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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1936
Page
22
Alma deserts the idea that absence makes hearts grow fonder as Ray leaves for another city. She soon forgets him while new boys appear, illustrating the adage’s failure in her case. A teen reader writes for advice on leaving home for a job while parents restrict dating and rules.
A farmer writes of daily five a m start milking six cows chores at home and farm duties for her husband during harvest time she asks how many wives work as hard as she does the answer says she works too hard unless built like a horse and urges limiting outside work when house and children demand attention
Millersburg residents share summer activities with trips and visits. Edna Seaton returns from Cedar Falls summer school. Jessie Lanning visits daughter in Indiana. Leslie Berstler from Des Moines guests in Roy Dyson home. Perry Amick of Sac City visits Millersburg friends. Frank Albert couple enjoy a week in Chicago.
Belle Plaine social notices detail numerous birthday celebrations and gatherings. Hosts include Mrs. Dawson Hunt Mrs. Lyle Woods Mrs. Martha Pettit and others hosting dinners bridge parties showers and open houses with many out of town guests. The week features celebrations for Mrs Abbie Thiessen Mrs Anne Ealy and the Bardwells golden wedding anniversary among others.
Oelwein held its Independence Day celebration at the Country Club with card games and entertainment led by A J Lathmer Duffy Theim Voss Haverly Mariner Wassom Myers Prizes awarded to Mrs Harold Smith and Mrs Betty Dodge Independence and Mrs John Hill and Mrs Fred Ritchie. Upcoming Pffeifer trophy golf today with two big golf days Sept 6 7.
The annual Methodist church Sunday school picnic occurred Wednesday in Thomas Park, Marion, with about fifty attendees. A noon picnic dinner followed by afternoon races was part of the day. A miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Dick Hendryx honored Mrs. James Comreid of Center Point, formerly Miss Bernice Freatrice of Center Point, on her upcoming marriage. Attendees included Mrs. Leo Geesaman Cedar Rapids, Mrs. T. H. Thomas Burlington, Mrs. LeRoy Cress Center Point, Valerie and Bernita Cress, Mrs. Walter Hendryx Lafayette, Mrs. James Martin and daughter Dixie, Alice Beitz, and Mrs. Walter Houts and daughter Doralee, all of Alburnett.
Rain forced the Legion and Auxiliary to move their regular monthly picnic from the school grounds to the M E church parlors in Earlville where 25 members attended. Nearby social visits included Rev L C Smith and Mrs Smith with daughter Arleta staying with Gerald Schaller’s family. Other items note relatives traveling to Chicago and Minnesota, club hosting, and a Crawford family reunion at Tama with 55 attendees.
Mrs Alvin Stransky hosted a miscellaneous shower southwest of Riverside for her sister Madonna Kiefer on her upcoming marriage to Lawrence Heck. The guest list included Mrs Ferdinand Simon Mrs Clarence Bowman and many others. A Y social picnic at Lone Tree park drew over 100 attendees with Myron Kelso Pat Gilroy and families among the crowd.
The Sigourney Snakenberg family reunion was held last Sunday in Memorial hall with 130 members present. Bishop W L Adrian of Nashville was guest of honor at a dinner at the home of his sister Mrs Peter Heisdorf on Thursday. A list of attendees includes numerous Adrians and Heisdorfers from Sigourney Des Moines Keota Iowa City and Richland. Also noted is a dinner last Sunday honoring Mr and Mrs Cloyd Grimes on their sixth wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Mary Shafranek and Miss Rita Brady welcomed Keswick Women’s Culture club Tuesday at Mrs. Shafranek’s home. Dorca Aid society met at Mrs. H. P. Burdine’s residence. St. Mary’s circle gathered in the church basement Wednesday with Mrs. George Harris of Webster as hostess.
Miss Amanda Dircks and Burdette Fankhauser are set to wed at 4 p m in Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Lowden The ceremony will be witnessed by Clifford Winter and Elvin Fankhauser A five o clock dinner for fifty will follow at the bride’s home The couple will reside on the Koerner Lendt farm near Clarence
One hundred ten Scott and Lane family members gathered for a reunion at Backbone state park last Sunday. Vera Bateman honored at a Glen Charles hotel dinner with bridge to follow. The Lend-a-Hand club holds its ThrilI park picnic today with a noon pot luck. Mr and Mrs P M Cloud and sons tour the west including Yellowstone. Charmion Cox heads to Des Moines to study at the American Institute of Business. Oscar O Smith and daughters return from a motor trip to the west coast.
Decorah residents Mrs Herman F Dale and daughter Dorit return from Norway aboard the Queen Mary with several other travelers also heading home. A National Junior Shakespeare club forms under Miss Jeanette Sellman. A Daniel Swenson family reunion in Decorah includes multiple relatives from North Dakota Minnesota and Chicago. Beatrice Glover’s wedding plans are announced with shower and marriage to Theodore Krahmer. A El Paso wedding unites George Windle and Elinor Hiller. Local scout gatherings church picnic and a fiftieth anniversary observance for Nels and Mrs Severson are noted with numerous out of town attendees.
Mrs. Julia Fisher hosted a family dinner honoring Miss Nellie Fisher of Akron. A surprise party celebrated a birthday at Mrs. Dell Peyton’s home. Out of town guests included Mrs. Myrtie Langdon and Miss Effie Langdon among others. A River Park basket dinner drew old friends from Marion Cedar Rapids Vinton and Troy Mills.
La Porte City families hosted guests from Audubon and Waterloo while local groups held church and club events. The Presbyterian Missionary society met with Gertrude Lee presiding and program by Mrs. Hemsworth Kes and Dexter. An Alphabet circle and a miscellaneous shower were hosted for 20 and 35 guests respectively, with plans for a September wedding of Gertrude Williams to Harley Stebbins. Out of town visitors included Mrs. Grobe and three Waterloo-based guests, plus Mrs. Dexter from St Paul.
Stanley Mrs. Arvid Trimble was honored at a miscellaneous shower Monday hosted by Mrs. Peter Michels. Fifty relatives and friends attended a postnuptial shower for Mrs. Raymond Niehaus at her grandmother Mrs. Will Lincoln’s home.
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