Benefit Bridge Party Aids Mercy Hospital
Nearly 400 bridge and 500 players joined a benefit hosted by the Daughters of Isabella Our Lady of Perpetual Help circle to support Mercy Hospital. The event moved from Bever Park to Hotel Montrose due to weather, with Miss Burdine Lattner awarding thirty-two prizes and two door prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Isabella
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Circle
Mercy Hospital
Bever Park
Montrose
Burdine Lattner
Irene Marousek
Mary Reese
Mary Sebetka
Violet Pieper
Ida Spaight
Adeline Mateju
Frances Duffy
Catherine Knowles
Edith Zachar
Inez Murray
Hazel Moore
Rose Blake
Lenore Starman
Dorothy Stark
Little family returns from Indiana and Wisconsin trip
Dr and Mrs Robert Little and their children Robertson and Dorothy returned this weekend from Wabash Indiana where they spent several weeks Robertson had been at Camp Highlands near Sayner Wisconsin this summer and joined them in Wabash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Little
Blake Boulevard
Robertson
Dorothy
Wabash
Ind
Robertson Little
Camp Highlands
Sayner
Wis
Mr. and Mrs. Seely Return From Des Moines Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Merton F. Seely of 1903 Second Avenue SE arrived home Monday morning after a week in Des Moines visiting Mrs. Mary F. Weare and her son Buel Weare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton F. Seely
Second Avenue SE
Des Moines
Mary F. Weare
Buel Weare
Mrs Malcolm V Bolton Visiting Ottumwa
Mrs Malcolm V Bolton of 1820 Second Avenue SE is in Ottumwa visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William B Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm V. Bolton
Second Avenue SE
Ottumwa
William B. Miller
Balcar Couple Return From Wedding Trip to Charles City
Mr and Mrs John A Balcar returned the latter part of last week from a brief wedding trip that included a motor to Charles City. The bride, former Miss Marie Ann Gotchy, will continue dancing classes at home in the 1436 Fifth Avenue SE residence. She studied in July at Payley Ouk rainsky school of dancing in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Balcar
Charles City
Marie Ann Gotchy
Fifth Avenue SE
Garten Family Visits In Forest Drive Area Home
Mr and Mrs C Glenn Garten of Des Moines with their son William Burton and daughter Betty Glenn visited Mrs Garten s parents Dr and Mrs B 364 Forest drive SE last Saturday Mr Garten will return Tuesday and the family will stay a week or ten days locally
Miss Boegel Returns From Lake Bimidji Visit
Miss Maxine Boegel arrives home after a month at a cottage with Mrs. Franz Kuschan and her Des Moines family. Miss Leone Boegel spends the weekend with friends in Des Moines and Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Boegel
First Avenue E
Lake Bimidji
Minn
Franz Kuschan
Des Moines
Leone Boegel
Ames
Brookhiser duo back from trap shoot trip
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Brookhiser returned Sunday night from St. Louis where Mrs. Brookhiser stayed with sisters and Mr. Brookhiser attended the Grand American trap shoot in Vandalia Ohio. Their niece Miss Lois Jane Nelson accompanied them as guest for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Brookhiser
Forest Drive
St. Louis
Mrs MacLaughlin and Daughter Return From Western Trip
Mrs L E MacLaughlin and her daughter Mary Irene returned from a two months trip in the west. They visited Laramie and Cheyenne Wyoming Estes Park Denver and the Pike's Peak region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. MacLaughlin
Mary Irene
Park Avenue
West
Laramie
Cheyenne
Wyo
Estes Park
Denver
Pike's Peak
Beezley Family Reunion Brings Iowa and Colorado Travel
Mrs. E. L. Beezley of 2301 B avenue NE spent three weeks in Dervsl Colorado. She met her husband in Ames this weekend and they traveled to Clarinda for a Beezley family reunion. They returned with Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Beezley
B Avenue NE
Dervsl
Colo
Ames
Beezley
Clarinda
Mrs Love and Velma Rose Return from Cedar Falls
Mrs C A Love and her daughter Velma Rose came back Sunday from Cedar Falls where Velma Rose fell ill and had an operation on August 13. Mrs Love stayed with Mrs Millie Wallace who accompanied them home for a visit. Mr Love and Herbert Love drove to Cedar Falls and returned with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Love
Sixth Avenue SE
Velma Rose
Cedar Falls
Family Returns After Lake Minnesota Visit
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Stuff and their son Robert returned Saturday from Minnesota where they spent the last two months at Lake Bene.
Boone Family Hosts Huies for Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Thomas P Boone of 227 Twenty eighth Street Drive SE welcomed their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert J Huie of Burlington as weekend guests in a quiet family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Boone
Twenty-eighth Street Drive
Robert J. Huie
Burlington
Robert Scharfenberg and Jean Return From Four Week Trip
Robert Scharfenberg and his wife Jean return from a four week trip that included Colorado and Wyoming with touring notes and plans to resume normal activities at 2100 Bever Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Scharfenberg
Jean
Bever Avenue
Colorado
Wyom
Stookey Family Holds Third Annual Reunion Picnic
The Stookey family gathered Sunday for their third annual reunion at Ellis Park with a picnic dinner and talks. Dozens of members attended from Cedar Rapids Mechanicsville Onawa Shellsburg Vinton Clinton Marion Walken Center Point and Garner along with visitors Naomi Knaupp Mary Phillips Marie Langruth and Carol Carnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stookey
Duck Pond
Ellis Park
C. G. Stookey
Isabel
Mechanicsville
Millard F. Stookey
Onawa
Stephen W. Stookey
Stanley C. Stookey
Donald
Jean
Marilyn
Conrad L. Stookey
Wayne
Norman
Donald Stookey
Stephen
Graham
R. B. van Cleve
Joan
Maude Stookey
James
C. C. Ward
Wilson C. Stookey
Lucile Leatherberry
Louise
S. L. Stamy
Leland Stamy
Jane Esther
Roger
Jimmie
Shirley
Cedar Rapids
Chas. F. Stookey
Shellsburg
Bertha Stookey
Flora
Nels
C. Owen Stookey
Clyde McVey
Jack
Vinton
Pearl Stookey
Elizabeth
Clinton
Emma Stookey
W. R. Stookey
Jay Stookey
C. S. McVey
Suzanne
Sarah Jane
Parker Randall
George
Marion
Fairchild
Joy
Walken
T. L. Lampman
Center Point
Naomi Knaupp
Garner
Mary M. Phillips
Marie Langruth
Palo
Carol
Mary Ella Carnes
Families Gather for Beatty McClelland Reunion at Home
A reunion of the Beatty families and the Beatty McClelland clan was held at 1006 Ninth Street NW. Birthday celebrations for Mr Beatty and George Pooler were noted. Attendees included the Beatty and McClelland families from multiple nearby towns with a few Cedar Rapids friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Beatty
Anna Beatty McClelland
Ninth Street NW
Beatty
George Pooler
Kirk Beatty
Pairfax
Arthur Murray
Independence
Jesup
Newell Beatty
Akron
Ohio
John McClelland
Clifford McClelland
Springville
Harry Scott
Walker
Milton Kolsto
Fairfax
Adam Brown
Fred Jewel
Cedar Rapids
Hupp Housewarming Draws Wide Guest List
The new home of Mr. and Mrs. Julian G. Hupp at 2217 Second Street SW hosted a Saturday night housewarming with guests including Mr. and Mrs. C. Gordon Keyes, Kenneth F. Diehl, Ardell Borschel, the Schroeders, Pudil, Thorpe, Carlson, Dillask, Podendorf, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian G. Hupp
Second Street
C. Gordon Keyes
Kenneth F. Diehl
Ardell Borschel
R Woodford
Schroeder
Saeneuvenian
C. Friedie
Lumir Dilask
Po Thorpe
Quentin J. Podendorf
Helen Carlson
Ralph Thorpe
Adele Sejba
Virgil Andrews
William H. Jones
Fred Jackson
Hupp
Mrs. Halfhill Visits City Relative kin from Los A
Mrs 8S. E. Halfhill, formerly Miss Rose Vohoska, visits her sister-in-law Mrs E P Vohoska and family at 183 Zika Avenue NW during a Monday stay. Whitney of Los A accompanies. Seater mentioned as guest.
Andersons Host Picnic Dinner For Cedar Rapids Agency
Mr and Mrs O A Anderson hosted a Cedar Rapids Equitable Life agency picnic at Ellis Park. Golf at the municipal course featured a champion Lenzen with a low score while attendees included G A Newman Ralph Griffin H H Gee J N Wilson A B Hamilton and many others. Anderson announced the agency gained 7 percent over last year with Gee leading the year’s standings followed by Lenzen Wilson and Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Oscar A. Anderson
Ellis Park
G. A. Newman
Ralph Griffin
Manchester
H. H. Gee
Anamosa
J. N. Wilson
Vinton
A. B. Hamilton
Grinnell
R. M. Ludemann
Elkader
Albert Schenken
Marion
W. F. Lenzen
Byron Anderson
David
William Gardner
William Smiley
Barbara
Bobbie
Eileen May
George A. Newman
Deda Donnan
Keystone
Eleanor Schroder
Marshfield
Ore
Byron A. Barlow
J. W. Gannaway, Jr
Ted
Louis Wokoun
Wilma
Olive
Robert Bishop
Wilma Wells
Leola Zavodsky
Hazel Fawcett
Cornelia
Annabel
Byron
Shower honors Emma Hartl before September wedding
Mrs Rose Srp and Miss Grace Rubek hosted a Thursday evening shower for Miss Emma Hartl in anticipation of her marriage to Milo Pecina set for early September. Attending were Mesdames Pecina Hartl Klima Staves Andrie Ve cerka Valenta Kozik Machacek and Harts Pfevsky Pnovsky Marousek Severa Yuza Simanek Stastny Machacek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Severa
Helen Yuza
Alma Simanek
Jeannette Stastny
Rose Machacek
Clubs Lodges Security Benefit Card Party
The Security Benefit association will host a card party at the V. F. W. hall on Tuesday at 2 30 p m for a security benefit event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Security Benefit Association
V. F. W. Hall
F A U Riders to Meet Mrs Rose O Neal
The F A U Riders will meet with Mrs Rose O Neal at 428 Ninth street NW on Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose O’neal
Ninth Street NW
Saint Mary's Court to Meet in Conception School Parors
Saint Mary's Court No.726 of the W. C. O. F. will hold its regular meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Conception school parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Mary’s Court No
A Conception School
Social circle to meet for picnic luncheon at Lincoln Heights
The Social circle of the Peoples church will meet with Mrs. H. L. Van Cleave of Lincoln Heights on Tuesday at 12 30 for a picnic luncheon. Members are asked to bring the usual picnic requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Peoples Church
H. L. van Cleave
Lincoln Heights
Farewell Party for Mr and Mrs Laucamp in Bever Park
A farewell picnic dinner was held Thursday evening in Bever Park for Mr. and Mrs. Lee Laucamp who plan to move to Des Moines after Mr. Laucamp was transferred by Cities Service. Guests later returned to the Laucamp home for dancing and bridge with high scores to Mrs. Brimer and Arthur Klassen and consolation to Mrs. Laucamp and Harry Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bever Park
Lee Laucamp
Blake Boulevard
Des Moines
Laucamp
Cities Service Company
John Brimer
Arthur Klassen
Harry Jones
George Seeley
Floyd Overhaus
William Reed
Herman Dolley
Ene
Birthday Surprise For Martha Wilson Held At Home
A birthday surprise party for Martha Wilson Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs tn 1216, decorated with flowers and a large cake. Guests included Mary Duncan Anna Peterson Hilga Carstens Lula Harrington Ida Eckenroad Pearl Boettmer Nellie Rudin Margaret Seibert Libbie Frame Alice Armitage Kathryn Isaacs Irma Herr and Adi Edgington. The event featured a game of five hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Wilson
Mary Duncan
Anna Peterson
Hilga Carstens
Lula Harrington
Ida Eckenroad
Pearl Boettmer
Nellie Rudin
Margaret Seibert
Libbie Frame
Alice Armitage
Kathryn Isaacs
Irma Herr
Adi Edgington
Mrs Anderson Hosts Banco Party for Nephew Clifford
Mrs O E Anderson of 300 A Avenue NW entertained with a banco party Saturday in honor of her nephew Clifford Anderson of Fort Dodge who is spending three weeks here. Bunco was followed by dancing and refreshments. Attending were Clifford Anderson Amber Mae Stanley Irene Lybarger Bob Kenney Libbie Popelka Harold Janss Jane Curry Sigfred Andersen Sophia Andersen William Peterson George Slichty Oswald E Andersen Jr and Mr and Mrs O E Andersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Anderson
Banco
Clifford Anderson
Fort Dodge
Bunco
Amber Mae Stanley
Irene Lybarger
Bob Kenney
Libbie Popelka
Harold Janss
Jane Curry
Sigfred Andersen
Sophia Andersen
William Peterson
George Slichty
Oswald E. Andersen, Jr
O. E. Andersen
Hromeks Return from Ozarks Motor Trip
Mr and Mrs Henry J Hromek and their son Marvin with John Lund of St Ans gar concluded a week long motor trip in the Ozarks. They stopped at Shadow Rock on Lake Taney Como during the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Hromek
Second Avenue
Marvin
John Lund
St. Ansgar
Ozarks
Shadow Rock
Lake Taney Como
Kappa Delta Plans Monday Evening Meeting
Active and alumnae members will hold a meeting Monday at 7 in the chapter rooms at the Commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Delta Sorority
the Commonwealth
Walkers Host Visitors From Kansan Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Walker and Mrs. Mary Burwell hosted relatives over the weekend. Clarence Burwell and his sister Elsie Rollball traveled from Smith Center Kansas to visit, with Mrs. Burwell and John Burwell Jr accompanying them to Anamosa for a relatives’ gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Walker
First Avenue E
Mary Burwell
John Burwell
Clarence Burwell
Elsie Rollball
Smith Center
Kan
Anamosa
Alpha Xi Delta to Meet Monday Evening
Alpha Xi Delta sorority will convene Monday at 7 p.m. at the Ausadie campus location to discuss events and member activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Ausadie
Mrs Groff Hosts L L Club Picnic
The L. L. club will meet at Mrs. C. M. Groff's home at 856 Nineteenth Street NE for a picnic luncheon on Wednesday at 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Club
City Briefs And Personals Dinner Guests In Mount Vernon Road
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Litts of Mount Vernon road were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Schantz at 711 Third street NW on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Litts
Mount Vernon Road
F. W. Schantz
Third Street NW
Moving? The mover who wants your job is advertising in the Want Ad section
Linden camp No. 145 will meet Tuesday evening at 8 for regular business and reception of new members. Refreshments will follow the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Camp No. 145
Stolen chairs reported from porch on Seventh Street
Mrs. Mary Robinson reports two chairs missing from the front porch of her home at 1019 Seventh Street SE after Saturday night. Police were notified Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Robinson
Seventh Street
Frank Tordik Reported in Unfavorable Condition
Frank Tordik of 18637 C Street SW underwent an appendicitis operation Friday at St. Luke's hospital and was reported in an unfavorable condition Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tordik
C Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Illness keeps Mrs Nell Byrnes at home in Northeast
Mrs Nell Byrnes of 719 B avenue NE is confined to her home with a serious illness. She is the mother of Floyd Byrnes, a local fireman. Mrs George Stewart of 1623 Fifth avenue was taken to Mercy hospital Sunday evening with a fractured leg from a fall while attending a picnic near a jeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Byrnes
B Avenue NE
Byrnes
Floyd Byrnes
George Stewart
Fifth Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Stewart
Jeep
M Namara of A P Staff Dies In Car Crash
A. P. staff member Miss Mc Namara, born in Tipton and educated at Tipton High School and the University of Iowa, died in a crash on Ninth Street NW when her car struck a tree. Her varied career included work for The Des Moines News Tribune and Omaha Daily News, plus publicity roles in New York and with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Util
Tipton
University of Iowa
Des Moines News
The
Des Moines
Panama Canal
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Iowa
Woman
New York City
Marian Davies
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
Portland
Ore
Miss McNamara
Camp Dodge
Des Moines Tribune
Omaha Daily News
Cosmopolitan
Omaha
Washington
Coolidge
Black Hills
Local Man Reported in Good Health After Incident
Taken to the home of Charles Dorsey at 1231 Ninth Street NW, his acta was reported good Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dorsey
Ninth Street NW
Immaculate Conception School Delays Opening to Sept 6
The Immaculate Conception school will not open until September 6, contrary to earlier plans. The Gazette reports other local schools planned to begin earlier while IC students were set to report today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C
Immaculate Conception
the Gazette
Fire at Hawkeye Coal Company rubbish can
Firemen responded at 10 07 p m Sunday to a rubbish can blaze at Hawkeye Coal company 98 F avenue NW caused by spontaneous combustion. The fire was extinguished in minutes and damage was limited to the container contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Coal Company
F Avenue NW
Equalization fee cited for share of surplus loss
The statement notes that the price is even lower because he must bear part of the excess, a share that constitutes an equalization fee.
Market Demand Drives Farm Product Utilization
The text asserts that supply and demand govern farm product outcomes. It emphasizes that even with abundant production, actual use hinges on whether the market can absorb it. If demand falters, potential markets remain meaningless.
Sex-control method claimed at genetics congress in Ithaca
At Ithaca New York an announced method claims to determine an unborn child's sex. In seventy seven of seventy eight trials the formula worked. The mother uses lactic acid to aim for a girl and bicarbonate of soda to aim for a boy, per the doctor's guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
WN. Y
International Congress of Genetics
The Debate Over Parental Control and Scientific Progress
The passage weighs whether parental choice could have altered human history if science had not advanced. It questions who might exist if parents could decide a child’s sex and suggests science bears responsibility for these possibilities.
Large Lake and River Surface Claims Span Vast Land
The statement notes an immense expanse of water surface covering about one million square miles on land in lakes and rivers. It frames the scale of inland water surfaces and their distribution across regions.
Facts About Linn County Government Data
The county treasurer's office expense in 1931 totaled 30030.09 dollars and the itemized receipts show treasurer fees amounting to 13611.90 dollars. This notice appears in a series aimed at residents and taxpayers detailing Linn County finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Lian County
Local Society and Travel Notes from August 29, 1922
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Tiffany return from a six week Pacific coast tour. Miss Jennie Post of Van Buren school ends Lacenean trip. Rev. W. L. Barth departs for Venice California to assume leadership at Community church. Donald Page sustains injuries after being struck by an automobile while cycling at First Avenue and Sixteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Tiffany
Pacific Coast
Jennie Post
Poe
van Buren School
W. L. Barth
Second Christian Church
Venice
Calif
Donald Page
First Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Watermelon Day Draws Crowd at West Side Celebration
Aug 29 1912 Cedar Rapids reports a large crowd at Watermelon Day under West Side Improvement league auspices. Three carloads of melons were consumed and races and entertainment held along First Street West from Fourth Avenue to A Avenue. Local bank promoters elect officers led by William Rinderknecht president and Jacob Gerber as a director. H M Denlinger re elected president of the Iowa Building and Loan association in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side Improvement League
First Street
Fourth Avenue
Arthur St. Clair Smith
Navy
Cedar Rapids
Percy P. Smith
Cedar Rapids State Bank
Local Notices of Resident Travels and Arrivals
Aug 239 1902 Miss Eugenia Brooksmithas returns from Boston and eastern points. Prof and Mrs G W Bryart return from vacation at their Michigan summer home. Mr and Mrs Gabe Smith and three daughters resettle in Cedar Rapids after Chicago residence as Mr Smith takes a T M Sinclair Co position. Charlotte Pinney hosts a tea for Susan girls in honor of Margaret White who departs for Chicago with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia. Brooksmithas
Boston
G. W. Bryart
Michigan
Gabe Smith
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Smith
T. M. Sinclair Company
Charlotte Pinney
Margaret White
Mrs. H. T. White
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MR. and
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Harringtons
Boone
Sue
Beatty Home
Los Angeles
Mrs. O. A. Anderson
Young Fol&k
James Dale
Thirty-second Street
Carol Estella
Dale
Evelyn
Pauline
W. R. Wickham
Lester Fawcett
Alice
Jane Taylor
Frank
Ralph
Vera Mae Howland
Mary Evelyn Markham
Leslie Lange
Betty
Mary Dorothy
Marjory Ludlow
Marjory Bibby
Paul Hanson
Dawn
Tracey E. Dale
Juanita
Billie O’brien
William Waverka
June Ann
Jamie
Howard
Jean Fahrney
Clara North
Letty Jane Stewart
Joe
Elaine McNabb
Alberta
Mildred Seeger
Jackie Miller
Doran
Laurence Dale
Pauline Dale Myers
Jane Lawman
Eunice
Roy Graves
Walter Haigh
Hopkinton
Tony Powers
Monticello
Miss Hartl
Clubs
F. A. U. Riders
Saint Mary’s Court
Paviey Oukrainsky Dancing School
Rinso
Cavaghe
M. E. Buhse
Minneapolis
Katherine
Ruth
Mrs. Laucamp
Hromeks
Kappa Delta Meeting
Alpha Xis
Mrs. Groff
James Plummer
Iavénue
M’namara
A. P. Staff
Ned
Lever Brothers CO
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