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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1932

Page

4

Miss Helen Wain Becomes Bride of Elmer Bergman

Helen Gertrude Wain daughter of Mrs M 5B Wain Mount Vernon and Elmer C Bergmann Cedar Rapids exchanged vows Monday evening at the bride's home Rev Charles M Robb officiated. The couple's reception followed with a wedding dinner for 36 guests at the Spear house. The bride, Cornell and Northwestern alumna, previously public school music supervisor, will reside at Commonwealth apartments Cedar Rapids after February 1.

Helen Wain Elmer Bergman Helen Gertrude Wain Wain Mount Vernon Elmer C Bergmann Cedar Rapids Charles M Robb Fairfax Okla Johanna Hill Anna Zache Marshall Hickman Spear House Mary Ellison Barbara Blackwell Ruth Marybauer Bloomington Madeline Maybauer New York City Bergmann Clarence Donald Brubaker Freeport, Jr James Macauley Onslow Harriet Hoover Beatrice Yates Downer’s Grove Tll Ruth Yates Chadron Neb Bernadine Burge Morning Sun Lorraine Kepler Iowa City Cornell Cornell College Aesthesian Iiterary Society Northwestern University Alpha Chi Omega Sorority Europe PEO Presbyterian Church University of Town Alpha Kappa Psi, Commerce Fraternity National Life Insurance Company of Vermont Chicago Waln Commonwealth Apartments

Grocery list ad fragment with mixed brands and prices

Fragmentary OCR of a grocery advertisement listing many brands and items such as Borden's cheese Pillsbury pancake mix oats potatoes apples and assorted pantry goods. The text shows prices and product names in a dense catalog style with unclear layout.

Miss Constance Newell Visits North Jersey Family

Clinical psychologist Miss Constance Newell of the North Jersey Training school at Little Falls is spending several weeks with her parents Prof and Mrs W S Newell. She arrived last week and will return around January 5.

Constance Newell North Jersey Training School Little Falls W. S. Newel Fifteenth Street

Elliott couple sails to Florida then Cuba on yacht

Mr and Mrs Owen N Elliott and Mrs Martha Elliott of 544 Vernon Drive SE left for an extended stay in Florida this weekend. They plan to cruise to Cuba later in the season aboard a yacht.

Owen N Elliott Martha Eliott Vernon Drive Florida Cuba

YMCA Girls Club Sponsors Christmas Party for Forty-Eight Children

The YMCA TY M. club of the YWCA hosted a Monday night party at the Home for the Friendless for forty eight children. They played games sang carols and Santa Claus distributed gifts and apples. The children then toured the building with the girls.

Santa Claus

Mrs Davis returns from holiday trip to several cities

Miss Marjorie Davis came back Monday evening to her sister Mrs. D M Torrance at 1834 Park avenue SE after a month visiting Princeton New York Philadelphia and Chicago. Arthur Osborne a Princeton Theological Seminary student also returned Monday evening and will spend Christmas vacation with his parents in Louisa.

Marjorie Davis D M. Torrance Park Avenue SE Princeton N. J New York City Philadelphia Chicago Arthur Osborne Princeton Theological Seminary P. A. Osborne Louisa

Carols By Girl Reserves Light Up Cedar Rapids

Local Girl Reserve groups plan a Thursday evening caroling run at 7 30 across Cedar Rapids neighborhoods. Home requests available by phone. lighted windows guide visiting groups from Roosevelt through Y Players. Alice Papes directs the carols.

Cedar Rapids W.C. A Roosevelt Wilson Washington Grant Franklin McKinley Y Players Alice Papes

Betty Albert Hosts Bridge Party For Seven Classmates

Betty Albert of 2001 Park Avenue SE entertained seven classmates at a bridge party held Saturday afternoon at her home.

Betty Albert Park Avenue SE

Mrs Cleary to Visit Minneapolis This Week

Mrs. W OH Cleary of 399 Twenty second Street SE will travel to Minneapolis this week to be with her son and join in a dance. Mr and Mrs D D Cleary and their children are noted in connection with the family movement.

W OH Cleary Minneapolis D. D. Cleary

Zeppelin Puzzle Clue Keyed by Crosswords and Chrome

Puzzle from a historical page lists horizontal clues such as Meat from hog thigh and Beret along with ship names and agricultural terms. Vertical clues cover skills, cards, and language terms, forming a dense word-cross style collection of definitions and word plays.

Viola Kostecka Married in Rock Island Ceremony

Miss Viola Kostecka of Olin wed George Benhart of Oxford Junction in a Rock Island ceremony attended by Frank Pegarick Jr. and wife. The bride wore powder blue satin crepe with a black velvet jacket and turban. A wedding dinner followed at the bride's home as the couple planned to live on a farm near Oxford Junction with the Benhart family.

Viola Kostecka A. H Kostecka Olin George Benhart Oxford Junction F. J. Benhart Rock Island Frank Pegarick

Christmas Party Held by Tuesday Art Elit Club

Mr and Mrs Robert W McClaughry hosted the annual Christmas party at their home on Twenty third Street Drive SE. Members and husbands dined at a long decorated table and played cards with high scores going to Mrs C T Houser and A Eb Samuelson.

Robert W. McClaughry Twenty-third Street Drive C T Houser A. EB. Samuelson J C Mahannah Lee Eckert Charles Nelson George Knaus Fred Larson A. E. Samuelson W. G Cain Walter French Andrew Peterson Robert McClaughry Jay Krebs M. W. B Sealy C. T. Houser

Supper Honors New Members At First Christian Church

About 250 people attended a reception and supper at the First Christian church Sunday evening to welcome new members. A D Barth spoke on church business, pastor Blaine Hyten discussed Friendship Communion and Worship, and the choir under Mrs Edna Barrett Jackson performed with soloists Wendlo Andrie and Rose Paidar.

First Christian Church A. d. Barth Blaine Hyten Edna MS Barrett Jackson Wendl Andrie Rose Paidar L. H Long J W Hesser F. W. Oxley Guy P. Linville

Kilbergers Return for Holidays from Midwestern Universities

Miss Matilde Kilburger a University of Michigan junior arrived Saturday and Miss Lillian Kilburger of 315 Fifth Avenue SW attends the University of Iowa. both sisters have returned home for the holidays.

Matilde Lillian Kilberger Fifth Avenue SW Matilda University of Michigan Ann Arbor Lillian University of Iowa

University of Iowa students to visit for holidays

Among the group coming Tuesday to spend the holidays are John Kanealy Robert Vane Wendell Delzell Owen Hardendorf and Leo Severa from the University of Iowa.

University of Iowa John Kanealy Robert Vane Wendell Delzell Owen Hardendorf Leo Severa

Theater party entertains five girls in Blanche Fisher class

Five girls from Blanche Fishers Sunday school attended a theater party Saturday afternoon at the Iowa. Refreshments followed at a tearoom after the show with attendees including Virginia Hillock Jean Hedberg Rose Marie Blomquist Dorothy Ann Miller Lorraine Feller Miss Noel Neueh assistant teacher and Blanche Fisher.

Blanche Fisher Iowa Virginia Hillock Jean Hedberg Rose Marie Blomquist Dorothy Ann Miller Lorraine Feller Noel Neweh

Christmas Parties for Chapter GM and Chapter HJ

Chapter GM hosted by Mrs. R P Taylor at 300 Nineteenth Street SE with supper and a Christmas program. Elaine Shonka played piano, readings by Mrs Frank V Orr, and carols. guests from other chapters attended. donations for a Christmas basket were collected. Chapter HJ held its party at Mrs Dwight Krumholtzs with carols, Van Dyke story read by Mrs Orr, refreshments, and guests from GM, CE and DK.

P. E R. P. Taylor Nineteenth Street SE H. E. Kensinger Elaine Shonka Frank V. Orr Montello Knapp Waterloo Frank V Fifth Avenue SE Emma Gee James Taylor BE. W. Richardson van Dyke Gee Ray Anderson H. J. Brownlee Chapter GM Mary Doolittle Chapter DK

Van Curas Celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Joseph Van Cura of 2600 Third Street SW celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Sunday with dinner and music. The couple received gifts from relatives including Clifford Brown and daughter Geryl Dean, and Mr and Mrs W E Howell, Tillie Krall, Gladys Popmeyer and daughters Gladys and Norma, Joseph and Emma Sadowsky.

Joseph van Cura Third Street van Curas Clifford Brown Geryl Dean W. E. Howell Tillie Krall Gladys Popmeyer Gladys Norma Joseph Sadowsky Emma Sadowsky

Local clubs plan meetings and officer elections midweek

Woman's Benefit Association No 26 meets at Moose hall Wednesday at 730 p m followed by a card party Cedar Auxiliary No 193 N A L C meets Wednesday at 230 p m at Mrs C B Taylor 123 Thirty third St SE Maccabees Linn Tent No 38 Iowa Hive No 111 and Court No 29 Christmas party Thursday 730 p m at Moosehall L A B of R T Ladies auxiliary to Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen meet at Ben Hur hall Wednesday 2 p m election of officers Wild Rose Lodge No 51 L A to 8 A meets Wednesday 730 p m at IOOF hall officer elections Carrie Morcombe Degree of Honor No 2 meets Wednesday 230 p m in Pythian hall nomination and election of officers

Woman's Benefit Association Woman's Benefit Association No Moose Hall Cedar Auxiliary C. B. Taylor Thirty-third Street The Maccabees Linn Ioway Hive the Maccabees Moosehall L.A. B R. T Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Ben Hur Hall Wild Rose Lodge L. A N. A I.O O.F Carrie Morcombe Protective Association Pythian Hall

Pioneer Jowan 92. longtime Iowa resident celebrated

J. K. Montgomery of West Union marks his ninety second birthday while visiting Cedar Rapids. He moved to Iowa from Pennsylvania at age two, spent most of life in Delaware and Fayette counties, farmed, and retired thirty years ago. He served in Fayette county legislature in 1886 and led the county Democratic committee. He is an elder at Bethel Presbyterian in West Union and has served in church presbyteries.

J. K. Montgomery West Union Cedar Rapids W. A. Montgomery Seventeenth Street Montgomery Iowa Pennsylvania Delaware County Colesburg Ufe Fayette County Charles H. Howard Bethel Presbyterian Church Presbytery of Dubuque General Assembly of the Church

Miss Vivian Ives Visits Home From Minneapolis

Miss Vivian Ives arrived last weekend from Minneapolis where she studies at the Minneapolis School of Art to spend a two week vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ives of 122 Eighteenth street NE.

Vivian Ives Minneapolis Minneapolis School of Art Mrs. W. B. Ives Eighteenth Street

Hoegh elected district princeps of Pi Kappa Alpha

Leo A. Hoegh of this city was elected to succeed John P. Paulson of Chicago as district princeps of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at a recent meeting of the fraternity's supreme council in Atlanta. He will supervise chapters in district 12 including the University of Iowa Iowa State College at Ames Beloit College University of Wisconsin and University of Minnesota. District 12 covers Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Wisconsin. Hoegh is a University of Iowa law graduate and a member of Hoegh and Strain.

Leo A. Hoegh John P. Paulson Chicago Pi Kappa Alpha Supreme Council Atlanta University of Iowa Iowa State College Ames Beloit College University of Wisconsin University of Minnesota Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Hoegh

Coe Eta Sigma Phi Saturnalian Banquet Held at Elks Club

The Coe College chapter of Eta Sigma Phi observed its Saturnalian banquet with Esther Johnson delivering a Saturnalian Madrigal toast, Helen Jenista discussing Saturnalia and Christmas history, and Prof. George W. Bryant as toastmaster. Edward Kupka was initiated and Lily Jean Reid assisted in arrangement duties after a brief business meeting.

Coe College National Honorary Classical Language Society Eta Sigma Phi Elks Club Esther Johnson Helen Jenista George W. Bryant Edward Kupka Lily Jean Reid

Veterans of Foreign Wars Hold Christmas Party

The VFW auxiliary hosted its annual Christmas party at Ben Hur hall with a picnic dinner a children’s program and carols by members. A short play titled Received with Pleasure was performed by Mrs. Grace McCalley Mrs. Stella Vodoska Miss Valena Weise Mrs. Kathryn Regan and Mrs. Miller Foster. Plans for Friday’s Christmas basket distribution were announced as 125 attendees gathered.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Ben Hur Hall Grace McCalley Stella Vodoska Valena Weise Kathryn Regan Miller Foster

Miss Anastasia Kelly Heads to San Antonio for Holidays

Miss Anastasia Kelly of 111 Sixth Street NW left Monday for San Antonio Texas to spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs J P Conway.

Anastasia Kelly Sixth Street San Antonio Texas J. P. Conway

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