English Tea Breaks Spread Through Two Offices
Ambro Advertising and a neighboring firm adopt 4 pm tea as a daily pause. Miss Laura McKay and Miss Etta Wicke coordinate the service on the Mer chants Bank Building top floor, with free tea and quick cleanups. The practice, inspired by English offices, aims to refresh workers and boost afternoon productivity.
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Ambro
Merchants Bank
Laura McKay
Helen Jones
E. B. Zbanek
Ambro Advertising Agency
Etta Wicke
R. L. Pierson
Milo Kratville
Establish Fund For Masaryk Memorial By Czech Societies
The Alliance of Czech Societies forms a fund to honor Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, first president of Czechoslovakia, with plans discussed at a recent meeting. Theodore B. Hlubacek Jr. elected chairman, succeeding V. Krob, with Vaclav Picek vice chairman and Rose Bartuiek secretary.
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Alliance of Czech Societies
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk
Czechoslovak Republic
Theodore B. Hlubacek, Jr
Prof Kolbaba May Attend Czech Operetta Debut
Word from Prof J Kolbaba of Prague Nebraska indicates he may visit March 6 to view the Czech operetta The Lark Skrivanek z Podlesi for which he wrote the music The operetta will be staged at the C S P S hall by the Bohemian Dramatic society under Frank Sykora direction It will be the first performance of this operetta anywhere
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J. Kolbaba
Prague
Neb
C.S.P.S. Hall
Bohemian Dramatic Society
Frank Sykora
Sedlacek Named Toastmaster for C S A Anniversary Banquet
Dr. Leo B. Sedlacek longtime president of the Junior American Czech lodge C S A was selected as toastmaster for the eighty fourth C S A anniversary banquet to be held March 10 at the C S P S hall. Dinner at 6 30 p m and a stage program followed by dancing from 9 to 12. About 400 reservations are already filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo B. Sedlacek
C.S.P.S
Sokol Ball Returns for Bohemian Community Gathering
One of the Bohemian societies largest social events, the Sokol mask ball, is scheduled for Monday evening at the C.S.P.S. hall. A comedy sketch will be performed during intermission and many attendees are expected in elaborate costumes.
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Sokols
C.S.P.S
Reading Society To Meet At Bohemian School
The Bohemian Reading society Ctenarsky Spolek will meet this afternoon at 2 at the Bohemian school building to adopt the revised by laws. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. All members are urged to attend.
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Bohemian Reading Society
Ctenarsky Spolek
Bohemian School
Combined Sokols and Junior Falcons Meeting in Sokol Hall
A joint gathering of the Sokols T. J. Renata Tyrs Sokolice and the Junior Falcons will meet in Sokol hall on March 4. A picnic supper at 6 p.m. will precede a brief business session, diploma presentations for participants in the national Sokol contest in Chicago last summer, and an address by Prof. J. D. Immorhal of Chicago.
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Sokols
T. J. Renata Tyrs Sokolice
Falcons
Sokol
Kolky
Chicago
Bohemian Community Dances and Meetings March Schedule
A Sokols educational board member notes upcoming events include a Neighbor dance called Sousedska at the C.S.P.S. and Z.C.B.J. halls on Tuesday and a closing-season social before Lent. The Bohemian school board plans its annual benefit dance on March 12 at the C.S.P.S. hall. St Patrick’s day card party is planned by Karel IV lodge at the Z.C.B.J. hall on March 17 with Zofie Podlipska lodge meeting March 2 at 2 pm and Hvezda Pokroka gathering March 1 at 2 pm at the C.S.P.S. hall.
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Bohemian School Board
C.S.P.S
Karel IV Lodge
Z.C.B.J
Patrolman Praises Quick Stop That Saved a Life
Patrolman Jim Gilroy commends Marshall D. Brody a salesman of 1573 First avenue E for stopping his car on a dime to save a pedestrian who stepped into the highway on Route 30 in Tama county. The hitchhiker ignored warnings and walked with traffic as Brody approached from the rear.
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Jim Gilroy
Marshall D. Brody
First Avenue E
Gilroy
Brody
Iowa State Safety Council
Highway 30
Tama County
Bob Viach
Dad's Suit Against Eleanore Whitney Is All Patched Up
HOLLYWOOD UP Eleanore Whitney a dancing film actress said the suit by her father Allen Whitney for support was a misunderstanding and has been settled. Whitney, 42, said he was out of work while his daughter earns about $500 a week and sought $25 weekly support plus $200 lump sum. Paramount said the suit will be dismissed with no terms given about future support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Eleanore Whitney
Allen Whitney
Paramount Studio
Miss Whitney
Pneumothorax Therapy Is Explained By Doctor Brady
In a medical note by William Brady M D the patient daughter with tuberculosis is discussed. The article explains pneumothorax treatment aims to rest the diseased lung while the other lung maintains breathing. It details risks, procedures for refill air, and the meaning of intrapleural pneumolysis with anesthesia and hospital observation.
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S. M
Nature
Bligney
Pneumothorax Treatment and Tuberculosis Control
The article explains that a pint of air per breath can collapse a lung to rest, with refill frequency varying by initial air dose. It argues pneumothorax helps convert open tuberculosis to closed cases, advocates community clinics and sanatorium training, and warns that conversational spray can spread infection alongside coughs.
Property Transfer Notice In Marion Original Town Grant
Laura G Lee Pollins and husband transfer to Ethel Gertrude and Clarence C Randall as joint tenants not tenants in common. Describes parcel Wd 92 ft Lot 7 bik 7 orig Marion valued 9-27-37. Authorities show survivor rights for either spouse.
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Laura G Lee Pollins
Ethel Gertrude
Clarence C Randall
Orig
Marion
Val
Con
Dodging a Losing Finesse in Contract Bridge
Walter Buswell of East Orange N J mastered avoiding finesses to secure a contract on a given hand. An opening diamond lead would force the finesse, so a normal club sequence was led and the play unfolded to strip opponents’ trumps before cashing high hearts, ending with a favorable trick sequence.
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Walter Buswell
East Orange
N. J
East
Bridge bidding and play show a slam trick in hearts and diamonds
In this 1936 item, the contract is fulfilled regardless of the return. A club return is ruffed by declarer and the diamond nine is discarded. Any diamond return fails as South’s last heart secures the slam trick, and refusing the heart finesse costs nothing since the diamond finesse remains available if West gains the third heart with the queen.
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Declarer
South
West
New War Referendum Clause Sparks Senate Fight
Administration forces in the Senate prepared to push a constitutional amendment for a nationwide referendum before declaration of war with a Western Hemisphere attack exception. Senator La Follette and 11 others introduced a broader measure similar to the Ludlow resolution defeated in the House. Opponents say it would restrain presidential action, hinder rapid responses, and undermine collective quarantine policy.
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Washington
Senate
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
House
Roosevelt
Chicago
Martinelli Collapses on Met Opera Stage During Aida
Giovanni Martinelli world famous tenor collapsed on the Metropolitan Opera stage during Aida in New York. He was attended by Dr. Slattery and diagnosed with acute indigestion. Frederick Jagel substituted as the aria resumed, while a nationwide radio audience followed the incident.
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New York
INS
Giovanni Martinelli
Metropolitan Opera
Martinelli
G. M. Slattery
Opera House
Frederick Jagel
Jagel
Lakme
Incentive Is Too Great And Cellar Is Dug Too Deep
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania the job of deepening an old house cellar yielded surprising treasure. John Johnson uncovered a $20 gold piece and soon a cache of coins totaling 57 pieces worth 1140 dollars was found as laborers dug deeper than planned.
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Bloomsburg
John Johnson
Johnson
Flies-Goats Through Blizzard To Bring Milk To Baby
A one month old baby in Penasse Minnesota survived thanks to milk goats flown sixty miles through a snow blizzard. Roy Duggan piloted the plane from Penasse to Warroad delivering Angie Lilly and her kid, aided by K R Macauley the goats owner. The flight to the northern post office kept the baby’s diet supplemented as doctors advised.
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Penasse
Minn
K. R. Macauley
Ervin Bubblitz
Warroad
Macauley
Roy Duggan
Angie Lilly
Duggan
United States
Flint Transport Strike Is Ended
A week long strike that halted Flint Michigan’s transit ends Saturday night after an agreement between the bus drivers union and the Flint Trolley Coach Company. The settlement resolves stoppages that disrupted city transportation and restored service.
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Flint
Mich
Bustlers Union
Flint Trolley Coach Company
Secret American Note to Japan Sparks Publicity Fuss
Washington reports detail a secret American note to Japan that urged evacuation of U.S. nationals from the central China war zone. The note, drafted by Ambassador Grew and sent on February 18, was intended to be kept quiet. When the leakage occurred, Secretary Hull faced awkward questions and public embarrassment.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Japan
Central China War
U. S
Department
China
Hull
Joseph C. Grew
Tokio
Grew
France
Britain
Germany
Orient
Amiable
Michael J. McDermott
McDermott
Japan Opens Anti Semite Drive Against Allies In War Era
Tokyo launches a government led anti Semitic campaign accusing Jewish agencies of seeking Japan’s defeat in China. An exhibit with charts and propaganda is created by the cabinet intelligence commission to accuse Jewish organizations of blocking expansion. Targets include American British French and Soviet groups and individuals.
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TORIO
INS
Japan
China
Nazi Germany
Intelligence Commission
Detectives Gatekeep Ex-Mate Visit at Ann Harding Home
Baltimore, AP. Ten-year-old Jane Bannister, daughter of actress Ann Harding and ex-husband Harry Bannister, left for a weekend visit with her father after detectives guarded Harding's apartment for an hour. Werner Janssen, Harding's current husband, did not know who hired the detectives who were later called off by a private detective.
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Baltimore
Jane Bannister
Ann Harding
Harry Bannister
Daddy
Mother
Miss Harding
Werner Janssen
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Bannister
Janssen
California
Three Empty Purses Found Near A Avenue Viaduct
An L and L Lumber Co employee found three empty purses near the A Avenue viaduct Saturday. Police held the purses Saturday night while ownership was undetermined. Purses contained no identification. one was oil cloth with a zipper, another white leather, and the third brown imitation alligator with a wooden top.
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A Avenue
Limback Lumber Company
National Phlox as Superior Garden Flowers
A discussion outlines phlox as an American native, ideal for national pride and world garden use. It highlights species variety for diverse habitats, bloom longevity, and color range from creeping subulata to tall phlox decussata, with new colors and dwarf forms.
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Betty Lou
Columbia
Exeistence
P. Columbia
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Zofie Podlipska Lodge
Hvezda Pokroka
C.S. P.S
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William Brady, M. D
Dinary
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Health Authority
Wm. E. McKenney
American Bridge League
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Thor
Leo Schlageter
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von Hochberg
Feuerbrand
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