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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1937

Page

12

Moravec Weds Kathryn Powell at St. Peter's Beverly Hills

Wedding of Kathryn Lee Powell of Los Angeles and Marvin Edward Moravec of Los Angeles held May 29 at St. Peter's Church Beverly Hills with Rev. Father Michael E. Lee officiating. The couple announced residence in Los Angeles after June 10 and noted their educational and fraternal affiliations.

St. Peter’s Church Beverly Hills Calif Kathryn Lee Powell Los Angeles Henry Harrison Powell Newburgh Ind Marvin Edward Moravec Edward L. Moravec Grande Avenue SE Michael E. Lee

Local Visit Ties Texas Family to Omaha Guest

Mr and Mrs J Howell Smith of Long View Texas and daughter Joan stay with Mrs Smiths sister Mrs Wayne J Foster and Dr Foster 2304 Hillcrest drive SE and Mrs Smiths mother Mrs H F West fall 1577 Second avenue SE Sunday J Reid Green of Omaha was a guest in the Dr Wayne Foster home Mr Green is a brother in law of Mrs Foster

J. Howell Smith Long View Texas Joan Mrs. Smith Wayne J. Foster Dr. Foster Hillcrest Drive Smith H. F. Westfall Second Avenue Sunday J. Reid Green Omaha Dr. Wayne Foster Mr. Green Foster

Women’s Minstrel Show Held at Dairy Dale

Two hundred seventy five people attended the Dairy Dale P T A sponsored Women’s Minstrel show at the Community hall. A repeat performance is planned for June 18 at 8 15 p m for the Dairy Dale community hall with public invitation. Mrs Eugene M Pinney 1915 Ridgeway drive SE returned Sunday after a five week visit in Stockton California guest of her sisters Mrs J B Thompson and Dr Thompson and Mr and Mrs William A Stuart

Dairy Dale P. T. A Dairy Dale Eugene M. Pinney Ridgeway Drive Stockton Calif J. B. Thompson Thompson William A. Stuart Stuart

Sunday Guests at F V Orr Home

Mr and Mrs Frank V Orr of 2056 Fifth Avenue SE entertained over Sunday Mrs F A Orr and Miss Mabel Orr of Independence as their guests in their home.

F. V. Orr Frank V. Orr Fifth Avenue SE Mr. Orr F. A. Orr Mabel Orr Independence

Engagement announced for Harriett Meeker and John Kitch

Mr and Mrs H A Meeker of 712 H avenue NW announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Miss Harriett Meeker to John A Kitch son of Mrs Etta Kitch of 518 First avenue W The wedding is set for June 26.

H. A. Meeker H Avenue NW Harriett Meeker John A. Kitch Etta Kitch First Avenue

Eva L Ralston and R S Snitil Wed at St Wenceslaus

Miss Eva Lenore Ralston of Mechanicsville married Raphael Snitil of 822 Fifteenth Street SE in a 7 am ceremony at St. Wenceslaus Church. Rev. August Vojacek officiated, with Lillian Snitil as maid of honor and Louis Theodore Ralston as best man. The couple planned a brief Iowa honeymoon and will reside at 822 Fifteenth Street SE. Smil works at First Trust and Savings bank.

Eva Lenore Ralston Mechanicsville Louis Ralston Raphael Snitil Frank Snitil Fifteenth Street St. Wenceslaus Church August Vojacek Lillian Snitil Louis Theodore Ralston Snitil Ralph Snitil

Prize Winners At Iowa U Announced

Heads of departments at the University of Iowa announced winners of prizes and awards tied to the seventy seventh commencement. Recipients include E Belle Hawke Albion and Laura E Knight Iowa City first and second in the Ernest R Johnson Memorial prize and Eleanor E Seitz Clarksville Phi Gamma Nu key winner.

Iowa City University of Iowa E. Belle Hawke Albion Laura E. Knight Ernest R. Johnson Eleanor E. Seitz Clarksville Phi Gamma Nu Nicholas W. Solonen Muscatine Teeters Edward J. King Towa City J. N. Pearce Phi Lambda Upsilon Staten Browning William Jennings Bryan Shirley Ann Briggs Frank O. Lowden Dorothy B. Stranks Robert J. Blakely Onawa C. Addison Hickman Sioux City William C. Creasey Kingsley Marvin L. Hansen Dixon Lowell C. Kindig Dillon Law Review Victor J. Linnenbom St. Louis

Sigourney to host You Rou Gis days festival August 6-7

Sigourney Retail Merchants Association and Sigourney Junior Chamber of Commerce announce a two-day celebration titled You Rou Gis days set for August 6 and 7 in Sigourney. The event aims to draw local shoppers and families with community activities and storefront promotions.

Sigourney Sigourney Retail Merchants Association Sigourney Junior Chamber of Commerce

Arlene Hanna Weds J C Ainsworth in Oelwein

Miss Arlene Hanna daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hanna of Oelwein and Joseph C Ainsworth son of the Rev and Mrs C G Ainsworth of Cedar Rapids united in marriage May 29 at the bride’s parents home. The bride wore a frock of flowered crepe and corsages of sweet peas. Attendant Miss Frances Harshbarger wore blue georgette. Norman Hanna brother of the bride attended the groom. The couple planned a wedding dinner and a trip to Wisconsin before starting life together.

Oelwein Arlene Hanna Frank Hanna Joseph C. Ainsworth C. G. Ainsworth Cedar Rapids Frances Harshbarger Marshalltown Mrs. Ainsworth Wisconsin

T Z Cook G A R Birthday Party

Eugene Allen entertained members of the G A R with a birthday party Saturday after a T Z Cook Grand Army post meeting. Guests included Ss Haun of Mount Vernon, past commander, W J Pentz, and members of the Woman's Relief Corps, Daughters of Union Veterans and Grand Army Ladies.

Eugene Allen

Shower honors Miss Neiers before Cedar Rapids wedding

Mrs. George Ward hosted a Wednesday evening shower at 113 Tenth Street SE for Miss Mary Margaret Neiers of Iowa City, who will wed E. G. Beley Jr. of Iowa City in a June 14 double ring ceremony at Immaculate Conception Church in Cedar Rapids.

George Ward Tenth Street Mary Margaret Neiers Iowa City E. G. Beley, Jr Immaculate Pancration Church Cedar Rapids

Aunt Het Rejects Marriage Gossip in Wartime Romance

Readable fragments show Aunt Het dismissing marriage thoughts as unwise while claiming happiness with her partner. The dialogue hints at social pressures and personal choice during a period of limited freedoms for women.

Muriel MacIntosh Weds John C English In Church Ceremony

Muriel MacIntosh daughter of Frank and Mrs Talbott and John C English son of Albert D English wed in a four o clock Sunday ceremony at First Christian church Cedar Rapids officiated by Rev Blaine Hyten. 200 relatives attended with Mary Ann Herschel as maid of honor Yvonne Gouldin bridesmaid Edward Treft best man ushers included Robert Yates J T Berthune Robert Gouldin.

First Christian Church Muriel MacIntosh Frank Arthur Talbott I Avenue NE John C. English Albert D. English Haskell Texas Blaine Hyten Kansas City Co Cedar Rapids Mary Ann Herschel Yvonne Gouldin Edward Treft Coggon English Robert Yates J. T. Berthune Robert Gouldin Chicago

Doris Snyder Honored Before Marion Wedding

Miss Doris Snyder, to wed Wilfred Fischel, was feted at a Sunday breakfast and personal shower at her home 1619 Fifth Avenue SE. Attendants included Esther Ketler, Ronald Anderson, Russell Torgler, Evelyn Dupler, Carroll Pflughaupt, Earl Frederickson, Paul Dale, Herbert Lund of Webster City, Freda Mary Smith of Marion, and Myrtle Snyder of Marion.

Mary Snyder Fifth Avenue SE Doris Snyder Wilfred Fischel Esther Ketler Ronald Anderson Russell Torgler Evelyn Dupler Carroll Pflughaupt Earl Frederickson Paul Dale Herbert Lund Webster City Freda Mary Smith Marion Myrtle Snyder

Banks Pay Third Deposit Return Sets About 60000

Sigourney report says Keokuk County State Bank and First Trust and Union Savings Bank plan a third payment on retained deposits amounting to 10 percent, totaling about $60,000.

Sigourney Keokuk County State Bank First Trust and Union Savings Bank

Fayette and adjoining towns honor rural graduates and unions

East of Fayette county Maxine Grattenberg led 141 rural eighth graders in Fayette with top grades as Fayette county promotes. Tipton hosts ninety graduates as Jane McCormick presides. Wyoming marks John Benders descendants turning of the first furrow in 1852 with a monument and 52 attendees. Decorah settlers hold funerals for Caroline Olson and two Decorah weddings unfold. West Union notes a regional rise in marriage licenses while Independence and Traer host clinics and Legion meeting plans.

West Union Maxine Gratenberg Fayette County Eva Boyer Dorothy Huebsch Violet Schatz Edith Bartels Burnett Schweitzer Wilferd Meyer Francis Weyant Shirley Grimes Verna Brackin Eda K. Gelmniczak Helen Weidemann Evelyn Dreier Donald Schnor Harriet Bruner Marjorie McSweeney James Maurer Otis Moore Kenneth Baker Clarence Consolidated School William Dunleavy Des Moines Jane McCormick Wyoming John Bender James French Cornelius Mortensen Madison Township Jones County Frank Daubenberger Shirley Quasqueton Decorah Daniel Sjoboen Sjoboen Anna Boe Alfredb. Streicher Lamont Bertha B. Burrington Arlington Warren Reisner Dorothy Heid Celwein Donald J. King Aurora Gladys Bachman Stanley Edmund Levenhangen Monona Ruth Robinson Post«ville Arthur Lechtenberg Calmar Barbara Best Waucome Ernest Schwei Independence Robert Milison Iowa University TRAER Association of Ten American Legion Posts Tama County

Also Mentioned on This Page

Society Marvin Moravec Kathryn Powell Stephenosis Cecil Bruner Francis Leroy Powell John Draper Coney Andree von Mueller Moravec Shattuck Military Academy Harlan Taylor Ralph Pierge Fred Carlisle Selzer Armandine von Mueller S. Manhattan Place St. Mary of the Woods Convent Terre Haute University of Southern California At Kappa Alpha Theta Faribault Beta Theta Pi Social Fraternity Standard Brands, Inc Mes, Marvin Moravec Smiths Foster, Westfall Homes Mrs. Pinney Consult Charles Filipi Eva L. Ralston R.S. Snitil Iowa U L. L. Dolson Chiropractic Health Service J. C. Ainsworth T. Z. Cook G. A. RB Miss Neiers Muriel Macintosh John C. English Iowa News Caroline Olson Hauge Lutheran Church Carl Losen Olson John Anna Olson Norway America Winneshiek County Carl Olson Ed Ringdahl Alfred Charles Olson Gustav Clarence Oscar Olson Canoe Township Ted Evanson Harris Foss LaCrosse Wis Frank Bandle Montana Riverside Howard T. Holt Riverside High School Iowa John Gostz Otso Gerot Robert Frost LaVonne Karel Eileen Luckey Phyllis Shalla John Bates Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association Adolph Dengler Tracer William Kroeger Ervin Moeller Dysart Peter Untiedt Harry Rambon Johannes Mumm Reinbeck Gerhard Greve Gus Timm Henry Jansen William Lohse Albert Bernas William Francis Cox Floyd H. Weed Methodist Church Oak Grove Mineral Point South Dakota Mitchell Buchanan County Edith A. Eyre M. D. King Waterloo Charles Saunders Anna Craze Linden Methodist Donald B. Clark Ora Clark Winona Minn Ruby N. Christ Nicholas Christ Waumundee Oswald Sandbach Charles G. Frye Elma Serum Clark Lansing Roy Kline Lawrence Putney Walter Herrmann Ray Hooper Art Brooker Roy Meier Frank Wolfgram John Lynch C. E. Berryhill William Mohr Adolph Dahms Charles Lazenby Raynard McGowan Wilbur Corcran Arnold Rohweder K. O. Elstreim Luther College Harriet Erickson Melvin Erickson Chence Helgerson, Jr Clarence Helgerson New Hampton Robert Harrison Ruth Harrison Caroline Berry Geraldine Caldwell Mary O’connor Dolores Snenicka Caroline Caldwell Carol Wiebiker Iris O'Connor Junior Berry Harold Caldwell Howard Caldwell Glenn Caldwell Carol Nebiker Mary O'Connor Harold Lerner Helen Roselle C. C.’ Berry J. Bruce Eyestone Harold Letner Frank Letner Eyestone Letner Pittsburgh Mellon Institute of Technology Lerner University At Fred Carpenter Wilmington E. T. Clark E. F. Irwin Eldon Irwin Harold Anson Near Independence Hawley Boies Near Win Dorothy Poynton Hill Dorothy Dorothy Poymton Hill The Ralph Guldahl Henrietta Donohue Tee Paragon Dial
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