08 May 1939
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1939
Page
1
A state bridge tournament will be sponsored Sunday at the Mont rose hotel by Mrs. S. A. Sanders and Mrs. Oliver Longueville. The event is open to all Iowa bridge players with two sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. No eliminations will occur and prizes will be awarded to top scorers.
State Representative E A Johnson urged restraint on state trade barriers during a Cedar Rapids meeting of the Iowa division National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists association. About 300 attended as Johnson warned of retaliatory moves and the danger of tariff walls to national commerce. Demonstrations followed by Shoup Willemack and Marvin Betcher, with the event concluding in a dance.
Weekends bring a flurry of social events as visiting guests from out of town arrive. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Poe host a supper for House guests Mr. and Mrs. Archer Sinclair of Indianapolis. Mrs. Walter G. Peterson hosts the Monday luncheon club at her Carlton apartment home. Mrs. S. W. Wilder hosts informal tea for three visiting women led by Mrs. James W. Good of Evanston. Mrs. John Fletcher of Chicago and Mrs. M. M. Ogden of Tacoma join Mrs. Lumir Severa’s guests.
Four local men were initiated into Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Iowa State College Ames. Jack Swan Bill Keehn Bill Wheeler and Owen T Barry II are named as new members. The group motored to Cedar Rapids to spend Saturday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Foster, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Wayne J. Foster of Hillcrest Drive SE, returned Saturday from Evanston NL where she visited Miss Jeanne Marshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Marshall, a Northwestern student. She accompanied Miss Betty Beardsley, guest of her sister Miss Martha Beardsley, at Northwestern.
Mr and Mrs Frank C Welch of 2300 First Avenue West returned Sunday evening after a three week motor trip through the east They attended the spring council meeting of the American Bankers association at Hot Springs Virginia and visited Washington Philadelphia and New York City to see friends
Gamma Phi Beta alumnae will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs J Dale Welsch 2111 E avenue NE All active and alumnae members in the city are invited.
One hundred thirty mothers and a daughter attended the annual banquet at Daniels Park Presbyterian church Friday evening. Guests at tables arranged to form a G were served by the men of the church. Mrs Daniel E Kerr was toastmaster and announced a program by the daughters including Faith of Our Mothers choir accordion solo Elaine McNabb a play A Love Gift for My Mother presented by Betty Hoyt Delores Stewart Phyllis Hladek Jean Cornthwaite and Marie Jasa solo Rose Marie Jun reading Jean Cornthwaite poem Stella Mae Baldwin piano and accordion duet Bonnie Faun and Virginia O'Brien and benediction.
Florrie Ann Rue Bush Circle of the Kings Daughters held a tea at Mrs. R. A. Holmgren's home 203 Twenty-seventh Street NE. Kathryn Phillips circle president and Connie Weatherton presided with June Bridge Janet Knapp welcoming guests. Mary Louise Robinson and Margaret Swope assisted in dining room. crystal tableware and pastel snapdragons highlighted the event.
Lively Pi chapter of Beta Phi Alpha at Coe College will meet Monday at 6 p.m. to observe the sorority’s founding at the University of California in 1909. A formal dinner follows at the Commonwealth tea room with Pi shaped tables, six white tapers for the founders, and yellow and green spring flowers. Ruth Murray presides as toast master with themes including A Garden of Spring Flowers and Planting the Seed.
Mrs Malcolm V Bolton of Carlton apartments returned Sunday from Madison Wisconsin where she visited her daughter Mrs William B Miller and Mr Miller who recently moved to Madison from Dubuque.
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Lange of 1965 C Avenue NE returned Sunday from Lancaster Missouri where they visited Mrs Lange s parents Mr and Mrs R L Burkland Mrs Lange spent a week in Missouri and was joined for the weekend by Dr Lange
The Tourist club will hold its annual guest day meeting on Wednesday at 2 PM at the home of Mrs. E. J Carey 2317 Grande Avenue SE. Mrs. Carey will read a play and Mrs. Frank V. Orr will sing with accompaniment by Mrs. Ruth Miskimen.
Miss Louise Havlik and Clarence Boomhower married Saturday at 6 p.m. in a single ring ceremony conducted by Rev. Elton D. Wells. Attended by Bernice Havlik and Harold Koehn the couple plans to reside at 622 Sixth Street SE Cedar Rapids where Boomhower works for Iowa Foods.
Mr and Mrs Sam Lee left Saturday to establish residence in Springfield Missouri where Mr Lee will serve as an inspector for the San Francisco railroad. He was formerly tied to the Lee Jewelry store.
Sunday at their home 1104 Thirty second street NE a group of friends honored Mr and Mrs Earl Thomas for their thirtieth wedding anniversary A picnic dinner was served Those present included Leland Knowles O E Thomas Lee Thomas and many others gift presentations were made to the couple and their two grandchildren Barbara Jean and Leland Knowles Jr
The Wednesday Social club gathers for a picnic luncheon and officer election at Mrs. W. R. Robinson’s home 2412 C avenue NE on Wednesday afternoon. Members should bring the usual picnic provisions.
Miss Ruth Detlefsen became the bride of Harold W. Kammerer at Trinity Lutheran church with Rev. P. L. Bornhoeft presiding. The couple, who will reside in Stroh Indiana, were attended by Paula Detlefsen and Walter Schuman. A wedding dinner followed at Mrs. Wurster's tea room and a reception at the Detlefsen home.
A group of Cedar Rapids area Catholic women will travel to Dubuque May 16 and 17 for the National Council of Catholic Women regional conference. Attendees from Iowa Illinois Minnesota North and South Dakota Nebraska and Wyoming will participate. The event opens May 16 at 9 am with Mass at St Raphael's cathedral celebrated by Archbishop Francis L Beckman. Mrs Earl R Reynolds of Chicago national NCCW president will preside over general sessions. Attendees are urged to reserve in advance for accommodations.
Mrs Estelle May Poill of Eugene Oregon and Carrol McCormick of Cedar Rapids married at Trinity Methodist parsonage Saturday at 4 pm Rev Elton D Wells officiated. McCormick a salesman has lived in Cedar Rapids twenty five years. They left Sunday for the west to visit the San Francisco fair and will reside in Eugene.
The board of managers of the Home for Aged Women will hold its annual meeting and election of officers Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the home. Officers will give annual reports.
St Luke's nurses alumnae to entertain at their annual banquet Thursday at 6 30 p m with honor guests to be members of St Luke's graduating class Reservations with Miss Agnes May dial 6141
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Makinson of 216 Sixteenth street SE entertained Sunday guests including Mr. and Mrs. William Daykin of Taylorville, Il, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Daykin and Patricia Makinson of Iowa City, and William Johannson of Waterloo.
Mrs Sopousek and Mrs Serovy entertain members of the Louise Leibert circle of the King's Daughters at lunch on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Killian's tea room.
Margaret Bottome circle of the King's Daughters will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. at 421 Fifteenth Street SE. Members should bring material for the Community House.
The Kappa Delta alumnae meeting scheduled for Tuesday is postponed and now set for May 16. Members are advised to mark the new date and attend as planned.
The Norwegian royal guest Martha impresses with regal poise and humble gestures during a two day Decorah visit. She tours in luxury but shows warmth by guiding the prince and sharing smiles as crowds admire her, while aides like Ragni Ostgaards carry her through events. She shops in America and enjoys Winsnessiek hotel amenities.
Members of the Pleiades society at Coe College held a Mother's Day tea Sunday afternoon in Williston hall on the campus. The program featured readings of mother poems by Eloise Balcar and Arlere Quass, Brahms Intro Mezzo piano, Kreisler Cradle Song, piano solo Beverly Wright, Ave Maria on flute by Mildred Fry with Betty Wagner, and a vocal duet A Sweet Old Song for a Sweet Old Lady by Dixie Madison sung by Zula Cacek and Virginia Moore with Betty Wagner at piano. Roses were presented to the mothers by president Mary Jane Flaherty. special guest was Marlean Fry. Members present included Fry, Balcar, Quass, Flaherty, Cacek, Moore, Wagner, Wright, Antoinette Vam pola, Maxine Fitzsimmons and Wilma Polderboer. Patrons were Mrs. A. E. Chase and Mrs. James B. Hodgson.
The Towanka Camp Fire group met Friday after school at Mrs. A. I. Mason's home at 2307 B avenue NE. Eleven members and Elaine Janssen attended as assistant guardian, with Mary Ann Mason present, painting projects underway.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Nelson spent the weekend in Louisville Kentucky attending the Kentucky Derby Saturday afternoon and returned home Sunday evening.
The Camp Fire association will meet Thursday at 9 30 a m in the parlors of the First Presbyterian church. Mrs Bernard E Warner program chairman will present Miss Jane Garwood to discuss National Services. Camp movies will be shown.
Grace Listebarger hosted a piano recital at 1298 First Avenue W featuring students performing pieces by Blake, Clementi, Bach, Burleigh, Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Liszt, and others. Performers included Doris McNall, Lyndall Davis, Janet Haig, Lloyd Buresh, Lois Listebarger, Barbara Steele, Maxine Cerveny, Mildred Muller, Carol Ann Holmquest, and Mary Louise Harmon.
The Speeder auxiliary met at the YWCA for a pic nic luncheon and business session. Mrs Ivan Daily reported on softball activities and urged new members to contact Daily or Mrs Dick Hardman. Plans for a June meeting include a picnic at Ellis Park or Mrs Harley Huff's home in case of rain. Mrs Roy Decker introduced Mrs Ernest Kosek who presented a travelogue with colored motion pictures.
Mr and Mrs J P Brammer at 500 Seventh Avenue SW hosted a weekend gathering with Mrs Robert Schiewe Mr and Mrs Ed Schiewe Miss Ruth Schiewe Bob Schiewe and Miss Betty Grantin all from Chicago as guests of the Brammer family.
Miss May E. Jones of 1516 D Avenue Northeast has come home after visiting her sister Mrs. R G Popham in Iowa City.
Taylor P T A mothers hosted teachers with a picnic supper in the Glow room of the Gas company. Pink and white decorations featured roses and sweet peas as bingo followed. The Buchanan P T A meets Wednesday at 2 30 p m in the school auditorium with officer installation a picnic lunch plan and a musical by Miss Pauline Smith and Miss Joan Garrett. second grade mothers hostesses.
DES MOINES INL Karl Fischer head of the state public safety department announced plans to reissue licenses to 1 200 000 Iowans by July 4 as all licenses in effect expire that date Renewals will use similar procedures to two years ago Applications for renewals begin May 22 at all sheriff offices across the state
Harry Stewart, 48, of Des Moines, released after 60 days for intoxication at 10 a.m. Saturday, returns to the city jail at midnight on another intoxication charge. The court ordered a three day sentence, ending his stay as workers at the Cedar Rapids station were to be dismissed.
Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the leading cheese producing provinces in Canada, driving dairy output across the nation. The spread highlights strong regional production with Ontario and Quebec serving as major processing centers.
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