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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1934

Page

3

Miss Marcella Bean Weds Howard Heathman in St Pauls Chapel

Miss Marcella Bean became Mrs Howard Heathman after a Sunday morning ceremony at St Pauls chapel. The Rev Arthur A Brooks officiated in front of family and friends. A Roosevelt hotel wedding breakfast followed. the couple will reside at 2509 A avenue NE and return from a wedding trip to the Iowa lake region. Heathman is son of Mrs Mae Heathman and employed by the Schoen company. Mrs Heathman is niece of Mr and Mrs Eaton who hosted the reception.

Howard Heathman Iowa Lake Region A Avenue NE Heathman Marcella Bean St. Paul's Chapel Arthur A. Brooks Roosevelt A. LeRoy Eaton Blake Boulevard Mrs. Heathman Mrs. Eaton Mr. Heathman Mae Heathman A Avenue The Schoen Company

Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer Plans Summer at The Crags

Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer and her daughters Mary Van Vechten and Susan Angevine of 304 Nassau Street SE depart today for Eskcs Park to spend the latter part of the summer at The Crags.

Crissmans Return After Florida Visit to Clear Lake

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Crissman of 1515 Fifth Avenue SE return Tuesday evening after staying since Saturday with Mrs. Alice Strayer in St. Petersburg Florida at her cottage at Clear Lake. W. W. Crissman and Miss Thelma Bain rode to Clear Lake and then went to Estherville to visit Mr. and Mrs. William Bales. they joined the Crissmans on the return trip Tuesday.

W. L. Crissman Fifth Avenue SE Alice Strayer St. Petersburg Fla Clear Lake W. W. Crissman Thelma Bain Estherville William Bales

Price Family Return as House Guests in Des Moines

Mr and Mrs Will J Price and their son Billy visited relatives in Des Moines and stayed at the Ben H Witwer home at 1928 Linden drive. They plan to return to Scarsdale New York Friday after visiting Mr and Mrs Russ el Reel and Mr and Mrs John Normile.

Will J. Price Billy Des Moines Ben H. Witwer Linden Drive Mr. Price Russell Reel John Normile Scarsdale N. Y

Local Couple Plans Move to Cedar Rapids House

Dr and Mrs George Miley of Chicago have moved to Cedar Rapids and will live at Commonwealth apartments after visiting the Leland Miller home at 1953 Blake Boulevard. Dr Miley plans to practice in the area after returning from Vienna Austria.

George Miley Chicago Cedar Rapids Leland Miller Blake Boulevard Commonwealth Apartments Miley Vienna Austria

Miss Genevieve McGuire Visits Chadimas in Omaha

Miss Genevieve McGuire of Arnold Nebraska is spending a month at the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs William Chadima at 2325 Ridgeway Drive SE.

Genevieve McGuire Arnold, Neb William Chadima Ridgeway Drive

Mrs Laird and Florence Weatherton Return From Chicago Visit

Mrs. George Laird and her niece Miss Florence Weatherton of Vernon Drive SE returned Tuesday from Chicago where they spent ten days visiting Mrs. Laird's son Donald and attending the fair.

George Laird Florence Weatherton Vernon Drive Chicago

Local Residents Plan Brief Midwest and East Trips

Mr and Mrs Clark A Beems will travel to Chicago for a short stay. Mr and Mrs W E Mickel relocated to 1617 Second Avenue SE. Mr and Mrs John B Forbes and their son H G Forbes with family will drive to Philadelphia to visit Mr and Mrs William F Spoon at their home. Mrs Spoon is Bertha Mac Forbes. They expect to be away two weeks.

Clark A. Beems Natty Tiver Street Chicago W. E. Mickel Second Avenue SE John 8. Forbes Third Avenue H. G. Forbes Philadelphia William F. Spoon Spoon Bertha Mac Forbes

Sterling Guests Visit Mrs Day From Kansas

Mrs Day hosts A L McMurphy and Pearl Leatherman with Harold Leatherman of Sterling Kansas and Mrs James Harrison of Hutchinson Kansas for a brief visit as the Kansas group returns from a trip in the east.

Winona Day A. L. McMurphy Pearl Leatherman Harold Leatherman Sterling Kan James Harrison Hutchinson East

Miss Huston Guest Of Ottumwa Couple

Miss Mary Catherine Huston of Ottumwa is visiting this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs GC J Marsh, 408 Fourteenth street SE.

Mary Catherine Huston Ottumwa GC. J. Marsh Fourteenth Street

Rusts Return From Spirit Lake Vacation Home

Mr and Mrs Joseph Rust have returned from a two weeks vacation at Templar Park the summer home of the Iowa Knights Templar on Spirit Lake.

Joseph Rust Templar Park Iowa Knights Templar Spirit Lake

Waterloo visitors in Cedar Rapids today

Mr. and Mrs. H. Wurster and their daughter Betty with Miss Verle Sturgis and Miss Catherine Cramer of Waterloo visited Cedar Rapids today.

H. Wurster Betty Verle Sturgis Catherine Cramer Waterloo Cedar Rapids

Local lodge and auxiliary meeting notices

The I A M Auxiliary meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at Labor temple room 4. The Ken sington Carnegie Relief Corps home event is postponed. Carrie Morcombe circle 2 will not meet this month with a family picnic August 24 at Bever park. Fidelity Life lodge 106 meets Friday at 8 p.m. at 638 First avenue E for a short business session and Juvenile lodge 106 meets at 7 p.m with reports from the ninth national Juvenile convention. No entertainment or social hour.

Carrie Morcombe Bever Park Fidelity Life Fidelity Life Association First Avenue E

David Hedges Accepts NY Bank Position

David Hedges son of Mr and Mrs Horace G Hedges of 825 Seventh Street SE will leave Friday for New York to join the New York Bank and Trust Company as an employee.

David Hedges Horace G Hedges Seventh Street New York New York Bank and Trust Company

Marian Keller Weds Kermit K Young in Colorado

Mr and Mrs Hermann Keller announce the marriage of their daughter Marian to Kermit K Young of Denver Colorado. The ceremony occurred in Golden Colorado on July 21. Attendants were Elizabeth Ainslie and A H Neal. The bride trained at St. Luke s School of Nursing Cedar Rapids. The groom studied at Coe College and earned civil engineering from the University of Nebraska and works with the US Bureau of Reclamation in Denver. They will reside at Shrine apartments 320 East Sixteenth Avenue Denver.

Hermann Keller Sixth Avenue SE Marian Kermit K. Young Denver Colo Golden Young W. ¥. Thompson Elizabeth Ainslie A. H. Neal St. Luke's School of Nursing Cedar Rapids Mr. Young Coe College School of Civil Engineering University of Nebraska United States Bureau of Reclamation Shrine Apartments East Sixteenth Avenue

East Side W C T U Picnic at Ellis Park

Mr and Mrs Dan Kruidenier attended the East Side W C T U picnic at the river pavilion Ellis park Tuesday. After dinner Kruidenier spoke to members. Plans were discussed for a pearl medal contest at St Pauls chapel Monday evening open to the public. The next meeting is the county institute at Bever park August 14.

Ellis Park Dan Kruidenier Kruidenier St. Paul’s Chapel County Institute Bever Park

Brookhiser honors niece with garden bridge party

Mrs. Frank Brookhiser of 398 Forest Drive SE entertained this afternoon in honor of her niece Miss Lois Jane Nelson of St. Louis Missouri. Two tables played bridge and guest Miss Genevieve McGuire of Arnold Nebraska joined from out of town. Nelson will visit Cedar Rapids until fall.

Frank Brookhiser Forest Drive Lois Jane Nelson St. Louis Brookhiser Genevieve McGuire Arnold Nelson Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Federation Plans Camp Wapsic Y Dinner

The Cedar Rapids Business and Industrial Girls Federation will dine with campers at Camp Wapsic Y Thursday evening. Reservations must be made at the Y. W. CA by Thursday noon. The group will depart after 5 from the YY. W. CG. A.

Cedar Rapids Business and Industrial Girls Federation Camp Wapsic Y Y. W. CA YY. W. CG. A

Torrid Wave Breaks in Iowa Heat Surge

Early morning temperatures rose from a nocturnal low to 86 at 7 am and hit 95 by 9 am, matching the prior day’s figure, per Chambers Inskeep readings.

Chambers

Alma Simanek to Wed Howard Burns on August 14

Miss Alma Simanek of northwest station hosts a dinner and kitchen shower by the Iowa Mutual Girls' club at Twin Oaks room for twenty six guests. Gifts are given to Mrs Ivah Holloway Mrs Esther Gilmore and Mrs Lavada Olson as they leave the club. Wedding date announced during a K K K club visit at Miss Simanek's sister Mrs A Sebrooks home. Prizes awarded to Lenore Teply and Mrs Arnold Larson.

Alma Simanek Howard Burns Peoples Church Iowa Mutual Girls' Club Twin Oaks Ivah Holloway Lois Martin Holloway Esther Gilmore Lavada Olson Gilmore Olson Helen Dick Gladys Balous Simanek A. Seabrooke Hinkley Avenue Lenore Teply Arnold Larson

Miss Thelma Sparks to Wed Harold Millhiser Thursday

Miss Edith Robertson hosted a miscellaneous shower Monday night at 407 Fifth Avenue SW for Thelma Sparks ahead of her marriage to Harold Millhiser on Thursday. Bridge was the diversion with prizes to Mary Glider and Alice Sundberg. refreshments in pink and white. Attending were Thelma Sparks Alice Sundberg Mariam Kimball June Hedin Mary Glider Florence Robbins and Mrs Godfrey Stejskal. Lulu McMillan of New Orleans was an out of town guest.

Edith Robertson Fifth Avenue Thelma Sparks Harold Millhiser Bridge Mary Glider Alice Sundberg Mariam Kimball June Hedin Florence Robbins Godfrey Stejskal Lulu McMillan New Orleans

Local picnic honors out-of-town guests after league win

After a tight diamondball victory over the league-leading La Plant-Choate, the employer of Standard Oil and families held its monthly river pavilion picnic at Ellis Park Tuesday night. Nearly 150 people attended, with out-of-town guests Mr. and Mrs. Patch of Davenport and Mr. and Mrs. Shoquist of Vinton. The supper was directed by committee chairwoman Mrs. F. J. Jennings and members Mrs. Jack Haywood Mrs. John Vaughn and Mrs. Charles Martin. The next picnic is planned for late August.

Standard Oil Company River Pavilion Ellis Park F. J. Jennings Jack Haywood John Vaughn Charles Martin Patch Davenport Mrs. Shoquist Vinton

Dinner honors Miss Gladys Woodward before July wedding

Mrs Kofron hosted a dinner at 224 Twenty-second Street NE on Tuesday. Miss Gladys Woodward, to marry Merrill Main on July 29, was celebrated with roses centering the long table. Woodward received a gift and each guest took home a favor.

Kathryn Barrett Mrs. Kofron Twenty-second Street Gladys Woodward Merrill Main Miss Woodward

Heat Wave Devastates Iowa Crops as Death Toll Rises

Showers move east across Iowa easing drought while central areas see temperature drops from 95 to 89. Two new heat deaths, Doris Stanboro and Frank Miller, raise state total to 61. Crop survey shows total failure with livestock losses and severe water shortages prompting new wells and imports in Creston Fairfield Chariton Corning Redick Rose Hill and other southern cities.

Des Moines Iowa Webster City Boone Creston Fairfield Chariton Corning Redeck Rose Hill

Points Of Comfort Lounge Chair In Fashion

The article argues lounge chairs offering comfort and graceful contours remain in fashion. It praises roomy yet low seats, deep but easy to rise from cushions, and versatile styling that fits modern, 18th century, and American Colonial interiors without clashing with various rooms.

Amos Parrish York

Heat Death Toll Surges Across States as Midwest Seeks Relief

Associated Press reports severest summer heat with 783 deaths, Missouri 205 and Illinois 150 among the hard totals. Temperatures hit 117 at Vinita Oklahoma and 111 at Quincy Illinois, while New York City sees some relief with dawn showers and cooler Atlantic seaboard forecasts. A snowstorm joke lands near Denver with Mount Evans snow.

Associated Press Midwest Pacific Missouri Illinois Ohio Nebraska Iowa Indiana Vinita Oklo Noblesville Ind Quincy Ill Chicago Mercury New York City Weather Bureau Atlantic Seaboard Far West Denver Mount Evans

Birthday Picnic Honors Votroubek and Josifek

Miss Madeline Votroubek and Charles Josifek marked their twelfth birthdays with a family picnic at the Frank Votroubek home. Guests included multiple Votroubek and Josifek relatives and their families, along with the Skala, Machula, Destal, Jansa, Neto licky, Kloubec, Buck, Tomas, and Klouda households.

Madeline Votroubek Charles Josifek Frank Votroubek Votroubek Louis Skala Mike Machula Ed Destal Anna Votroubek Louis Jansa Josifek

Heuer couple to return home after Cedar Rapids visit

Mr and Mrs Vincent Heuer plan to return to their Kansas City home the first of next week following a month long visit in Cedar Rapids. They stayed with Mrs Heuers parents Dr and Mrs L F Vane at 2000 Grande Avenue SE and with Mr and Mrs E I Heuer at 2410 Grande Avenue SE.

Vincent Heuer Kansas City Cedar Rapids

Miss Lydia Kline Feted Before August Wedding

Lydia Kline celebrated with a miscellaneous shower hosted by her mother Mrs. A H Kline at 1309 Third Street SW. Forty five attendees included out of town guests Mrs. T F Kahler Miss Caroline Kahler Marion Mrs Glenn Elson Vinton and several Kahler family members from Palo.

Lydia Kline G. B. Olson A. H. Kline Third Street T. F. Kahler Caroline Kahler Marion Glenn Elson Vinton Ed Kahler Margaret Kahler Mary Kahler Palo

Calvary Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Meeting

The Woman's Missionary Society of Calvary Baptist church will meet at the church Thursday. Members of the W W G and C W C will be luncheon guests at 12 30. The program will be given by these groups. All members and friends are invited to bring the usual luncheon requirements.

Woman's Missionary Society of Calvary Baptist Church

Daniels Park hosts aid Kensington and workers picnic

The Ladies Aid of Daniels Park Church will hold a Kensington at Daniels Park Thursday at 2 30 p.m. The Loyal Workers Class of United Brethren Church will hold its annual family picnic at Daniels Park Thursday at 6 30 p.m.

Ladies Aid of Daniels Park Kensington Loyal Workers’ Class The United Brethren Church Danielspark

New Anne Adams Pattern Offers Twin Frocks Idea

Busy mothers can save time by cutting two dresses at once and sewing them together. Pattern 1881 includes sizes 8 to 16 and shows a china blue crepe de chine gown with cream net yoke. Book plus pattern priced at 25 cents. order from Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department New York City.

Anne Adams Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City

Death Aims at Dillinger Gang in U S Warr

Justice Department officials warned agents to take extreme caution with John Dillinger gang members led by George Nelson John Hamilton Homer Van Meter and others as federal agents hunt them across the midwest. Word in Washington suggested shoot first halt later policy similar to Dillinger’s end. Nelson, a top gang figure, is wanted for killing agent W Carter Baum and is noted as an expert machine gunner.

Washington INS John Dillinger Department of Justice George Baby Face Dillinger Eader Nelson W. Carter Baum Wisconsin

Review Of Life Saving Examiners Opens In Marion Pool

A. B. Murphy of St. Louis representing the life saving service of the National Red Cross began a two day review of life saving examiners at Marion pool at 9 a.m. today. He will take part tonight in the aquatic carnival and will continue examinations Thursday at the Country Club pool.

A. B. Murphy St. Louis Life Saving Service National Red Cross Marion Pool Murphy Country Club

First Arrests On After Midnight Dancing Test Under New Ordinance

The test of the city after midnight dance ban in class B beer parlors proceeds with defendants Fred Platz Jr. and R A Dickson to appear in police court after raids found dancers at their venues. Judge Powell will hear the case Friday in superior court. Mayor Neill plans an amendment clarifying the ordinance to read midnight instead of 12 p m to avoid ambiguity.

W. J. Neill Neill

Homeless Indians Get Homestead Sites in Great Falls

About 125 homeless Native Americans from various tribes in Great Falls Montana will receive land tracts under a federal homestead subsistence plan. Longtime hillside residents near the city will be resettled as Montana's first beneficiaries, after facing barriers to tribal benefits on reservations.

Great Falls Mont INS

Herring Delays Action On Iowa City Liquor Store

AP dispatch reports Gov Herring delaying a decision on opening a state retail liquor store in Iowa City. Harold Cooper of the liquor control commission cited University of Iowa bootlegging concerns and said a store is needed before the new school year. The governor will review findings with the commission before acting. Iowa Falls was on his schedule the same day. University of Iowa deans group had opposed the store. Iowa City ministers urged stronger law enforcement instead.

Des Moines Iowa City Harold M. Cooper State Liquor Control Commission Herring University of Iowa Cooper Hquo Iowa Falls University Board of Deans Liquor Commission

Thumbed the Wrong Car Rides to Hoosegyw

John Rock, 56, held in city jail for the fourth time this year after attempting to thumb a ride in a police car from Fourteenth Avenue and Third Street SE. He was booked for intoxication and arraigned. records show prior drunkenness fines and custody.

John Rock Fourteenth Avenue Third Street Rock Juice A. S. Reed

Midland Ry Moves Agent Office To Cedar Rapids

The Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway will relocate its general agent office from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids effective August 1. The traffic bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce was notified, with offices at 407 Security Building. Agent J Seel and Mrs Seel will reside in Cedar Rapids. © Australia urbanization noted with 63 percent in cities.

Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Company Des Moines Cedar Rapids

Judicial convention lasts 23 minutes backing incumbents

The Iowa Republican state judicial convention in Marshalltown adjourned after 23 minutes with unanimous support for reelecting Justices William D. Evans Truman S Stevens James W Hindig and George C. Claussen to the supreme court. Chairman Henry C. Shull cited weather and unity as reasons for a brief session.

Marshalltown Pressy H. Frank Waterloo State Central Committee Supreme Court Iowa Henry C. Shull Sioux City W C. Radcliffe Red Oak William D. Evans Hampton Truman S.&, Stevens Hamburg James Whindig State Supreme Court George C. Claussen Clinton Claussen Edgar A. Morling

Truck Driver Hurt When Forced Into Ditch On Busy Road

Buckner's radio service truck driven by Dick Vogel 22 of 827 Second Avenue SW was forced into a ditch four miles west of town on Highway 30. The vehicle overturned and Vogel sustained cuts and bruises while others fled the scene. He was hospitalized at Mercy hospital. Police sought the unidentified Ohio car and its four to five occupants after the collision. Sheriff Petrus asked nearby authorities to watch for the vehicle.

Dick Vogel Second Avenue Vogel Ohio Mercy Hospital Joseph A. Petrus Here Ohia

Radio listening leads in Britain with 30 million fans

The article notes that Great Britain has more radio listeners than any other European country and estimates over 30 million fans in the population.

Great Britain

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