Smile Across Cultures Inspires Cedar Rapids Sisters at Tyler
Evelyn and Mary Abdo, Syria born cousins aged 15 and 12, enroll at Tyler school after arriving from Beirut. They learned English from Assyrian-speaking classmates and teachers who tutor after hours, moving from first to fourth grade while studying core subjects. The Abdo family lives with grandmother Sadie Nassif at 1401 Fourteenth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids.
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Evelyn Abdo
Mary Abdo
Syria
Tyler School
Cedar Rapids
Beirut
Evelyn
Mary
Tommy Kacere
Third Street
Bill Abdo
Sadie Nassif
Fourteenth Avenue St
Thompson
Marie Nassif
Abdo
Gas masks boost Ceylon exports as war needs rise
London reports that British gas mask production fuels a boom in Ceylon where coconut shell charcoal is used as the air purification medium. Berlin notes Herman Goering pushes self sufficiency with quirky thrift policies and a dog petition from Chungking ends with monks returning funds.
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London
Ceylon
Non-Talker Coaches May Get Marked on British Trains
Special compartments of British trains may be marked NT or non-talker if suggestions approved. The move aims to separate quiet cars from noisy sections and could affect passenger behavior and rail service branding across routes.
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London
Non-Talking Train Compartments Proposed in Public Letters
Letters to London newspapers argue for non-talking railway compartments as a fair option for all public sections. Proponents say if smoking compartments exist, non-talking ones should too to ensure comfort for everyone.
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London
Junior American Czech lodge dinner honors officers
Dr. Leo B. Sedlacek served as toast master for 102 guests of Junior American Czech lodge No. 388 C S A. Frank Stanek installed officers including Sedlacek as president and Hugo Sindelar as vice president. Milo Sedlacek led songs with Bob Eckert. Benny Dee’s orchestra provided music. Table decor featured red white and blue with J A C C S A letters.
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Leo B. Sedlacek
James Hamous
George Svec
Rudolph Felter
Sentinel
Frank Sysel
Page
Milo Mitralsky
Dent
Seek C. S. A. Editor For Lecture In City
The C. S. A. Central committee seeks Rudolf Janda editor of the C. S. A. Journal to lecture in Cedar Rapids and present his countrywide films. Janda formerly co owned National Printing Co. of Chicago and is well known here for visiting during lodge initiations and other C. S. A. events.
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C. S. A. Central Committee
Rudolf Janda
Berwyn
C. S. A. Journal
To Open Bowling Alley by C S A Members
The bowling alley built years ago by the Pro Kop Velky lodge C. S. A. and abandoned after the 1929 flood will again be opened for C. S. A. members and their friends. It is in the C. S. P. S. building with entrance on Eleventh avenue.
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Prokop Velky Lodge
C. S.A
Eleventh Avenue
Bohemian Dramatic Association Presents Popular Play
The Bohemian Dramatic Association announces a forthcoming production titled Popular Play. The event showcases local talent and aims to entertain a broad audience with a staged performance. Proceeds support the association’s ongoing theater programs.
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Bohemian Dramatic Association
Think It Over Marie in third edition at Texas centennial
The three act comedy Think It Over Marie by Cimler, in its third edition, was staged in Houston as part of the Texas Centennial celebration for Texas Czechoslovaks. Frank Sykora directs rehearsals with a strong local cast.
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Marie
Rozmysli Si Marenko
Cimler
Houston
Tex
Texas
Frank Sykora
New U. S. S. Enterprise Joins Navy Fleet
The U S S Enterprise, recently launched, debuts as the navy new aircraft carrier with about 20 000 ton displacement.
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U. S. S. Enterprise
Emma Goldman Aids Spanish Reds From London
Emma Goldman returns to London after several months in Spain to support the Spanish leftists from abroad. She plans to work as a representative of the Spanish Confederation of Labor and raise funds, while stating she will return to Spain to live and work for the cause.
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London
Spain
Shot
Shell
Emma Goldman
Emma
West Kensington
Madrid
Valencia
Huesca
Zaragoza
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Britain
France
Spanish Confederation of Labor
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Tyler
Naomi Doebel
Berlin
Herman Goering
Chungking
Szechuan Province
Dragon Mountain
Cial
Buddhist Humane Society
Sa City
Ogs
South Side News
Seek C. S. A
George VI
England
Georges
Sanctuary Guild
St. Wenceslaus Church
A. J. Kopecky
J. Balik
F. Bartling
C. Blazek
A. Dohnalek
J. Koutnik
Hayes
Bohemian School
Z. C. B. J. Hall
Cedard Rapids Lodge No
Mladocech Lodge No. 15
Ford Hopkins
Second Street
Lady Esther
Lloyd C. Douglas
Princess Pat
Boug
Rose
Phillip
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