Local Rapids Players Take Top Honors in Bridge Tourney
Cedar Rapids players dominated a Saturday and evening bridge tournament at the Julien Dubuque hotel in Dubuque. Grand prize went to H. Hallgren and Mrs. T. Taylor for high aggregate. runners up were Mrs. S. A. and Mrs. George E. Beat. In sessions Hallgren and Taylor led north south, with Beattie and Sanders as east west. Other Cedar Rapids competitors included Mrs. Olive Longueville and Mrs. R. S. Hardiendorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
We Rapids
Julien Dubuque
Dubuque
A. J. Kleinschmidt
H. Hallgren
T. Taylor
S. A
George E. Beat
Hallgren
Taylor
Beattie
Sanders
Cedar Rapids
Oliver Longueville
R. S. Hardiendorf
Mrs Skinner and Son Visit Joliet Tapper Family Home
Mrs James Skinner of Joliet and her son David Bernt arrived Sunday to spend the week with Mrs Skinner’s parents Mr and Mrs B O Tapper at 348 Forest We SE. Mr Skinner will join Thanksgiving morning as a guest in the Tapper home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Skinner
Joliet
David Bernt
Mrs Margaret Kubias Hosts Dessert-Bridge Evening
Miss Margaret Kubias of 1915 or Avenue SE will entertain with dessert and bridge on Monday evening in honor of Miss Alice Krebs whose upcoming marriage to D Barrett is announced. Guests include Mrs Arthur Bearle Mrs Holbrook Morrison Mrs Merle B Threlkeld Jr Mrs C A Albaugh Miss Marian Utton Miss Virginia Knox and Amelia Bracha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kubias
Avenue SE
Alice Krebs
D. Barrett
Arthur Bearle
Holbrook Morrison
Merle B. Threlkeld, Jr
Rs. C. A. Albaugh
Marian Utton
Virginia Knox
Amelia Bracha
Tea honors Mrs Taylor before winter in Florida
Mrs. Frederick Fisner hosted a Monday afternoon tea at 2397 Blake Boulevard SE in honor of Mrs. A A Tay who plans to depart Wednesday for Fort Lauderdale Florida for the winter. Guests included members from two clubs of which Mrs Tay is a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Fisner
Blake Boulevard
A. A. Tay
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Taylor
Scribblers of Cedar Rapids Meet Tuesday at 2 30 P M
The Scribblers group of the Junior League of Cedar Rapids meets Tuesday at 2 30 P M at the home of Mrs. Neil Montgomery 2338 Linden Drive SE. Mrs James SH Yuill leads the group.
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Scribblers
Junior League of
Cedar Rapids
Neil Montgomery
Linden Drive
James SH. Yuill
Tri Delta Sorority Celebrates 48th Anniversary Dinner
Coe College and University of Iowa members observe the forty eighth anniversary with a Roosevelt hotel dinner. The Dream theme includes a toast program, speeches by delegates, and a trio singing. Patronesses and Mary Bell to attend as special guests. The event recalls the 1888 founding at Boston University and notes a new endowment benefiting scholarships and fellowships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Coe College
University of Iowa
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hotel
Evelyn Street
Virginia Weld
Delta Delta Delta Alliance
Jean Dow
Marion
Jayne Carrier
Vinton
Anna Mae Jones
Catherine Timm
Betty Jane Levien
Edith Winn
Mary Bell
Paul S. Ray
C. Ward Macy
J. F. Yothers
Verne Marshall
Ethel Ryan
Edgar B. Tapper
Boston University
Tri Delta
United States
Canada
D. of H. Juniors Plan Christmas Party
Carrie Morcombe D of H No 2 juvenile club met at K P hall for a regular business session and tap dancing instruction. Plans were made for a Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Morcombe D
K. P. Hall
Field Secretary Of Kappas Honored At Home Affair
Miss Marian Handy of Crisfield Maryland national field secretary of Kappa Kappa Gamma was honored at a Sunday afternoon informal at Mrs Horace G Hedges home 825 Seventeenth street SE Guests were local Kappa alumnae with Mrs Hedges a province vice president In Iowa City she will visit the Beta Zeta chapter and alumnae for several days She attended a Des Moines luncheon Saturday hosted by about fifty alumnae with Mrs Hedges as a guest and Miss Handy joining them later
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Handy
Crisfield
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Horace G. Hedges
Seventeenth Street
Kappa Alumnae Association
Hedges
Miss Handy
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Beta Zeta
Des Moines
Younker’s Tea Room
Chicago guests visit Bingham home for Thanksgiving
Mrs. F. W. Rockwell of Chicago is visiting her daughter Mrs. E. H. Bingham at 2210 Grande avenue SE and plans to stay through Thanksgiving. Mrs. E. L. Beatie, also of Chicago and sister to Mrs. Bingham, will arrive Wednesday as a Thanksgiving guest at the Bingham residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Rockwell
Chicago
E. H. Bingham
Grande Avenue
E. L. Beatie
Bingham
Houghs Celebrate Weekend Visit In Elkhart Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hough of Elkhart Ind arrived for a weekend stay with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Taylor at 2244 Grande Avenue SE. The Taylors entertained a group of friends Sunday evening in honor of the Houghs before the guests departed Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Hough
Elkhart
Ind
A. L. Taylor
Grande Avenue SE
Visiting Nielson Familyextends Week
Mrs Walter R Nielson of Milwaukee Wisconsin and her daughter Patricia and son George are visiting Mrs Charles H Proctor at 1972 B Avenue NE for about a week longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Nielson
Milwaukee
Wis
Patricia
George
Nielson
Charles H. Proctor
B Avenue NE
Mrs Oliver Longueville Sponsors Duplicate Bridge
Mrs Oliver Longueville of 2035 Blake Boulevard SE will sponsor a duplicate contract bridge event Monday at 8 p.m. The notice appears in the local bridge club listings seeking interested players for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Longueville
Blake Boulevard
Mrs Wilson and sons to return from California trip
Mrs Harry Wilson and her sons Donald Earl and Kenneth will return Tuesday evening from Oakland and San Francisco where they have spent the last three months with Mrs Wilsons parents Mr and Mrs H C Taylor and her sister Mrs T J Mc Hugh The condition of Mrs Wilsons mother has improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilson
Donald
Earl
Kenneth
Oakland
San Francisco
Calif
Shower honors Miss Irene Shuell ahead of Nov 25 wedding
Mrs. Ralph Podzimek hosted a miscellaneous shower at her home for Irene Shuell who will wed Wes Krofta on November 25. The event featured bridge and monopoly with high prizes won by Mrs. R. C. Wieland, Miss Mildred Butler, and Mrs. Joe Koffron of Iowa City. Twenty three guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Podzimek
Twenty-second Street
Irene Shuell
Wes Krofta
R. C. Wieland
Mildred Butler
Joe Koffron
Iowa City
Monopoly Party Honors Pending Bride and Groom
Mr and Mrs F W Oxley and Mr and Mrs Leo Walrath hosted a monopoly party at the Oxley home Saturday night in honor of Miss Jessie Booth and Frank Zahradnik. The couple, to wed Tuesday, received a silver gift. Prizes went to Miss Booth and Lawrence Booth with other attendees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Oxley
Leo Walrath
Jessie Booth
Frank Zahradnik
Miss Booth
Lawrence Booth
Ir. Zahradnik
Myron Suits
Harry Shipe
Ona Booth
Navy trainee greeted by friends on 12 day leave
John L. Yuza, on a twelve day leave from the U S naval training station at San Diego, Calif., was surprised Sunday evening at his parents home by a group of friends. Guests included Margaret Knapp Virginia Nemecek Betty Stauffer Jean nette De Marah Opal Young Maxine Prior LaVonne Marsh Dorothy Mulcahey Evelyn Sig mund Adell Kucera Audrey Beck Helen Yuza Margaret Yuza Kenneth LeClerc Alfred Brendel Fred Young Jr Virgil Prior George LeClerc Bob Richter Claremont Nemecek Ronald Prior Joe Novak Loren O Connor and John Yuza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Yuza
United States Naval Training Station
San Diego
Calif
Margaret Knapp
Virginia Nemecek
Betty Stauffer
Jeannette de Marah
Opal Young
Maxine Prior
LaVonne Marsh
Dorothy Mulcahey
Evelyn Sigmund
Adell Kucera
Audrey Beck
Helen Yuza
Margaret Yuza
Kenneth LeClerc
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertisement
A vintage ad advises women to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease cramps and moodiness during life stages from girlhood to middle age, claiming it tones the system and helps them “smiling through” the three ordeals of life. The message targets wives and stresses avoiding nagging in relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Senior High Club Of St. Pauls Hosts Vespers And Tea
The Senior High Club of St. Pauls Methodist Church hosted a vespers and tea for the Berean class and home department in the church parlors. Dorothy Jane Plock chaired the reception committee. program details were led by Kingston Brokaw, with musical and dramatic performances by Lucille Hamlin, Emma Allen, Jean Bailey, Harold Parkes, Bill Young, and others. Speeches by Royal Holbrook and Dr. A. A. Brooks closed the afternoon, followed by a reminiscence period for guests. A later Ben Hur hall gathering included district leaders and a Musketeer drum corps showing, with a Des Moines VFW drill team exhibition at the plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Berean
Dorothy Jane Plock
Social Service Committee
Dorothy Doolittle
Shirley Like
Edith Boardman
Kingston Brokaw
Lucille Hamlin
Emma Allen
Emma Allen Played A Piano and Violin Duet, “Goin’ Home.” the Dramatic Club
Zona Hill
Jean Bailey
Harold Parkes
Bill Young
Paul Anthony
Evan Kearney
Royal Holbrook
A. A. Brooks
C. W. Hook
George Helscher
W. C. Kircheck
Home Department
Bertha Pownall
Edwin Young
Josephine Cottingham
A. E. Rankin
Jean Young
Jean Puckett
Lilla Rossiter
Eloise Helfenstein
Ruth Rich
Dorothy Stookey
Virginia Frame
Frederika Frame
Jean Severson
Ruth Allen
Josephine Beadle
H. H. Hebbern
Davenport
Ben Hur Hall
E. R. Crane
Des Moines
Benjamin P. Dvorak
Cedar Rapids
E.G. Thiel
Algona
Amanda Humphrey
Clinton
Sylvia Francis
Musketeer
Jack From
District Meeting Of V F W And Its Auxiliary Held Here
About 450 people attended the second district V F W and auxiliary meeting in Cedar Rapids with a banquet at Memorial hall. Des Moines officials spoke on the national home at Eaton Rapids Michigan. Officers and officers of the Cedar Rapids post plus many department leaders were introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.F.W
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Memorial Hall
F. J. Naibert
William White
W. Dvorak
Emil Vohaska
Glen Thomas
Velma White
Tillie Dvorak
La-Verne Seichert
Anna Sheridan
Ethel Tweet
Cora Carlson
Mayme Rittenberg
Hulda Martinek
Wava Hopkins
Katherine Buckner
Sylvia Francik
Agnes Dvorak
Vivian Dvorak
Frances Baer
Zelina Weise
Verodine White
Lucile Watkins
Betty Barrett
Stella Vohaska
Juanita Weise
Frank Curran
Alice
Ruth Zier
Elmer Davis
Harry Concannon
Louisiana Lou
FE. R. Crane
Des Moines
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Benjamin P. Dvorak
E. G. Thiel
Algona
Arnold Letzig
D. A. V. Harold Barnes
H. H. Hebbern
Davenport
Mr. Gustafson
Marshalltown
David McMahon
Clinton
Frank Vlasek
R. Hebert
G. Spaulding
Arthur Buckner
Addie Campbell
Honor Clark
Monticello
Ethel Consigney
Waverly
Hazel Miller
Marie Kruse
Bertha Thiel
Sylvia Francis
Laura Hebert
Amanda Humphrey
E. R. Crane
May Grube
Ann Hanrahan
Des
College Club Hosts Beethoven Club Musical Program
The College club hosted the Parkinson ensemble of woodwinds in the Terrace room of the Montrose hotel Saturday afternoon. Four young national high school winners presented a varied program blending classical and popular pieces. W. E. Parkinson of LeMars directed the ensemble. Mrs. Wells Peck reported that since 1913 the student loan fund has aided over 200 girls with $3,800 in total. Forty loans are current with $1,056 in the bank awaiting applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Beethoven Club
Parkinson
Montrose Hotel
W. E. Parkinson
LeMars
Wells Peck
College Club
Peck
Troy Laundry Workers Picnic at Ben Hur Hall
The Troy fellowship club composed of Troy Laundry employees their families and friends met at Ben Hur hall Friday evening for a picnic dinner. One hundred and fifty persons attended. Thanksgiving decorations were used. Arrangements were led by Hulda Martinec Clarice Mc Artor Florence Ragan Edna Haas Kate Harness Louise Van Antwerp and Lela Brague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Fellowship Club
Troy Laundry Company
Ben Hur Hall
Hulda Martinec
Clarice McArtor
Florence Ragan
Edna Haas
Kate Harness
Louise van Antwerp
Lela Brague
Business Girls Tea Hosts Lambda Chapter Members
About twenty members of Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi the business girls sorority attended the tea at Mrs Frank C Kelloggs home 1956 Park Avenue SE Sunday afternoon. Mrs F W Damour chapter sponsor was a guest. Mrs I E Jackson sponsor of Gamma chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha educational sorority presided at the tea table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Business Girls
Frank C. Kellogg
Park Avenue SE
F. W. Damour
I. E. Jackson
Gamma Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Educational Sorority
Mount Mercy students attend regional peace conference
Patricia Burke Catherine Carroll and Madonna Hofer of Mount Mercy junior college returned Monday after a weekend in Chicago where they attended the regional conference of the Catholic Association for International Peace as delegates. The conference was held at Rosary College River Forest Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Burke
Catherine Carroll
Madonna Hofer
Mount Mercy Junior College
Chicago
Catholic Association For International Peace
Mount Mercy
Rosary College
River Forest
Ill
Edgewood School Toy Days Benefiting Needy Firemen
The Edgewood school No. 1 mothers club will host Toy Days on Tuesday and Wednesday. Toys or toy parts are welcome and will be given to firefighters to distribute to families in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club of
Edgewood School No. 1
Maquoketa Izaak Walton chapter to hold fish fry
Maquoketa Valley Izaak Walton league votes to host the annual fish fry on February 18. Committees will be appointed after the election of officers at the December 17 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Maquoketa Valley
Izaak Walton League
Christmas Lighting Delayed by City Officials Approval Pending
The city council met with the retail merchants bureau delegation from the Chamber of Commerce to discuss Christmas lights for the business district. Work had been delayed by the city building department pending a legality check under current ordinances. The council planned to introduce a resolution Friday to approve the lighting, noting the ordinance did not cover such extensive installations. Delegation members included L. Taylor, J. Beck, W. Fowler, A. Smulekoff, C. Ettinger, R. Walker, and B. Smyth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Council Chamber
L. Taylor
The
John Beck
W. L. Fowler
A. L. Smulekoff
Carl Ettinger
Ralph Walker
Bob Smyth
Revival At Calvary Baptist Draws Large Crowd
More than 300 people attend the Sunday evening revival service at Calvary Baptist church. Cyrus Metcalf leads congregational singing with William Dykhuizen in a duet, and Mrs Dorothy Miller directs a volunteer choir. Pastor Rev Richard W Clearwaters preaches on Some Lessons a Man Learned in Hell citing the Rich Man and Lazarus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
Cyrus Metcalf
William Dykhuizen
Dorothy. Miller
God
Richard W. Clearwaters
Hell
Jesus
Lazarus
Metcalf
Charles B. Brinkley
Wedding Garment Sermon at Quaketa Baptist Church
The Quaketa Baptist Church plans a midweek service with a tenor solo by a church singer. Rev. Ray Clearwaters, the pastor's brother, will deliver an evangelistic sermon titled The Wedding Garment. A prayer meeting precedes the service by thirty minutes at 7 p.m., and no collections will be taken.
City Steam Powers Courthouse and Jail Heating
Iowa Electric Light and Power steam lines extended into the courthouse and county jail heating system Saturday night. The county supervisors approved a five year contract in August to supply steam at a maximum $2 935 per year, with officials estimating about $1 000 annual savings versus a private plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Had Two Turkeys Under His Coat Gets 30 Days
John Straubinger a 48 year old watchman at the Wilson and Company plant was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail for larceny Justice A S Reed presiding He was arrested at 1245 am Monday crossing Sixteenth avenue SE near St Wenceslaus school with two frozen turkeys under his coat He allegedly paid an employee $1 to place them outside the gate for pickup A company representative retrieved the turkeys from the police station
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Straubinger
Ninth Avenue SE
Justice A. S. Reed
Straubinger
Wilson and Company
Simon and Moore
Sixteenth Avenue SE
St. Wenceslaus School
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Mrs. Fisher
A. A. Taylor
Kemble Floral
Company
Iowa Theater
Albert Lea
Minn
Hannibal, MO
Madison, Wis
Peoria, Ill
Quincy, Ill
Rochester, Minn
Jennie
H. Juniors
Roy
Aloes
Kappas
At Home
Mrs. Rockwell
Cc. O. Houghs
Mrs. Proctor
Longueville Bridge
Miss Shuell
Monopoly Party
John Yuza
St. Paul’s
OF Plough Inc
Memphis -New
Eleanor Taylor
Eulalia Hauser
Saint Saens
Mendelssohn
Lenore Stark
Hageman
Love
Saint-Saens
Roland Moehlman
Moehlman
James Kewley
Business Girls’ Sorority
P. T. A. Meetings
Edgewood No
Natikcss
Calvary Baptist
Cooking
Hans Nickel
Hotel Roosevelt
Nickel
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
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