James Roosevelt in Beaten Track at White House
In a recount of presidential dynasties the piece notes James Roosevelt, dubbed my little boy Jimmy by F. D. R., follows a familiar path to White House service as his father’s trusted aide. It compares him to historic examples where sons worked beside presidents, from Adams to Grant, highlighting close family roles in administration and memoir work.
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Washington
James Roosevelt
Jimmy
White House
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams, Jr
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson Donelson
Donelson
Peggynton
Millard Fillmore
Millard Powers Fillmore
Buchanan
Ulysses Grant
Frederick Dent Grant
Fred Grant
Grant
Fred
Gardiners tale of a phantom watchdog guards a clergyman
The Reverend Isaac Woodcock walks a late night route from Beverley to a meeting. A giant dog guards him from three lurking thieves, prowling the hedgerows. The dog then vanishes and Woodcock later doubts whether it was a real animal or a phantom sent to protect him.
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Van
Woodcock
Farner
CoPers
Dr Woodcock
Jane
Pofr
England
Copsrgit
Thumbnail History of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks
Miss Mary Pickford, America's sweetheart born in Canada, spent three minutes in court a year ago today divorcing her swashbuckling husband Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks was the second husband of the actress once known as the little Smith girl who became a famed star on celluloid.
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Mary Pickford
America
Canada
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Smith
Sinding charm in To Spring and a life of clues
The piece notes Sinding born January 11 1856 still living, recalls his Norway studio and piano and string works. It then surveys 19th century figures Judd Gray Ruth Snyder Horatio Alger Jr and others with brief biographical crumbs and dates. It ends with West Branch Danish Brotherhood naming officers Hans P Petersen Earl Bendixen Aage Clausen and John Fabian and retiring president Wilmer Christensen.
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Sinding
Christian Sinding
Norway
West Branch
Danish Brotherhood Lodge of
Hans P Petersen
Earl Bendixen
Aage Clausen
John Fabian
Ys Wilmer ‘Christensen
Roose velt High Gamma Deltas Present Two Plays
Gamma Delta society of Roosevelt High presents Within the Hour in seven scenes across the world and Bargains in Cathay in a book department setting. Cast includes R J Martin Roy Shelton Karl Biskup and many others with Roberta Dinwiddie Sheets directing assisted by Mavis Nelson.
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Gamma Delta Society
Roosevelt Senior High School
Roosevelt Auditorium
Smith Family
San Francisco
China
R. J. Martin
Roy Shelton
Karl Biskup
Mary Smrchek
William Hensley
Margery Field
John Clemens
Margaret Moloney
Jeanne Kelly
John Benson
Bernard Hermsen
Jane Nelson
Walter Heaton
Mary Ann Neilson
Jack Sammon
Charles Kos
Roberta’ Dinwiddie Sheets
Mavis Nelson
Virgil Richardson
Jack Rohrer
John Savage
Cecelia Fiala
Howard Tremain
Jerome Nixon
Lorraine Trueblood
Marguerite Vorel
Vivian Danberg
Mary Louise Gilchrist
Betty Stephen
Winifred Erbe
Ted Welch
George Baldwin
Beverly Wright
Merle Tilson
Gloria Franks
South Side Drama Club presents Jindra at Z C B J
This evening the Z C B J Dramatic Circle presents JindraHenrietta in a four act play directed by Frank Rys Jr Miss Bessie Bohac stars with a cast including Frank Jekerle Pavla Hromadka Lillian Samek Joseph Chytry John Popelka Frank Kralik George Klumpar Frank Janeba Frank Rys Jr Milan Dvorak Miroslav Valenta Mary Klumpar Mary Bohac Milada Neumeister Elsie Spevacek sings between acts with Elsie Volak at the piano.
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Jindra
Henrietta
Z. C. B. J Dramatic Circle
Frank Rys
Bessie Bohac
Frank Jekerle
Pavla Hromadka
Lillian Samek
Joseph Chytry
John Popelka
Frank Kralik
George Klumpar
Frank Janeba
Milan D
Sokols Sibrinky Mask Ball Set for Feb 8
The Sokols Sibrinky or mask ball, a key social event, will be held in the C. S. P. S. hall February 8. A stage program is being rehearsed by the Sokols technical committee as a feature of the event.
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Sokols
C S A officers installed at Corn Belt lodge and events
T B Hrubucek aided installation of Corn Belt lodge officers in Vining with Alvin Chalupsky as president and Albert Vileta as vice president. New members were initiated and a Bohemian school board dance set for Jan 23 to benefit the school.
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T. B. Hrubucek
Mr Hlubucek
Louis Jiricek
Bohemian School Board
Z. C. B. J. Hall
Hike (Gritty Preachers Ag Edgar A.Guest
The text describes country ministers traveling bleak towns and villages to hold services. They traverse miles of snow on dreary circuits with simple equipment, ringing bells in humble spires. It emphasizes the absence of expensive trappings and hired help in their religious work.
Thinking Bridge Hand Shows Quiet Patience and Clever Endgame
In a North dealer bridge problem South refuses a straightforward finesse and uses careful trump management to force a five trick win. The column explains the line of play and the strategic reasoning behind excluding certain holdings.
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Gourx
South
North
West
East
Declarer
Courthouse Parades and Courtroom Anecdotes Round Linn County
A Cedar Rapids roundup notes Sheriff Jim Smith and officers leaving the courthouse, radio dispatches, and a campus of oddities from Iowa City to San Jose. It covers short wave radio calls, a Cairo Egypt link, and Linn County marriage licenses amid 1936 wedding boom.
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Jim Smith
Cedar Rapids
Ed Lundquist
Ed Yerkes
Yerkes
San Jose
Calif
Kermit
Chadimas
California
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