Christmas Dinner Guests Fill Local Homes Across City
Holiday observance centers on numerous dinners hosted by families at addresses on SE and NE avenues. Guests include relatives from Ames, Des Moines, Clinton, Perry, Albert Lea, Akron, and Santa Monica, with names such as Soboda, Pickford, Rinderknecht, Miller, and Harrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Soboda
Edward M . Soboda, Jr
Soboda
Fifth Avenue SE
Nancy
Jeffrey Easton
E M Soboda
John M Rowley
Akron
Ohio
A.C. Stewart
Park Terrace SE
Peggy
Jo Marie
Marion
Roswell H. Pickford
Forest Drive
E. F. Winslow
Mary
Ann
Winslow
Eliza Fletcher
Harvey C MecClary
Constance
Pickford
L. J. Derfl
Adoener
Murruss
Greatfres Shepherd
Shepherd
Ames
Thei
Gredon
Bill Wes
Smith
Bol Wak
Yeraxs
Agnes F Moray
Santa Men
E+ward
University of Iowa School of Medicre
Agnes Murray
Moray
Ive Poe
Troy
Pulis Family Hosts Visitors From California
Mr and Mrs G S Pulis of 1417 Fifth Avenue SE welcomed their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs D J Pulis of San Francisco for several days. The couple were en route to New York City to celebrate Christmas with son Gordon Pulis, a member of the Radio City Symphony Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S Pulis
Fifth Avenue SE
D J. Pulis
San Francisco
New York Ciy
Gordon Puls
Radio City
Svm- Poors Arcestra
Wart Act Diverted to Saturday Vmas Dest
Ambiguous OCR fragment reports a wart act diverted to Saturday events with names such as Steve Wart and possible gazette reference. Readable items suggest a local notice or brief about a schedule change affecting a ceremony or public event. The text is incomplete and names are uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Wart
City briefs and personals recap of local events
Harry Fisher returns home after emergency appendectomy at St Luke’s Hospital on Nov 18. Christmas program at Christ Sanctified Holy Church 1230 Fifteenth Street SE set for Christmas night at Sodstock. Firemen responded to a roof fire at 1527 E Avenue NE. Sunday worship at Smersle United Brethren at 9:30 with sermons on Keeping Thyself and Is There Room In My Heart For Jesus. Police court overtime parking fines for Tree motorists include A A Anderson, Ben Dietz, and Jesse Pigman. Rev Bob Ingersoll preaches on Heaven and Hell Out of Place with Rev T J Hinkin in charge of music. Elmer F Young to Memphis on a Christmas motor trip with Vern Josefek. will visit friends in Hot Springs, Ark. Rompot community Christmas program held at Forest Fifield home. 62 attendees. Saron Lutheran Christmas matins at 6 am Christmas Day with offerings. Don McSpadden reports $19 missing from hip pocket at Montgomery Wards opening. brown leather billfold gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smersle United Brethren Church
Jesus
Elmer F. Young
Fifth Avenue
Memphis
Tenn
Vern Josefek
Waveland Drive
Hot Springs
Ark
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Young
Christmas Treat At Sinclair Memorial Church
A mothers and children Christmas service was held Tuesday at Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church. The First Presbyterian Chapel society presented the annual Christmas treat with gifts to 140 beginners and primary department members and to 51 Cradle roll children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church
Women of the
First Presbyterian Chapel Society
Notice of Sale Under Chattel Mortgage
Notice is given that under the terms of five chattel mortgages dated 1936 Frank C Russell and Charity A Russell mortgaged livestock and more to T A Michels. The property includes Chester White sows, pigs, feeding horses, Shorthorn animals and other stock at the Durap farm two miles southeast of Springstein Linn County. Foreclosure sale set for January 14, 1938 at Dubuc, with proceeds totaling 385.85 dollars plus interest, costs, and attorney fees. prior suit proceedings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Russell
Charity A. Russell
T A. Michels
Durham
Vtreaae
Eae Prett
Becen- Dereswer
Deceser
Lina County
Seaa
Creare
Dubuc
T A Michel
Frank C Russe
Charity A Russe
Springstein Linn
Astuto Ocock PX
Ap Orequ
T A
Michels Morigeses
Christmas Theme At High Twelve Roosevelt Hotel
Refreshments were served as the High Twelve club held a Friday noon program at the Roosevelt hotel. The Rev August Cramer spoke and carols were sung, with the Christmas message delivered by the Rev George A Stauffacher of the First Evangelical church. Dr William M. Evans read scripture and the Beethoven club chorus provided special music under Mrs Helen Kacena Stark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rompot
Forest Fifield
August Cramer
Pauline Madison
High Twelve
High Twelve Club
Roosevelt Hotel
George A Stauffacher
First Evangelical
William M. Evans
Beethoven Club
Helen Kacena Stark
Attempted breakin at Autocrat O11 Burner plant
John Wawro reported an attempted breakin at the Autocrat O11 Burner company located at 100 E avenue NW. He found the east window of the manager's office broken. Patrolmen Kansky and Bruce investigated and found no entry gained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autocrat
O11 Burner Company
E Avenue NW
John Wawro
Third Street
Wawro
Kansky
Bruce
Deaths Link Two Generations in Cedar Rapids and Washington
S. A. Shenenberger, Cedar Rapids pioneer, dies at 1 30 am. His son C. Isa Shenenberger, 59, of Bellingham Washington, dies within hours at 4 04 am. The son visited Cedar Rapids last summer and leaves a widow Viola Selden and three children. Funeral services for S. A. Shenenberger held at Turner chapel at 2 pm Friday with Linwood cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Shenenberger
Cedar Rapids
C. Isa Shenenberger
Bellingham
Wash
Viola Selden
Marvin Selden
Ralph
Dorothy
Arlene
Edith Bachtell
Cora Martin
Center Point
Meda Kray
Vinton
Floyd
S. A. Schenenberger
Turner Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
World War Veteran Win R Norton Dies in Cedar Rapids
Win R Norton at 1926 First Avenue East died at a local hospital at 8 p m Thursday after a brief illness He born December 16 1891 in Darlington Wisconsin and resided in Cedar Rapids a year and a half He was a traveling representative for the Oldsmobile division GM with Chicago headquarters He was a member of St Matthew s church and Hanford post American Legion Survived by his wife Ethel three brothers and three sisters The body will be taken to Darlington Wisconsin Saturday for services and burial Father Kearns to recite the Rosary Friday night at Brady mortuary with calling after 7 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win R. Norton
First Avenue E
Darlington
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Chicago
St. Matthew’s Church
Hanford Post
American Legion
Ethel
Hammer
Irl
Dale
D. G. Hoskin
Wausau
H. C. Goddes
Edgar
W. R. Norton
Father Kearns
Brady Mortuary
Mrs Helen Meyers Dies at Local Hospital
Mrs Helen Meyers of Robins widow of J D Meyers died at 7 50 p m Thursday after a brief illness She was born December 26 1861 in Somerfield Pa and lived in Robins twenty three years Her survivors include daughter Mrs Everett Booze two sons Charles Q Willis E and Frank J Meyers ten grandchildren A son Maurice E died March 10 1937 Funeral services will be at Church of the Brethren at 2 30 p m Sunday Rev O A Myer of Robins officiating Burial in Dundard cemetery Friends may call Turner chapel until 11 a m Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Meyers
Robins
J. D. Meyers
Somerfield
J. D Meyers
Church of the Brethren
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Everett Booze
Charles Q
Willis E
Waterloo
Frank J. Meyers
Cedar Rapids
Maurice E
O. A. Myer
Dunkard
Turner Chapel
Stamped postals from old Cedar Rapids factory surface after 67 years
A handful of Cedar Rapids men found one cent post cards from the Shaver and Dows cracker factory, a business long gone. They show a Christmas date of 1870 and a note that bookkeeper Charles I. Jones would call around 187. The cards were mailed recently to Howard R. Green after being found in a Nebraska attic by Walter Kiener, a University of Nebraska student and forest ranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Shaver
Dows
Chas. I. Jones
Mr. Jones
Howard R. Green
Bever Avenue
Walter Kiener
Lincoln
Neb
Kiener
University of Nebraska
Rockies
Colorado
Greens
Dokies Host Christmas Party for Home for the Friendless Children
For the sixteenth year Cedar Rapids Dokies hosted a Christmas party for fifty seven children from the Home for the Friendless in K P hall. About 225 adults attended. Bert Lindsey as Santa distributed toys tagged with each child s name. Fruits candies and nuts were also given. Afterward adults danced as F D Sheppard served as general chairman and Claire Dice led the entertainment committee. Master of ceremonies was Frank S Hite with an orchestra providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
F D Sheppard
Claire Dice
Frank S. Hite
New Pastor Bashore Leads Bethany Congregational Church
The Rev. B. O. Bashore has taken duties as pastor of Bethany Congregational Church at Laverue and Sixth NW, succeeding Rev. J. E. Waery. He and Mrs. Bashore, formerly Miriam Ingle of Bondurant, reside at 1236 Eighth St NW parsonage. He is 29, born in Pennsylvania, educated there, attended Moody Bible Institute and Northern Baptist seminary, served North Englewood and Bondurant churches before Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Bashore
Bethany Congregational Church
L Averue
Sixth Street NW
J. E. Waery
Bashore
Miriam R. Ingle
Bondurant
Eighth Street NW
Pennsylvania
Moody Bible Institute
Northern Baptist Seminary
Chicago
North Englewood
Christmas Home Recital Highlights Local Talent
Katherine Hughes performs songs while W B Webster and Rev Charles F Edwards give remarks. Virginia Greer present for talks and ac cordion solos. Gloria Sheppard and P K team offer hillbilly tap. Phyllis Kohl, Phyllis Kotlinek, and children sing carols. Katherine Jane Hughes and Matron Letty Keer host. The program ends with acrobatic and roller skating dances as the general committee J W Cook W A Wilson and Fred Currell oversee arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Hughes
W. B. Webster
Royal Vizier
Virginia Greer
Charles F. Edwards
Gloria Sheppard
P. K
Phyllis Kohl
Phyllis Kotlinek
Children of the Home
Katherine Jane Hughes
Letty Keer
J. W. Cook
W. A. Wilson
Fred Currell
Post Office Workers Relieved After Christmas Mail Peak
Christmas mail rush ends as 94 100 letters and cards pass through the office and 70 parcel loads go out on Thursday. Superintendent Robert Lubbock says all gift parcels received by 8 am on Christmas day will be delivered and mail will be processed on Christmas day and Sunday. City parcel post HQ moved to the main floor to handle the load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lubbock
City Parcel Post
Good Dog Guards Women on Moonlit Walk
Mrs. L. G. of Lakewood Ohio recounts a dog protecting two women from a mugging after a bridge encounter. The collie blocked a man with a club as the pair walked home, and the next day a similar robbery was reported at the same spot. The tale credits the dog with a heavenly instinct to shield the vulnerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Ohio
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Jack
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Gilbert
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Marcus
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Mary McGrew
Albert Lea
Minn
R. D_ Taylor
Lulu M. Morgan
Medford
Ore
DeVere N. Smith
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
John and
Deane
Walter K. Roth
Betty Roth
Henry Adams
J D. Nicoll
Edward Budd
Betty Barnum
Mr Smith
Martha Smith
Shelby
Edwy J. Clapp
E. R. Moore
Robert Collins
Counce] Bluffs
Collins
Ernest R Moore
Knollwood Drive
Colins
Council Bufts
John L Miller
B Avenue
Miler
Anna Lledahl
Mude
Rother
Roy Holmquest
Carol Ann
Millers
Ann Miler
Joseph Hladsy
Hladkey
John
W F. Peschau
Fourth Avenue
William Rinderknecht
Paul Rays
Paul Schumann Ray
Blake Boulevard
Edward H. Files
Sally
Files
Jessie W Glass
Winifred Glass
Des Moines
Alice Page
Betty Pritchett
H. D O'Meara
O’meara
Chapmans
Robert M. Chapman
Twenty-third Street Drive
R. R. Chapman
Hazel Chapman
Don Chapman
Jacob Pete
Iowa City
Wesley Klinger
Harrington
C G. Garten
Garten
Billy
Betty
Wayne West
Mr West
Merry June
Jimmy
A F. Harrington
John H. Lynott
Fourth Avenue SE
David Wallace
Wallace
Bertha
Buryedce Wallace
Third Avenue SF
Frank Listenwalter
Daugher Bess
Henri Frie
Miss Gabbert
Ceern
Teers Street
Dorsee
Gabe
2Nd Ave
Andard
Harry Fisher
St Lukes Hospital
Christ Sanctified Holy Church
Fifteenth Street SE
Sodstock
John E Wnson
E Avenue NE
A <Anderson
First Avenue
Ben Dietz
Oakland Avenue
Jesse Pigman
Tenth Street
Weth Iuis
Sunshine Mission
Bob” Ingersoll
T. J Hinkin
Mr Ingersoll
Gazette Want Ad Department
Sunday Gazette
Saron
Saron Lutheran Church
Second Avenue
God
Birch
Nazareth
Gounod
Don McSpadden
Mount Vernon
McSpadden
Montgomery Wards
C. J. Shenenberger
Father
Best
Messinger & Sons
Merry Christmas
C. V. Shepherd
Robert O. Bickel
C.L.A
Welcom
W. Reams
Edwin C. Evans
Alfred Schneck
Belle Plaine
John B. Heidel
Walter Wendler
Amana
C. V. Shepherd Agency
National Life OF Vermont
Ay Albert Payson
Terhune
Louis H. Straka
Straka Travel Bureau
Higley
Cedar Rapidss
Edwards
Nash Sales
Nash Distributors
Second Ave
Santa Claus
Rockey
T. Newton Douglas Boynton
Pete
Mar A Gaur
Fae Dias -O Ayer
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