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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1939

Page

25

Around the Town in Cedar Rapids Highlights

Cedar Rapids postmaster Frank B Baldwin decorates his desk with miniature farm animals collected from staff and family. The column notes quirky anecdotes of local residents including a rug mix up at the YWCA and a Cedar Rapids artist buying wood frames in Mexico.

Frank B. Baldwin Cedar Rapids Baldwin Mexico Marvin Taxco

Honors Visitor From Indianola At Luncheon

Mrs. Otto A. Kohl hosted a luncheon at the Cedar Rapids Country Club honoring Miss Ann McCartney of Indianola who is visiting the Kohl household. The gathering included several local friends and sorority connections with bridge to follow. Betsy Flodin and other guests returned from trips to Milwaukee Chicago and Rochester Minn after a three week visit.

Cedar Rapids Country Club Otto A. Kohl Third Avenue SE Ann McCartney Indianola Clifford Cooper Avenue NE Miss McCartney Alpha Chi Omega Kohl Country Club Arthur L. Augustine C. B. Meffert Everett Pratt Willis McConnell Paul Strain K. A. Parker Lennox McConnell Parker Pratt C. C. Flodin Nineteenth Street Betsy Flodin Milwaukee Chicago Rochester Minn

John Choate Promoted at Culver Naval Battalion

John H. Choate son of Roy E. and Mrs. Choate of Blake boulevard SE has been named petty officer second class in the Culver Military academy naval battalion where he attends this summer. Announcement appeared in academy orders, with his parents planning Culver visit midweek and return home next Saturday. Also mentioned are guests Mr and Mrs James Horan of Fort Madison visiting Mr and Mrs Howard A. Horan today.

John H. Choate Roy E. Choate Blake Boulevard Naval Battalion Culver Military Academy Academy Choate Culver Ind Howard A. Horan Third Avenue SE James Horan Fort Madison

Miss Helen Mokrejs To Be Wed

Announcement outlines the forthcoming marriage of Miss Helen Mokrejs, Coe college faculty member, to Frank Lavacek of Yonkers New York. The ceremony is set for 5 30 PM Monday August 21 at First Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids with maid of honor Miss Elsie Priscilla Hanscom and best man Robert Mokrejs.

Helen Mokrejs Coe College W. B. Mokrejs B Avenue Frank Lavacek Yonkers N. Y First Presbyterian Church C. F. Stratton Lisbon Mokrejs Coe College School of Music Beethoven Club Mozart Club American Guild of Organists Lavacek Cedar Rapids Vienna Switzerland

Louise Sampson's Dinner Honor Precedes Church Wedding

A Minneapolis dinner party hosted by Mr and Mrs E C Sampson celebrated their daughter Louise Sampson ahead of her wedding to Chris Schamberger Jr at Bethany Lutheran Church. Attendants received gifts as guests included family, bridal party members, and Chicago visitor Edna Goodman. Other weekend visits feature Jessie Benson with Robert Whitely and Betty Levitsky engagement news tied to Nathan Cone.

E. C. Sampson Louise Sampson Chris Schamberger, Jr Bethany Lutherans Church Miss Sampson Mr. Schamberger Bernice Mieras James van Orsd Harry C. Benson Grande Avenue SE Jessie Benson Robert Whitley Clinton Miss Benson Mr. Whitley I. Levitsky Beatrice Sioux City E. Cohn Third Avenue Sam H. Kozberg Twenty-fifth Street Drive Beatrice Levitsky Nathan Cone

Birthday Party Given Saturday By Billy Barron

Celebrating his twelfth birthday Billy Barron son of Mr and Mrs W J Barron entertained at a luncheon and water party Saturday at their Cedar Rapids home. Guests included Hal Marshall Robert Lindholm Duncan Ross Johnny Bob Horton Carl Hendrickson Dick Eighmy and Jimmy Menor of Ottumwa formerly of Cedar Rapids.

Billy Barron W. J. Barron Washington Avenue SE Barron Billy Hal Marshall Robert Lindholm Duncan Ross Johnny Bob Horton Carl Hendrickson Dick Eighmy Jimmy Menor Ottumwa Cedar Rapids

Rohrbach Bridal Party Chosen For August Wedding

Miss Nadgie Rohrbach and Lieut. John R. Maney announce bridal party selections for the August 19 ceremony at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Bridesmaids include Betty Ann Peppon Helen Pauline Anderson Charlotte Whitmore and Mrs Walter A. Miller. Best man is Paul V. Maney with ushers Allen Gesell Dr Francis Wells William Leefers and Albert Kitzhaber.

Nadgie Rohrbach W. P. Rohrbach Fifth Avenue SE John R. Maney Riverside Calif J. R. Maney Minneapolis Westminster Presbyterian Church E. Winslow Brown Miss Rohrbach Betty Ann Peppon St. Louis Helen Pauline Anderson Wellman Charlotte Whitmore Iowa City Walter A. Miller Keokuk Paul V. Maney Cedar Rapids Allen Gesell Davenport Francis Wells William Leefers Albert Kitzhaber Jeanne Curry E. G. Curry Sixteenth Street

Margaret Miller and Eliot Waples Wed

Margaret Miller daughter of Mrs. Richardson Miller and Sidney L. Miller of Iowa City wed Eliot O. Waples son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Waples at the First Congregational church Iowa City. The ceremony was conducted by Rev W L Patterson with vows under candlelight. Reception followed at Kappa Kappa Gamma house and the couple departed for a Colorado trip before settling in Madison Wisconsin for Mr Waples post graduate study. The bride a University of Iowa graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member and Mr Waples a University of Iowa and Wisconsin student were honored by many out of town guests.

Margaret Miller Richardson Miller Sidney L. Miller Iowa City Eliot O. Waples Frank C. Waples Forest Drive Cedar Rapids First Congregational Church W. L. Patterson First Methodist Titonka Maxine Schlanbusch Morgen Maude Whedon Smith Lantha Dale Neil Atlantic Waples Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Colorado Madison Wis University of Wisconsin University of Iowa Phi Beta Kappa Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Athletic Board Titanka James E. Neil Sherel Neil Chicago Kenneth Ross W. W. Otto Roy Campbell Detroit Douglas Patterson Dubuque Charles West Waterloo John Cardle Burlington Emma V. Miller Kinsley Kan D. W. Nelson Marjory Madison, Wis Florence Higgins Decorah

Kay-Myers Bridal Party Is Announced

The bridal party for the Kay-Myers wedding is announced with Miss Ann Elizabeth Helscher as maid of honor. Bridesmaids are Doris Garner and Maxine Redmond. Best man is John R. Northcott. Ushers include Arnold S. Koons, Dr John Kay, Robert B. Cresswell, and Ronald B. Moore.

Ann Elizabeth Helscher Sigourney Doris Garner Cedar Rapids Maxine Redmond Monticello John R. Northcott Cedar Falls Mr. Myers Arnold S. Koons Anoka Minn John Kay Chicago Robert B. Cresswell Ronald B. Moore

Mrs. Royce and Billy Shuttleworth Return Home

Mrs. Agnes Royce and her grandson Billy Shuttleworth of 1801 Second Avenue SE are returning today after a month in the west. Their trip included a visit with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Gribble in Eugene Oregon and a stop in San Francisco.

J. L. Gilmore Dunreath Drive John Downing L. M. Downing Second Avenue Davis Calif Mr. Gilmore G. W. Gilmore San Francisco Portland Yellowstone Margaret Wilcox Washington Avenue Edith Knox Pleasant Drive Bernice Knickerbocker Fairfax West Washington Los Angeles Agnes Royce Billy Shuttleworth W. Craven Shuttleworth Second Avenue SE S. C. Gribble Eugene Ore

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