This Book TALK What Cedar Rapids People Are Reading
Cedar Rapids readers explore a list of current books including Song of Bernadette, Assignment in Brittany, Drivin Woman, War and Peace, And Now Tomorrow, One More Candle, Cross Creek, The Coming Battle of Germany, Victory Through Air Power, Past Imperfect, Problems of Lasting Peace, and Lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadette
Franz Werfel
Brittany
Helen Macinnes
Drivin
Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier
Leo Tolstoy
Rachel Field
Cecil Roberts
Cross Creek
Marjorie Rawlings
Germany
William Ziff
Alexander de Seversky
Ika Chase
Hoover and Gibson
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Women Voters Debate OPA Role and Wartime Taxation
The Ladies League heard Mrs M W Snell urge evaluating price ceilings and rationing by overall war impact not fragments. Mrs R K Stoddard outlined information methods while Mrs George F Miller spoke on taxation and Mrs J P Mills urged a wartime service drive and seating votes by representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
M. W. Snell
R. K. Stoddard
George F. Miller
League
J. P. Mills
War Time Service
Woman's Club Bowling Meeting in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club invites any member interested in bowling to the club house Wednesday at 10 a.m. Captains of last year's teams will notify members. For information call Mrs. Henry Gundling at 2-1530. Miss Ruth Ann Hasek completed a business trip to Chicago and returned home Saturday evening. Albert Schweitzers visit their parents in Mankato Minnesota and Philadelphia relatives stay with the Kruidenier family in Des Moines area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Henry Gundling
Hasek
Chicago
Ruth Ann Hasek
Second Avenue SE
Albert Schweitzers
Kappa Delta Sorority
B. T. Perrine
Crescent Street SE
Stephen Pardera
A. W. Loftus
William Donahey
Margaret Sirovy
Shakespeare Club
John E. Stansbury
Country Club Parkway SE
Julius Caesar
Harold R. Trewin
Mrs Hollenbeck and Children Head to California
Mrs. Harley Hollenbeck of 3001 East Avenue NE and her children Carl Howard and Kay Lynn left Thursday for Los Angeles to join Mr. Hollenbeck who has worked there since July 27. Mrs. J E Lampmen and Bettie Mae Sidwell, both of East Eighth Avenue SE, returned Friday after a three week visit with friends and relatives in Des Moines and Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Hollenbeck
E Avenue
Carl Howard
Kay Lynn
Los Angeles
Aebeck
J. E. Lampmen
M Bettie Mae Sidwell
Well Eighth Avenue SE
Des Moines
Jefferson
East
C. W. Bingham
First Avenue
Beth J Veverka Weds John Lefebure in Immaculate Conception
Beth Jean Veverka daughter of Mr and Mrs John Veverka 1255 Fourth Avenue SE married John L Lefebure son of Mr and Mrs Theoder Lefebure of Fairfax at Immaculate Conception church Saturday 8 am Rev Msgr John M Molloy officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Jean Veverka
John Veverka
Fourth Avenue SE
John L. Lefebure
Theoder Lefebure
Fairfax
Immaculate Conception Church
Msgr
John M. Molloy
James Flaherty
Charlene Hollingsworth
Roy Houser
Theodore Newhouse
Dee Oelke
Commonwealth
Charles Lefebvre
Dick Lefebvre
Chicago
Marriages and social notices from a Cedar Rapids area list
Lenora Wright and Curtis K. Scott wed in Los Angeles and plan residence there after Sept. 15. Elizabeth A. Fuller and Lieut. Thomas S. Wright marry Aug. 18 in Meridian. Janet Catherine Johnson and T. Albert McGowan wed in Kahoka on Feb. 8. Community notices include travel, dinners, sorority events, and club gatherings with dates, addresses, and hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lee Fuller
Grand Rapids
Mich
Elizabeth A. Fuller
Thomas S. Wright
Keyfield
Meridian
Miss
First Presbyterian Church
T. H. Wright
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State College
Hillsdale College
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Lieut
Wright
Franklin High School
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Eighth Street
Lip Reading Class Applicants Sought in Cedar Rapids Area
Local notices invite interested residents to enroll in a lip reading class offered by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Teply and Mr. and Mrs. William Ceynar. A beginner’s section may start once sufficient interest is shown, with exact times to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Teply
Second Street
William Ceynar
Joyce Ann
Earl
Cedar Rapids
The
Ozarks
Donna Hersh Weds Mr Seaton At Westminster
Donna K. Hersh and Mr. Seaton wed at Westminster with E R Griswold of San Diego officiating. The bride wore a Lacylady sheer gown over cream satin and a tulle veil with orchids, and carried a white gladiola and rose bouquet. Reception followed at Mrs. Wurster's tearoom, pink and white decor. The couple will live at 1805 Seventh Avenue SE after a wedding trip. both work locally. The notice lists guests and social details surrounding the ceremony and celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Griswold
San Diego
Miss Baldwin
Mrs
Waterloo
Ray Smith
Nina Andrews
Cedar Falls
E. A. Tullis
M. H. Tullis
Ottumwa
C. W. Rowe
Troy Mills
Grant Wood Exhibit Opens Labor Day with Extended Hours
The Grant Wood Memorial exhibition opens Labor Day Monday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the public library, with weekday hours 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. through September. The Cedar Rapids Art Association will take memberships at the gallery as it starts the year’s activities. The show features 70 paintings including American Gothic loaned by the Art Institute of Chicago and is the largest Grant Wood exhibit to date. Local visitors Mr. and Mrs. Don Kessler of Chicago arrive to visit relatives, as Mrs. Kessler finishes a dietitian internship at Billings Hospital and Mr. Kessler continues medical studies at Northwestern University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Nebraska
Colorado Mountains
Berlin
Howard K. Smith
Alfred A. Knopf
Shirer
William Allen White
Mr. Smith
Smith
Germany
Switzerland
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Art Institute of Chicago
Don Kessler
Chicago
L. A. Kessler
Greenwood Drive
W. G. Konnecny
First Avenue
Kessler
Billings Hospital
Northwestern University
Kirk Jeffrey Visit Here Arrives for Weeklong Stay
Miss Ina Jeffrey and Verne Jeffrey of 1941 Grande Avenue SE host their nephew and his wife Mr and Mrs Kirk Jeffrey of St Louis. They arrived Thursday and will stay for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Jeffrey
Verne Jeffrey
Grande Avenue SE
Kirk Jeffrey
St. Louis
Mrs. Jeffrey
Holbrooks Host Guests Before Cincinnati Departure
Mrs Royal H Holbrook and Miss Helen B Amidon entertained Friday afternoon at 1420 Second Avenue SE honoring Mr and Mrs John A Holbrook and John A Holbrook II of Cincinnati Ohio visiting the Holbrook home for two weeks They depart today for Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal H. Holbrook
Helen B. Amidon
Second Avenue SE
John A. Holbrook
John A. Holbrook, II
Cinccinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati
Bob Ettinger Visits Parents in Southeast Portland
Bob Ettinger arrives from Iowa State College to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Carl N at 2635 Bever Avenue SE. The brief notice lists his travel as a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Carl N
Bever Avenue
Bob Ettinger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard Smith
Europe
Russia
Lces Vouthes
Hitler
Bip
Adoles
Cence
Elizabeth North Hoyt
Ludwig Bemelmans
Viking
Ludwig Bemelman
Bemelmans
Bemermans
Washington
Mr. Bemelmans
Toots
Cleveland
Paris
Berch
Woman's Club Departments
Woman's Club Bowlers
Albert C. Schweitzer
Mankato, Minn
John Schweitzer
Dee NE
Nineteenth Street
Philadelphia
Dan Kruidenters
Henry Nelson Boeve
New York Modeling School
Miss Allayne Konecny
Mary Jane Novak
Beth J. Veverka
Ww. C
W. C. Bogle
P. T. A. Council
Major and
Mrs. Stearns
Major
A. Bryce Stearns
Denver
Colo
Frances Cerveny
Cerveny
D Avenue
Katherine Cerveny
Ge Bam
Gethsamane Shrine
Gethsamane White Shrine
Masonic Hall
E. S
Order
Leo Novak
West Point
N. Y
Mary Novak
First Avenue NE
Alayne Konecny
J. L. Konecny
Crescent Street
John Robert Power
New York City
Lord and Taylors
New York
Power
oOo
Lenora Wright Is
Married
Lenora M. Wright
Third Avenue SE
R. O. Wright
Shellsburg, and Corp
Curtis K. Scott
Camp Cooke
Calif
Iowa State Teachers Onn
Eppley Hotels Company
Corp
Scott
Iowa State Teachers College
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Fort Dodge
Elizabeth Fuller
Janet Johnson
Cora Johnson
Avenue NE
Janet Catherine
T. Albert McGowan
T. G. McGowan
Huntington Park
J. M. Monroe
Kahoka
Ruth Wilson
Roland Smith
Miss Johnson
Rapids
Newman's
McGowan
Santa Fe
Los Angeles Railroad
Long Beach
R. D. Huntings
R. D. Hunting
William Chamberlain
Saratoga
Mrs. Blake
Minneapolis
James E. Blake
Linden Drive
W. H. Sutherland
Georgann
William Carrier
Billy
Dickie
Delta Delta Delta Alliance
Marjorie Deacon
Knollwood Drive
Kappa Delta
Earle G. Nichols
Meadowbrook Drive
Sidney King
Mary Ellen McLeod
Mills
Mount Vernon Avenue
Mills College
Oakland
Ashley Chapter
D.A.R
Bever Park
Reginald Watters
Ray Trevelyan
Cherry Point
N.C
Jeanne Lastuvka
E Avenue NW
Ellis Park
Ruth Ann Lastuvka
Ari
Donna K. Hersh
Mr. Seaton
Westminster
Bernice Hopper
Mrs. Deyoung
Nashville
Tenn
H. L. DeYoung
Third Avenue
Elks Club
Fred Loy
DeYoung
Loy
Bridge
Orie S. Imes
O. P. Rusch
J. C. Lick
H. W. Carley
Louise Safely
Malvina McKenna
Sam Stock
Ed Kane
W. C. Pickard
Washington Avenue
Miss Hopper
William Jacksons
William L. Jackson
Denton
Texas
Lieut. Jackson
Don Kesslers
Kirk Jeffreys
First Avenue East
DIAL
Lydia Wehmeier Perkins
Moniteur Studio
First Ave. E
Roosevelt
C. A. Spears, Jr
Charles A. Spears
Cottage Grove Avenue
Charles Spears, Jr
Faires Spears
Louisville
Spears
United States Army
Australia
Knoxville
Royal H. Holbrooks
Hiltbrunner Music Co
Greer
Victory
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