Woodcarving Leads Cedar Rapids Boy To Engineering Career
Hendrick Graves of Cedar Rapids starts as a 16 year old high school graduate to pursue architectural engineering after eight years of woodcarving. He drew house plans in school that led to a completed two story home in Rodney Ontario. He learned carving at Scout Camp Wapsie and Camp Waubeek, making totem poles and teaching others. He envisions future work in Philippine mahogany and walnut, using simple tools and orange crate plaque material to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney
Ontario
Canada
Wapsie
Joseph Prucha
Waubeek
Paul Smola
Central City
Etiquette Jr Keeping Your Desk Clear For Work
Mary E Clark and Margery Closey Quigley urge students to maintain orderly desks by storing all papers pencils and books away. Emphasizes privacy of a teacher's papers and rights of way in corridors. Girls have precedence over boys and listening discreetly is improper.
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Mary E. Clark and
Margery Closey Quigley
Answers To Quiz 1 1960s Style Key Facts
Bob Feller is described as an 18 year old pitcher. Rhett Butler is a main character in Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. La Guardia served as mayor of New York City. A Chicago poll found G-men movies among 10,000 children’s favorites.
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Bob Feller
Rhett Butler
Margaret Mitchell
Spain
la Guardia
New York City
Chicago
Coe College
Adel
Iowa
Cleveland
Metropolitan Opera Company
Adventuring in Palestine and Hurricane Weather Featured in New Books
New books this week offer Howard Pease adventures with Hurricane Weather about two youths aboard a yacht headed for Takatoa. Marion Rubinstein presents Adventuring in Palestine following German girls amid customs in Palestine. Dhan Gopal Mukerji's Fierce-Face for ages ten to twelve explores jungle life and tiger lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Pease
Takatoa
Dr. Latimer
Palestine
Marion Rubinstein
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Junior Gazette Submission Guidelines and Tips
Instructions for original contributions to The Junior Gazette of Cedar Rapids Iowa. Details include submission on one side of paper, double spacing if typed, and space for margins. Each entry requires name age or grade and address, with back of drawing for name and address, plus full information on photo backs.
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Junior Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Scout Pledge Cited by Cedar Rapids Student
A 6th grade pupil at St. Wenceslaus in Cedar Rapids reads aloud the scouts creed praising bravery helpfulness cleanliness reverence. Josph Voss is named in the text as the student associated with the pledge.
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Jos
PH Voss
St. Wenceslaus
Cedar Rapids
Night on the Cedar Rapids Bay Inspiring Poem by a Student
A poetic scene of dusk over a bay with waves and night sounds. The verses describe clouds flames waters gulls and a wolf calling to the moon. The author is identified as James B Hodgs on in eleventh grade at Franklin Cedar Rapids.
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James B. Hodgson
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Season Lines from a 4th Grade Student in Iowa
WYONNA GISSEL of Winthrop Iowa writes about the seasons noting spring and summer bring fun while autumn signals back to school and winter drags on. The simple verse captures a school life perspective from a young student with a hometown voice.
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Wyonna Gissel
Winthrop
Iowa
Nail Keg Is Windmill In Dutch Scene
Fourth graders built a Dutch village for geography study. They used a nail keg and oatmeal boxes to create windmills, cardboard homes, a canal with dike, and paper tulips. The village included cardboard people in Dutch costumes and animals, sparking interest in Holland customs.
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Holland
Junior Gazette Readers Laud New Juvenile Page
Nora Cocker and Carlarp Jr praise the Junior Gazette in Cedar Rapids for its variety and humor. Readers urge more installments of the continued story and praise the section’s appeal to Iowans youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Gazette
Nora Cocker
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Carlarp, Jr
Roosevelt
Quiz Vy Where What? Newspaper Quiz Challenge
A satirical quiz asks readers to identify named figures in the news and judge statements about risk and current events. It presents five items with multiple choices or true false prompts, inviting readers to compare answers with an answer box elsewhere on the page.
Camp Fire Girls Host Teas and Entertainments in Cedar Rapids
Camp Fire Girls in Cedar Rapids study entertaining arts to earn Home Craft honors. They plan teas and bridge parties, learn serving etiquette, and supply refreshments. They will receive cooking instruction from Miss Ila Misbach at Hubbard Ice & Fuel store as model kitchen opens.
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Camp Fire
Cedar Rapids
Ila Misbach
Hubbard Ice & Fuel Company
Meet A Couple Of Big Newspaper Publishers
Oelwein Iowa juniors Richard Jamison and Jack Bovis launch Un censored a four page mimeo with a 90 circulation at 2 cents a copy. They cover ads at 5 cents for three lines and a penny per extra line, grossing about 25 cents per issue.
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Richard Jamison
Jack Bovis
Oelwein
Iowa
Joe Tillery
Jack
Wayne C. Clingman
Bob Deyo
Richard
Movie Guide Reviews From United States Critics
A weekly Movie Guide presents brief reviews by leading American critics. It notes that critics may disagree and readers should use judgment to choose which films to see.
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Movie Guide
United States
Head Over Heels in Love and Drama on Screen
A review roundup for Jessie Matthews in Head Over Heels in Love a cabaret singer romance in Paris. Also coverage of Bulldog Drummond Es Capes Sea Devils Man of the People Last of Mrs Cheyney with notes on performances and audience suitability.
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Jessie Matthews
Paris
Victor MacLaglen
Preston Foster
Ida Lupino
Joseph Calleia
East Side
Calleia
Mrs. Cheyney
Joan Crawford
Robert Montgomery
William Powell
Mr Deeds Goes to Town Back in City Theaters
Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur star in a restored comedy that blends humor pathos and romance. The family friendly film draws audiences who missed it originally and plays to wide appeal for all ages.
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MR. Deeds
Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
Ostrich Egg Hardboil Time Stated at 4.5 Hours
A historical note states that hardboiling an ostrich egg takes four and a half hours. The fact emphasizes unusually long boiling times for giant eggs and reflects kitchen practices of the period.
Lisbon Little Library born from youth effort in 1936
In Lisbon the 1936 class spearheaded a town library project. Youth groups and local organizations rallied to fund and furnish a home for books. Volunteers collected 500 donated volumes and secured a storage space in the school gym. A library board of nine was formed and open thrice weekly with plans for a tag day next summer to buy new books.
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Lisbon
Camp Fire
Board of Education
The
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Catholic
Federated and
Methodist
Woman’s Thursday Club
School
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Girl Scouts mark 25th anniversary with national event lineup
The Girl Scouts across 48 states and 30 countries plan a March start lasting to next fall to honor 25 years of growth. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will attend a New York dinner as honorary president, with delegates present. August encampments in Briarcliff, N Y, will celebrate the jubilee alongside local encampments and silver events. The program mirrors Boy Scouts in training for self control initiative self reliance and service. The pledge states on my honor I will try to do my duty to God and my country to help other people at all times to obey the Scout laws.
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Girl Scouts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Briarcliff
N. Y
Magic Made Easy Flying Coin
The text describes quick palm movements as a coin is flipped or manipulated on a table, suggesting a magical or sleight of hand effect. It implies swift hand actions without detailing the method or outcome.
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Public Ledger
Treasure Hunt in the Stewart Mansion
In Civil War days Colonel Stewart hid a treasure now linked to Aaron’s cowardly blood stigma. Billy Stewart and brothers Don and Elliot discuss the elusive Stewart treasure, while Billy accompanies her father Dr. Stewart on a call. He suddenly rushes from the house and hops into the car as the story advances.
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Colonel Stewart
Aaron
Stewart
Billy” Stewart
Don
Elliot
Billy
Dr. Stewart
Diphtheria Crisis Caps a Town Doctor’s Last Hours
Billy helps her ailing father Dr Stewart amid a townwide dither as pneumonia weakens him. Elliot VI asks for money for care while neighbors, nurses, and Donald rally around, and the funeral follows a nurseful vigil. Stonewall the dog guards the back door as the old house holds its sorrow.
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Stonewall
Elliot VI
Billy
Donald
Stewart
Leesboro
Dad
Silent Pillar of a Family in a Small Town Funeral
In the wake of a father’s death Elliot VI and Billy confront insurance and property matters with Mr. Chetwode. The will leaves three shares of Stewart Hall and the life policy notes a thousand dollars. Rumors of selling the home loom as the trio faces grief and uncertainty.
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Billy
Donald
Elliot
Peterson
Elliot VI
Mr. Chetwode
Tuna Trade Mirrors Record Breaker Weighing Over Tons
The tuna, a fish that can exceed 1,000 pounds, is commonly sold in half-pound cans and dominates markets with its large size and long shelf life.
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Dick Graves
Hendick Graves
Thompson
Nail Keg
Middle West
Czechoslovakia
Bulldog Drummond
Heather Angel
Ray Milland
Drummond
Youth Plan Library
Carl H. Claudy
Aaron Stewarts
Aaron Stewart
Elly
Elliot Stewarts
Ted
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