Luxurious 12 by 14 Foot Hooked Rug by Mrs Frazee
A lavish Colonial pattern hooked rug, 12 by 14 feet, was made by Mrs. Guy Frazee over two winters at 200 Forest Drive SE. With 712 hanks of Summa yarn and five hour days, the rug features brown and black blocks with gold rose green and blue flowers, nap 142 inches deep, and was stitched from four sewn segments. It carries a $1,500 insurance value and inspired a home furnishings harmony.
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Guy Frazee
Forest Drive SE
John Barry
Nancy
Sultan
Forest Drive
No One Can Say He Didn't Try
Chicago AP reports policeman Walter Geary boasted of seven burglar alarms to keep burglars out. A burglar entered his home noiselessly through a transom, stealing two pistols a watch $10 and other valuables, despite the alarms being in order.
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Chicago
Walter Geary
Geary
Cherry Trees Bloom Draw Thousands to Washington
Thousands of tourists crowded Washington to view the famed Japanese cherry trees in full bloom, drawn by the annual spectacle that lights the capital with blossoms. The event attracts visitors from across the country and reinforces the city’s springtime reputation.
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Washington
Citywide District Marbles and Rope Skipping Tourneys Plan
The playground commission schedules district elimination tournaments for marbles and rope skipping on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Franklin McKinley Roosevelt and Van Buren grounds. Under 14 competitors, with boys in marbles and girls in skipping, will compete under supervision of named staff.
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The
Playground Commission
Franklin, McKinley, Roosevelt
van Buren
Franklin
Frank Kinch
Charlotte Hubbard
McKinley
Ray Frame
Fredrika Frame
Roosevelt
Leslie Grigg
Ruth Zieke
Joe Stolar
Martha Hubbard
Four Cedar Rapids Schools to Appear on Radio Program
Four local high schools Cedar Rapids McKinley Franklin Wilson and Arthur join Springville on the Assembly Room of the Air to be broadcast on WMT at 5 15 p m Thursday. Springville tenor Fredric Taylor who won first rating at the Anamosa sub district music contest will appear with accompanist Violette Burger. The program features student writings and poems and includes Irene Gianedakis Lula Zervas Anna Gianedakis Clifford Freeman Shirley Sanderson Richard Rompet Elinore Simon Helen Turnbull Elmer Woolwine and Patty Ann Tracy from the named schools.
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McKinley
Franklin
Wilson
Arthur
Cedar Rapids
Springville
WMT
Fredric Taylor
Anamosa
Violette Burger
Irene Gianedakis
Lula Zervas
Anna Gianedakis
Seventeen Buried After Ito Landslide Traps Workers
Seventeen workmen were buried in a landslide near Ito on Saturday. Seven were rescued, while the remaining ten were believed dead. The incident halted operations as rescue teams searched the debris for survivors.
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TOKIO
Ito
Carpenter Wanted for Repair or Remodeling Work
Classified ad directs readers to look under classification 12 in the Want Ads for carpentry repair and remodeling work opportunities. It notes the advertisement as the source reference for job seekers in the area.
Cadger the Sunnybank Dog and His Loyal Bond
An Irish cook’s letter brings Cadger the dog to Sunnybank, where he bonds with the narrator. Cadger, a longhaired liver and white hound with bulldog stock, is devoted to the narrator yet a terror off the property, admired by four horses and the household, including The Don. Cadger’s tale blends affection and wild antics across country life.
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Sunnybank
New York City
Upper Fifth Avenue
Cadger
New York
Ireland
Cad
Don
Cadger the crossbreed: a Ramapo hillside farewell
The narrator recounts meeting Cadger the dog two years after a hunt on Ramapo slopes. Cadger greets him with drunken joy, then disappears with a mate and three puppies. The storyteller laments never seeing Cadger again and muses on wild dogs in the Ramapo hills.
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Ramapo
Cadger
Sunnybank
Fight Unification Plans Advance Legal Obstacle Tactics
Atlanta AP report notes members of the Laymen's Organization for Preservation of the Southern Methodist Church formed executive and legal committees in Atlanta to finalize strategies to block the proposed unification of the northern and southern Methodists.
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Atlanta
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Terhune
Cornelius Doyle
Doyle
Tula
Tussy
Rose Marcus
the Killian Company
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Realdogs
Odd Sunnybank
Third Fleet
de Killian Company
Kickernick
Miss Baker
Fight Unification
le Gant
Corselette
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