Local Notes Sketch Curious Town News and Jests
A column of humorous vignettes from Dr A R Menary to community life. Tales include misadventures with a skeeter dope cooking up shaving cream, a detective chief's fishing misstep, practical jokes at the dog dish, a sharkskin suit tale, radio show manners, a chicken in a car oil pit, a Denver AAUW trip note, hot dog tastings with Mrs Labes, musical comedy timelines, and an apple tree blooming thrice with a second crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Stanley
Earl
Frank Mulherin
Cedar Rapids
Bill Hogan
England
Fred Labes
Labes
John Lapes
Warren Huff
Eighth Street
Marion
Bormann Porter Wed at Creighton University Chapel
Miss Mildred Louise Porter daughter of Mrs. Catherine E. Porter of Council Bluffs and Leo James Bormann son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bormann were married in Creighton university chapel Omaha Saturday morning. The ceremony was by Rev Father Mullaney. They will live in Chicago where Bormann works in United Press radio news editing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Louise Porter
Catherine E. Porter
Council Bluffs
Leo James Bormann
J. H. Bormann
Park Avenue SE
Creighton University
Omaha
Father Mullaney
Marian Ryan
John Robert Halpin
Cedar Rapids
Bormann
Immaculate Conception High School
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Sigma Delta Chi
Crown and Anchor
Hampden Court
Chicago
Radio News
United Press
Y W Maps Program For Junior Girls
The Y W C A in Cedar Rapids outlines fall and winter plans for junior members including Girl Reserve clubs Hi Y Ette groups and the interclub council Miss Grace Gordon outlines weekly club plans and meeting days for Roosevelt Wilson McKinley and Franklin schools with special programs and speakers noted The Wilson Hi Y Ette will host Mrs J J Runner as speaker and several club members are listed for upcoming activities and leadership roles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Interclub Council
Grace Gordon
Roosevelt Clubs
Wilson
McKinley
Franklin
Roosevelt School
Shirley Thompson
Sally Henry
Mary Hubbard
Muriel Burnell
Dorothy Kubijas
Runner
Wilson Hi-Y-Ettes
J. J. Runner
Iowa City
Roosevelt
Katherine Bryan
Dorothy Metela
Betty Jeanne Ensign
Carol Selby
Mardell McGinn
Betty Curnutt
Joan Vessler
Lois Wessale
Rebecca Hallman
Doris Cone
Jean Daniels
Beth Hardiman
Dorothy Cline
Rosemary Smythe
Negro Girl Reserve Club
Sue Crank
Celestia Nance
Girl Reserve Committee
Chicago
Betty Burianek
Frank Brejcha
Alice Rogers
Helen Hanson
Floyd Sapp
Elsie Propst
Dorothy Stofler
Owen Hardendorf
J. T. McMillan
Catherine Aukermann
Burton Byers
Dwight Krumboltz
Louis R. Kriz
A. C. Burnell
F. W. Franey
Harley Bowser
Willis Mohn
Stella Bachelder
W. R. Armstrong
Ruth Horner
Mothers of Girl Reserves
Girl Reserve
Iowa King's Daughters Convene Oct in Cedar Rapids
Linn county circles of the King's Daughters and Sons prepare for the 44th Iowa convention in Cedar Rapids October 10 to 12. The group, with about 450 members in Linn County, engages in hospital aid, nursing, and numerous community projects across Iowa. The convention opens at Westminster church with most sessions at the Roosevelt hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
King's Daughters
Cedar Rapids
Naomi Dorbel
Linn County
King’s Daughters and Sons, Inc
United States
LHLN
King’s Daughters
Perkins Hospital
Iowa City
St. Luke's Hospital
Community House
Sunshine Mission
Sunshine Mission Day Nursery
Camp Good Health
Marion
Red Cross National Disaster
Goodfellows' Fund
The
International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt Hotel
Tom Walpole
Linn
Social News Notes Miss Johnson Honor and Weddings
Social events center on the Johnson wedding weekend with Miss Mary Jo Johnson and Mr. Lee the focus. Guests include Miss Iola Mentzer, Miss Zoe Burge, Miss Rachel Austin, James Trewin, George B. Johnson, LeRoy McGinness, Mrs. Edward Lee, and Mrs. LeRoy McGinnes. A coffee and crystal shower at 300 Twenty fifth Street Drive SE features Miss Cora Hampton hosting and Mrs. George A. Johnson at the coffee table. Grace Kovar and Henry Linder plan to wed at noon at the Thorndike Hilton chapel with relatives present. Ella Hungerford circle of the King's Daughters holds a meeting Friday at 2 pm at Mrs. Homer Grove’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Iola Mentzer
Zoe Burge
Rachel Austin
James Trewin
George B. Johnson
LeRoy McGinnes
Iowa City
Edward Lee
Miss Johnson
Grace Kovar
J. M. Kovar
Johnson Avenue
Henry Linder
Otto Linder
Matthew Spinka
Thorndike Hilton Chapel
Chicago Theological Seminary
Dorothy Buchanan
Elmer Hughes
Tulsa
Okla
Dodge Street
Town City
Kovar
Agnes Dvorak
Center Point Road
Ella Hungerford
The
King’s Daughters
Homer Grove
First Avenue E
Local society notes and travelers heads for Florida and Chicago
Mrs. Ella T. Farmer departs for Miami winter home after visiting son Ed. LeRoy Farmer at 2179 Blake Blvd SE. Mrs. Mary Driver leaves Hartford for Chicago to study at the University of Chicago. Miss Jane Garwood attends Camp Fire National Executive Conference in San Francisco October 8 to 15. Alpha Xi Delta alumnae dine at Doris Garner home. P. E. O. Chapter IF and HJ chapters hold opening meetings with luncheons and programs. Monday Shakespeare Club meets at C. H. Brittin’s to study Antony and Cleopatra with a Mound Farm bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella T. Farmer
Ed. LeRoy Farmer
Blake Boulevard
Miami
Fra
Jane Garwood
Camp Fire Association
San Francisco
Alpha Xi Delta
Doris Garner
Second Avenue SE
Burdine Lattner
Ray Phelan
Shakespeare Club
C. H. Brittin
Seventeenth Street
Anthony and Cleopatra
Mound Farm
Nell Ellis to Wed Robert Thiel in Iowa City Ceremony
Engagement announced for Nell Ellis daughter of Mrs. Sylvester E. Ellis to Robert J. Thiel of Cedar Rapids. The couple will marry November 8 at the bride’s mother’s home with Rev. Thiel officiating. Ellis a University of Iowa graduate and former Cresco teacher, Thiel Nebr. native and Chicago banker associate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Ellis
Sylvester E. Ellis
Dr. Ellis
Iowa City
Robert J. Thiel
Cedar Rapids
Peter J. Thiel
Stanton, Neb
Miss Ellis
Eugene W. Scheldrup
Memorial Union
Harvey E. Lynch
John B. Heidel
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Thiel
Miss
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Mary
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Mikota
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Joe Hladkys, Jr
John
Danny Boy
Londonderry
Evelyn Street
Denver
New York
Poles
Danzig
Mussolini
Hitler
Joe
Leo J. Bormann
Mildred L. Porter
Y. W. Maps
Perry
Alpha Circle
Old Peoples
Fort Madison
Union of
Burlington
City Union
Des Moines
Davenport
University of Iowa
Boston
St. Louis
P. F. Keehn
F. J. Mansfield
Ida Mansfield
Owen Barry
Jane Boyd
D. R. Pugh
Silver Cross
T. K. Hefner
Irene Douglas
Hope
Lucian la Rue
Ella ‘Hungerford
J. J. Calkins
B.C. Karlan
Dorcas
Daniel Ward
Marion—Electa
Ralph Seager
Fidelis
Lloyd C. Stark
Mary Lowe Dickinson
Co. J. Kassler
J. C. Baumhoefner
R. A. Holmgren
I. L. Brown
R. C. Karlan
G. H. Lowe
Public Health Nursing Association
Mary Jo Johnson
Mr. Lee
Kozy
Melia
Croquignole
McKabe
Eseeaau
Scaneeaces
Fifth Fleer Dews
Second Avenue
Second Street
J. L. Farmers
Florida
Fergusons
Mary Driver
Hartford
H. B. Adkins
Twentieth Street
Adkins
H. B. Helscher
Robert R. Davis
T. J. Markland, Jr
Mrs. Nichols
Earle G. Nichols
Meadowbrook Drive
Philip Shive
F. W. Damour
Mrs. Brittin
Robert Thiel
P.E.O
Mrs. Augustine
Arthur L. Augustine
Fourth Street Drive
R. W. Manatt
Augustine
Roy E. Curray
M. S. Hallman
Walter Staves
Ingram Bixeler
Miss Jessie Chambers
Jessie Chambers
Bever Avenue SE
Roosevelt Senior High School
R. F. Torstenson
Addie Zika
Litta Walker
Esther Chapin
Mabel Heisey
Roberta Sheets
Elizabeth Terrill
Mary Paul
Anna Grissel
Jeanette Williams
Berenice Moffit
Minnie Ziesing
Lucille Duncan
Julia Tow
Margaret Danielson
Ruth Miller
Ruth Zieke
Ada Patterson
Nelle Martin
Nat's Institute OF Dyers and Cleaners
Migmay
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