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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1933

Page

16

Tells Club Women Iowa Farm Folk Essentially Fine

A May morning breakfast for Cedar Rapids Woman's club members at the Cedar Rapids Country club concluded the year with 150 attendees. New and outgoing officers were introduced, and Ray F. Anderson of The Gazette praised Iowa farm folk as essentially fine, urging equality of opportunity for a prosperous state. The program featured performances by Marian Huff, Evelyn Hall, and the Coe college vesper choir with a music week observance at First Presbyterian church. The event highlighted the strong ties between agriculture, culture, and community in Iowa.

Cedar Rapids Woman's Club Cedar Rapids Frank Keyser Charles F. Clark Frank Gates Nellie Fuhrmeister Oliver S. Wilson Warren Hansen S. V. Shonka Iowa Plymouth County Mr. Anderson Anderson Marian Huff Evelyn Hall Gertrude Shoe Coe College Vesper Paul Schumann Ray First Presbyterian Church

White RIT removes dye and stains in boiling water

A home product from RIT chemists called White RIT dissolves color from fabrics in boiling water. Drop a wafer in, stir, and colors vanish without harming fabric. Useful against mildew yellowing ink spots grass stains rust and more. Diapers wash soft and white. priced 15c or 25c for double size at dealers.

Teresa Naso to give recital at Coe College chapel

Prof Paul Schumann Ray presents Coe senior soprano Teresa Naso in a 8 15 p m recital at T M Sinclair Memorial chapel Wednesday. Accompanists Miss Mari Ann Huebsch and Miss Bernice Hach join. Naso plans June BA, active in Mu Phi Epsilon and Chi Delta, former YWCA president. Program includes works by Handel Schubert Chopin and Italian songs, with inclusive student performers.

Paul Schumann Ray Teresa Naso T. M. Sinclair Memorial Mari Ann Huebsch Grace Swab Bernice Hach Miss Nase Judas Maccabaeus Handel Sgchubert Schubert Ove Wolf Brahms Brahms Chopin Campargnuolo Stogalt

Miss Nelle Roehlk Elected Alpha Gamma Delta President

Miss Nelle Roehlk was elected president of Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae at a dinner meeting hosted by Mrs. Lester DeYarman on Twentieth Street NE. New officers include Mrs. Carl G. Helming as vice president and Miss Eric Kemp as secretary with Miss Grace Bryant as treasurer and Miss Lorraine Mueller as editor. Plans were made for a tea at Mrs. Jensen’s home to welcome alumnae and undergraduates and mothers and patronesses.

Nelle Roehlk Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Lester DeYarman Twentieth Street Lynn G Swaney Carl G. Helming Eric Kemp Grace Bryant Lorraine Mueller H. C. Jensen Country Club Parkway SE Alpha Gamma Delta Clay Phillips Jensen Gus Liebke Lila Palmer

Cedar Rapids P. E. O. Presidents Headed to Sioux City

Presidents from Cedar Rapids P. E. O. chapters plus the Marion chapter leader depart by motor for Sioux City to attend the annual state P. E. O. Sisterhood convention, running Tuesday through Thursday. Attendees include Mrs. L. E. Henry, Mrs. Forrest Protzman, Mrs. R. P. Taylor, Mrs. Jay W. Hesser, all Cedar Rapids, and Mrs. O. M. Carson of Marion.

Cedar Rapids Marion Sioux City P. E. O. Sisterhood L. E. Henry Forrest Protzman R. P. Taylor Jay W. Hesser O. M. Carson

St Luke's Alumnae Dinner For Graduates At Montrose

St Luke's alumnae association plans a 6 30 p m dinner for the graduating class at the Montrose hotel. Reservations with Miss Alberta Cochran at 2 7105 are requested by Wednesday night.

St. Luke's Alumnae Association Hospital Montrose Hotel Alberta Cochran

Memorial To Miss Abbott Given By Chap DK Of PEO

A memorial for Miss Abbie S. Abbott, one of the oldest PEO members, was presented at chapter DK of PEO in Cedar Rapids. The program featured Miss Joanna Hagey on reading, with notes on library use. guests from other chapters attended.

Miss Abbott P.E.O Abbie S. Abbott Laura Turner Nettie T. Neff Baverine George Yulll Eva Byerly Fairfield Cedar Rapids Joanna Hagey J. M. Dinwiddie George G. Clements Charles Penningroth P. W. Shive Belle T. Wilson Marion Wilson Clinton

Reception Tonight Honoring Miss May Frick Return

A reception is planned at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the First Christian church social rooms to honor Miss May Frick returning from a two year world mission trip. The Missionary Society chairs the event with multiple church members coordinating.

Miss May Frick First Christian Church Miss Frick the Missionary Society The Missionary Society W. J. Barngrover W. Roy Harger Scott Hammond E. W. la Plant W. H. Frick Blaine Hyten

Make This Model At Home Pattern 2631

Pattern 2631 by Anne Adams offers a child size frock with colored binding white organdy collar and puffed sleeves. Describe fabrics gingham dimity or cotton and note yardage for size 10. Include price 15 cents for pattern and 15 cents for Spring Fashion Book catalog. Order from Gazette Pattern Department 243 faced Seventeenth Street New York.

Anne Adams Gazette Pattern Department Seventeenth Street New York Y

Musical Miniatures Program Planned at Roosevelt Hotel

Three hundred invitations issued by the Bel Canto club for an evening of Musical Miniatures featuring Edna Barrett Jackson Lucy Bushnell Ambroz and Wendl Andrle at the Roosevelt hotel ballroom Monday. The entertainment mirrors Mrs. Jackson’s successful programs in eastern Iowa Chicago and Minneapolis over the past two years presented for her friends.

Bel Canto Club Edna Barrett Jackson Lucy Bushnell Ambroz Wendl Andrle Roosevelt Hotel

Chi Beta Phi Spring Dance at Cedar Rapids Club

Chi Beta Phi fraternity held a spring dance at the Cedar Rapids Country Club on Saturday evening with sixty couples in attendance. A tap dance by Miss Doris Clatterbaugh highlighted the event while Robert Horak organized the party. Faculty guests included Prof. and Mrs. Ben H. Peterson, Prof. and Mrs. J. F. Yothers, Prof. Owen Lloyd Morris, and house mother Mrs. Maria Miller attended as a special guest.

Chi Beta Phi Fraternity Cedar Rapids Country Club Doris Clatterbaugh Robert Horak Ben H. Peterson J. F. Yothers Owen Lloyd .Morris Maria Miller

Local Youth Named As Alternate For Culver Scholarship

Ames high school freshman Paul Emerson Jr. 12, awarded 4500 dollar Culver Military academy scholarship. Alternates Don Kessler Cedar Rapids and Kieth Simmer Ottumwa named. Emerson may receive 1500 dollar to Culver City Indiana academy for three years. Other finalists include John Simmons Osceola Ralph Winger Keokuk and others.

Iowa City Paul Emerson Ames Culver Military Academy Don Kessler Cedar Rapids Kieth Simmer Ottumwa Emerson Military Academy Culver City Ind F. B. Knight University of Iowa M. G. Davis Daniel Feder Carl EB. Seashores University of Iowa Graduate College John Simmons Osceola Ralph Winger Keokuk Ralph Salts Fairfield Parley Wellstead Arthur Maxwell Montrose Bob Greenwalt Des Moines Kenneth Robinson Council Bluffs

Protests Halt Iowa State College Sham Battle

Des Moines protest leader Rev Stoddard Lane objects to the Wieshea sham battle planned to open the Iowa State College celebration saying it wastes funds on mock war. President Hughes was not reachable in Washington, while Prof M D Helser affirmed the event would proceed as planned, replacing the Wieshea parade to cut costs and boost interest.

Des Moines Iowa State College Wieshea Stoddard Lane Iowa Committee On

Iowa Beer Tax Fees Total 76 738 07

State Treasurer L. J. Wegman announced that beer taxes and permit fees since the beer law began have brought in 76 738 07. The breakdown shows 71 500 in wholesalers' permit fees and 4 848 07 in beer taxes, with all fees deposited into the state sinking fund for public deposits.

Des Moines L. J. Wegman

Communists Accused in Farm Strike Drive

W. W. Waters, organizer of last summer’s bonus march on Washington, says the farm strike planned to begin Saturday is being fomented by communists. He warns farmers not to heed agitators and asserts agents are active throughout farming districts in disguises as honest workers.

Omaha W. W. Waters Washington

Immunity Wins Suit Dismissal For Huey Long

Washington court ruled Tuesday that the $500,000 libel suit against Senator Huey Long is unaffected by a slander action. Judge Proctor rejected immunity as a basis to dismiss and overruled a quash of service in Ansell's suit seeking damages.

Washington Llp District Supreme Court Proctor Long Dem Samuel T. Ansell Senate Ansell Louisiana Raymond N. Beebe Congressional Chamber Beebe

Class conflict would ruin farm relief bill says Wallace

Secretary Henry A. Wallace warned the farm relief bill could fail if it is driven by class conflict. He cited five cent bread and a $1.50 shirt rising to 5 and 1.55 respectively unless the bill’s spirit aligns with social justice. He noted provisions protect urban white collar consumers from prohibitive prices.

Philadelphia Henry A. Wallace Wallace Democratic Women's Club

Husband Missing Seven Years Upheld Insurance Claim

Mrs. Charlotte Rodskier of 508 Ninth Street SW won $929.73 from Northwestern Mutual Life after seven years of unexplained absence by her husband A. E. Rodskier, a former Spragueville bank cashier. The Linn County court granted the payout, the insurer appealed, and the supreme court upheld the claim as proof of death based on the long disappearance and a letter indicating he went to Central America.

Charlotte Rodskier Ninth Street Northwestern Mutual Life Company of Milwaukee A. E. Rodskier Supreme Court International “News Dispatch Aa Spragueville INS Central America

Eleven and a half million for upper Mississippi river

The rivers and harbors bill presented to President Roosevelt designates more than 11.5 million dollars of the 83.32 million total for improvements on the upper Mississippi River.

Washington Roosevelt Mississippi River

Kruidenier Addresses Auto Safety Talks At Rowe Sales School

Dan Kruidenier, commissioner of public safety, spoke to the Rowe Electric sales school Monday night on safety duties of mechanics and driver attentiveness. A Chicago brake engineer urged careful vehicle maintenance. Over 200 garage men and dealers attended from Dubuque and surrounding towns within six hundred sixty miles. CENTRAL CITY Miss Dorothy Byers and Melvin Slife wed at the bride’s aunt home in Marion with Rev. C. J. Biddle officiating. The couple, both Central City natives, plan to live in Veenaenss after school ends as Slife works in Independence with a produce firm.

Dan Kruidenier Rowe Electric Company Chicago Dubuque Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Central City Dorothy Byers Arthur Byers Melvin Slife Frank Slife Lester Peck Marion John Soukup C. J. Biddle Clutier Louis Joseph Laver Mildred Mechal Vining Little Brown Vale Nashua Joseph Saver Clutter Charles Mochal Mr. Saver

Iowa brief highlights from communities across the region

Re-elected Jackson county Legion auxiliary chair Emma Oldis led a slate of officers at the convention. Tipton mourns P H Downing a Cedar county Pioneer dies after long illness. Anamosa couples Cary Jane Lloyd and Antone Vozenilck wed at Methodist parsonage.

Maquoketa Emma Oldis Preston Jackson County Legion Auxiliary Antoinette Schirmer Bellevue Olive Purinton Helen Gisel Andrew Laura Suett Baldwin Esther Whitmore Sabula Tipton P. H. Downing H. N. Poston Inland Cemetery Bennett Anamosa H. D. Green Cary Jane Lloyd Hale Harry Lloyd Antone Henry Vozenilck Frank Vozenilck Oxford Mills Lena Marion Jeffrys James Nolan van Horne Thomas Nolan Near Here Thomas McCormick DeLand John Hattigan Immaculate Conception Church Independence W. G. Bogert Freeman Apartments

Nighttime Radio Schedule Highlights From Major Stations

A dense listing shows 8 to 10 PM lineups across NBC CBS and related networks. Notable acts include Jack Little and Beatrice Berenson with contemporary orchestras and vocalists at WEAF WJZ KYW WMAQ, plus Johnny Marvin Traversorech and Phil Cook featured at various times.

Jack Little CBS WABC WMT Breen and de Rosa NBC WEAF Neste Quarist WJZ KYW Ie Clere WGN Wow Youns Artista Trio Mappy Jack Nhetty Crocker U. S. Army Band Juan Reyes Veianist o—Mousenols Institute Stokes Orch Pedro Cordoba Osborne Etch WUEBM KMOX WCCO Johnny Marvin Traversorech WMAQ Merrie-men Genert Maniacures Brench Princess WBBM Henry Morgenthau Jr KMBC Ginosch Farm and Home Hour WJZ Woc Kyw Wow Rattle Ensemble WDAF Woodworth Orch Weaf Wow Woc-Who Ann Leaf Sanford Ingo Weap Carol Davalin WN Ali Weem Troubadours WJZ Chain Woman's Review WIZ Wmaq Eton Boys WEEM NIC Hopkins Orch Texas Jack Brooks Westphal Orch WABCO Sherman Orch Inbc Honey Orch al Kernard Dick Daring WENR Elvin Allman Devilbird CB3 Goldbergs WBAP Rooke Carter Grime Clues WLW Gendron Orch Maie Chorus Wabo Chain Kate Smith WTIC WGY Phil Cook Lyman Orch Sperlock Holmes NBC) Wjz Ranny Weeks Orch Irvin Cobb WOWO Rich Orch Southernaires Josef Shevinne WOC Donald Nevis Belasco Orch WPAA Guy Lombardo Waring Orch Geo. Givo Beatrice Berenson Brandwynne

Winnebago County School Election Yields Superintendent Winnenhirk

Decorah. Charlie G. Steen won the race for superintendent of Winneshiek schools defeating four opponents. Elected to the board of education were Dr. F A Hennessey of Calmar Roy M Miller of Burr Oak and Mrs. Rollin G Baker of Ridgeway.

Specilal Gazette Decorah Charlies G. Steen Winneshirk F. A. Hennessey Calmar Roy M. Miller Burr Oak Rollin G. Baker Ridgeway Board of Education

Meyer Reelected county superintendent in Elkader

Special to The Gazette Mary A Meyer was re elected county superintendent here Tuesday from a field of 51 candidates.

Elkader Mary A Meyer

Fayette elects L G Meyer to third term as county superintendent

L G Meyer was re-elected Fayette county superintendent of schools for a third term by the county school convention on Tuesday afternoon, defeating two other candidates in the vote.

Gazette West Union L. G. Meyer Fayette County

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Tells Club Women Iowa Farm Folk COE Vesper Choir First Presbyterian COE Miss Nelle Roehlk A. G. D. Alumnae ST. Luke's Alumnae M. E. Garmoe Registered Optometrist Second Avenue SE Christian Science First Church of Christ, Scientist Paul Stark Seeley Portland Ore Boston Mass Second Avenue CHI Beta Phi Culver Ave E. Tel Lydia Wehmeier Perkins Huey Long Upper Mississippi Kruidenier Schoen’s Schoen Enn Third Avenue Iowa News John Rebecca Bogert Albany N. Y Grace Barger Clarence Chamberlin Paris Louis Bramow Eldorado Township Minnie Warner Benton County August Herman Mount Auburn Otto Ella Henkle Vinton John J Henry North Monticello Sacred Heart Church Isabella Devlin John McDonald Hospital Miss Devlin Peter Catherine Devlin Devlin Joseph Meyer Henry Britting James Lahey Father A.L. Lorenz Sacred Heart Cemetery Newhall Hilda Dondelinger Dondelinger Viola Schrader Lillian Senne Dorothy Gardemann Lois Boddicker Paramount Yeu Sa Snowy Bowlene Pue Fayette New Oxfords Marion Blvd Montrose Drug Store Waterloo
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