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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1937

Page

2

Hazel Wharton and Walter Timmerman wed at Trinity Methodist

Miss Hazel Wharton of Cedar Rapids daughter of Mr and Mrs James W Wharton and Walter Timmerman son of Mr and Mrs William Timmerman of West Liberty were married at the Trinity Methodist church parsonage with Rev Elton D Wells officiating The couple will reside in West Liberty The single ring ceremony featured blue and white chiffon dresses and corsages of roses and delphinium with Miss Claire Wharton as maid of honor and Dewey Gibson as best man Guests from Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and West Liberty attended the ceremony

Hazel Wharton Cedar Rapids James W. Wharton Walter Timmerman William Timmerman West Liberty Trinity Methodist Church Elton D Wells Claire Wharton Dewey Gibson Timmerman Bess Wharton Warren Wharton Frances Wharton F. B. Clayton John Vosburgh William Hall Lloyd Temeyer A B. McDonald J. B. Hatter J. W Wharton Mount Vernon Harry Hildebrand

Mrs Cuyler Hosts Dinner and Bridge for Dorothy Schultz

Mrs Charles S Cuyler entertained at her home 552 Forest Drive SE Saturday night honoring Mrs Dorothy Schultz of Marion who will wed Merton Knapp of Chicago on July 31 A handkerchief shower was featured Guests included Miss Miriam Rogers Miss Mary Carmel Halpin Miss Isla Mae McSperrin Miss Mary Yakish Mrs Roy Porter and Miss Helen Hanson of Edgewood

Charles S. Cuyler Forest Drive Dorothy Schultz Marion Merton Knapp Chicago Miriam Rogers Mary Carmel Halpin Isla Mae McSperrin Mary Yakish Roy Porter Helen Hanson Edgewood

Daughters of Union Veterans Hold Davenport Convention Reports

Mesdames Ida Kettieson Glenn Thomas Norman Suthft and C E Briggs attended the state convention in Davenport last week and reported at the Rebecca Alexander Tent No 14 meeting. Delegates with Commander S S Haun and Adjutant Eugene Allen of Cedar Rapids post 235 returned Thursday. The July DAV picnic will be at Mrs John Taylors near Palo on July 23 with arrangements to be notified.

Ida Kettieson Glenn Thomas Norman Suthft C. E. Briggs Daughters of Union Veterans Davenport Rebecca Alexander S. S. Haun Eugene Allen T. Z Cook Post Cedar Rapids D. A V John Taylor Palo

Farnum family holds sixth annual reunion in Bever park

More than 100 people attend the Farnum reunion in Bever park. Relatives of the late Frank Farnum arrive from Waterloo Sumner Marshalltown Independence Monticello Wheat End and Liscomb joining Cedar Rapids residents. J B White elected president Mrs Joe Kephart secretary. A silence honors Ray Barton White who died last year. Music by the Honolua Conservators and a drum corps exhibition cap the program. The Farnum reunion occurs every year on the last Sunday in June.

Farnum Bever Park Frank Farnum Waterloo Sumner Marshalltown Independence Monticello Wheat End Liscomb Cedar Rapids J.B White Associaon Joe Kephart Cear Rapids Ray Barton White Bris Lumen Selvage Peter Baker Eadie Wracton Ernestine Clencenr Liane Travis Honolua Conervators Tuton Tirty Tur Cur Rapids Musketeer Elecorps Furnum Family

Surprise 18th Wedding Anniversary Honored East City

A group of friends held a surprise party for Mr and Mrs John Lnenicka at their east of the city home Sunday to mark their eighteenth anniversary. Attendees included multiple Lnenicka and Bena families with numerous children and relatives present.

John Lnenicka Joe Lenicka Rudolph Lnenicka Ed Lnenicka Albert Suchomel Joe Rompot Wes Bena A T Bena Fred Nederhiser Milton Chadima Evelyn Lnenicka Viola Lenicka Julia Bena Barbara Suchomel Wilma Lnenicka Georgeanne Lenicka Anne Lnenicka Mary Ann Bena Dorothy Allison Edwin Lnenicka Leo Bena Charles Jahn

Kenneth A Volz III Birthday Party At Home

Mrs. Kenneth Volz hosted a Saturday afternoon celebration at 1265 Twentieth Avenue SW for her son Kenneth Allen Volz Jr.’s third birthday. Guests enjoyed a musical program featuring Mardene Long and included Sandra Lee Merlin Bean and many others.

Kenneth Volz Twentieth Avenue SW Kenneth Allen Volz, Jr Mardene Long Sandra Lee Merlin Bean Billy Geraldine McNeill Merlin Forrest Groat Paul June LeRoy Swore Margaret Volz Donald Laura Tiegen Loretta Jean Barbara Ann Donald Savage Lloyd Long J. Bean Rivers McNeill George Swore Otto Volz Harry Hoover Louis Savage

Mrs J LeRoy Farmer to Visit Kansas City With Relatives

Mrs J LeRoy Farmer of 2179 Blake Boulevard SE will lease Tuesday morning for Kansas City Missouri to spend several days with relatives. She will be accompanied by her sister Mrs Ed Williams and others including Mrs WoE Beane and Miss Edith Topping. The party plans a voyage with relatives and friends to attend a ceremony in Cedar Rapids and visit in Tipton before reaching Kansas City.

J LeRoy Farmer Blake Boulevard Kansas City Ed Willams Tipton Wo E Beane

Senate Panel Drops Mail Probes In Steel Region

A Senate post office committee voted 12 to 1 to postpone indefinitely its inquiry into alleged mail interference in steel strike areas and 12 to 3 against summoning Postmaster General Farley. The panel said it would hand evidence to the Senate Civil Liberties Committee and end the postal probe.

Washington INS Senate Post Office Committee Farley Senate Civil Libertiecs Bridges New Hampshire Farles Warren Niles Youngstown Ohio Bailey North Carolina McHellar Tennessee Department of Justice CIO Civil Lberties Committee Civil Liberties Committee

Harvey D Hall 62 Independence Dies After Illness

Harvey D Hall 62 of Independence dies after three months illness. Services to be held at the Methodist church with burial at the cemetery. He was a grocer on East Main street and member of the Gidea Fellas lodge and the VMetoordiet church. Survived by three sons two daughters two brothers and three sisters.

Furness Inceperderee Martina Dasher Sears East Main Street Tree Gidea Fellas

Two Muscatine Youths Killed In Plane Crash

In Muscatine a plane crash near the municipal airport killed two youths identified as Storm Bishop and Flood Christman. A coroner and a federal investigator examined the crash scene as the monoplane failed at low altitude in a corn field a mile southwest of the airport. Witnesses recalled the boys had been flying from the airport all afternoon.

Church in Woods Service Raises Funds for Camp Good Health Fund

The sixteenth annual Church in the Woods service at Beyer Park drew 175 attendees and featured Beethoven and Haydn performances. The event, organized by Peoples Church, raised 36 for Camp Good Health Fund plus a 1 donation from the Jolly Time Circus group of Monticello children benefiting health-impaired peers.

Church-In-Woods Monticello Camp Good Health Fund Church-in The Peoples Grande Avenue Beyer Park Nessler Fayette Moore Haydn Esther Samuelson Esther Morgan Krabbenhoff Largo Terrette Dvorak Beethoven van Vechten Guild W. A. Allison L. A. Kessler A. B. Steele L. E Garwood Donald Lackey I. D. Garrison Charles Kratzer Frank Russell A.G Thurman Church In - the - Woods Jolly Time Circus Camp Good Health Helen Sylvia Gertensohn Rebecca Janis Nancy Tommy Grimes Mike Grimes Dog

Gilbert one divorce and marriage license granted at courthouse

F A Gilbert, 60, obtained a divorce from Frances K. Gilbert on desertion grounds and a license to marry Mae C. Volz after a Chicago marriage on June 36 1928. Lulu Mae Clevenger won a divorce from Adelbert A Clevenger on cruel treatment with custody and support for a minor son settled by stipulation. A Freitag versus Freitag suit was dismissed without prejudice.

F .A Gilbert Ring Frances K. Gilbert Chicago Gilbert Mae C. Volz Cedar Rapids Lulu Mae Clevenger Adelbert A A. Clevenger Clevengers Springhield Edward William Freitag Della Mee Freitag

Two Are Sentenced For Illegal Sale Of Liquor

Marie Thompson aged 38 of 509 Ninth Avenue SE and Pete Turner 29 were sentenced to one year in county jail by Judge H C Pang for illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. Twenty one pints of beer and a quart of whisky were seized at the Ninth Avenue address. Nick McVeans reported losing $20 after patrons obtained drinks there. Sentences suspended during good behavior, including both defendants' absence from the state.

Marie Thompson Ninth Avenue SE Pete Turner H. C. Pang Ninth Avenue Nick MceVesn Sixteenth Avenue SW

Angell Accepts NBC Educational Counselor Post

Dr James Rowland Angell, retired Yale University president, announced Sunday his acceptance of a full time educational counselor role with the National Broadcasting Company. He will begin the new position in September.

New Haven

Senate Passes Rail Retirement Tax Bill For Pension Funds

The Senate approved and sent to the White House a railroad retirement tax bill funding the pension system. Taxes on companies and workers total 2.54 percent rising to 3.34 percent by 1949, expected to raise 121 million in 1937 and 165 million in 1949. President Roosevelt signed the administrative measure last week.

Washington Senate White House Congress Roosevelt

Pedestrian Killed When Car Overturns Near Manchester

Clarence Swiver about 50 died after being given a ride by W H Carpenter of Manchester on the Manchester Dundee road. Car is believed to have struck rock, lost control, and overturned. Switzer trapped under the car. passersby freed him but he died before coroner Dr Tas and Sheriff Utley arrived. Carpenter hospitalized with shock.

the Gazette Manchester Clarence Swiver W. H. Carpenter Switzer Lindsay Bridge John A. Tas Harry G. Utley Carpenter

Louise Wagor Bride Of Donald Peterson

Central City wedding at Jordan's Grove church for Louise Wagor daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Wagor and Donald W Peterson of Springville The ceremony was performed by Rev I Mr Edwards with Miss Inez Whitney as maid of honor and Richard Wager as best man The couple plan a Chicago motor trip then reside in Springville where the groom runs a service station Mrs Peterson taught at Central City school and is Coe College graduate The United States has more than 18818 motion picture theaters up 510 from last year.

Central City Jordan‘’s Grove Louise Wagor Afr J. F. Wagor Donald W Peterson Springvile Leo Peterson Thomas Snyder Jordan’s Grove

Montour Veteran Seeks Injunction To Stop Home Sale

J M Foley of Montour files suit in Tama county district court against Sheriff E O Harris and James G Cooper Harold Dobson seeking a temporary injunction against sale of Foley’s Montour property under execution. He claims the home stead was purchased with US government pension funds and is exempt, seeks permanent injunction at final hearing, and notes a $81.25 judgment against him and Grace Foley for rent. Foley alleges execution was issued and levied on his property as Cooper and Dobson direct, with his family having moved into the dwelling April.

Toledo J. M. Foley Montour Tama County E. O. Harris Tama James G. Cooper Harold Dobson Foley United States R. E. Finney Grace R. Foley Cooper and Dobson Harris

Homestead Exemption Claim Tied to Pension Funds

A World War veteran states he used his pension and bonus money to acquire and improve a homestead. He argues the pension funds are exempt from execution and that the real estate bought from R. E. Finney is exempt as well. He contends no funds beyond the pension were invested in the property.

United States R. E. Finney Foley

Johnson Takes Post As Assistant Secretary Of War

Louis A. Johnson, former commander of the American Legion, was sworn in as assistant secretary of war on Monday in Washington.

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