Shower for Miss Plock Bride-to-Be in Holiday Entertainments
Miss Dorothy Mueller and Miss Lucia Mae Smith hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Dorothy Plock who will wed Robert White of Maquoketa Saturday at 4 pm in St Pauls Methodist chapel. The event featured a patriotic color scheme and bridge games with a long list of hostess group members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Mueller
Lucia Mae Smith
Mueller
C Avenue NE
Dorothy Plock
Robert White
Maquoketa
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Pauline Huston
Barbara Clay
Dorothea Moser
Rosa- Jee Gill
Marjorie Engberg
Carleen Peterson
Anna Mae Andreson
Jeannette Miller
Marjorie Tvedt
Ruth Knight
Shirley Larson
Jean Richardson
the Mines
Jack Walters
Charles Zimmerman
Miss Eulalia Hauser to Study at Juilliard in New York
Miss Eulalia Hauser of 1740 Fifth Avenue SE leaves Friday for New York City to study the summer at the Juilliard Foundation of Music and do concert work for the USO in the East. En route she will attend Dartmouth College’s spring party for naval officers in Hanover as guest of Lieut Leo Lucas, a former Cedar Rapids resident, traveling with Miss Grace Mumma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulalia Hauser
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Juilliard Foundation of Music
USO
Miss Hauser
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Leo Lucas
Cedar Rapids
New York
Grace Mumma
McKinley Street
Long Island
Mrs Clare R Marshall to Attend Graduation in Natick Mass
Mrs Clare R Marshall of 305 Crescent Street SE will travel Friday evening to Natick Massachusetts to attend her daughter Diane's graduation from Walnut Hill School on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare R. Marshall
Crescent Street
Natick, Mass
Diane
Walnut Hill School
Clarice Smith to wed Travis Hicks in Louisiana ceremony
Miss Clarice Alice Smith and Travis R. Hicks, a first class petty officer, wed May 20 at Gwen Hicks's home in Oakdale Louisiana. Clarice, granddaughter of A J Smith and Dorothy Crow, wore a light green dress with gardenias. Hicks’s mother wore white and navy. Clarice is a secretary at Camp Claiborne Louisiana and Hicks will report to his station June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton E. Smith
Muskogee
Okla
Cedar Rapids
Clarice Alice
Travis R. Hicks
Alexandria
Gwen Hicks
Oakdale
A. J. Smith
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Dorothy R. Crow
Forest Drive
James Hicks
Graduation Sunday at St. Wenceslaus High School
Graduation exercises for the class of 1943 will be held at the 8 o clock mass in St. Wenceslaus church. Rev. Julius Olinger will deliver the sermon. Diplomas will be presented by Rev. Joseph Syrovy in msgr. August Vojacek's absence. Recipients include Leonard Petska Robert Trachta Louis Trzil Frances Fiala Edna McCune Helen Durek Robert Navratil James Henningsen Donald Harrelson Thaddeus Capek Victor Capek John Erceg Hattie Jarosh Dennis Erger Joseph Vos Ralph Houser Dolores Polansky and Patricia Kopecky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Wenceslaus High School
St. Wenceslaus Church
Julius Olinger
Mercy Hospital
Msgr
August Vojacek
Joseph Syrovy
Leonard Petska
Robert Trachta
Louis Trzil
Frances Fiala
Edna McCune
Helen Durek
Robert Navrati
Dancing School Recital Featured Fifteen Young Dancers
Miss Edna Dieman and Miss Billie Humphreys presented fifteen pupils in a studio recital Thursday evening. Names included Patricia Schaber Beverly Nevins Norma Thornton Jane Fry Jo Fran Kouba Demetra Costas Ann Peddycourt Sandra Ratliff Renette Newbold Joan Donnelly Constance Cornwell Mary Miller Sara Holman Diane Fries and Shirley Hamel. Accompanists were Eulalia Hauser and Frances Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Dieman
Billie Humphreys
Patricia Schaber
Beverly Nevins
Norma Thornton
Jane Fry
Jo Fran Kouba
Demetra Costas
Ann Peddycourt
Sandra Ratliff
Reinette Newbold
Joan Donnelly
Constance Cornwell
Mary Miller
Sara Holman
Diane Fries
Shirley Hamel
Eulalia Hauser
Frances Marshall
Grande Avenue Church Holds Reception for New Members
The Grande Avenue United Presbyterian church hosts a reception Friday at 8 p.m. for members added to the congregation in the past year. Arthur Leacox leads the program and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grande Avenue
Bluebird Branch Camp Fire Girls To Present Fete
Bluebirds of the Camp Fire Girls will present a fete at the Cleveland school playground Saturday at 6 30 p.m. May Lou Cover is crowned Miss Victory Service for selling the most doughnuts. Betsy Lou Pfeffer and Lillian Hanzlik also participate with other members performing dances and a flag pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluebirds
Bluebird
Camp Fire Girls
Cleveland School
Lou Cover
May Lou
Betty Lou Pfeffer
Lillian Hanzlik
Arlene Klopp
Delores Barber
Camp Iliaga
P. H. Brown
Darrell Williams
Pumpskins
Jo Fran Kouba
Sergt McLaughlin Weds Joan Wortman in Meridian
Mrs. Harry Wortman of Oklahoma City announces the marriage of Joan Wortman to Master Sergt. Robert L. McLaughlin son of Mr and Mrs E R McLaughlin. The ceremony was May 1 at 8 30 am at St Patrick's Cathedral Meridian Mississippi with Rev Ralph Thompson officiating. The couple will reside at 1503 Twenty Fourth Avenue Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wortman
Oklahoma City
Okla
Joan
Robert L. McLaughlin
E. R. McLaughlin
Fifth Street
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Meridian
Miss
Ralph Thompson
Keyfield
Sergi. McLaughlin
M. E. Nelson
Sergi
A. V. Mandry
Utica
N. Y
LeMar Hotel
Skerik Family Visit From San Pedro California
Mrs Mike Skerik and her son Mike Jr and daughter Doralee are visiting Mrs Skerik’s mother Mrs William Reed at 1670 Sixth Street NW. Miss Skerik serves with the signal corps of the Army Air Corps in San Pedro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Skerik
Mike, Jr
Doralee
San Pedro
Calif
Skerik
William Reed
Sixth Street
Miss Skerik
Signal Corps
Army Air Corps
Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club May Luncheon
The Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club met for the May luncheon in the sorority rooms at 1215 First Avenue SE. Hostesses included Mrs J Arendts, Mrs J Winn, Mrs HP Ohmann, Mrs W Svoboda, Mrs Walter Krebs, Mrs W V Fiebig, Mrs EI K Easton, Mrs J M Shields, Mrs Perry Jayne and Mrs J L Keneeny. Officers for the coming year are President Mrs H F Blomquist, vice president Mrs Ted White, secretary Mrs Ethel Marion, and treasurer Mrs William Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Gamma Delta Mothers Club
First Avenue SE
J . Arendts
J. P. Winn
HP. Ohmann
W. Svoboda
Walter Krebs
W V. Fiebig
EI. K. Easton
J. M. Shields
Perry Jayne
J. L. Keneeny
H. F. Blomquist
Ted White
Ethel Marion
William Hughes
Takanta Camp Fire Meeting At Buckland Home
Members of the Takahia Camp Fire group met at the guardian Mrs. M. Buckland’s home on Fifteenth street NW. After the gathering the girls created beaded head bands and rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Takahia
the Guardian
Dubuque Visitor Calls on Ross Family and kin
Miss Rose Hudachek of Dubuque visits her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Frank Ross and their daughter Esther near Cedar Rapids also visits her niece Mrs Clarence Raim at 604 Twenty first avenue SW She also visits her brother Edward Hudachek and his Lisbon family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Hudachek
Dubuque
Frank Ross
Esther
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Raim
Twenty-first Avenue
Edward Hudachek
Lisbon
Household Care in Wartime How to Preserve Home Appliances
Do not overload washing machines and keep the wringer clean to avoid wear. Oil vacuum motors and empty dust bags regularly. Handle cords safely and call a service man for repairs. Preserve electric ironers by using a separate circuit and drying the ironing surface after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Academy
Cantekiya Camp Fire Officers Elected at Meeting
Dolores Milburn was chosen president with Barbara Kennedy as vice president and Joyce Peterson as secretary. Marie Ewoldt becomes treasurer, Alberta Mueller is scribe, and Bonnie Smith and Mary Ellen Martin join the telephone committee. Meeting held at 301 Twenty second Street NE with Mrs L O Whitcomb as guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantekiya Camp Fire Group
Dolores Milburn
Barbara Kennedy
Joyce Peterson
Marie Ewoldt
Alberta Mueller
Bonnie Smith
Mary Ellen Martin
Twenty-second Street
L. O. Whitcomb
Five Sullivans and allied figures in wartime intrigue
On Broadway Walter Winchell profiles the Sullivan brothers from Waterloo Iowa who died on the USS Juneau in the Solomons. The piece lists George Sullivan as a Washington attorney and xenophobic author, Arthur Hoffman a veteran pilot with multiple medals, Clare Hoffman a Michigan congressman allied with Fascist sympathizers, John J Shea a Navy commander, and Stephen Day an isolationist congressman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivans
George
Frank
Joseph
Madison
Albert
Waterloo
U. S. Navy
U. S
Juneau
Solomons
May Abel
George E. Sullivan
Washington
Winrod, Hudson
Dilling
Biddle
Congress
Bill Maloney
Dillard Stokes
Walter Winchell
Arthur E. Hoffman
United States
MacArthur
Australia
Pacific
Darwin
Davao
Rabaul
Hoffman
Clare E. Hoffman
Michigan
Darling
Roosevelt
Charles Hudson
Gerald L. K. Smith
Lizzie Dilling
Joe Kamp
Probate Notice and Executor Appointment in Linn County
Notice of probate hearing for the will of Robert E Ward in Linn County Iowa with hearing set at Cedar Rapids. Also notice of appointment of Lexalator as executor Charles A Laurance estate with claims to be filed and debtors to pay promptly to HY Simmons executor and attorneys listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trobate
State of Iowa
Linn County
Robert E Ward
Said
Wall
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tom
Linn
Charles A Laurance
Cler of the
Iown District Court
Navy story links Nazi support to wartime heroics in 1942 battles
The narrative ties figures like George Sylvester Viereck’s press service to a Washington sedition case. It highlights Robert T Day a Niagara Falls sailor who saved Marines at Guadalcanal and earned high praise for unflinching bravery. It also profiles Prancis P Moran a Boston Nazi front director and Mike Moran a San Francisco naval captain who commanded the Boise at Cape Esperance, suffering heavy losses in October 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders Hall
New Jersey
George Sylvester Viereck
Washington
Robert T Day
Niagara Falls
Tenaru River
Guadalcanal
The
Republic
Day
Prancis P Moran
Boston
Moran
Cape Esperance
Salomons
Navy
Moran’s fall and ship’s rescue Amid enduring patriotism
Moran and his gallant men saved the ship, earning a grateful America’s acclaim. One Moran would sink the ship of state, while another Moran is praised for his noble service, illustrating contrasting roles in national fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moran
America
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Miss Plock
Art Club
Robert E. Campbell
Country Club Parkway SE
Ed Swan
E. ©. Samuelson
Orville Hepner
Charles Nelson
Fred Larson
Samuelson
Addison J. Ramsey
Crescent Street SE
Bridge Club
Iarold J. Rowe
Elks Widows
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Miss Stauser
Aes SS Coy
Ae Star Jewelry CO
Miss Smith
Travis Wicks
St. Wenceslaus
Dancing School
Grande Avenue Church
2Nd Street SE
MAY Drug
Bluebird Branch
Sergst
McLaughlin
Joan Wortman
California
Mothers Club
Takanta
Naomi Doebel
Cantekiya Camp
K Dutch Cit Dairy
First Avenue
Montgomery Ward
Second St. SE
Dial
John J Shea
Wasp
Shea
Donald Shea
National Gentile League
Hiram Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Bund
Madison Square Garden
Fichte Bund
Germany
George Christians
Gen van Horn Moseley
George Deatherage
Que Shea
Tephen
Minos
Arthur Axmear
M W Orttry
HY Simmons
Trewin Simmons, Perrine and Albright
Quart Phy
Old Mill
Oldmill
Rmayee
Rrr Ee
Third Avenue
John E
Lapes
Ang Grese
Little Gazette
Sillinery
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