film

In Los Angeles Universal declares Myrna Loy will star in a deluxe version of Mrs. Cheyney. The project pairs Loy with Ross Alexander in a Sexier, witty comedy style echoed by the earlier stage and film takes. The piece foreshadows other Warner and Zanuck projects and notes Hollywood chatter on castings, parties, and upcoming productions.

Myrna Loy Mrs. Cheyney Louella C. Parsons Universal Service Los Angeles Ina Claire Norma Shearer Frederic Lonsdale Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Star Story Myrna Ross Alexander New York Jack Warner Ross Alabama Pitts Warden Lawes Warners Pitts Sing Sing

Mrs D Pirie Beyea Receives Star of Mans Medal

Cedar Rapids resident Mrs. D. Pirie Beyea was awarded the Star of Mans for distinguished service with an American ambulance unit on the British front during World War I. The ceremony followed her service in one of the war’s most famous battles.

D. Pirie Beyea Cedar Rapids Mans

Local Injuries From Auto Crank and Car Crash

George Cameron injured his leg when a car crank struck him during repairs. Sylvia Eggleston was thrown twenty feet and injured, and Genevieve Gates suffered shock in a collision at Second avenue and Twelfth street yesterday. Mr and Mrs M H Denny and daughter Grace left today for Blunt South Dakota to visit relatives. Chris Guttenfelder buys Fred McConkey's interest in the Lincoln hotel and will run it alone.

George Cameron Chris Guttenfelder Fred McConkey Lincoln Hotel Sylvia Eggleston Genevieve Gates Second Avenue Twelfth Street M. H. Denny Grace Blunt, S. D

Miss Beulah Baker Returns from Vassar Summer Vacation

Miss Beulah Baker returns from Vassar College after a summer vacation. Henry Dietz, a water boy at the Pawnee cereal mill, was severely injured when a ladder broke under him and he fell ninety feet onto a brick pile. Mrs. James W. Clark donated three peacocks to Bever Park Zoo and George Diamond contributed two young alligators. Miss Bessie Rudolph hosted a tally-ho party for twenty-one friends at Mrs. Taylor Carpenter's home for an evening ride around the city.

Beulah Baker Vassar Henry Dietz Pawnee James W. Clark Bever Park George Diamond Bessie Rudolph Taylor Carpenter

Just Folks Janet Sets Sail for Europe in Gentle Verse

Poem asks breezes and Atlantic seas to carry Janet safely to England and France. It praises her gentleness and bids strangers love her while hoping her passport confirms age and size. A final China note contrasts southern rice farming with northern peasants' rice use.

Janet Europe Atlantic Mother England France China Northern

Locust Hill minister under social scrutiny in New Jersey

Cassius Brady invites Dr. Jonathan Farwell and his son to Locust Hill’s Old White Church in New Jersey. Banks and families debate a pastor’s social obligations as Evelyn Marblestone hints at a Sunday dinner while Lenora Brady’s visit stirs curiosity.

Cassius Brady Locust Hill Jonathan Farwell Old White Church New Jersey Farwell Dale Lenora Brady Z Ae Doctor Farwell Evelyn Marblestone Henry Marblestone Dr. Farwell Cash Brady Cash Brady Marblestone Farwells Evelyn Lenora Cassius Ince

Let’s Explore Your Mind Author’s Note

A Q and A style piece discusses ethics and psychology. It cites Johns Hopkins psychologist Dr. Knight Dunlap stating tomboys express femininity rather than masculinity. The author notes variability in handedness and eye dominance, with most people favoring one eye over the other.

Knight Dunlap Johns Hopkins

The White Angel and Other Theatrical Previews

Iowa shows Kay Francis in The White Angel at the theatres with Paramount offerings featuring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in The Princess Comes Across. State presents It’s Love Again with Jessie Matthews and Robert Young as fight pictures.

Iowa Kay Francis The Paramount Carole Lombard Fred MacMurray State Jessie Mathews Robert Young Louis Schmeling Fight Pictures Palace Eddie Cantor Gene Raymond_ Wendy Barrie

Walker A Zieser-Reuter wed at Saint Marys Church Spencers Grove

Miss Catherine Zieser daughter of Mrs. Frank Zieser and Joseph W. Reuter both of Walker were married Tuesday at Saint Mary's church Spencer's Grove. Rev. H Holster officiated high mass with Miss Lucille Zieser as bridesmaid and Robert Scott of Solon as best man. A dinner for 108 and a dance followed. The couple will reside on a farm west of Walker after trips to Des Moines Guthrie Center and Pocahontas.

Walker Catherine Zieser Frank Zieser Joseph W. Reuter Saint Mary’s Church Spencer’s Grove H. Holster Lucille Zieser Robert Scott Solon Betty Zieser Harry Kral Mary Kelly Marie Holsters Leonard Smith Charles Ralph Leonard Zieser Urbana Des Moines Guthrie Center Pocahontas

Memory Rules Booklet Promises Better Recall

Dr Henry Link presents a booklet of memory rules tested by science. It explains how to remember names dates seasons books and more in plain language. Send 10c and a stamped self addressed envelope to Dr Albert Wiggam care this newspaper for the LET'S EXPLORE YOUR MIND service.

Henry Albert Wiggam

Dominant eye and worry linked to intelligence myths

The passage explains how to find your dominant eye using a pencil and distant object. It then discusses whether worry signals intelligence, noting that extreme types often rank below average in intelligence, while many leaders worry about competition and responsibilities. a critic argues that freedom from worry is a privilege of lesser men.

Hollingworth

Vacation School Closes With Picnic At Backbone Park

STRAWBERRY POINT The four weeks Lutheran vacation school closed Friday with a picnic at Backbone state park. Assisting the Rev. Max O Jahr were Erman Fredrick Elaine Schug Wanda Fuehr and Agnes Schuchmann. St Marys and Sacred Heart parishes closed their two weeks vacation school Saturday morning with a breakfast on the church lawn served by the mothers. Sister Mary Laurandina and Sister Mary Syra of Chicago were in charge assisted by Alice Ivory Dorothy Burke and Gertrude OBrien.

Strawberry Point Backbone State Park Max O. Jahr Erman Fredrick Elaine Schug Wanda Fuehr Agnes Schuchmann St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Mary Laurandina Mary Syra Chicago Alice Ivory Dorothy Burke Gertrude O'Brien

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