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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1933

Page

6

Betty Lou Operetta Presented for B and P.W. Club

About 100 businesswomen attended a Tuesday meeting at the Hotel Montrose to enjoy the operetta Betty Lou performed by the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club. Miss Margaret Pratt led as Betty Lou with dances by Helen Kunz Pauline Frederickson and others. The group voted $25 to Community Chest and supported an art exhibition at Mount Mercy and Little Gallery in the two high schools.

Betty Lou Hotel Montrose Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Woman's Club Margaret Pratt Helen Kunz Betty Mae Sommer Pauline Frederickson Mary Jane Hubbard Mary Lois Pannel Betty Mac Sommier Community Chest Mount Mercy Little Gallers Little Gallery

Miss Nelle Sawin Visits Ray Family in Commonwealth

Miss Nelle Sawin of Chicago stays a week with her brother in law and sister Prof and Mrs. Paul S. Ray at Commonwealth apartments. Sawin is a professor of home economics at the University of Chicago.

Nelle Sawin Chicago Paul S. Ray Commonwealth Apartments Miss Sawin University of Chicago

Senior Men Blank et hop Dance At Coe College

The student council at Coe college sponsors a senior men Blank et hop all college dance Friday from 8 to 11. Proceeds will fund Coe blankets for senior letter men. Committee members include Kenneth Strang and Mass Kveta Vondracek. Alumni are especially invited.

Coe College Coe Kenneth Strang Mass Kveta Vondracek

Dinner for Chi Omega alumnae at Miss Kohl's home

Miss Cecelia Kohl hosted a dinner Tuesday for Chi Omega sorority alumnae at her home at 3150 First Avenue E. An out-of-town guest, Mrs Frederick Jackson of South Bend Ind, joined Miss Margaret Ganson and Miss Pauline Ogden from the active chapter.

Cecelia Kohl Wilda Burge Dorothy Ray Chi Omega Sorority Kohl First Avenue E Frederick Jackson South Bend Ind Margaret Ganson Pauline Ogden

Chapter FO of PE &O luncheon at Mrs Moray Eby home

Mrs Moray Eby hosted Chapter FO of PE &O for a Tuesday luncheon at 1956 First Avenue East. Assistants included Mrs Stewart Holmes Miss Grace Lambert and Mrs A E Hitchcock while Mrs L B Gray presented a program reviewing the biography of Alexander Graham Bell.

PE &O Moray Eby First Avenue E Stewart Holmes Grace Lambert A. E. Hitchcock L. B. Gray Alexander Graham Bell

YWCA Girls Federation Meets for Recreation Hour

The Business and Industrial Girls Federation of the YWCA will meet Thursday at 530 for recreation hour under Miss Lucile Ladd. A supper will follow at 6 and at 7 pm Dwight Kimboltz leads a discussion on Youth and Religion. Supper reservations are due by Thursday noon at the YWCA.

Business and Industrial Girls Federation The YWCA Lucile Ladd Dwight Kimboltz Y Wca

Prospective Marriage of Gladys Sweikert and Paul Staines

Mr and Mrs William Sweikert announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Gladys Eleanor to Paul W Staines son of Mr and Mrs F Q Stainey of Oska Tie. The wedding is planned for Saturday in Oskuld with the couple to reside there. Miss Sweikert graduated from Wedhamton High School and Mr Staines from Grant dianate and works for Cedar Reds News Agency in Os a Tie. A miscellaneous shower was hosted by the bride’s mother Monday evening. Dane Sasteen served as master of ceremonies. The Citus club meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 3 30 pm with Mrs R R Marber as host. Mr WoT Patterson will deliver a paper on The Msanderstood People.

Wiliam Sweikert Daniels Street NEC Gladys Eleanor Paul W Stanies F Q . Staniey Oskuld Miss Sweikert Wedhamton Bich School Staines Grantdianate Cedar Reds Osa Pono Dane Sasteen Banco R R Marber Wot Patterson

Aunt Het Lines On Cousin Ezra Mustache Cigar

Aunt Het quips about Cousin Ezra preferring a long mustache while his short cigars singe his whiskers, a lighthearted exchange from the family circle.

Ezra

St Martha's Circle Luncheon Hosts Affectionate Gathering

Mrs J A Wicke and Mrs J A Walsh hosted a luncheon Tuesday at 1805 Blake Boulevard SE for members of St Martha's circle of the Immaculate Conception church. Seventeen covers. Jonquil centerpieces. contract cards played with high scores won by Mrs A C Norton and Mrs Tyrus Rankinen.

J A Wicke Blake Boulevard J. A. Walsh Wicke St Martha's Circle of the Immaculate Conception Church A. C. Norton Tyrus Rankinen

Stebbinses Visit La Porte City Relative in Minneapolis Area

Mr and Mrs G E Stebbins of La Porte City arrived Tuesday to spend about a week with Mrs Stebbins' mother Mrs E L Graham at 405 First avenue West and her sister Mrs FE H Ruge at 357 Sixteenth Street SE.

G. E. Stebbins la Porte City

Puckett Hosts T C C Club Bridge Night

The T C C club was entertained Tuesday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Bertram Puckett 1220 Maplewood Drive NE. Four tables of bridge played with high score prizes awarded to Mr Puckett and Mrs Lee Eckert.

T. C. C. Club Bertram Puckett Maplewood Drive Puckett Lee Eckert

Church Groups Plan Meetings At Homes This Week

St Pauls Aid district to meet Friday at 1945 Eighth Avenue SE for luncheon hosted by Mrs C F McIntosh with helpers Mesdames Merriam Auten Kells and Mc Minds. Kenwood Ladies Aid of the Kenwood Methodist church to hold April gathering at Mrs A A Doolittle home Friday at 2 pm assisted by Leslie Mills C W Kohl and M Rose.

St. Paul's Aid St Paul's Ladies Aid Society C F McIntosh Eighth Avenue SE Mesdames R. M Merriam D M Auten R. F. Kells I. F. McMinds Kenwood St Paul's Methodist Church M D McWilliams Crescent Street Westesses W R Hall C R. Rhodes C H Young John Heaton G Armstrong R R Rogers Country Cub Parkway Woh Seidel Myron Mason C W Whipple Guy Hilher St. Paul's Dasioyn St Pauls Methodist Church Mis T Rich Fourth Avenue

Various church district meetings announced in St Pauls area

St Pauls Methodist and other church groups announce luncheons and meetings this week. Districts 5 and 6 of St Pauls Methodist, Caroline Tufts Circle at First Congregational, Mary Watts Circle at First Kushrean, and Women’s Council at Second Christian distribute hostesses and locations. Also listings for St Rose Circle at Immaculate Conception, St Pauls Division No 9, District 2 luncheon at Mrs Howard M Clements, Trinity Division 5, Bethany Ladies Aid, and Daniels Park Society meetings with dates and host families.

Caroline Tufts First Congregational Church R. D Gravy Thirn Avenue A Wilson R W U Wubbard Nellie Heft St Rose Circle St Rose Circle of the Immaculate Conception Rose Cranns

Harry Gallagher to Wed in Washington D C

The ceremony united Miss Ethel Mocrling of Hammond Indiana with Harry S Gallagher formerly of Cedar Rapids at St Pauls Cathedral Washington D C. Gallagher a university of Iowa and Coe college alumnus and former Cedar Rapids Gazette sports editor later served as secretary to Congressman W T Schulte. A wedding breakfast will be hosted by Congressman and Mrs Schulte after the service.

Ethel Mocrling Hammond Ind Harry S Gallagher Cedar Rapids St. Paul's Cathedral Washington, D. C Gallagher University of Iowa Kappa Sigma Fraternity Coe College Delta Phi Epsilon Cedar Rapids Gazette Lake County Times W T Schulte Indiana M CC. Gallagher Sixth Street NW

International relations study group to meet at Mrs Holbrook's home

The American Association of University Women will hold its final meeting of the year at Mrs. R H Holbrook's home 1420 Second Avenue SE Friday at 745 pm. A round table reading on how the tariff affects farm prices will be discussed. The group will also meet at Mrs. Lloyd Roberts 1573 First Avenue E Friday at 3 pm to review The Tudor Wench by Thayne with Mrs. W F Tighe in charge.

American Association of University Women R H Holbrook Second Avenue SE Lloyd Roberts First Avenue E Thayne W. F. Tighe

Wagley Family Takes Milwaukee Trip After Easter Visit

Mrs. A. H Wagley and her daughters Eleanor and Caroline and son Billy left Monday night for Milwaukee after visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. J Ernst of 218 Second Street NW. Mrs. Ernst and Mrs. Wagley are sisters. The Wagleys formerly lived in Cedar Rapids. Eleanor Wagley now attends Mount Mary College in Wauwatosa Wisconsin.

A. H Woagley Eleanor Caroline Billy Milwaukee P. J Ernst Second Street Ernst Wagley Wagleys Cedar Rapids Eleanor Wagley Mount Mary College Wauwatosa Wis

Easter Guest Visits Cedar Rapids Harp Teacher Returns

Mr and Mrs W E Kee hosted Easter Sunday guest Mrs Amanda Barnes Barham of Valparaiso Ind formerly a piano and harp teacher in Cedar Rapids. She returned Monday to Valparaiso to continue as harp instructor at Lyon and Healy.

W. E. Kee Third Street Amanda Barnes Barham Valparaiso Ind Barham Cedar Rapids Lyon and Healy

Beta Delphian Meeting at Hotel Montrose Corn Room

The Beta Delphian society will gather Thursday evening in the Corn room of the Hotel Montrose. Dorothy Lillick leads the discussion with reports by Gertrude Stenner Gladys Groth Norah Gott Jettie Belland and Ethel Shean.

Beta Delphian Society Montrose Dorothy Lillick Gertrude Stenner Gladys Groth Norah Gott Jettie Belland Ethel Shean

Make This Model At Home Pattern 2569 for sizes 2 4 6 8

Anne Adams presents a step by step guide to sewing a dress with a scalloped yoke pleats and puffed sleeves and matching bloomers. The pattern 2569 requires 36 inch fabric and ships with a detailed instruction sheet. Send 15 cents plus name address style number and size. A Spring Fashion Book offers 32 color pages Paris inspired models for easy chic looks.

Anne Adams Eant Gazette Pattern Department West Seventeenth Street New York City

Exploring Mind and Morality in Scientific Thought

The passage contrasts scientific reasoning with moral decisions, noting scientists often hold firmer views when undertrained in other areas. It cites Stanford's Lewis M. Terman and his studies of gifted children, who tended to be healthier, more adjusted, and slightly larger at birth.

Iowa University Lewis M. Terman Stanford

American composers on Beethoven Club program

Isabel Biddick Schluter will lead the Beethoven Club program featuring Williams College pieces by Carpenter Mokrejs Mitchell and Powell among others. Non members may attend by paying a small fee while Peter A Low visits from Denver to spend a week here with relatives and friends.

Beethoven Club Chamber of Commerce The Easle dincDowell Wind MacDowell Margaret McCall Polonaise Americaines Wes Ees John Alden Carpenter Gulon Edna Mae Sila Mirage Robert Mokrejs Valcik John Mokrejs Helen Mokrejs Pierrot Leeds Mitchell Helen Stark Banjo John Powell Night Winds Griffes Helen Hickman Seeesae Clokey Leeeeeee Koumiz Cora Fisher Eeeeees Seames Helen Isabel Biddick Schluter Peter A Low Denver Colo

Polk P T A Nominates Committee At Tuesday Meeting

Polk P T A met in the assembly room for a brief session to appoint a nominating committee with Mrs Robert C Safely as chairman and Miss Inga Tapper Mrs NooR Greer and Mrs H E Ken singer. Dr Arthur A Brooks, principal speaker, praised the PTA as a force for good in the home school church and nation.

Evelyn Luth Robert Morris Gerald Wachal Jerry Clift Bill Harriman Donald Deal Robert O'Connor Robert van Worn Betty Jean Stephenson Shirley Parks Margaret Burns Marcella Young Phyllis Haynes Dorothy Meskens Edith Spencer Eleanor Kelley Clyde Stryker Mesdames I Smith J I Smith F Sevsler Howard Shepherd Earl Seibert J.C Staley R W. Stephenson J. E. Stewart S C Stookey G. G Sutton R L. Parks Wayne Perkins FE J. Petry William Prochaska P. Robinson Earl Ross Louis Rozek Helen Rush Walter Scheurs Glenn Strickland

Big Springs P T A Meeting Friday At School

Big Springs Parent Teacher Association will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at the school. A health program by the children is planned and officers will be elected.

Big Springs

Dairy Dale PTA to Elect Officers Friday Meeting

Dairy Dale No 1 PTA will meet Friday at 745 pm at the school house for officer elections. A program includes piano selections by Truly Kloubie and dancing numbers by Betty Fredrick with Dorothy Moore at the piano.

Dairy Dale Dairy Dale No.1 PTA Truly Kloubie Betty Fredrickson Dorothy Moore

Cousin Marriages An Informative Explainer Booklet

A short article advertises a scientific booklet titled Cousin Marriages explaining why such unions occur and their advantages and disadvantages. It notes the pamphlet is free on request with a self addressed stamped envelope. The piece discusses how love expands personality and tests faith when affections end.

Albert Edward Wissam

Junior Guild Elects Officers at Kenwood Park Church

The Junior Guild of Kenwood Park Presbyterian met Monday at 7 30 p.m. with Mrs. R W Waggoner. Officers elected: Dorothy Miller president Ruth Lundine vice president Mary Elizabeth Shaler secretary Virginia Shaler treasurer. Committees named Marjorie Ludlow entertainment Alice Taylor Bernice Beach Ruth Lundine program Helen Hudson Leola Jones. Next meeting May 8 at Ruth Lundine home with Leola Jones in charge of program.

Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church R. W. Waggoner Thirty-fourth Street Dorothy Miller Ruth Lundine Mary Elizabeth Shaler Virginia Shaler Marjorie Ludlow Alice Taylor Bernice Beach Helen Hudson Leola Jones

Cedar Chapter O E S Meeting At Mount Vernon Ave

Clubs-Lodges Avenue Circle Cedar chapter No 184 O E S will meet Friday at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs Charles Bode 2009 Mount Vernon avenue SE Mrs George Holmes will chair hostesses including Mesdames E J Kisinger G Bauman M Risk E Nelson F McLain C Godden F YT Gates H Hoadley W G Cain J Maney J F Noffsker and R Waddington A program will follow the business meeting The Tirzah society will meet at the home of Mrs Alice Lenway 89 Seventh avenue SW Thursday at 2 15 p m

R. Waddington Tirzah Society Alice Lenway Seventh Avenue SW

Winter Temple No 78 Meeting Follows Card Party

Winter Temple No 78 will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m followed by a card party. Members and their friends are invited.

Winter Temple No

Moose hall hosts P A U No 172 meeting and card party

P A U No 172 will meet Thursday evening in Moose hall after the business session a card party will follow. Pinochle and five hundred will be played.

Moose Hall

Ladies auxiliary meeting of TA of M at Thomson home

The Ladies auxiliary to the TA of M will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. George Thomson located at 1815 Center Point Road NE.

T A of M George Thomson Center Point Road

U C T Auxiliary Social Day and Maccabees Meeting

The U C T auxiliary plans a social day Thursday at 1 with luncheon then bridge at Mrs Hunter T Baylor 1824 Hieley avenue SE. Mrs Carl H Neitzel is assistant hostess. Linn Tent Maccabees will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at Moose hall.

U. C T. Auxiliary Hunter T Baylor Hieley Avenue Carl H. Neitzel Linn Maccabees the Maccabees Moose Hall

Holdridge Girl Alleged Not To Know Pastor Married

Mrs Avon Englis, aunt of Patsy Holdridge, says Pat did not know Rev Sharon Inman was married with a family when they dated in Marshall. Inman deserted his wife and two children to go to Texas. Pat visited Marshall last fall and spent time with Inman at Missouri Valley College.

Marshall, Mo Avon Englis Ezra Patsy) Holdridge Sharon Inman Cave Springs Mo. Presbyterian Church Randolph Pat Englis Marshall Inman Texas Missouri Valley College Miss Holdridge Andrew Holdridge Hoyt Okla Holdridge Omaha Inma

Missouri Farmers Decree Moratorium On Auto Licenses

About a thousand Polk county farmers gathered in Bolivar Missouri at the courthouse Monday night to declare a moratorium on buying new automobile licenses until fee reductions. They plan to use 1932 plates and seek a constitutional amendment to raise gasoline tax by one cent while lowering license fees and request legislative action within 30 to 60 days.

Bolivar, Mo Polk County Court House Missouri

Garden plots to be planted by unemployed in Oelwein

E R O'Brien chairman for relief workers outlines spring plan. Local citizens donate land and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation provides seeds for planting.

Oelwein E. R. O'Brien Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Nancy Page Explains Correct Posture For Graceful Walk

In a Cedar Rapids Gazette column from 1933 Nancy Page shares how to balance a heavy object on the head to learn correct posture. She cites a chorus girl’s tip of pulling the tail in to align the body, then practicing against a wall before walking across a room. Readers may request a leaflet by sending a self addressed stamped envelope.

Elaine Nancy Nancy Page Cedar Rapids tCopyright

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights Featured NBC Listings

Radio listings detail 6:00 to 1:80 schedule blocks across NBC CBS networks. Programs include Brown ensemble Elvin Allman Buck Rogers Kate Smith Owen groups and orchestras with stations WMAQ WJZ WEAF WGN and more. Credits span performers Lyman and Lombardo alongside news and talk segments.

NBC WMAQ WDAF Brown Ensemble WEAP WSM CBS WBBM WCCO Woc-Who Elvin Allman WEAF WTIC WGY Kate Smith WGN WMT Phil Cook WIZ Wls Lyman Orch WSIM Mary Eastman WABC Josef Shevinne WOC Donald Nevis Belasco Orch WLW WFAA Marge Lonez Arch Nino Martini Barlow Orch WALC KMBC Jimmy Kemner WJZ Denny Orch Weaf Chain Haymes Arch Ducchin Bert Lown Libuse Fisher Johnny Johnson Ozzie Nelson Tony Wons WRBM Marguerite de Vine Weaf Wow Wdap Anne Hard Wooc- Who Upstaters Jack Little Melanie WJZ Kyw Deutschorch WARBC KMOX Clara WTMJ KOIL WOW Happy Jack Sinsing Strings WENR Frances Wee Barton WHO Stokes Orch Mariani Orch KYW Round Towners Keenan and Phillips Johnny Marvin Harrad Orch Neill Sisters Farm and Home Hour Whbm cc Woodworth Orch Ensemble WSBM WMIT Kathleen Stewart Merrymakers Judy Jane Municale WEBM Woman Genia Walberg Brown Weaf Woc George Rector Buck Racers Keller, Sargent and Ross WHAS Cohen Cohen Murder Mystery (Nbc) Wjz Wlm Kyw. Goldbergs (Nbc) Wenr Wbap Itacobs Vallee Woo- Fran Evans Richardh Rin Tin Tin WLS Thurston Musician Death Valley Biil—Fray and Barggsiott Wayne King Col. Stoopnagle Green's Varieties WJ Chain Jack Peart and Orch fe—Raay

German Jewish Nobel laureate quits Goettingen faculty

James Franck a 51 year old German Jewish war veteran and 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics winner resigns from his chair at Goettingen University. He cites Jewish descent and growing alien status in Germany as the reason for stepping down amid rising anti Jewish sentiment and wartime service record.

Goettingen Germany INS James Franck Goettingen University Franck

Prince Mdivani Dies Former Russian Czar Aide

Paris report says Prince Zachariah Mdivani former aide-de-camp to the late czar died in a clinic. He once governed the Russian province of Georgia. His sons wed American women: Prince David to Mae Murray, Prince Serg to Mary McCormic, and Alexis linked to Louise Astor Van Alen and Barbara Hutton prospects.

Paris INS Zachariah Mdivani Czar George David Mdivani Mae Murray Prince Serg Mary McCormic Alexis Louise Astor van Alen Barbara Hutton Woolworth

Bee invasion ends in gas kill at Modesto courthouse

In Modesto California police and workers gassed 1,000,000 bees that had taken over the Stanislaus county courthouse. The mass bee act ends the disturbance as authorities remove the swarm and restore order.

Modesto Calif Stanislaus County

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