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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1941

Page

14

Spring Book Festival for Children Highlights New Titles

Betty Baxtem Anderson reviews the Spring Book Festival with eight forthcoming juvenile novels from Cupples and Leon. June releases include Escape by Night on June 1 and Connie Benton Reporter and Peggy Wayne Sky Girl on June 15.

Children’s books and new titles reviewed for readers

A 1940s style books page reviews titles for ages seven to twelve. Notable entries include The Secret Brother with Kurt Wiese illustrations, Blue Jeans about a city cousin in the countryside, and The Cowhide Trunk with Nancy’s canal boat adventures. Also highlighted are What’s In the Sky a clear solar system primer and A Picture Dictionary for Children with numerous illustrations.

New York Herald Tribune Captain Kidd Kurt Wiese Eleaner Weakley Noten Oxford Publishing Co Cincinnati Nancy Johnny Appleseed Shillito Miriam Phillips Denham Oxford University Press

Newly Decorated Porch At Cedar Rapids Country Club

A weather proofed year round porch at the Cedar Rapids Country Club offers views of the pool and eighteenth green. The space features rose and blue draperies, stick reed furniture, a long mirror, and a Florida palm with two bridge tables ready for use as women gather after luncheon.

Cedar Rapids Country Club R. C. Mullen Fred J. Kluss Ralph Walker Charles S. Montooth Delbert R. Ashby H. D. O'Meara C. E Walker Calamus Oscar Fease Adams Wis T. H. Wright, Jr

Camp Fire course draws registrations from multiple cities

Forty registrations have been made for the Camp Fire summer training course for leaders to be held at Camp Huaga June 8 through 11. Participants come from Ottumwa Oelwein Moberly Fort Dodge Lincoln Cedar Rapids. The program blends theory and practice with lectures on leadership, handcraft, symbolism and singing plus nature and music emphasis.

Camp Fire Girls Camp Huaga Ottumwa Oelwein Moberly Fort Dodge Lincoln Neb Cedar Rapids Jane Garwood Camp Fire

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