Three Straw Stacks Block Sunset View in Jones County
Community column recounts a Jones county farm woman lamenting three straw stacks that spoil a sunset, with more humorous vignettes about staff at The Gazette, a mistaken luncheon date, and various neighborly curiosities. The piece teases local characters, miscommunications, and light domestic anecdotes from a small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Cleris
District ‘Court
E. W. Lundquist
Linn
Ivory Satin Gown for Miss Mary Hughes Wedding
Miss Mary Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes, married Robert L. Dill of Seattle in a candlelight ceremony at Westminster Presbyterian Church. About 200 guests attended as Dill’s parents and line of family were present. The bride wore ivory satin with Alencon lace, a coronet of orange blossoms, and lilies of the valley bouquet. Reception followed in the church parlor. The couple will live in Seattle at 1258 BE Lake Street.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mary Hughes
William Hughes
Seventeenth Street
Robert L. Dill
Seattle
W. A. Dill
Lawrence
Kan
Harry Morehouse Gage
Marianne Dvorak
Curran
Lila Palmer
Malotte
Ruth Kemp Turner
Schubert
Th Bride
Gj Dvorak
Mrs. Bakken
Sparet Sundberg Wray
Gounod
Helen Hughes
Florence Dill
Miss Hughes
Miss Dill
Miss Dilla
Miles Jordan
N. Harold West
Mr. Dill
Willard Hughes
Jack Jordan
Cedar Rapids
Atheny
Francis Dil Nieile Wee la Ee
Rence
Frances McLaughlin
Doris Bryant
Oelwein
Coe College
Alans Gamma Delta
Chi Delta
Coe
Dill
Iown.Mutuad. Liability Insurance Company
University of Kansas At Lawrence
Acacia Fraternity
Alpha Phi Omega
Boy Scouts
Ilsof
Billie Joe Dill
Catherine Farber
Davenport
Elizabeth Copley
Glenn Copley
Marshalltown
Andrew Calderwood
Schroeder Whipple Engagement Promises Sept 18 Wedding
Leave Schroeder daughter of Mrs Emma C Schroeder of 1433 Rev ue SE becomes engaged to William P Whipple son of Mrs Milo R Whipple of 1322 First Ave E The wedding is set for September 18 Miss Schroeder a Coe College graduate and active in Chi Omega Zeta Phi Eta and senior womans honorary society Whipple a Coe College graduate and Chi Beta Rho member Sachem and senior mens honor society member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma C. Schroeder
Leave Schroeder
William P. Whines
Milo R. Whipple
First Avenue
Miss Schroeder
Coe College
Chi Omega
Zeta Phi Eta
Scent
Mr. Whipple
Beh Sachem
Return of Campers Highlights Cedar Rapids Weekend
A Cedar Rapids Saturday Chat from April 16, 1892 features campers from Highlands and Camp Lake Hubert returning home via Wisconsin and Michigan routes. Hal Marshall, Ted Welch, the Fosters, and others travel with families, while local theater pages praise Greene's opera house and the Cedar Rapids Dramatic Club led by W. W. Douglas and Sara Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
T. Z. Cook
Laurance
Denecke
Vetter
C. G. Greene
Hayden
Tom, Jr
Highlands
Camp Highlands
Sayner
Wis
Hal Marshall
Clare R. Marshall
Pleasant Drive
Michigan
Mackinac Island
Sault Ste. Marie
Chicago
Bill Severa
Lumir Severa
Blake Boulevard
Wisconsin
Trout Lake
Jean
Osaka
Ted Welch
Frank C. Welch
2300
First Avenue
Red Arrow
Feom
C. H. Shuptrine
Meadowbrook Drive
Minnesota
Robert Stansbury
Forest Drive
Camp Lincoln
Molly Jean Wilson
St. Louis
Edith Knox
Mary Stuart
Lillian Russell
Olive May
Annie Lewis
Marie Tempest
May Curtis
Greene
Opera House
F. A. Bimmons
R. O. Simmons
Leon H. Lobenstein
Cedar Rapidians
Draematic Club
W. W. Douglas
Sara Cook
Picured
Mary Beveer
E. A. Lee
Hazel Smith
C. Cook
Florence Clark
Marguerite Hamnan
Isaac B. Smith
Helen Clark
Carolyn Putenam
Ashbys Spend Weekend in Chicago Amid Visits
Mr and Mrs Delbert Ashby and their son John Ashby are in Chicago for a weekend visit. They stay at 2520 Country Club Parkway SE while John visits at the home of fraternity brother Clifford Hellman Getpina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. H. F. Stahlhut
Chicago
Delbert Ashby
Country Club Parkway SE
John Ashby
Clifford Hellman Getpina
Weekend Visitor in Penningroth Home
Mr and Mrs Charles Penningroth host as weekend guest Mrs William Penningroth of Vipton, mother of Mr Penningroth, staying at 1094 Fourth Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank V. Orr
Fifth Avenue SE
Penningroth
Charles Penningroth
Fourth Avenue SE
William Penningroth
Vipton
T. J. Whilock
Denver
Whilock
California
Warrens Welcome Visitors From Far and Wide
Mr and Mrs D W Warrens of Carroll hosted guests for a sixteen day motor trip through northern Minnesota and Canada They entertained Chadbourne of Vinton Miss Harriett Case of Chicago Mr and Mrs J R Haney of 2220 Upland Drive SE and their son Jackie Their visit included Gulf Lake International Falls and Duluth plus a boat trip.
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Ore D. We Warren
Carroll Drive
Chadbourne
Vinton
Miss Harriett Case
Chicago
J. R. Haney
Upland Drive
Jackie
Minnesota
Canada
Gulf Lake
International Falls
Duluth
To Wed Chicago Man Engagement Announced
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Mochelle Annette Leibsohn of 1955 Fifth avenue SE to Merbert L. Mintz of Chicago. Miss Leibsohn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Leibsohn and Mr. Mintz is the son of Mrs. Louis L. Mintz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mochelle
Annette Leibsohn
Philip Leibsohn
Fifth Avenue SE
Merbert L. Mintz
Louis L. Mintz
Chicago
Social rounds honor visitors at rounds of affairs
Mrs. Dyer and Mrs. Jeffrey are honored at a dinner hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Beardsley at 2140 Linden Drive SE for twenty guests. Other gatherings honor Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey including events hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Buser and by Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Beardsley
Linden Drive
Dyer
Jeffrey
Frank L. Buser
B Avenue NE
Buser
Robert S. Cook
Crescent Street SE
Cook
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Eddie Rocarek
Gazette
Eddie
Marshall
Clare Marshall
Clare
George Crabb
Crabb
Frederick Stock
Mrs. Wolfe
Ephraim
Dr. Stock
Wolfe
Barbara Barry
Barbara
Joanne Crawford
Joanne
Jeanne Aubineau
Cat
Helen Hines
Peppy
Helen
Hallgren I
Margaret Ann
Frances
Oxford
Edna van Pappelendam
Edna
Holland
Poplar Dam
S. R. Hawking
Allied Industrial League
Dale Cornish
LaPlant- Choate Company
Della B. Cornish
Wilson and Company
Mrs. Cornish
Mr. Hankins
Mr. Cornish
Virginia Knox
Ginny
Alta Lattner
Bud
Dramatic Club
Miss. Se
Stahlehuts
Arthur C. Gertsen
M. A. Smith
Frank V. Orrs
Willigan
Pad Whipple
Mise Gayle
Schroeder
Riverside Park
New
Ashbys IN
Cricags
John Ashb Paullina
D. W. Warrens
Waneys
Mochelle Leibsohn
Montleur Photey
John W. Records
Beardsleys
Daniels
Laplant
Charles M. Daniel
Fairfield
Donald Leonards
Donald M. Leonard
Center Point Road
Zoric
Marion
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