Four Cedar Rapids High Schools Set 374 Graduates for June 8
Approximately 374 seniors from four Cedar Rapids high schools will graduate at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Coliseum. Dr. Earl E. Harper of Simpson College will deliver the address on America In a World Overshadowed by Tyranny. Roosevelt High School music features, under William Vesely, include a Mendelssohn March processional and three vocal numbers by the chorus. The program also includes a Bach finale and Tschaikovsky piece, with sousaphone solo by Jack Parrish and accompanist Jean Anderson, followed by diploma awards and a singalong of America led by Alice C. Inskeep.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Earl E. Harper
Simpson College
Indianola
America
Roosevelt High School
William Vesely
Bach
Tschaikowsky
Art
Max Krone
Roosevelt Senior High School
Ruth Miller
Weber
Jacke Parrish
City Hall Notes Grant Tax Rebate and Approve Requests
City Council acted on several items Tuesday. A rebate of 6510 on sanitary sewer assessments was approved for Kathryn Murphy Horlivy at 25235 J Street SW after the assessment exceeded the limit. An oil on Eighteenth Avenue SW from C to D Streets was received and approved. Ed Plotz’s class C beer permit moved to 1405 Mount Vernon Avenue SE for a new grocery. The department of public safety is authorized to trade in two used cars for new models, with bids to be sought. Bids for screens at the new police station will be obtained under council authorization.
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Frank Young
Kathryn Murphy Horlivy
J Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Ed Plotz
Ninth Street
Mount Vernon Avenue
Plotz
Department of Public Safety
Robert J. Vinech
Murray To Insist Theft Conviction Be Scrapped
Lincoln Nebraska press dispatch reports Joe Murray of Sioux City Ta will seek to have his theft conviction overturned after two confessed bank robbers admitted committing the crime. Murray vows he will pursue the issue to the supreme court if needed.
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Murray
Lincoln
Neb
INS
Joe Murray
Sioux City
Nebraska
John Mullen
Omaha
Supreme Court
Blood pressure measurement origins traced to Hales in 1733
The note recalls that Reverend Dr Stephen Hales first measured blood pressure in 1733, marking a key early development in cardiovascular science.
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Stephen Hales
Funeral Rites Held For Peter Pusateri
Funeral services for Peter Pusateri a longtime grocer in the community were held at Immaculate Conception Church with Msgr John M Molloy officiating. Burial followed at Mount Calvary Cemetery with six nephews serving as pallbearers Gus Joseph and Anthony Pusateri nephews of the deceased.
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Peter Pusateri
Immaculate Conception
John M. Molloy
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Gus
Joseph
Anthony Pusateri
Gus Pusateri
Joseph Pusateri
Pasquale Pusateri
School Census To Begin Wednesday With Parental Aid
A. Y. Bailey, school attendance officer, and staff will start the school census on Wednesday. State law requires an every two years June count of all people aged 5 to 21 to apportion funds to districts. Parents are urged to cooperate and report names ages and handicaps of children, with contact via 2 1027.
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A. Y. Bailey
Board of Education
Bailey
Theaters Listings With Stars At Paramount Rialto Palace and More
The page lists new film showings across theater names Paramount Rialto Palace Strand and more. Featured stars include Maureen O Sullivan Mickey Rooney Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant Richard Dix Lewis Stone Delores Del Rio Peter Lorre Ann Sothern Mary Boland Ann Sheridan John Howard Louise Campbell Charles Winninger Alice Brady Barton MacLane and others in films such as Hold That Kiss The Divorce of Lady X Holiday Blind Alibi Judge Hardy's Children Goodbye Broadway Whirlwind Horseman Lancer Spy Hollywood Hotel Bulldog Drummond's Revenge There Goes The Groom and more.
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New State
Lewis Stone
Mickey Rooney
Broadway
Charles Winninger
Alice Brady
Cub Den Chiefs in Training Course at Camp Waubek
Forty four Scouts and seven leaders attended a two day Cub Den Chiefs training course at Camp Waubek. Sessions covered organization, outdoor program, crafts, ceremonies, advancement, uniforms, den discipline and leadership roles. Leaders included Russell Knapp James Manville Ralph Dresher Owen Tisdale and Charles Young with certificates awarded by Mr Tisdale.
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Camp Waubeck
Russell Knapp
James Manville
Ralph Dresher
Owen Tisdale
R. S Pickford
Charles Young
George Triebel
Tom Grayston
Bob Gourley
William Wallace
Allan Polansky
James Tisdale
Dick Reeder
John McKay
Otto Wiedersberg
George Bartholomew
Allen Singer
Paul McNall
David Birch
Ted Stevenson
Frank Ehrenberger
Bobby Dresher
Richard Nilsson
John Cummings
Howard Langridge
Robert Williams
George Garden
Alan Parker
Sammy Leacox
John Geesamen
Don Gray
Jim Kinstler
James McKee
Milo Daupnik
Robert Bennett
Hal Male
Frank Powers
Russell Klapp
Paul Patterson
Richard Minshall
Bill Barnhizer
Pack
Donald Lundquist
Buddy Meyers
Dayton McMillan
Charles Miller
Congenial Young Married Couple Liked by Everyone
Letter about a cheerful married couple Bill and Ida admired for harmony and friendliness. Mentions advice column Miss Manners and readers urging separate or joint vacations. Respondent backs the idea that happiness comes from shared or individual trips as desired.
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Erveryone
Bill
Ida
City Briefs And Personals
Mr and Mrs Henry Bencke and Henry Lauber returned after visiting relatives in Little Rock. Paul E Schroeder of McGregor was fined 10 dollars for speeding. The former labor party will meet at 8 p m Tuesday in Odd Fellows hall. Robert Elias was fined 10 dollars for speeding. Zofie Podlipska lodge No 25 will hold a lic onic at Riverside park. Mr and Mrs E J Fields were called to What Cheer by the death of Peter Greegs. Tools valued at 100 dollars were stolen from a garage on Seventh avenue SE. A defective shut off valve caused a blaze at H B Jensen’s home with no damage. Cedar Rapids Saengerbund to meet at Sokol hall for rehearsal. Mrs Elmer Jenista underwent a major operation at St Luke's hospital. her condition is good. Mr and Mrs Henry Cassidy attended their son Donald Cassidy’s commencement at Kansas State College. A man bought parts from E L Ducker on a pretext, then drove away without paying. Ten gallons of gasoline, five gallons of oil and tractor tools were stolen from a George Hein farm. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon investigating.
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Henry Cassidy
Second Avenue SW
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
Donald
Cassidy
Ayer
Oklahoma City
Okla
James H. Smith
George Hein
Cedar Rapids
Highway No. 11
Mr. Hein
Larry Condon
Manly Man Arrested in Masquerade Disorderly Charge
Julius Kolowrat, 49, of Manly dressed in women's clothes aroused a Magnus Hotel cashier's suspicions. Detective Bil Kudina arrested him Monday at 10:30 p.m. in a hotel room where he was found in disguise with a suitcase of feminine garments. He offered no reason for the masquerade and was fined $10 plus costs in police court.
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Julius Kolowrat
Manly
Flo
Magnus Hotel
Bil Kudina
Kolowrat
Tabulation of Factory Statistics to Census Bureau WPA Project
W T L Austin director of the bureau of the census informs A L Taylor executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce that a WPA allotment will enable tabulation of manufacturers statistics for 1937 for all cities of 25 600 population and more. First time data for cities under 50 000 and since 1919 for Cedar Rapids. Taylor urged to notify local manufacturers to promptly provide figures. WPA office says work falls under women and professional workers division with one Cedar Rapids office. No local arrangements yet.
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W. TL. Austin
Bureau of the Census
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Census Bureau
Austin
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
WPA
Women's and Professional Workers Division
Lover Slated To Be Exiled Ends His Life
Albert Heinz, a young seaman from Miami, killed himself in the Hudson near Hoboken after being slated for deportation to Germany. He left a letter to Lou Annice Summers of Miami promising he would not be taken alive. A warrant for his arrest on an assault charge from Miami dated 1937 was found with the note. no clear link to Summers was shown.
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New York
Albert Heinz
Heinz
Miami
Fla
Germany
Hudson River
Hoboken
N. J
Lou Annice Summers
America
Mississippi
Hitler
Albert
Louis J. Summers
Holiday death toll nears 300 across Memorial Day
The Associated Press reports nearly 300 deaths during a three day Memorial Day holiday across 45 states. Traffic accidents caused 174 deaths, drownings 72, fire 11, and other accidents 40. Illinois led with 25 fatalities, Pennsylvania 22, Ohio 20. A cloudburst drowned five members of a miner family in Manchester Kentucky, with four others missing. An Illinois multi vehicle crash killed five, and four died in airplane crashes.
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Associated Press
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Manchester
No Politics For William Jennings Bryan Jr In Customs Role
Lincoln Nebraska INS reports William Jennings Bryan Jr son of the famous candidate declares there will be no politics in his life as customs collector for the port of Los Angeles. He told his uncle Charles W Bryan that staying out of politics is the only requirement to keep the post.
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Lincoln
Neb
INS
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
White House
Bryan
Port of
Los Angeles
Charles W. Bryan
Bryant, Jr
Ollywood
Race With Stork Aide Reaches University Hospital
Police Captain Stolba received a frantic call about an expectant mother, Mrs. Joyce Kramer of Rock Rapids, traveling to University hospital in Iowa City after alighting from a train. A taxi delivered her to Mercy hospital then an ambulance carried her to the University hospital where she arrived before the baby.
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S. L. Stolba
Stolba
Union Station
Joyce Kramer
Rock Rapids
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
Don Condon
Babe Zimmerman
Mrs. Kramer
Ortman Sets World Speed Record At Pacific Air Races
Earl Ortman of Los Angeles piloted a yellow Marcoux Bromberg plane to a new world closed course speed record of 265.539 mph, narrowly beating Roscoe Turner of Chicago as the final day of three at Oakland’s Pacific International air races concluded. Turner also surpassed the old mark in the same event.
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Oakland
Calif
Earl Ortman
Los Angeles
Ortman
Roscoe Turner
Chicago
United States
France
Turner
Agriculture Dean Mumford Dies After Auto Crash
Herbert W. Mumford 67 dean of the University of Illinois college of agriculture died in Champaign of pneumonia linked to injuries from a May 14 auto accident. He passed away Tuesday at the university hospital with colleagues and students mourning his loss.
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Champaign, II
Herbert W. Mumford
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Hollywood Optimism and Old Prospects in a Bobby-Sox Era
A column reflects on Hollywood morale, noting actors like Walter Rog ers and Loretta Young honor optimism amid slow work. It recalls Grace Moore’s breakout and Jimmy Stewart’s weight woes, plus anecdotes about Barry Cohan and producer reactions to early hits, all illustrating persistently hopeful stardom in film life.
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Jimmy Stewart
Don’t Be Fooled About Constipation Header
Don’t Be Fooled About Constipation explains that constipation often returns when its cause is not addressed. It argues that a lack of dietary bulk from bread meat and potatoes causes trouble and recommends Kellogg’s All-Bran with breakfast, water, and regular meals as a remedy. It notes All-Bran contains bulk and vitamin B and is made by Kellogg in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg
Mighty Shoulders Challenge for Pro Boxer Build
A declaration from 1838 praises a man’s physique, claiming he has the build to be a professional boxer. The remark, attributed to aCopyright era voice, hints at confidence in his athletic potential.
Two Comedies On Paramounts Bill
Paramount presents Hold That Kiss and The Divorce of Lady X a pair of light romances. Maureen O Sullivan and Dennis O Keefe pose as millionaires after meeting at a wedding while a bustling supporting cast including Mickey Rooney Jessie Ralph and Jo Edward Brophy add comic interference leading to a spree of mistaken identities and humor.
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Paramount
Lady 3X
Maureen O Sullivan
Dennis O'Keefe
Hack
Miss O
The Divorce of Lady X from a London Fog
Mish studios present a clever comedy about Laurence Clacier and Merle Oberon sharing a hotel apartment after a fog strands her. A friend seeks a divorce using staged evidence as Olivier falls for the deceiving Oberon. Comical misdirection, a ponderous pace at times, plus a Paramount News segment.
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Mish Studios
Lady X
Laurence Clacier
Merle Oberon
London
Miss Oberon
Paramount
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Columbia Picture
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Aed Ace, the Wonder Degeg
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Gale Page
Maureen O'Sullivan
Iowa
Katharine Hepburn and
Richard Dix
Rialto
Ken Maynard
Delores del Rio
Peter Lorre
Palace
Hollywood Hotel
John Howard
Louise Campbell
Micney Rooney
J. C. Auditorium
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Lindeken Dance Studio
CUB den
Miss Manners
Mary F
Mary
Denar
Mag
Fay Holden
Judge Hardy's Children
Nvn
Chan, Winninger, Allee Brady
Sadia
Loretta Young
Richard Greene
Dave Cavan
Sinners
John Reles
Madge Evane
Henry Bencke
Henry Lauber
Little Rock
Hutchinson's
Richards Pharmacy
Paul E. Schroeder
McGregor
Justice H. R. Churchill
Odd Fellows Hall
Second Avenue SE
Robert Elias
Zofie Podlipska
Riverside Park
E. J. Fields
C Street
What Cheer
Fields
Peter Greegs
Seventh Avenue SE
W. A. Gable
Fifth Avenue SW
H. B. Jensen
E Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids Saengerbund
Sokol Hall
Elmer Jenista
St. Luke’s Hospital
E L. Ducker
4 Cal
T Allen
Dick Powell
Rosemary Lane
Hugh Herbert
William J. Bryan, Jr
Stork
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood
John
Marie Dressler
Walter Brennan
Tom
Len Res
Walter Browne Rogers
Filmville
Shools
Hollswood
Walter Rogers
Tereta Young
Loretta
Artisf
Ato
Grace Moore
Blarry Cohn
Colambia
Opus
Ether Liv Moore
Victor Schertzinger
Mr. Cohan
Chertainger
Directo
Ben Blue
George Raft
Tommy Farr
Ben
Mr. Farr
M Blue
Perkord
Mall
del Monte
OUR Leader
Carpenter-Johnson
Kellogg's
Celle Bay
Californ
Florida
Libby
Armour’s Star
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