Wartime morale and local oddities headline Cedar Rapids
A survey of quirky notes and small incidents from Cedar Rapids covers wartime wearables and morale, a woman’s public misfortune at Killian's, a divorce quandary, teens seeking autographs, a polite telegraph line interruption, cigarette shortages, a handwriting expert’s tale, alligator hunting on Third avenue, a shakers collection, and a home insect control pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
G.L
Killian
Third Avenue
Miss Morlan to Be Married
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Morlan announce the engagement of their daughter Marie Kathryn Morlan to Aviation Cadet Robert E. Baldwin son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hammond of Decatur Georgia. The wedding is planned for late fall. Cadet Baldwin trains at Hondo Texas and will receive his commission later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Morlan
Sixteenth Street SE
Marie Kathryn
Robert E. Baldwin
C. R. Hammond
Decatur
Franklin High School
Miss Morlan
Coe College
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Baldwin
Georgia Military Academy
College Park
Georgia School of Technology
Atlanta
Millard West Point Preparatory School
Washington, D. C
North Georgia Military College
Dablonege
Hondo
Texas
Army Air Corps
Chi Omega Alumnae Entertain at Open House Today
Chi Omega alumnae host an open house at Mrs. John W. Miller’s Cottage Grove avenue SE residence. Cedar Rapids girls planning Iowa or Iowa State attendance fall plus Coe college patronesses and several out of town guests attend. Local and university-affiliated guests join in program led by named members and committee volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Omega
John W. Miller
Cottage Grove Avenue
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Coe College
the Mines
Arthur W. Erskine
Gertrude Hollenbeck
Moray L. Eby
Owen N. Ellliot
E. M. Pinney
W. C. Shuttleworth
F. W. Darling
Lulu Averill
William White
Mary Beth Porterfield
Mary Effie Scales
Darrene Lackender
Iowa City
Gene Cummings
Phyllis Rogers
Irene Paula
William Whipple
Richard Buresh
Barbara Scarlotta
Jane Alexander
Robert
Shirl Nichols
Meadowbrook Drive
Harriet Taylor
Glen Haven
Wis
Lucille Saunders
Congress Park
Nichols
Earle G. Nichols
USO Notes Food Drive and Circles Meeting
The young men’s bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will donate hot dogs and milk for servicemen at the USO center today. Fifteen cakes have been donated. USO will be served. The Florrie Ann Ruebush circle of the King’s Daughters met at Connie Weatherton’s home. Dorothy Palmer presided. Gifts went to Twyla Mikas bound for Fromberg Montana this fall. Kathryn Roberts attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
USO
Florrie Ann Ruebush
The
King’s Daughters
Connie Weatherton
Eighteenth Street
Dorothy Palmer
Twyla Mikas
Fromberg
Mont
Kathryn Roberts
Republican Women To Hold Breakfast in Bever Park
Linn County Republican Women plan a paid breakfast at 9 30 a m Wednesday in Bever Park big pavilion. Ethel Ristedt reviews The Orient According to Mother America. David Elderkin explains the soldiers vote. Reservations by Tuesday to Mrs Harry Manchester or Mrs J P Mills. Attendees bring their own dishes and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Bever Park
Ethel Ristedt
Romulo
David Elderkin
Harry Manchester
Bever Avenue SE
J. P. Mills
Second Avenue
Bishop Gerasimos Elias to Visit Chicago Church
The Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Chicago, Gerasimos Elias, will visit St. John the Baptist Hellenic Orthodox Church. He will lead a vesper at 8 p.m. Saturday and the hierarchical liturgy at 10 a.m. Sunday. The cornerstone will be laid in the afternoon and a banquet follows as the mortgage is burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerasimos Elias
Chicago
St. John the Baptist Hellenic Orthodox Church
Avenue NE
John E. Pallas
Postwar Cedar Rapids Women Lead Peace Planning Groups
Cedar Rapids women organized 20 peace planning groups linked to A A U W with 63 sessions totaling about 1 438 attendees. Groups XIV to XX held meetings with discussion on The Time for Decision U S War Aims and U S Foreign Policy, while Groups XII XIII XV were closed with recommendations sent to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh Precinct
Ernest Moore
Knoll— Drive
Estella Swein
Sumner Welles
Moore
Grant Anderson
Swem
Eighth Precinct
B. E. Warner
Blake Boulevard
Frank V. Orr
U. S
Walter Lippmann
M. R. Warren
Russia
Seventeenth
Eighteenth
John E. Stevenson
Ralph J. Hageman
Fourth Avenue
Jane E. Slavata
Third Precinct
Charles H. Moore
Elmhurst Drive
John M. Ely
F. G. Murray
Group XIX
Seventh Precinct
Royal H. Holbrook
Second Avenue SE
Wayne J. Foster
C. Harve Geiger
Fifth Precinct
Karl A. Stiles
Twentyfourth Street
Murray
Stiles
Arthur L. Augustine
Mildred Barta
John Gaston
Harry Hamer
Washington
James T. Shotwell
A.A.U.W
Congress
Cedar Rapids
John C. Reids
Spearfish Canyon
Berger Open House Honors Guests and Soldier
Dr and Mrs David I Berger of 325 Twenty second Street NE host an open house this afternoon from 3 to 5 o clock as a farewell for Mrs Bergers parents Rev Mr and Mrs George L Zocher and Mrs Bergers sister Miss Florence Zocher of Vancouver Washington Also honored is their son Pfc David George Berger transferred from Texas A M College Station to Fitzsimmons General Hospital Cedar Rapids area guest Ilo M Moore formerly a Cedar Rapids teacher now in Northfield Minnesota visits Cedar Rapids friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David I. Berger
Twenty-second Street
College Station
Texas
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Mrs Fennell And Son Leave For Carmel
Mrs Gordon Fennell and her son Gordon Jr depart from 2426 Grande Avenue SZ for the Carmel by the Sea hay fever season. Cedar Rapids Garden Club plans a Wednesday noon picnic at Mrs Frank C Welch 300 First Avenue. Army Officers Wives club met at Roosevelt Hotel with Iowa City members Mrs Wayne Hardman and Mrs Martin Pertl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Fennell
Gordon, Jr
Grande Avenue SZ
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Cedar Rapids Garden Club
Frank C. Welch
First Avenues
Army Officers’ Wives Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Iowa City
Wayne Hardman
Martin Pertl
Woman's Club to Hold All Day Red Cross Sewing
Members of the Woman's club will meet all day Thursday for Red Cross sewing. Coffee will be furnished at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard Walsh
Dreamland
Des Moines
Francis B. Courtney
Detroit
Cedar Rapids Business College
Bay City
Mich
Eddie
Kane
Ninth Street
Gazette
Bob
Buffalo Bill
Black
Horak
Jordan Petrak
Wilson Avenue
Jesse Fuhrmeister
North Liberty
Lasswell
Paramount Thester
T. Wong
King's Daughters Circle
American Association of University Women
Women of
John C. Reid
Vernon Drive
Black Hills
Mrs. Berger
Ilo M. Moore
Northfield, Minn
Cedar Rap Garden Club
Highee’s
Mademoiselle
Woman’s Club
Red Cross Sewing
Brabbit-Taylor Music
King Band Instruments
Columbia Records Music Appreciation Records
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