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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1938
Page
11
Readers urged to join the Junior Gazette Summer School of Cub Reporting and Photography. Meetings drew strong interest. those enrolled gain practical newsroom experience, with prizes totaling over forty dollars for top reporters and photographers.
Junior Gazette visits Coe College playhouse basement where children’s theater is under way for July 7 and 8 performances. Marionettes are crafted and costumes fitted while a shadow pantomime rehearses behind muslin. Cast includes Rose Petal, The Knave of Hearts, and The Emperor’s New Clothes with adult and student directors guiding Marionette work and stage setup.
A note to cub reporters and photographers announces a meeting on Tuesday July 5 at 3 30 on the second floor of The Gazette building. It stresses ready-to-work discipline and provides formatting and captioning rules for stories and photos.
Doris Parr of Spring tle objects to life as an invalid and turns to her 119 dog figures from across the country. She names each animal by color size and breed while Rusty the live dog remains her playful rival. The collection began with a gift from her grandfather and helps with geography study and passing long hours.
A reader Sally Barrett writes to thank the editor for selecting her as a winner in the Questions and Answers contest. She shares a short poem expressing gratitude and mentions spending a dollar on a tennis racquet.
Jackie Sedlacek, five, and his three-year-old sister Patty sing a mix of old and new songs in English and Bohemian, with Jackie playing a tiny accordion. They began performing at ages two, have won amateur prizes, and plan to continue at Arthur school next fall. Parents Milo and Mrs Sedlacek reside at 2615 B avenue NE. A Bluffton, Ind., man has patented a baking pan that creates a hole to insert a hot dog.
Names appear for the Coe college summer children's theater shows with 6 to 14 year olds. Casts for Little Miss Muffet Little Black Sambo Little Red Riding Hood Mother Goose And Her Flock The Knave Of Hearts and The Emperor's New Clothes are listed with numerous actors and roles.
Phyllis Robbins chronicles Ray Van Antwerp a Cedar Rapids boy who rises at 6 am to work and save for a bicycle. He has peddled vegetables in summers and plans to fund art school while pursuing a hobby of collecting matchbooks.
Two hundred Bristol schoolboys ranked woodwork gardening and gymnastics as their favorite school subjects when asked, placing woodwork at the head of the list with gardening and gymnastics following.
July 7 shows at 10 am shadow plays and a marionette feature Mother Goose and Her Flock plus 2:30 pm performances of Rose Petal and The Knave of Hearts. Admission free for all. children 10 cents and adults 25 cents for 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm showings. July 8 repeats morning shadow and marionette plays with free admission then 2:30 pm The Emperor's New Clothes followed by 7:30 pm showings priced as before.
Kenneth Dolai of Cedar Rapids keeps Oswald the white rat in a garage pen. The pet, pink eyed with a cord like tail, learns tricks such as standing on hind legs and crawling around Kenneth’s neck. Oswald was bought June 22 at Arthur playground for a dime and eats oatmeal mush and crackers.
Joycene Thompson of Cedar Rapids at age four speaks with an adult vocabulary and avoids baby talk. She discusses her favorite songs and stories, demonstrates writing letters, sewing, and tying shoes, showing an advanced linguistic and practical skill set.
Charles David Morris of What Cheer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thornloe Morris, began marble collecting last spring and has amassed 550 pieces at age 13. He will enter eighth grade next year and also enjoys reading.
A Chicago publisher releases Our Starland by C. C. Wylie aimed at 10 to 15 year olds. The non technical guide explains astronomy terms, includes a calendar of events through 1942, and highlights an April 19 partial solar eclipse over North America.
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