YWCA Girl Reserves Observe Sixtieth Anniversary
Girl Reserves nationwide mark 60 years with events in April 2026 and a national birthday party April 26 at the YWCA in Washington. Cedar Rapids hosts vesper service April 20 and leads a world bank gift ceremony for the war emergency fund. The anniversary program features a Taft address, democracy statements, and youth adult partnerships promoting civic engagement.
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United States
Hawaii
Constitution Hall
Washington
D. C
Charles P. Taft, II
Taft
Cedar Rapids Association
Wilson Hi
Quota Club To Hear Speaker On The Criminal as a Person
The Quota Club meets Monday at 6 30 p m for dinner at the Roosevelt hotel. Guest speaker Sellion, noted social scientist, will discuss The Criminal as a Person. Miss Sanam Haldeman, daughter of Mrs A L Haldeman of Council Bluffs, will be featured on The Chance of a Life tonight at 3 30. She is a senior at Miami University in Oxford Ohio and was selected by talent scouts for the program. She will sing at her owains recital next Sunday in Oxford. Mr and Mrs A A Cook of Mount Vernon Avenue SE wintered at St Petersburg and will return home on their current trip after visiting Virginia and Washington DC. Mrs L T Mitchell opened her home at 2011 First Avenue E Thursday for a Cul tus club guest day luncheon and program assisted by Mrs E D Hardwick. St Luke's alumnae meet Monday at 7 30 pm in the nurses residence with Delores Fleming presenting. Hamilton Clarke will speak on The Blue.
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Girl Reserve Department
Earl Beck
Ray J. Beck
Twenty-second Avenue
Ella Mey Canarr
N. T. Canarrs
Twelfth Avenue
Leonard Striegel
Quota Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Sellion
Social Science
Sanam Haldeman
A. L. Haldeman
Council Bluffs
Coden Rapids
WLW
Miami University
Oaford
Ohio
Oxford
A. A. Cook
Mount Vernon Avenue
St. Petersburg
Mrs. Cook
Virginia
Washington, D. C
L. T. Mitchell
First Avenue E
Cultus Club
E. D. Hardwick
Sam J
St. Luke’s
Delores Fleming
Hamilton Clarke
Reading List At Cedar Rapids Bookshops This Week
Local stores and libraries compile a selection of classics and new titles. Notable works include Random Harvest, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Grapes of Wrath, Gone With the Wind, Mrs Miniver, and Tobacco Road along with biographies and non fiction like Out of the Night and One Foot in Heaven. Compiled by Book Stores and Libraries.
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James Hilton
Ernest Hemingway
Oliver Wiswell
Kennethee
H. M. Putham
Esquire
J. P. Marquand
Mrs. Cugat
Isabel Scott Rorick
Mrs. Miniver
Jan Struther
Sapphira
Ae Cather
Tobacco Road
Erskine Card
Sear Mitchell
John Steinbeck
Jan Valtin
Heaven
Hartzell Spence
Paradise
Armine von Tempski
Burns Mantle
Dirk Vander Heide
George Gene Nathan
Kathleona
Gontran de Poncins
God's
Negley Farson
Fire And Ice review by E N H
A critical look at Fire And Ice by Wallace Stegner, tracing Paul Condon a poor college boy drawn toward communism then forced to confront wealth and happiness. The review notes the moving portrayal of hardship and questions what society should do about debt ridden students like Paul. The author’s background and credentials are briefly listed.
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Paul Condon
Communistic League
Paul
Paul Condons
Fuller
Utah
University of Iowa
Harvard
E. N. H. Fire and Ice
Up at the Villa review by Somerset Maugham
A brief glimpse into three days of Mary Patton in pre war Italy. Three suitors attempt marriage for security while a Nazi fugitive violinist enters the tale. The review ties themes of love death scandal and courage to current events in Africa.
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Somerset Maugham
Doubleday
Doran
Mary Patton
Italy
Sir Edgar Smith
Rowley
Karl Richter
Art Stu
Maugham
British
Kenya
England
Vanguards of the Frontier overview by Dick D. Appleton
A review of Beerect t Dick D Appleton Century book Vanguards of the Frontier rich with sources and portraits. It traces mountain men fur traders fur posts and surveys from St Louis to Santa Fe. The work highlights westward development, illustrations, and western characters for Iowa readers.
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West
Montana
Santa Fe
Shakespeare Club History Study Planned
The Shakespeare Club plans a history study session after a winter break. Mrs J T Templeton and Mrs Wheeler hosted a return from a trip at 1834 First Avenue E with a Weekend visit from their son Bill, a student at Iowa State College Ames.
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Shakespeare Club
J. T. Templeton
First Avenue E
Wheeler
Mercy alumnae honor at farewell party in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Harold and guests from Mercy alumnae, including Miss Lillian Jesina, attend farewell party hosted by Mesdames Smith Stow Thomson McKim Bollinger and Miss Collins. Shakespeare club plans Edward II Richard II program and April 21 birthday observance while tea hosts greet Fletcher Martin exhibit guests.
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Lillian Jesina
Gwenedolyn Drive
Harold of
Edward II
Richard II
Shakespeare Club
May Hollenbeck
First Avenue
Cuthbert W. Smith
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Fletcher Martin
Nature Notes by John Kieran appealing to wide readers
Gerard Darrow, the 8 year old Quiz Kids star and an ornithologist, calls the book pretty elementary and suitable for children as well as adults. The volume is attractively illustrated and part of a popular Information Please feature.
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John Kieran
Tz Kredel
Gerard Darrow
Gerard
Disconnected Fragments Lead to Ambiguous Citation
A fragmentary OCR line mentions an unnamed author payment and a few stray terms like Doubleday and Doran, but no clear event, date, or context is discernible for a concise news note. The readable text lacks concrete facts to identify people, places, or actions.
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Garwood
Miss Haldeman
A. A
ST. Luke's Alumnae
Public Finance CO
Russ” Landis
Dows
Iowa
Rosaries & Prayer Books
Kodaks
Sanford
Fire and
Allace Stegner
Kenneth Roberts
Tripoli
Derna
Africa
Frontier History
Bob Estabrook
Glenn C. Wheeler
E. KR. Hovey
FT. Dodge
E. R. Hovey
Twenty Sixth Street Drive
Fort Dodge
Mrs. Fisher
MR. Scanlon
Mary Agnes
Mason City
Fisher
Mary Bruch
McKinley Street
Mr. Houser
Amos Nye
Warner
Mercy Hospital
Seeeiiee
Siegel Oblast
I . Fi
Nature Notes
New
Lydia Wehmeier Perkins
1St Ave. E. Dial
Liebke & Taylor
Second Avenue
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