Homeroom Time Reforms Highlight Cedar Rapids Junior Highs
Cedar Rapids junior high schools test flexible scheduling for activity periods. Duffy Franklin and Wilson shorten daily homeroom to five minutes and replace time with varied weekly activities and longer 45 minute blocks for music and study. Harding shifts to 45 minute cycles with assembly and club days. Roosevelt adopts short homeroom, five minute breaks, and a mix of activities, with elective classes slated for next year. Rome notes Italy’s appliance output. Taft lists washing machines.
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McKinley School
Franklin and
Harding
Irwin Nelson
Roosevelt
Colonel Parsons Returns For Visit After 50 Years
Colonel Arthur Maxon Parsons, a Cedar Rapids native who left in 1916 for a military career, is visiting old friends from his retirement base in Heidelberg Germany. He spent decades in the army and later led military studies for the University of Maryland European division while planning a two year Heidelberg stay for archival research.
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Arthur Maxon Parsons
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Army
Parsons
Heidelberg
Germany
University of Maryland
Co. D
First
Iowa Infantry
West Point
United States
Europe
Army Headquarters
Washington
France
Maryland University
William Arthur Preston
Jackson School
First Avenue
Robert Armstrong
James Yuill
Ralph Clements
Jack Massey
William Crawford
Worth Averill
Frank Sinatra in The Man With The Golden Arm on ABC Sun Night
Frank Sinatra stars in an uncut classic The Man With The Golden Arm airing on ABC Sunday night at 8 on KCRG TV. The movie showcases Sinatras signature performance in a drama about gambling and addiction.
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Frank Sinatra
Man With the Golden Arm
ABC
SUN
Kcrgtveck
Handbag Trend Targets Men in Milan Fashion
A Milan fashion note says wallets and pockets deform suits, sparking talk of men carrying handbags. The piece cites magazine chatter and practical needs for holding passports and cigarettes, reflecting changing style norms.
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Milan
Italy
Ansion
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By Bill Duffy
Duffy
Rome
TAFT
Emerson
ACE Electronics
First Ave
Johnnye
Lord Chesterfield
Lindale
Colonel Parsons
Nathan Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Alfred Gruenther
NATO
Albert Wedemeyer
China
Charles Penningroth
New Orleans
Lndale Plaza
Craemer
2Nd Ave
C.o.p
Craemer’s
Hermes
of Electric
Olympia Socialite
AITER
Iowa Typewriter Co. Business Machines
1St Avenue
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