Army Coats Go To War Again Under Flag Of Relief
In Linn county Iowa WPA sewing rooms convert 1500 surplus World War coats into boy overalls and bib shorts for relief families. Seaming done by women on piece work, coats stored since 1925, some coats yield one suit per garment, 600 suits finished and boxed for Des Moines distribution alongside other county relief items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Linn County
Des Moines
Relief Department
WPA
Iowa
Summer Czech School Closes After Five Week Session
The five week summer course of the Czech school that opened June 20 ended Friday. A long list of attendees spans first grade and kindergarten pupils taught by Marie Hlubucek Ann Hasek and others. The report notes continuation into second and third grades with multiple instructors and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Hlubucek
Ann Hasek
Jim Milota
Betty Louise Smrcek
la Verne Serbousck
Bernard Kral
Jo Anne Cisler
Zdenek Zelezny
Earl Lintz
Stanley Travnicek
Helen Skalicky
Hermine Netolicky
Miroslav Polehna
Patricia Fitzpatrick
Victor Naxera
Marie Dale
Pre-convention Meeting of C S A Lodges Held at Miller Grove
Delegates and officers from local and out-of-town C S A lodges met at Miller grove ahead of the national Czecho Slovak Society of America convention set for Chicago August 22 for a week. Attendees include Frank Suchy John V Stedola T B Hlubucek Louis Tis Louis L Jiricek and many others with civic leaders from Cedar Rapids Cicero and Swisher as plans surface for picnics and district gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Grove
Czechoslovak Society of America
Chicago
Frank Suchy
John V. Stedola
T. B. Hlubucek
Louis Tis
Louis L. Jiricek
John Tlusty
Prokop Velky Lodge
Frances Dusek
Anna Machacek
Theresa Jakubcik
Josephine Lebeda
Marie M Hlubucek
Marie Chalupnik
Catherine Trusty
Karla Mazaryk Lodge
Leo B. Sedlacek
American Czech Lodge
Louis J. Pochobradsky Jr
Progressive Lodge
W. Vorlicky
Joseph Trachia
Vaclav
Mother Slashes 3 Children And Self Fatally By Razor
MENDON Mass AP seven year old Robert Miles died at Milford hospital after being found in a home with his mother Anna Miles and two sisters Beverly Jean and Dorothy dead from throat slashes. Police say the mother killed her two daughters then took her own life and the boy survived briefly before dying, leaving Cecil Miles as the sole surviving parent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendon
Mass
Robert Miles
Milford Hospital
John V. Gallagher
Harold C. Barrows
Anna Miles
Beverly Jean
Dorothy
Robert
Barrows
Miles
Cecil
Cedar Falls Strike Extends To Mason City Branch Store
A Cedar Falls union picket extended its protest to the Diamond Brothers grocery in Mason City after dismissals of union employees. Ernest Buss, business agent, said the picketing will continue until Diamond Brothers, a Cedar Falls branch, agrees to negotiate, alleging prior concessions by the firm to truck drivers and warehouse workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Mason City
Diamond Brothers
Ernest Buss
Pearl White in Alarming Condition at Paris Hospital
Pearl White, the 49 year old silent film star known for serials, is gravely ill with a liver ailment at the American hospital in Paris. Doctors reported she worsened overnight with increasing weakness and fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl White
Paris
American Hospital
Three Planes Crash In Czechoslovakia Killing Two Pilots
Three army airplanes collided Saturday in Bohemia and Prah a. Two pilots were killed and the third escaped by parachute. Another army plane crashed in flames in Bohemia, and the pilot was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praha
Czechoslovakia
Bohemia
Wapsie Y Camp Ends for Intermediate and Younger Boys
After five weeks, Wapsie Y concludes its season for intermediate and younger boys with 404 attendees. Harry Hansen directed a 28 member staff. Louie Mounts led nature studies and 43 bird species were spotted. Activities included horsemanship by Charles Oxley, archery, sports, and crafts. An additional camp is planned August 15 to 22. Parents may call for reservations. later camps include a Negro boys camp August 22–26 and a boys camp August 26–28 for ages 15 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie-Y
Harry Hansen
Louie Mounts
Charles Oxley
Soprano Tricked Into Singing For Ham Sandwiches
Mary McCormick, operatic soprano, says she was tricked into performing at a Kiwanis concert in Pierre South Dakota. A bellboy allegedly delivered a threatening note about seizure of her property if she did not perform, but officials deny knowledge of any such document. McCormick claimed the Pierre engagement was worth about 12 dollars while the Kiwanis club said they paid more than 30 dollars.
Countess Killed In Cabin On Windsor Castle Trip
SOUTHAMPTON England UP Mary Countess Hardwicke 35 was found dead in her cabin aboard the S S Windsor Castle after returning from South Africa. Her neck was broken and she was buried at sea the same day near Teneriffe. The countess once ran a seaside boarding house for cats near Bournemouth housing up to forty distinguished guests and their pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
Eng
S. S. Windsor Castle
South Africa
Mary Countess Hardwicke
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Bournemouth
Sheridan Withdraws As Farm Labor Candidate
Hugh A Sheridan a Linn county state representative nominee withdraws from the November ballot to avoid interfering with his union labor work. He is secretary of Federal Labor Union No 18619 Cedar Rapids and a trustee of the National Council of Grain Processors. The vacancy will be filled by county convention. Wayne W Elliott of Cedar Rapids remains the other nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh A. Sheridan
Nineteenth Avenue
Farm-Labor Party
Linn County
Sheridan
Federal
Cedar Rapids
National Council of Grain Processors
Secretary of State
Wayne W. Elliott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred C. Henson
Linn
Norma Kacerovsky
Albia Navratil
Irene Pidima
Charlotte Stelcik
Jirina Papacek
Vaclav Drahozal
Margaretta Besta
Maria Besta
Libuse Homic
Adela Barton
Marie Unzeitig
Helen Jandl
Elroy Novak
Arnost Lorenc
Jo Ann White-Ceppl
Rose Ann Krizek
Grace ‘Krizek
Vera Petranek
Irman Havlicek
LaVone Dahlstrandy
Joseph Barton
M. L. Harford
Helen Kolar
Robert Panek
Jaroslav Grubic
L. Tristan
Ellen Trejtnar
Jarmila Popelka
Marie Simek
Robert Navratil
Irena Fisher
Noble Crumpacker
A Avenue
Linn County Sewing Project
Forrest Zody
Grande Avenue SE
Margaret Koehn
Twenty-Seventh Street
South Side News
Arn
Dia
Star Jewelry CO
Serond St
Orn
Plan Convention
George Stedronsky
Cicero
Dubuque
Frank Hradecky
Rochester, Minn
Clutter
C. S. A. Central Committee
Bohemian Dramatic Association
Hawkeye Downs
V. Picek
Frank Bohac
Z. C. B. J. Board of Trustees
Z. C. B. J. Hall
Bohemian School
Karla Masaryk Club
Charles Landergott
Hamilton Street
Denim
Union MA
Penney’s
Tvs Penney Company
Ine
Dredd
ISLAN
Union
Carton
Reg
Krank
Meo
Libby
Paree Peneenbes
meRonae
Pennsylvania
Kote and Quest
Annan
Eeir
Renee
Ee Fark
Putnam Dyes
DR. Lyons
Wits
Colgate Dental Cream
Colgate
Olgate
Charmis
Est Quay
Tipe
Ces
Seies
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