Coe Delta Phi Epsilon Alumni Dinner Planned
The Delta Phi Epsilon fraternity at Coe college will hold its annual alumni dinner Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. John Prasch of Fort Madison, the fraternity president, will speak to the alumni. Don Ross, John Bready, and Bob L. Johnson oversee arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Country Club
John Prasch
Fort Madison
Don Ross
John Bready
Bob L. Johnson
Marriage of Laura J Merges and Charles E Howe in Dubuque
Announcement records the Cedar Rapids couple Laura J Merges and Charles E Howe marry at St. Catherine's church Dubuque on Monday 8 o clock nuptial mass. Double ring ceremony. bride wore cross fox brown ensemble with matching accessories and carried ivory gold prayer book with lily corsage. Attendants Mrs James B Gilroy and Mr Gilroy. Mrs Howe works for Town Mutual Liability. Mr Howe with Perpetual Savings and Loan. After a short trip they reside at 647 Thirty third Street NE.
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Laura J. Merges
Charles E. Howe
Jrt
Cedar Rapids
St. Catherine’s Church
Dubuque
James B. Gilroy
Gilroy
Howe
Town Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Thirty-third Street
Junior High Fun Night Invitations Requested
Ninth grade boys and ninth grade girls not in the Girl Reserve club must call Miss Grace Gordon at the YWCA or visit the association building to register by noon Saturday Oct 21. Invitations mailed to those on the list. First junior high fun night is Friday Nov 3 from 730 to 10 p.m.
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Girl Reserve Club
Grace Gordon
Association
Shrine Dance at Mont Rose Hotel Crystal Ballroom
A Shrine dance will be held in the Crystal ballroom of the Mont rose hotel on Friday from 8 30 to 11 30 p.m.
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Crystal Ballroom
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club American Home Dept Meets
Thirty five members attended a Tuesday meeting at the Cedar Rapids club with a picnic luncheon. Mrs. Gilbert Thompson led the business session and reminded members to submit Needlework Guild articles to Mrs. Alletta Shadie by November 1. Mrs. C. C. Hillhouse introduced Mrs. G. H. Artis who spoke on The American Home of Tomorrow, drawing from the New York fair. Rose Ann Kubovec performed three piano pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Home Department
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Gilbert Thompson
Alletta Shadie
C. C. Hillhouse
G. H. Artis
Rose Ann Kubovec
Polk PTA Meeting Opens School Chorus Plans
The Polk Mothers' chorus holds its first meeting in the school basement on Thursday at 10 am. All signed up mothers are urged to attend and bring a friend. Refreshments will be served.
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Polk
Polk Mothers’ Chorus
Luther Trustees Approve Women’s $110,000 Dormitory
Trustees of Luther College approved building a women’s dormitory for about 80 residents at an estimated cost of 110000 dollars with 40000 dollars available now. Architect Charles Altfillisch was chosen to draft plans and construction is tentatively to start June 1 1940 with a fundraising campaign to follow.
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Decorah
Luther College
Charles Altfillisch
Reserve Officers Transfer To 349th Infantry
Special orders from headquarters of the first military area transfer reserve officers from the corps area service command to the 349th Infantry. The officers include Capts Earl E. Rieke and Donald C. Sloan Cedar Rapids Russell A. Engelmann What Cheer Lawrence H. Kem man London Carl Esco Ober mann Iowa City Harry G. Powell Coggon First Lieut. Robert A. Martin DeWitt and several Iowa officers.
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First Military Area
Corps Area Service Command
349Th Infantry
Earl E. Rieke
Donald C. Sloan
Cedar Rapids
Russell A. Engelmann
What Cheer
Lawrence H. Kemman
London
Carl Esco Obermann
Iowa City
Harry G. Powell
Coggon
Robert A. Martin
DeWitt
Hugh W. Calderwood
Traer
Archer E. Christensen, Jr
Harold P. Christensen
Gordon M. Hall
Charles H Hamill
Hugh E. Kelso
James E. McGreevey
Charles R. Gragg
Sigourney
Forest
Hignett
Arlington
John R. Montgomery
Belle Plaine
Dwight L. Harley
Keota
Corps
Service commands issued to 347th Medical Regiment officers
The list names Capt. Walker B Henderson of Oelwein Capt. Edwin B MacConkie of Cedar Rapids Capt. Charles H Coughlan of Iowa City First Lieut. Samuel C Benadom of Olin First Lieut. Worthey C Boden of Iowa City First Lieut. Charles C Christian sen of DeWitt and First Lieut. Lawrence J Halpin of Cedar Rapids.
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347Th Medical Regiment
Walker B Henderson
Oelwein
Edwin B. MacConkie
Cedar Rapids
Charles H Coughlan
Iowa City
Samuel C Benadom
Olin
Worthey C. Boden
Charles C. Christiansen
DeWitt
Lawrence J. Halpin
Public Officials Denied Fees For Inquest Service
Linn county supervisors ruled against paying fees to police and public workers who testified or served at the Walter Markle coroner inquest. The costs totaled 56.45 after trimming 19.20, with items including witness fees and shorthand reporter charges. The board cited a state law barring such fees in home-county matters, except when on-call police summoned. Sheriff Jim Smith noted fees counted as county fee collections, not personal pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Markle
Linn
B. L. Knight
Robert J. Vinch
Earl Stanley
Dave Williams
Ruth Bartling
Vladh
Supervisors Board
Bartling
Jim Smith
Smith
Auto Thief Escapes After Short Pursuit
A thief stole a sedan tied to Don Abernathy at 328 Third Street SE near Fourth Avenue. Homer Siez pursued the vehicle to Fifth Street and Seventh Avenue SE, where the thief abandoned the car and fled after Siez stopped it. The Abernathy car suffered front fender damage, side scraping, a dented rear fender, missing horn ring, and a missing hubcap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Abernathy
Third Street
Fourth Avenue
Homer Siez
Union Depot
Fifth Street
Seventh Avenue
Siez
Sabula-Cedar Rapids Bus Line Granted Permit
The Iowa commerce commission issued a certificate of convenience and necessity to Waite Transportation Line of Oxford Junction to operate motor bus routes between Sabula and Cedar Rapids and between Oxford Junction and Onslow. Service will run daily except Sundays.
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Des Moines
State Commerce Commission
Waite Transportation Line
Oxford Junction
Sabula
Cedar Rapids
Onslow
Railroads Hire More Men as Business Rises in Cedar Rapids
NOW ESTABROOK reports a countrywide upturn in business and rehiring of furloughed workers on six railroads serving Cedar Rapids. The Rock Island adds 12 Cedar Rapids hires, total local employment exceeds 700. Milwaukee and North Western also recall furloughed staff. Illinois Central adds five on the Cedar Rapids Manchester branch. Revenues exceed 1938 by over 15 percent, with carloadings rising and a new passenger depot near Tenth Street NE due by November 1.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Michael J Kelly
Rock Island Lines
Railroad Retirement Board
Kelly
Retirement Board
Emil
Milwaukee
Iowa
Marion
Illinois Central
Manchester
Frank Saunders
Iowa City
John Gaston
Crandie
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Northern
F E. Fisher
Avenue
Tenth Street
Fisher
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
A daily menu plan for a family of five aims to provide balanced diets for two adults and three children at about 12 dollars weekly. The guide uses beef scraps from soup for croquettes, outlines daily meals from breakfast to dessert, lists ingredients like grapefruit juice bacon toast coffee milk soup croquettes creamed potatoes peas and muffins, and notes costs around 1.85 for a day. It includes a rolled oat muffin recipe with oats milk raisins and baking ingredients.
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U.p
Meat Croquettes From Ground Cooked Meat Recipe
Melt butter and flour then add one cup milk and cook until thick. Stir in ground meat, seasonings, and onion. Chill then shape into croquettes, coat with breadcrumbs and egg, roll in crumbs, and fry at 390 degrees for golden croquettes. Makes about ten croquettes. Requests for Meta Given booklets should be addressed to her in care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Reeser
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Her Place In The Spotlight Due To Noise Not Charm
A letter from Jabs Mary Manners discusses attention seeking Ella and a girl who stays home while siblings work. The adviser suggests seeking independence with a plan, noting parents may support help at home and that the writer should have a clear objective before leaving.
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Mary Manners
Ella
Fragmented Advice on Relationships and Choices
The excerpt offers cautions about leaving or dating, suggesting having a job or plan as a reason to stay. It advises not calling first and predicting someone else may call. It also warns about reputations and potential misunderstandings among people.
Forget This Affair And Look For Better Luck Next Time
The speaker urges letting go of the present matter and hoping for improved fortune in the future, signaling a resignation to regret and a pivot toward optimism.
Medical Assembly To Draw 8000 To Chicago
Dr George W Crile of Cleveland and Dr Chevalier Jackson of Philadelphia head the Inter State Postgraduate Medical Association of North America sponsor of the twenty fourth International Medical Assembly in Chicago. Some 8000 doctors surgeons public health workers and researchers are expected to attend October 30 to November 3 at the Walmer House with a temporary hospital to treat patients in clinics by noted teachers and clinicians.
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George W. Crile
Cleveland
Chevalier Jackson
Philadelphia
Linn County Medical Society
Postgraduate Medical Association of North America
International Medical Assembly
Chicago
Walmer House
United States
Canada
Crile
Iowa Foundation Board Names Leaders and Trustees
Dr. Jackson is president elect. Board members include Dr. John E Keefe of Waters as a trustee, Dr Tom B Throckmorton of Des Moines as secretary, and Drs Henry G Langworthy of Dubuque as treasurer and Foundation Fund director. Dr Fred M Smith of Iowa City serves on the medical research and advancement committee.
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Jackson
Consumers Account For Most Liquor Arrests
Des Moines report shows liquor consumers and drinkers account for most liquor law arrests. Iowa liquor control records reveal 1,624 arrests for illegal possession transport and sale in 1934-35, versus 391 in 1938-39. Intoxication and driving while intoxicated arrests rose from 21,946 to 23,535 in the later year.
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DES Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Dubuque Man Named U. S. Commissioner
Charles Halz of Dubuque named United States commissioner for the northern district of Iowa by Judge George C. Scott to succeed the late J. W Green. He will serve a four year term.
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Dubuque
INS
Charles Halz
United States
Iowa
George C. Scott
J. W Green
Aid Marries Lemon to Sugar in Wooster Ceremony 1938
The Rev. Mr. Aid wed Mr. John Lemon to Miss Mary Sugar in Wooster Ohio in 1938. The ceremony marked a union between two couples joining in marriage during that year.
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Aid
John Lemon
Mary Sugar
Wooster
Ohio
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Delta Phi Epsilon
Laura Merges
Charles Howe, JR
Shrine Dance
Razin
Carter
American Home Department Meeting
P.T.A. Meetings
Luther Trustees
Rertie
Lovely Lady Beauty Shop
First Ave
Bishop's
Mino
Witwer Grocer Co
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
J. Zadnichek
North Western
Tiursday
Buehler Bros
First Street
Sedial
California
Florida
Vauy
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Consult
Welcom
W. Reams
Tae
Prastka
Jewelers
China
Paramount Theater
Miss Manners
O. K
T. P
Medical Assembly
Second Street
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