Guardians Of Camp Fire Hold Christmas Ceremonial
More than thirty Camp Fire guardians attended the annual Christmas ceremony at the First Presbyterian church parlor. Miss Catherine Wahlstrom of New York led training, Mrs. A J Anderson chaired, and Mrs. Wells C Peck planned the service. The event featured candle lighting, a leather honor, a pantomime of the manger scene, a reading of The Other Wise Man, and Christmas carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardians’ Association
First Presbyterian Church
Council
Catherine Lee Wahlstrom
New York City
Camp Fire
A. J. Anderson
Wells C. Peck
J. D Houser
E. G. Dudek
Amos Scott
C. V. Wood
Nadia Thorpe
Peck
Association
Misses Thorpe
Noel Newell
Jane Niles
Scott
Anderson
Louise Leibert Circle Hosts Luncheon in Marion
Louise Leibert circle of the King's Daughters met Tuesday for a luncheon at Mrs. Kenneth E. Cornell s home 1184 Eleventh Street Marion entertaining Margaret Bottome circle members. Plans were made to deliver a Christmas basket and toys to a needy family and devotions were led by Mrs. Max Burrell reviewing Those Disturbing Miracles. The group sewed on a quilt and set a Christmas party with a gift exchange at Mrs. Carlton Owen s home 112 Twenty fourth Street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Leibert
King's Daughters
Kenneth E. Cornell
Eleventh Street
Marion
Margaret Bottome
M. Sopousek
Max Burrell
Carlton Owen
Twentyfourth Street
P T A Meetings and School Events This Week
Various P T A groups plan Thursday meetings at local schools including Van Buren Garfield Cleveland and Polk. Activities feature a bazaar to aid Boy Scouts Cubs and Camp Fire girls puppet shows and leadership lessons with police protection for children. Mothers and interested residents invited. Tyler P T A also holds an executive committee meeting Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren School
van Buren R.T.A
Boy Scouts
Cubs
van Buren P.T. A
Cleveland
Fillmore P. T. A
Roosevelt School
Christmas Party Held by Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club
The Mothers club of Alpha Gamma Delta held its annual Christmas party at the Elks club Tuesday evening with fifty nine mothers and daughters at a U shaped table decorated with greens and candles. Mrs. P W Jacobsen offered the prayer and was honored with a glove present and a radio gift to Pi chapter. Mrs Jacobsen sails December 15 on the Queen Mary to London to spend winter with her daughter Mrs Herbert Wood. David Bleakley showed motion pictures of a western trip taken with Mrs Bleakley and Leone Burgert in 1936. Those in charge were Mesdames G B Burgert J S Arendts and H L Nehls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Elks Club
P. W. Jacobsen
Jacobsen
S. S. Queen Mary
London
Herbert Wood
Wood
J. F. Tufts
Tufts
Pi Chapter
David Bleakley
Bleakley
Leone Burgert
G. B. Burgert
J. S. Arendts
H. L. Nehls
Girl Reserve Advisers Meet At Y W C A In 1938 Prep
Girl Reserve advisers and Miss Elizabeth A Dodd met at the Y W C A Tuesday evening. Mrs. O E Atkinson chaired the gathering as games suitable for club groups were shown and refreshments served. Lorraine Nelson and Catherine Crane outlined a 1938 training course in social recreation for leaders. Christmas carols and a tree gift exchange followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Reserve
Y.W C. A
Elizabeth A Dodd
O. E. Atkinson
Lorraine Nelson
Catherine Crane
Crane
Ida Mans field circle meets at Keehn home for Christmas devotions
Sixteen members of Ida Mans field circle of the Kings Daughters met Tuesday afternoon at 1907 Glenway drive SE the Keehn home. Christmas devotions were given by Mrs Margaret Wenger. The next meeting will be Tuesday Jan 4 at the Elks club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Mansfield
The
King’s Daughters
P. F. Keehn
Glenway Drive
S. E Coquillette
Ben H. Peterson
Margaret Wenger
Elks Club
Elsie Cook
Second Avenue SE
Bever Avenue
Sixteenth Street SE
Cook
Kappa Delta Mothers Plan Holiday Luncheon
The Kappa Delta Mothers club schedules a Thursday picnic lunch at 1 p.m. in the sorority rooms. It will be the last luncheon before the holidays with Mrs T H Erickson and Mrs Frank Kubovec as hostesses and all members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Delta Mothers
T. H. Erickson
Frank Kubovec
Kappa Delta
Mr and Mrs Kahl Host Dinner Bridge at Montrose Hotel
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kahl of 524 Twenty-second Street SE hosted a Tuesday dinner bridge in the Montrose hotel French room. The table for thirty featured winter flowers and a Christmas theme. Guests included Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Furnish of Tipton. After dinner attendees played bridge in the parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kahl
Twenty-second Street
Montrose Hotel
W. F. Furnish
Tipton
Camp Fire honors Mrs. Melvin Hager at kitchen shower
Members of the Ao ki ya Camp Fire group honored Mrs. Melvin Hager of Mankato Minnesota at a kitchen shower Monday at the home of guardian Mrs. Henry Hauseman 132 Thirty second street NE Mrs Hager was Miss Juanita Brown a former member Those present were Mrs Hauseman Pauline Schmidt Lillian Repstein Rita Drake Mildred Phillips Barbara Holmes Eloise Balcar and Betty Like
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao-ki-ya
Melvin Hager
Mankato
Minn
the Guardian
Henry Hauseman
Thirty-second Street
Hager
Juanita Brown
Houseman
Pauline Schmidt
Lillian Repstein
Rita Drake
Mildred Phillips
Barbara Holmes
Eloise Balcar
Betty Like
Odekonya Camp Fire elects new officers
Joan Nilles was elected president in Immaculate Conception school parlors. Betty Fee is vice president Virginia Mercer treasurer Rita Ann Cashman secretary Jean Ann Scanlan scribe Corrine Jean Da tremont named telephone committee chair. Members vote to dress dolls for needy children and plan a Christmas party with guardian Miss Ann Gatens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Nilles
Odekonya
Immaculate Conception
Betty Fee
Virginia Mercer
Rita Ann Cashman
Jean Ann Scanlan
Corrine Jean Dautremont
Miss Ann Gatens
Guardian
Linn County Home Improvements In 1938 Budget Agenda
Linn county supervisors filed a recommendation from the November term grand jury to paint and redecorate the Linn county home interior and to provide better beds and chairs for inmates. Board chair Elmer M Seevell said 1937 budget lacked funds, but the 1938 budget to be adopted in January will include continued improvements begun in 1937 such as exterior painting roof repairs and wall plaster work. Interior painting redecorating and furniture replacements are planned for 1938 as budget allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Elmer M. Seevell
Births Notice List From Local Families
Birth announcements from Racine Wisconsin Cedar Rapids and St. Louis families report a son born to Mr and Mrs Harley Kempter December 7 a son Courtney Maxwell Rittgers born December 7 at home to Mr and Mrs Forest S Rittgers nine pounds seven and a half ounces a son to Mr and Mrs Arthur O Wittke December 8 at St Luke's hospital a daughter to Mr and Mrs Alex Sojka December 7 at Mercy hospital a son to Dr and Mrs Jordan Kelling December 7 in St Louis Missouri Mrs Kelling formerly Ruth Commerford of Manchester and Coe College background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Kempter
Racine, Wis
Cedar Rapids
Forest S. Rittgers
Sixteenth Street
Courtney Maxwell Rittgers
Arthur O. Wittke
N Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Alex Sojka
Ely Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Jordan Kelling
St. Louis
Kelling
Ruth Commerford
Manchester
Coe College
Funeral services set for Mrs. Thomas Barry in Masonville
Mrs. Thomas Barry 73, former Delaware county resident, died Friday at her daughter’s home in Seattle. Funeral at Masonville Catholic church Friday at 9 30 a m, burial in Masonville Catholic cemetery. Rev J F McCaffery to lead. Body arrives Manchester Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonville
Thomas Barry
Delaware County
Harry Taylor
Seattle
Manchester
J. F. McCaffery
Sigourney
Cyril Conrad
Harper
J. G. Patterson
Howard Cosby
Fremont
Delta Road
Patterson
Advertising as the power to grow Cedar Rapids business
A Cedar Rapids Gazette advertisement likens power to a horse, airplane, and locomotive requiring full fuel and oats. It argues advertising fuels business success, noting the paper’s trained staff offer promotional planning services at no extra cost and inviting merchants to call 2112 for Glenn Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
City Briefs And Personal Notices In Cedar Rapids
Community notices include VFW auxiliary meeting at 7 45 p m in Memorial building. St James church turkey supper and St Margaret’s bridge party. Local arrests and fines for intoxication and parking violations. Miss Elsie Lahr granted leave. Lilian Prushek appointed. bankruptcy filed by Dr Harry L Walker. Mrs Arthur Taylor to teach in Rahway New Jersey starting Dec 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Lahr
Linn County Relief Office
Lahr
California
Lillian Prushek
Relief Department
United States Court
Harry L. Walker
Bareliue
Mound Farm Realty Company
New Jersey
Arthur Taylor
Negro Boys’ Recreation
Rahway
N. J
Two Men Fined for Disturbance at Union Depot
Orville Trimble and Ed Davis both of 95 Ninth Avenue SE were fined $25 and costs in police court for intoxication and disturbing the peace. Police nabbed them Tuesday night after a clash with Sidney Tait, depot porter. one man struck Tait as they tried to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Trimble
Ed Davis
Ninth Avenue SE
Sidney Tait
Porter
Union Depot
Purse and Cash Reported Lost by Miss Flanagan
Miss Winifred Flanagan reported a lost purse containing 95 dollars to police after 7 am Monday. Her sister Frances Little of 1617 Avenue NW provided the information, noting 75 dollars were in a white envelope and the purse was in a car en route downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Flanagan
Miss Flanagan
Frances Little
Avenue NW
Black leather purse with initials W F found
A black leather purse with zipper opening containing $20, a fountain pen, and several other articles was recovered. The purse bears the initials W F on one side.
Two Large New Buses For Cedar Rapids To Arrive Soon
Mayor Hahn received a call from Ralph Fitzgerald of National City Lines confirming that two of the ordered large buses will arrive Friday and begin service without delay. The remaining two buses are due by December 15, with ten total ordered and a traffic expert arriving Sunday to assess service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank K. Hahn
Ralph Fitzgerald
Chicago
National City Lines
Cedar Rapids
Fitzgerald
Hahn
Marriage Licenses for Gamble Kirkpatrick Lysell Johnson
Maurice LeRoy Gamble of Lisbon and Ruth Kirkpatrick of Mount Vernon. Frank W. Lysell of Morrison and Gladys H. Johnson of Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice LeRoy Gamble
Lisbon
Ruth Kirkpatrick
Mount Vernon
Frank W. Lysell
Morrison, Jrl
Gladys H. Johnson
Vinton
Du Pont Plan to Create Jobs Wins Wide Praise
New York AP report says Lammot du Pont proposed industrial expansion to create up to 3 million jobs, financed by 25 billion dollars, with government tax stability and fair labor rules. Industry leaders and lawmakers largely endorsed the plan, while a banker and some labor leaders were cautious or withheld comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lammot du Pont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
National Association of Manufacturers
du Pont
John J. Lewis
William Green
Coughton
Thomas G. Gillers
Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Industrial leader proposes plan but offers no financing details
A report notes the industrial leader suggested a program but provided no concrete financing plan. The remark highlights uncertainty over how the proposal would be funded and implemented.
Children’s Night At Church Of God Revival
Children will lead a special night at the Church of God on Eighth Street NW with evangelist Rev W B Crowell. The program includes screen songs with baloptican pictures, Agnes Wise as pianist, Velma Jean Rissmiller and Robert Coolidge singing solos, and Cyrus Metcalf providing special music. Evening services run 7 30 nightly except Saturday, concluding the next Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
L Avenue
Eighth Street NW
W. B. Crowell
Agnes Wise
Velma Jean Riss
Miller
Robert Coolidge
Cyrus Metcalf
Musical Christmas Gift Watch Advertisement
Classified ad under section 30 announces a musical Christmas gift watch for sale. Details are limited in the readable text but indicate a holiday item offered to shoppers seeking a themed timepiece.
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St. Joseph
United States
T. Joseph
P.T.A. Meetings
van Buren
Garfield
Garfield P. T. A
Cleveland P. T. A
Polk P., T. A
F. L. Williams
Twentieth Street
J. R. Osterlund
Tyler
Tyler P T. A
Alpha Gamma Delta
Girl Reserve News
Mother
Dad
J. C. Landenberger Optometrist
Third Street SE
Mrs. Kahl
Dinner Bridge
Iowa News
Bnecal
Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
First Christian
Denver
St. James Church
Dorothy Svee
Robert Yates
Central Park Church
E. Shakespeare
C Avenue NW
Shakespeare
St. Margaret's Circle of the Immaculate Conception
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Adolph Stolba
Mount Vernon Avenue
Riggs Optical Company
Mullin Building
F. W. Armstrong
Fourth Avenue
Virgil Glessner
C Street
E. J. Petranek
Eighteenth Street
Lodge
Z. C. B. J. Hall
Driver
Sanford
Dollar
Isle OF Ties
Beau Brummel
Symphony
ARROW
Phoenix
Wilson Bros
Monito
Hickor
van Heusen
Elder
van Heusens
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