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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1940

Page

5

Three Brides-Elect Are Being Honored

Pre-nuptial courtesy events honor Corinne Fahrney Betty Whipple and Mary Elizabeth Rice as Cedar Rapids society hosts dinners showers and a buffets week of gatherings feature out of town guests and local families sharing gifts and well wishes for the upcoming weddings.

Corinne Fahrney Gerald R. Crowley Chicago Betty Whipple J. D. Frantz Mary Elizabeth Rice Jack Kelly Merce

Miss Letitia Wheeler Visiting H E Johnsons

Miss Letitia Wheeler of The Farm Masonville New Jersey is visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs H E Johnson 351 Nineteenth Street SE.

Letitia Wheeler Masonville, N. J H. E. Johnson Nineteenth Street

Amazing Zonite hygienic protection for married women

Thousands of women learn to use Zonite a sensational scientific discovery for hygienic purposes It kills germs on contact safe for delicate tissues deodorizes and keeps one fresh and pure Over 20 000 000 bottles have been used Get Zonite from your druggist today Ideal for feminine hygiene

Chadima Party Plans Iowa City Dinner and Play

Mr and Mrs Harry J Chadima and house guest Mrs Claude Turner of Sarasota Fla will drive to Iowa City Wednesday evening for dinner and the university play Coriolanus Also along are Dr and Mrs Ben F Wolverton Mr and Mrs Stewart Holmes and Dr and Mrs J T Grayston.

Iowa City

Fosters' Guests Leave After Visit

Guests stayed since Saturday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Foster at 2249 Washington avenue SE were Mrs. Foster's sisters Miss Lavonne Hansen of New York City and Mrs. M. C. King and Mr. King of Holstein with their son Sammy. The visitors departed Wednesday morning.

Morgan J. Foster Washington Avenue SE Foster Lavonne Hansen New York City M. C. King Mr. King Holstein Sammy

Henry Ristines Leave for Northern Vacation

Mr and Mrs Henry Ristine of 323 Crescent street SE and their daughters Mary Sue and Mary Ella Wolverton of 2159 Blake boulevard SE departed Wednesday morning for Lake Hungry Jack near Grand Marais Minnesota They plan to stay until September 1

Henry Ristine Crescent Street Mary Sue Mary Ella Wolverton B. F. Wolverton Blake Boulevard Lake Hungry Jack Grand Marais Minn

Miss Peggie Bode Visits Evanston With Barabara Wiprud

Miss Peggie Bode of 2009 Mount Vernon avenue SE left Monday by motor for Evanston to spend a week with sorority sister Miss Barbara Wiprud, who was her guest here previously.

Peggie Bode Mount Vernon Avenue SE Evanston Jil Barbara Wiprud Miss Wiprud Miss Bode

Warrens Guests Leave After Three Day Visit

Mrs. F Gregory Connell of Oshkosh Wisconsin and Mrs. Lee Grid ley of Milwaukee left Wednesday for their homes after spending three days as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D W Warren of Warr enwood Carroll drive SE.

F Gregory Connell Oshkosh Wis Lee Gridley Milwaukee D. W Warren Warrenwood Carroll Drive

Mrs Breen to Visit Denver Parents for Six Weeks

Mrs Edward Breen of 207 Fifteenth street SE will depart Wednesday for a six week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles R Hays in Denver. Mr Breen will join her in mid August.

Charles R. Hays Denver Edward Breen Fifteenth Street Breen

Mrs Avedovech Visiting Cedar Rapids Parents

Mrs Avedovech and her son Dickie are visiting Cedar Rapids from Elmhurst this week. They stay with Mrs Lola Arrington at 1507 Second Avenue SE and with Mr and Mrs William Avedovech at 1259 Fourth Avenue SE, as guests of the families.

Cedar Rapids Elmhurst R M. Avedovech Dickie Avedovech Lola Arrington Second Avenue SE William Avedovech Fourth Avenue SE

Moravec Returns From Navy Enlistment

Victor L. Moravec returns home Sunday after four years in the United States navy. He is the son of Mr and Mrs V M Moravec of 393 Twenty sixth Street SE and has been stationed aboard the U S S Pennsylvania.

United States Navy Victor L. Moravec V. M. Moravec Twenty-sixth Street Moravec U. S. S. Pennsylvania

Mercy Hospital Nursing Class Banquet and Dance

The Mercy hospital school of nursing junior class will entertain the graduating class with a banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Roosevelt ballroom at the Roosevelt hotel, followed by a dance.

Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Roosevelt Roosevelt Hotel

Fussell Family Heads on Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Motor Trip

Dr and Mrs H G Fussell and Mr and Mrs Verne Fussell depart Tuesday for a ten day motor trip through Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana starting from 130 Twenty fifth Street Drive SE and 420 Sixteenth Street SW.

H. G. Fussell Twenty-fifth Street Drive Verne Fussell Sixteenth Street Wisconsin Illinois Indiana

Taylor and Moore Families Return From Two Week Black Hills Trip

Mr and Mrs J T Taylor of 1921 Fourth Avenue SE and Mr and Mrs Stanley C Moore of 1828 Ridgewood Terrace SE returned after a two week vacation in the Black Hills They stopped at Spirit Lake and Clear Lake for the weekend on the way home.

J. T. Taylor Fourth Avenue SE Stanley C. Moore Ridgewood Terrace Black Hills Spirit Lake Clear Lake

Winter Temple Picnic Sees Gift for Esther Strait

Forty five members of Winter Temple No 78 Pythian Sisters met at Thomas Park for a picnic luncheon on Tuesday. The group presented a farewell gift to Esther Strait who is moving to Chicago. Cards were the afternoon’s diversion.

Winter Temple No. 78 Thomas Park Esther Strait Chicago

Becomes Bride Margaret Wharton Weds Marion Allen

Miss Margaret Wharton daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Wharton Cedar Rapids and Marion Allen son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Allen Casey were married Sunday at 7 pm in their new home 1418 Fourth Street NW Rev T C Collister officiated Carolyn Hood was bridesmaid Maurice Billings best man The ceremony followed by a wedding dinner at the Wharton home Mr Allen works for Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company

Margaret Wharton Harry Wharton Cedar Rapids Marion Allen Jesse Allen Casey T. C. Collister Fourth Street Carolyn Hood Maurice Billings Miss Hood Wharton Allen The Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company

Alvin Keyes And Juanita Miller Lannan Wed In Chicago Home

The wedding of Juanita Miller Lannan daughter of Mrs Grace Miller of Sierra Madre California and Alvin G Keyes son of Mr and Mrs S D Keyes 311 Eleventh Street SW took place Saturday at 4 pm at the home of Mr and Mrs S H Keyes in Chicago. The ceremony was before a mirrored fireplace decorated with blue delphiniums and pine boughs and read by Dr J L Bowen of Edgewater Presbyterian Church. The bride wore delft blue net over taffeta and carried white Stephanotis and pink roses with a small rose hair cluster. Mr and Mrs Philip N Gould of Highland Park Illinois attended the couple. Mrs Gould sister of the bride wore pink taffeta and carried blue delphinium. A wedding supper followed. The Keyes plan a fishing trip in northern Wisconsin then to Cedar Rapids to reside. Cedar Rapids guests included Mr and Mrs Stephen D Keyes Mr and Mrs L W Carthers James E Franken and Misses Merrel and Carol Keyes.

Juanita Miller Lannan Grace Miller Sierra Madre Calif Alvin G. Keyes S. D. Keyes Eleventh Street S. H. Keyes Chicago J. L. Bowen Edgewater Presbyterian Church Philip N. Gould Highland Park, Ill

Mrs Dav id Sinclair Honored At Shower A Personal Event

Miss Eunice Buol and Mrs George Mraz hosted a personal shower for Mrs David Sinclair at the Mraz home 348 Twenty first street NE Monday evening. The event featured bingo and was served by Mrs John Mikulecky with a notable group of guests including Rose Kosina Dorothy Lockridge Margaret Leehman Ruth Subotnik Jean Morgan Dorothy Svec Christine Bjornsen Mildred Pazdernik Helen Biskup and others.

Marabelle Fuller Caroline Furrow Miss Fahrney Miss Farrow Grande Avenue SE Rose Ann Kubovec Margaret Scrovy Betty Flanagan Peggy Threlkeld Lorena Musgrave Gertrude Ihen Ruth Ann Struesky Mary Kinney Helen Kroulik Jeanne Russett Geraldine Robinson Mardella Parrott C. R. Fahrney Chester Affeldt V. Rand van Dervoort Cedar Rapids Milnore Hoel Evanston, Il Adele Weymouth Rockford Virginia Peck St. Paul Jean Wilson Lovette Farley Wichita Falls M V. Fell Clear Lake George Keyser George Strong Marion Courtlesy Ralph Burns George McCollister Jerry Crowley J. Vondracek J Grace Dorothy Davis Bert Hardy Ed Hardy L. L. Enenback C. R Fahrney Eleanor Crowley Kathleen Robison Shirley Brown Sixth Avenue SE Miss Rice James Pirie Peggy Brown Ruth Trunkey Ruth Alch Sioux City Harold Warner Mark Lilly Barbara Coffman John Ferguson Margaret Watt Theodore Mansager West Branch Eunice Buol George Mraz David Sinclair Mraz Twentyfirst Street Helen Biskup William Williams Bruce Merrifield Emil Stepanek Robert Biederman Clara Fields Carol Headrick Mikulecky

Two Entertain for Miss Uhlenhopp

Miss Margaret Schrodermier and Miss Eileen Viles hosted a handkerchief shower at the Viles home 1454 Bever Avenue SE in honor of Miss Mae Fern Uhlenhopp upcoming marriage to Rev. Keith Canning on August 7 Bunco was played with Miss Ruth Murray of Marion winning the prize Guests included Beta Phi Alpha sorority members Misses Murray Mae Wells and Gertrude Taylor and Mesdames Charles Youtzy and Donald Appleby.

Margaret Schrodermier Eileen Viles Viles Bever Avenue Mae Fern Uhlenhopp Keith Canning Bunco Ruth Murray Marion Beta Phi Alpha Sorority Murray Mae Wells Gertrude Taylor Charles Youtzy Donald Appleby

Alberts Return From Fishing Trip

Mr and Mrs A L Alberts and their son Jack returned Tuesday from Kenora Ontario Canada after spending two weeks fishing and sightseeing.

Alberts A. L. Albert First Avenue E Jack Kenora Ontario Canada

Round Table Girls plan camp trip after park picnic

Nineteen Round Table girls from Iowa Electric Light and Power held a Monday evening picnic at Dutch Creek in Wapsipinicon state park near Anamosa. After the meal a business meeting decided four girls would attend camp, hosted by Catherine Doolittle as chair and Eutona Blayney, Lillian Brush, Martha Grier and Mildred Dahms assisting.

Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Dutch Creek Wapsipinicon Anamosa Catherine Doolittle Eutona Blayney Lillian Brush Martha Grier Mildred Dahms

Social visitors gather for breakfasts and dinners in city

Summer social activity continues as visitors are hosted in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Wallace G Boyson entertained Miss Josephine Larson of Whitier California at a breakfast for 14. Out of town guest Mrs Raymond Stevenson joined the group, with several local hosts and guests attending lunch and an evening picnic in Shaver park.

Wallace G. Boyson Country Club Parkway SE Josephine Larson Whittier Calif Raymond Stevenson Town City Oscar P. Rusch John M. Stearns E. Russell Wolfe Palmer Clear Lake Chicago Hirst Shaver Park Margaret Snowdon Clarence White Leon Hicksen Asbury Park N. J Cedar Rapids D. A. Loferski F. C Kellogg Damour

Joyce Dochterman Birthday Party Noted by Mother

Mrs Melvin Dochterman hosted a Tuesday afternoon birthday party at 425 Twenty third Street NE honoring her daughter Joyce on her sixth birthday. Guests included Darrel Lee Dochterman Shirley Barker Ernest Dochterman and many family friends with games and celebration.

Melvin Dochterman Twenty-third Street Joyce Darrel Lee Dochterman Shirley Barker Ernest Eddie Dochterman Sharon Lea Slapnicka Shirley Novotny Rose Ann Dochterman Carol Jean Drahovzal Sharon Quinn Eleanor Joyce Norma Melvin Melvin David Dochterman Nancy Joyce Monroe Nancy Hogan Marjorie Dorothy Lorene Freddie Mary Kay Nesper Roger Raymond Dochterman Elwin Novotny Bill Dochterman Jerome Dochterman Don Barker George Hogan Otto Slapnicka W. G. Dochterman Ben Drahovzal Bob Dochterman Mervin Dochterman Joe Doupnik Jennie Doupnik

Cedar Chapter Officers Feted At Picnic

Cedar chapter No. 184 O. E. S. honored its officers and committees at a picnic supper in Bever park pavilion. About fifty attended as Mrs. Agnes Horak and John Heaton hosted. David Estes presented a motion picture Progress in the United States, bingo was played, and out of town guest Miss Edith Chase of Miami, Fla., visited the A. E. Chase home.

Agnes Horak John Heaton Bever Park David Estes United States Edith Chase Miami Fla A. E. Chase

Miss Smith Visits Brother in Omaha

Miss Doris Lee Smith, 107 Thirteenth Street SE, returned Monday from Omaha where she was the guest of her brother and sister in law, Mr. and Mrs. John I. Smith Jr. Sixty one Harper family members met in Ellis Park for a reunion. Officers elected for the coming year are President Mrs. James Harper, Secretary Mrs. Guy De Witt, and Treasurer Mrs. Jess Van Antwerp.

Doris Lee Smith Thirteenth Street Omaha Inlaw John I. Smith, Jr Harper Ellis Park James Harper Guy de Witt Jess van Antwerp Austin Harper Iowa City Charles Dougherty Sidney Griswold Chester Dougherty LeRoy Dougherty Farrell Dougherty Ivy Frost

France couple celebrated twenty-fifth wedding anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. D. D. France, staying at Magnus hotel, marked their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with a Sunday picnic in Bever Park attended by 45 relatives and friends. Gifts were given to the couple, with out of town guests including Mrs. Paul Bell of Philadelphia and several Maquoketa residents and relatives from nearby towns.

D. D. France Magnus Hotel Bever Park Paul Bell Philadelphia Bert France St. Joseph Margaret France Bethany Harry Sharp Toledo Myron Littell Harry Whitaker Maquoketa

Greece Maintains Racial Characteristics Despite Changes

The article asserts that Greece has kept its racial traits regardless of any abasion or removal of its inhabitants, indicating a claim of preserved biological or cultural identity amid demographic shifts.

Greece

French Fall 13 Explained by Observer

Kenneth Downs argues censor ship and German fifth columnists helped doom France. He cites Meuse breakthrough, Gamelin’s despair, and internal dissension weakening the French army amid Nazi blitzkrieg success.

New York INS Paris Meuse Front France Germany Ninth Army

Huband Faces String of Illness Amid Family Crisis

In Richmond, Arthur L. Huband worries after three of his ten children are hospitalized with appendicitis within a week. The incidents come as a rainstorm adds stress to the family during a difficult period.

Richmond Arthur L. Huband

Contingent bid dispute delays Linn county road work

Linn county supervisors resolved a dilemma over a contingent bid for six secondary road gravel surfacing jobs. Assistant County Attorney Fordyce ruled Myron Baker’s bid as contingent, keeping the award with G. G. Herrick Paying Co. of Des Moines despite Baker’s lower bid by about $247. The board will finalize unsigned contracts, after Baker explained “if available” meant supply sufficiency and implied he would source gravel from another pit if Ink pit gravel was insufficient.

Linn County Fd Fordyce Myron Baker Independence G. G. Herrick Des Moines Fordyce Herrick

Willkie Successor In Utility Chosen

Justin Ro Whiting was named as successor of Wendell J. Willkie as president of the Commonwealth and Southern corporation at a meeting of the board of directors Wednesday. The appointment continues Willkie’s long association with the group and positions Whiting to lead the utility conglomerate in Wilmington.

Wilmington, del INS Justin Ro Whiting Commonwealth and Southern Corporation

RULES NO PARKING PLACES INHERITED ALONG EAST SEA WALL

The east sea wall alley between Second and Third avenues SE is city property and parking there is prohibited except under city rules. Judge Harry S. Johnson dismissed charges against two store employees and confirmed the alley’s city ownership and lack of inherited parking spaces. The police traffic department must enforce the no parking rule.

East Sea Wall Second Third Avenues Harry S. Johnson James E. Franken Police Traffic Department Johnson

Townsendite to Speak in Park Here Thursday

Robert Z. Adams, national representative of the Townsend movement in Washington, outlines The War on Want in a mass meeting at Riverside park Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Cedar Rapids Townsend club No. 6 sponsors the program with A. E. Ackerman as chairman. Vocalist Peggy Reese, 12, of 1506 First Avenue EF, will perform.

Washington, D. C

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. W. McCalley Park Avenue SE Miss Whipple C. W. Whipple W. W Richards Edwin Nelson Clarence G. Steody H. E. Johnsons Fosters Henry Ristines Warrens Mrs. Breen Mrs. Avedovech Victor Moravec NAVY MERCY Sper Kvenion Comeplete Firth Fieer Dews Tad Ave M&m Alvin Keyes Round Table Mrs. Dochterman Cedar Chapter Miss Smith Brother Harper Reunion Behind the Times America Kenneth Downs Western Front International Germaany Second Army Imperial Guard Army Meuse Maurice Gamelin la Ferte Maginot Line By Galbraith Monarch Willkie ARRIT Ateid American Institute of Laundering 395 Ajar Third Street Neumode Neumode Hosiery Shop Second Street SE Kitterman's Kitterman Third Avenue
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