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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1936
Page
2
In Moorcroft Wyoming and Denver, Gertrude G Schloredt 25 shot Tudie Slater 22 then killed herself with a .22 pistol in a local hotel room. Slater wrote diary notes amid the incident. Police questioned friends and relatives as they investigate motive.
Judge B O Tankersley granted Ferne Shield of Lincoln township Tama county a divorce from Lawrence Shield of Grundy county on grounds of inhuman treatment endangering life. The decree filed later approved a $50 cash judgment plus costs. property attached may be used to satisfy these sums if unpaid within five days. Ferne Shield may resume the maiden name Ferne Mason.
Peggy Nichols of Minneapolis is chosen best sport by the Cornellian freshmen at Cornell college. Dorothy Gibney and Max Miller win other divisions with Genevieve Greenwood El don Coffman and Benton Underwood recognized for top-quality traits. Robert Maloney edits the annual student issue with Virginia Russell and David White among the staff.
TIPTON W H Weichman of Cedar Rapids files a district court action Friday seeking 145.74 plus interest and costs for damages claimed after N B Janko Nett merchant drove his car into the Weichman vehicle parked on a Cedar Rapids street on March 4.
E F Byng a native of England and Iowa pioneer, celebrated his 97th birthday at 1444 Third Avenue SE with two daughters present. He served in the Twenty sixth Iowa infantry, fought near Atlanta, later ran ranches in California and North Dakota, and operated the Wilcox flower shop in Iowa before retiring to hobbies. He has three other children, six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
Universal moves toward sale to J Cheever Cowdin group and Charles Rogers with Standard Capital exercising an option. The $5.5 million deal includes $1.5 million down and terms over several years as Carl Laemmle nears retirement amid sentimental ties to the Universal lot.
Barbara Stanwyck danced with Robert Taylor while she recalled only meeting him once and feeling shy. Tanis Montagu heads to England as matrimonial issues loom. Constance Collier ill. Neely Edwards opens at the San Diego fair. Bruce Cabot hosts lunch for guests at MGM then to a drugstore due to crowd. Anita Louise and Ross Alexander deny engagement. Fred Keating recuperating from surgery. Eric Linden recovers from a lengthy flu. Stuart Erwin and Mary Brian exchange flowers at the station. Will Rogers Jr. scouting news in the Bamboo Room. Binnie Barnes cancels England trip to attend Sutter's Gold premiere in Sacramento.
Manchester Delaware county aims to boost safety with first aid stations at highway filling stations following a fifteen hour course. Louis P. Bruso of the American Red Cross has visited Rotary and other clubs to organize stations across towns. The Manchester Business and Professional Women's club asks motorists to sign a safety pledge to prevent accidents.
Britain and France push for council action after Germany’s alleged breach of Versailles and Locarno. Eden defends peace by negotiation while Flandin urges sanctions. delegates from Australia to Belgium attend as Ramsay MacDonald and others observe.
Installation services for the Rev Charles Rabenberg recently called to the Presbyterian church pastorate were held at the church with Rev George DeF Fisher moderator in charge. Dr L W Hayter of Oelwein delivered the sermon and the charges were given by Rev Mr Fisher West Union and Rev Fred Hamlin Independence.
Judge H C Ring adjourned the Jones County district court to Monday for final pleas in the 2800 damage suit of Neva Hayes Cedar Rapids versus the city of Anamosa. The case arose from a June 27 1935 fall on Main street due to a low mood in flagstone. Witnesses for the plaintiff included Hayes in Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids residents. Defense witnesses included city officials and doctors.
Reports describe a bright meteor traveling up to 80 000 miles per hour with claims of craters in Siberia and Arizona. Witnesses in New Jersey and Virginia offered conflicting observations with workers and pilots describing a red flame ball and a blazing object crossing the sky near Lawrenceville Virginia.
Bob Cuhel of Cedar Rapids powered Iowa to the quarter mile title in the Big Ten meet at Evanston. Mrs. Cora B. Cropp suffered a broken arm in a street fall on Eighteenth Street en route to church. Ernest Doetzel Pauline Fuller and Leota Kendall returned after sixteen weeks with the Orpheum circuit in Illinois.
The drama walked Greene's Opera House today with Walker Whiteside in The Typhoon. The high school art class staged The Rose of Plymouth in the auditorium under Miss Florence Chapin with Marguerite Vernimont Clara Irwin Esther Johnson Robert Jenista Lloyd Hochlander Genevieve Gates Harry Sheppard and Harry Wiese in the cast. William C. Parker former Milwaukee railroad division agent died in Chicago. Charles Fraser traveled to College View Nebraska due to his father Dr J C Fraser's death.
Marvin J. Listebarger left for Thrall Iowa to assume elevator duties. Will Rebec a leading S V city league first baseman signed with Boone. George B. Douglas departed for Santa Barbara to rejoin family with return planned around May 1. P J Sullivan and family moved to Estherville to settle there.
In Iowa City, 21 physicians petition the board of education to shorten the school day from six to five hours citing detrimental effects of long class periods on health and effort. Local teachers face excessive hours and gym requirements while critics question the value of homework and study time at home.
The article advises releasing brakes and turning front wheels toward the skid to exit a skid. It warns against continuous braking and recommends gradual deceleration. It notes good tires and chains reduce skidding and should be fitted on both rear wheels.
In this Iowa News Flashes brief a flood update ties into a Paramount News program completion. The note marks closing of the segment with a nod to community ties and broadcast timing.
A local letter recalls last Monday's vote and defends Blodgett against accusations of seeking to control the school board. The writer notes E R Moore and Superintendent Deamer have run the board for years and argues his interest lies as a father of several children in the district.
More than 100 striking WPA workers from four Wisconsin cities camped in the state capitol as they shared Mulligan stew funded in part by a $30 contribution from Gov. Philip F. La Follette. The marchers, fed by Salvation Army volunteers, slept on the floor and discussed demands to raise subsistence pay from 48 to 60 dollars per month and improve working conditions.
Mae West stars in Klondike Annie at Paramount with her usual gusto but the review notes a repetitive tone and a faltering plot. Vic McLaglen co stars as a sea captain while Mae plays multiple roles including a nurse, evangelist, and prisoner as the film traverses voyage to Nome and a return to Frisco for a murder trial.
Iowa theaters list current showings including Farmer in the Dell with Jean Parker and Fred Stone and Yellow Dust with Richard Dix and Leila Hyams. Paramount presents Klondike Annie with Mae West and Victor McLaglen. State features Mardi Gras Nights with Chic Sale and William Gargan and Man Hunt. Palace shows In Person with Ginger Rogers and Annapolis Farewell with Sir Guy Standing. Rialto offers Case of the Missing Man with Roger Pryor and Joan Perry and Ivory Handled Guns with Buck Jones. Olympic screens Chinatown Squad with Lyle Talbot and Coyote Trails with Tom Tyler.
A thread-finned fish from the Amazon leaps from the water and lays its eggs on overhanging vegetation. The behavior highlights the species unique breeding habit in its tropical river ecosystem.
Review of The Farmer in the Dell portrays it as a caricature of rural Iowa with Fred Stone's performance split between humor and stereotype. Yellow Dust stars Richard Dix as Bob Culpepper, who tracks down a claim with courage amid outlaw interference, plus a March of Time segment and a Pathe news reel.
Independent Glen L Cottrell of Rowley and Miss Genevieve D Derby of Urbana wed Thursday at the district court clerk office. Rev John A McKee of Brandon Christian church conducted the ceremony with fifteen present. Clarence Cottrell and Grace E Ghere attended. They plan to reside on a farm near Rowley.
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