Cedar Rapids night school mold for citizenship 33 years
John C. Stepan has taught citizenship in Cedar Rapids for 33 years, guiding about 2,000 adults from diverse backgrounds at Hayes and McKinley schools. The program covers U S government, the Constitution, and daily civic life in evening classes.
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Cedar Rapids
Hayes School
John C. Stepan
McKinley
Alma Wright
Margaret Dippel
Bessie Kopecky
Sam Pinsky
Eighteenth Street
Czechoslovakia
Mr. Stepan
Teachers’ College
Neusalz
Normal School
Chicago
North Dakota
Minnesota
Sievening
Switzerland
Stepan
Monroe School
Washington, Polk and
Grant
Belle Plaine
Iowa City
Fairfax
Ely
Ste
E. O. Fisk
Coe College
House
Senate
McKinley School
Correct Schafer method of artificial respiration for drowning
A 1939 discussion defends Schafer’s prone pressure method for resuscitation, with arms raised and face turned aside for air entry and drainage. It contrasts Red Cross arm under head depictions, cites past jackknife errors, and urges Red Cross and public instruction to adopt Schafer’s position for effective breathing and rapid water drainage.
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Howell
Afer
Schafer
American Medical Association
American Red Cross
Starling
Red Cross
America
Little Green Handbook
Washington
Yandell Henderson
Laboratory of Applied Physiology
Yale Univeragar
Haying
Cige
Noblarmests
Henderson
Seta
Illinois moves to wipe out slot machine racket
Attorney General John Casidy led a four day campaign with 350 state policemen to push sheriffs in all 102 counties to confiscate and destroy slot machines. He calls the devices a social menace linked to six slayings and vows action if local authorities fail to act.
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Chicago
Illinois
Walter Williams
State Highway Police
John E. Cassidy
Williams
Unusual Name Brings Together Brother And Sister
Dorothy Wildbahn, long separated from her brother after her sister was adopted, contacts the attorney who signed her indenture papers decades ago. The surname Wildbahn sparked memory, revealing E. W. He as the missing brother next door, reuniting the pair.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Scientists Debate Legacy of the Hoo Shake Belief
Researchers struggle to dispel the enduring belief that a snake can roll downhill with its tail in its mouth. The unusual idea persists despite scientific demonstrations and education efforts, highlighting myth versus known physics.
Ping Ponger Objects To Ignoring Basement in Scoring
TAIT CUMMINS jokes about table tennis rules in a basement setting, arguing for absurd scoring revisions. The piece humorously imagines injuries and improvised penalties, critiquing overly formal rules while preserving a playful, satirical tone.
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Ping Ponger
Jonah
WPA
Junior
Bill Tilden
Real estate transfers list with multiple deeds recorded
Linn County records show transfers including Minnie Myron to Lawrence E and Marie Moore joint tenancy on 80 Eastland Manor Lot with $1 consideration dated 12 12 1938. Clarence Price to Linn County and Leslie Anthony tax deed transfer, Byron Heneks to Flora Brewer lot 6 plat 53 with $1, Delos Johnson to G E Stebbins and Mae Stebbins common ownership on Bever Park lot 16 with 40 ft frontage, Anna Harrier to George and Elsie Crabb joint tenancy on Lot 18 Linwood Cemetery area with conditions dated 12 20 1938.
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Minnie Myron
Lawrence E
Marie Moore
Eastland Manor
Clarence O. Price
Linn County
Treas Linn County
Leslie
Alandale
Byron Heneks
Flora B. Brewer
Delos Johnson
G. E. Stebbins
Mae G. Stebbins
Anna Harrier
George A
Elsie A. Crabb
Hus & Wf
Ceme Snry
Linwood Cemetery Grounds
Na tex touted as relief by local user claim
Mrs. A. R. Chesmore reports Natex Apravas helped her chronic constipation and headaches after three years of illness. The May's Cut Rate Drug Store representative says many locals are being introduced to the product daily, claiming improved energy and relief from stiffness.
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Natex
A. R. Chesmore
Wnatex
May
Second St
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Wm.tehel
Compan
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Star Jewelry CO
Tait Cummins
Hoover
Tony Galento
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