Farewell Parties Honor Max Widmer and Mrs Sylvester
Two social events Wednesday announce farewell plans for Max Widmer who leaves for Europe next week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Killian host at 2345 Blake boulevard SE. Separate bridge party honors Mrs Arlo Sylvester of Albany New York visiting Miss Marian Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Widmer
J. Max Widmer
Blake Boulevard
Europe
Richard Killian
Diana Phipps
Denver
Colo
Marian Smith
Country Club Drive
Arlo Sylvester
Albany
N. Y
Norman E. Smith
First Avenue E
Ruth Bryan
Sixth Street
James D. Blake
Albert Jenkins
Clark Chandler
Arthur Collins
Margaret Larimer
Harold Bills
Mark Cleaver
Chicago
T. R. Warriner
Gordon DeLay
H. W. Sumner
Katherine Bryan
Sylvester
Lucia Janet Smith
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Lord and Daughters Return From Rochester and Minneapolis
Mrs. Richard Lord of 1580 Third avenue SE and her daughters Mrs. Marvin Gillham of Los Angeles and Mrs. H. O. Cutler of 1927 Ridgeway drive SE returned Tuesday evening from Rochester and Minneapolis where they visited briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lord
Third Avenue SE
Marvin Gillham
Los Angeles
H. O. Cutler
Ridgeway Drive
Rochester
Minneapolis
Mrs Winslow and daughter return from Estes Park trip
Mrs. E. F. Winslow and her daughter Mary, of 2171 Linden Drive SE, returned Tuesday from a ten day stay in Estes Park Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Winslow
Mary Return
Linden Drive
Mary
Estes Park
Colo
Seventeenth Birthday Celebration for Dorothy Jones
Mrs. Robert L. Jones hosted a birthday party for daughter Dorothy at 1325 M Avenue NE. Bridge prizes went to Miss Jean Engleman and Miss Frances Hallgren. Guests included Miss Ruth Esther Morgan and other local young women. refreshments were served by the hostess and Mrs. L. T. Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Jones
M Avenue NE
Dorothy
Jean Engleman
Frances Hallgren
Ruth Esther Morgan
Jeanne Howell
Ruth Nicholas
Gladys Pepmeyer
Sarah Ann Taylor
Patricia Barry
Mary Eleanor Zeithhammel
Mary Jane Watts
Ann Douglass
L. T. Day
Pleiades Society Elects Officers at Coe College
The alumnae of Pleiades at Coe College met at Miss Catherine Adams home on Bever Avenue SE Tuesday evening. Officers elected for the year are President Miss Maurine Hamblin Vice President Miss Geraldine Green Secretary and Treasurer Miss Marjorie Bruner and Corresponding Secretary Miss Ruth Culbreth. Initiated members include Miss Marjorie Marsh Miss Lois Smith Miss Leona Merkel and Miss Eveta Vondracek. Refreshments and orchid and white table decorations mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleiades Society
Coe College
Catherine Adams
Bever Avenue SE
Maurine Hamblin
Geraldine Green
Marjorie Bruner
Ruth Culbreth
Marjorie Marsh
Lois Smith
Leona Merkel
Eveta Vondracek
Birthday surprise for W J Zarecky at home
W J Zarecky of 1012 Ninth Street SE was surprised on his sixty ninth birthday at a party Monday evening. Guests included Mrs W J Zarecky Mrs Bertha Hess Miss Josephine Ernst Mrs Mary Rubec Wallace Robinson Mr and Mrs Wesley McKay Mrs Emma Kuda Mr and Mrs J W Zarecky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Zarecky
Ninth Street
Bertha Hess
Josephine Ernst
Mary Rubec
Wallace Robinson
Wesley McKay
Emma Kuda
Donald Hess
J. W. Zarecky
Aunt Het Quip Sparks Modern Bride Gossip
Aunt Het remarks on brides knowing dirty stories provoking laughter and old fashioned reactions among young men, reflecting social mores and humor of the era.
Bridge Party Honors Miss Lila Palmer
Miss Lila Palmer of 1819 Fourth Avenue SE will marry W. J. Bakken of Chicago on September 1. Miss Gladys Stary hosts a bridge party and crystal shower Wednesday evening at 1733 Seventh Avenue SE with guests including Joyce Palmer, Mrs. Arthur Swartzentruber, Mary Hughes, Lucile Funkey, Keith Tow, and Marianne Dvorak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila Palmer
Fourth Avenue SE
W. J. Bakken
Chicago
Gladys Stary
Seventh Avenue SE
Miss Palmer
Joyce Palmer
Arthur Swartzentruber
Mary Hughes
Lucile Funkey
Keith Tow
Marianne Dvorak
Miss Martha Trewin Visits School Friends
Miss Martha Trewin daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Trewin 1950 Fourth Avenue SE left Tuesday for Estherville and Lake Okoboji to visit school friends. From there she will go to Chicago to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Trewin
Harold Trewin
Fourth Avenue SE
Estherville
Lake Okoboji
Chicago
Carrithers Family Welcomes Father Visitor
C. P. Markham of Manchester New Hampshire is visiting at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ira Carrithers at 533 Forest Drive SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Markham
Manchester, N. H
Ira Carrithers
Forest Drive
Miss Marye Elyn Borschel Honored Before Wedding
Miss Marye Elyn Borschel of 1802 Washington avenue SE will be honored with a miscellaneous shower and a bridge party hosted by Misses Mary Gail Forman and Leona Borschel at 1534 Washington avenue SE prior to her Sept. 12 marriage to Ronald Ramsey Holets of Fairfax. Guests include numerous Borschel relatives and friends listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marye Elyn Borschel
Washington Avenue SE
Ronald Ramsey Holets
Fairfax
Mary Gail Forman
Leona Borschel
Kenneth Borschel
E. S. Borschel
Ardell Borschel
G. W. Borschel
Leslie Rose
W. N. Knoll
B. R. Eastland
John Stearns
C. E. Ferris
Mary Jane McBaith
Vera Kraft
Molly Wheeler
Evelyn Erwin
Maxine Holets
Lena Borschel
Mrs H H Green Honored at Miscellaneous Shower
Mrs H H Green formerly Miss Margaret Barnett received congratulations at a shower hosted by Miss Ruth Barber and Miss Jane Walters at 1611 First Avenue East. Bunco and prizes followed with high prize to Mrs Anna Lee Oxley and consolation to Miss Bernice Knickerbocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Green
Margaret Barnett
Ruth Barber
Jane Walters
First Avenue E
Anna Lee Oxley
Bernice Knickerbocker
Mrs. Green
Geraldine Green
Oxley
Knickerbocker
Grace Anderson
Marion Huff
Margaret Day
Frances Cooper
Mary Frances Arduser
Frances MacGregor
Abraham Grimm Descendants Reunion Set for Bever Park Pavilion
The annual reunion of the Abraham Grimm descendants will be held at the Bever Park pavilion next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Grimm
Bever Park Pavilion
Jo Ann Sliss Honored On Fourth Birthday
Jo Ann Sliss aged four was honored Monday at a party at her home 506 Forest Drive SE. Pink and white decorations, soap bubble pipes and balloons were given as favors. Guests included Judy Boynton, Dick Treka, Frank Treka, Helen Marie Sliss, Zara Ann Danner, Barbara Ann Bowser and Marietta Faye of Charles City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Sliss
Forest Drive
Judy Boynton
Frank Treka
Helen Marie Sliss
Zara Ann Danner
Barbara Ann Bowser
Marietta Faye
Charles City
Cleaver Family Visiting Warriners at Forest Drive
Mr and Mrs Mark Cleaver of Chicago visit the Warriners at 316 Forest Drive SE with their children Tom and Sally. They will spend several weeks here with Mrs Cleaver’s parents, Mr and Mrs T R Warriner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Cleaver
Chicago
Tommy
Sally
Ensign James Clark to Leave for Brooklyn Navy Yard
Ensign James Clark son of Judge Atherton B. Clark and Mrs Clark of 2051 Linden Drive SE will depart Wednesday evening for Brooklyn New York after a several week visit with his parents. Clark graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis last year and is now assigned to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign James Clark
Atherton B. Clark
Linden Drive
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ensign Clark
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Rinderknecht Happel Family Reunion at Atkins
Five hundred fifty descendants of the Andrew Happel and George Rinderknecht families held their annual reunion on the St. Stephen s lawn in Atkins. Conrad Rinderknecht of Van Horne presided. Prizes went to Martin Rinderknecht Jr 81 oldest and Kenneth Rammelsburg 3 weeks youngest. Families travelled from multiple towns including Willow City N D and Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Happel
George Rinderknecht
St. Stephen’s Church
Atkins
Conrad Rinderknecht
van Horne
Fred Ilten
Marshalltown
Martin Rinderknecht, Jr
Dunkerton
Kenneth Rammelsburg
M. J. Heather
Willow City
N. D
Alfred Happel
Vinton
Kendallville
Ind
Winona
Minn
Niles Center
Ill
N. C
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Boone
Fairbank
Adair
Latimer
Story City
Sumner
Waverly
Readlyn
Blairstown
Keystone
Homestead
Palo
Shellsburg
Fairfax
Newhall
Adelene Machula Weds George Klouda in Iowa Ceremony
Mr and Mrs M J Machula of North Liberty announce the marriage of their daughter Adelene to George Klouda of Ely. The ceremony occurred at St Wenceslaus church on August 18 with Rev Joseph A Surovy officiating. Attendants were Alice Machula and Edward Rehak. After a wedding trip through Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana the couple will live on a Cedar Rapids area farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Machula
North Liberty
Adelene
George Klouda
Ely
St. Wenceslaus Church
Joseph A. Surovy
Alice Machula
Edward Rehak
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Visiting Here
Miss Coe Fuegen of Charles City is spending this week visiting her brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs E J Shanklin at 116 Second Avenue SW
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Coe Fuegen
Charles City
E. J. Shanklin
Second Avenue SW
Stark Guests Depart After Visit
Mrs Adelheid Donch of Washington D C will return home Thursday after a month with Mr and Mrs Joe Stark at 628 Avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelheid Donch
Washington, D. C
Joe Stark
Avenue NW
Hedges and Trewin Return Home From New Orleans
Horace Hedges of 825 Seventeenth Street SE and Harold Trewin of 1950 Fourth Avenue SE were due to arrive home Wednesday after spending several weeks in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Hedges
Seventeenth Street SE
Harold Trewin
Fourth Avenue SE
New Orleans
Burnetts Visit In La Crosse After Charles City Stop
Mr and Mrs James Burnett of Charles City and their daughter Sandra left Wednesday for La Crosse Wisconsin after visiting the H A Rundquist home at 309 Sinclair avenue SE and with Mr and Mrs H G Sliss at 508 Forest drive SE Marietta Faye of Charles City a niece of Mrs Rundquist is spending the week at the Sliss home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crosse
Wis
James Burnett
Charles City
Sandra
H. A. Rundquist
Sinclair Avenue
H. G. Sliss
Forest Drive
Marietta Faye
Ao-ki-ya Camp Fire celebrates fifth anniversary theater party
The Ao-ki-ya Camp Fire group marked its fifth anniversary with a theater party and dinner. Attendees included guardian Mrs Henry Hausemann and members Jean Rice Dorothy Doolittle Rita Drake Betty Like Lillian Repstein and Paulina Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao-ki-ya
Henry Hausemann
Guardian
Jean Rice
Dorothy Doolittle
Rita Drake
Betty, Like
Lillian Repstein
Paulina Schmidt
Miss Bernadine Byam to Wed Alfred Miller at Clinton
Miss Bernadine Byam will marry Alfred R. Miller in Clinton on September 5. She was feted at a miscellaneous shower Monday evening hosted by Mrs. J. P. Miller at 519 Fourth avenue SE with twenty guest covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadine Byam
Alfred R. Miller
Clinton
J. P. Miller
Fourth Avenue SE
Dairy Dale Community Club Plans Thursday Meeting
Members will hold a business meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the hall to discuss club affairs and upcoming activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Dale Meeting
Dairy Dale Community Club
Du luth and Port Arthur Visit By Hauskins Family
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hauskins and their son Harlan visit Duluth and Port Arthur Canada during a travel stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hauskins
B Avenue NE
Harlan
Duluth
Port Arthur
Canada
Wind Damage Strikes Eastern Iowa Towns
A Tuesday storm ripped through Brighton Winfield and Crawfordsville causing roof damage including a section torn from the Rock Island depot. Rainfall reached 1.22 inches and crops suffered about half damage as trees were blown 200 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Company
Brighton
Winfield
Crawfordsville
Haif
Rock Island Depot
Wind Dust Storm Hurts Farms North and West of Columbus Junction
A Tuesday wind and dust storm caused extensive damage to farm buildings around Columbus Junction. Windmills toppled, windows shattered, small structures displaced, and barn roofs damaged near Milo Fulton, Spencer Bell, Roy Moody homes, and the former John Colton farm. Trees were broken and telephone lines damaged near Cotter and Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Here
Milo Fulton
Spencer Bell
Roy Moody
John Colton
Cotter
Haskins
Man Held In Anamosa For Obtaining Money By Fraud
ANAMOSA Iowa R Goldblatt wanted in Jones county since last fall for obtaining money under false pretenses is in the county jail. Sheriff Henry Eichhorn with Lester Boots of Anamosa returned from Texas Tuesday with Goldblatt. Last fall he persuaded a lumber dealer at Martello to advance 150 to secure a bond for collecting large sums. The money and the man disappeared, authorities say. A second false pretenses charge is filed in Langworthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
R. Goldblatt
Jones County
Henry Eichhorn
Lester Boots
Texas
Goldblatt
Martello
Eichhorn
Joe Burke
State Bureau of Investigation
Langworthy
G men May Fight Strike Breakers
Attorney General Cummings approves using the FBI to enforce the anti strike breaking act passed by Congress. Officials study state laws on picketing as four complaints pending. details on complainants and companies withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cummings
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Brian McMahon
Department
McMahon
Justice Department
Wyoming Honors New School Teachers for Year
Miss Rachel Frost of Shelbyville Tennessee and Miss Arla Helleckson of White Bear Minnesota join the high school staff teaching home economics and commercial subjects. Freshmen and sophomores register Tuesday September 1 and juniors and seniors Wednesday September 2. Schools open September 7 with bus drivers Clair Bramer, Henry Gerdes, Howard Day and Everett Vrooman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Rachel Frost
Shelbyville
Tenn
Arla Helleckson
White Bear
Minn
Clair Bramer
Henry Gerdes
Howard Day
Everett Vrooman
Marguerite Younglove to Direct Nursing and School at St Luke's
Marguerite Younglove will succeed Myrtle McAhren August 28 as director of nursing and the nursing school at St Luke's hospital. Miss McAhren resigns to become superintendent of Blessing hospital Quincy Illinois. Younglove earned a BA from Columbia and trained at Asbury Minneapolis with ties to the University of Minnesota. She taught at St Barnabas Minneapolis for six years and held posts at Maternity Minneapolis Mount Sinai Chicago General Elizabeth NJ and Finley Dubuque. She also served two years as secretary of the Minnesota League of Nursing Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Younglove
Myrtle McAhren
St. Luke’s Hospital
McAhren
Blessing Hospital
Quincy
Ill
Younglove
Asbury Hospital
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Hospital
Columbia University
St. Barnabas Hospital
Maternity Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital
Chicago
General Hospital
Elizabeth
N. J
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
League of Nursing Education
Minnesota
Surprise Birthday Dinner for Mrs Ralph O Kelly Albur nett
A surprise birthday dinner was held Sunday for Mrs Ralph O Kelly. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Sam Jones Center Point Mr and Mrs Clifford Faun and daughter Bonnie Cedar Rapids Miss Harriet Clark Marion Mr and Mrs M L Jones Mr and Mrs Glenn Wagner and children Dorothy and Ray Alburnet and Orval O Kelly also from Alburnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alburnett
Ralph O’kelly
Sam Jones
Center Point
Clifford Faun
Bonnie
Victoria Doorman
Cedar Rapids
Harriet Clark
Marion
M. L. Jones
Glenn Wagner
Dorothy
Ray
Orval O'Kelly
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Richard Killians
Pleaides
Mrs
Ira Carrithers’ Fath Ier
GRIMM
BREEZ
Bishop’s
T. R. Warriners
Stark Guest
Iowa
Telephoniz
Crosse & Blackwell
Boston
Concord
Kellogg’s All-Bran
May's Drug Store
Second ST. SE
Ava
Sete
Oxfords
Goodyear
Lober Shoe Store
May
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