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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1935
Page
3
Iowa City notes a series of weekend getaways and relocations. Coach W T Swenson departs with Mrs Swenson for Shreveport Louisiana for a two week vacation. Professors Harshbarger and Sanders begin motor trip to New York City and Philadelphia returning in September.
Mrs. Ernest Kosek and Miss Agnes Hradecky hosted a shower for Miss Olga Hradecky at 1306 J street SW. Guests included Kveta Ondracek Lenore Teply Maryrbicky Margaret Pochobradsky Dorothy Barta Frances Novotny Ose Paidar Lillian Samek Sylvia Novak Dorothy Stepanek Weatrice Fieseler Mildred Kucera Hadeline Tomas Erma Hradecky and Mrs Burns Novotny Vonsdracek Kralik. Miss Hradecky will wed Charles Pestal of Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis on August 31.
Mr and Mrs George A Derr and their daughter Mrs Thelma Olney of Kansas City Kan returned to their home Saturday after a vacation with Derrs mother Mrs Elizabeth Derr and sister Mrs Mildred Myers of 312 Thirty four Street NE Springville hosts Mr and Mrs Riley Slocum entertained at dinner Thursday. Miss Dorothy Ruther and Mrs L Bucklin entertained for Mrs Olney during her stay here.
Mrs. Raymond A Nolan and her daughters Mary Louise and Eileen visit McCook Nebraska with hospital events at St Catherine s celebrating children s day Mary Louise serves as superintendent for the day for traveling the farthest Mary Louise also attended in Omaha Lincoln and Des Moines en route home They plan to return after a month long trip at end of next week
Mrs Eva Boston and her daughter Miss Winifred Boston traveled from Des Moines to California and New Mexico returning home after about a month. They stopped at the Iowa state fair in Des Moines during the journey.
Mr and Mrs Alex Hallgren and their daughters Margaret and Frances with Mr and Mrs Anton Sla by and Mr and Mrs W B Owen of Des Moines have returned from Smokey Point resort Leech Lake Walker Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Reid of 1739 Fifth Avenue SE have just returned from a two week trip to Rochester New York. They visited their son M. J. Reid and his wife and family. The two families toured northern New York state and Vermont during the vacation.
Miss Alma Turechek of 1140 C Street SW arrives in New York after a year in Berlin studying music and chorus direction. She will visit friends before returning home early next week and is an instructor of piano at Coc College.
The forty page Home Institute booklet Hand Made For The Bedroom offers simple directions for crafting bedspreads dressing table skirts slips covers wall hangings and closet accessories. It explains ruffle construction corded seams percale trims and easy laundering friendly designs in Dutch blue porcelain white dots red and green percale with maple furniture.
The Social Riders will meet with Mrs. John Salasek at 412 Ninth Avenue SW Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Members of Violet Camp R N A and their families plan a picnic supper Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. at the Bever Park pavilion. Attendees should bring food dishes and silver. Coffee and ice cream will be provided.
Court No 28 of the Junior Maccabees meets for a Thursday noon picnic at Riverside Park Members should bring sandwiches a covered dish and silverware
Parlor City Kensington plans a picnic at Bever park on Thursday. Juveniles will play ball at 9 o clock and a lunch is served at 12 o clock. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish sandwiches and silver.
The notice requests printing a name and address for a booklet titled Wand-Made for the Bedroom. It provides a partial address string and asks for completion of city and state details, referencing the Cedar Rapids Gazette Home Institute and a New York contact.
The annual Harper family reunion occurred at Bever Park on August 18. Attendees included extended Harper relatives from Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Marion, Center Point, and nearby areas. Single men triumphed over married men in a local baseball game, highlighting a day of family gathering and activity.
Miss Wilma Catherine Seastrom of Coon Rapids and Veril Lynn Olson of Gray were married Friday at the home of officiating minister Rev William M. Evans, 1328 Avenue NE. The bride's parents and two brothers attended.
Aldebaran court No 12 of the Ben Hur Life association holds its annual picnic today at the Ellis park Duck pond for members and families. Members should bring a covered dish while the lodge provides coffee cream sugar rolls butter meat and ice cream. There will be games.
Mrs F F Novoty hosted a miscellaneous shower at Sokol Hall Friday night for Miss Laura Victorine who will wed Angelo J Bishop on August 31. Seventy five guests attended.
Edward Sheehy will travel next week to Long Beach Michigan City Indiana to join Mrs Sheehy and their children who have been vacationing there this summer. The family plans to return after Labor Day.
Cedar Rapids lodge No. 278 A O U W will hold its meeting in Moose hall Tuesday at 8 p m Cards will be played after the meeting and refreshments will be served.
General Grenville Dodge circle plans an annual picnic at Ellis Park near the duck pond on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dinner is to be served at noon and comrades and friends of members are invited.
The next regular meeting of Linden camp No. 145 Modern Woodmen of America will be held Tuesday at the Odd Fellows hall 109 Second avenue SE at 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served and a large attendance is desired according to L F Black consul neighbor.
Miss Edith Harding of Junction City Kansas visits her aunt Mrs Selden F Hoaglan at 2718 Mount Vernon Avenue SE as part of a family visit in the community notices.
The Mary Steele guild of Olivet church will host a picnic supper on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Earl Warner in Lisbon. Members are asked to bring their own dishes.
The West Side Crusaders of the Young People's branch will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church. A business meeting will be held.
Miss Sarah Eleanor Fair of Kirksville Missouri wed Dr Kenneth L Milstead instructor of chemistry at Coe College Aug 9 in Evans ton Illinois. Dr Milstead graduate of Northeast Missouri Teachers College and University of Cincinnati now teaches chemistry and will reside in Cedar Rapids Iowa area after nuptials.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Hauser of 1807 Rande Avenue SE completed a southern tour visiting Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma and the Ozarks. On the return journey they stopped in St Louis to see Dr and Mrs Victor T Allen and their daughter Rosecella.
Mrs Henry Stearns hosted a Friday luncheon at 1253 First Avenue East to honor Mrs M S Dunn of Los Angeles. Attending guests included Mrs Dunn’s daughter Mrs Marco Walker and Mrs Frank Gibson along with Mrs Elizabeth Hench and Mrs D Blanchard of Maquoketa.
Guests of Mr and Mrs Louis Nyere at 413 Fifth avenue SW include Mr and Mrs Emil Raim of Morris Plains New Jersey and their son Bob Raim Miss Raim formerly Miss Louise Nyere
Miss Grace Boston and her nephew Graham Dodds will travel Monday to Des Moines to attend the Town State fair for two days.
Miss Dorothy Pitt Josephine Bartlett and Alta Bushnell spend the week end at Clear Lake for a leisure getaway.
Mr. and Mrs. John Elston of Lombard Illinois former Cedar Rapids residents spend two weeks at Arnolds Park as guests of G H Elston and Miss Hattie P Elston.
Alpha Xi Delta alumnae plan a Monday gathering at 8 p.m. hosted by Mrs. E Harold Skinner at 1955 Eighth Avenue SE. The event invites members to attend at the specified home in the local area.
Mrs. George M. Hall of Janesville Wisconsin will return Monday to her home after a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Smith at 2223 B avenue drive NE.
Mrs. Oscar Page celebrated her eighty third birthday with family visits including son John and grandson Vernon. Miss Hildred Finson hosted a reception at her aunt E R Finson’s home for Mrs. R Gordon Hatch whose Aug 8 marriage was noted. prizes went to Hatch and Ruth Mills. Margaret Moore departs Friday for Denver to wed Bruce Smith son of Rev Jesse M Smith. Moore, a Central City graduate, will live with her groom in Denver after showers honoring her.
Tiffin Miss Margaret Herdliska and Roy Anthony led Sunday school members on a picnic Tuesday. In Iowa City, hospital staff enjoyed a picnic supper at Mrs. K M Wright’s home honoring Mrs. Edna Dowell. The Ladies Aid met midweek and elected officers including President Mrs Louise Charlton and Treasurer Mrs Elsie Reeve.
Grinnell Miss Emma McIlrath daughter of Mr and Mrs J L McIlrath will marry Ira Arthur son of W J Arthur of Ames Aug 31 at the home of her sister Mrs Harold Ellis of Marengo Both graduates of Iowa State College and members of the extension service Miss McIlrath has headed the textiles and clothing department After a year at the University of Minnesota the couple will settle in Ames
A display of rare garden flowers was held at the home of Mrs. Walter Bach with the Troy Mills garden club as guests. George Hutton of Marion gave a talk as Lenore Mettler sang for attendees including many local residents and their families.
A miscellaneous shower Thursday at Community Hall hosted by Mrs. Amelia Pospisil Drahos in honor of her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs August Pospisil. Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon guests assisted with refreshments and attended the gathering with numerous local families.
Webster T. L. Goeldner enjoyed a birthday gathering with relatives and friends on Saturday. His daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith of Maynard, attended the event. Miss Helen Sturdevant hosted a bridge club on Tuesday with Lucile Griner taking high score and Josephine Wheeler Jow scoring.
Mr and Mrs Belford Narber announce the marriage of their daughter Marguerite to Robert Evans Campbell Jr son of Mr and Mrs R E Campbell of 2622 Country Club Parkway SE The ceremony was Aug 15 in Iowa City with Rev Ellis officiating Marguerite a Shellsburg High School graduate trained as a nurse at St Luke's and the University of Iowa and employed at the university psychopathic hospital Campbell will be a junior at Iowa University and plans to enter the medical college next fall The couple will live in Iowa City this fall
A series of weddings and social events occur in Belle Plaine and nearby towns. Gladys Kenner and Vernon Craig wed at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Seldon officiating as family members attend. Frank L. Sankot Jr. and Eleanor Mulherin marry in Vinton with Rosemond Mulherin and Albert Sanket present. Garden club plans host duties at a model home during the town fair. Kenner family reunion named officers and enjoyed a cafeteria dinner and program at Mrs. Ed Kenner’s Chelsea home. Social gatherings include Monday Nite Club, golf and bridge events, and a Country Club dance committee led by Mrs. Thelma Malcolm and others. The Nona Cara club hosts a drop lunch for Dora Arb before her move to Omaha.
Whittier L A L club held a Sunday picnic at Hervey Dewees home with members Cecil Cooper Stewart Pearson Coppock Palmer Lundeen Coppock Pollock and others. East Linn club was hosted by Pete Kinkead with Harley Coppock Findall Brown Joyce Carnahan Root Anderson ReedNapier and others in attendance. Mrs Raymond McCleary hosted the L A L club on Wednesday with Deroy Lundeen Lacock Coppock Leaf Joyce McGrew Weisley Brown Post Coppock and Evely Dewees as members and Will McCleary and Edith as guests.
At the Country club Thursday bridge party prizes were given to Mrs. J. E. Remley Mrs. Hubert Metcalf Roy Cooley and Roy McMickle for high scores. The hospitality committee included Mr. and Mrs. A N Trevarthen Charles Tyler J D Paul and P S Robertson. The monthly dinner will be served Monday evening. Rotarians and Rotary Anns will attend a district picnic at Palisades Tuesday evening. A large family gathering occurred Sunday at the W A Hale home with guests from Huron Yankton Postville Cedar Rapids and Morley. Entertainment at Legion auxiliary was led by Mrs Albert Beardsley and Mrs Lee First.
Miss Amanda Schwenck daughter of Mr and Mrs H H Schwenck of Livermore and Dwight Overmyer son of Mr and Mrs W W Overmyer of Marshalltown were married Saturday at 12 30 PM at the bride’s parents home Rev Victor Schultz of La Verne officiated Mrs Vernon Thompson of Cedar Rapids was matron of honor and Paul Overmyer brother of the groom was best man They will live in Mount Ayr after a two week honeymoon in the east both are ISU graduates she home economics he electrical engineering They plan residence in Mount Ayr where he is resident relief engineer for Ringgold county
Miss Lois Guyer second daughter of Tilden Guyer and Henry Butt son of Mrs. Squire Butt of Monmouth wed at the Little Brown church in Nashua. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Lloyd Guyer of Makuqeta. They will reside on a farm near Monmouth after graduating from local schools.
Shellsburg residents hosted lawn parties and dinners this week with Mr and Mrs Roy E Harbert entertaining the bridge club. Duane Hedges from Big Springs Neb is visiting Mrs Lawrence Evens family. The Legion Auxiliary held an annual children’s party in the city park. Inez Freeman hosted Geraldine Fossett of Cedar Rapids. A Dwiggans grove picnic honored Mrs Ben Garner of Schenectady with attendees including Mrs Homer Sheeley Mrs Harold Beatty and several Misses Sally Clara Rife Opal Sterns Mildred Holmes Ruth Eldridge and Inez Freeman.
Mr and Mrs William Tehel announce the engagement of their daughter Irma to Merl Holloway son of Mr and Mrs D A Holloway of Center Point. The wedding is planned for September 28 in Cedar Rapids where Irma will wed Holloway. Irma is a Coe College graduate and member of Beta Phi Alpha and Phi Kappa Phi sororities.
Community moments list several birthday celebrations and a reunion. Geraldine Atkins marked her 19th at the W. A. Eoster home, Sunday Hampton reunion guests included Ness and Freeman families, Patsy Lee Michel toasted on her 4th birthday, David Schminke’s 10th, Joe Barnoske surprised at 16 with relatives Alice Vogt and others attending.
Mrs L M Ryan hosted the Manchester Garden club Friday. Miss Pauline Rizer and Claude W Minkler, both of Manchester, married Friday at 3 pm at the Methodist parsonage Masonville. Officiant Rev F C Grieve witnessed by both sets of parents, to reside in Manchester after a short visit in Waterloo. Pauline is daughter of James W Rizer Robinson. Claude is son of D D Minkler Manchester. Pauline graduated Manchester High School 1930 and Upper Iowa University 1932.
Strawberry Point residents hosted a dinner Wednesday with numerous couples listed as Mr and Mrs. Davis Blanchard Wilder Dodge Cunliffe Matthews and Dunfrund Harwood Mantz Slagle Cirila. The Methodist Industrial club met in the church Thursday with Mrs. B W Talcott as hostess. Friendship camp No 232 R N of A held a special meeting Wednesday.
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