Vacation in Iowa urged by Cedar Rapids women club
Fred J. Payneer of the Iowa state conservation commission urged Iowans to vacation at home to explore the 72 state parks, 20 000 acres, and 65 lakes. He noted CCC-built cabins, growing park visits, and emphasized conserving natural resources while presenting history and film on Iowa. The Cedar Rapids Woman's club hosted the program with new members announced and delegates named for a district convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Payneer
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Woman's Club
Payneer
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Lenore Ruth Miller and Reginald Slattery Wed
Mr and Mrs Shirley C Miller announce the marriage of their daughter Lenore Ruth to Reginald Slattery. The ceremony occurred Oct 9 with Justice of the Peace W A Ral officiating. Mrs Slattery worked in Des Moines and Mr Slattery is employed by Cherry Surrell corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley C. Miller
J Avenue
Lenore Ruth
Reginald Slattery
A Avenue NW
Justice of the Peace
W. A. Ral
Leon H. Dorlan
Reillys Return From Visit To Burlington Family
Mrs. W. P. Reilly and her daughter Miss Rosemary Reilly arrived back in Burlington Sunday after visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Davis at 2417 Second Avenue SE.
Hruby Family Reunion Held at Ellis Park
Members of the Hruby family gathered for a reunion Sunday in Ellis park. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hruby with family, Eldon Cook and son, Joe Hruby of Oxford, Tony Novak and Vernon Burge families of Mt. Vernon, Wes Wompck and son of Walford, Albert Hruby of Solon, Rey Light families, Willard Light families of Lisbon, and J. C. Swatosh, Katherine Weaver, H. J. Wilson and their son of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hruby
Ellis Park
Stanley Hruby
Eldon Cook
Joe Hruby
Oxford
Tony Novak
Vernon Burge
Mt. Vernon
Wes Wompck
Walford
Albert Hruby
Solon
Rey Light
Willard Light
Lisbon
J. C. Swatosh
Katherine Weaver
H. J. Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Chapter GM PEO hosts talk on People of Scandinavian Countries
Chapter GM PEO members met Monday evening with Mrs. Charles M. Fisher at 1805 Washington Avenue SE. Hostess was Mrs. Maude Barr Ring. Miss Inga Tapper spoke on People of the Scandinavian Countries. Guests included Mrs. O. O. Grady, chapter AV Creston, Miss Marguerite A om chapter E Iowa City, Miss Janet Johnston chapter DX Tipton, and Mrs. B. H. Tony chapter IF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.E.O
Charles M. Fisher
Washington Avenue
Maude Barr Ring
Inga Tapper
O. O. Grady
Creston
Marguerite A Om
Iowa City
Janet Johnston
Tipton
B. H. Tony
Miss Winifred Wiley Hosts Dinner for Miss Locher
Miss Winifred Wiley honored Miss Lillian Locher who will move to Omaha Nebraska with a Sunday dinner at Wiley’s home. Guests included Maurene Munger Marjorie Deacon Jane Furhmeister Louise Lux Dora Jane Hamblin Jean Wodtke Joan Buscho Jane Fink and Mrs Ed Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Locher
Omaha
Neb
Winifred Wiley
Maurene Munger
Marjorie Deacon
Jane Furhmeister
Louise Lux
Dora Jane Hamblin
Jean Wodtke
Joan Buscho
Jane Fink
Ed Lambert
Modern Reading Club to Meet Wednesday Luncheon
The Modern Reading club will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a luncheon hosted by Mrs. M. S. Hallman at 2445 Fifth avenue SE. Assisting hostess will be Mrs. William J. Rinderknecht. Mrs. John W. Altfillisch will conduct the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Reading Club
M. S. Hallman
Fifth Avenue SE
William J. Rinderknecht
John W. Altfillisch
Mari Lyn Jean Marries Earl J Cassidy in Kansas City
Mrs Earl J Cassidy and Mr and Mrs Arthur Craft announce the marriage of their daughter Mari Lyn Jean to Earl J Cassidy son of Mrs John Dillon. The ceremony was performed by Rev John Webb at the First Christian church in Kansas City on Saturday morning. The bride wore a dark green suit with brown accessories and roses for a corsage. The couple were attended by Mrs John Storey sister of the bridegroom. The bride, a Franklin high school alumna, works for Quaker Oats. The groom, a McKinley high school graduate, is employed by Wilgon and Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Craft
Hubbard Avenue
Marilyn Jean
Earl J. Cassidy
John Dillon
Third Street
John Webb
First Christian Church
Kansas City
John Storey
Cassidy
Franklin High School
Quaker Oats Company
McKinley High School
Wilgon and Company
Mrs Vernon F Victor Returns From California
Mrs. Vernon F Victor returns from a six week visit with her husband Ensign Vernon F Victor in San Francisco California. She will make her home with her parents Mr and Mrs George G Clements at 1833 First Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign Vernon F. Victor
San Francisco
Calif
Victor
George G. Clements
1833
First Avenue SE
Horan Hosts Bridge Luncheon At Palisades Cottage
Mrs J Harold Horan of 2037 Linden Drive Southeast entertained members of her bridge club at a Tuesday luncheon in the Horans cottage at the Palisades. Eight were seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harold Horan
Linden Drive
Bridge Club
Horans
Palisades
Miss Eulalia Hauser Hosts Yeoman Leo Lucas on Leave
Miss Eulalia Hauser of 1740 Fifth Avenue SE entertained 15 guests Sunday to honor Yeoman Leo Lucas. Lucas, son of Louis Lucas of Highway 149 SW, is home on leave from the navy training station at Navy Pier in Chicago NL where he has edited The Log, the station weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulalia Hauser
Fifth Avenue SE
Yeoman
Leo Lucas
Yeoman Lucas
Louis Lucas
Navy Pier
Chicago
Log
Mrs Ethel Pinney Ristedt Hosts Club Luncheon
Mrs Ethel Pinney Ristedt of 2662 Country Club Parkway SE will host a luncheon for members of the Wednesday card club at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Pinney Ristedt
Country Club Parkway SE
Weekend Guests Depart Gaines Home After Visit
Weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip K. Gaines were Mrs. F. D. Medd of Norfolk Virginia and Miss Edna Moulton of West Union. Mrs. Medd left for West Union to visit before joining Ensign Medd in Norfolk. Mrs. Philip Groff hosted a luncheon honoring Mrs. Medd where she received a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip K. Gaines
Seventeenth Street SE
Gaines
F. D. Medd
Norfolk
Edna Moulton
West Union
Medd
Ensign Medd
Philip Groff
Sixth Avenue SE
Private Reed Honored by Springville Family
Mr and Mrs Richard D Reed of Springville honored their son Private Richard W Reed of Camp Berkeley Texas Monday evening. Reed has a 10 day furlough and will leave for camp Tuesday evening. Guests included Alexander Taylor and family Lee A Johnston Russell Reed Donald Gordon families Eva Reed James A Reed Lisbon Lucille Reed and Mrs D M Fellows Cedar
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. Reed
Springville
Richard W. Reed
Camp
Berkeley
Texas
Reed
Alexander Taylor
Lee A. Johnston
Russell Reed
Donald Gordon
Eva Reed
James A. Reed
Pleaides Alumnae Society Elects Officers at Coe College
The Pleaides alumnae society of Coe college held a Monday evening meeting at Miss Marjorie Bruner’s home 1830 Fourth avenue SE. Officers elected include President Mrs Richard Henecke Vice President Mrs Merle Threikheld and Secretary Treasurer Miss Zula Cacek. Miss Geraldine Green and Miss Maurine Hamblin will organize the annual founders day dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleaides
Coe College
Marjorie Bruner
Fourth Avenue SE
Richard Henecke
Merle Threikheld
Zula Cacek
Geraldine Green
Maurine Hamblin
Dorothy Olson and F W Davidson Wed at Westminster Church
Dorothy G Olson daughter of Mr and Mrs Olson and Franklin W Davidson son of Mrs F F Davidson were united in marriage at Westminster Presbyterian church. The Rev James H Blackstone Jr officiated. The groom will enter pilot training in Duluth Nov 1 and has worked as an electric phonograph salesman in Wisconsin Minnesota. The couple plans to reside in Spooner October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Dorothy G. Olsen
Franklin W. Davidson
F. F. Davidson
Seventeenth Street
James H. Blackstone, Jr
Army
Pilot Training Corps
Duluth
Minn
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Spooner
Wis
Eeea
Davidson
Johnson School
Cedar Rapids
The
South High School
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Miss Emma Gallagher and George Randall Wed in Elnora
Emma Ann Gallagher of Strawberry Point and George A. Randall of Strawberry Point were married in a single ring ceremony October 10 at the First Methodist church in Elnora Indiana. Rev T M Jennings officiated. The bride, sister of Mrs James Adams, has worked at the Elnora Tribune and as cashier treasurer of the Elnora theater. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs A B Randall, works in the parachute division at Reliance Manufacturing in Washington Indiana. They will reside in Elnora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Ann Gallagher
George A. Randall
Strawberry Point
First Methodist
Elnora
Ind
T. M. Jennings
James Adams
Elnora Tribune
Elnora Theater
A. B. Randall
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Washington
Dinner Honors Soldiers to Scottfield Army Hospital
Mr and Mrs George Pettit hosted a Sunday dinner at 615 Second Avenue SE for Harry Sutphin and Harvey Miskimen who depart for Scottfield Ill on Wednesday for army service. Twelve guests attended including Mrs Ella Wolfe and Mrs Dennis of Deep River. The Sutphins and Miskimens will stay with the Pettits for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pettit
Second Avenue SE
Harry Sutphin
Harvey Miskimen
Scottfield
Ill
Army
Mr. Sutphin
Ella Wolfe
Dennis
Deep River
Sutphin
Miskimen
Mrs. Pettit
Dirndl Pattern 4235 for Junior Miss Sizes 11 13 15 17
Anne Adams Pattern 4235 offers a simple dirndl in braid trimmed cotton for school and velveteen for leisure. Available in junior miss sizes 11 13 15 17 with yardage details for short and long sleeve versions. Send 16 cents and write size name address and style number to Cedar Rapids Gazette pattern department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
WAGAMON WAGNER WEDDING ANNOUNCED
Mrs. E F Lawler and Mrs Vincent Kofron hosted a miscellaneous shower and announcement party for Mrs John Wagamon at the Lawler home 1511 Sixth avenue SE The bride, Pauline Wagner, daughter of Myra Humphreys 111 Park Court SE, wed Private Wagamon of Victorville California on September 1 in Las Vegas Nevada He is son of Mr and Mrs Val Wagamon Kinross Iowa Twenty five guests attended the event with military themed decorations Mrs Wagamon currently lives with her mother while Private Wagamon attends a government mechanics' school in Los Angeles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Lawler
Vincent Kofron
Val Wagamon
Kinross
Mrs Halvorson Addresses Iowa City Women Club
Mrs F G Ladd of 215 Second Avenue SW and her daughter Mrs Bernice Ladd Halvorson of Cedar Falls traveled to Iowa City Monday where Mrs Halvorson spoke to the Iowa City Woman's club. Her topic was Poetry in a World of War. She is state chairman of poetry for the Iowa Federation of Woman's clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Ladd
Second Avenue
Bernice Ladd Halvorson
Cedar Falls
Iowa City
Halvorson
Local Marriage Notice for La Verna Hansohn and Earl Fulmer
Mr and Mrs Fred Hansohn announce the marriage of their daughter La Verna to Earl E Fulmer son of Mrs Lottie Fulmer on October 8 in Kohaka Missouri The couple were attended by Mr and Mrs Earl L Strachen Mrs Fulmer is a McKinley high school graduate and works at The Cotton Shop Mr Fulmer is a Center Point high school graduate in the navy stationed in New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hansohn
Cobbancourt
LaVerna
First Avenue NE
Earl E. Fulmer
Lottie Fulmer
Seventh Street
Kohaka
Earl L. Strachen
Fulmer
McKinley High School
Cotton
Center Point High School
Navy
New York
Beethoven Club Plans Thursday Meeting
The Beethoven club will meet Thursday at 10 am in the YWCA. Cathrean Donnelly will conduct the program. The board meets at 9:30 am for a new member audition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Club
Cathrean Donnelly
Grace Walpole Circle Meets at Lakeside
Grace Walpole circle of King's Daughters met Monday afternoon at Lakeside with Mrs. Roy E Choate presiding. Assisting hostess was Mrs R P Schump. Guests included Mrs Clyde B Mefert and Mrs Howard A Horan. Devotions led by Mrs Charles Spears. members contributed fruit for the Children's Home. Next meeting set for November 9 at Mrs Ray Horton home, with Mrs R W Manatt assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Walpole
King’s Daughters
Roy E. Choate
Lakeside
R. P. Schump
Clyde B. Meffert
Howard A. Horan
Charles Spears
Ray Horton
R. W. Manatt
Miss Bena Hosts Friends Evening at Otis Road Home
Miss Julie Bena on Otis road SE entertained Sunday evening honoring Private Stanley Wislsel home on furlough from Camp Dodge and Sgt Virgil F. Ross home on a 10 day furlough from Camp Gruber Okla. Guests included Miss Mary Drakos Miss Mary Geffner Stanley Miller Ernest Bena Bil oe and Mr and Mrs Wencilna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Bena
Otis Road SE
Stanley Wislsel
Camp Dodge
Sergt
Virgil F. Ross
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Mary Drakos
Mary Geffner
Stanley Miller
Ernest Bena
Bil Oe
St Elizabeths Guild Lunch Meeting at St Johns Episcopal
The St Elizabeths Guild of St Johns Episcopal church will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a luncheon hosted by Mrs J J Shepard at 501 Thirty third Street NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth's Guild of
St. John's Episcopal Church
J. J. Shepard
Thirty-third Street
St Pauls Methodist Circle Plans Friday Luncheon
Circle No 3 of St Pauls Methodist church meets Friday at 1 p.m. for a luncheon at the home of Mrs H R Van Slyck 1924 Second avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Methodist Church
H. R. van Slyck
Second Avenue SE
Jelinek Birthday Courtesy Honors Mrs Frank Jelinek
Miss Lenore Jelinek hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for her mother Mrs Frank Jelinek at 2714 O avenue NW. Guests included Dr and Mrs Thomas F Suchomel and sons David and Joseph, Mr and Mrs Frank Pohorsky, Mr and Mrs George L Buresh and children Caroline Darlene and Eugene, and Mr and Mrs Thomas Suchomel, Frank Jelinek, and Mr and Mrs William Horak of Ely IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jelinek
O Avenue NW
Lenore Jelinek
Thomas F. Suchomel
David
Joseph
Frank Pohorsky
George L. Buresh
Caroline
Darlene
Eugene
Thomas Suchomel
William Horak
Ely
Mrs. James G. Linsley Returns to New Orleans Home
Mrs. James G. Linsley returns to her New Orleans home after a 10 day visit with her father in Cedar Rapids and friends. Lieut Linsley serves as an instructor with the army engineers amphibian command at Lincoln recreation area in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Linsley
New Orleans
John W
Linsley
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Lieut
Army Engineers
Lincoln Recreation Area
Service Club Meeting At Community House
The service club of the Community House will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m Installation of officers will take place at the Community House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Club
City Hall Notes on Transfers and Assessments
The council approved transfers totaling 553.27 from river front and park funds to park maintenance and from golf course extension accounts. A $1 building permit refund to Earl P. Elson was authorized. A $714.29 premium payment to Bituminous Casualty Co. for city employees' workers compensation was approved. Notices of special assessment for weed cutting walks and public maintenance, and oiling of streets, were authorized with payments due before Oct 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Front
Earl P. Elson
Thirty-fourth Street
Bituminous Casualty Company
Kathleen Norris Named Head of Health Nursing Unit
Kathleen A. Norris of Buffalo New York is appointed director Nursing Ballard association president replacing Elizabeth McIntosh who resigned to lead the Visiting Nursing association in Muncie Indiana Miss Norris previously served as assistant supervisor of the Visiting Nursing association in Buffalo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen A. Norris
Buffalo
N. Y
Ballard
Miss Norris Seeneate
Visiting Nursing Association At
Elizabeth McIntosh
Visiting Nursing Association
Muncie
Ind
Bedside Manners Emphasized by Red Cross Lecture
Prof. Charles Rogler from the University of Iowa spoke to Cedar Rapids Gray Ladies on wartime convalescent care. He urged visitors to learn about patients ailments, age, sex, emotional state, temperament, marital status and religion before visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rogler
Department of Sociology
University of Iowa
Gray Ladies
Cedar Rapids
American Red Cross
Rogier
University of Puerto Rico
Local Red Cross Drives Junior Enrollment and Outreach
Community leaders in Cedar Rapids outline plans for the Junior Red Cross enrollment drive November 1 15 with a 100 percent school participation goal. Volunteers will distribute supplies, teach first aid, and promote projects across grade and high schools while rural counties are encouraged to enroll every rural child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
James L. Cooper
R. G. Adams
Navy Adopts Canned Messages for Shore Personnel
Washington AP reports the Navy will use standardized fixed text messages for cables or radio communications with personnel at 23 shore establishments. The system will utilize a list of 136 messages, costing about 60 cents each, excluding tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Newfoundland
Auckland
New Zealand
Balboa
Canal Zone
Barbers Point
Hawaii
Bermuda
Brisbane
Australia
Canton Island
Cocosolo
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Jamaica
Kaneohe Bay
Oahu
Kodiak
Alaska
Londonderry
North Ireland
Noumea
New Caledonia
Pearl Harbor
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Reykjavik
Iceland
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Sitka
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Tutuila
Samoa
Unalaska
Vieques
Washington
Ph Company
Continental
The Eternal Feminine by Edgar A Guest
A poem by Edgar A Guest extols womans enduring dreams of home and family. It contrasts mans urge for fame with womens wish for a peaceful household, noting lasting desire for a loving home, trinkets, and gentle comforts beyond war.
Army Air Corps Recruiting Truck in Cedar Rapids
The Army Air Corps inaugurates a six wheel recruiting truck tour in Cedar Rapids to enlist men 18 to 50 for ground crew roles. Lieut. Foster L. White leads the Midland Army Flying School unit from Midland Texas and notes demand for skilled tool users. Recruits pass a test then travel to Camp Dodge for a medical. enlisted men go to Tarrant Field for training and assignments along the Gulf coast. Staff sergeants Bomar Dickey and Bayless assist questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Corps
Army Air Visit
Camp Dodge
Foster L. White
Midland Army Flying School
Midland
Texas
Mae Nag
Cedar Rapids
Edison
White
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokio
Army
Federal Building
Tarrant Field
Ft. Worth
Gulf Coast
John P. Bomar
Roy F. Dickey
Hugh Bayless
Keep Free from Hate at Baptists Convention in Iowa
Dr. William A. Elliott of Ottawa Kan urged love over hate at the Iowa Centenary Baptist convention opening in Des Moines. He said ministers must keep hearts free from animosity as war ends, and cited Jonah to frame suffering as a schooling for better days. He was to speak again Tuesday with officer elections for pastors conference and the Women’s Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Elliott
Ottawa
Kan
Iowa
Elliott
Pastors Conference
Women's Baptist Missionary Society
Man Admits Hotel Break In and Other Thefts
Harold William Jepson 43 confessed to detectives that he attempted to break into the Windsor hotel and would be charged with breaking and entering. He also admitted breaking into his stepfather’s house on October 2 and stealing a watch and flashlight. A hotel employee had reported an intruder at work, with putty scraped from a garage window leading to the hotel. Detectives arrested Jepson Monday night and found a table knife in a trouser leg during the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold William Jepson
Windsor Hotel
W. J. Kudrna
Kudrna
Jepson
L. H. Dorlan
William Hahn
Dorian
L. F. Stusak
George Connell
Harley Simeon
Kudina
Selective Service Board
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Gazette
Reynolds Photo
Victory Key
James Moloney
Moloney
Lillian Clark
Dows
Meloney
Franklin School
Boy Scouts
C.R
H. N. Jerome
Roger Korncer
O. J. Elsenbast
Mines
C. A. Carleton
Fred F. Faunt
Edward F. Misak
Daniel Stewart
H. J. Bronson
T. M. Deal
M. E. Coolman
Marie Reysa
W. L. Albright
Roger Conrad
W. H. Presler
Clayton B. Ellis
Richard May
B. B. Hickenlooper
J. Berry Wilson
Clay Bryan
Earl A. Pospisil
Guy P. Linville
Jack H. Stroud
Joe H. Rhoads
Clara A
E. K. Beane
Charles Schoen
Alvin C. Shafer
Lenore Ruth Miller
Hruby Family Reunion
Satan
Mount Zion Baptist Chorus Choir
Coliseum
Miss Locher
Vernon F. Victor
California
Mrs. Ristedt
Private Reed
Dorothy G. Olson
F. W. Davidson
Mrs. Halvorson
Laverna Hansohn
Grace Walpole Circle
Miss Bena
ST. John's Church
ST. Paul's Church
Co Genuine
Greenberg
Charles Greenberg
BRIER
Second Street
Mrs. Jelinek
Mautz
Barney
Paint & Wallpaper 'S
Sunshine Food Market
Fifteenth St
Dial
City Hall
Kathleen Norris
J. F. McRaith
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
the Eternal Feminine
Grahams
Grahams Best
Aasisco
Hatioral Biscuit Company
C. R
Baptists’ Convention
Nabisco
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