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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1937

Page

21

Local Notes and Vignettes From Cedar Rapids Era

A column of society briefs in Cedar Rapids chronicles misheard meals of raccoon for jackrabbit, grammar shifts with 1937 New Deal, and local arts and theater gossip. Items include Rockey Newton at Tri States Theaters, Mrs Simpson lookalikes, neighborhood tales, and a daring ditch rescue by Fay Spangler.

Ya Rockey Newton Des Moines Tri-States Theaters Corporation

D A R luncheon to feature famous ships talk

Mrs Frank O Storrs will speak on Famous Ships and Their Commanders at a Mayflower Chapter luncheon of the Daughters of the American Revolution Friday at 1 p m at 1903 Bever avenue SE Des Moines delegates to the state conference in Des Moines and to the Continental Congress in Washington will be elected Assisting officers include Mrs Lee S Coy Mrs Ralph E Walker and others.

Frank O. Storrs Mayflower Daughters of the American Revolution H. D. O’meara Bever Avenue SE Des Moines Washington, D. C O’meara Lee S. Coy Ralph E. Walker Edgar B. Tapper Louise Safley Helen Kadlee

Effect Of Movies On Children At A.A.U.W. Talk

The Rev. W. S. Dysinger of Iowa City will address A A U W members January 27 on the effects of motion pictures on children of various ages. He co‑authored a study published with Ruckmick and earned a PhD in psychology from the University of Iowa.

W. S. Dysinger Iowa City H. C. Ring Bever Avenue Dysinger First Lutheran Church Payne Foundation Dysinger and Ruckmick Wittenburg College Springfield Hamma Divinity School University of Southern California University of Iowa

Rehearse For Mid West Bridge Meet

Double and redouble players from Iowa prepare for the fifth annual mid winter state championship bridge tourney at the Montrose hotel February 4 5 and 6. Iowa State Bridge league led by Dr. W G Whitney sponsors the event with trophies cups and prizes for top finishers and special events for all classes. Mrs Oliver Longueville Cedar Rapids treasurer is floor chairman with Cedar Rapids committee members listed and E J Carey and Longueville on the league board of trustees.

Iowa Montrose Hotel Iowa State Bridge League W. G. Whitney Independence Oliver Longueville Cedar Rapids H. J. Robertson W. M. Jayne R. S. Hardendorf S. A. Sanders

Mozart Members To Present Czech Fine Arts Program

Mozart club members host a Czech Fine Arts society program at 8 p.m. in the Terrace room Montrose hotel venue invites members parents and friends for the annual guest night. The program lists Van Wilm Sheryl Ann Zalesky Roger Cates Mokrejs Jean Marie Horak Schubert Ruth Hemmer Irene Gianedakis Mary Ethel Hurych Lynes Ruth Markham Massenet Bernice Svoboda Barbara Shonka Tschaikovsky Emma Allen plus other student performances. The Christian Endeavor Union meets Monday 7 30 p.m. at Second Evangelical church with speaker Dr James Hodgson and violinist Alvin Hurt.

Mozart Club Czech Fine Arts Society Montrose Hotel Edna Mae Sila von Wilm Sheryl Ann Zalesky Engelmann Margaret Reid Christian Endeavor Union Second Evangelical Church O. C. Gatrelle James Hodgson Coe College Alvin Hurt

Birthday Party for Newcomers Club Thursday

Largest party of the year for Cedar Rapids newcomers, the annual Newcomers Club birthday event, will be held Thursday in the Terrace room of the Montrose hotel. Twelve birthday tables decorates for the months, with prizes for best table. Program, music and entertainment planned. Grace Boston at 8558 offers more details. Hostesses include Mesdames Slater, Van Dellen, Benson, Powers, Paxson, Risk, Ziemer, Campbell, Broms, Stevenson, Grange and Lange.

Cedar Rapids Newcomers Club Montrose Hotel Grace Boston Dial Frank G. Slater C. H. van Dellen Raymond T. Benson Frank K. Powers W. L. Paxson M. L. Risk A. Ziemer E. J. Campbell Edwin Broms George G. Stevenson Ross E. Grange Oscar Lange

Mrs A M Andreas Hosts Tea for Sister Bettsy Kemper

Mrs A M Andreas of 2523 Twenty sixth street drive SE entertained at a country club tea in honor of her sister Miss Betty Kemper who marked her sixteenth birthday. Kemper plans to leave for Omaha to attend North High School. Guests included Jeanne Stookey Marie Dolson Dorothy Geiger Frances McCormick Genevieve Tanner Dorothy Jane Plock Ruth Jane Hubbard Maxine Huff Gayle Koch Jane Downer and Mary Kathryn Fiebig.

A. M. Andreas Twenty-sixth Street Country Club Betty Kemper Miss Kemper Omaha North High School Jeanne Stookey Marie Dolson Dorothy Geiger Frances McCormick Genevieve Tanner Dorothy Jane Plock Ruth Jane Hubbard Maxine Huff Gayle Koch Jane Downer Mary Kathryn Fiebig

Miss Lenore Silverman to Wed Al Gurewitz in Chicago

Miss Lenore Silverman of Cedar Rapids will marry Al Gurewitz of Newark New Jersey in Chicago on January 31. She has served as office secretary for the Public Health Nursing association here for six years.

Lenore Silverman Washington Avenue Cedar Rapids J. Silverman Monona al Gurewitz Newark N. J Chicago Miss Silverman The Public Health Nursing Association

Surrealist Doll House Delights Cedar Rapids Exhibit

A miniature fully furnished doll house built by Susan Angevine Shaffer with a sun deck and working Venetian blinds is set to be a highlight of the 1937 Junior League arts exhibit in Cedar Rapids. The project, inspired by 1936 doll houses, features scale architecture, hand crafted furniture, and gifts from Cedar Rapids to New York City.

Susan Angevine Shaffer Linden Drive Susan van Vechten Shaffer Henry Miller

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S. E. Coquillette Frank Fratcher Blairstown Belle Plaine Dward Rowan Little Gallery George Biddle Department of Justice Wally Simpson London England Frank Williams Capitol National Bank Mrs. Simpson Tommy Barry Jack Swan Dean Lierle Nancy Finnigan Bob Toms Metta A. Burd Linn County American Red Cross Cornell Merner Hall Bever Park Helen Jepson Radio Opera Eugene Gilmore Miss Jepson White Elephant State Streetcar Deane Adams Meron Scott McIntyres Art Augustine Fay Spangler McIntyres Spang Art Thompson D.a.r.’S Elizabeth Bender First Christian Church F. H. Fleming C. J. Delp Charles Stocker H. Wingert J. A. Geiger W. Craven Shuttleworth Second Avenue SE Everett Phillips Raymond S. Johnston Frank W. Orr W. J. Barngrover Earl Delzell Guy E. Hillier Margaret Mitchell A.A.U.W Margaret Ann Twogood Wellington Street Miss Twogood Virginia McLean Shakespeare Club John C. Lozier Seventeenth Street SE Mothers’ Club Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity G. J. Ottsen Maplewood Drive L. Michener Mozart Friendship Circle of the King’s Daughters L. R. Wilson Elmhurst Drive Edward D. Wilde Sheboygan Wis Wilson R. T. Termohlen Louise Leibert J. Stuart McQuiston Perkins Hospital Lee Beardsley D Avenue SE Mrs. A. M. Andreas N. W Chicago and North Western Women’s Club Z. C. B. J. Hall Twelfth Avenue Third Street Lambda Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Business Girls’ Sorority Dwight Krumholtz Alpha XI Delta Mothers’ Club Alpha Xi Delta Sorority First Avenue E R. H. Thompson Jay G. Sigmund L. W. Stone Frances Westerfield Lau S A &Ro Thrift Service Homestic Service ESS ZORIC
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