Goobernatural Campaign and Small Town News Snippets
A lighthearted roundup of local quips and oddities from Iowa towns. A boy in Franklin polled voters with a sign about Hickenlooper, a Cedar Rapids group reels in a comical fishing mishap, two Tipton boys seek Cedar Rapids baseball spots, a dentist-chasing fishing tale, school board quip, and a Washington party invite for Mrs. Rohde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
John Beck
Cedar Rapids
John
Visiting relatives and guests listed in local home notices
The column lists guests and visitors at several local homes. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Austin host their son-in-law and daughter from Fredericksburg Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Wodtke welcome relatives including Mrs. Clarence Griffeth of Los Angeles. Mrs. Theodore F. Blaul visits in Cheyenne Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Miller host guests spending the weekend in Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. G. Austin
R. G. Austin
Twentyfirst Street
Austins
R. G. Grees
Fredericksburg
G. M. Wodtke
Crescent Street
Mr. Wodtke
Clarence Griffeth
Los Angeles
Wes Theodore F. Blaul
Codland Drive
Torgeson
Cheyanne
Wyo
Miler
Bright
BB. Hickensniper
Park Terrace
Forrest W. Stewart
Thirty-fourth Street Drive
Edwin Hasek
Kansas City
Hickenloopers
Jane
David
N. O. Hickenlooper
Blockton
J. W. Griffith
Johnson Avenue NW
John Griffith
John
Minneapolis
Don
Roswell H. Pickford
Forest Drive
Inlaw
Roswell Pickford, Jr
Kate
Everett Chandler
Memorial Drive
Chandlers
Paul Chandler
Judith and
Carol
Des Moines
Curray Family Visits in Fairfield
Mr and Mrs Roy E Curray and their children Ellen Margaret and Joseph visited Mrs J Raymond Frescoli near Fairfield. Joseph will stay for the summer with Mrs Frescoli. Also visiting Cedar Rapids are Mr and Mrs Harris A Lamb and their children Marvin and Nancy at 507 Gwendolyn Dr NE. Lamb to join Coe College athletic dept. Visiting Burt residents Mr and Mrs Paul Moore of Burt Ja are W D Moore and children Nancy Lee Mary Lou and Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Cedar Rapids
Borge Rohde
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth B. Rohde
RB. Armstrong, Jr
Lucile Furman
Bethesda
Roy E. Curray
Linden Drive
Ellen
Margaret
Joseph
Harris A. Lamb
Ada
Ohio
Marvin
Nancy
Gwendolyn Drive
Lamb
Coe College
Ohio Northern University
Paul Moore
Burt, Ja
W. D. Moore
Glenway Drive
Nancy Lee
Mary Lou
Bill
Washington, D. CC
John J Locher
Locher
Washington
Dudley C Gillette
Avenue NE
Walter E. Williams
St. Joseph
Elizabeth Flanagan Receives Her Master of Arts Degree
Elizabeth Louise Flanagan daughter of Lieut Col and Mrs Flanagan graduated from Coe College in 1941 and earned a master of arts degree from the University of Illinois after a scholarship study Lieut Col and Mrs Flanagan attended graduation exercises Monday and she volunteered for service in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Louise Flanagan
F M_. Flanagan
Second Avenue SE
University of Illinois
Flanagan
Miss Flanagan
Coe College
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Flag Day Picnic Planned by Mayflower Chapter
Mayflower chapter of the D A R will hold a Flag Day picnic Friday at 1 p m in Bever Park’s large pavilion. Hostesses are Mrs H O Ainsworth Mrs G W Corey and Miss Marjorie Walters. Mrs R P Ink of Mt Vernon will be the guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayflower Chapter
Bever Park
H. O. Ainsworth
G. W. Corey
Marjorie Walters
R. P. Ink
Mt. Vernon
Herbert B Hunting
Second Avenue SE
Charles S Duncan
Charles
Atlanta
Hunting
Bridge Club
Aq Do Ashley
Ashley Chapter
D.A.R
A. W. Loftus
the Mines
Charles J. Bready
Lewis Emerson
George Gibson
E. G. Paxton
B. F Mavis
Olive Mix
Louise Hathaway
Royal HH. Holbrook
George Yunll
Continental Congress
Chicago
the Light Company
Esther Thurman
Tamara Meister and Frederick Diers Wed in Cedar Rapids Ceremony
Tamar Meister daughter of the Meisters and Frederick E Diers son of the Diers families wed Saturday afternoon at First Congregational church Cedar Rapids. The gown featured a straight torso bodice and ice blue hues with a Juliet cap lace veil and pearl bracelet. Attendants wore heaven and mist blue gowns with Juliet caps while guests and family filled the Cedar Rapids Country Club reception following the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamar Meister
R. H Meisters
Forest Drive
Frederick E. Diers
First Congregational Church
Mr. Diers
Frederick William Diers
Oakland Road
Sheceeyes
Elizabeth Gardner
Heaven
Mrs Meister
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Diers
Bricegroom
Mrs. Meister
Country Club
Carmen Grennan
Russell Waldron
Allen I. Dunn
Gerald Pfundstien
F. Critz Hahn
Joan Chehak to Wed June 20 in First Lutheran Church
Engagement notice for Joan Chehak and Richard F. Nazette announced by the Chehak family. The couple plans a June 20 wedding at the First Lutheran Church. Chehak, a Franklin high school graduate and University of Iowa junior, and Nazette, a Iowa alum and A E Staley employee, will reside in Decatur, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Chehak
Richard Nazette
L. E Chehak
Twenty-sixth Street
Joan
Richard F. Nazette
H H. Nazette
Eldor
First Lutheran Church
At & P.m
Chehak
Wallflower Club
Connie Dennison
Virginia Dodds
Barbara Shonka
Tatsie Linge
Theone Larson
Eloise Veath
Ruth Ann Hasek
June DeNio
Marjorie Moravec
Jeanne Puckett
Dorothy Borsen
Kathryn Wandel
Jexanne Wandel
F T Mitvalsky
Franklin High School
University of Iowa
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Wnazette
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Interfraternity Council
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company
Decatur, Tl
James H Hamilton Weds Wava Trunnell in Waterloo ceremony
Miss Wava Helene Trunnell became the bride of James Hall Hamilton at Walnut Street Baptist Church Waterloo. The ceremony was performed by Dr R T Ketcham with a reception at Black's tearoom. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids following Mr Hamilton's employment with Collins Radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Waterloo
Wava Helene Trunnell
James Hall Hamilton
Wallace S. Hamilton
Carlton Apartments
Cedar Rapids
R. T. Ketcham
N. Coktland
Trunnell
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa Stiate College
Summers
Hardin County
Hamilton
Iowa State College
Collins Radio Company
Harriette Hamilton
Robert S. Cook
Malcolm Bolton
Drury Davis
Evanston
Stanley C. Mulholland
Santa Barbara
Calif
Maxine Ehlers
Des Moines
Martha
Mar Ilys
Maxine Wollesen
Lincoln
Emerson
Elizabeth Jane Emerson
Newton
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Thian
Franklin School
Billy Chadima
Billy
Hickenlooper
Ase
Hank Mead
Vern Lear
Muscatine
Don Cole
Centralia
Leach Lake
Minn
George Wilson
Arthur Bye
Ernest Kesek
John Tuede
DEXON
Grahl
Dixon
Thede
Juliana
Netherlands
USO
Iowa City
Virginia
Wygming
Curray
Fairfield
Harris Lamb
Burt
Marilyn Siebke
Blake Boulevard
Susan Wilson
Harry Wilsons
Siebke
Miss Wilson
Lucille Kotler
Tampa
Fla
Whea
Marjorie Deacon
Knollwood Drive
Mes
J. D Frante
Milwaukee
Wis
C W . Whipple
Allen CC. Dale
San Diego
Crystal Shower
Mary Trene MaecLaughlin
Sergt
John E. Christensen
Jay W Hesser
Fifth Avenue SE
LL. Eo MacLaughlin
Carrie Thomas
Hesser
oNa
Coburn
A Jd. Coburn, Jr
Twenty-first Street
Home Garden Club
R. W. Kirn
Perry West
AI. S. Hallman
Griffith
Elizabeth Flanagan
Mayflower
Leonard T. Arduser
C. Chambers
Tamar Meister and
Frederick Diers
William A. Jacobs
Meister
Emil Novak
Rose of Alpha Xi
Alpha Ni Delta
Frances Shimer
Mt. Carroll
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest
Alpha Xi Delta
Wits
Women's Athlete Association
International Relations Club
Washington Avenue
Rambeau
Eugene Dee
Gary
Ind
Garber
Pauline Reschke
Winnetka
Til
Jo Ann Scott
Oak Park
Pearl Stewart
Maurine Clickner
Waukegan
Marge Stewart
Elmhurst
Roberta Gregg
M Reading
George Kohl
WH. Diers
St. Paul
Ivan Fifield
Watersow
Roy Morgan
South Bend
Charles Duncan
Son
Iowan State College
Allen Thurman
First Avenue SE
Thurman
Clearwater
Minocqua
Carol Biersach
Janes Ville
Pi Beta Phi
Gamma Pht
Gamma Phi Beta
J. D. Welshh
C Avenue NE
John Locher, JR
Barbara Barry
Owen YT Barry
Dorothy Gibb
Mary Gibb
MR. and
Mrs. Gillette
Mrs. Williams
Virginia Lampe
Town City
John B. Heidel
Twelfth Street
Joan Chenak
Lasswell
Lasswell Studio
Third Ave. SE
Paramount Building
James H. Hamilton
Wava Trunnell
B. McGladreys
I. B. McGladrey
Nassau Street
McGladrey
Fort Francis Warren
Cheyenne
Wya
Keith Dunn
Pickford
Mary Subristine
Mary Sue Ristine
Mrs
Henry Ristine
Betty Blaul
Theodore F. Blaul
Woodland Drive
Villa de Chantal
Rock Island, Il
Blaul
Miss Blaul
Chandler Wome
Waldes
Zip
O’meara Clothing Company
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