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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1940

Page

18

Bermuda Wondertrip Brawl On Deck In Dramatic Novel

Maida McCabe and Wallis Kane seize Bermuda trip while impostor Maida hides identity. Aboard the Stover line a fight erupts as Simms Waring and other rivals clash with cabin locked chaos and a dancing scene turns tense. The voyage fuels romance and power plays as Metziger guides the troupe.

Maida Linn Simms Waring Melda Ciance Metziser Wallis Kane Kane Wallis Stover Simms Mr. Kane Mr. Metziger Lex-Lohengrin Miss McCabe Maida M. McCabe Metziger

Wondertrip and the Dancing Dilemma

A dialogue snippet shows two guests debating social gatherings and snooting at a dance. Mr Metzger laments lack of togetherness while Em defends herself, joking about Oliver Herford and the idea of non cooperation, with the scene tagged for continuation tomorrow.

Mr Metzger Oliver Herford Metzy Metzger

Coe College Graduates Assigned to Infantry Units

Three Cedar Rapids men graduating from Coe College receive reserve commissions as second lieutenants and are assigned to the 349th infantry effective May 31. Also assigned to the 58th infantry are Mehin Clark and Sam Patterson Jr of Marion, with Samuel R. Jackson of Marion to the 69th Infantry. First Lieut Edward F. McClenahan of Belle Plaine is promoted to captain and assigned to the 349th.

Cedar Rapids Coe College 349Th Infantry C. S Myers Iowa Ward Jo Long Fourteenth Street Herbert D Martin Blue Ned. Donald Ft Ross 58Rd Infantry Mehin 2D Clark Sam Ho Patterson Jr Marion Coe Samuel R. Jackson 69Th Infantry Edward F. McClenahan Belle Plaine

Locomotive Runs 600 Wheel Revolutions a Minute

A train travels at 50 miles per hour and the locomotive puffs four times for each wheel revolution, equating to 600 puffs per minute given the wheel cadence and speed.

Petition Seeks Stop To Sewer Lines On Local Streets

Property owners claim they cannot fund the proposed sanitary sewers on Tenth Street SE from the North Western tracks to Trull Avenue, Sixteenth Avenue SE from Ninth Street to the end, and Seventeenth Avenue SE from Ninth Street to the end. City council has not passed a resolution but has surveyed the sites.

Tenth Street North Western Trull Avenue Sixteenth Avenue Ninth Street Seventeenth Avenue

Sunlight vs Coal Burn in Sahara Measured

A historical note claims that 24 hours of sunlight on the Sahara Desert equals burning 6 billion tons of coal or a quarter of all coal mined in the United States, presenting a dramatic energy comparison.

Sahara Desert Uimited States

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