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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1936

Page

40

Capt Stevens to Speak on Record Stratosphere Flight

Captain Albert W Stevens will present an illustrated lecture at the Memorial Coliseum on Oct 28 about the record stratosphere flight with Captain Orvil Anderson. The talk will include more than 500 feet of film and hundreds of slides from the National Geographic Society sponsored ascent to 13.71 miles above Earth. The event is under the young men’s bureau of the Chamber of Commerce.

Young Men’s Bureau The Chamber of Commerce Albert W Stevens Orvil Anderson Memorial Coliseum U. S. Army Stevens South Dakota Black Hills Earth National Geographic Society United States Army Air Corps Capt. Stevens Chester A. Wolfe Ervin Stepanek Young Men's Bureau

Free Piano Class Opens With 43 Enrollees At City Hall

Forty-three pupils joined the first free piano course sponsored by the playground commission. Elaine Graham of Coe college leads the sessions held at the playground sub-office in City Hall every Saturday morning. On opening day twenty six were beginners and seventeen advanced students. Next week enrollment resumes.

Playground Commission City Hall Elaine Graham Coe College

Registration and class times at city playground program

Those desiring to join must register at the playground office on the fifth floor of city hall before 845 am Saturday. Beginners ages 7 to 10 meet 845 to 915 am, older beginners 915 to 945 am, and advanced students receive individual instruction from 945 am to noon.

First Lutheran Plans Sunday Lectures Series

The First Lutheran Church will host a series of Sunday evening lectures by Rev. Henry Scherer continuing 7 to 8 pm each Sunday through December 20. The program covers topics from The Church of Jesus Christ to The Christian Hope with dates from October 4 to December 20 and invites both members and the public. A separate note recalls Dancing Mania as a medieval epidemic with religious roots that devolved into obscenity.

First Lutheran Church Henry Scherer Church of Jesus Christ Jesus God Christ

Hayes night school offers English and citizenship classes

The Hayes night school on D street and Twentieth avenue SW hosts English language classes three evenings weekly for foreign born adults. Sessions run 7 to 9 pm Tuesday through Thursday, aiding citizens prep and understanding of government and the U S Constitution.

Hayes D Street Twentieth Avenue SW Hayes School

The Harvest Czech Drama Set for Oct 25 at CSPS

The Harvest a three act Czech drama by Frank Subert is to be staged by local actors at CSPS on October 25 under Theodore Bo Hinbueck. The production honors Czech independence with a nod to Frantisek Mesni and features prominent Czech cultural figures and a related program by Central Czech League.

CSPS Dimati Arte Dindrich Mesni Aniversa Vet’ Subert Jan Varava Rafael JV. Vojan

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