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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1935

Page

26

Griswold Huston Engagement Announced in Seardale

Mrs Glen Griswold of Seardale New York and the couple announce Rita Griswold to Joseph F Huston of Chicago. They plan a summer wedding. Both graduates of Northwestern University Evanston with Delta Gamma and Phi Delta Theta ties. Huston works in Montgomery Ward advertising.

Glen Griswold Seardale Rita Joseph F Huston Chicago D F Huston Burlington Miss Griswold Mr Huston Northwestern University Evanston Delta Gamma Sorority Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Huston Montgomery Ward and Company Harry Burge Cotter Burge Francis Fullerton Stephen Hawkins David T Williams Morris Leila Richard Underwood Roland Arlo Mildred Lawrence Dorothy Ann Larry Marilyn Jean Edgar Fortune Austin Davis Presbyterian Philathea Methodist Whatsoever H. E. Northey Neil Anwyl Mcelbourne Frye

Masonic initiation and community events in Atalissa village

In Atalissa O. ES members held a Tuesday initiation at the Masonic hall welcoming Mrs Gladys Lindle. A birthday dinner honored Mr Essex with Mrs Clyde Essex as hostess. Royal Neighbors and families celebrated Leota Staley’s birthday. A surprise party occurred at the Grant home for Mrs Smith. Presbyterian Ladies Aid met with Mrs Louise Lamb, with a long list of attendees including Mrs Vanderlip, Miss Emma Miller, and Mrs Kline among others.

O. ES Masonic Hall Gladys Lindle Emma Watters Frank Oepping Jennie Bjork Ada Collison Clyde Essex Essex Leota Staley Grant Smith Presbyterian Ladies Aid Louise Lamb W .F. Vanderlip J Mellick Emma Miller George Worrall Bert Kline Richard Watters Dehlia Vauble Dale Ellsworth J . de Mean Margaret Sterner Raymond Fingle Don Cooney James Stucker William Hines James Essex Clarence Schmidt William Butsler Marjorie Kline

Center Junction Socials and Missionary Society Meetings

Center Junction hosted Luella Seehusen and guests Tuesday with freshman and sophomore class members entertained at the Seehusen home. The Presbyterian Ladies Missionary Society met at Miss Carrie Preas’s home with Mrs Alyea and Mrs Stingley on the program and Mrs Ray Bohler as a guest. Mr and Mrs Paul Smith hosted dinner Wednesday at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids for Mrs Smith’s birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Beahl Perrine of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Kennth Kennedy of Onslow and Mr and Mrs T E Stanton of Center Junction.

Luella Seehusen J B Seehusen Jean Downing Presbyterian Ladies Missionary Society Carrie Preas A .Alyea H E Stingley Ray Bohler Paul Smith Roosevelt Hotel Cedar Rapids

Local bridge clubs host events at Rasmussen and other homes

Delmar Miss Jeannette Rasmussen and Miss Margaret Meyn entertained the Delta Delt club at the Rasmussen home Tuesday. Miss Ernestine Kendall held high honors. Mrs L F Thelken hosted the New Deal club Wednesday. The DD club was guest Wednesday by Mrs Allen Bol linger. Mrs John Donley held high score at bridge. Mrs Robert Seyfert hosted the Thrift club Thursday. The New Century club plans an open meeting Tuesday evening in the high school auditorium with Rev H M Staunton, Rev S Knoer speaking and Mrs Margie Fitzpatrick giving a reading.

Jeannette Rasmussen Margaret Meyn Bridge Rasmussen Ernestine Kendall L. F Thelken New Deal DD Club Allen Bollinger John Donley Robert Seyfert Thrift New Century Club H M Staunton S. Knoer Margie Fitzpatrick

Faith Jeanne Thorson Birthday Celebration Noted

Friends gathered at the Luzum home to celebrate Faith Jeanne Thorson’s first birthday with musical numbers performed by Ursula Sobahlk Opal Becker Laura Greenman Ruth Rickert and Nora Goheen. The Music Study Club year end was held at Matilda Meser’s home. Mr and Mrs Foot Hackett marked their fifteenth wedding anniversary.

John R Thorson R J Luzum Faith Jeanne Matilda Meser Myre Ursula Sobahk Sobalk Opal Becker Laura Greenman Ruth Rickert Nora Goheen Foot Hackett

Colesburg Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Meets at Church

The Womens Foreign Missionary Society gathered at the Methodist church on Thursday with Mrs Edith Hammerd leading the program. Assistants included Wesdames A C Honn Kenneth Baphart M E Dittmer and others. The Twentieth Century Review Club met at Mrs Lydia Evers home on Tuesday.

Womens Foreign Missionary Society Wesdames A Dodge WS Shaffer Wass Vinnie Lovett Edith Hammerd A C. Honn Kenneth Baphart M. E. Dittmer E M Meser Fordig Evers J. B Schenke Morga Craig Twentieth Century Review Club Lydia Evers

Webster Sorden Celebrates Fourteenth Birthday at College Event

Webster T. J. Sorden celebrated his fourteenth birthday Friday. The senior class was entertained at Penn College in Oskaloosa Friday. The True Blue club was entertained at Sigourney in the Mrs. Jennie Glandon home. Mrs. Vera Plink assisted.

T. J. Sorden Penn College Oskaloosa True Blue Club Sigourney Jennie Glandon Vera Plink

Ossian Guests At Cedar Rapids Family Home

Ossian residents Mr and Mrs Barton Arnett and Mrs Howard Horan visited Cedar Rapids relatives last week at the home of Mrs Horan’s brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs C H Gilbert.

Barton Arnett Howard Horan Cedar Rapids

City Briefs And Personals

Local notices list loans from Morris Plan ranging 50 to 500 and up to 5000, civic club meetings at 834 First Avenue E and at the M C A, and several church and fraternal events. A Cedar Rapids service station permit for 327 Second Street valued at 4000 is noted, plus pre Easter lectures at Unity Center in SE Cedar Rapids. Life events include the death of Mrs Lavina M Krickard of Michigan and a Cedar Rapids Woodmen and Knights of Pythias program schedule with initiations and a card party. An ambulance report notes Paul Kost fainted at First Street and Second Avenue SE.

E W. Kackard Grand Rapids Mich Lavina M Krickard Michigan Paul Kost Rockford Road First Street Second Avenue

Fire damages home of Joe Urba in San Francisco

Firefighters responded at 355 p.m Saturday to the residence of Joe Urba at 1602 Thirteenth avenue in San Francisco where the side of the house caught fire from a blow torch used to remove paint.

Joe Urba Thirteenth Avenue SF

Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting Schedule

The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce board will hold a 6 pm dinner meeting at the Hotel Roosevelt on Monday. Committee reports on the budget and on special projects being studied will be heard.

Cedar Rapids

Prof Tuhan Jackson Improves After Illness In Boston Return

Mr and Mrs I E Jackson of 1345 Fifth Avenue SE returned home after three weeks in Boston where their son Prof Tuhan Jackson fell ill. They report his condition much improved. Den H Nicholson will speak at 9:40 am today to the Mens Bible class at Central Park Presbyterian church. He will also speak at St Pauls church at 10 am Westminster church at 2:30 pm and Calhary Baptist church at 7:30 pm. The eighth district monthly conference of the Iowa State Employment service staff will be held Monday evening at the local Bever building office, with Glenn E Brockway supervising.

I. E Jackson Fifth Avenue SE Boston Prof Tuhan Jackson den H Nicholson Denver The Gideons Central Park Saturnay Tle St. Paul's Church Westminster Church Calhary Baptist Church Iowa State Employment Service Bever Glenn E. Brockway Iowa State Service Tto

Meeting attendees from Iowa offices include Cedar Rapids

Representatives will attend from offices located in Toledo, Iowa City, Marengo, Ord, Vinton, in addition to Cedar Rapids.

Toledo Iowa City Marengo Ord Vinton Cedar Rapids

Contralto solo at St Johns church service today

Mrs William H Nolan will sing a contralto solo The Palms by Faure at the 11 am services of St Johns Episcopal church Park avenue at Nineteenth street today. The men of the parish will hold a supper meeting Wednesday at 6 pm in the church crypt. Dr H Mr Ivins is in charge of the program.

William H Nolan Faure St. John's Episcopal Church Park Avenue Nineteenth Street

District Governor Bair to Speak at Cedar Rapids Rotary Dinner

Des Moines district governor W P Bair will address Cedar Rapids Rotary at the ladies night dinner Monday at 7 pm in Bishop's cafeteria speaking on Rotary as a Stabilizer. The event includes musical numbers and Robert O Bickel will showcase motion pictures taken along northeastern Iowa waterways.

W. P. Bair Des Moines Rotary Cedar Rapids Rotary Club Bishop's Robert O Bickel Iowa

Orem to Lead Free Piano Analysis Demos at Coe College

Dr Preston Ware Orem of Chicago, noted music critic and composer, will conduct a series of free demonstrations on modern teaching material analysis for piano at Sinclair Memorial chapel Coe college April 22 23 and 24. Sessions start at 9 30 each morning.

Music Shop Coe College Conservatory of Music Preston Ware Orem Chicago Sinclair Memorial Chapel Coe College Orem

Cedar County schoolmasters meet at Lowden host school

Lowden Superintendent E. G Williams hosted Cedar County Schoolmasters club in the school building with attendees from Bennett, Lowden, Clarence, Stanwood, Mechanicsville and Tipton. Clarence supervisor E. L. Bennet presided. Home economics instructors were guests of Miss Maurine Montgomery London. Miss Berneice McAllister hosted county primary teachers. A county primary teachers club formed with Edith Burroughs of Tipton president, Muss Ina Cruise of Clarence vice-president, Leone Shaffer of Bennett secretary and treasurer.

E. G Williams Cedar County Bennett, Lowden Clarence Stanwood Mechanicsville Tipton E. L. Bennet Maurine Montgomery London Berneice McAllister Edith Burroughs Muss Ina Cruise Leone Shaffer Bennett

Methodist Women Foreign Missionary Society Meetings

The Delaware Methodist Women Foreign Missionary Society gathered at Mrs. Charles Sutton's home Tuesday. A quilting bee followed at Mrs. Herman Zirtzman's residence Wednesday. The Ladies Aid of Immanuel Lutheran Church was entertained Thursday at Mrs. Sophia Anderson's home.

Methodist Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Charles Sutton Herman Zirtzman Ladies Aid Immanuel Lutheran Church Sophia Anderson

McGregor Soil Erosion Project Petition Favored

Federal soil erosion service weighs approval for McGregor Indiana petition to fund a flood control erosion project. Signed by about 500 residents April 2, the plan aims to confine heavy rainfall, reduce flood risk, and precede a broader program with PWA funds. Final regional report awaited. cost to be estimated after review.

Shington McGregor Federal Soil Erosion Service Washington D. C PWA Missouri Mississippi River Logan Blizzard Fred Biermann Hugh H Bennett

Interior and home cleaning service ad from Iowa

Announcement describes a cleaning service offering home, office, and business cleaning with guarantees. Includes rug and furniture cleaning, wax and shampoo deals, locations Cedar Rapids or Marion, and a $25 reward for misuse of Want Ads. Also references loans, beauty lesson, maternity hospital, medical products, and podiatry services.

Fox Cedar Rapids Marion Gazette United States Gazettes Office Iowa

Classified Help Wanted and Advertisements

A collage of old classified lines describes sales and distribution jobs in farming, grocery, and general merchandising with notes on commissions, territory duties, and vehicle requirements. It lists various firms, contact methods, and boxed deadlines for applicants seeking county, district, or wholesale roles, plus insurance and home service references.

Quincy Til

Gazette Want Ad Rates

The text outlines pricing for consecutive days and ad sizes in a Gazette want ad rate table. It lists line counts, days, and corresponding charges, with a 10 cent surcharge for out of town blind ads.

Theo Gazette

Lost notices pack Marion clutter scattered ads

Multiple lost items listed in a Marion area notice sheet include Jim and Betty French Bulldons and a brown brindle dog, a fraternity pin, a Pekingese named Wao Dee, an English spaniel, a Red Angora cat, and more with various contact numbers. The ad mix also promotes local services such as loans, car carburetor service, bug killer, tailoring, and dry cleaning offers.

Jim Betty French U .S Ginsberk Richard’s College E Pharmacy Andrew Richards Glasgow Denovo Reas Jienry A. Stearns Collection and Ireins Granby Frank Drew Sport _ Goods Richards College Tom Mason 3Rd Ave Becket Roof’ Co C.R. Knitting Co 2Nd St 16Th Ave Racine Wis Des Moines Kenwood Transfer

Relatives Honor Birthdays of Williams and Sallach

Atkins relatives surprised John Williams on his sixty second birthday Sunday and Elizabeth Sallach of Cedar Rapids was honored on her seventy fifth birthday by her kin.

John Williams Elizabeth Sallach Cedar Rapids

Golden wedding anniversary celebrated at Solon home

The Broshs marked fifty years of marriage with a Sunday picnic dinner attended by forty relatives and friends at their Solon home. A mock wedding was staged by Evelyn Raim and others, with many relatives from Solon and Cedar Rapids in attendance. The couple wed April 11, 1885, in Cedar Rapids.

G. W. Raim Evelyn Frank Urbanek Edward Louvar Glen Jedlicka James Jilovec Joe Raim Irene Irene, Mr. and Mrs. Fe, S. Bednashek, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parizek Joe Stinacher Anna Kasparek John Kasparek Edward Louise Raim Joe Halla A. Hunter Solon Hugh Reynolds Joe Ylick Ed Koutsky Robert Charles Deitrick Cedar Rapids

Car Listings From Vintage Ads Include Several Models

A compact summary of a vintage automotive ad listing multiple classic cars. It mentions a 1991 model Chevrolet, a 1930 Essex four door deluxe described as top condition, a 1929 Nash hardtop or sedan with high value, and a 1928 Studebaker Victoria praised as absolutely perfect. The text shows garbled phrases and emphasis on condition and desirability. The listing suggests buyer interest in rare, well preserved vehicles.

Chevrolet Jos. Barnett 2Nd Ave Plymouth Anderson Bros West Side 2Nd St Willys Aedan Ard St. NE Ave ESSEX Studebaker

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Columbus Junction Atalissa Center Junction Delmar Calmar Colesburg Webster Ossian Chester McCarthy Portland Ore Izaak Walton League Dr. M Oppermann Buffalo N. Y Robert Engels Gary Ind Townsend Club F Hall First Avenue E Cedar Rapids Homecrafters Club Bungalow Cooking School L H. Jackson Second Street Lews F. Black Twelfth Street Knights of Pythias K.P Hall Foresters of America Ini Oof Goldier Richardson Unity Center Fourth Avenue SE Linden Camp Modern Woodmen of Amerca Odd Fellows Hall Second Avenue SE Jacksons Gideons Founder Toa Sneak St. John’s Church Lowden Delaware Bertram Methodist Church Alice Davidson Dorothy Grisham Ariadene Brown Alice McIntosh Margaret Brown Alfred Knapp Division 2 Ladies Aid Society John Knapp H. Nagle J. Bruce Eyestone R. Jorgenson Amos Berry Ora Sparks Joan Lnenicka Dorothy Mary Sparks Alice Irma Helen Lnenicka Alice Mccintosh C. C. Berry Mary Anderson Helen Roselle Harold Lerner Bennie Eiderman Interior and Enterior Cleaners 4Th Ave Iowa Loan Co Montgomery Fairmount Hospital Kansas City May St. SE Droletitia Runyon Rex May Drie Co Pree Tafave Lafayette Cafe Cizarets Blue Moon Abrams Furn CO Lincoln Bowling Std & SE Liver Palace 12Th Ave P. A. Marek Ryttte Americas Bos AY Hallwood Marlon Atlas Miller Beer Bohemian Kitchen Auto Transportation Santa Fery Parry California Nbera Bagraga Allowance Anta Ferycket Equitable Bidg Lillian Budhy Beauty & Dia Mary Nell Beauty Shop Paramount Helene Beauty Shop Kapple's Verne Kapple Maud Hollenbeck Sara Park Mareline Sham and Fw Roe Mona Beauty Shop Guar Martha Nimmer Kennedy's Dial opera _ Marvel Beauty Montrose Beauty Shop LaVenne Bty 3Rd Ave. E Yuelss Beauty Horse Power Scotch Marine the Peacock Incer Mac's Lilian Beere Sth Easter Permanent MiLadies Beauty Shop Permanent Wave Alta Duncan Vanity Beauty Salon Beauty Alr Dryert Partita Academy of Beauty ELK Uene Tek Nxis Novak Heating CO Business Services Joliver Walch Sperman Stevens and Repse Fred Youngs Lackman Steedman Fos eamead_ ett Wee Russell 2D Ave Dolph Ird Electrical Service Stalker Electric Qazette Pla-Morball- Foom Bial Cincinnati Ohio Albert Mills Monmouth Home _Decorators, Inc Newman K&s Ravenswood Cage Fareley-Halpen Philadelphia Hennepin Minneapolis Minn Free Outfit Dept Glen Perk West 20Th New York R. A.jones Summit Free National Wentworth Saarinen Housekeeping Gaz McDonald To & P.m Franklin Oil Corporation Fulton St C. B. Downing Ellis Blvd AK i ABC Dickinson Secretarial Sehgal Si. R Sam Franklin Institute Rochester Lesbson Motors Ing. Uburn Dist St. SW the Gazette Atkins Masonville Marguerite Carmody Bridge Club Leo Mersch Oldsmobile OLDS Auburn Allen Motor Company 10Th St Chandler Ight Graham FORD Millsap Motor CO Desoto Rae Tee Ae Ve Ory Tudebaker Kadleg Bros, Aker Distributors Wath Ave Bones Aeey Cne Veer Rockne Sedao Chrysler Victoria Chrysler Hadad First Ave 5Th St Y. MO. A Tae TATE Moe Handler Motor CO Earth Produce Co Ford Tudor MGA Auburn Phaeton Jong
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