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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1937
Page
12
National observers study Tuesday off year elections including New York City mayoralty and New Jersey governorship to gauge if the new deal loses steam. A LaGuardia victory over Tamany foe Mahoney could spur a new American Labor Party in 1940.
Five identical quintuplets from Toronto show delayed speech but rapid overall development. Researchers Dr Blatz and colleagues note they share one egg origin and close physical likeness. Annette Yvonne Emilie Marie Cecile are interlinked in pairs, with possible reconstruction of embryo formation.
A Chinese battalion led by Colonel Hsieh Chin Yuan withdraws to a British settlement after a warehouse fire and heavy shelling. He tearfully admits loss of face as Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek orders retreat to sanctuary, while British aid workers assist wounded and recover belongings.
Delta Gamma Alpha XI Delta and Chi Omega sororities will conduct a homecoming badge sale at Iowa State University. Dean Rudolph A. Kuever announced the campaign with captains named Margaret Hallgren Jane Myers and Muriel King. A $10 prize will be awarded for the badge design used on this year’s badge.
Dean Kuever announced results from the homecoming fund drive. James J. Long of Fairfield, an art major now in Chicago, won a prize, and a black and gold disk featuring Iowa's new head coach Irl Tubbs carries the inscription Iowa Homecoming Nov. 6 1937. Proceeds fund homecoming expenses with Alpha Delta Pi sorority posting a record 9800 sales after a total of 19000 sold last year.
The Windsor foundation seeks better human relations through living and working standards. It will survey child health and future vocational prospects while facing huge funding needs including the Duke of Windsor’s estimated 4.5 million fortune and 125000 annual income, plus potential support from humanitarian foundations.
The identification bureau compared a enlarged photograph with Tiffany s prints to connect a burglary at a residence where a purse was stolen. Powell was also involved in the probe after a suspect sold a woman s fur coat and purse at a local beer parlor. Police say the thief gained entry by forcing a storm window.
Arthur Bugs Baer estimates the 1938 auto market at five million cars across 200 models with an average price of $1000, valuing the business at about $5 billion exclusive of trade‑ins and accessories. He notes modern cars offer many gadgets and easy financing.
The council weighs a proposed Cedar Rapids bus franchise amid a faction arguing over the street railway plan and the press's coverage. The column notes costs for street repairs, property assessments, and the bus company’s payment plan as it predicts ongoing local transit regardless of the election outcome.
The column notes Effie’s letter typed in a lawyer’s office as part of the fray over a bus franchise. The writer avoids a definite voter recommendation, citing pressure from opposing lawyers and their tactics in the Tuesday election.
Charles B. Rogers of Marshall town and Louise R. Petrie of Cedar Rapids. Dale Annis of Coggon and Margaret O Connor of Central City. Orval E. Thomas of Cedar Rapids and Orpha Ralston of Springville. Don Hinton and Dorothy Forbes, both of Davenport.
Local reader OO. B. Mead argues against the proposed Cedar Rapids bus franchise replacing streetcars citing higher fares, loss of free child fares, looped routes, and tax and price implications for residents and businesses. He calls for editorial opinion from the Gazette.
Groucho and Chico Marx face potential jail time after being accused in a federal misdemeanor for lifting material from a skit "Mr. Dibble and Mr. Dabble" by Carroll and Graham. A United States Attorney urged a conviction as jurors returned the verdict.
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