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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1939

Page

22

Mount Mercy Graduation Set With Honors and Speakers

Twenty nine college department and fourteen high school department students will graduate at Mount Mercy Junior College and Academy on Friday at 7 45 PM. Rev Father Arthur Breen of Loras College Du buque will deliver the commencement address. Honors will be conferred by Rev M J Tracy with several named graduates listed for high distinction and honors. The program includes a Mount Mercy String Ensemble, choral pieces by the Mount Mercy college choristers, and musical selections by the Mount Mercy scheme ensemble.

Mount Mercy Junior College Arthur Breen Loras College Dubuque M. J Tracy Betty Allender Ruby Boddicker Rose Butler Therese de Meulenaere Marjorie Meming Marian Plunkett Rita Rush Winifred Shellenberger Dolores Trierweiler Dorothy Weber Mary McDermott Helen Jones Betty Kelly Leila Harrison Xeroes Handel Mount Mercy String Ensemble Sister Mary Teamel B.V M Mount Mercy College Strauss WB. Coburn Mount Mercy Johann Edward Grier

Bright Faces In Gazette Candid Camera Parade

A panel shows Mrs. PDC Merchant and Jean of Marion with Margaret Colgan of 1509 Bever avenue SE. The Gazette photographers capture smiles while about 2,000 readers receive small cards offering three prints for 25 cents.

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Mount Mercy College Choristers and Graduates Recital

Mount Mercy college choristers performed under director Helen Kacenn Stark with accompanist Rita Rush. A recessional Mendelssohn march opened by the Mount Mercy String ensemble preceded lists of graduates in the high school and college departments, naming Lois Ann Cooksey through Mary Marjorie Fleming and Carolyn Betty Allender through Helen Hanley.

Mount Mercy College Rita Rush Helen Kacenn Stark Athaha Mendelssohn Mount’ Mercy String Ensemble Lois Ann Cooksey Mary Alice Doran Lelia B. Harrison Helen Bernice Jones Betty Kelly Mary McDermott Bette Jean McGuire Ginia Neilly Mary Margaret Rooney Miriam Siepman Jean E. Taylor Rose Adelaide Underwood Jean Wall Dorothy Weber College Carolyn Betty Allender Ruby Boddicker Rosemary Burke Rose Butler Therese de Meulenaere Mary Marjorie Fleming Helen Hanley

List of names in historical community roster

A long string of female surnames and given names listed together, including Herold Hubbard Johnson McElligott McGrane Meegivern Carmody Orr Plunkett Rabe Ramer Rock Rush Sheda Shellenberger Stark Sullivan Sullivan Swift Toedt Trierweiler Whalen Whelan Whe lan Whitters.

Senior Class Day Program At McKinley High

McKinley high school held a Senior Class Day program with processional Elgar march and class song Farewell. Featured were officers Jean Hedberg and Wayne Mitter, emcee Charles Joss, choirs, poems, dances, and a ribbon presentation as Principal Paxson and adviser Kelley assisted.

McKinley High School Edward Jackie O’brien Charley Blahnik Vernie Stolba la Ray Ingels Dickie Tow Frankie McConkey Bob Warren McKinley Lois Hawks Harry E. Kelley WL. Paxson Bill Caldwell Mary Kay Glidden Patricia Rice Will Charles Joss David Golad Vera Mae Lippert Madge Young Lois Hawkes David Rude Marvin Seldon Newton Thayer Beatrice Summerill Mary Louise Robinson Evelyn Lindahl

Landscape Memorial by Coe College Seniors

Coe College seniors held their memorial at Voorhees Hall on class day. Albert Kitzhaber presented a landscaping project for the front campus, accepted by president Dr. H M Gage. The ceremony featured a processional, songs, poems, orations, and class trust rituals with student speakers and musicians.

Coe College Albert Kitzhaber Eighteenth Street Twelfth Street Thirteenth Street H M Gage Voorhees Hall Rose Ann Kubovee Twentieth Avenue SW

Lantern presented to freshman president at Grimes ceremony

Grimes Monticello and a sophomore president presented the lantern to John C Bready at 1328 Third Avenue SE, president of the freshman class. The ceremony included group singing of the Coe loyalty song. A pushbutton speedometer was developed to verify traffic violator speeds by stopping the needle to record the speed.

de Elda Elwood Third Avenue SE Miss Elwood Akiko Hino Hawaii Lloyd de Jong Orange City William Stusak Sixteenth Avenue SW Marion Bailey Elkader R. Ariel Cross Waterloo Merwin Woodward Nineteenth Street SE John C Prasch Fort Madison Prasch Leland

Provisions Distributed To Linn Relief Clients In May

About 15 tons of federal surplus provisions were sent to Linn county relief clients during May. The shipments included 12 120 pounds of oranges 4 064 pounds of butter 4 113 pounds of wheat cereal 6 958 pounds of graham flour and 2 368 pounds of beans. In a separate matter a hearing on the final report of receiver D W Bates in the Cedar Rapids State Bank case is set for June 10 1939 at Cedar Rapids Court House.

Linn Relief Linn County Tin District Court of D. W Bates State of Town Cedar Rapids State Bank Cedar Rapids Iowa District Court of Iowa Linn Conty State of J. R Drake Examiner-n The _ Peoples Savings Bank Town

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MT. Mercy Breen Speaker D. C. Merchant Jean Margaret Colgan Whisperwates Kool Genuine Palm Beach Dunley Straw Dobbs First Avenue SE Coe Seniors’ Memorial Smartin Catalina California Ech Wid Martin's Ellen Kaye Frocks D. W. Bates George C. Gorman Cotham Ge Eee Yolanda Patricia Ellen Kaye Vogue Mademoisell Connie Martin Coats Marts
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