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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1937
Page
4
Enter the school Christmas contest with art or literature to win portions of 24 dollars in prizes. Four age groups compete in art and literature with 2 and 1 dollar prizes plus honorable mentions. mail by December 17 or deliver by December 18 to The Gazette.
A fragmented text shows names and addresses linked to a request for pictures of a map or globe. It features Bing Crosby Ferol Flynn Marlene Dietrich Rose Marie Williams and others, with a classroom scene where a teacher asks a student to describe the world’s shape. The tone is nostalgic and instructional, reflecting a school setting.
A holiday guide highlights books for children and young readers. Saki mura by Zhenya Gay from Viking Press features a pedigreed Siamese cat with vivid color lithographs. Grimm's Fairy Tales illustrated by Fritz Kredel from Stackpole adds ninety four b w illustrations and nine color plates.
Grace Moore stars in a light hearted comedy with Melvyn Douglas and Stuart Erwin produced by Everett Riskin. It follows a Metropolitan prima donna who falls for a dashing man while escapades unfold including a fake Senor Pancho Brownell and a playful kidnapping.
A pupil asks if it is right to punish for actions not done and a teacher responds. The pupil then reveals he did not do his homework, highlighting classroom accountability and honesty.
All entries must be written on paper with name age grade school town and parents names in upper right. Entries postmarked by December 17 at midnight. Send to Eater of Juror Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa if mailed.
Bob Carter 18, grandson of Mr and Mrs Amn, built a detailed 18 50 inch long square-rigged clipper with a 30 inch high hull in Cedar Rapids. The model took an estimated 350 to 500 hours, cost about 15 dollars in materials, and is on display in the Armstrong's clothing store boys department with his grandfather available to show it.
A set of five trivia items asks about a peculiarity on a Liberty Dime, flags a country with no armed forces, defines a female deer, and queries Roosevelt children and Uncle Tom's Cabin author. Point values are listed and answers promised at page bottom.
A vintage recipe describes making candy apples after school or parties. Six small red apples are filled with chopped dates and nuts, skewered, dipped in a sugar syrup, and cooled on a buttered plate. The method emphasizes washing, coring, stuffing, and quick consumption.
A ultra modern adventure tale for seventh and eighth graders about two English boys who discover a mammoth machine called the Terribore. It travels above and below ground and helps or hinders as the plot unfolds with a Bank of England robbery and a standout character in the convict they meet.
The late Czechoslovak president Masaryk was fluent in eight languages, highlighting his remarkable linguistic prowess and international leadership.
Answers include a wing on Liberty dime, Iceland's lack of armed forces, the female of deer antelope rabbit hare being a doe, listed names James Anna Eleanor Elliot Franklin D and John A, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
A new book edited by Jerome S. Meyer and published by Greenberg offers a thousand puzzles brain twisters parlor stunts and games for all ages. It promises entertainment for individuals and groups with solutions at the back though readers are urged to try before turning to them. A fitting Christmas gift for any age and a cozy winter pastime for families.
Eighth grade pupils from Mount Vernon under Miss Opal Stearns traveled with Cornell College archeologist Dr. Charles Keyes to inspect nineteen Woodland Indian mounds on a ridge above the Cedar River near Ivanhoe bridge. They describe mound construction with soil carried in baskets and note limited grave goods, plus views of the surrounding countryside.
Cedar Rapids youths publish small papers highlighting school and local news. James Baba, 13, prints the Weekly Times with his editor mother aiding, using a self built duplicator. Bill Wallace edits Weekly Blah while learning printing, planning a future in the trade.
A compact guide explains common baseball slang linking foods to game items. It notes that a baseball can be an apple and a ball park may be an apple or chard as players describe plays and venues.
One photograph will be given to every reader who visits the Gazette building top floor at Third Avenue and Fifth Street SE between 3 and 5 PM on Saturday December 4. Only 100 photos available to distribute until they are gone. In-town readers must be at the editor’s desk by 3 PM. out-of-town requests mail at three-cent postage.
Alice Vo troubek, 16, of Toddville, tanned six white bunny hides to craft a fur jacket for her young nephew Bruce Allen. She has mounted owls, sparrows, butterflies, a rabbit, frogs, and a canary, starting a year ago with a pigeon.
A Toddville High sophomore named Alice Votroubek crafts a mini museum from mounted frogs and cardboard furniture. She enjoys walking alone to admire beauty, loves biology, and plans scientific research in college. Alice sews since age 12 and has made blouses skirts and dresses. her living pet bulldog Lady comforts her.
Miss Virgilia Williams of Epworth public schools has printed sixth grade book reviews on The Junior Gazette page. Readings describe Juniper Farm by a Fruytier family and other tales including Tuktu’s dream and Heidi on the Alm mountain with Clara and Peter.
A writer attempts to interview film star Adolphe Menjou at Universal Studios. He is denied entry without a press card and reflects on the comic misfit of trying to pass as a reporter, ending with the desk clerk’s rebuke about returning with proper credentials.
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