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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1939

Page

29

Hayrack Party Under Moonlight Captures Local Youths

A near full moon lit a hayrack party last Monday night with a youthful turnout. The group posed for a photo with names listed across three rows including Dorothy Spencer Bob Tucker Jeanne Cash Charles Knox Jr Eugene Pinney Susan Brown Marianne Corey Horace Hedges Jr Marion Reiff Bryce Fisher Nora Cocker Jack Fuller Bill Voss Barbara Rogers Elaine Kemper Marilyn Claassen Kathryn Claassen Mary Zurcher Patricia Marshall Wallace Darling Jr Martin Hanson Gordon McKay David Keehn Dick Sheehy James Coquillette Louise Flaherty.

Giddap Dobbin Dorothy Spencer Bob Tucker Jeanne Cash Charles Knox, Jr Eugene Pinney Susan _ Brown Marianne Corey Horace Hedges Marion Reiff Bryce Fisher Nora Cocker Jack Fuller

Dinner Dance Opens Holiday Gaiety at Cedar Rapids Club

Dinner dance at the Cedar Rapids Country Club kicked off Labor Day weekend festivities with over 200 guests. Hosts and hostesses circulated among dinners on porches and in the dining room before dancing began at nine. Out‑of‑town guests joined local hosts for gatherings, with several arranged as Dutch treat tables. Guests included Jeanne Krebs Kathleen Carey Ellen Luberger of Cincinnati and many others, while Miss Georganne Sutherland of Minneapolis joined a courtesy dinner at Mrs. James E. Blake’s home. Lee Thomas of Cedar Rapids will depart Tuesday for Kemper Military Academy in Boonville Missouri, to begin his final year, accompanied by his parents.

John Ely John M. Ely First Avenue E Jeanne Krebs Kathleen Carey Ellen Luberger Cincinnati Charlotte Pinney Jean Wyant Alice Hellen Ernest Mohr Waterloo Glen Higbee Mae Schoede Rock Island Chuck Soule Wilmette Ill Fred Reimers Hammond Bill Brown Mary Frances Lee Nadine Dove Marion Martha Trewin Maurene Munger Jack Cocker Robert Eby Bruce McGregor Robert Vernon James Rush Margaret Ann Foster Wayne J. Foster Hillcrest Drive Jane Diller Springfield Margaret Stringfellow St. Joseph Jeanne Barbara Marshall Martha Hartwig Phyllis Sheehy Harvey C. McClary Crescent Street Country Club Georganne Sutherland Minneapolis James E. Blake Cedar Rapids Country Club

Mrs Sutherlands Visit Inspires Social Affairs

Former Cedar Rapids resident Mrs William H Sutherland of Minneapolis visits Cedar Rapids where she stays with Mrs James E Blake at 320 Cres cent street SE. She attends a dinner party and tea hosted by local hosts, with card club members in attendance.

Cedar Rapids William H., Sutherland Minneapolis James E. Blake Crescent Street Sutherland Blake Herbert B. Hunting Second Avenue SE

Pre Nuptial Affairs Highlight Two Cedar Rapids Weddings

The Cedar Rapids social scene focuses on two September weddings for Miss Frances Eby with Johnson C. Greedy and Miss Katherine Stark with William G. Isom. Parties honor the brides with dinners showers and a country club dance as both couples prepare for ceremonies at First Presbyterian and Immaculate Conception churches. Dudley Dvorak celebrated a birthday at his grandparents’ home with family and cake as friends attended the party.

Cedar Rapids Frances Eby Johnson C. Greedy First Presbyterian Church Katherine Stark William G. Isom Immaculate Conception Church Miss Stark Mr. Isom Ann Winslow Linden Drive Cedar Rapids Country Club Martha Beardsley Audrey Jones Esther Yothers Sutherland Cook II Stevan Smith Robert R. Clark II Robert B. Irons, Jr Meson City Eliot Cobb Sioux City Keneneth Bastian Fort Dodge Moray L. Eby E. D. Greedy Barbara Bloomhall Robert E. Samuelson Chicago Genevieve McMillan Maurene Munger Margaret Hageman Nancy Shields William S. Whey II Jack E. Durin Eleanor Hunting Barbara Blaise Helen Larimer Willis Lamb Eby W. E. Peschau Fourth Avenue SE W. J. Barnegrover Bever Avenue SE Dudley Dvorak Grant B. Munger First Avenue E Dudley Anthony Anderson Timothy Evans Jeffrey Soboda Billy Catlow Jimmy Yuill John Hlrndky Billy Barden Barbara David Dvorak

Miss Lenzen Hosts Breakfast at Cedar Rapids Club

Miss Charys Lenzen daughter of Mr and Mrs Verdi F Lenzen hosted a Saturday morning breakfast at the Cedar Rapids Country club. After breakfast guests spent the morning swimming and golfing with attendees including Diane Marshall Betsy Blaise Kathryn Barngrover Jane Bell Martha Lou Smith Betty Ford Ellen Curray Ann Lenzen Joanne Crawford Mary Jo Studer Louise Gage Katharine Safely and Georganne Dunshee.

Charys Lenzen Verdi F. Lenzen Hitlcrest Drive Cedar Rapids Country Club Miss Lenzen Diane Marshall Betsy Blaise Kathryn Barngrover Jane Bell Martha Lou Smith Betty Ford Ellen Curray

Courtesies Prevail as Cedar Rapids Guests Gather

City residents host a series of weekend parties at several homes to honor visiting guests. A family dinner at Cedar Rapids Country Club features Miss Charlotte Pinney and Miss Ellen Luberger among others. Attendees include Miss Haskell, Miss Stringfellow, Miss Janeler, Jeanne and Barbara Marshall, Miss Hartwig, Kenneth Adair, and families of the Adair and Pinney households with plans to return to Indianapolis and Cincinnati.

Cedar Rapids Country Club Charlotte Pinney Indians Road SE Ellen Luberger Cincinnati E. P., Ristedt Country Club Parkway SE Henry C. Haskell Kansas City Miss Merritt Haskell Henry Ristedt Eugene M. Pinney Eugene Dick Pinney Miss Haskell Mrs. Ristedt Miss Luberger Cedar Rapids Miss Charlott Pinney Margaret Stringfellow St. Joseph Janeler Springfield Ill Jeanne Barbara Marshall Martha Hartwig Mr . Sheehy

Dinner Parties Mark Weekend At Local Homes

In festive double holiday spirit, locals hosted informal dinners Saturday. Mr and Mrs Douglas F Boynton entertained sixteen guests at 524 Knollwood SE with a steak fry in the yard. Other hosts included Mr and Mrs George E Beattie at 315 Nineteenth St SE with bridge, and Dr and Mrs C S Krause at 504 Vernon Dr SE with fourteen guests.

Douglas F. Boynton Knollwood Drive Boynton George E. Beattie Nineteenth Street

Opening Of Schools Brings Travelers Back

Cedar Rapids residents resume city life as schools reopen drawing travelers home from California Buffalo New York and Dorset Minnesota. The article notes visits by families and relatives including Mr and Mrs William Chamberlain of Saratoga and Miss Ann Wadsworth as well as other guests returning from summer stays.

Cedar Rapids California William Chamberlain Saratoga Don Barnes Nassau Street Ann Wadsworth Edwin H. Wadsworth Buffalo Ralph G. Hubbell Hubbell Malcolm V. Bolton Carlton Apartments

Also Mentioned on This Page

Hayrack Party James Coquillette Louise Flaherty Patricia Marshall Dick Sheehy Dorothy, Spencer Wallace Darling, Jr Elaine Kemper Thomas Kemper Lee Thomas Carl D. Thomas Washington Avenue Boonville Kemper Military Academy Susan Brown Mrs. Sutherland Katterjohn Franklin E. Katterjohn Woodland Drive Jerry Pasadena Calif Wallace Lyons Evanston Wallace D. Lyon Park Avenue SE Evanston, Ill James W. Good, Jr Carl Dueser Dobbin Gordon McKay Kathryn Claassen Kenneth Adair Indianapolis
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