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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1936
Page
4
A local college faculty group honors Miss Nicholson in a Thursday ceremony. The event occurred at the college foyer with noted attendees including Mrs Harry M Gage and Mrs C T Hoe.
The College Club named hostesses for Saturday's Roosevelt room gathering led by chairman Mrs Charles Penningroth. Assisting are Mrs Elizabeth Dennis Mrs E Linkletter Mrs Edwin Steul Mrs Harold West Miss Alice Krebs Miss Mary Davidson Mrs George Schoonover Miss Jenna Strahan Miss Betty Pritchett Miss Melvina McKenna Mrs Morris Katzoff Miss Jane Houghton Miss Grace Lambert and Mrs Ann Fur meister Kent Andrews, director of the Coe Little theater will speak on The Theater On the Road Again and Coe dramatic art students will present a play Chrysanthemum by Andrews.
Mr Ednan TH Wadworth and Mrs John G. Wadsworth hosted a Thursday gathering at their home in Council Bluffs in honor of Mrs Wadworth’s mother. Guests included Vir and Mere Von Barnes and members from the Wednesday card clubs.
Percy Stevwert daughter of Mr and Mrs A Stewart of 352 Parks terrace SE plans to leave Friday morning for Lake Forest Florida to enter Ferry Hall as a second semester sophomore. Her sister Mrs EW Curtin and her father A C Stewart will accompany her returning about Tuesday.
Mre Mark Anthony of 835 Seven teenth street Sie returned Wednesday from Chrewga where she and spent the past ten days recovering from an illness and visiting relatives.
Mothers and teachers of Mozart attended a program at the Cedar Rapids Women’s Club music department meeting held Wednesday in the club house. Mrs. D. M. Fellows presided over a brief business session as members listed the program selections and performers.
A garbled excerpt outlines a home remedy idea for cough relief using common ingredients and steps. It mentions herbs like sage and melon and implies a preparation process with measurements and timing, but the text is disjointed and unclear. The passage also includes scattered references to places and people, though specifics are not coherent.
Kathleen McGladrey daughter of Mr and Mrs I B McGladrey celebrated her thirteenth birthday with a coasting party at Cedant Rapids Country Club on Wednesday. Guests included Catherine Bleakley Audrey Bleakley Mary Louise Protzman Joan Jeffrey Joan Yessler Kathleen Victorine Winifred Hargrave Esther Thurman Lorraine Korron Joan Shire Betty Faun and Marylyn Siebke.
Mre Ada Bean of Char Lule departed Wednesday after a weeklong visit with Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson, 1735 Washington avenue SE. She is an aunt of Mr Johnson. Mrs Johnson hosted a luncheon Tuesday at her home in Mrs Bean's compliment.
Press correspondents for church club or lodge notices must submit to The Gazette by 4pm Friday for Sunday publication. They will not be taken over the phone.
The Cedar Rapids Manuscript club will meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m at the home of Mrs. Forest Nutgers, 420 Sixteenth street SE. The meeting is open to all interested in creative writing and marketing literature.
Members attended a luncheon and meeting at the Town Flecttie Light and Power Bungalow Tuesday at 12 30 pm hosted by Mrs L A Howell and Mrs Henry J Hromek. Vincent van Gogh's paintings were discussed as selling for higher prices. A letter from Dr Cremer and a note from Rush Medical College were read. The next meeting is set for February at Mrs Vrain de T' Gaoinde Avenue SE.
An unclear account describes a party honoring Woo and lists multiple attendees including Koster, Milton, Nodou, Renpamin, Sterlag, Keon, Buikus, Wacow, Sith, and Meck with tentative roles and greetings, reflecting fragmented OCR text.
Iowa received the American Artists and Professional league prize for the greatest art activity during RotenaI Art Week. Des Moines Governor Clyde Herrings proclaimed the week, with numerous club women promoting Iowa artist exhibits, studio visits, and sales across counties and cities.
Womens bowling league members shared a dinner at the Y W C A building. Final matches of the present league set for Wednesday precede a ten week new league from Feb 15 to April 15 with six top teams in one group and four teams in another. For info contact Miss Lucille Ladd health and recreation secretary at the Y W C A.
Unit No 1 of the Rosary society held a card party and apron dance in St Patrick's school auditorium on Wednesday. About 150 women attended. Margaret Giblin provided millinery during the afternoon. Refreshments were served by Mrs Clara Wellner assisted by Mesdames Brady Smith Shea Strappul Newcomb and Miss Stark.
Mrs 2 Mo Bird, noted educational patroness of Delta Theta Chu, directed the group in a study on Italy at a Tuesday Roosevelt hotel gathering. A brief business session preceded the study.
Mrs Henry Keneall hosted the Jolly Ramblers at her home on Sixth Avenue SE. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Leo J. Smith and Mrs N W Robertson.
The article recalls P T A meetings at Franklin Junior High and nearby schools. Topics cover pupil and teacher relationships, administration cooperation, and student activities. Notes mention junior and senior high school setups, glee clubs, education study groups, and upcoming meetings and performances.
At a candlelight ceremony Wednesday evening at the Montrose hotel four young women joined Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. New members Helen Huston Viola Shellabarger Bessie Votova and Lucille Barber received jeweled badges and yellow roses. Miss Marguerite Herr spoke on spring fashions after returning from a New York City fashion clinic. A short business session followed.
The Business Girls League of YW A will form two special interest groups Monday. Mrs Elizabeth Stewart reviews A Midsummer Night s Dream after a dinner at 6 p.m. at the Y W build. At 7 30 p.m. Dr Robert Little discusses current events and Miss Dorothy Whitmore reads for the dramatics group. At 8 30 p.m. the groups adjourn for recreation with roller skating ping pong and shuffleboard in the recreation room.
City briefs report trips by R D Pitts and Robert Hruska to Chicago for the international heating and ventilating convention. Fire companies respond to chimney fires at Bertha Baker residence and A B Curtis home. A car strike incident injures George Hikham with minor bruises. Ellwood transfers from Des Moines to Boston to handle tax evasion and bankruptcy cases. Missionaries L C Ferree and wife speak at Church of the Nazarene, 400 F avenue NW, about ten years in Africa and plans to return in May.
Mrs Ruth Morling Shover daughter of the late E A Morling former Iowa supreme court justice has filed suit for divorce at Emmetsburg Iowa. The filing marks a legal action seeking dissolution of marriage with court proceedings to follow in the local docket.
A call to observe street scenes for story ideas. It promises guidance from a seasoned writer and offers a 40 page illustrated Home Institute booklet Self Instruction In Writing with practical exercises and a coupon to order.
An Associated Press dispatch from Emmetsburg reports Mrs. R A Shover of Cedar Rapids sues her husband former Emmetsburg bank director for cruelty and seeks a monetary settlement in court.
Enclosed is 150 for booklet at the Home Institute Cedar Rapids 109 W 19th New York NY. Print name and address clearly including street city and state.
United Press notes editorials from The New York Times and The Washington Post on Gov. Alf Landon of Kansas. Both papers praised his speech for temperance and focus on fundamentals, avoiding partisan attacks and personal jabs. Roosevelt allies urged listening to such steady reasoning.
The Plain Dealer criticizes the governor for avoiding a direct answer to the question what would you do. The piece argues the protest appears evasive rather than constructive and comments on the political tactic.
The Kansas City Star notes Gov Alf Landon emerges in the national scene as the most visible Republican governor and contrasts his state record with the New Deal. The piece frames the inquiry as central to the campaign and questions opponents’ approaches to current Washington problems.
Arnold Pyle has an oil piece titled The Big Hook accepted by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for its first annual Philadelphia show. He previously visited Solon last winter to sketch wreckers clearing a railroad crash site where a coal car is lifted from a ditch by a crane, a scene known as the big hook.
The widows of Otto Gleisner and Milo Newton of Waukon each receive $5,000 in settlement of claims after their car was struck by a Greyhound bus near LaCrosse Wisconsin. Mrs Gleisner also gets $500 for the wrecked car.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette highlights that its daily want ads lead Eastern Iowa papers in volume, promising low-cost results and broad reach for advertisers.
Ruth Rydberg administratrix of John M Harcourt deceased asks for court approval to sell numerous Cedar Rapids properties private sale for debts and costs. Hearing set for March 3, 1936 at 9 am in Linn County Court House. interested parties urged to appear and defend.
The hearing on the Findley dispute was rescheduled to a later date. Grace Findley, sister of the late Pace Findley, and Jehn Winsley’s sister are among witnesses who would testify, with banks ordered to appear, as details about missing valuables from safety boxes were discussed.
Independence announces a new wholesale candy manufacturer named the J. and J. Candy Co. Organized by James Rosemond and John Pappas, both local residents. The plant will operate in the former Knights of Pythias hall space.
An old promotional piece touts Marmola tablets as a simple method to shed fat without dieting or exercise. It claims physicians endorse Marmola since 1907 and notes over 20 million packages sold, urging readers to buy nationwide and start losing weight immediately.
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