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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1938
Page
7
Outdoor outings fill the Fourth of July weekend as families plan trips to Cedar Rapids area and distant spots. Notables include the Studer and Stoddard households at Lake Macbride and Cedar Rapids residents heading to Colorado, Ontario, Michigan, and Spokane for extended summer stays with relatives and friends.
The tenth birthday of Sonny Bickel son of Mr and Mrs Fort A Bickel 2377 Blake boulevard SE was marked by a Bever park picnic on Saturday Games in the morning preceded a luncheon centered on a cake lit with red white and blue tapers Guests included Joe Markey Billy Kesler Duncan Ross Dommy Battin Jimmy O Rieley Sammy Taylor Peter Widmer Peter Stamats Bob Myers Johnny Skien Jimmy Powers Alan Bickel and John Richard Killian visiting from Scarsdale N Y staying with grandparents Mr and Mrs James F Hamilton 2345 Linden drive SE
Miss Betty Davis arrives in Cedar Rapids after winter in Hinsdale to stay with her mother Mrs. George S. Davis at 1848 First Avenue SE. She is accompanied by sister Mrs. Carlyle Anderson and Mr. Anderson of Hinsdale. Also visiting is Mrs. Phelps Barnum of Greenwich, Conn.
Pre nuptial courtesies for Miss Pauline Ogden and Denver H Adams lead to their July 2 wedding at the First Congregational church. A Saturday breakfast party at Carroll drive SE hosted by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Madden gathers guests including Miss Elizabeth Focht and Miss Mary Ja French. A Friday evening miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Juanita Jordan at 1634 Grande avenue SE honors Miss Orden and features guests such as Bernice Mireras and Maxine Culbertsen among others.
Mrs. J. W. Glass of Des Moines announces the engagement of her daughter Winifred Glass to Dr. Hans H. Rosenwald of Chicago. The wedding is set for Aug 2 in Cedar Rapids at the home of the bride’s sister Mrs. Edward H. Files.
Out of town guests are feted with picnics dinners and breakfasts as Cedar Rapids hosts a double holiday weekend. Mr and Mrs Thomas C Yarnall of Akron Ohio visit Mr and Mrs Herbert L Killian and Miss Julia Robbins of Chicago while Al W Allen is engaged. Dinner party follows cocktails at two host homes and a Cedar Rapids Country Club dinner for visiting relatives.
Mrs. John W. Miller hosted a Saturday dessert and sewing shower at Cottage Grove avenue SE for Miss Bernice Reynolds who will wed Wayne E. Trossem of Kenosha Wisconsin on July 9..duration of guests included Mrs. C. T. Reynolds and several others. Mr. and Mrs. Justin W. Albright plan weekend in Burlington as house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Swiler.
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