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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1942
Page
1
Miss Edna Roberts gave a program titled In Lands Afar Tuesday evening for the Grace H Starr missionary circle of the Christian church at Mrs E C Hamm home. Mrs Jesse Soden led devotions. Guests included Mrs Fred J Lang Mrs Will Grassfield Mrs John Reynolds and Mrs La Verna Crew. Refreshments were served to 19 with help from Miss Jucile Douglas.
Miss Jean Eckhardt mathematics instructor at the junior high resigns Tuesday. Her home is State Center and she will marry Lieut Jerome Cross of Cedar Falls. Cross will receive his silver wings Friday at Columbus aviation school. Mrs Verle McNutt will serve as supply teacher until a successor is found.
The annual fall fellowship supper of St Pauls Lutheran church will be held Friday at 6 30 p m in Memorial hall. Committee in charge includes Mrs George Lutz Mrs Karl Luedeman William Fowler Alvin Svensen and Milo Wachal. Families to bring their own sugar. Meat and coffee furnished. Advertisement for Jergens products included.
Mrs Clarence Dirks and her son Clarence Jr. returned from Montezuma where they were guests of her aunt Mrs D L Crisman.
Miss June Milner daughter of A. E. Milner advances to assistant editor at The Daily Iowan while a senior in journalism at the University of Iowa.
Mrs J Franklin Parsons traveled to Fort Dodge for the thirty fifth annual convention of the Iowa State Association of Registered Nurses, returning Friday. Also noted are a furnished four room heated apartment for rent and several travel and family updates including a death in Nevada.
Mrs E G Cook and her twin daughters Sally and Nancy depart Van Horne Tuesday for San C Carpenter. They will visit Major Cook's parents in Putnam Texas on the way to the west coast. Mr and Mrs Ed Hines of Des Moines, guests of Mrs Carpenter and the Hines family, have returned home.
Mr and Mrs George E Fenton Nassif apartments announce the marriage of their younger daughter Zella Mae to Dale R Bebee son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Bebee of Robins The wedding occurred Sept 19 at the Methodist parsonage in New Madrid Mo Attendants included Robert Boyanovsky Sikeston Mo Sy Gors and Beth Smith of Brooklyn NY Mr and Mrs Bebee are Marion high school class of 1940 graduates The couple honeymooned at Tiptonville Tenn and then moved to Sikeston where Bebee works at the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Firemen responded at 5 p.m. Tuesday to 396 Eighteenth Street where sparks from a rubbish fire set the garage roof ablaze. Damage was estimated at $10.
Mr and Mrs Joseph M Tvrdik arrive from Great Lakes Ill to visit Mrs Leta Marchant, Tvrdik recently promoted in purchasing at W E O Neill Construction. Mrs Tvrdik will return Monday. Mr Tvrdik is on leave from the naval training station.
Capt. Frank J. Cornelius of Olympia Washington returns from visiting his mother and departs Tuesday for the west coast. Miss Ber nita Severn hosts the Westminster guild meeting at her home with transportation plans at the manse. Miss H Pauline Shaffer from Maquoketa visits on business. O O P club meets at Mrs. Skinner home with a review of Introducing Australia by Harley Gratton. Mrs. J L Papes elected vice president succeeding Mrs. George Busby who moved. District women’s clubs convention set for Maquoketa next week. Sixteen members attend. Women’s Missionary Society plans an all day meeting at Mrs Charles Point home. Private Melvyn Arp transferred to Denver to study surgical technician work. Robert Hogan promoted to corporal in the Marines. Guests sail in at Rev Voorhies home from Newburgh and Hedrick. W S A club to meet Friday at 2 PM at Mrs Frank Newcomb’s home.
Mrs. W. A. Wright will be joint hostess. The Methodist church choir will meet tonight at 7 30 at the church for rehearsal.
Mrs Ralph J Williams entertained the Theristrial club Tuesday evening at her home. Mrs Herbert Gerstman presented the program New Technical Fund from the blind 100 percent. Mrs John Newman returned from a visit with her son Ivan Peterson and his family in Chicago.
All Master Masons meet Thursday at 1 30 p m at the Masonic temple to attend services for Iles J Montgomery.
The Monticello school football squad will play Friday at 7:45 p.m. on the local field.
The Tennyson club gathered Tuesday to discuss Reminiscences of New Castle Iowa by Sarah Brewer Bonebright, as Mrs. Bailey hosted the gathering and led the review.
Miss Mary A. Snyder and Miss Anna C. Jordan returned Tuesday from Rochester Minnesota where Snyder underwent an operation at the Mayo Clinic.
The Iowa conservation commission set trapping dates for the 1942 43 season. Muskrats and mink may be trapped from December 1, 1942, to January 10, 1943, inclusive, while badgers raccoons skunk opossum and civet cats run from November 10 to January 10, inclusive. The 60 day season for other animals remains the same as last year and fur sales bring about 1 million dollars in state revenue annually.
City announces scrap drive listing needed items including copper kettles rifles mortar components and explosive parts. Citizens asked to contribute brass copper refrigerators washing machines and 60 mm mortars while noting quantities and weapons-related items for wartime supply needs.
The commission stated last year and 60 days in that muskrat and mink season ran at 40 litter. A continuous open season exists for red fox weasels groundhogs wolves and coyotes in Iowa. Beaver and otter remain under a continuous closed season.
The Cedar Rapids naval recruiting station topped its 165 man target for the Iowa token force of 3,000 for the Battleship Iowa. By Tuesday evening 166 men had enlisted, beating the goal by one ahead of schedule. Final enlistments included Franklin Nosek, Carl C. Semerroth, Charles H. Teter, Elmer W. Woolwine, Florian W. Hac, and others.
George L. Karr of 3312 Carlisle Street NE reports nine men enlisted in the army at the Cedar Rapids recruiting station on Wednesday. Listed enlistees include B. Longstreth Jr of 1305% B Avenue NE William V Brown 1615 Third Avenue SW Louis F Ward 722 North Lucas Street Iowa City Leo E Benischek 827 A Avenue NE Robert E Southwick Kalona Clarence T Thorson Clermont Kurt A Arvidson Clinton and Robert R Dietiker Monticello. Charles E Carson 1428 Sx:ta es SE was the marine enlistee.
Dr Warren N Keck president of the local bird club says posted no trespassing areas complicate amateur study in Iowa. At the Coe College Science Hall meeting a committee led by E W Steffen was formed to gain cooperation from landowners and the conservation commission. The club plans two meetings monthly and names Iola Tilapaugh Myra Willis Lillian Serbousek and Esther Cop Salientes to lead the year's program.
Steffen hosts field trips with Margaret Dickey Thelma Morton and Mrs Steffen as members. Margaret Lahr Tillie Prestegard joined as re corder. Miss Serbousek and Miss Copp contribute to publicity.
William Cabalka and Fred Nikles escaped a crash that sent their car down a four foot embankment and 260 feet along a gully before stopping near 2420 Johnson Ave NW. Cabalka was treated at Mercy hospital and released after a dizzy spell.
Franklin school pupils will see animal life motion pictures in the auditorium Thursday. Howard Cleaves, noted wildlife photographer, travels over 50 000 miles to capture diving ducks and bears. He will deliver a lecture with his screening.
Cedar Rapids prepares its first carload for the tin can salvage drive with about 18 tons in the initial shipment. L. D. Burgus leads the effort as schools and children sort and collect usable cans, while Marion joins in. The city aims for three carloads monthly toward the East plant de ee.
Burgus advised Wednesday that people try stepping on small tobacco cans whose bottoms are not soldered and will pop out under pressure in most cases.
Dr Alfred W Meyer CPT coordinator announced a new civil pilot training class at Coe College. The mental sex test will be held next week and all men interested should contact Dr Meyer at Coe College.
James Dickenson, former assistant manager of the Paramount theater, will leave Thursday to assume management of the Rocket theater in Rock Island Illinois. Both theaters are Tri-States venues. Mrs Dickenson and their daughter will stay in Cedar Rapids briefly while a successor at the Paramount is sought.
Health tip urges denture wearers to prevent slips with a new powder product. Advertisement claims sprinkling the powder on dentures improves stability and reduces embarrassment from plate movement. Distributed as a consumer brief in a periodical style.
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