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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1936
Page
10
Cedar Rapids Garden club members conclude their year with a picnic luncheon Wednesday at 1 p.m. outdoors at Little Cod Lake. Mrs. Choate hosts at her summer home, Roy E. Choate 2375 Blake Boulevard. Mrs. Van Vechten Shaffer presides. Mrs. Perry West leads, assisted by Mrs. George T. Wilhelm.
Tamar Meister and Meretta Kushner hosted twenty guests for a treasure hunt Saturday evening starting at the Meister residence, 361 Forest Drive SE. Winners included Mary Jane Plate, Margaret Massey, Tom Wright, and Bill Ibegel. The group returned to the Meister home for refreshments.
Mrs M W Cave and her children Betty and Billy returned Monday afternoon from Davenport to finish their visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl K Linge at 315 Twenty third street drive SE.
Mr and Mrs Perry West of 1929 Blake boulevard SE returned Sunday evening from a weekend trip to St Louis where they visited friends.
Mr and Mrs William H Damour of New York City travel Tuesday morning to northern Minnesota following a two day visit with Mr and Mrs F W Damour at 384 Twenty first Street SE They will pause here on the way home from a Minnesota fishing trip
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Orchard of 2039 Grande avenue SE depart Monday for Florida and an estimated thirty day journey. They will visit TVA projects en route home and stop in Washington D C. Mrs. J W Porter, sister of Mrs. Orchard, will join them at Kirkwood.
Mr and Mrs James Dows Blake of 521 Fairview drive SE have returned from Alexandria Louisiana where they spent the last ten days with a brief travel summary noting their homecoming.
Robert Montz, nephew of Miss Wanda Montz of 1250 Fourth Avenue SE, visits as guest. He is the son of Dr and Mrs Fred Montz of London. He plans to return to his home Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs George Faaborg of 1700 A avenue NE depart with Mrs Faaborgs brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Lewis Weaver from St. Louis Missouri for Eagle Bay lodge at Park Rapids Minnesota where they will spend the next two weeks on a fishing trip.
Mrs Elise Brammer hosted a Sunday dinner honoring her daughter Lydia Anne Brammer Shafer of Hampton on her recent marriage. Pink and white decorations featured a three tier cake centerpiece while guests included Mr and Mrs Shafer and many Brammer and Ilten relatives.
Voyce Arlene Wolfe celebrated her sixth birthday Friday at a party hosted by her grandmother Mrs. Ella Frear at 41614 Center Point Road NE. Attending were Norma Jean Hanus Patty Ann Smith Patty Niles Doris McCann Beverly n Joan Mrkvicka Agnes Malik Joan Schnoebelen Jean Schmoebelen Lavonne Bachman and Joyce Arlene Wolfe.
Forty eight members and guests of Ashley chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution attend a Flag Day luncheon at Mrs P C Madison's Center Point road NE home. The event features a musical program by Lois Grissel Lucille Harris and Janice Owens with Edward Kopecky on violin. Mrs Madison, honorary past regent, recounts her century old family home history and the area first piano from Iowa City. Hostesses include Mrs F D Filmore and others.
Mr and Mrs A L Drew announce the marriage of their daughter Dorothy to W L Nemecek son of Mr and Mrs L L Nemecek The ceremony was held Saturday evening by Rev D G Peters at 845 First Avenue E The bride attended Coe College and Iowa State Teachers College and has taught three years The groom a Grant High School graduate works for Hach Brothers They will reside at 1644 Second Avenue SE
Mr and Mrs A G Ilten and their son Richard returned from Milwaukee where they attended the graduation of their son William from Concordia College.
Mr and Mrs F D Sheppard hosted a Bever park party on Saturday for daughter Gloria Nadine turning eight. Attendees included Anne Black Joyce King Phyllis Sheppard Max Todd Allen Fisher Charles Thousand Frederick Gable Mrs William Boyce and Bobby Boyce. Prizes were won by Phyllis Sheppard and Frederick Gable.
Mr and Mrs C E Taylor of 601 McKinley Street SE entertained Thursday night at their home honoring Mr and Mrs William McKay of Beverly Hills California visiting Mrs Clella Lucas.
Miss Rosemary Henry daughter of Mr and Mrs Myron Henry 403 Sixth avenue SW and Fred Wittke Jr son of Mr and Mrs Fred Wittke 807 N street SW were married Saturday at 3 pm at the parsonage of Calvary Baptist church by Rev R V Clearwaters Only immediate family attended Mrs William Hemsky and George Taylor were present The couple will reside at 807 N street SW Mr Wittke is employed by Century Engineering Corporation.
Mr and Mrs Robert Armstrong of Pleasant Hill will host a dinner Monday evening at their home to mark their tenth wedding anniversary. The garden setting will feature tin decorations and flowers centered on a single long table with arrangements for twenty guests.
Miss Eleanor Taylor presents a noon organ recital Tuesday from 12 15 to 1 15 p m at First Presbyterian Church. The program includes Hungarian Dance No 5 Brahms Sextette From Lucia Verdi Andante cerminens Beethoven Symphony in D Minor Franc Quartet From Rigoletto Verdi 1812 Overture Tschaikovsky Andante Violin Concerto Mendelssohn.
Several social events honor Miss Erma Lattner in the week before her Tuesday wedding to E F Lindeken. Family breakfast at P M Lattner home. showers hosted by C H Lattner and Mary Meakins. Helen Lindeken and Ruth Walsmith hosted another shower at Ruth Walsmiths home.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Jun hosted a dinner Sunday at 2116 E Avenue NE honoring Joseph Martinek of Prague Czechslovakia associate editor of Pravo Lidu. Guests included Mr and Mrs Paul Jerabek and Mr and Mrs V Krob.
Dr and Mrs J B Lane and Miss Norma Jean Hasselbusch of Clarence were en route to Marshalltown and stopped briefly Saturday to visit Mr and Mrs Edwin DeLaMater at 1418 Eighth Avenue SE.
The Brass Button study club of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War will hold a breakfast at 8 30 Wednesday evening at the river pavilion in Ellis park. Members should bring dishes and silver and call 5973 by Tuesday noon to reserve.
Mrs. Ed Carson hosted a Friday evening shower at St James Methodist Church for Miss Henrietta Lamp, who will wed William L. Laubly on June 27. A long list of guests included Mesdames Kroupa Novak Nelson Lamek Pierson Brown Hickman Whitney Valentine Haggerman Hayward Snyder Gould Meaney Blecher Hess Seeley Bliss Simon Nelson Bickal Chesley Jelinek Thomson Kenyon Brown Fegley Perkins Sell Howden Cooley Churchill Mann Vavra Crumb Young Triebel Haworth Knauer Daywitt Murphy Lamos Schindler Boal Jones Novak Snell Spaight and others.
Mrs Maude Waggener was elected president at a recent organization meeting held at Mrs William Bartels home 1296 avenue NW Other officers include Mrs Bartels vice president and Mrs C Millard secretary treasurer Others present were Mesdames Jack Humphrey Ruth McVay Effie Marsden Al Johnson and M M Keith
The Ladies auxiliary No. 36 of the U. C. T. will meet Wednesday at 12 30 p m at 1705 Seventh avenue SE home of Mrs J L Parker. Luncheon ritualistic business social meeting and cards planned.
Mrs W E Stoltenberg and Mrs OO U Conwell will chair a luncheon at Bever park large pavilion Thursday hosted by the Women’s Auxiliary to the Shriners hospital for crippled children. Hostesses include Mrs W B Brown Stella Smith Floyd McLain M M Knickerbocker and Vesta Davis.
The Pavlof volcanoes on the Alaskan peninsula are easier to photograph at night. Fog hides them by day, but the midnight sun provides fairly good visibility at night.
Police court Monday drew a large crowd due to Judge Powell's illness and heavy weekend work. Traffic violators faced fines from 1 to 100 dollars with varied offenses including reckless driving, speeding, and parking near hydrants. Numerous defendants listed with addresses and charges. most fined plus costs.
Nine city streets will be oiled this week after the city council passed a resolution. A measure for oiling two more streets was filed for consideration next week. Streets listed include Second Street SW Nineteenth to Twenty first, Eighth Street SW Eighth to Twelfth, Ninth Avenue SE Fifth to Sixth, Ninth Avenue SW Fourth to Sixth, Seventh Avenue SW L to Fourth, Twenty first Avenue SW J to Second, Sixth Avenue SW First to Second, Fourth Street SE Twelfth to Fourteenth, and Fourteenth Avenue SE between Third and Fourth. New streets B Street SW Sixteenth to Eighteenth and Thirtieth Street Drive SE First to Third will be oilable upon passage.
Mrs. Alice Ferber Linn county relief director announced relief clients may apply for fruit jars caps and rubbers for canning or produce from their relief gardens. Applications are to Miss Sadie Warner relief office court house basement. Warner previously managed the canning project.
The Cedar Rapids Christian Endeavor union will elect and install officers Tuesday at 7 p.m. during a campfire meeting at Bever Park council ring, weather permitting. If rain forces a change, the gathering moves to Bethany Congregational church at Laverne and Sixth Street NW.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette feature promotes a 40 page booklet teaching correct pronunciation. It lists common mispronunciations and invites readers to send 15 cents to Home Institute, 109 West 19th St., New York, for the booklet titled Words Most Often Mispronounced.
The article reports on William Hamilton denouncing James Farley and urging party unity. It outlines campaign plans with Chicago headquarters, New York eastern presence, and no western or southern base, plus criticisms of the New Deal and remarks on money policy and the 1932 platform. It notes possible personnel and flexible, mobile campaign tactics and hints at future announcements.
Joseph Frank Cilek of Newport township Johnson county died by hanging on his Solon area farm Saturday while wife was away in Iowa City. His body was found Sunday at 11 am by his brother-in-law Joseph L. Shima. He leaves Emma his wife and Michael his father with services at St. Mary's Newport Tuesday at 9 am conducted by Rev. Edward W. Neuzil. Burial in St. Mary's cemetery.
Stockholm reports the Social Democratic government of Prime Minister P. A. Hansson resigned after losing a riksdag vote over raising the old age pension. The cabinet had been in power since September 1932.
In Washington the merit system proposal for extending civil service to all executive departments faces Republican opposition as Democrats push to counter the Cleveland platform. Rep Ramspeck leads the measure, defended as merit based while Lehrbach accuses a bid to freeze jobs from New Deal agencies.
Pope Pius XI named Monsignors Giovanni Mercati and Eugenio Tisserant cardinals in a private consistory. The pope’s longtime associates, described as “pookworm” friends, received the church’s highest rank behind guarded doors.
Joseph Martinek, long-time Cleveland resident and former Prague editor, warned at a Z C B J hall address that Europe faces two camps war and anti war. He praised Czechoslovakia as the sole modern democracy in central Europe with inclusive government and economic strength. He promotes a Czech Workers Gymnastic Union fete in Cleveland July 3–5 with two Prague teams and a Cedar Rapids exhibition on July 10.
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