Maxine Houser to Wed March 3 at Houser Home
Dr and Mrs T Houser announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Maxine Mae to Perrie J Smith of Cedar Falls. The wedding will be held at the Houser home on March 3 morning. Miss Houser is a Washington High School graduate and studied at Coe College. Mr Smith is a Tweedie Footwear representative of Jefferson City MO. Pre nuptial parties include events hosted by Mrs C E Heninger, Mrs Don Becker, Mrs Elmer Jenista, and friends at Mrs Irving Graver's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Houser
Washington Avenue
Maxine Mae
Perrie J. Smith
Cedar Falls
Houser
Miss Houser
Washington High School
Coe College
C. E. Heminger
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Don Becker
Elmer Jenista
Second Avenue
Irving Graver
B Avenue NE
Miss Mildred Carlton Hosts Luncheon for Miss Ruth Boyson
Miss Mildred Carlton of Bever Avenue SE entertained at a small luncheon today in honor of Miss Ruth Boyson who is to be married on Thursday. A guest gift was presented to the bride to be. Boyson later left for Iowa City to attend a charity event hosted by Kappa Kappa Gamma in her honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Carlton
Bever Avenue
Ruth Boyson
Miss Boyson
Iowa City
Kappa Kappa Gamma Crarity
Modern Reading Club Luncheon at Mrs Lehman Home
The Modern Reading club meets Wednesday for a luncheon at Mrs. C. V. Lehman s home 2030 Fifth Avenue SE Mrs James E Patterson is assistant hostess. Mrs William Rinderknecht will present the program reviewing Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Modern Reading Club
C. V. Lehman
Fifth Avenue SE
James E. Patterson
William Rinderknecht
Anthony Adverse
Hervey Allen
Regular meeting of T. M. T. .M. Business and Industrial Girls
The T. M. T. .M. Business and Industrial Girls club holds its regular meeting Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the YWCA. A dinner at 6 precedes a reading by Roberta D. Sheets, Grant High School speech instructor, of White Dresses by Paul Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. T. .M. Business and Industrial Girls’ Club
Roberta D. Sheets
Grant High School
Paul Green
Beta Sigma Phi Sigma chapter meeting set at Montose hotel
The Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will hold its regular business and educational meeting Wednesday at 7 45 p m at the Montose hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Montose Hotel
Church Circles Meet In City Parlor Plans
St Marys Circle of the Immaculate Conception meets Wednesday at 2 pm in the school parlors with Mrs J J Kegler as hostess. St Joans Circle of St Matthews meets Thursday evening at the school parlors with Mrs L P Polder and Mrs W Johnstone as hostesses. First Reformed Ladies Aid holds a Kensington at Mrs J H Martins home Wednesday. Auxiliary Guild of Grace Episcopal meets Thursday for picnic lunch at 1 with business meeting and Lenten study to follow. B B B class of First Lutheran meets at Mrs F W Schindlers home for luncheon at 1 Wednesday with several assist hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Circle
St. Mary’s Circle
St. Joan's
St. Matthew's Church
L. P.polder
First Reformed Aid
First Reformed Church Ladies Aid Society
Kensington
J H. Martin
Sixth Street
Woman's Auxiliary Guild
Grace Episcopal Church
F. E. Beauchamp
Seventh Street
First Lutheran Church
F. W. Schindler
C Avenue NE
George Scholiman
G. R. Schwerke
R. Schoenbeck
G. H. Lowe
Kreutzberg Recital Canceled Over Date Confusion
Harold Kreutzberg and his company recital in Cedar Rapids scheduled for March under the Junior League sponsorship has been canceled due to date confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kreutzberg
Cedar
Altar Guild Luncheon at Mrs Ivins Home
St. Margaret's Altar guild of St. John's Episcopal church enjoyed a luncheon hosted by Mrs. H. M. Ivins at 1832 Fifth Avenue SE on Monday. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. James H. Yuill and Mrs. Harold Trewin. Eighteen attended the friendly gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Margaret’s
St. John's Episcopal Church
H. M. Ivins
Fifth Avenue SE
James H. Yuill
Harold Trewin
Beta Sigma Phi Bridge Party Draws Community Women
Lambda chapter members plus guests gathered Monday evening at Mrs. R. H. Bollinger home for a bridge party with five tables in play. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Gertrude McNeil and Miss Frances Stewart. other attendees included Kathryn Marshall Kay Barrett Martha Rompotl Edith Smith Betty Foster Mildred Bales Hazel Dahl Peg Gould Joan Rowan Nina Jesina Florence Zimmer Jessie Strang Ada Vedder Leona Keppel Thora Herr Mamie Johnson and Betty Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Business Girls’ Sorority
R. H. Bollinger
Second Avenue SE
Gertrude McNeil
Frances Stewart
Kathryn Marshall
Kay Barrett
Martha Rompotl
Edith Smith
Betty Foster
Mildred Bales
Hazel Dahl
Peg Gould
Joan Rowan
Nina Jesina
Florence Zimmer
Jessie Strang
Ada Vedder
Leona
Alice Louvar and Edward Matyk Marry in Dixon Illinois
Announcement notes the June 14 1933 marriage of Miss Alice Louise Louvar to Edward K Matyk in Dixon Illinois. Attendants were Wilma Louvar and Frank Louvar, relatives of the bride and Mrs Matyk’s family. Post wedding they will reside on a farm south of Cedar Rapids Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Louise Louvar
Edward K. Matyk
Dixon, Ill
Wilma Louvar
Frank Louvar
Matyk
Joseph O. Louvar
Shueyville High School
Coe College
Green Castle
Harvey Matyk
Cedar Rapids
Birthday Club Honorees Dine At Mrs Simon Home
Mrs L R Simon hosted the birthday club at 628 Sixth Street SE Friday evening. Gift presentations accompanied the event with guests including Mesdames E B Gable Joseph Navratil J A McGowan Libbie Bisek Frank Michalicek FE Wing Katherine Dunham J E DeFore and Miss Elsie Jebousek. Assistant hostesses were Mrs J Camburn and Mrs Olive Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Simon
Sixth Street
Mesdames
E. B. Gable
Joseph Navratil
J. A. McGowan
Libbie Bisek
Frank Michalicek
F E. Wing
Katherine Dunham
J. E. DeFore
Birthday Party Honors Mr Sirowy At Blake Terrace
Mrs. Otto Sirowy hosted a Saturday birthday gathering at 30 Blake Terrace SE. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lee and several couples, with prizes of five hundred awarded to Mrs. Holets and Mr. Chaloupka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Sirowy
Sirowy
Sam Lee
Blake Terrace SE
Lee
George Chaloupka
Leon Platner
Leonard Holets
Blanche Hanus
Velma Skalsky
Leonard Roman
Louis McNeil
Mercy Hospital Auxiliary Sews For Lent Meetings
The Mercy hospital auxiliary will meet at the hospital at 1 pm on Wednesdays during Lent for sewing and making surgical dressings. The group plans weekly gatherings each Wednesday for the same purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Old Pals Club Dinner At Gattos Notes Entertainment
The Old Pals club met at Gattos for dinner Friday evening with entertainment by Gayle Steggal Beatrice Novak and Esther Gorton. Bridge prizes were awarded to Golden Rose Broussard and Miss Novak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Pals
Gatto’s
Gayle Steggal
Beatrice Novak
Esther Gorton
Golden Rose Broussard
Miss Novak
Midboro Club Meets for Luncheon at Mrs Spencer’s
The Midboro club will meet Thursday with Mrs S. W Spencer at 510 Thirty second Street NE for luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midboro Club
S. W Spencer
Thirty-second Street
Woodwind Sextet to Perform at Coe College Chapel
Members of Phi Mu Alpha sponsor the Bachman Woodwind Ensemble concert tonight at 8 in Sinclair Memorial Chapel Coe College directed by Harold Bachman. The program features chamber music expected to satisfy trained musicians and casual listeners with tickets at the chapel door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Mu Alpha
Coe College
Bachman
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Coe
Harold Bachman
Epworth Group Sponsors Tompkins Hired Man Play
The Epworth league of John Huss Methodist Church will stage Tompkins Hired Man Thursday at 7 30 p m with a small admission fee. Cast includes Joseph Loufek Yaroslav Zivney Kathryn Hunter Olga Serbousek Frances Novotny Marvin Kaplan Leonard Dvorak and Emily Stelcik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Epworth League
John Huss Methodist Church
Tompkins
Joseph Loufek
Yaroslav Zivney
Kathryn Hunter
Olga Serbousek
Frances Novotny
Marvin Kaplan
Leonard Dvorak
Emily Stelcik
Woman's Club reviews two works at Monday meeting
Thirty seven members of the history and literature department heard reviews of What We Live By by Dimnet and The Silver Flute by Larrimore at the club meeting held at the clubhouse. Mrs F G Ladd and Mrs S R Hawkins gave the reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Dimnet
Larrimore
F. G. Ladd
S. R. Hawkins
X-33 Club Plans Get Acquainted Party at YWCA
The X-33 club will host a get acquainted party at the YWCA on Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. All girls who have graduated from Grant or Washington high schools since January 1933 are invited. The evening features roller skating and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X-33
Grant
Washington
Daughters of Isabella Social Meeting at Hotel Montrose
Our Lady of Perpetual Help circle will hold a social meeting on Wednesday at 8 30 p m at the Hotel Montrose. Members are asked to bring friends and the Rev P J Behan will give a talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Montrose
P. J. Behan
Silver Cross circle hosts luncheon at Mrs Wilsons home
Mrs O S Wilson and Mrs L L Owen will host the Silver Cross circle of Kings Daughters at Mrs Wilsons home 350 Nineteenth street SE on Wednesday for a luncheon at 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Wilson
L. L. Owen
Silver Cross Circle
King's Daughters
Wilson
Nineteenth Street SE
Community club notices and lodge meetings announced
Local clubs and lodges schedule Thursday and Wednesday sessions at homes and halls. Tirzah Society meets at Mrs. Hanson’s 906 B avenue NW at 2 15 PM. Royal Neighbors Parlor City Camp 1799 meet at K of P hall at 2 PM. Winter Temple Pythian Sisters gather 7 30 PM with food donation and refreshments. Star Lodge D of H meets Moose hall 7 30 PM followed by a card party at 8 30 PM. P O Clerks Auxiliary hosts at Mrs. Patrick Ford’s 1726 Maple Drive NW at 2 30 PM. Friendly Circle Macabees meets Mrs. Virginia Thompson 527 Third Ave SW at 8 PM with cards. G and N W Woman's Club at Mrs. Lilian Sheetz 1248 Third Ave SE at 1 PM for luncheon and meeting. Nursery Auxiliary Home for the Friendless picn ic luncheon at Mrs. T Starman 815 Second St SW. Home Rebekah Lodge changes to first and third Thursdays. regular meeting Thursday 7 30 PM at I O O F hall with brothers night. cards and refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Lodge
D. of H
Star Lodge No. 4
Moose Hall
P. O. Clerks Auxiliary
Post Office Clerks Organization
Patrick Ford
Maple Drive
of the Maccabees
Virginia Thompson
Third Avenue
Co. N. W. Woman's Club
G. and
N. W. Woman's Club
Lillian Sheetz
Third Avenue SE
T. Starman
Second Street
Rebekah Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
Alpha Gamma Delta Pledges Dinner for Actives at Roosevelt
Alpha Gamma Delta pledges host a formal dinner in the Roosevelt room at the Roosevelt hotel on Wednesday evening to honor the active chapter. About forty members are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Gamma Delta
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hotel
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting at VFW Hall Thursday
The regular business meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids Post 788 will be held at the VFW hall at 7 45 p m Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cedar Rapids
V. F. W. Hall
Club to Hold Luncheon With Mrs Hall and Mrs Walser
The 0.1. A. T. club will meet with Mrs. W. R. Hall and Mrs. C. W. Walser at 1607 First Avenue East on Thursday for a luncheon at 1 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Club
W. R. Hall
C. W. Walser
First Avenue E
Junior Hadassah Meeting at Mollie Kornitsky Home
Junior Hadassah will meet at the home of Miss Mollie Kornitsky at 1521 Sixth Avenue SE on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadassah
Mollie Kornitsky
Sixth Avenue SE
Local Buyers Truck Sugar From River Towns To Beat Rail Rates
Local firms move large sugar loads by truck from Mississippi river towns to warehouses in Cedar Rapids. Rail rate discrepancies favor New Orleans to Davenport routes but Cedar Rapids faces higher charges, prompting trucking from Davenport to Cedar Rapids at low per hundredweight costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
New Orleans
Dubuque
Rock Island
Burlington
Clinton
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
H. F. Sundberg
Roof Fire Damages Homes on Fifth Avenue and Farm
A chimney spark on John Meades’s roof at 836 Fifth Avenue SE started a fire that burned a hole in the roof and spread into the attic, found at 9:18 am. Firemen confined the blaze but ripped off shingles to prevent rekindling. A farm home owned by W H Johnson on E Avenue NW saw a small roof fire controlled at 10:35 am. Earlier, No 3 company responded to Ed Porter’s home at 1719 C Avenue NE for an overheated register at 9:15 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meades
Fifth Avenue SE
W. H. Johnson
E Avenue NW
Ed Porter
C Avenue NE
Back to Nature Farm Ad Promises Rural Life Opportunity
A Want Ad suggests a small farm offers a retreat from city life and invites readers to consider rural living as a new opportunity. The note presents a lifestyle pitch without detailing property specifics.
Spring Hosiery Colors for Blending with Wardrobes
New York fashion note selects spring stocking shades led by taupe tones to blend with blue gray and green outfits. Medium taupe pairs with navy and gray while beige taupe suits prints and blues, and darker taupe suits black. A beige and brown beige range extends options. gray costumes pair well with lively gray stockings. A leaflet with actual stocking silks is offered via coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Washington
Cuban President Horizontal Puzzle Clues Stump Solving
A word puzzle layout presents cryptic horizontal and vertical clues referencing political terms and common nouns. Readers decipher across and down answers such as country leaders, time measures, colors, and objects, with partial hints like clock faces and oblique associations.
P. T. A. Meeting Slated at Taylor School Auditorium
Taylor P. T. A. will meet Thursday at 2 30 p m in the school auditorium. A program will be presented by several mothers with Mrs Clare Nichols of the playground commission directing games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Tomorrow Dresses Play Two Different Roles
A brief item notes that sub-debs costumes switch functions in a forthcoming event, reflecting creativity and social style of the era. The piece hints at planning details without naming individuals or specific venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Parrish
City urged to improve Ellis Park diamondball fields
The February playground commission meeting authorized park commissioner Ed Stefan to grade and improve the Ellis Park diamondball fields with added bleachers and extended backstops to first and third bases. Mrs. Clare Nichols, acting recreation superintendent, reviewed office activities since the last meeting. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Belle Rose in Tama county with interment in Grundy Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playground Commission
Ed Stefan
Ellis Park
Clare Nichols
Toledo
Belle Rose
Harold Nauman
Denver
Oliver Stevenson
Presbyterian Church
Grundy Center
E. O. Dirks
Salem
Rose
Tama County
Robert Cowan
Wessington Springs
Henry Bickett
Gladbrook
Harry Rose
John Rose
Lakefield
Minn
James Rose
Spokane
Edward Falk
John Morrow
Reinbeck
Ralph Capone Leaves Prison In Quiet Evasion
Ralph Capone exited McNeil Island prison under escort but eluded reporters by boarding a guard boat to Long Branch Washington. The elder Capone completed his federal prison sentence amid a low profile departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Ralph Capone
McNeil Island
Steilacoom
Long Branch
Sernee
Storm Weather Blamed in United Air Crash Near Salt Lake
Federal and company investigators say bad weather contributed to the United Airlines crash near Salt Lake City that killed eight. They found no structural defects and expect the exact cause may never be known after wreckage inspection following a Friday takeoff for Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Federal
United Airlines
Cheyenne
Salem Tutt Whitney Noah in The Green Pastures Dead
Salem Tutt Whitney who played Noah in The Green Pastures that appeared recently at the Shrine temple died in Chicago on February 12 after a chronic ailment. Word reached Mrs. D Mae Fine of 1126 Ninth Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Tutt Whitney
Noah
Winners named in local school essay contests
Three essay contests held in Sigourney schools crown winners. In the citizenship contest for girls Phills Jane Shaw receives top honor, while William Seip wins the boys division. High school seniors vie for Fidac, with Elva Raha prevailing. Medals awarded to citizenship winners, a dollar prize to Fidac winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Williamson
W. A. Longnecker
N. R. Miles
Jean Miles
W. L. Etter
C. J. Lambert
Sprague to Transfer and Take Over Keota Mail Route
Isaac A. Sprague a West Chester rural carrier will be transferred to Keota March 1 to assume duties from Logan Schreckengast who retires after thirty years of service. Schreckengast now covers route one out of Keota route three to one with William Gilbert moving from two to three and Sprague taking over route two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isaac A. Sprague
West Chester
Keota
Logan Schreckengast
Schreckengast
William Gilbert
Sprague
Anamosa School Budget Report For 1933 34
Anamosa public schools fiscal year February 15 1933 to February 15 1934 shows total coat of 42422 82 with faculty payroll at 34229 the largest expense. General expense dropped from 9498 03 to 6214 12 compared with prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Anamosia
H. H. Gee
Board of Education
Four Days of Disasters Leave 85 Dead Across U S
Over four days major accidents including a Salt Lake City airliner crash, Pittsburgh train wreck, southern tornadoes and a blizzard left at least 85 dead. Additional fatalities occurred in Arizona, Dartmouth, Lorain, Bethel and Tampa amid severe winter weather. About 40 injured as crews battled record snowfall and zero temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
Salt Lake City
Pittsburgh
Deep South
Aguila
Ariz
Dartmouth
Tampa
Fla
National Guard
Lorain
Bethel
Kan
New York
Pennsylvania
Mercury
Sheriff holds, then releases in fatal attack case
Sioux City police arrest Bartley Jones after he confesses to attacking auto race driver Rudolph Kruck. Kruck remains in critical condition with a basal skull fracture in the hospital. Sheriff George Sanford, initially detained, is released after Jones’ confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Bartley Jones
Dakota City
Neb
Ruedolph C. Kruck
Kruck
George Sanford
Jones
Manchester Bride Weds Fort Dodge Man in Home Ceremony
Muriel Ruth Hurst a Manchester kindergarten instructor for four years wed Kenneth E. Greene of Fort Dodge. The ceremony was at the bride’s parents’ home with forty relatives. They will reside in Des Moines after a buffet reception and the bride resumes teaching duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Muriel Ruth Hurst
Fort Dodge
Kenneth E. Greene
T. H. Hurst
Cedar Falls
Harris Greene
University of Iowa
Penn Mutual Life Insureance Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maxine Houser
T. M. T. M. Club
New Spring
Kreutzberg
ST. Margaret’s Altar Guild
Louvar-Matyk
Mercy Auxiliary
OLD Pals Club
Edichards
Mutchinson
J. W. Lightner
Colgate
John Huss
Hear Book Reviews
Isabella
Clubs
Tirzah’ Society
Tirzah Society
Chris Hanson
B Avenue NW
Royal Neighbors
Parlor City
K. of Phall
Alpha Gam
V. F. W. Auxiliary
O. L. A. T. Club
Junior Hadassah
Amos Parrish
York
Taupe
Cuba
Dove, Or
Carmine
Tatter
He Is
Cat
Dove's Home
Tiny
One
Bird's Prison
Stephen
Foster
P. T. A. Meetings
John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave. SE
C. Chambers Inskeep Optical Company
Second St. SE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
N. Y
Fifth Ave
Noah” of “the
Virginia Dare
Mrs
Marcella “Micky” Carringer
Toffee
Killian
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