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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1941
Page
13
A collection of vignettes from Cedar Rapids notes includes a doctor with a new mustache story, book title trends, draft misfits, a penny bank idea by Postmaster Baldwin, a humorous license quest, and a radio misread by a patrolman prompting amused police chatter.
Trustees of the Woman's Club will meet Monday at 9 a.m. at the Ghatriots while the board gathers at The Cedar Rapids Woman's Club. The golf group will start Friday at 8 45 a.m. at the Kenmore course. Opening day was postponed due to incomplete qualifying scores.
The James Thurber Elliott Nugent comedy The Male Animal will be staged at the Community Playhouse May 19 to 21 under Robert Downing. Music features include a song by Cleota played by Beulah Harrison, college band performances, and an instrumental trio led by Eulalia Hauser with Beulah Wessale and Rosalie Campbell. Five hundred copies of The Reflector distributed to announce box office hours 10 am to 2 pm at the Y M C A building starting Monday.
Lauretta Cooper daughter of Mr and Mrs William Cooper of Monticello wed Jack O'Toole son of Mr and Mrs M F O'Toole in a Immaculate Conception church ceremony conducted by Msgr John M Molloy. Pearls roses and gardenias featured in the bride's attire and reception followed at Fleming's tea room. The couple will reside at 217 Seventeenth Street SE after May 12.
Miss Clark becomes Mrs E R Hanna in a wedding with white trim and navy accessories. They plan to reside at Gilroy after June 1. Mrs Hanna, a Stephens College and University of Iowa graduate, is active in the Junior League of Cedar Rapids. Mr Hanna studied at San Jose State College and works in civil engineering with his father in Gilroy. Out of town guests include Mr and Mrs Earl Brown Emmetsburg and others from Des Moines Waterloo Rochester Davenport and Ste Genevieve.
Cedar Rapids NCW chapter opens a series on WMT at 4 30 pm featuring Mount Mercy College choristers performing Ave Marie Stars With Little Golden Sandals and other numbers. Sister Mary de Lourdes oversees. Helen Kacena Stark directs. Health Roundup and Morning at Camp are planned for subsequent days with cast lists and directors.
The Cedar Rapids Bundles for Britain chapter hosts a bake sale at Craemer's store starting 10 am Saturday. About 50 women bake cookies breads pies cakes and kolaches to raise funds for Bundles for Britain in New York then England. Local organizers include Mrs. Charles S. Knox general chairman and Mrs. Eugene M. Pinney and Mrs. Glenn W. Hopkins.
Cedar Rapids residents contributed to Bundles for Britain. 200 plus men and women sent clothing for stricken English homes. Groups and individuals supplied garments, shoes, layettes, sweaters, children’s clothing and blankets. Of 68 shipments from New York City, only two were lost, insured by Lloyds of London.
The A A A W group meets with Mrs Dora P Petry at 129 Thirty sixth street NE on Wednesday at 7 30 p m Leaders include Mrs J M Wiley Members should bring manuscripts Mr and Mrs William J Bakken plan to return to Chicago today after visiting Mrs Bakken s parents at 1819 Fourth avenue SE Mrs Bakken spent a week in the city joined Friday by Mr Bakken Another guest Mrs A P Kelenbeck of Ames attends The Palmers host China talk by Irene Berger and a review of The Loong Sisters by Emily Hahn at a Monday HJ chapter meeting P E O members attend 2 p m at Mrs Mildred Barlow s home 2190 Country Club Parkway SE assisted by Mrs Margaret Bernstorf and Mrs Evelyn Hankin
Mrs George Yuill elected vice regent of Ashley chapter D A R at annual meeting held in the Bungalow of the Light company. New officers include Mrs E E Sparling secretary Mrs J B McPherson registrar and Mrs Irving Finger of Marion historian. Regent Miss Thelma Boegel serves two years.
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