Roosevelt senior high completes vocational talk series
A Roosevelt High School program sponsored by the Roosevelt Hi club led by James Holton concluded a series of vocational conferences for juniors and seniors. Kiwanis and YMCA staff secured speakers across fields with 348 boys voting aviation engineering athletics writing and more as top interests among twenty eight occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Hi
James Holton
Roosevelt
Clark Beems
Kiwanis Club
James Manville
Lyman Jones
M.S. Hallman
J. B. Hudnall
Navy
J. J. Shepard
Ernest Gundling
Walter Miller
Earl Nichols
George Cervenka
Fred Winter
George Hearn
Charles Reams
Postal Service
Dan Hunter
L. C. Schuknecht
Fred C. Henson
Four Delegates to Attend Presbyterian General Assembly
Two ministerial and two lay delegates from Cedar Rapids and vicinity will attend the Presbyterian church general assembly in Columbus Ohio for a week. Ministerial delegates are Dr E Winslow Brown assistant pastor at Wesminster Presbyterian church and Rev Joseph C B Peck Blairstown. Lay delegates are Robert E MacDanel and Arthur Huntington with street addresses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Columbus
Ohio
E. Winslow Brown
Wesminster Presbyterian Church
Joseph C. B. Peck
Blairstown
Robert E. MacDanel
Eighteenth Street
Arthur Huntington
Fifth Avenue
Experienced Staff To Direct Scout Camp At Waubeek 1937
Cedar Rapids area Scout camp at Camp Waubeek names N Harold West as director and Leslie Grigg as assistant director for the season June 20 to July 25. The staff includes William Dieterich as waterfront director and Robert Rummell as assistant waterfront director, with multiple Eagle Scouts and Sky leaders filling roles such as division leaders, archery director, cook, and clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Camp
Waubeek
N. Harold West
West
Leslie R. Grigg
Troop 13
Grigg
William Dieterich
Manhattan State College
Kansas
Dieterich
Manhattan
Robert Rummell
Kiwanlan
James Ralston
Lawrence Jedlicka
Edward Kmepecky
Bruce Multhaup
Darwin Jack
Richard Hart
Laurene Goodrow
Howard Merkle
George Chambers
Ralph Cerney
Richard Sampson
Scout Sampson
Edward Kopecky
Jack Sopousek
John Hershey
Scout Hershey
Waubeck
James French
Scout French
Don Maloney
Scout Maloney
Roosevelt High School
Marion
Belle Plaine
The Wild Apple Tree Blooming And Bitter Harvest
A poem describes a wild apple tree sprouting from a seed carried by a bird. The tree grows large enough to shade hillside grasses and bears bloom that resemble lace. The speaker warns that despite beauty, the harvest will be bitter, reflecting on neighborly life choices and paths away from rooted dreams.
Memorial Day Observance Planned in Cedar Rapids
Major Meyer announces Don Hutchison of Algona will be the principal speaker at Oak Hill cemetery Monday morning May 31. A Memorial Day parade will start at Memorial Coliseum and march to the cemetery at 10, with the naval dead service on the Second Avenue bridge. The Coe College ROTC unit and band will lead the march, with several patriotic groups following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Meyer
Cedar Rapids
Don Hutchison
Algona
Oak Hill Cemetery
Memorial Coliseum
Woman
Meyer
General Logan
Baccalaureate Address At Mount Mercy
The Rev. Robert F. Tallmadge S. J. of Saint Louis University will deliver the baccalaureate address at Mount Mercy College and Academy this evening at 7 45. The choir directed by Mrs. Helen Kacena Stark will sing and the exercises close with benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Tallmadge
S. J
St. Louis University
Mount Mercy College and Academy
Helen Kacena Stark
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Iowa Couples
Marriage licenses issued for Donald F. Smith of Marion with Doris Goebel of Springville Alvin P. Ondler of Walker with Iva D. Mollenhour of Center Point Elmer Babbitt with Laura Steinke of Cedar Rapids Gerald Johnson of Cedar Rapids with Helen Rousselow of Shellsburg Kenneth A. McShane of Springville with Gladys Hindman of Cedar Rapids Glenn Ware of Cedar Rapids with Gwendolyn Bond of Cedar Rapids This item also urges readers to check Want Ads classifications 10 to 14 for available home repair work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald F. Smith
Marion
Doris Goebel
Springville
Alvin P. Ondler
Walker
Iva D. Mollenhour
Center Point
Elmer Babbitt
Laura Steinke
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Johnson
Helen Rousselow
Shellsburg
Kenneth A. McShane
Gladys Hindman
Glenn Ware
Gwendolyn Bond
Elm Census Reveals Vast City Tree Assets
Editor The Gazette reports the first national elm census listing one billion elm trees valued at $750 million with town counts over 9 169 000 elms and 669 000 shade trees total value about $11 358 560. The piece urges funding to combat Dutch elm disease and cooperation between old and new dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. McCaffery
Masonville
Drop Suits Against 5 Iowa Hatcheries
Five patent infringement suits against hatcheries in Iowa were dismissed in federal court by S Harold Smith. The Hatcheries named include Kraklow hatcheries Atkins farm hatchery Davenport Palmer hatchery Iowa City Maplecrest turkey farms Wellman and Mapleside poultry farm Lost Nation. The suits alleged a set percentage of eggs passing through incubators violated the patent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
S. Harold Smith
Samuel B. Smith
Cleveland
Kraklow Hatcheries
Atkins Farm Hatchery
Palmer Hatchery
Iowa City
Maplecrest Turkey Farms
Wellman
Mapleside Poultry Farm
Lost Nation
Do You Remember reminiscences from Cedar Rapids Gazette readers
A collection of reader memories from 1878 to 1916 recalls the old Kimball building at the Merchants National Bank site, blackberry gathering hills north of Shaver Park, school roll calls at Washington High, auto show days, early cinema, and Cedar Rapids landmarks. Readers urged to mail signed reminiscences to the Sunday Editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Merchants National Bank
Gazette
The
Cedar Rapids
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Wyoming
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People’s Forum
ELM Tree Census
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Danceland Ballroom
D. W. Griffith
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Cecil B. DeMille
Bever Park
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First Street
Old Adams School
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