Y W C A Practice House trains unemployed girls as maids
Unemployed women in Cedar Rapids gain training at the Y W C A practice house, learning housework, cooking and child care then moving into local homes. Miss Dorothy Whitmore screens applicants, with Ila Misbach teaching two afternoons weekly, and duties cover dishes, laundry, cleaning and service. The program runs ten weeks with ongoing employment reapplication through the Iowa State Employment Service.
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Cedar Rapids
Community Chest
Iowa State Employment Service
Dorothy Whitmore
Miss Whitmore
Ila Misbach
Iowa State College
Y. W
Hoyle
Miss Misbach
Bessie Graves
Employment Service
Household Employes Club
Notable anniversaries and events recalled in a 19th century history feature
A historical recap marks the doctors mob against Dr Richard Bayley in New York City, notes Bayley’s death from yellow fever, and covers the flag’s 1818 Washington milestone. It mentions Samuel Chester Reid’s naval role in fixing thirteen stripes and stars, a poet’s tree line, and John Pierpont Morgan’s centennial birth in the coming year.
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New York City
Richard Bayley
Dr. Bayley
New York Hospital
Hall of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Betsy Ross
Samuel Chester Reid
Captain Reid
Norwich
Conn
Lincoln Assassination Anniversary Noted at Ford's Theater
The passage recalls the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre Washington. It notes the killer's cry Sic semper tyrannis and Lincoln's death as key historical facts.
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Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Ford
Washington
Booth
Frog Imports Target Meissendorf for Frogskin Shoes
A frog breeder in Meissendorf Lower Saxony imports bullfrogs from Philadelphia with plans to transform the hides into frogskin footwear. The venture ties to a niche leather craft seeking exotic materials and regional breeding resources.
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Philadelphia
Meissendorf
Lower Saxony
Coe College Band Concert Praised by Veterans Hospital
Lee A. Pollock recreation director at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital expresses thanks to Leo Duster for sponsoring a Coe College R O T C band concert for patients on Sunday afternoon April 5. Pollock calls the band the finest heard and extends gratitude from all patient personnel.
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Coe College
Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital
St. Louis
Lee A. Pollock
Leo Duster
American Legion
National Executive
Hanford Post
Duster
Legionist
Coe
Legionaires
Veterans’ Hospital
Pollock
Coe College R. O. T. C
Apollo Commandery to Visit Marion for Easter Services
Members of Apollo Commandery No. 26 Knights Templar of Cedar Rapids will meet at Masonic hall at 2 p.m. and travel to Marion to join Patmos Commandery No. 27 for annual Easter services at Marion Methodist church at 3 p.m. Rev. Earle A. Baker of Cedar Falls will speak, followed by a banquet and speaking program at Marion Masonic hall.
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Apollo Commandery
Knights Templar
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Hall
Marion
Patmos
Justice A. S. Reed Seeks Re-Election
Justice Almon S. Reed of 438 Fifth Avenue SW announced Saturday that he will seek the Republican nomination for re election as one of Rapids townships justices at the June 1 primaries. He is a Cedar Rapids lifelong resident, former mail carrier, veteran of the Spanish American War, past state commander of United Spanish War Veterans, and has held leadership roles in Masons and fraternal groups.
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Justice of the Peace
Almon S. Reed
Fifth Avenue
Rapids Township
Cedar Rapids
Reed
United
American Consulate In Santiago Bombed
Two powerful explosions rocked the American consulate in Santiago Cuba during Good Friday observances. The first bomb damaged the doorway Friday night, the main entry bearing the blast. A second blast hit the home of Postmaster Pelayo.
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Santiago
Cuba
Jose A. Barnet
Pelayo Ec Oo
Coronation Impacts U S Role in London Representation
Continued from Page 6 this item explains how the coronation of Edward VIII in England forces the United States to appoint a representative to attend. The task goes to the regular American ambassador to London, marking a significant diplomatic ceremonial duty.
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Edward VIII
England
U. S
London
The Night Paul Revere Rode to Warn the Colonies
The passage recalls Paul Revere’s April 18 1775 ride on a horse described as a neat nag. It notes his influence on patriots and the later poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, while mentioning Sheridan and the headless horseman as other famed rides.
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Paul Revere
Mr. Revere
Henry Wadsworth Lonefellow
Phil Sheridan
Ichabod Crane
London leans away from Indian durbar for Edward coronation
The planned durbar ceremony to crown the British king emperor of India faces retreat amid India’s unrest and Gandhi’s influence. London favors quiet coronation rituals, removing the American delegation and depriving politicians of a prestigious appointment. Jim Farley comments on the situation.
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India
Edward
Gandhi
London
Kansas Landon Leads G P Nomination Race
Insiders believe Landon holds a comfortable lead for the Republican nomination with Knox seen as out of the race and Borah sidelined.
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Kansas
Landon
Knox
Borah
Gold as a conductor of heat and electricity
The text notes gold ranks first for heat conduction and second for electrical conductivity after copper, highlighting its exceptional thermal and electrical properties.
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Amos Melberg
Lydia Kriz
John M. Henry
Ada Miller
Iowa City
Dale Harrison
Associated Press
Utah
Turkey
John Pierpont Morgan
of Morgan
Morgan
Veterans Hospital
Justice A. S. Reed
America
Price
Ford V
B. Detroit
Jim Farley
Values
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Globetrotters
Llambaks
Adler-Rochester
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