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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1937

Page

25

Marion Tailor Engstrom recalls early life in Sweden

John Engstrom born 1853 Vormland Sweden recalls working as a tailor's apprentice from 5 am to 10 pm with crude lighting, no machines, and $9 yearly board. He emigrated to the United States in 1883, settled in Marion after stints in Chicago and Storm Lake, built a home at 1160 Fourteenth Street, raised eight children, and later retired after eye surgeries.

Sweden John Engstrom ARION Marion Vormland Engstrom U. S Chicago Storm Lake Christa Magnuson Vermland Bert Rodgers Braska Myr Fourteenth Street Deerfield Mark Fitzgerald Stevensville Mont Gus Bozeman Harry Emerson Cedar Rapids Ruth Engstrom

Starbuck Couple Celebrate 55th Anniversary at Davenport Home

Mr and Mrs W S Starbuck mark fifty five years of marriage with a family dinner at 463 Seventh Street. Guests include Mrs John Burch sister of Mrs Starbuck Mrs L H Benitema and children Betty Jack and Mrs W A Rousey of Davenport Mr and Mrs L M Phelps of Marion John Burch Mr and Mrs W Drake and Phyllis Faye of Blairstown Mr and Mrs Harold Travis and son Gene of Cedar Rapids. Mrs Starbuck also celebrates her eightieth birthday.

Starbucks W. S. Starbuck Seventh Street John Burch L. H. Benitema Betty Jack W. A. Rousey Mr. Rousey Davenport L. M. Phelps Marion Ww. A. Drake Phyllis Faye Blairstown Harold Travis Gene Cedar Rapids

Birthday party honors Jo Marie Peck with costumed guests

Mrs. Harold B. Peck entertained Friday for her daughter Jo Marie's ninth birthday with a Halloween party. Guests in costume included Sydney Cornell Joan Drew Margaret Ann Wallace Mar garet Ham Jin Joan Nickeson Beverly Walker Eleanor Bogart and Jane Anne Grayston of Cedar Rapids. Jane Carrier and Patricia Peck assisted in serving.

Jo Marie Harold B. Peck Sydney Cornell Joan Drew Margaret Ann Wallace Marjorie Ham Jin Joan Nickeson Beverly Walker Eleanor Bogart Jane Anne Grayston Cedar Rapids Jane Carrier Patricia Peck Mrs. Peck

Huth Swerdes Wedding at Presbyterian Parsonage

Miss Ethel Huth daughter of Mr and Mrs F J Huth and Harold E Swerdes of Marion wed Saturday at 1 30 p m at the Presbyterian parsonage by Rev C V R DeJong The bride wore powder blue silk crepe They will reside with the bride s parents east of Marion A shower for Mrs Swordes was hosted by the Martin s Creek Community club with refreshments for eighteen members and guests.

Ethel Huth F. J. Huth Harold E. Swerdes Marion Presbyterian Parsonage C. V. R. DeJong Martin's Creek

Marion High Band Debuts New Uniforms At Lincoln Concert

Marion residents glimpse the new band uniforms at a 3 p.m. Lincoln auditorium concert. G. L. Lyman directs the program featuring Ruth Ostrander on cornet and a varied selection including Beaton Commanders and In a Persian Market. Sixty uniforms, maroon with grey and gold trim, white pants, were purchased.

Marion Lincoln Auditorium G. L. Lyman Beaton Carter Ssion of Bacchus Sink Ruth Ostrander Ketelby Bafranell Bi “ Mancho Dulcinea Giron Bendel McNaughan Halli Chic Police Mader

Anniversary notices and community events in Marion area

Obituary notes Mrs. Frank S. Fairley dies after lingering illness at 2410 Tenth Avenue. Anniversary greetings for Mr. and Mrs. E V Carey mark 25 years with a family dinner and upcoming ten day trip. Farm Bureau and club activities include Wildcat school meeting, Child Study party, and various gatherings in Marion with local hosts and visiting guests.

Frank S. Fairley Tenth Avenue Farm Bureau North Marion Township

Marcel Dupre, Organist, To Appear At Cornell

Marcel Dupre, famed organist who once learned Bach from memory, will perform at Cornell college on November 1 in Mount Vernon. The concert enhances his American tour toward completion as professor at the Paris National Conservatory. He will include Bach, Schubert, Widor, Liszt works and pieces from his own repertoire.

Mount Vernon Marcel Dupre Bach Cornell College Dupre Duke and Duchess of Windsor France America Paris National Conservatory Cornell Schubert Widor Liszt

Scaffold Collapse Injures Two at Carl Santman Farm

In Dysart William Wurtzel and O C Bonesteel were hurt when a scaffold collapsed dropping them eight feet to a concrete floor. both suffered sprains and bruises.

Dysart Carl Santman William Wurtzel O. C. Bonesteel

Iowa Schools Plan New Activities Assn Formation

Iowa schools discuss forming a state activities association with a proposed constitution. Delegates from eight districts are listed and a responses-based plan from last summer shows 350 schools favored combining activities among the nation’s 850 Iowa high schools.

OWA Iowa Southeast

Iowa veterans and dependents receive 1937 federal benefits total

Washington AP reports Iowa veterans and dependents received 6,565,179 in compensation and pension from the federal government for the 1937 fiscal year. Living veterans got 4,392,996 and survivors 2,172,183, with total including related costs rising to 10,172,398. Civil War veterans and their dependents received 375,061 and 1,385,406 respectively for pensions and survivor payments.

Washington Iowa

Colesburg High Presents Up at Minty's Play

Colesburg junior class stages Up at Minty's in the school auditorium on November 17. Cast includes Wilma Ku hl man Virginia Dittmer Ruth Lee Donald Stone Ada Every Arvin Woeste and Virginia Nebel. Miss Wilma Smith directs.

Colesburg Colesburg High School Minty’s Wilma Kuhlman Virginia Dittmer Ruth Lee Donald Stone Ada Every Arvin Woeste Virginia Nebel Wilma Smith

Joyce Kilmer Library Dedicated at Campion College

The Joyce Kilmer library at Campion College is completed as the first permanent memorial to the poet and patriot. Father Claude Pernin funded the project through a legacy begun after Kilmer’s 1918 death in France, with support from Kilmer’s family and admirers. A bronze plaque honors Kilmer and Rupert Brooke, linking the memorial to the poet’s legacy and campion faculty ties.

Father Daly James Daly Campion New York Catholic Magazine of America Joyce Kilmer Mississippi River Claude Pernin Sergeant Kil France Father Pernin Kilmer Father Perrin American Legion Rupert Brooke Allen Earth

Iowa State College Reports High Demand for Graduates

Iowa State College reports record demand for its graduates with about 97 percent of 703 spring and summer graduates placed. Engineering and industrial science grads found work quickly, home economics teachers remain scarce, agriculture grads largely employed in field, veterinary medicine hardest to fill. Most grads went into private practice or federal and commercial roles.

Ames Iowa State College M. D. Helser L. O. Stewart Mary Elva Sather R. M. Visquain H. V. Gaskill Veterinary Medicine

Methodist Women Convene At La Porte City

The forty seventh Cedar Rapids district convention of Methodist church home missionary societies will meet Tuesday at La Porte City Methodist Church. The program includes devotionals by Rev. G. D. Gaide, welcomes by Mrs. C. W. Bard, multiple talks and reports, a playlet, and installation of officers led by Mrs. Earl Baker.

Geneseo The Methodist Church D. Vv. Butler George Miller Mexico C. E. Luce Traer J. B. Bird Grundy Center O. R. Jones Reinbeck D. W. Butler LA Porte City Cedar Rapids the Home Missionary Societies of the Methodist Church G. D. Gaide C. W. Bard DeRosa Roy D. Young National Earl A. Baker Florence Barrett Cora Browns Stevens Freida Schmitkle F. C. Erickeson L. M. Johnson Maude King Woodall F. A. Cohagan Earl Baker

Funeral services for Matthew White held at St Marys

Funeral services are planned for Monday at 9 am at St Marys Catholic church for Matthew White a 48 year old unmarried man who died of a heart attack at his brother Peters home near Conroy. He was a native of Ireland and is survived by two brothers in the United States Peter and Andrew and one brother in Ireland.

Williamsburg St. Mary’s Catholic Church Matthew White Peter Conroy Ireland United States Ane Drew

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