Honor campers named at Wapsie Y camp in Cedar Rapids
One hundred seven youths returned for the second period as Billy Keehn Ben Drahovzal and Arthur Cramer were named honor campers. Honor campers will visit Davenport and Moline Y camps with staff. Monogram winners include Mickey Schoenbeck Howard Hutchings and others. Events, weather and camp activities detailed along with cabin leadership and a mock election.
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Cedar Rapids
Wapsie-Y
Billy Keehn
Percy Keehn
Glenway Drive
Ben Drahovzal
John Drahovzal
Arthur Cramer
C. A. Cramer
Fifth Avenue
Davenport
Moline Y Camps
Billy Lattner
E. J. Lattner
Nineteenth Street
Bob Bokorney
F. L. Bokorney
Johnson Avenue NW
Dave Barry
Owen T. Barry
Ridgeway Drive
Monogram
Mickey Schoenbeck
Howard Hutchings
Edward Whistler
John Boyce
Calvin Jenkins
Allan Thompson
Carl Koehn
William Geiger
Martin Burke
Robert Safely
Jim Bowman
Robert Rummell
Jack Downer
Bob Chase
Harry Stumpf
Jack Breedlove
Raymond Stumpf
Don Kensinger
Mr. Mounts
Georgia
Billy Jacus
Junior Robbins
Lester Monroe
Walter Haile
Bob McDaniel
Cabin No. 8
Larry Dennis
Cabin No. 3
Allen Remy
John Hollenbeck
Art Cramer
Dempsy Jones
Homer H. White
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest at School Exercises
A short poem reflecting on parents watching children perform at school exercises. The speaker notes tired yet proud faces, the effort of weeks of teaching, and the hope that future trials will be met with grace. The piece ends with a hymn-like blessing and a wish for parental and divine approval.
Remark on knowledge limit by Dr. Sergius P Grace
Quote from Dr. Sergius P Grace asserts they will never reach the limit of knowledge. The remark reflects his view on human understanding and scientific progress.
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Sergius P. Grace
Pencil Sharpening Feud Sparks Offbeat Exchange
Tolbert asked his wife if she minded his sharpening a pencil with her razor. The wife, still recovering, replied that after giving up on shaving she tried to write with the pencil. Hamburg records the quirky exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolbert
Huscae
Opening Session Coverage by Will Rogers and Delegates
Will Rogers recounts the opening session with remarks on speakers including Isadore Dockweiler and Senator Barkley. Barkley’s marathon-like keynote draws comment as a lengthy, facts-driven speech contrasting with other speakers’ alibis. The piece notes Barkley’s strong delivery and ends with a report from Strawberry Point on a Clay County Legion picnic at the state park despite rain, with 102 registered and remarks by local officials.
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Barkley
Strawberry Point
Clayton County
Legion
Elkader
Frank Junk
Guttenburg
Bernice Rust
Fourth District
Nashua
Ameri Legion
Thomas Tomsen
G. W. Hunt
F. E. Sharp
Beems Addresses Kiwanis Convention of Iowa Clubs
Clark A. Beems of Cedar Rapids spoke at the Kiwanis International sixteenth annual convention in Detroit. As governor of the Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis district he reviewed Iowa chapters work and cited hundreds of community and welfare activities completed by Iowa clubs. He has led the Iowa and Nebraska delegations at Detroit.
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Clark A. Beems
Cedar Rapids
Kiwanis International
Detroit
Beems
Nebraska-Iowa
Iowa
Nebraska
Funeral held for Mrs Seth Rhines 22 in Fayette
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Wesleyan Methodist church Fayette for Mrs Seth Rhines 22 who died Sunday evening in an Oelwein hospital. She had been ill about a week and is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Durward Nadine her husband and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Seth Rhines
Oelwein
Wesleyan Methodist Church
A. B. Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Reid
Ed Kacerovsky
Owen Barry
Tom Suchomel
Cabin No. 11
Art Redel
Charles Walker
Bob Phillips
Bob O’meara
Cabin No. 6
Darrell Martin
Paul Nissen
Edgar A. Guest
Rae Tila
Siegienl
Bauer & Black
SEARS
Will Rogers
Herbert Hoover
California
Isadore Dockweiler
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Senator Barkley
Kiwanis Convention
Peerless
Coaster
Wheeling
Ply Crusaders
The
Pennsylvania
Arctic
Bavy
Atcher
Manila
America
Cee
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sears. Roebuck
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