Baby Set Pattern for Newborn Knitted Garments
Knitable in Shetland floss patterns for cap jacket bootees and coverlet offered as a baby gift or war relief donation. Pattern 2942 provides directions stitches illustrations and materials. Send ten cents for pattern to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY. include pattern number name and address.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Social Events Center Around Brides-Elect
Bride elects receive pre nuptial courtesies this weekend as events honor Patricia Graves Martha Trewin Marianne Dvorak and others. Hosts include Mrs Ca quillette, Mrs Wadle, and Mrs Johnson with showers and luncheons in DeWitt, Lost Nation, and Davenport areas.
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Marianne Dvorak
Paul Song
Lost Nation
Paul J. Wadle
DeWitt
John Johnson
Rock Island
Adams
Frederick Dickman
Harry Rohling
Paul Phelps
Clement McAndrew
Viola Wiese
Joseph Leng
Lloyd W. Reid
Sara Lou
Marian
Madeline
Wanda Christensen
Evelyn DeVine
Leatta Jorgenson
Earl Ales
Delmar
Grace Dyer
Maquoketa
Raymond Lynch
Harold Severn
Davenport
Erna Roth
Donnellson
Costume Party for Ann Witwer at Hilltop Farm
Miss Ann Witwer of Ojai Valley California visits relatives Mr and Mrs Weaver Witwer in Hilltop Farm will host a costume party Friday evening honoring her at their home.
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Ann Witwer
Hilltop Farm
Ojai Valley
Calif
Mrs. Weaver Witwer
Mrs. Witwer
Birthday Swim Party For Miss Sandra Shenefelt
Ten friends of Miss Sandra Shenefelt at 549 Vernon Drive SE attended a swimming party at the Marion pool Friday afternoon for her birthday. After swimming, guests returned to the Shenefelt home for refreshments.
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Sandra Shenefelt
Vernon Drive
Marion Pool
Miss Shenefelt
Shenefelt
Dewey Birds Celebrate Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Dewey Bird of Davenport marked their fifteenth anniversary with a dinner Thursday evening hosted by Mrs Bird s mother Mrs A Carr at 114 Fifth Street SW Relatives and friends attended among them Rev J D McCaulley of Chicago who performed the original ceremony
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Dewey Bird
Fifth Street
Davenport
Invitations Issued for Swinburne DeNio Wedding
Mr and Mrs Herbert Clayton Swinburne of Minneapolis issued invitations to the wedding of their daughter Virginia to Quentin Roosevelt DeNio son of Mr and Mrs Earl William DeNio 1730 Third Avenue SE The ceremony will be held Sunday at 5 p m at the Swinburne home Cedar Rapids bound couple Will reside in Cedar Rapids Virginia Swinburne a University of Wisconsin graduate employed by Northwestern National Life Insurance Co Quentin DeNio a Western Military Academy Alton Ill graduate is in business in Cedar Rapids with Continental Oil Co.
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Herbert Clayton Swinburne
Minneapolis
Virginia
Quentin Roosevelt DeNio
Earl William DeNio
Third Avenue SE
Swinburne
Forty-first Avenue South
Miss Swinburne
University of Wisconsin
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
DeNie
Western Military Academy
Luncheon Honoring House Guests At Miss Svoboda’s Home
Miss Yvonne Svoboda entertained at a Friday luncheon at 2238 Bever Avenue SE honoring house guests Miss Doris Nelson of Mason City and Miss Marilyn Hein of Detroit. Bouquets of cut flowers decorated the tables. Guests included Misses Laura Ann Safely Jane Alexander Martha Lou Smith Diane Marshall Joan VanCleve Maureen Mealy Pamela Craemer Kathryn Barngrover Margaret Jacobs Mary Louise Nelson Ellen Curray Jayne Livingston Jean McGinnis and Miss Pat Kelly of Chicago.
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Yvonne Svoboda
Bever Avenue
Doris Nelson
Mason City
Marilyn Hein
Detroit
Mich
Laura Ann Safely
Jane Alexander
Martha Lou Smith
Diane Marshall
Joan VanCleve
Maureen Mealy
Pamela Craemer
Kathryn Barngrover
Margaret Jacobs
Mary Louise Nelson
Ellen Curray
Jayne Livingston
Jean McGinnis
Pat Kelly
Chicago
Foster Family Reports Return From Colorado Vacation
After a three weeks vacation at the Wind River ranch and the Crags near Estes Park Colorado Dr and Mrs Morgan J Foster and their son Morgan Jr returned home Tuesday to 2249 Washington avenue SE
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Wind River Ranch
Estes Park
Colo
Morgan J. Foster
Washington Avenue
Morgan, Jr
Post-nuptial Shower Honors Mrs Chester Rejsa
A post-nuptial shower for Mrs. Chester Rejsa was hosted Thursday evening by her sister in law Mrs. Wilbur Canaday. Eighteen guests attended at the home of Mrs. Canaday’s mother Mrs. John Heaton at 509 Third Avenue SW. Mrs. Rejsa received two gifts from the group.
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Chester Rejsa
Wilbur Canaday
Pivoteers of ZCBJ Lodge Entertain at Miss Samek Home
Mrs Emil Bozanek and Miss Lillian Samek hosted a Wednesday evening gathering at 824 C avenue NW for the Pivoteers of Z C B J Lodge. Red Cross sewing followed the business session with attendees including Martha Zemlicka Mary Ann Machacek Libbie Machacek Mary Ann Kralik Erma Hradecky Ben Fiesler Maxine Bendorf Geraldene Lanka and several Dvorak families and Drahovzals.
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Emil Bozanek
Lillian Samek
Beverly Park Hostess Event Yields Bingo Prizes
Mrs. Melvin Dochterman hosted a Beverly Park gathering Wednesday for the United Commercial Travelers auxiliary. Prizes were won by Mesdames Edward Clement Elmer Wickham and Charles Jesina.
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Melvin Dochterman
Twenty-third Street
Bever Park
United Commercial Travelers Auxiliary
Edward Clement
Elmer Wickham
Charles Jesina
Busy Bee club tours Wilson company plant
Five members of the Busy Bee club met Thursday and toured the Wilson company plant. They were entertained afterward at luncheon by Mrs. W. Tepin of Sixteenth avenue SW.
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Busy Bee Club
Wilson Company
W. Tepin
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Helen Michalek and William Faltis Wed in Church Ceremony
Helen Michalek daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Michalek route 3 became the bride of William J Faltis son of Mr and Mrs William Faltis of Fairfax in a Tuesday ceremony at 2 30 pm in Hus Memorial church Viola Faltis and Esther Swenka lit the tapers George Zemlicka sang with Frank Troyak at the organ The couple will live on the Faltis farm east of Fairfax after a westward motor trip A reception for 24 relatives followed at Biderman's hotel in the Palisades and a Z C B J hall dance honored the pair afterward Out of town guests included Mrs Emma Faltis and Mrs Libbie Hubacek
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Helen Michalek
Joe Michalek
Route 3
William J. Faltis
William Faltis
Fairfax
Joseph Bren
Hus Memorial Church
Viola Faltis
Esther Swenka
George Zemlicka
Frank Troyak
Mae Fallis
Biderman
Emma Faltis
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Libbie Hubacek
Traer
Shower Honors Miss Maxine Bliss Bride Elect
Bethany Congregational church groups hosted a shower Thursday for Miss Maxine Bliss. Attendees included Mrs. Grace Blood and Russell, Mrs. Pearl Johnson and Terry, Mrs. Mildred Lust and Norman, Mrs. Artie Williams, Mrs. Mary Hayes, Mrs. Poland, Mrs. Bertha Byers, Mrs. Alice Crawford, Mrs. Ann Preston, Mrs. Leola Johnson and Inez, and Mrs. Martha Bliss.
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Maxine Bliss
Ladies Aid
Missionary Circle of Bethany Congregational Church
Grace Blood and
Russell
Pearl Johnson and
Terry
Mildred Lust
Norman
Artie Williams
Mary Hayes
Poland
Bertha Byers
Alice Crawford
Ann Preston
Leola Johnson
Inez
Martha Bliss
Visitors in City for the Weekend Social News Roundup
Visitors arrive and depart over the weekend with family reunions and travels noted. William P. Ellwood and Mrs. Ellwood join their sons at 222 Crescent Street SE before a northern lake vacation. Dr. Crawford’s Omaha daughter and her son head to Des Moines for the weekend. Mrs. E C McQuiston visits from Pittsburgh with the McQuiston family. R N Nelson of Windom visits 360 Sixteenth Street SE. The Wykles attend a Marshalltown reunion with daughters Cora and Wilma. Cora departs for Hollywood and Wilma for Elkader to teach this fall.
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William P. Ellwood
Birmingham
Mich
John Bates
Omaha
Jennings
Bates
Des Moines
E. C. McQuiston
Pittsburgh
J. Stuart McQuiston
Garden Drive
West Coast
Carl W. Nelson
Sixteenth Street
Nelson
R. N. Nelson
Windom
Minn
E. J. Wykle
Tenth Street
Wykle
Marshalltown
Cora Wykle
Hollywood
Calif
Wilma Wykle
University of Southern California
Cora
Sears Roebuck
Wilma
Elkader
Miss Maretta Kushner Returns From Chicago Visit
Miss Maretta Kushner of the Commonwealth apartments returned Thursday evening from Chicago where she had visited friends for two weeks.
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Maretta Kushner
The
Commonwealth Apartments
Chicago
Local Family Dinners Honor Birthdays and Surprise Party
Mr and Mrs Leo J Smith hosted a dinner for their son Leo Jr on his fourteenth birthday while Mrs Dale Verbick enjoyed a surprise birthday at her home. Attendees included Raymond Musil Dorothy Rohn Marguerite Groat Mary Kennedy and others with music by Lawrence and Garland Sparks.
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Leo J. Smith
Avenue NE
Leo, Jr
Dale Verbick
Nineteenth Avenue
Raymond Musil
Dorothy Rohn
Marguerite Groat
Mary Kennedy
Robert Bowen, Jr
Vernita Carlson
Garland Sparks
Lawrence Sparks
Theodore Reynolds
Evar Carlson
Jacqueline
Elizabeth Pizar
Milo Visek
Olin DeWald
Alyce
Lawrence
S T C Club Elects Officers At Kathleen Cox Home
Members of the S. T. C. club were entertained Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Kathleen Cox, 3300 Johnson Avenue NW. Miss Bettie Jo Fitzgerald was elected president and Miss Cox secretary.
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S. T. C. Club
Kathleen Cox
Johnson Avenue NW
Bettie Jo Fitzgerald
Cox
We the Women by Ruth Millett on college men choosing defense work
Ruth Millett argues that many college men abandon higher education for defense jobs offering immediate pay. She cites Sam Smith who leaves college after two years to earn, fearing a coming downturn. Millett warns this decision may limit his future professional and cultural prospects.
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Sam Smith
Sam
Miss Shallenberger Hosts Illinois Guest Visit
Miss La Vonne Shallenberger entertained Wednesday in honor of Miss Bessie Poole of Galesburg Indiana who arrived Wednesday. Guests included Miss Sara Angott, Neil Richardson, Duane Thompson and Bill Eves. Miss Poole will conclude her visit Monday.
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Bessie Poole
Galesburg
la- Vonne Shallenberger
Charles A. Jansson
Fifteenth Street SE
Sara Angott
Neil Richardson
Duane Thompson
Bill Eves
Get-Together Club Dines at Biderman's Hotel
The Get-Together club motored to the Upper Palisades for supper at Biderman's hotel Thursday evening. The party included Misses Mary Severa Gladys Gourley Lucy Volz Elizabeth Doupnik Bessie Neumeister Emma Kostaka Lenora Zurka Wilma Ernst and Mae Heathman.
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Upper Palisades
Biderman
Women of the Moose to hold Friday meeting at SE home
The Women of the Moose escorts plan a special meeting Friday at 7 30 PM at the home of Mrs. Bessie Berkla 1638 Eighth avenue SE. Those unable to attend may call Mrs. Berkla at 7578.
Advice From Mary Manners on Revenge and Love
Emily is a vengeful young woman who cannot forget wrongs and plots revenge. Dear Miss Manners advises letting bygones be bygones and forgiveness. In the love question, the adviser says you cannot win him back by showing anxiety or persistent questioning. Boys prefer to pursue and may respond as you back off.
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Emily
Miss Manners
Dear Miss Manners on Possessive Girls and Jealous Mothers
A reader asks about dating a man whose mother objects to the relationship. The reply notes a domineering, possessive mother can hinder romance, but suggests the man should choose love over interference if he is mature enough.
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Miss Manners
Musketeers Drum Corps Heads to Philadelphia for VFW Event
The Cedar Rapids Musketeers Drum and Bugle corps of Post 788 leaves by two buses for the VFW national convention in Philadelphia. Fifty five members plus 11 adults travel with director Jack Fromm and family chaperones for a competition slated to run through Wednesday.
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Musketeers
Cedar Rapids Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Philadelphia
United States
Jack Fromm
Robert Leaper
Chine Stodola
Curtis Johnson
Emil Vohaska
Walter Phillips
Williams
Otto Riggs
Flood Control Along Missouri River Study
Army flood control engineers and Kansas City officials study measures to guard major industries along the Missouri River after growth since 1903. A new $2.5 million levee protects five miles of Kansas City Kansas industrial district.
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Kansas City
Army
Missouri River
Missouri
Kansas
Kan
Sheriff Sale Notice in Linn County Iowa
By virtue of a special execution from the Linn County District Court Home Owners Loan Corp sues Earl W Lambert and Carrie Lambert. Property is the east half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section six township 82 range 7. Public auction on August 10 1941 at Cedar Rapids Linn County courthouse steps 10:00 am. Sheriff James H 8. aeral.
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District Court
Linn County
Iowa
Home_ Owners Loan Corporation
Earl W. Lambert
Carrie Lambert
Court House
Cedar Parks Linn County
Cedar Rapids
James H
Linn Counown
Ederkin & Locher
Roy Radebaush
Make this Model at Home Pattern 4861
Pattern 4861 available in sizes small to large with specified fabric needs. Small apron A uses 3 yards 35 inch fabric plus 2 percent ruffling. apron B uses 2 percent yards. Send 15 cents to Pattern Department Cedar Rapids Gazette for pattern. 10 cents more gains the 1941-42 Pattern Book with hat and bag directions.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Danish Premier Denounces U S Occupation of Iceland
Danish Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning told parliament that the American occupation of Iceland is deplorable from both Danish and European viewpoints. He noted Britain’s earlier occupation and Iceland’s neutral stance and argued Iceland could not have prevented events or abandoned its Nordic traditions despite the United States pledge to withdraw after the war.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Berlin
United States
Iceland
Th. Stauning
Britain
Reykjavik
Stauning
Perkins Named Head of Economic Defense Board
Vice President Wallace announced Milo Perkins as executive director of the Economic Defense Board. Perkins, president of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, will serve as chief executive officer coordinating the economic side of defense and supplies for England and Allies.
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Washington
Wallace
Milo Perkins
Economic Defense Board
Perkins
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Roosevelt
England
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Leas Wheels
Rides-Elect
Patricia Graves
William Leslie MacVane II
Baltimore
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Eugene M. Pinney
Ridgeway Drive
Arthur Tschirgi
Nineteenth Street
S. E. Caquillette
Robert S. Wray
Martha Trewin
M. Darwin Sandy
Coquillette
Knollwood Drive
Trewin
Harold R. Trewin
James D. Hill
Virginia Black
Carman Black
Robert Bishop
Alhambra
Gormof
Miss Svoboda
Morgan Fosters
Colorado
U. C. T. Auxiliary
Oxfords
Cedar Rapids’ Bargain Shoe Center
2Nd Avenue
Henry
Miss Kushner
Leo Smith, JR
Mrs. Verbick
Ruth Millett
Gasette
Tion
Neumode Hosiery Shop
Second Ave
Second 86. SE
Women OF the Moose
Mary Manners
Maggie M
Musketeers Drum Corps
Hepner's
DIAL
Siebke & Taylor CO. Quality Jewelers
Second Avenue SE
Anne Adams
U. 5
China & Glass
Prastia
Jewelers
Warcnes VY
China
Marilyn
Second Street SE
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