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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
3
Entertaining eight members of her bridge club at her home on Blake boulevard SE Friday Mrs Roy E Choate hosted the luncheon at 2375 Blake boulevard SE detailing a social gathering in a local note.
A Friday noon picnic luncheon for members of the Cooking club was hosted by Mrs. Sue Witwer Luberger at 1400 Second Avenue SE. The event followed a four day visit by Mr. and Mrs. Ross West of Detroit to Mr. West's uncle W. S. Cadow at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Mr and Mrs Ed Mund Quinn of Chicago formerly of Cedar Rapids arrive Thursday to spend the weekend as guests at the Roosevelt hotel during their stay in town.
Mrs Edward M Ward formerly Miss Catharine Hanley was feted at a crystal shower hosted by Mrs Charles Grier Mrs Robert Daggett Miss Mary Masterson and Miss Katherine Carroll at 1310 Third Avenue SE with twelve Mount Mercy alumnae guests present marking her marriage on June 10.
The Happy Go Lucky club met Thursday for a picnic supper at Bever park. Present were Iva Sword, Geraldine Wright, Evelyn Walraven, Velva McCauley, Bernita Offt, Elva Stolte, and guest Lorraine Ely.
The Jolly Neighbors met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ralph Hepker at 1601 C Avenue NE. Prizes for chance went to Mesdames Lester Scott Ted O'Brien and Julius Hepker. The next meeting is set for July 11 with Mrs. Ray Hines at 849 Twelfth Street NE.
Miss Jeanne Rowe Miss Mary Penningroth and Miss Dorothy Doolittle have returned to Cedar Rapids after a week at Lake Geneva Wisconsin attending the Y W C A conference.
Jackie Hunt returns home Friday morning after visiting his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allender at 1717 Seventh Avenue SE and their daughter Betty for a week.
The Teen Age club met Wednesday at Miss Helen Stourne’s home on Twenty-first Avenue SW. Officers elected include Margie Jungman as president, Patricia Splichal as secretary, LaVerna Stastny as treasurer, and Vera Valenta as social chair. Meetings will feature hand and needle craft. The next gathering will be at Miss Stastny’s house with several members present.
Members attended a picnic at Ellis park on Wednesday with Miss Isabel Brown as a guest. Present were Jo Coombs Elaine Wharton Kathy Buchan Mariann Dietrich Loucile Kimball and Juanita Lahey. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Buchan at 702 Second avenue SW.
The Searles dairy personnel organized a Thursday afternoon surprise party for D Eves of 1270 Second Avenue SE. A gift was presented to him by dairy staff.
The Friwoto Camp Fire group met with guardian Mrs Leslie Zachers at 1624 D avenue NE Wednesday morning. Marjorie Lodge organized a hike and breakfast at Daniels park where Alice Carpenter won a treasure hunt. A cradle shower honored Mrs Floyd Kupps at her home with hostesses and guests listed.
Miss Ruby Kennedy was honored on her thirteenth birthday Friday by Mrs. Donald Williams. Guests included Carole Dale, Betty Mitchell, Mary Etta Stern, Eleanor Stern, Phyll Edaburn, Marilyn Kennedy, Nina Kennedy, Dorothy Cole, John Livermore, Frank.
The Ambassador male quartet from Anderson college and seminary will perform sacred music at the Church of God on L Avenue and Eighth Street NW in Cedar Rapids Saturday evening June 20 at 7 30. The group toured the east central states last year and performed at Anderson camp meetings. The public is invited with no admission charge though an offering will be taken. Members are Charles Wilson Alvin Shackleton Roscoe Snowden and Warren Edmondson.
Louis Robinson, Louis Brown, Billy Brown, Junior Mastin, Stanley Davis, Calvin Kennedy, Junior Mally, George Mally and Chuck Knapp appear in a community roster or social page listing multiple individuals.
Mrs. Charles Johnson departed Thursday for her home in Moline VW after visiting friends locally. She had been a Cedar Rapids resident until recently.
Frank Strief was legally divorced from Pearl Strief in district court by action. Judge H C Ring signed the decree March 25 1939 but enrollment waited due to unpaid costs and Strief's injuries from a ladder fall. Adultery cited. cross-petition for cruelty dismissed. The couple wed May 29 1933 and remarried June 28 1934.
In front of Central City residents the secretary of Linn County Fair testified in district court Friday that he had made reasonable efforts to obtain an exchange for stock in a suit brought by stockholders of the defunct Wapsie Valley Fair against the present Linn County Fair, Inc. The testimony occurred before Judge J. E Heiserman.
Satter testified as the plaintiff witness for the Wapsie Valley group in a three year old suit. He described notices offering new stock for old and efforts to contact stockholders as part of dissolving the Wapsie Valley Fair. Additional Linn County Fair records were admitted to determine stock validity.
Judge Charles J Haas appoints Dr Carl C Kesler guardian of the two children property valued around $2000. The kids are Mary Alice age 3 and Carl C Jr age 2. Their mother Rachel H Kesler died in an auto accident near Van Wert Ohio on April 13. Kesler bond set at $3000. Franks wins Democratic nomination for Linn County first district supervisor with no receipts or expenditures reported. defeated Wes Robovsky on June 3.
Gene L Rogers filed for divorce from James Maynard Rogers on cruelty grounds. Mrs. Rogers seeks alimony and custody of their only child, a girl. The couple wed January 1936 in Northwood Iowa.
Juanita Burts files a divorce action against Grover Burts alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The petition requests relief and division of any marital property as the case proceeds in the county court.
Grover T Burts and his wife wed January 8 1931 in Rock Island and have no children. Mrs Burts seeks a temporary allowance and permanent alimony from the court. Judge Haas granted letters of administration to Harold H Clemons for the estate of Helen Harriett Clemons who died June 23 Bond set at 500. Charles Wilson a transient received a six months suspended sentence on vagrancy charges for good behavior.
The Zion Evangelical and Reformed church hosts a Sunday picnic in Schmides Grove southwest of town. A joint Sunday school and worship service will be led at 10 am by Rev. Fr. Abel, followed by a noon basket dinner. Activities include drills by Sunday school departments and various games for all ages.
The Rev Samuel Morrow will end his seven year pastorate at the Grande Avenue United Presbyterian church Sunday.
The Rev Mr Morrow departs Cedar Rapids to study for a doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh Pa He is a Princeton Theological Seminary and University of Princeton graduate with master’s degrees from both institutions He plans to resume pastoral work next fall He has chaired presbytery committees on training men for the ministry and student work and recently resigned as clerk His Cedar Rapids church saw a 25 percent rise in membership while he served there He declined a large eastern church offer years ago
Authorized sources said Hitler was set to propose a general peace offering to Britain allowing it to keep 95 percent of its empire. The report was dismissed as unlikely and not credible by officials.
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