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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1936
Page
8
A fragmented local note reports visitors including a Mrs Douglas and a group tied to a George B Dovgiee family line. readable items mention guests, a social gathering, and uncertain references to names and places.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Aunt Het described as not interested in Eis and overall engagement with church duties. No clear event or date is established.
Article records the wedding of Katherine Pingel and VI A Voss with lengthy OCR errors noting guests from Kesstone and nearby towns. It lists attendees including Henry Voss, Cherry Voss, Cleo Koeppe, and Fred Foeck, and mentions a reception at a farm southeast of Leie Plane with local sponsors and a Wednesday meeting of a club.
A scanned news item lists Alpha Xi Delta officers with names including Betetee, Euzsorth Hey, Ruthes Y De, and Mery Lou, noting Cedar Renee and Mosucelly as related figures. The fragmentary text references campus sorority roles and local mentions.
Local Felé is hosting a wedding ceremony for Dorothea Davis with guests and attendants listed. Details are partially legible but indicate a reception plan and honor arrangements, including a cake and music, at a private residence in the community.
Frances Herr and Clausen announce their marriage with a ceremony on January 9, witnessed by Percy Rest and Methodius Chorea, with Cedar Rapids residents in attendance. The couple, both graduates of local schools, will reside at 621 Avenue NW after March 15 and are connected to local firms, including the Nenonel Oets company and Cedar Rapids Tramster.
Multiple short notices report marriages births deaths and local events from towns like Belle Plaine West Branch Lost Nation Conesville Hazleton Stanley Williamsburg and Grundy Center. Items mention anniversaries school changes elections obituaries and community activities with names places dates and affiliations. The batch reflects a crowded mosaic of midwestern life.
A guide advises on letter writing etiquette with contrasts in formality and tone. It highlights how readers judge handwriting notes and paper quality, urges proper closings, and promotes a forty-page illustrated Home Institute booklet with samples and a coupon offer.
Epcleces find i5e ter booklet How to Write Letters for All Occasions. Name Phare print mace eod eddrecs plainly Street City and State.
In Peiping, Chinese provincial forces secured Fenchow and nearby areas from communist forces. Four regiments from Suiyuan helped defend Taiyuan while nationalist troops moved to clear Red units in Shansi. The Nanking government plans air support and reinforcements as Chiang Kai-shek orders expanded troop deployment. American missionaries and families were evacuated eastward amid the fighting.
The U S Supreme Court dismissed two New Deal cases on government power to condemn land for PWA slum clearance and low cost housing projects. The actions, connected to Louisville Kentucky and Detroit, were requested by Solicitor General Stanley Reed who called the cases moot as funds were spent. Chief Justice Hughes supervised the brief dismissal.
Forty seven WPA workers opened side roads blocked since the February blizzard. The first route cleared runs off Iowa 13 past the Harry Davies and Wiegand Brothers farms, restoring access for nearby farmers who had limited travel via field paths for a month.
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