Curator to Lecture on Furniture and Poetry in Cedar Rapids
AY Allison Spencer curator of the Grand Rapids Furniture Museum will lecture in Cedar Rapids today and Monday under the Applied Arts program of the Cedar Rapids Art Association. The Monday talk at 7 pm in the public library gallery will be Furniture as a Background to Living. tonight at 6 o clock the poet topic Poets and Poetry. Both lectures are free to the public.
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AY Allison Spencer
Grand Rapids, Mich
Furniture Museum
Cedar Rapids
Cellar Rapids Art Association
Public Library
Spencer
John Masefield
Ams Lowell
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Arthur St Augustine
Art Association Board
Art Association
Fae Huttenlocher
Des Moines
Better Homes and Gardens
Georg Jensen
Royal Copenhagen
Cedar Rapids lodge notes and fraternal events unsorted
A string of notices lists meetings for Cedar Rapids lodges and fraternal groups. Activities include practice in the first degree, picnics, pinochle parties, degree staff meetings, open houses, initiations, anniversaries, Kensington events, and a bent card party. Read as a community events roundup for local fraternal orders.
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Cedar Rapids
Club reviews highlight home gatherings this week
Mrs Eric Feddersen reviewed Belle Platine for the Portia Study club at Mrs Jas A Herring’s home on Monday. Tuesday’s Athena club meeting featured a play review by Mrs Clifford Nebel with hostesses Mrs C O Corns and Dr Eleanor Hutchinson at the Corns residence. Friday’s Happy Hour club gathered at Mrs Muzetta Wright’s home and the New Deal club met with Mrs Frank Mouchka.
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Eric Feddersen
Portia Study Club
Jas
Herring
Clifford Nebel
Athena Club
C O Corns
Eleanor Hutchinson
Corns
Happy Hour Club
Muzetta Wright
New Deal Club
Frank Mouchka
Local club nights feature bridge and whist prizes
Mrs A J Hansen Mrs Robert Alden and Leota Wherry hosted the Diana Fret club Friday with bridge prizes for Mrs F L Harrington Mrs W Morse and Mrs Chris Eichhorn The Cozy club met at Elmer Buckingham's home with prizes to Mrs Claude Sears Mrs Marvin Nissen and Mrs Richard Rohwedder A whist party Sunday honored Mr and Mrs Ronald Davis with prizes to multiple couples A Fred La tare family birthday party and several circles and showers were reported including a Past Matrons circle and a Jeanne Roush shower
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A J Hansen
Robert Alden
Leota Wherry
F. L. Harrington
W WN Morse
Chris Eichhorn
Elmer Buckingham
Claude Sears
Marvin Nissen
Richard Rohwedder
Stanley Allden
John Allen
Ronald Davis
George von Sprecken
Lee Mallicoat
Russell Anderson
Fred Latare
Latare
L. M Koch
Lyle Tompkins
J. W. Thomson
Priscilla Club
E. Millsap
Dale Miller
Jeanne Roush
West Branch Social Roundup Lists Local Hosts and Guests
Mrs. Henry Pedersen hosted a dinner and bridge with guests including Mr and Mrs Fred Smith and the Engelbrecht family. Numerous clubs met throughout the week with hostesses and members from Iowa City and Boston area connections.
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Henry Pedersen
Bridge
Fred Smith
Gilbert Engelbrecht
Donna
Gerald Hill
Ralph Freeman
Joe Walters
Robert
George Dolezal
Charles Smith
Iowa City
A. K. Zalesky
W .S. Maxs
C J. Fawcett
Boston
Mass
F. L. Pearson
Mary Fawcett
Oliver Endsley
C R Worrall
Klatter Klub
Endsley
Priscilla Club
C. F
Wright Aeronautical Unveils 1200 HP Lightweight Engine
Wright Aeronautical of Paterson New Jersey announces the worlds most efficient aircraft engine delivering one horsepower for each pound of weight with 1200 horsepower at takeoff. The engine surpasses all American air cooled engines of 9 cylinders and outperforms European rivals in horsepower per pound.
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New York
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Paterson
America
United States
Europe
Arthur Nutt
Wright Organization
These Bandits Can Really Crack Safes
Three bandits kidnapped Joseph F Kass in Chicago and forced him to reveal the shoe store safe combination. The door stuck despite attempts, the men fled when frightened, and police opened the stuck safe after Kass noted it needed fixing.
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Chicago
INS
Joseph F Kass
Kass
Wire Tap Probe to Exclude FBI Funds Gap
Senator Tom Stewart said the senate interstate commerce subcommittee will not probe the FBI due to lack of funds. The remarks came amid a wire tapping inquiry and focus on agency activities.
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Washington
LLP
Tom Stewart
Senate Interstate Commerce
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Advice to Phyllis Manners on social ambition and manners
Mary Manners warns Phyllis about her rising popularity and nonstop talking about dating, urging her to preserve her personality and friendships. The column also offers guidance on marriage finances and living with a mother in law, urging couples to set budgets and boundaries for a healthier home life.
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Miss Manners
Easter Amid War Faithful Rally Across Continent
The Associated Press reports Easter ceremonies held in Jerusalem and Vatican City as war shadows linger. Berlin Paris London face food and travel restrictions yet maintain holiday spirit with planned rituals and expressions of faith despite wartime limits.
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Europe
Jerusalem
Holy City
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Christ
Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
St Peter
War shadows Britain's holiday travel patterns
The piece notes that wartime fuel shortages and crowded trains drive holidaymakers to bicycles and road trips. Many head to seaside resorts near London or spend weekends in big cities, highlighting limited gasoline reserves and rationing effects on travel behavior.
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London
Private Shower Plan Settles Alhambra School Dispute
Los Angeles AP reports 16 year old Joan Lawrence will use a private bathroom at Alhambra High School after her parents sued for privacy. Attorney Wood McKesson said the school board will provide access to private stalls and add several more to accommodate others.
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Los Angeles
Joan Lawrence
Alhambra
Wood McKesson
McKessen
Joan Weld
Beaien
Savings jump at federal thrift institutions in 1939
Corwin A Fergus director of research and statistics at the federal home loan bank board announced a 242 percent increase in savings placed in federal savings and loan associations during 1939. The report highlights growing public confidence and expanded deposits across associations.
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Washington (Lp
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
Corwin A Fergus
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
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