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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1936
Page
8
An author discusses using scientific reasoning to weigh rights within organized society. The piece argues age of consent should hinge on mental and emotional maturity rather than fixed years, noting variability among individuals from ages 10 to 50. It highlights risk of misjudgment without nuanced social factors.
Dr Henry C Link presents a booklet outlining memory rules tested by science. It explains remembering names dates lessons and books with clear language. Send 10c for costs and a stamped self addressed envelope to Dr Albert E Wiggam care this newspaper and ask for MEMORY.
The piece notes a push for fingerprinting 1,000,000 Boy Scouts for identity protection. It also cites Mathews East on travel motives, stating homesickness is the primary factor, with health, business, and religion as other reasons. pleasure in new scenes is a minor motive.
The third National Fine Arts conference will be in Iowa City November 5 6 and 7 with dedication of the University of Iowa fine arts colony Friday and its theater building Saturday. President Eugene A. Gilmore will preside at a formal dinner and former President Walter A. Jessup will speak. The program also features Prof. Fred Koch John Shapley and Paul Manship.
A compact puzzle clue list listing numerous horizontal and vertical entries with definitions and cross-reference hints for names terms from medicine and general knowledge across two lettered grids. It presents a classical style of a mid century medical themed crossword puzzle.
Dislocated shoulder after fall on basement steps and a fractured shoulder from a truck strike are reported. A dessert prize of 250 dollars was won at the National Restaurant Show in Atlanta by Miss Rachel McIntyre. Regional YWCA officials attend a conference in Des Moines. The Slow Poke performed at Greene’s Opera House. A three month European trip ended for Mr. and Mrs. Kozlovsky. Gen George Greene of Beverly, Mass visits Garden City Shoe Co. Dr. C L Heald heads to Philadelphia for a surgeons congress. Mrs. James A Snyder plans a month in Washington and New York with her daughter. S M Stratton injured by a pump handle at a packing house. Maud Baxter and Maud G Baxter travel to Washington, D C. Mrs. George K Austin departs for Milwaukee. L C Connell heads to Midway Ranch near Cozad Neb.
Harry E. Boyd was installed as president of the Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce at its regular meeting succeeding Ervin Stepanek. William Quarton led the session with committee reports and ticket sales plans for Capt Albert W. Stevens appearance October 28 at the Memorial Coliseum. Russell Knapp chairs the ticket drive and Chester Wolfe the general committee. A magician from East Orange, Mr Ansbach, provided entertainment.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. for D P Sullivan 63 a retired farmer who died at his home in Iowa City Monday night after a long illness He is survived by a brother and four sisters.
Inquiries reveal a debate over social standing versus genuine connection. Readers criticize or defend Miss Man Hater and discuss dating behavior, fickleness, and the value of meaningful relationships among peers.
An old newspaper advertisement urges readers to try Creomulsion for coughs chest colds or bronchial irritation claiming it goes to the seat of trouble to soothe inflamed membranes loosen phlegm and expel it. The ad notes druggists guarantee satisfaction and offer refunds if results are not immediate.
Miss Florence Reusch, public school music supervisor, has organized a girls glee club as a response to discussions about gender roles in the classroom. The item suggests boys may defend themselves against criticisms of gender bias and notes potential backlash to such social debates.
The group lists Ann Louise Arthur Pauline Arthur Shirley Brickley Vivian Decker Joan Dolan Clara Hubbard Mary Johnson Phyllis Merrill Elaine Miller Madelyn Miller Nelda Newhard Lucille Remley Jennie Shock Betty Smith Barbara Stoughton Arlene Townsend Helen Wortman Tommy Brown Fred Kinser Bob McCullough Loras McNamara Karl Smykil Kenneth Smykil Jimmy White and Gene Strawman after tryouts.
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