This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1937
Page
49
Do a simple easy project to refresh a worn chair with a two fabric slip cover. Choose lively cottons linens mohairs and cord trimmed edges. follow pinned cutting fitting and welted seam steps. order a 40 page booklet for detailed directions from The Cedar Rapids Gazette Home Institute.
Trinity Methodist schedules a week of events with W H M S picnic at 716 Eighth Street NW led by Eva Neubauer and Nelle Martin, a girls work luncheon at 251 Thirteenth Street NW, division No 5 picnic at 640 Fifteenth Avenue SW, and city missionary union all day meeting with speaker Myrtle K McCleary at Trinity. District 9 luncheon at 1909 Park Avenue SE, fathers and sons night with games, postposed general aid, and St John’s activities at Daniels Park and St Elizabeth’s guild events. Also St Johns guild at 335 Nineteenth Street SE and various church circles and guild meetings across Kenwood to Second Christian.
The Women's Guild held its missionary meeting on Thursday in Williamsburg. Speakers included Mrs. Fred Jones Mrs. Harold Claypool and Mrs. A H Grossheim. Social hour featured Mesdames Henry Minks J Henry Meyer R H Matheson Elmer Heitshusen F W Tomasek Harvey Joseph J R Thomas David Harris Florence Stake and Miss Hazel Welsh. Mrs Oren Peterson led the children's hour.
Stanwood social pages list events at the E. D. L. club with high scores for Mrs. Elmer Meyer and Donald Smith and traveling prize to Mrs. Paul Ostergaard. Owls club honors Robert McClellan on his birthday and marks the eighth anniversary with high scores to Mrs. Glen Tenley and Mrs. Myra Nally. Howard Clancy wins traveling prize. Methodist Ladies Aid hosts, assisted by several ladies. seventh grade coasting party with sponsor Miss Mary Joyce Finnegan. Women’s Foreign Missionary society meets at Mrs. Maud Merritt’s home. Nutrition class program on Meal Planning led by Miss Cessna of Ames. Kozy klub hosted by Miss Nellie Easterly and Miss Loretta Sanderson with a Kensington and cards. prize won by Mrs. Willa Laetare.
Mechanicsville Miss Alene Norris entertained the Emanon Bridge club Monday with guests Miss Lucile Davidson and Miss Lucile Smith. Mrs. Frank Woods, Miss Meg Jane Seylar and Miss Davidson won prizes. Daisy Buttler hosted the Delta Deck Bridge club Tuesday with Alene Norris as guest. Clare Heffelfinger earned high score. The M. B. Bridge club met with Mrs. O. A. Byrne Wednesday. Elmer Little was a guest and won first prize while Mrs. Clifford Ayers took second.
Bert Davis of Waterloo announces the engagement of his daughter Pearl Davis of Cedar Rapids to Elmer Reid son of Mr and Mrs Lee Reid of Cedar Rapids. The couple learned of the engagement at a Pla Mor party Saturday. Pearl studied at Waterloo high school and Paris academy of beauty and works at Newmans beauty salon. Elmer attended Mount Verdon high school and works for Texaco.
Onslow The Astraman club met Friday with Mrs. George Sears and Mrs. Claire Fayram presiding. The Parent-Teacher association met Monday with Mrs. Leonard Mc Kinstry in charge and a program committee including Velma Neil sen Mildred Streeper and Edwin Wilcox. A paper by Mrs. George McDonald was presented. Fraternity lodge 619 installed officers Tuesday night including Shelby Orris as W M and Ward Hicks as secretary. The Ladies Guild met Wednesday with hostesses Lillian Buck Herman Gutzeit and Elva Hall. The faculty was entertained Wednesday by Mr and Mrs L M Smith in honor of Donald Kirby.
Multiple school PTAs hold meetings with varied programs. Arthur P T A discusses community home impact. Fillmore PTA hosts Dad's Night with performances by orchestra chorus xylophone duet and a play. Polk PTA meets with Mrs. Mason. Cleveland PTA features speaker Elizabeth Bender and a sixth grade chorus. Dairy Dale PTA reports dads night, a health round-up completion, and a bake sale plus a community singing program led by John Sundberg.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.