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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1934

Page

16

Local Music Contest Reveals Friday Program at Franklin

Miss Alice Inskeep announces the Franklin junior high audition program for a local music contest. Events list piano, violin, clarinet, cornet, and string ensembles with eight minute solos, plus a sub district meet in Monticello March 22 23 and 24. Judges include Mrs Moon Prof Russell Miss Paul and Mrs Ambroz. No local competitors noted in later numbers.

Franklin Junior High Alice Inskeep Monticello B J. Moon Myron E. Russell Iowa State Teachers College Virginia Paul Otto Ambroz Grant High School Mary Tremaine Sibelius Dorothy Blodgett Washington High School Gertrude Shoemaker Liszt Gladys Guttenfelder Chopin Jack Heskitt Weber Carl Ettinger Parne Don Kessler Verdi Franklin Junior High School Charles Dulin Old Kentucky Clay Smith Presto Haydn Blanche Stolba Vern Elam Morris Estes Jean Beauchamp Gaps Dance Dorothy Check Jacaquline Miller Albert Weir Richard Loftus Jane Ellenss Mendelssohn Virsinia Ohmann Norma Glass Cornet Grant_ high Levy Reed Group Gavotte Arline Skersick Willam Hughes Walter Fellenworth

Johnson Pupils Present Oriental Themed Operetta at McKinley

Johnson school students present the operetta Princess Chrysanthemum a fairy tale of courtship and tricks featuring a cast led by Kathleen Victorine Margaret Barngrover and Jean White The performance directed by Miss Arensa Bodholdt with Verne Jeffrey at McKinley school Friday at 7 45 p m A chorus of 150 fifth and sixth graders performs with a full cast of roles including princes emperors fairies and a wizard cat

Princess Chrysanthemum Johnson School McKinley School Kathleen Victorine Margaret Barngrover Herbert Penningroth Prince So-Sir Bill Nolas Emperor What-for-Who Jean White Perry Woodward Prince So-Tru Jean Files Fairy Moonbeam Bob Taylor Mary Lou Rice Janice Owens Marvin Berg Dick Lynch Billy Graham Wizard Cat Lasswell Tru So-Tru So-Sli Saucer So- Tru Arensa Bodholdt Verne Jeffrey

Scouts Meeting Nearing Under Regional Council

Scout Commissioner Chester S. Johnson will preside over the twelfth annual meeting of the Eighth regional committee of the Boy Scouts of America at the President hotel in Waterloo. Rev Nelson C. Dreier will lead an advancement discussion. Henry M. Files and E. M. Pinney will attend with Johnson.

Chester S. Johnson Cedar Rapids

Scout Troop 15 Parents Night Program at Community House

Scout Troop 15 held its Parents Night at the Community House on Wednesday evening. Scoutmaster A W Schlumbohm led the event with George Marsh in charge, Ed Bovanek and Ed Rompot leading the opening ceremony, and W A Suthers and W E McFann giving talks. Emil Bovanek performed violin and Kenneth Crump played harmonica. Bob Adams spoke on what Scouting means to him. Tenderfoot investiture and candlelight ceremony were conducted by Dr Suthers and Troop members. Tenderfoot badges were earned by William Biederman Chester Gralund Gerald Ard Thomas Marsh and Frank Sebetka. Twenty five parents and visitors attended.

Community House A. W. Schlumbohm George Marsh Ed Bovanek Ed Rompot W. A. Suthers W. E. McFann Emil Bovanek Kenneth Crump Bob Adams Dr. Suthers William Biederman Chester Gralund Gerald Ard Thomas Marsh Frank Sebetka Schlumbohm

Quote on thinking beyond vacuuming skepticism

A Frugal reflection attributes value to thinkers over mere action. Rev. William R. Kinder emphasizes the importance of thoughtful inquiry rather than simplistic skepticism, urging readers to pursue genuine thinking.

William R. Kinder

Camping Program First Aid Contests Discussed At Meeting

The Cedar Rapids area council Boy Scouts outlined the 1934 camping program and annual first aid contests to begin tonight with east side troops in an elimination meet at Benjamin Franklin junior high at 7 30. Scout Commissioner C 8 Johnson presided at the March Scouters roundtable at First Congregational church Tuesday evening. Thirty five Scouters attended with speakers J W Walter ick H M Wies Kenneth Kent and R A Pfaff. Robert Kolarik contributed.

Cedar Rapids

Rope-splicing and leathercraft program notes

Louis Mrstik demonstrated leathercraft while a dinner preceded the program. In first aid contests the west side elimination meet takes place at Woodrow Wilson junior high at 7 30 pm Friday with finals next Tuesday at 8 pm in the McKinley junior high school gym.

Louis Mrstik West Side Woodrow Wilson Junior High School McKinley Junior High School

Mary Fest and Andrew Johnson Wed in Cedar Rapids Ceremony

Mrs. Mary Fest of Troy Mills and Andrew Johnson of Arlington married at Cedar Rapids Monday evening. Rev. Frank Ward officiated. A wedding dinner was held at the bride’s parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Floyd, with about twenty guests. The couple will reside in Troy Mills.

Troy Mills Mary Fest Andrew Johnson Arlington Cedar Rapids Frank Ward Jacob Floyd

Lords celebrate 56th wedding anniversary with family

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lord marked their fifty sixth anniversary on Tuesday with a noon dinner for their children and relatives. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Austen Lord and two children of Indiana, Mrs. Vetter of Rock Island, Mr. and Mrs. George Lord, and Mrs. Cora Baird of Ainsworth.

Ainsworth J. M. Lord Austen Lord Indiana Vetter Rock Island George Lord Cora Baird

World and U S highway totals in early 1933

At the start of 1933 the world had 8,968,000 miles of highway, with nearly 4,000,000 miles located in the United States.

United States

Nancy Page Teapot Holder Inspired by Little Women

Nancy crafts a felt teapot holder resembling a parrot from the tale of Little Women. She selects light blue and green felt for body and wings, adds yellow for beak and eyes, dyes white felt, and stitches with heavy embroidery silk following a printed pattern. Detailed directions available by sending three cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Nancy Page in care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Nancy Aunt March Mmee Weeg Deanery Polly Nancy Page Cedar Rapids

Sigourney Pioneer James White Dies at 92

Sigourney resident James White died at his home on Tuesday from pneumonia at age 92. He left a wife and three sons Bert Sigourney Ellsworth Kansas City and Ed California. The couple recently celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary. White was a pioneer merchant in Sigourney, running a dry goods store. Funeral services were held Thursday led by Rev. W. A. Longnecker of the Methodist church.

Sigourney James White Bert Ellsworth Kansas City California

Will Rogers Says on Dillinger and Wall Street

Will Rogers notes two guards recaptured Dillinger after a Chicago surround, cites a South Dakota bank robbery and chase across three states, and ridicules Wall Street control bill debates by comparing it to farmer relief envelopes and betting sums.

Gazette Santa Monica Calif Dillinger Chicago South Dakota Wall Street

Famous Piano Twins Snub Prince Consort in Budapest

Prince Henry of Holland enjoyed a Budapest concert by Lily and Emily Schwartz, renowned Viennese piano twins. An awkward interruption occurred when the prince spoke. the sisters apologized after realizing his identity, finishing their performance.

Snub Prince Consort Budapest INS Prince Henry of Holland Wilhelmina Lily Emily Schwartz Hungary

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