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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1936
Page
32
A plan by the President's accident prevention conference suggests cities sentence violators to attend a traffic safety school. Milwaukee, a model city, uses parole conditioned on completing two weekly sessions over three weeks. Lectures cover accident prevention, road rules, turning movements, and signals, with an end course exam.
Officials note rising visitor turnout at sessions and a demand for citizen traffic instruction before arrest. The accident prevention plan emphasizes that about 85 percent of crashes stem from a driver’s improper mental attitude, guiding the school’s focus on attitude correction.
The C S A Miller camp recreation park will be formally opened Sunday June 7 as part of the second annual meeting of C S A officers of Iowa. Anton Turek or Vaclav Muzik are expected to preside. Iowa lodges are urged to send officers. The officers meeting is Saturday night ahead of the opening. Prokop Velky lodge attends Sunday morning. The afternoon is for recreation at the park.
The annual Sokol May dance will be held in the Sokol hall on Thursday May 21 with invitations for members and the auxiliary and permission to bring a close friend. A second May dance open to the public with a spring fashion show will be in the C S P S hall on Saturday May 2 with Skersick's orchestra.
Ameri can Memorial day services set for Saturday May 30 with Bohemian services on Sunday May 31 at Bohemian National cemetery. The committee plans the program and Theodore B. Hlubucek Jr will be the principal speaker.
Nebraska organizers announce a forthcoming gathering with attendees including J. M. Kotek of Omaha and visitors from out-of-town lodges expected to attend.
Bohemian Dramatic association directed by Theodore B Hlubacek Jr presents Marriage Incognito a modern three act sparkling comedy by Karel Piskor at 7 30 pm. Cast includes Milada Chmelicek Julia Vyskocil Marie Bohac Pepa Lebeda Vlasta Bezdecny Vaclav Picek Miles Kirchner Frank Jakoba and T B Hlubacek Jr Cur tain lasts two and a half hours The Green Kingdom to be shown April 26 at Clutter and the Sokol society plans its May 17 Evening of Physical Culture with gym classes led by Frank Machovsky.
Lovers of Czech literature may browse a wide selection at the Bohemian Reading Society library located in the Bohemian school building on Second Street and Tenth Avenue SE. The library opens every Sunday morning until noon and adds new books from time to time.
Czech school pupils under Mrs. Marie A. Zivny and Mrs. Josephine Lebeda with local dramatic groups plan the annual performance The Garden of Love and Peace by Miles Vesely at C S P S hall on May 10 as part of the Mothers day program About thirty adults will participate The Bohemian Dramatic Association meets April 16 at C S P S hall to report on tonight's play and plan the season finale May 24 Karla Masaryk C lodge will hold its annual event at C S P S hall April 18 Z C B J to initiate 100 new members at the hall April 18 with Cedar Rapids lodge drill team led by Mrs Ed Kuba and Miss Mildred Libal along with several organizers from across the region
The Sanctuary guild of St. Wenceslaus church hosts a card party on Thursday April 16 at 8 p.m. with prizes at each table and door prizes, refreshments provided. A rummage sale is set for April 24 at 220 Fourteenth Avenue SE. Also notes: Rapids lodge No 262 W B F A meets April 15 with a surprise program and refreshments. Local Z C B J lodges plan meetings and a card party on April 23.
Salinas California. B A Madson head of UC agronomy explains to would be hemp growers that cultivation violates California anti narcotic laws. He notes hemp flower is source of hashish, a narcotic used by Mexicans, Orientals, Egyptians and some Americans.
Washington report on the planned inter American highway shows progress from Nuevo Laredo to Panama City covering 3250 miles. It lists 1265 miles paved and 1425 miles unpaved, with 560 miles as trails. US funds 1.075 million dollars and estimates 66 million more to complete in Central America and Mexico.
The report lists 204 police stations in London with a combined 21 650 officers and men serving across the metropolis.
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