Engagement and Upcoming Wedding of Miss Furman
Mrs. Rose Furman of Belle Plaine announces the engagement of her daughter Dorothy to Chester A. Jeffrey of Cedar Rapids. The wedding is set for Sunday at the bride’s mother home. Dorothy Furman attended Newhall high school and Chester Jeffrey attended Cedar Rapids schools. The couple will reside in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Furman
Belle Plaine
Dorothy
Chester A. Jeffrey
Cedar Rapids
Miss Furman
Newhall
Mr. Jeffrey
Peiffers Return From Okoboji Vacation
Mr and Mrs Leo P Peiffer and their son Leo returned from Lake Okoboji where they were guests of Mrs Peiffer s parents Mr and Mrs C J Mikesh at their summer home They joined Mrs Peiffer for the Labor Day weekend after spending most of the summer with the Mikeshs at their residence in SE Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo P. Peiffer
Upland Drive
Leo
Lake Okoboji
Mrs DeFore and daughters visit Donald DeFore in NYC
Mrs J E DeFore of 830 Seventh Avenue SE and her daughters Virginia and Marilyn left Saturday for a two week trip to New York City to visit her son Donald DeFore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E DeFore
Seventh Avenue SE
Virginia
Marilyn
New York City
Service Circle meeting revised day and host
The Service Circle of King's Daughters will meet Thursday at 1 pm with Mrs Raymond A Reid at 512 Knollwood Drive SE for a paid luncheon and business meeting, not Friday as previously published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
Raymond A. Reid
Knollwood Drive
Miss Minna Wikoff Returns from Chicago
Miss Minna Wikoff of Greene Hall returned Wednesday after spending the summer in Chicago with her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minna Wikoff
Chicago
Greene Hall
Ingram Bixlers Return From Clear Lake Season
Mr and Mrs Ingram Bixler of 2392 Blake boulevard SE have returned home after a season spent at their summer residence on the north shore of Clear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingram Bixler
Blake Boulevard
Clear Lake
Puckett Family Guests From Pomona Visit Midwest
Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs B P Puckett 2400 Bever Avenue SE include Mrs C H Puckett and Misses Ermine and Lucille Puckett of Pomona California. They have been visiting in Tow a and in Chicago Heights Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P Puckett
Bever Avenue
Mr Puckett
C. H. Puckett
Ermine and
Lucille Puckett
Pomona
Calif
Towa
Chicago Heights
Tenth Andrews Templeton reunion held at Rock Island
The tenth annual Andrews Templeton reunion gathered Sunday at Rock Island Illinois. Officers elected include Worth Andrews president Jessie Reid vice president Lisle Andrews treasurer Helen Cook secretary Nellie Andrews corresponding secretary and Alice Bickel historian. Relatives from multiple towns attended along with guests Charles Jones Ruth and Ruby and other family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews- Templeton
Rock Island
Worth Andrews
Jessie Reid
Lisle Andrews
Helen Cook
Nellie Andrews
Alice Bickel
Taylor Ridge
Illinois
Andalusia
Ames
Riverside
Rhode Island
Anamosa
University Park
Cedar Rapids
Charles Jones
Junior Hadassah Opens Meeting At YWCA Tonight
The opening meeting of Junior Hadassah is set for tonight at the YWCA. Nadine Subotnik, the new president, will preside as important business is transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hadassah
Gat the Ywca
Nadine Subotnik
Zamastil Hosts Hendricksons on Idaho Wyoming Idaho Visit
Mr and Mrs Wesley H Zamastil of 1617 A Street SW welcomed Mr and Mrs Leo Hendrickson and Carl Hendrickson of Honolulu over the weekend. The Hendricksons, brothers of Mrs Zamastil, are on vacation and plan to return to work on the west coast after visiting in Idaho Wyoming North Dakota Minnesota and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley H. Zamastil
Leo Hendrickson
Carl Hendrickson
Honolulu
T. H the Messrs Hendrickson
Zamastil
Idaho
Wyoming
North Dakota
Minnesota
Towa
Mc Namara Family Reunion Held at Bever Park Pavilion
The annual Mc Namara family reunion was held Sunday in Bever park pavilion with a picnic dinner and program of speeches. Eileen McNamara and Maxine Lefebvre presided. Officers elected were: President, Dora
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNamara
Bever Park Pavilion
Eileen McNamara
Maxine Lefebvre
Dora
Local Officials Named In Civic Meeting Roles
Gibney serves as vice president Josephine Stover is treasurer Mary Ellen Boland holds the treasurer post Relatives from Cedar Rapids Fairfax Springville Norway Watkins Covington and Minneapolis attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibney
Josephine Stover
Mary Ellen Boland
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Springville
Norway
Watkins, Covington
Minneapolis
Barabara Spacek Celebrates Fifth Birthday at Home
Mrs. Richard Spacek honored her daughter Barbara Sue Spacek on her fifth birthday with a Saturday afternoon party. Guests included Beverly Spacek Dorothy Topinka Gladys Topinka Helen Travnichek Stanley Travnichek Frankie Machek Charlotte Barnard and Ronnie Stoner of Iowa City. Mrs Spacek was assisted by her sisters Mrs Bernard Stoner of Iowa City and Mrs E R Dautremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Sue
Richard Spacek
Beverly Spacek
Dorothy
Gladys Topinka
Helen
Stanley Travnichek
Frankie Machek
Charlotte Mary Barnard
Ronnie B. Stoner
Iowa City
Spacek
Bernard Stoner
E.R Dautremont
City Briefs And Personals Highlights Local Life
Social notices cover a St Ludmila church chicken dinner schedule and a Sun day Reid Mathery reunion in Anamosa state park. Local leanings include marriages, bankruptcies, theft reports, a bank repurposes, and University of Iowa appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Reid-Mathery
Anamosa State Park
Accident Cases Treated at Mercy Hospital
Four accident cases were treated at Mercy hospital Sunday reports Tuesday. Mrs. John Marsh of 5000 avenue NW injured her right knee and left elbow after falling from a porch. Charles Havlik of 92 Twenty-first street SW had lacerations from a fishhook in his hand. Don Hite of 224 Third avenue SW sustained injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
John Marsh
5000 Avenue NW
Charles Havlik
Twenty-first Street
Don Hite
Third Avenue
Smiths mark 60 years on Cedar Rapids land
Myr and J Frank Smith of 2309 Mount Vernon avenue SE celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner open house and church reception. Smith, born 1854, has lived on the same Cedar Rapids land for 82 years while Mrs Smith came to the city in 1868. Relatives from Chicago Huntington Park Calif Eminence Mo Washington DC and Darlington Wis join 13 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
Myr
J. Frank Smith
Mount Vernon Avenue
Kate Fritz
Seventeenth Street
Mary McGowan
Huntington Park
Calif
Cora FE Lyon
Chicago
Fritz
McGowan
Smith
Lyon
Cedar Rapids
JS. Ely
Mrs Smith
Mr. Smith
Washington School
Charles Laurance
Mount Vernon
Cedar River
North Western
Clinton
Third Avenue
Sydney G Smith
David T. Blose
Gladys Smith
Washington, DC
Herbert A. O'Neill
Darlington
Wis
Smiths
Billy Paeth
Ralph Pactd
Daniels Street
Local Injuries At Home And Community Notices
Injuries were minor for Kathleen Foss who stepped on a nail at 619 Fifteenth Street SE. Dr P O French of Cedar Rapids named chair of the industrial and institutional committee of the Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. Dr Kert H Rice named chair of the constitution and by laws committee for 1939 1940. A card from B L Wick, Cedar Rapids tourist stranded by war, was received by John M Mitchell of 211 Fifteenth Street SE. Wick hoped to book passage on an American ship after British liner passage was canceled. Theft reported of a purse containing 15 dollars from Kozy Inn No 2 at 1004 First Avenue FE. item valued at 10 dollars additional. Mrs Fred Hunt of 1014 Second Avenue SE left purse in booth then found gone 15 minutes later. Knights of Columbus program directed by Misses Lorene and Arlene England featured Milo Glass and Joan Koehler guitar duets and the four England sisters Rachel Lorene Arlene and Vea provided vocal and guitar selections. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O French
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Kert H. Rice
Rolla Hook
Logan
B. L. Wick
John M. Mitchell
Fifteenth Street SE
Inversnaid
Scotland
Wick
Kozy Inn No. 2
First Avenue FE
Fred Hunt
Second Avenue SE
Lorene
Arlene England
Knights of Columbus
Milo Glass
Joan Koehler
England
Rachel
Arlene
Vea
Dog found dead after Mrs McComas returns home
Mrs McComas reports leaving for downtown while her dog remained tethered on a porch leash. Upon return the animal was dead in the yard with the leash untied and the porch door open, though no forced entry was evident. The incident prompted a police inquiry.
Two Men Arrested for Prowling on First Street NE
Police arrested Ernest Ralston and Verle Taylor on A avenue between First and Second streets NE after passersby reported prowling. Both men were intoxicated and had whisky, but detectives found nothing missing from the cars and they were released the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
Ernest Ralston
C Avenue NE
Verle Taylor
Sixth Street
First and
Second Streets
Chiropractic Status For Study Club Review
Dr. L. M. Rogers of Webster City, secretary treasurer of the National Chiropractic association, discussed chiropractic status in the United States, Alaska, and Hawaii at Linn County Chiropractors study club in Cedar Rapids. Attendees included doctors F Lo Minick, Henry Schor, F J Prout, James O Kerr, A W Navratil, and couples from Waverly DeWitt and La Porte. A local committee was named to arrange the Iowa Chiropractors association convention at the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids. Oct 89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Rogers
Webster City
National Chiropractic Association
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Linn County Chiropractors Study Club
Montrose Hotel
F Lo Minick
Henry Schor
F. J Prout
James O Kerr
A. W. Navratil
Cedar Rapids
Dog Poisoning Report in Clifton Sees Police Involvement
Clifton McComas reports his dog poisoned near 623 Sixth Avenue SE on Tuesday afternoon around 6 20 PM. Police were notified and are investigating the incident as a possible animal poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton McComas
Sixth Avenue SE
Unclear List of Doctors and Attendees
Fragment lists names including Doctors L L Dol son Hoyt Thomas F J Naibert B T McCready Clara B Dice Roe and Dr and Mrs Hl G Stitzle. No context or events provided for a complete summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Dolson
Hoyt Thomas
F. J. Naibert
B. T. McCready
Clara B. Dice Roe
Hl. G. Stitzle
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
A Cedar Rapids Gazette readers guide presents a seven day menu for a family of five two adults and three children. It outlines daily meals including tomato juice prepared cereal toast milk coffee and dessert with cost estimates of about 1.67 per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Frank Miles to Speak on Americ anism at Cedar Rapids Bureau
Frank Miles, editor of the Iowa Legionaire, will address the Young Men's Bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce on Ameri canism. The meeting is set for 615 p.m. Thursday at the Chamber. Guest speaker Walter Montgomery of Roosevelt High School is also billed as the bureau supported Boys State camp participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionaire
Young Men’s Bureau
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Walter Montgomery
Roosevelt High School
Bureau
American Legion
Permits Issued in August for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids issued 293 building permits in August per building inspector O. L. Leefers. While August saw the most permits this year, total construction value fell to 166,592 from July’s 224,255. New dwellings started were 19 with 182 remodeled. electrical 223. plumbing 153. miscellaneous. Fees totaled 1,365.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
O. L. Leefers
Red Cross Home Chapters Help Repatriate Americans
Midwestern branch and St. Louis office outline services home chapters may render for American citizens returning from Europe. Chapters may answer inquiries from ports of entry, aid in residence questions, and create local plans to receive and care for returning community residents, including farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Europe
Linn County
Federal
City Considers Straight Time for Truck Drivers
The city tells the Teamsters union it will switch drivers to straight time pay and offer two weeks vacation, but keeps the dispute open. The current schedule shows drivers working 48 hours a week as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cty
Couvinent
Teamsters Union
City council eyes overtime cut in wage talks
A week included time and a half for overtime and double pay on Sundays and holidays. The council signaled willingness to grant the union's demands if drivers accept yearly pay with no overtime, while councilmen expect further union negotiations.
Rev Stephen Fritchman to Speak at Peoples Church
The Rev Stephen Hole Fritchman of Boston will speak at 8 tonight at Peoples Church. He reports on the American Unitarian Association conference held in San Francisco. He directs Unitarian Youth Commission and advises the Young People’s Religious Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Hole Fritchman
Boston
Peoples Church
American Unitarian Association
San Francisco
My Fritchman
Unitarian Youth Commission
Young People's Religious Union
Unitarian Fellowship of Social Justice
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Dorotity Furman
Leo P. Peiffers
Okoboji
Ingram Bixlers
California
BEB. P. Puckett
Junior Nadassail
Budget Beauty Shop
Tiird Avenue SE
Mrs. Spacek
St. Ludmila
Oren J. Troxel
Vinton
Arthur C Swanson
Winthrop
Minn
Ellen Fisch
Mankato
Justice W. A. Ball
Marie Minninger
Marvin Hanson
Justice I. R, Churchill
West Highlands Community Club
Cleveland School
Glenn H Herrick
Muscatine
Ellis Park Golf Course
al Stieger
Ellis Boulevard
Wallonian
Camp Conservation
Board of Directors
George H. Cockburn, Jr
Twenty-seventh Street
Infantry Reserve
349Th Infantry
Carl Hoff
First Christian Church
Hammond
Ind
Sunshine Mission
Mr Hoff
Oak Grove Christian Church
Shellsburg
Cedar Rapids Division
B.A R.E
Gas Company
Perry Hicks
Glenn Moore
Harold Terry
Carl W. Jacobson
J. FE. Wilde
Sixteenth Avenue
First Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Streets
Jacobson
Wilde
Leo Lustic
Thirty-sixth Street SE
Stearns and
Hines
Third Street SE
Lustic
Seventh Avenue
Thomas Scherrebeck
W. J. Scherrebeck
Scherrebeck
University of Iowa
FUR Shop
Dial
Gazette Photo
Kathleen Foss
Fifteenth Street
Wicked
Lovely Lady
Tro
Duchess
First Ave
Bishop's
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Brosh Chapel
Hi Inoue Ofwrorier
Wier Murrir
Frank A. Brosh
Third St. SE
Stephen Fritchman
American Institute of Laundering
Foo Young
Mishroom
Canton Cafe I'S
FOO Young Wits
Tees
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