Around the Town past power outages and city notes
A light outage affected shops and studios for about half an hour, with workers continuing by flashlight. Wayne Scott asks who taught the first teacher, a Franklin High drum major showcases baton skills, and rival theater managers boast dogs. Also reports on beer theft, Iowa City game thirst, amateur radio book sales, library bulletin board humor, and a hotel door scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Moehlmann
Franklin District
Moehlmann
Legion Auxiliary Membership Workers Picnic Meeting Notice
Membership workers of the American Legion auxiliary to Hanford post No. 5 will meet for a picnic supper Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the home of Miss Anna Mc Gurley, 1501 A avenue NE. Attendees are asked to bring picnic provisions. Mrs. Boone Leaves for three week motor trip to Arizona and New Mexico with her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert J. Hine of Des Moines joining. They will visit a sister in Peoria, Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Hanford Post No. 5
Anna McGurley
A Avenue NE
Boone
Thomas P. Boone
Arizona
New Mexico
Robert J. Hine
Des Moines
Don Peppers
Wichita
Kan
Charlotte Ann
John A. Murray
Mabel Chadband Wilson
Peppers
Murray
J. D. Stickley
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Wilson
Fred Gray
Third Avenue SE
Carrie Thomas
Avenue NE
Jay Hesser
First Christian Church
Carlton Owens Hosts Sioux City Guests Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Carlton Owen of 112 Twenty fourth street NE host Mrs Owens parents and sister from Sioux City. Cedar Rapids Friendly club, 606 members, sponsor a dancing evening Monday at 8 30 p m at the Y W C A. Halloween party planned for Oct 31 with officers elected: Jess Burgess president Bernice Cook vice president Betty Jones secretary Milo Mahring treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Owen
Twenty-fourth Street
Owen
George Yeaman
Gladys Yeaman
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Silver Anniversary Bridegroom and Bride Tie Vows in Des Moines
Miss Regina Klassen wed Chris Werner Jr at St Patrick's church in a ceremony for 300 guests. The couple, daughters and sons of O C Klassen and Mr and Mrs Chris Werner, celebrated with a reception and a weeklong Minnesota trip before settling at 641 L street SW. Out-of-town guests joined family from Minneapolis Omaha and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina Klassen
O. C. Klassen
Johnson Avenue
Chris Werner, Jr
Chris Werner
Sixth Avenue
St. Patrick’s Church
L. W. Klassen
Parkersburg
Esther Mae Klassen
John Lockwood
Patricia Klassen
John May
Paul Werner
Lenore Kelly
MacDanels Observe 50th Anniversary Family Dinner
Mr and Mrs J William MacDanel of 1016 First Avenue E celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a family dinner and evening party. Daughters Mildred and Mrs Charles Brammer attend with four grandsons Hal Fred Charles James and Philip Brammer. forty relatives join the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William MacDanel
First Avenue E
MacDanels
Mildred MacDanel
Charles Brammer
Halfred
Charles
James
Philip Brammer
MacDanel
Foote and Whitney
Liddle and Carter
Dick Wildman Hosts Theater Party for Eighteenth Birthday
Dick Wildman son of Mr. and Mrs. H L Wildman entertained at a theater party Friday evening marking his eighteenth birthday. Afterward guests gathered at the Wildman home for dancing and refreshments with a list of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Wildman
H. L. Wildman
Avenue NE
Wildman
Maxine Shipton
Betty Shaler
Betty Grover
Virginia Greer
Betty Jo Belknap
Alicia Franey
Bob Nicholson
Bob Smythe
John House
Louis Nelson
Bob Harper
Helen Craft
League Of Women Voters Plans Its First Fall Session
The League of Women Voters will meet at the Montrose hotel Tuesday for the first fall session. A luncheon at 12 30 p.m. precedes the meeting. The group studies government foreign policy education welfare and related topics. For information call 27533 or 6962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Montrose Hotel
League
Mercy Hospital Alumnae Attend State Nursing Convention
Delegates from Mercy hospital alumnae returned from the state registered nurses convention in Waterloo. Sister M. Maura and Sister M. Barbara Ann attended the Iowa League of Nursing Education meeting, where Sister M. Maura was elected first vice president for 1939. Stella Scott, Mercy graduate, was chosen first vice president and president elect of the Iowa State Association of Registered Nurses for 1940. A PEO dessert luncheon was planned for chapter II at Mrs. O. W. Lawrence’s home, with Mrs. Leon A. Meyer assisting, and other PEO events were announced for later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Waterloo
M. Cajetan
M. Ethelreda
M. Lawrence
M. Victor
M. Elaine
Teresa Cox
Lenore Starman
Marcy McLernon
Caroline Kvapil
Genevieve Schallau
Helen Consamus
Cora Krall
Dorothy Davenport
Christina Marbach
Mary Trzil
M. Maura
M. Barbara Ann
Iowa League of Nursing Education
Clara Coleman
Dubuque
Stella Scott
Iowa State Association of Registered Nurses
Miss Scott
Cedar Rapids
Sinclair Packing Plant
Nurses’ Fund Committee
O. W. Lawrence
Vinton Road
Leon A. Meyer
China
Japan
Frank C. Waples
Plan Study Of Carnegie Art Gifts At Franklin School
Cedar Rapids College club members will inspect the Carnegie gift of books and pictures at Franklin school next Saturday at 2 15 p m. Mrs M S Hallman will introduce the material and highlight items such as lithographs woodcuts and a page from an original Luther Bible. Mrs Marie Gerstman will speak on Viennese Handcraft and discuss her teaching in Vienna Camp Wildwood and Baden before joining the exhibit’s New York shipment. A reception will follow in the Martha Washington room with local hosts the Peiffer and Mikesh families visiting Otumwa for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids College Club
Carnegie
Franklin School
M. S. Hallman
Hallman
Marie Gerstman
Vienna
Gerstman
New York City
Herbert Gerstman
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Women Attend Conference and Socials Across Cedar Rapids
Twenty delegates represented the American Legion auxiliary at the Hanford post No. 5 second district conference in Anamosa with Mrs. Harlan Briggs presiding. Cedar Rapids attendees included numerous ladies and a luncheon preceded the business session. The day honored gold star mothers and included junior auxiliary activities, a Columbus paper, Christmas event planning, and music club additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Hanford Post No. 5
Auxiliary
Anamosa
Harlan Briggs
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids
J. P. Winn
Harry Gunderson
J. Howard Walsh
F. C. Parrish
F. W. Kopp
Alma Vokole
Eldridge
Arthur Ladehoff
Clinton
Younger Group Enjoys Hayrack Ride and Roasting
A group of young people met at Miss Mary Jo Studer’s home on Vernon drive SE and rode to the Horsley farm for a hayrack outing. They returned for a wiener roast with attendees including Misses Studer Crawford Curray Miller Lenzen Lehti Van Winkle Owen and Messrs Moore Sedlacek Lehman Pugh Lundquist Brantson Knauf Ross and Agnes Kremenak helping chaperone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Studer
J. J. Studer
Vernon Drive
Horsley Farm
Misses Studer
Joanne Crawford
Ellen Curray
Marilyn Miller
Ann and
Charys Lenzen
Sylvia
Shower Given for Mrs. C. Rohrbacher at 912 F Avenue
Mrs. Clarence Rohrbacher entertained Friday evening with a court whist shower in her honor. Prizes went to Mrs. Paul Snyder and Mrs. Elmer Wickham, with guests including Mesdames John Sebern, Glenn Moore, Fred Henson, Rose Rohrbacher, Irl Yanaway, Adrian Pike, Oran Turner, Leonard Lyon and Kathryn Bowman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Rohrbacher
F Avenue NW
Paul Snyder
Elmer Wickham
John Sebern
Glenn Moore
Fred Henson
Rose Rohrbacher
Irl Yanaway
Adrian Pike
Oran Turner
Leonard Lyon
Kathryn Bowman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vern Thompson
Wayne Scott
Harold Scott
Cleveland School
Wayne
Hal Sheridan
Andy Talbot
Andy
Hal
Sixteenth Street NW
Iowa City
Neil Montgomery
Neil
Frank Bukacek
Bob Scriven
Bob
Frank
Public Library
Imogen B. Emery
Business and Professional Women’s
House
Legion Auxiliary
Carlton Owens
Werner Wed
William MacDanels
Noel Coward
Coward
Stickley, Gray Homes
H. B. Lancaster
Janice Lancaster
Seventh Avenue SE
Donald Butler
Chicago
Miss Craft
Katherine Bender
Miss Bender
Alice Falls
Marion Hepner
Catherine Rebec
O. M. Hepner
T. O. Hepner
New Beethoven Club
Thompson
Virginia Ohmann
Carl A. Noe
George F. Miller
Washington Avenue SE
Arthur L. Augustine
Mikeshes
Ottumwa
Leo P. Peiffer
Upland Drive
Leo C. Peiffer
Peiffer
C. J. Mikesh
Hillcrest Drive
Wallace Mildenstein
Max Mildenstein
Bever Avenue
Ames
Iowa State Colege
Merveaux Typewriter Exchange
St. SE
Disl
Regan
Marion
Women of Legion
Junior Auxiliary
American Legion
Hanford Post
Memorial Coliseum
Mildred Muller
Coliseum
Mary Lou Schwandt
Christopher Columbus
Shirley Ann
June Drew
Knoxville Hospital
R. L. Naibert
Grande Avenue SE
Ethel
Evans Circle
Ethel Evans
King’s Daughters
Carl Butterfield
Center Point Road
Beethoven Club
Daniels Street
Gwendolyn Drive
Noe
Dr. Noe
W. E. Hays
Iowa State Teachers College
Harold Stark
University of Iowa
Stark
Grant Wood
Flora Hromatko Taylor
Joseph H. Kitchin
Coe College
Miss Ohmann
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Coe
Mu Phi Epsilon
Kappa Deltas
Kappa Delta Sorority
George T. Wilhelm
Linden Drive
Joyce Collman
Betty Pierce
Marabelle Fuller
Patti Shelton
Corrine Fahrney
Margaret Colman
Margaret Threlkeld
First Baptist Church
Rudolph Frohm
Second Avenue SE
W. H. Nelson
E. E. Bunce
O. R. Patrick
Miles Wenger
C. Rohrbacher
Lydia Wehmeier Ferkine
First Ave
Lasswell
Ard Ave
Dial
Farameent Bldg
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