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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1934
Page
3
Instructions describe a three part modern quilt pattern by Nancy with festoons and a seven row star layout. Twenty one stars are cut from beige material on a brown foundation and positioned with precise measurements for symmetry and alignment.
A reader recalls heartbreak and seclusion, then discovers happiness with a devoted suitor. Dear Miss Manners advises girls to move on and value stability, while a farmer's wife praises leaving an old beau and prioritizing the husband.
What Cheer reports local groups active with meetings at churches and basements. L L club hosted Mrs Homer Strupp. Lutheran church Women met for work. Episcopal Guild quilted. Methodist Ladies Aid gathered for a Mildred Smith and Herbert Lessman wedding reception followed by a supper in Oskaloosa. Local hosts Mr and Mrs Fred Engleman entertained guests at dinner.
The Fayette county council of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs met Thursday with Mr. Pennington of Sumner speaking. W. H. Barnes presided. The Ever Ready 4-H club met with Emma and Alice Koch on Wednesday. Windsor farm bureau plans a Thursday evening gathering at Fred Wendland's home with Dr. C A Bennett of U. IT. U. to speak. Picnic lunch to be served.
The Luther Guild met at the home of Mr and Mrs Julius Flaskrud on Sunday with Miss Gladys Erland reading and Fred Grundeland singing vocal solos. Serving committee included Eric and Lawrence Flaskrud Eleanor Strom sodt and Mabel and Clara Farnes. Mrs A O Flaskrud Mrs S J Kittleby and Miss Emma Nystrom hosted the Lutheran Ladies Aid on Wednesday.
Amber and Mr and Mrs Weert hosted Ruth Weert’s thirteenth birthday at their country home with a large guest list including the Ricklefs Schoon Englehart and Rickels families. Lena Englehart celebrated her 76th birthday with relatives such as George Schoon Ben Englebart Rex Reuter Herman Englebart Carl Schoon and Edward Englehart. Will T Folkers hosted a birthday for Will T Folkers with Henry Folkers Herman Folkers Jr Hays Schoon John Freese George Rienets Carl Rickels Ed Zirkleback Ami Rosemary Irene Bodeker Louie Hagen Ernest Rickels and Archie OToole present.
Wapello residents hosted a kitchen shower for Mrs. Delbert Eversmyer with Nellie present. Guests included Mrs. George Foor, Mrs. J. C. Dodds, Mrs. Charles Stroup, Mrs. Paul Longshore, and many others. Social gatherings also featured J. A. O. club hosting and Legion auxiliary picnic plans.
Toledo social leader Miss Julia Ames hosted a dinner for her niece Miss Eileen Pierce of Guttenberg. Barbara Muetzel won the high bridge prize. The Tama-Toledo sociability tournament at the Tama-Toledo golf course drew clubs from Belle Plaine Montezuma Brooklyn Vinton and Tama-Toledo with Karl Kraft and Dave Sutherland as captains. Kraft’s team prevailed and guests later banqueted. The tourney moves to Belle Plaine for a 7 30 breakfast before play. A Tama-Toledo golf club picnic followed hosted by local couples including the Kraft and Yerkes groups.
Relatives from Haverhill and Scarsdale joined Edgewood residents for gatherings last week. The largest party met at Backbone State Park Monday with clergy and local families in attendance. The Edgewood Woman's Club held its annual picnic at Bixby State Park Thursday.
About fifty friends and relatives held a Wednesday picnic at Fay park to honor Mrs. Bonnie Pickell of Denver a former local teacher visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Elliott. The Sunday school was hosted at the Leslie Rowe home and the Troy Mills garden club met at Mrs Nola Winistorfer's home Friday.
Riverside hosts include Mr and Mrs Earl T Walton honoring niece Neva Negus of Inglewood California for a birthday. Guests from Inglewood Lone Tree Yuba City and Council Bluffs join family at Henry Walker park River Junction reunion event.
Highland township Farm Bureau gathered at Elmer and Mrs. Steele's home on Tuesday. Speakers included Jesse Busby of Washington and Mrs. Thomas B. McMillan of Yuba City California.
Lutheran Ladies Aid hosted at the schoolhouse with Mrs. Latere Mrs. Petersen and Mrs. Westphal as hostesses. The Presbyterian Industrial society met at Mrs. Sears home. Royal Neighbor Thimblebee gathered at Mrs. Boquist home. Luther League met at Florence Westphal home. Several Wyoming young women set up a week long camp at Blackhawk camp near Maquoketa on the Maquoketa River.
The Friday Study club held its annual picnic at the home of W. H. Cruise Friday with guests including Dean Baker Elmhurst Illinois Geraldine Mader Wyoming Miss Ina Cruise Clarence and Miss Miriam Inglis Gresham Oregon Officers elected were Mrs. Margaret Kinler president first vice president Mrs. Anna Jansen second vice president Mrs. Grace Vroomay secretary treasurer and program committee members Mrs. Gladys Coleman Elva Brodersen Alyina Jones Ina Newell and Miss Mabel Cruise.
Keswick hosted the county convention of the WCTU at the Methodist Protestant church on Tuesday. Elected officers include President Mrs. C M Hummer Keswick Vice President Mrs George Robins Webster Secretary Mrs Will Ax mear Keswick and Treasurer Mrs Hart Keota. Mrs Gilbert Gibbin hosted St Marys circle at the church on Wednesday with guests from Sigourney and North English. The article notes a historic fish catch: a 46 ft Spotted whale shark weighing 26 594 pounds harpooned off Florida in 1912 by Captain Charles Thompson.
A plea for missing Festoon Quilt blocks asks readers to mail ten cents per block and include a stamped addressed envelope. The message asks to send to Nancy Page care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette and notes copyright 1934.
A shower honored Miss Ruth Schreiber at her parents home the Rev. and Mrs. William Schreiber. A surprise party marked a birthday at the home of Mrs. A W Sackett. Country club members were entertained at Mrs. Earl Darey home with Mrs. Ed Sheppard assisting.
Springville report shows the Presbyterian Missionary society gathering held at Mrs. Carl Burroughs home with Lena Mann as assistant hostess. Mrs. Margaret Emmons led the lesson while Mrs. Ethel Freeman presided over the business meeting. Fancy Work club hosted with a list of guests including Hattie Pearson and Elizabeth Gritman among others.
Phyllis Thompson marked her tenth birthday with a party on Tuesday. Attending were Benny Jean Holscher, Mary and Ruth Laxson, Jean and Mary Sachs, Nona Belle Slick, Isabel Clifton, Mildred Hunt, Patricia Hunt and Phyllis Thompson. Legion and Auxiliary families enjoyed a picnic on the school campus Tuesday.
Dorothy Dahl daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Dahl and Roe Moore son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Moore were married June 18 at Holy Family church North Chicago with Father Halloran officiating. The couple will reside in Waukegan where Moore is store manager after a Minnesota Canada trip.
Mrs. E Elknder of Oelwein was a speaker. Thursday featured ladies bridge and golf day at the country club with committee members Mrs C Condon and Mrs D Caldwell. Jennie Wade tent hosted a picnic at the city park with the Elkader tent as guests.
Nancy Ile Summer promotes family meals at Bishop's and home gadgets like the Sunbeam Mixmaster from Iowa Electric Light and Power. Advice covers air cooled premises, natural gas heat by Cedar Rapids Gas Co, and rental credits toward a gas furnace with air conditioning.
The article notes cellophane woven into fabrics from jersey to silk for evening wear. It forecasts metal silks becoming pliable like crepe and describes cellophane lace as cobwebby, suitable for elegant gowns.
One way to keep a husband smiling in the heat is clean clothes and a pressed suit. The New Process presses linen, seersucker, and palm beach fabrics, delivering crisp, cool results. Call 6131 to pick up your summer suit.
The report highlights Cleopatra inspired dresses featuring center-front knotted sashes that descend to the hem, suggesting outfits with jackets as a preferred option over blouses and skirts.
A lively invitation to meet friends for a noonday luncheon in the Florentine Room at Rocce velt. The piece promises extra-special food tailored for a woman, with a noon luncheon for 45 cents, and emphasizes a cool, relaxing space to refresh and enjoy a quick shopping wind.
Local readers praised the Williams Oil-O-Matic for automatic heat control and cleaner homes last winter. The device, they say, eliminates furnace firing in mornings and keeps basements tidy, turning space into play areas. Call Hawkeye Tin Shop to learn more.
Evening clothes trend toward covered-up, tailored looks appealing to many readers.
A four legged adjustable GE attic ventilator hooks to attic or second floor windows to expel hot air at 2600 cu ft per minute. The HUBBARD ICE AND FUEL CO offers demonstrations of this practical cooling device.
An advertisement urges brides to choose Montieur Studio for wedding portraits. It touts studio and home photography options, new folders and frames, and special backdrops to add glamour to wedding pictures.
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