Elna Ericksen and Alvin Lee to Wed in July
Announcement of the betrothal and forthcoming marriage of Miss Elna M. Ericksen and Alvin Winthrop Lee of Coolidge Arizona. The wedding is set for July 19 in Cedar Rapids. Lee is the son of Mrs Minnie Lee of Elmhurst Illinois and works as a grant supervisor for the farm security administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thal
Elna M. Ericksen
Alvin Winthrop Lee
Coolidge, Ariz
Ericksen
T. H. Ericksen
C Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Lee
Minnie Lee
Elmhurst
Ill
Miss Erickson
Coe College
Kappa Delta Sorority
Northwestern University
International Harvester Company
Chicago
University of Arizona
Farm Security Administration
Coolidge
Maxine Davis Marries Vernon Kohl in Hannibal Missouri
Mrs C F Davis of New Sharon announces the marriage of her daughter Maxine to Vernon H Kohl of Cedar Rapids son of Mr and Mrs D W Kohl of Marion and nephew of Otto A Kohl of Cedar Rapids. The ceremony occurred September 21 1940 at the First Presbyterian parsonage in Hannibal Missouri performed by Rev D H Middents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Davis
New Sharon
Maxine
Vernon H. Kohl
Cedar Rapids
D. W. Kohli
Marion
Otto A. Kohl
Hannibal
First Presbyterian Church
D. H. Middents
Lacey High School
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa
Mount Vernon
Kohl
Mount Vernon High School
Cornell College
National Athletic Scholastic Honorary Society
Cornell
Moline
Penick and Ford
Girl 12 to give marimba recital at Immaculate Conception school
Rose Mary Jennings 12 a pupil of Sister Mary Leo will perform a marimba recital Thursday at 8 15 p m in the Immaculate Conception school auditorium open to the public Richard Rozek a music student will assist with trumpet selections The program includes diverse works and pieces by Bartlot Lincke Wagner Saint Saens and others The recital follows her prior performances with a local orchestra and school groups
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Mary Jennings
Frank Jennings
Twelfth Street
Immaculate Conception School
Rose Mary
Sister Mary Leo
Iowa
Immaculate Conception
Richard Rozek
Ole South
Zameenik
Zameenik Liebesfreud =. nae wane seeoe Kreisler
Rimsky-Korsakow
Mary Jennings
Bartlett Richard Rozek
Ccese
Eo Eoenes Lincke Valse Danseuse
Eccoe
Ailles Evening Star
Wagner Polly
Zameenik Rose
Rollinson
Paderewski
Saint-Saens
von Buppe
Genevieve Houston to wed Tama physician Dr Al Havlik
Announcement of the approaching marriage between Genevieve C. Houston daughter of Mrs E W Houston of Dunlap and Dr Al J Havlik of Tama son of Frank J Havlik of Bison Okla. The wedding is set for June 21 at Dunlap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Genevieve C. Houston
E. W. Houston
Dunlap
al J. Havlik
Frank J. Havlik
Bison
Oklo
Binford House
Marshalltown
Miss Houston
Iowa
Iowa events highlight campus recitals and plays this week
Waterloo hosts Beta Sigma Phi convention while Cedar Rapids offers The Male Animal at Community Playhouse. Coe College and the University of Iowa prepare concerts and an inauguration. Marshalltown features Ted Fio Rito at the Tallcorn exposition opening dance. Davenport hosts a spring ball by the Tri City Symphony Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Davenport
Tri- City Symphony Orchestra
Blackhawk
Tama Welcomes Doctor Havlik to New Clinic and Council
Dr Havlik began medical practice in Tama in 1934 and is part owner of the new Tama clinic. He is serving his second Tama city council term, former county coroner, and now deputy coroner. He has bought a home in Tama for the couple to reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyola
Tama
New
Magician Harry Blackstone’s Horse Doc Bill Wowes Town
A feature on Harry Blackstone and his skewbald horse Doc Bill describes the animal’s appearance age and tricks learned at the Roosevelt garage audience with the magician, plus Blackstone’s Michigan farm life and lamp post collection. Separate notes report Naomi Circle officers and a Quota Club meeting at the Roosevelt hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Bill
Harry Blackstone
Iowa
Roosevelt
Camp Fire Awards Honor Twenty Trail Seekers and Wood Gatherers
The Camp Fire committee awarded Twenty Trail Seekers ranks and fourteen Wood Gatherers ranks after girls passed an examination at the public library. The committee included Mesdames Foster Borschel Wood Liddle Bukacek Moore Haegg and Miss Canfield. Recipients include Joan Rice Louise Blaul Joy Elaine Brown Frances Burke Mary Ethel Buxton Darlene Eggleston Marie Ewoldt Maxine Farley Jean Geesaman Mary Kay Harger and others. New Wood Gatherers named are Shirley Alderman Jean Barvinek Louanne Clark Marilyn Frasinger Jane Hickenlooper Mary Kenyon Barbara Moore Barbara Powers Sue Randall Joyce Skinner Esther Wolfe Nancy Vogenthaller Mary Curry Kathleen Morrissey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Foster
G. W. Borschel
G. W. Wood
George Liddle
Frank Bukacek
R. B. Moore
Henry E. Haegg
Dorothy Canfield
Joan Rice
Louise Blaul
Joy Elaine Brown
Frances Burke
Mary Ethel Buxton
Darlene Eggleston
Marie Ewoldt
Maxine Farley
Jean Geesaman
Mary Kay Harger
Don Harris
Nancy Helms
Mildred Hradecky
Barbara Kennedy
LaVonne Long
Marilyn Muir
Maud Muller
Betty Shank
Ramona Stephen
Betty Luhman
New Wood Gatherers
Shirley Alderman
Jean Barvinek
Louanne Clark
Marilyn Frasinger
Jane Hickenlooper
Mary Kenyon
Barbara
Dvorak Stolba Wedding Held in Kahoka Missouri
Mr and Mrs Louie Dvorak of Shevlin Minnesota announce the marriage of daughter Martha to Lumir Stolba son of Mr and Mrs Frank Stolba 2629 Mount Vernon avenue SE The wedding occurred August 9 1940 in Kahoka Missouri performed by Rev H C Guthrie Attendants included Sylvia Rompot and Woodrow Stolba Both spouses are employed one at Quaker Oats and the other at Vondracek s dairy They will reside at 518 First Avenue W Also noted Jane Stamp to wed Carl Gardner May 30 shower hosted by Marjorie and Marian Bruner and a meeting of the Hard of Hearing society scheduled for Friday at 7 30 p m in the Hard of Hearing club rooms 12814 Third Avenue SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Dvorak
Shevlin
Minn
Martha
Lumir Stolba
Frank Stolba
Mount Vernon Avenue
Kahoka
H. C. Guthrie
Sylvia Rompot
Woodrow Stolba
Cedar Rapids
Stolba
Vondracek’s
First Avenue W
Jane Stamp
Carl Gardner
Marjorie
Marian Bruner
Fourth Avenue SE
H. E. Sherrard
Jay W. van Orsdel
E. E. Cornelius
Marian Davidson
Florence Fulton
Erma Oberg
Neva Landis
Mary Randall
Gladys Lillie
Ethel Orr
Ruby Hickman
Hilda Carlson
Bernice Moffit
Young People’s
Hard of Hearing Society
Hard of Hearing Club
Third Avenue SW
Mentzer announces engagement of Iola Mentzer to Henry Gundling
Mr and Mrs G A Mentzer announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Iola Grace to Henry Gundling son of Mrs Elizabeth Gundling The ceremony will be Saturday June 7 at 730 pm at St Pauls Methodist church Maid of honor is Miss Margaret Watt Best man is Herman Strasburger Iola trained at Cedar Rapids schools attended Coe college member of Chi Omega employed by Century Engineering Henry manages the Cedar Rapids office of Polk Peterson Des Moines firm They will reside in Cedar Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Mentzer
A Avenue NW
Iola Grace
Henry Gundling
Elizabeth Gundling
D Avenue
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Mentzer
Margaret Watt
Gundling
Herman Strasburger
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Chi Omega Social
Century Engineering Corporation
Polk-Peterson Corporation
Des Moines
Mildred Matejka Weds Frank Pernicka in Tipton
Mr and Mrs Henry Matejka Cedar Rapids announce Mildred to Frank Pernicka son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Pernicka 1231 Fourth street SE The wedding took place April 2 1940 in Tipton Rev E C Gillan officiated Friends and relatives attended Ralph Lee Cedar Rapids vocal instructor reported that his pupil Lawrence Bishop Elkader won a superior rating in the state junior college music contest at Tipton last week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Filip
Frank Filip
Eighteenth Street SE
Barbara Booth
Judy Bills
Nancy Lynch
Mary Helen Hickman
Connie McClary
Samantha Svoboda
Bob Klinger
Peter Bailey
Tommy Wilkinson
Jimmie Deal
Jimmie Sandercock
Henry Matejka
Route Two
Cedar Rapids
Mildred
Frank Pernicka
Jacob Pernicka
Fourth Street
Tipton
E. C. Gillan
Ralph Lee
Lawrence Bishop
Elkader
Surprise Parties Honor Local Teens and Seniors
Beverly Jean Mrkvicka celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a surprise party at 428 Center Point Road NE, where treasure prizes went to her and Bob Beadle. A second gathering honored Mrs Amelia Mackey on her ninety seventh birthday with gifts and a movie showing by Mr Kirchen of Chicago. A marriage between Hazel Azella Smith and Donald William Eagan was announced. they wed May 3 at the Baptist church in Junction City, Kansas, and will reside there while Mr Eagan serves as company clerk at Camp Funston Fort Riley with the 9th engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Jean Mrkvicka
Center Point Road
Bob Beadle
Betty McElroy
Dorothy Hickson
Bob Sumner
Jack Mills
Dorothy
Dick Bruna
Virginia Lunning
Joyce White
Phyllis Howard
Gail Wright
Bob
Jack Abshire
Joane Mrkvicka
Mrs. A. Mrkvicka
Amelia Mackey
Fourth Avenue SE
Julius Kirchen
Mr. Kirchen
Chicago
Mackey
Kirchen
Ruthard N. Smith
Walker
Hazel Azella Smith
Donald William Eagan
Elmer W. Eagan
Independence
Baptist Church
Junction City
Kan
Paul E. Johnson
Eagan
Camp Funston
Fort Riley
9Th Engineers
Dorothy Murphey Engagement Highlighted at Fleming's Tea
Miss Dorothy Murphey, newly announced to Kenneth Ely, was honored as guest of Helen Carney and Bernice Clapp at Fleming's tea room. Fourteen Kresge's employees attended. Bunco prizes went to Evelyn Werner and Lorene Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Murphey
Kenneth Ely
Helen Carney
First Street
Bernice Clapp
Marion United
Fleming’s
Kresge
Misa Elsie Dvorak
Evelyn Werner
Bunco
Werner
Lorene Parker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elna Ericksen
Alvin Lee
Mrs. Smith
League
C. R. Smith
Onslow
League of Women Voters
Cedar Rapids League
A.G.D
Mothers’ Club
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
First Avenue E
E. W. Funkey
W. W. Simmons
F. J. Dvorak
W. N. Ellis
Ted White
D. E. Miller
P. W
Business and Professional Women's Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Imogen B. Emery
Gertrude Steiner
Minerva Delphian
Y.W.C.A
Harry Johnson
L. L. Owen
Nineteenth Street
Louise Leibert
The
King’s Daughters
Commonwealth Tea Room
Lynn G. Swaney
College Club
Helen McFarlane
Wellington Street
Amy Christian
Paradise
Armine von Tempski
Malta
Association of Malta
Taylor Carpenter
Avenue
CHI Omega
Jeanetta Hatfield
Margaret Fortsch
Leslie Munneke
John Mohrman
Kenwood Methodist Church
C. P. Hanna
Leonard Street
E. Scott
Hugh Rick
Marie Dunn
Homer Grove
Vava Hopkins
Wes Panex
Sherwin Williams
Sherwin Williams P
la Ag
SWP
Swerwin-Wittian
Sherwin-Williams
Third Ave
DIAL
Vernon
I. E
PI Omicron
Sanford Kerr
South America
Iota Epsilon Chapter
Ida Mansfield
D. M. Hall
Meadowbrook Drive
Sunshine Circle
Lena’ Borschel
Washington Avenue SE
Sunshine Circle of the King’s Daughters
Genevieve Houston
Waterloo
Beta Sigma Phi
Coe College Vesper Choir
Chapel
George Schultz
Coe
Cee College
Fetc
Grand Council
United Commercial Travelers and Auxiliary
Cedar Falls
McKinley
Tsip
Blackstone
Doc
Liberty
Harry
Colon, Mich
Wrigley
Memphis
W. C. Handy
St. Louis
Handy
Michigan
Naomi
Perry Roberts
Naomi Circle of the
E. J. Hosmer
Burch Avenue
Leslie Crawford
Earl Petefish
Hosmer
George Hayes
C. R. Hootman
Petefish
Quota Club
Young Hearing Club
Delhi
H. L. Stone Onslow Hederal Drug Fairfax
Denniston & Partridge
Springville Wiley Hardway
Manchester Lauser Hardware Mart
Marengo
George W. Cable
MT. Vernon Beranck & Co
Are
Must Au
Nubywal
Deniston & Partridge
Oxford Junction
Buresch
Bres
SOLON
Ralph Chausky
Wyee Drug & Jewelry
ION
I Big Shoe Store
Troth
Lasswell
Iola Grace Mentzer
Mildred Matejka
Mrs. Mackey
Hazel Smith Bride
Lydia Wehmeier
Verne R. Jeffrey
Grande Ave
Brabhbit-Taylor Music Co
1St Ave
Jeffrey
Bulan
Killian
Alice Carol
Sperrswear Shop
Floer
the Killian Company
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