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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1940

Page

13

Around the Town Highlights Quirky Tales From Cedar Rapids

The column reviews light hometown anecdotes from California to New York. It notes ITTLE MARY WILSON’s trip with her governors, a Cornell staffer buying a gift in New York, a shoppertale about nail polish, and a nursemaid reading woes. It also mentions Barbara Maxwell meeting Horace Heidt, a query about Confucius, and Cedar Rapids mint julep orders for Gone With the Wind.

Barbara Maxwell Homer C. Maxwells Horace Heidt Barbie Alice Davidson Kaselow New York City Confucius Cedar Rapids New York Daily News New Yorker Kaselow Marco Polo China

A A U W Group Meetings Schedule Summary

The evening reading group meets Monday at 7 30 pm at Mrs Harold Kolar 440 Sinclair Ave SE with review of The Eagle and the Serpent by Guzman. An afternoon group gathers Wednesday at 2 pm at Mrs H C Martin 23000 Ave NE with Agnes Newton Keith Land Below the Wind. a creative writing group meets Wednesday at 7 30 pm with Mrs Jo M Wiley 264 Fifteenth St NW and playwriting study led by Mrs Dwight Krumbholz. The Kiwanis Ladies Club meets Monday at 1 pm at the Elks Club for luncheon with officer nominations and cards. Nursery Auxiliary to the Children s Home meets Thursday at 1 pm for a luncheon at Mrs Frank Dvorak 1837 Hamilton St SW.

Harold Kolar Sinclair Avenue M. S. McClaran the Eagle and the Serpent Guzman H. C. Martin Avenue NE Paul Strate Dwight Krumbolz Agnes Newton Keith Jo M. Wiley Fifteenth Street NW Dwight Krumholtz Kiwanis Ladies’ Club Elks Club Frank Dvorak Hamilton Street Charles Bode Mt Vernon Avenue SE Ruth Turner Ruth Watson F C McLain Vesta Davis Robert McNabney M. M. Knickerbocker O. A. Conwell Lettie Keerl

Business Girls' League to Hear Rev W A Jacobs on Courageous Living

The Business Girls' league of the YWCA will host a six o clock banquet at the association building as part of the national observance. Rev W A Jacobs of the First Congregational church will speak on Courageous Living followed by a discussion. Reservations by 9 am Monday via 8169. Martha Smith and Beverly Hayes lead the program.

Business Girls’ League Y. W.ca Association Rev W. A. Jacobs First Congregational Church Martha Smith Beverly Hayes YW. C Russell Cooper Mount Vernon

Midwinter Travelers Return Home

Cedar Rapids residents recount winter journeys with six week trips through Mexico and the southwest. The Rudes return from Florida while welcoming their son David Rude home from the University of Iowa. Other returnees include Mrs. George F. Gibson from Los Angeles and Charles M. Richardson who arrived with bride Marjorie Schneider after a Cleveland wedding. The Robinsons report a southwest motor tour ending with visits to San Antonio Brownsville and St Petersburg.

T. Wilhelm Linden Drive Betty University of Iowa California George F. Gibson Washington Avenue SE Los Angeles Charles MM. Richardson Fifth Avenue SE Marjorie Schneider Cleveland Ohio H. W. Robinson Knollwood Drive Southwest San Antonio Brownsville Tex St Petersburg Fla

Isabel Kehrer Weds W Frank Smith In Cedar Rapids Nuptials

Isabel Kehrer and W Frank Smith wed in a Cedar Rapids ceremony with navy and teal theme. Matron of honor was Mrs John S Kehrer, best man Carl B Myers Jr, and John S Kehrer as usher. After breakfast at the Roosevelt hotel the couple departed for a southern wedding trip.

John S. Kehrer Kehrer Carl B Myers, Jr Barrington, MI Cedar Rapids John S Kehrer Roosevelt Hotel Electric Home and Farm Authority Karl H Kehrer Sioux City John Kehrer Geneva, Il Quentin Nemmers Kansas City

Elks Host Dad and Son Frolic Night Schedule

Elks club members plan a Dad and Son frolic Tuesday at 6 p.m. with Dempsy Jones and his gang providing entertainment. Nevin Nichols will arrange carnival style games and prizes.

Elks Club Dempsy Jones Nevin Nichols Playground Commission

Dr Greener Woman's Club Speaker Schedule Highlights

University education research figures join the program as health education, chorus, and music department activities are outlined. Officers plan meetings at 1 30 and 12 30 in Maple room with a St Patrick tea served by club members.

The University Commission of Educational Research Midwestern Psychology Association Acoustical Society of America American Psychology Association Health Education Department John C. Heins Maple Room McKinley Joan Yessler Janis Owens Lucille Harris Vernon Sadilek Wallace Johnson Bill Moore Jean Anderson Carl Heinen Lulu Engelman Welty Hamblin Paul Anthony W. E. Goreham Welty Barger Warren Hansen

William A Jacobs To Speak At Y W C A Lenten Services

The third Lenten service for women sponsored by the Y W C A will be held Tuesday at 2 30 pm in the association building. Rev William A Jacobs of First Congregational Church will speak on In the Upper Room with music by Rev James H Blackstone Jr of Westminster Presbyterian and Grace Gordon Girl Reserve secretary.

Association William A. Jacobs First Congregational Church James H. Blackstone, Jr Westminster Presbyterian Church Grace Gordon YY. W. GC. A

Sidney Myers Returns From South America Trip

Sidney L. Myers export sales manager for LaPlant-Choate returns from a two week business trip by air through Colombia Central America Panama and Mexico City arriving Thursday. He resides at 610 Thirty third Street NE.

Sidney L. Myers Thirtythird Street Colombia South America Central America Panama Mexico City Mr. Myers LaPlant-Choate Company

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Ittle Mary Wilson George A T Wilson Janie Hickenlooper B. B. Hickenlooper Farley Cornell Dick Barker New York Chicago Tribune Gazette Chapel Dean of Women Iowa Chicago A.au.w Children’s Home Nursery Auxiliary W. M. Jacobs Fred Day Seventeenth Street Long Beach Calif Leslie Gilreath Gilreath H. C. de Witt Day Denver Ella Hungerford the King’s Daughters Judson Calkins Thirtieth Street Drive Isabel Kehrer W. Frank Smith Elks C. E Children's Home Metz Gordleys Metz Gordley Sixteenth Street Clarence Hickey Irvin Milo B Loomis Milo Alpha XI Delta Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Edwin Nelson W. Zimmerman Frances McLaughlin West Side W.C.T.U J. S. Harper A Avenue NW Byron Heneks Walter Butterfield C. W. Davis Heneks Nettie Sisam Wet Panek Edward Breen Fifteenth Street Breen New Orleans Tulane University Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Standard Fruit and Steamship Company Dr. Greene Woman's Club L. A. Talbott Guy McKibben Wayne G Basler R. J. Allen Thomas Arne Phyllis Myers Finlandia Bsibelina Womans_Club A. C Topinks New World Symphony Dvorak Richard Keen Columbia Brian Benny Rinskys Ward Haydn Nature and Garden Department Thurs Carl Baumhoefner Mary Woitishck G. B. Hill Anna Calderwood K. Hefner Health Education Richard Weldhouse Henry S. Duttweiler Art Department C. C. Moffitt A. H. Mott Henry Hromek Lasswell Studio Third Avenue Paramount Theater William Jacobs Y.W.C.A. Lenten Sidney Myers National Institute of Dyeing and Cleaning Marion Eames Legion Auxiliary American Legion Auxiliary Hanford Post No. 5 Memorial Building Katherine Franken Legion Room Edwin Lundquist Walter Payn Lundquist L. V. Koch J. H. Walsh Walter Kansky Robert Vesely Harlan Briggs Lisbon Department of Iowa American Legion T. A. Norberg Fred Fredricks L. R. Sanders Henri Bollen H. E. Travis Carl Freund Franken Jeanne Anderson Winnefred Heald Doris Newman Roy Decker Walsh Mesdames Heald Bowser R. S. Gilchrist L. W. Herdlicka Anna Hronek M. F. Harmon Giles Joyce Anna Kofron John Kruber Milo B. Loomis John McNabney Glenn McCollister A. G. Nelson Ervin Stepanek Leo H. Strathmann T F. Thompson E. H. Wren R. E. Wood C. D. Hileman Cleo Schnoebelen William E. Langer Paul B. Bradley H. G. Suehrstedt E. A Lambert Roy Serovy C. S. Schwinn G. C. Hanson Dorothy Maxfield Sam Christensen Louisa Palmer Gold Star Joe Afflerbaugh J. M. Afflerbaugh Blake Boulevard Bunco Diane Waples Pamela Craemer Kathryn Safely Betty Payne Yvonne Svoboda Joan Benson Jim Barry Bob Chadima George Engel Tom Grayston Mark Bates DR. Gouldin W. A. Gouldin Fourth Avenue SE B. A. Prince Mr. Prince South Bend, Ind Sandra Pamela Mrs. Hallman M. S. Hallman O. W. Lawrence George L. Krabbenhoff Mrs. Massey John T. Massey Park Avenue SE C. O. Gray L. A. Mansfield Evelyn Wardle P.E.O Kainz Karl Kainz Wildwood Drive Music Study Club Killians’ Tea Room Gethsemane Shrine Gethsemane Shrine No. 1 Masonic Temple oOo A. M. P. D. Club A. M. P. D. Club Joanne Kadlec Donna Kuchl Olga Naxera Mary Ellen Stamy Chat Baerbhe Teres DOWS Second Ave
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