Ten Best Swing Tunes of 1937
Readers' picks celebrate the swing year 1937 with favorites like Josephine and The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down. The list spans decades, recalling 1920s and 1930s hits and noting enduring tunes such as Valencia and Blue Skies while inviting readers to remember or rediscover these popular melodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hey
Josephine
Boston
Harbor Lights
Cherry Blossom Lane
Park Avenue
Kentucky
Valencia
Diane
Annabel Lee
Sue
Chloe
Sonny Boy
Tonesters
Constantinople
St. James Infirmary
Betty Coed
Jenny Lee
Forty-Second Street
Annie
North Liberty party honors visitor with Monopoly night
Barbara Stuart hosted a Tuesday evening gathering at her North Liberty home for guests traveling from Pueblo Colorado Lieut Harold Wolfe Fort Snelling Minnesota and Lorence Fuhrmeister Minneapolis The next night a roller skating party in Iowa City honored Bobbie Myers of Pueblo who has visited for weeks Attendees included Kathryn Myers Barbara Stuart Dorothy Myers Edward Thomas and Mr and Mrs Harold McGinnis The honoree left Thursday morning for Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Stuart
Bobbie Myers
Pueblo
Colo
Lieut
Harold Wolfe
Fort Snelling
Minn
Lorence Fuhrmeister
Minneapolis
Iowa City
Kathryn Myers
Dorothy Myers
Edward Thomas
Harold McGinnis
Colorado
Mount Vernon P E O Holiday Party Highlights
Mount Vernon Chapter DT PEO held its annual holiday dinner in the Cornell social rooms with about fifty attendees. Out of town guests included Miss Mary Little of Duluth and Mr. and Mrs. Vance Allyn of New London New Hampshire. The piece covers numerous local gatherings, card parties, and a wedding in Iowa City featuring Eileen McGuigan and Raymond Roe with details on attendants and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
P.E.O
Cornell
Mary Little
Duluth
Robert Beckman
Charles Leavitt
Jean
Detroit
Jee
L. E. Chapman Monay
Genevieve Snyder
Takonta
Jeanne Sullivan
Bernice Becker
Social Calendar Reflects a Full Year of Cedar Rapids Life
A yearlong look at Cedar Rapids social events chronicles July fireworks at a country club pool party and a July Fourth dinner dance, August tennis, September engagements and weddings, October opera and art openings, November high society gatherings, December charity balls, and engagements including Leota Randolph to Leroy Cheney. The timeline ties in notable weddings, engagements, societal clubs, and local venues across 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
Country Club
Howard Cherry
Piccard
Duke and Duchess
U. S
Wilderness
Hilltop Farm
Weaver Withers
Helen Armstrong
Los Angeles
Ensign James Clark
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Green
Jackie Coogan
Betty Grable
Ann Smith
George L. Erwin, Jr
S. E. Coquillette
Christmas Gatherings Reach West Branch and Legion Hall
West Branch hosts dinner guests from Chicago and Iowa City as Miss Betty Martin Miss Florence Paine Miss Emily Corbin and Craig Lambert attend Monday evening. Anderson families share Christmas in Legion hall with dinner and gift exchange. A large group includes multiple Andersons Pedersen Branson Ervin and others. W F M S group met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Ware and Mrs Erb on the program. January hosting duties assigned to Mrs Corbin and Mrs Gerlits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Corbin
Betty Martin
Chicago
Florence Paine
Emily Corbin
Craig Lambert
Iowa City
N. C. Butler
Cedar Rapids
Anderson
Legion Hall
Harley Anderson
Richard
Marilyn
Ed Anderson
A. F. Pedersen
Alvin Anderson
W. B. Anderson
Lysle Schiele
Carroll Branson
Wilson Ervin
Thelma Byers
Bobbie Glee Lewis
Velma Vincent
J. H. Hayslett
J. E. Larson
A. K. Zalesky
Matt Ware
A. I. Erb
W. B. Gerlits
Women Club Hosts Junior Club and College Girls Holiday Event
The Women's club hosted the Junior club, college girls, and teachers at Mrs. Blanche Sutherland's home on Wednesday evening with a program led by Mrs. Carrie Driebelbis. performances included a solo by Holyce Stingley and duets, a book review, and a trio with accompanists. Out of town guests included Mrs. Dwight Mathes and Miss Haggerman. Monopoly and orchid yellow decorations featured as the 1936 high school class was entertained at Imogene Chase's home. Robert Alyea of San Diego, Calif. attended as an out-of-town guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Sutherland
Carrie Driebelbis
Holyce Stingley
Jean McNeilly
Lucile Livingstone
Meta Prahm
Dorothy Driebelbis
Cathryn Thompson
Eloise Sutherland
T. E. Stanton
Caroline Haggerman
Social Teas and Gatherings Around Cedar Rapids Area
Shellsburg hostesses entertained with out of town guests from Vinton Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. Club nights included Happy Twenty and Contract bridge parties with Friday gatherings. A Federated Young People party ended with a watch service and refreshments. A New Year dinner is planned at Jesse Bixbys with Reuben Senft Ida Bixby and Kirk Bixby among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Morrell
Holly Nettell
Loren Hite
Vinton
James Maxwell
Lillian Maxwell
Waterloo
Harry Heath
Happy Twenty Club
H. D. Sheely
Contract Bridge Club
R. E. Harbert
Federated Young People’s Society
Meskimens Hill
Jesse Bixby
Cedar Rapids
Reuben Senft
Ida Bixby
Kirk Bixby
Local Families Gather Amid Regional Listed Names
Mrs Howard Williams and family, Mr and Mrs Jesse Perry, Mr and Mrs Jay Perry, Mr and Mrs Herbert Hayes and family, Frank Hatfield, all of Shellsburg, Mr and Mrs Merle Weir and family of Vinton, Mr and Mrs Cecil Bixby of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Williams
Jesse Perry
Jay Perry
Herbert Hayes
Frank Hatfield
Shellsburg
Merle Weir
Vinton
Cecil Bixby
Cedar Rapids
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Edith Knox
North Liberty
Robert Tomlinson
Knox and Wurlitzer School of Music
Tomlinson
4Th Ave
Dial
Delux Bea
Third Avenue
Third Ave. Bridge
Mount Vernon P.E.O
Riverside
Eileen McGuigan
Raymond Roe
St. Mary's Chapel
Herman Strub
Ida Dorothy Skubal
Eugene Roe
Joanna Hill
Frank McGuigan
Burlington
Nettie Shradel
F. V. Skubal
St. Mary’s High School
A. H. Roe
A. H. Rose
Nettie, Shradel
Laura Cariene
Leon
West Branch
Richard Roe
Fort Des Moines
F. E. Burgoess
Kalona
Viola Seelman
Joseph Miltner
Edward Figg
St. Mary’s Parish
Charles Rose
C. B. Rice
Herman Ruth
Joseph Walsh
Frank Streb
Edward Muller
Alphonse Lear
Mary Colbert
Peter H. Schneider
J. J. Rotenburger
Joseph Simon
John R. Yeggy
James Yansky
W. C. Leeney
Joseph Stransky
Arthur Lorack
James Birka
Anamosa
Frederick O. Ellison
B. F. Erb
T. E. Walters
Arthur Remley
F. B. Sigworth
Dorothy Erb Thomas
Lafayette
Ind
John McCrea
J. E. Rody
Eugene Atkinson
William Gassen
Irma Bunce
Mildred Mills
Bess Sherman
Mesdames M. C. Crispin
J. W. Goodman
Donald Thompson
O. T. Ruhe
R. K. White
W. K. Pearson
Stella Snyder
Women’s Association of the Congregational Church
Mrs
Carl Smith
Tusegay
Clarence
St. John's Evangellial Church
Frederick Oetting
Richard Goldsmith
Lawrence Hartig
Paul Hasselbusch
Alice Busching
Emma Jean Sonnemaker
Norma Jean Hasselbusch
Vivian Pruess
Helen Christophersen
Viola Syring
Alfred Christopherson
Alberta Busching
Elaine Klatt
Elna Rix
Evelyn Meyer
Honora Sonnemaker
Marion
Mildred Fisher
Alice Decker
John Decker
Columbia
Mark Decker
Walter Hartwig
Chester Ibsen
Norway
Vivian Meredith
Rita Lavelle
Lavelle
William Miller
C. W. Buchanan
R. O. Bradley
John Trosky
Lloyd Primrose
D. E. Garwood
Clara Flammang
Archie Montague
Matilda Pease
Marie Meredith
Irene Sevening
Dorothy Schulte
LaVon Buchanan
Page One News
Preston, Jr
Larimer-Swiler
God
Peiping
Cristobal
Horace Hedges
Melvin Welke
Dorothy Helen Huston
Watertown
Mass
Richard Killians
David Elderkin
Frances Teeters
St. Louis
U. S. S. Augusta
Robert Calder Davises
Ojai Valley
Calif
Dorothy Gray
Ernest Rasmussen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Coe
Edith Hersch
Carl B. Myers, Jr
Elizabeth Carey
Frederick S. Glanville
Hull
County Fair
Gray-Rasmussen
Junior League of
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Leries
Society News
Brady Gang
Elks Club
Hersch-Myers
Uncle Sam
Robinsons
Russia
S. E
Miss Perkins
Edna Hirsch
Alan Baldwin
Harriet Sargent
Harry Graefe
Des Moines
Kinross
Fay Randolph
Leota
Leroy Cheney
Floyd Cheney
North English
Miss Randolph
Charles Martin
Center Junction
Charles
Greenberg
Choice Furs
Reai Bargains
Charles Greenberg Manufacturing Furrier
Second Street SE
America
Pincus
Tobias
Group of Sport
Oxfords
Mrs. Stevens
St. SE
Coats
Slate
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