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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1939
Page
14
A Cedar Rapids page offers sketches of a boy altering a painting at home, a tale of a misdirected bus at the New York World’s Fair, and a Warner Brothers studio visit by attorney Tyrrell Ingersoll. Civilian life anecdotes follow, including Hoover dating hopes and witty window signs, plus a Cedar Rapids Rotary club note and wedding notices.
Miss Mary Alice Brunot of Greensburg Pennsylvania arrives Monday as guest of Mr and Mrs David Turner and Miss Laura Turner at 301 Twenty third Street Drive SE. Miss Eleanor Houts departs Saturday for a month east visiting New York Boston area and Niagara Falls with Mu Phi Epsilon club stay and piano classes.
The Newcomers' club hosts the only outdoor social event of the year next Thursday from 2 to 4 30 p m in Bever park with cards and tea after a 1 p m picnic permit. Hostesses include Mesdames Overton Easton Van Doren Norrgard Schultz Bishop and Burrows. T A Meek returns to Los Angeles after a week with his parents at 1021 First Avenue West.
Miss Marjorie Young daughter of Mr and Mrs F E Young hosted a dinner at the Commonwealth tea room where her Sept 2 wedding to V Rand Van Dervoort of Oak Park Ill was announced. Guests included Mrs Chester Affeldt Miss Louise Grande and others as place card holders.
Miss Virginia Black and Miss Ruth Moore hosted and attended Saturday events for bride elects. A breakfast at Killian's tea room featured 37 guests with gladiolus centerpieces and kitchen gift showers for Miss Miller. Other society notices list guests, trips, and a Sun shine Mission meeting.
Miss Carol Jean Curran hosted a Friday picnic supper and Saturday breakfast at her aunt’s home for Diane Waples on her birthday. Attendees included Tudie Innes Shirl Nichols Kathleen Hanson Joan Benson Janet Bailey and gifts were given to Waples amid other celebrations for David Hoyt’s ninth birthday with park baseball a picnic and a theater outing.
Dr and Mrs V H Hasek host Mrs Hases brother Earl W Sturges and Mrs Sturges of Park Ridge Ill and their son Clark for the weekend Edwin L Sturges and Mrs Sturges with children Lynne and Richard of Brownfield Tex arrive Monday not to miss visiting Mrs Hases mother Mrs G W Sturges who lives with the family
Otto Sikora and wife plan to return to Chicago after visiting their parents at 2232 Bever Ave SE and 315 Crescent St E. Several local families, including the Millers, Engels, and Hardimans, took vacations or arranged visits to Lake Okoboji and Vandalia Illinois with extended family members.
Eastern Iowa visitors flock to the Okoboji Spirit lake region for summer stays. Cedar Rapids residents plus Iowa Lakeside lab travelers and relatives are staying in cottages at Rae bels beach Spirit lake and Manhattan beach West Okoboji.
Mr and Mrs C M Westerfield 1840 Bever avenue SE celebrate their thirty first wedding anniversary with a family dinner party at their home Their guests include daughter Mrs Tom W Moore and Mr Moore of Evanston NL son Richard Westerfield and Mrs Westerfield of West Union and Miss Agnes Dinnie of Cedar Rapids
Mrs Ruth E Ellis of 385 Twenty first Street SE announces the engagement and upcoming marriage of her daughter Virginia to Matthew C Stewart of Waterloo son of Mrs Martha C Stewart of Tampa Fla and of Lee Stewart of Cedar Rapids The wedding is planned for Sept 2 Both couples are Coe College graduates Virginia is Alpha Gamma Delta and Matthew Tau Kappa Epsilon The bride to be has worked for the Mutual Fire and Tornado Association in Cedar Rapids while Stewart works for Household Finance in Waterloo.
Dr and Mrs E L Luglan of 1826 Fourth Avenue SE held a seventh wedding anniversary gathering at the Elks Club last evening for about fifty guests. Hawaiian trio provided dance music and a buffet supper featured a three tier wedding cake. Among guests were Mr and Mrs Leonard Broulik who share the same anniversary. Virginia Black and Ruth Moore plan a ten day Estes Park Colorado vacation starting Monday.
Mr and Mrs Robert S Wray of Des Moines return from a two week wedding trip to California and spend the weekend with Mrs Wray s parents Mr and Mrs S E Coquillett 540 Knollwood drive SE Mrs Wray was formerly Miss Janet Coquillette.
Mrs. Harry E. Narcy state regent announces five D A R district meetings for September and October with hostess towns and chairmen. New state committee women appointed include conservation and historical committees. several members named to genealogical records and patriotic education groups. Prof and Mrs. Max Daehler and sons depart for a three week vacation on Lake Charlevoix, Michigan.
Lieut. Gov. and Mrs. B B Hickenlooper host a weekend gathering at 365 Park Terrace SE with guests J C Bensch Des Moines Mrs Bensch and Mr Mrs Frank Baldwin 1645 Wildwood Drive NE Elizabeth Williams 1279 Elmhurst Drive NE and Mr Mrs Alan Baldwin Sterling 111 plus additional guests in Dubuque.
Engagement announced for Miss Audrey Campbell daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert E Campbell to Alexander Batchelor son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Batchelor of Moline Illinois with wedding set for September 4 The couple and families are noted social and college affiliations including Coe College University of Illinois and Kappa Delta Rho with tea party hosting details and guest list.
Mrs E F Wilson announced the September 2 wedding of Sara Margaret Wilson to Gray Alan Wilson. The Nevada ceremony at 4 p.m. will be at Central Presbyterian Church. Sara attended Coe College and belongs to Beta Phi Alpha and Pi Gamma Mu. Gray is a Coe College graduate and member of Kappa Phi Kappa and Pi Gamma Mu.
Mr and Mrs A C Hoblitzell of 1922 First Avenue East spend the weekend in Skidmore Missouri with Mrs Hoblitzell s sister Mrs Douglas Wells and Mr Wells joined by Miss Lucille Maresh and they will be joined home by Miss Margaret Hoblitzell. Dr and Mrs Vergil E Caldwell of 1946 Bever Avenue SE depart for a two week trip visiting Dr Caldwell s parents in York Nebraska and Estes Park. Mr and Mrs Mortimer S Levy of 824 Twenty first Street SE host as guests for the week Mrs Levy s parents Mr and Mrs Walter S Ashby of Miami Florida.
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