Two Nuptial Showers Mark Social Season Start
The social calendar opens with two pre nuptial events honoring brides to be Miss Jane O Meara and Miss Sara Huntington. A luncheon for O Meara and a tea for Huntington drew guests including Mrs James Clark of Honolulu and Miss Elizabeth Clark, with guests sewing tea towels and sharing courtesy in preparation for Aug and Sept weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane O'Meara
Sara Huntington
New York City
Miss O'Meara
Benjamin M. Stephens
New York
Miss Huntington
Conrad B. Link
Avas
Betsy Quarton
Indian Road S
Martha Trewin
Dorothy Grunewald
Betty Carruthers
Eleanor Taylor
Clay E. Phillips
Winterberg
DeElda Elwood
Luncheon Honors Two Out-of-Town Guests at Roosevelt Hotel
Mrs Edgar B Tapper and Mrs Max Mildenstein hosted a Friday noon luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel for two visitors from out of town. Mrs Theodore Sullivan of Washington DC and Mrs Howard Seid of San Antonio Tex were guests of honor visiting their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar B Tapper
Blake Boulevard
Max Mildenstein
Bever Avenue
Roosevelt Hotel
Theodore Sullivan
Washington, D.C
O. F. Paulsen
Howard Seid
San Antonio
Tex
F. L. Shramek
A. E. Chase
Charles R. Rubins
Frank E. Krider
Fred He Killen
H.F. Rickhoff
A. H. Talbot
Hecker hosts picnic supper with local faculty guests
Dr and Mrs John T Hecker of 1803 First Avenue East hosted a lawn picnic supper Thursday evening. Their guests included Dr and Mrs Boyd G Carter Prof and Mrs Irving L Churchill Prof and Mrs Max Dachler Mr and Mrs Forest S Rutgers Dr and Mrs Karl A Stiles and Prof and Mrs Joseph H Kitchin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hecker
First Avenue E
Andrs. Boyd G. Carter
Irving L. Churchill
Max Dachler
Forest S. Rutgers
Karl A. Stiles
Joseph H. Kitchin
McCosh Family Leaves Eugene Visitor for Washington
Mr and Mrs David McCosh of Eugene Oregon visited Mr and Mrs John Mc Cosh at 1705 Mount Vernon Ave SE Cedar Rapids. David McCosh an artist and University of Oregon faculty member will install two murals in the interior department buildings in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David McCosh
Eugene, Ore
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D. C
McCosh
John McCosh
Mount Vernon Avenue
University of Oregon
Department of the Interior
Washington
Neenah guests arrive for Diane Waples and Kathleen Hanson
Burton Bloch and Don Staffeld of Neenah Wisconsin arrived Wednesday and will stay through Saturday as guests of Miss Diane Waples, daughter of Mr and Mrs C Waples of 331 Forest Drive SE, and of Miss Kathleen Hanson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter O Hanson of 1635 Second Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Bloch
Don Staffeld
Neenah, Wis
Diane Waples
C. Waples
Forest Drive
Kathleen Hanson
Walter O. Hanson
Second Avenue
Mr Topic Returns After Week in Chicago
Peter L Topic of 2523 E Avenue NE returns Thursday evening from Chicago where he spent a week visiting his mother Mrs Peter Topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topic
Chicago
Peter L. Topic
E Avenue
Peter Topic
Witwers Bid Farewell to Relatives in Visit
Concluding a week long visit Friday evening with Mr and Mrs George P Witwer on Center Point Road NE, Mrs Edith Marshall of Columbus Junction said farewell. Earlier in the week Wanda Marshall of Baltimore, Maryland, stayed as a house guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P Witwer
Center Pont Road
Witwer
Edith Marshall
Columbus Junction
Marshall
Wanda Marshall
Baltimore, Md
Daughter of Wadsworths Returns from Council Bluffs Visit
Ann Wadsworth daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin H Wadsworth 2278 Country Club Parkway SE returned Thursday evening from Council Bluffs where she had been visiting her grandmother Mrs John G Wadsworth for several weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Wadsworth
Edwin H Wadsworth
Country Club Parkway SE
Counci Bluffs
John G. Wadsworth
Miss Nelson Visits Brainerd After Ames Summer Session
Miss Mary Louise Nelson of Cedar Rapids traveled to Brainerd Minnesota for a visit. She recently returned home from Ames after six weeks studying home economics at Iowa State College summer session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Nelson
Fifth Avenue SE
Brainerd
Minn
Nelson
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Iowa State College
Weekend visit of Graves hosts with Harding party
A weekend visit is noted as Mr and Mrs Harold N Graves of 2141 Linden drive SE host Mr and Mrs William Harding of Mexico City for a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold N. Graves
Linden Drive
William Harding
Mexico City
Mrs D O Johnson Visit from Toronto Hosts Miss Johnson
Miss Lelia Johnson of 1100 First Avenue East has as house guests her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs D O Johnson of Toronto Ontario Canada staying with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia Johnson
First Avenue E
D O. Johnson
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Mrs Harrison Spangler Hosts Luncheon for Cooking Club
Mrs Harrison E. Spangler of 655 Cottage Grove Avenue SE hosted a Friday noon luncheon for members of the Cooking club, providing a gathering at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison E. Spangler
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
Cooking Club
Shower Honoring Mrs William Stusak Held at Rutgers Home
Wednesday evening miscellaneous shower for Mrs William Stusak 345 Eighteenth Street SE hosted by Mrs S G Courtney and Mrs Forest Rutgers at the Rutgers home with garden flowers. Guests included numerous local residents and Iowa City attendees Mrs Ernest Anthony and Mrs Verne Anthony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stusak
Eighteenth Street SE
S G. Courtney
Sixteenth Street
Forest S. Rutgers
Rutgers
M. H. Morris
Jean Morris
C. R. Livingston
Lois Livingston
Trula Sanders
Joseph R. Loufek
Leon Stusak
Ula Eckert
Thomas Engle
Kathryn Engle
W. Cooper
C. T. Reynolds
George Hallenbeck
J. M. Morton
Charles Franklin
Elin Carstens
Darlene Pollock
Sidney Griswold
Guy DeWitt
Emil Petranek
F. M. Hallenbeck
Iowa City
Ernest Anthony
Verne Anthony
Lenore Vondracek to Wed Robert Filip in Cedar Rapids
Mr and Mrs E O Vondracek of Yale South Dakota announce the engagement of their daughter Lenore of Chicago to Robert T Filip of Chicago son of Mr and Mrs Frank Filip of Cedar Rapids. The wedding is set for 10 am Tuesday August 20 at Saron Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Vondracek
Yale
S. D
Lenore
Chicago
Robert T. Filip
Frank Filip
Hamilton Street
Cedar Rapids
Saron Lutheran Church
Charles MontAnaro Jr Departs for Social Security Job in DC
Charles MontAnaro Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles MontAnaro 3224 Carlisle Street NE left Thursday for Washington DC to be employed in the social security department He is a graduate of Western Military Academy Alton NJ class of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles MontAnaro, Jr
Charles MontAnaro
Carlisle Street
Washington, D. C
Social Security Department
MontAnaro
Western Military Academy
Alton
Wilhelm joins Island Creek Mining as engineer in West Virginia
Robert Wilhelm son of Mr and Mrs R E Wilhelm 1721 Eighth Avenue SE graduates from Iowa State College mining engineering July class and accepts engineer position with Island Creek Mining company at Holden West Virginia. He will leave Friday evening for West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wilhelm
R. E. Wilhelm
Eighth Avenue SE
Iowa State College
Island Creek Mining Company
Holden
W. Va
West Virginia
Mrs Augustine Visits Minneapolis Relatives
Mrs Fred A Augustine of Minneapolis is the guest of her mother and sister Mrs Anton Jenista at 1038 Daniels street NE and Mrs W J McMoran at 516 Eighteenth street SE during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A Augustine
Minneapolis
Anton Jenista
Daniels Street
W. J. McMoran
Eighteenth Street
Rainbow Girls Meet Saturday Night in Masonic Hall
Special meeting of the Order of Rainbow for Girls assembly No 11 set for Saturday at 6 30 p m in the Masonic building. The planned dance for the same night has been cancelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Assembly No. 11
Masonic
Picnic at Bever Park Hosted by Service Club
The Service club of the Community House held a picnic at Bever Park. In the afternoon, attendees enjoyed games with Mrs. Hattie Scankeel of Mechanicsville among out of town visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Club
Bever Park
Hattie Scankeel
Mechanicsville
Guest Feted By Martha Lou Smith
An out of town guest Miss Winifred Ann Thompson of Stockton California was feted at a luncheon party hosted by Miss Martha Lou Smith at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Attending were Misses Mary Shaffer Kathryn Barngrover Charys Lenzen Katharine Safely Louise Gage Betty Ford and Diane Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Ann Thompson
Stockton
Calif
Martha Lou Smith
Fred W. Smith
Bever Avenue
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Thompson
Eugene M Pinney
Ridgeway Drive
Mary Shaffer
Kathryn Barngrover
Charys Lenzen
Katharine Safely
Louise Gage
Betty Ford
Diane Marshall
Miss Geraldine Robinson Gift Shower Ahead of August Wedding
Miss Geraldine Robinson was honored at a linen shower at her home 2412 C avenue NE Wednesday. Hostesses Miss Genevieve Tanner and Mrs William Valentine presided with guests including Miss Dorothy Erickson Ruth Waterman Mae Alice Horak and others as the event celebrated her August 3 marriage to George H Harmer Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Robinson
George H Harmer, Jr
Miss Robinson
C Avenue NE
Genevieve Tanner
William Valentine
Dorothy Erickson
Ruth Waterman
Mae Alice Horak
Marcella Mackula
Alma Womacka
Mary Doran
Grace Morvyck
Dorothy Morrison
Marion Hepner
Alice Giffee
Alice Harmer
Barbara Harmer
Lewis Alcorn
Chester Affeldt
Betty Seibert
E. W Jurgensen
Douglas Kohl
George Harmer
W. R. Robinson
J. F. Allen
Ehda Family Honored in Cedar Rapids Courtesies
Mr and Mrs Charles Ehda of Whittier California and their children Jia Mae and Everett visiting Cedar Rapids were honored Tuesday at a dinner party by Mrs Ehda s brother and sister in law. Ten guests attended. On Wednesday the Ehdas were praised at a picnic supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Carl Ehda at their farm with 25 guests including Virginia Ann Thomasson of Santa Cruz California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ehda
Whittier
Calif
Jia Mae
Everett
Cedar Rapids
Ehda
F. R Ehda
J Avenue
Ehdas
Carl Ehda
Virginia Ann Thomasson
Santa Cruz
Rev Ritter to Conduct Tenth Annual Women's Retreat
The Rev Servace Ritter O F M of St Francis Retreat House Hinsdale Illinois will lead the tenth annual women's retreat at Mount Mercy Junior College August 23 24 and 25 The retreat committee includes officers of Our Lady of Perpetual Help circle of the Daughters of Isabella with Mrs Helen Hoagland chair Reservations can be made at Mount Mercy College or by contacting Mrs Betty Allen or Miss Sarah Long at the listed numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servace Ritter
St Francis
Hinsdale
Mount Mercy Junior College
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Daughters of Isabella
Helen Hoagland
Mount Mercy College
Betty Allen
Sarah Long
Birthday surprise for Bob Stuff at Evelyn Afflerbaugh home
A Thursday evening party at 1821 Blake boulevard SE honored Bob Stuff on his birthday. The group then danced at the Yacht club with Jean Anderie Elaine Benson Ann Dunlop Jeanne Puckett Dick Staves Ben Carnes Jerry Mulvany and Bob Krabbenhoft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Afflerbaugh
Blake Boulevard
Bob Stuff
Yacht Club
Bob
Jean Anderie
Elaine Benson
Ann Dunlop
Jeanne Puckett
Dick Staves
Ben Carnes
Jerry Mulvany
Bob Krabbenhoft
Dr and Mrs Bures Leave Caldwell for Boston and Cities
Dr and Mrs Charles E Bures of Caldwell Idaho depart Friday for Boston where he will study at Harvard Cambridge for the remainder of the summer. They plan visits to Chicago and New York City after leaving Idaho. they had been staying with Mrs Bures' parents, the Lindseys, in Parkcourt Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Bures
Caldwell
Ida
Bures
T. E Lindsey
Parkcourt SE
Boston
Harvard University
Cambridge
Chicago
New York City
Luncheon Party Hosted by Mrs Porter and Guest Co-hostess
Co-hostesses Mrs M T Johnston of Fremont Nebraska and Mrs A V Porter hosted a luncheon for 17 guests Friday at Killian's tea room. Mrs Johnston, a former Cedar Rapids resident, was visiting at the Porter home located at 405 Twenty-fifth Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killian’s Tea Room
M. T. Johnston
Fremont, Neb
A. V. Porter
Twenty-fifth Street
Johnston
Cedar Rapids
Porter
Sister Visits From Seattle Reach Local Homes
Mrs. W. H. Hyatt of Seattle arrived Thursday to visit her sisters Mrs. Clara Brink at 1812 Grande avenue SE and Mrs. L. E. Blessing at 215 Fifteenth street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hyatt
Seattle
Clara Brink
Grande Avenue
L. E. Blessing
Fifteenth Street
Nancy Ann Jensen Hosts Ninth Birthday Party
Nancy Ann Jensen daughter of Mr and Mrs C Jensen hosted a birthday party at Bever Park Friday from noon to four. The picnic luncheon and games followed a pastel decorated picnic table attended by Karen Kofron Caroline Havard Joyce Jurgenson Jack Leehman John Duxbury Jane Johnston Dick Hanson Jimmy Davis Don Cornwell Connie Cornwell Marlene Dytrt Sharon Milner Helen Hampton Joan Killinger Ellen Kaupke Karlinda Whitehill Ruth Labes and Janis Jensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Ann Jensen
Jimmy Davis
Don Cornwell
Connie Cornwell
Marlene Dytrt
Sharon Milner
Helen Hampton
Joan Killinger
Ellen Kaupke
Karlinda Whitehill
Ruth Labes
Janis Jensen
Young Women’s Bureau Picnic and Swim at Ellis Park
The Young Women’s Bureau held a picnic supper at Ellis Park on Wednesday evening followed by swimming at Conrad Beach. Attendees included Kathryn Schamberger, Maxine Spencer, Velma Shimek, Miriam E. Stehlik, Kathryn Blair, Lorrine Spencer, Agnes Hermanek, Marjorie Sullivan, Evelyn Hillmer, and Florence Gunzenhauser, with Audrey Pratt of Rochester and Jackie Leehman as guests. A watermelon feast is planned next Wednesday with Miss Gunzenhauser hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
Conrad Beach
Young Women's Bureau
Kathryn Schamberger
Maxine Spencer
Velma Shimek
Miriam E. Stehlik
Kathryn Blair
Lorrine Spencer
Agnes Hermanek
Marjorie Sullivan
Evelyn Hillmer
Florence Gunzenhauser
Audrey Pratt
Rochester
Minn
Jackie Leehman
Bureau
Miss Gunzenhauser
Labor Federation Plans Good Will Project Aimed at Luncheon Clubs
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor voted Thursday night to provide education on ideals and accomplishments of organized labor. The Building Trades council suggested speakers to counter red tape and high prices blamed on unions and to explain unions’ role in local public buildings and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Building Trades Council
Newspapers Face Ruin Without Wage Act Exemptions
William L. Daley for the National Editorial Association argues before a wage-hour hearing that hundreds of small newspapers face ruin unless editors and other editorial employees are exempted as professional workers. He asserts weekly and semi weekly papers lie beyond federal reach, citing intrastate local service. The association seeks to expand the under 3,000 circulation exemption to larger papers and urges a sound reading of the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Williaml. Daley
W National Editorial Association
Daley
Rich Anderson Dies Suddenly in Des Moines Front of Employer
Rich C. Anderson 46 a former state agent and Polk county deputy sheriff collapsed and died Friday while talking with friends outside his workplace where he was employed as a watchman. He led intelligence for the National Guard during the Cedar county cattle war and later served as a Town liquor commission special investigator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Rich C. Anderson
Polk County
Cedar County
National Guard
Town Liquor Commission
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4505
Anne Adams offers pattern 4505 for misses sizes 12 through 20. The size 16 jacket requires 154 yards of 39 inch fabric and the skirt 24% yards. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department at The Cedar Rapids Gazette, 243 West 17th Street, New York, for the pattern and ten more cents for the Pattern Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Ducks Stranded on Oiled Waukon Street Rescue Distance
An old mother duck and six ducklings wandered onto a freshly oiled street in Waukon thinking it water. They became stuck. George and Mrs. Durant rescued them and cleaned the birds with soap water kerosene and gasoline, leaving them dark in color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
George Durant
Valentine To Keynote Democratic Convention In Des Moines
John K. Valentine of Centerville was chosen to deliver the key note address at the Democratic state convention in Des Moines on July 31. Secretary of Agriculture H A Wallace will not speak as planned after his nomination as Democratic vice presidential candidate. he will instead return to Iowa in August to deliver his acceptance speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
John K. Valentine
Centerville
E. H. Birmingham
H A. Wallace
Valentine
Iowa
Birmingham
Valen
Convention officers named for gubernatorial race
Tine recommended his primary election foe Senator Ed Breen of Fort Dodge as permanent chairman. Other officers chosen include Mrs. Mary E. Kelleher of Fort Dodge as temporary secretary Walter H. Bease of Davenport as reading secretary Dan McEniry of Des Moines as sergeant at arms and Carl Bogenreff of Des Moines as chief usher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tine
Ed Breen
Fort Dodge
Mary E. Kelleher
Walter H. Bease
Davenport
Reading
Dan McEniry
Des Moines
Carl Bogenreff
City Council Weighs Parking Survey Critique
Council reacts to a Kansas City travelers note calling Cedar Rapids unprogressive as it seeks to fix downtown parking. A survey counted 1 214 spaces in 18 Joop district lots with 688 used and 526 free, plus near full municipal free lot at Fifth and Fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Joop District
Frank K. Hahn
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street SF
Public Safety
Wes Benesh
Iowa Volunteers Urge Job Rights For Men In Service
The Iowa Volunteers Inc urges employers and organized labor to concede seniority rights for men called to U S military service. The resolution pledges job protection and credit for time served. Cedar Rapids serves as state headquarters with officers Harlow F Robinson Verne E Hall and John F Currell all from Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Towa Volunteers, Inc
National Guard
United States
Iowa Volunteers
Cedar Rapids
Harlow F Robinson
Verne E. Hall
John F. Currell
National move to hold jobs for men facing military service
Robinson notes a nationwide effort to protect employment for men who may be called to active duty through mobilization of the National Guard or compulsory military training. The plan seeks to preserve job security amid broader military mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Fresh Vegetables Added To Surplus Foods List
Fresh vegetables recommended by dietitians join the official surplus commodities list announced Friday by the local surplus commodities office in the old post office building. Corn beets snap beans tomatoes and cabbage are among the fresh foods offered. The premium list runs through August 11 with blue stamps, or orange stamps or cash purchases allowed. All vegetables are locally produced.
Population growth gap widens between groups in Arri zona
The Indian population in Arri zona increases at roughly twice the rate of the white population, widening demographic differences and prompting calls for updated social and planning strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrizona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Hecker
David McCoshes
Wisconsin
Waples
Hanson
Borden's Eagle Brand
Eagle Brand
Pertatt
Becden Cospeng
George P. Witwers
Council Bluffs
Hf. N. Graves
Mrs. Spangler
Lenore Vondracek
Robert Filip
Mrs. Augustine
Rainbow Girls
Kate
Eudas
Mrs. Bures
East
Mrs. Porter
Mrs. Brink
Mrs. Blessing
Labor Federation
Rich Anderson
Wallace
Milwaukee
STAHL
Hladky's Grocery & Market Life
Ath Ave
Dial
Cope
Let
Lipton
Lipton’s
Lexington Avenue
Lexington Ave
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