Public Library, Dorm Candy Thief and More Humorous Notes
Public library staff chase a forgotten book to Head Librarian Rice Story. An elderly woman slips, joking about whitening tomorrow. Yankees teased by Southerners as Ed Kane and Sam Stochl travel. Princeton student loses candy to two squirrels in his dorm. Red tape tale explains old binding, England origin. Notables critique voices led by Roosevelt and Thomas with Dewey and Lodge lagging. A Cedar Rapids press agent spins a dust bowl elephant tale. Paul Harrison quips Bob Hope as Banke Knight for box office lift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Vmerchair Killans
Rice Story
Bessie G Engle
Federal Court
England
Ringling Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Dexter Fellows
Kansas City
Fellows
Kansas
Paul Harrison
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Banke Knight
Mayflower Of D A R Hear Mrs MacMartin On South America
Mayflower chapter D A R sets Friday meeting at Mrs C W Perkins home 2256 Bever Ave SE to hear Mrs W H MacMartin of Tama describe her South American travels. She discusses America Link to the South as part of the Our American Way theme with a pan American luncheon at 1 PM. Hostess committee includes Mrs John T Hecker chair and members Mrs Clark A Beems Mrs W F Cooper Mrs Paul Snowman and Mrs Milo Wenger. 009 Hesperian club gathers Monday at Miss Anjanette Cady 1428 Third Ave SE with Faith McMurray in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
WH. MacMartin
Tama
C W Perkins
Bever Avenue
MacMartin
National Federation of Women's Clubs
America
South
John T. Hecker
Clark A Beems
W F Cooper
Paul Snowman
Milo Wenger
Hesperian Club
Anjanette Cady
Third Ave SE
Faith McMurray
Camp Fire Girls Awarded Ranks by Local Committee
Cedar Rapids Camp Fire girls received Trail Seeker or Wood Gatherer ranks Saturday after a awards committee meeting at the public library. Recipients include Joan Bettle Jean Brown Martha Burger and others with Beverly Anderson Lavon Ramaker named Wood Gatherer. Chi Omega alumnae hosted a dinner with 30 members sewing for the Red Cross after a short business session led by Phoebe Jane Nemerek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Camp
Public Library
Joan Bettle
Jean Brown
Martha Burger
Helen Dozois
Betty Emmons
Joanne Everhart
Yvonne Faas
Patricia Gray
Marian Gray
Shirley Heldt
Della O'Rourk
Delores Helmich
Betty Radke
Marilyn Reed
Virginia Reed
Ruth Suehrstedt
Irene Syers
Chi Omega
L. S Loudon
Twenty-first Street
Frank Loufek
Harold Soper
Alan Baldwin
Burle Ruston
Rebecca Clements
Phoebe Jane Nemerek
The
Red Cross
Susan Starman Hosts Tenth Birthday Party
Susan Starman daughter of Mr and Mrs George J Starman celebrated her tenth birthday with a birthday luncheon at home on Twenty Street SE. Afternoon guests were entertained at a roller skating rink. Attending were Joyce Skinner Natalie Jenkins Catharine Yurll Betty Buck Carol Van Horn Kathryn Chehak Marianna Johnston Ruth Suhrstedt Georgia Bernie Joan Starman and Beverly McGee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Starman
George J. Starman
Twentieth Street SE
Joyce Skinner
Natalie Jenkins
Catharine Yurll
Betty Buck
Carol van Horn
Kathryn Chehak
Marianna Johnston
Ruth Suhrstedt
Georgia Bernie
Joan Starman
Beverly McGee
Radio Council Luncheon To Drum Up Interest In Programs
The Cedar Rapids Radio Council plans a luncheon chaired by Mrs Charles E Roberts with reservations sought from those not yet contacted. Douglas Grant of WMT will introduce Dr Harshbarger as the council, formed in 1940, aims to boost children's and women's program participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radin Council
I T
Cedar Rapids
Needlework Guild
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Community House
The
YMCA
Stoddard
W R. Foor
Robert C Toms
WMT
Frances Peck and Dr Redmond to Wed in Immaculate Conception
Announcement shows Frances Peck daughter of C A Peck of Huron SD to wed Dr James J Redmond son of Dr and Mrs Thomas M Redmond of Monticello. Ceremony by Rt Rev Mzgr John W Mollos at 9 AM Feb 5 at Immaculate Conception church Cedar Rapids. Bridesmaids ushers and bridal party listed. Reception to follow at Cedar Rapids Country Club for party and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Peck
C. A Peck
Huron, SD
Joe McCormick
Bever Avenue SE
James J. Redmond
Fourth Avenue SE
Thomas M. Redmond
Monticello
John W. Mollos
Immaculate Conception Church
Miss Peck
Ohio
Kappa Sigma Social Fraternity
Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity
Knights of Columbus
Peck
Redmond
Howard L. Peek
Milwaukee
Jane McCormick
Cedar Rapids
Catherine Redmond
Ralph N Redmond
Sterling
Marvin D. Marr
William J. Stewart
Harold W Neilly
James Manville
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Community Play Cast for Golden Boy at Cedar Rapids Theater
Casting for Cedar Rapids Community Players led by Melvin Severance nearly complete for Golden Boy by Clifford Odets. Rehearsals underway in YMCA theater basement with Feb 17 and 18 performances around the Golden Gloves event. Lead Larry Goldberg as Joe Bonaparte. cast includes Mrs Chauncey H. Fay as Lorna Moon and several others. two shows likely, tickets at Community Theater box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Odets
Melvin Severance
Cedar Rapids
Larry Goldberg
Joe Bonaparte
Chauncey H. Fay
Lorna Moon
Howard Holman
Tom Moody
Lloyd Lowe
Tokio
William J. McLaughlin
Mr. Carp
George Gould
Figgie
Pierre Tracy
Mr Bonaparte
Lorraine Light
Anna
Melvin Forey
Frank Bonaparte
Max Hahn
Eddie Fuseli
David Munger
Pepper White
Harry Doolittle
Micky
Ed Kopeki
Louis
Bob Vernon
Drake
Community Theater
Tea in Honor of Mrs Loudermilk at Commonwealth Apartments
A tea party hosted yesterday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Commonwealth apartments honored Mrs Roy A Loudermilk the former Dorothy Gabbert whose December 28 marriage was noted. Thirty guests attended and signed a recipe book presented to the bride. The tea table featured candelabra with roses and violets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Apartments
Isabel Schluter
The
Commonwealth
Arbon Chehak
Eighteenth Street
Roy A. Loudermilk
Dorothy Gabbert
Edwin C. Nelson
Marian Martin
Dinner Dance Marks Elks Club Opening Night
Elks club celebrated the formal reopening with a dinner and entertainment for hundreds of members and their wives. Nearby social notes mention bridge gatherings hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Addison J Ramsey and Mr. and Mrs. James H. Yuill, along with trips by Mrs. Worth S. Averill and Miss Winifred Murray. Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Whelpley observe their 49th wedding anniversary with a Davenport visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
C. B. Whelpley
Fourth Avenue SE
Davenport
Charles B. Whelpley, Jr
Woman's Club To Hear Douglas Grant Monday
Douglas Grant, WMT news director, will speak at the Cedar Rapids Woman's Club general meeting at 3 pm on Monday. He will discuss Interpreting the News and cover the European war from a news standpoint with last minute bulletins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Douglas Grant
Duglas Grant
WMT
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Grant
Iowa
David and
Dean Ring
Herbert C. Ring
Bever Avenue
Bercense
Darnefelt
David Ring
Jugeler
Severin Dean Ring
Midwinter Gayettes Dinner Dance at Cedar Rapids Country Club
The Cedar Rapids Country Club social committee plans a Midwinter Gayettes dinner dance next Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a southwest orchestra. Dinner reservations are at the club house, Linn county guests require guest cards from Ben H. Witwer, out of county guests welcomed without cards, and honorary hosts include Roswell H. Pickford and several couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Southwest
Linn County
Ben H. Witwer
Roswell H. Pickford
W. J. Neuzil
Lawrence J. Halpin
H. Cedric Hahn
AAU W Group Meetings Across Local Social Studies
The social studies group meets Mrs. Carl W Kirwin 1919 Ridgeway Dr SE Tuesday 7 30 pm to discuss proposed Iowa state legislature. Reading group gathers Mrs. David G Bleakley 2600 Meadow Brook Dr SE Wednesday 2 pm. Mrs George Kosek reviews One Foot in Heaven. League of Women Voters holds general meeting at Montrose hotel with 11 30 am board, luncheon 12 30 pm. Mrs C H Birch leads program with Fred A Carstens juvenile delinquency talk and Rev Frank Ward prison work. Chapter HJ P E O meets Doris Bickel Monday 1 15 pm dessert luncheon. Irena Berger Eleanor Woodhouse assist. Neva Nichols presents P E O documents. Red Cross workers invited to contribute at meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W Kirwin
Ridgeway Drive
Iowa
David G. Bleakley
Meadowbroak Drive
George Kosek
Heaven
Hartzell Spence
JL. Spalding
League of Women Voters
Montrose
C H. Birch
Department of Government and Social Welfare
Fred A. Carstens
Frank Ward
Sunshine Mission
P E.O
Doris Bickel
Grande Avenue SE
Irena Berger
Eleanor Woodhouse
Neva Nichols
Red Cross
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Jas
Frantie
ED Kane
Sam Stochl
Biloxi
Miss
Asheville
Princeton University
John Ely
John M Ely
Roosevelt
Norman Thomas
Stephen S W + stark
Americas
Loraine Osbern
F Cat Tone
Das'd Ross
Raymond Fosdick
Thomas E Dewey
Lowell Thomas H VY Kaltenborn
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dan Gillmore
M.ss
D.A.R
Miss Cady
Radio Council
George M . Newland
Peter Narey
Hecker
J D Lambert
Robert L. Stonebraker
Sophie Kerr
Elizabeth Vo Stronmeyer
Fernn Hileman
Andrew Petersen
Betty Rappoport
Wilma Adams
A T de Bow
Mary Nassif
J.C Lick
M J. Frankel
Hileman
Jacques Jolas
Cornell College Music Department
Strohmeyer
First Avenue E
Chapter
Pe.o
Moray L Eby
First Avenue
E P. Ristedt
Maternal Health League
National Executive Housekeepers Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Rose Dorothy
Oakdale Sanatorium
University of Minnesota
George
Steck
Hiltbrunner
James Redmond
Gazette Photo
oOo Bridge Club
Manatts
R. W. Manatt
Park Avenue SE
Zoric
Thrift
Dial
Wv Dry ‘Cleaners
Marion Laundry
Ramseys
Addison J Ramsey
Tle
Crescent Street
Mrs. Averill
Wisconsin
Michigan
Worth S. Averill
Second Avenue SE
Dudley
Nancy
Three Rivers
Mich
James H. Yuill
Pleasant Drive
Murray
Cornell
Winifred Murray
Frederick G. Murray
Ossian
Cornell College
Coe College
J. Leroy
Chicago
J LeRoy Farmer
Blake Boulevard
Farmer
Shakespeare Group
Shakespeare Club
T. E. Ravenscroft
Fourth Avenue
Harold R. Trewin
Mrs. Whelpley
Evelyn Zerzanek
Clutsaim
Mesdames
Llord Burger
L.C. Schuknecht
Charles Duster
S. L. Myers
Guy McKibben
R. J. Allen Berceuse
Poe Kverulf
Grieg
L. Talbott
G . Lorenzen
Irene Gianedakis
Anna Gianedakis
Nature and Garden
Nature and Garden Department
Ernest C Wilson
J Lo Rhea
Luther Burhink
Hugh Harrington
Carol von Linnaeus
W White
N E Hansen
Henry J. Hromek
Health Education
Health Education Department
Robert E. Campbell
Elsie Powers
Wilma Hines
Eunice Braun
Blanche Rohrbach
Ruth Turner
Grace Willis
Social Studies
C.O.D
Second Street
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