Misses Hunting and Smith Set For New Haven Spring Visit
The Misses Marian and Elea Hunting daughters of Mr and Mrs R D Hunting of 2800 First Avenue SE will travel Thursday to New Haven Conn to spend spring vacation with their aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs C W Mercer Dresser Hunting a Yale student will join them Also Miss Marian Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaac B Smith of Country Club Drive SE a Smith College student Northampton Mass will come Friday to spend vacation with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian
Eleanor Hunting
R. D. Hunting
First Avenue
Wellesley College
New Haven
Conn
C. W. Mercer
Dresser Hunting
Yale
Mercer
Marian Smith
Isaac B. Smith
Country Club Drive
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Doris Cook Honored At Bridge Tea And Shower
Miss Doris Cook was guest of honor at a bridge tea and hosiery shower this afternoon at the C. R. Chandler home. Eighteen guests attended as Mrs. C. R. Chandler and associates hosted. A luncheon at Mrs. Arthur Collins’s home followed at noon, honoring Miss Cook. The wedding to William P. Ellwood is set for March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Cook
C. R. Chandler
Nineteenth Street SE
Joseph Chandler
Clark Chandler
William Tomec
Arthur Collins
Sixth Avenue SE
Miss Cook
William P. Ellwood
Miss Jane LaPlante Returns Home From Indianapolis Visit
Miss Jane LaPlante of 2118 Blake boulevard SE is due back tonight from Indianapolis Indiana where she spent the last five weeks as a guest of her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Kenneth F Adair
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane LaPlante
Blake Boulevard
Indianapolis
Ind
Kenneth F. Adair
Eyestone Daughter's Wedding Postponed for Illness
The Rev. and Mrs. J. Bruce Eyestone of Mount Vernon announced the wedding of their daughter Josephine to Vance Allyn, originally set for March 23, has been postponed due to Josephine's measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bruce Eyestone
Mount Vernon
Josephine
Vance Allyn
Miss Eyestone
Forty fifth wedding anniversary honored in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. V. D. Weichman of New hall and Mrs. A. C. Graban of Cedar Rapids hosted a dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schirm of 1504 First Avenue SW to celebrate their 45 years of marriage. Cards, music, and pinochle prizes followed a late refreshments spread with many relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. D. Weichman
Newhall
A. C. Graban
Cedar Rapids
Henry Schirm
First Avenue
Willis Schirm
Elmer Werning
Martin Schirm
Mary
Matilda
Martin Rinderknecht
Elsie
Harold
William Rinderknecht
Carl Hauskins
Peter Moeller
Carl
Hilda
Louis Fix
Paul
John
Lois
Shellsburg
Karl Kray
Henry Gerhold
Irma
Palo
Adam Gerhold
Bill
Elva
Marie
Lauretta
Atkins
Phil Young
Blairstown
Phyllis
W. Weichman
Don Edward
Burdine Ann
Gladys Weichman
Newhell
Dale
Darlene
Mrs. Schirm
Camp Fire Girls Celebrate 23rd Anniversary Tea
Mrs James Knox the first president of the local Camp Fire Girls council poured at a tea for guardians and assistants this afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. The event marked the twenty third anniversary celebrations of the organization this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Knox
Camp Fire Girls Council
Camp Fire Girls Board For Guardians
First Presbyterian Church
Camp Fire Girls
Mrs McKeeby Heads Delta Delta Alliance
Mrs Byron J McKeeby was reelected president of the Delta Delta Alliance at a dinner meeting Tuesday at the home of Miss Marian Martin. New officers include Alice Sundberg vice president Edith Knox treasurer Mrs C D Hedberg secretary and Mrs Harry Summers historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron J. McKeeby
Delta Delta-Delta Alliance
Marian Martin
Sixteenth Street
Alice Sundberg
Edith Knox
C. D. Hedberg
Harry Summers
Czech Fine Arts society holds Dvorak program at Montrose
Eighty members attend the regular meeting at the Montrose hotel. An all Dvorak program features Edna Mae Sila at piano and Marguerite Naibert soprano with Mrs. Sila providing accompaniment. Henry Vyskocil and other musicians perform with Coe College band under Vesely. Flora Hromatko Taylor leads, Rose Ann Kubovec gives notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czech Fine Arts Society
Montrose Hotel
Edna Mae Sila
Marguerite
Naibert
Sila
Henry Vyskocil
Marjorie Hungerford
Helen Kacena Stark
Carl Heinen
Chester Petranek
Stanley
State County Officers At W C T U Meeting
Special guests at the east side W C T U meeting held Tuesday in the First Congregational church parlors were state vice president Emma Auburn Arnold of Mount Auburn and county president Miss Elda Kemp of Marion. Mrs Arnold urged members to keep working despite fatigue and not retreat, and spoke of a state wide membership campaign underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
First Congregational Church
Emma Auburn Arnold
Mount Auburn
Elda Kemp
Marion
Arnold
Committees Named by Chapter FO of PEO
Mrs Moray L Eby led a discussion on the PEO sisterhood constitution while Mrs Forest Rutgers spoke on short story writing. New committees include Program led by Mrs Marvin Selden with four members, Ways and Means chaired by Mrs B Harrington, Visiting chaired by Mrs W F Protzman, Auditing chaired by Mrs Karl P Blaise, and others with multiple members listed. The luncheon was hosted by Mrs Ben Wolverton with thirty six members present at 2159 Blake Boulevard SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Greene
Ben Wolverton
Blake Boulevard
Moray L. Eby
Forest Rutgers
Marvin Selden
M- J. Hickman
L. D. Dennis
C. S. Mahaffy
Wayne J. Foster
B. Harrington
J. D. Wardle
Rollo Pickford
Minna Wikoff
W. F. Protzman
W. A. Ball
A. L. Killian
E. A. Johnson
J. W. Miller
Ella Johnson
J. F. Yothers
Otto Ambroz
Fred Winter
E. O. Fiske
Herbert Killian
R. K. Smith
William Hoyman
C. O. Gray
H. L. Sailor
W. R. Kemble
Ravenscroft
Wolverton
Nancy Shields Heads Coe Alpha Gamma Delta Chapter
Miss Nancy Shields daughter of Mr and Mrs James M Shields 1813 Third Avenue SE will head the Coe chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority as the result of an election held Tuesday afternoon Other new officers include LaVon Buchanan Norway first vice president Lenore Stark Cedar Rapids social chairman Mary Lou Heaton Fairfax recording secretary and Virginia Ellis Cedar Rapids treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Shields
James M. Shields
Third Avenue SE
Coe
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
LaVon Buchanan
Norway
Lenore Stark
Cedar Rapids
Mary Lou Heaton
Fairfax
Virginia Ellis
Miss Lundgren Guests of the Gabberts in 1922
Miss Sofia Lundgren of Cedar City Utah guest of Misses Dorothy and Leah Gabbert at 1922 First Avenue. She returns from a world tour and landed in New York January. Tuesday evening the Gabberts entertained in her honor and she leaves Friday. Lowden Alma Schutt, daughter of Mrs. Fred Von Roden, married Henry Freese in Rock Island Illinois. Freese works as a distributor for Farmers Union Oil. They will live in London and about thirty five Freese relatives attended a housewarming Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia Lundgren
Cedar City
Utah
Dorothy and
Leah Gabbert
First Avenue
Lundgren
Coe College
New York
Misses Gabbert
Miss Lundgren
London
Freese
Lilly Cilley
Iowa City
Edwin Cilley
Independence
Wilton Junction
Maude Elizabeth Sherberger
Nichols
Daniel P
Martha Hebard
Muscatine
W. M. McCord
Waverly
Colorado
George Sherberger
Paul C. Evans
J. H. Hill
Marjorie Frazier
Harry Colvin
B. W. Mann
Bernice Gilmore
Helen Merritt
J. H. Shipton
Hattie L. Crenshaw
Shellsburg
J. F. Robbins
Lucinda Jane Dorsey
Beal
Elizabeth Dorsey
Benton County
Harry Milton
Emory Lewis
Albert Clifford
Lara Ellen
William Wallace
Oak Grove Christian Church
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters elect officers in Waukron
Teresa Moroney is chief ranger with Mrs Arthur Sandbeck as vice chief ranger and Catherine Ryan as recording secretary. Other officers include Mrs Harry Dasher financial secretary Agnes Moroney treasurer and trustees Mrs James Bresnahan Mrs D F Duggan and Marie Burke. Senior conductress is Mrs Walter Hall junior conductress Rita Keiser with inside sentinel Mrs Dan Fitzgerald and outside sentinel Mrs John Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
Teresa Moroney
Arthur Sandbeck
Catherine Ryan
Harry Dasher
Agnes Moroney
James Bresnahan
D. F. Duggan
Marie Burke
Walter Hall
Rita Keiser
Dan Fitzgerald
Inside Sentinel
John Ryan
Outside Sentinel
Iowa State Students Home For Spring Recess
Iowa State College at Ames begins spring vacation on Wednesday sending Cedar Rapids students home to visit families. Several local students plan to return to campus Monday, including Max Widmer Bill Green Howard Tellier Henry Spencer James Bredle Marcella Misak Lee Rosenberg Glenn Hruska and Alex Sampson with their parents listed at local addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Ames
Cedar .Rapids
Max Widmer
Blake Boulevard
Bill Green
Howard R. Green
Bever Avenue
Howard Tellier
G. H. Tellier
Forest Drive
Henry Spencer
Bertha I. Spencer
Avenue
James Bredle
Louis Reds
Glenn Hruska
James J. Hruska
Alex Sampson
Sixth Avenue
Strawbery Point Board. Cedar Falls Suitors. Keswick Funeral
Strawbery Point outgoing president Jack Simek swore in Cass township school directors with Willoughby MacTaggaret named president and Carl Schug Martin Marquardt Martin Baumgartner Lawrence Kramer Will Baumgartner Tom Olson Ben Kleinlein and MacTaggaret named as district directors Carl Zwanziger named director-at-large In Washington J H Peet elected Cedar Falls superintendent succeeding Frank Mahannah The local board has yet to appoint a successor to Peet Keswick funeral held for Elizabeth A Roland widow of John Roland and mother of nine Manchester Hope flag lowered as search for Claire Robison continues Independence J L Cilley 82 insurance veteran dies after stroke.
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Strawberry Point
Jack Simek
Cass Township
Willoughby MacTaggaret
Carl Schug
Martin Marquardt
Martin Baumgartner
Lawrence Kramer
Will Baumgartner
Tom Olson
Ben Kleinlein
Iowa Athletic Board
Southeastern Iowa Teachers Association
District Music Association
Methodist Sunday School
Mason
Claude Tucker
Keswick
Elizabeth A. Roland
John Roland
Albert Roland
South English
Warren Roland
Webster
Will Ferree
North English
Edward Roland
Rockwell
Roland
Sorden
Arthur Cary
Harry Cary
Bob van Fleet
George Roland
Wallace Gilliand
Charles Hervey
Manchester
Claire E. Robison
Ed Robison
West of Greeley
Tennessee
The
Johnson Bible College
Elizabeth Moser
Fred Moser
Independence
J. L. Cilley
Swan and Leytze Chapel
F. E
Crisp Regency reefers mix of formality and flair
A fashion critique explains the reefer coat blends Regency era tailoring with modern femininity. Exaggerated lapels and four pockets give a masculine touch, while the fit and softer collar enhance a tailored, feminine look suitable for spring attire.
Obituaries and memorials in multiple Iowa towns
Multiple notices report deaths and funeral services across Hamlin in Buchanan county Wilton Junction Marengo Shellsburg Toledo and surrounding areas. Dedicated citizens including past civic leaders teachers and family survivors are named with birth dates marriages and kin relations.
Son of Dr Whalen Drowned at Tama in mill race tragedy
Special to The Gazette. John Whalen nine, youngest son of Dr and Mrs W H Whalen of Tama, drowned about 5 30 p m Tuesday in a mill race feeding the Iowa River south of town. Edward Pagel ten and Mark Moyer ten were with him and others. all attended St Marys school on holiday. John and Edward entered an old boat. the three boys jumped out when they saw a man in the woods, Edward swam to shore and John vanished. The body was recovered about 6 30 p m by Arthur and Glenn Ramsdell with grappling hooks. John would have been ten next month. survived by his parents four sisters and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
John Whalen
W. H. Whalen
Iowa
John
Edward Pagel
Mark Moyer
Bobby Higginbotham
Billy Higginbotham
St. Mary's School
Edward
Mark
Arthur
Glenn Ramsdell
John Walen
St.Mary’ S‘school
Marie
Toledo
Sarah
St. Anthony
David E. Terry
Betle Plaine
Virginia
Richard
Parnell High School
Fisherman Wins $200 in Heart Balm Suit
Seattle man John Peterson, 85, fisherman, was awarded $200 in a breach of promise case against widow Sarah Linevers, 58. Peterson testified they became engaged last year and he had given her about $500 in sums. she refused to marry him. The widow was ordered to pay court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
INS
John Peterson
Mud and Good Samaritan Halt Theft Of Auto
Merl Holloway reported his car missing from a driveway on Third Avenue SE and found it mired in mud on Twelfth Avenue SW. A passerby named Jack Murphy saw the vehicle stuck, offered help, and the driver walked away, ending the theft attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merl Holloway
Holloway
Third Avenue
Third Street
Twelfth Avenue
Second
Third Streets
Jack Murphy
Murphy
81 Year Old Farmer Drowns in Mississippi River
John Weimerskirk, 81, a German born farmer living near Bellevue, walked into the Mississippi River at 1 30 Wednesday morning and drowned. Fred Fiedeler, a Belleuve locks worker, saw him enter the water but help arrived too late. Ill health was cited as the likely motive. Coroner John Jordan of Maquoketa ruled no inquest. Surviving are a son John and four daughters. his wife had died twelve years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
John
Weimerskirk
Mississippi River
Fred Fiedeler
Bellevue Locks
John, Jordan
Maquoketa
Waukon School Bonds Paid Off With Celebration Planned
The independent school district of Waukon will retire the last of the $65,000 bonds used to fund a high school building. The final payment of $15,000 is due in a few weeks, after which the school board plans a celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Waukon School
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Caracter
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Iowa News
E. S. Smith
Linn County Subsistence Garden
Friendly Cooking Club
Basement
Cedar Rapids Gas CO
Crisp Regency Reefers Formal
Amos Parrish
York
J. Frank Dorsey
Richard P. Dorsey
Sebeka,Minn
Frank Ward
Federated Church
C. W. Inman
Clinton Edwards
Evangelical Chapel
Green Mountain
L. B. Russell
Myrtle Maud Hulse
O. J. Hulse
Rhodes
Ina le Fever
Ethel Hatton
Harold Edwards
Walter Pritchett
Charles _ Hulse
Harry Hulse
Gladbrook
Robert Hulse
Traer
Mabel Byrd
DR. Whalen
Jane
Bartlett
Llinery
Martphot
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Sissy
Pairol
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