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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1941

Page

17

Trampoline inventor and friends fill humorous Iowa column

A humorous column recounts BORGE NISSEN and wife calling their trampoline the tramp causing embarrassment for a drayman. It then riffs on Ed Hicklin of Wapello and other Iowa figures, a peddler with a cork leg, Decorah fish stories, a Knollwood child quip, and small vignettes about dancing, milk origins, and a Governor Wilson prank.

Borge Nissen George Gretchen ED Hicklin Wapello North Woods Virginia Minn

Toogoods Leave After Visit With Parents

Mr and Mrs Loren S Toogood of Chicago and their daughters Anne and Linda concluded their visit Saturday with Mr Toogoods parents at 1528 Washington avenue SE Mrs Toogood and the children spent July visiting here and Mr Toogood has been spending a week with his family June Clark of Fort Dodge is a house guest this weekend of Miss Donna Jeanne Johnson 345 Twenty Seventh street drive SE Miss Johnson returned home Friday evening after a months vacation She spent one week at Lake Okoboji and three weeks in Fort Dodge visiting Miss Constance Dennison and Robert Deale of Chicago arrived Friday The East side W C T U will meet at 2 pm Tuesday with Miss Ruth Otto 1934 Washington avenue SE for election of officers and a special program Members are urged to attend.

Loren S. Toogood Chicago Anne Linda Mr. Toogood R. S. Toogood Washington Avenue June Clark Fort Dodge Donna Jeanne Johnson Twenty-seventh Street Miss Johnson Lake Okoboji Miss Clark Constance Dennison W. M. Dennison Twenty-fourth ‘Street Drive Robert Deale East Side W.C Howard A. Horan James Low James Horan James Fort Madison Horan Third Avenue SE Edward H Files Ralph Laughlin Tipton R. S. Johnston Herbert Henderson R. A. Anderson Charles E. Byrnes Walter S. French P. M. Lattner E. J. Misak

Jane Arnold Weds James Hoak In Candlelight Service

Miss Jane Arnold became the bride of James Hoak in a candlelight wedding at the Methodist church in Estherville. The ceremony featured white gladiolas and a nuptial music program, with a reception for 150 at the Arnold home. The couple will reside in Eugene, Oregon, where Hoak is branch manager of Wheeler Lumber.

Jane Arnold James Hoak Aeschester Jane Anne Arnold Floyd H Arnold Manchester Percy E. Hoak Des Moines Thomas P. Shaffer Methodist Church Clarence G. Yoran Robert G. Harris Mary Alice Arnold Jean Lawman Genevieve Horswell Estherville Virginia Florence Hoak Richard Hoak David Arnold Clark Arnold, Jr Audubon Walter Neumann Marshall Linn Arnold Lake Louise Canada Eugene Ore Wheeler Lumber, Bridge and Supply Company

Eleanor Taylor and Raymond Wendland Wedding Details

Eleanor Taylor and Raymond Wendland wed in Cedar Rapids with a shadow rose taffeta gown for the bride and a cream silk jersey gown for Mrs. Taylor. Best man was Warren Wendland of Minneapolis. four Cedar Rapids ushers included Louis Woolfolk and Pat McNally. The couple planned a northern Minnesota trip and residence at 1419 Second Avenue SE after Aug 15.

Wendland Warren Minneapolis Cedar Rapids Louis Woolfolk Robert H. Estabrook Pat McNally Karl Gerlach Taylor Robert S. Cook Franklin S. Battin Blanche Krebs Harmon R. Taylor Minnesota Second Avenue SE

Newcomers Club Plans Theater Party in Cedar Rapids

Members of the Newcomers club of Cedar Rapids and all newcomers to the city are invited to a theater party at the Paramount theater. Meet in the lobby by 1 p.m. Friday and stay for a mezzanine reception after the movie.

Newcomers Club of Cedar Rapids Paramount Theater

Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas Daily Events Preview

Today through Friday many events fill the region. Motorcycle trials at McCarthy Heights with time trials at 1 pm and finals at 2 30 pm. golf finals at Ellis park. Raiders meet Decatur at Hill park. Others include fairs, concerts, festivals, and club activities across cities such as Davenport Moline Cedar Falls Marshalltown Iowa City and Keosauqua plus a river swim and a Gladiolus show.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Motorcycle Club McCarthy Heights Ellis Park Raiders Decatur Hill Park Allied Industrial League Davenport Iscaevnn Valley Fair Moline Soule Stadium East Moline Lanny Ross McGregor Marengo Joe Davis Cedar Falls Mischa Lipschutz Iowa State Teachers College Iowa City Marshalltown American Legion Auxiliary Y.M Memorial Coliseum Clear Lake

Convention Heads Set For Iowa Meeting And Social Events

Mrs. Briggs will lead a Thursday meeting with executive secretary Mrs. M Myrton Shelley and treasurer Mrs. Forrest Flynn among speakers. Officers to be elected, a banquet at 7 p.m. and a 9 a.m. Friday session feature. Delegates to Milwaukee and a city tour cap the convention.

M. Myrton Shelley Des Moines Forrest Flynn Toledo C. J. Turner Grinnell Edwin W. Lundquist Cedar Rapids Charles Cox Davenport Roy L. Pell Marshalltown A. W. Hinderman Wapello Don Sheldon Dubuque R. H. Lippert Burlington Coliseum Briggs Maurice Reddy St. Louis American Red Cross Victor A. Rule Chicago Milwaukee Iowa Soldiers’ Home O. H. Allbee Hanford Unit

Bundles for Britain Seeks Local Knitters

Local Bundles for Britain office calls for knitters of all skills to aid the Battle of Production. Monthly shipments of garments and hospital supplies are sent to England, with a new unit Bundles for Bluejackets helping British sailors in American ports. Contact the local office to receive yarn and instructions.

Britain England Pacific Ocean

Pool Party Highlights At Beatsy Home Social Circle

A large mixed social event features numerous guests at the Beatty home 348 Garden drive SE. Attendees include Davis of Providence R I Dick Brecunier of Waterloo Barbara Marshall Henrietta Dows and many other couples with Dutch treat tables and multiple dinner groups around the pool.

Iy Davis Providence R. I. Dick Brecunier Waterloo Barbara Marshall Henrietta Dows Bill Brown Jim Bromwell Don Hersch Bob O'Meara H. A Rundquist Clarence W. Beatty Beatty Garden Drive Harry J. Chadima Howard C. Burleson Glenn B. McDonald J. J. Studer H. T. Holland Ray J. Mills Glenn W. Hopkins Harry D. Durham Frederick N. Lutz Albert P Jenkins Reginald B. Figge E. C. Risser Peoria Scott McIntyre Roy E. Curray Arthur L. Augustine L. M. Silliman Margaret McIntyre St. Petersburg Fla E. M. Soboda Edward M. Soboda, Jr Soboda John Rowley Akron

Katharine Zisko Engaged to Dr Everett Maresh of Detroit

Katherine Zisko daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Zisko announces her engagement to Dr Everett R Maresh of Detroit son of Dr and Mrs Reginald Maresh. Betrothal announced at a family picnic near Alburnett Iowa as they plan a September wedding. Katharine graduate of Grant High School and Coe College Phi Kappa Phi Crescent Chi Omega. Dr Maresh a Grant High School graduate with BS and MD from the University of Iowa and will intern at Harper Hospital before a forthcoming orthopedic residency in Detroit.

J. T. Zisko F Avenue Katharine Zisko Everett R. Meresh Detroit Reginald Meresh Ellis Boulevard Emil Shebek Alburnett Wapsipinicon River Zisko Grant High School Coe College Chi Omega Sorority Phi Kappa Phi National Scholastic Honorary Society Crescent Hastings College Hastings Neb Maresh University of Iowa Harper Hospital Childen’s Hospital

Wallflowers Club Entertained By Joan Chehak

Miss Joan Chehak hosted the Wallflowers club at a potluck picnic supper at her home on Friday evening. Attending were club members Marjorie Moravec Barbara Shonka Jeanne Puckett Theone Larson June DeNio Constance Dennison Dorothy Boisen and guest Miss Betty Newcomb plus visiting Miss Ann Modlin of Perry who arrived Friday to visit Miss Boisen.

Joan Chehak Twenty-sixth Street Wallflowers Club Marjorie Moravec Barbara Shonka Jeanne Puckett Theone Larson June DeNio Constance Dennison Dorothy Boisen Betty Newcomb Ann Modlin Perry Miss Boisen

Miss Hibnes Ends Alaska Trip After Month-Long Journey

Miss Helen Hibnes of Cedar Rapids completes a month long voyage to Alaska. She sailed from Seattle, traveled overland to Fairbanks and Circle on the Yukon, visited Mount McKinley park and the Canadian Rockies before returning home Friday evening.

Helen Hibnes Fourth Avenue Cedar Rapids Alaska Seattle Fairbanks Circle Yukon River Mount McKinley Park Canadian Rockies

Two Women Take Month-Long Texas Vacation

Miss Mary Kay Jennings and Miss Mary Helen Williams left Friday from 2017 Grande avenue SE and 1531 Bever avenue SE for a month’s vacation at Miss Williams’ Fort Stockton Texas home. They plan to drive back via New ArReate after visiting Mexico.

Mary Kay Jennings Grande Avenue SE Mary Helen Williams Bever Avenue SE

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