Local Honor Recption for National and State Delegates
Mrs Julia Zika national committee woman and Mrs Lettie Talbott state convention delegate were honored at a Wednesday reception by the Carey Morcombe society Degree of Honor Protective association at K P hall. Eva Hazen association president presented gifts. a dinner followed with twelve members at the birthday table and Christmas decor. Ed Borschel Grace Wiles and Lillian Glass led arrangements.
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Julia Zika
Lettie Talbott
Carrie Morcombe Society
Degree of Honor Protective Association
K. P. Hall
Eva Hazen
Ed Borschel
Grace Wiles
Lillian. Glass
Jackson Return From St. John's Military Academy Delafield
Bill Jackson son of Mrs Lester T Jackson 2336 Linden Dr SE returned Wednesday evening from St. John's Military Academy at Delafield Wisconsin to spend the holidays here.
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Bill Jackson
Lester T. Jackson
Linden Drive
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Wis
Mrs Ruth Wall Named Cedar auxiliary 193 N A L C President
Ruth Wall was elected president of Cedar auxiliary 193 N A L C at a Wednesday evening meeting held at the home of Mrs C B Taylor 123 Thirty third street SE with Mrs Joseph Kubicek assisting. Other officers include Lillian Taylor vice president Lou ise Hanus secretary Marjorie Rosenberger treasurer Carrie Miller mistress at arms Agnes Zitka chaplain Lucy Sampson color bearer and Gladys Jones trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wall
Cedar Auxiliary
N.A.L.C
C. B. Taylor
Thirtythird Street
Joseph Kubicek
Lillian Taylor
Louise Hanus
Marjorie Rosenberger
Carrie Miller
Agnes Zitka
Lucy Sampson
Gladys Jones
Christmas Parties At Chi Beta Phi And Tau Kappa Epsilon
Chi Beta Phi fraternity hosts its annual Christmas party at 7 30 this evening at the fraternity house with gifts exchanged and the Chi Beta Phi mothers club serving refreshments. Tau Kappa Epsilon pledges provide entertainment for the TKE mothers club at 8 o'clock with members exchanging gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Beta Phi Fraternity
Chi Beta Phi Mothers Club
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
TKE Mothers’ Club
Mr Muzzy Leaves for California Christmas Visit
Earl Muzzy of 530 Knollwood Drive SE departed today for Santa Barbara California to spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs Muzzy.
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Earl Muzzy
Knollwood Drive
Santa Barbara
Calif
Mrs. Muzzy
St Pauls High School seniors host Christmas party
Forty five members of the senior high club at St Pauls church hosted forty five children from Community House for a dinner and Christmas party in the church dining room. The event featured a Christmas tree, carols by Harold Hellentall on marimba and Dave Keene at the piano, and gifts presented by Santa Claus.
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St. Paul's Church
Harold Hellentall
Dave Keene
Harold Jack
Santa Claus
Elizabeth Bender
Walter Estby
Alice Rudd
Marion Wilson
Clare Nichols
M. R. Warren
C. H. Westcott
Lucille Reynolds
Mary Turner
Lucy Siver
Mary Jo Johnson
Betty Walters
Max Burrell
James Manville
Theodore Brooks
Louis Cullman
F. C. Waples
Mesdames
Claire Doolittle
E. D. Jack
J. A. Glass
C. C. Reams
D. C. Thomas
J. A. Gossett
Ed Siver
Henry Like
I. D.miller
H. Morgan
R. H. Edgar
J. A. Hutch
H. H. Glackin
C. W
Local figures assist in planning events
Whipple and E C Hite with B A Gill Ham J H Watts C E Mueller O D Newberry and A C Anderson, with Miss Bertha Pownall aiding, contributed to the general planning efforts for the project.
Musketeer Drum and Bugle Corps Holds Christmas Party
About 350 relatives and members attended the Musketeer Drum and Bugle Corps Christmas party at the armory. Nevin Nichols led singing and games. Velma Love played piano. Kenwood Boy Scout Tumblers and Camp Fire group presented acts. Santa distributed gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fromm received a gift.
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Musketeer
Armory
Nevin Nichols
Velma Love
Kenwood Boy Scout Tumblers
George Davidson
Kenwood P. T. A
Sweden
Henry Houseman
Juanita Brown
Rita Drake
Betty Like
Dorothy Doolittle
Jean Rice
Barbara Holmes
Genevieve Tanner
Joe Markey
Clair Porter
Don Brown
Bobby Smythe
Santa Claus
Voorhees Girls Plan Annual Christmas Party
A choir chair in white robes will awaken Voorhees quadrangle residents Friday morning for the hall’s Christmas party. The event includes a Christmas service and a gift exchange.
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Voorhees Quadrangle
Cedar Staff club elects officers at banquet
The Cedar Staff club met Tuesday evening for a banquet at Mrs. Fleming's tea room 1700 Third avenue SE. Mrs. Viana Dahn was chosen president with Mame Stone as vice president Nora Wittkop recording secretary and Maud Cronkhite treasurer. The evening included games songs and corsages for each guest.
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Cedar Staff Club
Fleming
Third Avenue SE
Viana Dahn
Mame Stone
Nora Wittkop
Maud Cronkhite
Three Local Students Return From Ames for Christmas Vacation
Glenn Hruska son of Mr and Mrs James J Hruska 2619 Bever avenue SE James Bredl son of Mr and Mrs James V Bredl 1554 Mount Vernon avenue SE and Bob Prastka son of Mr and Mrs Louis A Prastka 2603 Mount Vernon road SE return Wednesday from Iowa State College at Ames to spend the holidays with their parents.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Glenn Hruska
James J. Hruska
Bever Avenue
James Bredl
James V. Bredl
Mount Vernon Avenue
Bob Prastka
Louis. A. Prastka
Mount Vernon Road
Eleventh Birthday Celebrated at 334 Seventeenth Street
Margaret Johnston daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Johnston celebrated her eleventh birthday Wednesday afternoon at home. Her guests included Mary Jane Scherer Mary Ellen Stickles Frances Burns Margaret Custer Patricia Sullivan Kathryn Lowe Dorothy Funkey Elfrieda Barlow Mildred Jensen and Theresa Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Johnston
Thomas Johnston
Seventeenth Street
Mary Jane Scherer
Mary Ellen Stickles
Frances Burns
Margaret Custer
Patricia Sullivan
Kathryn Lowe
Dorothy Funkey
Elfrieda Barlow
Mildred Jensen
Theresa Johnston
Welco-B Club Christmas Dinner Planned at Commonwealth
Members of the Welco-B club, employees of Welch-Cook-Bears, hold their annual Christmas dinner at the Commonwealth tea room. Ten guests are invited with a mirror centerpiece and reindeer decor. Favors are tiny dolls and miniature houses adorn place cards. Afterward the group visits Miss Olive Mix’s apartment for a gift exchange with a Dionne quintuplets theme and candlelight music.
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Welco-B Club
Welch-Cook-Bears Company
Commonwealth Tea Room
Miss Olive Mix
Commonwealth
Canada
Dokies Brighten Christmas For Children At Home For Friendless
Dokies hosted a Christmas party for 38 children at the Home for the Friendless. More than 250 guests attended as youngsters rode to the Knights of Pythias hall behind a police escort. Santa Claus distributed gifts while performers from the lodge presented music and readings.
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Dokies
Letty Keerl
Knights of Pythias Hall
Knights of Pythias
Frank Hite
The
M. J. Griffith
Lodge
F. D. Sheppard
Claire Dice
Sundberg Returns From Commerce Commission Hearing
Harry F. Sundberg head of the Cedar Rapids Chamber traffic bureau returned from Washington where he attended an oral argument before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Iowa interior cities seek freight rate adjustments on iron and steel to match Illinois and Mississippi river town rates for similar business. The proposed changes cover rates from Illinois points and St Louis to interior Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Sundberg
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Holiday Rush Delays Local Train Schedule
Heavy holiday travel and mail traffic slow trains with delays from thirty minutes to an hour. Extra trains are run to handle business expected to surge as Christmas approaches.
Grant High School Christmas Program Delight at Wilson Junior High
An audience of 700 enjoyed Grant high school's Christmas program at Wilson junior high auditorium. The boys' and girls' glee clubs and the orchestra performed selections such as Break Forth O Beautiful Heavenly Light and Cantique de Noel with strong solo work by Rolland Prusek, Catherine Collins, and others. Elmer Rompot and Janice Lancaster narrated the nativity script with choir and orchestra responses. Grace Meloney directed vocals and William Vesely the orchestra. Piano was by Mary Tremaine Jean Kelly Miranda Steffens and Kenneth White.
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Grant High School
Wilson Junior High Auditorium
Rolland Prusek
Catherine Collins
Catherine Timm
Blanche Stolba
Maryella Hale
Charles Diggins
Joe Konigsmark
Marguerite Bentley
Elmer Rompot
Janice Lancaster
Grace Meloney
William Vesely
Mary Tremaine
Jean Kelly
Miranda Steffens
Kenneth White
City Council Approves Parallel Parking Change on 3rd Ave
A parking ordinance to require parallel parking on Third Avenue SE between Fourth and Fifth streets passed first and second readings. Introduced by Dan Kruidenier, public safety commissioner, it follows a traffic safety commission recommendation.
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Third Avenue
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Dan Kruidenier
Commissioner of Public Safety
Traffic Safety Commission
Trinity Methodist Sunday School Program Friday Evening
The Trinity M E Church will present its annual Sunday school program at 7 30 p m Friday. The program features an orchestra, recitations, songs, a scripture symposium and a pageant The Spirit of Christmas with specific roles assigned to children and young members. Rev Harold E Mayo will give the benediction.
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Trinity Methodist Church
Mary Tollman
Bobby Owen
Harold E. Mayo
Betty Ann Shank
Richard Doran
Nancy Lee
Mary Low Moore
Richard Rabeck
Carolyn Hamilton
Dorothea White
Ruth Tilson
Donald Waskow
David Lubbon
Shirley Davis
Barbara Steele
Joyce Hari
Doris Bears
Betty Nichols
Margaret Besson
Joan Grissel
Nellie Noble
Lorraine Kohl
Joan
Ann Clark
Alberta Wichels
Robert Mayo
Pauli Mayo
Ray’ Benexe
Christmas _Wells
Helen Rank
Betty
Jean Doyle
Jollen Raper
Little Stranger
Virginia Harover
Bobby Cartwright
Anita Moray
Mary Lou Swab
Clifford Melbers
Elaine Miller
Emory Sample
Mary
Hildred Ann Miller
Joseph
George Youtzey
Shepherds
Franklin Winslow
Richard Reidel
Louis Neuman
Wise Men
Karl Nelson
Ror Hauser
William Moore
Richard Davis
Angel
Pauline Mayo
Inn
Doris Doherty
Harold FE
Mayo
Jacobsen Backs Wearin For Ways and Means Post
Rep E B Jacobsen of Iowa announced a drive to place Rep Otha D Wearin on the Ways and Means Committee. Jacobsen said Wearin’s qualifications and support from central west lawmakers make him a strong candidate for the powerful panel. Wearin, born 1903 Hastings Iowa, Grinnell graduate, former state legislator and farm organization leader, would be among the youngest if elected.
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the Gazette
Washington
EB. M. Jacobsen
Iowa
Congress
Ways and Means
Otha D. Wearin
Central West
House
Jacobsen
Wearin
Ashton C. Shallenberger
Nebraska
Middle West
Hastings
Grinnell College
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Soil Conditions Halt Neighborhood Skating Rinks
New soil conditions make flooding of neighborhood rinks impossible at the present time. Recent heavy snows froze into a deep frost layer allowing water to sink before freezing. Sub zero temperatures or a melt followed by freezing will be needed before rinks can be used.
John Stuart Jr Cleared After Auto Crash Arraignment
John Stuart Jr of Chicago faced homicide court in New York over the death of Princeton classmate Prynne Hoxie from an automobile crash last Monday. Magistrate Samuel M. Katz dismissed charges after witnesses said the collision was unavoidable.
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Gazette
New York
Prynne Hoxie
Princeton
John Stuart, Jr
Chicago
Samuel M. Katz
Gladys Hart Named Worthy Matron of Idelle Chapter OES
Stanwood reports Mrs Gladys Hart chosen worthy matron at Tuesday meeting of Idelle chapter O E S. Myrl Spear is associate matron with Frank Harr as worthy patron Kenneth Wilkins as associate patron Miriam Klahn conductress Ida Meyer associate conductress Lena Sonnes secretary Adda Smith treasurer.
Telephone lines reach moon and back 105 times
The article notes that if all U.S. telephone lines were laid end to end they would span the distance to the moon and back 105 times, illustrating vast communications infrastructure.
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United States
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