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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1940

Page

9

Legion Auxiliary Chooses Chairmen for Ensuing Year

Mrs. Walter A. Kansky installs as auxiliary president at Hanford post No. 5 and announces committee heads for American Legion Auxiliary groups. Plans call for annual membership drive before the Dubuque convention August 6 to 8.

Walter A. Kansky American Legion Auxiliary Hanford Post No. 5 R. A. Dubbert Carl Freund H. E. Travis Department Dubuque Kansky National Defense Robert M. Vesely Louis Schirm Edwin W. Lundquist D M. Robertson Henry E. Haege Henri Bollen David Lehti Glenn McCollister Norman D. Bowers Paul Gard L. V. Koch Roy Decker T. A. Norberg Poppy Poster Richard Adams H. Lundquist F. C. Parrish Earl Heinze Miss Franken Floyd Baumgartner Radio Council Fernn Hileman B C. Meskimen H. P. Donovan C H. Fletcher H. G. Forbes S. Kiinge John Fryrear John Kadlee, Jr R. E. Mellen Charles Wadden Mae Walsh Edwin H. Wrenn

Community club notices and lodge gatherings listed

Multiple lodge and club announcements with meeting times venues and events. R N of A 2136 meets at Maine lodge hall 838 First Ave E. Past Chiefs association meets Bever Park pavilion. Knights of Pythias Star of the West and various lodges schedule meetings and installations. Some meetings note picnic dinners and auxiliary reports from Burlington convention.

Valley Camp R. N. of A Maine Lodge Hall First Avenue E Chiefs’ Association of Winter Temple No. 78 Bever Park Pavilion Anna Michel Carrie Cooper Star of West Star of the West Lodge No Knights of Pythias Sunshine Auxiliary Sunshine Auxiliary No L. A Star of Maine Rebekah Lodge No. 221 Maine Lodge

Iowa 100 mile trail ride judges named in Des Moines area

The Iowa department of agriculture releases judges for the second annual Iowa 100 mile trail ride near Des Moines from Oct 19 to 23. Dr Earle F Johnson Prof A B Caine and Harry D Linn will examine horses before and after the ride with 60 percent weight on horse condition and 40 percent on time.

Iowa Department of Agriculture Iowa Des Moines Earle F E. Johnson Green Mountain Horse Association Rutland A. B. Caine Towa State College Harry D. Linn Johnson Vermont

Buess Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding at Ellis Park Picnic

Mr and Mrs Erwin F Buess of 115 Thirtieth Street Drive SE Cedar Rapids mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a rose garden picnic at Ellis Park. The couple’s son George F and Roy S reside in Chicago with E J Buess in Coggon, and two daughters reside in Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Nine grandchildren attend. two children have passed away. Mr Buess, born in Basel, Switzerland, came to Chicago at 16 and worked 30 years for Crane Co. Mrs Buess, a Chicago native, is the daughter of a Civil War Union soldier.

Erwin F. Buess Ellis Park Buess Basel Switzerland Chicago Crane Company Cedar Rapids Fred Faunt George F Roy S E. J. Buess Coggon Gordon R. Hink Jerome Prehler Erwin

Edgewood No 1 P T A Plans Community Picnic

The Edgewood No 1 school PTA joins the Mothers club Dramatic club and E H I club to sponsor a community picnic Thursday. Supper at 6 45 p m at the duck pond Ellis park invites all residents and friends to bring picnic requirements. Lemonade and coffee provided.

P.T.A Mothers’ Club Dramatic Club E. H. I. Club Edgewood No. 1 Duck Pond Ellis Park Edgewood

Advice From Mary Manners on a Shattered Romance

Georgia and LW Jim are an ideal couple broken by a small misunderstanding. Both doubt the other’s love, pride blocks reconciliation, and a small gesture could mend the rift. The second letter asks how to cope with a troubled home life as a teen. the answer urges focusing on personal pursuits and helping weary parents.

Georgia Jim Miss Manners

Advice on kindness to the handicapped and local notices

A Cedar Rapids reader urges respect for the disabled and describes local support groups. The Nurses club hosts a member guest dinner at Colony Inn Amana with transportation calls. Ex Quakerettes plan Wednesday picnic at Ellis park duck pond bringing a covered dish and sandwiches.

Nurses Club Colony Inn Amana E. G. Kieck Madge Taylor Quakerettes Club Duck Pond Ellis Park

Church Groups Schedule Busy Week of Meetings

Local churches list Thursday through Friday gatherings across Daniels Park and Central Park areas. Aid societies, missionary circles, and class picnics are planned at multiple parishes with hostesses named and addresses noted. Members urged to attend events at Bever park Ellis park and church parlors.

The Missionary Society of the Central Park Presbyterian Church Jennie Barber Avenue NE Alice Kotteling Anna Narber Bever Park L. O. Butler Iowa City Road Sarah Fuller Edgar Forby Seventh Avenue First Lutheran

Leotha Gorsch Weds George Broussard in Anamosa

Miss Leotha Gorsch daughter of Mrs. W. N. Oberthein and George Robert Broussard son of Mrs. Grace L. Broussard were married by Rev. Thomas Delahooke in candlelight at the First Methodist church in Anamosa Wednesday evening. Attending were matron of honor Mrs. Helen DeVaul and best man Jack Krumbholz. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids where Broussard works for Wilson and Company.

Leotha Gorsch W. N. Oberthein Taft Hotel George Robert Broussard Grace L. Broussard Sixth Street Thomas Delahooke First Methodist Church Anamosa Helen DeVaul Jack Krumbholz Cedar Rapids Oberthein Broussard Krumbholz Lillian Brookhauser Howard Nelson Wilson and Company

Auxiliary party for Red Cross in Glow Room hosted by Veelky Society

The Veelky society auxiliary to the Czech National Alliance sponsors a card party Wednesday at 2 p.m in the Glow room of the Gas Company. Mrs Martha XKralik chairs arrangements and Mrs Joseph Jun handles reservations by dialing 20340.

American Red Cross Veelky Society Czech National Alliance Martha Xkralik Joseph Jun Dial

Cedar Rapids State pro am golf contest and events

Cedar Rapids hosts a state pro am golf contest at Cedar Rapids Country Club with John Husday honored by the Czech alliance and Prof Otakar Odlozilik speaking. Iowa City offers multiple campus and public programs including Carl Sandburg lectures and a safety education conference.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Country Club John Hussday Czech Alliance Otakar Odlozilik Waterloo—Trowa National Association of Post Office Mechanics Sherwood Park Iowa City F.C Mabie Cedar Falls Presbyterian Riverview Park Coe College Carl Sandburg Iown Union Mount Vernon Cornell Old Capitol

Tattle Tales For Gadget Lovers And Park Outings

A quirky note on gadgety novelties from a wooden egg with a battery light to a swag of walking accessories including swagger sticks and a bold fly swatter. A Bever park cycling trio C Eleanor Taylor Rockie Bingham and Hazel Brown entertains with stunts while coffee cube trendiness and visits homeward details close the item.

Oakland Road Bever Park Eleanor Taylor Rockie Bingham Hazel Brown Hazel Fleanor Rockie

Richters Entertain Out-of-Town Guests

Mr and Mrs RV Rechter hosted a dinner at 1815 Fifth Avenue SE for relatives and friends from out of town. Attending were Mrs Richters aunt Mrs Oldrich Nonigsmark of Los Angeles and her daughter Irene, plus Mrs Nonigsmark s son Rich ard at Chanute Field. Also present were Mr and Mrs Charles Smetak Miss Adeline Dvorak of Chicago and Mr Harding. The group later joined relatives at Cedar Rapids Boat Club for dancing.

RV. Rechter Fifth Avenue SE Virginia Richter Oldrich Nonigsmark Los Angeles Irene Wnenigsmarks Richard Air Corps Technical School Chanute Field Ihaos Charles Smetak Adeline Dvorak Chicago

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Clubs Praha Rebekah L.A. To V. F. W. Post Memorial Building Burlington Parlor City K. P. Hall RK. I. Women's Club Rock Island Annie Sorenson Third Street NW Standard Life Standard Life Association No. 172 Bluff View Aid Society Columbia Division Midboro Club Daniels Park Melody Camp Royal Neighbors Moose Hall Cedar Lodge Cedar Rebekah Cedar Rebekah Lodge No Jean Witmer van Vechten Laura Horsky Lucille Filipi Praha Lodge No. 5 Mercy Auxiliary Mercy Hospital Auxiliary Queen of the West Ladies Society of the B of L. F and E General Dodge Circle Grenville Dodge Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic Minnesota Billy Bobby Ball Marie Hannon Ball Third Avenue SE Forrest Zody Forrest C Zody Grande Avenue SE Fine River Minn Father Foleys White Fish Lake RJ. Greet Mrs Greef R. G. Austin Twenty-first Street California San Diego Ella Hungerford Harry Emerson King’s Daughters New York City Julian M. Gabrielson Jess E. Bettis Fifteenth Street L. J Detroit L. J. Layer Twenty-seventh Avenue Mr. Layer B. H. Layer van Vechten Shaffer Linden Drive Bart L. Molo Silver Acres Middle Road Delhi Street Pennsylvania Avenue Asbury Street Hackney Carl Kirwin Miss Toms Women Voters Bernice Toms Marion League of Women Voters C. R. Smith Onslow State League J. P. Millis Mary Bickerton H. L. Adams Westminster Presbyterian Church Mary Janu Fifth Street Huron L. Adams Annie Adams Wabeno Wis James Il. Blackstone Helen Joens Cornell L. Larson Adams Maplewood Drive Kiwanis Kiwanis Ladies’ Club East Side Hazel Compton Johnson Avenue NW West Highlands Isabella Daughters of Isabella Roosevelt Hotel Mrs Thompson P.T.A. Meetings Edgewood No Mary Manners Ss. T. S Illus Memorial Tabita Bessie Kubik Anna Karban Young Peoples Society Central Park Kenwood Presbyterian the Missionary Society Flora Manville Thirty-fifth Street Kr. M Stone St. James Saron Lutheran Aid Society St. Paul's J L. Berger Sixth Avenue SE Missionary Society Calvary Baptist J. L. Berger Sixth Avenue SF United Brethren Ladies’ Aid Society First Evangelical Ladies' Association George Holsinger L. Gautsch Sinclair Industrial Society Filis Park Trinity Methodist Church School Board Post High Epworth Church Lawn John Wesley First Christian Fairfield F. W. Armstrong Lisbon Simon DeNio L. B. Williams First Reformed First Reformed Church George Platter Grande Avenue Elizabeth Gordon George Broussard Party For Red Cross Peace Officers Leastern Iowa Cattlemen's Association Chamber of Commerce Sudhindra Bose India Campus Forum House Chamber Jay P W Eagle Point Park Tattle-Tales QO. C. Delongs O C Debong Ferndale, Mich Jerry DeLong Hamilton Young Young South Street Oj A Rohrer Mr Rohrer Ellis Boulevard Richters Newman's Keoltone Inditonea
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