Cedar Rapids Notes From Town And USO Tales
Broad snapshot of Cedar Rapids life with mentions of licensed postal trucks, a local honor roll, police and street trends, and veteran stories. Features USO center anecdotes, young Charles Fillenworth’s animal rescues, Lions club humor, and wartime homefront notes including toilet paper rationing and everyday curbside observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Rapid Maid
Tenth Street
Ust
J. H. Walsh
Second Avenue
Dave Williams
Dave
Schoen Furrier
Air Force
Coe College
U. S
Robert Daniel Martin
Windsor
Ont
Canadian Medical Corps
Joe Dolph Montgomery
Anchorage
Alaska
USO
Mrs H V Jones Heads Red Cross Uniforms Group
Mrs H V Jones of 2379 Blake Boulevard SE is named chairwoman of a new Red Cross uniforms committee for the Linncoln Red Cross chapter. The committee meets Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 4 pm at the Volunteer Service rooms in the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Jones
Blake Boulevard
Red Cross
Paul H. ‘Huston
Linncoln- Red Cross
M. C
Jones
Huston
Coe Brass Choir Returns to Orchestra Hall on Palm Sunday
Coe college military band members form a smaller 15 person brass choir for Palm Sunday concert at Orchestra Hall Chicago directed by Capt Vesely with Max Dahhler as soloist. The group will also perform at Pilgrim Congregational Oak Park on April 16 and Coe president Dr Anderson will speak at a Palm Sunday gathering of the Chicago Sunday Evening club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College Military Band
Orchestra Hall
Chicago
Stanley Vesely
Max Dahhler
Coe
Coe Military Band
Palm Sunday
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Oak Park
Walter Staves
Charles A. Anderson
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
E Gllings
Parent Teacher Council to Meet Tuesday in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids council of Parent Teachers Association will meet Tuesday at 2 pm in the board of education building. Jackson school pupils will demonstrate science under Miss Jean Currens. Harold Miner will speak on the summer round-up. Officers will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Council of Parent Teachers Association
Board of Education
Jackson School
Jean Currens
Harold Miner
Cadets of Coe Aircrew Wed in Cedar Rapids Ceremonies
Two Coe College aircrew cadets married on Saturday at Cedar Rapids churches. Private Donald E. Nelson wed Norma Hughes in First Lutheran Church with 40 aircrew members present. Private Wayne W. Perkins married Phyllis Jane Stich in First Baptist Church with family and aircrew guests. Both brides are Clinton and Viola natives. receptions followed at the Roosevelt Hotel. Nelson and Perkins previously served active duty and training at Coe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Air Force Reserve
Norma Hughes
Roy H. Hughes
Viola, Ill
Donald E. Nelson
E. W. Nelson
Moline
Paul L. Miller
Donna Hughes
James M. Murphy
Chicago
Nelson
Roosevelt Hotel
Roosevelt
Moline Tractor Works
Viola
Phyllis Jane Stich
J. F. Stich
Clinton
Wayne W. Perkins
F. A. Perkins
First Baptist Church
Grant Anderson
Coe
Clark C. Kirby
Community notices from Garfield school PTA and local clubs
Courtesy tea for Mrs Floyd V DuToit and Mrs Charles H Moore hosted by Garfield school PTA members. Ohio visitor Mrs Thomas Yarnall and children visit in Allen home. Weekends with Hallman and Gregg from Grinnell College. Board of Managers meets at Home for Aged Women. Mrs Parke hosts Iowa City visit with plans to Chicago. PEO Chapter IH dessert luncheon led by Mrs Downing. St Luke's alumnae meet with refreshments.
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Floyd V. DuToit
Charles H. Moore
Elmhurst Drive
Parent Teachers Association
Garfield School
Bert Teeters
Dilman Beck
Yarnall
Allen Home
Alvin W. Allen
First Avenue NE
M.S. Hallman
M. S. Hallman
Fifth Avenue SE
Hallmans
Rebecca
Lois Gregg
Hawarden
Hallman
Miss Gregg
Grinnell College
Board OF Managers OF Aged Women's
the Home For Aged Women
Parke
Iowa City
John Parke
Second Avenue SE
Ann
Mique
E. T. Peterson
H. N. Boyson
R. R. Williamson
Ernest W. Anderson
ST. Luke's
Louise Renner Weds Frank J Kara in Cedar Rapids Church
Louise Renner daughter of Mrs Mildred M Renner 2419 E avenue NE married Frank J Kara motor machinist's mate first class in the navy son of Mrs Monte Smith of Cedar Rapids March 31 at Kenwood Park Methodist church reverend Merton B Green officiated. Mrs Renner wore blue rose dress and orchids. Kara stationed in Cleveland after six day leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Renner
Mildred M. Renner
E Avenue NE
Frank J. Kara
Navy
Monte Smith
Cedar Rapids
Kenwood Park Methodist Church
Merton B. Green
Renner
Johanna Hill
Kara
Roosevelt High School
Cleveland
Ohio
Ladies Literary Club Hostess Gets Afternoon Meeting
The Ladies Literary club meets Monday at 2 30 p m in the home of Mrs Sumner D Quarton 514 Indian road SE Mrs Arthur Huntington reviews Admiral of the Ocean Sea by Morison plus several local social items appear throughout the notes about gatherings and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Literary Club
Sumner D. Quarton
Indian Road SE
Arthur Huntington
Morison
Hickey
Cooper Nome
St Louis Sinfonietta to Appear in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Community Concert association closes its season April 16 with the St. Louis Sinfonietta, a 17 member ensemble conducted by Paul Schreiber. The concert at the Iowa theater begins 8:15 p.m. Doors open 7:15. Admission by membership tickets for locals, single tickets at the door for visitors. Refunds available. Information from Mrs. Clark A. Beems at 377 Twenty-first Street SE, Dial 2-5444.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association
St. Louis Sinfonietta
Iowa Theater
Paul Schreiber
Mozart
Haydn
Clark A. Beems
Twenty-first Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Fillenworth
Sheldon Fillenworths
Mrs. Fillenworth
Charles
Gurney
Dark Horse
Y. M. C. A. Fame
Harry S. Johnson
Lions Club
Pacific
Army
Marines
War Production Board
Mother Hubbard
Third Street
H.V. Jones
Coe Brass Choir
Council
Coe Aircrew
JO Fran Kouba
Robert R. Kouba
C. C. Slapnicka
Jo Fran
Kouba
Dorothy Rowles
Barngrover
Earl Delzell
Oskaloosa
Ann Johnson
Margaret Barngrover
Bever Avenue
Grande Avenue
Miss Johnson
Miss Barngrover
University
BE Seer
TRI Delta Alliance
Marion Benesh
Second Avernue SE
Edward Lee
Harold J. Rowe
William Sharpe
Mary Jane Murdock
Eleanor Pickerell
Shakespeare Club
Shake Speare Club
John Lozier
Fourteenth Street SE
Mr. and
Mrs. Soderquist
Gazette
Hamblin
Rudolph B. Soderquist
Floyd Dutoit
St. Luke’s
China
Haviland's
Rosalinde
Prastka
Jewe
Ee China
Third Avenue SE
Faramount Theater
Jefferson Hotel
B. R. Averill
Don Wingert
James Redmond
Keith W. Woodhouse
Independence
John Keith
Marion
Town City
Supunaing
Harry Baker
Goldbergs
Maurice Goldberg
Eighteenth Street
Mrs. Goldberg
Rock Parents
Dorothy Bridwell
Ted Kasner, Jr
Ted Kasner
Eighth Street
Clay Phillips
Clay E. Phillips
Twenty-second Street
Richard Killian
Rochester
Stanley C. Mulholland
Minn
Richard &. Killian
Linden Drive
Joan Yessler
Fourth Avenue SE
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Lynn Snyder
Toledo
Marilee Borne
Elgin
Ill
Patricia Marshall
Joanne Crawford
Rebecca Hallman
Jack Bell
Iowa State College
James W. Bell
Country Club
Stanley Meeks
Bridge
Stanley Meek
Washington Avenue SE
Kennedy
H. L. Kennedy
Charles Roberts
Russia
George Hearn
Betty Hearn
Rosalind Reed
San Juan
Costa Rica
Miss Hearn
George W. Hearn
Ridgeway Drive
Miss Reed
Frances Shimer
Mt. Carroll
Mrs. Quarton
James H. Hickey
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
Howard
Howard R. Green
Forest Drive
Mrs
Carl Linge
Kansas
Carl K. Linge
Twenty-third Street Drive
Topeka
Kan
Es A. L. Scott
Isaac B. Smith
Twenty-seventh Street Drive
James Noell
Augusta
Des Moines
Hamilton
Henry H. Hamilton
Cottage Grove SE
Burton B. Jerrel
Kappa Alumnae
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Stewart Holmes
Miss Margaret Young
Gretchen Neubecker
Waterloo
Crescent Street
Richardson Wostess
Jean Richardson
John B. Walters
P.E.O
J. D. Wardle
A. D. Biddinger
R. W. Greene
Katheryn Mac Greene
John Emery
Donald S Barry
J. F. Yothers
C. K. Brown
St. Louis
Sinfonietta
DIAL
Thompson
Mary P. White
Second Ave