Christmas Contest Winners Named In Gay Colors
From eastern Iowa entries, five winners were chosen in the coloring division of the Santa Scene Contest. Prizes for Cedar Rapids residents and mailed prizes for out-of-town winners were noted, with many other notable entrants listed from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Mae Moody
Hawkeye
Helen Novotny
Western
Swisher
Helen Janette Fillmore
Quality Ridge Country
Coggon
JO Fran Kouba
Buchanan School
Joan Sidlinger
Kenwood
Character Building In Neighborhood Gangs
YMCA neighborhoods foster youth clubs across Cedar Rapids with 55 citywide groups including the Friendly Indians Pioneers Comrades and senior divisions. Activities span crafts hiking model planes swimming and discussions on bats etiquette and social topics. Plans include a Handicraft Show Dec 16 22 at Paramount theater and a New Year’s Day open house at the Y highlighting outcomes of Y work among Cedar Rapids boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
YMCA
Friendly Indians
Pioneers
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Clinton
Sioux City
Cedar Falls
Des Marines
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Bill Riley
Bill Cowen
Jerry Bishop
Allan Miller
Comet Comrades
First Evangelical Church
Lloyd Schuknecht
Keith Kohn
Ray Goodrow
Bernie Webster
Paul Gustafsson
Bob Hallquist
Bob Wright
Trip to the World’s Fair Book by Grover Whalen
The Dodge Publishing issue presents A Trip To The New York World’s Fair With Bobb and Betty by Grover Whalen president of the World’s Fair. The book chronicles two children’s illustrated guided tour of the fair with Whalen as their host urging visions of the World of Tomorrow for young readers.
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Grover Whalen
Bobb
Betty
Dodge Publishing Company
Mr. Whalen
Mr Whalen
Bobby
Form Driver Name and Address Prompt
A scanned field asks for name age grade street address or rural route town. The prompt appears as a generic data entry line with spaces for handwritten input and no narrative details. No events or organizations are present.
Keep Your Eyes Open For Good Camera Shots
Harry Bigger of Lisbon keeps his eyes open to snap western scenes towns people and wildlife with photos neatly labeled by location and date. He collects over 100 books and reads about fifty-two yearly while earning money delivering meals and helping a sick man. He plans to become a doctor like his father and is a ninth grader in Lisbon Schools aged 12 with a collie named Snookums.
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Harry Bigger
Lisbon
Towa
Harry
Snookums
E. P. Bigger
The Birds' Christmas Carol Author and Santa Claus Trivia
Five quiz questions ask authors of Christmas stories and locations and give scores. Answers point to names like Edgar Guest and Kate Douglas Wiggin. Santa Claus Indiana and Weather authors noted with a scoring scale.
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Edgar Guest
Joseph Fort Newton
Kate Douglas Wiggin
William Allen White
The Secret of Silver Peak angora goat tale review
Cynthia Fulton inherits a herd and a gold prospecting hobby from her grandfather in this high school fiction. She forms a partnership with three friends to raise angora goats while prospecting on the side. Hard luck tests their world as the story unfolds with ranch life and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Peak
Cynthia Fulton
Sarah Lindsay Schmidt
Random House
M. L
Elephants Need Regular Nail Care in Captivity
Caregivers state elephants in captivity require routine nail trimming to prevent overgrowth and thickened foot soles. The procedure uses rasps, sandpaper, and draw knives to maintain hoof health and mobility.
Patrick Henry's Courtroom Comeback Recalled in Brief
A historic note recalls Patrick Henry erring while pleading for his opponent. He quickly admitted the misstep and then refuted his own arguments, ultimately winning the case with a brilliance praised by contemporaries.
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Patrick Henry
Playing Santa Claus to Fort Worth Birds Festival
Fort Worth children join a Bird Tree Festival at Forest Park to sing Christmas carols and hang suet bread and corn on trees for the birds. Gardens place winter meals, inspired by northern traditions from Norway Sweden and Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Fort Worth
Texas
Forest Park
Northland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
William Lake
Far North Countries
Insects Take On New Interest In Ditmars Book
Raymond L. Ditmars writes The Book of Insect Oddities with colorful illustrations by Helene Carter. The volume covers Giant Walking Sticks, Walking Leafs, American insects, and maps, offering easy learning for both adults and young readers in an inviting library addition.
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Ditmars
Raymond L. Ditmars
Lippincott
Helene Carter
India
Ceylon
Winners Named In Christmas Contest Titles
The Junior Gazette announces five winners from Cedar Rapids Edgewood Manchester Wilson Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Trinity Lutheran for the Santa stable picture contest. Prizes are new books. Cedar Rapids winners must pick up at the Gazette building, out-of-town via mail.
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Junior Brace
Mount Vernon
Wancy
Conrad
Belle Plaine
Robertsburg
Willamsburg
Barbara Cooper
Central City
Amber McCleod
Elberon
William Paul Higgenbotham
Toledo
Audrey Zehr
Manchester
Wanda Jeanne Glick
Olin
Delores Leistikow
Ocehwein
Mary Carolyn Steinkopf
Ryan
Lillian Roeniig
Homestead
Jimmy Delancey
Prairieburg
Rosella Wood
Fayette
Mary Louise Ryan
Brooklyn
Billy Hoover
Elkader
Phyllis Supplee Stanwood
Loris la Rue Swartzendruber
Parnell
Joyce Rice
Garrison
Shirley Jean Arnold
Zelda Zerkelmann
Lost Nation
Priscilla Ruth Riley
Marengo
Vida Guetzko
Delhi
Maryann Brock
South English
Dolores van Steenhruyse
Blairstown
Eleanor Staskal
Keith Johnson
Fillmore
Vera Valenta
Hayes
Faye
Arlene Booze
Jackson
Bette Nolting
Johnson
Phillis Marie Tarsen
Tincoln
Richard Jerome Rieth
Polk
Dwaine Souchek
Taylor
Mildred Ays
Tyler
Jean Ann Curtis
van Buren
Anna Mae Stepanek
Wilson
Delores Siemer
Trinity Lutheran
Roger Marks
Harrison
Helen Rose Jandl
St. Wenceslaus
Santa
North Pole
Iowa
Hey
Rena Schultz
Edgewood
Bertha Mary Malone
Louis Jericek
Wilson High School
Cedar Rapids
Richard Buffington
Roosevelt Junior High School
Charlotte Groth
Trinity Lutheran School
Junior Gazette
Gazette
Tall Girl Cheer For Height From Rose Bampton’s Advice
Ohio born soprano Rose Bampton described as the Metropolitans all American star shares that American girls overlook carriage and posture. She credits Martha Graham for teaching erect carriage and confident movement while urging every tall girl to embrace height with poise and balance.
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Ohio
Rose Bampton
Metrospolitan Opera
Thas
Martha Graham
NEA Service, Inc
Alaskan Carrier Pigeons Fail Due to Eagles
A historical note explains that carrier pigeons cannot be used successfully in Alaska because the region hosts too many eagles, which prey on the birds and disrupt communications. The observation highlights wildlife conflict affecting messaging methods.
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Alaska
Quiz Answers Revealed In Brief Riddle
Answers to the quiz state that the correct choice for item one is (c) and item three is (d) with item two deemed false since the author is unknown. The final note asserts the answer was (b) for item four and emphasizes the letter (d) as the correct option.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cedar Rapids’ Lions Club
United States
Illinois
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Charles Kingsley
John Greenleaf Whittier
Lewis Carroll
Harold Bell Wright
Tiny Tim Cratchit
Yale
Angora
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