Travelers Return Home as Guests Visit City
Over the weekend summer travelers came back and several guests stayed with local families. Notable visitors include Lieut Mary S. Bell formerly of Fort Des Moines now with the WAC en route to the east, and Mrs Gordon Fennell and son Gordon Jr returning from Carmel by the Sea California. Other locals hosted or traveled to Chicago Chicago St Louis and Glidden Iowa while family ties and academia appear in this busy social roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon ‘Fennell
Second Avenue SE
Gordon, Jr
Carmel
By-The-Sea
Calif
Mary S. Bell
Coe College
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Louis Zika
First Street
Lieut Bell
Fort Des Moines
H. C Farmer
van Buren
Ark
Gene Farmer
Elmhurst Drive
Children’s Home Board Meeting and Open House Scheduled
The board of managers will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Home. A fruit reception and open house will be held all day with tea served in the afternoon. All are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Home
Stout Family Moves to Ridgeway Drive SE
Dr and Mrs A Stout moved Monday from 350 Seventeenth Street SE to 1927 Ridgeway Drive SE. Guests include daughter Mrs W H Brown and granddaughters Susan and Dina. Mrs Brown and her daughters will stay for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Stout
Seventeenth Street
Ridgeway Drive
Stouts
Miss Marjorie Van Winkle Elected Leader at Frances Shimer
Miss Marjorie Van Winkle daughter of Dr and Mrs H L Van Winkle of 2314 Fifth Avenue SE has been elected president of Pro Musica and secretary treasurer of McKee Hall at Frances Shimer College Mt Carroll AI She is a senior in the high school this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie van Winkle
H. L. van Winkle
Fifth Avenue SE
Pro Musica
McKee Hall
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
van Winkle
Tourist club meets at 2:30 Wednesday at Mrs Boyd’s
Mrs W R Boyd of 9 Blake Ter SE hosts a Tourist club gathering on Wednesday at 2:30 pm. Mrs Charles J. Bready will present a program titled Africa the Jackpot of This War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W R Boyd
Blake Terrace
Tourist Club
Charles J. Bready
Africa
Alpha Gamma Delta Alumni Meeting Set for Monday
Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m in the sorority rooms. The gathering aims to discuss campus events and chapter updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Gamma Delta
Radeke Twenty-Sixth Wedding AnniversaryObserved at Paris Ja
Mr and Mrs C W Radeke entertained on their twenty sixth wedding anniversary Sunday at their cottage in Paris Ja A gift was presented to the honored couple Guests included Mr and Mrs George Chambers Mr and Mrs Robert McNabney Mr and Mrs William Tosh Mr and Mrs Ronald Page and families Mr and Mrs Bob Hunt and families
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W Radeke
Twenty-third Street
Paris
George Chambers
Robert McNabney
William Tosh
Ronald Page
Bob Hunt
Miss Betty Rapoport Honored at Bruncil
Miss Meretta Kushner and Miss Goldena Greenblatt hosted a Sunday brunch at the Roosevelt hotel for Miss Betty Rapoport bride elect of Capt Charles E Farber of Kalamazoo Michigan. Twenty guests attended and presented a gift to the honoree. The color scheme featured blue and white with a centerpiece of an engagement ring amid pink yellow and white blossoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meretta Kushner
Goldena Greenblatt
Roosevelt Hotel
Betty Rapoport
Charles E. Farber
Kalamazoo
Mich
Grandson Verne Dvorak Honored Before Army Service
Mr and Mrs John Ledvina of Alburnett hosted a family dinner Sunday for their grandson Verne Dvorak who leaves Monday to serve in the army. A gift was given and he was honored at a dance that evening with Cedar Rapids guests including Donald Dvorak Eden Dvorak Arnie Dvorak and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ledvina
Alburnett
Verne Dvorak
Army
Dvorak
Joe Hruby
Donald Dvorak
Eden Dvorak
Arnie Dvorak
Cedar Rapids
Eddie Ledvina
Marion
Charles Ledvina
Elza Kirk
Judy
Mrs Pokorney Hosts Shower for Mrs Ricker
Mrs Frank Pokorney of 1054 Avenue NW honored Mrs Clyde Ricker at a shower Thursday evening. Games were played and prizes were won by Mrs Robert Molumby Mrs Victor Sheppard and Miss Mary Collen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pokorney
Avenue NW
Clyde Ricker
Robert Molumby
Victor Sheppard
Mary Collen
Women Voters Hear Life in Capital at Friday Meeting
Mrs. J. W. Barnett spoke on Washington as a national home town and DC representation during a League of Women Voters guest day at Commonwealth apartments. She noted DC’s founding, residents’ tax burden, and lack of voting voice while calling for proper representatives and better examples for other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Barnett
Washington
League of Women Voters
Commonwealth Apartments
Barnett
National League of Women Voters
District of Columbia
RR. K. Stoddard
J P Mills
Chamber of Commerce
George G. Miller
League
Commonwealth
Miss Palmer and Joseph Blunt Wed in Las Vegas
Miss Marion Eleanor Palmer and Joseph Gorman Blunt united in marriage at St. Joan of Arc Church Las Vegas Nevada on September 25. The ceremony was performed by Rev H A Buell with Mrs Palmer and Mr Palmer attending. The couple, both employed by North American Aviation in Inglewood California, plan to reside at 10832 Grevillea Street Lennox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joan of Are Catholic Church
Las Vegas
Nev
Marion Eleanor Palmer
Gerald L. Palmer
Alburnett
Joseph Gorman Blunt
Charles E. Blunt
Independence
H A. Buell
Palmer
Inglewood
Calif
Grevillea Street
Lennox
W S C S of Trinity Methodist met in church parlors
The women’s society met Friday afternoon with Mrs C H Newman presiding. Officers for 1943 were reelected including President Mrs Newman and vice president Mrs Abernathy, plus secretaries, treasurer and missionary education. An executive committee was formed with several secretaries appointed. Devotionals were led by Mrs A L Laird and Mrs Robert Rogers led the missionary lesson. Members of Division No 1 served tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C.S
Trinity Methodist Church
C. H. Newman
Newman
W. T Abernathy
Roy Stevens
WE. Gorman
Charles Machacek
John Runner
Stewart Shank
E. S. McManes
C L. Morningstar
Status of Women
Edna Perry
Spiritual Life
John De-Long
F. L. Bokerney
Effie Owen
L. R. Nichols
A. L. Laird
Robert Rogers
Mozart club fall meeting forms new committees
Miss Eleanor Houts announced the Mozart club committees at the annual fall meeting held at Mrs. Helen Kacena Stark’s home. Committees include Membership Virginia Ohmann Program Margaret McCall Stark Tournament Bernice Baldwin Rose Ann Kubovec Lulu Welty L Kk Twogood Telephone Grace Listebarger Kubovec Welty Publicity Baldwin. Nine monthly student meetings with a holiday party and a spring tournament. membership lists 20 teachers and nine students. entrance requirements via Virginia Ohmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Houts
Mozart Club
Helen Kacena Stark
Fourth Avenue SE
Virginia Ohmann
Margaret McCall
Stark
Bernice Baldwin
Rose Ann Kubovec
Lulu Welty
L Kk Twogood
Grace Listebarger
Relo Zalesky
Kubo
Dinner and Shower Honors Mrs. Donisthorpe at Wurster Tearoom
Miss Helen Mae Donisthorpe and Miss Eleanor May Heald hosted a dinner and shower Saturday at the Wurster tearoom honoring their sister Mrs. Frederick L. Donisthorpe. Guests included Mr. Anthony Herbeck, Rollin Heald, Jess Kitterman, Frank Lange, Charles Mathews, Arthur Messenger, Dale Reece, Walter Scherrebeck, George Stauffacher, David Stoller, C S Woodward, George Youtzy and the Misses Rue Blodgett Ruth Henry Doris Janecek Margaret Swope and Catherine Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Mae Donisthorpe
Eleanor May Heald
Wurster
Frederick L. Donisthorpe
Anthony Herbeck
Rollin Heald
Jess Kitterman
Frank Lange
Charles Mathews
Arthur Messenger
Dale Reece
Walter Scherrebeck
George Stauffacher
David Stoller
C S. Woodward
George Youtzy
Rue Blodgett
Ruth Henry
Doris Janecek
Margaret Swope
Catherine Wilcox
Wednesday Social Club Meet With Mrs Crabb
The Wednesday Social club will meet at 2 30 p.m. with Mrs. George Crabb at 1501 Fourth avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crabb
George Crabb
Fourth Avenue SE
Davenport Couple Hosts Family Reunion For William Hester
Mr and Mrs Jack Reidy of Davenport hosted a Sunday family reunion honoring William Hester who is soon joining the coast guard. Attendees from Cedar Rapids included Mrs William Hester Mr and Mrs Jack Skalicky and their sons Bobbie and Jackie Mr and Mrs M J Hester and children Theresa and David Mr and Mrs Richard Patek and the Misses Lucille Hester and LaVonne Hester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Reidy
Davenport
William Hester
Coast Guard
Cedar Rapids
Jack Skalicky
Bobbie
Jackie
M J Hester
Theresa
David
Richard Patek
Lucille Hester
LaVonne Hester
Cantekiya Camp Fire Hosts After School Party
Members of the Cantekiya Camp Fire group met Friday after school for a hobo party in Bever Park. Three guests of the group were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantekiya
Bever Park
Board Meeting To Be Weld Tuesday At Light Company
A regular meeting of the Business and Professional Women's club is set for 7 30 pm Tuesday in the Light company bungalow. Members unable to attend should notify the corresponding secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club
Light Company
Cedar Rapids Payroll Bond Drive Receives National Attention
National magazine Editor and Publisher highlights Cedar Rapids 10 percent war bond payroll plan. Article notes over 16 500 employees saving 10 percent or more of pay for bonds and details publicity campaign by The Gazette. Earlier AP wires reported Cedar Rapids drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Associated Press
United State Bank Statement of Condition 1942 Cedar Rapids
Official bank statement for United State Bank of Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa as of September 30 1942. It lists resources total 1 445 005 75 and liabilities including capital stock undivided profits deposits and specific certificates. Signatures of officers J L Prochaska L J Pochobradsky Jr F G Kanak and Charles Kriz with notary attestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State Bank
Tol
Luter
Iowa
Lin County
S. We. Joi
Prochusky
L J Pochobradski, Jr
F. G. Ouak
Charles Kriz
L. Prochaska
L. J. PO
Joe V Zastera
Chas. Turechek
William Vavra
Naomi Circle Gathered at Mrs Fais Home
Members of Naomi circle of King's Daughters met Friday afternoon at 514 Ninth Street NW the home of Mrs. Oscar Fais. Nine members and two guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Circle
King’s Daughters
Oscar Fais
Ninth Street NW
Social Fifty club picnic at Mrs Tevis home
The Social Fifty club will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a picnic luncheon in the home of Mrs. Alice Tevis at 1600 Third avenue SE. Assisting hostess will be Mrs. Myrtle Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Club
Margaret Pratt
Knobwood Drive
WE. Thompson
C. A. Smay
Social Fifty Club
Alice Tevis
Third Avenue SE
Myrtle Dunn
Faith Belief Urged as Path to World Peace by Dr. Bigger
MT VERNON Dr John Bigger told a Methodist church audience that Christian faith will bring peace after the war. He predicted new doors opening and the United States supplying teachers and missionaries as many nations go bankrupt. He noted 500 Gripsholm missionaries faced danger, Koreans were taxed for the Japanese war effort, and prisons in Korea held political and religious prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
John Bigger
Gripsholm
Methodist Church
United States
Bigger
S.O.S
Korea
Japan
Dr Bigger
Siberia
Navy office signs 18 recruits from Cedar Rapids area
The U S Navy recruiting office in Cedar Rapids reports 18 new enlistments including Marion brothers Howard Mahlon Heath and Horace Lindsey Heath of 1690 Park Ave Marion. Also listed are Willis Dale Parris Hutchins Donald William Mahood Williams Otis Fetters Lloyd Leon Klopp Marvin Francis Holmes Clifford Querl Virgil Kellogg and Cedar Rapids men Robert McIntosh John Hoyle Joseph Konigsmark Russell Delancey Milroy Macy Stanley Kokosku Keith John George Cleaver John Frasher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Cedar Rapids
Marion, Jr
Howard Mahlon Heath
Horace Lindsey Heath
Park Avenue
Marion
Willis Dale Prarcis Hutchins
Eighth Avenue
Donald William Mahood
Vinton
Wiliam Dwight Fetters
Oxford
Lloyd Leon Klopp
Marvin Francis Holmes
Shellsburg
Clifford Franklin Querl
Williamsburg
Virgil Alonzo Kellogg
Fifth Avenue
Robert Errol McIntosh
Third Avenue
John Edgar Hoyle
C Street
Joseph Donald Konigsmark
Russell Everett Delancey
Thirty Third Street
Milroy Paul Mally, Jr
Fourth Street
Stanley George Kokosku
K Street
Keith William John
Thirteenth Street
George Albert Cleaver
Nineteenth Street
John Louis Frasher
C Avenue NE
No Deer Baiting Allowed in Iowa Decision
Gov George A Wilson and the state conservation commission agreed no deer baiting in Iowa. They objected to baiting plans to trap deer near Ledges state park. The decision was deferred until the next legislature, leaving action to lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George A. Wilson
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Wilson
Ledges State Park
U.S. Default Judgment Against Vinton Woman
A default judgment was entered in federal court in Cedar Rapids against Fannie M. Beller of Vinton in a case brought by the federal government to recover on a Federal Housing Administration note. The judgment amounts to $632.25 plus $27.94 in court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Fannie M. Beller
Vinton
Federal Housing Administration
Bessie Engle
Marines Enlist Two Vinton Men in Cedar Rapids
Two men from Vinton were among four enlistments announced by the U S Marine Corps recruiting office in Cedar Rapids on Monday. Ivan Joseph Davies Jr and Ray Floyd Jackson are listed from Vinton, with Charles Partington Tuttle of Cedar Rapids at 1804 Higley Avenue and John James Toohey of Iowa City completing the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
U. S. Marine Corps
Cedar Rapids
Ivan Joseph Davies, Jr
Ray Floyd Jackson
Charles Partington Tuttle
Higley Avenue
John James Toohey
Iowa City
Jap Student Moved To Fort Des Moines
Tsugua Hidaka a 34 year old Ackley student was moved from the county jail to Fort Des Moines to await a hearing before the naturalization and immigration commission in Fort Dodge Iowa next Saturday Deputy U S marshal Embert Bergmeyers said Hidaka studied medicine at the University of Kansas and previously at Hope College Holland Michigan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Hope College
Holland, Mich
Rogers' Pilot Nephew of Mt. Vernon Featured in Raid
Mt Vernon notes Lt Col Sam Gormly of Alameda California, nephew of Mrs Margaret Gormly and Mrs Anna Gormly, as pilot of the flying fortress in a major American raid over Germany last week. Lieut William Rogers of Mt Vernon serves as bombardier on the same aircraft. Rogers is son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Rogers of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
William Rogers
Germany
Sam Gormly
Alhambra
Cali
Margaret Gormly
Anna Gormly
Rogers
Glenn Rogers
Mt Vernon
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Washington Avenue
Chicago
Jack Deets
Iva T. Carrithers
Forest Drive
James Carrithers
Washington, D. C
Carrithers
Office of Price Administration
Charles Penningroth
William A Hull
Lost Nation
W. J. Bakken
Gail
Bakken
Harry A. Palmer
Mr. Bakken
Glidden
Everett E. Fisher
Meadowbrook Drive
Donald S. Barry
Fourth Avenue
Fishers
Charles A. Fisher
William Mulvihill
First Avenue NE
Pasadena
C. R. Bickford
Mulvihill
Los Angeles
Huntington Park
Miss Pratt
Board OF Managers
Miss Swan
Jaqueline Swan
H. G. Swan
Robert E. Smith
J. N. Smith
Hazleton
J. A. Dew Brittain
R. G. Swan
Mr. Swan
Enterprise
Ala
Lieut. Smith
Camp Rucker
Miss van Winkle
Frances Shimer
W. R. Boyd
Cc. W. Radekes
Bruncil
Mrs. Pokorney
Capital
Miss Palmer
Joseph Blunt
Trinity Methodist
Cordurella
F. S. Donisthorpe
B.pw
National Magazine
Inns of
Linn
Naomi
Nba
Neae
California
San Francisco
Tarde
Social
Leone
Leone Boots
Thelma Lane
Alexander
Leone’s “Cox’ Shop
2Nd Ave
MAUTZ
Paint and Wallpaper Company
Sunshine Food
Fifteenth Street
Arket
Dr. Bigger
C. R. Naval Office
U.S
Marines
Iwo Vinton
Jane
Holden-Kahler CO
Zoric
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