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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1936
Page
3
National music week will be celebrated in Cedar Rapids from May 3 to 10 led by Helen Kacena Stark as chair and Clare Young Nichols as secretary. The aim is to invite public program ideas, emphasize American music and composers, and connect music to work leisure religion drama cinema radio.
The fourth in a series of recreation training institutes for NYA workers will meet at 9 30 a m in the playground office under playground supervisors Natalie Schoen and Nevin Nichols. Miss Amatens will discuss new NYA policies and spring tournament rules. Games suited to Easter vacation will be demonstrated.
Decorah area notice states Winneshiek County spelling contest will be held April 4. Superintendent Charles Steen approves date with an oral competition following a fifty word written test.
County Auditor Werner Uhlmann announces candidacy for re election as a Democrat completing his first term. As of now no other contenders have publicly announced plans to seek the office.
Rome reports rising war expenses as five months of the Ethiopian conflict pass. Official figures show 6.7 billion lire appropriated for the war with about $614 million spent. government funding may rise through bond conversions and new loans. Inflation worries grow amid higher taxes and rising circulation.
A plea to supply used clothing for repurposing into children garments was issued by Mrs. Clare Nichols and the playground commission sewing centers. Volunteers already transform trousers into jumper dresses blouses and coats while seeking more fabric supplies and donations to continue two more months of service.
Dr H M Gage president of Coe College returns from California to lead vesper services in Sinclair Memorial chapel at four o'clock. The A Capella choir directed by Prof Paul S Ray will sing Handel and Scott pieces with solo by Alice Gill. Lila Palmer class of 1934 wrote the response, Prof Max Daehler plays organ preludes and postlude.
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