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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1937

Page

8

P. E. O. Chapters Host Meetings and Installations

Out of town and state P. E. O. members attended two chapter meetings Monday. Marian Wilson installed as president of chapter DK. eighteen guests joined forty eight members. Chapter HJ met to discuss McGuffey Readers and Ira readings with several guests present.

P.E.O Marian Wilson L. R Gerhardt First Avenue E Bessie Jacobson Metta Burd Helen Hibnes William Rinderknecht Wilbur Kennedy P. T Geyer Rosalind Nelson

Miss Wayneetta Irvin to Wed Elliott Lauser March 26

Miss Wayneetta Irvin, guest of honor at a Cedar Rapids party hosted by Mrs Hazel Slickty and Mrs Emma Litsey at the Shickty home, 301 First Avenue W. Attendees included J. W. Taylor, Beatrice LeClerc, Florence Littleton, Lor en Hiner, Benton Zimmerman, George Cervenka, Ella Lakes, Velda Smart, Elaine Graham, Eleanor Hiner, and Edith Lauser of Manchester.

Wayneetta Irvin Elliott Lauser Hazel Slickty Emma Litsey Shickty First Avenue W Miss Irvin Mesdames J. W. Taylor Beatrice LeClerc Mae Smart Orlo LeVan Jean Stotler Florence Littleton Dick Shickty Loren Hiner Benton Zimmerman George Cervenka Ella Lakes Velda Smart Elaine Graham Eleanor Hiner Cedar Rapids Paul Lauser Edith Manchester

Mrs Rosebud Clements Hosts King’s Daughters Luncheon

Mrs Rosebud Clements of 1631 Pass avenue SE will host the Jane Boyd circle of the King’s Daughters Thursday at 1 pm for a luncheon. She will be assisted by Mrs David Pugh and Mrs J F O Meris.

Rosebud Clements Pass Avenue SE Jane Boyd King's Daughters David Pugh Jfo Meris

History and Literature Group Meeting At Cedar Rapids Club

Forty women attended the history and literature department meeting of the Cedar Rapids Woman's club held Monday afternoon at the club home. Mrs. Arthur Mott reviewed Under Green Apple Boughs by Lucile Drebene and Mrs. R. R. Westfall reviewed The Border by Dagmer Doneghy.

Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Arthur Mott Lucile Drebene R. R. Westfall Border Dagmer Doneghy

Knapps Return After Weekend Visit in Waterloo

Mr and Mrs Russell Knapp and their daughter Carolyn returned Monday after spending the weekend in Waterloo as guests of Mr and Mrs Montelle Knapp Mrs Knapp and Carolyn went to Waterloo last Thursday and were joined later in the week by Mr Knapp

Russell Knapp Linn Boulevard Carolyn Waterloo Montelle Knapp

Legion Auxiliary to Hold Meeting For Cancer Drive

Mrs Merrill V Fisher health chairman of the American Legion auxiliary Hanford post 5 and Linn county unit captain of the Society for the Control of Cancer calls a Memorial Coliseum gathering Thursday to organize the campaign. Plans include the first enlistment during March 21 to 27 with a 6 pm picnic supper before the meeting. A list of appointed sergeants includes Mesdames Gilbert Martin J P Wan G M Whuisler Harry Gunderson L V Koch John Fry rear Walter Kansky Del Stanton Dan Krusdenier Henry Haegg E R Moen Vincent Koffron HN Steele Howard Neff D M Robertson H E Travis Alma Vokolek George Guinel Norman Bowers I F Benesh Harry Treichler Louis Schirm Floyd Baum-Barber Edwin Lundquist and Miss Jean Gunners. F C Parrish is president of the unit.

Merrill V. Fisher American Legion Auxiliary Hanford Linn County I. F. Benesh Harry Treichler Louis Schirm Floyd Baum- Barber Edwin Lundquist Jean Gunners F C Parrish

Mrs Marquardt to Visit Sister in Chicago

Mrs B F Marquardt and her daughter Lorraine of 700 G Avenue NW will leave Tuesday for Chicago to visit Mrs Marquardt's sister Mrs Paul Hibbets.

B. F. Marquardt Lorraine G Avenue NW Chicago Marquardt Paul Hibbets

Visit of Dvoraks to Kriz Family in New Lisbon

Mr and Mrs Joseph Dvorak of 1544 Fifth Avenue SE returned as guests of her daughter Mrs Stanley X Kriz and Mr Kriz of New Lisbon Wisconsin.

Joseph Dvorak Fifth Avenue SE Stanley X Kriz Kriz New Lisbon Wis

Lone Willow P T A Meeting Schedule Listed

The Lone Willow P T A will meet Friday at 8 PM at the school for a business session and musical program. The event aims to engage faculty and families in committee work and student performances.

Lone Willow

Big Springs PTA Study Group Picnic With Mrs Hugh Snyder

The Big Springs PTA study group will meet with Mrs Hugh Snyder on Wednesday at noon for a picnic luncheon.

Big Springs PTA Hugh Snyder

Big Springs P A to Meet at School Friday Evening

The Big Springs P A will meet at the school Friday at 8 PM. The school orchestra and children will provide music, and the ladies kitchen band will perform. A candy sale will also be held.

Big Springs P . A Ladies Kitchen Band

Miss Heaton to be Honored at Fairfax Shower

Miss Mary Lou Heaton will wed Friday to James C. Manville and be honored at a Tuesday evening shower at the Knickerbocker home in Fairfax. Hosts include Misses Bernice Knickerbocker Alice Parkyn Nellie Krueger and Edna DeLaney. Bunco and 500 will entertain. green and white decorations planned. Out of town guests include Miss Grace Schloeman of Mankato Minnesota and Mrs F R Conklin of Galesburg Illinois, a great aunt.

Mary Lou Heaton James C. Manville Charles J. Knickerbocker Fairfax Bernice Knickerbocker Alice Parkyn Nellie Krueger Edna DeLaney Bunco Grace Schloeman Mankato Minn F R. Conklin Galesburg, Ill Miss Heaton Charles E. Heaton

Forty at Cedar Rapids Country Club Bridge Luncheon

Forty women attended the weekly bridge luncheon at the Cedar Rapids Country Club Monday afternoon with Mrs. Don Hines in charge of the affair.

Cedar Rapids Country Club Don Hines

Miller couple triumph in Howell movement bridge tourney

Mr and Mrs George F. Miller won the Howell movement duplicate bridge tournament held Monday evening at Mrs. Oliver Longueville's home at 2035 Blake Boulevard SE. Mrs S A Sanders and Mrs Ray Gorman were runners up.

George F. Miller S. A Sanders Ray Gorman Howell Oliver Longueville Blake Boulevard

Dramatic Art Group Treks to Iowa City Festival

The Cedar Rapids Woman's club dramatic art department will skip Friday’s regular meeting to attend the plax production festival in Iowa City. Members needing or offering transport should call Mrs. Robert Campbell at 7442 or Mrs. Bertha LeFebure at 2-7063.

Dramatic Art Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Iowa City Robert Campbell Bertha LeFebure

Mount Mercy Academy Freshmen Host Ides of March Party

Members of the faculty and senior class of Mount Mercy academy were entertained at an Ides of March party Monday night by the freshman class students. Entertainment consisted of games in the recreation rooms of the school. A committee of freshmen including Gwen Wagner Mary Jane Ameche and Betty Fitzgerald assisted the faculty adviser Miss Rufina Klassen.

Mount Mercy Academy Gwen Wagner Mary Jane Ameche Betty Fitzgerald Rufina Klassen

Wives of Kiwanis Members to Meet for Luncheon

Wives of Kiwanis members will gather on the Roosevelt hotel mezzanine for a Wednesday luncheon at 1 p.m. to elect officers.

Kiwanis Roosevelt Hotel

Mothers' club meeting at Mrs Warren Smith home

Tau Kappa Epsilon Mothers' club will gather Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a luncheon at the residence of Mrs. Warren Smith 1700 Maple Drive NW. The event invites members to share a midday meal and fellowship.

Tau Kappa Epsilon Mothers’ Club Warren Smith Maple Drive

Cash Family Returns From Midwest Visit

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cash and daughter Jeanne of 362 Twentieth Street SE returned from a trip to Chillicothe and St. Joseph Missouri. In St. Joseph they attended a family reunion and the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. Cash's parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cash.

W. A. Cash Jeanne Twentieth Street SE Chillicothe St. Joseph Mr. Cash Walter Ash

Gelbs Host Dinner Dance in Roosevelt Hotel

Mr and Mrs A N Gelb entertained fifty guests at a Sunday dinner dance in the Roosevelt hotel. The event honored Miss Adele Herschberg of Rochester New York, a guest of Mr and Mrs J M Levin of the Commonwealth apartments.

A N Gelb Roosevelt Hotel Adele Herschberg Rochester, N Y Herschberg J M Levin Commonwealth Apartments

Marriage of Elizabeth Davies and K Charles Anderson announced

Announcement Tuesday of the marriage of Elizabeth Davies daughter of T L Davies Oskaloosa to K Charles Anderson son of Mr and Mrs N A Anderson Gideon Mo. The ceremony was March 7 at Bowling Green Mo. at Judge J A Harring's home. They returned to Cedar Rapids where Mrs Anderson works with Dr A R Menary as assistant dairy inspector. Anderson worked for Handler Motor Co in Cedar Rapids. They will move to St Louis where he will sell for Kurlander Brothers in the Midwest.

Elizabeth Davies T. L. Davies Oskaloosa K. Charles Anderson N A. Anderson Gideon Bowling Green J. A. Harring Anderson Cedar Rapids A. R. Menary Handler Motor Company St. Louis Kurlander Brothers Company Penn College Oska- Joosa Gideon, Mo University of Missouri West Liberty Henry Parry S. C. Snider Mr. Strong Nichols Cedar Valley Arthur Hawker Lulu Oberhaus Muscatine Parry Toledo Ed Harrison Aurora Tama Tama County Rose M. Harrison Ill Rea M. Harrison Janesville Wis J. E. Harrison Lyle C. Harrison Milwaukee Myrtle M. Weeks Wilton Junction E. H. Einfeldt Iowa City Einfeldt Davenport William and Catherine Oakes Rose Johnson Charles Einfeldt Susie Erickson Sunbury Ernest Morrisville Ind Harry Bessie Jasperson C W Pfeiffer Oakdale Parnell Hubert Quinn Ottumwa Hedrick Saint Joseph Church James A Brady Patrick J Elizabeth CaNan Quinn Gyles Joseph Cruzan Jacksonville Independence Martha E. Ruffcorn Webster City Swan and Leytze Floyd H. Weed Methodist Church Martha E. Montgomery Cottage Hill Dubuque County Epworth Seminary Charles E. Ruffcorn Lillium Rebekah Lodge J. L. Kremer Rae J. Ruffcorn Rae W. Ruffcorn Peoria Wapello Wapello High School Maxine Berneice Allworth Merton Askren Philip J. Baird Barbara Helen Barrick Pauline Bissinger Ida Blanche Bruner Clarence Brown Patricia Nora Christie John Henry Cuthamp Mary Frances Deihl Woodrow W. Derby Eileen Dotson Philip Howard Dotson Virginia Ann Downs Kenneth K. Elliott Harold W. Fletcher Georgia Marie Hammond Edith Louise Havenhill Dorothy May Hut Thelma Martin A. OQ. Martin Arthur H. Reddick W. H. Reddick Letts Reddick Columbus Junction Town State Teachers’ College Cedar Falls Lone Tree Rock Island Lines Letts High School Rowley Rowley Consolidated School Mildred Cottrell Hugh Campbell Dale Mathis Donald McGrath Joe Mazur Kathryn Mazur Mae Morgan Violet Osborne Lyle Sanford Glen Anson Kenneth Gapinski Leo Mulford Dale Prahm Delbert Wilson la Verne Mae Titus Elizabeth Murray Dorothy Haines Vera Bupa

Porter Rose of Norway Honored at Surprise Birthday Party

A surprise birthday gathering for Porter Rose of Norway was held Sunday at Mrs Emma Boland's tea room in Fairfax. Prizes were awarded for high and low scores to multiple attendees, with participants from Norway, Fairfax, and Cedar Rapids.

Porter Rose Norway Emma Bolands Fairfax Edward Yanacek Walter Lichty Elmer Yanaceck John Zrudsky Frank Pachta Banco Edward Zrudsky Agnes Yanacek Mr. Rose Mr Lichty William Rose Dick Holland

Monticello High Band to enter district contest in Waterloo

Monticello high school students Harold Yeoman Dean Tedrow Leslie Balster Beatrice Long Margaret Deischer Glenn Gerdes will participate in Maquoketa music contests this weekend but the orchestra will skip Maquoketa and compete at the Waterloo district meet. The band will play in the sub district this week and a full slate of local memorials followed.

Monticello Maquoketa Harold Yeoman Dean Tedrow Leslie Balster Beatrice Long Margaret Deischer Glenn Gerdes Waterloo Presbyterian Church Lester Allen Wenger Here Langworthy William Effie Wenger Jones County Loren William J. Grossheim Oakwood Postville Turner Hall Decorah Waukon West Union Clermont Elkader Elgin Fayette Garnaville Guttenberg Hawkeye Lansing Monona Ossian, Randalia Volga City Waterville

Mrs Booze’s Funeral Planned for Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs Mary A Booze, 1533 Second Ave SE, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Turner chapel with Rev A A Brooks officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.

Mary A. Booze Second Avenue Turner Chapel A. A. Brooks Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery

Banquet at Gedney Hotel Toasts Local Lodge Leader

Allen Smith of the local lodge presided as toastmaster at a banquet held in the Gedney hotel in the evening. The article also notes community deaths and a damaging fire with regional details. John W. Brubaker, 68, died at his home Sunday, survived by wife and three daughters.

Gedney Allen Smith John W. Brubaker Oscar Brubaker Bessie Dobbins Dorothy Weaver Velma Yates Columbus Junction Milo Fulton Jesse Duncan Here Chicago, Milwaukee and St Gladwin

All-Bran Helps Mother End Constipation Postpartum

Mrs. Doris Eyre King of Oxford reports relief from lifelong constipation after using Kellogg's All-Bran. The cereal absorbs water to form a soft mass and cleanses the system, while supplying vitamin B and iron. It can be eaten with milk or fruit or added to recipes and is sold by grocers, made in Battle Creek.

Doris Eyre King Abbey Road Oxford England Kellogg's Kellogg Battle Creek

Supervisors Must Pay Own Expenses On Lobbying Trip

Iowa Attorney General opinions say boards of supervisors cannot claim per diem mileage or expenses for Des Moines meetings on farm to market road bills. The decision, requested by Auditor Do. Storms, was prepared by Atty. Gen. assistant N. S. Genung.

Des Moines John H. Mitchell Boards of Supervisors Do. W. Storms N. S. Genung Gibson C. Holliday Carl F. Conway Osage Holliday Frank E. Ellis Maquoketa

Maquoketa Farmer Injures Eye Cutting Wood

George Stoll, a young farmer from northwest of Maquoketa on route 1, suffered severe injury to his right eye when a piece of steel became imbedded while cutting wood. He was taken to Clinton hospital.

Maquoketa George Stoll Route 1 Clinton

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H. O. Allen Marion G. H. Helscher Keota Ella McLaughlin Keokuk Frank Hanson Garner George Stevenson Marshall Hickman Glen E. Turner Moulton Hattie Cook Burton H. Saxton J. L. Gardner Kahoka Rex Conn Marengo B. M. Ross Jane Ellis Vinton G. H. Morse Estherville J. W. Altfillisch Bellevue T. J. Markland Salem R. J. Tarpy H. H. Doolittle Gerhardt Iowa Clyde Sanborn W. S. Newell Stevenson Louise Crawford Aimee Aldrich Worth Horace Alden Miller Cornell College Mount Vernon Harriet Moon Henrietta Frank Hope Kurtz George R. Liddle G. G. Clements Robert Bickel William Holmes McGuffy Henry C. Minnich McGuffy Jay W. Hesser Carrie Thomas Emma Gee Mesdames Saxton Ross Childcraft Elizabeth Sloan Twenty-First Street Pat Kinneys Kinney'’s Kinney First Avenue SE Knapps Legion Auxiliary Joseph Dvoraks P. T. A. Meetings L. L. Dolson Chiropractic Health Service Dial Country Club Longueville Mount Mercy Mothers’ Club Missouri MR. and Mrs. Gelb Iowa News Charles E. Davis Charles M. King E. C. Carnal R. W Adair Ben Horner C C, Corns J A Mee Curdy L. T. Fisher A O Guy E. E. Harlan E.C Carnal Anna Jaba W. C Cory Joe Krezek John Anderson H. L Brley George Bogle Hubert Kubieck Toleo John Smith Near Montour E M. Hatford Maynard Maynard Consolidated School Oelwein Mary Kathryn Guritz Lilian Cummings June Barnes Beatrice Hoehne Irene Handley Louise Gumm Myrna Parke Glee Club Fern Betz Max Cum Williamsburg Women’s Guild of the Presbyterian Church Joe Yates L. H. Yoder Bess Pugh George Gallagher Miriam Jones Fred Jones Charles Cook R. E. Jones E. M. McGrew Downey Downey Hall Paul Shaffer Collison Mabel Chase Harry Sexton John Coxon Max Lodge C. R. Gates C. C. Bender J. L. Basher Betty Ralph Bayne Joe Vikel Lyle Schiele John Weson C. C. Jacobs W. L. Agee G. A. Ellis F. D. Eby T. J. Davidson California Baldwin Pearl Seda Lillian Werden Walter Werden Charles John Andrew Bruce Werden Tamara Jean Laura Chase Laura Goodrich Chase Jackson County Middlebury Fulton Mary Thomas Maxbass N. D Chase Andrew Sylvester Chase Jamestown Dora Browne Sylvester Chase Holyoke Colo Sigourney Gretchen Schultz Ernest W. Schultz Robert Cram Sarah Cram Oxford Junction L. G. Potter Doris Danner Ray Cram Sigourney High School Cram Oxford Junction High School Chelsea St. Joseph’s Catholic Church A. P. Meyer Vopatek Clutter Gorecki Ridgeway Lloyd Luhman Shirley Mae Huebner Owen Nading Margaret Jane Collette Donald Eyssen Bertha Supplee Charles Toohey Toohey Independence Fire Department E. R. Crane Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliaries Lux Will Mrs. Booze Kellogg’s Date Kane Andre Tempe Second Avenue SE Gabardine Armstrong's Armstrong
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