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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1938

Page

8

Around the Town's Whims and Wit's Light Notes

Light columns recount small town scenes from a cafe display with a polar bear mix up to a traffic stop for defective lights on First avenue. It also highlights church staff humor, a fishing anecdote, golfing in a downpour, and a bridegroom buying cigars for a boy, all with locals in playful vignettes.

Tommy Caldwell First Avenue Highway Patrol

Cedar Rapids groups plan Women’s conference theme

Jezebel’s Quintuplets Tour Southwest Emma Hagenstein returns as regional chair for the Business and Professional Women’s conference to be held in Cedar Rapids October 14 16 with eight state participation. Cedar Rapids club president Gertrude Stenner names committees Education Finance Health Attendance Public affairs and more with Lena Nelson as local chair.

Emma Hagenstein Grand Rapids Mich Cedar Rapids National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Lena Nelson Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota North South Dakota Iowa Gertrude Stenner Cedar Rapids Club Imogen B. Emery Lorraine Mitchell Clare Nichols Marjorie Walters Harriett Campbell Irene Furman Ida Powers Mabel Sayers Marvel Foster Leta Nezerka Alice Peters Edna Elmore Hope Shultz Ella Horn Edna Wilson Bertha Groves Alia Duncan Marguerite Hammond Ann Melvedt Nelle Crawford Sadie Warner Eva Walker Margaret McKnight Martha Heald Marie Petras Merle Harris Emma _ Baumgartner Edith Williamson Pearl Hermanstorfer Louise Koach Anne Denkman Mary Dunlap Edith Lowe Georgette Dolezal Florence Ernst Etta Loyka Elizabeth Bender Jenna Strahan Alice Hall Josephine Hexhall Ollie Larson Eleanor Pohorsky Pearl Everett Jane Slavata Maude Krebs Viola Hanry

Jezebel Girls Tour 8000 Miles At $100 Each In Month Drive

Five girls led by Miss Gertrude Cramer cruised nearly 7,752 miles from June 19 to July 18 on a westward journey dubbed Jezebel. They camped in tourist cabins, shared costs, and visited Rushmore Buffalo Mammoth Hot Springs and Catalina Island before returning to Cedar Rapids. The trip included wildflowers, snow, and a midtrip misdirection with a final stop at Lake of the Ozarks. The group hoped to repeat the adventure soon.

Mount Rushmore Black Hills Dakotas Irene Lunicek Edna Hanna Virginia DeFore Gertrude Cramer Bernita Josifek Pzebet Jezebel Chare Charn Alia Miss Cramer Pineridge S. C Miss DeFore Vega Cramer Trude Hanna Eddie Josifek Bernie Sleepy-Eye Lunicek Skie Miss Lunicek Long Beach Rushmore Buffalo Wyo Mammoth Hot Springs Trout Valley State of Washington Spokane Grand Coulee Dam Seattle University of Washington Mount Rainier Yakima Columbia River Road Ocean Highway California Pasadena Los Angeles Forest Lawn Robert Young Tommy Dorsey Ocean Park Catalina Island Tijuana Mexico Arizona New Mexico Texas Carlsbad Caverns Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri Lake of the Ozarks Cedar Rapids

Ruth Barber Honored at Two Shower Parties

Miss Ruth Barber, whose marriage to Donald C. McCormac will take place Aug. 6, was honored at two showers last week. Jane Walters and Margaret Day and Mrs. Harry Green hosted a Friday shower at 325 Sixteenth Street NE with court whist and a green yellow themed basket. Wednesday, her employer at the Woolworth store and Ellis Park hosted a second shower with a picnic supper and gifts.

Alice Grimes Vina Tillie Knouf Thirty-sixth Street Ruth Barber Jane Walters Margaret Day Harry Green Teenth Street Barber Woolworth Ellis Park

Final Courtesies Given For Visitors

Final Courtesies Given For Visitors burg Pa was the honored guest at a luncheon at the Common wealth tea room Saturday with Mrs David Turner and Miss Laura Turner hosting. Mr and Mrs Harlan Taylor of Los Angeles were honored prior to departure as Mr and Mrs Clark W Chandler arranged a Shaver park picnic. Fourteen shared the courtesy. The Taylors, guests of Mr Taylor's parents, will visit Mrs Taylor's parents in Burning Canyon Utah en route to California. Mr and Mrs Maurice Ford of Des Moines are weekend guests in the home of Mrs Ford's mother and will move Monday to Dubuque where Mr Ford works for Goodyear. A few days with Aunt Mrs C F Strasburger are Lois Tschappat and George Tschappat. Mr and Mrs Charles Bode and Peggie with nephews Billy Ahring and Walter Ohring Jr will attend a picnic today in Ames.

Mrs. Maurice Ford Des Moines Mr. Ford F. M. Ford G Avenue Mrs. Ford Dubuque Goodyear Company Charles Bode Mount Vernon Avenue Peggie Billy Ahring Walter Ohring, Jr Little Rock Ark Ames

Mrs Chas Denecke Summering At Spirit Lake

Spirit Lake news notes describe vacationers in the Spirit Okoboji lake region enjoying leisure activities. Mrs Charles Denecke of Cedar Rapids joins Mrs W H Roberts of Toledo in Spirit Lake with hostess Mrs John T Massey at Templar Park providing Sunday programs and dinner party entertainment. Peggy Smith, Atlanta, GA, visits grandparents Mr and Mrs A G Tosty. Corwin Willets and family visit Cedar Rapids acquaintances during Decatur transfer and Roy Arnett and daughter Marcia stay with O P Moody.

Spirit Lake Spirit-Okoboji Lake Charles Denecke Cedar Rapids W. H. Roberts Toledo Ohio Denecke Milo A. Chehak Peggy Smith F. Irwin Smith Atlanta, Ga A. G. Tosty D Avenue Smith Bernice Tosty

Marguerite Robbie Party Hosted For Engagement

Miss Lida Tallman hosts a buffet supper and shower at 2608 Bever avenue SE in honor of Miss Marguerite Robbie who will marry Dr. E A Kuehn of Vandalia Illinois on August 8. Guests include Grace Robbie, Mrs Russell F Knapp, Rachel Hatch, and others from Mount Vernon and nearby towns.

Lida Tallman Bever Avenue Marguerite Robbie E. A. Kuehn Vandalia Ill Grace Robbie Russell F. Knapp Rachel Hatch Nevin Nichols Mary Kehoe Jean Grout Janet Murray Richard Buresh Dorothy Ann Flint Mount Vernon

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