Local B P W speaker highlights growth of national federation
Miss Carrie Gordon of Clinton state membership chairman addressed Cedar Rapids Business and Professional Women at the Hotel Roosevelt on Tuesday. The group welcomed 25 new members led by Miss Lillian Clark and Miss Silvia Alt, with Miss Gordon assisting. Mrs Rosa Cunningham and Miss Marjory Meeker led talks on federation goals and benefits. A tea Sunday in Iowa City will honor the speaker and many club members plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Lillian Clark
Svilvia Alt
Elizabeth Bender
Gordon
Lillian Beane
Gertrude Benecke
Georgetta Dolezal
Ula Eckert
Mildred Good
Norah Gott
Bessie M Graves
Margaret Hanzelk
Genevieve Jarboe
Hannah Johnson
Elsie Kelly
Jennie
Iowa
Miss Gordon
Emma Magenstein
Ruth Howard
Independence
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
First Presbyterian Church
Rob Roy Cerney
Mason City
Eugene Henley
Grinnell
William Larrabee, Jr
Clermont
H. C. Houghton, Jr
Red Oak
Wheatland
Donald Werling
Tipton
Wheatland School Board
Doran Beitz
Wheatland Public Schools
Beitz
George Hoffman
Anamosa
Cloyd Biggart
Clifford Bright
PE QO Chapter FO Met At Mrs Eby Home In Des Moines
Chapter FO of the PE QO met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Moray L Eby 1956 First avenue E. Mrs Arthur Bye of chapter HJ reported on the Yellowstone park supreme convention this summer. Pianist Otto Ambroz played. Guests included Mrs Louis D Burkhalter Jr of chapter DK Mrs Marietta Duncan of chapter M Shelbyville Mo Mrs A W Hamblin of chapter CA Bedford Mrs George Hise of chapter AH West Liberty Mrs Josephine Kettering of chapter R Cedar Falls and Miss Ethel McGowan of Pasadena California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moray L. Eby
First Avenue E
Arthur Bye
Yellowstone Park
Otto Ambroz
Louis D Burkhalter, Jr
Marietta Duncan
Shelbyville
A W Hamblin
Bedford
George Hise
West Liberty
Josephine Kettering
Cedar Falls
Ethel McGowan
Pasadena
Calif
Stark Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary Held in Norway
Nine hundred relatives and friends attended Mr and Mrs George A Stark at Siepman 5s ballroom Norway for their twenty fifth anniversary. The first dance honored the couple with attendants including Mrs Henry Fleming and Bernard Stark. A program by Bob Delan Jack Getz Russell Mc Leaugain Betts Stark Carol Daines Jobe Murphs Joan Mc Cathy Leota Stare followed as gifts were given to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A Stark
Siepman 5S
Norway
Stark
Hher
Henry Fleming
Clara Hofford
Bernard Stark
Bob Delan
Jack Getz
Russell McLeaugain
Betts Stark
Carol Daines
Jobe
Bridge Party Honoring Miss Rosemary Roth Before Wedding
Mrs Devere Smith entertained at bridge Tuesday evening at 206 Twenty sixth Street Drive SE, honoring Miss Rosemary Roth who will marry Saturday to Harold E Reid. Gifts were given by hostest Miss Jean Coykendall of Evanston. Bridesmaids ushers and best man are named including James W Good Jr and David Coolidge with arrivals scheduled Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devere Smith
Twentysixth Street Drive
Bridge
Rosemary Roth
Harold E. Reid
Evanston
James Vail
Fairfield
Senior Hadassah to Entertain State Meeting
Senior Hadassah at Beth Jacob synagogue hosts the Iowa State Conference of Hadassah to convene in November. Mrs Abe Kopel is general chairman of arrangements with delegates from Waterloo Davenport Mason City Marshalltown Muscatine and Iowa City. Mrs Raymond Klass chaired the meeting. papers on Jewish National Fund and Succoth discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadassah
Beth Jacob
Iowa
Jewish National Fund
Harry Rapaport
Licht
Jack Katz
Jack Yager
Boettcher and Klahn Wed at Wheatland Home
Miss Freda Boettcher daughter of John Boettcher London and Ludwig Klahn son of Mrs Aga tha Klahn Wheatland were married Tuesday afternoon at Dr George W. Bryant home 212 Center Point road NE Miss Irma Klahn and Bruce Cairns Cedar Rapids attended. A dinner followed at Mr and Mrs Arthur Klahn 1002 B avenue NW and the newlyweds will reside on the bridegroom’s Wheatland farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Boettcher
John Boettcher
London
Ludwig Klahn
Agatha Klahn
Wheatland
George W. Bryant
Center Point Road
Irma Klahn
Bruce Cairns
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Klahn
Klahn
Birthday Surprise and Methodist Welcome in Toledo
Mrs Fred Dolezal and family joined a Sunday gathering at Sam Finch home Toledo honoring F A Uchytil on his birthday. Elwood-A reception was held Monday evening at Brights home welcoming new Methodist minister the Rev Paul C Clements with programs by Helen Creger Gail Schultz and Rev D C Perry led by Mrs Lon Memke and Paul D Clements, chaired by Mrs Fred Schepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dolezal
Cleon
Joe Raymon, Jr
Nadine
Emil Raymon
Sam Finch
Toledo
F A Uchytil
Dolezal
Fall at Herman Falcon Farm Injures Worker Mendes
A laborer assisting in painting at the Herman Falcon farm six miles north of Springville fell eighteen feet from a ladder. He landed on a cement floor, injuring his right leg and breaking two bones in his right hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Clanton Walton
Herman Falcon
Coe Cosmos Marks 45th Anniversary With Dinner
Former editors and staff of the Coe College Cosmos gathered at Voorhees hall Tuesday for a 45th anniversary dinner. Prof Ethel R. Outland led the event, lighting candles for years of service and reading messages from notable former editors and journalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Coe College
Cosmos
Voorhees Hall
Ethel R. Outland
Outland
Calvin G. Stookey
Mechanicsile
The
George W. Bryant
James M. Knox
Hubert Coffey
Polly Price
Donald MacKay
Professor Outland
John R. Battin
Cedar Rapids Gazette
John Shirer
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington
Thomas Powell
Iowa Falls Citizen
Edward Swen
National Provisions
Newell Rogers
London
International News Service
William Shirer
Universal News Service
Berlin
Lincoln Church Members And Friends Meet Sunday
A special community meeting for members and friends of Lincoln church near Palo and Covington will be held at the church Sunday. The morning service starts at 10 45 followed by a picnic dinner at 12 30. Attendees are urged to bring baskets plates and silverware. Special music by the Cedar Rapids Business Men's quartets. Cyrus Metcalf William Akers J M Tallman and Luther Fuhrmeister. William Dykhuizen will speak. The Rev Frank H Ward of Sunshine Mission will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Church
Palo
Covington
Cedar Rapids
Cyrus Metcalf
William Akers
J M. Tallman
Luther Fuhrmeister
William Dykhuizen
Frank H. Ward
Sunshine Mission
Two Johnson Linn Bridges Approved On County Line
Linn county board of supervisors approved building two wood pile bridges on the Johnson Linn county line in Fairfax township. Half the cost will be paid by Johnson county. The first bridge is 16 by 18 feet costing about 870.82 dollars and the second 20 by 18 feet costing about 950.98 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Fairfax Township
Johnson County
City Council Deadlocks Over Beer License Vote
Independence mayors decisive no breaks a three to three council split denying R P Harrington of Winthrop a class B beer license after mayor casts tie breaking vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Harrington
Winthrop
Kelley
E. J. O'Brien Praises Paul Engle as Rising American Poet
Noted critic Edward J. O'Brien visits Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. He declares Paul Engle America’s greatest living poet beside Whitman and Dickinson and notes Engle's influence on contemporary English poetry. O'Brien, living in England, discusses Engle, Benet, and Seagar, and expands on Engle's path to fame over pumpkin pie chats with Jay Sigmund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. O’brien
Sigmund
Paul Engle
Edward J. O'Brien
United States
England
Iowa
Iowa City
Jay Sigmund
Cedar Rapids
Chronicler
Oxford
Rhodes
Oxford University
America
Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson
Engle
Mr. O’brien
William Rose Benet
Saturday Review of Literature
Benet
John Brown
Waubeek
West
O'Brien
O’brien
Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
The
Eagles and
Seagars
Edward J. O’brien
Modern Methods Of Table Setting Simplify Maidless Entertaining
Informal Sunday night table setting shown with linen runner flowers and glasses. Silver arranged from outside in, forks left knives right with bouillon spoons and specialty pieces. dessertware placed for dessert course. Coffee service shown on a tray. booklet offers guidance on glass china silver and decoration for maidless entertaining.
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Home _ Institute
Iowa News in Brief Highlights Local Happenings
A compilation from Independence Wheatland Anamosa Atkins Independence Clutier Troy Mills reports varied community items. Delegates attend a district federation meeting. Beitz resigns. multiple anniversaries, weddings, and deaths noted along with local showers and family gatherings.
Value of Immunization Spurred Kiwanis Talk by Dr Hayek
Dr J M Hayek spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon at Hotel Montrose explaining how immunization triggers antibody production to fight disease. He noted many children remain unprotected due to carelessness and misunderstandings about vaccines, and cited typhoid fever, whooping cough, diphtheria, smallpox and tetanus as vaccines now fairly effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hayek
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Montrose
Hayek
Local Public Utilities Assessments See Small 1935 Change
Public utilities in Linn county show only slight shifts in 1935 assessments versus 1934. The Iowa Electric Light and Power Co totals rise to 1 885 014 from 1 881 922 while Cedar Rapids Gas Co moves to 672 345 from 662 345. Marion Water totals jump to additional 1935 figures from 55 000 in 1934.
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Linn County
Robert M. Vesely
State Board of Assessment and Review
Des Moines
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Marion Water Company
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State Board of B. P.W
Mears
George Starks
Grove
Boettcher-Klahn
Johnson-Linn
Adeline Taylor
Allan Seagar
Salamanca
Sherwood Anderson
Manchester
Methodist
Hopkinton
Edith D. Fierstine
J. I. Sheppard
Milo Township
Delaware County
Monticello
A. B. Soule
Oregon
Ross D. Fierstine
Michigan
California
Fierstine
Hopkinton Exchange
Eastern Iowa Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hiram R. Wilson
Jay Sheppard
Alvah Sheppard
Belle Plaine
Benjamin F. Cunningham
Congregational Church
Vinton Lee
Frank Cunningham
Mr. Cunningham
Quincy
Ill
Mary R. Quigley
Josephine Combs
Bennie Combs
Brooklyn
E. A. Combs
Anna Keenney
Ruth Rinehart
Elsie Keeney
Pauline Combs
Aline Keenney
Sylvanius Doonan
E. Thompson
Etta
Marshalltown
Conesville
R. F. Ricketts
Waterloo
Waterloo Westminster Presbyterian Church
Harry J. Moore
Mable Matilda Singleton
Aaron and
Mary Singleton
Robert F. Ricketts
R. Neil
Oakland
Nina
Keystone
Keystone High School
Miss Grace Peck
Henry Albers
Harold Miller
Alfred Krogman
Oiiver Feuerbach
Betty Schubert
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette Home Institute
Nineteenth ST
New York
Iowa News
Katharyn Dozark
Lillian Nosek
Lamont
J. Weihl
Oxford Junction
Joseph
Anna Mizaur
Joseph A. Dozar
Troy Mills
William Dudley
M. J. Shaffer
Frank Dudley
de Vere Dudley
Homer Smothers
Carrol
Janie Carpenter
John
Isahara
Cedar Rapids Fuel Co
Soboda
Philco
Smulekoff
Armm Bee
Tir AB
NEW Aid
Sonotone
Louis H. Sila
21St St. SE
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