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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1940

Page

11

Make This Model At Home Pattern 4602

Pattern 4602 is available in girls sizes 8 through 16. The pattern includes a two piece frock with cap in size 12 and requires 2% yards of 54 inch fabric for blouse and cap and 12 yards for the skirt with 154 yards of contrast. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York for this pattern and an additional ten cents for the latest pattern book.

the Gazette West 17Th Street New York N. Y

King's Daughters To Attend Convention

The Fortieth fifth annual Iowa branch convention of the International Order of King's Daughters and Sons will be in Waterloo Tuesday through Thursday. Delegates and alternates from Cedar Rapids and Marion circles will join from many local circles, with Mrs Henry Haegg presiding in Cedar Rapids and Mrs A E Chase delivering the welcome. Junior sponsors and numerous delegates and alternates from Cedar Rapids, Marion, and related groups are listed among attendees.

Iowa International Order of King's Daughters and Sons Waterloo Cedar Rapids Marion Henry Haegg Cecil Platt B A Hoyt Ros Ritz Marshall Clarke Hugh Reynolds JI W Barnett O. F Pauson W G Bovson I B McGladry T Frank Herson L Drew David Push Ross Grange Bert Anderson A M Hamiston A. R Glaser E . Bounderank Charles Fister Harvey Sindahl F. N Thayer L. Kohl R. McNabney J. Calkins Lena Inskeep Don Harris A. J Anderson S M Wells E. M. Shunk L. E. Chehak F. L. Shramek L. W. Walker Olive Wilson H. C. Hamer A. W Plock Henrietta Doty Katherine Cornell

Halloween Evening at Marion Golf Club Hosted by Home Rebekah Degree

The Home Rebekah degree staff led by Viola Kucera held a Friday evening meeting and party at Marion Golf Club hosted by Mr and Mrs Ed Hovorka. Guests included numerous members and spouses. Charlie Kuns was thanked as he plans to relocate to Oregon. A masked Halloween motif featured dancing and refreshments. quilt top gifts supported a staff fundraiser.

Rebekah Viola Kucera Marion Golf Club Ed Hovorka Charlie Kuns Oregon Ferne Barry Marion Lillian Neff Frank Henry Bob McDonald John Fee Ed Griffith Roy Jackman Hovorka Henry Ells Albert Alexander George Baker Dick West Vaughn Stoddard Mary A. Neff Leota Kraut Lyda Yuza Katherine Heral Edwin Pestel Margaret Melsh Anna Davis Bertha Demers Celia Burda Ida Mae Dunston Carrie Willex Pearl Wertz Herma Ada Stone Bobbie Huldred Stroff Helen Baker Bess Wilson Dorothy Kucera F. O Tisher Cecil Jackman Fee

Tuesday Study Club Meeting Review of Smoke Screen

Meeting Tuesday at 230 p m at the home of Mrs R M De Castello 809 Seventeenth Street SE will feature Mrs George Yuill in charge. She will review Smoke Screen by Samuel B Pettengill and members will answer roll call with quotations from past presidents.

R. M de Castello Seventeenth Street George Yuill Samuel B Pettengill

Beloit and Sterling sisters return home after visit

Mrs K Richardson of Beloit Wisconsin and Mrs George Behrens of Sterling Illinois have left the home of their sister Mrs Newton Owen at 200 Nineteenth street NW after a week long visit.

K. Richardson Beloit Wis George Behrens Sterling, I]l Newton Owen Nineteenth Street NW

Missionary Study Group Meets at St James Church

The Missionary study group of the W S of C S St James Methodist church will meet Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs O R Gustafsson 1229 Tenth Street NW.

W. S.of C S. St. James Methodist Church O R Gustafsson Tenth Street NW

Lancaster Couple Feted During visit with Hillier kin

Mr and Mrs Donald E Hillier of Lancaster are hosted by Mr and Mrs Guy E M Hillier at 2301 Meadowbrook Dr SE. The Pennsylvania guests join a hay rack party and picnic planned by Muss Peggy Stewart and Robert E Yaw for Jane Dunlap and Joan C. Rice ahead of their October 26 wedding. Attendees include Mr and Mrs John H Frick and others at a country luncheon.

Donald E Hillier Lancaster Heillier Guy E M Hillier Meadowbroak Drive J . Yessler Fourth Avenue Pennsylvania Hillier Muss Jane Dunlap Joan C. Rice Muss Peggy Stewart Park Terrace SE Robert E Yaw John H Frick Ronald B Moore Tudor Wilder Merl Holloway Kenneth Myers Frederick C. Fisher Frances McLaughlin Ted Fuehr

Mrs Dunham Conger Visits Alpha Gamma Chapter

Mrs Dunham Conger of Albany NY national secretary of Alpha Xi Delta sorority arrives for a three day visit at Coe college Alpha Gamma chapter. She attends a luncheon with the executive committee and is hosted at a chapter room spread. Pledges actives host luncheon Voorhees quadrangle and dinner with alumnae advisory board before departing to Mount Pleasant to visit Beta chapter at Iowa Wesleyan College.

Dunham Conger Albany N Y Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Alpha Gamma Coe College Mrrs Conger First Avenue E Voorhees Quadrangle

Mrs. Ettinger Hosts AA IPS Study Group Meet

Mrs Carl N Ettinger of 2635 Bever Avenue SE will host a Thursday 9 30 a m AA International Is s ons study group at her home for members.

Carl N. Ettinger Bever Avenue International Issons Study Group A. A

Eckert family welcomes Iowa visitors this weekend

Miss Lorraine Eckert of Des Moines and Herbert Eckert who attends Iowa State College at Ames visited their parents Mr and Mrs L A Eckert at 1816 Fourth Avenue SE over the weekend.

Lorraine Eckert Des Moines Herbert Eckert Iowa State College Ames L. A. Eckert Fourth Avenue SE

Miss Fern Schneider Honored At Miscellaneous Shower

Miss Fern Schneider bride to be celebrated at a Thursday night shower hosted by Mrs Mable Care at Mrs Myrtle Usher home 446 Eighth Avenue SW. Tables reflected a patriotic motif and guests played cards and bingo amid a large gathering including Hazel Schneider Mable Carie Rodney LaVelle and families and several others.

Fern Schneider Mable Myrtle Usher Eighth Avenue Hazel Schneider Mable Carie Rodney LaVelle Paul Pickering Walter Usher Lawrence Hayes Elizabeth LaVelle Ann Dvorak Stewart Wiltsey Harris Henry Lorenzen The Masses Marilyn Mundy Rita Crofter Bernice Usher Charles Schneider Vern Carie Frank Care George Tracy Eddie Traby George Usher Vern Usher Art Knapp William Duffy

Circle of the King's Daughters meeting at Petefish home

Naom circle of the King's Daughters met Friday at 815 Seventh Street SW for an afternoon of sewing. Mrs George Hayes presided at the business meeting and Mrs Petefish led devotions. The next meeting is November 8 at Mrs Hayes' home 1100 E Street NW.

Circle of the King's Daughters Earl Petefish Seventh Street George Hayes Petefish

VapoRub Massage Promises Quick Relief for Chest and Throat

A promotion for a VapoRub massage claims three minutes on the back ribs and a thick chest layer under a warmed cloth can ease bronchial irritation and coughing, reduce congestion, and relieve muscular soreness. It urges use of Vicks VapoRub, a family standby in millions of homes.

Marie Sullivan Weds C J Englert in Clinton

Marie Sullivan of Cedar Rapids married C J Englert son of Mrs Magdalene Englert of Iowa City in a 730 am Mass at St Marys Clinton. The ceremony was led by Msgr Galligan with music by Mrs Mikkelson and attendance by Ethel Wixon and Don Schmidt. The couple planned to live at 530 South Summit Iowa City with Englert working in the Englert Ice company.

St. Mary's Catholic Church Clinton Marie Sullivan Cedar Rapids C. J Englert Magdalene Englert Iowa City T. F Galligan William Ruddy Kreckel Rockwell R. E Mikkelson Ethel Wixon Don W Schmidt Miss Wixon Lafayette Hotel Frank Dippo Bob Junior Emma Dippo Henry Moretti New York City Gladys Thamann Adelaide Englert Paul Schmidt Joyce South Summit Street Englert

Van Sickle Couple Return From Visit To Focht Family

Mr and Mrs C L Van Sickle of St. Paul Minnesota left for home Sunday evening after a five day visit at the home of Mrs K Focht at 315 Eighteenth street SE and her daughters Miss Elizabeth and Miss Jeanette Focht.

C. L. van Sickle St. Paul, Minn K. Focht Eighteenth Street Elizabeth Jeanette Focht

Chicago visitor to Criss home this week

Mrs F M Darling of Chicago arrives Sunday to stay with Mr and Mrs W L Criss at 1515 Fifth Avenue SE as house guest for the week.

W. L. Crissman Fifth Avenue F M Darling Chicago

Areme Circle to Sponsor Hobby Show in Cedar Chapter

The Areme circle of Cedar chapter No 184 O E S will sponsor a hobby show and card party Tuesday in Masonic hall from 1 to 6 pm. Evening initiatory work will be held followed by the benefit card party. Open to the public.

Areme Circle of Cedar Chapter No. 184 O E. S Masonic Hall

Radio program to feature Mrs Hecker on A New England Sampler

The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs radio division will present Mrs John T Hecker Tuesday at 4 30 p.m. on WMT. She discusses Eleanor Early's A New England Sampler. The Gazette wrongly reported Cedar Rapids Woman's club as presenter.

Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs John T Hecker WMT New England Eleanor Early the Gazette Hecker Cedar Rapids Woman's Club

Mr and Mrs John Mitch Visit Parents in Manchester

Mr and Mrs John Mitch of Manchester spent the weekend with Mrs Mitch's parents Mr and Mrs Henry S Robinson at 1101 Second Avenue SE. Mrs Mitch recently returned from a trip to California.

John Mitch Manchester Mitch Henry S Robinson Second Avenue SE California

Van Vechten guild postpones meeting for state Unitarian gathering

The Van Vechten guild of the People's Church has postponed its Tuesday meeting to allow members to attend the state Unitarian meeting in Town City.

Dairy Dale Benefit Card Party Moves to Wednesday

The Dairy Dale community announces a benefit card party will be held Wednesday evening in the hall instead of Thursday as previously announced.

Dairy Dale

Visitors To Coasts Return To Homes

Ce dar Rapids residents return from long trips to the west and east coasts and Indiana. Mr and Mrs Robert S Cook conclude a three week western visit with relatives in Santa Barbara and San Francisco. Others travel after weekend and four week itineraries including Bloomington and major eastern cities.

Indiana Cedar Rapids Robert S Cook Crescent Street Stanley C. Mulholland Santa Barbara Calif Sam Paul San Francisco Bloomington Ind Horace G. Hedges Seventeenth Street Harold N Graves Linden Drive Patricia Graves New York City Washington, D.C Charleston Richmond Philadelphia James C Stanton Carlton Apartments California Iowa Grand Canyon New Mexico

Mr and Mrs George Robertson Visit Cedar Rapids

Arriving Saturday for a week long stay in Cedar Rapids were Mr. and Mrs. George Robertson of Chicago visiting relatives and friends.

Cedar Rapids George Robertson Chicago

Louise Leibert circle to meet for dessert lunch

The Louise Leibert circle of the King’s Daughters will meet at 1 p.m Tuesday for a dessert luncheon at the home of Mrs Robert Chapman at 251 Twenty third Street Drive SE.

Louise Leibert King's Daughters Robert Chapman Twenty-third Street Drive

Has Christianity Failed Sermon Honors Knights Templar Anniversary

Rev Dominic Loferski of St John s Episcopal Church delivered a sermon amid Knights Templar No 26 marking their sixty fifth anniversary. He urged vigilance zeal and courage highlighting the Cross as central to Christian faith while contrasting it with nationalism and tyranny. The ceremony included flag blessing color guard and a Star Spangled Banner with a breakfast for 75 in Masonic hall and Negro spirituals by Aunt Jemima.

Dominic Loferski St John's Episcopal Church St John's Apollo Leo B. Sedlacek Sophus Klinge Carlton K. Smith Sojourners Knights Templar Masonic Hall Jemima

Downtown Parking Ban Proposed To Aid Snow Removal

Public Improvements Commissioner Dave Williams asks Cedar Rapids to pass an ordinance banning downtown parking from 2 am until daylight to ease snow removal in the business district. Council approves discussing details with the Chamber of Commerce parking committee.

Dave Williams Williams Don Hines Mercantile Bureau Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce

Harmony Daughters Circle Hosts Dessert Luncheon

The Harmony circle of the King's Daughters met Thursday for a dessert luncheon at the home of Mrs. B. McGladrey at 318 Nassau Street SE.

Harmony Circle of the King's Daughters B. McGladrey Nassau Street

East Side W C T U Called Meeting Planned

The East Side W C T U will hold a called meeting at 2 30 p m Wednesday in the Y W C A for important business.

W.C.T.U Y.W.C.A

Roosevelt P T A plans Wednesday executive meet

The executive board of Roosevelt P A will meet Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. in the Scout room.

Roosevelt P . A

Cedar Rapids Shippers Favor Gain Delayed by Commission Report

A three man Interstate Commerce Commission investigating board recommended denial of the North Western railway petition to run a Chicago to Omaha truck line across Iowa via Sioux City. Cedar Rapids shippers objected, fearing loss of geographic advantage. Hearings were Feb 8–9. protests due by Nov 8. board members were Irvin Lynn, H C Marcusen and W M Maupin.

Cedar Rapids North Western Railway Iowa Fulton, Ill Omaha Sioux City Interstate Commerce Commission North Western Chicago Traffic Bureau

Beer Permit for 510 K Avenue NW Denied by Council

The council denied A. H. Nowadzky’s transfer of a class B beer permit from 212 First Street NE to 510 K Avenue NW on a Monday motion by Mayor Frank K. Hahn. The hearing followed a Thursday presentation and a petition signed by hundreds of residents in the avenue section opposing the permit.

A. H. Nowadzky First Street K Avenue NW Frank K. Hahn

Five Shotguns Stolen From Montgomery Ward Store

Police report five automatic shotguns valued at 256.55 dollars stolen from the Montgomery Ward store during the weekend. Manager W F Dean said the theft was discovered at 8 am Monday with no sign of a break in. Detectives doubt doors were left unlocked and suspect the thieves hid in the store after closing Saturday night. Three 12 gauge, one 16 gauge, and one 20 gauge guns were taken.

Montgomery Ward W. F. Dean

New Zipper Lining Stolen From Auto In Two Incidents

Paul Dyson reports the zipper lining of his new overcoat valued at 35 dollars was stolen from his car parked in front of the White Lodge Inn on Highway 149 late Saturday. Around the same time Dave Glenn lost a set of golf clubs valued at 30 dollars from his car parked in front of Twin Towers.

Paul Dyson Eleventh Street NW White Lodge Inn Highway No. 149 Dyson Dave Glenn Fifth Avenue SE Twin Towers Glenn

Hotel man praised by Ripley guest here

John L. Horgan, famed hotel man known as the man who knows a million faces and names, visits the Montrose hotel after attending the American Hotel association convention in Seattle. He recalls memorable hotel moments, recalls meeting many people, and shares memories of Lindbergh and Cantor.

Ripley John L. Horgan New York Ripley's Odd McIntyre Broadway Montrose Hotel American Hotel Association Seattle Horgan Cedar Rapids Lincoln Hotel Cincinnati William Burns Harry Daugherty Lindbergh Billy Sunday Will Rogers Eddie Cantor Calvin Coolidge President Coolidge White House Mr. Horgan Coolidge Cantor

Iowa Corn to Seattle by Barges amid New Deal Critique

A farmer recounts a Washington poultry ranch tour in 1932 noting 2000 Leghorn hens and Iowa corn shipped to Seattle by barge. He laments Roosevelt era grain policies sending Iowa corn abroad while U.S. farmers were paid not to farm, calling it un-American business.

Iowa Hoover Washington Washington Poultry Cooperative Co-Op Burlington New Orleans Pacific Coast Seattle Roosevelt United States Argentina

State Council Delays Moscow Cedar River Dam Approval

Iowa State Executive Council postpones action on a $3.59 million Cedar River dam near Moscow after bond company attorneys request more data. First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative of Muscatine seeks permit. chief engineer Fred White warns about subsoil drainage and 10 000 acres farmland risk. A levee plan faces questions. final decision awaits fuller engineering data.

Des Moines INS State Executive Council Cedar River Moscow Bonding Company Bond House Strucure First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative of Muscatine Fred White State Highway Commission White Elough Cooperative Geo George A. Wilson

Fired Because Husband Won’t Sign For Draft

The wife of Rev. Keith C. Kanaga, who with another Boston clergyman was named in the nation’s first indictment for refusal to register for selective service, has lost her job in a physician’s office. Mrs. Kanaga was dismissed for reasons tied to patients objecting to her husband’s action, a Mount Vernon Congregational church official said.

Boston LLP Keith C. Kanaga

High Court Denies Louisianans Review

The Supreme Court on Monday denied petitions from Seymour Weiss a Louisiana political figure and others convicted on various charges. It refused review for J Emory Adams and Louis C Lesage over mail fraud in a Louisiana university case and for J D Langston and E F Godwin over Jehovah’s Witness related disturbance of the peace. Fresno County California lost a challenge to the Commodity Credit Corporation appealing a Ninth Circuit ruling on delegation of power and taxation rights.

Washington INL Supreme Court Seymour Weiss Louisiana Huey Long J. Emory Adams Louis C. Lesage Louisiana State University James Monroe Smith University Monte Hart J. D. Langston E. F. Godwin Drayton S. C Jehovah's Witnesses Fresno County Calif Commodity Credit Corporation Ninth Circuit Congress

Mr. Smith’s prayers for newborns and names

James Smith waited outside St Mary’s maternity ward for hours as doctors prepared news about his wife and triplets. After mass and anxious pacing he returned to hear the doctors say a baby count, and he pondered naming choices, hoping for holy names.

Kansas City James Smith St. Mary's Hospital Smith

Davenporter Killed In Iowa Collision

Davenport AP reports Elroy Campbell of Davenport died Sunday in a gravel road crash near Stockton Iowa. Four others were injured two seriously in the automobile collision.

Davenport Elroy Campbell Stockton

Navy speeds up ship building by twelve percent

The Navy has reduced warship construction time by about 12 percent through a speed up system across private and government yards. Plans include nine more battleships and multiple cruisers and submarines with launches and commissions projected through 1941 and 1946.

U.S Washington INS Navy Newport News Nex South Dakota Indiana North Atlanta Juneau San Dieg Sinc

Onetime U. S. Dry Commissioner Dies

Asa Haynes, 58, who served as national prohibition commissioner during the Harding Coolidge era, died Sunday night at his Hillsboro home.

Hillsboro Asa Haynes National Prohibition Coolidge

Democrats Sponsor Township Meetings With Film and Talks

A sequence of township meetings backed by the county democratic headquarters will open Monday night with a 45 minute film praising the New Deal farm program. Ray Coward, Cedar Rapids Democratic candidate for county attorney, will speak at Center Point Legion hall at 7 p.m. The newsreel will also be shown at Central City schoolhouse at 8 p.m with John J. Wagner of Cedar Rapids as speaker.

Center Point Legion Hall Ray Coward Cedar Rapids Central City John J. Wagner Ceda Rapids

Also Mentioned on This Page

Anne Adams King’s Daughters Marion Club Donald Heilliers A.x.d.'s Ettinger A. A. A. W. Group Mrs. Eckert Naomi VICKS C. J. Englert Mrs. van Sickle W. L. Crissmans Areme Federation Program Dairy Dale Party George Robertsons Harmony Circle East Side P.T.A. Meetings Willie Willis Billy Grandpa Cedar Rapids Shippers Commerce Commission Avenue NW Naomi Dofbel People’s Forum NEW Deal Nowa State Council Moscow Dam High Court Mr. Smith Davenporter Pinkham U. S Americans Institute of Laundering Univis Lenses J. C. Landenberger
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