This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1936
Page
7
Voters in Linn county prepare for Mondays primaries after Memorial Day. The race for supervisor is lively in second and third districts while other roles draw quieter interest. polls run 7 a m to 8 p m in Cedar Rapids and 8 a m to 8 p m elsewhere.
The map outlines Cedar Rapids precinct boundaries while listing voting sites for the state and county primary tomorrow. Locations include precincts at Rude Auto, Fire Stations, schools, libraries, and various city buildings across Cedar Rapids and annexed areas with surrounding townships and town halls noted.
A supplemental final report by D. W. Bates state banking superintendent as receiver of Kenwood Savings Bank Cedar Rapids was approved in district court. Depositors got 100 percent on claims. Fifty five stockholders shared an $8,162.99 refund on stock assessments. those stockholders had paid $16,400 in assessments.
The production relied on 3000 wooden metal clay and cloth puppets with all movements done by hand. Each puppet required 25 exposures to portray a single arm raise.
The article explains the intraparty primary process in Linn county voters must declare their party at the polls. It details locking out other party rows, using the red lever, selecting candidates with pointers, and the one minute limit. It notes exceptions for certain offices and the role of election judges. It also covers voter challenges and oath requirements.
New York AP report notes the American Newspaper Guild at its third annual convention voted 84 to 5 to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor. Delegates urged immediate application to AFL for recognition as an international union.
Linn County is allotted $10,552 by the state for unemployment relief in June. Relief director Mrs. Alice Ferber reports the county will add $3,618 to reach a total expenditure of $14,170 to cover an estimated 603 relief cases.
Dr. Helen Dawson gathered data on over 50 physical points from more than two thousand Irish women in seven western counties. The Harvard anthropologist and Miss Dawson’s survey aims to compile statistics on hair, nose size, head shape, teeth, and other features. Her fieldwork faced shyness and refusals but advanced with reports of Hollywood scouts and post card photographers exploiting rural portraits.
A Cedar Rapids sponsored boating and canoeing school for boys 12 and older will run from June 15 on the Cedar river. The program, planned by Al Keyes Joe Stenner and Robert L Dill, offers five daily sessions 8 30 a m to 12 30 p m with Saturday canoe trips for top pupils. Registration limits are twenty boys per period at the Boy Scout headquaters.
Golf legend Gene Sarazen crushed a ball at more than 120 miles per hour marking a notable display of power and precision.
The Gazette urges public support for Camp Good Health in Cedar Rapids Iowa to cover maintenance and operating costs for a health camp serving physically handicapped children this summer. Contributions to the Camp Good Health Fund are acknowledged in the paper and are the camp’s sole income source.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.