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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1947

Page

2

Albert Chesley Dies of Injuries at 60

Albert F Chesley 60 of 420 Sixth Ave Marion owner of Club Royale tavern died at 8 40 am Sunday in a Cedar Rapids hospital from spinal injuries endured in a two week old auto crash east of Marion born Sept 12 1886 at Oto Ia married Amanda Peters in Davenport in Sept 1919 member of the Eagles lodge survived by wife son James D Chesley Marion and four sisters Mrs Etta Whitaker Chamberlain SD Mrs Dora Willey Cloquet MN Mrs Isabel Larson West Fargo ND Mrs Charlotte Vanda Cedar Rapids services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Yocom chapel with Rev C V R De Jong officiating burial in Cedar Memorial park callers welcome at the chapel

Albert F Chesley Sixth Avenue Marion Club Royale Cedar Rapids Oto Amanda Peters Davenport Eagles Lodge James D. Ches Jey Etta Whitaker Chamberlain S. D Dora Willey Cloquet Minn Isabel Larson West Fargo N D Charlotte Vanda Yocom Chapel C. V. R de Jong Cedar Memorial Park

Marion couples wed in Methodist parsonage ceremony

Betty Lou Christensen and John Eastman married in Marion at the Methodist parsonage with family present. The bride wore aqua with black accessories, corsage of gardenias and roses. the groom is a pre veterinary student at Iowa State College. They left for Chicago after the ceremony. Nearby, Rev Russell Ellinger married Miss Wylma Marsh in Olds, Iowa, with Rev Clarence Ellinger officiating.

Betty Lou Christensen J. C. Christensen John Eastman C. F. Gowans Marion James P. Gable Arliss Brown Brown Eastman First National Bank Iowa State College Chicago Donald Torrence Russell Ellinger Wylma Marsh Olds Clarence Ellinger Ellinger Mr. Ellinger Congregational Church

Local notes and visits in Cedar Rapids area

Garwin illness updates as Harry Ford called there last week. Poultry farm help sought near Marion. George Mar kett recoveries after heart attack. patient in Mercy hospital. Milwaukee visitors Harold B. Peck family. Pearl Stone Roe of Canton Ill visited Mrs D S Stewart. O W McBride home from Milwaukee. C C Scott back from Pasadena planning Cedar Rapids residence. Ruth Boyanovsky enjoys three week Springville vacation with Ed and Mrs Boyanovsky.

Bert Harwell To Speak At Wilson High Assembly

Bert Harwell national Audubon Society lecturer and bird song interpreter will present a program at Wilson High School Friday. He performs bird songs through whistled imitations with piano accompaniment and shows colored motion pictures from coast to coast travels. Harwell has appeared on coast to coast broadcasts and served as a naturalist at Yosemite National Park.

Bert Harwell National Audubon Society Wilson High School Harwell Yosemite National Park

Baha is Seek To Unite World Faiths At Iowa Forum

Frank Nye reports a Sunday YMCA Little Theater forum on the Baha'i goal of religious unity. Dr Edris Rice-Wray says the faith seeks world order through unity of all religions while maintaining monotheism. Clergy and scholars discuss how much unity demands surrender of beliefs and whether a universal religious stance can advance peace.

Frank Nye YMCA Seaverld Edris Rice-Wray Northwestern University Medical Baha’u’llah God Rice-Wray Bach Lilley Argow Jesus Rabbi Schaalman

Comfort with Fasteeth Denture Powder Ad

An advertisement promotes FASTEETH denture powder to secure upper and lower plates for comfort. It claims a firmer hold without a gummy taste, is alkaline to avoid sourness, reduces denture odor, and is available at drug stores.

Cedar Rapids Baha'is Forum Discusses World Order

A Cedar Rapids Baha'i forum addressed religious leadership and world order. Speakers cited comparisons among Christians Jews and Bahá í s, arguing the forces of evil are strong and a new religion may hasten or hinder progress. The discussion highlighted prophetic guidance through Baháʼuʼlláh.

Rice-Wray Baha’u’Nah Cedar Rapids Baha’is

Eight Youth Honored at Loyalty and Faith Banquet

Eight young people were honored at a Youth Fellowship banquet for loyalty and Christian ideals. Recipients received pins and recognition in a ceremony highlighting service and values.

Banquet Honors St Pauls Youth Program Leaders

Esther Armstrong Joyce Sanborn Nancy Helms Lloyd Ewart Susan Morse Bruce Brown JoAnne Kubik Bud Buse attended a ship banquet at St Pauls Methodist Church Saturday night. Dr F F Travis district superintendent Cedar Rapids area was the speaker. One hundred twenty five members of senior and junior high school groups attended. The banquet is the annual formal affair closing the youth program for the year.

St. Paul's Methodist Church Esther Armstrong Joyce Sanborn Nancy Helms Lloyd Ewart Susan Morse Bruce Brown JoAnne Kubik Bud Buse F. F Travis Marshalltown Cedar Rapids

Fire Claims Three of Ten Children in Farm House

Three of ten children sleeping in a Millville Pennsylvania farmhouse died in a fire Sunday. Neighbors reported flames engulfing the structure as family members shouted for others to escape. Fire officials said the cause is under investigation and no other immediate details were available.

Millville, Pa

Chapman named foreign editor of Business Week

Howard P. Whidden, long time London bureau chief for McGraw-Hill World News, is named foreign editor of Business Week. He succeeds John Forest Chapman, who held the post for 18 years. Chapman will also publish Ingenieria Internacional and the McGraw-Hill Digest while remaining McGraw-Hill international division vice president and World News director.

New York Howard P. Whidden London McGraw-Hill Publishing Company World News Business Week Whidden John Forest Chapman Cedar Rapids Chapman McGraw-Hill International Ingenieria Internacional McGraw-Hill Digest McGraw-Hill World News

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Marion News Gazette Bui Marion, FH Albert Chesley Household Finance Household Finance Corporation CBS Third Avenue Higley Building Betty Christensen Gilbert Voorhies Eleventh Street Presbyterian Church Hedrick Voorhies Iowa Board of National Missions Fairfield Presbyterian Church Sorden Myron Sorden Will Steach Simpson College Indianola University of Iowa Elvie J. Peterson Susan Renee Richardson Carol Strong Pamela Brewer Jackie Bevauns Janet LeClerc Philip and Kathleen Peterson Paul Ford Harry Ford Garwin Gordon Hatchery Adv George Markett Mercy Hospital Fred R. Peck Milwaukee Harold B. Peck Pearl Stone Roe Canton, Is. D D. S. Stewart Mrs. O. W McBride C. C. Scott Pasadena Helen Scott Harold Scott Ruth Boyanovsky St. Luke’s Hospital Springville Ed Boyanovsky Wilson High Assembly Herman E., Schaalman Temple Judah Theodore G. Lilley First Presbyterian Church Waldemar Argow People’s Church Marcus Bach School of Religion India Dr. Rice-Wray California Pacific Northwest Colorado Parks National Parks Boulder Dam Greyhound Leavenworth Omaha Nebr Ve Bland Teen Interstate Transit Lines Rapoport Auto Parts CO 5Th Avenue First Ave S. E Chapman Publisher of Engineers’ Magazines First Avenue Reviow May's Drug Store Second Street
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