License plates show Linn county superstitions and quirks
In Linn county residents reveal plate numbers tied to luck with many seeking same digits and few avoiding 13. The piece lists holders of notable numbers such as 57-11,111 and 57-57 while noting ordinary folks like Henry Wright and Reginald Figge with varied choices. Anecdotes about curious daily life and local quirky observations conclude the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wright
Mt. Vernon
Bessis Douglas
Commonwealth Apartments
Flower S. Phillips
Central City
Franklin J. Smith
Gwendolyn Drive
Donald T. Hines
Forest Drive
Nelle L. Erwin
Vernon Drive
Vern V. Brown
G. A. Hunter
Harry Smith
Second Avenue SE
Linn County
Reginald B. Figge
Grande Avenue SE
Central Park Fuel Company
District 6 BPW Set Spring Meeting in Iowa City
District 6 of the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs will hold its spring district meeting on April 7 at the Jefferson hotel in Iowa City. Speaker Mrs. Nettie Simms of Hastings Nebraska will be introduced by Miss Gertrude Stenn er of Cedar Rapids. Officers to be elected and a panel by Miss Eunice Blackburn will discuss issues for the state convention in Council Bluffs May 16 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Jefferson Hotel
Iowa City
Nettie Simms
Hastings
Neb
Gertrude Stenner
Cedar Rapids
Federation
International Candle
National Federation
Geneva
Switzerland
Institute On World Affairs
Geneva International
Ava Comin Case to perform piano recital at Coe College
Assistant professor Ava Comin Case of the University of Michigan will give an 8:15 p.m. recital April 9 in Sinclair Memorial chapel, Coe College, sponsored by Mu Phi Epsilon. Case studied at Oberlin and Michigan, mentored by Artur Schnabel, and has appeared with the University symphony and noted singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava Comin Case
University of Michigan
Mu Phi Epsilon
Sinclair Memorial
Coe College
Case
Oberlin College
Ohio
Artur Schnabel
Italy
University Symphony
Frederick Jagel
Enid Szantho
Metropolitan Opera
Cedar Rapids
Opera Ensemble Scenes To Be Beethoven Theme
Beethoven club members present Ensemble Scenes from Opera at the YWCA rooms on Thursday at 10 a.m. The program includes Dido and Aeneas The Marriage of Figaro Carmen and Hansel and Gretel with Ann Pyle Lenore Topinka Eloise Basler Lois Brown Helen DeWees and Esther Hill. Miss Nelle Erwin leads the discussion as group leader. A board meeting for officers and committee chairs is set for 9 15 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Club
Y.W.C.A
Dido
Aeneas
Carmen
Hansel and Gretel
Ann Pyle
Lenore Topinka
Eloise Basler
Lois Brown
Helen DeWees
Esther Hill
Nelle Erwin
Betty Van De Walker Honored At Dinner And Shower
Miss Betty Van De Walker, to wed April 6 to Harold Littell, was honored at a dinner party and shower hosted by Miss Nell Crawford. Four guests attended: Evelyn Lasher, Rita Zmolek, Doris Ellison, and Hazel Rickey. The Home Garden club gathers next week for a dessert luncheon at the Commonwealth Tearoom with catalogs and new flowers on the program. Mr and Mrs Joseph Hagan return from California after winter in Pasadena. The League of Women Voters plans a Friday 10 a.m. meeting at the Y M C A with a luncheon at 12 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty van de Walker
Harold Littell
Nell Crawford
Evelyn Lasher
Rita Zmolek
Doris Ellison
Hazel Rickey
Home Garden Club
Commonwealth Tearoom
Mines
R. C. Folsom
R. W. Manatt
Joseph Hagan
California
Bever Avenue
Pasadena
Calif
League of Women Voters
Y.M.C.A
Weekend Visitor With Mrs Oliver Longueville
Mrs Mary Hayes of Chicago spends the weekend with Mrs Oliver Longueville at 1400 Second Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Longueville
Second Avenue SE
Mary Hayes
Chicago
Spring Vacation Starts for Cedar Rapids Students
Cedar Rapids area students prepare for spring break with plans to return from Monticello Ill and Frances Shimer College. Local families host gatherings and club events include a Modern Reading club luncheon and a Tri Delta dessert bridge. The White Cross Society and Nursery Auxiliary announce lunches at local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids College
Joan Newton
Mary Sue Ristine
Polly Green
Monticello College
Alton
Ill
Miss Newton
Rockey T. Newton
Ridgewood Terrace
Mary Sue
Henry Ristine
Crescent Street
Miss Green
Howard R. Green
AAUW Groups Plan Meetings and Socials This Week
Mrs R S Toogood reviews The Biography of Ray Bandosa for the Teachers International Relationship group Monday at 4 30 p m at the Y W C A. Evening reading at Miss Ruth Griffith s home 374 Twenty first street SE with Jeannette Williams and Ferne Robinson assisting. Florence Felien reviews The Egg and I. Afternoon reading Wednesday 2 p m at Mrs Thomas C Jackson 1930 Park Avenue SE with Mrs J W Stenner co host and Max T Bromwell reviewing The Gauntlet by James Street. Central Park affiliated international relations group meets Thursday 2 30 p m at Mrs Albert H McCann 1224 Oakland Avenue NE with Emma Elliott speaking on Foundations of World Society. Project writers meet Tuesday 7 30 p m at Mrs Wurster s tearoom led by Miss Irma Dovey with assignments and manuscripts. Iowa Mutual Girls club held a dinner and shower for Miss Marian Spence with 45 guests. committee listed: Gladys McEachron chair Margaret Nicholson Rosella Karp Sylvia Tow Elaine Schulte Maymie Reinheimer Marian Schulte Alice Lawler Corrine Dautremont Rita McCune Kathryn Klotzbach Loretto Gavin Georgiana Vanous Pat Taylor Esther Shanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Griffith
Twenty-first Street
Jeannette Williams
Ferne Robinson
Egg and I
Florence Felien
Thomas C. Jackson
Park Avenue SE
J. W. Stenner
Max T. Bromwell
James
Central Park
Albert H. McCann
Oakland Avenue
Emma Elliott
Iowa Mutual Girls Club
Marian Spence
A A A Hear Paul Engle Discuss Poetry and People
Prof Paul Engle sẽ speak on Poetry and People at the American Association of University Women general meeting in the Y M C A Little Theater at 8 p m. He is a University of Iowa instructor with a Rhodes scholarship and author of American Child Corn West of Midnight winner of a 1000 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Engle
American Association of University Women
Y.M.C.A
Engle
University of Iowa
Coe College
Columbia
Merton College
Oxford University
Europe
Italy
Austria
Poland
Friends of American Writers
WGN
Chicago Sunday Tribune
Irving L. Churchill
Coe
Roberta Lubbock
Ralph Karlan
Robert Drexler
Owen Elliott
John M. Ely
Carl N. Ettinger
A. J. Fleckenstein
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Gigae
Crimpead
John H. Fortune
C. R
Newshawk
Fairfax Way
Iowa
Hahn
Infantry
Honcom
Taylor School
Fourth Avenue
Robert S. Cook
Cook
Roosevelt Hotel
Peggy Starn
Iceland
Peggy
Bruce
Peg
Duster
Montieur
Montieur Studio
First Ave
Roosevelt Ph
BPW
Edward J. Poyneer
Fred J. Poyneers
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Minneapolis
Poyneer
Pillsbury Company
Japan
Ristine
Barron
Tennessee
William J. Barron
R. W. Kirn
Memphis
Tenn
Albert Jenkins
Albert P. Jenkins
Fifth Avenue SE
Robert Angell
Frederick
Bob
St. Paul, Minn
Jenkins
Angells
Pickwick Club
Diekson Flower Shop
F.T.D. Flowers
Ellis Boulevard
Dial
T. E. Swans
J.g
John E. Swan
Jimmie
T. E. Swan
Swan
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Springfield
Mass
Monsanto Chemical Company
Beethoven
Garden Club
Hibnes
Stella Clements
San Francisco
Marguerite Hibnes
Glendale
Peter Hibnes
Helen Hibnes
Park Avenue
I. A. Noblett
Joy Ann
Su- San
Des Moines
Modern Reading Club
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Karl P. Blaise
Country Club Parkway SE
A. Peeks
TRI Delta Alliance
Margaret Pratt
Knollwood Drive
Alliance
Betsy Flodin
Mary Jane Muridock
Marian Hunting
Virginia Black
William Norris
Frank Orr
Frank V. Orr
Amos Melberg
Cinderella City
Mrs. Altfillisch
John. W. Altfillisch
Nineteenth Street
Crawfords
Arizona Ranch
William Crawford
Phoenix
Ariz
White Cross Society
Montrose
The
Montrose Hotel
Children’s Home
Peoples Church
AAUW
R. S. Toogood
Ray Bandosa
Teachers International Relationship Group
Central Park Group
Project Writers Group
Miss Franken
Katherine Franken
Hillcrest Drive
Daughters of American Colonists
Tom Morton
Ee of
Plans
Byaws
O.E.S
W. E. Mickel
Andrew Peterson
Nelle Heft
M. O. Winter
John L. Burgar
Floyd Doty
J. C. Doty
Eleventh Street
Joe Chmelicek
Robert Black
Bert Currnutt
Ted Youngton
Richard Wallace
Art Coehler
Chuck Basker
Bob Harger
Chuck Elias
Mary Jane O'Connor
Bette Hersom
Arlene Shea
Marilyn Paseka
Jean Harger
Mrs. Currnutt
Mrs. Doty
Tedlinner's For Piano
Wurlitzer
Orgairon
Ithrunner
First Street
Ann Krupika
Prastia Jewelers
Third Avenue SE
Paramount
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