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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1936

Page

10

Mediapolis Girl Wins State 4-H Health Title

Edith Belknap, 16, of Mediapolis, won the Iowa 4-H girls health title at the state fair with a 99.4 score, edging 96 competitors. She and Harold Crosby, who won the boys’ title, will represent Iowa in the national contest in Chicago this fall. Edith lives on a 180 acre farm near Mediapolis and stressed continuing her health routine to prepare for nationals. The final judges also included ten finalists, with Edith tied to three minor deductions. Her parents attended the momentous award as Edith’s brothers were not at the fair.

Des Moines Edith Belknap Mediapolis Iowa Edith Harold Crosby Webster City Chicago Belknap Topsy E. H. Belknap Lloyd Warren Dorothy Blasey Calhoun County Helen Mitchell Dallas County Charle Mullinix Harrison County Grace Dyer Clinton County Imogene Templeton Taylor County Bernice Dodds Koss

Claims CARP Will Be Reorganized

John B. Kiefer former central division manager of Old Age Revolving Pensions outlines a revived Townsend movement sans rabble rousing. He met 35 to 40 Ohio followers of Dr. Francis E. Townsend to discuss organizing a National Recovery club with other ousted Townsend leaders in sympathy.

Cleveland John B. Kiefer Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd Townsend Gerald J. K. Smith Kiefer Ohio Francis E. Townsend National Recovery Club

Italy Plans Epic Scipio Film With Italian Army Backing

Italy will start a historical film on Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus to reclaim its cinema position. The project budgets 16 million lire and will film in Sicily with director Carmine Gallone guiding 100 actors 15 000 soldiers 2 000 horses and 50 elephants for months of battle scenes. Maestro Ildebrando Pizzetti prepares the score.

Rome Italy Publius Cornelius Scipio Ministry of Press and Propaganda Sicily Carmine Gallone France War Ministry Ildebrando Pizzetti

Radio schedule notes heavy with orchestras and talk shows

A dense listing of radio programs across NBC CBS and local stations for daytime and evening hours. It highlights bands led by Rudy Vallee Alice Faye Jacques Fray and Henry King among others with various orchestras, talks, and music segments scheduled across affiliates WJZ WEAF WABC WBBM WGST KMOX WCCO and more.

Ey A Orch NBC WJZ Rudy Vallee Weaf Wow Kyw Seattle Symphony CBS WABC KMOX WGST WCCO Roy Shield Fae Ross WEAF Mark Warnow Cres WACO WBBM Seema Willson Orch WIZ Am Seem News For Voters WJZ Chain Alice Faye Joel McCrae Jimmy Qoteey Orch Grant Park Palestine WOC Hal— Orch ACO Shreak Orch Jacques Fray Orch Wier Freeman Orch Fletcher Napemaeraon Orch ae Barnet _orch Waco Shendor Eure Busse Orch Weaf Ain la Marr Ain Henry King Orch Bobby Hayes Weaf Chain Maurye Spitaln Waco Woo Rosturne Carl_ Schreiber Breakfast Club Orch Pepper Young NBG WLS Yes Francis David Harum Herman and Banta Leith Stevens Vic and Sade The WCC Wbbm Co Rhythm Aris Ae Harding Wabc Gi Wwcco Galen Page Wjz Toscha Spamarott Ronard Davies Fae of Atbush Billy Ioorch Wabc Woman’ S Radio Review Gene Arnold Margaret McCre W. Waco WLW Chain Betty Nbc WEAP Beyeet Verrill Ay Comet Pen and Abner Jessica Dragonette Irene Rich Flying Red Horse Tavern Oscar Shaw Fred Waring Orch Jane Munn Dick Powell Frances Langford Clara Lu ’N Em Ted Fio-Rito Orch Andre Kostelanetz Orch Nano Rodrigo Orch Dick. Stabile Orch Wabc Kmox Bernie Cummins Orch Some Austin Mack Orch Gherhiavsky Orch

Real Estate Transfers Listed From Cedar Rapids Area

A series of real estate transfers dated 1933 to 1936 details transfers among Claassen Harper Stoner Asenbrener Bello Yardo Konecny Overmeyer Kerchmar Mrazek and Murrays additions. Each entry notes grantees grantors property descriptions and nominal consideration with life estates or joint tenancies where specified. Several entries show taxes mortgages or liens unassumed by grantees and rights of survivorship or joint tenancy language.

Cecile B. Claassen Grantee Rose O. Harper Geo. C. Claassen H. J. Cousins Albert G Mamie Stoner Murrays Cedar Rapids Joseph Asenbrener Joseph Barbara Asenbrewer N& Nw Vas G. T. McKibben Irving W Cora Bello Yardo Vernon Joseph Konecny Bertrand Ida Overmeyer Hus Simmons and Popes William P. Kremar Edna B. Kerchmar Sly Joseph Mrazek Joseph F. Mrazek

Riverside School Opens Registration for New Term

Riverside public school will open registration Monday with classes starting the next day. New staff changes include Miss Mabel Clark succeeding Miss Opal Geret in the intermediate room and Miss Cecelia Foley heading the new kindergarten department. Other teachers are Howard T. Holt superintendent O C Bergman principal Miss Margaret Jane Griffin high school instructor Miss Ariel Romick grammar department Miss Patricia Mougin primary grades.

Riverside Riverside Public School Mabel Clark Marion Opal Geret Cecelia Foley Hills Howard T. Holt O. C. Bergman Margaret Jane Griffin Ariel Romick Patricia Mougin

Iowa State Fair State Day Draws Leaders From Both Parties

The Iowa state fair State day drew large turnout from state leaders of both parties. Open class livestock judging produced top winners across cattle swine and 4-H. Democrats present included John Valentine and C W Storms, while Republicans featured L J Dickinson Berry Halden and George Wilson among others.

Des Moines Maytag Dairy Farms Newton Jesse E. Tuttle West York Ill Perry O. Brown Lamont Lewis W. Thieman Concordia F. A. Sloan Burchard Neb H. P. Olson Altona Iil Yorkshire Boar Frank G. Hull New Sharon Berkshire Swofford and Calvert Richmond E. J. Baker Thornton Ind Raymond Kepty Davenport John Valentine C. W. Storms Supreme Court Carl B. Stiger Toledo U. S L. J. Dickinson Algona Berry Halden George Wilson

French Church Builds Graveyard In Roof Of Monolith

St. Emilion Bordeaux houses a unique church with a graveyard in its roof. The underground rock church, carved in the eighth century by Saint Emilion the Hermit, features a rock-hewn interior with a three nave plan. The tower rises from the graveyard and serves as the church steeple.

ST. Emilion, Garonne Ins St. Emilion Bordeaux Emilion the

Bizarre carvings puzzle experts at Wyoming church

A Wyoming church features several bizarre carvings whose meanings have puzzled experts for years. The building spans 124 feet by 65 feet with a ground level roof serving as a graveyard. The steeple rises 200 feet above the 52 foot high base.

Alice in Blunderland reflects Cordell Hull stance on ships

New York correspondent notes Cordell Hull signals he will not keep American ships long in Spain while urging policy of noninvolvement. Historian Claude Bowers offers protection plan, and Longworth critiques attitude as shells fall, with Bowers observing from Madrid.

New York Cordell Hull Claude Bowers Madrid Alice Longworth

Blairs Public School Opens Registration for Fall Term

Blairstown Blairs public school to open Monday for registration with classes starting Tuesday. The teaching staff includes Superintendent Frank S. Runyon, High School Principal John L. Ewart, home economics Helen Hines, Laura Sinclair in music and social science, Reatha Burke for seventh and eighth grades, Gail Nolte for fifth and sixth, Alice Anderson for third and fourth, and La Vaun Fry for primary grades.

Blairstown Frank S. Runyon John L. Ewart Helen Hines Laura Sinclair Reatha Burke Gail Nolte Alice Anderson la Vaun Fry

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