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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1937
Page
16
The Gazette reports the camera contest nears its end with 3 000 entries likely to be printed. First, second, and third prizes of 10 6 and 1 dollars will be announced next Sunday, with $2 prizes awarded today. Dozens of towns in northeast Iowa participate.
The Maccabees of Iowa plan their thirteenth quadrennial review in Cedar Rapids on May 11 and 12. Supreme Secretary Charles I. Biggs and Mrs Biggs of Detroit headline as honored guests. Registration and a reception for delegates take place Tuesday at the Roosevelt hotel. A luncheon is set for Wednesday with King Thompson as master of ceremonies introducing Biggs and visitors. A ritual demonstration and exemplification are scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The convention will also elect its municipal business leaders.
The general committee for the convention includes Earl Evans as chairman with John Vavra Laverne Olmstead Hulda Marmnee and Neva Culbreth. Local officers of the Maccabees list Hazel Smith as towns hive commander and Charles Runs as Linn tent commander with Mrs Clara Runs as junior director.
The Iowa Association of Master Barbers will meet May 17 and 18 at the Roosevelt hotel to discuss raising barber school requirements and extending training. HL Coats of Cedar Rapids notes current state law requires six months schooling and eight months apprenticing before eligibility for examinations. Other officers include LD Hamilton, RL Persels, A Vo Lang, and T MacDuffee.
In Iowa City the University of Iowa quadrangle dorm doors become a canvas for undergraduate wit. Signs range from humorous and promotional to warnings and guest lists, with unique signs like a rotating card sign reading We are studying and Scram We study by Lloyd Bollmann and Mike Mirrick.
Monday's forecast warns of a crucial period with decisions shaping future progress. Advances may come from influential insiders in mergers and politics, affecting large corporations and secret circles. A birthday child might show strategy and clever adaptability for a significant year.
Elsa Maxwell predicts the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson will settle permanently in the United States after his abdication. She notes plans for Coronation balls in the U S to raise funds for hospitals and argues closer Anglo American ties could deter future war while praising Mrs Simpson as a resilient figure.
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