Parties Are Vogue For Girls Before Leaving For School
Younger girls host a series of gatherings as they prepare for new schools. Miss Marian Smith plans tea for about twenty five at Country Club drive to reunite friends headed to Cedar Rapids or staying home. Miss Helen Larimer hosts eight at Fifth avenue SE and departs Sept nineteen for Ward Belmont in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Smith
Cedar Rapids
Smith
Coe College
Helen Larimer
Fifth Avenue SE
Evanston Couple Returns From Olympic Honeymoon
Mr and Mrs Walter Colbath of Evanston Illinois return home after a brief visit with Miss Mary Stubbs. The Colbaths recently completed a honeymoon trip to Los Angeles for the Olympic games. Mrs Colbath was formerly Miss Vesta Swenson, and Mr Colbath is a swimming and diving champion who has appeared at Country club pool parties in past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Colbath
Evanston
Ill
Mary Stubbs
Woodlands Drive
Colbath
Los Angeles
Vesta Swenson
Seelys Return From Europe Visit Meadville Stopover
Mr and Mrs Frederick Seely arrived in New York last Monday after a European summer and spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Merton F Seely at 1903 Second Avenue SE. They stopped briefly at their Meadville Pennsylvania home before continuing on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Seely
New York
Europe
Seely
Merton F. Seely
Second Avenue SE
Meadville
Ray couple returns for Coe College opening
Mr and Mrs Paul S Ray of 1400 Second Avenue SE returned Wednesday for the opening of Coe College After a summer spent in Chattanooga visiting Professor Rays parents the couple resumed local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul S. Ray
Second Avenue SE
Coe College
Chattanooga
Ray
Miss Lacy Bell Visits McGregor Friend This Weekend
Miss Lacy Bell of McGregor arrived on Thursday and will spend the weekend with Miss Eliza Hickok of 2018 Fifth Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy Bell of
McGregor
Eliza Hickok
Fifth Avenue SE
Miss Madge Dickey to wed Leslie W Talbot in Galena Illinois
Mrs Bess Dickey of Monticello announces the marriage of her daughter Madge to Leslie W Talbot of Cedar Rapids. The ceremony was held recently at the Galena Illinois Methodist church with Rev Ulrich officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Clarence Cole Cedar Rapids. They reside at 1029 Oakland Road Cedar Rapids. Talbot works for the Prudential Insurance Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Dickey
Monticello
Madge
Leslie W. Talbot
Mrs Bernice McNamara Heads to Detroit Visit
Miss Bernice McNamara and her mother Mrs Catherine McNamara depart Thursday by car for Detroit Michigan to stay with the W R Conley family. They will visit friends and relatives in Chicago on the return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice McNamara
Grande Avenue SE
Catherine McNamara
Anamosa
Detroit
Mich
W. R. Conley
Chicago
Reverend W Greer McCrory Returns From Wisconsin Vacation
The Rev. W. Greer McCrory pastor of the First United Presbyterian church and his family returned this week from a vacation spent at Devil's Lake and Madison Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Greer McCrory
First United Presbyterian Church
Devil’s Lake
Madison
Wis
Gethsemane Shrine to Hold Regular Meeting Saturday
Gethsemane Shrine No 1 Order of the White Shrine will hold its regular meeting Saturday at 7 45 p m Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gethsemane Shrine No. 1
Order of the White Shrine
Shepherds Guard to Meet at Masonic Hall Saturday
The regular meeting of Shepherd ess Guard will be held in Masonic hall Saturday at 4 30 p m Hostesses for the picnic supper will be Agnes Horak chair Nora McKinnon Marguerite McGlaughlin and Ida Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdess Guard
Masonic Hall
Agnes Horak
Nora McKinnon
Marguerite McGlaughlin
Ida Manchester
Iowa page at Legion Auxiliary national convention
Mrs Sophus W Klinge, active in the local American Legion auxiliary, heads to Portland Oregon as Iowa page for the national convention. Appointed by retiring department president Mrs George W Prichard of Onawa she recently won the sergeant at arms post and led pages at the Iowa department convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophus W. Klinge
American Legion Auxiliary
Portland
Ore
Iowa
National American Legion Auxiliary
George W. Prichard
Onawa
Klinge
Junior Arts Association Gets Etching Room Access
The Cedar Rapids Art Association allows the Junior Arts to use the etching room off the library gallery until Jan 1 for a clubroom. A Saturday exhibit features Gray Wilson and Sturges Ely works. new members welcome with a 1 pm meeting. Officers include Walter Staves president and Norene Arrington vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Junior Arts Association
Gray Wilson
Oliver Wilson
Sturges Ely
Henry
Ely
Art Colony
Walter Staves
Norene Arrington
Edward Lee
Conzer Metcalf
Woman's Club Membership Committee Holds Meeting
The Woman's Club membership committee met at the club home on Thursday. Joint chairmen Miss Nellie Fuhrmeister and Mrs. A. A. Berry led the session with Miss Mary Woitishek, the new club president, speaking on strong membership prospects for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Nellie Fuhrmeister
A. A. Berry
Mary Woitishek
Mrs. F. E. Drew Heads Health Education Dept
The Woman's club health education department elected Mrs. F. E. Drew as leader at a special meeting on Thursday. Afterward members held a steak fry at the Lower Palisades and then hiked to the Upper Palisades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Drew
Health Education Department
The
Woman's Club
Palisades
Kensington at Mrs Buffington’s hosts winter temple Pythian Sisters
Mrs Buffington hosted a Kensington meeting at 121 Sixth Street SW with assistants Mrs Goodwin Curtis Manchester Lane and Hanna. A program titled What Iowa Boasts Of featured an automobile game a spelling contest and a movie stunt. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Sam Christensen Mrs Esther Strait and Mary Lou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Temple
Pythian
Kensington
I. A. Buffington
Sixth Street
Carl Goodwin
W. E. Curtis
Harry Manchester
Anna Lane
H. M. Hanna
Iowa
Sam Christensen
Esther Strait
Mary Lou
Midboro Club Holds Luncheon Bridge Session
The Midboro club met at Mrs. R. Smis’s home at 2933 E avenue NE on Thursday for a luncheon. Bridge was played with Mrs. R. Howland receiving first prize and Mrs. A. Hine taking the consolation. The October meeting will be at Mrs. S. W. Spencer’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midboro Club
R. Smis
E Avenue NE
R. Howland
A. Hine
S. W. Spencer
Covington Ladies Aid Plans Sunday Church Service
Covington church hosts an evening service at eight with Rev. W J Clark of Cedar Rapids delivering the sermon and special music planned by the Covington Ladies Aid society at their meeting last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Silence period ends as Coe sororities conclude rushing
The article notes a period of silence after Coe college sororities completed rushing parties for the week. Rushees may visit the dean of women on Saturday afternoon for membership decisions. It lists Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, Beta Phi Alpha, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, and Kappa Delta events at various homes with hosts and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Coe Dean of Women
Eee
Isaac B. Smith
Drive SE
Alpha Gamma Delta
Nedra Arendts
Margaret Mansfield
Lynn G. Swaney
Ruth Kemp
Helen Watson
Third Avenue SE
Alpha Xi Delta
Ward Strong
Cedar
Frances Halpin
Maria Height
Louise Northcott
Miss Lillian Neff Returns From Minnesota Trip
Miss Lillian Neff of 1310 B avenue NE returned Thursday from a month long visit at the F M Searles home in Minneapolis. She accompanied the Searles family on a motor trip to Port Arthur and Canada returning via Virginia and Minnesota and visiting the iron works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Neff
B Avenue
F. M. Searles
Minneapolis
Neff
Searles
Port Arthur
Canada
Virginia
Ee Minn
Ironies
Sleek scalloped details in Anne Adams fall frock designs
Anne Adams presents patterns with scalloped skirt and bodice seams and elbow sleeves. satin or crepey silks recommended. Pattern 2396 available sizes 34 to 44, requires 3 yards of fabric in size 34. includes illustrated sewing instructions and 15 cents per pattern. catalog features 32 pages of styles for all figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Annual Meeting Highlights at Parish House
At the annual meeting officers were named with Mrs. R. R. Dunlap as president and Mrs. Kenneth Reid as secretary. Miss May Hollenbeck was treasurer. Annual reports were presented and the next gathering is set for October 13 at the parish house with Mrs. J. P. Tufts delivering a talk on her trip abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Dunlap
Kenneth Reid
May Hollenbeck
J. P. Tufts
Local visitors depart after week at Kimberlings home
After spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kimberling at 1547 Fifth avenue SE, Mr. and Mrs. Otho Brannon of Charleston West Virginia and Mrs. Margaret Donnelly and Miss Ann Donnelly of Chicago are returning home. Mrs. Brannon is the Kimberlings’ sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Kimberling
Fifth Avenue SE
Otho Brannon
Charleston
W. Va
Margaret Donnelly
Ann Donnelly
Chicago
Mrs. Brannon
Mr. Kimberling
Two Des Moines Couples Return from Motor Trip
Miss Dorothea Miller and Miss Irma Sisam returned home after a motor trip to Guisege Ww and visiting Mr and Mrs Frank Zeh in Des Moines. They spent five days visiting Robert Zeh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea Miller
Irma Sisam
Guisege
Frank Zeh
Des Moines
Robert Zeh
Polo family visits W. M. Hoover home in Sioux Falls
Mr and Mrs John M and their daughter Shirleyne of Polo Indiana visit this weekend in the W. M. Hoover home at 1215 First Avenue East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M
Shirleyne
Polo, Inl
W. M. Hoover
First Avenue E
Surprise party honors Mrs Ver non Ilten
A surprise party Thursday evening honored Mrs Ver non TM Ilten of 710 Seventh Street SE hosted by the Friends banco club. Dinner for fourteen preceded bingo with prizes won by Mrs C Groff Mrs L Crawford and Mrs Ilten. attendees included Mrs P Leatherberry Mrs E Nemecek Miss Virginia Nemecek Miss Margaret Meyn Miss Alice McVeigh Miss Marie McVeigh Mrs J Twining Mrs J Dennis Mrs J W Plots and Mrs A Slezak of Chicago.
Family Dinner Honors Mrs. Zarecky in Fairfax Labor Day Event
Mrs. Matt Spellerberg hosted a Labor Day family dinner in Fairfax honoring Mrs. Joe Zarecky of Ward South Dakota. Attendees included the Kulhavy and Shramek families, the Gerbers of Iowa City, the Kaliban and Kalhavy clans, the Pegumps of Walford, and other relatives from Cedar Rapids Tama Amana and Shellsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Spellerberg
Fairfax
Joe Zarecky
Ward
S. D
Will Kulhavy
Joe Shramek
Betty
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Zarecky
Madonna
Albert Nelson
Donald Patch
Ward, S. D
Joe Gerber
Helen
Dorothy
Martin
Iowa City
John Kaliban
Leo
Tama
Joe Kalhavy
Frank
Joe, Jr
Newhall
Wes Kulhavy
Edward
Wesley
Frank Pegump
Frank, Jr
Walford
Charles Yearsa
Frank Benesh
Shellsburg
Frank Bechka
Jerry
Amana
Antoinette
Richard
Clarence
William
Robert
Unemployed Relief Picnic Set For Ellis Park Sunday
The Unemployed Relief Association invites all city jobless to a Sunday picnic at Ellis Park starting 10 a.m. Those who can bring food should, but all attendees will be fed. Notify headquarters at 2 5562 to help plan. A full sports program and playground equipment are arranged for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
Unemployed Relief Association
Lily Pons and Husband Estranged Amid U S Plans
Metropolitan opera star Lily Pons said she was estranged from her husband August Mesritz while divorce plans were put on hold due to her ongoing engagements in the United States. Mesritz is in Paris as Pons vacations in Rio de Janeiro and plans to sail for the United States on September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Lily Pons
Metropolitan Opera
August Mesritz
United States
Paris
Storms Sweep East Coast Killings Report From Abaco
A hurricane struck Abaco island killing 10 people and injuring 30 as 200 houses were said to be destroyed. A government relief boat with physicians headed to Abaco after communications were restored amid widespread storm warnings from Cape Hatteras to Eastport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau
Abaco
Associated Press
Cape Hatteras
Eastport
Abaco Island
Bahamas
Atlantic
Washington
Nantucket
New England
Block Island
R. I
New Bedford
Mass
Martha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts
South Shore
Cape Cod
Alleged Motorcycle Thief Flees En Route To Court
VINTON Woodrow Brown, 21, arrested near Cedar Rapids after a crash and abandonment of a motorcycle reported stolen near Norway. He allegedly escaped from Benton county sheriff while being moved from jail to district court for sentence. Brown had a prior misdemeanor record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Woodrow Brown
Cedar Rapids
Norway
Benton County
Brown
166 Cases Filed For Court Action In Fayette County
Special to The Gazette reports Fayette county court to hear 166 new cases, from personal injuries to liquor charges. Raids at Waucoma and Oelwein led to arrests and liquor injunctions against three Waucoma men, a Waucoma woman, and a Charles City man. A notable suit seeks 30900 dollars for injuries to Jimmie Ishman, a minor, due to a June 3 1932 collision near Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette County
Waucoma
Oelwein
Walter Hamm
Virgil Buschman
Norman Monroe
Myrtle Lukritz
Charles City
E C. Longley
Milwaukee Railroad
Waucoma Quartet
Jimmie Dick Ishman
William T. Ishman
Joseph Felsman
James Whitcomb Riley Hoosier Poet Sign Painter Biography
Sixty years ago Riley traveled the Ohio valley as a sign painter with The Graphic Company. He later wrote in Indiana and became known for When the Frost is on the Punkin and The Old Swimmin Hole. A celebrated Hoosier dialect poet praised by Longfellow, he died in 1916 after a life of travel readings and memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Graphic Company
Ohio Valley
Riley
Indiana
Indianapolis
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow
Surprise Leaflet Offered By Uncle Ray in 1932
The notice advertises a paper leaflet titled 24 Riddles Five Magic Tricks and Seven Puzzles available by sending a letter to Uncle Ray. It is dated 1932 and promotes playful contents for readers seeking puzzles and tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Ray
Residents Celebrate New Paving With Whimsical Street Parade
Residents of 25th St Drive staged a 7 pm parade led by Drum Major Fred Calkins featuring decorated bikes toys and costumes. The event included singing square dancing and refreshments on the H G Pussel porch with paving contractor Henry Haegg as guest. An adjoining Twenty Fourth Street Drive SE crowd promised an even larger carnival after upcoming paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Calkins
Robbie Smythe
B. L. Knight
Frank E. Miller
L. C. Jurgensen
Texas Tess
Donna Reitz
Ruth
Will Owen
Laurance Press Company
H. G. Fpussel
Henry E. Haegg
W. E. Owen, Jr
Donna Rietz
Harry Laurance
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
Cedar Rapids Life Insurance Sees Best Month in Seven Years
Col. C. B. Robbins reports Cedar Rapids Life Insurance enjoyed its strongest month in seven years. New business rose by fifty percent versus August 1931, with most growth from Iowa and the Cedar Rapids agency leading in volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Life Insurance Company
Col. C. B. Robbins
Iowa
Saturday Tag Day Set By Volunteers Of America
City approves a representative of the Volunteers of America to hold their tenth annual Heart Tag day in Cedar Rapids Saturday with headquarters at the public library. Sponsored by Mrs. R. T. Lub Mills and Mrs. J. T. Taylor with Miss Annie Y. Smith in charge of finances. The organization, led nationally by General and Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth, supports destitute families and runs charitable homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunteers of America
Cedar Rapids
Public
R. T. Lub- Mills
J. T. Taylor
Annie Y. Smith
The
Maud Balington Booth
Aged and Youth Aid Campaign Auction Announces Sale
A charitable sale is planned to fund programs for the aged and for children, including summer camps and nurseries. The event will offer a range of items from large to small to support the Cause. Proceeds aim to fund care and outreach activities.
Labor Federation Seeks Relief on Bank Receivership Costs
Cedar Rapids labor group urged relief for depositors in closed banks who pay receivership costs during asset liquidation. The two hour meeting noted laborers’ stake in rapid bank liquidation. J B White filled in for Emil Kohout as Fire Fighters union delegate after Kohout resigned to lead the fire department. Unemployment registration and special police appointments remained unsettled. Committees had met with Dan Kruidenier, with nine or ten unemployed added to city registry boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
J. B. White
Firefighters Union
Emil B. Kohout
Dan Kruidenier
Public Safety
Kellogg's Whole Wheat Flakes Marketed in Big Red Green Pack
Kellogg promotes Whole Wheat Flakes with a bold new red and green package. The spot highlights health benefits and taste with the Kellogg brand from Battle Creek and distribution at grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Battle Creek
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MR. and
Mrs. Colbath
Mrs. Seely
Lady Bell
Dickey-Talbot
Devil's Lake
Clubs
Gethsemane Shrine
Second ST. E
Geiger’s Ini
Legion Auxiliary
Tru
Mrs. Buffington
Box Millinery
Chinatown
Beta Phi Alpha
T. R. Suchomel
Ridgeway Drive
Bella Scheer
Chi Omega Sorority
Arthur W. Erskine
Second Avenue
Gwendolyn Storey
Katherine Baxter
Pauline Ogden
Delta Delta Delta
Margaret Pratt
Knollwood Drive
Pratt
Edith Knox
Lucretia Lillie
Miss Knox
Winnie Hoblitzell
Irene Hall
Park Terrace
Kappa Delta
Greenwich Village
Nellie Mae Moore
Alice Krebs
Ruth Bellamy
Philatheas
Mrs. Ilten
Isle
Benton Co
Uncle Ray’s
Bon Ton Shoe Shop
J. L. Woerderhoff
Second Ave
Ewelry Go Beyson Jewelry
25Th ST
Hatland
Hatiand
Labor Federation
COE College School
OF Music
Merrie Music
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