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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1939

Page

11

Valentine parties and teas dot Iowa City social week

Iowa City hosts spread across many groups with co hosts at multiple teas and bridge parties. Out of town guests join local hostesses including Mrs. Ketelsen and Mrs. Ink along with university home economics club events.

Iowa City Karl Ketelsen Philip Ketelsen Harry Woodbury Newton R. P. Ink Mount Vernon F. W. Spear Jack Spear Kathryn McKee Tipton Margaret Chittenden University Home Economics Club Anne Mikulasek Margaret Gardner Mary Beach Huron S. D June Devall Sidney Virginia Vaupel Vinton Drucilla Kendall Reynolds Vera Stribe Manning Henry Adams J. H. Jamison J. W. Howe Henry Godeke Tuesay North Scott Lee Douglas Memorial Union Evans A. Worthley Homer R. Dill

Social events noted in Shellsburg society items

The Social club of the Eastern Star lodge met Tuesday at Mrs. Everett Elson's home with Miss Dorothy Elson assisting. The Harmony class of the Presbyterian Sunday school held an all day meeting Thursday hosted by Mrs. H. D. Sheeley with Mrs. Earl Bull assisting. The Canton Farm Bureau gathered Thursday evening at the Don Showman home.

Eastern Star Lodge Everett Elson Dorothy Elson Harmony Presbyterian Sunday School H. D. Sheeley Earl Bull Canton Farm Bureau Don Showman

Catholics War On Sexy Literature

Fort Wayne article reports bishops led by Most Rev John F Noll launching nationwide campaigns to curb salacious literature. The plan includes forming The National Organization for Decent Literature, a layman driven group to assist in the effort.

Fort Wayne, Ind John F. Noll Fort Wayne National Organization For Decent Literature

Weekend events and lectures across Iowa venues

A schedule of arts, music, lectures, and community programs across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Ames, Mount Vernon, and Des Moines. Highlights include art exhibits, gallery talks, a Golden Gloves boxing final, a Leunen Passion Play, Stag fish fry, university concerts, and national farm institute sessions through Sunday and Monday.

Cedar Rapids Art Association Public Iowa City Max Beckman Horst Janson Soo Yong Iowa Theater Ames Iowa State College Memorial Coliseum Center Junction Jones County Institute of Christian Education Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids Country Club Cedar Rapids Musketeer Cedar Rapids Cavalier Armory Waltonians Des Moines National Farm Institute Labor Perkins Agriculture Henry Wallace

Local Engagements and Weddings Noted Across Iowa

Announcements from Central City McGregor Cedar Falls Anamosa report engagements and weddings. Mary Jo Rollins to Carrol Napier wed Feb 26 at the bride’s home. Agnes Coufal to Lumir Dytrt to wed in Philadelphia. Kathryn Knaak and Alfred Stohl married in Sun Prairie with attendants. Mrs Maude Post’s daughter Sybil engaged to C J Gorlus with Feb 14 wedding in Anamosa.

Joseph C. Coufal Swisher Agnes Coufal Lumir F. Dytrt Philadelphia Frank Dytrt C Street Cedar Rapids Mcgregor Kathryn Mary Knaak Sophie H Knaak Alfred A. Stohl A. A. Stohl Sun Prairie Wis Sacred Heart W. Haseler Rose Stohl Joseph Knaak Madison Madison Club Milwaukee Downer College Stohl Wisconsin Porcelain Company Maude Post Cedar Falls Akes Amphrer Sybil C. J. Gorlus Joe Gorlus Anamosa Ste Patrick’s Church Miss Post Maynard Viola Consolidated School Gorius

Club and Lodge Notices Populate Cedar Rapids Chapter

Local clubs and lodges in Cedar Rapids schedule meetings and social events in venues including K P hall Moose hall Sokol hall and the Memorial building Individuals named include Mrs Minnie Sturgis Mrs Irene Minehart Mrs Laura Christensen Mrs Lillian Clark and Mrs Bessie Pullers Plans cover card parties Valentine events potlucks and installations Several associations adjust meeting dates and invite wives of navy men visitors and members to participate in planned activities including luncheons and entertainment with dates across Thursday Monday Tuesday and Wednesday in coming weeks

Winter Temple No. 78 Minnie Sturgis Irene Minehart Laura Christensen Lillian Clark Bessie Pullers Marie Dougas

Founders Day Programs Across Several P T A Groups

Lincoln P T A hosts Founders Day with a guest night 7 30 p m and a pageant Along the Way led by past presidents Mrs John B Frasher in charge third grade mothers hostesses Polk P T A meets 2 p m after 1 30 p m board session. Cleveland Garfield Van Buren Harrison Woodrow Wilson Jackson groups stage plays dances and musical numbers with past presidents, guest speakers, and mothers as volunteers.

Lincoln P. T. A Ohn B. Frasher Cleveland P. T. A H. N. Steele Alice M. Ottilfe Fred A. Winter J. J. Runner Iowa City Glenn Turner E. W. Lundquist J. P. Hogan H. F. Buston J. M. Wiley van Buren P. T. A Mothers Bergit Samuelson Harrison Jackson Jackson P. T. A Robert McCandless C. A. Love Janet Untiecht Susanne Schultz

House Democrats Call Two Meetings to Discuss Strategy

Washington AP Jittery over GOP gains in the new congress House Democrats set two meetings for this week to consolidate force and respond to floor votes. Speaker Bankhead said the Tuesday conference would be informal while Monday’s gathering hints at reviving the liberal bloc with new blood.

Washington Congress House Bankhead

City Briefs and Personals

Bungalow cooking school runs Monday to Thursday with advertisement. Ardekan temple No 234 D O K K meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Pythian hall. Knights of Pythias meet Monday at 7 45 p.m. for page ritual. Mrs Belle Overmeyer 1210 Elizabeth street SW returns to Iowa City Monday for treatment.

Bungalow Cooking School Ardekan Temple Pythian Hall Knights of Pythias Belle Overmeyer Elizabeth Street Iowa City

Postponed Harri son Cub Pack No 4 Meeting

The regular meeting of Harri son Cub pack No 4 is postponed to Monday February 20 as stated by pack leader H N Bowser.

Harrison H. N. Bowser

Cub Pack 88 Meet With Hand Craft Exhibit

Cub Pack No 88 sponsored by the Cleveland P T A will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the school. Entertainment includes stunts by four dens under den mothers and a hand craft exhibit. Louis H Straka of 230 Higley Building returned Saturday from Chicago where he attended a meeting of the American Steam Ship and Tourist Agents association midwestern section at the Bismarck hotel.

Grenville Dodge The Cleveland P. T. A Louis H. Straka Higley Building Chicago American Steamship and Tourist Agents Association Midwestern Bismarck Hotel

Cedar Rapids lodge meeting with oyster supper

Cedar Rapids lodge No 278 AOUW will meet Tuesday at 8 p m at Sokol hall. A program of music games and entertainment and an oyster supper follow for members and their families. Dr L R Wilson Coe College will give an illustrated talk before the Delaware county schoolmasters club at Manchester Monday evening. He will describe summer geology field trips part of the college curriculum. He will be accompanied by Ernest Mickel Coe publicity director.

Cedar Rapids Sokol Hall L. R. Wilson Coe College Delaware County Schoolmasters Club Manchester Ernest Mickel Coe

Rutledge to Speak on Corporate Legislation at Rotary Luncheon

Dean Wiley M. Rutledge of the University of Iowa law school will address Rotary Club at Monday noon in the Roosevelt hotel on Trends in Recent Corporate Legislation after Senator Gillette announced he will recommend him for the next supreme court vacancy.

Wiley M. Rutledge University of Iowa Law School Gillette Supreme Court Rotary Club Roosevelt Hotel

WPA Enrollment Drops in Week End January Enrollment

The Works Progress Administration reported that its enrollment stood at 2,985,881 for the week ended Jan. 28, a drop of 15,148 from the prior week.

Washington Works Progress Administration WPA

Roosevelt Map Schedule Shows Sea Voyage for Fleet Observation

Secret service arranging Roosevelt voyage to observe Atlantic Caribbean war games aboard the Houston. The trip aims to aid advisory sea power assessment while Roosevelt, ill with grippe, seeks salubrious sea air and sun en route to a March 3Washington return and a joint session address.

Washington INS Secret Service Florida Roosevelt White House Ross T. McIntire Executive Miami Key West Houston Norfolk Navy Claude C. Bloch Panama Canal Marvin McIntyre Congress Continental Congress Lincoln

First Lady Denies Arms Program Is Sour To Wear

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told readers in the Democratic Digest that expanding land and air forces does not push the nation toward war. She argued an adequate defense can preserve a just peace, while inadequate defense could force acceptance of injustices.

Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Europe

Pacelli Thanks Hull For Condolence Note

Cardinal Pacelli expressed profound gratitude to Cordell Hull for the presidential condolence message after the Holy Father’s death. His reply asked Hull to convey thanks to President Roosevelt and the American people for their participation in the sorrow.

Washington Ins Cardinal Pacelli Cordell Hull Hull Frice Roosevelt Holy Father United States of America

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Rollie Williams Burton Ingwersen Wilmette, Ill Homer Dill Herbert Dill Ruby Valley Nev Joseph Howe Woman's Club Harrison Gibbs Theta Sigma Phi Wanda Byrnes de Ette Marsteller West Liberty Ruth Bunce Jane Runner Robert Thompson Vivian Floetchinger E. W. Paulus Paulus Sue Edward Dr. Paulus Margaret Paulus Mary Kolarik Mildred Kolarik Mildred Tauber Pauline Tauber Adeline Witzke Edith Wright Carl Miller George Mocha Carrie Fairchild DeMolay Mothers Club Charles Beckman J. G. Sentinella H. R. Ferguson Gamma Phi Beta Harold Schuppert Betty Lou Voigt Leo Hasse G. D. Stoddard Lowell Dodds Jane Addams Liberty Belles Walter Brown Cletus Summel Brown James Sweeney Owatonna Minn Elizabeth Silbaugh J. J. Silbaugh Lancaster Ohio Cecilia Scott J. R. Lowe R. O. Garlinghouse Shellsburg Pasquier String Cornell College Chapel L. D. Longman Art Auditorium John A. Morrison Coe Chapel Soviet Russia St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Iowa Union Conference of Iowa Belle Plaine Waverly Alexander Kaminsky Baptist Church University Chorus University Orchestra ES Mitvalsky Capai Wat Mary JO Rollins Monuisurphote Mes, Alfred A, Stohl Sybil Post Pythian Sisters Winter Temple No K. P Navy Mothers’ Club Eleh Chentan W. C. Ca Betsy Ross Theta Rho T. Z. Cook W. RB. C. T. Z. Cook Woman's Relief Corps, No. 11 Memorial Building Linden Modern Woodmen of America Odd Fellows Hall Second Avenue SE Aldebaran Court Aldebaran Court No Ben Hur Life Association Mothers Club M. J. Jones Oakland Road Gas Company Sunshine Group K. P. Hall Washington and Lincoln Aueee Parlor City No. 58 Parlor City Lodge No Ladies’ Auxiliary Brotherhood of Railroad Maine Lodge First Avenue E Woodmen Circle Blanche Eakin Palm Grove No. 1 Charlotte Scholz Cresco Mercy Division Mercy Division No. 51 B. of L. E Theight Company Rebekah Rebekah Club Elmer Vosburgh Seventeenth Street Post C., T General Dodge Circle Cedar Rebekah Lodge A. E. Morehouse Seventh Street Russell Schamberger Companions of Cedar Circle No Companions of the Forest Iowa Manufacturing L. A Iowa Manufacturing Auxiliary Y.W.C.A Valley Camp Sunshine Auxiliary W. L. Hoffer Henry Roth Libbie Flint Canton Circle of Sunshine P. M. Andrle First Street Charles Bachman Joseph Hronik Standard Life Standard Life Association No Moose Hall L. A First Avenue E. Wednerdes C. S. Evans R. Leo Gray P.T.A. Meetings Polk P. T. A Lynn G. Swaney Cleveland M Morse Oliver Stucker Theodore B. Hlubucek, Jr Ann Pavlovsky Garfield Garfield P. T. A J. J. Kauzlarich J. Sebern D. Beck H. R. Langridge O. Lundquist W. C. Forsburg G. C. Baker Eliza Beth Sloan T. A. Mothers Earl L. Sperring C. Barber Lundquist Forsburg Langridge Ge Roscoe Rhodes Garfield School Guy Berlin H. F. Ohman Walton Keller Bertram Puckett Claude Parker W. Williams Kauzlarich R. Taft Belle Campbell Miss Campbell van Buren Harrison P. T. A Arthur Deamer Lucille Ellidge Lois Fetterman C. A. Perkins H. Burmeister F. Popelka F. Small J. Fegley M. Daywitt O. Eckler L. Dennis G. Seeley Dempsy Jones C. Winders C. Perkins H. Bowser Rose Harrington Helen Ford Marjorie Walters W. Counterman G. Minehart C. H. Kullander Eighth Street NW Woodrow Wilson Wilson P.T.A Mothers’ Chorus Dlitrct Dempsey Dempsey’s Oscar Workman Ray J. Whitmore Second Avenue DIAL Newman Sevelt William 38 Cadow Democrats Dean Rutledge Rotary Voyage Pacelli Cleo Roux Eli
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