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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1935
Page
14
The scene on Christmas Eve shows a quiet city with stores largely closed and families at home. Many households plan to begin gift exchanges after dinners and late visits from Santa, while out of town relatives continue to arrive for the holidays tonight in Cedar Rapids.
Mr and Mrs Earl Thomas of Los Angeles visit family in the area staying with Mrs Henry M Files at 2165 Blake Boulevard SE They also visit Earl Thomas parents Mr and Mrs Harve Thomas at 1611 Second Avenue SE and his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Carl D Thomas at 2267 Washington Avenue SE
Dr and Mrs C C Huntington of Columbus Ohio left Tuesday for Fort Madison after visiting brother and sister in law Arthur Huntington and his wife at 1946 Fifth Avenue They will stay with Mrs S F Hughes in Fort Madison and then go to St Louis for the annual meeting of the American Geographical Society
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. La Plant at 2118 Blake Blvd SE host Kenneth Adair of Indianapolis and daughter Nancy Lee, and Charles M. Daniel of Davenport with their spouses. Mrs. Adair and Mrs. Daniel are La Plant daughters. The Daniels visit Mr Daniel’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Daniel, at 2128 Grande Ave SE. guests depart at week’s end.
Mr and Mrs H A Schimberg of Peoria Illinois arrived Tuesday to spend the holidays with Mrs Schimbergs parents Mr and Mrs M J Busler at 349 Nineteenth street SE The Schimbergs will have Mr Schimberg back Friday while Mrs Schimberg remains until after the new year.
Mr and Mrs Lester Burmeister of Chicago will visit the Ramsey household at 1733 Second Avenue SE for Christmas. Mrs Burmeister arrived Sunday and Mr Burmeister is to arrive Wednesday indicating a pleasant family gathering.
One hundred Camp Fire girls from seven St. Pauls Methodist groups gathered for a Christmas council fire in the church parlors. Stories, carols, and a lighted tree set the holiday mood as fires of joy and goodwill were lit by group members.
R. E. Buchanan of Chicago visits Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Pfeiffer at Commonwealth apartments. Mrs. Buchanan and her son Ralph, a University of Illinois student, will arrive Tuesday evening to spend the holidays with the Pfeiffers.
Robert Huntington of Blytheville Arkansas will arrive Tuesday evening to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Huntington at 1946 Fifth Avenue SE.
Miss Sue Hastings, preparing to move to 627 Arlington Place in Chicago, was honored at a Monday luncheon hosted by Miss DecLares Carringer of 627 Tenth Street SE. Guests included Sally Kneffler Geraldine Preis Jacqueline Preis Ruth Averill and Hastings.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Smith of 125 Thirty-third Street NE plan Christmas visits with relatives from Marion and Detroit. Their daughter Helen accompanies the trip, with A. L. Smith Mrs. H. A. Sutherland and her daughter Marguerite, and Clarence and Robert Smith from Detroit.
Harold L. Alt of Pinole California visits his parents Mr and Mrs M M Alt at 547 Cobbancourt SE. He will return to California after the first of the year accompanied by Mrs Harold Alt and their daughter who have been visiting since November.
About 450 children and parents attended three Christmas parties at the Jane Boyd Community House on Monday. Separate sessions hosted by age group featured group singing, a marionette play, and gift distributions with performances by members of the Coe College band.
Forty three children at the Home For the Friendless enjoyed a Christmas party hosted by the D. O. K. K. s with Letty Keers and four supervisors attending. More than 350 people joined a police escorted parade to Pythian hall for an 8 pm program featuring Edna Mae Hardy Barbara Rapaport Virginia Defore Dores Grimes Peggy Fuller Aberta Haynes and Dorothy Jean Ratliff. The Rev Blaine Hyten spoke and gifts and food were distributed by Santa Claus and helpers.
Frances Coufal celebrated her eighteenth birthday with a surprise party at her Swisher home on Sunday evening. Prizes for dancing went to Helen Brusha William Jansa Irene Shebetka and John Zakostelecky. Guests included many Coufal family members and friends such as Velma Zakostelecky Irma Zah radnik Wilhelmina Coufal Gladys Zach and Agnes Coufal among others.
Jane Marilyn Taylor celebrated her ninth birthday at a Saturday party hosted by her parents Mr and Mrs Ralph B Taylor of 110 Thirty second Street NE Alyce Taylor and Helen Hanna assisted. Guests included Patricia Maloney Virginia Lou Rice LaVon Chermak Mary Lou Granerhaltz Dorothy Van Vieck Marion Ruth Pesek Beverly Keister Patty Anne Long Myrna Cornthwaite Doris Anne Daniels Dawn Hanson Elinor Kolar and Jane Marilyn Taylor.
The Mercy hospital school of nursing hosts its annual Christmas program in the hospital auditorium on Tuesday at 7 30 p m Graduate and student nurses will sing Christmas carols and perform dancing and other musical numbers A play titled Christmas Cheer From Radioland features Genevieve Maier Dorothy Davenport Genevieve Schallau Yola Gray Florence Kinney Geraldine Knudson Helen Fitzsimmons Mary Schersack Loretta Bevans Virginia Assmus and Marion Lana.
Christmas guests of Mr and Mrs J C Lick of 360 Twentieth Street SE include Mr and Mrs Ralph Bartoli sister and brother in law of Mrs Lick Mrs Ruby S Cummins mother of Mrs Lick, all of Chicago and Mrs Marie Lyon of Kansas City who will arrive Tuesday evening.
Mrs Mary Kay of Chicago and her daughter Judith Mary are spending the holidays in the home of Mr and Mrs Steve Dyson at 1112 Avenue NW.
Mr and Mrs Harold J Brownlee of 2323 Upland Drive SE returned after a three weeks stay in Mexico City and Cuernavaca. They traveled by motor and stopped in Lawrence Kansas en route home where they were joined by Mrs J R Ulrich who will spend the holidays in Cedar Rapids.
Miss Nelle Erwin of Vernon Drive SE attended the Lawrence Kansas wedding of her cousin Miss Frances Funk to Edward Penchard both of Lawrence. She also joined guests at the wedding dinner Saturday evening in Lawrence.
Employes of the Roosevelt hotel and their families were entertained by the hotel management at a buffet supper and dance Sunday evening. One hundred fifty persons attended with tables in the Jefferson and Lincoln rooms and continuous dancing in the Roosevelt room amid Christmas decorations.
Miss Ariana Burr a local Camp Fire executive leaves Sunday for Poughquag New York to spend Christmas with friends and relatives. She will attend a Camp Fire executives conference at the Astor hotel New York City from January 1 to 6 and return to Cedar Rapids about January 10.
Mr and Mrs J C Cunning of Cedar Rapids along with Miss Mabel Cunning and Mrs J L Carver plan a Christmas visit with Howard J Cunning and family in Moline Illinois continuing a Cedar Rapids connection and family ties across states.
Mr and Mrs W M Connell plan Christmas in Des Moines with daughter Miss Catherine Connell and son John Connell and his family. Another son David Connell of Chicago will also spend the holidays in Des Moines.
Ben Douglas of St Louis will spend Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs F B Douglas 521 Second Avenue SW He is a coach and instructor at Maplewood High School in St Louis and is now attending a meeting of coaches in Des Moines.
The Chi Omega Mothers club will meet Friday at 2 p.m. in the sorority rooms for a business session. Mothers of alumnae are invited as special guests.
Miss Leah Gabbert of Milwaukee will spend the holidays with her sister Miss Dorothy Gabbert at 400 Eighteenth Street SE. Dorothy Gabbert will accompany Leah back to Milwaukee after the visit.
Miss Miriam Rogers daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Rogers 364 Park terrace SE has returned from Alma Kansas where she taught in the high school to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents.
Mr and Mrs Richard Bruch and their son Dick reside at 399 Twenty second street SE and visit Mrs E E Barbee and Mr Barbee in St Louis for Christmas week as guests.
Paul Morrison a Drake University student in Wes Moines is spending the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs M H Morrison at 1819 Second Avenue SE.
Miss Gertrude Keevers librarian at Rockhurst College in Kansas City is spending the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs J F Keevers at 368 Twentieth Street SE.
Leonard R. Hines of Chicago was due to arrive Tuesday for a several day stay with his parents Mr and Mrs Forrest Hines at 396 Twenty sixth street.
Miss Mary Louise Rowray hosted the Merry Friday club at her home on Waveland drive NW Friday evening. Guests included Mae and Orval Schmitt, Helen Lacina, Horace Snow, Bessie Sirovy, Don Conway, Alta and Eveard Hart son, Renata Kremenak, Mary Koneeny, Kathleen Wall, Charles Schmatt, Sam and Jerome Gongwer. Gifts were exchanged.
Des Moines AP reports Iowa endures another bitter Christmas as temperatures plunge below zero. Mason City sees 12 below, Marshalltown Waterloo and Fort Dodge at 10 below, Iowa City 5 below, Muscatine 3 below, Centerville 2 below with colder north and milder southeast forecasts for Wednesday.
A detailed three layer peppermint chocolate cake recipe with brown sugar and unsweetened chocolate, two mixing stages, and a peppermint flavored buttercream frosting. Includes directions for baking, frosting the cake, and a promotional note for the Home Institute booklet No. 20 Cakes and Cookies with order form.
Mongolian troops and allies reportedly advance to Changpei, 125 miles northwest of Peiping, occupying eastern-charar areas amid a border clash with Manchukuo and Japan. The Mongolian government lodged a protest demanding the return of prisoners and punishment for the raid on its frontier.
London AP reports Robert Loraine noted actor, pioneer flyer, and British military hero died Monday night after an operation. Born January 14, 1876, he began on stage in 1889 and became a favorite in George Bernard Shaw plays. Shaw mourned the loss with a wry remark. He served as a machine gunner in the Boer War before returning home.
Linn county board of supervisors named D. Feiereisen Cedar Rapids city assessor as representative at a public bidder's tax sale after the delinquent tax list sale by County Treasurer Milo Sedlacek on Jan 6 at 10 am. Feiereisen bids delinquent taxes plus penalties and costs for parcels offered. If no private bid meets the public bid the county purchases and a one year redemption period applies.
Dr. James E. Baker of the University of Utah tells an adult education conference that yodeling vowels and drawing out consonants can correct speech defects and help foreign born residents talk like natives quickly.
SAPULPA Okla AP authorities recovered the bodies of L A Simpson Piedmont farmer and his son Warren 14 last of five believed victims of Chester Comer the mad hitchhiker killed a month ago resisting arrest He was in Simpson s motor car when shot.
City crews worked to clear Cedar Rapids of snow with 139 extra men plus 54 regulars. Over 90 additional workers remained on duty Tuesday as 18 extra trucks aided 9 regular ones. By 3 p.m. Monday all loop district and bridges were open and sand totaling about a thousand tons had been distributed.
The Christmas program at Immaculate Conception church on Third avenue and Tenth street SE will be sung at 6 a.m. directed by Mrs. Leo Pfeiffer with Sister Mary Leo as organist. Choir includes Leonore Rennekamp Alice Birch Gertrude Gurren Francis Norton Esther Lettner and others with Andrew Weber Leon Weber Paul Stein Sam Browh A C Norton Eugene Rennekamp and more.
In Marseille France Christmas traffic in the suburbs was paralyzed as 4500 street car and bus employees suddenly walked off the job demanding higher pay. The walkout affected suburbs and city routes.
The Social Agencies' clearinghouse at the YMCA reported that about 550 families received food baskets through the program, with the Rotary club aiding 120 families. The effort fed 1,600 to 1,700 people. 150 names were on the list Saturday night and 100 new names were added Monday, prompting ongoing efforts to ensure no one is missed.
Iowa railroad commissioners approve Ed Raab of Maquoketa for daily truck service between Cedar Rapids and Maquoketa excluding Sundays. Route includes Nashville Baldwin and Monmouth with late shipping to 2 p.m. for same day delivery. Maquoketa business men backed the plan at a July hearing in Maquoketa. Service to start after bonds and insurance are filed.
The Cedar Rapids post office delivered most Christmas mail by noon today except for 100 extra sacks. Deliveries continue through Tuesday with late arrivals. Regular letters will not be delivered on the holiday and the main post office closes all day. A city wide mail collection is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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