Anecdotes and notices from Around the Town column
A collage of brief items includes a joke about the Normandy beach question at D Day, a centennial note on Horace Wells and anesthesia, a humorous notice about ankle socks and Mrs. McConkie’s medical family, a spoof on intimate letters, a disorderly conduct tale in court, Christmas seal history, a night-snack tale at Vernon Heights, USC workers aiding ASTP soldiers, Cedar Rapids praise from Aircrew members at Coe College, and personal mentions linking Dr. Russell Cole and Admiral Leahy at Army Navy events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Horace Wells
Wells
Boston
Harvard Medical
William Morton
Charles T. Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Dora Jane Hamblin
Red Cross
Southwest Pacific
Iowa
Jersey
Denver
Crewn
Jack Owens
Coe
USO
Russell Cole
Cornell College
Cole
William D. Leahy
Mt. Vernon
Anna Boginger
Marine Flyer Home For Christmas
Major John D. Howard a marine flyer returning from the South Pacific plans Christmas with wife and 14 month old daughter Sandra Sue in Pensacola Florida. They visit Major Howard’s mother Mrs J T Beadie at 2013 Hamilton Street SW and expect to travel to Cherry Point North Carolina January 3 for further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Howard
South Pacific
Sandra Sue
N. C
Miss Anne Gilbert Weds Ensign Hammes in Indianapolis
Miss Anne Gilbert daughter of Dr and Mrs G W Gilbert and Ensign Paul A Hammes son of Mr and Mrs M H Hammes of Pocahontas Iowa were married Thursday at 9 am at St Peter and St Paul Cathedral Indianapolis The Rt Rev Msgr John Nalt officiated A breakfast and reception followed at the Sheffield Inn Indianapolis Hammes will report to San Diego for duty and is a Navy engineer Gilbert is a medical technician at City Hospital Indianapolis and a Clark College Du buque graduate The couple were attended by Mrs Gerald Kelly and Bernard Parachy of Indianapolis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Gilbert
G. W. Gilbert
Second Avenue SE
Paul A. Hammes
M. H. Hammes
Pocahontas
Iowa
St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral
Indianapolis
Ind
John Nalt
Gerald Kelly
Bernard Parachy
Sheffield Inn
Hammes
City Hospital
Franklin High School
Clark College
Dubuque
Leila Post Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Chi Omega Alumnae Dinner Meeting Planned
Chi Omega alumnae will gather Wednesday at 6 15 p m for dinner at the home of Mrs. George Hal enbeck 1955 C avenue NE Hostesses include Mrs Kenneth Ottsen Mrs Donald Sloan Mrs D G Isett Mrs Marvin Zuidema and Mrs John W Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Omega
George Halenbeck
C Avenue NE
Kenneth Ottsen
Donald Sloan
D. G. Isett
Marvin Zuidema
John W. Smith
Charity Ball Invitations Issued by White Cross Society
The White Cross society announces invitations for a charity ball to be held December 27 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Crystal ballroom at Montrose hotel. Bob Welty and his orchestra will provide dancing music to support the St Luke's hospital children's room endowment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Cross Society
Crystal Ballroom
Montrose Hotel
Bob Welty
St. Luke’s Hospital
E. J. Larimer
H. Gordon DeLay
Te White Cross Society
James Noell
van Vechten Shaffer
Republican Women’s Dinner Program Set With Speakers
The Linn County Republican Women’s club will meet Tuesday at the Montrose hotel with a 12:15 p.m. executive session and 1 p.m. dutch treat luncheon in the Java room. Mrs. E W Krickard will present a Christmas program with Mrs. H E Henderson at the piano, Henry Haegg to speak on a service men’s center, and Mrs. E K Beane to discuss the Red Cross home service department. Mrs. G P Linville will report on legislation. meeting date changed for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Republican Women’s Club
Montrose
Java
E. W. Krickard
H. E. Henderson
Henry Haegg
Service Men’s Center
E. K. Beane
Home Service Department of the Red Cross
G. P. Linville
Lt Kruidenier to Marry Lt Eckert Engagement Announced
The army nurse corps officer Lt Henrietta A Kruidenier is engaged to First Lt Charles J Eckert of Albert Lea Minnesota. Eckert serves in the infantry in France. Kruidenier trained at St Luke's nursing school and entered service November 1943. She is serving overseas. The marriage date will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Henrietta A. Kruidenier
Army Nurse Corps
Dan Kruidenier
Navy
Kruidenier
Charles J. Eckert
Russell C. Eckert
Albert Lea
Minn
Eckert
Infantry
France
St. Luke's School of Nursing
Junior League Presents Postwar Psychiatry Talk
The Cedar Rapids Junior League education committee under Mrs Neil Montgomery invites members to a 3 p.m. Tuesday meeting in the Crystal ballroom of the Montrose hotel where Rabbi Herman E Schaalman will speak on Psychiatry's place in the Rehabilitation Program. A 60 minute film, Psychiatry in Action, will follow. A 2 p.m. general meeting precedes the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Ballroom
Montrose Hotel
Junior of
Cedar Rapids
Neil Montgomery
Herman E. Schaalman
Mrs Waters and Daughter Visit Doolittles in Cleveland
Mrs Donald Waters and her young daughter from Cleveland Ohio are spending two weeks with Mrs Waters' parents Mr and Mrs C M Doolittle at 111 Twenty-fifth Street Drive SE. Mrs Jack Illian at 400 Twenty sixth Street SE will host a Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae potluck supper Tuesday at 6 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Waters
Cleveland, Ohio
Jack Illian
Twentysixth Street
Kappa Alpha Theta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anne Pyle
Lafayette
Normandy
Bobby Sox
Santa
Mary McConkie
First Avenue
Col
Howard 8. McConkie
Army Service Forces Training Center
Fort Lewis
Wash
Maj
Edwin Bruce McConkie
Scottfield
Ill
Harry Johnson
William H. Paul
Central City
Linn County Tuberculosis Association
Paul
Lee Finn
Buf
Dorothy
Ket
Vernon Heights
U.S.C
ASTRP
USC
Marine Flyer
Ensign Hammes
Pocahontas High School
Loras College
Miss Wilaura Skien
Wilaura Skien
John S. Skien
Twenty-second Street
Muriel Burnell
Skien
Miss Burnell
University of Iowa
Roberta Henderson
Bismark
N. D
Jean Matthews
Haskins
Pfc
Rogert Willey
Harlan
William Smith
Lakota
Douglas Bradshaw
Iowa City
University
Shakespeare Club
J. F. McLaughlin
Twenty Eighth Street
King Henry the Sixth
Columbia
Columbia Masterworks
Holiday
ZORK
Zori
Mrs. Corey
J. Ernest Corey
Lynette
Albuquerque
N. M
Home Garden Club
John L. Miller
B Avenue NE
T. F. Hersch
G. L. Krabbenhoff
E. E. Schenefelt
Henrietta Kruidenier
Junior League
Mrs. Plock
A. W. Plock
Blake Boulevard SE
Hugh Har
M. F. Cox
H. J.rtmann
W. R. Fair
A. E. Schulte
Waters
Doolittles
Beauty Shop
First Avenue East
Dial
Lydia Wehmeler Perkins
Lasswell
Lasswell Studio
Paramount Theater
Ceeeevere Nebesee
Dude Pants
Highbee’s
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