Demonstration by Champ Czech Sokols in Cedar Rapids
Two Czechoslovak Sokol championship teams perform at Woodrow Wilson School with parallel bars flying rings calisthenics and a Russian dance. Local officials Mayor Stepanek and Dr Suchomel welcome the visitors in a public ceremony.
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Woodrow Wilson
America
Chicago
Soldier Field
Sokol
Stanislav Bukovsky
Czechslovak Sokol Federation
Sokol Association
Karel Matejovec
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
Twenty-third
J Street
Southwest
Wears Lovely Dresses Now Since Losing 49 Pounds of Fat
An advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts as a safe weight loss aid. It features a testimonial from Mrs. Di Salvo of Woodhaven New York who describes dropping from a 44 to a 20 dress size after losing 49 pounds. The copy promises increased energy and vitality, clearer skin, and calls for a four week supply sold at May Drug Co. with a money back guarantee.
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Kruschen
May Drug Co
Visitors toured Sokol hall and local plants after reception
Dr Bukovsky was presented with a huge bouquet of flowers. After the reception at the station, visitors were guided to the Sokol hall where refreshments were served and arrangements made for their stay. Members of the group toured the Quaker Oats plant and some visited farms around Iowa City to see local agriculture.
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Bukovsky
Sokol
Iowa City
Trinidad Hurricane Strikes South Port Area
A hurricane devastated South Trinidad causing widespread havoc. Communications down and oil fields left in ruins as roofs were torn from numerous homes.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Ins
Camp Good Health Fund Seeks Help For Underweighted Children
A Cedar Rapids Gazette appeal urges readers to donate to the Camp Good Health fund. The program offers open air living, nourishing meals, rest, and medical supervision for underweight, underprivileged children this summer so they can attend school fit for fall. Contributions support housing, food, and care at the camp.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Petersburg man treated for shoulder injury at World’s Fair
Thomas T. Lloyd, 20, of Petersburg Illinois, was treated for a dislocated shoulder after it snapped while he reached for a glass of beer in the Streets of Paris at the World’s Fair.
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Chicago
INS
Thomas T. Lloyd
Petersburg
Ill
Paris
Griffin Death Arrives From Milwaukee in Maquoketa
The body of 80 year old Charles K. Griffin, formerly with the Excelsior printing firm, arrives here from Milwaukee on Thursday. He leaves a widow Essie Eaton and two sons. Funeral Friday at Buchner chapel, burial Mount Hope cemetery. In Iowa City Fred Martin fined 300 dollars, three months jail for driving while intoxicated. Judge Evans ordered six months more if fine not paid.
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Maquoketa
Charles K. Griffin
Milwaukee
Iowa City
Fred Martin
Harold D. Evans
Martin
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