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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1937
Page
3
A humorous profile of dogs, led by Queenie the Irish water spaniel, who model canine cunning and greed as she plucks pennies and peanuts from a shop peanut machine. The piece parodies dog life, appetite, and begging arts, highlighting Queenie’s clever cash-for-nuts routine.
Dun and Bradstreet notes a decline in U S and Canadian business failures in February 1937. United States failures totaled 721 with 312 under 5 000 dollars liabilities, 331 between 5 000 and 25 000, 66 between 25 000 and 100 000, and 12 100 000 plus. Canada reported 94 failures.
New officers of Cedar Rapids chapter No. 10, Order of DeMolay, were installed at Masonic hall on Friday. Don Russell became master councilor, succeeding Robert Kolarik. Donald Reysa and Richard Morehouse are senior and junior councilors. Installing staff included Fred J. Witousek and MIllard Buchanan. Lewis Harlen addressed the gathering. Mothers' auxiliary members introduced were Mrs. J. J. Kolarik and others. a dance followed the meeting.
The Bohemian Dramatic Association presents a two part program in the C S P S hall on April 8 at 7 30 pm with a mothers dedication, various Czech language skits and songs, a one act comedy Mysterious Shot and a grand 9 pm event followed by a dance and supper reservations at Machacek drug store.
Out of town guests attend Cedar Rapids initiation of about one hundred candidates into four local C S A lodges at the P S hall. Frank Ledvinka of Bridgeport and Rudolf Janda guest for the event with a new Illinois grand lodge ritual. The spring campaign ends with a dancing party after a 8 pm initiation, free admission.
The Junior Falcons held a regular fun night at the Sokol hall on March 27 featuring table tennis champion Standa Kolar with Sandor Glancz of Hungary and Bud Blattner. The trio performed trick shots and a lively game while several candidates were initiated and refreshments were served afterward.
The next meeting of the Junior Falcons will be held at the hall Tuesday April 6 at 8 pm.
The Alliance of Czech Societies of Cedar Rapids schedules a series of educational radio programs from a local station. No advertising will be aired. The first program begins April 14 at 7 p.m. lasting a half hour, featuring Elsie Spevacek Wendl Andrle and the Richardson instrumental trio, with Jaroslava Holubova announcing numbers.
Sokol gymnasium prepares for the annual Eve ning of Physical Culture set for mid May. The event serves as the climax of the year's physical education course and will be directed by Frank Machovsky.
The regular meeting of the Sokol association will be held Monday April 5 at 7 30 p m in the Sokol hall. Several candidates will be initiated and members are requested to be present. Refreshments will be served after. Prokop Velky C S A lodge meets today at 9 a m at the C S P S hall. All members are requested to attend. Zofia Podlipska lodge No 25 holds its regular meeting.
A garbled compilation of nursery rhyme fragments recounts a sheep joke about wool loss a traffic ticket for Little Jack Horner and a piper's son who robbed a bank The verses mix comic misadventure with Banbury Cross imagery and a downturn in fortunes ending with a plan to go on relief
On Wednesday April 7 at 2 p m in the C S P S hall a meeting will be held with refreshments after. A new Bohemian film titled His Excellency s Adjutant will show at the Sun Theater April 14 and 15. The C S A Central committee will meet at the C S P S hall Tuesday evening April 6. The Sanctuary Guild of St.
Wenceslaus church will sponsor a rummage sale April 9 at 1315 Third street SE. Anyone having articles to be called for may telephone Mrs. J W Lesinger, 5392. The regular meeting of Karla Masaryk CSA lodge will be held Wednesday evening in the CSP S hall. More than 400 persons were served at a supper at the Sokol hall last Thursday evening by a committee headed by Joe Technik. A dance followed.
The Allegheny Observatory at the University of Pittsburgh has supplied material to the National Geographic Society for study of the June 8 total solar eclipse. The event will be visible across a wide area of the Pacific and will darken the sun for seven minutes and four seconds, the longest total eclipse in 1,200 years.
A mysterious hay fever condition is claimed to defy treatment. Mr. R. O. Murphy of Stillwater Minnesota offers a free explanation and relief, inviting readers to send name and address soon as the season peaks.
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