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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1936
Page
12
Christmas day was celebrated with numerous family dinners and gatherings across the city. Hosts included the Durin, Mansfield, Miller, Chadima, Boegel, Kitchin, Hillier, Whelpley, Barngrover, and Deacon households, inviting relatives and friends from Davenport, Chicago, Des Moines, and beyond, with meals at 2320 Linden drive SE and other addresses.
A lengthy list of households hosted Christmas dinners with guests from Chicago Oak Park Elmhurst and Des Moines. Hosts include Grant B Munger C O Gray George G Clements James M Shields William Craven Shuttleworth and many relatives and friends.
At the Hagan home on Fourth Avenue SE Mr and Mrs Joseph Hagan observed their 34th wedding anniversary and their son Chester Hagan and Mrs Hagan of Atkins celebrated their 8th wedding anniversary. Guests included Lyle McClintock and family of Shellsburg Chester Hagan and family and Kenneth Hagan of Atkins.
Mr and Mrs Charles L Kidd reside at 405 Forest Drive SE and are spending Christmas weekend with Mrs Kidds parents Mr and Mrs T H Bland of Moline Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Sam Geiger of 1603 Washington avenue SE host their daughter Miss Ruth Geiger of Memphis Tennessee for the Christmas holidays. The text notes the largest air line in France flew over 6 000 000 miles and carried 68 985 passengers in 1935.
The shirtwaister pattern 4278 by Anne Adams features jaunty pockets bold revers and a wide dramatic sleeve. It suits mid winter sun and near spring with sizes 14 through 42 and 2 1/2 yards of 54 inch fabric for size 16 order 15 cents.
Plainly name, address and style number. Shows latest Anne Adams fall fashions with gowns, daytime models, housedresses and children's clothes. Mentions patterns priced at fifteen cents, book fifteen cents, both twenty five cents, address orders to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department 243 West Seventeenth Street New York NY.
Judges need more time to select winners from over sixty seventh and eighth grade essays on Current Affairs in the Catholic World. Entries were submitted by parochial schools with authors unknown to judges. winners for three cash prizes were to be announced before Christmas.
In Boston a parrot named Wally urged shelter as the door blew open during a cold night. The drawnout chill sent a crowd of pets shivering until a patrolman arrived, closed the door, and left the animals to thaw.
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