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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1950
Page
2
Cedar Rapids Lions Club hosts wives at the Roosevelt hotel with Burt French one act play. Les Johnson announces a women’s auxiliary to organize activities for the state Lions convention, prompting playful exodus by the men. Also notes include civic items and local anecdotes.
Marion couple announces the engagement and upcoming February wedding of their daughter Caroline Rose Spratte to Harold E Zenisek of Fairfax. The ceremony will be at Immaculate Conception Church Cedar Rapids lasting into 9 a.m. officiation.
Iowa Epsilon chapter of Pi Omicron hosts its annual founders day banquet in the Florentine room of the Roosevelt hotel with Delta Gamma and Sigma Alpha members as guests. A wheel shaped table display uses blue iris jonquils lemon leaves and blue tapers. the Business and Professional Women's chorus will perform.
Elizabeth North Hoyt praises Oswald Jacoby’s Complete Canasta as a clear rule guide and strong starter for players at all levels. The book stabilizes year’s rules, explains play for four players or variations, and notes the author’s wager claims.
A Russian who fled Bolshevik Russia writes about his family during the Tsarist era and his later U S service with the Red Cross and as a liaison with Soviet forces. The memoir blends humor with reflections on Russian American relations and shared humanity.
A Cornell faculty member and Paul scholar presents The Great Redemption as a book length sermon. The reviewer notes Quimby’s preacher background and academic effort, promising an informative gospel focused study.
Compiled fiction best sellers include The Egyptian by Mika Wal tari The Woman of Rome by Alberta Moravia A Rage to Live by John O'Hara The Way West by A B Guthrie Jr The Autobiography of Will Rogers and other titles listed. Also Mary by Sholem Asch One on the House by Mary Lasswell White Collar Zoo by Clare Barnes Jr This I Remember by Eleanor Roosevelt The Mature Mind by H A Overstreet Home Sweet Zoo by Clare The list reflects period publishing trends and notable authors.
The excerpt reviews a dissertation with chapters on living conditions in Italy from architecture to water supply and on early Christian attitudes. It notes Quimbys interpretation that Christians were not error-free, rejected civil law and military service, and promoted revolutions, presenting a provocative critique for readers seeking substantial Biblical analysis.
In first person narration set as World War I ends, Natchez Woman follows Jane Elliston and her fighting spirit amid Southern ties. The story surveys aunts and uncles, colored servants, and crumbling aristocracy while exposing town scandals and political intrigue, ending in a tragic marriage disintegration.
The O E S Auxiliary to the Chil dren's Home will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a picnic luncheon at the Home. Hostesses are Mrs. S P Beatty and Mrs. Ed Buser. Hesperian club meets Monday at the home of Miss Faith ener at 226 Fifteenth Street.
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