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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1939
Page
16
A reader frets over gifts from people not on her list and the pressure of last minute Christmas cards. The advisor says most gifts are offered in goodwill, not barter, and urges focusing on the holiday spirit. A separate letter asks about ending an awkward relationship. the answer advises dropping the problematic suitor and seeking gentlemen.
A girl asks how to reach out to a bashful classmate. The reply suggests inviting him into a group gathering at her home to help him feel less lonely and begin forming friendships.
Mrs Eva Cougar hosted M and M club with Mesdames Lee Blair Duncan Herr Woodruff Swailes and Cougar in attendance. Chapter CX PEO met at Ruth Huston home with Hattie McGrew and Lenore Newnam in charge and a milk fund contribution. Half Hour club held Xmas party at S J Lewis home. Today's club children’s party occurred after school in the community building with about 40 attendees. 1938 class reunion planned in the Community building with Betty Boulton Lloyd Cecil and Robert Fulton on the committee.
Officers of T. Z. Cook Woman's Relief Corps and officers-elect gather in the Memorial building Thursday at 2 p.m. for installation practice. Security Benefit council meets Thursday at 8 p.m. in Sokol hall. Various lodges hold initiation, gift exchanges, elections, picnics, and Christmas events across Cedar Rapids with locations at K P hall, Sokol hall, and VFW venues.
The Volga Study club held a Christmas party Thursday in the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Boenish. Out of town guests included Verna O Connor of Elkader and Mr and Mrs Fittmer of Strawberry Point.
Oelwein hosted a busy week with church, civic, and fraternal activities. Members gathered for Christmas carols and readings, a Rotary luncheon showed Iowa Wisconsin game films, and youth talks plus junior and civic clubs met. Memorial services honored late Masons, and couples from Grundy Center wed, planning to reside in Oelwein.
Monona residents hosted the Five Hundred Club at Mrs. Mark Loveland’s home on Monday. The Woman's Home Missionary Society met at Mrs. E. J. Haag’s home on Wednesday with a program featuring Elaine Brussels and others. The Monday Supper Club gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Will Kruse’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Meyer left Saturday for the T. C. T. convention in Tampa Florida and will tour the state this winter.
Newhall reports the El dorado Farm Bureau Christmas party at the Harry Weichman home with twenty five families present. Talks were given by Mrs. Oren Thompson and Miss Anna Nygaard. The school faculty held a party at Supt T H Thompsons home. Mrs Arnold Gafeller hosted a bridge club gathering at Mrs John Rosburg’s home with guests including Mrs Victor Neibuhr and others. The Wednesday Bridge club met at Mrs C L Bradley’s home and prize winners were Mrs Lewis Hoepfner and Mrs George Freeman.
In San Francisco two hundred fifty white collar workers and messengers returned to work at Western Union Telegraph after a 107 day strike for a CIC union contract ends.
Don DeFore prepares for a featured Broadway debut in The Male Animal opening January 9 at the John Golden theater after a year of stage work and TV roles. He recalls illness during a prior show and his rapid recovery that led to a new contract with Herman Shumlin after previews in Harold Iago's Steel.
Mrs W E Brown of 1915 Fourth Avenue SE has been ill for three weeks but is slowly improving. Madame LaZora of 21312 First Street SE left Saturday for Denver to spend Christmas and New Year with relatives. Linden Camp No 145 Modern Woodmen of America will meet in Odd Fellows Hall 109 Second Avenue SE Thursday at 8 p.m. for election of officers.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Brogan of Los Angeles California are spending the holidays with relatives and friends in Cedar Rapids and Marion.
At 3 22 p.m. Saturday a single engine from the fire department extinguished a grass fire at Mount Vernon Road and Knolls Wood Drive SE. The blaze was out in 23 minutes.
The Bricklayers Union No. 1 of Iowa will convene on Wednesday December 27 at 7 30 p m to elect officers and conduct other business. All members are urged to attend and refreshments will be served.
Roy A. Patterson age 35 and Neil Jackson age 26, both residents of Topeka Kansas, were jailed for investigation after being picked up by Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon in Marion Saturday night.
Six employees of Hartman Furniture at 214 First Avenue East each received a check equal to one week’s salary. The payments were presented Friday by manager M. S. Dickey as the annual Christmas bonus for staff with one year or more of service.
Berlin reports political and military elites departing the capital for a holiday. Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler rests at Berchtesgaden as Wilhelmstrasse empties, signaling a slowed diplomatic scene for the season.
Henry May, 65, of Des Moines, was killed Saturday night when he was struck near his home. The driver did not stop, police said.
Fred Baumann, a Knoxville businessman and lifelong Tennessee football follower since 1923, plans to attend the Pasadena Rose Bowl on January 1 to see the Volunteers play Southern California. He believes the Vols have a strong chance after winning the Big Six title and expects a competitive game.
In Kalamazoo Michigan a 31 year old farm wife died in a house fire after reentering the home to seek her baby who had already been rescued by the father. The 10 month old Sandra had been carried to safety while the rest of the Bean family escaped. The blaze started from a kitchen stove and destroyed the residence.
Milwaukee doctor C. O. Thienhaus offered a Christmas gift by canceling all patient balances owed to him up to date. Advertised in the newspaper, the action covered debts estimated between $2,000 and $3,000. The physician did not discuss the details. his wife provided the approximate total.
New Orleans hosts a winter sports carnival featuring champions from football basketball track and tennis leading to the Sugar Bowl game between Texas A and M and Tulane. Ohio State and Kentucky open the carnival with top conference talents and England’s Charles Hare headlines a star tennis slate. The Sugar Bowl meet showcases names like Cunningham San Romani Rideout Fenske Zamperini and Miller with a Texas Aggies showdown against Tulane on January 1, 1940.
A Finnish eyewitness Marcus Tollet said residents of Helsinki stood unafraid and shook their fists at Russian planes during the bombing. Tollet, a government assigned journalist, noted people did not flee or seek shelter amid the attack.
Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad reports stronger business and farm activity. Net income for the first 11 months rose 45 percent from 1938 to 890,412 dollars, with November income at 115,115 dollars compared with 96,240 a year earlier.
State workers faced a holiday slow down as desks shared lunches and a stamp issue left some Christmas cards unpaid. News of contraband liquor seizures worried investigators while Governor Wilson weighed a possible special session. Political jockeying heats up for 1940 with Jens Thompson, Lester Gillette, C. B. Hoeven, and L. B. Forsling eyeing posts in the Ninth District or commerce panel.
Paris dispatch reports French troops along the Maginot line await a Christmas with an avalanche of gifts. Army trucks bring hundreds of thousands of presents and relief groups supply stocked packages. Entertainment items include games, boards, cards, and music to ease fortress warfare. British units will share in similar celebrations.
The Trans continental Broadcasting system announces a nationwide launch on New Year’s Day with an inaugural program across 102 outlets starting at 9 am CST. John T. Adams and H. J. Brennan announced the plan with speakers including Governors Fred Cone W Lee O Daniel and Henry Horner.
In Jacksonville, the Postmaster General sent a Christmas card bearing a one and a half cent stamp on the envelope. The item arrived as the postal service had urged Americans to use three cent stamps to keep cards in first class mail and allow longer messages. Mayor George C. Blume received the unusual card.
In Warsaw Poland the bombed capital faces a cheerless Christmas as shoppers seek warmth and food. No Christmas cards are offered for sale for the first time in decades and Christmas trees have sold out quickly. Stores omit their usual displays.
The Golden Gate exposition will reopen in 1940 with bigger exhibits. Opening is set for May 25 and closing on September 29. In federal bankruptcy court Referee Burton J. Wyman approved Randall Larson’s plan for creditors owed over 4.9 million dollars. Creditors with 85 percent of claims support the revival, while unwilling creditors will receive about 20 percent of amounts due.
Dr Joel Pressman said Clark Gable should be back on the movie set by next week after hospitalization for laryngitis that caused him to lose his voice during a storm sequence. The actor remains under medical care but is expected to resume filming soon.
In Tampa Mrs. Josephine Lazzara froze seven doves in an ice box for a pre Christmas dinner. One bird revived the next morning after she opened the fridge and was killed for supper.
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