Around the Town notes on light local mishaps and gossip
The column recalls Mrs. Douglas Boynton and Mrs. James Yuill at a Raiders game where a rival bragged Go it Pepper Martin prompting a clash about knowing players. A farmer editor finds a bridge out while asking a newcomer about solving the road, and a newsboy asks for a paper with a quip about staying dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Boynton
James Yuill
Raiders
Hill Park
Pepper Martin
Jackson County
Ray Anderson
Ray
Vacationists Begin Trek To Cooler Climes
Fifth avenue SE residents depart Tuesday morning for a motor trip through Colorado and western states with Rose Marie as their passenger. They plan to return to Cedar Rapids after two weeks and spend the rest of summer at Clear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue SE
Rose Marie
Colorado
Cedar Rapids
Clear Lake
Ingram Bixler
Blake Boulevard
Rufus B. Culver
Wellington Street
Kent C. Ferman
Third Avenue SE
Paul Frank
Grinnell
Polly
Judith
Crystal Lake
Decorah couple Darlyne Hill and Edward Novak wed in Cedar Rapids
Darlyne Hill of Decorah and Edward Novak, son of Mrs. Wendl Novak, wed at St. John s Episcopal Church Cedar Rapids in a ceremony led by Rev. Dr. Charles F. Edwards. The couple plans to reside in Decorah after a Chicago trip.
75 Guests at Storey-Schimberg Wedding
A Cedar Rapids area social page notes 75 guests attended the Storey Schimberg wedding with local families hosting multiple dinners and parties. It highlights Mrs. Pickford, Miss Reynolds, Miss Hawkshurst, Mr. Dows, Dr. Moon, and other local hosts entertaining guests from out of town during a holiday weekend in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storey-Schimberg
Ner
Mrs. Reid
Cedar Rapids
John T. Hamilton
Linden Drive
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Mr. Hamilton
Hamilton
Jeanne Reynolds
Jamestown
N. Y
R. H. Pickford
Forest Drive
Frances Hawkshurst
Milwaukee
Henrietta Dows
Sutherland C. Dows
David Pickford
Mrs. Sutherland C. Dows
Stansburys
Marjorie Blaine Weds Francis Brinkman at Bethany Church
Miss Marjorie Lucille Blaine and Francis L. Brinkman were married in a double ring ceremony at Bethany Congregational church with 200 guests. The bride wore Calais lace over satin with a lace bolero and orange blossom veil, and carried yellow roses. Attendants included Ruth Blaine as maid of honor and Howard White as best man. A yellow and white reception followed at the bride's mother's home, with out of town guests from Waterloo and Perry. The Brunmans will reside at 1000 M Avenue NW after August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Lucille Blaine
May Blaine
Third Street
Francis L. Brinkman
H. A. Lee
Mr. Lee
Fifth Street
Bethany Congregational Church
J. E. Waery
Herbert Blaine
Ruth Blaine
Peggy Ann Waery
Barbara Barger
Howard White
Gerald Hiland
Leo White
Woodrow White
Blaine
Lee
Gordon Barger
C. E. Moyer
Louis Sorter
Carlas Sorter
Waterloo
Ray Lee
Paul
Francis
Robert
Nancy
Perry
Mrs. Brinkman
1000
M Avenue NW
Holiday Guests Fill Cedar Rapids Homes for Weekend
Local residents host extended family and friends from Des Moines Chicago Davenport Marion and Minneapolis over the holiday weekend. Guests include the Protzmans the Carltons the Files the Bells the LaPlantes and others with arrivals spanning Friday to Saturday. The Home Garden club picnic was postponed and a surprise seventeenth birthday party for Dorothy Irene Bartos was held by the Charles Sova orchestra members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Garden Club
Dorothy Irene Bartos
Charles Sova
DeKalb Couple Wed In First Presbyterian Ceremony
Miss Ruth Dunlap of DeKalb Illinois married Donald H Wernimont son of Mrs Mary E Wernimont of 333 First Avenue W The ceremony was at eight with single ring rites conducted by Rev Dr Robert Little at his home Attendants were Mr and Mrs Dale A Stewart The bride wore navy frock with white accessories and Johanna Hill rose corsage Mr Wernimont is Coe College graduate and Sachem honor society member They will live in Cresco after September 1 where he will coach high school sports
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Dunlap
DeKalb
Ill
Donald H. Wernimont
Mary E. Wernimont
First Avenue W
Robert Little
First Presbyterian Church
Dale A. Stewart
Johanna Hill
Stewart
Wernimont
Des Moines University
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Fayette High School
Coe College
Delta Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Sachem Honor Society
Cresco
Couple to Make Their New Home in Marion
Miss Gwen Storey daughter of Mrs Leta Hedrick becomes the bride of Charles Schimberg Jr son of Mr and Mrs C C Schimberg Saturday at Immaculate Conception church Rev Msgr Molloy officiates They will live at 126 Eleventh Street Marion after July 11 The couple plan a motor trip following the ceremony and will reside in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altah Mideke
Oklaoma City
Stephens College
Columbia, Mo
Dorothy Morehead
Herbert L. Morehead
Sixteenth Street
Marion
Kenneth Lindsay
Nineteenth Street
Paris
David Hedges Leaves After Vacation in Chicago Trip
David Hedges departed Saturday for his New York City home after a two week stay with his parents Mr and Mrs Horace G Hedges 825 Seventeenth Street SE. He traveled with his brother Horace Jr and Eugene Pinney son of Mr and Mrs KE Pinney 1915 Ridgeway Drive SE who spent the day in Chicago. Harry G O'Donnell and his son Barnes 2220 Grande Avenue SE also returned from a fishing trip near Brainerd MN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn C. Wheeler
Crescent Street
Bill
Alton
Til
Jeanne Anthony
Mark Anthony
Seventeenth Street
St. Louis
Jim
Cedar Rapids
Protzman
Mary Lou Protzman
Miss Protzman
Owen T. Barry
Ridgeway Drive
A. W. Carlton
Blake Boulevard
Mr. Carlton
William Carlton
Carlton
Marion, Til
Charles M. Daniel
Davenport
Edward LaPlante Daniel
Lurton H. Stubbs
Woodland Drive
Frank Callahan
Robert Gibbons
Chicago
Frances Blaul
Theodore F. Blaul
Margaret Foley
Herbert Henderson
Third Avenue
Henderson
Sara Henderson
Des Moines
Howard Tellier
G. H. Tellier
Forest Drive
Richard Baxter
Phillip H. Baxter
Longwood Drive
G. T. Everett
Mount Vernon Avenue
J. D. DeWitt
Mr. DeWitt
Garden City
John
Patricia
Harry G. O'Donnell
Grande Avenue
Charles Moyer
Tama
Deane L. Adams
Dubuque
O'Donnell
Moyer
David Hedges
New York City
Horace G. Hedges
Horace, Jr
Eugene Pinney
Mra
KE. M. Pinney
Harry G. O’donnell
Barnes
Brainerd
John M. Bates
Toledo
Jennings Crawford Bates
Frank F. Bates
Sixth Avenue SE
Jennings Crawford
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Planned Wapsie Y Camp Schedule Adds Busy Variety
The Wapsie Y camp outlines a new daily program with early rising activities, breakfast hikes, craft workshops, sports options, and evening programs. Campers will enjoy swimming, archery, horseback riding, boating and canoeing, plus cabin meetings and nature arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Y
Wapsie-Y
Mary Ellen Reece
Ya Mae Burr
Lillian McCulley
Maxine Woods
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jimmie Lynch
Hawkeye Downs
Jimmie
Don Hersch
George Corey
Don
Marianne
Marjorie Williams
Carl Weber
Mount Vernon
Lucy Boyd
Williams
Art Shepherd
Second Avenue
Coppers
Paramount
Miss Anthony
Wheelers
Charles S. Knox
Pleasant Drive
Bridge
Joyce Palmer
Bennington
Harry A. Palmer
Fourth Avenue SE
Darlyne Hill
Decorah
Edward Novak
St. John’s Episcopal Church
David H. Hill
Wendl Novak
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Charles F. Edwards
Emma Hepker
Charles Novak
Decorah High School
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Arthur F. Fritchen
Novak
Charles Altfillisch
Jane Ludy
Smith College
George B. Ludy
Northampton
Mass
Ludy
Edward F. Misak
Eighteenth Street
Ralph E. Samuelson
Mr. Samuelson
Excelsior
Minn
Tude Innes
Shirley Nichols
Carol Jean Curran
Excelsior, Minn
Camp Tanagoona
MR. Tallman Directs
the Gazette
J. M. Sullivan
W.C.T.A
Y.W.C.A
J. M. Tallman
Willard Kettering
Pueblo
Cole
Priscilla
Richard
Lisbon
L. P. Boudreaux
M. C. Nelson
Bever Avenue SE
James Low
Fort Madison
Howard A. Horan
Frank B. Benesh
Grande Avenue SE
Benesh
C. I. Fenner
William F. Hruska
Ernest W. Anderson
C. A. de Lane
O. W. Latimer
Hiram Carson
Omaha
David
Charles Kidds
Charles L Kidd
Moline
Walter Douglas
Minneapolis
Howard Hall
Hall
Brucemore
George B. Dutton
The
Commonwealth Apartments
Henry Ristines
Henry Ristine
Miss Adams
Lloyd Barnes
Catherine M. Adams
Lloyd C. Barnes
Colorado Springs
Gladys McKinlay
Mrs. Bushnell
Robert B. Bushnell
Ninth Street
Leonard Loufek
Wilkenburg
van Hatley
Fresno
Calif
Howard Foster
Chanute
Kan
Terry Randall
Marengo
Harry Jenkinson
Barnett Phote
Gardner Cowles
Sumner D. Quarton
Indiem Road
Betsy Quarton
Marjorie Blaine
Francis Brinkman
Audrey Jones
Madison
Country Club Parkway SE
Madison, Wis
Mate Lynott
Mrs. Lange
Thomas F. Lange
C Avenue NE
Jensens
H. C. Jensen
A. J. Danziger
Mrs. Ring
Manchester
H. C. Ring
Bever Avenue
Eloise Brady
St. Charles
Mrs
F. C. Brady
D Avenue NE
Miss Neff
Lillian Neff
E Avenue
Charles Hallowell
Lake Minnetonka
Miss Bartos
Donald Wernimont
Mrs. Levsen
Janice
Anamosa
Helen Levsen
Anamosa Country Club
Miss Morehead
Betty Neuzil
Okoboji
Lake Okoboji
Mary, Ann Winslow
Mary and
Ann Winslow
Mary Winslow
Winnie Main
Miss Ann Winslow
Marian Aris
G. T. Everetts
New York, Ohio
D. M. Taylors
D. M. Taylor
Mias Della Taylor
Bill Taylor
Canada
Marianne Dvorak
Gertrude Shoemaker
Henry Kling
Arthur W. Shepherd
Kenneth Lindsays
Harry O'Donnell
Rome
Lynch, Wilburs
C. J. Lenches
P. H. Lynch
R. S. Wilbur
Durham
N. C
Roger
C. J. Lynch
Nassau Street
Mr. Lynch
Palm Beach
Rapide
Mary Pedersen
Fourth Ave
City
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