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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1937
Page
6
A brief readable science note describes how clouds charge with electricity, how lightning leaps between clouds or to the ground, and why thunder sounds vary for each observer. It explains the rapid heating of air, expansion, and the moving sound waves, ending with a city forecast of unsettled and stormy conditions.
The forecast lists daily conditions across Ohio Michigan Indiana and surrounding states with warm to cool trends and unsettled to stormy spells. A dog helps locate a boy’s body after a heart failure and another dog recalls a veterinarian for aid, illustrating animal insight and quick action.
Professor Selby Maxwell offers a simple cheap device to measure lightning distance. The 1k unit fits in a pocket or Banddar and lets users track storm progress with practical educational value. Write for "Lightning Distance Detector" with self addressed stamped envelope to Prof Selby Maxwell care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Elijah Feernster of York, South Carolina awoke to a burning house with smoke and flames. His mongrel Tip barked fiercely and clung to his master’s face as Feernster fled outside. Tip then ran back into the blaze and was found dead amid the wreckage, likely trying to save others.
A stray police dog named Reilly is abandoned at a New York hotel by a woman with him. The dog wins staff hearts, earns a roof kennel and top kitchen scraps, and is fed filet mignon and steak. He travels to Oak Point at the Thousand Islands with hotel officials and thrives.
Prince a Holbrook Massachusetts collie defies legal ownership to save 2 year old Eileen from between railroad tracks as the Cape Cod express nears. He drags the child to safety just before the train roars past, earning a Life Saving Medal from the Animal Rescue League. the dog would rather have steak, but the tale ends with another dog and a farm boy.
A reflective piece on childhood’s resilience and forgiving nature. It contrasts tears and joy, noting that children move past hurts while adults cling to grudges. The narrator cites a tale of a clever dog and a near death as a sobering reminder.
Frank Perkins of Boston played the South hand in a recent tournament. North invited slam after South's three hearts reply. The opening ace led, diamonds ruffed, and club king forced responses let South win the rest of the tricks. Copyright 1937.
Bees collect nectar from flowers and transform it into honey using enzymes. This process converts the complex sugars in nectar into simple sugars, dextrose and levulose, as chemists recognize.
A road hog clings to squatter's rights on a country road and trusts others will yield. He believes a head-on crash is unlikely and acts as if only his vehicle matters, a habit that invites danger and social rebuke.
Detroit reports a large backlog of between five and six million cars due to deferred buying, created by a depression era drop in registrations from 1895 to 1930s. Auto demand slowly recovers as income rises, with 1936 price-bracket shifts showing a contraction in the cheapest cars and gains in mid-range buyers.
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