Wisner and Ruth Davis Guests Of Cedar Rapids Hosts
Mrs. W. K. Wisner and her sister Miss Ruth Davis of Seattle arrive for a week in Cedar Rapids. They will stay with Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Storey at 2109 Glenway Drive SE and attend planned gatherings including a supper at the Treichlers’ home and a picnic at Ells Park with local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Wisner
Ruth Davis
Seattle
Wash
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Glenway Drive
Wisner
Miss Davis
J. Rhoads Treichler
Nineteenth Street
Treichler
Frank Heald
James M. Knox
Delbert Ashby
Storey
Ells Park
Allen Family Visits Mount Vernon Friends in Ohio
Mr and Mrs Ami Allen of Chicago spent the weekend with Mount Vernon friends and Mr and Mrs J Elliott Davis here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ami Allen
Chicago
Mount Vernon
J. Elliott Davis
Mr and Mrs Battin Return From Midwest Trip
Mr and Mrs John R Battin of 1926 Grande avenue SE returned from a two weeks vacation. They attended a Chicago fair and visited Cabot's lodge in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin and Mr Battin's mother in New Sharon. He also attended the Legion convention in Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Battin
Grande Avenue SE
Chicago
Social visit ends as Iowa couples return home
Mrs. Fred Hubbell and Mrs. Givin Chase of Des Moines returned home Sunday after visiting Dr. and Mrs. David Beardsley at 2149 Linden Drive SE since Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hubbell
Givin Chase
Des Moines
David Beardsley
Linden Drive
Mr and Mrs Earl Coughlin Return From Chicago Exposition
Mr and Mrs Earl Coughlin of 1639 First Avenue East returned from Chicago where they spent several days at the Century of Progress exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Coughlin
First Avenue E
Chicago
Rosemary Payne Wed to John Johnston in Rogers Apartments
Mrs. Parkin Payne announces the marriage of her daughter Rosemary Payne to John Patrick Johnston on August 12. Johnston is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Rogers and the couple will reside in the Rogers apartments on Eighteenth street and A avenue NE.
Marriage Announcement For Dorothy McLaughlin and Leo Henik
Mrs Elizabeth Kimball of Mount Vernon announces the forthcoming marriage of her daughter Dorothy McLaughlin to Leo C Henik. The couple will wed Aug 26 at the home of the bride's grandmother Mrs Isabel Dill 607 Eighteenth avenue SW Cedar Rapids. A glass boat once owned by the bride’s great grandmother contained the wedding date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Kimball
Mount Vernon
Dorothy McLaughlin
Leo C. Henik
Isabel Dill
Eighteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Grace M Svec and Wilburn R King Wed at Little Brown Church
Announcement reports the marriage of Grace M Svec to Wilburn R King on August 8 at the Little Brown Church near Nashua. Attendants were Alma Doh nalek and Ernest Roman. Mrs Svec is daughter of Charles Svec and Mrs Edward Hejda is mother of the groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace M. Svec
Wilburn R. King
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Alma Dohnalek
Ernest Roman
Thirteenth McAllister Beatty Reunion Held at Bever Park
The thirteenth annual McAllister Beatty gathering met in Bever Park new pavilion on Sunday with sixty nine relatives and friends. Officers elected were President W H Keller vice president W C Beatty and secretary treasurer Helen Narber. Many Beatty family members attended from Cedar Rapids Atkins Palo Shellsburg Ames Earlham Vinton New Virginia and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAllister-Beatty
Bever Park
Anna Narber
W. H. Keller
W. C. Beatty
Helen Narber
C. E. Beatty
Charles Beatty
Frank Beatty
John Meek
Shellsburg
John Saha
Eva Bowden
Joe Beatty
Palo
W. J. Beatty
Jim Beatty
Charles Roths
Kenneth Hagan
Atkins
Effie McAllister
Ellen Beatty
Homer Narber
H. S. Wright
Cedar Rapids
Lyle McClintock
Vinton
Joe Hagan
Ames
John Beatty
John McDonald
New Virgina
Cyrus McDonald
Earlham
Minnie Jones
Miss Hazel Brown Plans Northern Minnesota Trip
Miss Hazel Brown and Miss Mary Lackersteen will depart Tuesday with Miss Mary Pettiboth Jones of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin. They will spend a week with Miss Lackersteen's sister Mrs Robert Rizer in Minneapolis after touring Michigan City Newaygo Newaygo Michigan and Three Rivers Minnesota. They recently visited Fort Atkinson Newaygo and Chicago during a buying trip and fair visit.
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Hazel Brown
Mary Lackersteen
Mary Pettiboth Jones
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Minnesota
Miss Lackersteen
Robert Rizer
Minneapolis
Minn
Miss Brown
Miss Jones
Michigan City
Ind
Edward Sheehy
Newaygo
Mich
Frederick Blanchard
Three Rivers
Worth Averills
Chicago
Woolworth retirees annual picnic at Ellis Park duck pond
Former Woolworth employees and families gathered Sunday at Ellis park duck pond for the annual picnic. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Barta with daughter Carol, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sells, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook and son Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Valliere and son Paul, Mrs. Fred Chermak, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCreedy and son Darrell, Mr. and Mrs. A W Van Vieck and daughters Hele Marie and Dorothy Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Baker and children Dorothy and Glenn, Mrs. Harold Dozois, and Mgr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson from Belle Plaine.
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Woolworth Company
Duck Pond
Ellis Park
Arnold Barta
Carol
Roy Sells
Fred Cook
Donald
Clarence Valliere
Paul
Fred Chermak
Ray McCreedy
Darrell
A W. van Vieck
Hele Marie
Dorothy Jean
Glenn Baker
Dorothy
Glenn
Harold Dozois
Mgr
Robert Anderson
Belle Plaine
Qualifying Play Opened For Cedar Rapids Women’s Handicap
The Cedar Rapids Country Club hosts two day qualifying for the annual women’s handicap golf tourney. Many entrants started Monday and those not qualifying may play Tuesday. Officials hope the handicap event near completion by week’s end as the annual championship shifts to Aug 28 due to week of Aug 21 conflicts.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club
Couple Returns From Gardner Montana Visit
Mr and Mrs Robert S Cook of 222 Crescent street SE arrived back Sunday night after a two week absence in Gardner Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Cook
Crescent Street
Gardner, Mont
Picnic gathering at Coquillette home hosts Cedar Rapids visitors
Mr and Mrs A C Coquillette entertained a family picnic dinner at their 264 Thirty-fifth street SE home Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs William Wallace and Mr and Mrs Bruce Wallace of Cedar Falls, Mr and Mrs C E Herman and son Glenn of Waterloo, Mrs Belle Genter and Paul Helm of Shellsburg, Mr and Mrs C A Love and son Herbert, and Mr and Mrs Earl Peterson and daughter Bonnie of Cedar Rapids.
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A C. Coquillette
Thirty-fifth Street
Wiliam Wallace
Bruce Wallace
Cedar Falls
C. E. Herman
Glenn
Waterloo
Belle Genter
Paul Helm
Shellsburg
C. A. Love
Herbert
Earl Peterson
Bonnie
Cedar Rapids
Shanklin Family Holds Fifteenth Reunion at Bever Park
Cedar Rapids hosted a large gathering of Joseph Shanklin descendants at Bever Park on Sunday for the fifteenth annual reunion. Attendees traveled from Mount Vernon Newton North English New Hampton Springville and Moline Til. Officers elected for next year were C. A. Shanklin president Earl Randall vice president Clifford Randall secretary all Cedar Rapids and John Kennedy Mount Vernon treasurer.
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Joseph Shanklin
Bever Park
Mount Vernon
Newton
North English
New Hampton
Springville
Moline
Til
C. A. Shanklin
Earl Randall
Clifford Randall
Cedar Rapids
John Kennedy
Bread Prices Up in Sixteen Cities in Aug Report
Washington AP notes the average price of a pound loaf of white bread in sixteen representative cities rose about 1.4 cents from Feb 15 to Aug 2. The farm adjustment administration cites ingredient-cost hikes of 1.3 cents and praises bakers for limiting price advances. Funeral services are held for Milton A. Quigley, 75, retired North Western railway engineer, in Belle Plaine.
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Washington
Farm Adjustment Administration
Fred C. Howe
Consumers’ Counsel
Wallace
American Bakers’ Association
Belle Plaine
Milton A. Quigley
North Western Railway
Vinton Lee
James
Jerusha Quigley
Harrison
Elberon
North Western
Ida Woodruff
Lee Quigley
Marshalltown
Dust Blamed for Crash Injuring Four Near Cedar Rapids
A Sunday crash near a bridge on Highway 161 left four injured including Lee Blue of Cedar Rapids and Naomi Martin of Marion. Dust blinded Blue, causing the collision. three others sustained bruises, concussions, and cuts, with two taken to Mercy Hospital for x rays. A separate accident on Highway 30 injured Clara Munn, who swerved into another car.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Highway 161
Lee Blue
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Blue
Kenneth Bott
Ninth Avenue SE
Naomi Martin
Bernice Wessel
Eighteenth Street
Bott
Mercy Hospital
Clara Munn
First Street
E. C. Leach
Third Avenue
Miss Munn
Leach
General Johnson Walks Out of Dayton Hotel
Gen Hugh S Johnson, head of business codes for the NRA, clashed with hotel rules in Dayton. After failing to provide luggage and paying in advance, he cursed the establishment and left. He later checked into another hotel on credit before flying to Washington Monday.
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Gen. Johnson
Dayton
INS
Hugh S. Johnson
National Recovery Administration
General Johnson
St. Louis
Washington
1800 Applicants for Aid At Home Loan Headquarters
Washington AP The Home Owners' Loan corporation announced about 1800 applications for aid have reached the Iowa manager. Appraisals will begin soon and while many applicants seem ineligible under the law, roughly two thirds appear eligible as emergency cases. Mortgagors delay foreclosures awaiting appraisal and loan decision. about 200 application blanks are requested daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Iowa
Radio Program Schedule Scrambled Across Stations and Bands
A dense OCR of a weekday radio schedule shows a string of programs across NBC CBS and local stations. Entries include bands orchestras talk shows and concerts with varied times from morning through night and multiple station pairings.
Cedar Rapids Day at Wapsie Valley Fair Sets Pageant
Cedar Rapids plans a Cedar Rapids day at the Wapsie Valley fair in Central City with a 1 p.m. caravan from the Chamber of Commerce. The event runs August 15 to 18 in Linn county and features enter entries from multiple cities, daily races, and performances by Miss Alice Conest contortionist and Trousdale Players. Bands from Springville Wyoming and Albemarle will perform each day, with a balloon ascension scheduled.
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Cedar Rapids
Central City
Chamber of Commerce
Linn County
Alice Cones
Trousdale Players
Waterloo
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Vinton
Davenport
Harry Linn
Springville-Wyoming
Alburnett
Restaurant Owners Claim Blue Eagle Insignia At Post Office
Cedar Rapids employers sign the President s blanket wage and hour pact or trade codes with 1148 completing by noon. Printers in Cedar Rapids plan a dinner at the Hotel Roosevelt to discuss code practice as part of the national program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Hotel Roosevelt
Anne Adams Pattern 2545 for Summer Blouse and Skirt
The Gazette Pattern Department advertises pattern 2545 for a chic blouse and slim skirt in larger wardrobes. Diagonal seaming puffed raglan sleeves and a large bow collar define the youthful look. Sizes 12 to 40, with full fabric estimates and step-by-step instructions included. Catalogs and pattern books sold separately for fifteen to twenty five cents. Send orders to The Gazette Pattern Department, 243 West 17th Street, New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Gazette Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
City seeks 30 percent cut in gas rate across Cedar Rapids
Mayor led talks on lowering gas costs amid lengthy negotiations with Cedar Rapids Gas Co. officials who argue for data on heat units and user brackets. City solicitor says ordinance allows rate changes if they are reasonable, not confiscatory. Funeral set for Frank Hahn in Lisbon with surviving relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Zika
Stepanek
Louis D. Burgus
Commission of Finance
Dan Kruldenier
Public Safety
David G. Bleakley
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Will Rogers Says Becomes Beard Reason For Mussolini Kiss
Beverly Hills column notes Will Rogers jokes about Balbo's visit to Italy and adds satirical lines on a strange man in the bushes and a machine gun company pledging not to sell to gangsters during a kidnapping epidemic.
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Gnazette
Beverly Hills
Calif
Balbo
Mussolini
Italy
Cuba
Three Negroes Killed by Lynching Party in Alabama
In Birmingham, Elmore Clark, the third of three Black men accused of killing Vaudine Maddox, was found fatally shot and tied to a tree. the other two victims were discovered the prior day. The report surfaced from the sheriff's office as tensions erupted after the alleged crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Elmore Clark
Vaudine Maddox
Railway Conductors Begin Eleventh Convention at Roosevelt
More than 117 delegates from across the country plus wives and families registered for the eleventh annual Order of Railway Conductors of America convention at the Hotel Roosevelt. Officials expect over 200 total. activities include a Monday reception, a Quaker Oats plant visit, and a dance. Samuel N Berry and M. D. Horsman will speak. Tuesday features a group photo and tours of ORC offices.
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The
Order of Railway Conductors of America
Hotel Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hugh Orchard
Chamber of Commerce Convention Bureau
M. D. Horsman
Division 58
Samuel N Berry
Order
First Street
First Avenue E
Reverend Otis Moore Guides Youth to World’s Fair Trip
The Rev. Otis Moore chaperoned thirty young men from his parishes on a trip to the World’s fair last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Otis Moore
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