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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1941

Page

4

Fourteen Franklin School Students Join National Honor Society

The Franklin high school Sophrosyne chapter inducted fourteen students Tuesday in the school auditorium. Members from classes 12A and 12B include Helen Libal and Rosalie Campbell along with Ellen Myers Irene Paulu David Ring Richard Solvie and Alice Thompson among others. Allen Taylor presided with officers presenting scholarship character leadership and service. A piano solo and a vocal piece complemented the program.

Franklin School National Honor Society Franklin High School Sophrosyne Helen Libal J. R. Libal Iowa Avenue Alice Gertrude Fourth Street Rosalie Campbell Lida Campbell D Avenue Norman Dake Helen Dake Eighteenth Street Gordon Dalsbo O. J. Dalshbo First Avenue James Holmes Stewart Holmes Forest Drive Ka Kent Bessier Bever Avenue Alice Mary Thomp M. Thompson Allen Taylor Ann Hill Doris Jackson Annie Jean Houts Barbara Anderson Jane Alexander David Valcik Aiceb Mary Jenne Palmer Kingforda Miss Palmer Miss Keith Franklin High School Sophrosyne National Honoranny Bottomichard Selvie Henry Haegg David Ring Kathryn Kent Alice Berry Irene Paula Heler Libel Ellen Geese Alice Mary Thompson Mary Jeanne Palmer

Christmas Health Seal Returns Processed at Guaranty Bank

A committee led by Mrs J W Ballard began sorting and filing Christmas Seal returns at Guaranty Bank on Wednesday. The 35th annual sale under Public Health Nursing is chaired by Ballard with J M Ely as treasurer directing Friday evening opening of returns. Names listed include Mrs Marshall Hall and Miss Elizabeth McIntosh among others. A major portion of the funds supports Public Health Nursing programs.

Guaranty Bank J. W. Ballard J. M. Ely Public Health Nursing Pe Ece Kosek Marshall Hall L. K. Cornell Henry Jine Errol Miller

Pulsfort alters initials on accessories

Cincinnati AP reports Joseph A Pulsfort will eliminate the middle initial from his watch band tie clasp and belt buckle to avoid a perceived ethnic marker. The change reflects a personal choice amid discussions on identity and appearance.

Cincinnati Joseph A. Pulsfort

Navy to bury dead with full honors near battle sites

The navy disclosed a plan for temporary interments of sailors killed in combat in localities near where they fell. Details on death toll and exact scenes were not released, but instructions mandate full military honors for all naval personnel killed.

Marine Corps Na Department Coast Guard Vy Department

The Peet of the People by Edgar A Guest

Poem fragment describing morning sun through windows and a blue jay visits as autumn tasks end. The narrator reflects on nature’s harmony and the coming snow, with sparrows and a blue jay observed from the bright room.

Edgar A. Guest the Peet of the People

Filipino Soldiers Cheer Planes Before Realizing Mistake

Filipino soldiers at an army camp in Davao cheered raiding Japanese planes Monday afternoon and only stopped when fire opened. A similar incident occurred in Bansle as the crowd cheered a misidentified aircraft.

Manila Davao Bansle

Man Cleared for Army Enlistment After Confession

Minneapolis AP reports 22 year old John Zeller cleared his record by confessing thefts from Evelyn Langaard at a delivery firm last month. He admitted stealing an electric clock and a radio and sought enlistment in the army. He claimed he had time to serve.

Minneapolis John Zeller Army Evelyn Langaard

Fragments From Farml County Divorce Petition

Original notice in Farml County case shows plaintiff seeks divorce from the defendant on grounds of marital breakdown. The petition requests court action and a default if the respondent fails to answer by the stated noon deadline in the January term.

F'tins Zusgene Maetr'mony

Recruits Sought as Man Brags of Evasion

A man expresses eagerness to join up while a witness recalls a claim about cashing a WPA check, repaying a clock and radio, and heading to the recruiting station. The article notes Thailand’s former name Siam and its meaning land of free people.

Thailand Siam Land

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