Weddings Draw Guests To Des Moines
Miss Sue Payneer and Miss Louise Porter travel Friday to Des Moines for parties honoring Miss Harriet Young and John Turner II who marry Saturday. Guests stay at James Goodwin's home as other locals also head to Des Moines with plans for weekend festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Payneer
Knollwood Drive
Louise Porter
Woodland Drive
Des Moines
Harriet Young
John
Turner II
James Goodwin
John Carey
Grande Avenue
H. Gordon de Lay
B Avenue
Wiliam B. Miller
Second Avenue
Sargent Family Update From Cedar Rapids Visit
Mr. and Mrs Amor H Sargent returned from Cleveland where they visited daughter Mrs George Karch and Jr Karch. George Karch Jr travels with grandparents to Cedar Rapids for two weeks while the Karches motor in the east. Miss Sargent sails from Newark June 19 for Europe and will be met in New York by the Karches who will visit Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amor H. Sargent
First Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
George Karch
Jr. Karch
George Karch, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Europe
New York
Karch
Sargent
Frances Janet Owen to Wed Bernhardt Winterberg
Dr and Mrs W E Owen invite with details of their daughter Frances Janet Owen to be married to Bernhardt Winterberg of Dubuque dual Cedar Rapids origins. The ceremony is set for July 1 at 5 p m at the First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Owen
First Avenue E
Frances Janet
Bernhardt Winterberg
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
First Presbyterian Church
Sherman Yates Hosts Luncheon Guests
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Yates of Tipton for a Saturday noon picnic lunch will be Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Warriner of 316 Forest Drive SE, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Warren of Carroll Drive SE, and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Boynton of 2335 Blake Boulevard SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Yates
Tipton
T. R. Warriner
Forest Drive
D. W. Warren
Carrol Drive
P. Boynton
Blake Boulevard
Seelys Visit Mrs Seely’s Mother in Leadville
Mrs and Mrs Frederick F Seely of Leadville Pennsylvania visit Mrs Merton Seely at 3 Second Avenue SE. Mr Seely, 19, teaches English at Alisay College and is completing a PhD at the University of Iowa in the summer term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick F. Seely
Leadville
Merton Seely
Second Avenue SE
Seely
Alisay ,College
University of Iowa
Mrs Blake Returns from Southern Visit
Mrs James D. Blake of 2340 Lindor Drive SE has returned after a three week trip to the South visiting her parents in Alexandria Louisiana and friends in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Blake
Lin‘dor Drive
South
Alexandria
New Orleans
Mrs Beems Expected Back From St Louis Visit
Mrs C A Beems of 377 Twenty first street SE was expected to return today after visiting relatives in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Beems
Twentyfirst Street
St. Louis
St Rose Circle Luncheon Hosted by Immaculate Conception Group
St Rose circle of the Immaculate Conception held its annual luncheon at 1700 Third Avenue SE. Twenty four members sat at a long peony and rose decorated table. prizes went to Mrs W E Marey Mrs J T Coughlin Mrs C E Berger Mrs Frank Smith and Mrs H J Kiebel. door prize won by Mrs C R Kiffe. attendees included Mrs M J Molumby Mrs Elizabeth Merfield Mrs F J Monahan Mrs Lee Mquin Mrs Mary Doney Mrs M Ireland Mrs Elizabeth Servington Mrs M B Dillon Mrs E R Smith Mrs Anna Leaven Mrs Warren Hassler Mrs George Zesky Mrs Henry Bestman Mrs Fruth Mrs Vernon Johnson Mrs A X Popp Mrs E Doorley and Mrs J J Doherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Rose Circle of the Immaculate Conception
W. E. Marey
J. T. Coughlin
C. E. Berger
Frank Smith
H. J. Kiebel
C. R. Kiffe
Miss Winifred Edgar’s Bridal Shower Given in City
Miss Winifred Edgar, who will wed Sylvester M. Koutnik on June 24, was honored at a bridge and bunco shower Wednesday evening hosted by Mrs. William A. Edgar Jr. at 800 Sixth Street SW. Twenty five guests attended. prizes were won by Mrs. C. C. Pitlik, Miss Edgar, Miss Mary Koutnik, and Mrs. William Womochil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Edgar
Sylvester M. Koutnik
William A. Edgar, Jr
Sixth Street
Margaret Howell
B. Fr. Watkins
C. C. Pitlik
Miss Edgar
Mary Koutnik
William Womochil
Bridge
Bunco
Birthday Honors Given to Celeste Dolan at Home Party
Miss Celeste Dolan daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Dolan 1332 B venue NW was feted at a birthday party Wednesday evening. A gift was presented to the guest of honor and banco was played with prizes awarded to Mary Leone Dahlem and Celeste Dolan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celeste Dolan
J. P. Dolan
Bvenue
Banco
Mary Leone Dahlem
East Side W. C. T. U. plans bouquets for Anamosa Flower Day
The East Side W. C. T. U. will make bouquets for Flower Day at the state reformatory in Anamosa Saturday morning. Members meet at First Baptist Church at 8 am and should bring scissors. Those with flowers should bring them to church or phone a member to pick them up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Reformatory
Anamosa
First Baptist Church
Blackwells Visit Fenton Hosts Before Flint Trip
Mr and Mrs A L Blackwell from Pomona California stopped in Fenton Michigan en route to horse races as guests of Dr and Mrs E B Fenton at 2509 D avenue NE. They left Friday morning for Flint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Blackwell
Pomona
Calif
Flint
Mich
E. B.fenton
D Avenue NE
Donald Griffin to Direct Scout Benefit Night
Donald Griffin will serve as master of ceremonies at a Mother’s Party and Dance for Boy Scout troop No 10 in St Patrick’s parish hall. Proceeds fund a troop member’s trip to the Scout Jamboree in Washington this summer with dancing to a local orchestra starting at 9 after the 8 o’clock card party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Griffin
Mothers of Boy Scout
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick's Parish
Knights of Columbus
Washington, D. C
Madison Visitor Honored by Local Families
Mrs. A. L. Gausewitz of Madison Wisconsin visits with two sons Philip and Richard staying with Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Taylor and Mrs. Richard Lord and other local couples. Thursday breakfast honors her. Wednesday luncheon hosts include Mrs. G. M. Bird and Mrs. H. R. Taylor. They arrived Tuesday and plan to return Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Gausewitz
Madison
Wis
Philip
Richard
R. D. Taylor
Fourth Avenue
Richard Lord
Third Avenue
H. R. Taylor
Blake Boulevard
H. O. Cutler
Ridgeway Drive
Cutler
Gausewitz
Honor Boardman guests at Friday breakfast
Miss Betty Jameson of Sioux Falls S D was guest of honor at a breakfast Friday morning hosted by Misses Edith and Mildred Boardman at 1634 Grande avenue SE. Attendees included Mary and Patricia Tighe Mary Kathryn Fiebig Betty Lee Warren Georgis Ann Buresh Jean Bailey and Mary Gent. Mary Kathryn Fiebig also hosted a Thursday luncheon at 225 Cottage Grove avenue SE for Miss Jameson with Edith and Mildred Boardman Jeanne Marshall Marie Dolson Dorothy Jane Plock and Ruth Jane Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jameson
Sioux Falls
S. D
Edith and
Mildred Boardman
Grande Avenue SE
Misses Boardman
Mary and
Patricia Tighe
Mary Kathryn Fiebig
Betty Lee Warren
Georgis Ann Buresh
Jean Bailey
Mary Gent
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
Miss Jameson
Edith and Mildred Boardman
Jeanne Marshall
Marie Dolson
Dorothy Jane Plock
Ruth Jane Hubbard
Shower Honors Miss Edith Bryant Before Her Wedding
Mrs. Clarence Reece hosted a miscellaneous shower at her Thirteenth Street SE home for Edith Bryant who will wed Claire R. Neff this month. Prize winners included Edith Bryant Gertrude Taylor and Jerome Paul. Nautical themed favors featured small ships on a miniature raft. Guests were Edith Bryant Maurine Bachtell Frances Danberg Gertrude Taylor Helen Churchill Ruby Neff Maxine Hoover and Mesdames Jerome Paul Lloyd Bryant Marvin Bishop and Parke Parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Reece
Thirteenth Street SE
Edith Bryant
Claire R. Neff
Miss Bryant
Gertrude Taylor
Jerome Paul
Maurine Bachtell
Frances Danberg
Helen Churchill
Ruby Neff
Maxine Hoover
Lloyd Bryant
Marvin Bishop
Parke Parks
Mrs. Parks
Delegates Return From General Federation Convention
Mrs H G Heiserman and Mrs W R Foot have returned from the General Federation of Women's Clubs Triennial Convention in Detroit held June 4 to 12. Also traveling home were Mrs Austin N Palmer and Mrs F C Kellogg with Mrs F W Damour expected to return Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Heiserman
Hillcrest Drive
W. R. Foot
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Detroit
Austin N. Palmer
F. C. Kellogg
Park Avenue SE
F. W. Damour
Twenty-first Street
Mather Boyles announce wedding of Eula Mather and Harold Boyles
Ruthie Mather of Shellsburg announces the marriage of her daughter Eula Amy Mather to Harold Boyles son of Newton and Mrs Boyles of Urbana. The ceremony by Rev John W McKee at his Brandon home occurred at high noon Wednesday. Mrs Boyle is Urbana graduate 1934. The couple plans a short wedding trip and will live near Urbana where he farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthie Mather
Eula Amy Mather
Shellsburg
Harold Boyles
Newton Boyles
Urbana
John W. McKee
Brandon
John Leemaster
Boyle
Training Course Begins For Camp Fire Guardians
The national Camp Fire guardians training course opened at Camp Hiaga with a gathering of clans. Elizabeth Melberg danced the highland fling, while Mrs. M. R. Warren welcomed attendees and a poetical count was read. Edith M. Kempthorne led the camp staff and national officers outlined three days of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hiaga
MacTavish
Elizabeth Melberg
M. R. Warren
Focal Board
Hitaga
L. D. Dennis
Edith M. Kempthorne
Ruby Lattimore
Ruth Kemp
National Exhibit and Honor Department
Instant Auto and Tire Picnic At Bever Park
The company held its annual outing for employees and families at Bever Park on a Wednesday afternoon and evening. Attendees enjoyed games and a picnic dinner in the pavilion, followed by a moving picture on tire manufacturing. About forty five people attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Instant Auto and
Bever Park
Friendly Strollers Meet for Prairie Creek Hike
The Friendly Strollers plan a Sunday 2 p.m. hike starting at the Plaza and heading to Prairie Creek. Verna Benjamin and Helen Gould organize the group, with participants meeting at the J Street SW hill before the trek begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Creek
Verna Benjamin
Helen Gould
J Street
That Fits You For Every Summer Occasion Pattern 2332
Anne Adams presents a smart summer ensemble pattern 2332 for sizes 12 through 40. The Top with capes suits sports or dress wear and features an upstanding neck band and marching buttons. bodice darts sleeves may puff. fabrics include pastel silk linen. Book and pattern priced at 25 cents, pattern alone 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Trousseau
Cedars Reunds Gazette Pattern Department
Westith St
New York
Dora Jeffrey elected D A V treasurer at Waterloo encampment
Mrs. Dora Jeffrey of 1714 C Avenue NE was elected treasurer of the Iowa department of Daughters of Union Veterans at the Waterloo encampment with over 250 members from 46 tents attending. Theodora Sutliff of Cedar Rapids installed the ceremony. The department gave $200 to the G A R to aid war records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Jeffrey
C Avenue
Iowa Department of Daughters of Union Veterans of
Waterloo
Theodora Sutliff
Cedar Rapids
Russell-Lamson Hotel
Fathers and Daughters
Sarah Slocum
W. R. Co
W. T. Slocum
C. C. Keyes
George
John Keyes
De Vaults and Pipers Celebrate Wedding Anniversaries
Mr and Mrs 0 J De Vault 1834 Bever Ave SE and Mr and Mrs J M Piper 303 Twenty Fifth St Drive SE entertained at Bever Park for a picnic supper celebrating 35 and 26 years of marriage. Thirty two guests attended. Out of town visitors Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dinsch of Staten Island NY formerly Cedar Rapids plan visits before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. de Vault
Bever Avenue
J.M. Piper
Twenty Fifth Street Drive
Bever Park
de Vaults
N. Y
Cedar Rapids
Dinsch
Iowa Cities
Mrs Rex Avery Honored By Finch Owen Hosts
Mrs Everett Finch and Mrs Dan Owen entertained for Mrs Rex Avery at 1008 Eighth Street SW Thursday evening. Twenty five guests attended with bingo prizes to Mrs I Monson Mrs Floyd Finch and Mrs Luke McBride. A gift was presented to Mrs Avery and favors were tiny pink and green umbrellas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Finch
Dan Owen
Rex Avery
Eighth Street
I. Monson
Floyd Finch
Luke McBride
Avery
Eleven New Playground Directors For Play Day Effort
Eleven newly appointed summer playground directors assist at Riverside and Daniels parks Saturday to run the city wide Play Day observance of National Children's Day. Natalie Schoen and Nevin Nichols supervise, directing sixteen contests plus group games and softball with daylong activities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Daniels
Playground Commission
Natalie Schoen
Nevin Nichols
Riverside Park
Miss Schoen
Charlotte Hubbard
Helen Dietch
Regina Walsh
Joe Stolar
Byron Henecks
Dick Beall
Daniels Park
Mr. Nichols
Ferris Claris
Donald Belknap
Helen Morse
Mary Condon
Rachel Hatch
Motion Picture Plan For Unexplored Niagara Cave Near Decorah
A party led by Robert O. Bickel and colleagues heads 25 miles northeast of Decorah to film an unexplored cavern in Niagara cave. They will lower ropes over a 60 foot waterfall to reach a 500 foot long chamber and shoot with a 2500 watt light plus an 8000 watt layout, camping near the Upper Iowa river overnight and returning Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Robert O. Bickel
James Franken
F. Critz Hahn
Joe Long
Leo Strathmann
Niagara Cave
Strathmann
Iowa River
Millis Holds Record For Navy Examination
Grant Millis, a former Gazette carrier and Grant high school graduate now aboard the U S S Langley, tops Iowa navy recruit exams with a perfect 100 grade in 35 minutes. The record was overlooked earlier by Recruiting Officer Claude Hudnall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Wright
Gazette
Howard S. Wright
Oakland Avenue
Navy
Iowa
Grant Millis
Grant
Young Millis
U. S
Langley
Claude C. Hudnall
What's In Fashion Easy Fitting White Coats Top Men's Evening Wear
This fashion piece promotes white dinner coats in Palm Beach cloth and white linen for summer 1935. It contrasts white coats with black trousers and sun-tanned faces, notes two coat styles, and describes shirts ties socks and shoes that complement the look for formal summer evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Miami
Palm Beach
York
Wright and Comstock Excel In Military Examinations
Wright’s record 94 in 40 minutes for mental tests stood until Jack William Comstock 20 a Coe college student and son of William P Comstock 1621 Oakland road topped it with 95 in 45 minutes. Comstock is on the call awaiting duty after a pharmacist mate and dental course in Washington and assignment to the U S S Langley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Millis
Washington
U. S. S. Langley
Jack William Comstock
Comstock
Coe College
William P. Comstock
Oakland Road
Army Officer Indicted in Threat to Hazard White House
Ira Bashein a West Point graduate two years out is indicted by a DC grand jury for threatening a hazardous device at the White House He is serving time for disorderly conduct and has been found mentally ill by district alienists The letter to President Roosevelt dated May 30 led to the case and possible commitment to St Elizabeths Hospital Bashin born August 30 1907 served in the air corps then West Point and infantry commission
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ira Bashein
West Point
District of Columbia
White House
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Secret Service
United States
Bashein
Roosevelt
West Point Grad
Pp. S
New York
Air Corps
Salinas Reports Sharp Short Quake No Damage
A brief earth tremor rattled Salinas California at 10 45 a m PST Friday with no damage reported. Salinas lies about 100 miles south of San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Calif
San Francisco
Car Used in Holdup Found Abandoned in Earlville
A car believed to be used by a bank holdup in Manchester was found abandoned in an Earlville garage on Thursday. Police recovered items from the vehicle including a nickel plated revolver a dagger with a wrist holster two one dollar bills a driver’s license receipt issued in June 1935 listing Linn Brooks of St Paul and a work sheet with Brooks address. Detectives notified St Paul police to investigate possible car theft and identify the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Utlet
Earlville
Harry Utley
Manchester
Sheriff Utley
Linn Brooks
St. Paul
Brooks
Inglehart Street
Rabbit Show At Bever Park Scheduled For Sunday
Cedar Rapids Small Stock association will stage a major summer rabbit show at Bever Park on Sunday with over 200 entries expected from Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and Missouri. Cash prizes total about 20 with additional awards per class. Entrance 35 cents for single entries or one dollar for four. Entries due by 10 am and judging from 10 until dark. rain plan uses park greenhouse. W C Reeder Independence Missouri will judge with Paul Moss Waterlooo. Iowa Show Circuit meeting to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Small Stock Association
Bever Park
W. C. Reeder
Independence
Missouri
Paul Moss
Waterlo
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nancy Page’s Broiler Trials Impress and Improve
Nancy tests broilers to find the best prepared by Peter and notes the initial ragged attempt with boning knife absent. She learns quickly and asks readers if waffles pair with broilers. Send a stamped self addressed envelope to Nancy Page at The Cedar Rapids Gazette for a scarlet on waffles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Nancy
Nancy Page
The
Cedar Rapids
Railroad Men Repay Hobo For Heroism
Thomas Whitney a 28 year old Chicago transient rode the cushions dressed in a new suit of clothes given him by a local railroad employer in repayment for his heroism in saving the lives of two trainmen. A massive new Northern Pacific railway locomotive
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Forks
Mont
Thomas Whitney
Chicago
Northern Pacific Railway
Zeeta Exclaiming Relief for Tired Feet Advertised
A newspaper advertisement touts Zeeta as a cure for burning feet itching and cracking toes. Users are told to rub Zeeta on feet sprinkle in shoes and dance for joy after three minutes or get a refund from the druggist. The ad claims quick relief and lists excess perspiration and sunburn as conditions treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeeta
Tragedy on 150 Foot Track Washout Near Sappington
Whitney witnessed a plunge into the Jefferson River near Sappington Montana as a wagon train washout dragged a locomotive off the track. Fireman William Kayser and Head Brakeman Martin Johnson were trapped in the sinking cab and rescued by Whitney from the cold water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson River
Sappington
Mont
William Kayser
Martin Johnson
Whitney
Railroads Promise Public Service And Growth
M S Kelly Cedar Rapids-Dakota division Rock Island railroad spoke to High Twelve at Hotel Roosevelt during Railroad week. He said renewed industry life will bring better times for Cedar Rapids workers and communities, and that railroads support but are restricted like other transport modes. He noted Rock Island operates 8137 miles across 14 states and Cedar Rapids-Dakota division runs 1358 miles with about 200000 monthly payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
M. J. Kelly
Cedar Rapids-Dakota
Rock Island Railroad
High Twelve Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Kelly
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Canadian Mounties Ordered To Disband Relief Strike March
In Regina the van guard of thousands of relief strikers from British Columbia arrived Friday as RCMP were ordered to break up the Ottawa bound march. About 2,000 marchers arrived with thousands more en route from Moose Jaw. None in the group caused disorder but tension was evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Sask
British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
Moose Jaw
Thought Marriage License Was Enough
In 1922 John Joe Hawley obtained a license to marry Nellie Kayeaha but they never wed. They had lived together 13 years and fathered 13 children. County Judge J Howard Bagwell hastily performed a marriage ceremony when the error was found.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sargents
W. E. Owens
Frederick Seelys
Mrs. Blake
Mrs. Beems
ST. Rose Circle
East Side
Fenton
Donnija Griffia
Honor Boardman
Woman’s Club
Jennie
Company Picnic
D. J. DE Vaults and
J. M. Pipers
Finch
Owen
Amos Parrish
California
Florence la Ganke
Hobo
High Twelve
Newmans
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