Christmas Notes From Cedar Rapids Town Page Doings
Around the Town column covers Christmas greetings from the Murray family in Ames and Athens, Greece, and a mix of local jests. It notes humorous anecdotes about taxes from I B McGladrey, art talk by Grant Wood with Sinclair Lewis, and Mayor Hahn's street-light battle. It also recalls Christmas cards, engagements, new Irish setters, and festive home trees, with items about a fox terrier named Skippy and New Year’s Paris reels.
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Grant Wood
Sinclair Lewis
Main Street
Lewis
No. 1
Cedar Rapids
Turner Alley
Beta Sigma Phi Dance Planned by Lambda and Sigma Chapters
Invitations go out this week for a dinner dance by Beta Sigma Phi Lambda and Sigma chapters business girls sorority. The event will be held Saturday in the Crystal room of the Montrose hotel with an eleven piece out of town orchestra. Arrangements are led by Margaret Gould Fern Cherry Lucille Barber Thora Herr Martha Warner Frances Brown Albena Ford of 1425 Seventh Avenue SE.
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Lambda
Sigma
Beta Sigma Phi
Business Girls’ Sorority
Crystal Room
Montrose Hotel
Margaret Gould
Fern Cherry
Lucille Barber
Thora Herr
Martha Warner
Frances Brown
Miss Hathaway to Return Here Wednesday
Miss Louise Hathaway of 369 Nineteenth street SE will finish an eleven day cruise to San Juan and Porto Rico in New York City and is expected to return to Cedar Rapids on Wednesday. Other notes include Mr and Mrs Kenneth Reid hosting visitors for New Year’s Day dinner with May and Jennie Hollenbeck and Bess Welch from Montrose Pennsylvania and Frances Brittin heading to Brandon to teach after holidays with her parents at 1837 B avenue NE. Mrs A L Edwards of Oelwein has returned home after visiting Mrs H D Porter at 1924 B avenue NE.
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Albena Ford
Seventh Avenue SE
George Buhl
Burlington Hotel
Burlington
Louise Hathaway
Nineteenth Street
New York City
San Juan
Porto Rico
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Reid
Elmhurst Drive
May
Jennie Hollenbeck
Bess Welch
Montrose
Hollenbeck
First Avenue
Frances Brittin
Brandon
Mrs. C. H. Brittin
B Avenue
A. L., Edwards of
Willa M. Evans
W. M. Evans
Warren K. Martin
Pittsburgh
Mr. Evans
Robert McCandless
Forest Drive
W. H. Britton
Mr. Britton
Knoxville
Tenn
J. V. Heuer
Kansas City, Mo
D. P. McDonald
McAlpin
Buffalo
N. Y
Military Academy
Western Military Academy
Quentin de Nio
E. W. de Nio
Fourth Avenue
Theodore Paulson
O. F. Paulson
Grande Avenue
Glenn Higbee
G. W. Higbee
Washington Avenue
Bill Wheeler
G. C. Wheeler
Crescent Street
Wallace Mildenstein
M. Mildenstein
Bever Avenue
Bill Norris
J. N. Norris
J. B. Lyman
L. P. Lyman
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Audrey Jones
T. M. Jones
Country Club Parkway
Barbara Bloomhall
C. W. Bloomhall
Joyce Palmer
Harry A. Palmer
Fourth Avenue SE
Peggy Stewart
A. C. Stewart
Park Terrace SE
Ferry Hall
Chicago
Frank Byers
Frank C. Byers
Nineteenth Street SE
Kemper Military Academy
Boonville
Sara Huntington
Dorothy Dvorak and Stanley Kriz wed in church ceremony
Dorothy Mary Dvorak daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Dvorak of 1544 Fifth Avenue SE and Stanley X Kriz of Black River Falls Wisconsin were married Saturday at Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church in a candlelight ceremony officiated by Dr Joseph Bren. The bride wore a white maire princess gown with leg o mutton sleeves and long veil, carried an ivory maire Bible. Ann Kriz served as Maid of Honor with bridesmaids Miss Lenore Stark and Miss Nadine Troyak. Best man was Adolph C Topinka. ushers included Charles Kriz Frank Kriz Allen J Brink and Robert J Benda. A reception followed at the church.
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Dorothy Mary Dvorak
Joseph Dvorak
Fifth Avenue SE
Stanley X. Kriz
Black River Falls
Wis
Vaclav Kriz
Second Street
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Joseph Bren
Lucy Bushnell Ambroz
Ann Kriz
Lenore Stark
Nadine Troyak
Miss Kriz
Adolph C. Topinka
Cedar Rapids
Charles Kriz
Frank Kriz
St. Louis
Allen J. Brink
Robert J. Benda
Iowa City
Helen Masha
Martha Leska
John Troyak
Leo B. Sediacek
Alice Geiger
Theodore B. Hlubacek, Jr
Charles Fikejs
Stanley Cejka
Kriz
Mexico
Coe College
School of Journalism
University of Iowa
Linn County
The
American Red Cross
United States
Necedah, Wis
Guardians Of Camp Fire Welcomes New City Executive
The Camp Fire Guardians association will welcome Miss Naida Thorpe as city executive at a 7 30 p m Monday meeting in the First Presbyterian chapel. Miss Thorpe arrival from Green Bay Wisconsin with her mother Mrs George Thorpe and brother George Thorpe is noted at 1824 Eighth avenue SE. Mrs Ooie Trimble will demonstrate handcraft and Mrs L D Dennis will discuss the Book of the Camp Fire Girls. A social hour and refreshments follow the brief luncheon for Miss Thorpe.
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Camp Fire Guardians’ Association
Naida Thorpe
New City
First Presbyterian Chapel
Camp Fire Girls
Camp Fire Council
Miss Thorpe
Clara Robinson
Colonial Food Shop
Woman's Club Radio Programs Planned in January
Two broadcasts are planned for January on WSUI by the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs. On January 4, Prof. Frank E. Horack and Mrs. Ellanor Parker will host The Chairman Hears a Motion. January 18 features Balancing the Books with Mrs. Emil Hesserschwerdt and Mrs. Galen Tilden. A separate social note reports Miss Mary Jane Lemasters hosting a party for Miss Victoria Abraham at 920 M Street SW. Erma Maxine Sisam and Cecil L. Koon wed at Westminster Church parsonage with Rev. J. Renwick McCullough officiating. The Koon couple plan to live at 129 Twelfth Street.
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Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
WSUI
Frank E. Horack
Department of Political Science
University of Iowa
Ellanor Parker
Davenport
Federation
Emil M Hesserschwerdt
Kalona
Galen Tilden
Ames
Mary Jane Lemasters
Victoria Abraham
Abraham
M Street
Adolph and
Emaline Abraham
Fidelis
Delores Farah
Arthur Abodeely
John Risk
Doris
Dorothy Chuba
Delane Shaheen
Margaret Byrnes
George Nassif
Lorraine Westfall
Kenneth Lemasters
Alice Draper
Sam Abraham
Harry E. Sisam
Erma Maxine Sisam
Cecil L. Koon
Cedar Rapids
Westminster Presbyterian Church
J. Renwick McCullough
Raymond Weart
Weart
Koon
Luncheon and Linen Shower For Miss Stout
Mrs. Roland C. Wilson hosted a luncheon and linen shower at her 342 Eighteenth street SE home for her niece Miss Jean Stout of Davenport who will wed William H. Brown of Cedar Rapids Jan. 23. Twelve guests dined and bridge followed with white tapers and pink roses as centerpieces. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. C. A. Stout and Miss Mary Eleanor Stout of Iowa City and Mrs. J. Lowry of Iowa City, plus several Josselyns visiting relatives.
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Roland C. Wilson
Eighteenth Street
Jean Stout
Davenport
William H. Brown
Cedar Rapids
C. A. Stout
Mary Eleanor Stout
J. Lowry
Iowa City
No Doll Daughter Beaming Baby Beauty Queen Hopeful
Mary Jo Ann Gureno, daughter of Cedar Rapids socialite Mary Jo Ann Gureno and August Gureno, is featured as a baby beauty queen candidate. Read about her charming appearance, dancing eyes, and stylish pink coat with white accessories.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Jo Ann Gureno
Mary Jo Ann
August Gureno
Third Street SE
Josephine Scolaro
Gazette
Young Folk Leaving After Busy Vacation
Social life centers on the region’s college students and younger set as Christmas recess ends. Many head back to University of Iowa, Iowa State, and various eastern schools, with numerous names and addresses noting their homes and destinations as Northwestern and Western Military Academy students prepare to depart for Evanston and Boot Camp.
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Coe
Ese
le Eddie Jha
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Third Avenue SE
Montieur Photo
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H. L. Nehls
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
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R. H. Pickford
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Twenty Seventh Street Drive
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Marion
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First Avenue E
Ithaca
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Country Club Parkway SE
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Coral Gables
Fla
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Steele Wilcox
Commonwealth Apartments
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Annabel M. Anderson
Oscar A. Anderson
Ridgeway Drive
University of Colorado At
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W. M. Lee
Monticello College
Godfrey, Ill
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M. H. Morrison
Second Avenue
Creed
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John F. Miller
Knollwood Drive
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Greenwood Drive
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Royal H. Holbrook
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