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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1937

Page

15

Plan Commission Denies Rezoning After Protests

The city plan commission unanimously denied petitions by Dessie E Brown and L F Linsley with six others to rezone the south side of Fifth avenue SE from B residential to C commercial and from C height and area to F height and area. Objections cited, including protest letters from residents and school principals, plus concerns over McKinley building area. Also noting withdrawal of A F Schmidt and Iva M Garrett request to change 1703 B avenue NW from commercial to B residential. The commission agenda included tree surgeon needs and handling box elder pests under state act.

The City Plan Commission Dessie E Brown L. F. Linsley Fifth Avenue Tenth Street Twelfth Street Adolph Thousand C. W. Wesner Tenth and Fourteenth Streets WL Paxson McKinley Sension High School Frances Prescott McKinley Juner Hgh School McKinley Building James E Patterson J. Elsenbast Plan Commission Thomas Pirnie Patterson Elsenbast Tenth Twelfth A. F. Schmidt Iva M. Garrett Warren Smith C. R. Chandler Commission Don Hines Parks Committee Hines

Make This Model At Home Pattern 4455

Anne Adams promises a slenderizing frock with dainty puffed sleeves and a flared skirt, easy to cut and sew in satin-back crepe or novelties. Pattern 4455 comes in sizes 34 to 48, with step by step instructions and fabric needs for size 36. Send 15 cents and order from Cedar Gazette Pattern Depart.

Anne Adams

Parental conflict over dating younger sister sues advice

A teen seeks guidance on dating a boy while parental disapproval tightens. Advice suggests open discussion, granting a chance, and balancing social growth with family rules. The piece also touches on distant natural history about related seabirds and extinct auk lineages.

Peculiar planetary influences on birthdays noted in obscure forecast

A disjointed forecast warns that strange planetary influences near today may affect business and private matters. It predicts possible turmoil for those with birthdays including vigilance needed to avoid sudden setbacks and personal strife.

Exploring Minds in Science and Morality Notes

A 1937 author’s note surveys scientific views on marriage choices and job stability. It cites Metropolitan Life data showing divorced women often wed widowers while divorced men more often wed widows, and reports Minnesota studies challenging the link between frequent job changes and unsteadiness. It ends with reflections on why people feel friendly or unfriendly, touching heredity and environment.

Metropolitan Life Statisticians

Roadside Table Sign Described by The Poet

Edgar A. Guest extols the roadside sign reading Roadside Table and its inviting promise of beauty and dining. He notes signs warn of curves and danger but the Roadside Table sign offers peace, trees, birds, and a pleasant meal awaiting travelers along the highway.

Conyriant 1937

Fifty Years of Slavery and Health Advice Clash

A reader disputes a pamphlet on constipation and immunity to laxatives, arguing long-term use harms autonomy. The writer urges improving intestinal vigor with vitamins B G D and ultraviolet irradiated yeast, warning against quackery and urging readers to seek physiological understanding. He frames digestion as autonomic and criticizes the intellect of habitual laxative users.

Vitamins and sunlight for health queries answered

The column discusses how vitamin E plus vitamin D can improve stomach and bowel motility, and then provides reader questions about bed wetting cures and sunlight. It explains that going barefoot or corrective shoes are not definitive fixes and that sun exposure boosts vitamin D formation in the skin.

EL Mwh

Southern diversified farming urged to avoid cotton dependency

George S. Woodruff of Independence Ia criticizes editors for opposing diversified farming and hogs in the south while condemning Roosevelt. He recalls pre Civil War politics, warns against overreliance on cotton and grain, and stresses producing most needs on the farm. He notes tenant farming as ruinous and recalls his birth in 1845 and a birthday NBC invitation in Chicago.

Iowa Frederick Law Olmstead Roosevelt Congress P. S Fremont Dayton Buchanan Breckenridge Kan

England's cut flowers trade supports large employment

England's cut flowers industry provides work for about 100000 people and generates roughly 70000000 dollars annually, highlighting the sector's economic impact and scale.

England

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