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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1939

Page

5

Camp Fire Girls Plan Movie Matinee and Needlework Report

Camp Fire girls will attend a Saturday 10 a.m. movie at the Paramount theater, admission a doll. The Needlework Guild ingathering totals 435 garments from 203 Camp Fire girls across 17 groups. Guardians listed include Mesdames Wood Temple Mercer Bukacek Helbig Lawrence Van Vechten Shaffer and others. Two new groups formed at Arthur school and Westminster church with guardians Ruth Andrew and Clare G Hughes. A book week exhibit runs Thursday to Saturday with Camp Fire girls at the library from 4 to 9 p.m. in service costume.

Paramount Theater G. V. Wood S. E. Temple Orville Mercer Frank Bukacek Earl Helbig Clifford Lawrence van Vechten Shaffer Iva Fontaine J. S. Skien Homer Maxwell Amos Scott O. E. Long J. D. Houser John Parks A. S. Nelson Martha Stolba Mary Jean Scruby Arthur School Ruth Andrew Guardian Pat Clarke Shirley Heldt Evelyn Kudina Patty Ann Tracy Doris Bleakley Mary E. Hird Mary Lou Stevenson Jackie Scott Doris Crowley Betty Zinnera Westminster Church Clare G. Hughes Joanne Atkinson Doris Peterson June Longber Barbara McFadden Jo Ann Clark Billie Dawn Hughes Camp Fire Girls

Procok and Kurtz Wed in Candlelit Trinity Ceremony

Miss Caryl R. Kurtz daughter of Mrs Ruth Kurtz, wed Robert Procok son of Mr and Mrs Peter Procok in a single ring ceremony at Trinity Methodist church before 300 guests. The event featured monarch blue velvet gowns wine velvet dresses and a reception at Harmony cafeteria followed by a dance at Z C B J hall. The couple plans a home at 330 H avenue NW after a brief Chicago trip and Nov 15 arrival. Out of town guests included Maude Randall Sigourney and Exbom Moline.

Caryl R. Kurtz Ruth Kurtz Eleventh Street Robert Procok Peter Procok Memorial Drive Trinity Methodist Church Thomas C. Collister St. James Methodist Church Leo Soukup Freda Grimm Pauline Myers Norman Grimm Jack Cohen Nancy Ruth Kurtz Harmony F. P. Randall Sigourney Z. C. B. J. Hall William B. Myers Minnie Fitzgerald Exbom Moline Sam Bridges Iowa City Adolph Rheinhart Mount Auburn Everett Kunstorf Norway

Woman's Club Departments Schedule Meetings and Talks

The Woman's Club outlines a full slate of departmental meetings this week. History and literature reviews Benjamin Franklin and future inventions, American home hosts a covered dish luncheon with a talk on Father Time, current events covers a WPA revisitation, and international relations hosts a picnic luncheon. New members welcomed.

Ruby Byers Benjamin Franklin van Doran Marshall Clark American Home Department Club Gilbert Thompson Howard Nandel Clyde Hillhouse W. R. Armstrong International Relations Group Frank Gates H. A. Hoberock Herman Keller C. C. Moffitt Joseph Hogan WPA Frank Baldwin W. C. Myers University of Iowa Myers Davenport Cedar Rapids

Regrets Marriage On Rebound

Flora marries Frank after loving Paul the jilted suitor. She faces doubt as Paul, now a past romance, casts a glamour over her memory while Frank stays devoted. Miss Manners advises caution and independence before any further commitment. The piece includes reader questions on a westward marriage proposal and blonde preferences. Community notes recount a Kings Daughters circle meeting and anniversary plans with local hostesses and charity drives.

Mary Manners Lora Frank Paul Flora

Veterans Honored by Cedar Rebekah Lodge Homecoming

Cedar Rebekah lodge observed a homecoming in the K of P hall honoring members with 25 years or more in the order. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. W T Rowell marking their golden wedding anniversary. Gifts were exchanged as Ruth R Dose presented a token to the Rowells. Visitors Mrs. Carrie Willey and Mrs. Reed attended, also honored with gifts. Lois Morehouse welcomed the guests, and Maude Roth recalled early lodge days.

Cedar Rebekah Lodge K. of P. Hall Rebekah W. T. Rowell Ruth R. Dose Rowell Carrie Willey Home Rebekah Lodge Reed Oelwein Order Louise Morehouse Maude Roth Lodge Adele Bradley Mame Breslin Morris Bugenstein Mate Barth Maude Cronkhite Libbie Flint John Fields Alois Follin Sarah Gorton Alice Guilford Hazel Hewitt Lavinia Forsythe Chicago Frances Kershaw Elizabeth Lewis Mason City Ida Little California Mabel Crow

Numerous fraternal meetings listed for Cedar Rapids area

Knights of Pythias Star of the West and Aldebaran groups plan esquire conferrals and meetings. Various lodges and auxiliary clubs schedule events at Sokol hall Maine lodge hall YWCA and other venues with picnics, dances, inspections, initiations, and social gatherings through the week.

Star of the West Knights of Pythias Sunshine Auxiliary No Maine Lodge Hall

A A A W Group Meeting for Creative Writing

The creative writing group meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Miss Irma Dovey’s home 1581 First avenue E. The leader is Mrs Karl A Stiles. Members should bring samples of their chosen magazine for market analysis and also bring manuscripts to read.

Post Office Club W. F. Michalicek Park Avenue SE Irma Dovey First Avenue E Karl A. Stiles

Iowa Events Find City Tournaments and Concerts Across Counties

A dense list of regional activities includes Cedar Rapids and Marion happenings such as the Women’s Bowling Association city tournament at Lincoln alley continuing Nov 19, and the Congregational church centennial events in Marion with services and pageants. Other entries cover music recitals, theater shows, county fairs, 4-H lessons, and homecoming activities across Iowa towns from Dubuque to Maquoketa with schedules through the weekend.

Cedar Rapids Lincoln Alley Marion—Congregational Church Mount Vernon Eugene Devereaux Cornell Chapel Iowa Navy Memorial Coliseum Tommy Dorsey Dubuque Northeastern Secretaries and Scribes Association Davenport Tobacco Road Grand Theater Iowa City Susan and God Dramatic Arts Belle Plaine Marshalltown Donald Dickson Metropolitan Opera Company Civic Music Association Clarke College Auditorium Des Moines Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa Savery Hotel Vinton Benton County Iowa Municipalities League Maquoketa Jackson County Beef Feeders Association

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McKinley Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt Mary Ellen Reece Kveta Vondracek Rosemary Smythe Girl Reserve Organization Emil J. Zadnichek Dwight Krumboltz J. J. Hervert Basilika Mildred Mahring Jean Kubik Mary Ann Suma Helen Melsa Vilma Polehna Jaroslav Mahring Smetana Rose Ann Kubovec Martha Felter Ehem Bezdecny Ben Drahovzal Jerry Drahozval Drdia Kathleen Check Ruth Hemmer Sylvia Lehti Maxine Woods Anna Mae Andreson Bernice Stastny Merrel Keyes Sara Mae Messenger Carol Selby Betty Jeanne Ensign Betty Rotheris Helen Huff Erma Lee Young Mary Payne Ferguson Helen McLean Doris Fink Jean Swatchek Doris Wage Kathleen McGladrey Joan Jeffrey Ruth Hardiman Blanche Mohn Betty Davenport Interclub Council Zelma Stehlik Lillian Durek Rosemary Jan Helen Durek Marie Durek Doll Movie Needlework Guild Robert Procok and Caryl Kurtz Trinity Church Youth Temperance Youth Temperance Council Second Evangelical Church Epsilon Sigma Alpha Doris Fryer Killian Company Hearing Society Hard of Hearing Society Society Charles Novaks Charles Novak Grande Avenue SE Los Angeles San Francisco Denver Boulder Dam Woman's Club Departments International Relations Philanthropic Department Past Presidents Association Warren A. Hansen F. E. Ormsby Mary Woitishek George Yuill Health Education Health Education Department Y.W.C.A Ways and Means Ways and Means Committee Charles J. Bready At & P.m Europe Dramatic Art Stella Batchelder Dorothy Carr Coe College C. H. Siler E. R. Moen R. R. Bragg G. Y. Swartzendruber Miss Manners L. W Ella Hungerford King’s Daughters C. E. Kratzer Thirty-third Street Paul Hanson Homer Grove Judson Calkins Hubert Shafer Calkins Thirtieth Street Myron Reid Newman Nilsa Mathews Vogue Jane Zadnichek E. J. Zadnichek Dale O. Reece Reece Miss Smythe Mr. Zadnichek Thompson Photo Hesperian Club Agnes and Jeanne Robertson Elizabeth Stuart PI Omicron Sorority H. E. Hunter Clubs Aldebaran Court Ben Hur Life Association Sokol Hall J. C. Hazel Sunshine Auxiliary Star of Maine Star of Maine Rebekah Maine Lodge P. M. Andrie A. M. Nobiett Winter Temple T. Z. Cook T. Z. Cook No. 11 Women’s Relief Corps Memorial Building Marion Ida Manchester Bever Avenue SE Dorothy Johnson Jflizabeth Chase Carry Cooper Lydia Buchan Julia Yearich Post Office Auxiliary D. of H Companions of Forest Companions of the Forest of America Odd Fellows Hall Second Avenue SE Cedar Rapids No. 4 D. of Emma Burmeister H Avenue NW The Maccabees Noble Grands’ Association Libbie Feisler Lucille Filipy Frances Haller Anna Belehrad Ruth Dose Nellie Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Harold Travis Eighteenth Street LaPlant Choate Auxiliary Y. W. C. A. Uets Frank Janda Eighth Street NW U. V Rebecca Alexander Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War K. P. Hall Valley Camp Circle Gas Company Lara Woolwine Elizabeth Clark Maud Agnew Valley Camp A.A.A.W Old Capitol Iowa Union River Room of Macbride Auditorium All Iowa Dentists LA Porte City Ashley Hall Monticello DeMolay Cedar Falls Waterloo Marvion Parkersburg Epworth League Paris Academy Beauty Schools Associated Marcels Third Street Modern Artman Bardon Smith's Purniture Martelle Erie's Grocery Monticello Mente Jewelry Store Springville McKie's Cafe DIAL Sitae Institutie W Maimtairiiibg Srycleanirg Stangas
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