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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1938
Page
28
Mrs. Frank Rummel of 712 Eighth Ave SE narrates a long dog history. Three dogs lived with her in Cedar Rapids, including a Boston terrier who never bathed and a runt named Tippy now thriving on a special diet. She emphasizes Golden Rule treatment and careful care in a traffic-filled city.
Vaclav Picek was reelected president of the Czech Dramatic association. Alois Jedlicka elected vice president Joseph Pazour named secretary succeeding T B Hlubacek Jr. John J. Hrbek reelected treasurer. Directors include Chramosta Kirchner Pazour Jedlicka Sykora. The group plans a June trip to perform The Lark with Prof Kolbaba of Prague.
The Czech memorial services will be held June 5 at Bohemian National cemetery with a parade forming at 1:30 pm. Jansa's band and the Karla Masaryk chorus will perform. T. B. Hlubacek will give the principal address. Automobiles are barred from the cemetery during the ceremony.
John J. Hrbek, treasurer of the Czech Dramatic Association and long-time secretary of the Bohemian Savings and Loan, will leave Monday for Czechoslovakia to attend the Sokol festival in Praha. He will also visit his home town Uhlirske Janovice, where he and his late wife contributed to the community.
Dr Eduard Benes birthday was acknowledged by Town Czechoslovaks with a cablegram from the local Czech Alliance. Upcoming meetings include the Czech Alliance in Z C B J hall on May 31 and subsequent sessions in Z C B J hall, St Wenceslaus hall or Sokol hall. A Czech Reading society public concert is planned at Riverside park on Sunday July 3 with Jansa's band. Karla Masaryk lodge C S A meets Wednesday at the C S P S hall. The Czech schools board discusses the winter spring term closure and summer term start at 7:30 pm Thursday and plans the July 4 picnic. Z C B J board to sponsor a dance Monday evening. Joseph Kos of Chicago and Joseph Jelinek of Los Angeles, organizers for Z C B I, visited local HQ Friday. Kos previously led the Sokol camp national Sokol school and will join Sokols to Czechoslovakia this week.
Advance registration for the Coe college children's theater course, starting June 6 under Kent Andrews, is ahead of expectations and may require extra class sections. About fifty have signed, with limited vacancies in age groups from 9 to 14, while all divisions remain open to boys. Puppet stages progress with student help as the program uses fairytale and standard plays, including The Knave of Hearts and Pinocchio.
An 800 mile offshore quake near Oregon was registered by the Carnegie Seismological Laboratory early Saturday. The shock was described as of moderate intensity.
Miss Marcia Kopecky daughter of Mr and Mrs George M Beals 2501 A avenue NE will travel to Chicago Tuesday to join Sokols bound for Europe aboard the Aquitania June 1 She will join the Tenth Sokol congress in Prague Czechoslovakia and take part in the July 5 American day calisthenic drill She plans to return to the University of Iowa in the fall.
Edison Hedges a former assemblyman trains two canaries to whistle Yankee Doodle and hopes to present the singing birds to President Roosevelt. If the President will not visit Atlantic City to try the deep sea fishing the birds will be sent to the White House.
Emil Dvorak of City urges consideration of sparrow roosting in the business district and on public buildings. He notes nuisance, noise, and fights with martins and wrens, but also acknowledges sparrows reduce insects. He invites bird lovers to share opinions.
Oliver P. Prior of Tipton writes to rebut Harry Hopkins and defend Congressman Wearin. He accuses Hopkins and Kraschel of overreach, argues WPA relief recipients in Iowa face different economics, and urges WPA workers to judge Wearin by his actions and views. He questions Hopkins’ influence over living standards and cites per capita expenditure differences and building projects in rural Iowa.
The extended pension act, approved last Tuesday, grants $60 monthly for veterans 65 plus who served between April 21, 1898, and July 4, 1902, with relaxed age limits and added benefits for certain Spanish American war veterans. Women nursing corps personnel with ninety days service are included. Applications must be filed. details available at the Red Cross office in the federal building.
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