Two Brides-Elect Honored With Parties and Showers
Two May brides face celebrations as wedding plans set for May. Cecily Cocker, Windermere, will wed Donald M. Leonard May 8. she is honored with a bridge party and hosiery shower at Miss Martha Coffman’s home. Lucille Eller, 1428 Fourth Avenue SE, will wed Freeman D. Dots on May 19. Mrs. David Wallace of Chicago hosts a dessert bridge and personal shower at Commonwealth Tea Room with twelve guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecily Cocker
Windermere
Donald M. Leonard
Martha Coffman
Third Avenue SE
Harry Cocker
Frank L. Phelps
Ronald P. Evans
William G. Hottensen
Wallace D. Lyon
Audrey Lee Ivins
Wynne Hoblitzell
Thomas F. Lange
Robert E. Samuelson
Edith Knox
Lucille Eller
Fourth Avenue SE
Freeman D. Dots
David Wallace
Chicago
Commonwealth Tea Room
Wallace
J. H. Lynott
Delegates Named by Cedar Rapids Woman's Club to Three Conventions
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club released the list of delegates for district, state and national gatherings of the Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. W. R. Foor will attend the Tulsa Federation council meeting April 26–30. state delegates include Mrs. Charles Bode and others with alternates listed. District delegates and alternates are named for the fall convention, with several women selected from the club to represent Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Cedar Rapids
Wayne G Basler
C. L. Douglass
L. L. Qwen
Frank Gates
Henry J. Hromek
Bertha LeFebvre
O. S. Wilson
W. E. Mickel
J. J. Terrall
H. G. Heiserman
R. T. Lubbock
Charles E. Roberts
Nellie Fuhrmeister
Anna Marie DeCastello
Aulden Griffin
Mathilda Snouffer
W. L. Harrison
Guy Hershey
Arthur Mott
Mrem
Owen
Bode
Hromek
Basler
Gates
LeFebvre
DeCastello
Terrall
Hershey
D. McKinlay
Lubbock
Harrison
Leota Swein
Roberts
George Yuill
E. Buser
Douglass
Heiserman
Mickel
Wilson
Chi Omega Honors Patronesses With Campus Tea
Chi Omega members hosted a patroness tea from 3 to 5 p.m. at the chapter rooms on the Coe college campus. Pan-Hellenic representatives and sorority presidents attended as guests, with Mrs. J Harold Horan and Mrs. Walter Hutchinson pouring and Mrs. William V Burger named a new patroness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Omega Sorority
Coe College
J. Harold Horan
Walter Hutchinson
William V. Burger
Chi Omega
Mrs Selden Hosts P E O Chapter FO Meeting
Mrs Marvin Selden entertained Chapter FO of P E O Tuesday afternoon at 2114 Greenwood Drive SE. Mrs WE Peschau spoke about a Mexico trip with motion pictures. Mrs R W Greene assisted with the pictures. Mrs Paul S Ray helped entertain. Guests included Mrs C Harve Geiger Mrs George R Liddle from Chapter DK and Mrs Cederburg of Chapter Y of What Cheer Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin. Selden
Greenwood Drive
Chapter
P. E.O
Luncheon Group of B P W Club Sponsors Dinner
The Business and Professional Women's club held a Tuesday dinner at Bishop's Cafeteria. Ninety two members and guests received roses and pastel gift bags. Prizes honored perfect attendance and minimal absences with a December committee led by Edith Lowe achieving top attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professional Women's Club
Bishop's
Edith Lowe
Emma _ Hagenstein
Edna Wilson
Eleanor Pohorsky
Leta Nezerka
Lena Nelson
Beulah Randolph
Gertrude Stenner
Monticello
Edith Scott
Mrs. Howard Green Elected President of Tri Delt Alliance
Mrs. Howard R. Green was elected president of the Delta Delta Delta alliance Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Mary Ellen Hamilton. Other new officers include Mrs. Ben F. Wolverton vice president Miss Evelyn Street secretary Miss Mary Luberger treasurer Miss Helen Mokress historian and Miss Edith Knox publicity. Sixteen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Green
Bever Avenue
Delta Delta Delta Alliance
Mary Ellen Hamilton
Avenue
Ben F. Wolverton
Evelyn Street
Mary Luberger
Helen Mokress
Edith Knox
Hadassah Elects Officers at Temple Judah Meeting
Mrs Raymond Klass was reelected president of Hadassah Cedar Rapids at Temple Judah. Other reelected officers include Mrs Nathan Greenberg recording secretary and Mrs Leo Smulekoff corresponding secretary. New officers are Mrs Charles Greenberg vice president and Mrs David Kushner treasurer. Rabbi David Polish spoke on his Palestine visit. Annual luncheon set for May 18 with Dr Kurt Lewin of the University of Iowa guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadassah
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Klass
Temple Judah
Nathan Greenberg
Leo Smulekoff
Charles Greenberg
David Kushner
David Polish
Palestine
Kurt Lewin
Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Portage ville guest visits Miller family in 1905 B avenue
Cleo Saalweachter of Portage ville Missouri arrived Tuesday to spend a few days as a guest of Mr and Mrs John L Miller and their daughter Miss Anne Miller at 1905 B avenue NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Saalweachter
Portageville, Mo
John L. Miller
Anne Miller
B Avenue NE
P T A Meetings and Dairy Dale Club Reports
Cedar Rapids P T A council plans a Friday meeting at the Montrose hotel to decide on sending a delegate to the national convention. Each association is asked to send two voting helpers. Dairy Dale P T A met at the school with Mrs. Bert Klekar presiding. reports from several committees and a $1 donation to cancer control were approved. A picnic supper ahead of the May meeting was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Parent Teacher Council
Montrose Hotel
Friay
Miss Burton Heads to Eta Sigma Phi Convention
Miss Helen Virginia Burton daughter of Mr and Mrs L H Burton 1128 Belmont Parkway NW leaves Wednesday to attend the Eta Sigma Phi national convention in Birmingham Alabama She is former Coe college Eta Sigma Phi president and current national executive vice president at the convention last year at the University of Chicago A senior at Coe she belongs to Phi Kappa Phi Mu Phi Epsilon and serves as president of Mu Phi Epsilon She delegates from Coe also attended the Mu Phi Epsilon national convention at Mills College Oakland California last summer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Virginia Burton
L. H. Burton
Belmont Parkway
Eta Sigma Phi
Birmingham
Ala
Burton
Coe College
University of Chicago
Miss Burton
Coe
Phi Kappa Phi
Mu Phi Epsilon
Mills College
Oakland
Calif
Display Club Invites All Business Men To Dinner Meeting
J Duncan Williams will address the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Display club dinner at the Montrose hotel Crystal room. Robert O Johnson of Commonwealth Edison in Chicago will introduce him. Moe Hamberger of Strubs Iowa City will be toastmaster. Attending Des Moines guests include Max Burke Fred Schoonover and George Kucharo. Williams will speak on the value of display to business men not on technical display topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Duncan Williams
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Montrose Hotel
Robert O. Johnson
Commonwealth Edison
Chicago
Chicago’ Display Club
Moe Hamberger
Strub's Department Store
Des Moines
Max Burke
Fred Schoonover
George Kucharo
Williams
Reeds
George Moran, Jr
George Moran
Herb Newman
Killian's
H. A. Fitzsimmons
Armstrong’s
O’meara
Lawrence McClellan
Martin’s
Fred Long
Craemer's
Ted Sealy
Morvis Sanford’s
Mr. Williams
Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
Aunt Het Reflects on Old Time Horse Sense
Aunt Het muses that older days had more horse-sense about driving, noting that much of it belonged to the horse. The remark blends rural wit with a nod to traditional driving practices and animal partnership.
Paul Engle to Speak at Coe College Chapel April 29
Paul Engle of Cedar Rapids Rhodes scholar and author of American Song will speak at a joint A A U W and College club meeting April 29 at 8 15 p m in the Coe college chapel on Poetry in Modern Life The event is open to the public for a nominal fee with student discounts Members of A A U W and College clubs may attend with membership cards A A U W will hold a brief meeting and officer election at 7 30 in the chapel basement The Engles recently lived at The Glades near Cocoanut Grove Florida and plan travels to Germany to use funds from 200 000 copies of their book sales
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aul Engle
Cedar Rapids
Rhodes
A.A.U.W
College Club
Coe College Chapel
Engle
Lisbon School Honored Students For Activities
Seventy adults hosted an extraclass banquet for Lisbon High students at Federated church. The event honored several clubs and activities including S. T. H. S., B. M. club, Hi Y, Girls Glee, orchestra, German band, L. Club, student council, and class officer teams. Walter B Gray of Cornell College spoke. Supt. Rahn and several coaches presented letters and pins to students. Willard Ciha received second place in the Wapsie 8 league trophy as honorary captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Federated Church
Sheldon Rakn
Harvey Smyth
Emergon Calkins
Phillip Brunn
R. P. Andreas
Lloyd N. Rahn
Walter B Gray
Cornell College
Ruth Pfieffer
S B. M
Delma Harding
Calkins
Miss Harding
Sheldon Rahn
L. Club
Rahn
Harding
Lucille Smith
Lowell Andreas
Otto Kruse
Gordon Rahn
Hi- Lights
Qual and Scroll
E. Lucille Smith
June Bear
Marguerite Bear
Richard Carbee
Phyllis Schenrich
Alma van Fossen
Ione Slater
Jean Vanderberg
Jean Sankot
Caroline Kepler
Marcella Brannaman
Marjorie Brannaman
van Fossen
Seltenrich
Mr. Calkins
Ray Brannaman
Irvin Clark
Thomas Williams
Robert Bowers
Miles Dahn
Everett Staab
Willard Ciha
Melvin Roup
Staab
Supt. Rahn
Mother Turns Hot Water On Boy in Punishment
Denver police confirm three year old Donald Baxter was treated for severe scald burns after his mother confessed to placing him in a bathtub and turning on the hot water as punishment. Captain James E. Childers said the mother was arrested following her admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Donald Baxter
James E. Childers
Iowa House Scolds Independent Business Spokesmen
The Iowa House denounced letters from the Independent Business Men's Association as intimidation methods. Rep. Gustave Alesch demanded lawmakers resist pressure as the chamber advanced social welfare bills including a 96 to 0 vote to rewrite the old age pension act and preserved the current old age assistance structure with a savings clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa House
Iowa
Gustave Alesch
Marcus
House Appropriations Group
Elmer M. Potter
W. Francis Powers
Independent Business Men's Association
Alesch
House
Senate
Old Age Assistance Commission
County Old Age Assistance Boards
Former Cedar Rapids Man Found Dead in Indiana City Hall
Clarence Johnson 35 once of Cedar Rapids died April 19 in a washroom at Churubusco Indiana City Hall. Coroner Park Huffman ruled possible food poisoning. A companion found the body. Johnson held an Indiana chauffeur license and was identified also as William Lafayette Myers. He was born in Anamosa and has a Cedar Rapids brother-in-law. The body is at the local undertaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Churubusco
Ind
the Gazette
Indiana
Park Huffman
Johnson
William Lafayette Myers
Anamosa
Juvenile Organizer for Royal Neighbors Closed Camp
Mrs. Blanche W. Schmidt of Cedar Falls served as state juvenile organizer for the Royal Neighbors of America. The two day state camp ended Wednesday in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche W. Schmidt
Cedar Falls
Royal Neighbors of America
Cedar Rapids
Death of Judy Ann Stewart Aged Day Old
Judy Ann Stewart, day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Stewart of 606 Fifth Avenue SE, died Tuesday evening at a local hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Monahan funeral home conducted by Msgr John Molloy with burial in Mount Calvary cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Ann Stewart
Fred Stewart
Fifth Avenue SE
Monahan
Msgr
John Molloy
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Ill Senate Votes Gin Marriage Law
Springfield dispatch reports the Illinois Senate passed bills reforming marriage and divorce rules with only two dissenters. The package ends gin marriages by requiring a license three days before the ceremony, sending the measures to the lower house for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
State Senate
Illinois
Bancroft of Tama Dead at 78 Former railroad man dies in Toledo
Joseph H. Bancroft 78 retired railroad engineer died Monday evening at Kocher hospital Toledo after two weeks as a patient. He was born November 14 1858 in Isambard Illinois and lived in Tama since 1898. Surviving are his wife Dillie Mapes Bancroft daughter Mrs J B Self of Little Rock Ark and three grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 at the Methodist church with Rev H A Crumb officiating. quartet to sing.
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Gazette
Tama
Joseph H. Bancroft
Kocher
Toledo
Mr. Bancroft
Thomas D
Harriet Eighme Bancroft
Isambard, Ill
Chicago
Emma E. McKeen
Mabel
Eagle Grove
Lake City
Bancroft
Dillie Mapes
Prophetstown
North Western Railroad
J. B. Self
Little Rock, Ark
Methodist Church
H. A. Crumb
R. W. Adair
W. H Malin
H. C. Woods
Ben Jones
Mt. Vernon Hires New School Superintendent
Mt. Vernon Sept G E Lewers will not sign next year’s contract. salary increase of 400. He accepts a July 1 start with Lyons and Carnahan Book company of Chicago to cover Iowa territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Sept
E. Lewers
Board of Education
Lyons and Carnahan Book Company
Chicago
Iowa
Community ties continue as Lewers steps down
Principal Clyde Lindsley selected as next year’s superintendent to replace Lewers with a salary of $1,900. Lindsley, Penn College graduate, has completed all M A degree requirements at the University of Iowa except the thesis and plans summer study in education at Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewers
Rotary
Masonic
Clyde Lindsley
Lindsley
Penn College
University of Iowa
Iowa
Bone discovery on South African farm hints at brontosaurus
A bone found on a farm in the Murraysburg district suggests a huge skeleton may belong to a brontosaurus. Researchers indicate the find could represent a significant dinosaur discovery in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murraysburg
South Africa
Man Seeks Job Hauling Ashes and Rubbish Ad
Classified Wants Ad notes a man available to haul away ashes or rubbish under classification 10. The listing indicates a labor service need and invites potential clients to contact for work.
Auto Licenses First Quarter Bring $7,980
Linn county supervisors approve the treasurer's report showing total automobile license fees of 7980 dollars for the quarter ended March 31. Fees were collected on 15960 vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Milo Sedlacek
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Woman’s Club
Friends Daily
Russell
B. P. W. Club
Howard Green
Tri Delt Alliance
John Miller
P. T. A. Meetings
Dairy Dale
Helen V. Burton
Paul Engle
Sonotone
Louis H. Sila
M2-81st
St. SE. Ane
Audible
Royal Neighbors
Joseph Bancroft
Mt. Vernon
NeWoeel
Arrid
Drug and Dept
Mautz
Edison Pharmacy Distributors OF
Thrifty Housewives
Zotos
America
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Paris
Mee
Hardy’s Beauty Supplies
First Avenue E
Sara Park
Salon de Beaute
Merchants National Bank
Zotos Permanent Wave
Mary Nell Beauty Shop
Paramount Building
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