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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1932

Page

7

Miss Swartzell Weds Harvey M Coats In Cedar Rapids ceremony

In a home ceremony at 2102 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Marion Swartzell became the bride of Harvey M Coats son of Mr and Mrs H L Coats in the presence of about 100 friends The Rev J P Van Horne presided with Cecia Meyers providing songs and playing the wedding march The couple received with relatives and guests then shared refreshments before leaving on a Colorado motor trip.

Leonard Taylor Swartzell Fifth Avenue SE Marion Harvey M. Coats H. L. Coats J. P. van Horne Cecia Meyers North Liberty Walter Byers Miss Meyers Louise Northcott Jean Grout Frances Halpin Mary Northey Waterloo Eliza Hickok Ruth Jameyson Helen Jameyson Ruth Swartzell Colorado Coats Cedar Rapids Coe College Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Eta Sigma Phi National Aguage Fraternity Pan-Hellenic New London Coe Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity University of Iowa Law School Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity C. E. Swartzell Clarence J. Guy Swartzell Ruth Olin Lester Jordan Luella Stoner Deep River Roy Park Victor C. E. Everett Oelwein Lester Burmeister Chicago

Luncheon Honors Guests of Mrs Cleaver and Miss Schroeder

Mrs Mark M Cleaver of Cincinnati Ohio visiting in the T R Warriner home and Miss Eleanor Schroeder of Marshfield Oregon a guest in the C F Clark home were guests of honor at a luncheon hosted by Miss Elizabeth Epler at 1939 Linden drive SE. Covers were laid for ten.

Mark M. Cleaver Cincinnati Ohio T. R. Warriner Forest Drive Eleanor Schroeder Marshfield Ore C. F. Clark Knollwood Drive Elizabeth Epler Linden Drive

Luncheon Honors Cincinnati Visitor at Mrs Reiff Home

Mrs Marion O Reiff hosted a Friday luncheon at her 1848 Third Avenue SE residence in honor of Mrs Frederick Luberger of Cincinnati Ohio. Luberger is spending the summer with the E E Pinney household.

Marion O. Reiff Third Avenue SE Frederick Luberger Cincinnati Ohio E. E. Pinney

Mrs Reed Hosts Bridge Lunch for Boston Sister

Mrs John A Reed entertained twelve friends at a luncheon and bridge Friday at her 616 Sixth Street SW home in honor of Mrs Charles E Farnsworth of Winchester Mass sister of Mrs Sutherland Dows The Reed home hosted the event.

John A. Reed Sixth Street Charles E. Farnsworth Winchester Mass Sutherland Dows Reed

Chicago man Frederick Schauwecker visits Cedar Rapids

Frederick Schauwecker of Chicago spends August in Cedar Rapids visiting friends and relatives. He stays as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dubbert at 133 Twenty fourth Street SE.

Frederick Schauwecker Chicago Cedar Rapids R. A. Dubbert Twentyfourth Street

Coe Cosmopolitan Club Holds Annual Picnic at Ellis Park

Members and alumni of the Coe college Cosmopolitan club held their annual picnic Thursday evening in the river pavilion at Ellis park. The organizing committee consisted of Jaroslava Holubova Chrysinthia Mousolite Gerald Emerson and Glen Petrick. Nineteen were present.

Coe College Cosmopolitan Club River Pavilion Ellis Park Jaroslava Holubova Chrysinthia Mousolite Gerald Emerson Glen Petrick

Ben Hur Club to Host Card Party Saturday Night

The Ben Hur club plans a card party at 8 30 p m Saturday in Ben Hur hall with Mrs Margaret Quick in charge.

Ben Hur Ben Hur Hall Margaret Quick

Lenders' Summer Guest Plans Dinner Party

Kay Gerlach of New York City, visiting the Lenders at 2101 Grande avenue SE, will host sixteen Cedar Rapids friends for a dinner Friday evening. Miss Charlene Buchanan of Indiana will be an out-of-town guest, staying with Miss Virginia Turner, before leaving Friday night.

Kay Gerlach New York City A. W. H. Lenders Grande Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Charlene Buchanan Indian— Ind Buchanan Virginia Turner Walter L. Cherry

Birthday fete honors Ada Makinson at home

Mrs Reginald W Makinson hosted a birthday party at 857 A venue NE for her daughter Ada on her sixteenth birthday. Guests included Betty Ringsmuth Jean Hall Mary Ann Pohorsky Beverly Ramsey Margaret Ann Hallgren Annabelle Anderson and Pauline Larimer among others.

Reginald W. Makinson Avenue NE Ada Betty Ringsmuth Jean Hall Mary Ann Pohorsky Beverly Ramsey Margaret Ann Hallgren Annabelle Anderson Pauline Larimer

Beatties Host Dinner for Friends at Home

Mr and Mrs George E Beattie invite twenty friends to a dinner party at their 315 Nineteenth Street SE residence Friday evening. Mrs Charles E Farnsworth of Winchester MA visiting the Sutherlands Dows will be an out of town guest. Cards will be the diversion of the evening.

George E. Beattie Nineteenth Street Charles E. Farnsworth Winchester Mass Sutherland Dows

Mrs Kidd Hosts Breakfast and Theater Party

Mrs. Charles L. Kidd entertained eight friends at breakfast on the Hotel Roosevelt terrace in compliment to Mrs. Howard Muller of Catskill New York. The guest is house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lester O. Hatch. A theater party at the Paramount followed.

Charles L. Kidd Forest Drive Hotel Roosevelt Terrace Howard Muller Catskill N. Y Lester O. Hatch Paramount

Miss Mabel Rugh Returns From Colorado Ranch Stay

Miss Mabel Rugh comes back Thursday after a month at Blair Rugh ranch along the Poudre River in the Colorado Rockies.

Mabel Rugh Blair Rugh Poudre River Colorado Rockies

Green couple return from Colorado stay at Hewes Kirkwood Inn

Mr and Mrs Howard R Green of 2203 Bever Avenue SE came home Thursday after a two week trip to Colorado spent at Hewes Kirkwood Inn near Longs Peak.

Howard R. Green Bever Avenue Colorado Hewes- Kirkwood Inn Long’s Peak

Family Dinner Draws 50 Plus Club Members

More than fifty Country club members attended the regular family dinner Thursday evening at the club. The event highlighted community camaraderie among members and staff.

Country Club

Instalment Man, Miss

A fragment from Tit-Bits shows a boy named Tommy overhearing a prompt about a motor car and asking for the instalment man, reflecting early consumer credit terms. The line links a horse, car, and payment plan in a child’s playful remark.

Tommy

Alpha Gam Rushing Party Ends Summer Series at Marion Club

The final summer rushing party by Coe College sororities was hosted by Alpha Gamma Delta Thursday at Marion Country Club with an Italian Twento theme. Guests dined, danced, and played bridge as alumnae and committee members attended. Delta Delta Delta hosted an overnight Palisades house party with a treasure hunt and sorority songs, featuring a prize box of candy for winners Ann Smith, Alice Sundberg, Eleanor Pooley, Virginia Kunings, and Doris Garner, with alumnae and out of town actives present.

Coe College Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Marion Country Club Joyce Palmer Doris Young Lorraine Mueller Lester DeYarman Grace Brownell Lynn G. Swaney Robert P. Ure Ruth Coon Nelle Roehlk Verda Jane Miller Catherine Culp Geraldine Graves Phyllis Myers Noel Newell Louise Randolph Gladys Stary Catherine Steinmetz Lila Palmer Elizabeth Funkey Marianne Dvorak Nedra Arendts Delta Delta Delta Sorority Palisades Shaver Park Bertram Alice Sundberg Helen Mokress Maxine Ulch Dorothy Drew Margaret Lemmon Guthrie Center Martha Stratton Central City Marjorie Mohlenhoff Andrew Lucretia Lillie Avon Alice “Parkyn Fairfax Mary Fernow Marion Mary Ellen Hamilton Coggon

Child Hurt When She Falls Under Wheel Of Auto

The three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Aug Perez at 1125 Fourteenth avenue SE was cut back and bumped on the head when thrown under a rear wheel of a car driven by M C Zurka rural route 3 as he backed from an alley at 540 pm Thursday The child fell from a small wagon pulled by a playmate and rolled under the wheel A physician was called and said she was not seriously injured.

Aug Perez Fourteenth Avenue M. C. Zurka Zurka Perez

Funeral services for Mrs Hat tie Burkhart Jenks at Coxcome

Mrs Hat tie Burkhart Jenks 73 died Wednesday afternoon at the State Hospital in Independence. Funeral services set for Friday at Coxcome in Polk township conducted by Rev Charles G Fort of the Vinton Methodist church. She is survived by a son Norman Jenks who resided with her on the farm.

Vinton Coxcomein Polk Hattie Burkhart Jenks State Hospital Independence Charles G. Fort Vinton Methodist Church Jenks Joe Burkhart Norman Jenks

Dragons Rule at Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Show

Cyrus Lamb of Anamosa brought a spike of The Dragon to the Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society show open to the public at Killian's through Friday night. The exhibit features many named varieties and a national-style judging panel led by J. Elton Carter.

Cyrus Lamb Anamosa Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society Killian’s John G. Reding Fairview Gardens New Zealand Edith Robson Germany Irene Morocco Aaron Agi

File Forgery And Conspiracy Charges On Francks Couple

Ottumwa police filed forgery and conspiracy charges against Harriet Francks and Williams Francks alleging use of counterfeit veterans checks and forged Great Lakes Pipe Line checks. State agents and local officers raided the Francks farm at Hilton, seizing several instruments, with the pair to be transferred to Des Moines if bond holds.

Ottumwa (Ap Charles Seh Harriet Francks Williams Francks Great Lakes Pipe Line Company E. C. McPherson Des Moines Ottumwa Albia Centerville Francks Hilton Downing Aeudartels Iowa

Woman Driver Crashes Into Tree After Skirting Curb

Lilyan Greenway sustained a cut knee and her car was badly damaged when she drove over the curb on H Avenue NE to avoid a collision and struck a tree near Fourteenth Street. She lives at 1732 Fifth Avenue SE.

Lilyan Greenway Fourteenth Street H Avenne NE Miss Greenway Fifth Avenue SE H Avenue Emil Julis

Tama county band picnic set for Dysart

The annual Tama county band picnic will be held here in Dysart with local musicians expected to perform and residents invited to attend for a day of music and community gathering.

Dysart Tama County Band

City Briefs and Personal Notices Highlight Local Events

News item summarizes a court arraignment for E Beckman of 555 Tenth Street on a defrauding a hotel keeper charge. It notes Dine and Dance guidance in Gazette and lists a Memorial building meeting by Dows Camp No 1t on Aug 8. It mentions Mitralsky’s sale ads and concludes with a Whitlam Park checker tournament and Hawaiian music program.

E. Beckman 555 Tenth Street William Beckman Dows Whitlam Park

Hoglan Family Reunion Scheduled Near Cedar Rapids

A Hoglan family reunion is set for Sunday at the Clement Oliphant grove, located twelve miles north of Cedar Rapids. Families from the area are expected to attend the gathering.

Hoglan Clement Oliphant Grove Cedar Rapids

McLeod's Pure Spring Water Sells 30 Cents for 5 Gallons

Advertisement notes reduced prices for McLeod's pure spring water at 30 cents per 5 gallons, inviting buyers to take advantage of the bargain.

Gospel Team to Lead Sunshine Mission Meeting

A gospel team from the Los Angeles Bible Institute will conduct a meeting at the Sunshine Mission Saturday night under the auspices of the Fishermen's Club of Cedar Rapids.

Los Angeles Bible Institute Sunshine Mission Fisherman’s Club of Cedar Rapids

Reserve lieutenant ordered to Camp Dodge duty

Herbert F. Clark of 510 Knollwood drive SE, a lieutenant in the reserve corps, is ordered to report for duty at the Iowa national guard encampment at Camp Dodge from August 14 to 27. He is one of five officers added to a previously named list of 20.

Herbert F. Clark Knollwood Drive Reserve Corps Iowa National Guard Camp Dodge Clark

Appeal for Jars for Unemployment Garden Canning

The canning committee appeals for jars and stone containers to help needy housewives can the produce from unemployment gardens. Donors should notify Mrs Lillian Landmesser, overseer of the poor, by calling 2-6131.

Canning Committee Lillian Landmesser

Speeding Plea Leads to Jail in Marion Court

Prank Leeks of Marion chose a jail term over a $10 fine and costs after pleading guilty to speeding in police court. Vincent Driscoll of 313 First Avenue W pled not guilty to a speeding charge when arraigned. Judge Thomas B. Powell continued the case.

Prank Leeks Marion Vincent Driscoll First Avenue W Thomas B. Powell

Car owners sought to aid club tea guests

Owners of automobiles willing to donate use of their cars and a driver to transport guests attending the twelfth annual convention of the club for tea next Tuesday from 4 to 6 pm were asked Friday to notify Mrs. Milo O. Hanzlik, telephone 2-8267.

The Club Milo O. Hanzlik

Miss Altman Heads Lincoln Ad Office

Miss Margaret Altman former Cedar Rapids advertising woman is now in Lincoln Nebraska in charge of the office of the R A Moritz company advertising agency. Prior to Cedar Rapids she worked with the firm in Davenport and is a University of Iowa journalism graduate.

Altman Lincoln Margaret Altman Cedar Rapids Neb R. A. Moritz Company Miss Altman University of Iowa School of Journalism Davenport

E G Kill Appointed Resident Manager at New Yorker

E G Kill, former manager of the Hotel Roosevelt in Cedar Rapids, has been named resident manager of the Hotel New Yorker in New York. He left Cedar Rapids in 1927 to supervise the Hotel Governor Clinton project in New York, remained there until 1929, then became general manager of the Schroeder hotels in Milwaukee.

STOP BRIDGE LEVY VOTE APPROVED BY COUNTY BOARD

Independence city council recommended ending the 2 million bridge levy. The county board of supervisors adopted a resolution to discontinue the levy against the city. Estimated net raise after exemptions and taxes is about 21 thousand dollars while about 23 thousand was connected to the levy.

Independence Independence City County Board of Supervisors

Indicted Libby Reynolds in Holman Case Trial Watch

In a continuing Reynolds murder inquiry Libby Holman Reynolds and James Walker face indictments over the July 5 shooting death of Smith Reynolds. Witnesses testified at the grand jury as the case heads toward October term.

Smith Reynolds Libby Holman Reynolds Winston-Salem Scott Stewart Warnken Reynolds Carlisle Higgins Libby Monroe Mich Smith Anne Cannon Reynolds North Carolina

A Bridge Hand Showcases Subtle Play Amid Simple Titles

The article critiques bridge writing that treats the game as simple and offers a hand sample from A G Piggins of London. It discusses using a side suit while trumps are undrawn, noting the double-edged risks and needing delicate handling to avoid overbidding.

Dave Cedar Rapids Gazette Lorne A. Milne A. G. Piggins London South

Bid and play analysis from a bridge column

The Cedar Rapids Gazette presents a bridge problem where South dealer opens, North overbids, and West doubles. The reader is asked what North should bid and why, with commentary on trump fit and no trump considerations.

All Bran Delivers Double Iron Versus Beef Liver

Kellogg's All-Bran tests show twice as much usable iron as equal weight of beef liver. The ads claim bulk to ease intestines, tone the tract, and relieve constipation without habit forming drugs. Consumer directions suggest two tablespoonfuls daily. product made by Taber in Battle Creek, 10432.

Taber Battle Creek

Grinnell Parker Grade School Playground Opens

The Parker grade school playground in Grinnell is complete after hauling several hundred yards of dirt to level the grounds. The project required purchasing three lots and moving houses, costing about 10000 dollars with local labor. H Gallagher supervised planning.

Grinnell Parker H. Gallagher School Oral

Also Mentioned on This Page

Miss Swartzell Mrs Reiff Cooking Club Farnsworth MR. Schauwecker Clubs BON Ton J. L. Woerderhoft Ly Second Ave Mar Ada Makinson MR. and Mrs. Beattie Mrs. Kidd Miss Rugh Greens Alpha Gams Aly the Gazette Cedar Rapids, Lows the Dragon Anamosa Man Judge Gazette Want Mitralsky’s Hoglan Family Reunion Gospel Team At Mission Holman Walker Ruby Jenkins Miss Jones Mrs. Reynolds Josephine Culbertson West North Figgins King of Hearts Hearts East Reagan Kellogg Gazette Garden Pottery Morris Sanford Company South Second Street Philip Leibsohn SAFE W. R. Harmon Granby Killian
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