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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1941

Page

13

Tuesday Study Club Plans For Guest Night

A guest night for members of the Tuesday Study club is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Mrs. H F Sundberg 545 Vernon drive SE. Social and program committees led by Mrs J U Vessier and Mrs VE Lichtenstein arrange activities with several members assisting. Edna Mae Tajzler and David M Thompson wed Feb 15 at the Little Brown church in Nashua with Rev F L Hanscom officiating. Attendants were Irma Zahradnik and Lawrence Bauman. A weekend visit by Jack Cassel and Raymond Caffrey is noted along with a farewell party for Corp LeRoy Wolfe prior to Camp Claiborne La.

H F. Sundberg Vernon Drive J U. Vessier VE Lichtenstein R R. Williamson Sundberg E J. Heuer Guy E. Hilher Jay Hesser Edward Tajzler Hamilton Street Edna Mae David M Thompson D. Thompson Tenth Street Little Brown Church Nashua F. L. Hanscom Irma Zahradnik Cedar Rapids Lawrence Bauman Tiffin A. J. Cassels E. T. Wolfe Eighth Street NW Corp. LeRoy Wolfe Camp Claiborne, la

Marriage of Bette Rollins and George Shimek Announced

Mr and Mrs A Rollins announce the marriage of their daughter Bette to George Shimek son of Mrs Paul Shimek The ceremony was Jan 18 at Anamosa Methodist church conducted by Rev J K Delahooke The couple will be honored at a noon dinner today at Mrs Winters tea room A wedding cake from Mrs L G Stastny centers the table Mrs Shimek to be honored at a March 3 shower at Glow room of the Gas company by her mother Mrs Shimek was a Wilson high school graduate and works at radio station WMT Mr Shimek 1939 Olympic skating champion works at Quaker Oats The couple will reside at 722 F Avenue NW Mrs J Layer hosted a party for Jeannine s 12th birthday with neighborhood friends Aowakiya Camp Fire group met at Mrs J Q McNeils home The group will meet again next Wednesday.

A. Rollins First Street Bette George Shimek Paul Shimek Ellis Boulevard Anamosa J. K Delahooke

Miss Brooks and Donald Gillmore Marry in Cedar Rapids

The wedding of Miss Marjorie Brooks and Donald Gillmore occurred Tuesday at the Oliver Presbyterian Church with Rev. E. J. Wykle officiating. Attendants included Miss Ruth Ellison and Kenneth Dice, with a reception in church parlors and a future home near Center Point.

Oliver Presbyterian Church Marjorie Brooks H. H. Brooks Fifth Street Donald Gillmore D. FE. Gillmore Center Point E. J. Wykle Ruth, Ellison Cedar Rapids Kenneth Dice Tipton Ellison Robert Gillmore Laura Williamson Sally Wykle Robert Brooks Paul Brooks Dora Morgan Hopkinton Juluus Raddor Geneve Gillmore Hertha Biberdorf W. D. Gintert Lillian Bezdeck

Week's Broadcast Programs Announced By Radio Council

The Cedar Rapids Radio council lists this week’s daily 4 30 p.m. broadcasts on WMT. Monday features a Don Bosco dramatization directed by Sister Mary Josephine with cast including William Holmes and Margaret Kane. Tuesday brings Beethoven club chorus with Lucy Ambroz as accompanist and a Jeanne d Arc reading. Wednesday presents Peer Gynt adapted and directed by Mrs Frankel with Bryce Fisher and Doris Cone in the cast. The community acceptance committee meets Tuesday at 9 30 a.m. at WMT.

Cedar Rapids Radio Council WMT Don Bosco Cedar Rapids National Council of Catholic Women Mary Josephine Mount Mercy College William Holmes Charles MacManaman Margaret Kane Buddy Collette Richard Rozek Wilma Adams Robert Davis Beethoven Club Wii

District Chief Holds School For Pythian Sisters

District Deputy Grand Chief Marie Douglass led the annual instruction school for Pythian Sisters of Winter Temple No. 78 at the K P hall. A lantheon honored Douglass then officers and members took proficiency tests and received pins for degree staff.

Marie Douglass Pythian Sisters of Winter Temple No K. P. Hall Douglass Bishop's Cafeteria Bertha Buffington Edna Cook Mary Kirkpatrick Effie Ellenberger Ruth Kent Ruth Reid Myrtle Vaverka Allie Fisher Buard Effie Parsons Marion Gladys Rohn Cedar Rapids Clara Thede Martelle Temple Cook Irene Minehart Laura Christensen Mabel Hopwood Carrie Cooper Clara Hemminger Ruth Pierson Jean Wilson Blanche Steffy Olga Griffin Hazel Haberle Emma Watts Lillian Clark Charlotte Fair Bessie Galbraith

Marguerite Vondracek Weds Eugene Stark in Cedar Rapids Home

Marguerite Vondracek and Eugene Stark were married Feb 14 at a Cedar Rapids home ceremony performed by Rev. B J Paroulek. Stark is from Marion and will live with his bride at a new home on Thirty-eighth Street NE after construction. The couple’s pre nuptial courtesy was hosted by Mrs Belly Holecck and Mrs Vondraeek. Ralph Leo will present a private vocal recital at his home with several soloists, including Spevacek Atkinson Sebern Krouth Moel Bishop Ralston.

J. W. Vondracek Sixth Street Marguerite Eugene Stark Marion B. J. Paroulek Fan Hus Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids Ed Renstrom A Avenue NW Stark George Stark Ralph Leo Avenue NE Alice Spevacek Edith Reed Atkinson Frances Sebern Lee Krouth Charles Moel Lawrence Bishop Elkader James Ralston Leo

Earlamond Callier to wed Brooks Blanchard this spring

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Callier of Viola announce the engagement of their daughter Earlamond Marie Callier of Cedar Rapids to Brooks Blanchard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blanchard of Manchester. Earlamond is a Viola High and Cedar Rapids Business College graduate, works for Iowa Mutual Liability, and belongs to Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. Brooks, a Manchester High School graduate, attended Dubuque University, and works for John Morrell and Company. The wedding is planned for early spring and they will reside in the east.

Lloyd Callier Viola Earlamond Marie Cedar Rapids Brooks Blanchard Charles Blanchard Manchester Miss Callier Viola High School Cedar Rapids Business College Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company Sigma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Business Girls’ Sorority Blanchard Manchester High School Dubuque University John Morrell and Company

Winter informal dances by Tri-Delts at Coe gym

Tri-Delts and guests filled the Coe gym recreation rooms for a winter informal with a George Washington theme. Beth Schlampp tapped for entertainment. faculty guests included Mr and Mrs Robert L Stonebraker Lieut and Mrs Bernard L Smith and Dean Melvin Carlson. many members and guests listed along with Miss Caroline Furrow visiting Cedar Rapids from Newark New Jersey for a week.

Delta Delta Delta Sorority Coe Gymnasium George Washington Beth Schlampp Robert L. Stonebraker Bernard L. Smith Dean Melvin Carlson Mary Jean Scruby Merle Lindsten Patsy Kelly Lorraine Skoglund Violet Schroeder Tri Dellas David Blain Bill Gilkey Louis Hill Mary Bowen R. Dean Finnegan Betty John Bob la Fontaine Velma Putbrese Vernon Enck Caroline Furrow Beth Israel Hospital Newark N. J Cedar Rapids E. H. Farrow Grande Avenue Milota

Local Women Attend Legion Auxiliary Mid-Winter Conference

Mrs. Walter A Kansky and Mrs. Harold E Travis of Han ford unit No 5 will drive to Des Moines to attend the Iowa department mid-winter conference for unit presidents and secretaries at Hotel Savery. They travel with Mrs. Edwin W Lundquist and Mrs. James P Winn as department officers. Lisbon president Mrs Harlan Briggs will preside. Banquet speakers include Mrs R Elton Warman and Mrs Gwendolyn Wiggin MacDowell. Cedar Rapids women plan to return Tuesday.

Walter A. Kansky Harold E. Travis Hanford American Legion Auxiliary Des Moines Department of Iowa Hotel Savery Edwin W. Lundquist James P. Winn Harlan Briggs Lisbon Travis R. J. Williams Marion Lundquist R. Elton Warman Morgantown W. Va Central Division of States Gwendolyn Wiggin MacDowell Indianapolis Ind Story City Iowa Cedar Rapids

Marriage Announcement Eunice Howland to Crandall Weaver

Luther C. Howland and wife of Monticello announce Eunice Marie Howland of Muscatine to W. Crandall Weaver of Cedar Rapids. The ceremony by Justice Alfred Randall in Wheatland on Feb 8. Attendants Violetta Cook and Roger Bledesel. Read more about their education and careers and their Cedar Rapids home.

Luther C. Howland Monticello Eunice Marie Muscatine W. Crandall Weaver Chester H. Weaver Cedar Rapids Alfred Ranold Wheatland Violetta Cook Roger Bledesel Cook Monticello High School Paris Beauty Academy Weaver Marion High School Cedar Rapids Engineering Company First Avenue E

Mrs Meyer feted at store shower by local hosts

Mrs Louis A Meyer was the guest of honor at a store shower hosted Thursday evening by Mrs M J Fisher and Mrs W P Hartman at the Fisher home 3315 First avenue E. Out of town guests included Mrs Marjorie Newland Center Point Paul Smola Central City Jack Dysart Iowa City and Walter Linde Shepsburg. Other attendees were Mrs Meyer Russ Graham Don Seeger John Kohl Bob Matthews George Stevens Fred Enders Louis Mustrik and Esther Hartman.

Louis A. Meyer M. J. Fisher W. P. Hartman Fisher First Avenue E Marjorie Newland Center Point Paul Smola Central City Jack Dysart Iowa City Walter Linde Shepsburg

Wachals Honor Henry Scherers at Dinner

Mr and Mrs Walter G Wachal entertained at dinner last evening honoring the Rev Mr and Mrs Henry Scherer who will move March 1 to Oklahoma City to make their home The party also celebrated the Reverend Scherers birthday which falls today Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers club will meet Thursday at 1 pm for luncheon at the home of Mrs H F Blomquist with hostesses Mrs O P Myers W M Hughes C E Heaton G W Bryant and J L Coon

Walter G. Wachal Second Street Henry Scherer Oklahoma City Mr. Scherer Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers’ Club H. F. Blomquist Seventh Avenue SE O. P. Myers W. M. Hughes C. E Heaton G. W. Bryant J. L. Coon

Red Lodge Wedding in Montana for Raffts and Walters

Cathryn Raffts wed Franklin B. Walters in Red Lodge Montana on February 13. The bride, a Roosevelt high school graduate, once worked as a cashier at the Paramount theater in Cedar Rapids and will reside in Cody after the ceremony.

Cathryn Raffts F. B. Walters Red Lodge, Mont William G. Raftis Fifteenth Street Cathryn Franklin B. Walters Cody, Wye Red Lodge Mont Roosevelt High School Paramount Theater Cedar Rapids Cody

Monday Shakespeare Club to Review King John

Members of the Monday Shakespeare club will review the play King John tomorrow at 2 15 p m They will meet with Mrs A R Swem 1964 B avenue NE Plans for the annual Shakespeare birthday celebration will be discussed.

Monday Shakespeare Club A. R. Swem B Avenue

Auxiliary to United Commercial Travelers Meet Saturday

The auxiliary will gather Saturday at 2 p.m. in the K. P. hall for a business session and practice for installation. A 6 p.m. picnic dinner follows, served by the past counselors' club. A joint installation will be held after the meeting with public inivitation. Ministers' wives meet Monday at 2:30 p.m. at 86L Seventeenth Street SE.

United Commercial Travelers K. P. Hall W. A. Jacobs Seventeenth Street SE I. E Linkletter B. J. Paroulek Grant Anderson

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Lasswell Minneapolis Symphony Dimitri Mitropoulos Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Memorial Coliseum Mitropoulos Joan Killian Cynthia Craemer Joan Richard E. Killians Cynthia Nicholas P. Craemers Edna Mae Tajzzler David Thompson A .J. Cassel Bever Avenue Jack Cassel Raymond Caffrey Kansas City St. Berchman’'s School Leroy Wolfe Bette Rollins Aowakiya Camp Fire Aowakiya J. Q. McNeil Sixth Street NW Dorothy Canfield Klinger Paint Company Second Ave. SE Klinger Miss Brooks Mr. Gillmore St. Paul's Methodist Church Kensington J. FE. Coats Sixth Avenue SE Catherine Davis Ida Thompson H. £. McCormac Leila Gossett William Kirwin Jed Lorraine Wilson Dorothy Schmidt Banco Della O'Rourke Betty Radeke Jean Fredericks Helen Shields Radio Council Pythian Sisters Miss Vondracek Earlamond Callier Mange Josephine Irma Milota Margaret Grace Newman Mary Geraldine Apfel Bernice Mae Wilson Dorothy Ann Johnson Irene Louise Andes United States Miss Johnson Third Avenue SW Dempsey's Dempsey Dempsey’s Oscar Workman Conference of Legion Auxiliary Eunice Howland Crandall Walter Wachals Henry Scherers Charles W. Karban, JR Margaret Ann Hallgren A. H. Hallgren Nineteenth Street Karbans Fourth Avenue SE Kahoka Mr. Karban C. W. Karban Thirteenth Street Minerva Delphians Edmund Rostand S. C. Stookey Floyd Knapp Harry Johnson A. F. Sander F. X. Guyott Qo YE SO Ye So Club Keith Herington M_ street Lasswell Studio Third Avenue SE Paramount Theater Bldg New Stvapre Second Fleet Newmans Shakespeares Britain Newman's Newman
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