Lady in Jam inspired by local homefront anecdote
Local muse for play title traced to Lieut. and Mrs. Wodtke of 324 Crescent SE. The column relays wartime humor and community vignettes including nurse misidentifications, a home guard tale, and the Union Station mystery woman in civilian inspired naval garb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Wodtke
G. M. Wodtkes
Crescent Street
Wodtke
Williams Field
Chandler
Ariz
Students Prepare for College Returns Across Iowa
The article lists Cedar Rapids families sending children to colleges nationwide this fall. It notes departures to Ward Belmont Shattuck Carleton Northwestern Iowa State and other institutions. Families include the Currays Pickfords Hedges and many others with seniors sophomores and freshmen headed to ships Bryn Mawr Dartmouth Brown Northwestern Ames and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward-Belmont School
Pam Shackell
Burgess West
Ann Elizabeth Riordan
Edward C
Mary Shaffer
van Vechten Shaffers
Shipley School
Bryn Mawr
Dick Pinney
Eugene M. Pinney
Tabor Academy
Marion
Mass
Eugene
Roswell H. Pickford
Sud Dows
Sutherland C
Miss McLeod and F Devere Newberry Wed in St
Miss Ann McLeod daughter of Mr and Mrs R W McLeod and F Devere Newberry son of Mr and Mrs O D Newberry were married at four o clock noon in St Johns Methodist church. The couple stood before an altar adorned with white gladiolus and roses. Attending the bride were her sisters as maid of honor and bridesmaids with George Stone as best man and ushers from Williamsburg and the McLeod family. The bride wore pearls and a bouquet of pink gladiolus and asters. Mrs McLeod chose a victory blue dress for the reception which featured a three tier wedding cake and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ul’s Methodist Church
Ann McLeod
R. W. McLeod
Vernon Road
F. Devere Newberry
O. D. Newberry
Washington Avenue
Charles
Mary Ellen McLeod
Carel McLeod
Zoe Shipton
George Stone
Chicago
Richard Pugh
Williamsburg
Ag McLeod
Ide
Miss McLeod
Miss Shipton
Gladiolus
Annette Flocken
Doris Walker
Christine Ritchie
Boston
Mass
Carolyn Walton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pearl Rhodes
Leyden
Elizabeth Patten
Sterling
Bennett
Robert D. Walker
Chester L. Thorndike, Jr
Roland Holmes
David Thompson
Walker
Mr Bennett and Miss Norton Set for Wedding Today
Report details the wedding of Mr Bennett and Miss Norton with plans at their church ceremony, including the bridal party, gowns, bouquets, and reception. Guests from Cedar Rapids Boston Brooklyn Utica Amherst Belchertown Putnam and others are noted, with travel and post wedding plans to Martha's Vineyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bennett
Miss Norton
Martha’s Vineyard Island
Cape Cod
American International College
Eld
Emas
Westingouse
Lieut. Bennett
Iowa State College
University of Iowa
Aberdeen
Cedar Rapids
Boston
Brooklyn
N. Y
Utica
Amherst
Mass
Belchertown
Putnam
Barbara Louise Rogers Weds Lieut Melville Mercer at Coronado
Miss Barbara Louise Rogers formerly of Cedar Rapids becomes the bride of Lieut Melville Mercer. The ceremony is set for September 1 at Coronado. Both families are noted Dallas residents with ties to SMU Kappa Alpha and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Dr and Mrs G A Kay announce the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Kay
Dallas
Texas
Barbara Louise Rogers
Hae Melville
Coronado
Cedar Rapids
Franklin 'S School
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Lieut
Mercer
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Air Corps
Sylvia Hardy to Wed Ensign James Arthur Trewin
Miss Sylvia Hardy of Beresford South Dakota announces her engagement to Ensign James Arthur Trewin son of Mr and Mrs Harold R Trewin. She is Iowa State College graduate 1941 Gamma Phi Beta and former officer in Women’s Athletic Association and home economics sorority. Trewin earned an MBA from Wharton June 1942 and serves in the naval reserves at Harvard Business School Cambridge Massachusetts.
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John B. Doyle, JR
the Gazette
Guadalcanal
Richard Doyle
Federal
Cedar Rapids
Doyle
Lieut. Doyle
Boston College
Harvard School of Business Administration
Marine
Quantico
Stanford, Conn
Kenneth Lindsay, Jr
Kenneth Lindsays
Army Air Corps Reserve
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Walnut Hill School For Girls
Natick
Mass
Sally
Herbert S. Stamats
Diane Marshall
Clare R. Marshalls
Susan Brown
W. J. Brown
Northwestern University
John Fisher
Everett Fishers
Northwestern
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Eben Curray
Roy E. Curray
Carleton
Jane Bell
J. Hamilton Bell
Elizabeth
Alice Mary Thompson
M. M. Thom
Carleton Colle
Alice Mary
Iowa State College
Ames
Lee Thomas
Carl D. Thomas
Iowa State
Charles Knox
Charles S. Knox
Sylvia Lehti
David W. Lehtis
Allen
Esther Thurman
Allen G. Thurmans
Esther
Robins Jackson
L. T. Jackson
Linden Drive
Robins
Jane Ann Herdlicka
Levis W. Herdlicka
Herbert A. Hardy
Ber
Esford
S. D
Sylvia Hardy
James Arthur Trewin
Harold R. Trewin
Fourth Avenue SE
Gamma Phi Beta
Women’s Athletic Association
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Iowa State Alege
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Ensign Trewin
Wharton School of Finance
Philadelphia
Supply Corps
Naval Reserves
Naval Supply School
Harvard School of Business
Cambridge
Summer Picnic Ends Cedar Rapids Country Club Season
Cedar Rapids Country Club closed its summer season with a Saturday evening picnic at the fifteenth hole. Groups formed for Dutch treat dining included many local residents and guests from Iowa City and Waterloo, with several families and couples noted among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Country Club
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cedar Rapids
Robert E. Yaw
Patricia Salter
Marianne Corey
Henrietta Dows
Dorothy Miller
Jeanne Marshall
James Coquillette
Scotty Swisher
David E. Beardsley
Howard Green
Frank Byers
Kenneth Lindsay
Carl Jordan
Sutherland C. Dows
Herbert Stamats
L. V. Bower
J. J. Mokress
Robert Mokres
L. Crabbe
James Canfield
Ralph Leo Receives Ovation for Persifal Gurnemanz Role
Chicago Music News notes Chas Watt praises enunciation as Ralph Leo’s recital is an artistic success per New York American and Boston Post. Leo played Gurnemanz in Parsifal with Arthur Middleton and Marie Rappold of the Metropolitan Opera, accompanied by the Chicago company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross of
Chicago
Scholar ships to a worthy high school singers announced
Mr. Lee will award scholarships to a deserving high school baritone and soprano, selecting two talented students to support their vocal studies. The program emphasizes merit and future potential in the arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lee
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John W. Barrys
Blake Boulevard
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Hahn
Hahns
Chuck Kosek
West Side Draft Baserd
Des Moines
Kosek
Frank B. Mallagan
State Selective Service Office
Buchanan County Board
Independence
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Damian
Duster
Union Station
United States Navy
Dick Jones
Hanford Post
American Legion
Sov
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Jean Asney
Delbert R. Ashby
University of Colorado At Boulder
University of Arizona At Tucson
Jeanne Puckett
Bertram P. Puckett
Jeanne
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Joan Yessler
J. A. Yesslers
Jim
David Battin
Lyle
Wayne C.ookey
Snow
Engel
W. Pa
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Jacksonville
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Betty Schwinn
C. S. Schwinn
Peter
Notre Dame Enhemine
South Bend
Ind
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St. Clara's Academy
Sin Chadima
Lester C. Chadimas
St. John's Military Academy
Wrs
Geraldine Kelley
G. B. Kelley
Mundelein
Mrs. Weaver Witwer
Mrs. Johnson
Sam S. Johnson
Frida
Ae Son
O. S. Johnson
Seventh Avenue SE
Johnson
Camp Perry
Camp Polk
Mrs. Phillips
Jones
John Phillips
Phillips
Mrs
Harry J. Jones
Fifth Avenue SE
Eliza Merrill Hickok
Charles T. Hickok
Hickok
Ruth Jaqua
Ponca City
Okla
Jaqua
St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing
Delbert Ashbys
Todd
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Entertain Bridge Club
Ben H. Witwer
Therr
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Sally Files
Dr. and
Mr. Newberry
Alfred E. Durins
Alfred E. Durin
Mr. and
Herbert Cherry
Tama
B. P. Lattners
Ensign Barrett Lattner
B. P. Lattner
Bremerton
Wash
P. M. Lattner
Horace Booton
Omaha
Ensign
Eepere Peee
Avenue SE
Addison Ramsey
Addison J. Ramsey
Wayne E. Julian
Will M. Lee
Francis, Hart
A. J. Ramseys
Addison J
Margot Francis
Nettie Hart
Lieut. Mercer
Jack Illian
Bever Avenue
Clary Lou
Sioux City
Clear Lake
Orie S. Imes
Forest Drive
Tucie
Burleson
Twenty-first Street
Don
Klingers and
Dunkers
Robert M. Chapman
Roosevelt Hotel
Lee J. Klinger
Crescent Street SE
Harry W. Dunker
Dunker
Chapman
Army Medical Corps
ST. Louis
Malcolm Bolton
Benno von Mayerhauser
Malcolm V. Bolton
Carlton Apartments
W. W. Hamilton
Buffalo
Is Gosles
Mrs. Neilson
Patsy
W. R. Neilson
Milwaukee
Wis
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Betsy Flodin
Beastborn University
Melville M. Mercer
Miss Hardy
Out & Ater
Gene % Eee
Made Et Lasgaews
Lasswell
Mateo Ee
Ralph Leo
Kresge
Oscar Workman
Dempsey
DIAL
Second Ave
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