Mixed Foursome Proves Popular Event At Club
At Cedar Rapids Country Club a Wednesday afternoon mixed foursome drew 24 golfers with non playing husbands and wives joining for dinner. Winners were H. C. Jensen and Mrs A H Boileau for low score. fifth low gross went to Mary Frances Lee and John T Hamilton II with Miss Betty Neuzil and George Lindsay and Mrs Henry Files and Marvin Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
H. C. Jensen
A. H. Boileau
Harold Reid
Frank Byers
Donald P. Barnes
Harry Hunter
David Turner
Amor Sargent
Sue Witwer Luberger
B. J. Meltzer
Gordon DeLay
Mrs H C Benson Returns From St Louis Trip
Mrs H C Benson of 2435 Grande avenue SE and her daughters Jessie and friends Miss Betty Allender and Miss Corrine Melichar returned Wednesday from St Louis and the Ozark mountains after a three week trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Benson
Grande Avenue SE
Jessie
Betty Allender
Corrine Melichar
St. Louis
Ozark Mountains
Local residents host guests with small social events
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chadima hosted a buffet supper at their 331 Twenty-third Street Drive SE home on Wednesday for their house guest Mrs. Robert Mohrbacher of Long Beach California. Mrs. Howard Funk entertained a luncheon at her 129 Seventeenth Street SW residence on Thursday in honor of Mrs. Mohrbacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Chadima
Twenty-third Street
Drive
Robert Mohrbacher
Long Beach
Calif
Howard Funk
Seventeenth Street
Mohrbacher
Miss Janet Coquillette Heads Home From Des Moines Visit
Miss Janet Coquillette daughter of Mr and Mrs S E Coquillette 540 Knollwood Drive SE is expected to return Friday or Saturday from Des Moines and Bloomfield where she visited for a short time with school friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Coquillette
S. E. Coquillette
Knollwood Drive
Des Moines
Bloomfield
Mrs Wall of St. Louis Guests at Forest Drive Home
Mrs. Theodore Wall of St. Louis and her three children Theodore Jr Katherine and Orean Scott arrived Wednesday afternoon as house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Ross at 333 Forest Drive SE. Mrs. Wall is a cousin of Mrs. Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Wall
St. Louis, Mo
Theodore, Jr
Katherine
Orean Scott
Harold J. Ross
Forest Drive
Wall
Ross
NY Doctor Visits Parents Before Stanford Move
Hadley Kirkman of New York City arrived Wednesday to see his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Kirkman at 1713 Blake Boulevard SE and his sister Mrs. Murrell Mueller at 114 Twenty Fourth Street Drive SE. He will depart Friday for Stanford University in Palo Alto California where he has a position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley Kirkman
New York City
M. L. Kirkman
Blake Boulevard
Murrell Mueller
Twenty Fourth Street
Kirkman
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Dessert lunch with the Four Eye club at Gabel's lodge
Mrs McNabney hosted a dessert lunch eon at Gabel's lodge in the Lower Palisades. Four Eye club members played bridge in the afternoon. Guests included Mesdames Peter McCracken W E Brown O A Conwell W J Hutchings W I Davis Edward Lee and W E Stoltenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McNabney
Avenue NW
Four Eye Club
Gabel
Ruth Morgan Returns From Fort Worth Visit
Miss Ruth Esther Morgan of 1432 First Avenue East returned Wednesday from Fort Worth Texas where she stayed six weeks with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson of New York City. Mr Johnson is connected with the Jumbo Show at the centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Esther Morgan
First Avenue E
Fort Worth
Tex
Inlaw
Robert Johnson
New York City
Johnson
Forsythes Return From Minneapolis Visit
Mrs. Charles Forsythe and her daughter in law Mrs. Howard Forsythe returned Wednesday from Minneapolis after a ten day visit with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Forsythe
H Avenue
Inlaw
Howard Forsythe
G Avenue NW
Minneapolis
Maxine Brown and Robert Prastka to Marry in August
Mrs Andrew Brown announces the engagement of her daughter Maxine Eleanor Brown to Robert Louis Prastka of 2603 Mount Vernon Avenue SE. The ceremony is set for August 15. Maxine, a Washington High School graduate, taught in Marengo public schools this year. Robert, a graduate of Iowa State College at Ames, is affiliated with Kappa Sigma and works at Prastka's jewelry and china store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Brown
Forest Drive
Maxine Eleanor
Robert Louis Prastka
Mount Vernon Avenue
Miss Brown
Washington High School
Coe College
Marengo
Prastka
Iowa State College
Ames
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Several Affairs To Honor Bride-Elect Esther Smith
Miss Esther Smith of 312 Sixteenth Street NE will wed Dr. Willard Kirkpatrick of Chicago on August 15. A dinner at the Commonwealth Tea Room Thursday, hosted by Lila Palmer Marianne Dvorak and Mrs Vincent Heuer, features pink and white decorations for sixteen. Guests include Ruth Kemp Margaret Mansfield Mary Hughes Harriet Mateer Wilma Coon Pauline Ogden Elizabeth Focht Mary Lou Zbanek Maxine Brown and Mrs Harold Severn. Out of town guests include Alice Lyle of LaPorte City and Mrs A P Kehlenbeck of Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Smith
Sixteenth Street
Willard Kirkpatrick
Chicago
Lila Palmer
Fourth Avenue SE
Marianne Dvorak
Upland Drive
Vincent Heuer
Kansas City
Commonwealth Tea Room
Miss Smith
Ruth Kemp
Margaret Mansfield
Mary Hughes
Harriet Mateer
Wilma Coon
Pauline Ogden
Elizabeth Focht
Mary Lou Zbanek
Maxine Brown
Harold Severn
Alice Lyle
LaPorte City
Miss Palmer
A. P. Kehlenbeck
Ames
Palmer Home
Churchill Family Back From Western Trip
Mr and Mrs Charles Churchill and their daughter Helen of 1136 E avenue NW returned from a two week journey along the western coast visiting Tacoma Seattle Vancouver and Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Churchill
E Avenue NW
Helen
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Victoria
Mrs. Nina MacMahon Plans Texas Move After Cedar Rapids Post
Nina Lee MacMahon of 1040 Third Avenue SE leaves Thursday for the east then Houston to live with her sister Nelle B. Whitehead the Texas centennial landscape architect. She will home with Whitehead and plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin this winter while she had managed the Killian tea room in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Lee MacMahon
Third Avenue
Houston
Tex
Nelle B. Whitehead
MacMahon
Killian
Cedar Rapids
University of Texas At Austin
Mr and Mrs Frink Embark On West Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs Rollin Frink of 218 Twenty-fourth Street Drive SE depart for an extended western trip. They plan visits with friends in Yakima Spokane Portland and travel by boat from Seattle to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin Frink
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
Yakima
Spokane
Wash
Portland
Ore
Seattle
San Francisco
Calif
Jolly Sixteen Picnic Postponed Until Further Notice
The picnic of the Jolly Sixteen scheduled for Friday has been postponed until further notice.
Barbara Trumbull and Maurice Coffman Wed in Rock Island
Barbara Trumbull daughter of Mr and Mrs M B Trumbull and Maurice Coffman son of Mrs Roy W Coffman wed Tuesday at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage in Rock Island Ill Rev Ernest Campbell officiated The couple’s attendants were Miss Martha Coffman and Richard Proctor A wedding dinner followed at Hotel Fort Armstrong and the pair will reside at 1228 Third Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Trumbull
Forest Drive
Barbara
Maurice Coffman
Roy W. Coffman
Third Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
Rock Island, Ill
Ernest Campbell
Martha Coffman
Richard Proctor
Armstrong’s Clothing
Coffman
Elgin Academy
Elgin
Ill
University of Iowa
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Iowa Vending Company
Third Avenue SE
Mr and Mrs Newell Fishel Entertained in Marion Visits
Mr and Mrs Newell Fishel of Downers Grove Illinois and their son Wendell are guests in Mount Vernon and Marion. They were honored at multiple dinners hosted by Mr and Mrs Ward Lentz Mr and Mrs C A Curry and Mr and Mrs Marion Robb with other relatives and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Fishel
Downer’s Grove
Ill
Wendell
John T. Wurster
Fishel
Ward Lentz
C. A. Curry
Robb
S. H. Fishel
Kenneth Weisley
Donna
Marilyn
Mount Vernon
Bever Park
Miss Lenway Travels to Minnesota for Six-Week Visit
Miss Phylliss Lenway leaves Wednesday from 1629 Eighth Street NW for Faribault Minnesota to visit her grandmother Mrs Phoebe Lenway for six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phylliss Lenway
Eighth Street NW
Faribault, Minn
Phoebe Lenway
Mrs Bailey and granddaughter depart for Sabin’s park
Mrs Horton Bailey of 361 Park Terrace SE and her granddaughter Miss Mary Luberger of 1937 Second Avenue SE left Thursday for Sabin’s park at Little Sandlake Minnesota. They will join Mrs Balcom Luberger and two other daughters spending the summer there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton Bailey
Park Terrace SE
Mary Luberger
Second Avenue SE
Sabin’s Park
Little Sandlake
Minn
Balcom Luberger
Latimers Welcome Arkansas Guests at Home
Mr. and Mrs. Osa W. Latimer of 371 Twentieth Street SE host visitors from Little Rock Arkansas Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lundberg and Miss Carma Torrence who arrived early in the week for a stay of several days Mrs. O E Kemp and Miss Ruth Kemp of 1540 Third Avenue SE gave a dinner in their honor Tuesday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osa W. Latimer
Twentieth Street SE
Martin Lundberg
Carma Torrence
Little Rock
Ark
O. E. Kemp
Ruth Kemp
Third Avenue SE
Latimer
Evelyn Snyder and Paul Dale wed at St Patrick's rectory
Miss Evelyn Snyder daughter of Mr and Mrs H B Snyder 533 Avenue NW and Paul D Dale son of Mr and Mrs S E Dale 722 Sixth Street SW married Wednesday morning at St Patrick's rectory with Rev D G Peters. Attendants were Doris Snyder and Stuart Dale. About 35 guests. Reception at Kenmore golf club. Mr and Mrs Dale left for a motor trip north. Mrs Dale a Grant high school Paris academy of beauty graduate. Mr Dale a St Patrick's high school graduate employed at Martins dry goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Snyder
H. B. Snyder
Paul D. Dale
S. E. Dale
Sixth Street
St. Patrick’s Rectory
D. G. Peters
Doris Snyder
Stuart Dale
Kenmore Golf Club
Dale
Mrs. Dale
Grant High School
Paris Academy of Beauty
Mr. Dale
St. Patrick’s High School
Martin’s Dry Goods
Catherine Ann Duster Honored On Birthday
Catherine Ann Duster marked her sixth birthday with a garden party at 355 Garden Drive SE. Games and lawn supper framed the celebration with pink and green favors and a guest list including Patricia Jo Hermann Joan Donnelly Don Cornwell Connie Cornwell Marilyn Stark Tommy Ryan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Ann Duster
C. H. Duster
Garden Drive
Patricia Jo Hermann
Joan Donnelly
Don
Connie Cornwell
Marilyn Stark
Tommy Ryan
Mary Rae Hyland
Mitchell Barnes
Joan Enzler
John
Jimmy Duster
Catherine Ann
Mary
Jackie Walsh
Bebe Munger
Charles Duster, Jr
Bonnie Mae Diebold
Billy
Margaret Duster
Luncheon Hosts Wives of Railroad Conductors Board
Mrs. J. R. T. Rives of the Hotel Allison hosted a Thursday luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt in Cedar Rapids for the wives of the Order of Railroad Conductors board members in session this week. Bridge followed the meal with attendees including Mrs. E. Rogers, Mrs. C. S. Montooth, Mrs. H. W. Fraser, Mrs. Frank J. William, Mrs. W. B. Johnson, Mrs. H. E. Zimmerman, and Mrs. Charles Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. T. Rives
Allison
Hotel Roosevelt
Order of Railroad Conductors
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Rogers
C. S. Montooth
H. W. Fraser
Frank J. William
Grand Rapids, Mich
W. B. Johnson
Washington, D. C
H. E. Zimmerman
Marion, C
Charles Stone
Frankfort
Ind
Congenial Hundred Club Dance Planned Friday Night
The Congenial Hundred club holds a 9 PM Friday dance in the Chamber of Commerce ballroom with a six piece orchestra. Japanese lanterns and parasols decorate the venue as about sixty couples attend. committee includes Dr Hoyt Thomas George Smith Edward Cohrs Leslie Crabbs Paul Bedell George Liddle and Dwight Lupton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hundred
Chamber of Commerce
Hoyt Thomas
George Smith
Edward Cohrs
Leslie Crabbs
Paul Bedell
George Liddle
Dwight Lupton
Hoovers Leave On Western Trip
Mr and Mrs E C Hoover and their son John 1700 Eighth Avenue SE depart Wednesday by car for Denver Colorado They plan visits in Colorado Springs and return via the Black Hills The trip will last about ten days to two weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Hoover
Eighth Avenue
John
Denver
Colo
Colorado Springs
Black Hills
Wright Clausen Bridal Party Entertained
Members of the bridal party for Miss Dorothy Wright and Walter Clausen were entertained at a luncheon at the Commonwealth tea room by Mrs. Ethle Wright. Present were Miss Wright, Mr. Clausen, Mrs. Paul Lahr, Miss Iola Mentzer, Miss Jean Reid, Hubert Wright and Dr. A A Brooks. Out of town guests included Dave Flage of Waukon Mrs Jim Mathews and her son Jay Allen Kane of Farmersburg Florence Erickson of Postville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Wright
Walter Clausen
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Commonwealth Tea Room
Ethle Wright
Meadowbrook Drive
Miss Wright
Clausen
Paul Lahr
Iola Mentzer
Jean Reid
Hubert Wright
A. A. Brooks
Dave Flage
Waukon
Jim Mathews
Jay
Allen Kane
Farmersburg
Florence Erickson
Postville
Programs of different countries at Wapsie Y
Voyages in search of adventure describe the senior campers week at Camp Wapsie Y evening programs. Visitors night Thursday features England. Wednesday included a Gypsy expedition and Tuesday a mariner’s course with Jean Burroughs presiding. Sara Huntington spoke on constellations. Music by Alice Eaton Helen Reis Emma Lou Davis and Mary Louise Feiseler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wapsie-Y
England
Jean Burroughs
Springville
Sara Huntington
Alice Eaton
Helen Reis
Emma Lou Davis
Iowa City
Mary Louise Feiseler
Cedar Rapids
Frances Danberg Honored At Miscellaneous Shower
Miss Frances Danberg of 1220 First Avenue West was complimented at a miscellaneous shower held Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Jess Kitterman, 1627 First Avenue, with guests noting her upcoming nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Danberg
First Avenue W
Jess Kitterman
Gifts Showered From Parasol At Avenue W Event
Twenty guests attended an avenue W gathering where gifts were showered from a parasol, creating a festive scene and social moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue W
Mrs Jerabek Hosts Karla Masaryk Club at Lincoln Heights
Mrs Paul Jerabek of Lincoln Heights welcomed members of the Karla Masaryk club to her home on Wednesday afternoon for a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jerabek
Lincoln Heights
Karla Masaryk Club
Miss Lilla Rossiter Plans Milwaukee Visit
Miss Lilla Rossiter daughter of Mr and Mrs E W Rossiter 2004 Bever Avenue SE left Thursday morning for Milwaukee to visit friends for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilla Rossiter
E. W. Rossiter
Bever Avenue SE
Milwaukee
Withheld Beer Permit Transfer Pending Police Report
William R. McNally asked the city council Thursday to transfer his class B beverage permit from 110 Fifteenth Street NE to 124 First Avenue E. The council delayed action awaiting a police status report at the insistence of public improvement commissioner Dave Williams. Mrs. Pauline De Bont pressed for a class C permit at Airport Inn, but the council would not reopen the issue. Dan Hunter, airport manager, asked for a change in stance, but no action followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. McNally
Fifteenth Street
First Avenue
Dave Williams
Police Department
Pauline de Bont
Airport Inn
Dan Hunter
de Bont
Freight car fire along Augusta Belt Line tamed by switch engine
Firefighters unable to reach the blaze found a freight car loaded with 56 bales of cotton linters ablaze beyond city limits. A switch engine crew moved the burning car within hose range and extinguished the fire quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Bee Barrage in Millersburg Ends With Contempt Arrest
Sheriff Harry L. Weiss went to arrest farmer Edward F. Prinz for evading a court eviction order. Prinz opened four bee hives. Weiss talked from his car then arrested Prinz for contempt of court. Prinz posted a $600 bond and returned home to collect his bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Harry L. Weiss
Edward F. Prinz
Prinz
Autographed pants moment in Albany parade draws leaders
A 9 year old boy rushed Gov. Herbert H. Lehman and Mayor John Boyd Thacher during a Charter Day parade in Albany. He asked for autographs on his pants and both officials signed after the boy joked he would stop wearing his white suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Herbert H. Lehman
John Boyd Thacher
Life Chagrins at 990 Berkeley
Leon D. Heath a 90 year old Civil War veteran in Berkeley California is the subject of a brief life event. The item notes his age and veteran status with a concise local memorial style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Leon D. Heath
Boy Runs Away After Dispute Over Spending Money
A youth fled home Wednesday and was found two miles away several hours later. He said he left after an argument with his son over allowance, expressing irritation at not receiving enough spending money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eran
Woman 106 Visits Town to Register in Primary
Mrs Martha Meyers, 106, resident of the county home, traveled to Kansas City to register for the primary. She declared that a woman should be President of the United States because she has what it takes and good common sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Martha Meyers
United States
Soldiers to fire rifles with 1812 Overture
A WPA symphony orchestra in New York will be joined by a squad of soldiers next Wednesday to perform Tschaikowsky's 1812 Overture. During the Borodino battle and Napoleon's retreat, music and rifle shots will be synchronized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
WPA
Tschaikowsky
Borodino
Moscow
Grasshoppers Found in Oats at Brunswick Elevator
Officials at Brunswick Missouri report oats brought for sale at their elevator contain grasshoppers in several bushels. The report notes the pests are common in the area and affect commodity quality and market handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
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Mrs. Mohrbacher
Miss Coquillette
Anthony Home
Lorence Anthony
Edward Burgess
Turlock
DR. Kirkman
Miss Morgan
Forsythes
Third Street
Ataa Ebuitions Colonial Food Shop
Robert Prastka
Charles Churchills
Mrs. Macmahon
Rollin Frinks
Jolly Sixteen
Boyson Jewelry CO
Boyson
Barbara Trumbull
Rock Island
Fishels
Miss Lenway
Mrs. Bailey
O. W. Latimers
Arkansas
Paul Dale
C. R. C. Board
E. C. Hoovers
Wright-Clausen
Wapsie-Y
Miss Danberg
THE
Associated Press
Germany
Armstrong
Iowa Theater
LUX
Gillette
Alps
Kodak Films
Sevc
Hutchinson's
Hutchinson
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Bureau
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