From Barbers’ Mugs to Modern Shaving Trends in Cedar Rapids
Veteran Cedar Rapids barbers recount early 20th century grooming norms. Shaving days, ten cent shaves, 25 cent haircuts, shared towels, and personal mugs with engraved names defined a bygone era. Barber John E. Bales recalls mug stands, wax handlebars, and the shift away from mugs as sanitation and trends evolved. A separate Colesburg note covers a Masonic and O E S installation detailing officers and setting.
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John Bales
Cedar Rapids
Greene
Lodge
John E. Bales
Dixon, Ill
John
Delevan Hotel
Bales
Montrose
Police Gazette
Johnny Bales
You Can Keep Your Head When Kids Beat Christmas Drums
A humorous verse advises in playful rhymes how to maintain poise under holiday chaos. It parodies Kipling and blends domestic strain with stoic wit. The speaker imagines juggling chores, finances, and family life while avoiding slips of temper. Read as light satire on marital and parental duties during Christmas.
Dr Paul Weaver to Speak at Cedar Rapids Graduation
Dr Paul Stanley Weaver of Stephens College will deliver the commencement address for four Cedar Rapids high schools on January 28 at the Shrine temple. The announcement notes his Yale PhD in 1934 and prior roles including director of a Salt Lake City summer school and minister in Bridgeport.
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Paul Stanley Weaver
Stephens College
Columbia
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Deamer
Weaver
Franklin Marshall College
Yale University
Yale
Memorial Baptist Church
Bridgeport
Mary Gage
Harry M. Gage
Grinnell College Reaches Teaching Practice Agreement
Grinnell College will pay the Grinnell school board for student teachers in local schools. The deal cancels $325 in back charges for Ward field usage and includes a $350 cash payment for the current school year. A similar contract is expected next summer. Dr. R. T. Mills presides over the local school board.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Ward Field
College Athletic Field
R. T. Mills
It's Always Open Season For Souvenir Hunters In Hotels
Hotel managers report constant pilferage by guests across items from towels and bath mats to ash trays and tea spoons. Cash-strapped travelers and teams steal bulky pieces like thermos coffee pots, while cigaret burns damage furniture and carpets. Women are blamed for furniture wear and stray makeup, though traveling salesmen show less interest in theft.
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Hotel Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Grid
Montrose
Roosevelt Hotel
Glacier Explorer to Lecture at State Theater Thursday
Rev. Bernard R. Hubbard S J premier glacier explorer returns from Alaska with new adventures and film of scientific pursuits. The show includes Climbing to the Spirit's Home On the Trail of the Big Bear Alaska's Silver Millions and The Pioneers of 1936. Hubbard, head of the geology department at Santa Clara University, will speak under Town Hall club auspices with tickets at Morris Sanford's and the State theater.
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Town Hall
State Theater
Bernard R. Hubbard
S. J
Town Hall Club
Father Hubbard
United States
Alaska
Uncle Sam
Matanuska
Mount Aniakchak
Iowa City
Santa Clara University
San Jose
Calif
Morris Sanford
Double Wedding in Clinton Lutheran Parsonage
Dewitt couples Miss Doris Fell and Adolph Dohrmann wed at Clinton Lutheran parsonage with Rev. J. S. Leamer officiating. Miss Minnie Carstensen and Lyle Fell also united in the ceremony. The pairs are DeWitt graduates. Dohrmann to farm near Camanche and Fell to reside in DeWitt where he works for Clinton County Central Creamery.
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Dewitt
Doris Fell
Lyle Fell
Adolph Dohrmann
William Dohrmann
Camanche
Minnie Carstensen
Thomas Carstensen
Near DeWitt
Ernest Fell
Clinton
J. S. Leamer
Dr. Boozer to Speak at Coe Vesper Services
Dr. L. M. Boozer, dean of men at Coe College, will speak at vesper services in the T. M. Sinclair Memorial chapel at 4 this afternoon on The Future. Catherine Adams plays Pastorale as prelude. Prof. Paul S. Ray leads the choir in Hail Holy Light.
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L. M. Boozer
Coe College
T. M. Sinclair
Catherine Adams
O’connor- Morris
Paul S. Ray
Holy Light
Katalsky
O’connor
Dr. L. Myron Boozer
Stainer
Oul Schumann Ray
Forecasts for Monday Bring Opportunity and Growth
The stars indicate a fortunate spell with progress and new opportunities tied to large interests. Finances strengthen as fresh projects launch and energy and initiative rise. Birthdays signal a year of progress, with new openings and important contacts, affecting private affiliations. A born child may be enterprising and capable of leading key projects.
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BY Joe McCormick, JR
Colesburg
Minnehaha
Constellation Lodge
Masonic Hall
Lou Bush
Ada Graybill
Hannah Honn
A. C. Honn
Marjorie Gifford
Floyd Schenke
Julia Bolsinger
Earl Campbell
Dessie Freidlein
Della Bush
Marshal
Margaret Campbell
Genevra Peck
Adah
Minnie Dodge
Ruth
Blanche Moser
Esther
Anna Prentice
Martha
Edna Mallory
Electa
Alba Walker
Sentinel
Elmer Moser
Clarke Shaffer
Edmund Birkholz
Howard Schrunk
F. C. Grimes
Fred I. Peck
Milton Brockmeyer
Glenn Gifford
Log Thompson
Tyler
Frank Bush
Coo-Coo Classics
Fred C. Henson
St. Peter
DIAL
Paul 5. Weaver
Shrine Temple
Wanda Montz
the Roosevelt
Fido
B. R. Hubbard
J.C. Landenberger
It Big Shoe Store
Second Avenue SE
Coe Vesper Services
Genevieve Kemble
Piast
Glen Valley
Parsnips
Aif
Misee
Crisco
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