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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1939

Page

11

Back To School Parade Opens With Many Area Freshmen

Freshmen and new students head to colleges across the region. Culver Stockton in Canton will host Mary Anne Kubicek and Virginia McLean as they depart for freshman years. John Ely and James Coquillette prepare for Princeton. Eugene Pinney and Kenneth Lindsay join Western Reserve and prep schools. Others attend Breck, Bolles, Milwaukee-Downer, St John’s, and Eastman School of Music while Patricia Barry and Donald Barry head to the University of Colorado Boulder.

Culver-Stockton College Canton Mary Anne Kubicek Fred H. Kubicek Twenty-seventh Street Stephens College Columbia Virginia McLean Garnet McLean Second Avenue SE Princeton University Princeton N. J East John Ely John M. Ely First Avenue Knollwood Drive Eugene Pinney Eugene M. Pinney Ridgeway Drive Western Reserve Academy Hudson Ohio Kenneth Lindsay, Jr Kenneth Lindsay Nineteenth Street Western Reserve

Community Players In Ticket Drive Cont. From Page 1

Local theater group outlines standing committees for the year with Mrs R L Burkland and Dr Lange chairing. Members urged to contact chairs for committee work. Various Cedar Rapids residents linked to events include Miss Jane Ludy and Mr and Mrs Eliot Waples planning moves to Madison Wisconsin.

N. Ettinger Jack P. Galway L. E. Bessemer Donald P. Barnes Clark W. Chandler Ray Vernimont Herbert L. Killian Thomas L. Crabbe Chester D. Salter James W. Bell Howard R. Green Franklin S. Battin Herbert S. Stamats C. Louis Fontana A. L. Smulekoff E. J. Carey Maurice Cahill Robert E. Campbell J. Elliott Davis P. A. Stover John T. Hecker N. P. Craemer Gladyce Getz Barbara Bloomhall Hazel Brown Miss Getz Dr. Marr Robert Davis Richard E. Killian Sumner H. Foster G. H. Cornwell A. W. Doubrasky Rockwell Bingham Lloyd Lowe Eleanor Cook Wallace Darling

Four Local Youths Enlist in Western Military Academy

Four young men don military uniforms before starting school days at Western Military Academy in Alton Illinois next Thursday. Robert Barta Jack Albert Arthur Bezdek and Bill Kirn are named, with Albert entering as a first year student while the others return for another term.

Western Military Academy Alton, Ill Bill Kirn R. W. Kirn Crescent Street Arthur Bezdek Johnson Avenue NW Robert Barta Val M. Barta Third Avenue Road Jack Albert A. L. Albert First Avenue Western Metcalf Motor Boulder University of Colorado At Boulder Patricia Barry Donald Barry Donald &. Barry Fourth Avenue SE Barry Northwestern University Evanston, Ill David Barry Alton Ill Arthur L. Albert Arthur A. Bezdek R. Kirn

Brooks-Briggs wedding in Englewood Colorado

Arthur A. Brooks Jr and Miss Willemain Owen wed in a garden ceremony in Englewood Colorado. The Rev Arthur A Brooks officiated. Bride attended by sister Mrs Kent Hutton. brother Culver Brooks served as best man. ushers Theodore Brooks and Kent Hutton. Couple to reside at 1100 Colorado Boulevard Denver. Mrs Brooks graduate of Smith College. Mr Brooks a claim attorney for Employes Liability Assurance Corp Ltd.

Englewood Colo Willemain Owen Persis McMurtrie Owen Arthur A. Brooks, Jr Denver Arthur A. Brooks Omaha Cedar Rapids W. R. Owen Kent Hutton Brooks Culver Brooks Theodore Brooks Employes Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd Coe College Duke University Durham N. C Phi Delta Phi Chi Beta Phi Coe

Jor Dans Return From Vermont Visit to Claremont Calif

Mrs Wilbur K Jordan of Claremont California and her husband have been visiting Dr and Mrs Wentzle Ruml at 1901 Fifth Avenue SE en route home from Vermont. Mrs William G Dows at 700 First Avenue E hosts a luncheon club Monday at the Country Club with ten covers. Mrs W B Gordon of Richmond Texas and her son John visited sister Mrs Frank C Welch at 2300 First Avenue W. The Camp Fire sponsor board meets Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church.

Wilbur K. Jordan Claremont Calif William G. Dows First Avenue E Country Club W. B. Gordon John Frank C. Welches Richmond First Presbyterian Church

Marie Lund Wray Ties Knot With Lieut Robert S Wray

Miss Marie Eleanor Lund and Lieut Robert Stephen Wray were married Saturday at 3 PM at the Evangelical Lutheran church in Swedesburg. Wray, a Kelly Field aviation graduate, will ship to the Philippines for twenty months of patrol duty.

Marie Eleanor Lund Walter Siegred Lund Swedesburg Robert Stephen Wray J. Earl Morton Maplewood Drive Evangelical Lutheran Church Wray Kelly Field Philippines

Tri Deltas Meet For Party At Palisades

The Coe college Delta Delta Delta sorority held a Saturday afternoon meeting at the Upper Palisades and followed with a house party that evening with Taetybere staying overnight at the ote.

Palisades Coe Delta Delta Delta Sorority Upper Palisades Taetybere Ote

Green Family Returns From Eastern Trip Visit

Mr and Mrs Howard R Green and their children Nancy and Polly returned Friday after a five week vacation visiting Schenectady NY and other eastern states Nancy and Polly attended the world fair in New York with a motor trip through Vermont and Massachusetts Mrs Harold J Rowe and daughter Jeanne also returned from Chicago Jeanne will enroll at the University of Iowa Robert Files son of Mr and Mrs Henry M Files of Syracuse NY left for Ames after visiting relatives in the Ames area at the home of Dr and Mrs Edward H Files

Howard R. Green Bever Avenue SE Nancy Polly Green William Green Schenectady Mr. Green Edwin Green Amboy New York Vermont Massachusetts Harold J. Rowe Jeanne Rowe Grande Avenue SE Jeanne Chicago University of Iowa Robert Files Ames Henry M. Files Syracuse N. Y Iowa State College Edward H. Files Bever Avenue Anna Laura Palmer Ilakea Bemidji Minn Phili Palmer Albany Star Teachers College Palmer Avan Johnso Dr. Johnson Beirut Syria

Sorority Tea Week Opens With Themed Events

Cee Rush Week begins with candlelit tea ceremonies at Chi Omega house 517 Knollwood Dr SE featuring silver bowls and blue accents. Delta Delta Delta hosts rainbow tea at 521 Knollwood Dr SE with alumna Margaret Pratt and guests Dean Mary Bell. Kappa Delta holds mystic tea at 224 Crescent St SE with black white and crystal decor. Open house honors high school friends of Anne Gilbert at 1920 Second Ave SE.

Jeanne Shceetz Dorothy Stookey E. Harold Skinner Willis Lamb Betty Knox Knollwood Drive Chi Omega Edward Sheehy Arthur W. Erskine J. Harold Horan Moray L. Eby Phyllis Rogers Jean Miller Mark Dolson Margaret Fortsch Delta Delta Delta Sorority Margaret Pratt John T. Massey Alice B. Salter Ben H. Wolverton Dean Mary Bell Alice Page Naoma Hall Frances Crozier Dijana Coffey Mary Ellen Oldag Merle Lindsten Kappa Delta Sorority B. T. Perrine Crescent Street Robert C., Toms Irving Churchill G. H. Cornwell George T. Wilhelm Anne Gilbert George Gilbert Second Avenue SE

Canoe trip and dance honor Etta Hicks progresses

A farewell for Etta Lee Hicks featured a Cedar river canoe trip to a point above High Rock, a steak fry, and a late night yacht club dance. Attending were eleven couples plus numerous friends and family, with chaperones including Robert Moody and Miss Catherine Aukerman. The event followed by visits and departures among the Palmer and Evans families with several local participants traveling to Albany, New York, and nearby towns.

Etta Lee Hicks Burling Robert Moody Catherin Aukerman Cedar River High Rock Doroth Cline Rosemary Smythe Jen Daniels Merri Frances Buckner Winifred Hargrave Kathleen McGladrey Dorothy Gibb Joan Jeffrey Yvonne Svoboda Jean Whit Richard Pike James DeVarma Hamilton Bell Robert Pucket Tom Herbeck Henry Risted James Israel Donald Deal Bo Wolverton, Jr Dick Pinney Harrison Hanzlik

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Dudley Averill Worth Averill Miss Averill Milwaukee-Downer School Milwaukee Dudley St. John’s Military Academy Delafield Wis Breck School St. Paul Henry Ristedt E. P. Ristedt Country Club Parkway John Riordan Edward C. Clark Grande Avenue Bolles Military School Jacksonville Fla Roy E. Choate Blake Boulevard Culver Ind Cavalry Culver Military Academy Thomas F. Langes Lancaster R. L. Burkland Thomas F. Lange Dr. Lange C Avenue NE Lange H. E. Kensinger B Avenue Emil Rasmussion Ruby Byers Hudson Swilers Harold Reids Green Bay Harold E Reid Hudson Swiler Burlington Swiler Margaret Larimer Woman's Club O. J. Elsenbast Aulden Griffin Jane Ludy Washington Smith College Northampton Mass George B. Ludy Fifth Avenue SE Ludy Washington, D. C Family Service Association MR. and Mrs. Eliot Waples Madison Eliot Waples Madison, Wis South Mill Street Croquignole FALM Famous Thermeoway 2Nd Ave 2Nd Street Thompson Mrs. Ruml Camp Fire Marie Lund Lieut Robert S. Wray Garni Ene Xyat Howard Greens Ws. Daniels Davenport O. H. Daniel Robert Daniel Sinclair Avenue Charles M. Daniel Daniel Jane Fumurmeister Greeley Jane Fuhrmeister L. A. Fuhrmeister W. S. Hamilton Carlto Betty Evanston Hamilton Drury Davis Mr. Davis Miss Hamilton Pete Daws Sutherland Dows Tuesda Davises Low, Lake, Wis Kozy Free Bungalow Home Service Home Service Department Iowa Electric Licht and Dower Company Fenvey Electric Eee
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