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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1939

Page

7

Pine Party Entertains Coe Delta Delta Delta Members

Pledge members of Delta Delta Delta sorority at Coe college entertained active members Tuesday evening at the annual Pine party. The program included a Hawaiian dance by Ruth Goldwine, a Christmas story by Dorothy Forsythe, and a Christmas poem by Mary Towne. Members of the My-T-Fine bridge club were hosted at Lillick's tea room Tuesday evening with Ruth Bettie and Bernadine Boyle presiding. Prizes in bridge went to Helen Becker, Edith Ross, and Doloras Shimerda. Other guests included Velma Robertson, Doris Hegewald, and Margaret Leasure.

Delta Delta Delta Sorority Coe College Ruth Goldwine Dorothy Forsythe Mary Towne Lillick’s Tea Room Ruth Bettie Bernadine Boyle Helen Becker Edith Ross Doloras Shimerda Velma Robertson Doris Hegewald Margaret Leasure

Youth Temperance Council Christmas Party At Trinity

The Youth Temperance council held a Christmas party at Trinity Methodist church Monday evening. Vera Drake led in games and Frances Christianson oversaw the gift exchange.

Youth Temperance Council Trinity Methodist Church Vera Drake Frances Christianson

Mrs Leo W Larson to spend holidays in Minneapolis

Mrs Leo W Larson of 1820 Highey avenue SE will leave Thursday for Minneapolis to spend the holidays with her brother James B Carter and Mrs Carter.

Leo W. Larson Highey Avenue Minneapolis James B. Carter Carter

Wanda Foster Hosts Children At Camp Fire Event

Wanda Foster of 1990 Blake boulevard SE entertained members of the Anakikisin Camp Fire group, sharing activities and refreshments during a community gathering.

Wanda Foster Blake Boulevard SE Anakikisin Camp

Christmas party group includes guardians and guests

A Monday afternoon gathering listed the guardian Mrs Ronald B Moore and assistant guardian Mrs Ed Lee among attendees. Others present included Ann Meek, Joan Newton, Natalie Jenkins, Janet Lee Ohlman, Rosanne Klass, Marie French, Janet Macy, Barbara Carter, Phyllis Cohen, Joyce Libal, Ann Barry, Shirley Smith, Jacqueline Griffin and Emma Fern Samulson.

The Guardian Ronald B Moore Ed Lee Ann Meek Joan Newton Natalie Jenkins Janet Lee Ohlman Rosanne Klass Marie French Janet Macy Barbara Carter Phyllis Cohen Joyce Libal Ann Barry Shirley Smith Jacqueline Griffin Emma Fern Samulson

Miss Rilla Rossiter Arrives For Holidays At Home

Miss Rilla Rossiter a sophomore at Iowa State College arrives to spend the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs E W Rossiter at 1948 Washington Avenue SE.

Rilla Rossiter Iowa State College E W. Rossiter Washington Avenue

Harold A Ytsen Visits Parents For Christmas

Harold A. Ytsen of Chicago arrives to spend the Christmas holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs P N Ytsen in the city.

Harold A. Ytsen Chicago Mrs P. N. Ytsen

Christmas Trees One Million California Crop Outlook

Berkeley Calif INS Woodbridge Metcalf extension forester at the University of California predicts nine to ten million Christmas trees will be sold in the United States this year with California using about one million. He notes at least two million acres in the state could yield continuous crops and a well managed forest of ten thousand acres could supply California with Christmas trees for an indefinite period.

Berkeley Calif INS United States California Woodbridge Metcalf University of California College of Agriculture Metcalf

Forest thinning praised as positive in natural stands

A speaker argues that selective cutting in natural forest stands can yield benefit rather than cause serious damage, challenging prevailing public opinion about forestry.

Jury Lists Drawn for Benton County in 1940 Term

Special to The Gazette Benton county selects grand jurors for 1940 and petit jurors for January term. Names include Alden Shellsburg Alden and many Vinton residents such as Allen Birker Dake Kray Roth Sweet Trot now Young plus numerous others from Belle Plaine Dysart Mount Auburn and surrounding towns.

Vinton Benton County District Court WG. Alden Shellsburg E K Allen Matt Birker Floyd Dake Fred Kray Atkins Waldo Niebuhr van Horne Ben Olson Newhall A. H. Roth Luzerne C. A. Sweet Belle Plaine F. W. Tiedeman Blairstown J. E Trotnow Dysart J. W. Young Keystone Warren Abbott Mount Auburn Myrtle Anderson Kirk Beatty Fairfax Mabel Beins Ruth Brockschink Norway Wilma Burnett Vincent Butz Watkins Einer Carlson Pauline Charter RS. Christie Garrison Hazel Crow Jim Heldenbrand Alma Henkle Urbana Lester Henkle Charles Hensing Mabel Herbert W. H Holloway J C. Jack Allie Johnson Walker George Johnson Z. W. Johnson Art Kerkman Rose Knaack Mary Koepke Ernie Lass Roy Prill Henry Rinderknecht Elizabeth Romann Anna Schliotterback Arthur Schulte Fred Seipman S V. Shirley Charles Sick, Jr A. F. Such Danas Troxel Elmer Underwood Frank Volz W W. Weaver

Court Session Set in Vinton with Local Jury

Court will convene January 8 with Judge L. J. Kirkland of Vinton presiding. Trial jurors will report January 15 unless otherwise ordered.

Thirty Indicted for Liquor Fraud in Detroit Case

A federal grand jury indicted 30 defendants in a Detroit Chicago Cleveland liquor fraud syndicate. The group allegedly evaded $100000 in internal revenue taxes on liquor shipments totaling 30000 gallons from 1935 to last summer with Chicago as headquarters. Several named with ties to Al Capone. many defendants arrested in Chicago and Cleveland.

Detroit LLP Louis M. Hopping Chicago al Capone Hopping Fred W. Beltz Michigan-Ontario Alcohol Tax Unit Internal Revenue Department Cleveland

Hundreds of Cedar Rapids Children Donate Food for Christmas Baskets

The campaign gathered hundreds of food items from Cedar Rapids children at the State theater benefiting the welfare bureau. The film benefit featured Universal Pictures Forbidden Valley and Dumb Cluck with proceeds aiding holiday meals for needy families.

Cedar Rapids State Theater Ray Vernimont Universal Films

Seventy Extra Men Hired By Cedar Rapids Post Office

The Cedar Rapids post office added seventy relief workers to handle a mail rush. Superintendent Robert Lubbock says this could be the heaviest mail volume since 1929 as eight parcel loads are delivered daily and about 200000 letters move through the office each day.

Post Office Cedar Rapids Robert Lubbock Lubbock

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Tri-Delta Youth Temperance Anakikisin Camp Fire Harold Ytsen By Galbraith NEA Service, Inc Rec U. S Bulova Westfield Sierke Dolly Madison PIS Wal Taylor Second Avenue SE Benton County Sanford Whitman's Richards College Pharmacy First Avenue SE Renier's Second Street O'Meara P.M O’meara's Nobels Nor East Arrow Cheney Superba Arrow and Whitney Hickok Swank Phoenix Wilson Bros Hayes Eeeee Glenburnie Mallory Cravenette Stetson O’meara Clothing Company
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