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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1939

Page

30

Lattner Beats Wright In Handicap Tourney At Country Club

Bud Lattner tops Marvin Wright in a handicap round near the green with a 25 foot putt, but also three puts his eight foot attempt. The match note includes playful barbs and casual golf banter.

UD Lattner Marvin Wright Bud Marvin

Opening of Schools Brings Travelers Back

Travelers return from vacations across the region as schools reopen. Families from Charlevoix Pleasant Hill Iowa and western states arrive home after visits. several plan eastward trips or camping tours. Local residents join reunions and attend regional events as the season shifts.

Mrs Layman Hosts Birthday Dinner for Mr Layman

Mrs E B Layman of 215 Twenty fifth street drive SE hosted a Friday dinner party honoring Mr Layman on his birthday. Eight attended as guests with Mr and Mrs E J Den Adel of Bartlesville and daughters Martha and Helen departing after three months with Mrs Den Adels. Reviewers group met at Mrs Arthur L Augustine’s home for breakfast and Robert O Bickel reviewed Country Lawyer by Bellamy Partridge.

E. B. Layman Twenty Fifth Street Drive Mr. Layman E. J. den Adel Bartlesville Okla Martha Helen Arthur L. Augustine Twenty Fourth Street Drive Robert O. Bickel Bellamy Partridge

Miss Comstock and Mr Gray Visit Auburn

William O. Gray and Miss Mary F. Comstock traveled from Cedar Rapids to Auburn for Labor Day weekend with Miss Comstock’s family. In Cedar Rapids, Mrs. F. C. Bishop and Mrs. C. W. Toms hosted a luncheon for Mrs. Richard Butters, formerly Miss Dorothy Thorson of Cedar Rapids, with pink and white decorations and guests from Cedar Rapids Marion Manchester and other cities. The America Legion auxiliary to Hanford post No. 5 plans a Memorial building meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. with an executive committee at 7:30 p.m.

William O. Gray Vernon Drive Mary F. Comstock Cedar Rapids Chicago Auburn F. C. Bishop C. W. Toms Coggan Richard Butters Dorothy Thorson Otto Thorson Iva Violet Ted Thorson O. E. Butters Florence Hetherinton Earl Lambert Clyde Sawyer, Jr Marion Joseph Forrest Margette Alice Jane Stella Forrest Manchester Frank Morton Ruth Morton Beverly Butters Bebe William Stone Millie Hoffman Clyde Sawyer Clifford Butters George Rollins Seth Bailey Mary Bishop Don Henderson America Legion Auxiliary Hanford Post No. 5 Memorial Building

Miss Marjorie Young Weds W Rand Van Dervoort in Westminster Church

Miss Marjorie Young daughter of Mr and Mrs F E Young 1824 Grande Ave SE became the bride of W Rand Van Dervoort son of Mr and Mrs B R Van Dervoort of Oak Park Ill at Westminster Presbyterian Church The Rev James H Blackstone Jr officiated with organist Miss Doris Young and attendants including Wallace A Smutz George Stone and Harry Dunlap The couple hosted a wedding breakfast at the Commonwealth tea room and will take a moss rose wool suit wedding trip.

Westminster Presbyterian Church Marjorie Young F. E. Young Grande Avenue SE W. Rand van Dervoort B. R. van Dervoort Oak Park James H. Blackstone, Jr Marjorie Hungerford Doris Young Wallace A. Smutz Ames Mr. van Dervoort George Stone Minneapolis Harry Dunlap Mrs. Young Coe College Iowa State College Pi Beta Phi Sorority van Dervoort Swift and Company Hammond Ind L. H. Kaufman Iowa City G. A. van Dervoort Sioux Falls S. D R. L. van Dervoort Ill W. O. Foster Karen Peoria Betty Norris Jean Eckford Madison Wis Anne Allen Des Moines Cedar Rapids Blackstone Jeanne Russett Pauline Ulish Mary Ellen McLeod

Visitors in the Walters Home Update

Miss Marjorie Walters hosts relatives from Miles City and Phoenix for a wedding at Miss Walters’ niece Jane Walters and Kenneth Schoner. Nearby visits include S W Wulfmeyer and Richard Riesling from St Louis hosting eight at a bridge party. An out of town guest, Mrs Marvin Gillham of Los Angeles, visits her mother Mrs Richard Lord.

Marjorie Walters Sixteenth Street Edwin B. Walters Walters Cecil Tarbox Miles City Mont Miss Walters Oscar Frisbie Frisbie Louisville Charles N. Walters Phoenix Ariz Jane Walters Kenneth Schoner C. Louis Fontana Cottage Grove Avenue SE S. W. Wulfmeyer Richard G. Riesling St. Louis John W. Altfillisch Nineteenth Street Marvin Gillham Los Angeles Richard Lord Blake Terrace

Breakfast honors two brides elect Miss Betty Kay and Miss Evelyn Northcott

Mrs. E Harold Skinner hosted a Saturday morning breakfast and handkerchief shower for brides elect Miss Betty Kay and Miss Evelyn Northcott. Kay to marry Kenneth Myers Monday evening and Northcott to wed Walter Staves Friday. guests included local and out of town friends and relatives.

Betty Kay Evelyn Northcott E. Harold Skinner Eighth Avenue SE Kay Kenneth Myers Miss Northcott Walter Staves O. P., Myers Della Garner Russell Knapp Doris Garner Wilma Myers Arnold S. Koons Anoka Minn John R. Northcott Waterloo Jane Huston Gertrude Shoemaker Jean Dunlap

Bridal Dinner Honors Elizabeth Kay and Kenneth Myers

At their Monticello home, Mr and Mrs F J Kay host a bridal dinner for their daughter Elizabeth and Kenneth E Myers of Cedar Rapids. The couple will wed Monday at 8 pm at the First Congregational church in Monticello. A buffet supper follows rehearsal with gifts to attendants and many Cedar Rapids guests among others.

Monticello F. J. Kay Elizabeth Kenneth E. Myers Cedar Rapids First Congregational Church Miss Kay Mr. Myers O. P. Myers Doris Garner Ronald B. Moore Robert B. Cresswell Wilma Myers Marjorie Deacon Walter Staves Evelyn Northcott Ann Elizabeth Helscher Sigourney Maxine Redmond Mont

Miss Erwin Weds Dr Kirkham in Utah Home Ceremony

Miss Mary Elizabeth Erwin married Dr Don Kirkham at the Erwin home in Marion with Rev. Harry M. Gage presiding. The bride wore ivory crepe de chine over Liberty satin with lace trimming and carried white Killarney roses and gladiolas. Out-of-town guests from Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin attended the ceremony and reception, with plans to reside at Hodgson apartments in Logan after October 1.

Mary Elizabeth Erwin George L. Erwin Marion Don Kirkham Logan Utah Francis W. Kirkham Salt Lake City Harry M. Gage Killarney Nancy Shields Cedar Rapids George L. Erwin, Jr

Thompson-Naibert to Wed in Harvey Illinois

Mrs W B Thompson of Harvey Ill announces the approaching marriage of her daughter Elizabeth to Dr Richard L Naibert son of Dr and Mrs W F Naibert 2404 Grande Ave SE The wedding is set for Sept 23 in Harvey Ill The couple began their romance in summer 1938 in Italy Miss Thompson taught a year at Chateau Thierry and studied in Europe Dr Naibert a 1936 Iowa College of Dentistry graduate practices in Cedar Rapids They are both active in dental fraternities and society memberships

W. B.thompson Harvey, Ill Elizabeth Richard L. Naibert W. F. Naibert Grande Avenue SE Italy Miss Thompson Chateau-Thierry France Europe Dr. Naibert University of Chicago Phi Delta Upsilon Sorority School of Dentistry University of Iowa Delta Sigma Delta Omicron Delta Upsilon Cedar Rapids

Eliot Waples Here After Wedding Trip

Mr and Mrs Eliot Waples returned to Cedar Rapids from their wedding trip and stay with his parents at 331 Forest Drive SE before moving to Madison Wisconsin to join graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin. They wed in Iowa City on August 12 and spent three weeks at Bear Creek canyon near Denver. Dr and Mrs C V Lehman hosted Vernon Lawson of Tulsa over the holiday weekend. Dr and Mrs Alvin C Bro visited A W McGregor on Friday. Bro heads Frances Shimer school. Catherine Timm hosted a Delta Delta Delta buffet for Elizabeth Smith who recently returned from Lewisburg Tenn and will enter Vanderbilt University.

Max Daehler Second Avenue SE Rockwell Max Mark Charlevoix Robert C. Armstrong Pleasant Hill Mary Helen Esther Michigan Resort J. J. Studer Vernon Drive Mary Jo Sandra Estes Park Colo Cheley Estes Iowa E. R. Moore Knollwood Drive Donald Brodine Brodine Medford Hillside Mass Ruey Moores Frank M. Davis Des ‘Moines Robert Collins Council Bluffs Brodines Collinses Sioux City Heraughter Nancy Soda Dward M. Soboda, Jr Akron Ohio John Rowley Rowley Nancy Cedar Rapids Soboda H . Jones Fifth Avenue SE Richard Park Rapids Minn Betty Nissen Maines Iss Odette Jensen T. H. DeWees Tweny-second Street Arbert Caliornia Harriett Swain Third Avenue SE Chicago Earle H. Swain Muncie Ind Quebec Unionville Eliot Waples Alvin C. Bro A. W. McGregor Avenue NE Dr. Bro Frances Shimer Mount Carroll Ill Catherine Timm D Avenue NE Delta Delta Delta Sorority Rooms First Avenue E Elizabeth Smith Lewisburg Tenn Smith Vanderbilt University Marjorie Deacon Jane Fuhrmeister Winifred Murray Harriette Hamilton

Mrs Thompson and daughters return from Chicago visit

Mrs M M Thompson of 2137 First Avenue E, her daughters Elizabeth and Alice Mary, have returned after several days in Chicago. Also visiting at the Thompson home are Mrs Albert Thompson and her son Hugh of Minneapolis.

M. M. Thompson First Avenue E Elizabeth Alice Mary Chicago

Helen Ely Leaves to Teach in California

Miss Helen Ely daughter of Mr and Mrs John M Ely of 2218 First Avenue East departs by motor for Compton California to join Compton Junior College as an instructor. She travels with Robert Dennis son of Mr and Mrs L D Dennis of 11000 Avenue Northwest and Mrs Cozette Marvick of Claremont California who is visiting in Minneapolis and Ames. En route she will visit Mrs Haven Y Simmons at 128 Twenty second Street Northeast who is vacationing in Colorado Springs.

Helen Ely John M. Ely First Avenue Compton Calif Compton Junior College Robert Dennis L. D. Dennis Avenue NW Cozette Marvick Claremont Minneapolis Ames Miss Ely Haven Y

Clare Nichols and Andrew Petersen wed in First Presbyterian chapel

Clare Nichols and Andrew Petersen were married in a quiet ceremony at the First Presbyterian chapel officiated by Dr. Robert Little. The reception hosted 125 guests featured tea rose decor and music by Nevin Nichols and Philip DeVoe. They will reside at 2447 Fifth Avenue SE after Sept. 15.

First Presbyterian Chapel Clare Young Nichols Grande Avenue SE Andrew Petersen Fifth Avenue SE Robert Little First Presbyterian Church Frank E. Wells Dorothy Little Geraldine Marjorie Young O. A. Kearney Willis Hahn F. Keith Young Lucille Gove Jennie Robertson Nevin Nichols Philip DeVoe Petersen Beethoven Club Business and Professional Women’s Club Malta American Legion Auxiliary Western Union Company Trowel Apollo Commandery Cedar Chapter High Twelve Club Ambar Grotto First Congregational Church

Carolyn White as House Guest of Patricia Graves

Miss Patricia Graves of 2142 Blake boulevard SE hosts for ten days Miss Carolyn White of Evanston Illinois as a house guest.

Carolyn White Patricia Graves Blake Boulevard Evanston Ill

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Spearfish, S M. S. Hallmans Hallmans Rebecca John Charles Thomas Paree Shanghai Bombay London Persia Froelich John Froelich Dakotas Prairies IRS Dewees, Herbert Ome Californi%a Gladiolus Society S. Crawford Patsy Uth William H. Crawford Eoria Atsy Ruth Mrs. Layman den Adels W. L. Harrisons Paul W. Wolfes Paul W. Wolfe Woolf Avenue Wolfe Jeanne Anthony Mrs. Augustine California John L. Wallace Lorraine Joe Dostal San Francisco Legion Auxiliary Young Bride Iowa State D. L. Rankins D. L. Rankin Second Avenue SW Rankins Bertha Bartling al Zimmerman A. W. Browns Peter Salter A. W. Brown Tucson, Ariz Chester D. Salter Canada Montgomerys Neil Montgomery Linden Drive H. W. Montgomery Frank Callaghan Lurton H. Stubbs Woodland Drive Mrs. Ramsey Addison J. Ramsey Crescent Street Cedar Rapids Country Club Walters Home Fontana Mrs. Altfillisch Miss Kelly Eugenia Kelly Washington Avenue Margaret Lund Miss Krebs Elizabeth Flint Pasadena Blanche Krebs Pleasant Drive Eleanor Eleanor Hunting Moser’s Business College Mr. and A D. Hunting Walter Petersons Walter Peterson The Carlton William Murrays William G. Murray David Jean Ann John Mr. Murray Frederick G. Murray B Avenue N. Harold Wests N. Harold West Twentieth Street Raymond Schlotterbeck Miss Erwin Dr. Kirkham Nancy Shields Maid of Honor Kirkham Black Hills Yellowstone Park Grand Teton National Park Hodgson Apartments College Hill Alpha Gamma Delta Phi Kappa Phi Crescent Zeta Phi Eta Chi Delta Columbia University Utah State Agricultural College Sigma Xi American Physical Society Utah Academy of Sciences Frank Mason South Bend Bertha Hughes Frank V. Smith Kathryn Smith James Franz Frank Snyder Thomas Snyder Anamosa George Birds Wisconsin George M. Bird F. P. Gritzner Beloit, Wis Richard Naibert Wilfred Elizabeth Thompson Harvey Lehman Tulsa C. V. Lehman Vernon Lawson Mrs Alvin Bro Mrs. McGregor Miss Smith Mrs Thompson GIRLS Clare Nichols Thompson Miss Genevieve McMillan James Thompson McMillan Genevieve John W. Sivertsen C. W. Sivertsen Miss McMillan University of Minnesota Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Sivertsen Psi Upsilon Fraternity Croquignole 2Nd Ave 2Nd Street Merchants National Bank ER Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Zoric Nat's Institute OF Dyers and Cleaners
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