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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1940
Page
8
John Ahlers, known as three times a grandfather, reaches his 21st birthday the leap year way. Born in Apa Germany and not aging on Feb 29, he will celebrate at his daughter Agnes Taylor's Browns Iowa home on Thursday, declaring he can vote now.
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports Johnny Hoover and Ike Tolson in Florida spreading silence with no comment. The piece notes James Wheeler-Hill’s imprisonment for false court statements tied to Fritz Kuhn and mentions Mrs. Roosevelt and speculation on President Roosevelt’s run for another term.
Karla Masaryk chorus to sing selections for the 90th birth anniversary of Thomas G Masaryk. Event on Sunday March 10 at the C S P S hall. Principal speaker will be Dr Jan B Kozak of Prague Bohemia, guest lecturer at Oberlin College. Chorus will perform in Czech national costumes.
The C S A plans an Easter party for juveniles on Sunday March 24 at the C S P 3 hall. Children will receive baskets with colored eggs and guests. Parents and adult visitors will be entertained at a card party. Admission will be charged.
Rehearsals for a patriotic play by the Z C B J Dramatic circle mark Masaryk birth anniversary observance with a three act production We Will Live For ever directed by Mrs Pavla Hromadka casting includes Mrs Julia Vyskocil Lenora Jelinek Helen Melsa Joseph Chytry Jan Cimburek Vincent Kadlec Milo Naxera Bennie Miska Frank Janeba Bohemian songs to be sung. Ceska Lipa prepares Ferda Serem for March 31. Czech Alliance annual meeting Feb 27 7 30 St Wenceslaus lodge room delegates encouraged to attend refreshments served. Z C B J board trustees meet Feb 28 park trustees Feb 29. Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club meets Thursday. Sokol officers regular meeting Monday night. Czech Reading society regular meeting 2.
C S A executive council district trustee T B Hlubacek traveled to Chicago on Friday for the annual meeting and is expected to return tonight.
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