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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1938

Page

6

Wherry to Wed Ruth Nehis in First Christian Church

Mr and Mrs H L Nehis host bridal dinner for Ruth Nehis and William S Wherry II at Montrose hotel tonight. Guests include Nancy Shields Marjorie Love John Garrett Danville and Fairfax residents, with dinner preceding at 7 and ceremony Thursday at 4 at the church.

H. L. Nehis Twenty-sixth Street Drive Ruth Nehis William S. Wherry II First Christian Church Montrose Hotel Nancy Shields Marjorie Love Charles Edwards James Manville Fairfax L. P. Davis

Modern Reading Club Meet at Tea Room

Members of the Modern Reading Club gathered at Mrs. Wurster's tea room for a luncheon hosted by Mrs. John W. Altfillisch and Mrs. Wilbur D. Kennedy. Mrs. Marshall Hickman reviewed With Malice Toward Some by Margaret Halsey at the Altfillisch home after luncheon.

Modern Reading Club John W. Altfillisch Nineteenth Street Wilbur D. Kennedy Upland Drive Wurster Marshall Hickman Margaret Halsey Altfillisch

Heavy advance registration for Grand Chapter event

The Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star of Iowa schedules meetings in Cedar Rapids from October 24 to 27. Hostess chapters Cedar and Malta seek spare rooms as hotels fill up, with Cedar members urged to contact Mrs. Hurtt or Mrs. Myers. Admission to all sessions, including Monday night’s ball at the Consistory, requires a current year dues receipt.

Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star of Iowa Cedar Rapids Cedar Malta Mary Hurtt Dial Lillian Myers Grand Chapter

Inter Ocean Girls to Meet for Dinner

Members of the girls club of the Inter Ocean Reinsurance company will dine Wednesday at the Mayflower. The group exchanges birthday and Christmas gifts among members with identities kept secret, which will be revealed at the dinner.

Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company

Bridge Club Meets at Mrs Salter's Luncheon

Mrs. Chester D. Salter hosted her bridge club at luncheon on Wednesday at 503 Knollwood Drive SE with eight covers set.

Bridge Club Chester D. Salter Knollwood Drive

Beta Phi Alpha Alumnae elects Brink president

Mrs. A J Brink was elected president of the Beta Phi Alpha Alumnae association at a Monday night dinner hosted by Miss Cora Farr 1748 C avenue NE. Other officers are Mrs A H Gipe vice president Miss Jean Wells secretary and Mrs D W Appleby treasurer. Carla Scarlata welcomed back to the group.

A. J. Brink Beta Phi Alpha Cora Farr C Avenue A. H. Gipe Jean Wells D. W. Appleby Carla Scarlata Des Moines

Yakita Camp Fire Elects Officers at St Pauls

Jean Hartman was elected president of the Yakita Camp Fire group of St Pauls church at a Tuesday afternoon meeting. Mary Leigh Larson became vice president with Ruth Bottorff as secretary Patricia Kaufman treasurer and Mary Anne McWilliams scribe. Plans were made for a Halloween party.

Jean Hartman St Paul's Church Mary Leigh Larson Ruth Bottorff Patricia Kaufman Mary Anne McWilliams

Schaefer Heights P T A Meeting Scheduled

The Schaefer Heights P T A will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m with Cedar Rapids speaker Mrs. Clark Love. Edgewood No 1 P T A meets Friday at 8 p m at the school with a program by Sarah Fink and masks and a small admission fee.

Schaefer Heights Clark Love Cedar Rapids Edgewood No T. A Sarah Fink

Council Radio Talk Set On Courtship In Modern Home

Mrs. Frederick G Murray will speak on WMT Friday at 3 p.m. about courtship in the modern home. Mrs. Louis Jonas serves as radio chairman for the program.

Want Ads Offer Dirt Cinders or Fertilizer under Class 10

Advertisement invites buyers to browse classified section 10 for black dirt cinders or fertilizer offerings.

Rebekah State Head Installations at Sioux City Camp

Mrs Charles Novak will be installed Thursday as state president of the Rebekahs at the Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in convention at Sioux City. Officers named include J Craig Dunlavy as grand patriarch and Gordon Dale Cox as grand master with 700 delegates registered.

Charles Novak Grande Avenue Rebekahs Odd Fellows Sioux City Novak Josephine & Dustin Maxwell J. Craig Dunlavy A J. Meyer Clinton P. D. Griffith Massena John J. Frenzen Iowa City W. D. Moore Mount Pleasant Grand Lodge Gordon Dale Cox Ottumwa

Meeting of Cub Pack 6 and Parents

Nearly 150 members of Cub Pack 6 and their parents attended the monthly meeting Tuesday night at the Congregational church. Cubmaster Willard Gibbs presided, and the gathering opened with a welcome from Owen Ku.

Cub Pack 6 Congregational Church Willard Gibbs Owen Ku

Cubs Receive Bias and Five New Members at Pack Meeting

Ed Lee, assistant cub master, announced bias and five new Cubs joined. William Gray led a hand craft demonstration. One-year service stars were awarded to six Cubs. Chester Wetzel received bear gold and bear silver arrows. A brief parent session followed with games led by Dick Staves.

Cubs Dick Staves

City Briefs and Personals Highlights Local Notices

Local briefs note chicken suppers, library story hour, and cafeteria events at First Lutheran YWCA Central Park church and First Christian. Ads promote Haircuts Hanna Barbers and the best Chevrolet. Fines were issued for disorderly conduct and traffic violations. meetings include Navy Mothers club and Reporters Plan at Roosevelt Hotel. Mrs. Theresa King recovering after car injury. social notices from Cedar Rapids, Center Point, and Cedar Rapids residents.

Club to Discuss the Social Security Act Meeting

A club invites the public to attend its discussion on the Social Security Act. Also note coal ads urging early fuel orders appear in the Want Ad section.

Republican candidate Johnson to address rally at Viola

E A Johnson, a Republican candidate for state representative from Linn County, will speak at a political rally this evening at 8 at the Viola school building, with a 6:30 supper beforehand.

E A. Johnson Linn County Viola

Speaker From Cedar Rapids Addresses Walker Club

John Locher Jr representing the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce speakers bureau spoke to Walker Commercial club Tuesday night at the Walker Masonic Temple on International Relations.

Walker John Locher, Jr Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Walker Commercial Club Walker Masonic Temple

Mission closes three night series at Sunshine Mission

Evangelist Ward recounts conversion from crime as the Musical Ormans close a three night service at Sunshine Mission. Special music by the Ormans and local musicians accompany a sacred concert Thursday marking the Mission’s forty third anniversary this week.

Phil Ward Musical Ormans Sunshine Mission Evangelist Ward Mission 1

Local Scandinavian Lodge To Be Formed At Meeting Saturday

A lodge of the Scandinavian Fraternity of America will organize at the Hotel Roosevelt Saturday Oct 22 at 7 pm. Supreme Chicago officers and Illinois District lodge No 6 officers will attend with about fifty candidates already applying. A banquet precedes the business session and visitors from Des Moines Rockford and Rock Island lodges are expected. organizer John Forslund invites all interested to meet Thursday at 7:30 pm.

Scandinavian Fraternity of America Hotel Roosevelt Supreme Officers of Chicago District Lodge No 6 Ilinois Des Moines Rick Island Rockford John Forslund Roosevelt

Fraternal Lodge Network Aids Members Across Regions

Sixty years ago in Pennsylvania, about 250 lodges in nine districts across the United States and Canada served roughly 35,000 members. The group assists members in times of sickness, death, and distress.

Pennylvania United States Canada

Non Frat Man Heads Coe Seniors First Time in 20 Years

Merwin Woodward wins Coe College senior class presidency as the first non fraternity candidate in two decades. voting 52 to 23 amid protests and previous ballot irregularities, with overruled objections by the student council.

COE Greek Ietter Coe College Merwin Woodward C S Woodward Nineteenth Street Raymond Hibbing Chi Beta Phi Paullina Paul Dougan Dysart Tau Kappa Epsilon Robert Dunlop Orange City A Tau Kappa Epden Leon Blick Fort Madison Alpha Delta Alpha

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Gcuail Miss Nehis Mr. Wherry The Colonial Tea Room Third Street SE Virginia Schoby Yokita Camp Fire P.T.A. Meetings Rebekah State First Lutheran Church Cedar Women’s Chorus Y.W.C.A Hanna Barbers Second Avenue James T. Rhodes Tipton Mrs B F. Barclay Chevrolet Northwest Library F Avenue NW Marcella Klein Central Park Church Theresa King Oakland Avenue Eddy Paper Box Company F Avenue NE Henry Scherer Waltonian Y.M.C.A Woman's Society of the First Baptist Church T. Frank Hersch Greenwood Drive Nichols Jennie Mason Nancy Gott Ida Newman Center Point Allie Dutton Navy Mothers Club Odd Fellows Hall First Avenue E Town State Policeman's Association Warren Carney Eighth Avenue SW Elmer Henecke I Avenue NW Henecke Rex Brady Lisbon Mary Christopherson H. R. Churchill Brady Christopherson Reporters Plan Club Philip Palmer Wells Peck John Prasch Woodward Sjed A Ams Certifiedl Ene Hamilton Seed & Coal Company First Street Newman Cound J.C. Penney CO Cole Rubias Hardware CO Neumode ‘Hosiery 2 Second Street SE Ke Big Shoe Store Ieverni Clover Farm Ipiliess Roceries Winter Union Suits BIG Shoe Store Annie Budget Beauty Shop Third Avenue SE Rery Ginsberg First Avenue SE Sherwin-Williams CO Third Avenue Cone’s Second Kellogg’s Old Post Office Treo Barnett
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