Toddlers Take to Pool Life in Cedar Rapids Club
At the Cedar Rapids Country club pool two year olds Joan Killian and Peter Stamats begin swimming lessons guided by Miss Kathryn Hawkins. The article explains a staged, psychology based teaching method and a buddy system to prevent drowning, noting pools aid neurotic and paralytic patients and that interscholastic swimming should grow in the Midwest.
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Joan Killian
Peter Stamats
Peter
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Joan
Richard Killian
Blake Boulevard
Herbert S. Stamats
Linden Drive
Sally
Louise Gage
Harry Morens Gage
Second Avenue SE
Kathryn Hawkins
Country Club
Tommy
Hawkins
American Red Cross Life Saving Service
New York University
Middle West
Warren B. Ross
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Addie McPhail Granted Final Divorce Decree
Los Angeles AP report says Addie McPhail motion picture actress was granted a final decree of divorce from Lindsay McPhail pianist. She plans to marry Roscoe Arbuck le in Cleveland and received custody of her daughter Marilyn, aged six, after previously winning an interlocutory decree on cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Addie McPhail
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Cleveland
Lindsay McPhail
Marilyn
Camp Fire Guardians Dine At Short Course Camp
Camp Fire guardians from several states attend a weekend short course at Camp Hitaga led by Eldora De Mots and Gladys Shamp. They cook open air meals and learn Camp Fire drills, handcraft and camp symbolism. A storm disrupted Friday night dining plans but the course continues through Sunday as the first group arrives Monday.
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Angel
Camp Hitaga
Eldora de Mots
National Camp Fire Girls
Gladys Shamp
Omaha
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
Camp Huaga
John Stansbury
C. C. Fiodin
Wellman Daughter Identified After Suicide Attempt
Mrs. Herbert Warner, daughter of Arctic explorer Walter Wellman and wife of Chicago capitalist, attempted suicide in Oakland on Friday. Both she and her husband refused to discuss identities at the emergency hospital but friends later confirmed her name. Mrs. Warner recovered and was moved to a friend’s home.
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Oakland
Calif
F. Ray
The
Tribune
Herbert Warner
Chicago
Walter Wellman
Weet
the Tribune
Warner
Stans
Woman in Undies Not A Lady Says Court in Liveright Hearing
In a New York divorce case, publisher Horace Liveright testified he found a woman in undergarments in one room. Judge Tierney objected to the use of the term lady, clarifying in American usage it denotes a woman who has performed public service. The testimony on the unidentified woman continued.
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New York
Horace Liveright
Elsie Bartlett Liveright
John M. Tierney
Henry VIII
Louis XIV
America
Gaps in Bonus Army as 300 Return Homeward
Washington AP report notes leaders urge 150000 recruits after senate defeat of the bonus bill. About 300 men evacuated by police trucks by nightfall while groups dispersed from the capital. Massachusetts delegation led by John H Pahey withdrew, urging veterans to work for their interests in upcoming elections.
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Washington
Veterans Army
Senate
Massachusetts
John H. Pahey
Watertown
W. W. Waters
Veterans
Fahey
Four More Sought In Donnelly Kidnapping Case
In Kansas City, Walter W. Werner pleading guilty received life in Missouri state penitentiary. Lore says Marshall Deputy alias Martin DePew led the plot and was captured in South Africa and testified to prosecutors. Three others remain jailed with four more expected to be taken in.
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Kansas City
Swift
Nell More
Ben Terre
Circuit Court
Walter W. Werner
State Penitentiary
Marshall
Martin DePew
South Africa
Depew
James R. Page
James A. Reed
Missouri
Lacy Browning
Donnelly
Paul Donnelly
Browning
Werner
Paul Scheidt
Charlies Mele
Ethel Depew
Camp Good Health Benefit Dance Draws 100 Couples
About 100 couples danced at a Firemen's Saxophone Band event in C.S.P.S. hall on Saturday night to a mix of modern, Bohemian, and old-time dances. Proceeds benefited Camp Good Health to provide food and air for underprivileged children.
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Camp Good Health
C.S.P.S. Hall
Camp Good Health Fund
River Tragedy Claims 15 Year Old Hawke at Moline
Robert Hawke died while swimming in the Mississippi River. His body was recovered, marking Moline's first river casualty of the year.
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Moline
Robert Hawke
Mississippi
French Star Yvonne Hautin Becomes a Nun in Ceremony
Mile. Yvonne Hautin a former Comedie Francaise star left acting to join a convent. She wept as her hair was cut in a ceremonial nun’s veil initiation in Paris, marking a dramatic career change.
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Paris
Mile
Yvonne Hautin
Comedie Francaise
Girl Falls From Tree In Cherry Incident
Helen Jean Prochaska age 88 daughter of Mr and Mrs William Prochaska of 1553 C avenue NE fractured two bones in her left arm after a fall from a cherry tree late Saturday. She was taken to Mercy hospital where fractures were set.
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Helen Jean Prochaska
William Prochaska
C Avenue NE
Mercy Hospital
Purse stolen at Kresge's during purchase
Mrs. C. A. Wi Weichman reported the theft of her brown purse from a counter at Kresge's store on First Avenue West. The loss totaled $3 in bills and some change. The incident occurred as she was making a purchase on Saturday.
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C. A
First Avenue W
Weichman
John R Battin Returns After Hospital Operation
John R Battin of 1926 Grande Ave recovered after being unable to work since April 1. He returned to Rochester on Friday with his wife Mrs. Battin who drove to the city for the occasion.
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John R. Battin
Grande Ave
Funeral services for Mrs Mary E Simpson
Funeral services for Mrs Mary E Simpson of 3405 Center Point road will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at Beatty chapel. Burial will take place in Dunkard cemetery near Cedar Rapids rather than Linwood.
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Mary E. Simpson
Center Point Road
Beatty Chapel
Dunkard Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Linwood
Two Florida Prison Bosses Indicted For Murder Of Convict
A Duval County grand jury indicted George Courson captain at the camp and Solomon Higginbotham a guard on first degree murder charges in the death of Arthur Maillefret 19 of New Jersey who died in a sweatbox near Jacksonville. The panel also charged flagrant cruelty in the penal camp.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
George Courson
Solomon Higginbotham
Duval County
Grand Jury
Arthur Maillefret
Keng | N. J
Lee
Coureson
Higginbotham
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