Visitors Honor Guests With Weekend Social Events
City social calendar centers on out of town guests Miss Agnes Farrer of Trenton and Miss Jean Lawrence of Waterloo. Farrer, art instructor, will depart Monday after a dinner at the Johnsons and a ball game. Lawrence to be hosted at a Lemley picnic supper Sunday, with Davenport guests also arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Farrer
Trenton
N. J
Harry Johnson
Washington Avenue SE
Jean Lawrence
Waterloo
Russell W. Lemley
Third Avenue SE
Miss Farrer
School For the
Cedar Rapids Public
Johnson
Miss Lawrence
Lemley
Charles Kuttler
Davenport
Margaret
Helen
Helen Torr
Honoring Mrs Crilley at Country Club Luncheon
Mrs George C Gorman of Commonwealth apartments hosted a Saturday luncheon at the Country club in Pittsburgh in honor of Mrs Margaret Crilley. Bridge followed the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Gorman
Commonwealth Apartments
Country Club
Margaret Crilley
Pittsburgh
Mrs Paul Gard Hosts Glee Club Dinner at Maple Drive
Mrs Paul Gard hosted a covered dish dinner for ten guests Wednesday at 1735 Maple Drive SW. The attendees included former Cornell College glee club members and out of town visitors from Tacoma Mechanicsville Anamosa Mount Vernon. Cedar Rapids guests also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gard
Mapledrive
Cornell College Glee Club
Helena Wilcox O’neill
Tacoma
Wash
Alberta Stoffell Krumroy
Mechanicsville
Maude Beaman Loury
Anamosa
Irene Landt Macaulay
Mount Vernon
Alta N. Neff
Laurene Kepler
Leslie Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Betty Cottingham Ensign
Fern McNeill Ludeman
Velma L. Plank
Miscellaneous Shower Honors Velma Hollenbeck Ahead of Aug 13 Marriage
Mrs. Lucile Anderson hosted a Wednesday shower at 1233 Ellis Blvd NW for Miss Velma Hollenbeck, who will wed Fred Merritt of Springville on August 13. Prizes in banco were won by Mrs. Dorothy Shoemaker, Mrs. Euphemia Schultz, Mrs. Edith Hollenbeck, and Mrs. Bertha Jarboe. Attending included Mrs. Ann and Mrs. Georgia Hurst of Maquoketa, plus Genevieve Jarbo, Mari Schamberger, Ida Belknap, Julia Murray, Edna Boxwell, Ida Klough and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Anderson
Ellis Boulevard
Velma Hollenbeck
Fred Merritt
Springville
Banco
Dorothy Shoemaker
Euphemia Shultz
Edith Hollenbeck
Bertha Jarboe
Ann Hurst
Georgia Hurst
Maquoketa
Genevieve Jarbo
Mari Schamberger
Ida Belknap
Julia Murray
Euphemia Schultz
Edna Boxwell
Ida Klough
Miss Muriel Brown Weds Gerald J Shirk at St Matthew s
Miss Muriel Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Brown of Princess Anne Maryland married Gerald J Shirk son of John Shirk of Oxford Junction Thursday at St Matthew s parsonage by Rev Father Kearns. Bride wore dark blue crepe gown with matching accessories and white rose corsage. Dinner served at Commonwealth tea room by aunt of the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Brown
Elmer Brown
Princess Ann, Md
Gerald J. Shirk
John Shirk
Oxford Junction
St. Matthew’s Parsonage
Father Kearns
Commonwealth Tea Room
Charles Schulte
Mrs Leslie Morrison Hosts W P C Bridge Club
Mrs Leslie Morrison entertained the W P C bridge club at her home near Robins on Thursday. Prizes were won by Mrs Paul Rose and Mrs Milton Pflughaupt. Refreshments were served. Guests included Mrs Verle Thompson and Mrs Allen Emmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Morrison
W. P. C. Bridge Club
Robins
Paul Rose
Milton
Chicago visitor departs after brief stay at Nichols home
Warren Lofgren of Chicago left Friday after visiting for a short time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Nichols, 1410 Third avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Lofgren
Chicago
Nevin Nichols
Third Avenue SE
Mrs Oliver J Swab Honored At Shower In Home
Mrs V E Richtarik hosted a miscellaneous shower at her home for Mrs Oliver J Swab who recently wed. Sixteen guests attended and bridge was played with first prize to Mrs Henry J Hromek and second to Mrs George Swab. Out of town guests included Mrs Elizabeth Tregilgus of Santa Ana California Mrs Paul McCarthy of Sioux City and Mrs Charles Serbousek of Swisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. E. Richtarik
Highland Drive
Oliver J. Swab
Henry J. Hromek
George Swab
Elizabeth Tregilgus
Santa Ana
Calif
Paul McCarthy
Sioux City
Charles Serbousek
Swisher
Sally Ann
Swab
Avenue NW
Kuba McCollister Wedding at St Wenceslaus Church
Gladys Kuba and Ray McCollister wed at St Wenceslaus church parsonage with Rev. Joseph Surovy officiating. Attendants were John Kuba and wife. After the ceremony a dinner at Bidermann's hotel followed. The couple will reside at 1718 Hamilton street SW and honeymoon in Chicago. Out of town guests included Mrs Evelyn Kincaid and Mrs Mellie Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kuba
Hamilton Street
Gladys
Ray McCollister
C. A. Buchanan
First Avenue
St. Wenceslaus Church
Joseph Surovy
John J. Kuba
Johanna Hill
Mrs Roy Brown and Guests Attend Bridge Party Before Move
Mrs W P Enright hosted a bridge gathering at 214 Twenty third Street Drive SE in honor of Mrs Roy A Brown who with her husband plans to move to Manly Iowa next week. Miss Daisy Brown of Lansing Michigan attended as an out of town guest. High score went to Mrs Roland with consolation and guest prizes awarded to Mrs Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Enright
Twenty-third Street Drive
Roy A. Brown
Manly
Daisy Brown
Lansing
Mich
Inlaw
Roy Brown
D. I. Roland
J. C. Landenberger
Klouhy Klimes announce marriage near Swisher
Mr and Mrs Steve Klouhy announce the marriage of their daughter Elsie to George Klimes son of Mr and Mrs George Klimes near Swisher. The wedding took place in Toledo on July 29. Attendants were Martha Klouhy and Anton Wanous. The couple will reside near Swisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Klouhy
Elsie
George Klimes
Near Swisher
Toledo
Martha Klouhy
Anton Wanous
Swisher
Garretts to Take Western Motor Trip
Mr and Mrs S B Garrett of 1009 G avenue NW and their son Charles R Garrett of New York City arrived Saturday and will leave Sunday for a motor trip visiting Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park Denver Boulder and Colorado Springs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Garrett
G Avenue
Charles R. Garrett
New York City
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park
Denver
Boulder
Colorado Springs
Andersons Return From Portland Visit Family
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Anderson of 2926 E avenue NE returned Friday from Portland Oregon where they visited in the homes of their two sons and their families including Elmer Anderson and Arthur Anderson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Anderson
E Avenue NE
Portland
Ore
Elmer Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Visit to Mrs E B Kearns by Yount family
Mrs. G R Yount and her children George Mary and John from Menonomie Wisconsin are visiting her mother Mrs. E B Kearns at 401 Twenty second Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Yount
George, Mary
John
Menonomie, Wis
E. B. Kearns
Twenty-second Street
Honor Georgia Lackey at linen shower in Lewis Iowa
Miss Georgia Lackey of Lewis Iowa a nurse at St Luke s Hospital will marry William H McCurdy of Ames on August 22 Miss Doris Swenson and Mrs Margaret Lund hosted a linen shower and bridge party Friday evening at Clara Robins on s Colonial Food Shop The guest list includes Miss Lackey and twenty one others with local residents named
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Swenson
Margaret Lund
Clara Robinson
Georgia Lackey
Lewis
St. Luke’s Hospital
William H. McCurdy
Ames
Miss Lackey
H. H. Bowser
Beulah Usher
Carl Stuber
Agnes May
Sue Moler
Ruth McShane
Norma Neimeyer
Nellie
Guests from Ohio visit local hosts
Dr. and Mrs. W. Creedman of Cleveland Ohio and Dr. Creedman’s parents are weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meister at 115 Second Street Southwest. Mrs. Creedman is a niece of Mrs. Meister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Creedman
Cleveland, O
Dr. Creedman
Robert Meister
Second Street
Creedman
Meister
Birthday Party Honoring Wilma Jean Siebert
Mrs. Arno L. Siebert hosted a Friday party at 2011 Waveland Drive NW for her daughter Wilma Jean's second birthday. Guests included Warren Fackler, Mrs. Charles Fackler, Jack Rowray, Mabel Belle Rowray, Bessy May Rowray, Richard Rowray, Lloyd Rowray, Norman Rowray, Henry Geiger Jr., and Evelyn Geiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arno L. Siebert
Waveland Drive
Wilma Jean
Warren Fackler
Charles Fackler
Jack Rowray
Mabel Belle Rowray
Bessy May Rowray
Richard Rowray
Lloyd Rowray
Norman Rowray
Henry Geiger, Jr
Evelyn Geiger
Miss Lucille Morairty to Wed Albert Benda in Near Future
Mrs Amos Musel hosted a Friday night miscellaneous shower at 1209 Fifteenth Street SE honoring Miss Lucille Morairty. Seventeen guests attended, and the card games provided entertainment as the couple prepares for their upcoming marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Musél
Fifteenth Street
Lucille Morairty
Albert Benda
Birthday surprise honors Mrs Keith at Lisbon dinner
Mrs. George G. Keith of 1317 E Avenue NE was surprised Friday by friends bearing gifts. Cards brought prizes to Mrs Henderson and Mrs Black. Keith will be guest of honor at a dinner at the John Miller home in Lisbon Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Keith
E Avenue NE
Henderson
Black
Keith
John Miller
Lisbon
Elevator Operator Survives Four-Story Des Moines Fall
Maurice Reynolds a 30 year old elevator operator at the Royal Union Life building in Des Moines had a near fatal four story fall when his elevator car cable failed He slid into the shaft but grabbed the cable loop and hung on until stopping the fall He suffered rope burns on his hands arms and legs and was hospitalized
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Maurice Reynolds
Royal Union Life Building
Life
Reynolds
Slimming "At Home" Frock Pattern 4066 Promoted
Anne Adams presents Pattern 4066 for a chic at home frock with yoke sleeves slimming panel belt and pockets. Available in multiple sizes. fabric ideas include calico gingham and broadcloth. Send 15 cents to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department for pattern book and pattern totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids
Pattern Department
W. 17Th St
New York
Cedar Rapids Plans Diphtheria Immunization Drive
Cedar Rapids to immunize at least 5000 preschool children starting August 18. Free vaccines for ages 9 to 24 months at local doctors offices, with a nominal $1 fee for older preschool children. Canvassing to reach families. initiative backed by Parent Teacher Association Linn County Medical Society and the state health department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cédar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Parent-Teacher Association
Cedar Rapids
Parent- Teacher Association
Linn County Medical Society
State Department of Health
Jennings Crawford
Iowa Bureau of Vital Statistics
James P. Sharon
Iowa State Department of Health
S. V. Shonka
Parent-Teacher Association Council
W. D. Elder
Clark Begins Independent Probe Into Air Crash
Senator Bennett Champ Clark arrives to lead a federal and Senate air safety inquiry into the City of Memphis crash near St. Louis that killed eight. The coroner's jury ruled the cause an unknown accident as weather and navigation questions prompt hearings and a Lambert Field investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Federal Air
Senate
Here
Bureau of Air Commerce
Eugene Vidal
Memphis
Lambert Field
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Senate Committee On Air Safety
Harold E. Hartney
Washington
Senator Clark
Carl Zeier
Long-necked East African dinosaur towers with 30 foot frame
A dinosaur from East Africa of millions of years ago measured about 30 feet in length with a neck stretching roughly 10 feet. The description portrays a tall, giraffe-like herbivore from the prehistoric era.
Nancy Page finds bold magenta satin in a revived Victorian room
Florence La Ganke describes Nancy Page touring a house with putty woodwork and dusty pink walls. A magenta satin chair sets the color note, matched by blue and ivory dining and bedroom schemes, white Venetian blinds, and white chintz draping. The look blends pink and blue into a sophisticated, affordable interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence la Ganke
Nancy
Victoria
Wheatley’s
London
State-Owned Fish Net Valued At $100 Stolen
Deputy game warden Léo Logan sought police aid Friday to recover a state owned fish net taken from a yard on Center Point road. The net, left to dry, was valued at $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Léo Logan
Center Point Road
Logan
Viaduct on Primary No 20 Detours Traffic
Traffic on primary No 20 near Manchester is detoured via Masonville six miles west due to repairs on a sagging viaduct built in 1923 crossing the Illinois Central main line. Heavy truck use caused the structure to sag two to three inches and work is to finish by mid next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Masonville
Estate Executor Authorized to Sue Sister for Property
Des Moines Iowa AP district court Friday authorized George Wilson executor of Park A Findley to sue his sister Rieka Findley for recovery of personal property valued about 150000 dollars. Grace Findley widow filed the application and the order approved two attorneys to pursue the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George Wilson
State of
Park
Boy on bicycle hits ladder injuring painter on Third Street
Fred Hottinger, 55, of 723 Fourth Avenue SE, is at home with a fractured right knee and extensive bruises after a boy on a bicycle struck a ladder Hottinger was using to paint a building on Third Street SE near Seventh Avenue. The boy, Lorenz Hoyle, 17, of 2202 Fruitland Boulevard SW, provided his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hottinger
Fourth Avenue SE
Hottinger
Third Street
Seventh Avenue
Lorenz Hoyle
Fruitland Boulevard
Two Decorah Girls Reported Missing
Decorah authorities seek Darline Bucknell sixteen and Doris Johnson sixteen after they vanished Monday night after leaving Ossian. Darline is described as fifteen with blue eyes, black curly hair, 125 pounds, in a rust seersucker dress and white sandals. Doris is a blonde five feet four inches tall, 118 pounds, with a scar above the left eye, blue eyes, in a yellow seersucker dress and white slippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Decorah
Darline Bucknell
Morton Bucknell
Doris Johnson
Anton Johnson
Ossian
Guard Unit Heads to Camp Dodge for State Encampment
Ninety guardsmen and seven officers depart from Cedar Rapids by twelve vehicles for Camp Dodge at midnight. The group includes thirty men and two officers from First Battalion Headquarters Company under Lieut Walter Kansky and the rest with Company C led by Captain J F Currell. Des Moines arrival is expected about 5 am Sunday. A two day field maneuver and a four day encampment plan are outlined with field kitchens carried. Mascot Bernard C Swacka, 14, of Mount Vernon avenue SE, accompanies Company C this year. mascots have been chosen since 1922 by Captain Currell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
National Guard
Camp Dodge
Walter Kansky
J. F. Currell
Des Moines
Durin
Bernard C. Swacka
Mount Vernon Avenue
C Company
de Currell
Boy Scout Troop to Be Formed in Greeley
A meeting at the Dow home Thursday evening drew 22 attendees to organize a new Boy Scout troop in Greeley. Scoutmaster Lang ridge of Manchester attended and a charter application has been filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Dow Home
Langridge
Manchester
Dairy Prices Rise At Two Point Dairies
Straw berry Point dairy owner Will Haufle and Sunlight dairy proprietor Howard V Ste ward raise milk by one cent per quart due to feed scarcity now priced at 10 cents a quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Will Haufle
Howard V. Steward
Sunlight Dairy
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Mrs. Crilley
Cornell
Honor Velma Hollenbeck
BARTA
Eighth ST
Mrs
Klouhy-Klimes
Mrs. E. B. Kearns
Ohio
P.T. A
Universal Newsreel
Bear Valley Lake
Nancy Page
Nan¢cy
Findley Estate
Rieka Findley
Painter
Ooo
Daily Newspaper
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette
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