Incognito Hollywood Trip Spoof Sparks Local Laughs
A humorous column recalls Gary Cooper's Grinnell ties and the Coopers traveling as Mr and Mrs William Grinnell. Readers meet quirky local anecdotes from bus manners to stage mishaps and sleetbound postwar oddities.
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Ary Cooper
Grinnell
Gary
Coopers
Hollywood
Grinnell College
Iowa
Williams, Ariz
William Grinnell
First Cedar Rapids teen dances draw 70 attendees
More than seventy 13 to 16 year olds attended the Cedar Rapids Country club teen dance opening a series of ten events. The Friday night gathering featured dancing to a local orchestra, feature numbers, lunch served at quarter tables, and plans for a February 18 follow up with a different orchestra.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Bird Club Meet and Social News
The Cedar Rapids Bird Club will meet in room 311 Science Hall at Coe College Monday at 7 30 p m with sketches of John J Audubon and Alexander Wilson by Esther Copp and Myra Willis. Visitors welcome.
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Cedar Rapids
Bird Club
Science Hall
Coe College
Esther Copp
Myra G. Willis
John J. Audubon
Alexander Wilson
Hazel Brown Wins Playwriting Contest
Tama residents Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sinex announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter May-Floyd Sinex of Chicago to Gene Shumate of Des Moines. May-Floyd is a Grinnell College alumna with National Collegiate Players ties and has worked in Chicago radio. Gene Shumate serves as chief sports announcer for KSO and KRNT and studied at the University of Missouri.
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C. C. Schaefer
Third Avenue
Esther
Theodore H. Ford
Jay Ford
Third Street
Monticello
Tama
A. F. Sinex
May- Floyd Sinex
Chicago
Ill
Gene Shumate
Des Moines
Otie Shumate
St. Louis
Miss Sinex
Marquette University
Marquette Players
MacLean College of Speech Arts
Grinnell College
National Collegiate Players
KSO
KRNT
Shumate
University of Missouri
KFRU
Columbia
Fruit Growers and Packers Convention
Ray I. MacLaughlin
Salem
Ore
L. E. MacLaughlin
Ashley Chapter D A R to Meet at Woman's Club
Ashley chapter of D A R will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Cedar Rapids Woman's club house. The program will be led by the national defense committee and delegates to the Continental Congress in Washington D C in April will be elected. Hostesses include Mesdames F P Ralston Royal H Holbrook Hugh E Rick C W Boegel H M Crane and Miss Helen Amidon.
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Ashley
Cedar Rapids
Woman’s Club
National Defense Committee
Continental Congress
Washington, D.C
F. P. Ralston
Royal H. Holbrook
Hugh E. Rick
C. W. Boegel
H. M. Crane
Helen Amidon
Dinners and gatherings noted around town by residents
Dinners were hosted for small groups with guests from Coe College and local clubs. Captain John D. Craig lectured in town, while others entertained at Cedar Rapids venues and homes. Planned events include church positions, a King’s Daughters luncheon, and upcoming club meetings at the YWCA and Masonic hall.
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John D. Craig
Town Hall
A. W. Doubrasky
Washington Avenue
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Captain Craig
Denver
Gilbert M. Bates
Linden Drive
Charles S. Mahaffy
Grande Avenue SE
B. H. McKeeley
Meadowbrook Drive
Roosevelt Hotel
Camp Fire Committees Named by Cedar Rapids Council
Mrs. J. A. Yessler announces year plan with chairmen and members for camp committees. Names include civic social finance development awards extension education camp and others led by multiple local volunteers. Community groups in Cedar Rapids organize events and meetings as February activities proceed.
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J. A. Yessler
Cedar Rapids
C. J. Lynch, Jr
Charles Penningroth
Raymond N. Klass
A. J. Anderson
M. D. Marr. Camp
Wells C. Peck
John R. Battin
James M. Knox
H. N. Steele
C. S. Krause
William McFann
George W. Hearn
Betty Jane Levsen Coe Crowned Coe College Sports Queen
Betty Jane Levsen daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul E Levsen of Wyoming was chosen sports queen at the second annual Coe College ball hosted by the Clan of Coe in the men's gym. Elected from eight candidates by student vote she is Delta Delta Delta president and Chi Delta member. Chaperons included several faculty and officers. guests included the Gage family and deans.
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Betty Jane Levsen
Paul E. Levsen
Wyoming
Clan of C
Coe College
Miss Levsen
Coe
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Chi Delta
A. W. S. Council
Cappela
Forest S. Rutgers
Moray L. Eby
Thomas C. Hayden
Francis C. Pugh
H. M. Gage
C. Harve Geiger
Myron L. Koenig
Mary Bell
C. Ward Macy
Christian Bates
Charles Grunewald
Bernard Che
Norris
Alfred Sammet
Higbee Couple Return From Florida Trip
Mr and Mrs Glenn W Higbee of 1915 Washington Ave SE have returned after a month in Florida with visits to Miami and St Peters urg Members of chapter DK of P E O planned a meeting Monday at 8 PM at the home of Mrs W D Barnhizer 1828 Blake Blvd SE Mrs L E Henry will lead a program reviewing You Cant Take It With You Assisting the hostess were Mrs H O Cutler Miss Alice Rogers Miss Lucille Reynolds Miss Helen Dunn and Miss Joanna Hagey
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Alpha XI Delta
Alpha Xi Delta Alumnae Association
Helen Jayne
Fourth Avenue SE
Ronald Holets
Ronald Moore
Glenn W. Higbee
Washington Avenue SE
Florida
Miami
St. Petersurg
W. D. Barnhizer
Blake Boulevard
L. E. Henry
H. O. Cutler
Alice Rogers
Lucille Reynolds
Helen Dunn
Joanna Hagey
The Throwback Wins Midwest Playwriting Contest
Miss Hazel Brown of Cedar Rapids with three act drama The Throwback chosen as best out of five entries by Prof William Sowers of the University of Iowa. If produced by Cedar Rapids Community Players the play depicts a midwestern small town valley setting and features twelve characters, six men and six women, with Rody Lehigh the capitalist challenging idealism.
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Cedar Rapids Community Players
Hazel Brown
Blake Boulevard
William Leigh Sowers
University of Iowa
Community Players
Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
Chicago
Community Players Board
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G. M. Wodtke
Crescent’ Drive
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Home Garden Club
James Bromwell
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J. F. Currell
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W. A. McConkie
First Avenue E
W. A. Montgomery
Ralph D. Gray
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Iowa City
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Wilma Startkemeyer
Lumir Sejba
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Louis Hartkemeyer
van Horne
Lumir J. Sejba
Mary Sejba
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Waerffel
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Blanche Grimm
Johanna Hill
Fred O. Erbe
Arthur Bricholz
Eighth Street
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Ee Rapids
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Darrell Pierce
League OF Women Voters
Montrose Hotel
E. W. DeNio
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J. P. Mills
Tirzah Society
Oscar Quick
Shaver Road
Eleanor Atkinson
Davenport
O. E. Atkinson
Thirty-fifth Street
St. John’s Methodist Church
Friendship Circle of the King’s Daughters
Lee Beardsley
Avenue NE
Federation
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
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WOI
H. R. Young
Arlington
Division of
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Gertrude Laurence
Pearl Buck
Sara Blaine Kalar
Ames
Iowa State College
Howard W. Haggard
William Seabrook
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Y.W.C.A
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Cedar Chapter
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Masonic Hall
Gilbert Boysons
Wallace Boysons
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Waterloo
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Mrs. Boyson
Park Avenue
Jacque Wurster
B Avenue NE
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Mildred Johnson
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Jeanice Eddy
John H. Pope
Daniel H. Tudor
John W. Tudor
Santa Barbara
Calif
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Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
A. E. Harms
Newman's
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Lester DeYarman
Herbert T. Hampton
Karl Koffron
Nyline Brown
Wilma Myers
Betty Jacus
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Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Society
Gas Company
Sydney G. Smith
Joe Holec
Joseph Libal
Frank Libal
Roy Ribble
Tony Stelcik
Beta Phi Alpha Mothers Club
Mothers’ Club
Beta Phi Alpha
J. R. Watson
Jane Boyd
King’s Daughters
Lydia Long
W. R. Fowler
Hugh Hillerege
Ways and Means
E. K. Easton
O. B. Clements
Towanka
Polk School
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Betty Jane Levsen Coe
N. G. Fussells
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Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Fireside Club
Carl Goodwin
G. I. Scott
Paul Siebert
Jasper Ferris
A. M. Scott
Bridge
Ray Maclaughlin
Dorothy Reuther
Theodore Ralston
F. L. Minick
B Avenue NW
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M. T. Daywitt
Ellis Boulevard
Dempsy Jones
H. A. Meeker
H. J. Bender
Charles E. Earhart
Thompson
Miss Hazel Brown
Valentines
Kemble Floral Co
Iowa Theater
Glenn Higbres
Mrs. Barnhizer
Rody Lehigh
Zoric
Marion
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