20 Nov 1936
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1936
Page
1
Advice pieces urge choosing kind associates over snobbery to win friends. A reader asks about parental spanking at 17 and Miss Manners cautions that grown teens must cooperate with parents while seeking mature support, noting rare cases and inviting reader input.
Sealed bids for 5 265 cubic yards crushed stone for Secondary Road District No 79 in Clinton Township must be received by December 3 1936 at 7:00 AM at the Linn County Auditor’s Cedar Rapids office. Bids opened after closing. A five percent bid bond required. Preference given to Iowa labor and products under state law.
The Santa Claus parade in Cedar Rapids on Friday November 27 features the Three Wise Men with a live camel and a half mile route. Santa Mary Christmas queen and eleven attendants will join more than fifty floats bands drum corps clowns and toyland characters. The night festival includes full holiday lighting and the Cedar Rapids Automobile Show opening at Memorial Coliseum.
Whales can dive a mile below the surface and rise without harm. A chemical adjustment in their blood allows for pressure changes, protecting tissues. This adaptation supports their remarkable diving capabilities and resilience to extreme depths.
Cedar Rapids and 31 nearby communities joined a national telephone hookup celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Telephone Pioneers. The event linked 164 cities and involved 25 000 miles of toll wires with 40 000 listeners. Walter S. Gifford of AT&T spoke as the March of Time dramatized telephone history. A transatlantic line linked NY York and Lonon with engineers who first spoke across the ocean twenty years ago. Local dinner was held at the Wurster room with L. W. Walrath and Fred Campagna organizing.
Iowa City Mayor Thomas E. Martin announced the city council will reconsider and resubmit the proposal to reconstruct the American Legion building as a community center to voters at the earliest opportunity. The council aims to call for a vote as soon as possible.
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water then mix with prunes broken nuts lemon juice and salt. Chill until firm then mold and serve with sauce. Prepare a sugar flour salt blend boil two minutes cool and chill for a pudding sauce. For pumpkin pie add grated cheese to crust and reduce fat by three tablespoons.
The Iowa City Elks announce sixteen new members and plan a turkey shoot next Saturday to raise funds for baskets for needy local families and an annual Thanksgiving party next Wednesday evening.
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