Christmas Civic Tales and Small Town Credit Disputes
The Gazette reports on Mrs Herman Randle's Christmas committee leadership and her husband’s claim of credit for the project. Al Ziller, a former McKinley exchange student, sends a peace filled Christmas note from Cedar Rapids. Candy Jean Novak will find a walking talking singing doll as a gift from a Gazette promotion. A Cedar Rapids Light Company outage due to an overheated transformer lights up how a regulated firm can face power disruptions.
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Wildwood Drive
Herman Randle
Mr. Randle
Mrs. Randle
Gazette
Price
The
Paris
al Ziller
McKinley High School
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Dwight Krumholtz
High Twelve Club
C.R
Cedar Rapidians
Cedar Rapidian
McKinley
Candy Jean Novak
Candy Jean
ElRoy Novak
Mt. Vernon Road
Wendl Dvorak
Nineteenth Avenue
Light Company
Life and shopping habits in Cedar Rapids then and now
A local column notes how Christmas gifts and shopping patterns remain steady in Cedar Rapids. Stores report heavy evening business but a shift toward steadier daytime purchases aiding both retailers and customers. It also records Dr. Clarence Jung introducing minimax to Kiwanians with a hamburger stand analogy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Courtesies Given For Miss Downing Before Wedding
Final courtesy events mark the upcoming marriage of Miss DeLois Downing and William R. Basler of Omaha. Attended by family and friends, the events include a Monday bridal dinner at the Roosevelt hotel and a Friday open house at the Taylor home.
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DeLois Downing
William R. Basler
Omaha
St. Paul’s Church
Mr. Basler
Mrs. C. F. Basler
Lincoln-Jefferson
Roosevelt Hotel
Miss Downing
J. O.downing
Frank Eastes
Delavan
Ill
Cra Downing
Troy Mills
Jack Ogden
Robert Daniels
Jan Peterson
Osage
Marilyn Easler
John Sage
Bob Melcher
Bob Osborne
Leonard Wallace
Teausants Observe Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Clarence Teausant celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p m at 725 Avenue NW for friends and relatives. They have two daughters Mrs Robert C Heaton Jr and Mrs Leo D Frazier both of Cedar Rapids and three grandchildren. Rock Island Women s Club held a Christmas luncheon and gift exchange in KP hall with Mrs Manus Kimes and Mrs C R Kiffee in charge. Officers elected include Mrs William Spicer president Mrs H F Furman vice president Mrs G M Goss secretary Mrs Kimes treasurer and Mrs Bertha Wright chaplain.
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Clarence Teausant
Avenue NW
Robert C. Heaton, Jr
Leo D. Frazier
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Women’s Club
KP Hall
Manus Kimes
C.R. Kiffee Wee
William Spicer
H. F. Furman
G. M. Goss
Kimes
Bertha Wright
Dorothy Alice King to Wed Olaf Olson in Garden City
Dorothy Alice King and Olaf Fredrik Olson plan to marry December 29 at Garden City Community Church. The bride is a Coe College graduate and Red Cross home service director for Nassau County New York. Olson works for Emmerson Consolidated Electric Corp of New York. They will live in Garden City. Gretchen Harker hosted a Christmas dinner for 17 at 373 Twentieth Street SE. Mr and Mrs Don C Harker. Other notices mention Mr and Mrs D A Mullanix visiting Corpus Christi for holidays.
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George Edgar King
Washington Avenue
Dorothy Alice
Olaf Fredrik Olson
Garden City
Long Island
N. Y
T Coe College
Red Cross
Nassau County
Olson
Emmerson Consolidated Electric Corporation
New York
Gretchen Harker
Don C. Harker
Twentieth Street SE
Dick Anderson Birthday Party Hosts Scavenger Hunt
Dick Anderson son of Dr and Mrs William Lynch 334 Crescent Street SE celebrated his thirteenth birthday with a scavenger hunt and dance Friday evening. Guests included Judy DeLay Donna Griswold Susan Van Nostrand Sharon Julsgard Lisa Glanville Julie Cobb Richard Haglund John Distelhorst John Heldridge Sandy Jordan Ronnie Ringsmuth and Richard Lange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Anderson
William Lynch
Crescent Street
Judy DeLay
John Turners to Host Dinner for Eight at Home
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Turner of 530 Knollwood Drive SE will host a 7 o clock dinner party Tuesday. Guests will include Dr. and Mrs. Elliott Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon DeLay and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas F. Boynton. Dixie Woito shower noted at tea with 30 guests.
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John B. Turner
Knollwood Drive
Elliott Cobb
Gordon DeLay
Douglas F. Boynton
Dixie Woito
Don Cook
Fourth Avenue SE
W. J. Probert
D. I. Roland
Advanced Deadlines For Local Notices In Holiday Weekends
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces earlier deadlines for club lodge church and circle notices due to the holiday rush. Publicity chairmen must submit all notices for the Sunday December 26 and Sunday January 2 editions by the previous Wednesday noon. Include publicity chairmen name phone number and the meeting day and date.
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Cedar Rapids
Sperrings Celebrate Bridal Dinner for Margaret DeMoss
Final pre nuptial events honor Miss Margaret DeMoss and Richard F Sperring with a Saturday bridal dinner at Montrose hotel hosted by the groom’s parents Earl L Sperring and wife. The couple will wed at 4 p m today at the First Christian church with relatives and friends attending.
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Margaret DeMoss
Richard F. Sperring
First Christian Church
Earl L. Sperring
Thirty-seventh Street
Montrose Hotel
Thomas DeMoss
Lewis DeMoss
Avery, Ia
Wilda
Williams
Villa Park, Ill
St. James Werner
Spokane
Wash
Donald Smith
St. Louis
Lyle DeMoss
Philip
Susan DeMoss
Jo Ann Hanzlik Weds California Man in Las Vegas
Mr and Mrs M O Hanzlik announce the marriage of their daughter Jo Ann to Jonathan Wyatt Latimer of La Jolla California. The ceremony occurred Saturday in Las Vegas Nevada and the couple plan to live in La Jolla.
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M. O. Hanzlik
Jo Ann
Jonathan Wyatt Latimer
la Jolla
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
la Nente
The Heart of O Henry review by Dale Kramer
Elizabeth N Hoyt reviews The Heart of O Henry by Dale Kramer noting Kramer's portrait of William Sydney Porter as a largely passive figure who may not have embezzled funds. Hoyt argues the book is pleasant though not definitive and asserts O Henry's stories remain a lasting model for posterity. Pfeiffers to make home in Florida. Dr and Mrs H E Pfeiffer will move to Palm Beach Shores Florida on Monday.
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Ale Kramer
Iowa
The
Gazette
New York
Heywood Broun
Harold Ross
New Yorker
William Sydney Porter
O. Henry
Austin
Texas
Porter
Swould
Dale Kramer
Elizabeth N. Hoyt
H. E. Pfeiffer
Twenty-seventh Street
Palm Beach Shores, Fla
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Banal the
Joss
Santa Claus
Dick Clausens
Chris
Santa
Chuck
Clarence Jung
Coe
Kris Krinkle and
Chris Clausen
Ridgeway Drive
Miss Basler
Ogden
Daniels
Basler
Bastes
Ronald P. Evans
Nelle Evans
John J. Kelly
Max Smith
Craig Downing
Robert J. Hunt
Bernard Downing
Marshalltown
Roy Taylor
Charles Johnson
Taylor
Twenty-eighth Street Drive
John Rosche
Bever Avenue
Downing
Rosche
Jean
Chicago
Robert Pierson
MR. Spangler
J. N. Spanglers
Crescent Drive
James N. Spangler, Jr
James Spangler, Jr
Niki
Danny
Cheri
John D. Wittman
Iowa City
Patricia Spangler
Denver
Jay Spangler
Rock Island
Charles Greenberg
Second Street
Bride OF
Morgan J. Foster, JR
John Butschi
Anamosa
Helen Ruth
Morgan J. Foster
Linden Drive
Fort Holabird
Baltimore
Foster
Dorothy Alice King
Mullanix
D. A. Mullanix
Sixth Avenue
Sfe
Corpus Christi
T. E. van Ness
John Turners
Joe & Cliff's
All-Star
Evinrude Motors
Joe & Cliff
Sporting Goods Dept
First
Dial
Jo Ann Hanzlik
California
B.P.W
Martha Clark
Kathryn Brandt
Jack A. Oliver
Mrs. Novak
G. P. Novak
Third Avenue SE
Hayward
Duane L. Pomnene
Robert Toms
J. W. Fitzpatrick
Kansas City
Joy Smith
Commonwealth Apartment Hotel
Second Avenue SE
Grace Diebold
Ebel
O.henry
Mr. Kramer
Will Porter
Greensboro
N.C
Columbus
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Pfeiffers
Florida
Dows Bidg
Andro
Elie
Cedar Rapids Piano Co
America
Bishop's
Cedar F
First Avenue
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