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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1936
Page
6
A William H Danforth quote asserts that true value lies in sharing possessions without diminishing them while dividing keeps diminishing what is shared. It frames generosity as multiplying value rather than dividing it.
In Washington a House Monday session will weigh the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage refinancing bill as inflation worries loom. Supporters argue for intelligent farm credit reform while opponents fear aiding farmers amid broader economic strain. The discussion ties into commodity-linked monetary ideas, with critics wary of tying it to wartime rhetoric.
The socialists made a spectacular showing in the French elections Sunday and sports writers are highly impressed by the early-season achievements of Leftist Grove.
The piece argues Mussolini’s Ethiopian conquest exposes the League of Nations as powerless to curb aggression. It contends Italy’s leader undermines collective security, undermines trust in promises from major powers, and signals a coming era of distrust likely ending in broader conflict.
A psychiatrists' convention report cites Dr. James L. McCartney claiming hypnosis can be taught by radio or telephone. He suggests sensitized individuals might tune brain cells to a radio frequency to receive targeted suggestions.
A 1936 note on patient treatment hints at bias and misperception in hospitals and society. It contrasts collective mistreatment with individual fault, mocks public sentiment, and ends with a request to correct a nurse’s remark about a difficult patient.
Hill park reports encouraging news as the Raiders will not rely on WPA labor this year for the second-base project. This change suggests improved progress and reduced federal involvement in the ballpark upgrade.
The piece contemplates radio broadcasts shaping listener behavior through auto-suggestion and hypnosis. It warns of possible commands influencing actions from buying products to voting patterns, suggesting a need to study and harness the phenomenon for public good.
Auctioneers sold some of the late Calvin Coolidge’s household effects on Thursday. The former president, likened to a Massachusetts figure in national politics, was remembered as a landslide political presence.
A Brooklyn feature notes the city as a haven for amateur performers and recalls cultural figures from John V. A. Weaver to Walter Huston and Sophie Tucker. It mixes celebrity mentions with reminiscences, nightclub routines, and writing rhythms, ending mid-thought about Brooklyn’s amateur scene.
A fragment notes Bowery themed nights and a mysterious origin, mentions an effort to ban circus visits, and highlights Brooklyn supplying a large share of applicants to Major Bowes and Fred Allen programs, plus burlesque performers from the city. It also recalls a college student quip from a Waldorf barber chair.
William Crissman of Cedar Rapids is elected recorder of the Sigma Nu fraternity at Iowa City. The Rev W H McEwen of Battle Creek Ia has been extended a call to become pastor of the Sinclair Memorial church. Local markets list wheat 1.45-1.50 a bushel, corn 55-58c, oats 36-37c, rye 60-65c, barley 60-65c, hay 17-18, straw 9-10, hens 22-23, hogs 5.50-7.50, steers 9-9.50, lambs 10-13.
Jack Leverich escaped injuries when a steering knuckle broke and the car plunged ten feet down the embankment on First Street and L Avenue into the river. Dr. John A Marquis, president of Coe College, departs for New York and other eastern points on college business. Local markets show corn 60-65c, wheat 90-1, oats 42c, barley 60-65c, straw 7, hens 14c, eggs 23c.
Hog prices bring 9.35 per hundredweight while steer values reach 69.25 and lambs range from 7.50 to 11. Medical item notes F. F. Dawley undergoing a minor operation at Mayo Hospital Rochester Minnesota.
Frank F Bates a Milwaukee railroad commercial agent died at his home at six o clock this morning. Mrs L T Weld and Mrs Charles G Watkins attend the Iowa grand chapter of the P E O Sisterhood annual meeting in Keokuk and local market quotes show wheat 70 75 cents oats 25 27 cents corn 42 44 cents rye listed.
Prices listed for hay straw eggs hogs steers lambs and other farm goods range from 0.14 to 10 per unit. Kubelik renowned violinist gave a concert at Greene's Opera House to an audience in the city.
A notice from Linn County Iowa announces the appointment and qualification of Wilbur Buchanan as executor of Jennie S. Hoffman’s estate. Creditors are asked to pay debts and claimants to file authenticated claims with the Linn County District Court Clerk. James E. Patterson serves as attorney for the executor.
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