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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1940

Page

2

Around the Lawn and Town News Bits

Readable items mix politics light gossip and local humor. It notes Mary Wilson vacationing with Governor Wilson, Cornell athletes shopping in New York, a fashion shop nail polish mishap, a Chicago car sale prank, a nurse and reading quips, two Cornell professors in a chapel washroom, Barbara Maxwell meeting Horace Heidt, Confucius quotes in Cedar Rapids, and Cedar Rapids mint julep prep for Gone With the Wind.

Alice Davidson Kaselow New York City Confucius Cedar Rapids New York Daily News New Yorker Kaselow Marco Polo China Iowa Chicago

AAU W Group Meetings and Club Gatherings

Evening AAU W reading group meets Monday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Harold Kolar 440 Sinclair Ave SE. Mrs M S McClaran reviews The Eagle and the Serpent by Guzman. Afternoon group meets Wednesday at 2 at Mrs H C Martin 22000 Ave NE with Mrs Paul Strate assisting.

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

Business Girls League to Hear Rev W M Jacobs

The Business Girls league of the YWCA will join a national Observance with a 6 pm banquet at the association building. Rev W A Jacobs of the First Congregational church will speak on Courageous Living followed by a discussion on the Observance. Reservations by 10 am Monday at 8169. Martha Smith and Beverly Hayes lead the program.

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

Midwinter Travelers Return Home

Cedar Rapids residents return from travels over six weeks in the southwest and California. Families include T Wilhelm and daughter Betty with Mrs. Severn. Mr. and Mrs. Perry C. Rude from Florida. their son David visiting the University of Iowa. Mrs. George F. Gibson from Los Angeles. Charles M. Richardson and bride Marjorie Schneider from Cleveland. H. W. Robinson and spouse after trips through Texas and Florida.

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

Isabel Kehrer And W. Frank Smith Are Wed

Isabel Kehrer and W. Frank Smith were married in a ceremony with navy and white details. The bride wore a brown alpaca crepe traveling outfit and orchids, with matron of honor Mrs. John S. Kehrer and best man Carl B. Myers Jr. Guests included out of town relatives, and the couple planned a southern wedding trip before settling in Cedar Rapids after March 15.

John S. Kehrer Kehrer Carl B. Myers, Jr Barrington, Il Cedar Rapids Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Electric Home and Farm Authority Karl H. Kehrer Sioux City John Kehrer Geneva Ill Quentin Nemmers Kansas City

Elks Hosts Dad and Son Frolic Night

Elks club members plan a Tuesday dinner and carnival style event for fathers and sons with entertainment by Dempsy Jones and his gang. Nevin Nichols will set up a carnival themed ballroom with games and prizes. The OES auxiliary to the Children's Home meets Wednesday at 1 pm for lunch at 2009 Mt. Vernon Ave SE with a 2 pm business session.

Elks Club Dempsy Jones Nevin Nichols 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

Metz Gordleys Host Dinner Party in Northeast

Mr and Mrs Metz Gordley at 961 Sixteenth Street NE entertained guests Friday evening including Mr and Mrs Clarence Hickey and their son Irvin and Dr and Mrs Milo B Loomis and their son Milo. Alpha Xi Delta alumnae meeting Monday at 6 30 p m at 2117 Washington Ave SE with assisting hostesses. West Side W C T U picnic luncheon Wednesday at 1230 p m hosted by Mrs J S Harper at 1014 A Ave NW with devotional lead by Mrs Byron Heneks. Year book review planned by several members.

Metz Gordley Sixteenth Street Clarence Hickey Irvin Milo B. Loomis Milo Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Edwin Nelson Washington Avenue SE 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

Dr Greene to Speak at Woman's Club Event

A university education commission speaker Dr Greene addresses the Woman's Club with members from health education presenting group activities. Secretary treasurer Mrs John C Heins and club directors meet at 1 30 with trustees at 12 30 in the Maple room.

The University Commission of Educational Research Midwestern Psychology Association Acoustical Society of America American Psychology Association Health Education Department John C. Heins Maple Room

William Jacobs To Speak At YWCA Lenten Services

The third in a series of YWCA Lenten services for women will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. at the association building. The Rev William A Jacobs pastor of the First Congregational Church will speak on In the Upper Room with music by Rev James H Blackstone Jr and Grace Gordon. Sidney L Myers returned from a two week business trip to Colombia Central America Panama and Mexico City as export sales manager for LaPlant Choate.

L. A. Talbott Guy McKibben Wayne G. Basler R. J. Allen Sopran Reomas Arne Phyllis Myers Finladia Sibelius Weenae ¢ Club Olus A. C. Topinka Columbia Shaw Benny Rinsky Trumpet America the Beautiful T. H. DeWees Gordon Barger G. L. Lyman Harlech BOP Cial Johnny America New World Carrie Thay Dvorak Richard Keen Association Building William A. Jacobs First Congregational Church James H. Blackstone, Jr Westminster Presbyterian Church Grace Gordon Y. W. CA 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. Wilson Janie Hickenlooper B. B. Hickenlooper Farley Cornell East Dick Barker New York Chicago Tribune Gazette Chapel Dean of Women Barbara Maxwell Homer C. Maxwells Horace Heidt Barbie J. M. Wiley Fifteenth Street NW Dwight Krumholtz Kiwanis Ladies’ Club 000 Children’s Home Nursery Auxiliary Frank Dvorak Hamilton Street W. M. Jacobs Fred Day Seventeenth Street Long Beach Calif Leslie Gilreath Gilreath H. C. de Witt Ella Hungerford the King’s Daughters Judson Sapa Thirtieth Street Isabel Kehrer W. Frank Smith Elks Metz Gordleys Alpha XI Delta Dr. Greene Woman's Club 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 Nature and Garden Nature and Garden Department Thurs Carl Baumhoefner Mary Woitishek G. B. Hill Anna Calderwood T. K. Hefner Health Education Richard Weldhouse Henry S. Duitweiler Art Department C. C. Moffitt A. H. Mott Henry Hromek Wer Panek Edward Breen Fifteenth Street Denver Breen New Orleans Tulane University Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Standard Fruit and Steamship Company Lasswell Studio Third Avenue Paramount Theater Building William Jacobs Y.W.C.A. Lenten Sidney Myers Feck Zoric National Institute of Dyeing and Cleaning Marion Doric Dry 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 A. L A American Legion T. A. Norberg Fred Fredricks L. R. Sanders Henri Bollen H. E. Travis Carl Freund Franken Phyllis Myers Jeanne Anderson Winnefred Heald Doris Newman Roy Decker Walsh Mesdames Giles Joyce Anna Kofron John Kruber 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 RS. Hallman I. S. Hallman Fifth Avenue SE 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 Mrs. Kainz Karl Kainz Wildwood Drive Music Study Club Killians’ Tea Room Gethsemane Shrine Gethsemane Shrine No. 1 Masonic Temple A. M. P. D. Club Joanne Kadlec Donna Kuehl Olga Naxera Mary Ellen Stamy DOWS Second Ave Second S&i
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