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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
5
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Betty Beardsley will host a party at 2139 Linden Drive to honor Edith Knox Pecks who becomes the bride of Dr Kenneth Bogaard in April. The event includes wedding details and festive kitchen gifts as Edith Knox Beardsley is praised by Mrs Charle Dusenpart and others in attendance.
Officers named for the Alpha Gamma Delta chapter at Coe College include Rath Karkpsatrich as president and Ary Battle as secretary. Rose Ma wer serves as treasurer while Harriet Chermnesquare and Winifred Erbe hold other leadership roles in the student group.
The record lists M Hreien Hibnes reelected along with a slate of officers including vice president Rosalind Nelsen and secretary Vins Mariant Sakett. Tallman serves as treasurer and Weld as chaplain. Miss Nelson and Mrs Genree Spovaler named delegates to a state convention.
John Brunot of Greensburg Po Pas arrived in the city to stay with his sister and brother Mrs Laura Turner and Mrs Trulia Twenty third Street dive. He will remain in the city through Sunday.
Mount Wercy alumnae held a card party at 88 Sixteenth Street San Francisco. Prizes of six dollars went to Mrs Werent and Miss Eleanor Heat with cards arranged and played by attendees including Miss Marin Dik or.
Mrs F C Kellogg hosted a Lambda chapter reception at her home in 1956 Park with Beta Sigma Phi. Mrs Kellogg was assisted by Mrs F W Damour plus sponsors and diners including Mrs Dwight Krumboltz and MI Previe Tracy.
Mr Marvy Waschoff entertained at home in Foufax Sundas exer yr 2 honoring family members and friends including Fannie Reed Tohn Pivis Imma Wayehoff Mars Se Vera and Joyce Kleppe Vooe'd Youreek Glenn Selzer and Miooad Mes Fletcher Waschoff. Attending were families of John Buresi Adolph Selzer Joe Yanecek and others, with Verne Yanecck and Be included.
Members met at Mrs Wood Watson's home for Easter season devotions led by Mrs F C Reneid. Mrs Myron Mith presided at the business meeting and Mr Marshall Clark assisted. Three new members joined the baby band. Next meeting at St Lukes Hospital March 17 to sew.
The Carp Fire Sponsors association will meet Thursday at 9 30 am in the Camp Fire room of the First Presbyterian church. A Camp Fire guardian and a speaker from Camp For hond will attend. All Camp Fire members at the city are invited.
Mothers club entertained pledges actives alumnae and lionesses at Coe College with a double blue and rose table decor. Mrs AM Plock chaired with helpers Mrs C WM Dooliitle and Mrs HooG Mead. Patronesses Mrs W EO Lichtenstein Mrs Farle G Nichols and others attended.
Miss Inga Tapper was reelected president of Chapter GM of PEL at Nir Starrs W Dunkel home 2224 Grande Avenue SE Monday evening. New officers include L A Kessler vice president Fmuil Rasmussen recording secretary Faith McMurray corresponding secretary CC Jo Lynch guard chaplain Mary Randall. Officers were installed at the meeting.
Miss Barbara Shonka daughter of Mr and Mrs S V Shonka 294 Twenty-fifth street SE is a member of the basketball team at Frances Shimer College in Mount Carroll Illinois where she is a student.
George Sommers of 257 Twenty Fourth Avenue was honored Sunday with a surprise party for his seventy fourth birthday. Relatives and friends hosted a picnic dinner and presented gifts as a large group attended including the Shonks Lewises Schloss family Sommers Edmonds Clirk Pashop Dickes Duncan LeGalne Kra bacher Henson Fay Smith and others.
Miss Delite May of Cedar Rapids was named to the University of Dubuque liberal arts college dean's honor roll for the first semester of the current school year.
SDC club members served as hostesses at a leap year party held Sunday evening. Attendees included Misses Betty Fitzgerald Connie Sheridan Mildred Johnson Jean Norbert Mary Elizabeth Theses Mary Margaret Strathmann Jean Phillips Berniee Svoboda Barbara Alan Eunice Boyle. Guests listed were John Stark Charles Blahnik Bill Ryan Hugh White Eugene Stepanek Len Morrissey Dwain Cruise John Krabbenhott and Charles lnig.
Members met Monday at Phyllis Cohen's home for an Easter party. Girls made bean bags to exhibit with their dolls at the grand council fire Saturday night. Two new members are Nancy Gay and Jocelyn Bickel.
Aunt Het jokes that in-laws aren’t worse than others, just that unfamiliarity makes people seem smarter and nicer. She quips that people appear better once you know less about them.
Valentine W Keiper and wife Mrs celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary with a Monday evening dinner party at their Cedar Rapids home hosted by their ten children. The couple, married near Atkins, have lived in Cedar Rapids 22 years. he is a Beards Town, Illinois native, born in Germany, with 36 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Mrs Harold Stark entertained Thursday at 809 Second Street SW for her son Buddy's seventh birthday with ten guests, Easter themed decorations, and a birthday cake. She also hosted Mrs Ro W Jones's birthday with a covered dish supper and a second cake, aided by Mrs R W Jones and Mrs Thomas Gilka. guests included R W Jones, Mrs Mattie Jones, Mrs William Hemsky, George Taylor, Pat Kimm, Earl and Mrs Earl Stark, Betty Stark, Mrs Amelia Stark, Mary Jane Finnegan, and others.
Mrs Francis Stephen of 432 Thir ty-third Street NE entertained Saturday afternoon for Gerald Stephen's sixth birthday. Easter motif table decor and baskets as favors accompanied the gathering of Barbara Clemens Mary Jo Proeschveld Mary Stephen Marjorie Secrest Barbara Guhl Beverly Valentine Daly McBride Austin Fernow Larry Bjornsen Terry Bjornsen Cameron Cummins Philip Cummins Larry Michael Eugene Seller Dickie Carson and Dorothy Navrail assisting.
Word is received of the birth of a son on March 11 to Dr and Mrs Ashby Steele of San Francisco. Mrs Steele is formerly Amyrne Moffit, daughter of Mr Harriet Moffit of 1749 A avenue NE.
The Pythian Sisters met Monday at Miss Charlotte Fair 348 Seventh Avenue SW after a business session. Bridge games followed with hostess helpers Esther Strait Bertha Buffington Lillian Clark and Alta Robertson assisting. The next meeting is set for Mrs Edna Currans home.
A group of friends held a surprise birthday party for Arthur Reed at his home on Sixteenth Street NF. Five hundred was played at five tables with prizes going to Mr. and Mrs. Sid Forbes, Mrs. Grant Brownell, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peterson, and Arthur Reed. Other attendees included Henry Orton, J F Henry, Frances Driscoll, Georges Forbes, Glen DeWald, Clyde Zook, Vern Canaday, Grant Brownell, Mrs. Arthur Reed, James Don, Lewis and Dorothy Reed, Reed Riley, and Gilbert Goss.
Mrs RP Taylor hosted a luncheon at 2206 Upland Drive SE honoring retiring and newly elected PE chapter officers. Guests included outgoing president Mrs Taylor and officers Mrs Augustine Mrs Stenner Mrs Burleson Mrs Young Mrs Krebbenhott and Mrs Kesler plus the new officers. Zoe Varney and Eva Walker hosted a separate party at 1739 D Avenue NE honoring Mrs T E Morgan of Topeka Kansas visiting the Crosses at 2390 Blake Boulevard SE.
Mrs Otto CC Klassen entertained Saturday afternoon at 2425 Johnson Avenue NW in honor of her daughter Patricia Anne Cames tenth birthday. Guests included Alice Shea Barbara Edgar Kathleen Carrall Genevieve Heaverlo Dolores Lattner Patsy Connell Jean Hoffman Rosemary Shumaker Patty Bird Dorothy Schriner Maud Mueller Tiscia Shanahan Susie and Stanles Drahos.
Miss Mary Jean Kacer of 1220 Third Street SE left Saturday for Charleston West Virginia to spend three weeks with her sister Mrs George Habib formerly of Cedar Rapids She will later visit New York City and other eastern cities
The Rock Island Womans group met Fridays at the YW Co with 59 members present. They planned a card party in the Glow room of the Gas Co on March 27 and a dance and card party on March 30 at the YWCA. New members listed include Mesdames Alex Lynott Buschovieck Frank Dewey Mary A Wess Ed Wienek Anna Mack John Shuell Ro D Thomas JT Coughlin Clifford Bort Art Melsa R Ro Bragg A C Meakins Lenora Goodwin Vertie Lydick. After the business meeting games followed, with Mrs A Meakins winning the prize.
Mrs C C Van Ness of 1738 First Avenue NW prepares to move to Lincoln Nebraska. Mrs Joe Clit hosted Friday night at 283 Highland Drive NW with bridge and a gift for the guest of honor. Attending included Mesdames Frank Zanka John Day George Wing Elmer Stanek Harold Wies and Misses Bessie Stella Jandl Alberta Schuckert.
The Dairy Dale community will meet Thursday at 8 p.m in the hall to finalize plans for the Friday evening entertainment. Refreshments will be served.
Mr and Mrs Fred Dolezal and their son Cleon stayed at Tama and Toledo homes of F A Uchytil and Mrs George Dolezal over the weekend.
The Margaret Bottome circle of the King's Daughters will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a dessert luncheon at the home of Mrs. Lester Martinek located at 955 Daniels Street NE.
Miss Alice Gladfelter of 1312 Oakland Avenue NE returned Monday after spending three weeks at Excelsior Springs Missouri confirming a short illness recovery and home visit.
The Mothers' Club of Edgewood School No 1 meets Thursday at 2 p.m at the school for a social hour with handwork. The Arthur P T A parent education group meets Wednesday at 2 p.m at the Alvin Wagner residence 2331 E Avenue NE. all interested are invited.
The Tyler P T A will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at the school. Fred Carstens will speak as principal. The mothers chorus will sing and the mothers first aid class will give a demonstration.
Jan Rys, Czech fascist leader, addressed 3,000 supporters in Prague vowing to lead an armed revolt against the Czech government once the time is ripe. He has long opposed Czech autonomy in the German protectorates and has sought recognition from Germany, which has not interfered.
Amory Bud Waite, radio operator with Admiral Richard Byrd on the 178 man Antarctic expedition, spoke to McKinley Senior High School pupils in the auditorium. Waite dispelled myths about the voyage and shared details on daily life, work, and leisure during the two year trip.
Ernie Hass, former boxer, found guilty of first degree manslaughter in Kings County for the slaying of Dr Walter Engelberg, an attaché of the German consulate in New York. The verdict allows a sentence from suspended to 10 to 20 years in prison as determined by the judge.
Birds returning to Cedar Rapids delayed their northward journey this year. Mrs George Kosek and Mrs Paul Hanson reported bluebirds near Indian creek on consecutive days, with scouts spotting them on a hike. In 1939 bluebirds arrived around February 17 and the prior year on February 14.
A city hall recheck shows the 1940 41 proposed budget $15 211 below the current adjusted total. The document notes prior adjustments and planned revisions before final adoption, with streets and public improvements and police and fire maintenance among the top expenditures.
The City Public Improvements Department will receive bids for about 500 tons of unused street car rails. With the car service replaced by buses, the sale is expected to add roughly 4 000 to 4 500 dollars to city coffers.
Twenty five photographers from towns in northeastern Iowa gather for the North east Iowa Photographers club spring meeting at Thompson's studio on Second avenue SE. The event opens with a Wednesday luncheon followed by a Kodak printing and enlarging demonstration by Will G Rogers of Fastman Kodak. Thursday features Al Keyes discussing itinerant peddlers license law and potential amendments to safeguard Iowa photographers from door to door and street sales. Election of officers will occur at the business meeting.
Monday each Iowa district reported board results. Hale township farm and Nebraska land were approved for sale. Albert Dickman reelected in Lost Nation with 94 votes. Mrs. Rohling had 70. In Manchester Robert L. Condon was reelected as director. term for Con don expires this month. Only 70 ballots cast. Delaware reelects Albert Gienapp for three years. Henry Manson as treasurer with 29 ballots. Dewein J K Shields defeats Dr. M L Spear. Robert Connor reelected treasurer. Decorah board: Norman Nelson reelected to fourth term 397 votes. We Rickels 220 defeated by Mrs. Bastian Torvik 270. Calmar Valentine Prana reelected director 90. Don Meyer elected to replace Fred Meyer who resigned. 118 votes total. Ely lamir Truhlar reelected to board. John Phillips listed.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and three staff members were cited for contempt of court by Circuit Judge Thomas J Rowe for editorials and a cartoon tied to the dismissal of a $10,000 extortion charge against State Rep Edward M Brady. The order directs publisher Pulitzer Publishing Co. and the named staffers to appear to show cause why they should not be punished.
The court holds that editorials and cartoons are part of a plan to defame and insult the court and judge, charging corruption and partiality. The Post-Dispatch defends the contempt charge as an attack on press freedom and vows to vigorously defend it.
Washington AP reports economic blocs concede to farm state pressure as the House approves a large farm aid package. Parity payments and tenant loan funds are favored, with debate over full parity funding and a possible war profits tax on war-materials makers.
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