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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1940
Page
15
The YWCA hosts a Tuesday open house at 7 30 p.m. to display the Girl Reserve program. Leaders, advisers and committee members will be introduced as skits cover arts health vocations family relations personality intercultural interest camping and ceremonial activities.
Ada Mildred Wilcox daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Wilcox Monticello and Raymond E McKee son of Mr and Mrs W E McKee Montezuma were married at the bride’s parents home with Rev William Grosshelm presiding in front of forty guests A reception followed and out of town relatives attended including McKee and Wilcox relatives from several Illinois Iowa and Washington DC locales The bride a graduate of Monticello High School Iowa State College and Washington DC secretarial school will live in Montezuma with her husband.
A New York AP report notes women's preference for vivid colors has influenced spring men’s wear. The piece highlights wedge canvas shoes, light green hats, and color coordinated suit sets. brisk sales accompany bold, clash-free pairings such as brown covert trousers with tan jackets and gray flannel with navy trousers.
The Messaggero reports from Oslo that King Haakon of Norway plans a royal visit to Great Britain aboard a British cruiser. The dispatch says he left a mountain retreat for far northern Norway to board the cruiser.
Mr and Mrs Frank J Nemecek announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Adelaide E to Burton F Kolek son of Mr and Mrs Frank Kolek of Lisbon. The wedding will take place Tuesday May 14.
In Chicago a new pension proposal emerges from the Thompson club of America led by Oscar and Ambrose Thompson. The plan would tax Smiths Browns and Joneses to fund weekly $200 pensions and meals for all Thompsons, with surplus used for a sinking fund and a monument to the unknown Thompson.
Cliff Thompson, eight feet seven inches tall and 480 pounds, appeared to show the meeting was on the up and up. Dorothy Thompson, noted newspaper columnist, was nominated most prominent Thompson of 1940.
President Roosevelt continues aboard the presidential special en route to Washington after a Warm Springs holiday. Telephone lines were run into the private car at Atlanta and Greenville to monitor Europe war news and domestic affairs. He hopes to be back in the fall if conditions permit.
Lewiston Idaho AP reports Himekeiah Hatuai known as the bear woman of the Nez Perce tribe has died. Legends say she rode a bear from Montana through the Lolo pass to Idaho and aided early missionary Henry Harmon Spaulding in building a ditch and running the first sawmill and grist mill in the Idaho country in the mid 1830s.
Seattle AP report Wallace J. Crozier aged 28 was fined $15 after his car with defective brakes rolled down a hill and crashed into a plate glass window. Crozier is manager of an automobile brake repair shop.
Abe Pickus, a Cleveland born former oil executive and war veteran, travels by long distance calls to urge world leaders and officials to end wars and abolish poverty in the United States. He touts pills for peace and seeks conferences, saying his goal is to make everyone happy and solve conflict at the table.
Mr and Mrs T M Sullivan announce the engagement of their daughter Maureen to William Wood Jr. The couple plans a September wedding at an afternoon ceremony. The engagement was revealed at a Wednesday party with attendees including Bette Burke T Pauline McCune Georgia Doherty Phyllis Sullivan and others.
The PT A council schedules its annual spring luncheon Monday at 1 p m in the Commonwealth Tea Room with Katherine Show of Coe College giving a reading and the Franklin High School string quartet performing. Officers to be installed are Mrs Vernon L Spohn president Mrs Willis Clark vice president Mrs J C Milner secretary and Mrs E C Waite treasurer. The Van Buren child study group meets Wednesday at 1 p m with Mrs L R Hamilton bringing a covered dish and table service. Polk school PT A executive board hosts a silver tea Tuesday 2 to 4 p m with Dr Frank M Wells films How Teeth Grow and Told By a Tooth and Cedar Rapids Mothers chorus singing. Tea to follow. Pre school mothers will be special guests.
West Branch Mrs Sadie Seagrave of Oakdale and Mrs Eleanore Lee White of Town City read poems to the Home Social club on Wednesday. Mrs L D Reinbrecht hosted the event with Mrs James T Vincent assisting.
Iowa City prepares for upcoming marriages as brides elect Amy Ehrenhaft and Dorothy Kron receive multiple pre nuptial courtesies from family and friends. Georgene Keller also honored before her Saturday wedding to Howard Grothe. Ruth Voelkers and Arlo Gil wed in Zion Lutheran Church and will reside in Norfolk Virginia.
Mount Vernon D A R chapter will meet with Ruby Wade for a picnic supper on Wednesday evening with Mrs F A Bauman hosting Annual reports will be read officers elected and a history of the chapter presented by Mrs Nicholas Knight James McCutcheon hosted the DT P 1 chapter Wednesday with Mrs Jessie Coleman guiding the program A group from the Lydia and Men's classes of the Presbyterian Sunday school celebrated the 49th wedding anniversary of Rev and Mrs Hugh Robinson at the Robinson home I O O F and Rebekah lodges joint party marked their 121st anniversaries Arrow social group hosted the Delphi group at a dessert bridge at the Goudy cafe Thursday Mrs C W Neff hosted a contract club meeting at the cafe Tuesday Mrs R A Nelson hosted dinner and contract at the Nelson home Mrs Rose Hickman hosted dinner Wednesday I B C club members visited at the home of Mrs Hickman High school league members will meet tonight at Dr and Mrs C F Littell s home Mr and Mrs Dick Busenbark will host the Presbyterian guild at their home Tuesday for a potluck dinner Wayne Hickerson to present the program Bracelet supper at the Methodist church next Monday hosted by Kay Current Betty June Hedges and Mildred and Marian Fisher Cornell student June Pitkanen will speak on Finland.
The Cultus club met Wednesday for luncheon at the Hoffner cafe then visited the home of Mrs. Luanna Pruess New officers installed were President Mrs Edna Freeman vice-president Mrs Ruth Meyer secretary Mrs Wilma Runkle treasurer Mrs Gladys Fedderson Mrs Lila Case spoke on the program
A surprise birthday party was given Mrs K Brokway at her home Tuesday. High score in five hundred was won by Mrs Marjory McKinley. Mrs Ross Albert entertained the Sunshine club at her home Thursday.
Numerous groups meet weekly in K P halls, Y W C A, Moose and I O O F venues. Meetings span card parties, picnics, tea, birthday dinners, elections of delegates, and social hours with listed hosts and addresses across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
Springville residents Mr. and Mrs. J V Patten entertained the Couples Bridge club Monday with Mr. and Mrs P W Sterner winning the prize. Presbyterian missionary circle hosts Friday with Mrs H H Cooper and Mrs Albert Pollock organizing. Lena Mann and Mrs Dolph Van Sickle led the lesson. A mother daughter banquet is planned for June 5 at the church. Love chapter O S held a school of instruction Thursday with Ruth Watson of Cedar Rapids as instructor. visitors from Central City Oxford Junction and Cedar Rapids attended. A banquet will honor school board members and spouses Tuesday evening led by Dorothea Geinger and guests Supt William M Johnston and Mr and Mrs L G Thoma.
Mrs. L R Evers hosted the Coralville Heights club gathering at her Coralville Heights home assisted by Mrs. L P Carson and Mrs. V B Corlett on the entertaining committee.
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