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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1937
Page
15
New and Mrs. Herold N Greves of 9149 Blake Boulevard Sumter, Patmea, spent the weekend in Pearns, MI, as guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Spears. They were accommodated on the trip by Jack Spears.
Mr and Mrs Paul Diet and their daughters LaVerne and Irese of Sterling TU visited Mr and Mrs Aaron Delbnese at 255 Tweltr Fourth Street Drive SE over the weekend. On Sunday evening the Dietz pair and their daughters went to Iowa City where the girls study at the university.
The Ashley chapter of the D A R will meet Saturday at 2 pm at the Cedar Rapids Woman's club. Officers will be elected and delegates to the national convention in Washington will meet their reports. Hostesses will be Mrs C L Douglass Miss Harriet Boyce Mrs A G Evans Mrs Hazel Hicks Mrs P C Madison and Mrs J D Stickler.
Cedar Rapids Garden club members are asked to attend a called meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the president Mrs Van Vechten Shaffer 2002 Linden drive SE. Janet Herrbach Birthday Party Held for third birthday of daughter Janet at 721 Fifth Avenue SW hosted by Mrs Adolphe A Herrbach with ten guests.
Mr and Mrs George Secor hosted a Sunday dinner in Leonor for their daughter Glomann's first birthday. Guests included Godparents Mr and Mrs Rey Wilkinson, grandparents Mrs Fiora Secor of Merwinesville, Mrs Margaret Moir of Anamosa, uncle Howard Secor, great aunt Mrs Floyd Torsse, and Mrs Cora Noe.
Fragmented OCR notes mention McShane and Shane records, with unclear references to Chicago and dates. The readable bits point to a departure or event involving McShane and Shane, with surnames Moody and Bern appearing in garbled text.
Beis Sigma Phi chapters observe Pounders Day with a Friday evening meeting at the Moadrose hotel. New members include Miss Ruin Serechies Sime and Mrs Maergare Luomd. Ada Vedder presided over Lambde. Miss Eileen Hoehler spoke on sorority history. Margaret Mackin and Cecelia Johnson sang.
Mr and Mrs H E Rahe of 2048 Fourth Avenue SE welcomed their son James J Rahe from Allegan Michigan and their daughters Miss Marguerite Rahe and Miss Manan Rahe both from Waterloo as weekend guests.
Airs. James W Mackey and Mrs Robert Mackey hosted a Thursday evening shower at Mrs James Saerene home 1219 Third street SW for Miss Helen Beckman whose wedding to Ernest J Kinzey is set for next Wednesday at St Ludmillas church. Guests included Mae Stoner Ruth Marek Hennetta Barta Ruth Mackey Virmiia Kinzey Marguerite Mackey Gladys Barta Angie Holets Margaret Mackey and others.
Mr and Mrs ZF Sills of 2886 Fifth Avenue Manon announce the engagement of their daughter Nona Ruby to Frank L Schwarz son of Mr and Mrs William Struarz of 226 Fourth Street NW Cedar Rapids. The wedding is set for May 7.
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Frances Mane Hahn of Walcott and Herbert Plambeck of Davenport announce their engagement and approaching marriage. Hahn, a Davenport High School and Iowa State Teachers College graduate, teaches in Scott County and Walcott. Plambeck, Ames ISU graduate, 4-H leader, farm editor for the Davenport Democrat, hails from Davenport.
Twelve members of Iota Epsilon chapter of Pr Omicron attended initiation services and a tea at the Blackhawk hotel in Davenport Sunday afternoon marking the installation of Iota Eta chapter in Davenport. Dorothy Meeker Marthella Schmid and Esther Smith of Cedar Rapids assisted in conducting the installation services. A special meeting is planned Monday at 8 p.m. in Montrose hotel chapter rooms to arrange a mother and daughter breakfast on Sunday May 9, followed by a social tour.
Members of the Jolly Eight 500 club and their husbands honored Mrs. WO Blake at a birthday surprise party and picnic supper Sunday evening at her home 1581 Second Avenue SE. Mrs Blake received a cake. Prizes of 500 were awarded to Sir and Mrs R H Burns high and Mrs Leo Slaughter and Melvin Harbert consolation.
Fred G Kettler of Sloom:neton Ti spent the weekend visiting his daughter Ann Denise in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Kettler and her daughter were spending several weeks as guests of Nirs tuers perenis Mr and Mrs G A Menter at 1013 A avenue NW. The Netters, formerly of Ce- Ger Repics, moved recently from Des Mane to Bloomington where Mr Kettler is manager of the Snernen-Wollems Paint company. He is the son of Mr and Mrs RF Hetter, 622 Fourth e.ence SW.
A playful seventh birthday party was held Saturday at 295 Third Street SW. Guests listed include Beverly Droz, Hethenne Stuber, Elsyne Beuer, Joan Sexylor, Norma Standard, Everly Wevins, Darlene Snake, John Cooper, Dick Sevier, Bonne Lou Mrumm, Carol Wesner, and Mary McCerthy. Refreshments were served and games were played.
Mrs. Rose Hays of Kansas City and Gene Moore of Cedar Rapids married Monday morning in Davenport. They were attended by Mr and Mrs Dan Woore. The couple will make their home in Cedar Rapids.
Officers and committee chairs of the Taylor P T A held a dinner meeting with the teachers of the school Friday evening, featuring a covered dish supper hosted by Mrs LeRoy Jahnke of 593 Seventh Avenue SW. After supper, games were played.
United States residents prepare for a coronation era visit as three guests from Winchester England arrive in Cedar Rapids after sailing on the Queen Mary. They will attend the wedding of Miss Cecily Cocker and Donald M. Leonard, with Miss Cocker’s grandmother Mrs J T Howard and aunts Miss Mollie Howard and Miss Elizabeth Cocker visiting Mr and Mrs Harry Cocker at Windermere. Mrs Howard and Miss Cocker will spend the summer in the United States while Miss Howard stays about three weeks.
Catherine Lynch celebrated at a Friday evening shower hosted by Mrs. Edward J. McPartland at Carlton apartments. Miss Lynch will wed Regis Day on May 8. prizes awarded for bridge and tripoli went to Miss Lynch and Miss Marguerite Shallou amid pink and blue decor and parasol favors.
Mr and Mrs Herman Oransky of 1972 Second Avenue SE announce the engagement of their daughter Cornelia Oransky to Robert Fogel son of Mrs F Fogel of Kansas City Mo The notice states plans for their approaching marriage.
Mrs Kenneth Ottsen hosts the College Book Club gathering at 1321 Second Avenue SE on Tuesday at 2 15 p m The group will hear Mrs Ralph Whitlock review the Maxwell Anderson play High Tor.
Apollo commandery No. 26 Knights Templar observes Ascension Day with a 3 p.m. service at Masonic hall featuring Rev. E Winslow Brown. A 6:30 p.m. dinner follows in the Masonic hall dining room with A L Taylor delivering the address. Pilgrimage to Tem plar graves at Linwood Oak Hill Cedar Memorial and Bohemian National cemeteries proceeds. Mount Hermon lodge No. 263 AF and AM meets at 7:30 p.m. as usual.
The eighty fifth Iowa Episcopal convention in Davenport re elected Rev W. E. Stockley of Fort Dodge as secretary and Rev J. D Griffith of Davenport as treasurer. About 200 clergy and laymen attended with Bishop Harry S. Longley presiding. Three lay delegates were chosen I. L. Sears Davenport E G Moon Ottumwa and Arthur Poe Cedar Rapids, for Cincinnati convention on Oct 9.
Cedar Rapids marks the thirteenth annual National Music Week with a daylong program at the Memorial Coliseum headlined by the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra under Joseph Kitchin. The week includes recitals and musicales from Edna K. Dielman School of Dance, YWCA performers, Mount Mercy choristers, and Mozart Club events with varied soloists, ensembles, and student recitals across city venues.
The council denied a petition to rename Thirty-fourth Street SE from Cottage Grove Avenue SE to Dairy Dale Road SE. The building department had recommended denial, noting prior extensive consideration of street names and a need for overhaul of the permanent registration system if changes were made on petitions.
Cedar Rapids street railway changes announced by Elmer C. Allen set Vernon Heights South Third and Grande avenue North Thirteenth lines to run every twenty minutes instead of fifteen. Oak Hill Third avenue was already updated. Kenwood Sixteenth avenue will be affected briefly in the evening.
Paul Engle of Cedar Rapids spoke at a Monday Real Estate board meeting about abdication of Edward VIII and British politics. He cited Edward's remark to help miners as unsettling to conservatives and compared English politics to a cricket game. John J. Wagner summarized the appraisal report and Bruce A. West led the session.
The police division of the superior court posted April receipts of 1778.20 with fines at 1217, court fees 536.50, marshal fees 17, meals 0.650 and witness fees 1.20. For the last fiscal year ending March 31, monthly averages exceeded 1000.
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra under Joseph Kitchin closed its season at Memorial Coliseum with pianist Alice Mae Ottilie of Manchester as soloist. She performed the opening movement of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with poise and artistry as the program included Mendelssohn Italian Symphony excerpts, Grieg transcriptions, Saint-Saens Bacchanale, Gliere Russian Sailors Dance, and Strauss Bat.O.
In an encore performance Chopin Nocturne Op. 37 No. 2 was described as clear, free from convention, delicately shaded, with subtle refinement in musical ideas. The review highlights poetic imagery and precise execution.
The playground commission abandons plans to operate a small children’s playground at Taylor School this summer. Recreation superintendent Nevin Nichols said the school board uses Taylor School as its maintenance center, making the site impractical.
A regional dairy operation markets semi solid buttermilk for livestock feed. The product is directed at hog and poultry producers seeking a value option, with distribution through agricultural supply channels.
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