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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1939
Page
12
A humorous slice from Avronia and neighbors features Franks morning wakeup, a coffee ritual, and a kitchen alarm melting onto the stove. Other vignettes include Sadlak kinship in soup making mishaps and a junior baseball warmup with umpire Stodola.
About 450 people visited the Cedar Rapids Art Association galleries last week to view the Hungarian collection arranged by Paul Glucksmann. The exhibition opens today with Bela Ivanyi-Grunwald as a highlight and runs through the week. Glucksmann aims to bring Hungarian culture to Americans, inviting parents to bring children to foster art in the home. Also noted are local social notices and marriage announcements involving Cedar Rapids residents.
The Linn County Abstract company hosted a reunion dinner at the Colony Inn in Amana for current and former employees. After dinner the group sang old time songs led by Mrs. Willma Jackson Nelson. W. T. Jackson and F. N. Stepanek spoke, and Ruby M. Hickman led a roll call and guest recognitions. Attendees included numerous Cedar Rapids and Marion residents, with remarks on local weddings, sorority activities, and a Chicago alumnae banquet.
Mr and Mrs Harvey E Lynch of 1016 Third avenue SE plan a weekend visit over July 4 to Duluth and Superior to see Mrs Roland Henning and Mr Henning, with inlaws including Mrs H G Fussell and Mr G I Scott among those mentioned. The fragmentary note lists several relatives and addresses.
Mr and Mrs A C Barta and Mr and Mrs E C Rollins of 818 Eighteenth street SE depart for a two week tour through South Dakota and the Black Hills. Rose Seidler to sail for Guatemala with niece Lillian Seidler. they leave by motor to New Orleans and board S S Ulua June 28 for Guatemala City and Highlands, visiting Memphis and St Louis en route home.
The Maddigan school of music drama and dance presents 125 students in an annual revue at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Iowa theater. Participants hail from Cedar Rapids Ely Walker Vinton Shellsburg Carroll Anamosa and Center Point. Soloists include Patty Rubel Carol Gail Fillenworth Barbara Ann Teeters Lindal Davis Lois Thompson Belihna Dingman and Merla Jean Even. Admission includes the theater picture.
Dr and Mrs Thomas F Lange of 1965 C avenue NE returned Friday after a three weeks motor trip in the east. They were joined by Mrs Langes mother and father Mr and Mrs R L Burkland of Lancaster Missouri who accompanied them home via Canada after visits in New Jersey and a World’s Fair stop in New York City.
A busy Cedar Rapids schedule features an address by Prof Joseph J Hromadka at 8 p m in C S & P S hall, plus a city golf championship qualifier at Kenmore golf course. Other events include Hungarian arts, farm bureau picnic Hawkeye Downs, and campus lectures in Iowa City and Mount Vernon.
Camp Wapsie Y prepares a varied summer program for girls from July 24 to August 7 introducing fencing by Miss Winifred H. Blake and horse riding by Miss Marjorie Furstenberg along with sketching classes, crafts, yoga drama and choir. The planning committee led by Mrs. David A. Stofler includes Miss Adeline Fieseler and Miss Gertrude Stenner. A two day trip to Anamosa, canoeing, a horseback ride and sunset rides are on the schedule.
Mr and Mrs D P Schwarzentruber of Mount Vernons avenue SE host daughter Mrs C W Kuning of Grand Rapids Michigan and her children Patsy and Glenna. Mr Kuning will join mid July. Mrs Kuning and the children also visit her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Arthur Schwatsraben on Forest drives.
Ruth Toogood wed Leon Martindale Reynolds in a Saturday 11 am ceremony at St. Pauls Methodist Church with Rev Sylvester Billheimer officiating. The service featured Marion Hepner’s Handel selection and camellia corsages, followed by a breakfast for 22 at Commonwealth tea room. The couple will reside in Iowa City as Reynolds pursues a PhD at the University of Iowa.
Cedar Rapids society anticipates the June wedding of Miss Dorothea Dolson and Glenn W. Beneke of Mishawaka Ind. at St Pauls Methodist Church June 30 at 530 PM. Attendants include Maid of Honor Vivian Beneke and bridesmaids Marie Dolson and Valeria Gruhl. Best man Sterling Roberts with ushers Don Beneke and Wendell Kerr. Reception for sixty at the Roosevelt hotel follows.
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