Mrs Herbert Licht Honored At Tea In Tri Delt Rooms
Miss Betty Gege and Miss Betty Flodin hosted a Friday afternoon tea in Delta Delta Delta sorority rooms at 1215 First avenue SE. The event honored Mrs Herbert M Licht formerly Miss Betty Hamilton, visiting from Alexandria Virginia with her hosts Mr and Mrs Wallace S Hamilton. Attending were Harriette Hamilton Patricia Salteree Lynch Henrietta Dows and Mary Jane Murdock plus Mrs Glenn W Z Jr Walton P Keller and E Yaw. Out of town guests included Mrs Ruiv Soderquist and Miss Marianne Corey of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Gege
Betty Flodin
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
First Avenue SE
Herbert M. Licht
Betty Hamilton
Licht
Alexandria
Wallace S. Hamilton
Carlton Apartments
Harriette Hamilton
Patricia Salter
Ee Lynch
Henrietta Dows
Aunt Het Reflects On Domestic Labor Perversity
Aunt Het argues that if dishwashing and scrubbing were regular male duties, a woman would be proud to perform them, framing domestic chores as a test of gender norms.
Mrs Sheldon and Mrs Peiffer Return From Georgia Visit
Mrs Abbie Sheldon of Commonwealth apartments and Mrs Altah Peiffer of 1903 Fourth Avenue SE returned Friday after a 10 day visit in Fort Benning Georgia with Mrs Sheldon’s nephew John Shafer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Sheldon
Commonwealth Apartments
Altah Peiffer
Fourth Avenue SE
Fort Benning, Ga
Dr and Mrs Mul Sow Return From St Paul Meeting
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Mulsow of 359 Garden Drive SE returned Friday night from St. Paul where Dr. Mulsow attended meetings of the American College of Physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Mulsow
Garden Drive
St. Paul
Mulsow
American College of Physicians
Birthday Club Dines at Neumann Home
Mrs. Albert J. Neumann hosted the Kenwood birthday club at dinner on Wednesday at 619 Thirty-fourth street NE. Mrs. Don Keister Mrs. A Hersom and Mrs. Alton Stanley assisted. Honored guests were Mrs. Dave Corbett and Mrs. Neumann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Neumann
Thirty-fourth Street
Kenwood
Birthday Club
Don Keister
A. Hersom
Alton Stanley
Dave Corbett
Neumann
Valley camp 2136 ER. N. A. marks 41st anniversary
The forty first anniversary of Valley camp 2136 ER. N. A. was celebrated at a Wednesday evening meeting. Lara Woolwine read a 15 year old letter by the late Mrs. Fannie Herman one of the 33 charter members. Donald Stevens played a cornet solo and six Hutchison School of Dance students performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ER. N. A
Lara Woolwine
Fannie Herman
Donald Stevens
Say Hutchison School of Dance
Hoskinses Honored at Church Group Housewarming
Mr and Mrs L V Hoskins were feted Friday by 16 members of the Christian Endeavor at their new Twentieth Street NW home, the Second Christian church unit hosting the event as a house warming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. Hoskins
Christian Endeavor of the
Second Christian Church
Twentieth Street NW
Bethany Church Members Pack Cookies for Service Men
Mrs. Joseph Dostal hosted Bethany Congregational Church members who packed boxes of cookies and candy Friday evening to send to men in the service. Mrs. Charles Rose gave an illustrated talk on Bali.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dostal
MI Avenue NW
Ella Swan Circle
Bethany Congregational Church
Charles Rose
Bali
Pattern 4923 Available in Many Sizes
Pattern 4923 offered with sizes from 12 to 40 including 16 requiring 3 yards 35 inch fabric and extra contrast. Anne Adams pattern mail order inviting readers to send fifteen cents plus one cent for mailing to obtain this design. Announcing summer 1942 Pattern Book with wardrobe plan for four men and various apparel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Taylor Couple Conclude Madison Stay
Returning Friday from Madison Wisconsin are Mr. and Mrs. J T Taylor of 1941 Fourth Avenue SE. Mrs. Taylor was guest for a month of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs L L Burrell, and Mr Taylor joined April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
J. T. Taylor
Fourth Avenue SE
Wilson School Spring Dance Blessed by Class 12A
The Wilson high spring dance, sponsored by 12A, filled the gym Friday with life size South American dancer figures as decorations. Music by the Wilson orchestra accompanied student and faculty organizers, with several couples named among chairs and chaperons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson High
Wilson Gym
Wilson Orchestra
Lydia Hrubesh
Vera Jeffries
Myra G. Willis
Henrietta Frank
Martha Griffith
W. L. Barnard
G.A. Zacharias
Ludion Crane
Pierre A. Tracy
Gail Phillipson
Arlene Dvorak
Ava Jean Maish
Ardis Ford
Arda Mae Stokte
Lyda Oakfield
Helen Waite
Charles Cacek
Donald Teiman
Robert Watkins
Robert Machacek
Hommy Omar
Louis Mrstik
Vern Folkers
T. L. Phillipson
A. Omar
Buck Creek Students Tour Cedar Rapids and Vinton
Buck Creek junior and senior students from Hopkinton visited Cedar Rapids sites including Petersen Baking company the city water works and The Gazette plant. The group also toured the school for the blind in Vinton. Supervising were Harry H Gaulke superintendent of schools and Katie Gonnerman principal. Five Cotter high school seniors also toured The Gazette plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Creek
Hopkinton
Cedar Rapids
Petersen Baking Company
City Water Works
Gazette
School For the Blind
Vinton
Harry H. Gaulke
Katie Gonnerman
Cotter High School
Labor Board Rejects Harvester Request
Washington War Labor Board chairman Davis announced Friday the board refused Harvester’s request for a ten day delay in accepting the decision. The dispute affects 25 000 employees across eight plants. The company sought more time to comply with the board order.
The Poet Edgar A Guest On Golf And War
The verse recalls earlier vanity in golf scores and anger at a missed putt. With war coming, personal pride fades and the poet sees sport as mere exercise. He finds a broader purpose in fellowship, refreshment, and counting what truly matters.
Middletown IA School District Gets Federal Aid Approval
David R. Kennicott regional engineer for the federal works agency announced presidential approval Friday for the Middletown Independent School District in Middletown to receive $1,000 for the maintenance and operation of school facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
David R. Kennicott
Federal Works Agency
Middletown Independent
Middletown
Notice of Appointmen t of Executrix
Bertha C. is named executrix in a probate notice filed in the district court. The clerk of the county court authenticates the appointment, with attorney Carl Henderson representing the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Iastrict Court
Mayflower chapter D A R meeting hosted by Mrs Stoflet
Mrs David A Stoflet hosted the Mayflower D A R chapter at 1703 First Avenue SW. Mrs John T and Mrs G H Tellier reported from the April D A R magazine. Mrs J C Lick will attend the national convention in Chicago May 4 to 7. The Coe College speech department presented the program with readings by Miss Grace Douma and impersonations by Robert Ray. A guest was Mrs Kelley G Wodtke of Williamsfield Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Stoflet
First Avenue
John T
G. H. Tellier
Newland
J. C. Lick
Chicago
Coe College
Grace Douma
Robert Ray
Kelley G. Wodtke
Williamsfield, Ariz
Bette Harger Feted At Bridal Shower
Miss Bette Harger bride elect of Robert Hersom was guest of honor at a Thursday evening shower in the Glow room of the Gas company. Hostesses were Hazel Irene Derby, Mrs. Charles Walker, Mrs. William A. Rogers, Mrs. O. F. Wiedersburg, Mrs. Vernon Pickerill and Mrs. J. P. Bloch linger. About 75 friends and relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette Harger
Robert Hersom
Gas Company
Hazel Irene Derby
Charles Walker
William A. Rogers
O. F. Wiedersburg
Vernon Pickerill
J. P. Blochlinger
Indy
Phoebe Lamb Circle Plans Layette Drive for Red Cross
Phoebe Lamb Missionary circle of Bethany Congregational church met with Mrs. F P Lamb at 1513 Fourth Street NW. They spent the day making layettes for the Red Cross and welcomed guest Mrs. Minnie Dostal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Lamb
Bethany Congregational Church
F. P. Lamb
Fourth Street
Red Cross
Minnie Dostal
Cars Collide Then Crash Into Flower Shop Building
Rodney Newland age 19 paid a ten dollar fine in police court for failing to signal a turn. His car and Eldon Fowler’s collided on C street and crashed into Stejskal Flower shop causing structural damage and breaking plaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Newland
Second Street
Newland
Eldon L. Fowler
Eighth Avenue SE
Stejskal
C Street
Twenty-first
New
Cedar Rapids Men Enter Air Force Officer Candidate School
Sergt. Jaroslav F. E. Zivney and Corp. Paul S. Roth of Cedar Rapids have been admitted as officer candidates to the Air Force Officer Candidate School in Miami Beach Florida. The 12 week course aims to commission them as second lieutenants after completion. The school offers 35 specialized courses in administrative personnel and supply duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaroslav FE. Zivney
Marie A. Zivney
Hamilton Street
Paul S. Roth
J. H. Roth
F Avenue NW
Air Forces
Miami Beach
Fla
Embroidered Baby Carriage Cover Pattern 2966
Pattern 2966 includes transfer designs of a 15x15 and 7x12 inch motif with stitch illustrations and required materials. Mail 10 cents plus 1 cent postage to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft at 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY for the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Old Timers Hear History Of Cedar Rapids
About 30 members of the Old Timers club of the Y M C A building heard B L Wick trace the city’s development in Cedar Rapids. He outlined early banking and business struggles during 1850 and described St Luke’s Hospital fund raising and Coe College origins. Officers elected and new members welcomed. talks recalled the “good old days.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Timers Club
B. L. Wick
Woal Rapids
Rapids
Wick
Cedar Rapids
Greene
St. Luke's Hospital
Ick
Coe College
Lea Seeks Exemption for Agricultural Labor From NLRB Rule
Rep. Clarence F. Lea proposed an amendment to exempt agricultural labor from the National Labor Relations Board. He argued the current setup harms farmers and defined agricultural labor by social security act language. Support came from Ivan C. McDaniel, with witnesses describing unloading fees and racketeering concerns in markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Clarence F. Lea
D-Calif
House Judiciary Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Lea
Ivan C. McDaniel
Agricultural Producers Committee
California
Judiciary Committee
E. H. Wood
Charlottesville
Scranton
A. and P
Wood
E. L. Nixon
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania Cooperative Association
Internment Debate and Colorado Flood News
A column criticizes the use of internment for enemy aliens and argues for harsher wartime measures. It also reports the Platte River floods in Colorado, threatening Denver area towns, with Arkansas Apishapa PurgTokre and Pueblo among affected cities. Trinidad suffers its worst flood in 38 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte
Anea
Colorado
Denver
Arkansas
Apishapa
Purgatokre
Greeley
Fort Morgan
Brush
Sterling
Julesburg
Pueblo
Trinidad
la Junta
Samar
Wickard to Advise Gui Wheat Crop or Face Price Slash
Secretary Wickard plans to tell farmers to cut wheat production or face lower prices as supplies outstrip storage and transport capacity. With a record wheat carryover, expected fields may hold 75 million bushels. the agriculture department targets 55 million acres for planting, seeking a 50 million acre cap next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickard
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Congress
Enid
Okla
Swollen Rivers Threaten Colorado Floods in Denver
Denver residents faced flash flood fears as the South Platte was forecast to overflow Saturday morning. Weather officials warned of rising waters and several hundred families in riverfront lowlands prepared for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Rockies
South Platte
U. S. Weather Bureau
Union Official Warns 200000 Jobs Lost From Delivery Cuts
Michael Cashal of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters warned that the Office of Defense Transportation curtailment of home deliveries could put about 200,000 Union members out of work nationwide. He criticized the May 15 cut and said plans will depend on how the policy plays out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Office of Defense Transportation
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Michael Cashal
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Herbert Licht
Tri Delt
Mrs. Mulsow
Mrs. Neumann
R.N. A
J. T. Taylors
Wilson School
C.R
Labor Board
Harvester
Edgar A. Guest
Lee
Bertha C
Carl Hendriksos
Air Force Officer School
By Laura Wheeler
Ed Zeller
Sir George Williams
England
Thomas A. Edison
Sir George
Elmer A. Runkle
Alex Sampson
James Killian
Quartet
F. W. Fisher
J. M. Tallman
W. S. Newell
W. J. Akers
J. H. Calder
Royal H. Holbrook
C. F. Clark
William Evans
Charles J. Johnson
H. E. Pfeiffer
Morris Sanford
R. C. Allen
F. G. Murray
J. M. Ely
Charles Laurance
B. A. Barlow
A.me Birch
B. ‘. Wick
William Baylis
C. E. Byrnes
W. A. Ball
Arthur Poe
J. K. Miller
S. R. Hawkins
Henry S. Ely
William Brooksmit
Louis Wokoun
E. A. Runkle
Harry L. Walker
NLRB
Henry McLemore
Brillin
Sam
FBI
Black Maria
Berlin
Ohio
Rome
Lord Overfield Manners
Gesta
Great Britain
Canada
Cashal
President Roosevelt
Chicago Sunday Sun
Chicago Sun
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Chicago Sunday
E “Parade
Picsure
Complete Sports
BIG Color
Hawaii
St. SE
Dial
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