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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1942
Page
9
Albert E. Wiggam discusses audience laughter and the line between humor and sympathy. He notes fear and bravery are shaped by heredity and education and mentions a psychology booklet on conquering fear. He also touches on plastic surgery for criminals and personal reflections on rehabilitation and appearances.
A tourist party on the Zambezi near Victoria Falls faced a dire moment when their launch struck a hippo and later lost its motor. Using oars they reached the riverbank safely after a near plunge over the falls. The group included Mrs. Laura Lynott, a Cape Town resident.
Obituary notes Jol MM Rider 83 of 329 Nineteenth St SE died from injuries after a Laurens crash. George J. Laird named chairman of the Unemployment Relief Fund. Fire Prevention Week closed with losses totaling 2200. Civil War veterans held a Twenty Fourth Iowa reunion. Cedar Rapids bankers assured no US Treasury deposits needed this fall. A marriage license was returned with a jokey note.
In Indianapolis AP reports a boy hunting for a lost front door key amid 93 pounds of collected keys. Helpers joined the search as students sifted through the metal cache in a careful scrap drive.
In Oakland traffic chaos disrupts a newlywed couple. Dean Collins and Helen Blankenship wed in San Diego on Monday and traveled by train to Oakland to catch a bus to San Francisco when they were separated in the congestion. Police in both cities search for Helen Blankenship.
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