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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1939
Page
17
A Cedar Rapids page captures household mishaps and city quirks from a musical record crash to church door antics. Highlights include a mother’s worry over a broken record, a clock timing gag in court, radio hams, Yehudi Menuhin’s Cedar Rapids visit memories, a fire scene rescue, and amusing local chatter about amateurs and daily life.
The American Association of University Women awards 13 750 to ten women scholars for a year of research. Winners include Dorothy N. David astronomy at Smith college and Isabel Scribner Stearns philosophy at Smith, with projects in spectroscopy and metaphysics. Cedar Rapids branch contributes 100 to the fund.
Cedar Rapids Dental Society auxiliary members plan a Dutch treat dinner Monday at 6 pm at Bishop's cafeteria followed by theater attendance. Miss Phyllis Kobe and Miss Shirley Thompson hosted a surprise party for Miss Dorothy Kubias on her fourteenth birthday at the Kubias home with games and a light luncheon. MONDAY SHAKESPEARE CLUB MEETING WITH MRS. CUTHBERT SMITH
The Merimyx club will hold a winter dancing party Monday at the Roosevelt hotel. Dancing starts at 9 p.m. following pre-event dinners and cocktail gatherings hosted by club members. Dr and Mrs Marvin D Marr lead arrangements with assistants Mr and Mrs Larry Yount Mr and Mrs Edward McPartland and Dr and Mrs C H Stark.
Mrs Ralph Whitlock hosted at her mother’s home 1834 Bever avenue SE a celebration for Susan Whitlock’s third birthday. Guests included Ruth Radloff Diane Benninghoff Lorna Jean Steul Karen Termohlen Mary Donahue Marilyn Beardsley Richard Wilson Ronnie Moore with helpers Natalie Skogsberg and Jean Hollands. Special guests were Susan’s grandmother Mrs DeVault and great grandmother Mrs S W Miller.
The D A R state committee prepares a broadcast slate with a 3 30 p m Monday program on WOI featuring L O Leonard on The Fathers of Our Country and a March 22 9 30 a m Des Moines KSO broadcast by Mrs Henry M Robert Jr. Also mentions a St Patrick dinner hosts Paul Siechert and others, plus club meetings and event details.
Miss Betty Kitterman daughter of Mr and Mrs Jess A Kitterman of 1627 First Avenue West announced her engagement to William Burl James of Boulder Colorado. The couple will wed on April 19 after a tea hosted by Mrs Kitterman.
The Business and Professional Women's club will honor twelve new members at a 3 to 5 pm tea at the Woman's clubhouse. Attendees include Adeline Bowers Alice Cejka Helen Cooksey June Ford Virginia Hammill Bess Hodge Bessie Jones Charlotte Porter Laverne Seichert Violet Washburn Julia Weldon Eileen Wood.
Twenty members of the Happy Bluebirds group at St. John s Episcopal church elected Louanne Clark president Nancy Soboda secretary and Susan Starman treasurer with Mrs Charles W Clark as guardian. Others led by Suzanne Salter and Jane Hickenlooper joined games after voting and discussed upcoming events and meetings.
The Cedar Rapids Woman's Club hosts a birthday benefit tea at the Montrose hotel Crystal ballroom with a contest play Mushrooms Coming Up by the dramatic art department set for Iowa Play Festival in AS THEIR PROJECT for 1939. Cast includes Mrs. Lloyd C. Schuknecht and others. music by Mrs. Gladys Barger and Mrs. Belle Stewart.
Coe college plans a March 24 military ball at Memorial coliseum featuring a drill squad from Roosevelt Military Academy Aledo Ill Intermission pledging for new members will be conducted The event is sponsored by Scabbard and Blade. Tweet Hogan and his orchestra will play replacing Maurie Sherman’s band. Dorothy Barta marries Marland Usher Cedar Rapids wedding follows March 3 ceremony. The Mothers club Tau Kappa Epsilon luncheon meets at Mrs Cyrus Metcalf home. Youth Semperernce council meets at Mrs Nettie Sisam home. Brooke review of Fools Gold chapter four and roll call with Willard or gambling articles.
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