Fayette Man Chooses Glads Over Golf for State Titles
Archie E Wood of Fayette built a champion record in gladiolus shows from 1934 to 1938 winning multiple cups and a hall of fame trophy. He credits good ground and study of winning glads with continued success while neglecting golf for health. His wife supports his 365 day focus on glads.
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Archie E. Wood
Archie
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Ames
Sioux City
Hall of Fame
Algona
Scouts Head North for Weeklong Minnesota Canoe Trip
Twelve Scouts and leaders from Cedar Rapids, Vinton, Anamosa and Springville departed Saturday for a week in the Superior National Forest, Northern Minnesota, under Field Executive James C. Manville. Participants include Walter Dennis, Edward Kopecky, Robert Gourley, Ivan Nemecek, Wayne Schreckengast, Perry Woodward, Clifford Freeman, Max Ramsey, Harold J. Palmer, Fred Kinser, and Harold Blocher. The trip is part of the regular Scout summer camping program for over 15 youths with prior camping experience.
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Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Anamosa
Springville
Superior National Forest
Minnesota
James C. Manville
Walter Dennis
Edward Kopecky
Robert Gourley
Ivan Nemecek
Wayne Schreckengast
Perry Woodward
Clifford Freeman
Max Ramsey
Harold J. Palmer
Fred Kinser
Harold Blocher
Romano Nabbed in Cop Killings Tied to 1938 New York Raid
Nunzio Romano, 29, arrested in Johnstown Pennsylvania, linked to the killing of Police Sergeant David Kilpatrick during a 1938 New York pawnshop holdup. Interrogated by Assistant District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey’s team, he faces a John Doe indictment in Bronx County jail after lineup appearance. He is the fourth of five suspects captured.
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NEW York
INS
Nunzio Romano
Johnstown
David Kilpatrick
Thomas E. Dewey
John H. A. Wilson
Romano
Bronx County
John Doe
Kilpatrick
U. S. Catholic Charities Conference Opens Today
Nearly 2,000 delegates from across the United States gather in Denver for the twenty-fifth National Catholic Charities conference opening with a pontifical mass. Archbishop John J. May of San Francisco will preach the sermon as discussions focus on public relations and medical and nursing services.
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Denver
INS
United States
City Auditorium
John J. May
San Francisco
Edward A. Hayes
Division of Finance of
New York Catholic Charities
Gladiolus Show Set To Enthrall Flower Fans At Cedar Rapids
The tenth annual state and Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society exhibition opens next Saturday and Sunday at Memorial auditorium. New hybridized varieties dominate the display with colors from black to snow white and spikes reaching six feet. Notable entries include Peggy Lou, Coral Glow, New Era, Zuni, Blue Beauty, Amberglow, Rima, Miss New Zealand, Takina, and giant mammoth blooms requiring metal display containers by Anton Stelcik.
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Iowa Gladiolus Society
Cedar Rapids
State Society
Peggy Lou
Ellis
Anton Stelcik
Omnipresence Of Man's Smaller Self in June Library Demand
Mrs Margaret Poole of the public library notes June weddings surge demand for cook books, with July and August bringing a sharp rise in library circulation as couples discover practical limits of romance.
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Baltimore, Md
Margaret Poole
Public Library
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Fayette
Glads
Carl Dueser
Gazette
Archie Wood
Gladiolus Champion
N. Y
U. S
Catholic Charities Conference
Studebaker
Kadlec Emgwersen Motor Co
Wyoming
Connaily Bree
Marion
Bmccaslip Berries
Mechanicsville
Rothers
Burma
Tenth Street SE
Martin
Martin’s
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