Out-of-town guests inspire midweek social week
The Cedar Rapids social scene centers on visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hubbell and Jack Hopkins of Kenmore New York along with Miss Mabel McBain of Houston and Mrs. Laverna Reynolds of Los Angeles. Dinners and luncheons at the homes of Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler Tomec Mrs. Dows and Mrs. Pickford feature engagements for Wednesday and Thursday with extended visits through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hubbell
Jack Hopkins
Kenmore
N. Y
Malcolm V. Bolton
Carlton Apartments
Mabel McBain
Houston
Tex
R. H. Pickford
Forest Drive
Laverna Reynolds
Los Angeles
Sutherland Dows
Country Club Drive
Hubbell
Mr. Hopkins
Elizabeth Chandler Tomec
Nineteenth Street
Mrs. Hubbell
Miss Ann Bolton
Miss McBain
Mrs. Reynolds
Dows
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Mrs. Pickford
Miss Hartz Honored At Farewell Events
Alma Hartz nursing director of the Public Health Nursing association leaves Saturday for Des Moines to join the state health department. She was guest of honor at multiple gatherings, including a Business and Professional Women's club dinner at Bishop's cafeteria and several private dinners hosted by Mesdames Emery Horn Nelson Petrus Harris Wilson, and the Hagenstein sisters among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Hartz
Public Health Nursing Association
Des Moines
State Department of Health
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Bishop’s Cafeteria
Miss Hartz
Imogen Emery
Ella Horn
Lena Nelson
Marie Petrus
Merle Harris
Edna Wilson
Florence Johnston
Dorothy Williams to Be Complimented at Shower
Miss Dorothy Williams of 558 Knollwood Drive SE will wed G. Sharp Lannom III of Grinnell on August 15. She will be honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Charles Rubins at 1407 Third Avenue SE Wednesday evening. Attendees include family members and several out of town guests from Solon and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Williams
Knollwood Drive
G. Sharp Lannom III
Grinnell
Charles Rubins
Third Avenue SE
Miss Williams
George T. Williams
Sarah Stedman
Leo G. Ulch
Clarence Kobe
Leo Peters
Paul Upmeier
Frank Brosh
Brice Ocheltree
West Pauba
James Barta
Joseph Raimall
Solon
George Drahos
Iowa City
Kappa Delta Sorority Plans House Party at Coe College
Kappa Delta sorority of Coe College will hold its annual house party this weekend. Out of town members are expected to arrive Thursday for the party and a meeting Thursday at 7 pm at the home of Miss Dorothy Struesky 1920 Mount Vernon Avenue SE. Both active and alumnae members will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Delta Sorority
Coe College
Dorothy Struesky
Mount Vernon Avenue
Warren couple return from Milwaukee Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs D W Warren of Carroll drive SE returned to their home Tuesday after a short stay in Milwaukee Wisconsin They accompanied Miss Gertrude Hull sister of Mrs Warren to her home after several weeks as a guest in their home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Warren
Carroll Drive
Milwaukee
Wis
Mrs. Warren
Gertrude Hull
Foster Home Hosts Tulsa Visitors
Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Foster receive Mr. and Mrs. A. O. H. Setze pfandt of Tulsa Oklahoma and their son Junior, arriving Tuesday to visit at 1900 Blake boulevard SE. Mrs. Setzepfandt is Mrs. Foster’s sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. H. Setzepfandt
Tulsa
Okla
Junior
C. S. Foster
Blake Boulevard
Setzepfandt
Foster
GUESTS OF SILLIMANS ON Yellowstone Trip
Wallace Flint of Washington DC and Thomas McLaughlin of Brocton MA were guests Tuesday of Mr and Mrs B D Silliman 245 Twenty-fifth Street SE. They were returning from a motor trip to Yellowstone Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Flint
Washington, D. C
Thomas McLaughlin
Brocton
Mass
B. D. Silliman
Twenty-fifth Street
Yellowstone Park
IS RECENT BRIDE
Before her marriage Monday in Galena Illinois Louise Hallenbeck became Mrs William Sanford daughter of Mrs F M Hallenbeck 1557 B avenue NE The Cedar Rapids Gazette advertising solicitor William Sanford is son of Mr and Mrs Charles Sanford of Peoria Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
William Sanford
Louise Hallenbeck
F. M. Hallenbeck
Avenue
Sanford
Charles Sanford
Peoria, Ill
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Luncheon Honors Mrs Berry Mrs Kehoe and Guests
Mrs C S Montooth hosted a luncheon for Mrs S N Berry at her Grande avenue SE home while Mrs J J Kehoe of Cando NY stayed at John K Jones home. Mrs Kate Kiburz will also entertain three out of town guests Thursday at Montrose hotel with Mrs Berry Mrs Kehoe and Mrs George Kuhns of Hollywood noted as house guests. Following luncheon bridge will be played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Montooth
Grande Avenue
S. N. Berry
John K. Jones
Fifteenth Street
J. J. Kehoe
Cando
N. Y
J. H. Wixstead
Second Avenue
Kate Kiburz
Park Avenue SE
Montrose Hotel
Berry
Kehoe
George Kuhns
Hollywood
Calif
T. P. Rogers
First Avenue E
Lisbon social guests visit Cedar Rapids native family
Mrs. Fred Armstrong of Lisbon formerly of Cedar Rapids and her daughter Mrs. Maxine Armstrong Dennis with her daughter Sandra were guests Tuesday in the E. W. La Plant home at 2118 Blake Boulevard SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Armstrong
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids
Maxine Armstrong Dennis
Sandra
E. W. la Plant
Blake Boulevard
Thomas Children Depart for Cheley Camp in Colorado
Josephine and James Thomas, children of Mr and Mrs Theodore H Thomas of Ridgewood Terrace SE, left Wednesday for Cheley Camp at Estes Park Colorado. They will remain until the end of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
James
Theodore H. Thomas
Ridgewood Terrace
Cheley Camp
Estes Park
Colo
Couple from Lake Winnebago return from Wisconsin trip
Mr and Mrs G R Schwerke of 323 Crescent Drive SE returned Tuesday from a several week trip to Lake Winnebago near Appleton Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Schwerke
Crescent Drive
Lake Winnebago
Appleton
Wis
Ericksons Honored at Cedar Rapids and Wyoming Visit
Mr and Mrs E H Erickson of Chevy Chase Md and their children Marjorie Alice and Mitchell arrived after visiting Mrs Ericksons mother in Dolliver for a week They will visit friends in Cedar Rapids and accompany Mitchell to Chicago before returning to Maryand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Erickson
Chevy Chase
Marjorie
Alice
Mitchell
Mrs. Erickson
Dolliver
F. C. Waples
Forest Drive
Jean Bailey
W. H. Bailey
Park Avenue
Iona Hill
Sixth Avenue
Erickson
Clara Robinson
Colonial Food Shop
Waples
Cedar Rapids Country’ Club
Alice Erickson
Katharine Wall
St. Louis
Harold Ross
Bernice and
Ione Hall
Katharine Barngrover
Diane Waples
Cedar Rapids Players Win In Bridge Tourney
Four Cedar Rapids players won honors at the second of a five part bridge series held at the Country club in Oelwein. Mrs S A Sanders and Mrs E A Hazelton captured east and west in afternoon play while four tied for north and south. Glen Gough Mrs J C Cummings Mrs Ben Swisher Jr and Mrs L E Leonard of Waterloo placed in both sessions. High accumulative prize went to Mrs Cummings and Mr Gough with the third session set for August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
S. A. Sanders
E. A. Hazelton
Glen Gough
J. C. Cummings
Ben Swisher, Jr
L. E. Leonard
Waterloo
M. J. Busler
H. J. Robertson
D. D. Sheldon
O. Lindsey
Cummings
Gough
Denver socialite visits Marian Smith for a month
Miss Diana Phipps of Denver arrives Tuesday to visit for a month with Miss Marian Smith on Country club drive. Phipps has just spent a year in Paris, France, en route to her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Phipps
Denver
Colo
Marian Smith
Miss Phipps
Paris
France
Miss Irene Langston and Walter Bongart Wed at First Christian
Miss Irene D. Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Langston of Champaign Illinois wed Walter M Bongart of Champaign in a Tuesday evening single ring ceremony at the First Christian church Reverend Blaine Hyten officiated They were attended by Mr and Mrs R L Conner of Cedar Rapids The couple plans to reside in Champaign
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene D. Johnson
Frank Langston
Champaign
Walter M. Bongart
First Christian Church
Blaine Hyten
R. L. Conner
Cedar Rapids
Page family to relocate to Kansas City Missouri
Mrs H E Page of 1320 First Avenue West and her daughters Bernice and Ione, with Mrs Robert Worrell of St Paul, depart Thursday for St Paul for a month then move to Kansas City Missouri on September 1 to make their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Page
First Avenue W
Bernice
Ione
Herbert H. Smith To Stay In Cedar Rapids Week
Mrs. Ella D. Smith of 1021 Third Avenue SE returned from a visit with her son Herbert H. Smith in Ardmore Pennsylvania. Smith will remain in Cedar Rapids for the rest of the week. He formerly worked for The Cedar Rapids Republican and now handles copy in the educational division of the advertising agency N. W. Ayer and Son in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella D. Smith
Third Avenue SE
Herbert H. Smith
Ardmore
Smith
Cedar Rapids
Miss Rath and W R Cairns Married at Home
Miss Alma Rath of 1356 I avenue NE and W R Cairns of 1535 Bever avenue SE were wed at 11 a m Wednesday. Rev Blaine Hyten officiated at the bride’s home with attendants Bruce Cairns and Irma Klahn. Also present were Amber Cairns and Mrs G R Schwandt with Edith and Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Rath
I Avenue NE
W. R. Cairns
Bever Avenue
Blaine Hyten
Mr. Cairns
Bruce Cairns
Irma Klahn
Amber Cairns
G. R. Schwandt
Edith and
Lynn
Winona, Minn
Omission of Douglass Guests in Gazette Dinner List
The Gazette omitted the names of Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Douglass and their children Ann Jean and Charles Jr from a dinner guest list printed Sunday. The Douglasses reside at 1106 Elmhurst Drive NE and were hosted by C. L. Douglasses of 549 Knollwood Drive SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Douglass
Elmhurst Drive
Ann
Jean
Charles, Jr
C. L. Douglasses
Knollwood Drive
Miss Lydia Kriz Hosts Shower for Sister Emma Kriz
Miss Emma Kriz’s upcoming August 1 marriage to Milton Sabacky was celebrated with a miscellaneous shower at Miss Lydia Kriz’s home 1918 J Street SW Monday night. Attending were Mary Hadrana Norma Lohman Gladys Houser Amelia Kriz Rose Vyslsil Velma Hauser Martha Petersen and Mrs Leonard Baker with daughter Barbara Jean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Kriz
J Street
Emma Kriz
Milton Sabacky
Mary Hadrana
Norma Lohman
Gladys Houser
Amelia Kriz
Rose Vyslsil
Velma Hauser
Martha Petersen
Lenard Baker
Barbara Jean
Lauber Family Hosts Guests From Nearby Cities
Mr and Mrs Henry Lauber of 1341 Fourth Street NW hosted Mr and Mrs William Lauber of Little Rock Ernest Holle of Sibley and Fred Lauber of Independence who returned to their homes Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lauber
Fourth Street
William Lauber
Little Rock
Ernest Holle
Sibley
Fred Lauber
Independence
Navy Recruit Visits Cedar Rapids Before World Cruise
Kenneth E. Kirkland arrives to see his mother Mrs. Eugenia Kirkland at 1015 Oakland avenue NE. After three months at Great Lakes naval training station near Chicago he will stay a week in Cedar Rapids before departing for San Diego for a world cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Kirkland
Eugenia Kirkland
Oakland Avenue
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
San Diego
Calif
Family returns from Wisconsin and Minneapolis trip
Mr and Mrs E W Funkey of Bever Avenue SE and their daughter Lucille accompanied by Miss Eileen Kelly daughter of Dr and Mrs J H Kelly of Washington Avenue SE recently returned from a week in the Dells of Wisconsin and a weekend in Minneapolis on the way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Funkey
Bever Avenue SE
Lucille
Eileen Kelly
J. H. Kelly
Washington Avenue SE
The
Dells
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Detlefs Family Leaves for West Coast Visit
Mr and Mrs Louis Detlefs of 832 Tenth Street SW and their daughter Leona of Des Moines recently traveled to Los Angeles California Salem and Portland Oregon to visit relatives and friends for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Detlefs
Tenth Street
Leona
Des Moines
Los Angeles
Calif
Salem
Portland
Ore
Secrets of Safe Reducing Diet Plan Ad from Cedar Rapids Gazette
An advice piece promotes a three day liquid diet and calorie counting to reduce weight. It extols a booklet titled Change Your Weight for Beauty's Sake and urges readers to send 15 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Home Institute in New York for a calorie rich menu guide. It warns against high calorie indulgences and encourages vitamins and exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Home Institute
West Nineteenth Street
New York
N. Y
Entertaining Truths Told by Jim Output
A quotation notes Jim’s approach to honesty as he aims to entertain. It suggests he polishes or dresses up facts to keep audiences engaged rather than to deceive. This reflects a perception of performance over plain truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Two Visitors Arrive From New York for Steul Home Visit
Miss Alma Dunbar of Valley Cottage and her nephew James Ervin arrived Monday to stay with Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Steal at 2022 Blake Boulevard SE after a month long motor trip through Colorado. Mrs. James Van Tassell from Nyack is also visiting at the Steul home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Dunbar
Valley Cottage
N. Y
James Ervin
E. K. Steal
Blake Boulevard
Colorado
James van Tassell
Nyack on-the-Hudson
Steul
Mrs A B Everett Returns From Topeka Visit
Mrs A B Everett of 1239 A Avenue NE returned recently after months visiting relatives in Topeka Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Everett
A Avenue
Topeka
Kan
Audrey Abell Visits Patterson Home in Elgin
Miss Audrey Abell of Elgin Illinois arrived recently to visit at the James E Patterson home located at 122 Twentieth street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Abell
Elgin
James E. Patterson
Twentieth Street
Richard Ellis Reid Birthday Honored At Home Party
Richard Ellis Reid son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Reid 1295 Elmhurst drive NE was honored on his third birthday Wednesday at a party at home. Tables were decorated with a birthday cake and balloons as gifts were given to the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ellis Reid
Kenneth Reid
Elmhurst Drive
Richard
E. A. Rosenberg
Betty Rae
Carlos Kampmier
Jackie
Alfred Winchell
Patty
Walter
Joseph Bo
Surry Family Hosts Cottage Party After Wapsie Swim
Mr and Mrs E M Surry and daughter Maxine Surry 403 Eighth Avenue SW entertained thirty friends at their Wapsie cottage Sunday. After a swim a picnic supper was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Surry
Maxine Surry
Eighth Avenue SW
Missionary Society Meeting at First Evangelical Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Evangelical church will meet Friday at 2 p.m. in the church parlors. Mrs. Edna Canaday will lead, with Mrs. J. Yardho and Mrs. C. Klersey as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's. Missionary Society of the First Evangelical Church
Edna Canaday
J. Yardho
C. Klersey
Mrs. William Dana Visits Hruska Home in Oregon
Mrs William Dana of Oak Park Illinois arrived Wednesday to visit for several days with Dr and Mrs Edwin Hruska at 1940 Bever Avenue SE in Hruska home Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dana
Oak Park
Ill
Edwin Hruska
Bever Avenue SE
Mrs. Pfaff Visits Husband’s Parents in NE Portland
Mrs. Harold Pfaff of San Diego, California arrived Monday to visit her husband’s parents, Mr and Mrs E E Pfaff, at 1726 D Avenue Northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Pfaff
San Diego
Calif
Mr. Pfaff
E. E. Pfaff
D Avenue NE
James Doty Honored At Birthday Picnic
James Doty was praised at a birthday picnic dinner hosted by friends. He received gifts and a large birthday cake baked by Mrs. Lee Evans of Mount Vernon. Attending were Mr and Mrs Doty and their son Junior, Mr and Mrs Charles Holton and son Earl, Mr and Mrs Howard Blessing and sons Paul and Robert, Mr and Mrs George Myers and daughter Patricia, Mr and Mrs Lee Evans, Lester Trachta, and Juanita Blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Doty
Lee Evans
Mount Vernon
Doty
Junior
Charles Holton
Earl
Howard Blessing
Paul
Robert
George Myers
Patricia
Lester Trachta
Juanita Blessing
Roth reunion held at Bever Park with diverse local and out-of-town guests
The Roth reunion gathered recently at Bever Park. Attendees included Elizabeth Fisher and daughter Mary, numerous Fisher and Brockman family members, Gladfelter, Wood, Andrews, Ellis, and Enders relatives, plus out-of-town visitors from Des Moines, Deep River, Victor, Manchester, Manly, Guernsey, Williamsburg, Marion, Keswick, Oakland California and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bever Park
Elizabeth Fisher
Mary
George Bradley
A. M. Fisher
Helen
George
Floyd
A. W. Brockman
Nene
Clarence
J. H. Brockman
Esther
Charles Fisher
Florence
Ralph Gladfelter
Delbert Wood
Ralph Andrews
Loudeam
Robert
Albert Ellis
Opal McClaskey
Eleanor Enders
William Roth
Des Moines
Fred Herter
Deep River
George Merck
Cloyd Lyman
Glornne
Marion
Elizabeth Carey
Kenneth
Mason City
Laureen Looney
Lorna
Rudloph Price
Keswick
Margaret Edmonson
Oakland
Calif
Miss Velma Hollenbeck to Wed Fred Merritt Aug 13
Miss Velma Hollenbeck engaged to Fred Merritt of Springville with wedding set for August 13. She was honored at a Four-Five club party hosted by Mrs. Ida Belknap at 1633 E Avenue NE where she received a club gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Hollenbeck
Fred Merritt
Springville
Four-Five Club
Ida Belknap
E Avenue
Miss Hollenbeck
Corell Family Reunion Elects Officers for 1937
Fifty four attendees gathered Sunday at A. B. Nicholas home 1602 Oakland Ave NE for the Corell family reunion. Charles V. Corell and Mabel Corell of Dubuque were chosen president and secretary for the coming year and plans were made for the 1937 reunion on the second Sunday in June at the Nicholas residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corell
A. B. Nicholas
Oakland Avenue
Charles V. Corell
Mabel Corell
Dubuque
Nicholas
Charles C. Corell
Charles, Jr
Jane Appleby
Blanche Corell
Joe Corell
George A. Chamberlain
Marion
Cleo Reviere
Racine Minn
Gilbert Martin
Betty
Donna
Mary
Duane
Ruth
Roberta Nicholas
Cedar Rapids
Permit Granted For Playground Shelter In City
The board of adjustment in a special meeting granted permission to Nevin Nichols recreation superintendent to build a playground shelter house at 350 Twenty Seventh Street NE subject to setback rules. Also approved to Frank L. Buser to construct a dwelling at 315 Twenty Third Street NE with a reduced setback. The Frank Kouba retanning milk cans proposal was not decided due to partial attendance. The five member board failed to reach a final vote and laid the matter over until full membership is present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Adjustment
Nevin Nichols
Twenty-seventh Street
Frank L. Buser
Twenty-third Street
Frank Kouba
Thirty-first Street
Mount Vernon Avenue
Vernon E. White
George Farmer
Frank Kent
White
Farmer
Personal Health Service Obsessions Hindering Arthritis Treatment
Obstacles cited in arthritis care include the belief that cold dampness worsens the disease and that acid or uric acid foods affect it. The text warns against long neglect of proper treatment due to diet purists or charlatans promoting acidosis ideas. It advises maintaining a reasonable diet and medical guidance.
Guests from Esterville visit Schnekloths
Mary Ann and Ruth Heinrich of Estherville arrived to spend several weeks with their aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. W F Schnekloth at 2332 Upland drive SE. They plan a picnic at the Palisades on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann
Ruth Heinrich
Estherville
W.F. Schnekloth
Upland Drive
Palisades
Beta Sigma Phi Women Meet For Breakfast
The Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a breakfast meeting at Clara Robinson's Colonial food shop with seventeen attendees including Miss Lucille Barber and Miss Frances Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Business Girls Sorority
Clara Robinson
Colonial Food
Lucille Barber
Frances Brown
Wheat to Eat and Health Tips for Arthritis Patients
A readers Q and A column discusses diet for arthritis emphasizing protein and fats while limiting refined carbohydrates. It cites vitamin needs, fruit intake, and the role of vitamins C D and B, plus guidance on feeding pigs and humans. It also includes home remedies and questions about cryptorchidism and lime water for teeth.
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. W. Warrens
Milwaukee, Wis
Mrs. Foster
Sillimans
Caroline
Makers of
Gorham
Royson
Third Avenue
Killian
James Thomas
Lake Winnebago, Wis
Kansas City
Miss Kriz
Laubers
Kenneth Kirkland
Funkeys
California
Ivy
Armstrong
Hruska
Roth
Corell Family Reunion
Personal Health Service
William Brady
Esterville
First Avenue East
Coykendalls
Perley’s Food Shop
Baily
Ince Home Appliances
Sid. Ave
Ehone
Lulu
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