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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1940

Page

10

YWCA Cedar Rapids Camp Sets Aug 8 to 19

The Cedar Rapids YWCA camp on the Wapsipinicon river near Waukee opens August 8 and runs through August 19. Junior high girls attend first week, senior high second. new activities include bamboo shepherd pipes, outdoor theater, and organized games with waterfront emphasis under Ellen Louise Stewart.

Cedar Rapids Y. W. C Berwyn Nil Cornell College Mount Vernon Tower Hill Camp Michigan Conference Point Camp Wisconsin Mary Kruse Freeport Coe College Carol Selby Cedar Rapids

Center Junction Club Activities and Social Gatherings

Mrs. Herman Machande entertained the Past Matrons club. The August meeting will be at Mrs. M. H. Dake's Delmar home. The F. H club enjoyed 500 with prizes awarded to Mrs. Alva Mohl and others. Country club members dined and danced with prizes won by several members. A two week later meeting will be led by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Myatt. Evening Contract bridge honors went to Mrs. Kenneth Daniel and James B. Gilroy. The Girls Willing Workers 4-H planned a De Witt booth for August 6–9 with a play Two Tables of Bridge cast including Hazel Ruggeberg and others. A birthday surprise for Charles H. Nelson occurred with relatives visiting, and a Cedar Rapids hostess presided at a pre-nuptial shower for Catherine Thompson to be wed August 6.

Herman Machande M. H. Dake Delmar F. H Club Henry Rohling Alva Mohl Leon Schmidt Ebon Rohling Will Rohling Country Club Henry Kuhlman Roy Rutenbeck C. A. Guenther Fred Myatt Frank Myatt T. R Schubert RA. R. Stoner Harry Rutenbeck Emil Rutenbeck Jack Muhl F S. Peckosh Kenneth Daniel James B. Gilroy Jean Machande de Witt Janice Christensen Hazel Ruggeberg Monica McAndrew Ruth Mohr Alta Hansen Dorothy Wolfe Betty Mohr Eleanor Rohling Margarett Weber Edna Mohr Charles H. Nelson Center Junction Ella Clark Wilma Monticello Bert Clark Don Nagle Cedar Rapids Frank Preston Catherine Thompson Bunco

Miss Manners Advice and Neighborly Quarrel Referee

The column covers patronizing behavior by Mary Manners toward the poor, dating and social pressures, and a neighbor dispute. It includes letters about a girl named Ellen who changes fortunes, a girl waiting for a boy who may break up with another girl, and guidance on resolving a long standing neighborhood conflict.

Miss Manners Breiner

Elnora Stingley Announces Cedar Rapids Wedding Plans

Miss Chlona June Stingley will wed Duane E. Hayes in Cedar Rapids with ceremonies planned for Monday. Chlona is an assistant cashier at National Life Insurance. Duane works for J. Penney company. They will reside at 1409 Second Avenue SE after August 12.

Elnora Stingley Olin Chlona June Cedar Rapids Duane E. Hayes Ferol Hayes Fourth Avenue SE Miss Stingley National Life Insurance Company, Loan and Mortgage Department Hayes J. Penney Company Second Avenue SE

Summer social calendar in Mount Vernon and nearby areas

Social notes detail informal pleasures and small affairs for summer visitors around Mount Vernon. Highlights include visits from Mrs. James TenEyck of Syracuse and events hosted by Mrs. Lewis Mitchell and the Hoover couple. Also mentions Bertha West hosting a Connecticut guest, a birthday party for Mary Eleanor Strickland, Entre Nous bridge luncheon, and a westward trip by Star man and Emberling to Glacier, Banff, Lake Louise, and Yellowstone.

Mount Vernon Mount Vernon-Lisbon Lake Macbride James TenEyck Syracuse N. Y Agnes Randal Lewis Mitchell W H. Hoover West Branch Bertha West Clyde Wilson Middleton George FR. Starman C Avenue Bruce F. Emberling Glacier National Park Banff and Lake Louise Canada Yellowstone National Park

Whyla M Kitch Becomes Bride of Milo L Karkosh

Whyla M Kitch becomes Mrs Milo L Karkosh after a 10 am ceremony at St Patrick's rectory performed by Rev D J Lenihan. The couple plan to reside at 518 First Ave W after Aug 10. the bride works in bookkeeping at LaPlant Choate and the groom is employed at Rock Island arsenal.

Milo L. Karkosh Whyla M. Kitch E. E. Kitch First Avenue D. J. Lenihan St. Patrick's Rectory Mr Karkosh Anton Karkosh Fourth Avenue SE Kitch First Avenue W St. Patrick’s High School LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company Karkosh Arsenal Rock Island, Il

Local Iowa City Weddings and Celebrations Highlight Week

Miss Helen M Ewen wed Dr Frank L Bauer in a 4 pm home ceremony with Rev Hion T Jones officiating. Out of town guests included Mrs Bauer of Shenandoah and Mr and Mrs Russell Thomas of Milwaukee. The notice also covers engagements, showers, and other social events in Iowa City with multiple families attending gatherings and forthcoming marriages.

Gazette Iowa City Helen MacEwen Ewen M. MacEwen Frank L. Bauer Shenandoah MacEwen Hion T. Jones First Presbyterian Church Bauer Russel Thomas Milwaukee Wis Etta Brooks Campbell Charles M. Dutcher John W. Ashton Gwendolyn Dean C. Floyd Mark L. Floyd First Methodist Edwin F. Voigt Cedar Rapids

North Liberty shower honors Mrs Esther Krienk Hemphill

A shower for the recent bride Mrs Esther Krienk Hemphill was hosted by the Whip-Poor-Will club at the J B Hemphill home on Thursday with Mesdames Elma Colony and Ardis Sentman of Tiffin in charge of the entertainment.

Esther Krienk Hemphill Whip-Poor-Will Club J. B Hemphill Mesdames Elma Colony Ardis Sentman Tiffin

Refugee problem on agenda at Women’s Missionary gathering

Mrs. George Lyon hosted the Women’s Missionary Society meeting on Wednesday with Mrs. Harriet Lamey in charge. The program addressed the refugee problem and its implications for the group and community.

George Lyon Women's Missionary Society Harriet Lamey

Sunday Silver Tea Hosted By Delta Delta No 9

The Delta Delta Sunday school class No 9 of the Christian church hosted a silver tea in church parlors with 40 women present. Mrs C A Burt and Miss Grace Lisk arranged the program. Mrs Roy Reinert hosted her club on Thursday. Bingo was played. The Happy Hour club met Friday with Mrs Ollie Fear.

The Christian Church C. A. Burt Grace Lisk Roy Reinert Ollie Fear

Riding Weather and Horse Tales From Cedar Rapids

A weekly note recalls riding on Sundays and evenings, heat limiting gallops to walks and slow trots. Horse care includes washing, drying, and bedded stalls as flies buzz. A film on three and five gaited saddle horses is available via the Iowa association. Lorraine Nelson recounts a Cedar Rapids ride where her horse sat in a puddle and her new jodhpurs proved tight after the incident.

Wayne C. Jackson Trowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders' Association State House Des Moines Orse Lorraine Nelson Cedar Rapids Dorothy Ingersoll Lorraine Dorothy

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