Past Presidents Of Woman's Club Hold Annual Christmas Event
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Past Presidents association meets at Commonwealth tea room for its annual luncheon. Hostesses include Mrs. Robert T. Lubbock and others. program features readings of Christmas stories and an exchange of gifts at 1311 Second Avenue SE.
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Association of the
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Commonwealth Tea Room
Robert T. Lubbock
F. E. Ormsby
F. D. Fillmore
W. E. Mickel
Second Avenue SE
H. Darner
Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Party at Labor Temple
The Ladies Auxiliary to Federal Labor union No. 18619 Penick and Ford held a Christmas party at the Labor temple on Wednesday evening. About 150 members and children attended a potluck supper, with Mrs James Dale in Santa Claus role and President Mrs Hugh Sheridan receiving a special gift.
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Penick and Ford
Labor Temple
James Dale
Santa Claus
Hugh Sheridan
A. W. Monard
Penn
Elmer Olson
Dale
Sheridan
W L. Baldwin
Roscoe Duncan
George McNeil
B. F. Burke
Griswold and Morton Families Visit Iowa City Guests
Mr and Mrs Gordon Griswold of Wharton Texas and their children Stephen John and Linda are staying for a month with S W Griswold at 1700 First Avenue West and John Morton at 345 Eighteenth Street SE They were guests in Iowa City on Thursday of Dr and Mrs Arthur Leighton and Prof and Mrs Addison Alspach
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Gordon Griswold
Wharton, Tex
Stephen
John
Linda
S. W. Griswold
First Avenue
John Morton
Eighteenth Street
Iowa City
Arthur Leighton
Addison Alspach
Eighteen in Service Circle Christmas Luncheon Hosts
Eighteen members of the Service circle of the King's Daughters met at 124 Eighteenth Street NE for a dessert luncheon and Christmas party. Frank Flack Jr. played piano as selections included O Sanctissima Christmas Chimes and Minuet. The group planned a Christmas basket for a needy family and announced January meetings for the third and fifth Thursdays.
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Service Circle of the King’s Daughters
Frank Flack
Eighteenth Street
Frank Flack, Jr
Hugh Reynolds
Frank Wells
Myron Mason
Sulek Family Honored At Christmas Birthday Dinner
Capt and Mrs A E Sulek of Hattiesburg and their son Dennis were honored Friday evening at a Christmas and birthday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs E F Sulek of Marion. The occasion also celebrated the birthdays of twins Ellen Louise and Leon Arthur Sulek and of Mrs E F Sulek and Frank Sulek.
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A. E. Sulek
Hattiesburg
Dennis
E. F. Sulek
Marion
Ellen Louise
Leon Arthur Sulek
Frank Sulek
Cedar View Country Club Children’s Christmas Party
The Cedar View Country Club hosts its annual Christmas party for members and their friends this Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. Attendees will enjoy seasonal activities and refreshments at the club.
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Cedar View
Cedar View Country Club
Nature Department Christmas Party In Cedar Rapids Club
Mrs H N Jerome displayed bells and spoke on their history at a Christmas party for the nature and garden department of a Cedar Rapids Woman's club. Rebecca Evans and Betty Fosher sang holiday music with Coe college study, and Lewis Jenkinson of Iowa City played carols on the marimba. George Bowne gave a slide illustrated talk on birds and flowers. Hostesses were Mesdames J W Hopp Ben Hazen Fay Schwartzentruber and Jerome.
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H. N. Jerome
Cedar Rapids
Rebecca Lvans
Betty Fosher
Coe College
Lewis Jenkinson
Iowa City
Hark
Herald Angels
George Bowne
J. W. Hopp
Ben Hazen
Fay Schwartzentruber
Jerome
Caroline Tufts Circle Christmas Party Highlights
The Caroline Tufts circle of the First Congregational church held its annual Christmas party Friday at the Light Company Bungalow. Mrs. F. W. Fisher presided after a buffet luncheon, with Mrs. G. L. Hopkins leading devotions and Mrs. D. A. Huene in charge of the gift exchange. New officers include Mrs. W. S. Bartlett as president and Mrs. Marshall Nelson as secretary-treasurer.
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Caroline Tufts
First Congregational Church
Light Company
F. W. Fisher
G. L. Hopkins
D. A. Huene
W. S. Bartlett
Fred Meyers
George Chapman
Nelle Heft
Charles Young
Bartlett
Nelson
Andrew Petersen
Clara Thule
Louise Hathaway
Cub Pack 25 Holds December Meeting At School
Cub Pack 25 sponsored by Arthur P T A reports 25 members at the December meeting Friday evening in the school. 29 parents attended for the program including a attendance award to a named individual, bear badge gold arrow to Kenneth Darey, service star to Jimmie Davis Don Platt Edward Duncan and Robert Swaney, carol singing, and the Night Before. Robert Hobbie joined Pack 25 transferring from Pack 29.
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Arthur P. T. A
Dea
Kenneth Darey
Jimmie Davis
Don Platt
Edward Duncan
Robert Swaney
Carol Singing
anSden
Robert Hobbie
Circle 7 of St. Paul’s Methodist hosts luncheon
Twenty eight members of Circle 7 at St. Paul’s Methodist church were entertained Friday at the home of Mrs. George W. Smith on B avenue NE. Hostess aid came from Mesdames Elmer Hedin J E Crewe L G Swaney and J M Wiley. Mrs A E Chase president led the business meeting and Mrs Emma Elliott led devotions and read two original poems. Carol singing and a gift exchange closed the afternoon.
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Circle 7
St. Paul's Methodist Church
George W. Smith
B Avenue NE
Elmer Hedin
J. E. Crewe
L. G. Swaney
J. M. Wiley
A. E. Chase
Emma Elliott
Eight Cards Club Hosts Christmas Party
Mrs. Fred Taylor of 930 Maplewood Drive NE hosted the Eight Cards club for its annual Christmas party. Entertainment included a 500 prize to Mrs. Eleanor Green and Mrs. Morris S. Poe, gift exchange, and secret sisters revealed. Members attending included Mesdames Lloyd Bryant Clarence H. Reece Robert A. Safely James Geist Jr. and Howard Zachary.
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Fred Taylor
Maplewood Drive
Eight Cards Club
Eleanor Green
Morris S. Poe
Lloyd Bryant
Clarence H. Reece
Robert A. Safely
James Geist, Jr
Howard Zachary
Judge Lectures Two Youthful Speeders
Two teenage drivers faced Judge Harry Johnson in police court for reckless driving. Bill Cox 16 of Johnson Avenue NW and Wallace Johnson 18 of 816 Third Avenue SE received speeding fines and license suspensions after clocked speeds of 52 and 68 mph respectively. Cox chose a $25 fine and costs, Johnson’s $100 fine was suspended in exchange for six months without driving privileges. The judge warned that denying driving is the best public safety measure and blamed parents for the youths’ behavior.
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Harry Johnson
Bill Cox
Johnson Avenue NW
Wallace Johnson
Third Avenue SE
Cox
Johnson
Mayflower D A E Holds Meeting
Mayflower chapter held a Friday meeting at Mrs. Clarence W. Beatty’s home 348 Garden Drive SE. Mrs. Charles M. Fisher led devotions and caroling. members sewed for Red Cross and performed songs The Heart that Is Free and Holy Night sung by Carol Jean Curran with piano by Jannice Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Corey
Mayflower
Clarence W. Beatty
Garden Drive
Charles M. Fisher
Red Cross
Carol Jean Curran
Jannice Bailey
K. E. Wilhelm
Katherine Franken
Perry C. Rude
Mary Lou Stewart
Philanthropic Department Party Attended by Sixty Women
Sixty members of the Cedar Rapids Woman's club philanthropic department gathered at the clubhouse for Christmas festivities. Lunch featured bells from around the world and a program with songs, readings, and a Maddigan school of music showcase. Lays donated for needy families and Perkins hospital children were packed for shipment, with future meetings set for Red Cross sewing.
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Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Edward S. Coler
Glenn C. Babcock
H. N. Jerome
Ruth Rydberg
Jerome
F. W. Oxley
Seek To Increase Enlisted Strength Of Navy
Senator Walsh introduced a bill to raise the Navy enlistment to 500,000 and the Marine Corps to 104,000. The current Navy enlistment stands at 250,000 and the Marine Corps at 104,000.
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Navy
Marines
Washington
INS
David I. Walsh
Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Marine Corps
War Bride Readiness Says Ruth Millett
The Gazette columnist argues two questions for girls considering marriage in wartime. First, is she mature enough to handle a marriage with uncertain prospects, and second, would she marry this man if there were no war. If not fully convinced, war should not rush a commitment.
Collins Radio Girls Host Annual Christmas Party
Collins Radio company girls held their annual Christmas party at the Montrose hotel on Thursday evening. A gift exchange and games awarded prizes to Miss Maxine Colgen Miss Jeanne Conley Miss Mary Rowan Miss Minnie Wilson Miss Burnita Suer and Mrs George Newlin. Hostesses were Allen and Miss Marthella Schmidt.
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Collins Radio Company
Montrose Hotel
Maxine Colgen
Jeanne Conley
Mary Rowan
Minnie Wilson
Burnita Suer
George Newlin
Allen
Marthella Schmidt
Ta-Te-I-Wa Camp Fire Gift Exchange at Westminster
Ta-Te-Il-Wa Camp Fire girls met at Westminster Presbyterian church for a Christmas gift exchange. They collected candy for the Children’s Home and delivered it during the evening while singing carols in the residence sections with their guardian Mrs. M J Merchant.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
M. J. Marchant
Des Moines Woman, 73, Offers to Surrender Pension
A 73 year old Iowa woman asked to give up her 19.50 monthly old age pension to aid the war effort. She noted savings for medicine and aid from her daughters and said she sews for the Red Cross while hoping for relief for young soldiers. State official Mary Huncke said her sacrifice was not necessary.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mary Huncke
Red Cross
Tokio Reports Get Precedence Time On Nazi Newscast
In Berlin the Japanese high command communique was read before the German one on the Berlin radio for the first time. European news received only three minutes of the fifteen minute morning broadcast.
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New York
Berlin
NBC
War costs U S 729 per second as act of war grows
Washington estimates place U S war expenditures at about 729 dollars for each ticking second, amounting to roughly 63 million dollars daily. The nation’s defense outlays are rising as industry speeds up arms production to support fighting forces.
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Washington
United States
Embroider a Flower Bowl Chair Back Pattern 411
Pattern 411 offers a transfer of a 12 by 14 inch chair back and two 5 by 10 inch arm rests with stitch illustrations and material list. Send 10 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette needlecraft department with pattern number name and address.
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The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Needlecraft Department
Eighth Avenue
Advice From Mary Manners Recalls Della’s Recognition Challenge
Mary Manners advises on recognizing people by name, noting Della struggles after repeated meetings. The commentary explores social expectations that one should remember individuals and calls out the embarrassment of failing to identify familiar faces. The piece emphasizes polite acknowledgment and practical memory cues.
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Della
Gentlemen and etiquette questions from a reader
A reader compliments a courteous boy and hopes he returns the sentiment. The column urges kindness over blunt rebukes and notes many boys are careless, prompting readers to value the well mannered. It discusses handling an visiting aunt with politeness and avoiding confrontation.
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Loo
Misinterpreted Guidance Sparks Unpleasant Standoff
A misunderstood directive escalates tensions as opposing sides clash over proper conduct. Authorities urge restraint while parties seek a resolution to prevent further conflict and potential harm.
Communications Bill To Senate Includes Ban On Censorship
The house passed a bill to allow government seizure of wire services radio and other rapid comms for military needs and lets the President modify FCC rules. An amendment by Rep Lea California restricts new regs to existing law to prevent censorship.
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Senate
Washington
INS
House
Federal Communication Commission
Rep. Lea
Calif
Second Attempt Of Captured Nazi To Escape Is Blocked
Ulrich Steinhilper, 23, a German aviator, tried a second prison escape near Bowmanville Ontario. He bound himself to rods on a New York Central freight train scheduled to depart in 20 minutes, but RCMP cut the ropes and recaptured him. He had previously escaped from the same camp and hid on a switch engine before crossing the border.
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Montreal
Ulrich Steinhilper
Bowmanville
Ont
New York Central
United States
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Niagara Falls
Sweden Germany sign coal trade pact in Stockholm dispatch
Reuters reports from Stockholm that Sweden and Germany concluded a trade pact arranging Sweden will receive 5,700,000 tons of coal in exchange for ores and machinery.
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London
INS
Reuters
Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Yield not to temptation in McLemore Senate column
Henry McLemore resists the Kid Temptation urging a sharp attack on the Senate for its $4,500 executive assistants linked to the defense bill. He questions critics while noting wartime demands, praising the need for added help and promising scrutiny of any familial connections among appointees.
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Kid Temptation
McLemore
United States Senate
House of Lords
Wake Island
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Tobey
Nye
Clark
Senate
Two 1700-ton destroyers launched in Charleston
Two new 1700-ton destroyers, the Hillman and the Beatty, slid down the ways in Charleston on Saturday marking the first dual warship launch in a southern shipyard.
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Charleston
S.C
Hillman
Beatty
Receivership Report Heard in Linn County Iowa Court
In the District Court of Iowa Linn County the report and accounting of M W Ellis Receiver of American Trust and Savings Bank Cedar Rapids and J Drake Examiner in Charge for the receiver of Larimer and Shaffer Inc. will be heard December 24 1941 at 9 00 AM. Creditors stockholders and depositors are notified to appear or risk the report being approved by default.
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Ance Shapter. Inc
District Court of Iowa
Linn County
American Trust and Savings Bank
Larimer & Shaffer. Inc
American Trust and Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Seid Bank
Acta
UBR
Dissolution of C. W. Latimer & Company Inc
Notice states that at a September 2 1941 stockholders meeting the corporation was dissolved by unanimous vote. Attorneys listed: Sargent Spanier and Hines with W B Griffiths as vice president.
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W. Latimer & Company, Inc
C. W Latimer & Company. Inc
See. A. D
Aoy & Ee. Txc
Actest
W. B. Griffiths
Premaent Sargent, Spanier and Hines
Coe College Handel Messiah on WMT Showcase
Coe College presents Handel Messiah performed by the college chorus and orchestra led by Prof. Paul Schumann Ray with 175 participants. Soloists include Mark Love Ruth Ebling Massey Grace Huddle Lockhoff and Harold Reeves. Aired Saturday 9 15 to 10 p m on WMT with special transcriptions from Sinclair Memorial chapel.
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COE College
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
WMT
Paul Schumann Ray
Coe Music Department
Mark Love
Chicago
Ruth Ebling Massey
Grace Huddle Lockhoff
Harold Reeves
Cedar Rapids
Evening Radio Schedule For Dec 21 1941
Radio listings detail hourly programs across United States stations WGN WMT WENE WLS WENR WMTC WMT and more. Shows include news Bulletins, music, dramatic programs and religious services. Notable names include Hil Sanders Dinah Shore Art Kassel and Les Brown along with city stations and time blocks throughout the day.
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O.m
WGN
Art Kassel
Wmt
Hayes
Sher. Solmes
WGN Gilliams
Wenr Hawks
D. Courtney Q
Shanghai Woman First U. S. Casualty in Hongkong Raids
Mrs. Florence Webb of Shanghai was killed by shrapnel in the Japanese attack on Hongkong. The U S embassy in Chungking confirmed her death. Her American origins and prior residence are not fully known, but she had likely lived in Shanghai before moving to the British colony.
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Chungking
Hongkong
Florence Webb
Shanghai
United States
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Hobby Lebby
Dempsey
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NBC Blue
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Maxwell
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Benny
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Army Air Corps Recruiting Division
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Air Service
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Maxine Gray
California
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Wayne King
Theater of the Air
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WEO
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Wene
Israel Mess
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Elson
Warne King
Lambeardoo
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Sanders
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Barn Party
WMY
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Bentley
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Legion
Main Street
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Irene Rich
Albu
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Dinah Shore
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B. Crosby
A.m
Wen L'earder
WGN Wenr
Go Music
G. Williams
Whmt
Wol
WLI
WSUI
Sie
Charles & Fuller
Sundéars
McCready
Health Food Shop
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