New Rubber Czar John A. Gannon Linked to Iowa Roots
The newly appointed rubber czar, John A. Gannon of 219 Seveneenth Street SE, reveals Iowa ties in his life story. The piece traces family links to William M. Jeffers and Elizabeth Gannon, with a Victor Iowa grandmother, and notes Jeffers was born in North Platte Nebraska.
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John A. Gannon
Mr. Jeffers
Elizabeth Gannon
Michael Gannon
John Gannon
Victor, Ia
Mr. Gannon
William Jeffers
North Platte, Neb
William M. Jeffers
McCollough to Address Camp Fire Guardians at First Christian
Miss Lola D. McCollough dean of women at Coe college speaks on psychology of handling adolescent girls and individual differences at the Guardians training course first meeting in First Christian church. The program includes songs games and tab man uals with sessions each Wednesday through December 9.
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Lola D. McCollough
Coe College
First Christian Church
McCullough
E. H. Skinner
W. C. Fernow
Arthur Norman
The
Guardians Association
Junior League to Honor National Board Official
The Junior League of Cedar Rapids hosts Mrs Alfred W Brown of St Louis Monday and Tuesday as a board member of the Association of the Junior Leagues of America. Brown represents Region VII, chairs education efforts, and spoke on community service and war relief as essential league duties.
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Junior League
Cedar Rapids
Alfred W. Brown
St. Louis
Association of the Junior Leagues of America
Brown
Edward M. Soboda, Jr
Knollwood Drive
Association
Manitoba
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Florence Funsten
Mary Institute
Clayton
Leonard Warren to Open Cedar Rapids Concert Series
Metropolitan Opera baritone Leonard Warren returns from South America and will open the Cedar Rapids Community Concert series on October 26 at the Iowa Theater. He recounts witnessing war unrest in Rio and a Uboat attack during travel, with a program including works by Handel, Verdi, Gounod and more. Admission is by membership ticket.
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Leonard Warren
Metropolitan Opera
Cedar Rapids
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Warren
Rio
Brazil
Hitler
Teatro Municipal
Caribbean
Trinidad
United States
Baton Rouge
Metropolitan
Iowa Theater
Clark Beems
Twenty-first Street
Weekend Visitors and Local Club Notices
Ellen and Joseph Curray visit at their parents' Cedar Rapids home with Jim Waller, while other locals host relatives and friends from Minnesota and Iowa. Junior League of Cedar Rapids plans a Tuesday meeting at 2 p.m. and a board luncheon at 1 p.m. Nearby, Mrs. Naibert and daughter head to Fort Warren, Major Naibert’s family and Harvey, Illinois connections noted. Don Hucke visits before a New York trip. Heuers and Grays host weekend guests from Albert Lea and Austin, with PEO officers to inspect chapters Monday and Tuesday. Patricia Barry departs for Schenectady after visiting Cedar Rapids. DeLay family returns to Winnetka. A group attends an Iowa game in Iowa City followed by a steak fry near Cedar Rapids.
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William J. Barron
Crescent Street
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Mr. Barron
I. J. Barron
Iowa City
William Barron
Weaver Witwer
Samuel Paul
Roswell
N. M
P. O. Clark
J. Ernest Corey
Lynette Ann
Albuquerque
Roy E. Curray
Linden Drive
Ellen
Joseph Curray
Curray
Jim Waller
Joseph
Miss Curray
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Jim
Shattuck Military Academy
Faribault
R. L. Naibert
Margaret
Fort Francis E. Warren
Wyo
Major Naibert
W. F. Naibert
Grande Avenue SE
Don R. Hucke
Oakland
Calif
J. R. Treichter
Nineteenth Street
Mr. Hucke
New York City
Heuers and
GRAYS
P.E.O
Katharine C. Hughes
Storm Lake
Iowa State
Elizabeth M. Young
Waterloo
Iowa
Gordon DeLay
Susan
Judy
John S. Vavra
Blake Boulevard
Ronald Booth
Park Avenue
Donald D. Sulivan
Cedar Rapids
Ralph D. Spears
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Spears
J. Z. Wade
Chicago
Miss Munger Weds Private George M Watson in Oklahoma City
Mr. and Mrs. J L Munger of 321 Nineteenth St SE announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth to Private George M Watson son of Mrs Ann Watson of Waterloo Iowa. The ceremony occurred Oct 10 in Oklahoma City with Sergt John Ducas and Miss Mary Painter in attendance. Watson attended Northwestern University and was a Waterloo Courier reporter. He is now at the Will Rogers Field public relations office.
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J. L. Munger
Nineteenth Street
Elizabeth
George M. Watson
Ann Watson
Waterloo
Oklahoma City
Okla
John Ducas
Will Rogersfield
Mary Painter
Dallas
Texas
Washington High School
Coe College
The
American Airways
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Newark
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Mcgregor
Mississippi
F. G. Barlow
Ninth Avenue
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Messinger
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Kay Jean Phillips
G. L. Phillips
Bever Avenue
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C. A. Beems
C. A. Farr
D Avenue
F. J. Neumann
Kahoka
H. C. Bentzinger
Sixth Street
Dean McCollough
Camp Fire
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Mrs. Bryant
George W. Bryant
Twenty-seventh Street Drive
Stansbury
Clarke
Gazette-Hamblin Photo
J. Robert Stansbury
Camp Lockett
Campo
Captain Stansbury
John E. Stansbury
Country Club Parkway SE
California
P. C. Clarke
Centerville
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National Board
Clements
George G. Clements
First Avenue SE
Katharine Hughes
Frontier Life
Paul
Brauiey
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I Chapter
J. Harold Horan
Kathryn Hughes
Country Club
C L. Kegler
R. S. Prewitt
Ray Moore
Keith Dunn
Ernest Kosek
Herbert Dow
Archie Dennis
William J Barrons
Mrs. Donnelly
J. W. Donnelly
E. I. Heuer
C. T. Reynolds
L. W. Walker
Robert Chapmans
Robert M. Chapman
Twenty-third Street Drive
Dickie
Chicago, Ill
Lieut. Chapman
Weaver Witwers
G. M. Wodtkes
G. M. Wodtke
W. E. Voreck
Charles City, In
George Koeiin
George Koehn
Jimmy
Detroit, Mich
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Alex Hallgren
Priscilla Patterson
Twentieth Street
Doris Spangler c
Sioux City
Mrs, Arduser
Shakespeare Club
George Arduser
Avenue NE
Henry IV
Garden Club
Cedar Rapids Garden Club
L. T. Jackson
College Club
Julian Tow
Fifth Avenue SE
Amy Christian
M. S. Hallman
W. E. Peschau
Park Terrace SE
B. Harrington
F. A. Beals
J. T. Grayston
Forest S. Rutgers
Kappa Alpha Theta
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C. R
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Reynaldo Hahn
Pau Quel Gallant
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Ralla
Manchera
Ces Scarlatti Des
Schumann Tarentelle
Mr. Snell
Tatanist
Magnusson
Montrose
Mines
George S. Mills
Joseph Hale
R. W. Swaidner
L. Hopewell
L. W. Moore
P. C. Walker
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Junior League of
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Naibert
Wyoming
Raymond J. Wernimont
William
Davenport
Ralph D. Gray
Third Avenue SE
Albert Watland
Albert Lea
Chester A. Weseman
Harry E. Rasmussen
Austin
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Guy P
Linville
Inlaw
Godfrey Zila
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Schenectady
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Fourth Avenue SE
Miss Munger
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First Avenue
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Mayflower
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Paramount Blog
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Jenk Beach
Leone’s “Car” Shop
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