Olds Unveils New Six and Eight With Streamlined Design
Oldsmobile announces a new six and new eight for the coming year featuring a streamlined body with a sloping radiator, slanted windshield, rounded top and sweeping fenders. Major upgrades include a turret top solid steel roof, stronger 40 percent frame, improved cooling and power, 14 percent better hydraulic brakes, moved headlamps on the radiator shell, and concealed spare tire in the rear luggage compartment. Horsepower rises from 84 to 90 in the six and 90 to 100 in the eight, with a three point engine suspension and enhanced counterbalancing on the crankshaft.
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Oldsmobile
Fisher
Talking Baseball With Your Meals Is A Good Plan
The writer recalls attending a New York event with Baseball Writers and sports figures like Dizzy Dean Rabitt Maranville Connie Mack and Frankie Frisch. He praises baseball’s appeal and notes the sport’s global reach from Japan to the Philippines while joking about Dizz and Daffy.
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Rock
Jesse Jones
R.F.C
New York
N. Y
Heywood Broun
Ruths
Deans
Maranvilles
Browns
Dizz
Babe
Chuck
Frankie Frisch
Dean
Paul
Daffy
Dizzy
Rabbitt Maranville
Tailless Airplanes Soon To Make Bow
Washington officials announce plans to purchase and test tailless planes for private pilots. Eugene L. Vidal says the craft has attracted international interest, while John H. Geisse cautions it may not define future aircraft but merits trial for its simple construction and potential for mass production.
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Washington
Eugene L. Vidal
Air Commerce, Commerce Department
England
France
Germany
United States
John H. Geisse
Bureau
Geisse
Studebakers Unveil Spring Design at Cedar Rapids Show
Studebaker displays new spring suspension using a transverse leaf mechanism with upper and lower guides and hydraulic shocks. The design allows independent wheel movement, reduces swaying, and improves ride. New streamlined styling features a narrowed radiator and wingfront fenders with an over‑drive option and self‑shifter for easier driving.
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Studebakers
Cedar Rapids
Eighty first Czech Benevolent anniversary plan outlined
Central C S A committee will finalize plans for the eighty first anniversary of the Czech Benevolent Society in March. A Czech dance on March 16 features the Pilsen band, with an initiation on Sunday and a living picture at 2 p.m. An Evening of Entertainment follows at 7 30 with a stage play and musical numbers. The program includes a Masaryk talk and performances by Lumir Skvor and others in Trojan Center.
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Golden Blossom
Thomas G. Masaryk
Youth Comes Tripping at Saint Ludmila's by Frolic Club
The Frolic club presents Youth Comes Tripping at Saint Ludmila's hall on Sunday evening February 24. The Nat Foster Holmes comedy, arranged with Willis N. Bugbee, features Doctor Benjamin Skinner as an eccentric small town character.
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Saint Ludmila’s
Frolic Club
ST. Ludmila’s Hall
Nat Foster Holmes
Willis N. Bugbee Company
Benjamin Skinner
Ananias
Bohemian Dramatic Society to Present Comedy
The Bohemian Dramatic society of St. Wenceglaus church presents He who has not loved has not lived, a comedy in three acts. Performances are today at 3 p m and 7 30 p m directed by Mrs John Matias. The cast features Louis Jandl Frank Sebetka Wesley Drahozal Joseph Ehrenberger William Mathias Rose Dryms Mrs Frank Durek and Misses Helen Dvorak Mary Matias Anna Severa and Mary Kadlec. The parish orchestra under Rev J Serovy provides music.
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Bohemian Dramatic Society
St. Wenceglaus Church
John Matias
Louis “Jandl
Frank Sebetka
Wesley Drahozal
Joseph Ehrenberger
William Mathias
Rose Dryms
Frank Durek
Helen Dvorak
Mary Matias
Public Initiation by Z C B J District Committee
A public initiation by the Z C B J district committee will be held in the Z C B J hall February 23 at 8 pm. A class of more than sixty will be initiated by the district team led by J V Rompotl, George Kosek, Joseph.
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Z. C. B. J. Hall
J. V. Rompotl
George Kosek
Joseph
Local Candidates Meet at Hall for Evening Event
Nemec and Charlea Pulkrab will lead a public dance after the work and invite all residents to join. All candidates are asked to convene at the hall at 7 p.m.
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Nemec
Charlea Pulkrab
Sokol Society Postpones Meeting for Mask Ball
The Som kol society postpones its regular monthly meeting by one week due to the Sokol mask ball set for that date. The ball is a major social event and is expected to draw a large crowd to the gathering.
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Somkol Society
Prune Tree Alley Opéra to Entertain Bohemian Dramatic Group
Next Sunday the Bohemian Dramatic association stages the light opera Prune Tree Alley at the C S P S hall directed by Vaclav Picek with M L Hromadka handling the music. Large audience expected. Junior America Czechs and C S A plan a March 31 dance at the C S P S hall with the Pilsen band. Sokol society serves a pork supper then a Z C B J hall dance with Skersick’s orchestra. Cedar Rapids W B F A meets at Z C B J hall Wednesday at 8 pm followed by refreshments. Mindowzech lodge 2 C B J meets Thursday at 7 30 pm in Z C B J hall. A new device in England makes motor bus gear shifting unnecessary.
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Bohemian Dramatic Association
Svestkova Alej
Vaclav Picek
M. L. Hromadka
C. S. P. S. Hall
Sokol Society
Z. C. B. J. Hall
Skersick
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