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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1938

Page

8

Around the Towns Witty House Party Ends with a Broken Leg

A column of lighthearted vignettes recounts a Kalona party where Helen Anderson broke her leg after a mule ride, receiving autographs on a white cast. Other items include a morning badminton mishap, a dress sale rivalry, and a prank egg trick.

Helen Anderson Carl T. Andersons Kalona Helen Anderson Jerry Gearhart Jerry Hampie Wilcox

American Legion Auxiliary Meeting and Daughters of Isabella Retreat

The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at the Memorial building on Tuesday at 8 p.m with a board gathering at 7 30 p.m The Daughters of Isabella plan their annual retreat August 19 20 and 21 at Mount Mercy academy Rev Father James J Hannon S J of Campion college remains in charge Reservations may be made by calling Mount Mercy 21061 or contacting Miss Mary Kay Jennings at 2017 Grande avenue SE On the West Side the W C T U will hold a plenic luncheon Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Ellis park River pavilion Devotions by Miss Lucile Powell and business by Mrs Nell Arduser.

American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Building Daughters of Isabella Mount Mercy Academy James J. Hannon S. J Campion College Prairie du Chien Wis Mount Mercy Mary Kay Jennings Grande Avenue SE University of Chicago William Snouffer Porcine Campbell Yorkville West Side Ellis Park River Pavilion Lucile Powell Nell Arduser Health Education Department Cedar Rapids the Home For the Friendless Bever Park Dairy Dale Clyde Rigby O. Prior Vern Marsh W.C.T.U Josephine Cottingham Johnson Avenue West Highlands Hinkley Avenue

Josephine Smith Honored At Tea By Mrs G A Kay

Miss Josephine Smith, soon to wed Roland Rogers on August 20, was guest of honor at a tea and miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. G A Kay at 2232 Country Club Parkway SE. Twenty guests attended with pink, white and blue decorations. Rogers family members assisted.

Josephine Smith Roland Rogers G. A. Kay Country Club Parkway SE Rogers D. E. Rogers Dunlap Merrett Spencer Iowa City Walter van Meter Ida Grove Louise Bostrom Vinton Dale Etka Leo Lavasseur Marion C. F. Pierce Avenue NE John B. Brunot Greensburg David Turner Laura Turner Twenty-third Street Drive O. C. Olney Vernon Drive Cedar Rapids Country Club Brunot Alice Bailey Charles City John B. Finney Washington Avenue

Community notices and social events in Cedar Rapids area

Readers report a flurry of visits and gatherings across Cedar Rapids. Families host anniversaries and luncheons at the Cedar Rapids Country Club and Wurster’s, while members of the Westerfield and Newburger families entertain relatives in town and travel plans continue.

Engagement notices reveal three brides to be wed

Three young women announce forthcoming marriages as September weddings loom. Mary Josephine French and Robert Edward Hyde plan a September ceremony after a tea at the Cedar Rapids Country club. Lucile Marian Reynolds and Howard McLaughlin schedule a September 10 wedding at St Pauls church Cedar Rapids. Margaret Schuele and Dr. Lawrence J Halping also await nuptial day.

Walter James French Eighteenth Street SE Mary Josephine Robert Edward Hyde Des Moines David William Hyde Walker Betty Margaret French Cedar Rapids Country Club Charles T. Reynolds Park Avenue SE Lucile Marian Howard McLaughlin Cedar Rapids St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church Reynolds Coe College Kappa Delta Sorority Franklin Senior High University Hospital Iowa City McLaughlin Iowa Electric Light and Power Company University of Iowa Margaret Schuele Lawrence J. Halping Charles H. Schuele Oconomowoc Wis Michigan

Myron Hunter Joins Family At Ludys In Storm Lake Visit

Myron Hunter of Storm Lake arrived Saturday to join his wife and their daughters Betsy and Martha Jane who have been with Mrs. Hunter’s parents the Ludys at 1900 Fifth Avenue SE. They will return to Storm Lake early next week.

Harry Chadima Vernon E. Hense Flint, Mich Richard David Mr. Hense Charles EE. Hense Old Marion Road Myron Hunter Storm Lake

Lester Parizek Couple Make Home In City

Mr and Mrs Lester Parizek settle at 613 Ely Avenue SW after a three month trip in the eastern states. The bride Nellie Marie Leonard daughter of Samuel L Leonard of Clarksburg W Va married May 7 in Parkton Maryland. Rev J A Haugh officiated and guests included M B Williams Lorene Frederick James Morris and Virginia Stepp. A wedding dinner followed at the Penn hotel York Pa. Both now work for Union Circulation Company in New York City.

Lester Parizek Ely Avenue Parkton Parizek Nellie Marie Leonard Samuel L. Leonard Clarksburg W. Va William A. Parizek J. A. Haugh M. B. Williams Lorene Frederick James Morris Virginia Stepp Mr. Williams New York City Penn Hotel York Union Circulation Company

Huckes to Visit Treichlers in Newark

Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Hucke of Oakland California en route from Scarsdale New York and Washington D C will arrive Monday to spend a week with Mr and Mrs J Rhoads Treichler at 329 Nineteenth Street SE in Newark.

Robert Ellis Oklahoma City W. N. Ellis Twenty-first Street Don R. Hucke Oakland Calif Scarsdale N. Y Washington, D. C Mr. Hucke

Club Pool Party Plans Amid Record Reservations

A social and pool committee plan a club pool party with dining on terrace and poolside, lantern lighting, and an Omaha orchestra performing 6 to 11 p.m. Dancing begins at 9 in the ballroom. Reservations top 150. last year 600 attended.

Henry M. Files John B. Turner II Sutherland Dows Glenn O. Fletcher Donald P. Barnes David E. Beardsley Edwin H. Wadsworth Milo A. Chehak Robert C. Safely

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