Plan Picnics and Dinners For Visiting Guests
ERS of the Cedar Rapids younger set planned picnics and dinners honoring out of town relatives and guests. Ann Wadsworth hosts a driveway dance at 308 Nassau St SE with about thirty guests, featuring Japanese lanterns and decorations. Additional events include Horace Hedges Jr hosting a dinner for Paul Beardsley and Reginald Weeks, and a Dutch treat picnic for Robert Hinshaw with Miss Margaret Ann Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Cedar Rapids
Ann Wadsworth
Edwin H. Wadsworth
Country Club Parkway SE
Mary Wadsworth
Council Bluffs
Ann Witwer
Ojai Valley
Calif
Weaver Witwer
Ann
Horace Hedges, Jr
Seventeenth Street
Hedges
Paul Beardsley
Muskegon
Mich
Reginald Garth Weeks
Croydon
England
Doris Cone
Susan Brown
Patricia Marshall
Marion Reiff
Bonnie Diebold
Nora Cocker
Louise Flaherty
Donna Jeanne Johnson
Mary Zuercher
Kathryn Claassen
Bryce Fisher
Johnny Jacobs
Martin Hanson
Charles Kzrox, Jr
Ralph Gearhart
Bob Taylor
Gordon McKay
Robert Hinshaw
Pasadena
Margaret Ann Foster
Hillcrest Drive
Sutherland C. Dows Farm
Mr. Hinshaw
Miss Foster
Raftis Announces Engagement and Aug 15 Wedding
Mr and Mrs William G Raftis announce the engagement of their daughter Helen to Philip Evans of Cedar Rapids. The couple will wed Friday Aug 15 at 8 PM in Trinity Methodist Church and reside at 519 Seventh Street SE. Evans is a chemist at Wilson Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Raftis
Eighth Avenue SE
Helen
Philip Evans
Cedar Rapids
E. P. Evans
Vinton
Trinity Methodist Church
Seventh Street SE
Evans
Wilson Company
Hinsdale couple and daughters visit Love home
Mr and Mrs L W Perry of Hinsdale Illinois and their daughters Jean and Juanita arrived Thursday to spend a week in the C A Love home at 1035 Tenth Street SE.
Glendale couple hosts summer dinner on the Wapsipinicon
Uniting in entertaining for Mrs. Earl Travis Brown of Glendale California visiting Dr and Mrs Charles S Krause were Mr and Mrs George Laird 540 Vernon drive SE and Mr and Mrs A C Stewart 352 Park terrace SE who Thursday night were hosts at dinner at their summer home on the Wapsipinicon. Fifteen shared the courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Travis Brown
Glendale
Calif
Charles S. Krause
George Laird
Vernon Drive
A. C. Stewart
Park Terrace
Wapsipinicon
Miss Mary Anne Lee to Wed Oscar A Bay Jr in Louis
Miss Mary Anne Lee to become bride of Oscar A Bay Jr of Louis on Saturday. She was honored Thursday evening by Miss Jean Anderle at 2027 Linn boulevard SE with guests Miss Mary Margaret Strathman Miss Jean White and Miss Kathleen McPartland Mrs Ralph Guy and Mrs Leo Kubicek. A gift from the group was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anne Lee
Oscar A. Bay, Jr
Louis
Jean Anderle
Linn Boulevard
Mary Margaret Strathman
Jean White
Kathleen McPartland
Ralph Guy
Leo Kubicek
Martin Family Plans Fond du Lac Weekend Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Martin of 1737 A avenue NE travel Friday noon to Fond du Lac Wisconsin to visit their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R J Martin, for the weekend. Miss Virginia Martin hosts weekend guest Miss Lorraine Peters of Parkersburg who arrived Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Martin
Avenue NE
Fond du Lac
Wis
R. J. Martin
Virginia Martin
Lorraine Peters
Parkersburg
Linen shower for Mary Katherine Carns given by Mrs Struesky
A bride elect Mary Katherine Carns was honored with a linen shower on Thursday at the home of her mother Mrs C J OConnor 386 Fifteenth Street SE. Mrs Struesky hosted the pre nuptial courtesy with twelve attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Katherine Carns
R. L. Struesky
C. J. O'Connor
Fifteenth Street
Pinochle Club Party Draws Prizes at Kendall Home
Mrs Henry Kendall hosted a Thursday afternoon pinochle gathering at her home 904 Sixth Avenue SE. Prizes were won by Mesdames Leinbaugh Kendall and D Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kendall
Sixth Avenue SE
Mesdames Leinbaugh
Kendall
D. Potter
Birthday party honors Shirley Kinzey on third year
Mrs. Gilbert Kinzey hosted a Wednesday party at 2917 West Wood Drive NW in honor of her daughter Shirley on her third birthday. Guests included the Mackeys, Chadhimas, Schreiners, Happels, Farris, Wests, Kinseys, Mrstiks and others. note that Mrs Mackey’s birth date was also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Kinzey
Westwood Drive
Shirley
Lenita
Daria Mae Chadhma
Dorothy
Merle
Elaine Schreiner
Richard
Susan Happel
Phyllis
David Mackey
Donald
Shirley Farris
John
Patricia Mackey
Rita
Donald West
Robert
Richard Mackey
Genevieve Kinsey
Marilyn Mrstik
Joan Lenicka
Pauline
Bernice Mackey
Milton Chadima
Elmer Schreiner
Harold Happel
Thomas Mackey
William Mackey
Roy Farris
Ae Mackey
Busy Bee Club Meets for Hutchinson Ice Cream Tour
The Busy Bee club met Thursday morning to review Hutchinson Ice Cream company and enjoyed a picnic lunch at Riverside Park. Members present included Misses Joan Steen, Joan Pepin, Jeanette Mrstik, Jean Malis, Ida Bean and visitors Donna Bean and Donna Mefford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Bee Club
Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
Riverside Park
Joan Steen
Joan Pepin
Jeanette Mrstik
Jean Malis
Ida Bean
Donna Bean
Donna Mefford
Mrs Ellen Welsh and Ruth Normington Visit Oelwein Hosts
Misses Ellen Welsh and Ruth Normington of Oelwein spend time this week at the home of J and Mrs Henry Bencke located at 2938 Oakland Road NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Welsh
Ruth Normington
Oelwein
Mrs. Henry Bencke
Oakland Road
Aunt Het Quips on Love and Longing at Home
In a wry aside, Aunt Het notes that even a devoted husband can seem a touch frisky when his wife is away. The tongue in cheek remark reflects light newspaper humor about marriage and distance.
Bluff View aid picnic at Ellis Park reports 35 attendees
The Bluff View aid picnic took place at Ellis Park on Wednesday with 35 people attending. The next meeting is set for September 3 with Mrs. Rudy Jasa at 1624 Cold Stream Avenue NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
Rudy Jasa
Cold Stream Avenue
Advice From Mary Manners About Ed’s Boyish Pursuit
The column scolds Ed a middle aged bachelor who acts like a boy with young girls. The piece notes the girls laugh at him and urge him to grow up. It suggests he seek companions his own age to be more companionable.
Freckles and rivals in Miss Manners advice column
A reader asks if freckles threaten popularity and Miss Manners counsels embracing personality. Makeup and medical guidance are offered for freckles. Another reader worries about a town flirt. the advice urges confidence and assertive style to keep her partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manners
Joan Crawford
Myrna Loy
Cedar Rapids Folk Welcome House Guests For Visits
August continues to be a busy entertaining month in Cedar Rapids as locals host guests. Des Moines resident Mrs. Lafayette Young Jr arrives with family. Barbara Bailey from Lansdowne Pa visits. Vincent Heuer and daughter Sandra from Kansas City stay with E I Heuer. Dr. L F Vane also hosts extended guests. Mrs. Marvin Gillham from Los Angeles visits the Cutlers. Jeanne Millar of Burlington visits Keehn. Lynch hosts siblings in Cedar Rapids with the Redmonds from Appleton Wisconsin arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Young, Jr
Des Moines
John B. Turner II
Knollwood Drive
Patricia Graves
Linden Drive
Barbara Bailey
Lansdowne
Vincent Heuer
Kansas City
Sandra
E. I. Heuer
Grande Avenue SE
L. F. Vane
Harry O. Cutlers
Ridgeway Drive
Cutler
Marvin Gillham
Los Angeles
David Keehn
Glenway Drive
Jeanne Millar
Burlington
Harvey FE. Lynch
E Avenue NE
Lynch
William Redmond
Appleton
Wis
Mary Patricia
Redmonds
Miss Delores OBrien Guest for Cedar Rapids Wedding
Miss Delores OBrien of Washington visits Cedar Rapids as a house guest of Miss Elinor Heath at 1269 Fourth Avenue SE to attend the wedding of Miss Heath and Francis Dickson on August 16 at Immaculate Conception Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores O'Brien
Washington, D. C
Elinor Heath
Fourth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Miss Heath
Francis Dickson
Immaculate Conception Church
Dinner party honors Eleanor English on eve of her marriage
Mrs. Joe Roeder hosted a Tuesday dinner and shower at 438 Twenty sixth Street SE honoring Miss Eleanor English whose marriage to Jack C. Smith will take place Thursday. Sharing the event were Mrs. Bernard Scannell and Misses Winifred Wiley Genevieve Tanner and Dorothy Kniss of Freeport Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Roeder
Twentysixth
Eleanor English
Jack C. Smith
Bernard Scannell
Winifred Wiley
Genevieve Tanner
Reeders
Dorothy Kniss
Freeport
Ill
Friwoto Camp Fire Discuss Money Plans for Hike
Friwoto Camp Fire members met Thursday at guardian Mrs. Harold Schroeder’s home on Center Point Road NE to discuss means of earning money and plans for a hike next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friwoto Camp Fire Group
Harold Schroeder
Center Point Road
Johnson Loney Wed in St Paul Civil Ceremony
Independence announces the marriage of Viola Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs George Johnson Independence to Verne Loney of St Paul Aug 3 at Central Baptist Church St Paul performed by Rev Ernie Anderson Best man Roy Farrier bridesmaid Mrs Dorothy Farriel The couple reside in St Paul The bride was raised in Independence and attended school there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Viola Johnson
George Johnson
Verne Loney
St. Paul
Central Baptist Church of St. Paul
Ernie Anderson
Roy Farrier
Dorothy Farriel
We We, The Women by Ruth Millett
Gazette special writer Ruth Millett describes two women at a party who fill time with polite compliments and petty gossip. They trade grievances about painters and weather then debate others behind their backs before polite yet empty farewells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Gazette
Plans for Radio Stations in Armed Emergency Use
Washington official James L. Fly outlines a plan to link private broadcasting stations to local civilian defense centers for dispatching local and regional warnings. A nationwide super network to transmit national messages is also proposed while stations remain privately owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
James L. Fly
Defense Communications Board
Federal Communications Commissar
Fly
Stefan Says Spray In Greene Square Needs Repair
Greene Square fountain and wading pool, 30 years old, are badly run down and must be removed or heavily repaired. Park Commissioner Ed Stefan cites rotten plumbing and old design as leaking problems. The pool has been unused for months and was a Federation of Labor gift. Plans to repair the historic Vardy house in Bever Park are also underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Square
Ed Stefan
Stefan
Federation of Labor
Vardy
Bever Park
Pattern 4864 Offered In Women Sizes In News Ad
Pattern 4864 is available in women sizes 34 through 44 and 48, with 3 yards. The Cedar Rapids Gazette advertises this pattern and asks readers to send fifteen cents to Pattern Department for the pattern. A 1941 42 Fat Winter Pattern Book, with ten more cents, adds a free accessory pattern and a Fashion Forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Aircraft registrations rise 35 percent in 1940 to 1941
On January 1, 1941, 17 351 non military aircraft were certified, a 35.2 percent increase from 12 829 registered January First, 1940. This shows a sharp growth in civilian aviation activity during the period.
Timberline Green Slacks Highlight Aileen Whelan’s Outfit
Aileen Whelan wears Timberline green twill slack ensemble with a copper nailhead trimmed point ed yoke and a copper belt band bordered by nailheads. The style is pitched as a college must have for students traveling to any campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aileen Whelan
City Council budget update shows remaining funds
City financial statement shows $477,637 spent from April 1 to August 1 leaving $957,339 available from a total budget of $1,434,977, reported Thursday.
Local church services and community notes highlight Sunday events
Shueyville United Brethren holds 9 30 worship with 10 36 Sunday school and 7 30 junior outreach. Marion reserve officer John Garth Hunter promoted to first lieutenant. Cedar Rapids air base unit gains adjutant Captain Milo Mitralsky. Optometry session led by Dr George H Warkentine next Wednesday at 7 30. Antique pitcher theft reported at Koehn's 501 Third Ave SW. Five year old Mary Katherine Kinsley receives a coal black cocker spaniel from Hawaii named Ponanie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shueyville United Brethren Church
Senior Christian Endeavor
John Garth Hunter
Marion
Infantry
Cedar Rapids Military District
Milo Mitralsky
Cedar Rapids
Air Force
March Field
Riverside
Calif
32Nd Air Base Group
George H. Warkentine
Northern Illinois College of Optometry
Cedar Rapids Optometric Association
Harold Fussell
J. H. Koehn
Third Avenue SW
Mary Katherine Kinsley
Guy Kinsley
C Avenue NE
Bruce Kinsley
Honolulu
Hawaii
Kinsley
Coe
Fisher fined for river fishing violation in Central City
J. J. Sponar of 612 Thirteenth Street NW was fined 50 dollars by Justice E. M. Weatherby in Central City Thursday night after pleading guilty to fishing in the Wapsipinicon river with four violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Sponar
Thirteenth Street
E. M. Weatherby
Central City
Wapsipinicon River
Arrest Near Viola Ends Suspended Fine for Sponar
A conservation officer Ray Beckman arrested Sponar near Viola on unlawful trot or throw lines. After paying $25 and costs, the remaining fine was suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Ray Beckman
State Conservation Officer
Sponar
Railroad switchman suffers broken vertebra in yard fall
E. P. McMinds, 44, of 111 Fifth avenue SW, a switchman for the Rock Island railroad, fell from a box car in the yards about 5 p.m. Thursday. He was taken by ambulance to St. Luke's hospital where his condition Friday morning was reported as fairly good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. McMinds
Fifth Avenue
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
St. Luke's Hospital
Grandchild Buys White Rabbits for Little Farewell Joy
A speaker explains buying a pair of white rabbits for a grandchild turning two, arguing despite gramps’s complaints that rabbits bring delight. The narrator recalls fond childhood memories of rabbits and insists the gift offers shared happiness and bonding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Aurglia of Iowa Faces Undefeated Louisville in Denver Semi-Pro
Iowa's Aurg lia competes in the Denver Post semi pro baseball tourney facing the undefeated Louisville team in Friday action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Denver
Aurg@lia
Denver Post
Louisville
Colo
Germany Orders U S Citizens Property Report
Berlin report says a Finance Ministry decree dated Aug 4 requires all United States citizens property in the Reich to be reported by Oct 1. Real estate movable objects securities and money must be listed. those with 500 reichsmarks or less are exempt. Administrators must file reports showing values as of May 30 1940 and June 30 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ministry of Finance
United States
Reich
Ministry
Finance Ministry
Tle
Newfoundland Whale Fisheries Revival Efforts Reported
The department of commerce states ongoing efforts to revive the whale fisheries of Newfoundland as part of broader maritime industry initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Department of Commerce
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Don Barnes
Nassau Street SE
Helen Raftis
Tra
R Baldridge’s
Baldridge Studio
Third St.se
Mrs. Brown
Mary Anne Kubicer
Martins
Fond DU Lac, Wis
Mrs. Kendall
Benckes
Marilyn
Second Street
Mary Manners
Folk
English
Siebke & Taylor
Siebke & Taylor CO
Second Avenue SE
Anne Adams
City Briefs
Coats
Neumode Hosiery Shop
2Nd Ave
2Nd St. E
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Germany
U. S
Fine Homes
Kresge
Stewart-Warner
Florence
Kimball
Charter Oak
Home Specialty Store
First Avenue East
Kresge's
Soxroros
Jeas Cedar Rapids’ Bargain Shoe Center
St Store
2Nd Avenue
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