Shellsburg Bride Wed in Woodstock Double Ring Ceremony
Leota Becking daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward C Becking of Woodstock Illinois and a Shellsburg teacher married John R Schwenke of Sigourney in a double ring ceremony at Woodstock Methodist Church on March 14 Both are Coe College graduates. George Senft heads for army Tuesday with farewell events planned at his parents home and a party at Howard Senfts home. Local social notes list teas birthdays anniversaries and family visits through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leota Becking
Edward C. Becking
Woodstock
Ill
Shellsburg
John R. Schwenke
Sigourney
Woodstock Methodist Church
Coe College
George Senft
Reuben Senft
George
Howard Senft
Methodist Ladies Aid
Wesley Hall
Ida Meek
Mae Beatty
Happy Birthday Club
Mattie Johnson
C.es
Anson Tumilty
Eleanor Senft
Tholma Cripps
Dorothy Bridge
Marjorie Dickinson
Leis Vogt
Harold Gates
Bratton
Johnny
Everett Beatty
St. Patrick's
Foresters Elect Riverside Officers and Community Notes
The Riverside Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters elected Zelda Shebek as chief ranger and Rose Dautremont as recording secretary. Trustees Matilda Wieland and Lorena Kron were named. May Alcorn travels to Tulsa and Texas. The report also notes Frances Kephart’s Iowa City marriage to Harold Shranger, club hostesses, Legion events, and numerous local gatherings with names and activities across Riverside and Anamosa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
Zelda Shebek
Edward Bushek
Rose Dautremont
R. H. Heitzman
Elmo Knittel
Anna Griffin
Matilda Wieland
Lorena Kron
May Alcorn
Tulsa
Okla
Texas
David Golden
Frances Kephart
Iowa City
Riverside
Tech
Harold F. Shranger
Atlantic
Carlsbad
N. M
F. W. Schnoebelen
Community Notices from Coggan Area Churches
A local week of social events includes a Presbyterian church party honoring Mr and Mrs Dale Patton on Thursday. Bethany Circle and Literary and Social club meetings were hosted by Mrs Clara Scott and Mrs W H Odom respectively. Mrs A W Savage celebrated her father Thomas Henderson s ninety first birthday with a reception at his home. Past Matrons Circle was hosted by Mrs H F Runyon on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Patton
Presbyterian Church
Clara Scott
Bethany Circle
Roll Call
Bertha Runyon
W. H. Odom
Lulu Read
R. P. Drexler
Ralph du Bois
A. W. Savage
Thomas Henderson
H. F. Runyon
Birthday dinner honors Judith Glick at home
Nellie May Glick hosted six young girls for Judith Glick tenth birthday dinner. O N Hollingsworths led a Faithful Workers covered dish supper. Sophia Joura and Alice Hawley hosted the Friendship club with Phyllis Starry Donna Switzer plus Golda Hollingsworth and Laura Byrd on program. American Legion auxiliary was hosted by Mrs Houstman with Olga Cruise assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie May Glick
Judith
O. N. Hollingsworth
Sophia Joura
Alice Hawley
Friendship Club
Phyllis Starry
Donna Switzer
Golda Hollingsworth
Laura Byrd
American Legion Auxiliary
J. Houstman
Olga Cruise
Cinderella club hostess and church party noted
North Liberty activities include Mrs Nevada Orris hosting the Cinderella club dinner for 12 ladies. Mrs Nelle Mus graves celebrated a birthday. The True Blue class of the Methodist church held a St Patrick s party in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Orris
Nelle Musgraves
Methodist Church
Clarence American Legion Hosts ALA Unit Fish Fry
Clarence American Legion Post 286 entertained the ALA unit at a fish fry. K P duty included Henry Von Muenster J E Shriver Arnold Meier and George Miller. Alfred Roth and Wm LaFrenz served in dining room. Mrs Roscoe Schilling hosted Prairie FlowerAid society with eighteen members. A $10 donation was voted to the Council Bluffs Orphanage. Mrs Darrell Shriver was honored at a shower for 25 guests. Mrs Helen Seaton hosted the Delta Delta club with guests Mrs Louise Roelf and Mrs Ida McLeod. Honors went to Mrs Irma Decker Mrs Ida Smith and Mrs Luana Pruess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
K. P
Henry von Muenster
J. E. Shriver
Arnold Meier
George Miller Alfred Roth
Wm. LaFrenz
Roscoe Schilling
Prairie Flower Aid Society
Council Bluffs
Darrell Shriver
Helen Seaton
Delta
Pohadski joins Monticello Country Club board
Monticello resident Charles Pohadski is elected to the Monticello Country Club board to succeed Ben Cotton. Other directors include Cecil Goettsch Claude Appleby Irvin Rhatigan L. J. Ellington and Mr Hutton. Rotary guests included Monticello high school football and basketball teams and Staff Sergeant Dean Campbell returned from Hawaii. Chapter FP PEO met with Mrs Byron Abel as hostess. Mrs Henry Carpenter hosted the Friday Literary club with Mrs Carpenter Mrs Earl De Shaw and Mrs Harriet Coughlan presenting the program. Mr and Mrs William Shelley celebrated their wedding anniversary at a dinner last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pohadski
Monticello Country Club
Ben Cotton
Cecil Goettsch
Claude Appleby
Irvin Rhatigan
Monticello
L. J. Ellington
Hutton
Cascade
Rotary Club
Dean Campbell
Hawaii
Byron Abel
Henry Carpenter
Carpenter
Earl de Shaw
Harriet Coughlan
William Shelley
Earlville Reception Honors Liebsch Couple at Home
Earlville hosts a reception at Charles and Mrs. Carpenter’s home for Clarence Liebsch and his wife, former Nona Wathem. The Earlville High School Alumni elected officers Eleanor Yelden president and Clarence It vice president. May banquet planned at the Methodist church with Elmer Ortberg, Raymond Ham on program and Carl Laxson as entertainment chair. New Easy Aces officers named Mrs. wrence Powell secretary Mayme Bramley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carpenter
Clarence Liebsch
Nona Wathem
Carpenters
Earlville High School Alumni Association
Eleanor Yelden
Clarence
Methodist Church
Elmer Ortberg
Raymond Ham
Carl Laxson
The
Easy Aces
Wrence Powell
Mayme Bramley
Road to Panama Progress Reported to Wallace in Costa Rica
Vice-president Wallace was told Pan-American highway from Mexico to Panama would be finished by next spring as southern Mexico section rushes to completion. Soldiers of the PRA supervised project, with engineers calling the route the heaviest highway work yet attempted and part of it blasted from rock to an altitude of 10 930 feet overlooking both oceans. Wallace autographed for autograph seekers at a workers camp near the completed highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Pan-American Highway Engineers
Wallace
United States
Exican
Panama Canal
Mexico
Canal
Pacific Coast
Irazu Colcano
American Legation
M. L. Harshberger
U. S
Public Reads
PRA
Harshberger
Back to Farm Movement Among Factory Workers
Washington AP report says a small trend of industrial workers moving back to farm work is tied to draft deferments for agricultural labor. Farm officials caution the shift is not large enough to offset farm labor losses from wartime shifts and existing armed forces participation. Lloyd Jones, head of the Farm Labor Administration, notes field reports confirming a movement of married men with dependents from cities to farms who were previously exempt due to dependency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lloyd Jones
Farm Labor Administration
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Jones
Wounded Spencer Improves After Catsup Bottle Incident
Earl Winfield Spencer, former Naval Commander and ex husband of the Duchess of Windsor, was seriously wounded when a knife slipped while opening a bottle of catsup. His wife said the blade caused a two inch chest laceration and aggravated his high blood pressure. At Long Beach Naval Hospital attendants reported he was much improved and expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa, Monica
Calif
Earl Winfield Spencer
Duchess of Windsor
Lillian Margaret Spencer
Naval Hospital
Long Beach
Spencer
Accidents Send Victims To St Luke's Hospital
Several minor mishaps led victims to St Luke's hospital late Saturday. Laverna Fulmer of 1112 Seventh Street SE injured her knee in a roller skating fall. Leonard Drinovsky of 1106 Avenue NW hurt his hand in a downtown Cedar Rapids store elevator. Joan Gensicke of Cedar Rapids Route 1 was treated after cutting her hand on a milk bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Hospital
Laverna Fulmer
Seventh Street
Leonard Drinovsky
Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Joan Gensicke
Ickes Sees Need For Third Pipeline
Interior Secretary Ickes said Saturday it is quite within the realm of possibility that a third large pipeline to the East may be found necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pobringy More
Petrolee Ickes
Shower for Miss Barbara Rummells Aboard March 27 Wedding
A wedding shower for Miss Barbara Rummells in the municipal hall Thursday honored her upcoming marriage to John Edward Thompson set for March 27. Hostesses organized the event and guests attended the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Rummells
John Edward Thompson
Australians Not Fearing Attack Says Former C R Rabbi
Rabbi Max Schenk formerly of Cedar Rapids now serves in Sydney Australia. He toured Des Moines arguing Australians fear no invasion and support sending more aircraft to deter Japan. He praised MacArthur and warned that delaying aid prolongs the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R
Des Moines
Max Schenk
Rabbi Schenk
Temple Judah
Cedar Rapids
Sidney
Australia
MacArthur
Departments of Information
Indies
U S Air Force to Share Europe Raids with Royal Air Force
Maj. Gen. Ira C. Eaker announced that the American bombing force in Europe will share mass operations with the Royal Air Force as the force expands this year. He said round the clock devastation will continue until ground occupation of the continent is achieved and that daytime bombing will escalate to maximum scale. The Allied effort aims to reach deep into the Reich as the Nazi air force is being decisively reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
R.A.F
Ira C. Eaker
Eaker
Eighth U. S. Air Force
Germany
Reich
Frank O. Lowden Dies in Arizona
Frank O. Lowden 82 a former governor of Illinois and three time Republican presidential contender died in Tucson Arizona at the El Conquistador hotel. He contracted pneumonia two weeks earlier and died with his nurse present. His political career included terms as congressman from 1906 to 1911 and Illinois governor from 1917 to 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
el Conquistador Hotel
Desert
Maxine Brown
McKinley
Lowden
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Indiana
Herbert Hoover
Davenport Youth Is Oratorical Champion
DES MOINES AP Fenn C. Horton Jr son of Fenn C Horton Davenport was named winner of the state finals of the American Legion oratorical contest Horton an 11 year old high school senior delivered his speech and won the title
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fenn C. Horton, Jr
Fenn C. Horton
Davenport
American Legion
Horton
Louise Morris and Sergt. George A. Reeve Wed in West Branch
Mr and Mrs Everett C Morris announce the marriage of their daughter E Louise Morris to Staff Sergeant George Albert Reeve on March 19 at 8 p m in the bride's home Reverend Taylor Guthrie officiated Mrs Reeve will continue work in the University of Iowa statistics department Sergt Reeve is stationed at Camp Hood Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Everett C. Morris
E. Louise
George Albert Reeve
Taylor Guthrie
Reeve
Statistics Department
University of Iowa
Sergt. Reeve
Camp Hood
Texas
Cedar Rapids Briefs: meetings and a rug fire
Bricklayers Local No. 1 holds a special meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in Z C B J hall. Retail merchants bureau executive committee meets Tuesday noon at the Roosevelt hotel. Sparks from a fireplace set a rug and wall on fire at 301 M Twenty third street drive SE at 1 05 p m Saturday. still alarm answered by company No. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricklayers
Z. C. B. J. Hall
Retail Merchants Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids
David Turner
Twenty Third Street Drive
Company No. 3
Fire in paper chute at Mount Mercy Junior Academy
A small fire occurred in a paper chute at Mount Mercy Junior eq and academy on Elmhurst drive causing a general alarm shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday. It did little damage and was confined to the chute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Mercy Junior Eq and Academy
Elmhurst Drive
Courageous B 17 pilot wins Distinguished Service Cross
First Lieut. Thomas A. Stricker of Kiron Iowa earned the Distinguished Service Cross for bringing a damaged B 17 Flying Fortress back from a raid. Despite crew losses and his own wounds, Stricker maintained control through heavy antiaircraft fire and fighter assaults, preventing a crash on landing. The mission moved from England to targets in enemy occupied Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas A. Stricker
Kiron
Stricker
War Department
England
Europe
D.S. C
United States
Eden Visiting at Ogden Reid Home in New York
British foreign secretary Anthony Eden and Ambassador Lord Halifax visited Ogden Reid, head of the New York Herald Tribune, at his home for a quiet weekend after a conference at City Hall with Mayor LaGuardia. Eden is to return to Washington Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthony Eden
Lord Halifax
Ogden Reid
New York Herald Tribune
City Hall
F. H. LaGuardia
Washington
500 Soldiers and Hostesses at USO Party
The USO and American Legion hosted 500 servicemen and hostesses at a dance with Jack Parrish's band in the Coliseum. Air force reservists predominated with some WAAC and Coe training detachment members present. The USO center at 108 Second Avenue SE will open Sunday 10 am to 10 pm, though it remains unfinished and inviting servicemen to visit as work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
USO
Jack Parrish
Dempsy Jones
Coliseum
Air Force
WAAC
Coe
The
Legion
Second Avenue SE
Diesel M. Soboda, Jr
New Chute Fails To Open In Navy Parachute Test
Seattle parachute inventor R Dudley Pope died after his delayed action chute failed to deploy during a Navy Department test. Observers watched as he leaped from a navy transport at 12 000 feet. both his secret design and a standard chute failed to open. His wife stood nearby at the airfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
R. Dudley Pope
Navy Department
Pope
Navy
Naval Aviation
Chickens Raised In Basement of St. Louis Rectory
In St. Louis the St Elizabeth Catholic church runs a chicken cooperative in the rectory basement. Led by Father George T Andrews, 200 Negro shareholders extra allocate four fryers weekly at about 20 cents a pound. The project uses 4700 chicks rising to 6400 and aims to feed the community at low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
George T. Andrews
St. Louis Parish
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
St. Elizabeth
Father Andrews
New Jersey Giants
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Wyandotte
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Reynolds
Henrietta Dows
Twenty-seventh Street
Barbara Marshall
Knollwood Drive
Earl Hart
Marvin Brown
Catherine Pletzer
Albert Duwn
Robert Duwn
Anamosa
H. C. Newhard
C. B. Jessen
G. B. Kiner
Earl Klinzman
Clifford Strawman
Red Cross
Methodist Sunday School
Paul Smith
Congregational Church
C. J. Cash
J. K. Delahooke
Dia
Fairview Church Fellowship
Sammie Weaver
Effie Bauserman
Robert Easterly
Coggan
Food Fountain Service
Montrose
Olin
North Liberty
Earlville
Panama
John Lloyd
St. Luke’s
Ickes
Lumienall
Ultra Luminall
aXe
2Nd Ave
U. S. Air Force
R.af
Arizona
ACE Cleaners
Third Avenue
RIAL
Louise Morris
George Reeve
City Briefs
Bungalow Cooking School
Mount Mercy
Iowa Flyer
Eden
Martin Beauty Shop
2Nd Ave. SE
Wty
Hiltbrunner Music Co
First St. SE
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