Mrs Wisner And Miss Davis Are Honored Guests
Attractive Cedar Rapids social season continues as out of town visitors Mrs W K Wisner and Miss Ruth Davis of Seattle are feted at a luncheon hosted by Mrs Lurton H Stubbs at 358 Woodland Drive SE. Guests included Mrs Harry L Walker Mrs D Warren Mrs L W Wilder Mrs E P Boynton Mrs James M Knox Mrs Frank Heald Miss Mae Wolfe Miss Frances Wolfe and Mrs L J Storey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Lurton H Stubbs
Woodland Drive
W. K. Wisner
Ruth Davis
Seattle
Wash
Harry L. Walker
D . Warren
L. W. Wilder
E. P. Boynton
James M Knox
Frank Heald
Mae
Frances Wolfe
L. J Storey
Tea honors Mass Esther Stover during Midwest visit
Mrs P A Stover hosted a Wednesday afternoon tea at 520 Forest Drive SE honoring Mass Esther Stover of Marengo who is visiting. The gathering included Mrs Harris Blackburn of Chicago, who spent the day at the G H Cornwell home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Stover
Forest Drive
Mass Esther Stover
Marengo
Harris Blackburn
Chicago
G. H Cornwell
Bridge Tournament At Mrs Beatties Home This Afternoon
Mrs. George E Beattie invites friends to a bridge tournament at her home at 315 Nineteenth Street SE. Duplicate bridge will be played at seven tables with many players also entering the state bridge tournament at Clear Lake on August 25 and 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Beattie
Nineteenth Street
Clear Lake
Los Angeles Sorority Leader Visits Be midji Kinfolk
Miss Catherine Wright of Los Angeles, PE teacher and president of the western province of Kappa Delta, is visiting Be midji for a couple weeks with her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes and her aunt Miss Anna Calderwood. She had traveled on the Great Lakes since attending the sorority convention early in the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Kappa Delta Sorority
Bemidji
Minn
Catherine Wright
Los Angeles
William Hughes
Seventeenth Street
Anna Calderwood
Wright
Bingham Family to Return From Charlevoix Visit
Mrs E H Bingham and her son Rockwell are due back Friday from Charlevoix Michigan where they spent weeks with Mrs Bingham's mother Mrs F W Rockwell of Chicago at a summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Bingham
Rockwell Bingham
Second Avenue SE
Charlevoix
Mich
Bingham
F. W. Rockwell
Chicago
Mrs Augusta Cornwell Visits From Sturgis SD
Mrs Augusta Cornwell of Sturgis South Dakota has spent several weeks with her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs G H Cornwell at 435 Forest Drive SE. She will remain here until next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Cornwell
Sturgis
S. D
G. H Cornwell
Forest Drive
Woodmen official travels to Michigan and Denver trip
Joshua J. Snouffer secretary for the Modern Woodmen of America departed for Benton Harbor Michigan to visit his daughter and will be in Chicago for the Century of Progress next week. Mr and Mrs H C Jensen and their daughter left by car from 2500 Country Club Parkway SE for Denver where Mrs Jensen and her daughter will stay about six weeks Mr Jensen plans to return in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua J. Snouffer
The
Modern Woodmen of America
Benton Harbor
Mich
Chicago
Century of Progress
H. C. Jensen
Country Club Parkway SE
Denver
Miss Kaneasy Returns From Chicago Visit
Miss Charlotte Kaneasy of 1727 Fourth Avenue SE returned Wednesday night from a several day stay in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Kaneasy
Fourth Avenue SE
Chicago
Mr and Mrs Tastor Leave for Rockford Visit
Mr and Mrs Arthur A Tastor of 350 Woodland Drive SE depart this morning for Rockford Illinois to spend several days with friends. Mrs James W Bell of 2532 Chile Park SE was roaster or luncheon and bridge club on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Tastor
Woodland Drive
Rockford I
James W Bell
Chile
Roland Kampmeier Weds Sophia Wass
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Sophia Wass of Lake Park to Roland A Kampmeier of Cedar Rapids on Aug 6 at the bride’s home. The Rev S Marsh officiated with attendants Albion Wass and Charlotte Wass. Kampmeier, a graduate of Town im Las and Jaorcesan high school, works as an officer with the United States Siresu of Reclam at Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuss Sophia Wass
Gertrude Wass
Lake Park
Roland A. Hamipmieier
Cedar Rapid
A. G. Kampmeiler
Elmhurst Drive
Las
Kampmeter
Esstame Smilish
Gramsitss
Jaorcsan
Aos Kampmeter
United States
Siresu of Reclamation
Denver
Franklin
Mrs Geo Palmer to be honored on 75th birthday
Honoring Mrs George R Palmer on her seventy fifth birthday a family dinner will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Palmer with their sons and daughters present. Family members come from Cedar Rapids Edwardsville Mediapolis Mable Minn Muinne and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Palmer
Palmer
E. R. Palmer
Dorothy
Cedar Rapids
Ada Mary Weaver
Richard
Edwardsville
J E. Penland
Mediapolis
Jules Dierick
Laura
Doris
Chicago
Ira E. Palmer
Mable, Minn
Gomm Family Reunion Set For Be Island Park Marengo
The annual reunion of the descendants of Abraham and Mariah Gomm will be held Sunday at Be Island Park in Marengo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham and
Mariah Gomm
Be 3Sland Park
Marengo
Local Folk Gather for House Party at Okabooji Lake
Cedar Rapids residents join Ac House party at Lake Okaboji this weekend. Mr and Mrs ER Emekson and their three children of Washington DC visited Dot ver and will host locals at Okabot. The Waples and Warrens families plan to stay through next week. Mrs Olive S Johnson recently returned from Pittsburg. Esther Jane Johnson to resume studies at University of Pittsburgh and later University of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okaboji
Cedar Rapids
Lake Okodai
ER. Emekson
Washington, D.C
Dotver
Wil
Okabot
Ara
Warren
Beny Lee
Anc
Waples
Chileman
Me and Mra
W.H. Bailey
Chilmn
Jean and
Janace
Marshall Minn
Cedar Rapsik Mstaeentig
Olan
Warrens
Mrs Metis R Cole Visits Friends in Washington
Mrs Metis R Cole of Washington DC arrives in to visit friends and relatives in the May. She calls on Mrs Zara Ho Srink at 1832 Grance Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metis R. Cole
Washington, DC
Hss
Zara Ho Srink
Grance Avenue
Mars Cole
Willsid Gehm Reaffirms Visit Spread Across Cities
Willsid Gehm reaffirmed Tuesday night after three weeks in Milwaukee Chicago Marwood Til where she visited her esuchier and in Waukesha Wis where she visited her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willsid Gehm
Frances Truhlicek
Nelwaukee
Chicago
Marwood
Til
Esuchier
Waukesha
Wis
Miss Alma Weaver Visits World’s Fair in Chicago
Miss Alma Weaver of 917 Second Street SW returned Wednesday from a week in Chicago with her sister Mrs John Littig formerly Miss Peggy Weaver of this city and visiting the World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xmiss
Alma Weaver
Second Street
Chicago
John Littig
Peggy Weaver
Miss Carman Grennan Heads to Chicago for Progress Event
Miss Carman Grennan of 310 Twenty fourth street NE travels to Chicago as a guest of Jane Foote. She will attend the Century of Progress before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carman Grennan
Twenty-fourth Street
Chicago
Jane Foote
Century of Progress
Oliphant Reunion Set for Sunday at Cedar Rapids Grove
The Oliphant reunion will be held Sunday in the Clement Oliphant grove twelve miles north of Cedar Rapids. A picnic dinner will be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliphant
Clement Oliphant Grove
Cedar Rapids
Onon
Dorcas Circle Plans Friday Meeting and Fundraiser
Dorcas Circle of St James to meet Friday at Mrs Frank Churchill 1307 Tenth Street NW with assistants Mrs Harry Wharton and Mrs Fegley. Officers to be elected and a white elephant sale planned. Members urged to bring a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
St. James Dorcas Circle
Frank Churchill
Tenth Street NW
Harry Wharton
Fegley
Kensington
Borschel Family Reunion Held at Iowa City Park
The ninth annual Borschel family reunion picnic gathered Sunday in Iowa City park with about 130 attendees. E F Borschel of Cedar Rapids served as president and numerous relatives from Cedar Rapids, Morse, Iowa City, Rochester, Tipton, West Liberty, Solon, Glen Haven, Brooklyn, and Kansas City attended. The next gathering is set for the second Sunday in August at Iowa City park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borschel
Iowa City Park
E. F. Borschel
Cedar Rapids
Carre Parsons
Morse
Leona M. Borschel
Treasury
Harry Borschel
Kenneth
BP. Borschel
Mary Ellen
Lena Borschel
Bert Baumgartner
Esther
Lewis Stagg
John Parsons
Jack LaRue
Raymond Lewis
Shirley Anne
Earl Jacob
Forest Fisher
Chester
Lawrence Diehl
Jimmy
Ernest Jacob
Ethel Beard
Ivan Taylor
Louis Mollett
George
Near
Tipton
Elliott Anderson
H. R. Long
Glen Haven
Wrs
Charles Spinden
George Parsons
West Liberty
Anna Weber
Kansas City
Adam Rohrig
Frank Jecheka
Solon
Luther Parks
Helen
Donald Parks
Floyd Johnston
Brooklyn
Towa City Park
Mrs McGarva and Miss Drake Plan Boston Visit and Scotland Trip
Mrs Mary McGarva and Miss Dorothy Drake left Wednesday night for Boston Massachusetts. They will attend the Chicago Century of Progress and visit Rochester New York before Mrs McGarva sails August 27 from Boston on the Cameronia for an extended visit with her parents in Alloa Scotland. Miss Drake will stay in Boston for a few weeks with relatives before returning to Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McGarva
Dorothy Drake
Boston
Mass
Chicago
Sunshine auxiliary honours new state vice president
Sunshine auxiliary No. 22 of the L. A. P M. met Monday at W. F. W. hall. After the business session the degree staff were asked to leave. Mrs Emma Hoffer was invited to take the chair. The staff returned with gladiolus bouquets presented by Mrs Alta Wood. Mrs Hoffer had just been installed as state auxiliary vice-president and received gifts from Mrs Nellie Miller, Mrs Margaret Noblett, and Mrs Hulda Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Auxiliary No
W. F. W. Hall
Emma Hoffer
Alta Woodside
Hoffer
Nellie Miller
Margaret Noblett
Hulda Wood
Carel Curran Celebrates Eighth Birthday At Home
Carel Jean Curran daughter of Mr and Mrs A M Curran 1708 Park avenue SE marked her eighth birthday by hosting ten friends at her residence. Guests included Kathleen Hanson Jane Pardera Louie Wishart Dorothy Wishart Dorothy Rubins Mary Poole Kathleen McPartland Dora Guy Diane Waples and Marilyn Williams all joining in the celebration at 1708 Park avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carel Jean Curran
A M Curran
Park Avenue SE
Kathleen Hanson
Jane Pardera
Louie Wishart
Dorothy Wishart
Dorothy Rubins
Mary Poole
Kathleen McPartland
Dora Guy
Diane Waples
Marilyn Williams
Mrs Makinson Returns From Great Lakes Cruise With Sister
Mrs R W Makinson of 857 A avenue NE returns Wednesday from a ten day cruise of the Great Lakes and a visit to Niagara Falls. She was accompanied by her sister Mrs Ruth Neff who left today for her home in Walnut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R W Makinson
Avenue
Great Lakes
Niagara Falls
Ruth Neff
Walnut
Rubek Wedding Anniversary Surprise at 2443 J Street
Mr and Mrs Adolph Rubek celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary at home on Tuesday evening with friends and relatives. Cards music and refreshments followed, and the couple received an anniversary cake. Attending were John Castek Frank Christie Emil Dvorak Frank Janda James Janda Joseph Jandl John Newman O F Slapnicka Theodore Simon Frank Pohorsky Frank Telecky Jx White John Zrudsky T W Emery W Krohk Geoffrey Victorine Leo Zbanek Milo A Rubek and Mrs W F Stepanek and Mrs Laura Victorine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Rubek
J Street
Haberle Family Heads North for Two Week Vacation
Mr and Mrs A F Haberle and their family depart for a two week vacation in northern Minnesota and Canada They are joined by Mrs Mary Usher and Frank Tukalek both from Cedar Rapids for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Haberle
Minnesota
Canada
Mary Usher
Frank Tukalek
Cedar Rapids
Jolly Rambler Club Tea Aboard Mrs Phillips Hosts Cards
Mrs Walter Phillips entertained the Jolly Rambler club on a Wednesday afternoon at 727 Seventh avenue SE. Prizes were won by Mrs Albin Johnson and Mrs Freda Donisthorpe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Phillips
Seventh Avenue SE
Jolly Rambler Club
Albin Johnson
Freda Donisthorpe
Cedar Rapids to Decide on Public Works Bond Plan
City officials weigh a government loan versus independent financing for a public works bond issue. If independent funding is chosen the bond may require voter approval. Officials expect a definite decision by Wednesday next week with Cedar Falls and Parkersburg beginning sewage treatment projects this fall, leaving Waterloo without defined plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stepanek
Nelson G. Kraschel
P. F. Hopkins
Iowa
H M_ Cooper
Marshalltown
State Public Works Committee
Cedar Rapids
Burgus
Decorah
Cedar Falls
Parkersburg
Cedar River
York
Waterloo
County relief director named to oversee funds and policies
The county supervisors appoint a relief director to manage county funds and policies, with the county emergency relief committee led by Benjamin Tait of Cedar Rapids handling federal funds. Mrs Landmesser's department of business administration will handle all bookkeeping for both funds and assign work relief projects after approval. The department will also supervise commissary purchasing while medical decisions remain with the relief director and physician assignments with the administration division. The appointment follows county board study and discussions with state emergency relief officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Emergency Relief Committee
Benjamin Tait
Cedar Rapids
Landmesser
Department of Business Administration
Business Administration Division
County Board of Supervisors
Aimee To Address Bar Association Saturday and Oakdale Monday
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton will address the Linn County Bar association and spouses after a Saturday luncheon at Hotel Roosevelt ballroom. She will speak Monday at 5 pm to patients at Oakdale, with the trip arranged by the American Legion, and earlier next Friday she heads to Palo for an 11 am homecoming celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton
Linn County Bar Association
Hotel Roosevelt Ballroom
Oakdale
American Legion
Palo
Member of Barrow Gang Is Captured
Gene Johnson, 35, said to be with the Barrow gang and a woman believed to be his wife, were shot and captured at a farm house eight miles northeast of Siloam Springs Arkansas. Johnson was shot in the head and is not expected to survive. the woman was wounded in an arm, a fourth man named Wright escaped as officers from four states trapped the bandits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siloam Springs, Ark
INS
Gene Johnson
Barrow
Wright
Here
Johnson
Highway contracts let in Iowa paving plan total
Ames reports the Iowa State Highway Commission awarded contracts totalling 753 224 dollars for paving gradi ng gravel and crushed stone as part of Iowa's 10 million dollar highway building program. Also notes the Boulder Dam project in India will reach 550 feet above ground to become the world's largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa
India
Boulder Dam
Evangelist J W Cooper Headlines Sunshine Mission Services
J W Cooper of Binghamton New York presides over nightly evangelistic meetings at Sunshine Mission with Mrs Cooper singing each evening and local talent aiding in the services continuing on successive nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J W. Cooper
Binghamton
N. Y
Sunshine Mission
Play To Mark Daniels Community Program at Harrison Friday Night
A one act play Woof Woof by Mildred Plew Merryman closes the Daniels playground program at 7 pm. Cedar Rapids Woman's club directs with Miss Flora Van Buren and Mrs Donald Atherton. The program includes a queen crowning, crafts display, tumbling acts, recitations, dances, and a Virginia reel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Plew Merryman
Daniels Playground
King of
Tra-La-Loo
Billy Liniko
Janet Merveaux
Princess Tau Tau
Marcella Yeager
Donald
Malcolm Dunn
Margaret Hunter
Woggly Woo
Billy Norris
Nadine Hicks
Velma King
Phyllis Canori
Anne Schneider
Ruth Bennett
Roma Dickson
Helen
Community Health and Recreation Night at Daniels Playground
Mitchell, Jean Douglas and Helen Smetana host a Daniels playground event featuring four motion picture reels including a segment on monoxide gas poisoning. Announcements by James Bowker and Dean Washburn precede safety talk by Dan Kruidenier. If rain, program moves to Friday at 2 30 PM. Two playground ball games open at Harrison Playground Friday at 6 PM, Negro boys and Roosevelt girls teams, plus a volleyball match. Heinie German band performs at 7 PM with a Dutch clog by Dixie Mae Layer and Edna Mae Hardy, and Evelyn Scurlock dances. Four reels follow then Kruidenier speaks. Handcraft display noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Playground
Heinie
Dixie Mae Layer
Edna Mae Hardy
Evelyn Scurlock
Kruidenier
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promote Bile Flow and Uplift
An ad describes liver health as the root of mood and digestion problems and advocates Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate two pounds of bile daily. It touts gentle vegetable extracts, the red label, and urges readers to ask for Carter's Liver Pills at drug stores in 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Eld Carter
Carter
C.M. Ca
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Wisner
Miss Davis
Miss Wright
Binghams
Son
Daughter
Arthur Taylors
Mrs Bell
Roland Kampmeier
Sophia Wass
Geo. Palmer
Mrs. Baughman
Clayton Baughman
Avenue NE
Furst
Rhuben Leinbaugh
Clarence Baker
Betty Mae
Charles Gill
Muinneapoli
GRIMM
A Wiesel
Dell
Clara Roach
Clara
Herman
Doan
Pittsburgh
Olive S. Johnson
Secane Avenue
EJ Seat
Pittsh
Esther Jane Johnson
University of Pittsburgh
University of Ows
Washington
Miss Grennan
Mary Watts
First Lutheran Church
Bever Park
First Spiritualist
Church of Truth
Martha Brownfield
Grovecourt SE
Fnday
Mrs. McGarva
Scotland
Lake Cruise
Nb.c
Sat
Sun
Jolly Ramblers
Louis D Burgos
County Director OF Relief
Aimee
Bar Assn
Barrow Gang
J. W. Cooper
Mark Daniels
Harrison
C. A. Stout
Dentist
Panama
Independent Hatters
Third Street SE
the Silver CO
Merchants National Bank Blde
Children’s Eye Clinic
H. G. Fussell
Cedar Rapids Business College
W. C. Henning
EATON
Kidskin
Grace E. Denison
Eastman
KODAK
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