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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1936
Page
7
A quotation from Dr. Charles W. Eliot encourages young Americans to avoid self focus and cultivate the habit of considering others, arguing that this mindset will bring rewards in life. The message emphasizes generosity and social awareness for youth.
The Iowa supreme court ruled the general assembly followed proper procedures to enact the three point tax law, despite objections. The ruling avoids financial and legal turmoil, though public policy support for the tax remains mixed and calls for potential repeal or modification in the next session.
The piece argues economists face hostility and mislabeling, noting many self styled economists in banks brokerage houses and colleges. It cites Raymond Rubicam’s view and urges preserving solid economic principles while questioning economics role and costs in daily life.
A meditation on how floods and upheaval alter perception, arguing that thrill fades to fatigue once accustomed. It claims the Kingdom of Heaven is within, warns against restless mood, and notes youth, opportunity, and change through social references and jokes from a 1936 column.
The passage argues that private life and liberty should govern individual opportunities rather than a global plan. It questions the economic success of large schemes and warns against historians and leaders imposing their blueprints. Most Americans share the sentiment of not living under an economist or film director's design.
Colgate University tests its football stars for after dinner speaking ability by staging five minute speeches after meals in fraternity houses. Contestants face skeptical audiences as they attempt to echo Chauncey Depew’s legendary oratory.
After 26 years in Paris, American painter A. G. Warshawsky known as Buck gains praise in New York. His works hang in American museums and Paris salons, with the French government buying Mountains of Provence. A dealer’s $500 sale delayed his return to boxing and teaching, leading to $40,000 in yearly sales four years later. He once decorated his mother's cookies with raisins.
After major sports events New York restaurants see higher receipts and above average per check totals. Lindy and Dinty Moore figures symbolize how crowds shrink on Hauptmann execution nights while nightlife ebbs. Lindy hosts a mix of celebrities and colorful patrons, reflecting a city palate tuned to spectacle and fame.
Lindy Lindemann mirrors Mayor LaGuardia in a nightlife sketch while HE PARFUMIER seeks extravagant attention. Harper's Bazaar teases a perfume that could lead to trouble as debutantes with scant funds sell brands at events. Frasily, age late sixties, exits a taxi amid a dubious hotel vestibule encounter.
The Rev W L Ewing former pastor of Irvington Methodist Episcopal church Indianapolis has been appointed pastor of St Pauls Methodist church here. Virgil Thoroughman seven suffered burns when his clothing caught fire in the kitchen. Dr John Scholten Cedar Rapids elected secretary of the Iowa Dental society at Des Moines. William J Fleming Thomas Avery and Harry J Manchester filed sheriff nomination papers within an hour as the county race heated up.
S. S. Burgin, ex-newspaper man and chief of police, buys an eighty acre farm near Center Point and plans to move his family there. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Emery left...
Last night New Orleans bound attendees plan to visit the grocers convention. Del Frazee, once local, returns from Chicago to Cedar Rapids. Pioneer merchant Christian Vetter dies at Iowa City. Rev. Wilbur L. Clapp arrives as new Baptist minister with Mrs. Clapp and son Donald. A farm south of the city hosts the J. W. Baker party. Grace Cummins and others depart for the east to spend summer. Nine hundred eighty four people depart Cedar Rapids by special Rock Island train to the Twin Cities.
The Rev. A. R. Schell of Hebron Neb has been extended a call to the pastorate of the Second Christian church here. Fire thought to have been started by a spark destroyed the house and other buildings yesterday.
A geographic note states the Fiji group contains between 200 and 250 islands. The statement highlights the archipelago's extensive spread and complexity without naming specific isles or authorities. The count is given as an approximate range rather than a precise tally.
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