Beeson Builds Self Made House Boat on Cedar River
Clarence L Beeson Linn County First District supervisor launched a self built house boat on the Cedar River at Ed Sheffies landing after about a year of work. The 23 by 12 5 foot craft floats on 24 steel oil drums is powered by a Model A Ford engine with remote control from the front instrument board. Inside features include a sink built in refrigerator and porches on both ends with wide windows and a homey finish.
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Clarence L. Beeson
Cedar Royds
Cedar River
Beeson
Linn County
Ed Sheffie
Ford Motor
Memorial services at Bohemian cemetery this afternoon
Bohemian fraternal societies hold memorial services at Bohemian National cemetery this afternoon starting at 2 with a 1:30 parade. C S A and Z C B J drill teams lead a procession including the Karla Masaryk chorus in peasant costumes, Y M C A drum corps, cemetery association members, Czech pupils and other Czech groups. A program at the west end features addresses by Thomas Suchomel and Prof. J J A Zmrhal with musical numbers by the Karla Masaryk chorus and a radio quartet. A 15 minute Cedar Rapids bus service runs from 10 a.m. to p.m. to the cemetery gate. attendees are urged to leave cars at home to ease congestion.
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Bohemian National Cemetery
Karla Masaryk
Cemetery Association
Thomas Suchomel
Esther Hronik- Klersey
Helen Melsha
Henrietta Kubik
Helen Sykora
Mildred Mahring
Upils
16th Ave Club Aims to Shut Off Artesian Well Near J Street
The Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club and South Side Civic club urge the city to shut off the artesian well near J Street SW drilled years ago and running continuously. The well is believed to have dried up nearby wells. Serub adds Louis Jonas Lester Zobac and Joe Topinka. C S A drill team plans Chicago trip with a meeting at C S&S hall Monday at 7 30 p m. Members asked to attend practice and Memorial day exercises at Bohemian National cemetery. Miller Park season opening planned by the C S A Central committee with Sacha Rompotl supreme president and wife M L Hromadka.
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Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
South Side Civic Club
J Street
Serub
Louis Jonas
Lester Zobac
Joe Topinka
Chicago
C. S&s
Atl
C. S. A. Central Committee
Miller Park
Aed
West Pocket News Highlights From Cedar Rapids Area
Local notes recount Mrs. Pickard earning a Coe College liberal arts degree but missing commencement after recent motherhood. Jim Harper and Jim Frederikson chronicle northern wilderness trips with a 1 400 mile Canada trek and trout fishing footage. Boy Scouts honor Civil War veterans with grave flag placements at Oak Hill Linwood and Bohemian cemeteries before Memorial Day. A two wheeled bicycle licensing riddle entertains police. Linn County auditor Bob Vesely recalls Memorial Day duties and firing squad cemeteries visit. War in Crete and Iowa floods rivalry with ongoing baseball coverage.
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W. C. Pickard
Washington Avenue
Coe College
Pickard
Jim Harper
Jim Frederikson
Cedar Rapids
Canada
Kenora District
Dryberry Lake
St. Francis
Oak Hill
Linwood
Bohemian
Bob Vesely
Linn
Bob
Czech Lodges in Region Plan Meetings and Picnic at Riverside Park
Supreme officers of the Z C B J attend the Hopkins Minnesota convention. Lodge Hvezda Pokroku schedules a Riverside park picnic at 2 pm Tuesday with members supplying dishes. Pomnenka Vlasti to meet June 5 at Mrs A Volz Bever Park. Zofia Pod Lipska to picnic at Riverside park Wednesday afternoon. Sokols hold regular session at Sokol hall Monday evening. Prokop Vesky lodge brief meeting due to memorial services at Bohemian National Cemetery. Karla Masaryk lodge to meet June 4 at C S P S hall. Czech school board meeting set for June 5.
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Lodge
Hvezda Pokroku
Riverside Park
Pomnenka Vlasti Lodge
Zofia Podlipska Lodge
Sokols
Sokol Hall
Bohemian National Cemetery
Prokop Vesky Lodge C. S. A
Karla Masaryk
Defense official cites rail need for civilian traffic rise
Defense Transportation Director Ralph Budd said that he anticipates traffic increases for civilian uses. The statement came as Washington reports rising demand on rail capacity amid postwar adjustments.
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Washinton
Defense Transportation
Ralph Budd
Railcar Production Push for 1942 and 1943
The article states a wartime goal to build 120000 railroad cars by fall 1942 and an additional 150000 cars during 1943 to support defense needs. It highlights industrial expansion and government priority for rail equipment.
Darlan Calls Britain Pirates of War Against France
Vice-premier Admiral Jean Darlan accused Britain of waging piracy against France after reports of a second British attack on Sfax Tunisia. He said Paris would force respect for France’s right to free use of ports and sea routes amid ongoing raids including the Florida II set afire and a third attack noted Saturday.
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VICHY
Jean Darlan
Britain
France
Sfax
Darlan
Villard Opposes British U S World Domination Push
Oswald Garrison Villard urged the United States and Great Britain to pledge that a wartime victory would not lead to a British American domination of the world. He spoke at a National Anti War congress round table with William Henry Chamberlin. Sen Burton Wheeler cited William Bullitt’s claim of anticipated U S aid to France before its collapse.
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Washington
Oswald Garrison Villard
The
Nation
United States
Great Britain
Villard
William Henry Chamberlin
National
Congress
Europe
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
France
William C. Bullitt
Astrologist predicts US war entry in early June or July
Zurich astrologer Fridolin Nauer bases his forecast on cosmic cycles stating the United States may enter or be pressured in war between June 4 and 5 or July 4 to 7. He warns of likely unfavorable developments for Roosevelt around July 4 to 7 and predicts adverse influences for Hitler on July 7 and 8.
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Zurich
Fridolin Nauer
United States
Nauer
Britain
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
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Hopkins, Minn
Czech School Board
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