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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1949
Page
6
Carrie Reichert plans to attend the Marion high alumni banquet at the American Legion hall. She notes she has missed only one reunion since graduating 55 years ago, part of the class of 1894 known as the 44s of 94.
Mrs Evelyne Hoefle of Iowa City married Gilbert N Cropp of Marion at the Methodist parsonage with Rev James P Gable officiating. Attendants were Dr and Mrs C F Gowans. Bride wore a white tailored suit with yellow rose corsage. They will live at 254% Ninth Street after a brief wedding trip.
The Electa circle of King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. Mae Blinks at 2 o clock Tuesday. Mrs. Andrew P. Munson will lead the devotions and Mrs. D B Storck will present the lesson on Rachel.
Circle The Reading circle plans a May luncheon at 1 p m Friday at the W B Carpenter home with officers to be elected. Members unable to attend should contact Mrs Carpenter or Mrs T A Newman. Ameigo club meets Tuesday at 1 p m with Mrs E M Adams of Central City for lunch. Mrs H F Lockwood will present the program. For sale Lot 60 by 130 feet offered at 550 dollars with 200 down and 15 dollars monthly, dial 5167.
The O O P club will close its season with a May breakfast at 9 am Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Mary English. Mrs. J H Ensminger Mrs DeWitt HM Smith and Mrs L S Barber will be in charge of arrangements.
The Rachel Booth Baptist guild hosts an all day White Cross work day on Thursday at the Will Robinson farm. A picnic dinner is scheduled for noon and members meet at the church at 9 30.
Funeral services for Clarence Jacob Byerly 72 a former Marion businessman will be at 2 p m Monday in the Yocom chapel. Rev James P Gable will officiate burial follows in Oak Shade cemetery He died Friday at a Cedar Rapids hospital He had spent his life in Marion Center Point area. He was married to Lara Pearl Kohl in 1904 at Viola Survivors include his wife two sons Ralph J Calamus and Max Center Point four daughters Leone Boots Cedar Rapids Evelyn Svenksen Davenport Lucille McGuire Madison and Betty Mills Bottineau N D 12 grandchildren and three sisters Cora Smith Decatur Ill Jane Taylor Geraldine Mont Mare McConaughy Marion Friends may call at the chapel.
Ida Mary Kemp 90, longtime Marion resident since 1936, died Saturday in a Cedar Rapids nursing home. Born Oct 31 1858 in Belleville Michigan she taught in rural schools before marrying Emmett I Kemp in 1882. Survived by daughter Clarissa Fleming and sons Warren and Irvin Kemp, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild, plus siblings. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Yocom chapel with burial in Oak Shade Cemetery.
The Cheerful Companions class of the Christian church will meet Friday evening at the Harold Halstead home for a scheduled gathering.
The Tuckabachee club schedules a May breakfast at 9 30 a m Friday at J W Bowdish Jr home 717 Sixth avenue inviting members to attend.
Tickets for the Marion high school alumni banquet at the American Legion hall on May 25 are available at the Marion Water Company office and Sorg's drug store.
To Canada Dean Woodford a clerk in the Milwaukee railroad ticket office will leave Monday for Vermillion Bay Ont to spend a two week vacation. He will be accompanied by his father in law W A Callahan and D E Baldwin both of Perry. Mrs Woodford and Dickie will visit Mrs Callahan at Perry.
A Public Benefit party advertises a Monday evening event at 7 30pm hosted for entertainment and refreshments. The venue is St Josephs Mall and the notice invites community participation.
A Melody Night program at the Baptist church begins at 7:30 PM with organ numbers by Mrs. E A Lagerquist and Warren Rambo, Eleanor Rathbun and Richard Spinka, vocal solos by Orville Cox, Stan Holiday, Jane Hubbard, a vocal duet by Kathryn Eckhart and Eleanor Rathbun, violin duet by Helen Blaha and Marie Svoboda, whistling by Dick English, vibraharp by Edna Vikdal, trumpet by John Snell, and selections by the Marion high school quartet.
The Tennyson club schedules a 1 p.m. picnic on Tuesday at the home of Mrs. A. A. Schenken. Founder's Day will be observed.
Miss Phyllis Beach and M C Schindler will wed at 2 PM in St. Pauls Lutheran church with about 80 relatives present. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev. Carl T. Wuerffel and feature music by Mrs. Gerald Thomas and singer Betty Overturff.
Fourth to sixth grade pupils of Marion schools perform a spring concert in Lincoln auditorium at 8 p.m. Monday. Miss Rose Wilcox directs with Ola Dodder Irma Steen Ina Bragg Marjorie Reynolds Bertha Harlan Hortense Ebel Margaret Downing Hazel Snell Ramon a Johnson assisting. Mrs Willys O Hulin accompanies. Announcers include Karen Foster Billy Mitchell Mary Lou Pazour Lyla Dye Gordon Bartlett. A play The Thirsty Flowers directed by Miss Dodder features Ronny Hess Janice Schultz Freddie Blok Billy Stuber with breezes showers flowers and clouds. Piano trios by Karen Foster Ann Bevaris Joan Drenkhahn and Mary Lou Pazour Donna Petrusch Jeanette Nelson. The pupils will sing. The program closes with America by all grades.
Members of the Marion Easter Star chapter invite donations of clothing shoes or food to aid Masonic families overseas. Drop off at the Masonic temple Friday 9 to 4 p.m. If unable to travel contact Mrs. C. J. Kassler Mrs. John C. Smith or Mrs. Jack Ellis for pickup.
The American Legion post and auxiliary, with families, will hold a 6:30 gathering Monday in Legion hall. They plan to collect candy bars and used children's story books for the Davenport home, with Mrs. H. O. Young and Mrs. John Vernon as supper chairmen.
SORG Drug Store lists Toni Home Permanents with refills and rinse. The ad outlines availability and pricing for at home hair care products.
Sacred Heart circle of St Joseph’s Catholic church will hold a card party at 7 30 Monday in the church parlors to benefit church activities.
Mrs George E Bradley hosted a Saturday party for a group of 19 children in celebration of her daughter’s fifth birthday. Guests enjoyed treats and games in a community setting.
Guests come from Cedar Rapids Center Point Ely and Marion. Several groups plan meetings Thursday at 2 pm or 6:30 pm including St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid and Prairie Chapel W S C S with multiple hostesses named. The Marion Shamrocks face Springville in softball at 2 pm today with the junior team.
The American Legion pool in Thomas park will open June 4 according to pool committee chairman Z N Lundy. Marion lodges A F and A M hold two meetings this week with an 8 esday and a 7 Friday session and work in the third degree at the second meeting. Mr and Mrs Ernest Woolley spend the weekend at Kankakee Illinois for the wedding of their niece Virginia Frandsen and John Long Saturday.
Wednesday schedules show W S and S circles meeting with conductors for breakfasts picnics and transportation awaits. Activities include white elephant sale and a PTA talk by Dr Katzoff on controlling tooth decay with a movie and officer installations. Nearby families visit and ISU graduate Chamberlain plans Cedar Rapids work after June.
Four H Girls Linnette club meets with Alberta Hendricks on Tuesday evening to judge the Better-groomed 4-H Girl contest. Miss Margaret Stewart home demonstration agent and Mrs. Herbert Pollock and Mrs. Riley Slocum will serve as judges. Shower hosted by Mrs. J A Nedrow and her daughter Beverly entertained 15 guests Friday evening.
A miscellaneous shower for Miss Margaret Richmann bride elect included a guest scrapbook. The Marion Christian Youth Council executive board will meet at the Christian church at 7 p.m. Monday. The Cary club plans a Monday afternoon gathering with Mrs Gerald Thomas. A musical program is planned.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Meci of Mendon Illinois and their children Caroline and Frank are guests of Pauline Naso at Marion and Frank Meci at Cedar Rapids.
A L Schmidt of Mason City named grand counselor of the Iowa United Commercial Travelers in Burlington. Other officers include H G Ryan Iowa Falls junior counselor J J McTigue Spencer past counselor W A McCullough Clinton secretary M E Britton Atlantic treasurer R R Hafferty Des Moines conductor C P Monen Ft Dodge page R E Sharp Storm Lake sentinel R C Goff Davenport executive member Irma Dellgren Clinton named to lead ACT auxiliary with Clie Barron Waterloo past counselor Flossie Farrer Mason City junior grand counselor Ruby Clifton Storm Lake secretary Hannah Mulgrew Dubuque treasurer Glenna Parker Cedar Rapids conductress Alverda Feldman Peosta page Clara Dwyer Des Moines sentinel Mary Click Ottumwa executive committee Nell Snyder Clinton grand champion
The notes cover Democratic Second district activity with chairwomen and committee posts in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque. It notes a May 25 meeting at Bunker Hill Country Club, open to all Democrats with reservations via Ethel Harte, and debunks a coin flip tale about 1938 lieutenant governor candidates Blue and Hickenlooper. It ends with H. J. Brownlee predicting Conservative return to power in England before Republicans in the U.S., prompting local political reflection.
About 100 Iowa Chamber of Commerce secretaries are expected to attend the annual spring conference in Cedar Rapids at the Montrose hotel. The event opens Friday with registration and a welcome luncheon by Mayor Frank K. Hahn. Speakers include Spencer Shaw and George Catts, with Frank Nye of The Gazette as banquet speaker. Saturday features varied talks, two city size group discussions, and a 4:30 business meeting followed by a banquet.
The Iowa Ornithologists Society held its spring meeting at McGregor Heights with 115 registered. State officers included President Charles T. Ayres Jr. Ottumwa and Dr. Robert Vane vice president. Miss Lillian Serbousek Cedar Rapids served as secretary and treasurer. Conservation Officer Milo Peterson led Saturday hikes. Banquet speakers were Dr. Olin Pettingill Carleton College and George Crossley Dubuque Audubon Society president. A noon luncheon closed the event after a Sunday visit to Pike's State Park.
A late Friday night storm near Decorah destroyed a large barn on the Theodore Iverson farm and damaged another farm building. Damage was about $8,000. Lightning also struck a granary on the Frank Frye farm two miles north. it wrecked the building but did not burn. Rain totaled .60 inches, the first moisture since mid April. Highway crews noted extremely dry ground requiring electric drills to place stakes.
Leo H. Grether organized the Volga Methodist church choir two and a half years ago. The volunteer group performs at worship services and has led three Christmas concerts as part of the Volga community choir of about 50 voices. Grether also directs bands in Volga and surrounding towns while teaching in three districts and raising 3000 to 4000 turkeys.
MOLINE AP A two day $2 500 bogus check spree ended when 21 year old Roger Lingard alias Roger Kent formerly of Le Claire Iowa was arrested while riding in a 1949 model car he bought with one of the five checks issued. Lingard faces confidence game charges and was taken into custody with a 19 year old Moline girl who wore rings bought with Lingard’s checks. An informant led police to the arrest after a Pleasant Valley Iowa gasoline station operator reported Lingard paid a $10 bill with a check. All checks were drawn on the Blue Grass Indiana savings bank. Lingard said he was arrested in 1947 at Clinton on a forgery charge and served 30 days in jail before parole.
Donald Eugene Condon aged 20 was released from the county jail after his father posted a thousand dollar bond. He is charged with attempting to extort two thousand five hundred dollars from Ray Loving Davenport cigar store and tavern operator.
Dr. Margaret I. Liston is appointed professor of home management at Iowa State College. She will assume duties September 16. A 1927 Iowa State graduate, she earned a doctorate at Chicago University in 1949 and currently serves as associate professor of home economics at the University of Nebraska.
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