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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1932
Page
14
Miss Maxine Garrett daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold W Garrett of Cedar Rapids wed Ray J Stoner son of Mr and Mrs Stoner on Saturday afternoon at the bride’s parents home The couple left at once for an extended motor trip east and will reside in Cedar Rapids after returning.
Mrs Oscar H Lomison and her daughter Virginia of Mankato Minnesota are visiting the city as guests of Mr and Mrs Hugh W White at 2310 Meadowbrook Drive SE. Mrs White hosted a lunch for twelve friends, with further tributes planned by Mrs F L Diserens Jr and Mrs Everett Hoover who will entertain in her honor later in the week.
Miss Eila Johnson of 1809 Second Avenue SE has returned from a motor trip to Wellesley Massachusetts and Stamford Connecticut lasting five weeks. She was accompanied by Mrs Lyle McNeil of Beverly Hills California who will stay until Friday before returning home.
Mrs. Howard C. Seid of Scranton Pennsylvania arrived Monday to spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs F L Shramek at 2118 Grande Avenue SE.
Mr and Mrs William Chadima and Mr and Mrs L Polansky are back after a weeklong vacation at lakes near Aitkin Minnesota.
Lael R. Abbott formerly of Cedar Rapids paid a brief return visit with friends on Tuesday while en route from Des Moines to Chicago, where the Abbott family resides.
The Wimmishawmtah Camp Fire group of Trinity Methodist church met Tuesday morning. Attendees included Marian Byrd Betty Jean Hemsky Muriel Keyes Dorothy Kibbie Juanita Layer Ellen Reece Betty Lou Rogers Maxine Marie Surry Marilyn Thompson Mrs William Hemsky the guardian and visitor Jean Marie Horak.
Bethany Ladies Aid gathers at the church on Sixth Street NW at 2 p.m. Mrs. James Mc Cune will entertain attendees.
The St Marys circle of the Immaculate Conception church will meet at 637 Tenth Street SE the Wednesday evening to recite the Rosary.
The Delta class of Trinity Methodist meets at 354 Rockford Avenue SW Friday at 2 30 pm for a business session and Kensington. Mrs W A Martin assists the hostess.
The Woman's auxiliary of St. John's church will meet Friday with Mrs. William V. Fiebig at 225 Grove Avenue SE. Luncheon at 1 followed by a business meeting. This will be the last meeting until fall.
Members and friends of the Protheon class and the L. E. O. guild of Westminster church will meet for a picnic luncheon at 1 Friday at the Rose garden at Ellis park. Each attendee is asked to bring a covered dish sandwiches and their own dishes.
The W. L. E. Homebuilders Ken aah from St. Paul's Methodist church will meet Thursday at 1 for luncheon and election of officers at the home of Mrs. J. A. Krueger with Mrs. Ralph Atherton as assistant hostess.
The Ladies Aid society of Daniels Park church will meet at Daniels Park for a Kensington and picnic luncheon Thursday at noon. Husbands of members are invited, as business will be trans acted at the business meeting following luncheon.
The St Pauls Ladies Aid closes the year with a church gathering this Friday. A picnic luncheon at 12:30 requires members to bring dishes and silver. District No 6 members, Sgt ey cr, will attend. The business meeting at 2 will cover the coming year officers and plans.
Gertrude Stoner of North Liberty marries in a Cedar Rapids home ceremony. Bride wore white satin with lace and orange blossom veil. Ruth Jones, maid of honor, and Richard Stoner, best man, led a large local guest list. After the ceremony, Dr. and Mrs. Veldhouse planned a eastward motor trip before settling in Cedar Rapids.
The fourth annual Wilson family reunion gathered fifty five members at Bever Park on Sunday. Officers were elected at the post dinner meeting with Jesse A. Wilson as president and Walter Dicken as vice president.
Luella Gibson presented six pupils in a piano recital at her studio on Tuesday afternoon. Attending students included Margaret Barger Marie Lightfoot Dora Jane Moody Jean Thompson Helen Marie Williams and Mary Whisler followed by music study club work.
Mrs K Kosek of Cotton Valley Louisiana, a former Cedar Rapids resident, is in the city visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs C V Hammer to leave for Chicago in a farewell breakfast hosted by Mrs C R Livingston and Mrs Merton Morris. Twelve guests gathered at 1730 Park Avenue with roses and Madonna lilies as the decor.
Mr and Mrs William Visser visit Miss Olive Mix before heading to Hawarden to make their home. The bride Miss Charlene Donaldson of Montpelier Ohio is daughter of Rev Charles W Donaldson once Y M C A boys secretary here and Alberta Bakes of Cedar Rapids. The Vissers wed five days before the Donaldson parents twenty sixth anniversary. Mix is a cousin of the Rev Donaldson.
Mr and Mrs W L Crissman of 1515 Fifth Avenue SE report a twelve day journey through Michigan to attend the wedding of Mr Crissmans niece Miss Louise Eckert in Detroit last Saturday They also visited Lansing and Romeo during the trip.
A historical guide explains that contract bidding shares information on hand strength and distribution to reach the correct final declaration. It recounts a Duplicate Bridge hand where North overbid with four hearts, South correctly advanced to three diamonds, and the ensuing play showed the impact of accurate bidding on scores.
Miss Ann Weiss a 1931 Coe alumna and Wendall Schrader of Mt. Morris Illinois wed in Des Plaines. The bride is Phi Alpha member and former physical education director at Culver-Stockton. The groom, Coe 1930 graduate and local athletics leader, will coach in Mt. Morris. They plan northern travels before settling back in Mt. Morris.
The Sunshine group of the Jane Boyd circle of King's Daughters were entertained by the Cloudy Day group at a luncheon Tuesday noon at Camp Ona Wapsie near Troy Mills. Mrs. Rogers led the event with help from a long list of circle members and guests. The group voted July August vacation and planned a July picnic at Camp Conservation. G. R. Whaley resigned as ways and means chair. George Stone was elected in her place as Whaley moves to Clear Lake.
Mr and Mrs W V Doubrasky of 1705 First Avenue SE left Wednesday afternoon for New York. They will sail on the Mauritania Friday for a tour of the continent and the British Isles this summer, returning next fall.
The K K K club met Friday at Miss Lenore Teply's home at 173 Sixteenth Avenue SW. Prizes of five hundred were won by Miss Agnes Hradecky Frances Novotny and Miss Bernice Hach. Refreshments were served. Also present were Miss Alma Janko Miss Viasta Vondracek Miss Alma Simanek and Mrs Arnold Larson.
Mrs J Horak entertained her bridge club at Jack's Barn on Tuesday. Mrs C J Fakinson and Mrs Horak along with Mrs Toomey won high scores on the afternoon.
Joe Hradecky of Milwaukee spent the week end with friends and relatives. He is the superintendent of the F. W. Woolworth company in Milwaukee.
Mrs Margaret Quick will be in charge of the Ben Hur club event held in Hur hall with local members gathering for the party hosted by the club and lodge community.
The Fidelity Life association will convene at 8 p m Friday in Ben Hur served. Delegates will be elected to attend the convention at Minne a.
The Woman's Relief Corps plans a Kensington at 855 Wenng road NE Thursday at 2 30 pm with hostesses Mrs Henderson Mrs Frear Mrs Hovorka Mrs Williams Mrs Davis and Mrs Fee assisting. All comrades invited.
Ioway Hive No 111 Linn Tent No 38 and Court No 29 of the Maccabees will hold a picnic at Ellis park duck pond Thursday afternoon and evening. Members are urged to bring sandwiches a covered dish and their own dishes and silverware.
The Dead Sea in Palestine spans about 47 miles by 10 miles and reportedly contains no living creatures. It is slated for exploration for chemical resources estimated to exceed 1.18 trillion dollars in value.
A snippet shows Aunt Het vexed by indecision and Joe faced with easing her anxiety by choosing his path. The brief line hints at a domestic, humorous tension without resolution.
Seventy two Gazette newsboys and their manager Alex Fidler visited the Royal American carnival Tuesday evening. They received free rides and admission with an escort Berney Smuckler. They arrived at 7 and left at 11, shouting with delight at the Crazy house and rides. The midgets monkey circus Follies and Hawaiian attractions impressed the group.
A Marion reader argues the unemployment problem stems from machines since 1929 and urges banning labor saving devices in factories offices and transportation to create jobs. The letter warns of a century setback if production tools are not removed and calls for immediate reform.
Twenty five men in this vicinity have been named by the state fish and game commission to assist deputy game wardens in enforcing the fish and game laws and in conservation. Members of the a tonians have been informed. Men will work without pay but will have authority to act in cases of law violation.
In 1812 minor Spicer and family in a Lake Erie cottage host a wary Indian guest who pretends hunger to steal venison. Spicer notices the scalping knife, guards his musket, and catches the theft as the Indian cooks meat over embers. Years later the guest explains the salted meat. Tomorrow’s Lone Warrior.
Iowa delegates and alternates who will cast 26 votes at the Democratic National Convention prepare to depart for Chicago. Delegation Chairman Frank A. O Connor of Dubuque sets a 9 30 am Monday caucus at the head quarters to choose convention committee members and officers. E G Dunn of Mason City travels to Albany for talks with Gov Roosevelt on a farm relief plank proposing government financing of farm mortgages at a low rate and long terms.
Grundy Center taxpayers met in the courthouse to discuss a statewide move to revise tax laws and repeal the minimum wage scale. Charles Mooty served as temporary chairman amid low attendance due to a date misunderstanding. A plan to circulate petitions through farm organizations was proposed, with a county meeting set for Monday, June 27. A Grundy county committee had been in Des Moines seeking guidance from the governor, with an expected report before the next meeting.
A fragment from Der Lustige Sax in Leipzig presents a quip where a mistress asks about reading a novel despite a crying baby and a nurse replies that it does not disturb her.
A dense schedule lists programs across NBC CBS and ABC stations with many show titles hosts orchestras and guest names. Entries include Grace Moore Burns and Allen Jack Benny Kate Smith Sheriock Holmes Walter Damrosch and Sophie Tucker among others across afternoon and evening blocks.
Samuel E Railsback 74 a well known Benton county farmer died at his home six miles east of Vinton after a year of ill health. He was born in 1858 in Linn county and farmed in Fremont township before moving to a Vinton area farm with his wife Mattie Hite in 1894. Survived by widow five children Lucile Marsh Grace Strickland Marguerite Knapp Charles Railsback and Stanley Railsback plus siblings and relatives funeral at Fry funeral home conducted by Rev S S Smick with burial in Evergreen cemetery.
Miss Esther Gunderson of Canton S D and Wallace A Moen of Elkader Iowa were married at the Little Brown church near Nashua. Moen is Elkader high school band director and choir leader. the couple will reside in Elkader after July 1 pending a honeymoon trip to the east.
At the Gideons state convention in Sioux City June 17 to 19 three Cedar Rapids men were honored. Co G Bachman was elected second vice president, W J Daniels re elected secretary and treasurer and Bible custodian, J S Bain served on the nominating committee, P F Arney of Marshalltown was reelected state president, and J M Averill of Topeka was international president. The next convention will be in Des Moines.
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