Century-Long Smile for Grandmother Brooks Birthday
Grandmother Lucy Sprague Brooks turns 100 as dozens of relatives gather at her son J Sprague’s home in Cedar Rapids Iowa to light a 100 candle cake. Friends and descendants across twenty states praise her life from frontier days to Civil War widowhood and her optimistic view of progress.
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Brooks
Lucy Sprague Brooks
Sprague
Avenue NE
Ellen H. Doolittle
Avenue
Glasgow Channing Hall
Tipton
Lyung
Nelile Ebert
Topeka
Kan
Hying
Ella ‘Teeter
Lawrence
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Frontier Territory
Abraham Lincoln
Salem
Ore
Washington
Seattle
University of Kansas
University of Chicago
Jean Overhauser
Red Oak
C. A. Sprague
Arthur
Jimmie
J. A. Sprague
And Did He Return opens Bohemian Dramatic season
The Bohemian Dramatic Association opens its thirty eighth season in September with the four act World War play And Did He Return by Otakar Pospisil. Theodore B Hlubucek directs about 25 players. Proceeds go to the Czech Defense Fund.
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Bohemian Dramatic Association
Otakar Pospisil
Czechoslovakia
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Czech Defense Fund
Z C B J Lodge Aids Czech Defense Fund Event
Street SE on Thursday August 25 hosts a benefit for the Czech Defense Fund chaired by Ed Kuba. Karel IV lodge wins traveling cup for most new members in the national Z C B J drive. Frank M. Barta donates the cup to be owned by the lodge after three wins. Cedar Rapids Z C B J marks its 15th anniversary with a picnic at Sokol camp on August 28 with refreshments.
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Czech Defense Fund
Ed Kuba
Karel IV Lodge
United States
Frank M. Barta
Cedar Rapids Lodge
Lodge Changes Meeting Day To Tuesday Regular Sessions
The lodge will meet in regular session Tuesday and then on the third Tuesday each month instead of Wednesday. The C. S. A. central committee will meet next Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. All members are asked to attend.
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C. S. A. Central Committee
People's Forum Letter Guidance
A notice outlines requirements for forum letters, stating contributions must be under 400 words and include the writer's full signature and address for publication. It emphasizes ensuring accountability and verifiability in public commentary.
Letter to the editor argues for personal responsibility and faith
The writer blames economic troubles on politics and big machinery, rejects blame on the rich, and urges a return to God and traditional values. He cites unemployment, defends deficit spending, and论 calls for action against social agitators while praising Franklin D. Roosevelt era policies. He closes with a call to prayer through Jesus Christ.
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the Gazette
Gazette
Joseph Jindrich
Jindrich
Franklin
God
Jesus Christ
More Barmaids Will Lessen Drunks Says Barmaid
Mary Speshok a young Pittsburgh barmaid argues more women behind bars would curb excess drinking. She says patrons act more cautiously around female servers and that nuisance customers are easily endured until they leave.
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Pittsburgh
Mary Speshok
Trade Routes and Camel Caravans Move Goods in Afghanistan
There are no railroads in Afghanistan and merchandise is transported by camel or pony back along seven important trade routes.
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Afghanistan
Cedar Rapids Girl Reigns as Nation's Top Baseball Fan
Miss Helen Parsons, 18, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has attended Hill Park games since 1932 and kept 21 scrapbooks tracking players and stats. She sports passes for the Raiders and will be honored on Booster Night with autographed ball and bat from Raider players.
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John Q. Fan
United States
Susie Q. Fan
Helen Parsons
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Helen
Cleveland Indians
Iowa
Raiders
Miss Parsons
Hill Park
Brooklyn Daffiness Boys
Elmira
Tommy
Cedar Rapids
Harry Johnson
Harry
Chamber of Commerce
Secrets Are Stock In Trade Of Locksmith
Harold Drew and his son Bob represent the second and third generations of locksmiths in the Drew family, with Seth Drew trailing forty years in the business. The piece notes trade secrets, ethics, and methods, including anecdotes of opening safes and witnessing a locked woman in a bathroom, reflecting both craft and humor in locksmithing.
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Harold Drew
Nineteenth Street NW
Bob
Drew
Seth Drew
Harold
Mr. Drew
Inside the Cedar Rapids Iron Foundry Cupola Process
A vivid description of a cupola furnace at a Cedar Rapids foundry detailing the iron melting process. It covers the towering cupola, coke and iron layering, lime flux addition, high heat to 2800 degrees, air draft, slag removal, and the casting moulds made from earth and clay.
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Cedar Rapids
Young Gardeners Picnic to Close Season Monday
Cedar Rapids children and parents gather at Bever Park to celebrate the 1938 season of the children's garden department. Exhibits include garden produce flowers canned goods and notebooks with prizes for first place ribbons for second. Judging by Mrs R D Taylor Mrs George Beattie and Mrs Perry West follows lunch at 11 with games and races for attendees.
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The
Playground Commission
Bever Park
R. D. Taylor
George Beattie
Perry West
Cedar Rapids
L. J. Smith
Three-Day Period To Close Wapsie Y Camping Season
Wapsie Y camping season ends with a three day period from Friday August 26 through Sunday August 28 for all boys divisions. Hi Y training in mornings and recreation in afternoons. Enrollment through Y M C A or Hi Y officers. Special canoe trip for younger boys who pass a test. space limited.
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Dick Wildman
Louis Nelson
Franklin Bob Fields
Elmer Woolwine
Wilson
Howard Benninghoff
Kenneth Heerner
Bob Fuller
Roosevelt
Richard Hart
Harry Hansen
Broadening Federal Milk Price Probe in Chicago Area
A federal grand jury investigation into milk prices in the Chicago area was broadened to include a probe of reported racketeering. Jurors will examine alleged racketeering in parts of the milk industry and related groups to assess impact on consumer milk prices. Evidence includes more than 3,000 violence instances in the industry discussed in testimony.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Teamsters
Highway woes differ for Britain and France
Great Britain counts 10 million cyclists facing road problems not seen in the United States while France has 8 million cyclists. The contrast highlights national variations in cycling infrastructure and traffic safety.
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Great Britain
United States
France
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Centenarian
Jimmy
Mr. Sprague
Grandmother Brooks
Mark
Jessie Herchel
Parley
Ferguson
Heckman and Sprague
Lucy
Mrs
Lucy Brooks
Thompson Photos
Doherty
Star Jewelry CO. PT En
South Side News
Alliance Picnic
Sokols
Frank Bena
Lincoln Highway
Czech School Board
Tenth Avenue
Bauer & Black
People’s Forum
John Q
Ripley
Bud Thomas
Raider
Thompson
Harold and
Bob Drew
Fred Henson
Wapsie-Y
Woerderhoff
First Avenue
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