Dr Sedlacek Leads First Annual Czechoslovak Societies Meet
Dr Leo B Sedlacek of Cedar Rapids was elected permanent chairman of the inaugural Czechoslovak Societies of America get together in Cedar Rapids at the CSPS hall. Hugo Sindelar was named assistant chairman and Miss Marie Wokoun permanent secretary. The opening session included tributes, welcome addresses by local officials, and a Cedar Rapids program highlighting Iowa’s land and farm products. The three day fair continues with events and Sunday entertainment planned.
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Leo B. Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
C. S. P. S. Hall
Hugo R. Sindelar
Dr. Sedlacek
Sindelar
Marie Wokoun
New York City
F. K. Hahn
Jerry Bartos
C. S
Ted Hlubacek
Executive Council
L. Pochobradsky
Frank Filip
Sokols
William Hudecek
United States
Iowa
Local Market Prices Listing
A fragmented OCR list shows varied old price quotes such as 15¢ 10c 20¢ 17c and 18c. No clear items or entities are readable to identify subjects, dates, or participants.
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Japan
Gen
Jersey Cr
Pillsbury
Nash’s
Poet of the People: A Ballad of a Ballroom Romance
A poem recounts a young woman enamored with a handsome dancer. Her father and mother warn that charm may fade and urge caution as the suitor recalls his own youthful vanity. The verse contrasts idealized love with doubts about lasting virtue.
Fire truck prank leads to two day jail sentence
New York report notes Thomas McGlinchey, 30, told responders there was no fire and asked how fast they arrived. A judge sentenced him to two days in jail for the incident.
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New York
Thomas McGlinchey
Crews Named for Second Sea Scout Regatta on Mississippi
Skipper H M Wies of Sea Scout Ship Kiwanian Cedar Rapids forms Cedar Rapids crews for the Davenport Sea Scout Ship Gray Eagle regatta on the Mississippi at Davenport Sunday starting 8 am. First meet Aug 15 Davenport led 25 to 20 in total score. Cedar Rapids crews race standard yachts while one man dinghies and snipes fill eight events with named crewmembers and coxswains.
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H. M. Wies
Kiwanian
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Gray Eagle
Mississippi River
Robert Goodhart
Walter Dennis
Victor Hahn
Robert O’brien
Don Morris
Robert Kolarik
Hahn
Dennis
Willis Mohn
Jackson von Yeast
Kolarik
Watson
Mohn
Rummell
von Yeast
James Bowker
Bowker
O'Brien
Goedhart
Soldiers seek musicians for China mission in band
The Fifteenth Infantry issued a call for volunteers to serve in war torn China not as combatants but to join the regimental band at Tientsin. The appeal emphasizes musical duties over fighting roles. Read more on the AP report from San Diego California.
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San Diego
Calif
Fifteenth Infantry
Wartorn
China
Tientsin
Creator of Happy Hooligan Dies in New Rochelle
Frederick Burr Opper renowned political cartoonist and creator of the comic strip character Happy Hooligan died at his New Rochelle home Friday. Funeral services are set for Monday.
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New Rochelle, N. Y
INS
Frederick Burr Opper
Calling All Dogs by Albert Payson Terhune
A historical column compares nineteenth century bicycle debates with modern Britain and America. It recalls dog versus bicycle conflicts, cites a London Daily Mirror exchange, and questions whether ammonia guns for cyclists will return.
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Great Britain
London Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
University of Chicago VP on China War Length
William Benton says in Los Angeles that the war in China will last as long as any man can bear arms, reflecting wartime endurance. The comment appears after his arrival from the orient.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
William Benton
University of Chicago
Orient
China
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