Weekend misadventure and birthday cake at Camp Claiborne
A lighthearted column recounts Vic Bjorgo missing a Omaha weekend with his wife after a late train and sleep deprivation. Camp Claiborne tale follows, detailing Private Kenneth Mardis’s 21st birthday celebrated by his tough sergeant with a cake baked in his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. B
Vic" Bjorgo
Vic
New York
Mr. Biorgo
Omaha
W. B. Bjorgo
Camp Claiborne
Roy Tillotson
East Moline
67Th Infantry Brigade
34Th Division
Pat O'Brien
Victor McLaglen
Kenneth Mardis
Tillotson
Kenny
Mardis
Cabaret Dance Party at Cedar Rapids Country Club
A Cedar Rapids country club hosted a cabaret dance with dinner at 8 p.m. and dancing to a Chicago orchestra until 1 a.m. Tables were arranged around the ballroom and porch with guests including numerous couples and private Dutch treat parties led by various local residents and physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Chicago
Charles Moyer
Tama
Edwin H. Wadsworth
Orville H Tousey
Edward M. Soboda, Jr
Richard E. Killian
John B. Turner
Harry G. O'Donnell
James D. Bever
Donald P Barnes
James L. Cooper
Henry H Hamilton
Herbert L. Killian
Albert Andreas
John Carey
Hosta
W. d. Neuzil
Grande Avenue SE
Ronald C. Booth
G. S. Cornwell
P. A. Stover
G. Richard Shoemaker
G. J. Slebke
A. C. Hobtitzell
Justin W. Albright
Haverly V. Jones
Eddy Scott
Eeer
Jerry
Wes Arey
R. Dee
Allen
Vacationers Leave City
A list of city residents departing for summer trips includes the Massey family heading to Spirit Lake and Mrs. Massey serving as hostess at Templar park. The Greene family travels to Pine River Minnesota for a summer cabin with a thirteenth birthday party noted, and the Witmer family from Des Moines plans a two week motor trip east including Rochester and New England states. Additional departures include the Watt Brollier Dose and Johnson sisters to Lake of the Ozarks with Kansas City next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Greene
Bever Avenue SE
Katheryn Mae
Joanne Greene
Pine River
Minn
J. L. Hartman
W. J. Greene
J. D. Wardle
Frankie Hartman
Bess Hartman
Jean Hartman
Stewart Witmer
Des Moines
Jean Witmer
Third Avenue SE
Rochester
N. Y
Witmers
Thomas H. Miller
Miller
New England
Boston
New York City
Margaret Watt
Inez Brollier
Lucile Dose
Cecelia Johnson
Lake of the Ozarks
Kansas City
July Nuptials Planned for Edna Mae Hardy and Robert Johnson
Edna Mae Hardy and Robert M L Johnson announce plans for their July wedding in Cedar Rapids. Edna Mae is a Franklin High School and Coe College graduate, employed at Haldy Beauty Supply. Robert, a Franklin graduate and Coe student, works in the Wilson and Company office and belongs to Delta Phi Epsilon. The couple will marry in the Coa chapel July 20 at 4 p.m. The Rev. Charles J. Bready will officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hardy
Avenue NE
Edna Mae
Robert M. L. Johnson
Max L. Johnson
Albert Laa
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Coa
Charles J. Bready
Haldy
Franklin High School
Stephens College
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Haldy Beauty Supply Company
Johnson
Franklin
Delta Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Office
Wilson and Company
William H. Greesgen
Sixth Street Road
Gretchen
Leslie T. Giblin
Elizabeth Giblin
Third Avenue
Immaculate Conception Church
Miss Groesgen
Grant High School
Herper-McIntire Company
Iowa Events Schedule Highlights Local Activities
A packed list of events across Iowa includes fishing season openings in Cedar Rapids and statewide archery meets, film programs, lectures, theatre performances, and conventions. Highlights feature Hawkeye Downs harness racing at 1 30 p m in Cedar Rapids, a parade of progress at Coe Field, and a municipal swimming pool dedication in Cedar Rapids with related harness races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Coe Athletic Field
Iowa City
T. Hew Roberts
Writers Workshop
Macbride
Fairgrounds
First International Beta Sigma Phi Convention Attendees
Members of Sigma chapter Cedar Rapids attend the first international convention. Mr. and Mrs. George McCollister plan a motor trip today via Old Marion road NE to Estes Park and Denver then California to visit Perry and Mrs. Marguerite Keith in Los Angeles and Bill in Santa Maria with Russell and Mrs. Dudley. Mrs. Clarke Van Meter and son Michael depart for a week at Clear Lake with Mrs. Van Meter’s parents. Mr. Van Meter will rejoin next weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Sigma Chapter
Cedar Rapids
George McCollister
Old Marion Road
West
Estes Park
Denver
Colo
California
Los Angeles
Perry
McCollister
Marguerite Keith
Santa Maria
Bill
Russell Dudley
Clarke van Meter
Twenty-first Street
Michael
Clear Lake
James H. Yuill Hosts Peoria Guests At Dinner
Mr and Mrs James H Yuill hosted a supper for weekend visitors from Peoria Ill Mr and Mrs Robert Strehlow at their Pleasant Drive SE home Guests included Mr and Mrs Neil Montgomery Dr and Mrs B J Moon Mr and Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer Mr and Mrs Harvey C McClary and Mr and Mrs Clare R Marshall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Strehlow
Peoria
Ill
James H. Yuill
Pleasant Drive
Neil Montgomery
B. J. Moon
van Vechten Shaffer
Harvey C. McClary
Clare R. Marshall
Reid-T Thomson wedding pairs Cedar Rapids dentist and Iowa teacher
Charlene Thomson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank M Thomson Mechanicaville wed Dr George D Reid son of Mr and Mrs R R Reid Lisbon. Ceremony held Saturday at Grace Episcopal Cedar Rapids with Rev Vernon L S Jones officiating. They plan a two weeks trip to Ontario and New England and will reside at 1530% Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Thomson
Mechanicaville
Charlene
George D. Reid
Cedar Rapids
R. R. Reid
Lisbon
Grace Episcopal
Masonic Chorus Hosts Dinner Party at Lafayette Cafe
Members of the Masonic chorus entertained their wives with a dinner party Friday evening in the Lafayette cafe club room. George L. Krabbenhoff chaired the committee and served as master of ceremonies. The Mizpah quartet and the chorus performed several selections, with tenor solos also on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Chorus
Lafayette Cafe
George L. Krabbenhoff
Mizpah
Norman Emerson
Everett Pratt
Willard Morgan
Herry Kensinger
Miss Selden and Mr Jackson Wed in Davenport Ceremony
Miss Selden and Mr Jackson wed at St Katherine’s church Davenport with a large wedding party and guests from Indianapolis Des Moines and out of town. The couple will live in Hartford Connecticut where Jackson will work for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Montgomery
C. Ray Chandler
John D. Randall
Charles S. Schwinn
Leo P. Peiffer
Allen Nash
Raymond S. Johnston
W. H. Carr
Jay van Orsdol
Walter L. Jackson
A. S. Long
Delbert Vetter
Mary Frances Lee
Jean Wodtke
Jean Hedberg
Jeanne Ferguson
Jane Watson
Peg
Jackson
Hartford
Conny
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Corporation
St. Katharine’s School
Davenport
Coe College
Chi Omega
Chi Delta and Crescent
St. Luke's Hospital
Chapter
P.E.O
St. John's Military Academy
Delafield
Wis
University of Iowa
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Dvorak Engagement to Paul Seng Announced
Miss Marianna Rita Dvorak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dvorek, of 2240 Upland Drive SE, will marry Paul Philipp Seng of Lost Nation. Dvorak, three years Lost Nation schools music supervisor, studied at Cedar Rapids and Cee College with Alpha Gamma Delta. Seng studied at St Ambrose College Davenport and farms near Lost Nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianna Rita Dvorak
Frank Joseph Dvorek
Upland Drive
Dvorak
Paul Philipp Seng
Simon Seng
Lost Nation
Miss Dvorak
Cedar Rapids
Cee College
Alpha Gamma Delta Social Sorority
Vesper Belr
Girls' Glee Club
Girls’ Quartet
Seng
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Worth of Two Rivers Couple Wed in Davenport
A wedding took place with families from Davenport Dubuque Peoria and Chicago attending. The couple received a final pre nuptial courtesy by Mr and Mrs W J Brown and their son William ushered the ceremony. Thirty guests joined a breakfast party with bridal party out of town guests and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ray E. Cassell
Des Moines
Jamison Davis
Oelwein
W. J. Brown
First Avenue E
William
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illian
Margaret Locher
Linn County Social Welfare Office
University of A. . Iowa
Kay Newman
Miss Locher
Miss Newman
Park Avenue SE
Margaret
Jacqueline Massey
Spirit Lake
Massey
Lake
Templar Park
Edna Mae Haldy
Montleur Shot
Thompson
Gretchen Groesgen
Ellis Park
Grinnell
Grinnell Institute of International Relations
Marshalltown
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wallace Stegner
Senate Chamber of
Old Capitol
University Theater
Iowa Conference On Child Development
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Little Theater Presents
Dubuque
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Outaan Ate
Aoor Rally
James H. Yuills
Hiltbrunner Music CO
Firet Street
Dr. Reid
Miss Thomson
Sswell
Lasswell
Third Ave
Dial
Paramount Building
Emerson
William J. Rinderknecht
Otto Ambroz
Ambroz
Miss Selden
Mr. Jackson
Kenneth Hawthorne
Thomaston
Conn
Juliet
Walter G. Peterson
St. Katherine's School
Frederick L. Ellis
Robins Jackson
Marvin R. Selden, Jr
James D. Smith
William J. Brown, Jr
Howard Remley
Anamosa
Harlan Soper
Emmetsburg
Selden
Out of the City
J. R. Townsend
Indianapolis
Leo F
Vrae Ie
Marianne Dvorak
Suenwin-WilLiams Merreuarters
Apecis
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