Grant Glee Club Concert Pleases Roosevelt Audience
A packed Roosevelt school auditorium greeted the Grant glee club concert with a spirited prelude of school songs from the balcony. Miss Grace Meloney arranged many pieces, and soloists Helen Gable Mildred Pazdernik Dorothy Blodgett Catherine Collins Bob McCune Robert Leedome Fred Johnson Howard Chalmers received extended applause for their poise and finish. The ensemble showed unusual depth and blend with clear enunciation and phrasing, earning praise from musicians in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt School
Grant Glee Club
Grace Mceroney
Ab Grant
Grant
Helen Gable
Mildred Pazdermk
Dorothy Blodgett
Catherine Collins
Bob McCune
Robert Leedome
Fred Johson
Howard Chalmers
Seek Reds As Cause Of Pupils Strike In Chicago
Chicago school officials search for communists as pupil walkout wanes amid parental objections and threats of prosecution. Superintendent Bogan reports agents in districts and a quiet strike scene with few police calls. Parent teacher groups assist, while threats of legal action and teacher appeals help restore classes to near normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Education
William J Bogan
Department of Compulsory Education
Parent-teachers Association
Tom Mix Wins Fight With Former Wife
Los Angeles court rules in favor of Tom Mix in a suit by Victoria Forde de Olanzabal seeking $50,000 in promissory notes. Judge finds Mix intended the funds to provide a home for their daughter and that their remarriage rendered the plan impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
Tom Mix
Victoria Forde de Olanzabal
San Francisco
Mix
Tax Moratorium Bill Is Approved In Iowa Senate
Des Moines AP The state senate approved a three month tax moratorium and a plan to pay one tenth of taxes as the first installment. Delinquent taxes due April will now be due July 7 with interest from April 1 at three quarters of one percent. The Knudson bill allows one tenth to be paid with a temporary receipt issued by the county treasurer on board of supervisors order. The measure passing was by unanimous vote. The other bill on hospital claims was sent to conference after senate amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Knudson Till
Board of Supervisors
Conference Committee
Janet Gaynor Divorced From Lydell Peck in Los Angeles
Los Angeles based report states film star Janet Gaynor was granted a divorce from writer Lydell Peck. Gaynor testified that her movie career caused family strain as Peck criticized her work and objected to late studio hours.
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Los Angeles
INS
Janet Gaynor
Friday
Lydell Peck
Miss Gaynor
Peck
Muss Gaynor
Marion News Highlights Local Club Elections and Events
Marion reports election of Miss Mabelle Oxley as Ladies Aid president with officers and planned April supper. Sorosis Club hosts Swiss steak dinner with detailed program notes. Community members attend funerals, visits, and district music contests. City offices set in temporary town hall space and Easter play cast forms for upcoming church event.
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Mabelle Oxley
Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Roland Fowler
Clarence Russell
Philip Bunting
Raymond Eckhart
Charles Carrington
George Struck
O M. Carson
Twelfth Street
Sorosis Club
Edna Roberts
A. A. Hardin
M. W Courtney
Thomas Evans
Grundy Center
A. E. Granger
Return of 3.2 beer sparks nationwide celebration
Brewers and the public celebrated legalization as 19 states welcomed 3.2 beer. Reports describe rapid orders, large employment estimates, revenue gains, and widespread consumption from Minnesota to California with varied prices and fast shipments by air and rail.
Marion School Notes Reflect Weather Delays And Busy Classroom Activities
Weather prevents kittenball league games delaying the schedule by two weeks. Lincoln third grade runs a student broadcasting station with groups selecting announcers and dramatizing stories. Library leaflets, poems memorized, prepared for opening exercises. Arithmetic tests show gains across grades six to eight, with top scores and class medians noted.
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Lincoln
Reading
Bertha Roberts
Frank Travis
Harl Davin
Grace Donovan
Harry Dunlop
Mary Ellen Granger
Retta Knapp
Eunice Mershan
Richard Russey
Jean Lehdigh
Robert Hense
Thomas Hart
Mary Booze
Barbara Clark
Ruth Pearson
James Lacock
Edward Hanna
Jack Smith
William Stoneking
Mary Knowlton
Marian Layer
Evelyn Nelson
Betty Simonsen
John Granger
Robert Atz
Gaylord Ward
School Notes and Local Health News Summary
Emerson reports student performance with seven one seven two and eight one eight two scores. Ivan Lundgren returns to school after a gas pipe burst caused a near death incident at home. Curtis Norris ill at St Luke's Cedar Rapids. Dorothy Mack first grade and Clifford Hyde sixth added to dental honor roll. A quarter holiday had 138 pupils. Fourth to sixth grades plan a program for parents next Tuesday.
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Ivan Lundgren
Curtis Norris
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Mack
Clifford Hyde
Marion lodge confers third degree. Cedar Rapids visitor list grows
Marion lodge No 6 A F and A M held a special meeting in the Masonic Temple with one candidate in the third degree. About 125 dined. Rev P W Jacobson spoke. Masters pasts led the Master Mason degree for one candidate, with visitors from Center Point Springville Anamosa and Cedar Rapids. Adaline Snyder and Everette Silver wed April 1 in Cedar Falls. Elwyn Miller family to spend spring break in Marion. A son born April 4 to Aaron and wife at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids. Guests included A G Charter Cedar Rapids and Verna Dixon Amis. Gospel services set for 7:30 tonight at the Miller residence. Seventh Day Church of God holds services Saturday.
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Marion
A. F
A.M
Masonic Temple
P. W. Jacobson
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Springville
Anamosa
T. H. Snyder
Adaline
Everette Silver
Cedar Falls
Will Kerwin
Methodist Church
Local notices from Ninth Avenue and nearby addresses
The sab bath school will be held at 10730 with George Michel as superintendent. Morning worship is at 11 30 under Rev J H Hurley of Welton. The Ray Bender family moved to Marion from Keokuk and reside at 312 Sixth Avenue. F 4 and Nickeson has gone to Minnesota due to a relative illness.
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Ninth Avenue
Sixth Street
George Michel
J. H. Hurley
Welton
Ray Bender
Marion
Keokuk
Sixth Avenue
Nickeson
Minnesota
Trade In Old Furniture During House Cleaning Time
The notice invites homeowners to trade in old furniture during house cleaning, offering an allowance on the purchase of new pieces. It emphasizes removing eyesore items and replacing them with refreshed furnishings.
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