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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1933
Page
4
A column on parental rights in remarriage and a reader’s queries about a widow seeking a new husband despite her children's disapproval. Advice emphasizes focusing on personal happiness and not forcing children to control parental choices, plus guidance for a disappointed wife dealing with her husband's lingering memories of his former wife.
Community notices describe a reunion at Lone Tree Park with relatives and friends of the Jones and Broway families. It mentions election of officers including a chairwoman and treasurer as part of the event preparations and local residents from nearby towns attending.
A Victor wedding notice records Mrs Pauline Moller and Allie Koehn joining the Congregational church fellowship as past pastors and members gathered for the fiftieth anniversary on a September event. The St James Lutheran parsonage hosted the couple with Rev August Mueller officiating. Attendants Miss Elsie Meyer and William Kuesel attended. The bride is the daughter of Otto Moller of Victor and the groom the son of Joe Kotha of Lincoln Township.
Olive Lois Brownle Graham is wed to Burdette Abel of Gunnell in a Thursday ceremony at the bride’s home. Olive, a Brooklyn High School graduate of 1929, has been attending Grinnell College. The Rev J H Freedline, pastor of the Methodist church, hosted a birthday surprise at the parsonage with a long list of local attendees.
Wapello and area residents attendedPicnic suppers hosted by State Senator and Mrs E R Hick and Mr and Mrs C A Lofgren with W B Hiller and families and Mary Ellen Nugent and Attorney W O Weaver. Chapter 6 Tri T joys its annual children’s picnic at Crapo park with many listed attendees. A Louisa County farm bureau meeting was held at the high school auditorium. Mrs Hi W Baker and Mrs William Proce hosted guests in honor of Mrs Mary Van Zile dean of women at Kansas State College. Additional gatherings included Delta Alpha Phi Presbyterian Sundas Choir and Westare members with various hosts and attendees.
A direction leaflet for a Nancy Page quilt project is offered to readers who mail a stamped return envelope. The article describes two quilts, one for boys and one for girls, designed for twin beds or cribs, with eighteen appliqued blocks, doll patterns, prams, and specific fabric guidance to achieve a pink and white background with gingham and varied color schemes.
Maynard marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Lutheran Ladies Aid with a church gathering attended by about fifty from the Oclwein Aid society. FE Fo Warnke spoke on the society’s origin as pastor. Musical and Sunday school numbers were performed. A separate Assacua gathering honored Mrs Vern Stebbins and family. Also noted are reunions at Chautauqua park with families from Cedar Rapids Chicago Mount Pleasant and other towns and a sixth annual Pieta and Cutsomp reunion at Columbus Chautauqua park. Francis Wilcox, son of Frank Wilcox, will study international law in Geneva for a year.
Fragmented text appears to reference local people places and items with education notes and household goods. The garbled lines mention Gate West Band and East Coast terms with unclear events or dates.
Oxford area social events include Mrs Re Baker hosting Worth White 4 H club at Suver Inn Aug 30 and Tre Koneferne family reunion at Iowa City park Sunday. Mrs Water Immel entertained Vhurdas for Hazel with Ruth Madden Ray Stratton and others attending. St Marys patch homecoming print at Harry Stockman farm south of Oxford Tuesday. Cas
Local notices list residents Masonville names including Hoffman McGraw Janis McGraw Pete Meres and Meres families with kinship links. The records reference multiple married couples and mentions Water Gate TeN and Meooaurd Mire within the community.
Public notice from Cedar Rapids Gazette requests readers to send ten cents for each missing Brother-Sister Quilts block and enclose a stamped addressed envelope to Nancy Page care of the newspaper.
Calamus reports the marriage of Lee Chaney Hazen son of Mr and Mrs E Hazen Calamus to Mildred Jackson daughter of DeVine Texas on August 5 in Corpus Christi. Hazen works near San Antonio Texas. The item also lists community notices including Girl Scouts meetings patrols leaders and various local social events across Syracuse Davenport and Alex Park with names and attendees.
Seventy five Independence visitors joined Oelwein Country Club activities with golf led by Mil ton S Stebbins and games guided by Mrs J W Hill Claude Knapp and Mrs Palmer Hilsabeck Bridge prizes went to Mrs Earl Rhine and Miss Lake. The Garden department hosted a card party and Philathea class hosted by Miss Alice Moore. Local societies held meetings and picnics while ministers and families attended union services and church events around Cedar Rapids and Westgate.
Mrs Mary A Stewart named house mother at Clark hall Grinnell College succeeding Mrs Clara Davis who resigned after three years Mrs Sarah Inman and Mrs Dode Garrigan attend American Legion Auxiliary convention at Sioux City Aug 22 24 Miss Barbara Phelps hosts bridge luncheon for Miss Katherine Per ring Beatrice Bock wins high score Fred Ramsy floats after party Past Noble Grand association holds family picnic at Merrill park WC Tu officers elected Carrie A Butler president Other local events include weddings bridge gathering and various showers with attendees from Montezuma Grinnell Colfax Osceola Oskaloosa Atlantic Wheaton Ill preparations for Olive Lois Graham and BurDette Abel wedding with Madison township guests and 4-H clay girls present
Tuesday wedding unites Ray Faltinson of Conroy and Josephine Burns of Dallas Texas. Faltinson an employee of the Texas highway commission in Austin. Piano recital at Mrs Bob Mann home featured several pupils including Betty Jane Hohensee Jessie Rath Mann Betty Lou Skinner Wallace Agee Patty Engelbert Marian Whitehead Barbara Zentmire Carl Agee Arlene Myers Wilma Seckle Margaret Mohenser Maxime Shupton Leonard Fiser Marcella Shipton Alice.
Branch Zoe Shipton and Margaret Reese attended a party with Mrs Mann receiving a two number performance. Mrs Ed Koglin honored Monday with a miscellaneous shower at Mrs D R Frick’s Home. Guests included Mrs R C Paulson and daughters Margery Janice Rochester Mann. Daughters of Union Veterans met with Mrs Maude Wall. Delta Det club met with Mrs Howard Baker. Marian Kramer held a piano recital at her home Thursday. Mrs Erwin Langlas and her small son from Mount Pleasant visit local friends.
Earlville couple Earlville Miss Ella Baskerville and Harry Gibbs wed at the bride’s home with Rev. L C Smith officiating. They plan to reside on Gibbs farm east of town after a Chicago trip. Rose Whiting and William Werner wed at St Francis church in Dyersville with a dinner at the bride’s home.
The first division of the Presbyterian Missionary Society hosted a benefit luncheon at the C. F. Butler home on Wednesday. Rev R A Badger played piano and Mrs Esther Brenneman read. Hostesses were Mesdames Esther Hopker Margaret Emmons Ethel Freeman Esther Waln Ida Bowdish Billa McNeilly and Lena Mann. Assistants serving were Mrs Kenneth Butler and Misses Clara Emmons Evelyn Waln Maurine and Imogene Christian. Johnston families gathering took place in Butler Park on Sunday.
La Porte City hosts include Rev R B Bonney and family visiting Beals and others. Thursday club picnic and Methodist Fraternity gathering in local homes feature several named attendees. Evangelical church assembly in Cedar Falls lists multiple members and notes August 28 return.
Mrs. Charles Stanard hosted the Dorcas society event with Mrs. Vernon Bauer organizing a bridge gathering. High score went to Mrs. Blanche Hardy and low to Mrs. Verona Stanard as a crowd of local families attended in Millersburg Cedar Heights and surrounding areas. Ice cream soirées followed at the Women of the Community church lawn and Mount Zion church park, while a Williams and Roberts family reunion drew attendees at Williamsburg.
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