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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1934
Page
11
Bridge enthusiasts at the Country Club launched their social week with a Monday noon bridge luncheon. By noon twenty four reservations were secured as club members and families attended, while several small parties enjoyed Sunday meals at the club. Twilight organ recitals by Miss Eleanor Tatter at First Presbyterian Church have been discontinued until September and will resume September 4.
Mrs Howard C Seid of Scranton Pennsylvania plans a visit to the home of Mia and Mrs FOL Shramek at 2118 Grande Avenue SE. Mrs Seid is identified as the former Gladys Shramek.
Mrs Albia Franchere of New York City visited friends here and left this morning for home. She had been a guest of Mrs Charlies C Loomis at Commonwealth apartments.
Mr and Mrs James Will and their son Jack reside at 2532 Country Club Parkway. They are traveling through Wisconsin and Minnesota and expect to return in about ten days.
Mr and Mrs L Hi Stubbs and their daughter Miss Mary Stubbs returned home after a ten day stay at Alpine lodge Eve Harbor. The party, from Leland Michigan and Evanston, visited friends elsewhere before their return.
Mrs Blanche Thompson and Mrs Romaine Sandrol of Esther ville will visit tomorrow morning as guests in the homes of Mr and Mrs Raymond S Johnston at 2120 Greenwood Drive SE and Mr and Mrs Clyde R Johnston at 2402 D Avenue NE.
An overnight rail service will be offered from Chicago to a listed city. The announcement includes fragmented notes on routes and times with several unclear references. The text mentions notable names and locations such as Mt Vernon and Kado Wore, but specifics remain uncertain.
Miss Jane Dunlap entertained Sunday afternoon at her home 2312 13 avenue NE honoring two out of town visitors Miss Maghketh Appleton of St Paul Minn and Miss Marian Beezley of Farragut town Guests included Zoe Burge Mary Jo Johnson Frances Ringe Ellen Cooper Tlene Vile Gayle Lightner Theela Se Miss Patton Nouima Schirmer and others A burnce party followed with prizes to Norma Schirmer and Jane Patton A pier dinner is planned for Aug 12 in Sundays Gazette
A city council meeting placed a John Doe petition on file, signaling a formal procedural action. The record shows debate about admissibility and potential impact on future hearings. Readers note procedural terms and uncertain details due to garbled OCR text.
Florence Quaas daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Quaas becomes the bride of Henry Roselle Jr son of Mr and Mrs Henry Roselle in a ceremony at a home. The Rev J Bruce Evestone officiated with immediate family present. The bride wore white pebble crepe with blue velvet sash and carried a bouquet of pink rose buds and white gladiolus. A wedding dinner followed at the Quaas residence and both families will reside in California while Roselle pursues graduate work at the University of Southern California.
Mrs George FO Smith and Mrs W G N Young of Los Angeles greet friends in the city as Donald Skamer of Boston, Mass, and Mr Skipner of Manchester TaJs travel toward the coast. Mrs Young, a former resident, is visiting with visiting friends here.
A reunion for the Oliphant family will be held at Aster Place in Clem Oh Plaits Blove on Noll Aig 1. A picnic luncheon is planned for noon.
Vienna dispatch reports Prince Gonzalo, second in line to a now extinct Spanish throne, died from injuries after a motor car crash on a dark road. He was traveling with his sister and other royals when the vehicle skidded and overturned. Authorities say the accident occurred near Kaumaeneort Bratrice, with the prince succumbing days later.
More than 100 children attended Camp Good Health open house on Sunday afternoon a memory of Mrs Eliza beth Johnston former head of the Public Health Nursing association The Cedar Rapids Boys Drum and Bugle corps assisted with a varied program in the amphitheater overlooking Big Creek on Mount Vernon road The event showcased a long running effort to aid physically handicapped children funded by The Cedar Rapids Gazette and the Public Health Nursing association leaders spoke of Mrs Johnston’s legacy and the camp’s growth through the years.
In SAN DIEGO President Roosevelt is hailed as a real fisherman aboard the USS Houston where Willam J. Shaw, his piscatorial adviser, says the president makes plenty of noise when he lands a be. Shaw notes Roosevelt’s striking performance during a Bahamas fishing outing and attributes the excitement to the chief executive’s love of the sport.
A New York fashion feature promotes a lean natural look for fall with looser waists shorter skirts and streamlined silhouettes. It compares current styles to last year’s and spring outfits and notes five smart skirt lengths plus an illustrated leaflet offer.
The description captures a playful scene as a man hooks his first fish and shares a warm moment with a friend. He cheers with boyish excitement, grins and scowls, and his floppy hat flops as Franklin Delano Roosevelt smiles and enjoys the moment.
W H Black, senior animal husbandman in charge of beef cattle under the AAA, will visit Clive prison farm September 11 and 12 to inspect buildings and equipment for a proposed state beef cattle experiment farm, a project contemplated by the federal government.
Puzzle style item lists scattered clues and definitions for an architectural structure. The fragment mentions a date 1889 and a chateau style in France, with numerous cross referenced terms and partial clues. The readable content hints at a challenging wordplay question about identifying a building from clues.
Governors from Missouri Texas Nebraska North Dakota and South Dakota warn of severe drought across regions. Officials call for federal loans and large scale aid to protect livestock feed and dairy herds amid mounting need through winter.
Amos Parrish of the Cedar Rapin Gazette's New York Fashion Bureau provides a street address at 500 Fifth Ave New York NY. This listing notes the bureau location for fashion coverage and notices.
A 1931 Amos Parrish piece previews upcoming footwear innovations and fashion shifts in shoe design. It highlights evolving materials, comfort focuses, and stylistic changes expected to influence shoppers and retailers.
Harold Show of Newton won the eastern Iowa junior golf championship for boys 14 to 18 with 151. Cedar Rapids led by 13 year old John Jacobs with 159 swept the junior section. Elmer Hightower of Cedar Rapids led seniors with 154, while Cedar Rapids captured the team title with 649.
RFC head Jesse H Jones said 42 percent of all loans were repaid, totaling 1,770,162,969 with 2,415,497,839 still outstanding. Banks have repaid 64 percent of borrowed funds, while the remaining 36 percent largely covers loans to banks that closed or were liquidated after borrowing.
D W Bates state superintendent of banking as receiver of Wapsie Valley state bank of Central City filed a stock assessment suit against sixty three stockholders in the closed Central City bank. Capital stock totals 25 000 in 250 shares. Depositors claims total about 128 891.95 and assets will be insufficient to cover claims without a 100 percent stock assessment under state law.
Mrs Cleora W Bedell will director women’s work relief projects in Linn county under the relief engineering office directed by Allen Wallen. She taught rural schools, wrote for Iowa publications ten years, and has been active in farm organizations.
Sylva North Carolina AP reports Albert Teester, rattlesnake evangelist, bit by a venomous snake as a faith test. He recovered enough to preach, claiming Jesus cured him. Teester led a healing service as followers prayed around his arm. a snake was killed by an angry congregant after the incident.
Two mobs in Benton County overpower officers and hang two accused Negro slayers near Michigan City. Robert Jones taken from Tupelo bound officers. Smith Houey seized from deputies en route from Holly Springs. The killings occur as trials were to begin for Gillispie suspects.
Lillian Landmesser resigned as head of the county relief office bookkeeping department after serving 13 years with the relief department and 40 years in service. Miss Cora Jacobs, who became overseer of the poor last December, noted subsidy funds reduced the need for her work and that posting and checking can be done by claim writers as cases shrink. Landmesser began in 1921 under Miss Ewing and helped grow relief case loads from 200 to 2200 families before leaving to become Thornwood hostess about September 1.
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