Dresser Hunting Hosts Labor Day Dinner for Joan Boyle
Dresser Hunting of 2800 First Avenue East will host the Labor Day dinner dance at the Country club. The event honors Miss Joan Boyle of Roundhay Leeds England, guest of Mr and Mrs J Harold Horan. Eighteen covers planned and about 150 club members expected. Most reservations are Dutch treat groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Dresser Hunting
First Avenue E
Joan Boyle
Roundhay
Leeds
England
J. Harold Horan
Blake Boulevard
Picnic honors Indianapolis guests at Ridgeway home
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Pinney will host a Monday evening picnic supper at their 1915 Ridgeway drive SE home for twelve guests in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Peddie of Indianapolis who are visiting Mrs. George T. Hedges at 535 Knollwood drive SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Pinney
Ridgeway Drive
Franklin Peddie
Indianapolis
Ind
George T. Hedges
Knollwood Drive
Halvorsons Return From European Tour With Visit
Dr and Mrs N O Halvorson Cedar Falls plan to depart Tuesday or Wednesday after visiting Mrs Halvorsons parents Dr and Mrs F G Ladd 215 Second Ave W They sailed last week aboard the S S Volendam Holland America Line after a three month stay in Europe They visited Norway Cambridge England Copenhagen Denmark Holland and Germany on the east bound trip they took on the S S Statendam
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. O. Halvorson
Cedar Falls
Halvorson
F. G. Ladd
Second Avenue
Halvorsons
S. S. Volendam
Europe
Norway
Dalverson
Cambridge
England
Copenhagen
Denmark
Holland
Germany
S. S. Statendam
Miss Crawford Heads To New York For Secretarial Course
Miss Margaret Crawford daughter of Dr and Mrs Jennings Crawford of 512 Vernon drive SE will depart Thursday for New York City to enroll in a secretarial course at the Packard school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Crawford
Jennings Crawford
Vernon Drive
New York City
Packard School
Cleaver Family Leaves Warriner Home in Mount Prospect
Mr and Mrs Mark Cleaver of Mount Prospect Illinois and their children Tommy and Sally departed Monday after spending several weeks with Mrs Cleaver s parents Mr and Mrs T R Warriner at 316 Forest Drive SE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Cleaver
Mount Prospect
Ill
Tommy
Sally
Killians Return From Week-Long Northern Michigan Trip
Mr and Mrs James Killian and their children Robert and Jean returned Sunday night from a week long trip through northern Michigan. They traveled by boat from Milwaukee landing at Ludington and then drove through the region before coming home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Killian
Pleasant Drive
Robert
Jean
Michigan
Milwaukee
Wis
Ludington
Mich
Miss Nichol Visits Sister in Chicago Through Weekend
Miss Margaret Nichol of Chicago is spending the week end with her sister Mrs. Morgan Davis and Mr. Davis at 1707 Second Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Nichol
Chicago
Mrs. Morgan Davis
Mr. Davis
Second Avenue SE
Gard to Host Luncheon at YMCA With Noted Guests
Mrs Ida M Gard will host a Tuesday luncheon at the YMCA with decorations in blue pink and white. Guests include Mesdames Chapman Plummer Hetherington and Gard among others and an out of town guest Mrs Anne Riddle of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Gard
Maple Drive
George Chapman
Ed Plummer
Elsie Hetherington
Marvin Gard
Paul Gard
Ira Moore
Effie Owen
George Keyes
S. D. Keyes
C. K. McMoran
Rachel Gear
B. F. Weymer
Local traveler returns from California visit
Jack Edwards of 358 Seventeenth Street SE returned Sunday morning after a three week visit with his aunt Mrs Warren M Knight in Hollywood California. En route home he spent two days in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Edwards
Seventeenth Street
Warren M. Knight
Hollywood
Calif
San Francisco
Miss Vera Myers and Leslie Winson wedding at North Liberty
Miss Vera Myers daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Myers and Leslie Winson son of Mrs Jessie Johnson were married Sunday at 8 30 am in the Methodist church North Liberty Rev A M Smith officiated. Kathleen Barnes and Edward Stout attended. The couple will reside at 119 First Avenue West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Myers
W. C. Myers
Heath Street
Leslie W. Nson
Jessie Johnsan
First Avenue
North Liberty
Kathleen Barnes
Edward Stout
Cedar Rapids
A. M. Smith
Miss Barnes
Mrs Guerin Cronkhite Hosts Mixed Shower for Dorothy Colgan
Mrs Guerin Cronkhite entertained at a miscellaneous shower for Miss Dorothy Colgan on a Wednesday night. Bunco was played and many relatives and friends attended, including Alice Colgan, Dorothy Colgan, Aileen O Hara, Rose Peters, Margaret Colgan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guerin Cronkhite
Thirty-Second Street
Dorothy Colgan
Bunco
Alice Muma
Maxine McCormick
Aileen O’hara
Rose Holtz
June Blayney
Hazel Thompson
Lydia Wachal
Rose Peters
Helen Baker
Ann Mullin
Alice Colgan
Aiileen Blackwell
Margaret Colgan
Phyllis Ann Stinler
Leola Mohrbacher
Maquoketa Nuptials Contrast Cedar Rapids and Pittsburg Ties
Bernadine Wingert of Cedar Rapids and George O. Sharp of Pittsburg Kan. wed at the Maquoketa Congregational Church. The bride, a speech instructor and Coe College alumna with an Iowa MA, and the groom, chemistry teacher, plan to teach in Elmhurst College Illinois.
Stephens Guests In Krebs Home In Minnesota Visit
Mr and Mrs Clyde Stephens of Minneapolis Minnesota will arrive Tuesday to spend several days with Mrs W M Krebs and Miss Blanche Krebs at 351 Pleasant Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Stephens
Minneapolis, Minn
W. M. Krebs
Blanche Krebs
Pleasant Drive
Herdlickas Return After East Trip
Mr and Mrs Louis Herdlicka and daughter Jane Ann have returned from a two week trip in the east visiting Cleveland Pittsburgh Philadelphia Washington DC New York City Niagara Falls and returning through Canada
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Herdlicka
Highland Drive
Jane Ann
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
New York City
Niagara Falls
Canada
Labor Day Visit To Trumbulls With Wests And Ivany
Mr and Mrs Kay West of Chicago and Bill Ivany of Newfoundland spend Labor Day with Mrs J J Trumbull and Mr Trumbull at 605 Fourth Street SW their Cedar Rapids ties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay West
Chicago
Bill Ivany
Newfoundland
Labor Day
Mr. West
J. J. Trumbull
Mr. Trumbull
Fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Dvoraks Leave For Illinois Vacations End
Mr and Mrs Leo J Dvorak of Normal Illinois depart after part of a month long vacation with Mrs Mary E Dvorak at 1126 Third Street SW Mr Dvorak will resume duties as assistant professor in the school of music at Illinois State Normal University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo J. Dvorak
Normal
Ill
Birthday party honors Peggy Doubenmier sixth year
Mr and Mrs A C Doubenmier at 1053 Fourth avenue SE hosted a Saturday party for their granddaughter Peggy Doubenmier celebrating her sixth birthday. Peggy is visiting with her father J S Doubenmier of Greeley Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Doubenmier
Fourth Avenue SE
Peggy Doubenmier
J. S. Doubenmier
Greeley, Colo
Kitchen shower honors Mrs. Raymond McCallister
Miss Elsie Baker and Mrs. John Kuba Jr hosted a kitchen shower at 1718 Hamilton St SW for Mrs. Raymond McCallister formerly Gladys Kuba. Guests included Dorothy Svee Mildred Mikuletsky Roberta Breidert Helen Biskup and others. Bunco with prizes awarded to Lillian Baldwin and Mildred Pazdernik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Baker
John Kuba
Helen Kroulik
Bessie Bohac
Blanche Hoebel
Charlotte Chalmers
Beatrice Plistil
Angeline Hunter
Helen Stourac
Bunco
Lillian Baldwin
Mildred Pazdernik
Teas Open Sorority Rush Events At Coe College
Young women arriving at Coe College this fall will attend rushing teas from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday hosted by six sororities. Rushing continues through Thursday with pledging set for Saturday. Patronesses host teas at multiple homes with decorated tables, flowers, and sorority songs led by dean and professors in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Coe
R. H. Pickford
Forest Drive
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
C. Harve Geiger
Myron Koenig
Isaac B. Smith
David Turner
Beta Phi Alpha Sorority
Thomas Suchomel
Ridgeway Drive
Suchomel
Elizabeth Watson
Chi Omega
Moray L. Eby
First Avenue E
Eby
A. W. Erskine
Dorothy Rowles
Mary Bell
Ethel Ryan
Cora Hampton
Elizabeth Jackson
Mary Nelson
Phillips Return From Indiana Trip to Wabash and Lake Wawasee
Mrs. Ruth L. Phillips and her daughter Marabelle returned after several weeks visiting Lake Wawasee and Wabash Indiana. In Wabash they stayed with Mrs. Phillips parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lapchem as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth L. Phillips
Commonwealth Apartments
Marabelle
Lake Wawasee
Wabash
Ind
Jane Dickey Weds Floyd Smith in Clinton Ceremony
DeWitt Miss Jane Dickey daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Dickey and Floyd Smith son of Mrs Sadie Smith were married at the Dickey home with Dr J M Duer officiating Attendants included Miss Mathilda Dickey and Glenn Talkington Phyllis Jean Dickey served as ring bearer Randall Dickey was usher A reception followed and the couple plan a brief wedding trip They will reside in DeWitt after Sept 15 Mrs Smith is a Clinton High School graduate and attended a Chicago Baptist Girls school Mr Smith a DeWitt High School graduate studied at the University of Iowa and Milwaukee Engineering school and works for Iowa Mutual Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Jane Dickey
John W. Dickey
Clinton
Floyd Smith
Sadie Smith
Dickey
J. M. Duer
Randell Dickey
Mathilda Dickey
Glenn Talkington
Phyllis Jean Dickey
Miss Brandt Vacationing at Lyle Apartments in Chicago
Miss Catherine B. Brandt is spending a few days in Chicago staying at the Lyle apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine B. Brandt
Lyle
Chicago
Havlena Family Visit Noted in Fairfax and D C
Mr and Mrs Charles W Havlena of Washington DC visit Mrs Havlena s parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Vorel of Fairfax and Mr and Mrs Joseph Havlena at 1121 Fifteenth Street SE, noting family ties during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Havlena
Washington, D. C
Hottest August in 22 Years Recorded in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids posted a mean August temperature of 80.2 degrees the warmest in 22 years. Highs averaged 93.93 with a 111 degree peak on August 18 and lows averaged 66.48. Rain totaled 2.98 inches, below the monthly norm, with over two inches falling in the final ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Mercury
Cora Tisher
Daughters of Veterans To Hold First District Meeting
Wapello hosts the first district meeting on October 14 with D of V camps from Clinton Washington Muscatine and Davenport expected to attend. State president Mrs Jeanette Black of Nevada will be the principal speaker at the session in the D of W hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Daughters of Veterans
D. of W. Hall
Clinton
Washington
Muscatine
Davenport
Jeanette Black
Nevada
You Can Be Popular
The excerpt counsels Gertrude to overcome shyness by self improvement and social effort. It promotes a 40 page booklet titled You Can Be Popular, offering practical tips, and instructs sending 15 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Home Institute for a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Home Institute
West 19Th Street
New York
N. Y
Roosevelt Says Government Spending Spurs Drought Relief Jobs
In a White House radio address Roosevelt frames drought aid as job creation and relief, detailing work programs, loans, and local planning. He stresses federal state cooperation, warns against charity dependence, and champions private employment growth alongside WPA and PWA support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Great Plains
United States Employment Service
WPA
PWA
Retiring Postmaster Frank C Faces Months of Uncertainty
The article notes Frank C the retiring postmaster and hints at months of indecision or inaction surrounding the transition and its implications for local mail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C
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N. C. Halvorsons
F. G. Ladds
Miss Crawford
Miss Nichol
Myers-Johnson
Miss Colgan
Bernadine Wingert
George Sharp
Maquoketa
A. G. Wingert
George O. Sharp
Oscar Sharp
Pittsburg
Kan
Congregational Church
Sharp
University of Iowa
Zeta Phi Eta
National Dramatic Sorority
Chi Delta
State Teachers College of Kansas
Ottawa College
Ottawa
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Helen Zimmerman
Harry E. Joiner
O. G. Landsverk
Frederick Joiner
George F. Barsalou
Roberta Stone
George Schmidt
Elmhurst
Elmhurst College
Donald Wingert
Wingert
E. L. Moravec
W. A. Meyer
Anne Meyer
Lulu Meyer
Forest Rutgers
Herdlickas
Trumbulls
Teas
Tri Delta Party
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Margaret Pratt
Edith Knox
Miss Pratt
Margaret Carson
Ida Mae Carlson
Lois Lockwood
F. C. Waples
Kappa Delta Sorority
G. H. Cornwell
Charles L. Kidd
Wilma Bolsinger
Gertrude Ilen
Helen Masha
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
S. E. Coquillette
Coquillette
Earl G. Nichols
Vernon Lichtenstein
Mary Lou Sigmund
Phillips
Bride of
Miss Brandt
Havlenas
Alice
White House
Corn
Middle West
Detroit
Illinois
Progress of America
The
Farmers of America
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