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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1940

Page

3

August weddings and engagements in Eastern Iowa notices

Multiple wedding announcements and engagements across Eastern Iowa. Miss Bernice Rushford of Oxford Junction to Ward Skinner of Massillon with Aug 10 ceremony at Little Brown church Nashua. Also Alma Kimmerle to Harold Kimmerle at Cone Center Presbyterian church. Various showers, reunions, and upcoming marriages in Olin Quasqueton Cedar Rapids Center Point Monticello North Liberty Anamosa Iowa City and surrounding areas.

Bernice Rushford Frank Rushford Oxford Junction Ward Skinner James Skinner Massillon Little Brown Church Nashua Lillian Koranda William Bicknese Miss Rushford Alma Lorraine Sherrets Elbert Sherrets Quasqueton Harold Kimmerle Paul Kimmerle Rowley Cone Center Presbyterian Church Charles Kruse Pauline Sherrets Verle Kimmerle Clear Lake

Mount Vernon Club Plans Guest Day

Mt Vernon women organize a guest day with porch luncheon and bridge on Wednesday. Social committee members plan the event and coordinate hosting duties. The notice reflects local club activities and wedding announcements involving area residents.

Mt. Vernon

Community club and lodge notices from Cedar Rapids area

Local groups announce meetings and picnics including Home Rebekah 79 Star of Maine Knights of Pythias Westwood Community club and Firefighters' Auxiliary with times and locations at Z C B J hall Ellis park Maine lodge hall Bever park and other venues for Monday Wednesday and Friday sessions and social events.

Rebekah Lodge No Z. C. B. J. Hall Cedar Rapids Boat Club Star of the West Star of the West, Lodge No. 1 Knights of Pythias

Oxford Junction Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings

Filomena Lasack celebrated at a birthday dinner in Oxford Junction. Clio Study club met at Mrs. V. FE. Nordstrom's home with hostess Mrs. J I McCreight and lesson by Mrs. Burdette Easter. Frederick Fifield Jr entertained fourteen boys for his ninth birthday party with refreshments by Mrs. Fifield and grandmother Mrs. Frank Shimanek. Methodist guild hosted by several women with a long roster of participants. Ed Clausen and wife hosted a dinner midweek.

Filomena Lasack J. I. McCreight Clio V. FE. Nordstrom Burdette Easter Frederick Fifield, Jr Frederick Fifield Fifield Frederick Frank Shi Fred Lasack George Shimerda Ed Clausen

Belle Plaine Social News Highlights This Week

Belle Plaine hosts include Mrs Erle Fedderson entertaining a bridge club at luncheon. Mrs Wallace Smith once Margaret Bradford received a bridal shower in Hartwick. Showers also held at Mrs Showalter Brookyn and others. Home Art Club Friday hosts Pearl Rucker. Past Chief s club picnic in Williams Park. W Z Herejk hosts contract bridge. Juanita Card club guests of Mrs Manly Wirth. Tone circle music club organized at Mrs Ed Morek home with Dorothy Kucera as president and Ellen Stettler directing a program featuring piano selections.

Erle Fedderson Bridge Club Friay Wallace Smith Hartwick Margaret Bradford Belle Plaine Showalter Brookyn Pearl Rucker Chief's Club Williams Park Thursay W. Z. Herejk Contract Bridge

Congregational Pastor’s Wife Honored at Church Luncheon

Mrs. B. T. Schwab wife of the Congregational pastor was honored at a church luncheon in the parlors. A musical program was performed by Florence Hale Betty George Mrs. Parke Ogden and Joan Miller. The Schwabs plan to move soon to Trace. The Happiness Scatterers class held a hobo party Tuesday.

B. T. Schwab Florence Hale Betty George

Willing Workers Club Meets At Mrs Walters Home

Atalissa Mrs James Walters entertained the Willing Workers club at her home Thursday. The Christian Aid society met at the church parlors Tuesday with Mrs Lillian Butsler in charge of the work.

James Walters Willing Workers Club The Christian Aid Society Lillian Butsler

Riverside club gathering tied to Senior Needle group

The S C club was hosted Tuesday at Mrs Guy Gerot's home with Mrs Roy Snyder as host of the Senior Needle club.

S. C Guy Gerot Roy Snyder Cea

Presbyterian Aid Society Hosts and Entertains

Mrs. Henry McMullen and Mrs. Hattie Lyttle hosted the Presbyterian aid society Thursday at the church parlor. The Christian aid society was entertained Thursday at Tillie Lindahl's home.

Henry McMullen Hattie Lyttle Presbyterian Aid Society Christian Aid Society Tillie Lindahl

Community Social Events and Visits Across Cedar Rapids

Hostesses led by Mesdames Nelson Novak and Milliken hosted social gatherings at Sokol hall and Cedar lodge meetings. L A M Cedar lodge No 93 planned a 12 30 pm picnic at Daniels Park with Fidelity Booster Club, and Booster Club met Friday at 7 30 pm hosted by Mr and Mrs Orlo W LeVan. Tirzah Society set Thursday 7 30 pm at Elmer Vosburgh home. California guests Mr and Mrs Stewart Paul of Inglewood concluded a ten day Cedar Rapids visit. Catherine Thompson to wed Roy Ralston of Urbana NL on August 6 with a shower attended by 40 guests. Conversations featured Presbyterian Ladies Working Band, 500 Club, and various garden parties, picnics, and bridge gatherings across Arlington Volga and West Union communities.

Mount Vernon Mount Vernon-Lisbon Bridge L. E. Bigger G. L. Hill Merrill Burge Lucile Murphy Cedar Rapids Robert N. Wyle John N. Kyle First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church of Mount Vernon Joseph W. Gray Montrose Hotel Mary Caraway Faith Lilly Johnson Charles M. Bradeck Angola Ind Detroit Mich Gloria Jean McDonald Owen McDonald Peoria Irc Loren A. Duffey Henry Duffey Manchester J.B. Eyestone Maude Hoover Runkle Lisbon David H. Safely Houston Tex Joseph W. Gray, Jr Past Chiefs Association Pythian Sisters Kepler-Palisades State Park Junior Industrial Society The Presbyterian Church Alvin Butler Viner Atlentics Cedar Lodge No. 93 L. A. of M Daniels Park Fidelity Booster Club Tirzah Society Elmer Vosburgh Seventeenth Street California Catherine Thompson Roy R. Ralston Urbana S. G. Thompson H. E. Stingley Robert Manley Frank Himebaugh Helen Peter Prahm Belle Dodson Ray Sanford Presbyterian Ladies Working Band Norman Paungae Ray Mitchell Lucille Crawford Lewis Roquet Volga Fred Breckner Caryl Breckner West Union Elma Northrop Katherine DeVoe Albuquerque

Presbyteran and Methodist Aids Meet at Local Church

Rowley Mrs. Rob Schmidt hosted the Presbyteran aid society on Wednesday. The Methodist general aid society gathered at the church on Thursday with lunch served by the North division.

Rob Schmidt Presbyteran Aid Society Methodist General Aid Society North

Evelyn Grimm Becomes Bride at Sinclair Memorial Church

Miss Evelyn Grimm daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Grimm married William Clarke son of Mrs Leona Clarke Friday morning at Sinclair Memorial church. Reverend August Cramer officiated. The couple plans a brief trip and home at 1548 D avenue NE.

Evelyn Grimm Albert Grimm Fourth Avenue William Clarke Leona Clarke Eighth Street Sinclair Memorial Church August Cramer Ruth Clarke Jack Clarke Grimm Clarke William Grimm Keswick Roosevelt High School Quaker Oats Company Washington High School The Shores Company D Avenue NE

To Be Bride Of William Hatfield

The engagement of Miss Fern M Evens to C William Watfield of Cedar Rapids is announced. Miss Evens, daughter of Mr and Mrs C O Evens of Shellsburg, will wed August 8 at her parents home. She is a Shellsburg High School and Cedar Rapids Business College alumna and works for Dun and Bradstreet. Hatfield, a Shellsburg High School alumnus, works for Collins Radio. They will live in Cedar Rapids.

Lillian Shultz William F. McCauley Jerry Shultz Sixteenth Avenue SE McCauley William R. McCauley Second Street SE Sinclair Presbyterian Church Miss Shultz McKinley High School Globe Grocery Cedar Rapids Olive Naomi Wetzel Byron Wetzel Springville Roland H. Port Clelland Port Port Pauline Wetzel Margaret Marie Port Zereta Port Nathan Port Martelle Loren Port Central City Iva Mae Wetzel Miss Wetzel Springville High School Anamosa Mr. Port Viola High School Fern M Evens William Watfield Charles Hatfield Shellsburg Miss Evens C. O. Evens Collins Radio Company

Church picnic and meeting notices from area congregations

Local church groups schedule Thursday gatherings. St James holds aid society meeting at 2 PM with review of Methodists United for Action. John Wass Methodist plans an annual church lawn picnic at 5:30 PM. Trinity Division 1 hosts an ice cream social on church lawn. Calvary Baptist, Anna Narhercircle and others organize all day events and circle meetings with transportation from Bever Park and various home venues. First Evangelical Ladies’ Association meets 2:30 PM. Phila theme family picnics and MOB anniversary noted. Additional notes mention Dorcas, Royal Neighbor, Embroidery clubs and OES circle activities with picnic meals and hostesses.

John Wass Methodist Aid Wall Fourteenth Avenue First Street Anna Narhercircle Roy Shields Iowa City Road Bever Park Sarah Fuller R H Stenerson First Avenue

West Liberty Floriculture Society Announces Next Season

The Floriculture Society of West Liberty unveils its program for the next season. Meetings will be held the second Saturday each month with a theme song led by Mrs. Corena Brown and Mrs. C. P. Gibson. Officers include President Mrs. Lou Chesebro Vice President Mrs. H. B. Melick and Treasurer Mrs. Beatrice Nichols.

Floriculture Society Corena Brown C. P. Gibson Lou Chesebro H. B. Melick Beatrice Nichols

Missionary Society Guest Day Tea at Monticello Church

A Monticello Presbyterian Missionary Society guest day tea drew eighty guests from Onslow Cascade Center Junction Castle Grove and Wyoming. Mrs Ralph Bone welcomed attendees while Mrs William Grossheim led devotion and Mesdames York Farley Clark Easter Shrove Bailey staged a brief play. A quartet sang and Mrs Irving Hintz with Mrs Leslie Reade led the event.

Presbyterian Missionary Society Onslow Cascade Center Junction Castle Grove Wyoming Ralph Bone William Grossheim Oscar York E. J. Farley Lloyd Clark Howard Easter Earl Shrove William Bailey Mary Lou Luett Wilma Grossheim Lucille Huibregtse Wilma Doris Yount Irving Hintz Leslie Reade Leonard Iverson Congregational Church Arthur Shelley Harriet Coughlan Mesdames George Timmins Charles Podhaski Jake Metzenburg

Local Women Host Clubs In Social Afternoons

Mechanicsville Mrs John Lynch entertained the Monday Afternoon Bridge club. The Meri-Myx Bridge club met with Mrs Gordon Johnson on Tuesday. The Octet club gathered with Mrs Martha Stookey on Wednesday. Tipton Women of the Tipton Golf and Country club hosted the West Liberty women Thursday for golf luneheen and bridge.

John Lynch Gordon Johnson Martha Stookey Tipton Tipton Golf and Country Club West Liberty

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