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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1935

Page

2

Engagement of Betty Moore Is Announced

Mr and Mrs Ernest R Moore announce the engagement of their daughter Betty to Frank W Davis of Des Moines son of Mr and Mrs James C Davis The announcement followed a dinner at the Moores home with guests from Iowa City and Maywood No wedding date has been set Betty attended Grinnell and Coe colleges and is a Delta Delta Delta member Frank Davis is a senior law student at the University of Town in Delta Tau Delta and Phi Delta Phi Fraternities

Ernest R. Moore Knollwood Drive Betty Frank W. Davis Des Moines James C Davis Robert Collins Iowa City J. Hallett Maywood Miss Moore Grinnell College Grinnell Coe College Delta Delta Delta Social Sorority Davis University of Town Delta Tau Delta Phi Delta Phi

Mrs Percy Smith Hosts Dinner at Roosevelt Hotel

Mrs Percy Smith entertained at noon today at the Roosevelt hotel with guests including Mr and Mrs Otto Schluter Miss Margaret Moore and Arthur Smith of Des Moines and C R Biddick of Marion. A city bridge tournament is set for Friday at 7 45 p m at the same hotel open to all players with no advance reservations. The Kohls Otto A Kohl and his son Otto Jr are back from a southern business trip visiting Wichita Kent Kansas City Tulsa and a cousin of Mrs Ohl is noted.

Percy Smith Roosevelt Hotel Otto Schluter Margaret Moore Arthur Smith Des Moines C. R. Biddick Marion George E. Beattie Otto A. Kohl Thirty-fifth Street Otto, Jr Kohls Wichita Kent Kansas City Calvin Richardson Tulsa Okla Seeeangoon Ohl

Miss Frances Bartlett Hosts New Year’s Watch Party

Miss Frances Bartlett entertained friends at a New Year’s Eve watch party at 1815 Sixth Avenue SE. Prizes went to Miss Dorothy Morris and Miss Magic Racer. Guests included Misses Betty Landa Leona Simon Helen Indra Olga Najt Lillian Kacer Louise Indra and Loycene Crowley.

Frances Bartlett Sixth Avenue SE Dorothy Morris Magic Racer Betty Landa Leona Simon Helen Indra Olga Najt Lillian Kacer Louise Indra Loycene Crowley

Miss Melvina Svec Feted At Bridge Party In NE City

Miss Melvina Svec guest of honor at a Monday bridge luncheon hosted by Miss Jane Houghton at 319 Thirty third Street NE. Attendees included Mrs R D Brown and Misses Jennie Post Mildred Krebs Thelma Morton Rachel McIntyre Vivienne Robinson Sylvia Chada Hannah Houghton. Svec plans to depart Friday for Buffalo New York where she attends State Teachers College.

Melvina Svec State Teachers College Buffalo N. Y John Svec Maplewood Drive Jane Houghton Thirty-third Street R. D. Brown Jennie E. Post Mildred Krebs Thelma Morton Rachel McIntyre Vivienne Robinson Sylvia Chada Hannah Houghton

Miss Byers Hosts New Year's Dinner at Roosevelt Hotel

Miss Ruby M. Byers of 385 Fifteenth Street SE served as hostess at a New Year's lunch at the Roosevelt hotel today at noon. Guests included Miss Alice Inskeep Miss Augusta Ziesing Miss Edith Howe and Mrs Belle Butterfield.

Ruby M. Byers Fifteenth Street Roosevelt Hotel Alice Inskeep Augusta Ziesing Edith Howe Belle Butterfield

Miss Sidwell Leaves Home After Weekend Visit

Miss Betty Mae Sidwell returned to her Marion home at 617 Eighth Avenue SE after a weekend stay in CQ, spending time with her family.

Betty Mae Sidwell Eighth Avenue SE Mleer Hame Marion

New Year Noisy Entrance At Cedar Rapids Parties

New Year celebrations across Cedar Rapids featured floor shows by Roiceman s Alabamians at Country clubs and the Montrose hotel with Miss 1935 Cupid, midnight arrivals, and dances. Supper and orchestra entertainment filled the night while guests at a Roosevelt hotel celebration included Mr. and Mrs. William Bendorf and Miss Emily Novak, with skating and coasting later in the day.

Cedar Rapids Roiceman Cupid Montrose Hotel Crystal Room Roosevelt

Walthers celebrate silver wedding anniversary at home

Mr and Mrs George E Walther observed their silver wedding anniversary at 836 Oakland Avenue NE. A dinner honored guests including Rev John Steege Mrs Mary Johnson and others as silver and blue decor set a festive tone and Rev Steege delivered a brief talk.

George E. Walther Oakland Avenue NE Ist Mark J. Steege Carl Stoll Mary Johnson Albert Magerkurth Merlin John Krause Dorothy Dawson Steege

Marshs Celebrate Tenth Wedding Anniversary at Home

Mr and Mrs Malvan Marsh of 1636 E Avenue NE marked their tenth anniversary with a private gathering at home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Bruce Dew Mr and Mrs Eugene Klinck and others. dancing and a luncheon followed the gift presentation.

Malvan Marsh E Avenue NE Bruce Dew Eugene Klinck Victor Hemulton Mer Ray Dew Frenmois Anton Trene Snyder Franns Hess Marsh

My Garden Regimen Keeps My Figure, Myrna Loy Says

Myrna Loy shares a daily fitness routine centered on light morning and evening exercises, gardening, and walking. She drinks orange juice and beef broth, gets massages thrice weekly, and follows a diet of greens and fruits while avoiding bread and desserts. She notes the camera requires a certain figure and endorses healthy routines over dieting.

Mozart Members To Give Program At Beethoven Club

Miss Esther Hronik in charge of a Mozart club program at the Beethoven club meeting Thursday at 10 am in the Chamber of Commerce. No board meeting. The program features Mazurka in E flat, Etude Fantastique, Spring Cecile, Dance of Fate, Last Movement of Concerto in F, Prelude in C sharp minor, with performers Barbara Beals, Barbara Ann Shonka, Irene Estes Sparks, Geneva Haldeman, Marjorie Davis, Joann Yessle, and others.

Esther Hronik Mozart Club Beethoven Club Chamber of Commerce Miss Hronik Seecseets LDCS Barbara Beals Beethoven Irene Estes Meinard Ptiml Barbara Ann Shonka Eikenberry Hepax Droussorgsky Joan Yessle Fe ‘Witeh Salem Town Succes Mokress Viola Bohac Neaoe Mozart Marjorie Davis Rachmaninoff Geneva Haldeman

Nold Hosts Farewell Guests After Visit

Robert Coyle of Sioux City and Mr and Mrs Ray Reddig of Rock Island Ill left after a visit in the home of Mr and Mrs Nick Nold at 1306 C street SW.

Robert Coyle Sioux City Ray Reddig Rock Island, Ill Nick Nold C Street

Mary Manners Advice Column New Year Wish

A New Year greeting from Mary Manners hopes happiness for all and calls for fellowship. A reader asks how to handle a jealous wife. Manners advises that her jealousy is unreasonable and to avoid giving her any cause for distrust. She urges polite conduct with female acquaintances and to reassure her husband.

Mary Manners Miss Manners

Dear Miss Manners Weighing two suitors and dates

Dear Jeanne, do not give up either unless you must if you are not engaged the first boy need not monopolize your time. You may enjoy both, being friendly and sharing your social time until you settle on one.

Miss Manners Jean F

Man Noted for Unusual Pain Tolerance

Insensible to pain Leo Kongee, a middle aged man, can drive 60 penny nails into his nose, sew socks to his legs, or pin clothes to his body without pain or bleeding.

Leo Kongee

E M Pinneys Host Holiday Dinner for Out of Town Guests

Mr and Mrs Eugene M Pinney entertained at their home at noon for several visitors from Kansas City Miss Evelyn Taylor of Stockton Calif and the Luberger family from Cincinnati Ohio Also local guests included Mrs Ethel Pinney Ristedt and her son Henry plus other Pinneys children The Haskell couple plan to depart this evening for Kansas City after visiting at the Pinneys

Eugene M. Pinney Ridgeway Drive H. J. Haskell Kansas City E. E. Pinney Knollwood Drive Evelyn Taylor Stockton Calif E. M. Pinney Fred Luberger Cincinnati Jean Ellen Charles Ethel Pinney Ristedt Henry Charlotte Pinney EB. M. Pinney Eugene Haskell The Kansas City Star

Preston hosts New Year watch party at Sixth Street NW

Mr and Mrs R A Preston of 1018 Sixth Street NW entertained guests Monday evening for a New Year watch party. Attendees included Mr and Mrs A G Charter Mr and Mrs Joseph Sigmund and Mr and Mrs Preston. Refreshments were served.

R. A. Preston Sixth Street A. G. Charter Joseph Sigmund Preston

Hair Brushes Cleaned With Cold Water And Ammonia

A practice advises washing hair brushes in cold water with a small amount of ammonia added.

Relief Housing Project Set for Dubuque Launch

The Iowa FERA housing bureau plans a relief program in Dubuque to rehab rundown houses for families on relief. If successful, the experiment may expand to other Iowa cities under director C. B. Parsons supervision.

Dubuque INS Cc. B. Parsons Housing Bureau Iowa Fera

Relief housing project in Dubuque to reuse FERA funds

A Dubuque plan to lease reconditioned houses to the FERA for a set period aims to house relief families at no rent while they perform other relief work. Landlords, real estate agents, and officials will coordinate remodeling, with Mrs. Ermal Ahilfors selecting homes and Benson Anderson directing work. The program follows a housing survey by the Iowa State Planning board and targets homes needing minimal materials but more labor. Over 2,000 families already receive county relief housing.

FERA State Relief Committee Dubuque Iowa State Planning Board Ermal Ahilfors County Relief Agency Benson Anderson Duebuque County

Also Mentioned on This Page

Betty Moore John W. Barry, Jr Mrs. Percy Smith Chada First Street Svec Miss Svec Miss Byers Miss Sidwell Honor Miss Novak William Bendorf Sixteenth Street Emily Novak Iowa State College Mary F. M. Novak Second Street Glenn Winchell Novak E. L. Zahorik Maxine Bendorf Edwin Novak Charles Novak Frank Miitvalsky America Helen Hayes Myrna Loy Public Ledger, Inc Nold E. M. Pinneys Mitvalsky’s MIT Walsey's Fur Factory Waterloo
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