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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1941

Page

13

To Be Wed In November Dec Mr and Mrs Prather announce

Miss Helen Louise Prather of Cedar Rapids will wed Rob ert Beiber of Mound City. Ceremony set Dec 10 at 7 pm in North Bethel United Brethren church. Rev. John Perry Prather will officiate. Bride is a Mound City HS graduate. Beiber attended Franklin HS and Coe College with Alpha Delta Alpha. They plan to live in Cedar Rapids. No invitations planned. friends invited to attend.

Thomas Prather Mound City Helen Louise Prather Cedar Rapids Robert Beiber Wesley Beiber Thirty-fifth Street John Perry Prather North Bethel Jennie Antonio Drahos Anna Drahos Florian Drahos Fairfax John F. Sokol James Sokol Chicago St. Wenceslaus Joseph Surovy Drakos Fairfax Schools Mary Ann

Church and community notices crowd Kenwood Trinity scenes

Local churches list upcoming meetings and events for families and youth during the week including First Reformed, Kenwood Methodist, Trinity Methodist and St. John's Episcopal. Activities include silver tea fundraisers, prayer programs, Sunday school teachers’ trainings, youth parties, a costume party, and a Halloween group outing. A wedding is announced for Miss Jennie Drahos and John Sokol on Thanksgiving day at St Wenceslaus.

Carrie Melick Weds Donald Williams in West Liberty

West Liberty bride Carrie Melick daughter of Mr and Mrs H B Melick wed Donald Williams of Fort Madison in a candle light ceremony at Church of Christ read by Rev W A Purdy before 200 guests The couple plan to live in Fort Madison Carrie a Drake graduate and former Eureka student taught in Williamson IA The groom a Drake and Simpson alum worked for Firestone in Fort Madison A reception for 100 followed in the church basement.

West Liberty Church of Christ Carrie Melick H. B. Melick Donald Williams Fort Madison W. A. Purdy West Liberty High School Eureka College Drake University Williamson Delta Delta Pi Sorority Eureka Gorning High School Simpson College Drake Firestone Company

Montour Hosts Montour High Baseball Team Dinner

Montour residents Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kenyon and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cartwright entertained the Montour high school baseball team at the Kenyon home Wednesday evening. Guests included Coach Wendell Winders and family, plus players Rex Vana and others. Rex Vana won high bingo prize.

Ronald Kenyon Floyd Cartwright Montour High School Kenyon Wendell Winders Mrs. Winders Darwin McCoy Gilbert Wolfe Warren Booth Charles Weidner Rex Vana Calvin Jacobson Fredrick Vana Paul Manful Gerald Downs Glen Dillman Edward Paxton Robert Harris Harold Weidner Ted Roseland Jay Paxton

Local showers celebrate upcoming marriages

Clarence Yock hosted a shower for Miss Reva Yock with helpers Hazel Yock and Esther Miller. Reva Yock will wed William Von Muenster on November 1. Mrs. Darwin Beck led Group 1 of the Methodist W S C S at a tea, with Mesdames Arthur Miller and Marvin Schilling assisting. A novelty tea is planned for the church parlors next Tuesday. Mrs. Harold Fleming announced Agnes Ernst and John Muehe will marry on November 27 at Immaculate Conception church. Agnes Ernst, a IC graduate, works for Prudential. John Muehe, a St Patrick's graduate, works at Armstrong store.

Robert Yock Reva Yock Hazel Yock Esther Miller Miss Yock William von Muenster Darwin Beck Arthur Miller Marvin Schilling Harold B. Fleming Avenue NE Agnes Ernst John Muehe Frank Muehe Immaculate Conception Church Miss Ernst Immaculate Conception High School Prudential Insurance Company Muehe St. Patrick's High School Arm~ Strong

Community club notices span many local groups and meetings

A long list of club and auxiliary gatherings is announced for the weekend and upcoming days. USC Y Auxiliary drill and balloting at K P hall. United Commercial Travelers council at Montrose hotel. Social Riders and Home Rebekah meetings. Pythian Sisters anniversary. O R C Kensington. Maine and Levi Jan Hus lodge events. Women of the Moose ritual practice. Standard Life and Queen of the West lodge meetings. Cedar Rapids Coin Club at Montrose with Marimba band. LaPlant Choate auxiliary at YWCA. Post Office auxiliary meeting. Belle Plaine and D of H events. Daughters of Union Veterans Ken sing ton. White Shrine Halloween party. Delta Delta Delta homecoming guest Pauline Shepherd. Legion auxiliary card party. Maltese Cross Daughters luncheon. meeting changes noted.

United Commercial Travelers Auxiliary K. P. Hall United Commercial Travelers Council Montrose Hotel

Iowa City Spinsters Spree Committee Named for Nov Dance

University Women’s association announces the Spinsters Spree committee for the all university party to be held November 21 in the Iowa Union main lounge. Names include Jane Nugent president, Charlotte Ohme, Marion Pickering, Helen Pyle, Edith Becker, Mary Stephenson, Alice Rohm, Kate Kirby, Helen Zastrow, Jane Shipton, Marion Hansen and Joan Houghton.

University Women's Association Iowa Union Jane Nugent Oak Park Ill U.W.A. Board Charlotte Ohme Primghar Marion Pickering Iowa City Helen Pyle Marion Edith Becker Melbourne Mary Stephenson Davenport Alice Rohm Glen Ellyn Kate Kirby Naugatuck Conn Helen Zastrow Charles City Jane Shipton Marion Hansen Bitupen Joan Houghton Redak River Room Jawa Union Iowa Helen Rose Barbara Kent Helen Foss Jeanette Benda Helen Mather West Liberty Doris Lambert Sigourney Mary Helen Taylor Marilyn Blexrud Mary Mercer Evelyn Nebergall Sally Wallace Jeanne Young June del Nio Cedar Rapids Barbara McCann Florence Rohrbacher Ace Brigade

Kathrine Ann a top showing mare and trainer praise

Kathrine Ann a five year old bay mare from Shover's Oak Farms Cedar Rapids state standout in Iowa shows with 17 blues three reds and one third in her second season Nearly undefeated in Iowa and winning stakes classes across Wapello Donnellson Bloomfield Columbus Junction Mount Pleasant Tipton Mrs Vitt rider says the mare’s discipline and light curb work key to success The piece notes horse lineage Benjamin's Peavine and Rex McDonald and mentions other riders and shows including Waterloo State College and the Iowa 100 mile trail ride results with Al Azhar Brown Betty Dolly Duddly and winners' trophies

Katherine Ann Shover'’s Oak Farms Cedar Rapids Joseph Vitt Waterloo Iowa Mrs. Vitt Benjamin Peavine Richmond Choice Rex Peavine Rex McDonald Canton Kahoka Centralia Wapello Donnellson Bloomfield Columbus Junction Mount Pleasant Tipton al Azhar H. W. McGlothlen Des Moines Leon C. Warner, Jr Wayzata Minn School of Horsemanship Skokie Shirley Bartell Dolly Duddly F. Griffith Earl M. Green Garth Knox Ames Kenwood T. Sudduth Springfield Olin

Miss Pauline Rinderknecht Honored at Lutheran Church Show

A bride elect, Pauline Rinderknecht, was honored Tuesday evening at a miscellaneous shower held at the Lutheran church with fifty guests. Friends note plans for winter in Skokie with daughter Mrs. Esch. Mrs. Don Gustafsen entertained Thursday in honor of her sister Mrs. Lewis Martens of Manning.

Mes. Howard Vrooman Olin Rosemary White Seward White Lois Rohwedder Rohwedder Pauline Rinderknecht Lutheran Church Anna Rinderknecht Charles Esch Skokie Don Gustafsen Lewis Martens Manning

P T A Meetings Highlight Homemaker Lesson

The Van Buren P T A study group meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at 1406 Fourth Street SW with Mrs J W Rissmiller hosting and Mrs Vernon L Spohn presiding Cedar Rapids P T A council leader. Jackson school P T A plans a benefit card party Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Light Company Bungalow Study Leaders gather at the YWCA Tuesday at 2 p.m. The September issue of the national P T A magazine contains the lesson.

National Magazine van Buren P.T.A J. W. Rissmiller Fourth Street Vernon L. Spohn Cedar Rapids F.T.A Y.W.C.A P.T.A

Homecoming Spotlight at Mt. Vernon Cornell weekend notes

Mount Vernon hosts a large homecoming with alumni events at Cornell College including an Armstrong hall mixer after the Grinnell game, an alumni luncheon at the Methodist church parlor, and a club of social groups honoring visitors at dinners and breakfasts. Notables join in. many families host visitors. a Halloween party at Cozy Corner club closes the weekend.

Cornell College Armstrong Hall John Colon, Jr Roy Bowman Harold Still Charles Hokenson Charles Zoda Cornell Reid Hunt Tipton Baker House C Club K.P. Hall Clib Gymnasium Celts Milts Alethi B. A. McKay Mothers Club Earl Selma al Morrissey Marie Yargan Fred Travis Travis Glenn Cunningham Bridge E. B. Prichard Prichard Frostburg James Ballz T. S. Mitchell George Albright Iowa City Edwin Albright Boston Dwight Ink St. Charles, Jr R. P. Ink G. A. Stonebraker

Orrin Tucker and Bonnie Baker pick Coe Beauties in Cedar Rapids

Orrin Tucker and Bonnie Baker will select Acorn beauties for the Coe College yearbook at a dinner Wednesday at 6 15 p.m. in the Roosevelt hotel. The winner will be announced in mid May. Guests include Miss Engberg Miss Jones and other nominees from several colleges and independents. Event attendees include Hal Sheridan and Frederick Warner Jr.

Orrin Tucker Bonnie Baker Cedar Rapids Paramount Theater Coe College Roosevelt Hotel Ross Bennett Ann Engberg Eastern Boulevard Julia Jones Elkader Alpha Xi Delta Gladys Heilman Paullina Mary Meacham Glen Ellyn, Jr Alpha Gamma Delta Lois Jane Sutter Princeton Jeanne Rodgers Davenport Kappa Delta Alicia Franey Crescent Drive Mary Coyl Wilmette, Jrr Chi Omega Dorothy Forsyth Chicago Kathryn Lynch Delta Delta Delta Blake ‘Boulevard Betty Sharp Ann Wilson Storm Lake Independents Hal Sheridan Frederick Warner, Jr The Acorn

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert Plotz Camp Claiborne Metz Gordley Sixteenth Street Bessie Plotz Mary Jennings Joseph Nemec Donald Lester Shulista Patty Kenneth Plotz Tranny Gordley Lasawall Helen Prather Aid Society Mothers of the Children of the Sunday School Kenwood Methodist First Avenue E Trinity Methodist St. Paul's Church School Board Mothers’ Club Circle 12 White Cliffs G. E. Hillier Young People’s League Spiritual Life Group Immaculate Conception St. Mary Agnes Circle LC School T. G. Hunter Mary Goodman van Vechten Guild Winfred Holmes Mae Kessler Kathryn Lackey St. John's Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary Gertrude Denlinger Charles Stroppel Robert Boyd Frank Zastera United Bank Montieur Phots, Jennie Deahos Bnedal Caroline Furrow Syracuse EB. H. Furrow Grande Avenue Syracuse, N. Y., Memorial Hospital Olson Merrill J. Hansen Gaylord B. Olson C Avenue NE Polly Collogan Mary Fisk Freda Hofferber Agness Buchan Alyce Phillips Grace Winger Barney Mercer John Stastny Clifford Hansen Chester Kline Charles Sergeant Ernest Ressa Albin Zrudsky Modernettes Club Marie Frederick Fourth Avenue Marilyn Edgar Rosemary Shea Mrs. Bahlhorn Grover J. Bahlhorn Nineteenth Street June Audreau Maude Luber Hazle Ringer Leonard A. Meierkord Montour Clarence Montigur Prato Clubs USC, Y. Auxiliary Mae Ehrhardt First Avenue SW Rebekah Home Rebekah Mary A. Neff B Avenue NE Loretta Patterman Margaret Meish Home Lodge L. A O. RK. C Columbia Division O. R C Kensington A. C. Meakins First Avenue W Order Maine Star of Maine Maine Hall Loo Jan Huslodge Sokol Hall P.m Moose Hall Standard Life Standard Life Association No. 172 Queen of the West Queen of the West Lodge Ladies Society of B. of L. F. and K. PF. Hall Coin Club Post Office Auxiliary Theodore Neilsen Tenth Street GO. F Second Avenue Belle Plaine Belle Plaine Club Frank Guyott Eighth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Lodge Degree of Honor Protective Association Third Street D. of A. V Alma E. Owens Rebecca Alexander Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Gethsemane Shrine No. 1 Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Hall Miss Shepherd Simpson Pauline Shepherd Indianola Delta Delta Delta House Legion Auxiliary Hanford American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Building George Ressa George Thompson Ann MecCurley Charles Earhart A Avenue NW Ays Rabbewt Bwain Sullivan Arthur Huntingtons State College Huntingtons Conrad B. Link Miriam Rhein Harrisburg Sara Conrad Link Spitalny and His Allgirl Orchestra Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association Nevada Kimball America Tetat Ave. FE Krever Dempsey M. Hastings Buckner Oscar Workmas DIAL Barsals Borst Upmolstering Company Fourteenth Avernue SC Atkins P.T.A. Meetings van Buren Montrose Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mt. Vernon D. L. Vannest Denver, Colo Mrs E. J. McGillicuddy Eighth Street Mrs. Wright Lester Wright J Avenue NE Association Dwight Krumboltz Clara Barton Red Cross Agnes Shy Turnbull Kathleen Ter<williger Ada Tekippe Maxine Daughhetee FREE Hepner Klinger Paint Company Second Ave Hiltbrunner Music CO First Street SE
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