Parties Given For Visitor In City
Cedar Rapids social round continues as visiting guests receive compliments from local young social set amid hot weather. Miss Suzanne Sleep of Waukesha Wis visited at Miss Geanie Trumbull’s home and joined a luncheon bridge. Friday marked Miss Frances Hallgren’s birthday dinner with guests including Trumbull Sleep Hardiman Engleman OConnor Hallgren Harris. Sleep also attended a tea hosted by Trumbull with Mrs Otis Beems Sliss and Lee at the tea table.
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Cedar Rapids
Sara Lee Hesbacher
Seventeenth Street
Suzanne Sleep
Waukesha
Wis
Geanie Trumbull
Forest Drive
Frances Hallgren
Miss Trumbull
Miss Sleep
Mary Eleanor Hardiman
Jean Engleman
Pauline O’connor
Margaret Anne Hallgren
Virginia Lee Harris
Grinnell
George Otis
Clark Beems
Harold Sliss
Sam Lee
Nassif Family Plans Motor Trip to Yellowstone Park
Mr and Mrs George A Nassif and their sons Floyd Sabin and George will depart early next week on a motor trip to Yellowstone Park and the Black Hills Floyd A Nassif earned a bachelor of science in liberal arts and medicine Thursday night at the University of Iowa and will resume medical studies there this fall
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George A. Nassif
Floyd A
Sabin
George
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
Floyd A. Nassif
University of Iowa
University
Mrs Elliott Daughters Leave for Maquoketa and LA Home
Mrs Meta Elliott Virginia and Margaret former residents of 218 Twenty seventh Street NE depart Saturday for Maquoketa to visit friends for a week before moving to Los Angeles. They have spent the last week with Mr and Mrs John Hoffman at 1401 Seventh Avenue SE and were feted at social events including a party by Miss Katherine Diers and Miss Bernadine Sterner at 401 Sixteenth Street NE. The week featured a pool outing, a Wapsie river cabin picnic by Wilferene Koneeny, and a theater party closing the courtesies.
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Meta Elliott
Virginia
Margaret
Twenty-seventh Street
Maquoketa
Los Angeles
Elliott
John Hoffman
Seventh Avenue SE
Katherine Diers
Bernadine Sterner
Sixteenth Street
Carol Ann Warner
Agnes Knapp
Valerie Konecny
Eleanor Roberts
Springville
Wilferene Koneeny
Wapsie River
Honored at Dinner by Ada Bridge Club Guests
Mrs. C. W. Couser of Ada Oklahoma visiting her parents at 612 Sixteenth Street SE was honored at a dinner at Gabels lodge lower Palisades by her former bridge club members. After dinner bridge prizes went to Mrs. Carl Baumhoefner and Miss Agnes Loman, with several social guests present.
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C. W. Couser
Ada
Okla
R. H. Edgar
Sixteenth Street SE
Gabel
Marie McCann
Thora Herr
Charles Kacere
Leo Stodola
Adolph Ahrenns
Will motor in north to Minnesota lakes and Canada
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCracken left Friday night on a motor trip to the Minnesota lakes and Canada for a week at Rest Haven. They will be joined Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Davis
C Avenue NE
Peter McCracken
Highland Drive
Minnesota Lakes
Canada
Rest Haven
Minn
O. A. Conwell
First Avenue E
Trip to Quebec by Lucas family group
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Lucas and Leo Lucas of Cedar Rapids with Mrs. Lucas sister Mrs. Nellie Colgan McDonough of Omaha depart by car for a ten day motor trip to Quebec and plan to return via New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Lucas
Leo Lucas
Cedar Rapids
Miscellaneous shower honors Mrs. Vaude Fellwock in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Vaude Fellwock formerly Bernice Smith was toasted at a miscellaneous shower hosted by sister Mrs. George Matteson 1816 Bever avenue SE. Banco provided the entertainment with Bertha Whitsel winning the high prize and LeEtta Wright the low. Attendees included Mildred Matteson and numerous relatives from Cedar Rapids Amery Wis Elgin and Central City. The couple wed June 10 in Galena Illinois.
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Vaude Fellwock
Bernice Smith
George Matteson
Bever Avenue
Banco
Bertha Whitsel
LeEtta Wright
Mildred Matteson
Elmer Mackey
Marthella Schmidt
Bernice
Hazel McHugh
Anna
Emma Kravarik
Evelyn Bleiger
Florence Robins
Fellwock
Galena, III
Sisters Visit Sponars and Shikoskis in City
Mrs. Herman Jessie of Black River Falls Wisconsin visits with her daughter Mrs. Ed Sirkowski and grandson Dean from Milwaukee. They stay with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sponar at 612 Thirteenth Street NW and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Shikoski at 1005 Memorial Drive SE. Mrs. Jessie is sister to both households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Jessie
Black River Falls
Wis
Ed Sirkowski
Dean
Milwaukee
J. J. Sponar
Thirteenth Street
Herman Shikoski
Memorial Drive
Jessie
Sponar and Shikoski
Daughters of Isabella Host Weekend Retreat at Mount Mercy
The Daughters of Isabella Ladies of Perpetual Help circle host a lay women’s retreat at Mount Mercy junior college this weekend. About one hundred women already attend, with on site registration available Saturday and Sunday for newcomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Isabella
Ladies of Perpetual Help Circle
Mount Mercy Junior College
Miss Martina Rice Returns From Chicago Visit
Miss Martina Rice of 827 Tenth Street SW returns from a short visit with friends and relatives in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martina Rice
Tenth Street
Chicago
Haven Simmons Jr Travels to Colorado Springs
Haven Simmons Jr of 128 Twenty second Street NE left Thursday for Colorado Springs Colorado to visit his mother and brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haven Simmons, Jr
Twenty-second Street
Colorado Springs
Colo
West Iowa to Get Break in Heat
AP reports a hot August across Iowa with western sections likely to cool slightly over the weekend after beneficial rains. Council Bluffs saw .74 inch, Sioux City .26, Des Moines .07, Charles City .06, Arnolds Park .90 with a hard Friday rain, and a peak in Albia at 103 degrees followed by 102 in Des Moines and Keokuk. The state’s low reached 65 in Wood.
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Iowa
Mercury
Council Bluffs
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Des Moines
Charles City
Arnolds Park
Albia
Keokuk
Inwood
World Losing Its Hearing Says Noise Chief Blame
Salt Lake City AP Tall E Thurston Uta association of the deaf president warned at the annual meeting that a noisy world endangers hearing. He noted scientists warn modern man loses hearing as traffic, machines and loud talking pictures increase. He urged hearing people to study sign language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
E. Ross Thurston
Utah Association of the Deaf
Association
Murray
Utah
One Of Sextuplets Lives In Missouri
Mendon Missouri AP report details Adeline Speichinger mother of nine who gave birth to sextuplets two weeks ago five of the six were stillborn. the surviving baby girl cooes as she is cared for by the farm woman and family physician notes the mother’s health limited the birth outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendon
Adeline Speichinger
Deputy Fire Warden Confesses He Set Fires To Get Work
Superior Wisconsin Deputy Fire Warden Herman T Berry of Bennett admitted starting two wildfires to secure employment. He faced a state prison term of one to three years at Waupun after a judge sentenced him. The fires destroyed Harris farm buildings and burned 2 800 acres before control with a second fire scorching about 20 acres. Berry allegedly told sheriffs he started the blazes to obtain work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
Herman T. Berry
Bennett
Waupun
Archie McKay
Berry
Harris Farm
Landon Highlights West Middlesex Campaign Speech
Gov. Alfred M. Landon launched his presidential bid from his birthplace with notes on American liberty. He warned against foreign influence, praised freedom of enterprise, and urged resisting centralized power while promising real work, opportunity, and a better future for every American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Middlesex
INS
Alfred M. Landon
America
Two Die In Plane Crash In Europe
Two passengers were killed and seven injured when the British Imperial airliner Scipio crashed on landing at Mirabella in Crete. The London office announced the accident with few details. The Scipio had departed Alexandria, Egypt, Saturday morning for Brindisi, Italy.
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London
INL
Mirabella
Crete
Line
Alexandria
Egypt
Brindisi
Italy
Trucker Fined For Overloading Semi Tractor
George Schumann paid a $50 fine plus costs after pleading guilty to overloaded semi trailer. Justice H O Moyer suspended $25 of the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
George Schumann
H. O. Moyer
Versatile apron patterns from one easy design
A sister act in aprons showcases two looks from Pattern 4067. Apron B features criss cross straps, belt, round pockets and flowered percale or gingham fabrics. Apron A offers fluffy ruffles, smart form and pockets with a frill. Pattern sizes small to large. Send 15c per pattern, 30c for both. Include name, address, style number. The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Depart. 243 W. 17th St. New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
17Th St
New York
Investigate Labor Council Actions In Seattle Strike
AFL official Rowland Watson demanded a full report on the Seattle central labor council action after the newsroom strike at the Post-Intelligencer. The Seattle chapter of the American Newspaper Guild began the walkout on August 13 following two dismissals, with the plant still closed and no reopening seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
American Federation of Labor
Seattle Central Labor Council
Post-Intelligencer
Rowland Watson
American Federation of Labor District
Will Green
American Newspaper Guild
Watson
Campaign notes and campaigners across the nation
Associated Press roundup from Hyde Park to West Middlesex and Manchester reports President Roosevelt reaction to a no speeches pledge, Landon campaign kickoff in Pennsylvania, Knox opening New England offices, Townsend set to speak in the East, and Browder urging defeat of Landon and Knox at all costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Landon
West Middlesex
Manchester
N. H
Frank Knox
New England
Chicago
Francis E. Townsend
Bismarck
N. D
Earl Browder
Knox
Boyhood Friends Reunite After Forty Nine Years
James H. Bock of Chicago visited Frank Nosek of Cedar Rapids on Friday reuniting after 49 years. Nosek, 64, has lived in Cedar Rapids 45 years. Bock, 65, grew up with Nosek in Iowa City and recalled playing on the same baseball team with former President Herbert Hoover at West Branch. He noted Hoover was a catcher and that the Grinnell team included "Pop" Anson, longtime manager of the Chicago Colts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Bock
Chicago
Frank Nosek
First Street
Nosek
Cedar Rapids
Bock
Iowa City
How to Play and Win at Contract Bridge
A 1936 example details a spade to heart takeout double and ensuing missteps. West and East maneuver South through suits to force a bad contract. Declarer loses six tricks for an 800 point penalty, illustrating the psychology of bidders and opponents in bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
North
East
West
Declarer
Lamont to Open With Noted Teaching Staff
Special to The Gazette reports Lamont consolidates will begin Monday Aug 31 with teachers from Maynard Sumner Ridgeway Greeley Hazleton and LaVerne serving as grade teachers junior high staff and a vocational agriculture and normal training program led by Dwight Erickson Marathon as coach and high school principal Stella Taylor Lamont superintendent Bus drivers listed. Legion auxiliary officers elected include Martha Cole President and other officers. Wallbeck area thrashing ring held party with fifteen families in attendance. Mohr family reunion held at Spring Brook Golf Club with 268 members from eight states. Local delegates named for American Legion state convention in Clinton. Maquoreta Timber City post delegates for Clinton convention announced. Maquoketa public schools begin Sept 7 with junior college Sept 8. Delaware public school opens Aug 31. Victor parish picnic to include Mass at 7:30 AM with multiple church leaders expected. Waukon rural schools resume by Sept 1 with 115 schools and 117 teachers. others will vary per location.
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Lamont
Lamont _consolidated school
Gladys Garnier
Maynard
Mildred Carpenter
Sumner
Dorothy Swaren
Ridgeway
Louise Schepker
Greeley
Mary Alice Morton
Hazleton
Josephine Donelson
LaVerne
Russel McKray
Iowa City
Stella Carr
Ann Sick
Traer
Corinne Campbell
Yorkville
Ill
Loren Dillon
Fayette
O. J. Lilly
Westfield
Golda Berryhill
Webster City
Dwight Erickson
Marathon
Stella Taylor
Forrest Cumberland
Walter Allenstein
Rupert Wiesender
Bert Kerton
Tom Newton
William Dozark
Marvin Wiesender
Martin Smith
John Herman
Sarah Beckurth
John Robertson
Tony Lillig
Floyd
Charles Reiger
Ernest Miles
Donald
Clifford Bowdish
Marvin
Arland
Irvin Bowdish
Joe Struckas
Roy Wallmott
Jim McFarlin
Carl Miles
Frank Willmott
Sylvia Willmott
Dewitt
Mohr
Spring Brook Golf and Country Club
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Quasqueton Consolidated School Opens with New Staff
The Quasqueton Consolidated school will open Monday, August 31. In charge are Superintendent L. L. Nielsen of Rossie and a list of faculty including Alice Lucile Nicola, Bertha Friesen, Miriam F. E. Ingebretson, Helen Cover, Gail Batten, Margaret Schulz, Dorothy Stockdale, Charlotte Abbey, and other grade teachers. Bus haulers are Charles Crawford, Claude Crawford, and Jam us Walton, with Charles Melick as janitor.
Republican speaker to address Buchanan county Republicans
Ross Lee Laird of Chicago representing the Republican National Committee will be the principal speaker at a Buchanan county Republicans organization meeting on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Ross Lee Laird
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Buchanan County
Receiver seeks sale of Cedar Rapids bank land in Linn County Iowa
D W Bates as Receiver of Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust asks court to authorize sale of 182 acres in the west half of section 9, township 89 north range 6 west, Delaware County, to Fred Ahrens for 5400 dollars cash with 4900 due by March 1, 1937. Taxes for 1936 to be paid by the Receiver, rentals for 1936 kept, possession at closing. Hearing set August 29 1936 at 9:00 am in Cedar Rapids Court House to show cause why relief should not be granted. Wayne Boland attorney for Receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of Iowa
Linn County
D. W. Bates
State of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
District Court
State of
St. P. M
Delaware County
Fred Ahrens
D. W. BA
Wayne Boland
12 Ounce Baby Now Tops Twelve-Pound Mark
Chicago report says Jacquline Jean Benson, born January 14 at 12 ounces, is rapidly growing and showing phenomenal development. An AMA official notes her growth is extraordinary as she reaches 12 pounds 2 ounces in seven and a half months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jacqueline Jean Benson
American Medical Association
Spare the Rod Spanking Mother Tries To Save Son
In Monroe Louisiana an 83 year old Black mother Sarah Logan spanked her 62 year old son Sam in a city court to avoid a drunken and disorderly sentence. She bent him across her knee and struck him with an open hand as tears ran down his cheeks.*
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Monroe
Sarah Logan
Sam
Notice of Hearing on Estate Real Estate Sale Iowa
In Linn County Iowa the estate of O G Sies deceased seeks court authority to sell the 32 feet of the SEly 70 feet of Lot 1 Block 18 Coe College Addition Cedar Rapids to raise funds for widow's allowance. Hearing set August 28 1936 at nine oclock for the executrix Josephine L Sies to show cause why sale should not be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Linn County
O. G. Sies
Stephine L. Sies
Melville L. Sies
W.sies
Vernal J
Linn County Court House
Cedar Rapids
Ereby
Cedae ‘Rapids
Panentone L
Executrix
Seventy Two Scouts Seized by Spanish Troops Near Pyrenees
In PAU France 72 Catholic Boy Scouts aged 9 to 15 were seized by Spanish popular front militiamen at Ordessa in the Arrosas valley near the French Pyrenees frontier. French Boy Scouts appealed to Madrid to save their Spanish comrades after the capture at a summer encampment near Roland's Breach.
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Pau
France
Popular Front
Ordessa
Arrosas
French Pyrenees
Madrid
Roland
Pyrenees Pass
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