Dinners Fete Miss Funkey Bride-To-Be
Final pre nuptial dinners for Miss Lucille Funkey and fiancé Elsworth Johnson Jr. of Bulingame California unfold this week. Families gather at Cedar Rapids Country Club and the Es club plus Severn home in Monticello for dinners hosted by relatives including Mr and Mrs E W Funkey and Mr and Mrs Harold A Severn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Funkey
Elsworth Johnson, Jr
Bulingame
Calif
Miss Funkey
Harold A. Severn
Severn
Monticello
Poyneers Entertain Sinclair Knox at Dinner
Mr and Mrs Fred J Poyneer hosted Tuesday dinner at their 2238 Mt Vernon Ave SE home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Sinclair Knox of Colfax Washington along with Mr and Mrs Charles Knox and Dr and Mrs James M Knox. The Sinclair Knoxes were houseguests of the James Knox family that week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Poyneers
Sinclair Knox
Fred J. Poyneer
Mt Vernon Avenue
Colfax
Charles Knox
James M Knox
James Knox
Modern Reading Club Opens Fall Season at Picnic
The Modern Reading club began its fall season with a picnic luncheon on Wednesday at 1 p.m. hosted by Mrs Roy E. Curray at 2200 Linden Drive SE.
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Modern Reading Club
Mrs
Roy Curray
Roy E. Curray
Linden Drive
Daughters of Isabella Re-Elect Cedar Rapids Leader At Convention
Laura Freeman of Cedar Rapids was re-elected state regent of the Daughters of Isabella at the Keokuk convention. Other officers named include Anna McKinstry Keokuk as state vice regent Catherine Brueck Burlington state recording secretary Emma Shebanek Davenport state treasurer Dorothy Hayes Clinton Mae Keller Fr Madison and Clara Mangan Davenport as state trustees. Cedar Rapids attendees included Maye Boston local regent Erma Lindeken past regent and Freeman. National regent Carolyn Manning of New Haven Conn attended as outstanding guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Freeman
Cedar Rapids
Daughters of Isabella
Keokuk
Anna i McKinstry
Catherine Brueck
Burlington
Emma Shebanek
Davenport
Dorothy Hayes
Clinton
Mae Keller
Madison
Clara Mangan
Maye Boston
Erma Lindeken
Freeman
Carolyn B. Manning
New Haven
Mrs Schultz Hosts Eight at Mt Vernon Road Luncheon
Mrs Walter O. Schultz entertained eight members of her bridge club Tuesday at a luncheon in her Mt Vernon Road SE home.
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Walter O. Schultz
Mt. ‘Vernon Road
Pridge Club
Mrs Johnson Hosts Ninth Birthday Party
Mrs C W Johnson at 349 Park Terrace SE entertained Tuesday afternoon for her daughter Jennie Marie's ninth birthday. Attending were Martha Schimberg Sherrill Ammons Nancy Marr Peggy Marr Sharon Lamb Diane Penrod Mary Lou Broghammer and Jeanne Harper.
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C. W. Johnson
Park ‘Terrace SE
Jennie Marie
Martha Schimberg
Sherrill Ammons
Nancy Marr
Peggy Marr
Sharon Lamb
Diane Penrod
Mary Lou Broghammer
Jeanne Harper
First Lutheran Women Meet at Mrs Johnson Home
The Women s Missionary Society of First Lutheran church will hold a meeting Thursday at 2 p m at the home of Mrs Chester S Johnson 345 Twenty seventh Street Drive SE.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the First Lutheran Church
Chester S. Johnson
Twenty-seventh Street Drive
Coat styles blend boys and girls tailoring features
The article describes a coat cut like a boy's but tailored for a girl with a soft finish and a close belt at the back. It notes a double-breasted effect with pearl buttons and mentions last year's styling. It also covers a housing survey award, a musical program by Forest Steele and Paul Anthony, membership enrollment at 402, and a Friday picnic in the Memorial building. Delegates for a DuPboque district conference are listed along with district and national convention attendances and committee roles.
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Forest Steele
McKinley High School
Paul Anthony
Charles Burch
Memorial Building
Dupbuque
The
Mines
R. A. Dubbert
Dorothy Drew
A. E. Schoendelen
Louis F. Schirm
R. D. Brown
J. P. Winn
Charles Hruska
Charles Jasa
E. J. Ferriter
F. C. Parrish
Clarence Day
Carl Freund
Fred Anderson
A. Jirkovsky
Blanche Serovy
L. A. Fink
John Lewis
Charles McGinty
Edwin Ross
Frank Humpreys
A. Krabbenhoff
F. H. Steuber
J. B. Coenen
Floyd Mosburg
A. Marek
W. E Langer
Robert Lippencott
B. C. Meskimen
H. A. Sheridan
R. A. Morrow
Harry Cloud
Harriet Wadden
J. J. Sponar
W. W. Sell
Allan Stein
Ann McCurley
Bernhard Duthbert
H. Gunderson
Second District
H. ©. Travis
Linn County
Hanford Auxiliary Plans Supplies for French Youth
At a meeting of the American Legion auxiliary to Hanford Post No. 5 in the Memorial building Fernand Servint of Saint Die France was assigned to the Hanford unit and the group will send clothing and food to him during the year Fernand is one of 42 needy French children assigned to Town units Mrs Charles Jasa and Mrs Carl Freund are in charge of the project a gavel was awarded the unit as a trophy for outstanding history in the depart-
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American Legion Auxiliary
Hanford Post
Fernand Servint
Saint Die
France
Hanford
Fernand
Charles Jasa
Carl [Freund
New Veils Cover A Gal's Glasses
New York reports Walter Florell unveils Bal Masque a veil masquerade for nearsighted women. An embroidered domino style conceals glasses while remaining see through at the center, aimed at allure though lacking a spectacle cover option.
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New York
Walter Florell
Florell
Hats with bold backs headline Ritz Carlton winter parade
The article notes Florell showcasing black hats among pastel, flower trimmed chapeaux in the Ritz Carlton hotel's oval room on the season's first cold day. Many hats favor dramatic back styling, with the designer remarking that few hats offer value from front to back.
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Florell
Ritz Carlton
Children’s Home Fruit Drive Surpasses Last Year
Cedar Rapids and Linn county residents donated fruits vegetables and ready to eat items to the Children’s Home at 519 Fifteenth Street NE. Fresh produce included peppers grapes and apples along with jams jellies pickles and chocolate bars boosting the harvest beyond the prior year. The home shelters 44 children from 16 months to 11 and a half years and is supported by local business and residents plus three auxiliaries that fund equipment for rooms and dining areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Fifteenth Street
Anna A. Anderson
Sunday Gazette
Anderson
Malta Kensington Plans Annual Family Night
Malta Kensington O.E.S. will hold its annual family night with a picnic supper Saturday at 6 30 p.m. in the Masonic hall. Attendees should bring a covered dish sandwiches and their own utensils. Dessert and coffee will be provided. Members and families are invited.
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Malta
Kensington
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Waxed furniture casters prevent sticking in hot rooms
A thin coat of wax applied to furniture casters keeps them from sticking to floors in hot rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
E. L. Bruce Co
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C.R
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Bridge Club
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Ferriter
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Albert
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Haldy
Revlon
First Avenue NE
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Arcemis
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